Braileys Room

Okay: so for those of you that haven't seen on facebook... here is pictures of my little girls room. Not quite finished, but getting better. :)

This is the entry way when you first walk into her room. You have the rocking chair, armoire, and swing. Eventually the white walls will have pictures of her on them and family pics and such. So just remember, its still a work in progress.

This is the best wall in the house or at least the cutest wall in the house. :) I love it. I made the flowers and painted the wall and her name. As you can see her colors are going to be Turquoise, Bright green, Pink, with Brown to contrast. ha ha.

This is my rocking chair. I found some cute cushions that match the colors of her room at work although you can't quite see them very well with the lighting from the picture.

This is the quilt I made for her. :) Her theme is Jungle cause I love nature so that is why there are elephants on it. This took me two days to make which most usually only take me one day so this blanket was quite the project... especially since all the squares are smaller than what I usually make them. Jordan actually designed the blanket on paper and he helped me figure out the angles for the edging. :) Such a sweetheart!

Her awesome crib with jungle themed bedding set though you can't really see that its jungle themed. lol.

This is her name close up with the flowers. :D

Her cute little swing

And matching stroller with carseat. I love these colors. :)

I already love my little girl so much and I am SO SO SO excited to meet her. :) I know I still have quite a bit of time before I do.... don't get me wrong I am very much enjoying pregnancy! I love feeling her twist and kick, which she does all the time now, and I love that I am getting bigger everyday. I love everything about it! Even the crazy dreams to the peeing every 20 minutes, and wierd eye migraines that I sometimes get. I don't mean to sound like I am bragging about all of this, but this pregnancy has been amazing and I don't take one second of it for granted. I have been very lucky to not experience an ounce of morning sickness, though my body has been more susceptible to coughs and such, but easy enough to deal with.

I know that everyone says it gets worse with back pains and stretch marks and kicking in the ribs and such... and I believe them, but I am going to enjoy it as best I can because it means my little girl is growing and staying healthy and strong. She is our little angel. And Jordan is very much excited about her. Its so fun to have him feel her move and kick cause he gets this huge smile on his face when she does. He loves her just as much as I do already and we can't wait to have her here with us in February. :)

Our little Angel!!!! :D

Viewer Discretion is Advised for the first picture! lol.

Jordan and I will be welcoming a beautiful, healthy, angel GIRL! We couldn't be more excited for this little one who will soon be joining us in this world. :) Ever since the end of high school when Jordan and I promised that we would always love each other I have had this very STRONG, DEEP feeling that my first baby would be a little girl. I have only felt something so strongly a few other times in my life before. So when I got pregnant my feelings did not change, but regardless of my feelings, I was still excited to have a little boy too.

Jordan and I have been picking out names since my last pregnancy and have changed them over and over again. Ever since I had that strong undeniable feeling of having a girl as my first baby I started to pick out names and found one that I loved. I have kept it in our list as one of the top, but Jordan never really seemed to go for it completely.... he was always searching for another name. After going over a bunch of names that we either didn't like or didn't agree on, we came down to two final names for a girl. One being Ashlyn and the other being the name I have loved for so long. (The boys name was already picked out). I kept asking him which name, but he couldn't decide. Finally, I told Jordan that we needed to make a decision on which name we wanted for a little girl so that we would have it ready by the "big" ultrasound. And now that we know that baby is a girl we have chosen her name. The name I love....

Brailey Ann Pitchford

All the arrows point to girl! Right now it just looks like a little bum. :)

Caught a pic while she was yawning! Awwww... what a cutie already!

Isn't she just beautiful?? :D

We are so very blessed to be able to bring this little one into this world and care for her. We could never do as good a job as our Heavenly Father, but He is trusting us with her in this life to teach her and help her learn and grow. I couldn't be more happy or grateful that He has given me this chance to be a mommy and to take care of one His precious angels. I am so very excited that she will be with us in only 20 more weeks. :)

Last, but not least, I have been feeling her move. FINALLY! I have asked many different pregnant mommies what it feels like to them and they all have different ways to describe it. Some have said they feel bubbles, others feel like its a butterfly, some say it feels like they are poking you from the inside, and some say it feels like a little kick. Mine, currently, feels like a little flick (kinda like when you flick someone in the arm with your finger, but inside my tummy right where baby is. I have been able to distinguish it from gas because, well, my gas moves in slow, but big motions and are usually located more up in my high ribs and stomach area. These "flicks" are little and are very quick motions. Now that I have felt it a couple times its impossible not to know what it is. :)

The best parents!

My cute mom and dad!

I just have to post about how much I love my parents! My mom and dad Wayment are the BEST parents a girl like me could ask for. They are just so loving and caring. Even now, when I'm all grown up and married and living my own life they still support me in any way that they can. My dad has been there to help us move time and time again for nothing but a hug and a "thank you." My mom sends me coupons for things she knows I will like and use and is often calling me to check on how I am. They do SO much for me and I don't think I get the chance to tell them how much I really appreciate them. My parents are just amazing.

They spoiled me when I was little with lots of presents for my birthdays and christmas and school shopping... always going over the limit for me. They supported me in anything that I wanted to do while growing up. They paid for all my Cheerleading expenses, which believe me is A LOT, and they wanted me to be a well rounded person and to be given the chance to try anything that I may desire such as singing lessons (though I never did take them and now I am bummed that I didn't) and dancing, and tumbling, and piano lessons. I even remember mentioning that I loved the violin and my dad offered to have me take lessons, but again I declined and now I regret not taking that opportunity.

They work SO hard to make me happy... even still. Our trips up to my parents cabin for family reunions is paid all by them. They fuel the 4-wheelers and buy and pay for all the food to feed all of us and they try to make it a nice place for us to stay and do their best to accommodate everyone and even clean everything up afterwards when I can't stay to help. At Christmas time they host a huge Christmas Eve party and pay for all the food... again... and for all the presents and candy. Which, believe me, is a lot to do, and my dad likes to go "all out" because Christmas is one of his favorite holidays. And when I come down to hang out with my mom, she always offers to pay for my meal.

On top of everything, this is only the worldly things that I have been given by them. They also gave me my knowledge of the gospel and helped make the Holy Spirit part of our everyday lives at home. They always pushed for me to achieve my spiritual goals and taught me how important Eternal life is and how we all need to strive to become better people like our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. They helped me gain my testimony and were there for me when I had my teenage trials. They still are there for me. They always have been... and I know they always will be. They may not be perfect all the time, but nobody is. We all have our flaws... Heaven knows I have plenty of my own. And yet, my parents still love me even with them and they still listen to me and advise me on things I need to work on. They truly are some of the best people in this world. I owe my whole life to them. They have helped shape the woman I am... and the woman I will be. I couldn't have received any better parents than these.

I love you with all my heart Mom and Dad. You mean more to me than you know. Thanks for everything you do and have done for me!

Our little "berry" :D

Well, by now I am sure most of you have heard about the AMAZING news! Yep, that's right, I am pregnant and loving every minute of it. :) As usual, I knew right from the moment I got pregnant. Not because I get sick or anything. My body just senses a change and since I have experienced it before, I immediately recognized it again. I just had to wait until my hcg levels (a type of hormone) were high enough to be seen on a pregnancy test. It's been hard to keep this a secret for so long, but since I have already miscarried once before I was worried about telling everyone right away. There is always still a chance that I could, but I am more confident that this baby is going to stay with us.

My first appointment went great and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Such a BEAUTIFUL sound to hear. Jordan's face just lit up when he heard it, which made my heart smile. Still cautious, I avoided letting myself get too excited. They told me I was 5 weeks and 5 days along at the appointment, which put me being due on February 8th 2012. This seemed wrong because I knew around the time I actually got pregnant and added a couple weeks (cause two of them you aren't even really pregnant) and it just didn't add up right so I was worried that maybe something was wrong with my baby. That and my hcg levels were very high for only being in the 5 week range.

On my last appointment, which was only a few days ago, I worried once again that we wouldn't be able to see a heartbeat. But when my doctor did another ultrasound we saw a beautiful baby and heard a very strong heartbeat at 175 bpm. And what's more is that I am actually farther along then they thought. I am now due on February 3rd, 2012. It's only a few days difference, but this date made a TON more sense. lol. It happens to be the same day that my cute little niece was born. But chances that I have the baby on that exact date are unlikely. I am actually hoping to have the baby a day or two earlier because it would be cool if the baby was due on 2/2/12 :) which is also Groundhogs day. I don't know why, but I have always loved this odd holiday. lol. And if the baby was born on February 1st they would be born on my Grandma's birthday. :) But I really don't care that much about the date... so long as this baby is healthy and happy. :D

We call our little baby our "berry" because I read in a book at the doctors office that at 9 weeks along the baby is the size of a strawberry. Everyone always calls their baby "bean" or "peanut" but Jordan said "it's our little berry" and we decided it fit perfectly. ha ha. I'm still being cautiously excited for now, but Jordan says he feels strongly that this baby will stay with us. And Doctor said everything looked perfect so we decided that we would let everyone in on the secret since everyone at my work is finding out anyway. ha ha ha.

My "baby bump."

Here is our little baby "berry's" heart beat. (at the bottom of the picture)

Look at my little "berry!" The little arm is waving "hi" to us. Not really, but it's cute to think so.

This is the best picture because you can see the entire outline of our baby. You can see the cute head and the tiny little arms on the sides and the body. :) Doctor said baby is looking right at me in this one.

My next appointment isn't until the 28th of July so I have about another 4 weeks to wait. But we are grateful to be a mommy and daddy of this little one. I honestly, don't think that parenting starts when the baby is born. I think it starts once you find out you are pregnant. I have been ready for this chance to be a part of Heavenly Fathers eternal plan and to be able to carry one of his children inside me and care for them, love them, and raise them to know their Heavenly Parents.

I got a good idea from one of my Best friends while growing up to start a journal for the baby. And that's what I am doing. Thanks to Cami for the idea because I am sure my baby will appreciate it when they are older. We already have names picked out because Jordan got excited and wanted to find the right ones. So he basically chose the names and I liked them both so we are going to keep them. I won't tell you what they are just yet, but we love them. :D

Well, now you all know the story. Today I am 9 weeks and 2 days along. :)