August & September

August went by too fast! Justin, Lorraine, Benjamin (Papas) and I went to Portland to visit Ben and Heather. We also saw Diane and Justin's good friends, Tom and Beth with their two little ones, Jude and Iris. It was a great little trip to visit everyone and try the famous Voodoo Donuts. Yum! :)



Next weekend on Saturday we had Lorraine's Baby Shower for Baby Isaac. It's very exciting to know Isaac is on his way into the world. I get to watch him flip all over inside of Lorraine! I cant wait to meet him and love on him! Sunday- Zach, Justin, Jackson (Zach's brother), Lorraine, Benjamin and I went to Silverwood. It was a great time. It was nice to relax in the lazy river while Justin made sure we didn't crash or get soaked by their waterfalls and stuff.

The last weekend in August all 6 of us went camping at Round Lake in Idaho. It was a great experience for Papas. He was covered in dirt the whole time. It was great! We thought a storm was going to come in and we'd wake up the next morning with everything soaked but lucky for us the storm stayed away. We wanted to go camping again but as the summer seems to be coming to an end I don't believe it's going to happen. Next year. ;)









September 2- My Dad and his wife, Lisa came into town. We were very excited to see them for my baby shower. I took them to Pig Out in the Park on Saturday and we were all stuffed. Later that night my Mom showed up. Justin and I had a full house! It was great. Sunday afternoon we had my baby shower for little Titus. He was spoiled! Grandma and Grandma Bunny (Let me clear this up. My mom is Lisa and my step-mom is Lisa. So Grandma Bunny is my step-mom) bought similar items and didn't even know it like ducky pj's and towels. It was pretty funny and they are pretty silly together. I think it's pretty cute. My Dad and Lisa had to leave Monday. Justin, my Mom and I were all very sad to see them leave.





I had my Mom till the end of the week so everyday till 12:30pm I'd watch the little guy I babysit for and then we run all over town. We also went to Pig Out in the Park, Manato Park, Coeur d'Alene, The Melting Pot, Quest Casino and malls. We were very busy. My mom kept asking me if she was exhausting me... I was exhausted but wanted to spend as much time as I could with her. I video taped her doing another Cooking with Lisa. (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150297510662849) I didn't want to nap everyday because I knew our time was limited and next time I see her Titus will be here and will be all of our focus. The whole weekend-week was so much fun. :)

Since then we've been to the fair. I only go to the fair for new sheets and normally I grab a treat. This time I skipped on the treat but had a delicious lemonade. Why sheets? These sheets are suppose to be as soft as Egyptian cotton and they are only $20 for any size. It's pretty amazing. :) No one gets as excited as I do for new sheets. LOL

Wednesday nights- Justin and I go to our Bradley Method Class. It's been great. I was somewhat worried Justin wouldn't enjoy it as much as I would but he's been a great sport about it. Me on the other hand... I have the hardest time watching videos of women birthing babies. I don't know what is wrong with me but when the ladies start making weird sounds I start to giggle. Before I was pregnant I hated watching Baby Story on TLC and Lorraine would get me to watch it and I'd sit there and laugh, get grossed out and make fun of these ladies screaming. Now I have to try and contain myself from bursting into laughter when I watch these videos in class specially when I have Justin mooing in my ear like the ladies. Anyways we have learned so much from this class. We have learned things we wouldn't have know if we just did what's normal in a hospital setting. Lots of things they do in a hospital isn't completely necessary or always approved (which is kinda scary). We have been able to do our own research see the pros and cons to stuff they do and don't do. Now your probably reading this thinking is Jasmine going to try and do this natural without drugs... the answer is yes. You can think I'm crazy but I've wanted this before I even knew Justin. Why? Well, at first it was because I thought I could handle it without drugs and what did people do 100's of years ago and survived? They did it without drugs... yes I know people died but doctors know a lot more now and my doctor will do what he can to keep my baby and I safe. Knowing what I know now about drugs... they aren't really safe for you or your baby. They aren't always necessary and can make things worse. In the end this is my choice... my husband supports this choice and I believe I'm making a good choice for my baby. You can think what you want but last time I checked your not my husband, by child or myself so I don't care. I'm not going to go around saying what I'm doing is the right choice or having a midwife is the right choice or having an epidural is the right choice... in the end all of these are the right choice. It just depends on what you want and I'll support that.


Justin and I have been trying to prepare for Titus. We have organized his room, put together his crib (my dad and Justin did that), and hung up newborn-3 month clothes. We have been trying to collect as much as possible for Titus. We had to trade in the stroller and car seat we received from Pop and Nonnie. I was having issues with the stroller and the last thing I wanted was to be fighting with the stroller in the snow. We found one and so far the stroller and car seat seem great. I never knew a baby would need so much. :) Justin and I are both becoming anxious to meet out little baby. 10 more weeks!!! We cant wait :)

Baby Titus is growing

As we all know from 5-20 weeks I wasn't feeling amazing. I have to say those 15 weeks I wasn't loving being pregnant. The only thing that kept me positive was knowing, being so sick was a blessing. It meant my little baby was still growing and healthy. I always knew I wanted to be a Mommy and knowing I was pregnant I'd do anything to keep my baby safe. I'm pretty sure every Mom worries when she's pregnant about what if something goes wrong. I've prayed over and over again that this baby keeps growing and is healthy. Thinking about it now makes me very emotional. When I first found out I was pregnant I fell in love with this baby. I looked forward to finding out the sex, feeling him or her move inside of me, me getting huge, Justin getting to feel my stomach as our baby grew and when the time comes, us getting to see his or her face for the first time.

Now that my pregnancy is over half way done we know the sex of our little guy, I get to feel him move inside of me, Justin gets to feel his son kick his hand and I'm getting huge. Haha Those awful 15 weeks sure have made up for it. Feeling Titus move is one of the best feelings. I love it! Lorraine is 5 weeks ahead of me and Isaac is so strong. I think to myself oh I cant wait till Titus moves like that and week by week he's getting there. I'm very excited to see what he looks like but right now I'm enjoying being nauseous free (for the most part) and feeling my baby move. It's a crazy feeling loving something so small and someone you don't know yet. Whenever I think about it like that I think well I've never seen God's face and I still love him and have a relationship with him but I just feel like having a baby is totally different. I also next think why did God trust me with this child? I hope that I'm the prefect Mommy for this little boy and try to do everything right. I'm sure I'll mess up and I'm sure Justin will too but we want to try our best to raise him right and show him so much love. I love my little Ty Ty. :)

Anyways here's my tummy growing along with some people who already love him.

Life

I want people to see a little piece of our daily lives... well when Justin is fixing/installing something in the Emerson household.

Justin and I have been searching for a TV mount. Everything we found was around $80. We thought that was ridiculous and with a baby on the way we try to save money wherever we can. We would look at whatever store we'd happen to be at. Starting with Sears. I believe we checked Lowes and Home Depot. (Some guy swore they sold them at home depot... he lied) Checked out Wal-mart and who knows where else. We finally found one at Ross for super cheap. So cheap we bought TWO just in case we didn't have all the right pieces and when we can get another flat screen for our bedroom. We were very happy with our Ross trip.

A few days later Justin insisted on installing the wall mount instead of joining the Colwell's for dinner. That night I teased him over and over again, how our dinner wasn't as good as Lorraine's roast she had made. (This is the stuff he gets to deal with. haha) We both thought his little project would take maybe 45 minutes to an hour. We were mistaken. Stuff wasn't going correctly into the wall. I'm not sure of the correct words for tools and hardware but they are these dumb plastic pieces that are suppose to make the screws hold better in the wall. They didn't want to go in. I supervised and watched Justin become frustrated. For those who don't know, Justin isn't super handy in the house. He can get by but sometimes struggles and when things don't work he gets upset, like almost every guy I know.



Here he is trying to install the TV mount.

There isn't much I can do but be supportive and try not to let him catch me giggling to myself. I'm pretty sure if he caught me taking pictures he wouldn't be so thrilled either. After watching him struggle for a while I decided to call Ben. Ben told me these pieces are pretty much crap and we should buy metal ones. Justin was frustrated and really didn't want to make a trip over to Home Depot. I continue to watch Justin and chat with Ben.



This is the face I hide when he turns around. :D

Once he got all the pieces up it was time for me to actually help. I helped him stick the TV to the wall and made sure it was centered. Such a hard job on my part. ;) The whole project took about 2 hours. It's not 100% done but at least it's up. We're planning on hiding the wires and then it will be complete. I'm happy Justin actually tries to do these crazy projects and they might not go over super quick but eventually he figures it out. :) He's a great husband and he'll be a good daddy too. We love him!



TV finally made it to the wall! :)

It's the way you smile...-Part II

Once our busy/crazy Cali trip was over Lorraine, Papas and I flew back home to Spokane. I wasn't thrilled because I knew the weather would be gloomy and cooler then Temecula. But I needed to come back home because I missed my Justin a lot. :) Of course he was very excited to see me. He had done lots of work around Gator and Diane's house (that's where we are living now) and had made sure the house was pretty clean. I'm always very shocked to come home to a clean house. Ummm I do have the BEST husband.

Once back I had to go back to work. I was very worried about working on my feet all summer. When I was in Cali my legs and feet were all swollen. I saw Dr. Brown (my OB) and he said flying and the heat probably made my feet swell up and to expect it this summer. That didn't make me feel any better. I believe that was 6/28 and we got to find out the sex of our baby. Most people know but it's a boy! :) Justin, Lorraine, Papas and I were all very excited when we found out. Pretty much everyone I called said are you serious?! Everyone expect him to be a girl but everyone seemed very excited the baby was actually a he. We cant wait to welcome little Titus William into the world. He's already very loved.



I was back in Spokane for about a week and then headed to see my Mom, Kurt, Zachary and family in New York. I had a great trip. Everyone was very happy to see me and I was happy to see all of them too. My mom and I took nightly walks and would watch the lighting bugs. I've never seen lighting bugs before. They are really cool. Sometimes Zach and Kurt would join us and other times we'd walk alone. We went to some of my favorite shops and my mom cooked delicious meals for me. My allergies were super bad while I was out there. I actually thought I was sick because they were so bad but I tried to keep up and not just lay around all day.

One day I got to do a photo shoot with Zach. My mom wanted me to get a good picture of him because she has this giant picture of me and feels bad she doesn't have one of Zach. Mine is actually my senior picture and she kept saying "once Zach graduates I'll have one of him too" but it came to a time where she couldn't wait any longer. I think she was pretty happy with the photos I got of him. He's a pretty good model once he gets in the grove of it. :)



We had a family bbq/birthday party for Kurt and my grandma Carol/congrats to me. It had been a few years since I've seen all of my aunts/uncles/cousins/grandparents and it was great to see everyone who could make it. Babies are being added to the mix in our family. It's crazy to see little toddlers walking around in our family again. The bbq was a great afternoon and great time to catch up with the family. I feel like I don't ever get to see them so I always learn something new about them. Over all the bbq was great and weather was awesome.



The whole NY trip was awesome. I spent lots of time with my Mom and Zach. I feel bad but I don't try and make lots of plans out in NY because I want most of my attention focused on my Mom, Zach and Kurt. I've realized being so far from them is very hard on me. Living with my Mom my whole life to going to where I see her maybe once a year is super hard on me. This sounds really bad but I don't like holidays/birthdays without her. Why? I had her apart of them for 19 years of my life and now I don't. Like I really dislike Thanksgiving because I should be with my Dad. Summers were spent with my Dad too and it's hard not just getting to drop life for 3 months to just go visit him. I decided I don't like changes like this or I'm just a huge baby and I'm still a daddy and mommy's girl. :) I know as I have Titus and other kids here it will be somewhat easier because I'll be focused on them but as of now I miss my Mom and Dad for stuff like that. Hint: If my either of my parents would like to visit me around the holidays or my birthday I would appreciate it very much. ;) LOL Anyways leaving my Mom, Kurt and Zach was hard on me also. Zachary started tearing up about an hour before. He always makes goodbyes super hard. I know my mom is sad but she holds it together and will still talk to me where Zach can go into not speaking or just crying. I had to tease him because it makes it easier on me not to cry. Seeing a 15 year old giant cry is hard. (Zach is over 6 foot) At the airport I hate walking to security because that's when I normally loose it. I can still see them and it the last chance I get to peek at their sad faces. Thinking about it now makes me sad. As I walk through security I have to suck it up quickly. I don't want people looking at me weird because I'm crying. :) I hate people seeing me sad... it's something I dislike a lot. The flights back home where long. I stopped in Vegas and played some machines and lost. Normally in Vegas I win something but not that trip.



I met Justin at the airport again. Happy to know I wouldn't be leaving him anytime soon. I miss my family but I hate being far from him. Sounds cheesy but I don't feel complete without him and I feel somewhat awkward. :) Yep, very cheesy. LOL Anyways, my last few days in NY a friend told Lorraine her sister needed childcare for her son. Lorraine wouldn't be able to do it and said she'd ask me. We made plans to meet and I decided I'd quit Oxford. It was very sudden but had to happen with my legs and feet swelling up. I started this week and it's been great. For the most part he's a very chill baby. I missed taking care of little kids and it gives me sometime to prepare for Titus. :)

Speaking of Titus he's been moving a lot more since I've been home from NY. Lorraine and Justin have both felt him now. I keep saying Titus is lazy because I don't feel him all the time but I think he's just still pretty little so he has lots of space to float around still. I look forward to the days where he cant really hide from us. Even with me being so sick I have enjoyed getting to know my little guy. If I lay on my back I know within minutes I should feel him do something. :) I am very excited to meet him and I know Justin is too. We both have had lots of dreams about him or before we knew the sex of the baby. I had one dream where my mom did an ultrasound on me to tell me it was a boy. In my dream I kept thinking how did she know how to do that?! I wasn't even shocked he was a boy, I was shocked my mom knew how to work the ultrasound machine. :)

Well, I think that mostly catches us all up. :) Hope everyone loves my novel. LOL

You make my heart beat faster...

Hey Everyone! I thought I should catch up since I've been in and out of town for awhile now. We went down to Utah to surprise my dad for Father's Day. He was very excited to see Justin and I. Dad, Lisa, Justin, Bandie (their little doggie) and I went camping for a few days. It was a nice trip. I love camping with them. They know lots of tricks and cook amazing food!!! Justin had to leave a few days before me. He drove back home that Sunday (Father's Day) and I stayed till Tuesday morning to leave to Cali. But after our camping trip I did get to see some of my cousins, aunts and uncles. I still wasn't feeling amazing so I wasn't my normal self and I was super tired. Overall we had lots of fun and it was great to see my dad and Lisa. I miss them a lot!



Tuesday, June 21, 2011
I left Lisa and my dad for Cali. Doesn't matter how old I get, I get sad to leave my parents. It's been very difficult living so far away from a lot of the people I love. No matter how old I get I think I'll always be a baby about leaving my dad and mommy. Flights were pretty good. I'm pretty use to flying. I've been doing it alone since around 5 years old. I know the drill really well. I actually giggle to myself when someone doesn't know to take off jackets, shoes, belts and etc. I'm not judging them but I just know they don't fly much. Anyways I made it to San Diego and waited for Lorraine and Benjamin to show up. We went down there for Eric's graduation from boot camp and Ben and Heather's wedding. (Ben is Lorraine's dad for those who don't know and Eric is her brother. Both are like family to me)

I was very excited to see Eric and see how different he looked and acted. We went to Family Day (Thursday), that day was a very long and emotion day for all of us. I actually teased Lorraine that she'd cry and I thought oh I'll be fine. I love Eric but I didn't think I'd be upset about it. He's lived in Portland for the last year and I've gone months without seeing him but with only sending letters it kinda sucked. I couldn't just check his facebook to see he was alive and doing stupid stuff for 3 months. We waited a few hours and some drill instructor talked forever about staying off of the grass. Ummm we get it, lets hurry this up! Well, Eric ran by us for a big run they had planned. I found him right away and was trying to point him out to Ben. I believe I started the crying train... so who was the baby... me. haha I was just so proud of what he had accomplished and I had missed him a lot. After their run they finally allowed us to see him and talk to him. We all shared hugs and some tears. We walked around and headed to get some food. Benjamin had done awesome for how long the day was. He was very excited to see his uncle and kept saying ooo-rah. Very cute. We all had a great day and got some sun.



That Friday we had Eric's graduation. It didn't take as long as the Family Day did. It was a great ceremony and wasn't too bad to watch. I felt bad for all the guys though. Seemed like they had to stand forever. I'm sure they were use to it. :) Justin and I are very proud of Eric. He always said he wanted to be a Marine but I never really imagined him doing it. Eric is like a little brother to me. I still picture him about 15 years old but while he was in boot camp I realized he's not 15, he's a man now. It kinda blew me away. I cant say enough about how proud we are of him. He is amazing and we are so happy he accomplished something he wanted really bad. :)



Saturday- Lorraine, Benjamin, Diane and I decided we'd run errands and then swim at a friends house. Errands went well except I forgot my wallet and then on our way to swim we were in a car accident. Main car who hit us, her flip flop slid under the brake and she couldn't stop and hit a car who hit a car who hit us. Diane and my neck were sore right away. Lorraine and I were very worried about our babies and Lorraine worried about Benjamin also. We had to grab my wallet so we could go to the ER. We wanted to make sure we all were ok and especially the babies in our tummies. I hate California for this big reason. You wait forever in emergency rooms. They saw Lorraine almost right away. Diane, Papas (Benjamin) and I waited for hours. Diane ended up leaving because she didn't want to miss Ben and Heather's wedding. We didn't want to miss it either but we wanted to make sure the babies were ok. Papas and I were seen at the same time. They already didn't allow Papas to go with Lorraine and so there wasn't anyway I'd let them separate us. Papas and babies looked ok. Lorraine and I were told to see our doctors still, just to check everything out. We were so glad after 5 1/2 hours to be out of there.



Ben and Heather put off their wedding till the 3 of us (actually 5 ;)) showed up. Lorraine and I felt super bad they held off for us but we quickly changed and watched the wedding ceremony. I took pictures and of course I wasn't on my A game. It was a very long day but I got some good shots. It was very nice. It was so awesome to be apart of. We are very happy Ben has found someone that makes him happy again. Heather is great for him and has fit into the family pretty well. She loves Benjamin so much and I know she'll love the other ones that come along just as much. Congrats guys! :)



That's pretty much the Utah and Cali trip. I'll do part 2 later for NY and other stuff. :)

14 1/2 Weeks

I finally decided to take a belly picture. Here I am at 14 1/2 weeks. Some people say they can tell I'm pregnant. I get it a lot at work. I feel pudgy... I cant wait till I can tell I'm pregnant and less on the chunky side. haha

Being 14 weeks I thought I'd feel way better... Negative. I think I've felt sicker in the last week then I have for awhile. It was about every other day and now I feel sick everyday and almost 24/7. Yesterday was the first day I had to go home sick. I felt super bad about leaving but I really didn't feel good. It wasn't good.

Since I've been pregnant I've been awful about calling family/friends and I'm super sorry but I feel like crap and I think the last thing you'd want is for me to be on the other line complaining about how sick I am. :) Hopefully no one is taking it personal. I'm pregnant, sick, cranky and tired... end of story. haha

Justin has been super busy. Same story 2 jobs and school but on top of that stuff he's still trying to put a lot of our stuff away since the move and move Diane and Gator's stuff. They actually hired someone to finish the rest because the realtor lady wants stuff gone... I really don't know why but it will make it easier on our end. :) He also has been busy trying to fix stuff and the biggest challenge- sprinklers. The water to the sprinklers was turned off for winter and for some reason we couldn't find where to turn them on. Diane's sprinkler guy said he turned them on and they still wouldn't work. Justin's dad, Dave even tried to get them to work and nothing happened. Last night was a success for Justin as he finally figured it out. :) Now I need to show him where to change the air filter... I believe it's consider our basement and its about 4ft tall with webs and really DARK. I've sent Justin in there before but this time he needs me. Yuck. Lets hope we don't die. ;) Just kidding.

I don't get to thank my husband enough for all he does but I'm super thankful and appreciative of him. He seriously is the best husband. He's been really good about me being pregnant and crazy. He is awesome with everything he does and does without me asking. I'm so thankful to have a husband like that. Justin, I promise once I feel better I will be a lot better and carry more weight around the house and not just baby weight. ;) I seriously just lay around all the time, since normally I'm sick or just super tired so I really need to make this all up to him. I love him so much! :)

13 Weeks...

At my 13 week appointment I had an ultrasound to check for anything that might be wrong with the baby. They normally look at baby's nose and measure the back of the neck. I did some blood work too. Well, this is defiantly Justin and my child. I love this baby but I can tell it's going to be a stinker just like its mommy and daddy. Justin and I always laughed that we'd have bratty kids but not bad brats but just very silly and sarcastic. Congrats to us we have one! LOL The ultrasound tech tried to get the baby to flip and had me coughing. Think the baby moved? Ummm NO. It looked right at the camera and shook its little fits and waved its pointer finger as saying you better stop. It was hilarious. I was really amazing that it had such control over that one finger.

I don't know what is wrong with me but every time I have an appointment I get all emotional as I drive or walk in. I think it's because I know I get to see the baby at some of the appointments and we get to check for a heartbeat. I cant do that at home so its super special. It's really crazy the love that I already feel for the baby. I'm very protective and I don't want anything to hurt it. I'm super weird with taking any from of medicine even if its Tylenol. I don't even like taking my anti throw up medicine but I have other reasons for that and I really wont go into them. ;) All I know is this baby is already super loved. I know it has grandparents, aunties, uncles and two parents who love him or her already. Justin and I already have a guess at the sex of the baby but we could totally be wrong. As of now we guess girl and about almost everyone I talk to says girl. I've had maybe 2 people say boy. Whatever it is I really just want it healthy. Baby Emerson you are super loved. :)

Second Appointment

I went in for my second appointment today. Lorraine and Papas met me there and of course Papas pooped as soon as we got inside and Lorraine didn't have her diaper bag so she went back to the car. :) This time they called my name right away, I was late... well more on time. Haha They ask you come in 15 minutes early and I was there right at 10am. For those who don't know you're suppose to leave a urine sample every time you go in. I seriously have issues peeing on command. I asked the nurse if I could try before I left and she said that was perfectly fine. Sorry if that is too much info. LOL!

The nurse tried to find the heartbeat and after a few minutes she couldn't find it. She told me Dr. Brown would probably try too. Lorraine said Dr. Brown has a way with finding that kind of stuff. Always easing the mood for me. I love her. Dr. Brown ended up trying and he couldn't find it either. Now I was a little worried but kept thinking baby has to be fine I feel awful right now. Dr. Brown didn't seem alarmed so asked if I had any questions. Lorraine and I asked about deli meats/cheese. I've heard its bad and I've heard it's ok. Good thing I really don't want deli anything. The thought of turkey and just a sandwich makes me wanna puke! He said package stuff is probably my best bet because that stuff normally stays good for months in your fridge. Then I asked some other questions like about painting and dying my hair. My low-lights are growing out bad and I need just one solid color for now. All that was approved as long as it's ventilated well. Nice :D

Dr. Brown takes me into the ultrasound room to see if the ultrasound can pick up babies heart beat. Well, it did. :) Very excited about that. Babies heart rate went up from 140 to 170. I was happy I got more pictures of the baby today too. Last time I only got one and had the ask the lady. Today was somewhat emotional for me seeing the baby. I'm not sure what it was but the baby looks more like a baby and less bloby. Kind of looks like a yummy gummy bear. LOL I didn't cry though. I teased Lorraine a lot when she was pregnant with Benjamin and so I pull the tough card so she doesn't pick on me. I know I will eventually pay for it. :) I've already paid for the nausea... I kept telling Lorraine why are you so lame? Now she gets to say I'm lame. Don't think she wont try and sneak it in around every person she can. I just shake my head and give her the look, you're lucky I love you so much or I'd slap you. Haha

This week baby switched up the morning sickness on me. I went from mornings to sometimes all day but mostly mornings. This week its been around 5pm till bedtime. The other night I was too late taking an anti-nausea/throw-up pill, as soon as I laid down I was back up in 5 minutes to run to the bathroom. Perfect. Ugh. The night sickness has worked in my favor because I started working at Oxford Monday and I've been doing the 7am shift. It was somewhat rough waking up so early but it was great I didn't feel awful getting ready and while I'm at work. I've been a little nauseas at work but not too bad. Normally it means I need to eat a second breakfast. Yes a second breakfast. I eat at 5:30am and will eat again around 9am. Then I think my body was all freaked out because I got to sleep in today and I didn't eat till 9am. My body has made me pay for that all day. Let's hope it goes back to just nights because next week I work four 7am shifts and I want to feel good since I'll be on my feet for 8 hours. Everybody pray for night sickness for next week or none. :D Thanks!



Justin and I will be walking Bloomsday this weekend. It's our first one ever! It's over 7 miles. We were both going to run/jog it this year. But then I found out I was pregnant and that kinda changed my plans. I've never been a big runner so I'm not suppose to do anything hardcore like that if I haven't already been doing it. I still figure it shouldn't take too long if I keep a good pace. I have a feeling Daddy Long Legs (Justin) will leave me in the dust. I'm okay if I have to walk alone. :) Justin is so quick when he walks so I know it will be hard for him to stick around when I have smaller legs then him. Haha Anyways we're excited to do it.

We hope everyone has a great rest of their week and awesome weekend!

Love, The Emerson Family :)

Baby Emerson

March 26, 2011

Lorraine and Benjamin came over around 9am and Justin was home too. The whole week before this I felt weird. But Justin and I had hiked 7 miles the previous weekend and so my body was already sore. Also I had some cramping that week. I kept thinking any day my "friend" will come. Well she didn't come that week. Now my cycle is very irregular so I wasn't sure if I was just late or what. (Sorry if that's too much info, haha) Anyways, I made Lorraine and Justin wait a little while. Finally Lorraine couldn't handle it and kept asking me to just do it. Well, I had two test out. I did both of them and waited a few minutes. Both test were positive right away. All of us were very excited. Benjamin, my Papas kept looking at us like what are these crazy people so happy about??? Well, I tried to call my mom right away and she was busy looking at flooring or something for her remolding process. I knew right away I cant make her cry in some store so I decided I'm going to make her a video. I hope you can view this. :)

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150132435282849

I finally got a call from her that night and she said well this video asks for me to call you first so I am. She starts watching and automatically says "uh oh." Then goes silent for a while just reading my notes to her (I had to write them backwards, our video on our iMac makes everything mirrored) Then it gets to the end and she starts yelling, "ARE YOU PREGNANT? ARE YOU PREGNANT? JAZ?" Hmmm we lost service, dangit... I called her back and she asks again "ARE YOU PREGNANT?" "Yep" She was very excited. Planning on making other people cry with the video I made her since she cried like a little baby. I asked her to not tell anyone till I had my doctors appointment. She asked "are you trying to kill me?" "No." She explained that it would be so hard for her not to tell my Grandma, Jenn and she threw some other people into the mix but was very concerned about those two.

I wasn't going to tell anyone else because I thought what if I'm not really pregnant and they were false? I don't want lots of people excited and then go to the doctor and they say you're on crack and not pregnant. Well, I waited a few days and called my doctor Monday. Told them I'm not sure how far along I am and that I need an appointment. They told me okay you have an appointment for 4/5/11 at 9:10am. Are you serious? You're going to make me wait that long. Geez. My mom wasn't happy, it then went from me trying to kill her to my doctor is going to kill her.

I know I couldn't wait to tell my dad till 4/5/11. I called him that evening and told him hey I cant come out for Thanksgiving anymore. I could tell he was somewhat surprised since I've been talking about it for so long now. He asked why and I told him because I'm going to be having a baby around then. I could tell by his voice he was very excited as well. I wasn't sure how he'd react. I knew he'd be some sort of excited but guys can be so hard to read about stuff like that but I knew he was pretty excited. His wife, Lisa texted me after he told her and told me your dad is all smiles and teary eyed. That made me get teary eyed... I'm pretty sure I cried a little. The next day my dad text me and told me "my baby is going to have a baby." You can only imagine I cried again. LOL

Justin told me a few days after we found out, that when we first took the test he was in this daze of if this is this real or a dream. He kept saying he was going to be a daddy. It was very cute. Now for you who don't know my husband very well, he is a big worrier. I'd look at him and he'd have all this concern all over his face. I'd ask are you ok. He'd tell me you know me I'm just worrying and planning things. Worrying about all the stuff we need to eventually get such as a crib, diapers, clothes, wipes, car seat and his list went on. Then he told me he was planning where we could put stuff in the spare room and picturing how I'd set up the baby's room. I could tell this all was a excited/worry/planning mood. Now that it has sank in for a few weeks he's doing better but will still worry. He's amazing. Wants to take care of me and his little baby on the way. I get in trouble if I try and move anything. The other day he wouldn't even let me carry 2 litters of soda. This will be a long few months haha

I know the past few weeks have been difficult on my part too. I've been nauseas so I've banned almost all cooking in our house. I cant handle waking up the next morning and smelling chicken or spaghetti from the night before. Justin has been very good about my crazy new rules and I feel bad all the time. I love to cook us dinners and now I cant do it nor do I like the smell. Justin has always helped around the house and tries to help as much as he can in the kitchen but its really on him now. With me not helping with the cleaning or cooking it has made me feel like a bad wife but I know this wont last forever but I'm very grateful to have a husband who doesn't mind taking on more responsibility without being asked and I still have a pretty clean house. :) I'm so thankful for him!

My first doctor appointment was April 12, 2011 instead of the 5th like I thought they told me. That was even more difficult on my mom. I was really irritated too because I went in all ready and the girls were like ummm its not till next Tuesday. I swear I heard the 5th but I guess something happen, maybe I didn't or they just schedule it on the wrong day? Who knows. Justin took most of the day off for my appointment on the 12th. It was great he did too. We saw my nurse practitioner and they checked me all out. I told them I knew I wasn't 10 weeks along like my cycle was telling them. They sent me to have blood work done and an ultra sound later that day.

Every time I go have blood work done they feel the need to poke me 3 or more times. For some reason it really freaks me out and I start to feel faint. I have fainted a few times after they do this too. But I told this girl (she had to be around 18-20) normally people try 2-3 times and find someone else to get my blood. She tried twice and got someone older then her. I could tell this lady would get right to it. Telling me to wiggle my toes and to breath. I was and I tried to avoid looking at the needle or blood. Well, she did it! :) After that I had Justin take me home so I could lay down and relax after that.

A few hours later we headed to my ultrasound. They had me drink 32 oz of water before the appointment. As soon as I got there I felt like I was going to explode. First part of the ultrasound wasn't fun because all I could think about was don't pee on this lady's table. Then she allowed me to use the restroom and we did part two. She got a picture of the baby. I couldn't hear the heartbeat but she watched it and it was 140bpm. It was crazy seeing my little blob of a baby but the heartbeat was the best! Ultrasound tech told me the ultrasound is reading the baby at 7 weeks and 1 day. Baby is due Nov 28. (See I wasn't 10 weeks) Lorraine got to show up for the ultrasound too. Cracking her jokes and making fun of me that I had to pee but I'm glad she got to see her little niece or nephew. She's going to be a great Auntie. Love her.

After the appointment we spread the word about our little new addition. I made videos for my younger sisters and one for Zachary, my brother. I wanted to tell them through my webcam but I wasn't sure if the girls would be together and if they even had skype. I know my mom doesn't know how to run skype so that wasn't an option for Zachary. But they all were very excited. So far all of our family and friends are very excited. :)

Justin and I planned lunch with his dad. We meet on a Thursday at Subway and told him our good news. Of course he was excited we asked him not to tell Terry, Justin's mom or Renee or Mike, Justin's sister and brother-in-law because we'd tell them that coming Sunday. We meet with Terry, Renee and Mike Sunday and we had lunch at Terry's house. Justin was seriously 3-5 minutes away from telling them about the baby and Terry kept smiling at me very strange. I kept thinking does she know, is she nervous, did she just guess by how I look, what is going on? She jumps up and says well since no one is saying anything, here's your roland, congratulations! Justin and I looked at her and thought what??? Someone was a little excited a told our news to her. Renee and Mike were totally surprised still and super excited. Let me explain this roland. I've never heard of it but I guess its this stuffed animal and its a white bunny with a sweater. Justin had one when he was little so Terry searched all over for one for our baby. Cute idea. This baby has a lot of stuffed animal already. I saved a lot of mine from when I was a kid and have collected over the years for my future babies. :)

Justin and I will be moving soon too. After everyone found out I was pregnant, Diane had to tell me some bad news. She was offered a great job in OR. She knows its best for her and her family but asked "do you wanna live in a house?" "Ugh yeah but Justin and I cant afford a house right now." She has offered for us to live in the house till they sell it and we can take care of it and show it. She is thinking it will be on the market for about a year. Justin and I are hoping to figure out a way to buy the house from her or some kind of deal. With the baby on the way we don't want to have a little baby and have to pack up and move again but we will figure it all out and if we do need to move it will be fine. We will miss Gator and Diane a lot! Diane has promised to plan trips to come see all of us though. I know we will keep in touch with computers and texts/phone calls.

Then I have another job! Finally! I'm going to be working part time at Oxford Suites at the front desk. I'm somewhat worried about the hours. 7am... I hate mornings. With the nausea, mornings have been even worse because I will be getting ready and all I do is gag. Eating is a must for me now in the mornings too. We will see if those hours are consistent but I'm hoping not. LOL My perfect job would allow me come in at 10am-1pm. Nap and come back from 3-5pm and still get paid for a whole day... as Justin says I don't live in reality. I have big dreams ;) I feel somewhat bad that I'm starting a new job. I have some little trips planned and it really makes me worry I wont be able to plan any camping trips now. Then I only get to really work there for maybe 6 months and then I'll have to stay home because I'll be huge! Oh well, they should understand.

Well, now that you've read my whole novel on being a few weeks pregnant I think I'll stop for now. :) I'll try to post more pictures of ultrasounds and pictures of Justin and I as I get bigger.

Let me see your hips SWING...

I couldn't title this "Catch Up" or something like that but that's what I'm going to do. ;)

With the New Year, Justin and I have been working on resolutions that sometimes are hard to keep or just end up never happening.

Well, ours were pretty much the same...

Read our Bibles more
Devotionals
Being active/working out
Dieting/Loosing weight

For me the first few weeks went great. I was on the Wii fit around 3-4 times a week for around 30 minutes or more. We bought Just Dance and Just Dance 2 to change up our routine so we don't get bored. Let me just say Just Dance 2 is an amazing game. I love it and I think Justin really enjoys it. He's really good at it. If you know the real Jasmine Emerson you'd know I'm competitive but I've been a good sport since I know he has years of DDR on me.

Dieting has been great. Justin has lost around 14lbs since 1/1/11 and I've lost 7 lbs. Only 12 more to go for me and I might go for an extra 5lbs. Justin has around 36lbs to loose for his goal weight. We both have been eating lots of veggies, fruit, chicken, turkey and fish, occasionally. Last time I dieted I got bored and hated chicken. I've been looking up lots of recipes and have done lots of marinating. I've never made a meatloaf by myself but have made AWESOME turkey meatloaf and turkey meatballs. It's been a great cooking experience for me. Justin sometimes will make dinner or lunches for us. It's normally easier for me to cook before he gets home so we can eat before 6:30pm (We really try to eat before 7pm). He normally will cook on Sundays. I'm glad I have a husband who helps in the kitchen and around the house. He really is amazing.

Bibles and Devotionals went great for about 2 weeks for me and I've been slacking. I don't have an excuses except I forget and just need to stop and get my act together. ;) Justin has to do a devotional for his Men's group on Thursday mornings... so he's doing better then I am. Plus he has school and that requires him to open his Bible.

On to what put all of my resolutions on the back burner for a good week... Wisdom Teeth. Tuesday, January 25, 11 They took my horrible wisdom teeth and I was messed up till about Saturday. I normally work at Genesis Church on Thursday and Fridays. Thursday my mouth was still in pain and woke up with a horrible headache. Friday I went in and wasn't really with it but got stuff done for Sunday. When they said make sure you have a few days to relax I thought oh I'll be good by Thursday... I was so wrong. Justin had to stay home Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday at 5am I woke up to change my gauze and almost passed out. We figured my blood sugar and calories have been cut and so my body was having a hard time. On top of the pain from my wisdom teeth being removed the Dr let me swallow a piece of my tooth and my throat was sore for days. I ended up getting a huge canker sore where it hit the back on my mouth. It's slowly getting better day by day. Today I went in for my 1 week check-up and they said everything looks great and I'm healing up nicely. Hopefully that means now I get back on all of my resolutions...


Oh and for some reason they sent these home with me. :) Kinda gross...

Justin and I our counting down the months till spring and summer come. It's been sunny the past few days and cold. We'd like sunny and warm. :) We miss Coeur d'Alene and taking our raft out on the lake. In the next few weeks I'll be leaving to California to help my grandparents out. My Grandma is having knee surgery and they are completely replacing her knee. Grand-Paul will be in and out of the house to see my Grandma at the hospital. They've asked me to stay with my Great Grandma. Great Grandma Julie has the beginning stages of dementia. She cant be left alone so instead of Paul having to worry about her and packing her up to see my Grandma they thought they'd ask if I'd come out and be with her. I'm excited to see them all and I'm really hoping for the weather to be in around 75 and SUNNY. ;) It's not going to be a vacation but it's not going to be work either. I will miss my handsome hubby but I know we will survive.

We hope everyone has a great year!



<3 my nephew :)