24 Week Bumpdate



Symptoms: I put on some of my high heels this week and they were tight! I’ve been SO worried about swelling because I have SO many shoes hahaha.
Sleep: I’m getting lots better sleep, my back is still hurting a bit and sometimes it takes a while to get comfy.
Baby is: The size of a GI Joe! Which is so fun since he was the size of a Barbie last week! He moves around lots, and this week especially I have felt like he is always letting me know he’s there and reminding me what matters.
Gender: BABY BOY! 
Dad is: A rock star. We’ve had the craziest week, which included a job change for me and MOVING. Dad hauled ALL the stuff to our new place and was there for me every second I was unsure and crying and freaking out. He’s just amazing
Mom is craving: Random things at random times, chocolate shakes one minute, broccoli the next, it’s all weird.
Funny things this week: I’ll do a whole post on a life update we’ve been having, but our life has been NUTS. We are so blessed to have amazing family and friend who have been there to help us every step. Randy is a rockstar, and we just feel so lucky that this little boy will be making our family even more complete soon. 

23 Week Bumpdate

Symptoms: My back is still killing me which is not fun! 
Sleep: I’m still having crazy dreams which is interesting, but getting lots of sleep which is good!
Baby is: The size of a Barbie doll! This made me laugh so hard. He moves allllllll the time, loves to rock out to music, and when Randy will put his arm around my stomach or anything, little dude will kick or punch right where Randy’s arm is! 
Gender: BABY BOY! 
Dad is: Determined his son will play the drums, and has started looking at drum sets for him hahaha
Mom is craving: Popcorn. Not much else but I want to eat alllll the time!
Funny things this week: We’ve had a crazyyyyyyyy past few days, and I feel like little man is constantly moving and reminding me that he is there and that he loves us! We also went to the temple and little dude was bouncing around, making me laugh the whole time which was funny! 

22 Week Bumpdate


Symptoms: Lots of back pain, especially after sitting my office chair all day – I really need to find a new one! 
Sleep: Lots of vivid dreams still, and if little dude is sitting just right it’s IMPOSSIBLE to lay down. He also loves to bounce around right before bed.
Baby is: The size of an ear of corn! Little dude moves around a lot and dad feels him punch or kick all the time. 
Gender: BABY BOY! We’re starting to look at nursery decor and I have some really fun ideas that I’m excited about! 
Dad is: Getting so antsy for little man to be here! It’s adorable.
Mom is craving: Kale smoothies and ice cream – a perfect combo, right?
Funny things this week: For some reason I feel like I have to have EVERYTHING ready in the next few weeks, which is crazy. But I’ve been buying up gear and things like crazy! Am I the only one??

21 Week Bumpdate

We’ve been getting back into the grind of working and school which has been crazy! The saddest thing happened this week, my poor mom tore her meniscus falling on the ice! So we’ve been running up to Kaysville to help get her to her college classes (yes, my mom goes to college! #mastersdegree). It’s been so hard to see her hardly able to move, but it’s been great to spend more time with her! Randy’s first few days of classes have been going well and we are loving 2018 so far! 
On to the bumpdate! 
Symptoms: My hair is WACKY. Most people say their hair gets thick and shiny with pregnancy, mine has been breaking and being ridiculous! I’m so sad because I love my hair and have never had issues with it! 
Sleep: Sleeping is still sometimes difficult but I feel more rested which is nice! 
Baby is: The size of a baseball cap! At our 20 week ultrasound we were told he has a small stomach and I have a low lying placenta (all compared to the averages) so we are heading back for a follow up ultrasound in February. I’ll take any chance to see little man! He moves ALL the time and I will be at work or in bed and just bust up laughing because it’s so funny to me. 
Gender: BABY BOY!
Dad is: So sweet to little dude, and so on board with all my crazy pregnancy emotions that have me crying all the time.
Mom is craving: Pho (as usual) and that’s about it! I am SUPER hungry all the time though which is so weird! 
Funny things this week: Little dude just moves around like crazy, my app says baby should sleep 14 hours a day but I swear he is awake 24/7! 

Winter Maternity Wear

We live in an amazing time friends! Maternity wear is a dream because so many things are perfect for pregnancy, and post pregnancy! I haven’t bought any shirts that are actually labeled “maternity” yet because there are so many options! Jayne Nash has some DARLING options especially for winter. I’m the biggest fan!

New Year’s Eve

The rest of our Christmas break was really relaxed, lots of time hanging with family and playing games, going to movies and out to eat.

On New Year’s Eve we got to hang out with some friends and play Couple Scattergories which was SO fun.

We were so lucky to have such a wonderful break with family. It gave us some much needed time off and I’m heading into the new year ready for anything (I think?)

I’m hoping to blog more and take more pictures, and start doing videos more regularly. I feel like I always say that I’ll do that and then I never do, but we’ll see!

Here’s to a new year and new goals, new challenges and new ways to grow!

20 Week Bumpdate – Halfway There

How in the world are we HALFWAY THERE! I swear it feels like yesterday that we were in our little apartment, shocked and over the moon that we would be having a baby. It feels like the days are long but the weeks and months have FLOWN by.

With the holidays and craziness we skipped a week 19 bumpdate, but things didn’t change a ton over that week so that’s lucky!

Week 20:
Symptoms: My back still hurts sometimes but other than that, I feel fit as a fiddle! 
Sleep: I have crazy dreams and little dude moves around sometimes making it hard to go to sleep, but I wouldn’t trade him moving and jamming out for anything! 
Baby is: The size of a paper airplane! He moves ALL the time which is so fun. Randy has felt him move several times which just makes it even more exciting. I feel like we have our own secret language because he is so wiggly and it is so awesome to feel so connected.
Gender: BABY BOY – for sure! We had a wonderful family shower after Christmas and little dude got SO SPOILED. He’s going to be the best dressed kid on the block! 
Dad is: Just wonderful, still practicing and can’t wait for our guy to get here.
Mom is craving: not much this week! We had tons of Christmas candy and that was delicious! 
Funny things this week: Little dude’s cousins were all in town for the holidays and it was SO sweet to hear Candace say that the baby loves her! 

2018 – The Year of Me and My Boys

2017 was the year of Randy and Maddy. It was OUR year full of travels and adventures, and really figuring out life with the two of us. In so many ways, 2017 was one of the best years. It was full of some hard things, but we figured a lot of things out and it became chock full of some of the greatest memories and moments I could have ever asked for.

2017 was full of leaps and risks and lots of faith. My testimony was strengthened in ways I never would have imagined.

Randy and I grew closer than I could have dreamed and our love has never been more sweet.

In 2018 I can only hope that we keep growing and learning. I know we will, because with little dude coming we have a lot to learn!

In 2018 I hope for kindness and patience, for faith and trust, for prayer and practice makes perfect. I hope for lazy weekend mornings and lots of family-of-three cuddles. I hope for hard work and accomplishments, more books read and recipes tried. I hope for less doubt and judgment and gossip and lots more love and faith.

I’m the most nostalgic person I know (ask Randy how tired he gets of “do you remember this….” conversations) and as I reflect on the years past and on the year ahead, I’m so excited. 2018 is going to be a life-changing one for us, hopefully in more than just the big obvious ways.

Let’s do it!

2017 – A Year In Review

January – Drives up the canyon, taking lots of photos, cozying up and watching our favorite shows and movies. Randy started at the University of Utah and absolutely loved it.

February – Celebrating Randy’s birthday and Valentine’s day, making important decisions, lots of praying and thinking and worrying.

March – Walks around the Jordan River trail, shopping, cooking new foods and spending time with friends. The first half of 2017 was hard for me, as we were making huge decisions and I was figuring out how to get my groove back. Randy was my rock the entire time.



April – A whirlwind week of Disneyland with my parents and sister, then straight to New York for a business trip. I HATED being away from Randy but New York was so cool! We also decided to start trying to have a BABY! Also – Randy made the DEAN’S LIST. Did I mention he went to school year round for all of 2017? And killed it?

May – A HUGE and amazing month, 2 weeks of which we spent in Japan! We had the best time ever and I can’t wait to go back. We also celebrated two years of marriage which was so wonderful. Our sweet niece was born while we were gone, and we got to see Randy’s mission and I got to meet his grandparents and cousin. Randy quit his job at the bank after 2 years which was hard, but was the right move!


June – Headed to Yellowstone and loved seeing baby animals and mountain sheep (which we had never seen before!) Our darling nephew was born and at the end of the month, came to Utah to spend the summer!

July – LOTS of niece and nephew time, Candace and Randy became best friends and we loved doing fun summer activities like picnics, cookouts, drive-in movies, and more. Also, our apartment FLOODED and it was the craziest saga in the world.

August – Concerts and switching jobs were some major memories of August! But the biggest was saying goodbye to our niece and nephew as they moved to California, and saying goodbye to Randy’s brother Sam as he went on his mission to Japan.

September – The best month of the whole year, we found out we were having a baby! On my birthday, no less. It was one for the books and some of the happiest days of my life. We also moved into a new apartment in South Jordan.

October – Doctor appointments, telling our families and friends about Baby Low, freelance work, and settling into our new place filled up our October.

November – Finding out we are having a baby BOY was the highlight of November! Lots of family time and hard work for Randy to get great grades also took up most of the month.

December – Family time, feeling little dude move around, working hard and being so happy.

2017 was hard in some ways, but in so many other ways it was the best year of my life. I feel so insanely blessed to have had such a beautiful year, and am even more excited for 2018 when we get to meet our little man. We are SO lucky and so happy, and thanks to all of you who made our 2017 picture perfect.

SHOWERED

We had a family shower for our little dude a few days after Christmas, when all our family was still in town! It was SO much fun and my sisters and my mom knocked it out of the PARK! It was SO cute and little guy was SO spoiled. We had soup and veggies and fruit and treats, had a word search and baby animal naming game (with prizes of course) and got SO many amazing gifts for our little dude. It’s overwhelming to see how many people love our little guy.

A huge thank you to everyone who came, and to my awesome sisters and mom for putting on such a fantastic shower. I feel insanely lucky (and emotional and pregnant so I’m crying while I type this – haha)