Allie's Wedding Shower

This weekend we had Allie Wedell's wedding shower. It was very fun catching up with friends and celebrating Allies upcoming wedding.

Erin, Julie and Chelsea

Erin, Allie (the bride) Chelsea, Julie, Lexi and Tawyna

IF ONLY WE DID NOT NEED TO EAT

Okay so if you have been reading my blog for the past couple of months you know I have had some serious stomach issue's because of this pregnancy. Well, the last two weeks have been really rough and every night I have gone to bed early because my stomach hurts so badly. It takes me a while to fall asleep but by morning things have calmed down and I feel okay. So the question is why am I still feeling this way. I have removed gluten from my diet which has helped a lot but not completely. It is discouraging to feel sick each and every night. I have a friend who has major stomach issue's and I can now finally understand why she would go to bed early. You just want the discomfort to end. It was great because she happened to call me yesterday and I was encouraged to talk to someone who understood. It is hard to understand how emotionally exhausting it is to have food issue's. You have to plan out everything and read labels like crazy. Being away from home is a lot of work and you really have to think out your meals.

I have talked to my chiropractor who also functions like a nutritionalist and he muscle tested me for other food allergies. He has suggested I stay away from corn and avocados. Looking back over the past month or so I can say that after eating things that have corn in them I did not feel great and felt very perplexed as to why.

Last night was a very bad night where I got really dizzy before we ate and only made it through about 1/2 of dinner before needing to stretch out on the couch. I even felt like my nausea was aggravated all the more by how much my little girl was moving around inside. Lately, I have felt like she is doing kick boxing in there.

So all this to say my Chiro is now suggesting I try to go for a couple of days and just only eat:

Unlimited meat- all kinds

Unlimited Fruit and veggies

For starch - potato or yam.

Salt for seasoning.

Lastly he said to make sure to eat a lot of food and do not avoid fatty meats

Lastly, everyone always has their suggestions and I appreciate them but I only have so much money. It is expensive to try what this person thinks will make you feel better or what that person did. Maybe a liquid vitamin would help but $60.00 a month to try something is a lot of money. Just eating this way alone is super expensive. This baby is 100% worth it but I just needed to write about my frustration.

All the pregnant women!!!

So I cannot believe how many of my friends are pregnant right now! On this list I have pictures of 17 prego's. I don't know everyone's due dates but it is very exciting. I was talking to my friend Annie this morning and she was saying she had tons of pregnant friends also. I think we could make a huge list together. What a gift from God it is to have kids. I hope none of us take it for granted:)

Sara - 24 weeks - baby #2
Julie - 26 weeks-baby #1

Annie - 13 weeks, #2
Hannah - 14 weeks - #3
Chelsea (right) - 21 weeks- #1, Larissa (yes her twin) - 19 weeks - #2
Jaime - #3
Kellianne - just delivered #2 last week! Welcome to the world Gavin:)
Betsy - 13 weeks with #1
Mandy 30 weeks with #3
Tamara 13 weeks #1
Carissa - 18 weeks -#1
Christy - #2
Rose - 15 weeks - #1
Stephanie - 35 weeks - #2
Stephanie - C-section on July 3rd!!! So soon - #1
Jen Tompkins - 2 cm dilated and waiting - #2
Sorry if I forgot anyone but hey this is pretty good for my prego brain:)

But I want to bring my bike in the house.... and I really need a nap!

Yesterday my sister was at her friends house and the kids were playing outside. Zachary was at the end of his rope and he really needed a nap. Here my sister has just told him that he cannot bring this bike into her friends house. As he is moving into the wonderful toddler stages he sometimes has these fun but short outbursts.

Today my mom and sister took him too a park nearby that has all these fun water features. As you can see Zachary had a big fall this morning in the kitchen. The evidence is in the large black egg on his head. Poor guy! Boys are so accident prone.

IT’S A BOY!
Cayden Edward Maguire
Sara's first born is named Zachary James Maguire... the middle name James is after her husband's father. So Cayden's middle name is after our father Edward. I am so excited for Zachary to have a little brother and if my daugther is anything like I was (full tom boy) then she wil love have two boy cousins to play with. Also, Sara is measuring pretty big so they moved her due date up one week to October 8th. I think there is a big chance she will have her son before my daughter enters this world:)

I am so excited tonight we find out what my sister is having!!!!

Christina's Visit

This weekend my sister-in-law Christina came for a visit and the San Diego weather was perfect! It has been raining for the past 10 days straight in Jackson Hole so the sunshine was a welcome change for her. We all had so much fun at the beach.

Gina, Juliana and Christina
Sofia really wanted to take her swim diaper off and ran around with it half off - I couldn't miss the picture opportunity.
Frank and Sofia playing in the waves

Sofia and her Papa (Ray)

(Pictured Juliana and Nonno Sam) That night we all had dinner over at my in-laws house and my mother-in-law cooked an amazing meal. It was so fun to be together. I don't mention it too often because I know many of my friends do not have the greatest in-law situations but I am so blessed. I can honestly tell you that I am crazy about them all. They treat me like blood and there is nothing that makes you feel better. But not only do they love me like there own we have fun together. I get excited when I know we are all going to hang out and I especially love that my nieces know me and we have a relationship.