Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Savannah is here!

Savannah Kate Chase
July 21, 2008
12:29 a.m.
8 lbs. 12ozs.

Getting ready to go home!

Josh's first of many dirty diaper changes!

So, I have a lot I could blog about! A lot has happened in our little family within the last couple of days! However, I have to go feed a crying baby, so I will post details later!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Still here...

Just in case you were wondering, I am still here, 4 days past my due date! My induction is set up for Sunday night, but let's hope I go into labor before that! I'm doing good!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

It's my due date!

I am sure some of you can relate to my situation...still being pregnant on your due date! It is weird that I have been counting down for 9 months, day by day (with help from my blog baby tracker) and now I am at ZERO days! All week I have been thinking I have something important going on Saturday, but it is only because I have had July 12th in my mind forever! Let's see how long this lasts...I'll keep you posted! I'm still going strong...

Thursday, July 10, 2008

UPDATE and a funny email my sister sent me...

So I am not progressing at all! I am going to be pregnant forever! Okay not really, but I don't want to be induced unless I absolutely have to so I am not scheduling an induction until the week of the 21st! However, if I am anything like my sister, I will go from not being dilated at all to full blown fast labor within days...so who knows!
I hope this little story doesn't offend anyone...I thought it was so funny!

Grandmas Don't Know Everything
Little Tony had been playing outside with the other kids for a while. He came into the house and asked, 'Grandma, what's that thing called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?"
She was a little taken aback, but she decided to just tell him the truth. "It's called sexual intercourse, darling." Little Tony just said, 'Oh, OK,' and went back outside to play with the other kids.
A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, "Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you."

Sunday, July 6, 2008

A weekend of freedom...

So this past weekend Josh and I celebrated our freedom in many ways. We not only celebrated the freedom we enjoy by living in such a great country, but we also celebrated what might be our last weekend of freedom without children!
On Thursday night we went and stayed at Zermatt in Heber City. We had the bell boy take a pic. right after we checked out. We just relaxed, went to the pool, slept in, etc. However, Josh did try to convince me to go to the gym with him...hello? I am 9 months pregnant...that did not sound fun, but I did end up giving in and walked on the treadmill slowly! After, we had a bbq at Josh's parents house and then we all went to the Bee's game. We went last year as well...it's a great way to spend the 4th! I love that holiday! I just love summertime! We also went and saw our last movie for awhile...Get Smart...I would give it a "B"...it was pretty funny.
To top off a great weekend, I cooked Cafe Rio salads today...YUMMY!
6 days until my due date! Crazy! I will post what my doctor says at my Wednesday appt! We are getting anxious and I am melting away daily. Other than that I am feeling great!

Friday, June 27, 2008

Shout out to Sogol!

This week I went to get a pedicure at Sanctuary Spa in the South Town Mall. Normally I wouldn't spend $50 on a pedicure, but I had a $30 gift card, so it wasn't too bad. Anyway, I was pampered to the max...so much so that I made Sogol, my pedicurist, take a picture of me! I was treated like royalty, and I think it's because I look like I am about to explode!
2 weeks left!
Sogol propped me up with all these pillows, got me the warm neck scented thing, refilled my drink every 10 minutes and kept telling me how beautiful I was. I would laugh when she would leave the room because I never have been treated like this before! The best part...at the end she brought me this piece of cheesecake and told me I could stay as long as I wanted. Please, someone go there, get a pedicure, and tell me if it is always that great, or if she just felt sorry for me! It was awesome! Next week...my pregnancy massage! However, I probably won't have the masseuse take a pic. of me!

Monday, June 23, 2008

With the fam at the Cabin!

This past week, my family all flew in from CA for their summer vacaction to Utah. We all stayed at my parents cabin in Oakley. I had such a blast with them.
I can't get enough of my nieces and nephews!
After many attempts, Josh and Brent finally caught some fish! They had good luck on Josh's birthday up at Smith and Morehouse on the kayaks. They came back and grilled them for lunch.
One morning, the kids spotted a moose out the back door! Unfortunatly, I was still sleeping! Here is one attempt at fishing in the river...no luck!
We made all the kids get in the tub together for a cute pic.
The babies didn't last long in all the craziness!
One last pic of Josh horseback riding! My brother in law's sister brought up her horse, Big Brown, for everyone to ride. I didn't dare get on that horse!
I just noticed there are no pictures of me on this post...I will have to post one last pregnancy profile pic soon!

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Happy Birthday Josh!


25 reasons why I love Josh!


1. He cooks, cleans and does laundry!
2. He has a smokin' hot bod!
3. He let's me sleep in(sometimes!)
4. He honors his priesthood.
5. He is good at anything he tries.
6. He is really fit and athletic.
7. He tries to make me really fit and athletic.
8. He can be ditzy sometimes, especially with driving.
9. He can't ever just sit and be lazy.
10. He loves routines.
11. He loves to read.
12. He is a good provider for our family.
13. He will make a great dad.
14. He makes me and everyone else laugh.
15. He loves to assemble furniture.
16. He is learning to be a great handyman.
17. He is a real people pleaser.
18. He likes to ponder.
19. He loves when I talk to him when he is trying to sleep :)
20. He is really patient and loving with my family.
21. He loves when I leave my clothes on the bench.
22. He is addicted to ice cream, even though he acts like he eats healthy.
23. He has big dreams for the future.
24. He loves me for who I am, not who he wants me to be!
25. He is an awesome guy and my best friend.
I love you babe! I am so lucky to have you. Happy Birthday...I can't wait to spend another great year with you!

Monday, June 16, 2008

Grand Finale!




We are finally done for now! Of course there are little things I want to do...add her name somewhere, find things for the top of the dresser, recover the chair, etc, but for right now I am done! We are pretty much ready for our little girl.
Josh, Mark, Racquel and I all went to our all day hospital class on Saturday. Boy, did we learn a ton, however, it freaked me out a little bit! I think the whole class was a little shocked when we watched the live birth on video, placenta and all! I am anxious to see how the whole labor part works out for me! We had a good time and a lot to think about afterwards. One of my favorite parts was when the lady wanted us to repeat, "My baby is the perfect size for my body," and Josh was one of the only people saying it!

Monday, June 2, 2008

3 more days of school, 5 1/2 more weeks of pregnancy...

The Chase's and the Foster's at the cabin over Memorial Day! We are so glad they are here for the summer!
My life is full of countdowns at the moment! I can't believe I haven't posted in such a long time! I hate it when people don't update! I need to get in the habit of taking more pictures!
Anyways, 3 more days of school...it is so bittersweet. I will miss it, but love being home at the same time! How can you not look at those 5/6 year olds without smiling. I guess it's a good year to end on...I will never have another class as good as this one! I love my job! This pic. is from a baby shower I had with my class and their moms. It was amazing! I am incredibly blessed!
5 weeks, 4 days, until my due date! Where has the time gone? Honestly, it is so weird to think that such a HUGE change will take place so soon. I am trying to prepare, but have no clue what I am doing! I am excited...along with every other emotion at the moment! Too bad babies don't really just slip out of the belly button! I will post pics. of the nursery next. It is coming along. The mural artist comes on June 10th to do her thing...I am anxious to see how it all turns out! I will have to post about the dresser fiasco as well...one day we won't have to assemble our furniture!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day!


I wish I had pic handy to post of my mom, but there is not one on my computer or my camera at the moment! Anyway, I wanted everyone to know how amazing the moms are in my life, especially my own mom. I could write pages about all her many wonderful attributes. She is generous. She is patient. She is one of the most easy going, laid back people I know. She is the exact mom I want to be someday. Of course I never valued our relationship as much as I do now. I talk to her almost every day and thanks to her, I see her often even though she lives in California. Thank you mom...thank you for your example, for your support and most of all your love! I love you!

8 weeks, 5 days left...

But, who's counting? Am I really that pregnant? I don't feel like I am, maybe it's just a bad angle! I should take a pic of our progress in our little one's nursery, but I will probably post more when it is all finished. Last week I got her bedding, her crib, and Josh even hung up her cute crystal chandelier. We still have a lot to do, but it's a start. I have also had 2 showers at school and I am amazed at how spoiled we are. Little girls are so fun!

Go Jazz Go!


Friday night I got to go to the game...we had so much fun! I am a big Jazz fan (due to my husbands obession) but I was really most excited to see David Archuleta sing the national anthem. He is such a cute guy and did a good job. I am looking forward to watching A.I. Tuesday night to see the recap of his hometown visit. Salt Lake City's claim to fame! (I can't be too big of a Jazz fan seeing that the game is on right now and I am blogging! I better make this quick!)

Saturday, May 3, 2008

You Can Only Type One Word

Not as easy as you might think. It's really hard to only use one-word answers. I am not tagging anyone...just do it if you want! I got it as an email from Michelle and thought it looked fun.

1. Where is your cell phone? counter
2. Your significant other? sleeping
3. Your hair? long
4. Your mother? awesome
5. Your father? works
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your favorite cocktail? virgin
9. Your dream/goal? pool
10. The room you're in? loft
11. Your ex? ?
12. Your fear? death
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? undetermined
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? single
16. Muffins? blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? summer!
18. Where you grew up? California
19. The last thing you did? slept
20. What are you wearing? pajamas
21. Your TV? off
22. Your pets? none
23. Your computer? on
24. Your life? AMAZING!
25. Your mood? good
26. Missing someone? family
27. Your car? Equinox
28. Something you're not wearing? bra (sounds bad, but it's true...I just woke up!)
29. Favorite Store? Target
30. Your summer? baby
31. Like someone? many
32. Your favorite color? Yellow
33. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
34. Last time you cried? hmmmm?
35. Who will/would re-post this? Adrie

Thursday, April 24, 2008

JCP Shipment Delay Notification


I know I just posted, but I just got this email and had to tell somebody...So, I ordered my bedding on March 14th. It said it the ship date was May 2nd. Yes, I was a little annoyed, but I had plenty of time. Well, the title of the email tonight was this...JCP Shipment Delay Notification...my heart sunk. DELAY?!? I have been waiting for so long already, give me a break. I opened the email hoping it was delayed for only a short time, and it said this...

Dear MEGAN CHASE,
Our manufacturer has advised us that the items below have been shipped.
Yeah! I am so excited. Let's hope I like it in person as much as I love the picture!

Diabetes and Other things...

I am diabetes free! After a long morning, and 4 blood tests later, I am officially able to eat all the sugar I want! Okay maybe not, but I am so grateful I don't have to be on a strict diet. For all of you that know my eating habits know that I would not be good at that. So that was good news. The test wasn't all that bad...good thing I talked on the phone for most of the time and that I had reign over the remote control in the waiting room! Also, I figured I had to take advantage of my day off and felt bad for myself that I had needles in me all morning, so I went and got a facial and back facial right after from my sister in law Jenny who is in Esthetician(sp)school. Thanks Jenny...you are amazing! She even let me take a nap there...

Other things...

So I have been stressing out about my dream nursery...mostly because I haven't started anything and I am having a baby in 11 weeks. Some things are coming together for it and I am really excited. I am still waiting for my darn bedding to do anything major. Anyway, Adrienne decided to get all crafty on m and put her touch in my nursery. I love it! She made me the cutest bow holder/magnet board thingy and I won the cute white frames at BUNCO. She made those too. Thanks Adrie! I was so excited to bring them home and hold them up to the wall!

By the way, I wanted to give a little shout out to all the BUNCO girls...I love bunco and all the girls I get to hang out with each month. I always look forward to it and have so much fun...even if I do get "travel!"


Monday, April 14, 2008

My surprise date...

So, last Friday there was the poem above, and an overnight bag left in my car(by the way, the overnight bag he packed included a "nicer" outfit I am wearing that was dirty on the floor worn previously in the week, pj's, and a swimsutit top with a one piece! I had to laugh!) Josh has always been really good at wowing me and doing cute things. I must say, like most boys, he was way better when we were dating, engaged and first married. However, every once in a while he brings back the charm. Back to my story...so I read the poem, and followed the directions anxiously. I met at his parents house where he was waiting with HIS dream car. He was more excited about this part than I was...I still thought it was pretty cool.
We headed downtown to go to dinner at the Melting Pot. I am still drooling thinking about the dessert. Don't get me wrong, the whole meal was amazing, but the dessert was my favorite. If you get a chance to go there anytime soon get the Bananas Foster Chocolate Fondue! YUMMY!
From dinner, we took advantage of our temporary car and drove around the houses in the Avenues and then headed to the Hilton hotel, where we were upgraded to stay on the Executive Level. We went down to the pool, watched T.V. etc. It was a fun night! My husband is so thoughtful! I love him so much and am grateful that he still likes to impress me. I wish I was better at doing things for him...I need to work on that! The rest of the weekend was spent in the sun...I am so excited about this great weather!

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Conference Weekend...



A few of us went up to my parents cabin in Oakley for conference weekend. It was so relaxing and fun! Friday afternoon, the girls left, stopped at Cafe Rio, then headed up to the outlets to find some smokin' sweet deals! None of us walked away empty handed! The boys all went to the Jazz game and met us up at the cabin later that night. We played games, watched Failure to Launch and went to bed! Saturday was a total lounge around day, except for those who attempted to ski and sled down random hills/cliffs. These pics. were taken right before Mark, Racquel, John and Nicole had to leave. Adrienne and I stayed in the same pj's, no shower look until Sunday...gross, I know. We even went out to dinner after the priesthood session and looked the same way! Good thing we were in Kamas! Sunday, we slept in got up and left. Thanks Mom and Dad...we are lookng forward to many more fun cabin days ahead!

26 weeks...


I actually took this picture when I was 25 weeks, so picture me a little bigger! I need to take more belly pics, but it's rare when I get ready and feel like taking pictures of myself! I don't think anyone really loves any picture of themselves, especially when they are pregnant!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Why I love going home...

I had a blast in California with my family...I could have stayed out there for weeks...actually probably forever! The weather was amazing and I stayed busy doing lots of fun things! Getting a pedicure is always on the top of my list when going down there because they are so cheap(well not so much this time) and you wear flip flops the whole time so you have to! I also love the frozen yogurt craze down there...yummy! You make your own and they charge you by the ounce. There is actually a place like that in SLC now too!
Of course I hung out with my nieces and nephews the whole time! We went to the pool 2 days in a row! I loved it! The pic below didn't turn out too well, but the sunsets are always great at my parents house.
I was on the baby gear hunt the whole time too! I don't think my baby girl is going to have furniture in her room. I have expensive taste, but am the biggest bargain shopper! I am just going to have to face the fact that I am not going to find the right crib and dresser for the right price. Any tips? Thanks for all the response about registering. I did that too in CA. It was not nearly as fun as registering for my wedding! I can't believe how much things cost! I feel like I am going to change my registry a bunch because I just can't make up my mind. Before we registered my family ate at BJ'S! My favorite place ever...barbecue chicken pizza...I'm drooling!
One of my favorite parts of the trip...my diaper bag purchase! Many of you have heard of Ju-Ju-Be Diaper bags... Check out their website if you haven't! My moms bishop invented/founded the company so I got to go and pick out my bag from their garage! It's always hard to find the one you want because you can't buy them straight from the website, so I was so happy when he invited me over to get one(well, I invited myself!) I got an amazing deal and I love it!


Why do I live in Utah again...someone please remind me?