More baby shower pics

Baby shower

So, yesterday was the shower for baby Alyssa. It was a lot of fun. Karissa, Tracee, and many others put a lot of work into this and made it a very nice shower. Thanks to everyone who helped out. The turnout was good, especially after I had a dream that nobody showed up for it in the first place. I missed everyone who couldn't be there, and was happy to see all the people there that I did. We received so many baby clothes, that she may have to wear multiple outfits in a day...though, from what my sisters are telling me, she will be wearing multiple outfits in a day as a result from the pees, poops, and spit ups.

32 weeks

So, now that September is almost over I'm starting to get really excited. October is in, what, 2 days! That means only 8 more weeks til Alyssa is due to be here! I can't wait. I'm running out of things to wear, and end up wearing the same things all the time! I have gained 14lbs so far!

I posted a pic of some flowers that Jesse brought home for me. He is so cute, and these are the most beautiful flowers I have ever received!

I also started decorating for the Fall/Halloween season on the first week of September b/c it was making me feel that Alyssa would be here soon...it helps me with my mindset. The nursery is just about finished now, just some final touch ups and then I'll post some pictures. We have no furniture yet, so I'll just be posting the pictures of the cool paint job. Hope everyone is doing well.

Another Season

And so it starts... All I have heard about for the last few months is the Cowboys. Jesse and his stinking cowboys. It makes me smile sometimes, but then sometimes I feel sooooo ignored! "Felix Jones" this, and "Marion Barber" that. It doesn't stop. Still, gotta love it. I hope they have a good year! Anyways, when I got home from church today (Jesse was sick) , I find that instead of them airing the Cowboys and Buccaneers game, they are airing the Vikings and the Browns game!! You think Jesse was a little ticked? Well, after he got on the phone with the satellite company about purchasing some sort of sports package, he was informed that it is already a part of our package. But, for some reason he was unable to access it. Lame. Really..is the only reason they were airing that Vikings/Browns game because Brett Favre was playing? I'm with everyone...I like Brett Favre, but enough is enough. When will that man retire? Who in their right mind wants to watch the Browns play? He He. I know what you're all thinking... what do I know about sports ? Not a lot, but I don't like the Browns. I know that. I have stupid reasons for not liking or liking a team for that matter. But that's just how it is. Anyway, I took a picture of this little outfit I bought for Alyssa so she can wear it for her daddy's team! Go Cowboys!

Pics from 28 weeks

Big Bear Lake

Talk about the most relaxing vacation ever! We did nothing when we were in Big Bear Lake, and have never had more fun. We arrived there Tuesday at noon, and left Saturday morning. The main portion of our days was spent in bed playing war! Jesse beat me almost every game! And, I have never played such long games of War in my life! I swear one game lasted about 2 hours. We didn't really start our day until about 930 every morning when we would get up, and go right out for breakfast. We would take a walk down to the lake after that, immediately followed by an hour or two in the cabin. Then on to lunch, and a drive around some of the smaller towns up there, followed by another hour or two in the cabin. Nothing crazy, just a lot of relaxation! I loved this little ol' cabin that we stayed in. There was a little section of town called The Village where there was lots of shops for tourists that we liked to walk around as well. We found this little arcade where they had fun games like Donkey Kong Jr, Dig Dug, Frogger, Streetfighter, and games like that. After I suggested spending some time there, I knew it was a mistake once Jesse got on that Streetfighter game! Boy, can't get him away from it. :) If anyone has ever been to the City of Big Bear Lake, they will know what I'm talking about when I say that I was not real happy when we left Barstow to head up the Mountain. Everywhere was desert! I just kept thinking, "If this place is desert, I'm going home!" I did not want to spend our vacation in the desert....We live in the desert! I wanted cool Mountain air, and a little green around. Turns out once we go up this crazy jagged mountain, and pass Baldwin lake, it turns green! I was so happy, and even happier when I saw that there was a Rite Aid up there for some nice Thrifty ice cream. Most of you reading this will know that we no longer have Rite Aids in the State of Nevada, so you see my excitement! On Thursday night we discovered this place called Teddy Bear Restaurant. I was loving it, and you can see from the picture above, that Jesse was too~ I had a stuffed meatloaf, and he had this ginormous chicken pot pie. We shared a chocolate shake, and a peach cobbler as well! Loved that place. I'm pretty sure that I gained at least 5 lbs on this trip thanks to that place! That's all I have to say for now. Loved the vacation, and hope everyone is doing well!

Painting

So, here are some pictures of the nursery so far. I am posting some pics of what it looked like before we cleaned it up. Basically, we used the room as our junk room so there was just stuff everywhere. It only took us about 30 minutes to clean up...don't it look beautiful? :) Then we recruited some help for the painting. Jesse and I had decided when we first got married that we wanted to do our child's nursery in Disney,so we bought some photomosaic puzzles to put together and frame. On one of the walls we were gonna paint blocks, but Jesse decided that to go along with our puzzles that we would do puzzle pieces on the wall instead of the blocks. So far it's kind of hard because of all the cutting in we have to do, but it's a lot of fun. Tracee and Karissa came over and helped us, and we had some Papa John's and some Sonic Dr Pepper baby! I love that Sonic DP! I'll post some more pics of the room once we are all finished. Hope everyone's enjoying their Summer!

Shout out to the momma!

I have to just say that I'm a little proud of my mom right now... My mom is not the kind of person to get out a birthday card on time. Or any gift for that matter. We sometimes harass her because we'll get a Christmas gift 2 months late or something like that. No hard feelings Mom.. Well, yesterday I went to check the mail, and keep in mind this is a day BEFORE my birthday, and what do I see in the mailbox but a birthday card from my mom! I think I heard Angels singing. :) I love it! Anyways, this isn't to point out anything bad Mom, just a shout out lady! I love ya. I'll post more soon.....

25 weeks

So, I'm 25 weeks which means only one thing baby! 15 weeks left! I can't wait. I'm getting really excited and think that we still have a lot to do before Alyssa is here. Today, Jesse's mom and dad, Tracee and her boys came over and we all had Girl Scout Thin Mint Ice Cream cake from Dairy Queen. My birthday is not for another 9 days but we are going to another family function next weekend. The cake was yummy! Loved every bite of it. Especially during this hot Summer we're having. I've been having a lot of crazy dreams lately, but this "what to expect..." book is telling me that it's normal. Did anyone else have any crazy dreams during their pregnancies? Alright, I'm on a roll. 2 posts in a week of each other. Can I get a what what?

IDEAS

Alrighty then..How is it that someone who has never blogged before can tell me that I suck at blogging....TRACEE!!! Tracee was so kind to tell me that I wasn't very good at blogging. I should apologize because we are rather boring. As it turns out I don't think I like the computer very much. Maybe because I'm in front of it all day at work. I have no pictures just because I never remember to take a picture of anything. We do plan on taking a "last vacation" in September sometime, as it will be our last one for awhile. We wanna do something relaxing like Big Bear Lake or San Diego. Something affordable though. We only get about 4 days, and can't really go far since I will be in my third trimester at that point. We just bought the paint for Alyssa's room, and are excited to get started. I invited Trace over so she could help, she told me she would as long as she didn't have to tape anything. I hear ya. We'll make Jesse do all the taping. We wanna do Alyssa's room in all things Disney, but everywhere either has Winnie the Pooh or Mickey. We want ALL THINGS DISNEY in her room. When we get started next week I'll update the blog with our efforts at the nursery. I wish I could afford to pay someone to do a mural for me! Let me know if any of you have any fun vacay ideas within a 4-5 hour drive, and where I can find cute Disney stuff for a baby's nursery. I will try and blog next week! Peace. :)

Baby Girl

Okay, so maybe a new computer will help me with the blogging. Seriously, it took only a few seconds for me to upload the above images! Exciting for me, especially when our old one, I could pour a Dr Pepper, wait for it to get cold, and enjoy almost the whole can before 2 or 3 pictures would be uploaded. So, yes, I am excited! Anyway, the thing that we are most excited about lately, is the news that we are having a baby girl! The pic on the top left is a 3d image of her. If you look, you can see the heart shaped image is her head where the skull hasn't closed yet completely. She is resting with her arms around her head like a sit up, which is the same position I was in during the ultra sound which I thought was so cute! We have been fighting over names for the little girl, and are almost settled on one. I wanted to name her Sadie, and Jesse wants to name her Aliya. We want to use my mom's middle name of Lorraine. They also pushed my due date back a few days. It was due on the 18th of November, but now is due on my sister Tracee's birthday of the 21st. The right image is of her feet. I was examining this one trying to see if she had toes like mine. My mom always says that I could communicate in sign language with my toes. :) Not really, Robby...maybe... me, no. They're long, but not that long. The bottom left image is just her profile shot. I couldn't believe how big she was getting. Seeing her again, and that she actually has grown has made this a little more real for me. Sometimes it's hard to think that something is growing inside of me. But, I'm getting used to it. They said she was about 8 ounces right now, which I assume is good, right? Jesse seems really excited, and keeps saying that she's gonna love her daddy. She will. He'll spoil her. I can't wait, and will keep everyone up to date on more news to come!

Cedar City

Adventure Dome

So, a few weeks ago we took Coley Moley to the adventure dome for his birthday. It was a lot of fun watching those two run around like dorks together. That place was so empty! Jesse and Cole rode the bumper cars, but no one else was there so they just drove around and around all by themselves, and didn't get to bump anything. Jesse had to drive b/c Cole is not tall enough to drive himself. Fun, eh? Tell me one thing...walking around the dome you are not allowed to smoke, but apparently one woman thought she was above the employees b/c after being told repeatedly by different employees to put out the cigarette she continued to puff on her cigarette. Wouldn't you think that you would've called security in? Isn't this a law? It is a NON SMOKING area! That was the only irritation for me that day. Even though it did suck a little to not go on the rides with the boys...

Confessions

My heavens! I have never had more complaints than when I don't update my blog! I am not very good at this stuff, and it makes it worse when I have been feeling like poo the past 5 or 6 weeks. I am starting to feel better now, but tomorrow could always be a different story. For those of you who don't know, we are expecting our first little addition to our Johnson crew on November 16th. We will know in a month or so if it is a little girl or a little boy. We are so excited to be parents, and hope to be good ones! So, today on Mother's Day I should wish all you Mothers a great day today. I hope that you are being pampered! Jesse has been really good lately since I've been sick. He's been taking care of the cleaning and cooking. Even though I can hardly eat at all sometimes. I am starting to get my appetite back though. And just to help ease my sistas minds, I am eating healthy and not trying to "hefer size" myself! :) I will try to keep up with the blog as long as my sickness permits! Word.