My 3 Month Update

I wanted to keep a record of my pregnancy symptoms and my thoughts throughout this journey. Today is my 12 week mark. Basically, 3 months of making a baby. Some of my symptoms include:

Nausea

Unfortunately, most mornings I feel super sick to my stomach and on the verge of losing it. Eating helps, but even then I often feel a lingering threat of nausea.

Bloating

It happened yesterday. I went from my normal stomach to HUGE fat glob on my belly. I woke up and felt super gross and I looked down and my stomach looked how I felt. I feel like I grew the entire baby in one night but THIS IS NOT A BABY BUMP! This is don't push on my stomach or move too quickly gas bubble.

Food Aversions

Smells. Good smells. Bad smells. Any strong smell that reminds me of food or a time when I had nausea makes me even more sick to my stomach. This symptom may be my worst enemy because I feel like it's all in my head. I feel like I'm being a baby and I'm making the whole thing up. Smells also make it really hard to eat. Nothing smells or sounds good.

"Cravings"

Many people talk about cravings as a pregnancy symptom, but I think that "craving" isn't the right word. Rather than a craving, you want to eat certain foods because you simply can't stand to eat anything else. Everything sounds gross, but you can manage to stomach at least one food at a time.

Fatigue

Poor Dallin. I wake up go to work, come home sleep. Occasionally, I'll clean the kitchen or make dinner, but mostly I'm just a zombie walking around. The best way to beat fatigue is to pretend it's not there. If I get up and move, I forget I'm tired. If I were to sleep as often as I wanted, I would never get out of bed.

Now, this may seem like a rant on how crappy pregnancy is...and to be honest it's definitely not been a walk in the park. However, the excitement about growing a human inside me and having a little baby of our own by Christmas is pushing me through all the hard parts. I can't wait to be a Mom!! I can't wait to have someone look at me the way that I've seen so many other babies look at their Mom's. They know from a very young age who their Mother is, and I can't wait to be that for some one.

So, bring on the food aversions and fatigue because I'm making this baby whether my body likes it or not!

Love,
The Littlefields

P.S. I just found this awesome article on morning sickness. The funny part is, I figured out almost every single one of these on my own! #terribletiming

We're Expecting!

I knew something was wrong the day I stopped loving food. Ever since I was a little girl, I would eat extra helpings if something tasted good enough. However, that all changed the day I became pregnant.

We decided to take the test a week after I had missed my period. I couldn't wait any longer I was so excited! So, we took the test during my lunch break. Dallin picked me up and I went straight to the bathroom as soon as I got home. Before I was finished using the restroom, Dallin had already looked at the results and had a wry smile across his face. He wouldn't just come out and say it. He made me decipher the instruction manual. 

Once we both knew, we couldn't believe it. Something was probably wrong. Maybe I didn't use it right. Could we get a false positive? I took another test the next morning and sure enough, another blue plus sign! 

I called my Mom in tears. I couldn't be more excited! 

We're pregnant!!!

Love,
The Littlefields

Reasons Why I Don't Quit My Job and Become a World Traveler

I often get carried away in thoughts about how simple life would be if I packed up, quit my job, and became a world traveler. I could be a scuba instructor off the shores of mexico or explore the amazon in Brazil. I wouldn't have to worry about being social or stressing about being on time to anything. Life would be simple.

It's at times like these, that I need to remind myself why becoming a world traveler is not in my best interest. 

1. I want a family. There is one vision better then me sitting on the beach every day. It includes four kids who call me mom and gather around the table for a warm home cooked meal. The comfort and unity that comes from home are irreplaceable. 

2. I need to build my future. I, like many of you, have read quote after quote about how we should use our money to experience life. I agree to a certain extent. If I want to live in a comfortable house, I have to save a portion of my income. On the other hand, if I were to become a world traveler, it would take me twice as long to save that money. 

3. I want to stay close to my relatives. I'm a homebody. After six months in Mexico, I would want to come back to Grantsville. I would want to snuggle my cute nephew and wrap my arms around my Dad. In the end, life wouldn't be worth it without having people around me that I love. 

That's it. I only have THREE reasons why I don't become a world traveler. Not very many. Maybe this means I will do it...some day.

Love,
The Littlefields

It's the Little Things

There are times, in almost every marriage, when you feel tired. Tired of trying. Tired of the same routine. Tired of being tired. It's not that you're unhappy. You're just tired. And these times often end in a teary, un-comprehensible discussions that seems to have no point. Luckily, my sweet husband took my "tired talk" and turned it into one of the sweetest moments in our marriage.

 After a long, teary conversation we went to bed. The next morning I went to work. As with every other day my "tired" routine continued. Now, I understand that as a couple without children, it may seem that we have plenty of time on our hands. How could I be tired when other women are taking care of 10 children, a dog, a house, and paying the bills on time? I can see how my day compared to that incredible woman would pale in comparison, but here me out. Even when you do have time, doing the same routine week in and week can wear on you. Whether you're doing two loads of laundry or five, at some point you get tired of doing laundry.

 At the moment that you want to lie down and never get back up again, you thank heaven when someone comes and puts out their hand to help.

On my way home from work, I was thinking about what I would make for dinner, what part of the apartment I would need to clean, and what I needed to do to prepare for the next day. Dallin seemed indifferent to my usual business conversation. I just need to get home and start to work then I can forget all my problems. It's the times when I'm sitting with nothing to do that cause me to stress. We pull up to the house, and I get out and go downstairs.

Then, I see this...

Dallin had made a HUGE fort throughout our entire apartment and streamed Christmas lights through the tunnels. He had made a trail of pink hand-cut hearts along the path. He had flowers and at the end of the tunnel was a new chick flick and a TV all set up to watch. We ate dinner and I felt completely at ease. I felt dumb for crying, but I was overwhelmed and relieved. This little gesture, seemed to take away all of my worries. It's the little things that make a huge difference in marriage.

Love,
The Littlefields

The BEST recipe's I've found so far

So, it's no secret that I hate cooking. It takes too long and the list of ingredients I know could be compared to a kindergartner; however, I know a good recipe when I see one. I've found two so far. Don't laugh. I'm only 3 months into this cooking thing. These are the perfect amount for two (and left-overs) and SUPER cheap! Here are my two favorites.

Aunt Haley's Recipe

1 c. Chili
1 c. Tomato soup
1 pkg. Noodles (any kind but I like the twisty ones)
1 c. Cheese

Mix everything together and sprinkle with cheese. Cook in oven at 375 for 20 minutes. DONE!

Tater-tot Casserole 

2 c. Cream of chicken soup
12 oz. Sour cream
1 pkg. Tater-tots
1/2 lb Ground beef

Mix cream of chicken soup and sour cream. Lay tater-tots on the bottom of the pan, then sprinkle the meat over that. Then add the soup. Cook at 350 for 45 minutes.

Enjoy! These seriously are the best :)

Love,
The Littlefields

Moving On to More

Well first of all I have to give a big thank you to BYU Radio for the last 3 years. It's been so much fun and I've learned more there than school it feels like. Here is my amazing team! We got along like siblings :)

Now, moving on to my new job....well I have nothing to say about it yet besides that I am excited and anxious. I'll be a college admissions representative and talk to high school students about enrolling. It's Broadview University in West Jordan. It sounds great! And the best part is the pay! Speaking of.... Dallin and I can upgrade our phones....and change carriers and plans. Ugh, what a hassle. If YOU have any suggestions they are more than welcome because there are so many options I don't know what to do.

Here is what we have found out so far.

My favorite is Net10. We can get the both of us on unlimited data, talk and text for $85/month. The only catch is we have to buy iPhones...but that could be as low as $450 (if I get a used iPhone 4 and he gets a iPhone 5s) .

If we go with Verizon and attach to my parents plan then we could get iPhones for $100 and pay $90 a month, but I don't know if that will fly.

Or At&t and just have Dallin get an iPhone for $60 a month, and I get a dumb phone still...which I'll be working so hard I think I need a pay off too. :)

SO that leaves us...deciding...

Love,
The Littlefields

Learning for Later

My lovely parents gave us two bikes to use while we're at college. The only catch was we had to fix them. Dallin wasn't worried, of course, he has fixed lots of bikes in his time. Whoo! That means I'm off the hook, right? Wrong....he made me do it because I have never changed a bike tire before. He also said I should learn in case he dies....what the heck!? I'm not going to be riding a bike if he dies. I'll buy a nice car with all the money he is going to leave me! It is actually pretty easy and now I know how to do it! And I couldn't help but notice the similarities of Dallin and my Dad. They never let me just be the little girl who doesn't know anything. I always have to "learn for later". So I did, and now if "Dallin dies" I can change the bike tire all by myself.

Love,
The Littlefields