18

@18 weeks.

my belly is getting so big! (maybe a picture next week.)

i was extra emtional.

i can FOR SURE feel this little guy move. i can't wait for jordan to get in on this!

my zits... oh my zits.

a little nauseous again. nothing like before.

i think i pee every 30 seconds day and night.

not the best time to remodel our only full bath. i have to walk all the way down stairs to go potty, & all the way to my parents to take a shower.

energy coming back.

and gaining some major weight.

still no name. HELP... i have decided that one name i was leaning towards isn't it.

on friday we go in for our big ultra sound. i am so excited to see how much he has grown.

next update should have lots of pictures. bath remodel. big belly shot. ultra sound pic. yay!

pregnancy update.

i really thought i would be better at updating now that i am pregnant! it still seems that whenever i get on to blog, i blog stalk instead. :)

@ 12 weeks

we found out we are having a BOY!!!! it was so fun to see this baby. it was like he wanted everyone to stop thinking he was a girl. he kept his legs spread the entire time. then people started doubting that it was really a boy since we went to fetal fotos so early so...

@ 15 weeks

we found out it was definitely a boy! this time

however he was doing flips and spins and kept his little hands over his parts. he finally gave in and gave us a peep!

not the best but here is baby boy at 15 weeks!

i am now 17 weeks.

starting to finally feel better. i haven't throw

n up in a few days! a record since about 7 weeks.

my belly is ever growing.

sometimes i feel like i feel baby b move. then think maybe its just some bubbles!

still can't decide on a name. i have liked one name out of the 100,000 that i have looked at/ heard, but can't say that its THE name.

i have been getting lots of zits on my forehead and chest.

my face is red and sometimes spotty. not the prettiest... still waiting for that pregnancy glow!!

can't wait to meet this boy!

so...

...we are having a baby!! we are so excited! baby bowden will be here around august 25th. we have been to the doctor twice and have seen the babe and its heartbeat both times.

the ultrasound on the right is @

7 weeks and the one on the left is

@ 9 weeks.

we can't wait to find out if its a boy or girl. i have mixed feelings. somedays i think its a girl and other a boy. we will be happy either way! we are so grateful to be pregnant and are looking forward to august!

merry christmas and happy new year

christmas was good this year. different, but good. my parents spent christmas with my brother in california, it just wasn't the same!

we did have tons of parties/activities, i was awful at taking pictures.

1. christmas eve @ grandma lunds. (j's grandma)

2. christmas morning breakfast @ our house.

no pictures :(

my dad usually makes breakfast christmas morning and since he wasn't here i thought i would make it and invite the bowden's over. i made eggs, potatoes and chili verde.. yummy but not the same as when my dad makes it!

3. christmas dinner @ the bowden's.

bob and kay always make a delicious prime rib dinner.

i look like i weigh 300 lbs.

don't judge, its the only

picture from that night!

4. christmas with the durans @ our house.

we had my family over to our house when they came home from cali. loved having them home to celebrate!

5. christmas party @ ammies.

yes we had 100 parties

yes we made christmas a 2 week event!

our present from ammie. i have

been waiting for my homemade stockings!

one of my favorite presents!

6. new years.

me and jordan went to dinner and over to a friends house. very low key but fun. i fell asleep at 10 but woke up just in time to give my boy a kiss!

i hope everyone has had a great start to the new year! we have! i don't usually set/write down any resolutions because like most they are the same every year (lose weight etc.) and i never end up really following through the whole year. but this year i would like to work on :

1. cooking more. (ha... hasn't happened yet but maybe next month.)

2. reading more, at least 4 books this year. (im not a reader so this is a lot!)

3. doing the dishes before bed at night.

4. do some sort of service once a month.

5. be happy. not that i am not happy. but sometimes i think... if only i could get this done or do this or be skinnier or ya know?? i want to be more happy and have a better attitude all of the time, because life is short.

happy new year everyone! 2012 is going to be a good good year!

its about time i get caught up!

i hate that i am not a good blogger. i feel like i have every intention of blogging every event, i even take a lot of pictures.i decided instead of making a post for everything since i have like 10 events i would like to post, i am going to do a quick re-cap of all and vow to be better.

LONG BEACH:

we went to long beach on a little vacation. we ate, slept, ate, went to the beach ate and went to an angels game. we ate at our favorite mexican restrau

rant like 6 times and we were there for 4 days! it was so fun and just what we needed.

i promise we have our swimsuits on!!!

maybe the yummiest mexican food ever!

ST GEORGE MARATHON:

good job to jordan who ran his second marathon. he killed his last time and i am so proud of him!

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY DATE:

we went to tiburon and it was delicious! when you have a little extra money you should go. i kept saying this is so good and the next course would co

me out and it was so good too! mmm...

RAGNAR LAS VEGAS:

jordan and i ran wasatch back in june of this year and decided to run las vegas because we got a fun medal for running both. i can't even believe i ran another ragnar because i told everyone that i would never do it again. its hard and you get no sleep and you have to ride in a car FOREVER... i wouldn't say this was fun until after its over.my goal was to finish without walking and i did it!

leg 1 about 3 miles. feeling good, glad to get this thing started

leg 2 about 5 miles. tired. had to run in the middle of the night. scared i would get eatin by wolves.

leg 3 7.7 miles. hated my life when i saw the first hill... h

ated it even more when i saw the next 2. thought i was going to die. if i remeber correctly the "map" showed no hills. cryed real tears when i saw the finish line. puked and pooped the rest of the night. TMI? oh well, just telling it like it was! i have always said that ragnar is harder then a marathon, jordan disagrees. ragnar is so exhausting in every way. you get no sleep, you eat crappy all day AND you are stuck in a car for hours. after the 26.2 i never felt the way i did after i ran those 7.7 miles. funny story, after crossing the finish line, getting our awesome saints and sinners medals and eating we went to our hotel to sho

wer and relax... no lie jordan and i were asleep in 3 minutes. i woke up still in my running clothes and on top of the covers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMMIE!

as you know ammie may be the best grandma on

this earth. i love her and all she does for me. we had a little bday party for her at our house. it was super fun and i am so glad we could get together with the madsens.

THANKSGIVING:

we went to my mom and dads and boy was it delicious. it was a small affair this year but so fun!

i am so grateful for all that i have.

i hate that this is sideways. oh well. love my mama!

CRAFTS:

for the last year we have been having craft night once a month. i love it! here are a few things we have made in the last few months.

halloween

thanksgiving

i made a really cute gobble and turkey but can't find the pictures.

christmas

i made the 3 trees with ribbon. bought the rest.

1 year down.

1 year ago was the best day of my life.

1 year ago i got married.

this year has gone by in a wink.

the. best. year. yet.

no this year hasn't been perfect.

yes sometimes we fight.

sometimes our dogs poop in all the wrong places.

sometimes j uses the bathroom right after i clean it.

we have had sick days, grumpy days, over budget days.

days that are hard.

those not so good days are nothing to the days that "take my breath away"

the TMBA days may not have been in the bahamas and we still haven't won the lottery.

but coming home to jordan is so special.

jordan makes me smile when im sad.

laugh when im grumpy.

calm when im anxious.

i have grown to love jordan more and more and more everyday.

he gets me. he knows me. he loves me.

i couldn't ask for anyone better, more handsome.

thank you to him for making me want to be a good person.

thank you to him for letting me be and believe as i choose.

thank you to him for supporting me.

making me feel pretty even thought i wear sweat pants EVERYDAY.

loving our dogs.

not making fun of me when i cry while watching the X factor.

being dedicated to our marriage.

saying sorry more then i have.

being nice when i am mean.

changing the bed sheets to the "sleeping sheets".

motivating me.

i thought i knew how happy i would be as his wife, i didn't know it would be like this.

i love jordan with all of my heart. i am so excited to see what life will bring us.

love FOREVER,

meghan.

9/11

there are not too many days that i remember like i do september 11, 2001.

i remember sitting in mr. martin's class 1st period. as we listened to the radio, we heard that a plane had crashed into one of the wtc towers, we all carried on talking lightly of the situation and the radio was turned off. as i walked to my second period (mr. bowman's math class) i had no idea what i was about to see on the tv. what i saw will forever be in my mind... the other tower hit, one starting to crumble. i was terrified. my class sat in silence. i couldn't wait to get out just to call my mom. i went to wendy's with my friend kelly, as she sat and ordered i cried and begged my mom to check me out of school. i totally thought utah was their next target. my mom wouldn't let me come home, she thought it was best if i stayed at school. i learned nothing at murray high that day.

i can't imagine how the people of nyc felt that day. i can't imagine getting a call from a loved one saying their plane had been hijacked or that they were stuck in a tower. i can't imagine fearing that i would never see my loved one again. and i can't imagine being in a plane or in a tower knowing that i was going to die that day.

this week as i have watched specials on every channel. i felt so much sadness for the families that lost so much that day. i cried as i read the stories about kids who lost their dads, and i hurt inside so much for those who never met them.

i am so very grateful that i live in this country. i love my freedom and i love each person that sacrifices to fight for my freedom. i am grateful that there are brave men and women that fight for our country, fight crime, go into burning homes or crashing towers to save their fellow man. they are my hero's.

it brings me peace to know that one day the evil of this world will no longer exist. that those who served that day and everyday will have a special place in heaven.