34 Weeks!

So, I am 34 weeks today and we went in for a check up. It went extremely well! I have only gained 13 pounds this whole pregnancy...yay for me!!! My doctors are so proud of me..so that makes me very happy! Kali is doing really well. Her heartbeat is still in the 150's. It has been that way from the very beginning except for one time where it was in the 140's. I am measuring 3cm bigger than I am "suppose to." Doc is not worried..just thinks we are going to have a long and possibly chunky little girl! I asked if that meant maybe I would go early..and she just laughed and said "I didn't say that, but nice try." Josh and I still think I will go early, but with our luck and hope..I won't. As long as she is healthy, I don't care one bit. I have been having a few braxton hicks contractions, but not to many and they aren't bad at all. I will still continue to say this...I really couldn't ask for a better pregnancy! Lets just hope the delivery will go just as smooth! 6 weeks and counting and I will be holding my precious little girl in my arms! I can't wait!

Love Being Pregnant...But...

So, I couldn't ask for a better pregnancy so far. I really consider this a perfect pregnancy, but its starting to get a little harder. I know I know...I am sure everyone is laughing at me right now, but I am just at the point of feeling uncomfortable and achy all the time. On Monday Nov 16 I had the "pleasure" of having my first Braxton Hicks Contractions. I wasn't in pain, but it was def. uncomfortable. I have to say, it was so funny to tell Josh these things because he freaks out!! I can't wait until I actually go into labor..just so I can hear his voice and see his face as he freaks out about it. When I told him that I thought I was having braxton hicks contractions..this was the text I got back(he was at work)....What do we do...Are you ok...Do we need to go to the hospital...should we call the doctor?? hahaha! I love my husband so much. I really think this is going to be harder on him than it will be me (not pain wise though)! We had a doctors appt on Thursday and everything is going great! I have been feeling some pressure down low quite a bit, but the doc doesn't seem to be worried..so I'm not either! Couldn't ask for more!!

So Happy For Josh

Good news last night! We got a letter in the mail saying that Josh was accepted into the graduate program!! We are so excited for him and very relieved to get the wonderful news! I am so proud of him!!

House Update!

So, we decided to stop by the land today and guess what!! We got to drive on "our" road!!! Who knew driving on a road would be so exciting..haha, but it was for us! We decided to get out and take some pictures. They are suppose to start building our house this week, so we are just hoping the weather will help us out!


Our Lot!!!!


Josh and Reggie standing where our house will be in hopefully a few short months!! Reggie just had to mark his territory!!

Great News=Great Week

Well, we had a pretty exciting week last week!! We found out that they are ready to start building houses!! They are pulling our permit and should be starting any time now. Lets just hope weather and everything else cooperates. We are very excited and they say it SHOULD be done before Miss Kali gets here, but there is always a chance it won't, but that is okay because we are so blessed already that we can deal with the apartment a little longer. I am getting things ready for her to come and can't wait for the day!

That brings me to the second part of the good news. We went to the doctor on Nov 5th and everything is going great! My doc couldn't be more proud of how things are going! It makes me feel so good that she is happy with everything. This has been such a good pregnancy! Everything has gone great except for the kidney stone I had a while back, but no biggie. Her heartbeat has dropped which is expected since she is getting bigger, but hopefully not to big :) I have not hardly gained any weight with this pregnancy which my doc is so pleased with...as am I!! And the biggest news is that I went in for my glucose test on Oct 29th and got the results back and it came back just fine! That took so much stress off my shoulders!! No 3 hour test!!!!!

Then on Nov 7th, Joshs Fam had a baby shower for me! It was sooo much fun! I hate having the attention on me, so it was awkward at first, but once it got going, we all had a blast! They came up with some of the cutest games ever and I got so many cute things from them and friends! I also got sooo much advice, which is going to help out so much..probably more than the gifts will! I am so blessed to have married into such a wonderful family who cares so much about me. Kali is going to be one lucky little girl to have so much love around her.

This has nothing to do with last week, but will make this week amazing! Blake will be leaving for Ukraine tomorrow. I can't believe it has already been 12 weeks! He has grown so much already! The most exciting part, is that we will be able to talk to him tomorrow!! I can not wait!!

I will have to get some photos put on here of the land and the baby shower!

Happy 3 Years Babe!!

Josh and I's 3 year anniversary was Wednesday. We didn't really do to much that day, but this weekend we got a way for a little bit. We just headed down to Indy for 2 days. It was so relaxing!! I was so glad to spend time with him, since he will be starting a new shift and I will hardly see him anymore...but I shouldn't really get into that unless I want to cry more :S Anyway, Josh took me out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory!! Yum Yum! That is our favorite place! Then we went to our new favorite baby store...Once Upon A Child!! Kali got her easter dress, pea coat, summer outfit and 6 new pairs of shoes...all for very very cheap!! It was kinda hard for us not going any place real big for our anniversary this year, but thats ok. For our honeymoon we were in Niagara Falls, 1st year was Gatlinburg TN, and last year was in amazing Mexico!!! Kali may only be 9 months old for our next anniversary, but it looks like she might be staying with grandma and grandpa while mommy and daddy head back to Mexico next year! Thats the plan anyway...hopefully it won't change, but we will see :) I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband. He works so hard for me and I appriciate everything he does. I couldn't ask for a better husband! I Love You Josh!! 3 years down and an eternity to go!!..boy am I lucky!!

So much has happened!

Alright, so it has been forever since I have put anything on here and I figured since we are EXPECTING!!...I should starting writing a little more. So much has happened in our lives within the last few months.
We found out in June that we were pregnant. It came as such a surprise!!..but a good surprise! Things are going really well with the baby. We actually found out that we are having a girl. We have picked out a name. We wanted something that wasn't weird, but was unique. So...we came up with...Kaliana Marie Ashby. I am sure she will be mostly known as Kali. She is due Jan 26th. Its pretty exciting because on my moms side there are 7 great grand kids and they are all boys, so she will be very spoiled. She is already a joy in our lives. I love being able to lay down and feel her kick, as does her daddy. He is just so excited and I am so blessed with such a loving and caring husband. He would do anything for me. He will be the best dad ever!
Blake left for the MTC in August. He is loving every minute of it. He is so excited to get to Ukraine, speak Russian(which he loves) and teach all those people who are waiting for him!! He has become such a different person already. He has sent us a few pictures and we get an email from him every Tuesday and a letter every Friday. I don't want to get use to it to much because it won't be that often when he gets to Ukraine...but I am enjoying them while they last. He will be the best missionary ever and those people in Ukraine are going to be very lucky to have such a great young man who is very very strong in the gospel!
We are currently in the process of building our first house! We are so excited to get out of the "apartment life." They are suppose to start building at the end of the month...so we will see what happens. We will have quite a bit of room. It will be a 2 story home with 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. I will have to post pictures of the progress. It is going slower than what we would like, but oh well. We are just hoping to be in it by time Kali gets here. We will see, I guess!
Both of our jobs are going pretty well. I love the kids I watch. They are such good kids. Josh on the other hand is ready for something new. There has been alot of things going on there and they changed his shift on him. Starting sometime soon he will go from working 7-4 to 2-11. We are not to crazy about that, but we know the Lord has something in store for us and we are just trying to be diligent and listen because He knows best!
Well, as for now I think that is about it. I guess I should post things more often so they won't be so long next time!!

Blakes Mission Call

So.....Blake got his mission call this weekend. He is going to...............Kiev Ukraine. It is so crazy. He is actually going to be speaking Russian. He is so excited as is the rest of the family. He will be leaving Aug 26th. He is def. doing an amazing thing, but I am trying not to think about it to much because we have gotten really close this past year and its going to suck with him being gone...but I am soo excited for him!