KATIE AKA KITTY came to visit us on Oahu!!!

 Polynesian Cultural Center

 Lanikai Beach AMAZING! First day

 Pearl Harbor also the first day

This past week Katie and Danny came into town. It was so much fun. Way chill and I enjoyed having our first company. We went so many places, Pearl Harbor, Lanikai Beach which is the beach Obama always goes to, saw the blow whole, Hanama Bay,  Waimea Valley, the banyon tree, the fruit stand, Turtle Bay Resort, the ruins, Haleiwa on the North shore, Sunset Beach, Polynesian Cultural Center, Waikiki and much more. Here are some awesome pics from the trip.







Turtle Bay Resort with Live music at Surfer the Bar! Best smoothies ever and pretty good music.Last ngiht before going home though : (



Also Westin had Tuesday off of school so he finally got to see Pearl Harbor. After many failed attempts and never getting tickets.

 LOVE HANGING OUT WITH THE FAMS!! Got to love the Hawaiian shirts! CHEEZY

Good things coming up. My photos are almost done of our pregancy shoot, baby shower is April 6ths so pics coming and Westin graduates April 13th!!!. Can't believe he is almost done. Baby is due this next month as well.

OH YEA great news!!! Westin got his internship with Arbinger Institute! HURRAY we are set until August here in Ohau. It's 10 hrs. a week but will be great experience and will help him gain experience. He is making great connections everyday. The Lord is truly blessing us. 

34 and half weeks! I am getting pretty big. Not proud of it...but I do have a 6'4" husband what can I say!

Baby Eastin Robert is kicking me still like crazy. Sometimes he makes me so sick I throw up bc I get this motion sickness feeling. He kicked me completely across my belly the other day. It was a cool feeling but startled me. He is huge in there. I can't wait to see how big he is at my next appointment. I hope he comes a little early. I want to meet him so bad.

Cravings have been pizza, pretzels anything that requires gluten free bread. I also like Lilikoi Syrup and frozen yogart with fruit.

Also I got so many great baby cloths from the give and take. BABY is going to be dressed in style. I can't wait to take some pics of the cloths I got for FREE!!! I started nesting too and rearranged me whole room here is a pic of our closet.

Already parking himself right in the middle of us! Both those little dressers are his cloths. I am already so much in love with him.

8 months!

So I've been trying to go to the beach more and it's been amazing. Why didn't I do this more before (school, work, priorities getting in the way)??? I feel I need to soak up the beach as much as I can before I leave, even with little baby boy. I wish Westin could enjoy Hawaii now that I can, but school here and all his endeavors keeps him busy. I failed miserably at attempting to take pictures of myself but here goes it for all those who want to see my huge belly hang out. I am going with a friend tomorrow, I'll have her snap one of me tomorrow.

PS I have my photo shoot on Saturday, hopefully I can finally have some cute pictures to show of me pregnant. I just don't take many pics of myself. It's difficult taking pictures with your phone and I give props to girls who kick butt at it cause I SUCK!

Baby boy is growing everyday and I am so happy he is hanging in there with me. I am 32 weeks!!! Yep I am 8 months pretty much and how accurate are these dates anyways. I feel like a beast but I am on minor bed rest, I am expected to gain a little more then I would especially since I can't work out. I've never had the out of shape muscle soreness that I am experience now. I've had weight lifting and working out soreness but it's a whole other ball game.

Dreams: okay so here are some weird ones. I have these fabulous dreams I am shopping and buying new cloths and wake up dissapointed but happy. The other day I was with my friend Krystal at a make up counter trying on all different types of blushes and lip sticks and looked amazing but then woke up. I had another dream of me hiking here in Hawaii having a blast with Westin and some of our friends and these wierd birds came flying by not breathing.. I woke up on my back and maybe think that baby boy was trying to tell me he couldn't breath.

Oh now this is embarrassing, I had a dream that my brother Brent and I were escaping from Nazi's and we would change to different things in our environment like caterpillars, then pineapples and all sorts of weird things. I  had to share b/c its hilarious. Pregnancy dreams are a real thing and I had weird dreams before but they got more crazy. Oh I was at a carnival with my friends but I stole my aunt and uncles car and had to return it not obvious I stole it. SO RANDOM.

Baby is is over 3 and a half pounds and over 16 inches long. I feel him doing flips and stretches in my stomach. I also feel him trying to stretch my hips and my pelvic bone ouch... it hurts. I am getting to the uncomfortable stage but ladies heating pads work miracles and it's the only thing that helps me sleep at night.

(Wes event Saturday night the "TALK STORY" went well. We were supposed to roast marshmallows but it was so windy and cold at the beach.. so instead some friends and I were till craving roasted marshmallows so we decided to do it at my house on my stove)

Life has been much brighter now that I have made some new awesome friends. People move in and out here so fast! I feel so blessed to have met those type of girls you can just go to there house and hang with. Lana blogged about this a little a while ago, some married couples just can't hang.

 My friend Melissa even was nice enough to cut my toe nails and paint them for me. I remember doing this for Ginene. I feel much more pretty now that my toes are painted.






I am now at that stage where it's hard to put on shoes, I can't shave the bottom half of my legs, I can't sleep on my back... and miss sleeping on my belly, I have a hard time getting up from sitting on the floor, I loose my balance and drop things like a child. I crave sweets which isn't helping in weight gain. I am jealous of girls who look 5 months pregnant when they deliver. NOT ME. I can't wait for baby to come. He is so adorable and I love feeling him move.... 6-7 more weeks and he will be here!!! Wes and I feel more like mommy and daddy everyday!!!

HAPPY

I am getting very excited for baby boy to come. My doctor said we are going to do the c-section at 39 weeks, which means around April 27th. That is 8 weeks from today that I can hold him and love him. Everyday he makes me smile. Sometimes when I rub my belly in a certain spot he will surface to let me know he is there. He is always kicking me and moving all around. It's fun to see my belly move up and down. I try to sing to him and talk to him each day as well. I feel its important to start that connectin now.

I feel so grateful to have made it this far, 31 weeks. Early this week a woman my parents are helping in there mission gave birth at 29 weeks. The baby wasn't getting the nutrients he needs because her placenta became detached and her water broke at 23 weeks. The little baby boy is in critical condition on top of coming early. He is going to have to go into surgery for his kidneys and is only 2 and half pounds. How lucky am I that I didn't deliver at 27 weeks, that my baby is now 3 pounds or more and 16 inches long? I also was very humbled by a friend this week whose had two mis-carriages. Also another friend who can't get pregnant and has been trying for over 2 years, along with my sister Jill who wants a baby more then anything. Seeing her struggle breaks my heart. I like to be hopeful that this baby will come healthy and into our lives here on earth. I didn't let myself get attached to him to early because I was afraid and now I just can't think of anything negative. I only hope for the best.

I also was feeling sorry for myself a little because I won't be able to have a baby shower. My mom is here on her mission and  cannot fly out to throw me one with all the people I love and would want to be there. Also, it's to expensive to fly out to Utah to get one from Westin's side of the family.. Instead what I do get is this. My mother bought me my little guys bed and a cute outfit! I was able to buy the stroller that goes along with the expensive car seat my sisters bought me. My sister Michelle is also going to send me her breast pump and some bottles and am hoping her baby carrier. My sister-in-law Alisa has set aside a bunch of stuff for me when I fly to California to pick up the car and drive to our next destination. She offered and it made my whole week. It's something to look forward to. I've been able to get a few things for free from friends or the give-and-take. I also have a few outfits to start out with that I've put into the budget. It's expensive to have a baby and not having the help to start and celebration the life of my first child  with people I love is disappointing, but at the same time I've received so much help from my family. His mother is also going to  come out to help with me after the baby is born and that will be a gift in of itself. I will need all the help I can get after having a c-section. It takes a little longer to heal. Between Westin's mom and my mom I'll be able to get a grip on things. I don't know what I would do without them.

So anyways, today I am just grateful and feel blessed. Blessed to have a healthy beautiful baby growing inside me. Blessed to have such amazing family and blessed to be at 31 one weeks. 4 weeks ago I went to the hospital and almost delieved and now am 4 weeks past that. I just feel happy today and my heart is full of joy.

XOXO