She's here!

She's here : Ellie Ann Kelson

July 7, 2009 @ 4:10 a.m.

6lb. 9oz.

20 inches

Daddy & Mommy anxiously waiting for her arrival.

Happy 4th of July!

We had such an awesome 4th of July weekend and I am so sad that it is already over :( We started the day off at the Riverdale parade with Cj's family. I loved watching tayler and megan run out for candy and "ohhh" and "ahhh" at the cheerleaders. It makes me think of how Ellie will be in a few years. We then went to my grandpa's house for dinner with my family. It ended up being such a nice day and i love being with my family. During dinner i started to feel some not so "HOTT" cramps, but didn't really think much of it. We then went to the fireworks at Riverdale park and from there my cramps turned into contractions every 5-7 minutes ( at least i think they were contractions..i have never had them before) I thought we were going to have to leave and go to the hospital...but i wanted to tough it out..i think i was more scared of going to the hospital and have them tell me that it is nothing but FALSE labor. After a great firework show we went home and kept timing the painful contractions. I really just wanted to get some sleep, so i laid down and TRIED to fall asleep...with no luck i ended up getting in and out of the tub to help ease the pain. Oddly enough around 4 am the contractions stopped :( i have continued to have some every half hour or so but nothing like last night. I hope that my body will labor right when the time comes tomorrow!! All in all it was a great 4th of July weekend and i cant wait for next year's when i have a cute baby girl to drag along with us!

So long Michael....

It's official..at 50 years old Michael Jackson has died. I can't say that i loved him but his music was amazing and is still something i listen to today. My friend Shari introduced me to the wonderful songs and dance moves of MJ when i was in about 5th grade, & from then on i was obsessed. In 9th grade we did our talent show dance to thriller, and actually learned the entire music video dance. As a senior in high we did our cheerleading routine to an MJ mix and wore white gloves! MJ will be missed but his music will live on forever!!

Camping at 37 weeks!!

We just got back from our first camping trip of the summer, and it was a BLAST!! We went up to a beautiful campsite near Monte Cristo and stayed there for a few days. Luckily the bad weather held out until about a few hours before we were supposed to leave. We rode the 4 wheelers ( when i got to ride them we were basically moving at 5 miles an hour...poor cj, but thanks for being so patient) everyone brought their guns so we could shoot, roasted marshmellows, and just had a great time being together! Being 37 weeks pregnant and up in the mountains was a challenge but I am so glad I was able to go. A few days before we left I was having contractions...but then they suddenly stopped so we decided i was still good to go and if by chance i went into labor on the trip we would just have to drive really fast to the hospital!! Thanks friends for such a fun trip, I am sure it will be a little while before we can go camping again!

The latest Ellie news!

We went to the doctors yesterday for another check up and everything looks good so far! Ellie now weighs 4 pounds 14 oz, and kept kicking the doctor while he was trying to get a good picture of her! We have now started to see the doctor once a week and next week he will be checking me to see how things are looking :) The final stretch is here and we are so excited to meet ellie!!

Family Shower!

My cute sister in laws and mother in law threw me my first baby shower last Saturday. It was so much fun to get cute baby gifts and hang out with everybody. It made everything feel so real that i am actually having a baby...WOW that is crazy, I hope that I am ready. I stole these pictures of Kaycee's blog because I was horrible that day and forgot to take ONE picture :( Anyways thanks girls for being so sweet and putting that whole thing together!! I love you mucho!!

My Dancing Diva's!!

For the past 10 months i have been lucky enough to teach dance at Studio 48! Even though getting pregnant in the middle of it all and it making me extremely exhausted, i have loved every minute of it. I taught a 3-4 year old jazz/ballet class, which i LOVED and miss like crazy. 3-4 year old little girls are so funny and even though i had days where i wanted to pull my hair out i had so much fun with my "Babies". I also taught a 7-9 year old cheer class ( my wild girls), a 10-16 year old cheer class ( my mature girls lol), and a 10-16 year old Hip Hop class ( I have to say that this was my most trying class because of all of the different ages and i couldn't teach them moves that i wanted them to do because i was prego :( In the end though it turned out fine).

On May 16th we had our dance recital at Roy High school and i have to say that i was so proud of all of my classes. You get so nervous watching them all, and hoping that they do a good job with the routine that you have taught them. I have loved every minute of teaching and I can't wait to start again in the fall. If you want to get your little girl into dance Studio 48 is the place to go! Dallas Draper does an amazing job with that studio and everything is so professional!! It will be an amazing experience for anyone who takes there!!