Pregnancy

Being pregnant was some of what I expected and some not.  If you ask Brad he'll tell you I was SO sick and that it was a hard pregnancy.  Lol But I didn't think it was bad at all, especially compared to other people that were pregnant at the same time as I was. 

Did I throw up? Yes.  Only 2 times, which I don't think is bad at all! Unfortunately, I gagged ALL THE TIME. Smells would really get to me! 

Was I ever in pain? Yes.  I did have pretty bad nerve pain down my lower back and leg. I felt like it came and went. And of course Brad was the one I whined to or the one I made walk me to the bathroom when I couldn't use my leg but it slowly got better or I slowly got used it.

Did I have cravings? Yes and No.  It was more if someone mentions basically ANYTHING I then wanted it! Haha I did love slurpees and Laffy Taffy with Sprinkles! Jules and I would talk on the phone and she would say something she was eating and I would have to have it! That would happen with people I worked with too! 

I really did love being pregnant though, I didn't have to suck in my tummy, I got to eat my cravings, I got to feel like I was doing something important, I got to feel our baby grow/move and best of all?...Stretchy Pants!! They were my fav! 

At this point I just look chubby! 

I think you can really start to tell that I was pregnant and not just gaining weight! I loved having a bump, it made me feel so cute!

It seemed like my bump really POPPED all of the sudden at about 25 weeks and I was really starting to feel pregnant and people were brave enough to ask! Ha

Getting bigger and bigger, getting ready for work got harder and harder!

I LOVED feeling him kick and roll at this point, he was a crazy mover and loved to head butt my bladder.

Getting closer and at this point people started to really feel sorry for me! Haha 

Started to hardly fit in any of my clothes, including my maternity ones.

I got really HOT and lazy with clothes by the end, HELLO it was JULY!!  Brad was sweet enough to let me use his shorts!

This was the day I went to go get induced! I was 39 weeks and feeling huge! It was hard to walk, move, and breath. You name it, it was hard! 

The Beginning of Baby Curnow

Brad and I have always wanted to have kids, we love our nieces and nephews and try to be apart of their lives as much as we can! When we first got married as most of you remember we were crazy young (19 and21)!! We decided to put schooling as our priority before we started our family.  After Brad graduated we moved to Utah and were working and exploring other educational avenues.  While trying to get into various graduate programs we decided after being married 6 years it was our time to start our family.  

We found out we were pregnant in November 2013 and told family in the New Year of 2014 because at Christmas Time we found out Julianna was pregnant too!! I always wanted to have kids around the same time as my sister and was thrilled that our babies were going to be only a month or so apart. (Come to find out by the end of our pregnancies Dean and Wilson are only 12 days apart!)

This was when we very first found out and we were trying to figure out how we wanted to announce we were having a baby!

We ended up going with this!! And we put them in super cheesy Indian Style cards with majestic eagles on the front, or baby chicks! 

We thought we were funny! 

After we found out Julianna was having a boy, I thought there was no way both of us coming from families full of girls that I would have a boy too! But alas we did!! Brad and I were so excited and shocked! 

This was at the 20 week ultrasound when we found out we were having a boy!!

We were so excited they were able to find out in that visit!

We're Back!!

It's been about 4-5 years since I have been on our Blog and I'm hoping I can get back into the swing of things! 
Obviously, so much has happened in those years but to try and catch up and remember everything is just not going to happen.  So, the plan is to start with Wilson, who as most all of you know is our sweet and adorable baby boy we had last July! 
I'm amazed at what Wilson has motivated me to do since he's arrived, I feel slightly less lazy, willing to be tired, and more willing to help others. Who knew?! 
Anyways this is just a shout out to say more is to come and I hope I can bring some permanence to our life!
Stay Tuned!

Problem Solver

Those close to me know that I'm the wiggliest person ever, I can remember sitting in church and everyone would tell me to stop wiggling. I'm probably the worst cuddler because I don't hold still, which leads me to how I solved the problem of the fitted sheet on my bed popping off every night.
Brad and I needed some more support so we invested in a 4" memory foam for the bed but it made the fitted sheet way to snug, and the corners would pop off at night and drive me crazy.
Have you ever looked at the price of "deep sheets"? They are so stinking expensive. So I found at Walmart super soft and comfy sheets for $29 so I just bought King sized sheets and used the fitted sheet for the Queen bed.
I definitely out smarted the fitted sheet problem!! Go me!!

Hollo?

Okay, So last post 6 months ago... I know insanely lame! I apologize. Brad and I have dug ourselves from the feet of snow this winter and are back to life. Brad's in the middle of his summer semester with only 2 more to go. Hurray! And I, of course am doing what I do...working. Now that it is warming up we have been trying to get out of the house. We've gone to the Museum of Idaho to see the Body Exhibit, which was amazing (ps. don"t smoke...you're lungs will look disgusting.... :) ) and we've been to the driving range, Brad went golfing for the first time this summer. We've seen a ton of movies, been to the resently opened Buffelo Wild Wings, and even got our Skiball and mini golf on! I've been to California twice to see some family and Brad went to Washington for baby Rachel's blessing. We've decided no more separate trips, we miss each other way to much! We are so ready for it to start warming up and get this summer going. Now, we just need to get better at remembering the camera and we'll be up and running again! Love you all! I will blog again soon!

Super Late Post of my Surpirse Sister Trip!!!

Early in October after listening to weeks of Shannon asking me to come see her because I'm her favorite and so wonderful, pretty, and fun...and well the list goes on. I called Ian and asked if I could come surprise Shannon in early November. Hardest secret I have ever kept, I could hardly talk to Shannon because I didn't want to spill the beans!! But after a long awaited month I showed up on her door (thanks to Ian's plan of a "package arriving") and got just the reaction I expected, something along the lines of. "Shut up you are NOT here!!!!" haha It was so fun! Here's the picture Weston took within the first minute of me being there... thanks for the cabbage patch face Shan!
So luckily Shannon had already planned a fun weekend for the kids and I got to tag along!! We watched movies, talked, napped and had some good ol' sister time!
The boys obviously don't listen to their Auntie Mel very well when she says, " OK smile at Auntie Mel!!" Because this is what I got 90% of the time... thanks boys! ha
I loved all the monkey's, they were so stinkin' funny especially the ones that reminded us of mommy dearest! (***Video on Shannon's Blog***) This is my signature monkey face!!
I told Weston to stick his head in the Lion's mouth and Davin wanted to give it a try... Does he look scared?! HA They were seriously so funny this last trip!
Here's our brave lion tamer!!! He's getting so big and fun to talk to. I'm so glad I was able to drive down and that my whole family of women could keep it a secret!! I love you Shannon and I'm glad you are only a few hours away from me and congratulations on delivering the most beautiful baby girl, we love you tons!

Happy Halloween!!!

Brad and I have been pretty busy with him in school studying 24/7 and me working and keeping the rest of our lives in order, but our good friends Jen and BJ had their Halloween party and it couldn't have come at a better time. We had a hard time figuring out what to dress up as, we finally settled with Nerds. I headed to DI to find fun stuff for the party. Here we are! (Believe it or not, those are really Brad's chemistry goggles!)

The party was a lot of fun, we've gotten to know Jen and BJ's family throughout this last year and so we felt very comfortable with everyone there! This is BJ bobbing for an apple, which was fun to watch, Brad and I weren't feeling brave.

The doughnut eating contest was the best part because win or lose, you got a really good doughnut, but the Chapman siblings pretty much dominated at this game! There was no chance for me.
With Brad being super busy and me not being allowed to bother him, I've been trying to find things to do! For halloween I decided I will bake... a lot. These are for the cake walk for the ward party and I took some to the neighbor that we "phantomed" and then I'm making 4 dozen for work on Saturday, like I said I have to find something the keep me busy!
This is the first year I get to be home to pass out candy to the little trick or treaters! I always have to leave that for Brad because I have worked every year. But I'm excited for it this year, and to see all the cute costumes.
I love getting fun mail, and I was talking to Linda about how I have no Halloween decorations, and what comes in the mail?! The absolutely cutest mummy!! Brad and I love him, he had a spot as soon as he came out of the package. A Big Big Thank you Linda!!!
This was actually Brad's idea because of my complaining about not having anything fun to put up! I paid $.75 for this and what a cute decoration!
I love carving pumpkins so almost the day we got them I made a "Love Pumpkin" for Brad! It's cheesy but it was so fun to do and surprise him with. I did lips and hearts all over it!
This the new pumpkin, I did him a few days ago! And I found the cutest baby pumpkin, have I said that I love Halloween?
This is all of my decorations for the outside, I have my cute welcome sign, the window clings, the "phantom" thing the neighborhood is doing, the light hanging, and the pumpkins!
Hope everyone has a very fun and safe Halloween weekend!