Baby Thomas

Here's another picture of the baby that we got at our last appointment. We are SO EXCITED about our little peanut! In about two weeks, we should be able to find out if it's a boy or a girl and we CAN'T WAIT! Sometimes I feel so strongly that it's a girl (like with the experience at church in Tenn.- see post below) But then sometimes I really want a boy! And John is secretly hoping for a boy too. Either way, we will be thrilled!

These days, I've been feeling great. Still not sick :) And I get really touched whenever I hear songs like the one that's playing now (With Arms Wide Open- Creed). Every time I see a little baby, I can't help but smile and think, in about 6 months, we are going to have a little darling of our own! I can't wait to start decorating his or her nursery and start shopping for their new little wardrobe!

So what does everyone think? Boy or girl? I wanted to set up a little voting survey but I couldn't figure out how to do that! So you can just leave a comment with your prediction. Boy or girl?
In a few weeks, we'll let you know if you were right!

Christmas Fun

We spent Christmas in Knoxville Tennessee this year with John's parents, his sister Emily and his brother Robert. Here are a few pics of our holiday fun...

Christmas morning

Pay no mind to my lack of make up!

John received his beloved Star Trek DVD Collection. He's the biggest trekkie nerd you'll ever meet!


John's dad and sister Emily


Marlene, John's mom


Marlene and Robert, John's brother


Marlene and her beautiful Christmas table setting




The girls at the Apple Cake Tea Room in Knoxville


John and I at the movies.


We saw Marley & Me. It was SO GOOD! I cried like a baby but I would TOTALLY see it again. This is Jennifer Anniston's and Owen Wilson's BEST MOVIE!


We also saw Valkyrie. It was epic. VERY GOOD! It was sold out at every showing!


Em and me at church


Something very neat happened to us while we were in Sacrament meeting in John's parent's ward. We were sitting in our pew as the Sacrament was being passed and John leaned over, touched my belly and asked how the baby was doing. Right after he said that, a little girl that was sitting behind us (who was about two years old) said "Ava". I turned around and she looked right at me and said "Ava" again.
Many of you know that if John and I have a little girl, we are planning on naming her Ava. I leaned over and asked John's sister if this little girls name was Ava and it wasn't, her name is Baily. No one in her family's name is Ava. I like to think that she felt little Ava's spirit there with us that day and of coarse that would mean that we are having a girl! We'll find out for sure in a couple of weeks. I just thought that was the coolest experience, it gave me chills. I think that little girl must have been very close to the spirit!

Anyways, we had a wonderful Christmas. More posts on baby will come soon.

Surprise!

This is our baby at 11 weeks! That's right- WE"RE HAVING A BABY! I'm 12 weeks (3 months) along and we are so excited!!! The baby is due July 4th! You all can celebrate our baby's birth with fireworks!

We find out at my next appointment if it's a boy or a girl- I'll be sure to let you all know when we find out!

I've had a pretty great pregnancy so far! I have not been sick hardly AT ALL! I've never been as tired as I have been these last 12 weeks but I will take that over morning sickness any day!

Here's a picture of my belly at 12 weeks.



You can't hardly tell a huge difference just yet but I sure can! I can't button any of my pants and I have discovered this amazing invention called Bella Bands. Pictured below



You can wear your pants unbuttoned and no one will ever know because the Bella Band goes over the top of your pants at the waist! They're great because I'm not quite ready to go into maternity clothes just yet but my pants sure are getting tight at the waist!

Anyway, more posts on baby will follow. Since this in our first, I'll probably bore you with a ton of details that you may or may not care about! Just indulge me!

Lindsay gets called as Young Women's President!

That's the headline of the week! I was just sustained today as Young Women's President at church and I still CAN NOT believe it! I came into Young Women's about 5 months ago as a Laurel Advisor and now I'm President! I'm not going to lie to you, at first I was STUNNED and a little overwhelmed as I am the YOUNGEST and the NEWEST leader in there! Sometimes I don't feel old enough (or mature enough!) to be a President to these girls but I am going to just trust in Bishop Smith's inspiration on this one! And as everything has had a chance to sink in this week, I am actually really excited about it and I think we will have a lot of fun! I have a great board to help me too so that will be great!

So all you Young Women's Presidents (or former Presidents) please feel free to send any advice my way! My first big event that I will be planning is New Beginnings in February. I'm looking for great New Beginnings program ideas and words of wisdom from those who know because the last time I was at a New Beginnings, I was 17 years old! I need all the help I can get!


This picture is from a YW lesson that all the advisors taught one Sunday a few months back on Temple Marriage. I thought I'd throw it in here for effect!
(L-R: Kristin, Julie, Jessica and me)

2008 Christmas Elegant Dinner

Every year, all the women at my church put on a Christmas Elegant Dinner where we bring out all our fine china and table centerpieces, set up tables in our cultural hall and have a FABULOUS dinner and Christmas program.
The Elegant dinner was this past Thursday night and of coarse I took pictures! I did a new theme at my table this year and I really liked how it turned out. Take a look...

Here's my table



The bulbs in the clear vases came from my Christmas tree! My mom helped me make the centerpiece. We got the florals and the clear marbles from Garden Ridge for $10! The tall lime green candles came from Home Goods. One of my FAVORITE stores!

Our wedding china


A TON of people came this year!


My mom came. She LOVED the way my table turned out!


John came and was a server in the buffet line (along with several other men!) Unfortunately he broke one of our glasses when he was helping me pack things up at the end of the night! He's like a bull in a china shop! :)


The Elegant dinner was so fun this year! John also gave me my Christmas present early this year by taking me to the Nutcracker (He HATES the Ballet- but I LOVE IT) and one of my favorite restaurants- Stonewood Grill. It was so much fun! I just love the Nutcracker! John was great to suffer through it with me. Unfortunately, he wouldn't let me take any pictures of him/ us that night, so this is the best that I could do!





They don't let you take any pictures at the performance but here are some professionally done ones that I found online of the Nutcracker...







It was beautiful! Go see it!