Wednesday, December 16, 2009
A letter to a friend.
I miss you so, so much. It seems like yesterday we were running, frolicking and playing without getting dizzy and becoming short of breath. I know that growing a human is not easy, but somehow we we will get through this together.
Dearest neck- you have never had acne before. This is something new for us! I've never had so much fun playing connect the dots in my life.
To my hard working hands...you are always red now. And throbbing. Unfortunately, I dont think this is going to get any better for you, but much, much worse. I apologize in advance.
To my Back. WHY???????
Dear, dear rib cage. Im sorry this has happened to you. 4 inches in just a few short months is way too much and too fast to expand. This is not normal. Rib cages are not meant to do this. Please stay where you are, I refuse to buy a size 40 bra.
B cups. Sweet, sweet B cups. Where have you gone? I cannot believe at one point in my life I wanted anything different. I wished you away...now you are gone and I cannot wait until we meet again. I promise enhancement is not, nor will ever be in your future. It's defintely not all its cracked up to be. I miss you.
Tummy. Where do I begin? You and I....we have a love/hate relationship. What once was the deepest, darkest, endless hole of a belly button now is flat and is very easy to clean. I appreciate that. However, you are very itchy. You are very high maintenance. I apply my lotions and gels and you still itch. However, I thank you for not having stretch marks...yet. Please, if you plan to do this, wait until the last month or few weeks of pregnancy. Do it for my sanity. Thank you for keeping my baby boy safe and warm. He is the reason that all of this makes sense. He is the reason for me not popping you like a balloon and riding it to a far away island in the sunshine to bask in a bikini. He is my everything.
Dearest Hips. I appreciate the fact that I can still wear my own jeans. This is because you were large to begin with. Although I cannot button these said jeans ( due to body part mentioned in previous paragraph), I still want to thank you for being large enough that not much of an adjustment has needed to be made in this area thus far. You make being an incubator a little more bearable for me. I hope you continue to be a blessing all the way through the birth part of this...you know what I mean. Just please let him come out easy.
Booty. You have been and will always be ghetto. Keep it real.
Legs...hang in there. The 15-20 lbs I have gained was all intended to make you extra toned. Im hoping this plan works out. So far, the ankles are the only thing that have gained any extra tonage. This was not how it was intended to be.
And to the feet...bless your hearts. You might have the worst of all of it. Although you dont cause me too much pain, im sure im causing you much more pain than I could ever bear. Thank you for giving me a reason to buy new shoes.
And for the fetus livin it up inside me, thank you for giving me a reason to write this letter to my body. I know every ache, pain, and discomfort will all be gone when I see your sweet face. I love feeling you kick me, it never ceases to bring a huge smile to my face. You are worth it.
Sincerely,
Ali
Sunday, November 22, 2009
21 weeks
Friday, November 13, 2009
Ultrasound pics






Could he get here soon please?!?! :)
Saturday, November 7, 2009
OH JOY........
We are having a baby BOY!!!! I'll be honest, I was kind of hoping for a little girl ( mostly only because I already have a few cute outfits and Im used to girls, having 3 sisters) , but after seeing my little dude on the big screen yesterday I fell in love.
Josh and I are SOOO excited! We actually both deep down knew it was a boy so when we saw the "stuff" we just looked and each other and said of course!
Our buddy wasnt ashamed to show his boy parts, but when our nurse did a 3D shot of him, he immediately put his hands over his face and hid it and crossed his little feet over. We got some great shots of him, ill try to scan them in and post them .
We already love our ltitle dude and he already has me wrapped around his tiny finger. The name is still undecided and will be until Josh decides to like ANY of the names that I like! :) We cant wait to meet him April 1st!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Utah, Baby, and Nursery!
Isnt it wonderful???!!! Last but not least, the 16 week ( 4 month) shot. Another disgusting picture of me. But we heard the heartbeat yesterday and I officially felt the first nudge too! So crazy someones really in there! :)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
12 weeks!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
OH baby!!!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Busy, Busy Summer!
Rafting the Truckee River!
After a 9 LONG hour drive to Utah ( while pulling the boat and 6 people in the back of the car)... we finally made it! Utah is the best place in the world. Not only did I get to eat CAFE RIO, but I finally got to see this new Forever 21 that everyone had been talking about at South town mall, see my pregnant best friends and get to go to Angies baby shower( thanks for planning that around me!) Of course the highlight of Utah though was the beautiful wedding that was also ( thankfully!) planned so we could be there. Josh's little brother Brennan married my lovely sister in law Skye!! It is so fun having Skye as a sister now. Its funny because when I was in dental hygiene school, Skye and I ended up living right by eachother in the same apartment complex, not even knowing it! We would go out to lunch weekly in provo, and I would listen to Skye vent about how much she missed Brennan on his mission and how she never thought she would be a HOLT, and how I didn't know if I would EVER become a Holt either, after dating Josh almost 3 years! We got to become really good friends, so now that its official and we are Holt girls, its even that much better. The wedding was so great and we were so grateful we got to be part in it.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Washington DC, the place to be on the 4th!
We got to DC and immediately went to see this beautiful temple!!! My friend Kristins parents got sealed here so this was really special for her to see for the first time!

We walked around the national mall a ton! This is a view of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial building.

We got to go to a Braves/Nationals baseball game as well, pretty fun but I think we were all pretty tired from walking around all day!

We ended the 4th of July day by watching the most amazing firework show I have ever seen! It was something everyone should do at least once in their life, so worth it! Thanks friends for all the fun, and thanks everyone else for reading such a long post.























