Ultrasound Pictures

I LOVE the baby's profile in these pictures. I've had bad dreams my whole life about my baby's nose...that it would be big and scary. But so far I'm just seeing a perfect little ski jump nose! (Maybe if we're lucky the baby will get Sammi's nose! I LOVE sammi's nose...do you think it's close, sammi??) When we were in the ultrasound, I had to hold myself back from yelling over and over "it has your nose seth, it has your nose!" I was VERY excited about it.

The baby had the hiccups during the ultrasound, which was also fun. It waved at us and was kicking around. Seriously, maybe ultrasound pictures might be boring to anyone but the parents and grandparents, but there's something about seeing it live that I just LOVE--it makes everything more real. It's a good thing I don't own a sonogram machine, or I'd spend all day every day watching cute little peach-sized baby.

Fifty Nifty!

visited 41 states (82%)<

I thought this was a fun idea....I wrote every state, and then if I'd been to that state I wrote something memorable about it!

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona – (The most memorable visit was the first time I flew out to meet Seth’s family in November 2005 for Thanksgiving. Can you believe it's almost been 4 years since the Johnsons became a part of my life?)

Arkansas

California – (First came when I was 5 and wasn’t tall enough toride the rides at disneyland! Now that I'm here I still can't ride the rides for different reasons!)

Colorado – (Most memorable…the Democratic National Convention…also the most stressful. Seriously, amazing to see the convention floor, not so amazing to sprint across the city to deliver tickets.)

Connecticut – (You have to say it connect-it-cut very quietly and quickly. That’s what we did when we were driving through in October 2005 on our way to the Boston Singles Convention)

Delaware – (How many times have we driven through delaware on ourway to NYC from DC? I cannot count. But you know, it's a pleasant state.)

Florida – (My first flight ever was a flight to visit Heathy in Florida when I was 18! We saw alligators and played at the beach and went to disneyworld...and i got my first 2nd degree sunburns ever, and held live sand dollars.)

Georgia -- (The Atlanta Airport is a mess, but the air feels wonderful. I feel like i've been to another part of georgia, but let's face it, I don't remember.)

Hawaii – (Honeymoon!!! Hawaii smells SO good. I mean, SOOOO good. And guava in Hawaii is unlike anything else.)

Idaho – (Born and raised, people. Born and raised. The cool thing about Sugar City is that you can lay down in the middle of main street at midnight and there's just no danger...or so I thought in high school.)

Illinois – (My first trip to Illinois (and this will not be the last mention) was the great family drive across the country in 1994 AKA the trip that never ends AKA GFTATC 1994… We drove through to see Amy, Wade, and Jimmy in Chicago!!!) (I also have to mention that some of my favorite memories are visiting mom and dad in Nauvoo, IL. Oh, I miss Rendevous in Old Nauvoo, especially "Willingly, because we have to!"...it gets me through many a workday.)

Indiana – (GFTATC 1994. Also, the Great trip across the country with Kyle in 2005)

Iowa – (Lots of flooding, lots of levys during the GFTATC 1994. This is also where we went a LOT during the Rendevous in Old Nauvoo period).

Kansas – (Kyle and I stayed with Katharine Lecheminant in Kansas during the great cross country drive of 2005. It is a Looooooongstate!)

Kentucky – (Part of the GFTATC 1994. I have a distinct memory of Louisville and an Arbys. Or Maybe a Wendys.)

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland – (Oh BWI, oh Potomac, oh DC Temple in Kensington. I love MD, esp the rolling hillsides. Maybe the coolest house in the world is in Potomac--they have "Mini Georgetown" in the basement, complete with street lamps, store fronts, an airplane (yes, an airplane), and cobblestone floorings. It's AMAZING and SO FUN.)

Massachusetts – (Destination: Boston Singles Conference. Seth and I were not single—we were a couple. Note: Couples shouldn’t go to singles conferences….as they are actually meant to widen the pool of potential people to date. Awk-ward!)

Michigan – (Can I remember anything about michigan, other than the college we went to (of which I do not remember the name…help me out here sisters!)

Minnesota- (awwww minnnnesOtah. I remember the drive during the GFTATC 1994. Biggest mall in america? How could anyone forget a rollercoaster inside a mall?)

Mississippi – (I woke up early in the morning when I was visiting Heather in Tennessee so I could drive with her to drop jimmy off in their stake, which included a small corner of mississippi. I woke up long enough to look out the window so I could say I have both seen and been in the state of mississippi).

Missouri – (I remember Liberty Jail and the RLDS temple most clearly)

Montana – (Is it true that Montana doesn’t have speed limits? I heard that once. My roommate Britta and I drove though montana on our way to Cowley Wyoming to see our friends Chris, Casey, and Joe. Awwwthe good ole days of college road trips! And how can I not give an honorable mention to the many trips to West Yellowstone for thePlaymill? It’s funner when you know the actors…and yes I said funner get over it.)

Nebraska – (Seth, I believe we stayed in nebraska during the not-as-great trip across the country in 2008??? I was traumatized, it’s hard toremember.)

Nevada – (Mmmmm First trip to nevada was on the trip down to Daniel’s wedding. Second was to visit Cara duing the break of October 2007. Yay for the bellagio fountains!)

New Hampshire

New Jersey – (Mmmmm just take a good whiff! Can’t say I’ve stayed in NJ, but the drive has some great rest stops along the toll road. Thank you NJ!)

New Mexico

New York – (I heart NY. I miss it being close. My favorite trips were: 1. With Emmy during the summer when we found the outdoor street festival and 2. Our last trip up in August 2008—one word: Lulu!) 3. The first trip, Seth took me up for my birthday so we could try to get into wicked and it was SOOOOOOOO Cold, and was all we could do to stay warm. AND i wore "cute shoes" instead of "comfy shoes". I learned my lesson. But it was our first big road trip and I love the memories we have!)

North Carolina – (Yay for Cara to fly all the way to DC, only to decide the next day to take a roadtrip to North Carolina with strangers! Rob, Kayleen, Steph, Cara, and I hopped in the car and drove down to stay with Kayleen’s aunt. Anyone remember the name of the city that we kept talking about?)

North Dakota

Ohio - (Our FAVORITE trip to Ohio was on the not-as-great drive across the country in 2008. It was so fun to see the DeMordaunts and stay extra long to see the dairy and hang with the kids and fam!)

Oklahoma – (GFTATC 1994. I believe the song was sung at least 7 times.)

Oregon – (Mary and Jeff’s wedding trip 2000. Ontario smells funny.)

Pennsylvania – (Philly trip with Brad Green 2007. So much fun to just play all day with Seth)

Rhode Island – (It’s small. 2005 Boston’s single conference)

South Carolina – (Charleston!! The great Tammy Seth & Jane trip of 2007! Ze Cherman Bakary haz itz rootz in ze karolinas, peepol)

South Dakota -- (GFTATC 1994. Mt. Rushmore. “Camping” inside the van, mosquito netting and all. Dad had the Club on the steering wheel where my head was supposed to go...it was very uncomfortable. I just remember we were ALL trying to sleep, but it was WAY too hot, and we kept talking and laughing and thinking it was too funny (okay, i was 11 and thought that and kept talking and laughing...sorry Family!))

Tennessee - (I had a conference in Nashville when I worked at CUA, and got to fly out a few days early to see Heathy and family! We had all sorts of fun, and then i stayed in a fun suite in nashville close to the grand ole opry!)

Texas - (The-company-that-shall-not-be-mentioned used to have it's headquarters in Texas, so right after we got engaged I flew out for "training". It was so fun to eat at SeaCatch with Lauren, the steak restaurant with Dewey and Lauren, and enjoy the heart of Texas) :)

Utah - (The first memories I have of Utah are of Angie's house and Grandma and Grandpa Nelsons. I remember sitting up on the dashboard in the tiny car with all 9 of us crammed in waiting to show up at Thanksgiving dinner! I also remember the time we all got the fake lips to wear when we walked into the Mackay's house. Yay for family trips)

Vermont

Virginia - (Ah, Virginia. The first was the GFTATC 1994 when we went to Richmond, and set off alarms and got chased by scary people. The second was when I moved to Arlington. I LOVE Virginia. It's where we fell in love, where many friends till live, and where we created memories that will last forever. My favorite monument in VA has to be Iwo Jima, but a close second is the Air Force Memorial.)

Washington (state of) - (Kennewick, the great tri-city area. It's where I saw the church sign that said "don't like the way you were born? get born again!" I still laugh.)

Washington (District of) - (D.C. changed my life. The White House, the Capital, the Cherry Blossoms, the Free EVERYTHING, Ruth's Chris, the Mall...oh there are so many memories! I LOVE DC.)

West Virginia - (Mountain mama....I loved camping in WV, Hiking in WV, and even going to an authentic West Virginia Family Reunion (not my own...and seriously, they would introduce themselves as "i'm cousin to so-and so, and we're also 2nd cousins once removed and she's my sister in law, too!...no joke) the adventures...).

Wisconsin - (Cheese! Cheese cheese!)

Wyoming - (Cowley Wyoming has got to be among my favorites. Longest drive across the state ever, but gets a person where they're heading! :))

Um, Going Public

Remember the time our blog went private? Well, we're going public again. Sorry to be a pain, but this way you can add us to your google reader!

We may or may not go private again, mostly for now we just had an increase in readership so we thought we'd accomodate more people.

xoxo

Among our finest work...

Seth and I were talking tonight about our "great" acting skills, and this video came up. I haven't thought of it in years, and so we pulled it up to watch again. It's among my favorite "out of the blue" works of Seth&Jane.



(Please don't take us seriously....came up as the result of one of us figuring out that emmy's necklace looked like an eyepatch. lol)

Bedrest

Sigh.
Yesterday morning we woke up to a little scare, and after a trip to the Doctor's office we confirmed that the baby is ok, but Janey has to take it easy for a few days. This also means that we cancelled our vacation plans for next week to Hawaii.

The good news is that knowing i wouldn't be able to do much in hawaii, I got a zillion recommendations for books, bought some on amazon, borrowed others. So they've really been a great distraction while I'm down! The second the TV comes on I fall asleep, and since i'm always on the computer i have been trying to limit myself to take a little break, so I've been keeping myself occupied with books book books! Today was long, especially because seth worked late and then had bishopric meeting (but skipped basketball for me!) and got home around 9:40 pm. Luckily I had some great phone calls so I wasn't completely alone. I guess this will help get me used to being home all day with a babe (however, i shouldn't get too used to reclining on the couch/bed all day...!)

As a side note, we got an ultrasound on Thursday and another on Monday, and it was CRAZY to see how much baby has grown--the doctor even commented on it. It makes sense why I'm crazy tired--it's a full time job!

Lets talk about preggie pops

I would like to dedicate this post to Preggie Pops, and all the wonderful people who introduced me to them:


So preggie pops-the all natural nausea relief in a tasty sour-fruit hard candy. I seriously wouldn't have survived the past week without them.

I'm sure all the Dentists out there won't approve...but the best remedy for me has been to pop in a drop on my way to sleep so I don't wake myself up dry-heaving (tmi, sorry!). I also love them as my in-between-meal snacks...they last for a LOOOOONG time so I don't have to eat every 10 minutes.

Janey's got a Bun in the Oven

We're excited to welcome a Little Baby Johnson into our family, currently on or around November 4th!

Little Baby Blueberry has a strong heartbeat of 160 and is already bouncing with excitement to join our family. Baby also has a strong dislike for Mexican food, but Loooooves Mustard and Preggie Pops.

I'm sure you're all just dying for my homemade goodness... :)

My cute friend Taryn had this on her blog, and since I ohhh and awww over everything she ever makes, and I've always wanted to try my hand at some more crafties, I'll join the bandwagon!

Seriously, though, I've been excited to make several different things this year, but haven't had the motivation until now!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me!
My choice.For you.

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year.The catch?

Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your own blog and offer the same deal to 5 of your own lucky blog readers.

p.s. I won't be offended if you don't post it on your blog and still comment that you want something....I'll actually laugh and think "that's what i was hoping i could do!"

Pray for my Sis

My oldest sister Amy was in the hospital last week, and went back earlier this week with some futher complications. Since I'm not a doctor and don't want to get my facts wrong, her blog is here and explains the details. I've just been thinking and praying for her the past two days, and trying to figure out what I can do to help. I wish I wish I wish we lived closer!!

If you have a minute, can you please say a prayer for her and for her family? I know it will strengthen them!

A tour of our apartment

We're FINALLY posting pictures of or apartment, so welcome!!! (Pretty much took the pictures from the same spot in the house, just turning, so you don't even have to walk...)

Here's the front door/front room/entry/entrance to the kitchen/top of the stairs:


And our Kitchen!And our front room!! (I like these decorations, compliments of our home teacher, Zarco, the Brown family, & Mom and Dad!)

And this is the wall that i'm not quite sure what to do with--what does one put in these cute picture frame shelves???
And our Dining room:

And our living room:
And our beroom:
And...what you've all been waiting for! Our disaster room :)

I didn't show you the bathroom....you'll have to come visit for that! :) haha. We still have a lot of pictures to hang, and a few more things to decorate, but here's what we've got!