Jayson and Natalie

It's a BOY!

2010-03-19T13:40:00.001-07:00

The top picture is a back/side view of the baby. You can see his head on the left and his hand is covering his face. The bottom picture is baby curled up with his arm covering the side of his head.

The top picture is baby crossing his legs and relaxing in the womb! The bottom picture is a profile of baby's cute face!

The top picture is upside down, but it's a view of the little bum and legs. You can see that it's a boy! The bottom picture shows that it's definitely a boy!

Technology is amazing! We loved seeing our little baby in the ultrasound. Baby boy was so active and was moving the whole time. I think we might have our hands full... :-) The doctor said EVERYTHING looks great and the baby is super healthy! He was so cute and had his hands curled up to his face- he was being a little camera shy.

When we got home from the ultrasound Jayson started tackling my stomach and saying "FOOTBALL!!" He said he needs to start to toughen the baby up now so he'll be a good football player.

Here is a picture of Jayson when he was little. This is what our little boy is going to look like. Isn't he cute?!

Baby bump!

2010-03-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow I will officially be 18 weeks prego, almost half way! Jayson took a picture of my growing belly! I have felt some little flutters in my stomach, but I'm not sure if it's just my stomach churning or the baby moving. I've only felt it a couple times. But I should start feeling the baby move any day now! We are getting so excited. I caught Jayson reading "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and he loves telling me everything he is learning. He's going to be a great daddy!

So curious!

2010-02-19T10:38:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went to the Dr and heard the heartbeat again! Everything is going well and look good. She said I should start feeling the baby move in the next month or so. :-) I am excited for that! I also scheduled the big appointment of when we'll find out what we're having. March 18 at 2:00! I will definitely post when we find out if it's a boy or girl. :-)

First ultrasound!!

2010-01-21T10:43:00.000-08:00

Today I had my first ultrasound! When I first saw the image of the sweet little baby, it made everything seem so real. It sunk in that we really are going to have a baby! The baby was asleep at first and wasn't moving at all. After a couple minutes the baby woke up and it looked like the hands were up to his/her mouth. We saw the baby move and squirm. The Dr. said it seems like a really mellow baby, which is good news to us! Then we got to hear the heartbeat. It was 148 beats per minute which is really good. The Dr. said everything looks perfect and we're on track for a healthy baby!! From the pictures of the ultrasound, I think the baby looks like me! :-)

Nervous!

2010-01-20T19:39:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is a really big day for us. We get to hear the baby's heart beat!!! I don't know why, but I am so nervous. I already care for this little baby so much and I want the baby to be healthy. Last time I went to the Dr. my heart rate was 140/60- and it is normally 115/60. This whole baby thing is very scary yet very exciting! Wish me luck tomorrow!!!

Big news!!

2010-01-15T11:32:00.000-08:00

We have some very exciting news! We are going to have a baby! Right now I am 10 weeks pregnant and due on Aug. 10. Jayson and I were together when I took the test and we were both shocked when we saw the two lines, which means POSITIVE! Jayson still doesn't believe it's true sometimes, I think when we hear the heartbeat next Thursday then it will all sink in.

We are moving this weekend. We are really going to miss the Alamo, we have had some good memories in this little house of ours. We're just moving down the street to a bigger and warmer basement apartment. When we put our apartment up on the internet, we got call after call because everyone couldn't believe the rent- just $190 a month. We sold our contract in 2 days, so we're outta here!

We had a great Christmas break! We went down to South Jordan on Dec. 23 and enjoyed Christmas eve with my family. Then we spent Christmas morning with Jayson's family. We announced our pregnancy to our families on Christmas, and they were so surprised and happy! We video taped their reaction and it is so fun to watch.

I better get going, I need to get boxes and start PACKING! :-)

Our favorite Hobby!

2009-12-03T10:46:00.001-08:00

Jayson and I LOVE playing racquetball!! We both decided to take classes next semester. We go whenever we get a chance!

A little late...

2009-12-03T10:42:00.000-08:00

I was looking through my pictures and found mine and Jayson's Halloween costume! If you can't tell what we were, we were a bunch of grapes!!

Pictures of the one and only...ALAMO

2009-12-03T10:09:00.000-08:00

Jayson and I over the summer in front of our house!

Jayson modeling the food storage under the couch.

Gotta love the 70's color!

I thought this was very creative. This is an added feature- the counter being held up with ropes and caribeners.

Our house is COLD!!!

I snapped a pic of Jayson doing homework on our kitchen table.

Here is the outside of the Alamo. We nailed plastic on the windows to trap the heat in.

Here is the lovely carpet in the bathroom! (yuck!!)

This is the bathroom sink. The faucet on the left is hot water, and the one on the right is cold water. It is stained those colors....

I didn't mention our homemade shower head holder.

It's kinda hard to tell in this pic, but this is the ceiling right above where Jayson sleeps, it is caving down.

This is the narrow and long closet.

Our first house. :-)

2009-11-19T16:22:00.000-08:00

You know you live in the Alamo when….

*Anytime someone asks you where you live, you respond, “The white house that looks like the Alamo” and people know exactly what you’re talking about.

*When a friend sees your house and says, “My grandparents lived there when they were newlyweds!”

*Every time the Aggie bus stops in front of the Alamo, you lose internet connection.

*You can have a normal conversation when someone is in the bathroom and the other person is in the kitchen that are on opposite sides of the house.

*The living room is a multi-purpose room: dining room, TV room, emergency food storage room, student library, game room, office, and exercise room.

*You can’t touch the ground when you sit on the couch because the couch is raised to store food.

*Whenever you hammer nails into the wall to hang up pictures, it sounds like the wall is going to crumble.

*You can’t turn on the furnace because the house might burn down.

*The best heating source in the whole house is the oven.

*There are multi-outlet plug-ins and extension cords in 3 outlets for the whole house.

*Every time you blow dry your hair, it trips the breaker.

*You can’t shut the front door without locking the dead bolt or else it will come open.

*Your oven/stove is a 70’s yellow color.

*Your counter can come up and down and is held up by ropes and carabiners.

*If you turn the kitchen sink on all the way, water will spray everywhere.

*Fitting 2 people in the kitchen is a tight squeeze.

*You make your husband sleep on the left side of the bed because the ceiling on that side is caving down.

*The closet is 1 ½ feet wide and 5 feet long- not a lot of storage space.

*The walls in your closet are being held together with puddy.

*You ALWAYS wear flip flops in your bathroom because you don’t know how long the carpet has been there.

*No matter how many times you wash your sink, it always looks dirty.

*It’s really hard to get warm water from the bathroom sink. The left faucet is really hot water and the right faucet is really cold water. To get warm you have to go back and forth between faucets.

*The bathroom ceiling is being held up by a plastic sheet that is screwed into the ceiling.

*You pay $190 a month in rent, and that is expensive!

The first snow of the year in Logan- Oct 27.

2009-11-19T16:08:00.000-08:00

Corn Maze

2009-11-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

Jayson and I went to the corn maze for Halloween. :-)

Tri!

2009-11-19T15:48:00.000-08:00

I did an Olympic Triathlon in St. George in September. It was really hard be very fun!

Half Marathon

2009-11-19T15:36:00.000-08:00

My mom and I ran the half marathon together in Logan in August. Then we went to Bear Lake and enjoyed the warm weather and went boating. It was Cannon's first time wearing a life jacket- his cheeks were so squished!

Wedding Book!

2009-09-17T16:06:00.000-07:00

Hello! I am on a roll in posting- horray! SO, our wedding book is finished and posted online. Anyone is welcome to check it out. Let me know what you think about it. :-)

1. Highlitephotography.com
2. click on Weddings
3. click on Proofing (at the bottom right)
4. password: rasmussen (Make sure it's all lowercase)

The first fish I caught!!!!!!!

2009-09-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Me holding the fish- we named him Leroy.

Gutting the fish for my first time- I had to wear my gloves because I was a little grossed out.

Here is the finished product- not bad!

I caught my first fish this summer! One night for FHE Jayson and I decided to go fishing. It was getting kind of late, but we thought we could go for a little while anyway. So, we were sitting there and fishing away. Nothing was biting and we weren't anywhere close to catching anything. It was starting to get dark so we decided to reel in and head home. As I was reeling in I felt my pole jerking. I said, JAYSON I CAUGHT ONE!! He told me to give my pull a jerk so I was flipping it up and down. (I guess that's how you hook a fish...) I reeled in, and sure enough there was a fish. We think it was a trout- but we're not positive. When Jayson grabs the fish he notices something a little strange. The hook was caught on the fish's side and not inside his mouth! When I was reeling in, the hook got caught on the fish and I pulled him in. The fish was coming in with me whether he liked it or not! We had a good laugh about that! We took it home and had a yummy dinner. We cooked it on the grill with lemon juice and garlic. It was very tastey!

First time fishing!

2009-09-17T15:51:00.000-07:00

Over the summer Jayson took me fishing for the first time! We went up to second dam in Logan Canyon. We didn't catch anything, but we still had fun!

Golfing in St George!

2009-09-16T14:01:00.000-07:00

Over the 4th of July weekend all the boys in my family went golfing at Entrada. I went along and drove the cart and hit a few balls. But I'm not good at golfing, so I mostly watched. It was a beautiful morning and we had a blast!!

Bike Riding!

2009-09-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

One of our favorite things to do together is go on bike rides. Lately we have been doing more mountain biking and love exploring the canyon and finding new trails.

Floating down the canal in Logan!

2009-09-04T12:23:00.001-07:00

Getting ready to tube down the canal! SOOO COLD!!!

Finishing our bike ride back after a fun day floating down the canal.

Camping!

2009-06-29T12:58:00.001-07:00

We went camping with My cousin Levi and his wife Lithie. We went up Logan canyon and were able to enjoy the nature and beauty. We played Killer Bunnies, a funnnnnn card game, and Jayson beat everyone by far. He has so much luck when we play games!

Crusin' it up!

2009-06-29T12:53:00.001-07:00

We had the best honeymoon! We went on a cruise that started from Miami then we went to Key West and finally the Bahamas! At Key West we enjoyed the beach and ate the classic Key Lime Pie. At the Bahamas we went on a glass bottom boat excursion where you stay dry and enjoy the fish at the same time. We had the best time of our lives!!!

Some wedding pics!

2009-06-26T13:11:00.001-07:00

When we walked out of the temple it was POURING rain!!! Everyone got so wet, but we had a lot of fun taking pictures on the big stairs while trying to keep somewhat dry. :-)

Wow- I need to update this thing!!

2009-06-26T13:02:00.000-07:00

So, I need to update and let everyone know the latest! Jayson and I are living in the Alamo! It is perfect for a first place to live. Jayson is working at Advanced Heating and Air and I work as a CNA doing home health care through Sunshine Terrace. We are both taking summer classes and are keeping busy between work and school. Right now I am uploading wedding pictures to my computer so I will post some ASAP! :-)

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!

2009-04-30T23:59:00.000-07:00

So here it is officially Friday, May 1st! I can't believe Jayson and I will be getting married TOMORROW!!!!!! I don't feel nervous at all, only excitement. I feel like we've been waiting so long for this day and it would never come and now it is finally here. We have prepared so much for this special day and I am so happy to have the opportunity to spend time and all eternity with Jayson. I love him and I can't wait to be his wife!!!!!!!!