Maternity Photos

Eric and I journeyed north to the City Creek Canyon entrance for some fun photo-taking time. The following are some of our favorite as well as some collages Eric made.

This is a personal favorite of mine.  

Eric loved the lighting in this area.

"Are you awake in there, little baby?"

Piggies by Don and Audrey Wood

Waiting Game and Katy Perry

Today is the day, everyone! Baby Girls' due date... except, there is one problem.

Here we go again...

Last night, while I was helping Mom and Dad set up their Mission blog (yes, you read that right...) I realized that I hadn't written on my blog in a while. So...here we go again!

Since I last wrote, I moved up in the City Library. I am now an Assistant Librarian on Level 2 at the Main branch. I love it! It has been the best job I have ever had and I am so grateful I got it. It has also been a blessing since...

Eric and I are expecting our first baby in one week! Being an Aide was getting hard on my growing belly and aching back so it was a huge blessing for me to get this position. I also haven't had any morning sickness or anything else that would make it hard to work so I have been able to accrue lots of sick and vacation time that I can use for my FMLA leave. Life as an Assistant Librarian is interesting. Mostly because of the location. Being downtown we get all sorts of people. Many a stranger has asked about the pregnancy and many an interesting story has been told to my family.

Baby Higgins is due March 23rd and we couldn't be happier! Well, except for Mom and Dad. They announced their desire to go on a mission since Mom retired last year and Dad the beginning of this year. We convinced them to postpone their leaving from February to April so they could be here for Baby Girl's birth. Poor Mom and Dad are crushed to leave their two little grandgirl's but excited to serve the Lord in Vina del Mar, Chile for the next year and a half.  They have been brushing up on their Spanish (or learning it in Mom's case) and will report to the MTC April 4th and fly out April 11th. Needless to say, Mom is hoping Baby Girl comes a little early so she gets more time with her. Finding names for Baby Girl has been hard and we have yet to pin one down and probably won't until she comes. Eric is coming to terms with being a daddy and grows more excited with each passing day.

Because we are expecting our first baby, I have been writing in my pregnancy journal rather than this blog. It has been an exciting couple of months for Eric and I. We moved into my parent's house since they will be gone and said goodbye to our little apartment at the U.

Soon, I will post my pictures of the pregnancy and my maternity pictures so stay tuned. Eric has been painting the baby room jungle/safari style and is almost finished so those pictures will also be coming soon. 

Random Updates and Projects of Mine

Today, while I was working on my essay for Shakespeare, it hit me that I haven't posted an update about Eric and me in a couple months. Shame on me. People might begin to wonder if we were still alive. So here I am, writing an update for all you wonderful readers. 

Zombies, Shirts, and Obsessions

I had another Walking Dead dream last night.

Bears, Birthdays, and Rashes

     I can tell that June is going to be a crazy month for us for the rest of our lives.  So much happens during this month; Eric, Krysta, Krissy, Kalli, and I celebrate our birthdays, and Krissy/Merek and Mom/Dad celebrate their anniversaries.  Eric has had a rough month, but I got a new job!  I now work at Eborn Books in Salt Lake.  I can take Trax there and back home, so it makes it very nice car/gas wise.  I am so excited to be working and making some money, and Eric is too, although I come home smelling strongly of the coffee shop next door. 

Eric's Inner Archer

A couple weeks ago, Eric bought this green jacket that makes him look like an elf and an archer.  Over Memorial Day weekend Eric and I watched the house and dogs for my parents while they went up to Idaho.  Eric and I were sitting in lounge chairs outside in the sunshine when my eyes happened upon the yellow target in the garden surrounded by hay bales that you can shoot at.

It's only...I mean already been a year?

Yep, you read correctly.  It's only...I mean already been a year since Eric and I married each other in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  For our anniversary we went out to eat at Culver's and relaxed in a hot tub at my parents' house afterward.  Then we watched Wall-E because why not?  We wanted to get away, but nice hotels cost you your firstborn child so we went camping in his parents' backyard instead.  Yes, we set up a tent, roasted marshmallows, read around the campfire, and tried to sleep in the cold with the sprinklers occasionally hitting us.  It was great.  Oh, and I made him take super awesome pictures with me.  See?

The Higgins' Wild Animals

On Pinterest a while back I saw this cute whale someone had painted that took up three canvases.  I decided it was simple enough that I could paint it, but I wanted a giraffe instead.  Here is my super simple sketch of what I wanted it to look like.

Revenge of the Carpet

Last night Eric and I went to bed as usual.  While we are cuddling, he remembers he needs to do something.  He sits up and scoots to the edge of the bed.  I close my eyes, rest my head on the pillow and think about the Relief Society activity with Hilary Weeks that morning, my cross-stitch project, school next week, homework I still need to do, church tomorrow, the...

"Agghh!"

From Ghetto to Great!

Sometimes, I feel like Eric is a child bringing home small animals and wanting to keep them.  I never know what is going to be brought through my door next.  One day he walked in with these metal legs to a kitchen table that fit perfectly in our apartment.  

Photoshop and Tablet Magic!

This is kind of a random post that I have been wanting to do for a while.  I have been finding tutorials on Pinterest that teach you how to make your photos better.  So I tried them out on a few pictures I really like with Photoshop.  There are before and after pics for the ones I noticed the most difference. 

 Also, at the end of the post are some of the drawings Eric has done on my tablet.  He wanted to show you guys.  :)

Our First Christmas Together!

It seems quite strange that Eric and I have been married for 8 months!  We spent our first Christmas trying to juggle my family and his.  I felt like we were in the middle of a tug-of-war and Eric and I were the rope!   I finished my finals a week before the big day.  Suddenly I didn't have to worry about homework and studying!  I could focus on the magic of the holidays!  (...PS Christmas is a lot better when you are a kid, growing up isn't nearly as awesome as I thought it would be...)

Spock Eric

Eric got a haircut on Tuesday and the result was quite hysterical!   His hair which was longer than mine is now barely half an inch long.  He is an entirely new person...

The Exceedingly Long Awaited Wedding

Here are the pictures from the temple (Finally!).  They include pictures when we exit the Temple, family pictures, bridesmaid pictures, groomsmen pictures, more pictures of Eric and I, and finally, miscellaneous fun ones.  Enjoy!

Again, our colors were Seal Grey, Granite Grey, Amethyst Jewel, Deep Amethyst, and Luscious Mango 

Window scares...

For Halloween, Eric had this brilliant idea that we should open the window right next to our front door and scare people when they knock for treats.  It was fantastic :)  We got some pretty hilarious reactions!  They would scream, jump, back away, laugh, take their candy and walk away smiling.  Later in the night we heard some kids walk past and wonder if they had already been to out house. "No, we've been there.  That's the one where the lady scared us from the window, remember!"  Then they laughed and walked on.  It was a fun night needless to say.

Sheep and Wolf or Cat and Dog?

For Eric's Sheep costume we bought 2 pillowcases yesterday and sewed them together.  Then we stuffed them with the leftover bear guts.  Then he tried it on...

From Bear to Wolf

For Halloween Eric and I decided to be a wolf and a sheep :)  We traveled to our local DI store and bought the biggest stuffed animal we could find.  He was so happy to have found a new home!

What would you do to save 3 bucks?

This Thursday, Eric proved to me just how flexible and skinny he is.

Eric the Cuddle Bug

Every night for the past three months I have slept quite poorly.  It took me quite a while to realize why.  For one thing, I got married so I had to get used to sleeping with someone and not having my own space.  Even when I shared a bed with cousins I always had my side and they had their side.  The boundaries were not crossed!  Still, I gave myself a month to get used to sleeping next to a twitching furnace and noticed a slight improvement.  It still wasn't what I wanted though, so when I did wake in the middle of the night I tried to notice a pattern.

A couple weeks ago I finally figured out what was causing my minor sleep apnea.  But first, a little background for reference.