Exciting times!!

I had my weekly doctor appointment today! And I have some great news! Little Addelyn is about 7 pounds 3 ounces. She is still in the 50th percentile and growing right along schedule. We got some more cute ultrasound pictures. A couple 3-D ones, which I usually don't like, but I thought it was so neat to see her face and hands and everything! A couple times during the ultrasound she opened her mouth and that was really neat to see! Anyway... back to the exciting news! I am still 90% effaced, dilated to a 2 now, and her head is between 0 and +1... meaning that it is starting its way out of the birth canal! Wow! I have a little extra amniotic fluid... nothing to be concerned about though. My doctor told me that if by next appointment I have not gone into labor that he wants to induce me next Tuesday (the 9th) or Wednesday the (10th)!!! That means that this time next week I could possibly be in labor! And we will have a baby next week! I am so excited, I can hardly wait!








Our baby girl!

We LOVE the Sun!

Much to my enjoyment Portland is not nearly as rainy as I had expected. And it even gets warm here! That's right... it's been in the 80's for the past week and we have been loving it! I often go down to the pool at our complex to work on the little tan that I will be able to get this summer. It has been wonderful! Saturday we had our friends over so the guys could have a rematch in Watermelon Ball (a game played in the pool with a watermelon... kind of like football). The girls of course were glad to oblige because, let's be honest, who would pass up the chance to soak up the sun?!

Disclaimer: I stole these pictures from Megan's blog, so if you already read hers, there is nothing new. Sorry! And thanks Megan! :)




































The game ends when the Watermelon cracks or breaks open! This time it only cracked... luckily! Everyone got to enjoy watermelon and otter pops once the boys were done!

We are Anxiously Awaiting the Arrival of Addelyn Nicole

The nursery is finally done! We are ready! She could come tomorrow and I would be completely and totally okay with that! I sure hope that she likes her room! I know she won't care while she is little, but as she gets older, I hope she likes it. :) I also finished the quilt that I made for her today. So, really any day now!
I also hope that she loves the baby blanket that I made for her as much as I have loved (still do love) the one that my momma made for me! :D

Baby Girl Shower

May 16th Danielle Jackson and I had our joint girl baby shower! There was such a great turn out from family and friends! The hosts (Megan and Marissa) did a marvelous job coming up with games, amazing decorations, and delectable food!We got some great gifts and enjoyed everyone's company. I'm so grateful that so much of Tyler's family came to support us and show their love! It was great to see everyone! After the shower I felt more ready to have this baby! Thanks everyone for coming! And a special thanks to Megan and Marissa for putting on such a great party!!

PS... I look huge in this picture!

My other blog

Hey all you bloggerinos. This is Tyler, the other T in "T N' T." While Tara does most of the blogging, I like to throw in my two cents once and a while. For all interested - and I hinted that I was going to do this - I am starting a side blog for anyone who is interested (which probably won't be many :). This blog is going to be focused on the Harry Potter series, (which I love by the way if you didn't already know.) I've read the books countless times and I seem to gain more from them each time I read them. So, the way I'm going to proceed with the blog will be as follows:

I'm starting reading the series again, but this time, I am going to blog after every few chapters. I will be posting my thoughts, opinions, and insights into what I've read both for my personal sake (like a weird Harry journal) and for those who maybe didn't see things the same way I did while reading the series. My hope is to have you readers comment and share your own insights and thoughts and maybe even start up a lively debate. My other purpose is for all the well-intentioned folks out there who have not yet read the series (ahem, Tyler Scott) to have a good excuse to start reading them. I hope I can at least get a few people who will read them along with me and discover or rediscover the awesomeness that is Harry Potter. I won't be reading at breakneck speed, so don't feel rushed. I have had such a fun time discovering this series and want to rediscover it all over again. So please, if any of you or anyone you know would be interested in joining me, please share the link with them. The blog is up and I plan on starting the reading soon, so get ready!

Very best,

The Gryffindork

discoveringharry.blogspot.com

p.s. Very soon, I will be posting a critique (rant) of the Twilight series on the discoveringharry blog. Stay tuned!

Our Baby Girl

I was able to have another ultrasound yesterday! I just love ultrasounds! It's so fun to lay there and watch her move and see her little hands, feet, and nose. She is so cute! I just want to hold her already! She weighs 5 pounds and 13 ounces! She is in the 45th percentile and growing just right! I am so excited that she's right on schedule with her growth. I was a little worried with the gestational diabetes that we would end up having a large baby girl, but it sounds like she's doing just fine.


I am also growing right along schedule. My doctor always tells me that I am a very low risk patient and that he isn't worried about my pregnancy at all. How comforting! I am already 75% effaced and her little head is just waiting for the right time. I wish the next month would pass in a week! A month from today is her due date!

We are so excited to meet little miss Addelyn!

Mother's Day

It's pretty exciting to be able to celebrate Mother's Day for the first time! Even though she's still in me, I am a mother. I've been taking care of her for the past 8 1/2 months, so it works out. Tyler was very good to me on Mother's Day! Saturday he went shopping for my Mother's Day gifts. He got me beautiful flowers that smell sooo good, an extremely sweet card, the Lady GaGa CD, the new Rascal Flatts CD, a pineapple, and a pineapple corer. Later in the day we went to Target and he also let me get a cute "Welcome" mat that I have been wanting for forever. He's the best!










The picture does not do these flowers justice!











Sunday we had a bunch of our friends over and Tyler made pulled pork. I helped a little, but it was nice to not have to worry about dinner and I'm sure the other mother's appreciated it as well. It was delicious! We went over to the park after dinner and played a round of Bocce Ball, which the Jacksons dominated.

We are both so lucky to have such wonderful mothers who are such great examples!

They are both so full of love and would do anything for any of their kids. I hope that I can someday be as great of a mother as these two! Love you both!

A Wonderful Visit

My momma came and saw me this past weekend! It was so good to see her and show her the NW! We had full days and enjoyed the time that we were able to spend together.

Friday we made a trip up to Washington, since she had never been. We got out in a random neighborhood to take a picture. A man asked us if we were having car trouble! haha










After our short stop in Washington we went to Multnomah Falls. It was a beautiful sunny day and the falls looked gorgeous!


































She was also amazed by the beauty of the Columbia River Gorge. It was so fun to show her all of the fun things around Portland. Next time she comes we are hopefully going to be able to hike Multnomah Falls and get the full affect!











After Multnomah falls we went shopping! I feel like I haven't been shopping in so long, so it was very nice! I was able to find quite a few shirts that are juniors, but will work for maternity tops for me! I was glad that we were able to find cute ones because most of the maternity shirts just make me feel fat and ugly. She couldn't get over how big my tummy was and the fact that I haven't really gained weight anywhere else. That made me feel good! This is one of the cute finds and my huge tummy!













On Saturday we went to the Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast. Unfortunately the weather was not very nice to us. It was cloudy and rainy the whole time that we were there. It was still fun for her to see it and she even dipped her toes in the ocean! Brave soul! We walked around "downtown" and looked in some cool souvenir shops.

























It was so fun to have her here! I can't wait until she comes again for several reasons. Next time she comes will be because she will have a granddaughter! We can't wait!

A Historic Milestone

Today is a significant day in the field of dentistry. I had my very first patient! Granted, I only cleaned his teeth, but still, it's a big milestone for me. It was pretty surreal working on a real patient and unsupervised for the most part to boot. This may not seem like a big deal to anyone else, but I finally felt like a dentist. It's strange that in a little over 3 years, they'll call me "doctor." I hardly feel qualified to have anyone call me "mister." I have so much to learn in those 3 short years.

Conference Weekend at the Coast

For conference weekend we rented a house on the Oregon Coast in Rockaway Beach. It was gorgeous weather and we had an amazing view of the ocean from the house! Tyler and I were only able to go up for the day on Saturday because of our job. However, it was still tons of fun! We left at 7 am, hung out for the day, and left to go back home at about 11 at night. It was a long, but super fun day! We watched the morning session of General Conference while we ate breakfast. Between the morning and afternoon sessions of conference we went down to the beach to play for a little bit. It was sunny, warm, and not very windy. Three things that never happen at the Oregon Coast. We were very lucky. After we watched the afternoon session the girls sat on the deck and did pedicures while the boys watched basketball. The non-pregnant girls were nice enough to give pedicures to us pregnant women that cannot reach our own toes. Thanks girls! The boys left for priesthood session while the girls prepared the veggies for our kabobs. They were delicious! Thanks to Willie for manning the grill for the night! Such a blast!









Boys before priesthood session! So handsome!






























Little Spencer before he decided to eat the sand.




















All girl photo! Lovely ladies!!





















Pedicure time! So cute!