Can I Get a What What?

I've been seeing this on a lot of people's blogs and I thought it looked interesting, plus I'm bored because Emma is napping and my grandma is gone. It's 50 facts about me and 50 facts about Neil.
50 Facts About Ali:
1. I'm very OCD, everything has to be in even numbers or multiples of 5.
2. I would die to have a baby right now, literally, if I was told that if I were to have a baby I would die right after birth I would do it, no questions asked.
3. I want to travel the world before I die. I actually told Neil that I won't marry him unless he can promise me that we could do that.
4. I love my life, I'm the happiest I've ever been.
6. I hate germs, I never used the bathrooms at school, if I have to go I wait, even if it's for 4 or more hours.
7. I LOVE school, my dream job would be a professional student, too bad that doesn't exist.
8. I love to read, in our house I actually added a reading corner just for me, it includes a nice big, comfy chair, a book case with all my books, and a lamp. I haven't been able to use it yet...depressing.
9. If a book becomes popular I refuse to read it, Harry Potter NEVER, Twilight series YOU WISH. They just don't appeal to me.
10. I wish I was crafty, but I'm not. I keep thinking I will be but it never pans out.
11. I'm the second youngest of four kids, the first to get married, and the first to have a baby.
12. I love the internet, I can find out anything about anybody.
13. I spoil Emma way too much, she has a ton of clothes that she has never worn and it makes me upset because they are dang cute but she doesn't fit into them anymore.
14. I love taking baths, everytime I'm tired, stressed, sick, or anything I soak in the tub, my parents acutally bought us a jetted tub in our new house, it's well used...Emma is taking after me.
15. I love our new house, I couldn't ask for a better place.
16. I'm a spoiled brat and if I don't get what I want I through a fit and fight until I get it...fortunately I've learned how to use this properly and it always works in our favor.
17. I would love to have twins, I actually hope I do, I think it would be so fun.
18. I was married at 18, and had a baby at 19...I was creeped out too.
19. I don't trust doctors and dentist unless I already know them...that's why I traveled 30 min. to my doctor when I had Emma and whenever I go to the dentist I travel up to Heber. I don't know what I will do when they retire.
20. I can't sleep unless Neil is next to me...so I end up waiting until 12:30 at night to go to sleep.
21. In high school there were many rumors going around about me that wasn't true...it still baffles me to this day tht people thought I did half the stuff I heard about.
22. I'm going into Social Work...it's the best.
23. I'm going to UVU and I think UVU is a joke...it's more like high school than high school...most of the time. I actually have a teacher this semester that is challenging.
24. My husband proposed to me on New Years Eve, right at midnight. He said it was the first thing he wanted to do that year.
25. I think my parent's love Neil more than me half the time...but that's good.
26. I love making fun of people, I never mean the things I say, I'm just very sarcastic. But more often then not, people take me seriously and I end up in trouble.
27. I have never drank or done drugs once in my life.
28. I new I loved Neil the first time I met him, but it took me a little longer to really come around to those feelings.
30. I met Neil because I dated his best friend, but Neil and I never met while I was dating Dylan. 31. In high school I went to at least one concert a week.
32. I didn't want to get married until I was like 27 or 28.
33. I don't have a middle name, and either does Emma...I just don't see the point in girls having middle names.
34. Neil and I have very different styles, but we somehow find things we both like.
35. I know a lot or random information that will never help me out in life.
36. I don't know what I would do if Emma wasn't here, she really is my world.
37. I'm scared to death of getting Alzheimers, my grandma has it and I don't want to end up like that.
38. My children have no chance in life, ADHD and OCD run in both Neil and my family's.
39. I HATE spit with a passion. The thought of it makes me sick.
40. I hate sports, I think they are a waste of time...at least to watch.
41. I love fruits and vegetables, way more than anything else. I could eat them everyday.
42. I love my name, it's unique. I don't know of anyone else whose full name is Ali and spelt like mine.
43. I hate, hate, HATE it when Alison's or Alice's or whatever go by Ali, it's not your name jerk wad!
44. I don't have a favorite color, I like pretty much any color.
45. I hate taking out the trash, even though it's right outside the door, I pretty much refuse to do it.
46. I like learning about people's lives.
47. I'm really smart, I just don't apply myself. I don't get the point of trying to get an A, when I don't have to try and I get an A- or B.
48. I can pretty much tell when anyone is lying.
49. I love not having to work.
50. I've had more stuff taken out of my body than put in. I've had my appendix taken out, my gall bladder taken out, and I had Emma via C-section. Yes, my stomach has 8 plus scars from these "wonderful" surgeries.

50 Facts about Neil:
1. He loves Emma more than anything.
2. He works non-stop so I don't have to work, he refuses to lete me work.
3. He's extremely smart. He hates it when I procratinate.
4. He's very protective of Emma, it's a good thing though.
5. He's a twin. He hated it when he was younger though, they were always trying to be their own person, but every one knew them as "the twins".
6. He was born 3 months early. Him and his twin almost died. They got down to about 1 pound each.
7. He loves surprising me, even if it's just flowers.
8. He can't wait to be an Engineer.
9. He loves his job. I don't mind either because it's a great company.
10. He loves being a daddy, and he's wonderful at it too.
11. He's extremely funny, but I get annoyed at times.
12. He HATES BYU. Everytime he passes someone who is wearing something BYU he makes a barfing noise and calls them funny names.
13. He will be going to BYU next year, because UVU doesn't offer his degree, I laugh.
14. He has 5 brothers, no sisters.
15. He's the youngest.
16. He convinced everyone in high school that his name was Corneilious, it was even in the yearbook. Evern his friends thought that was his name.
17. He loves comic movies.
18. He's an AMAZING artist, he can draw anything in 5 minutes flat.
19. He's an amazing piano player. He can learn prety much any song by ear.
20. He loves to talk in different accents, but it drives me so crazy he doesn't so much, at least around me.
21. He pronounces borrow "burruw" it drives me up the wall.
22. He hates Bush, when I met him he had a sticker on his car that had a picture of Bush and on it it said, "Not my President".
23. He knew he loved me before we met. And he knew we would get married the moment he saw me.
24. In high school he grew his hair out, permed it, and dyed it orange, I gag whenver I see those pictures.
25. He also wants twins.
26. He is totally different than any of the guys I ever dated.
27. He's been in 5 fatal car crashes.
28. He used to live on a farm.
29. He likes buying things for Emma more than I do half the time.
30. He wants to travel the world.
31. He wants another baby as badly as I do.
32. He's very patient and caring.
33. Whenever he gets sick he assumes the worst.
34. He's really good at helping out around the house.
35. He served his mission in Tampa, Florida.
36. He can never keep a surprise from me, as hard as he tries.
37. He loves South Park and Family Guy.
38. He's very outgoing, which I am not.
39. He's very good at lying, he can trick anyone.
40. He loves making up stories, they are some of the weirdest stories you have ever heard.
41. He used to have OCD extremely bad, but as he got older it wore off...a little.
42. He's just like my little brother. It's a joke that I married my little brother, but I hated my little brother growing up.
43. He can get alond with pretty much anyone.
44. He never yells.
45. He can't fall asleep in a car, no matter how tired he is.
46. He can't sit in the back seat of a car, unless he absolutely has to, but it drives him crazy.
47. He's very indicisive (as am I)
48. His favorite food is Italian.
49. He hates any kind of melon.
50. When he was younger his older brothers would duct tape him and his twin to the wall so they wouldn't have to baby-sit them.

No Internet!

Sorry Neil and I haen't updated this blog in a while. We just moved and we don't have the internet until the 13th....we're pretty upset but we will live. But yes, it's true...we have finally moved. I LOVE our new house. I didn't realize how much stuff we had. It took us about 7 or eight trips to get everything from our apartment, but it's finally all in and almost all unpacked. We have a few more things to get set up. But as soon as it's all ready to go and we have the internet I will post pictures so everyone can see it. I must admit driving the extra 20 minutes to get to school is kind of annoying, but I'll get used to it and it's worth it.
Yesterday Emma and I went ot Cornbelly's with our friend Brandi and her son Lukas. It was a blast! They kids were so good and it was fun for all...but I must admit a little expensive, but it was ok because Emma liked it so much. I actually forgot my camera so I will have to pawn some pistures from Brandi and get them up here. It was fun to finally do something with someone who has a baby Emma's age.
Other than that nothing new. Oh, and Neil's last post was not true one bit. I guess it's a joke at work...whatever. Weird boys!

PICTURES, PICTURES, and more PICTURES!

Okay, so not much to say except we are just playing the guessing game as to when we will be moving. until then, enjoy a bountiful amount of pictures:

MORE UPDATES (with pictures)

Well, this week has been very busy! We are getting boxes and such for moving, which is supposed to happen in two weeks from today...so Oct 4th...i think. We have accumulated a lot more junk over the last year and half, but i told Ali that i would be much more liberal about what we can throw away this time. Apparently, it was impossible to get me to throw anything away the last time we moved, at least according to Ali.

So, other than that, not much else. Just staying busy with work, school, and Emma. Below are some pictures:

EMMA'S SCARY FACE!

Today Emma pulled a scary face for the first time. It was hilarious. Anyways, here is the picture of her "scary" face. it might be worth noting that when she pulls these faces, they're accompanied by a low sort of 'roaring' noise.

Many Updates!

So it's been a very long time since the last time I posted. Neil was blogging like a mad-man for a while so I thought that Iwould just let him post...but that cam to a sudden end and now I blog when I have time...which isn't very often. So I decided to update everyone on our lives...there are quite a few.
Neil and I have started school again. Neil is taking two classes, he goes to school on Tuesday and Thursday, and I think he's enjoying them. I'm taking four classes. I go to school on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. It's quite an adventure. But it's nice because someone is always home to watch Emma. I just really don't want her to go to a daycare until we have to.
The biggest news of all is.......Neil and I bought our first place. Yes, a place of our own...finally. It's perfect. They're still building it but they should be done in October or November. We're so excited. It's a townhouse in Spanish Fork. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, a 2 car garage...it's just perfect. I looked for about 4 or 5 months until I found the perfect place...I think I did pretty good...we got it for a really amazing price too. We are trying to wait until the time comes when we can move in....
Emma had her 18 month check-up yesterday and I was very impressed. Here are the stats. She weighs 21 lbs. which puts her in the 10th percentile, her whole life she's been in the 2nd percentile so that's quite a growth spurt. She is now 31 1/2 inches long and that's the 50 percentile, another growth spurt. And her head circumference is 18 1/2 inches, again 50th percentile. I was glad that she's finally growing. The doctor is concerned, as I am too, that she still isn't talking. We've talked about it before and yesterday Emma's doctor decided to have a speech therapist evaluate her, I agree with this decision. So we are just waiting to set up an appointment. I hope this helps. She isn't dumb and knows exactly what your saying. She knows all of her body parts and a TON of animal sounds...she just doesn't form words. I just think she doesn't want to...I don't know, I'm not the specialist.
But that's what's going on in our lives. A whole lot of fun and new things...we love every moment of it. Going 24/7.

Memories

I've been sitting here and came across something I wrote about Emma when she was six months old. She's now 1 1/2. I can't believe how mush she's grown since then! I still feel the same way, maybe I feel even stronger on some things. But this is for everyone, mainly Emma to see. Here it is:
I got my angel to sleep, I love her more than life. I never knew how much my life would change once she entered it. I don't know if you know but she was a surpise, but what a wonderful surprise she was. I would never give her back. I remember when she was born how quickly my thoughts went from me to her. I still remember laying there asking Neil if our baby was ok and begging my mom to let me see her because I knew she was in the room but I couldn't hear or see her and I just wanted to see my baby. I remember seeing her for the first time five hours after she was born and just crying and begging them to let her stay with me. I remember seeing her for the first time in the hospital and never wanting to leave her sight again. I remember having to say good-bye to her that night and crying while the nurse grabs me tissues and my mom assures me that everything will be ok. I remember the nurses telling me that if I would've waited twelve more hours that I wouldn't have a baby at all. I remember going to bed that night and pleading to my Heavenly Father that she would have a quick recovery becuase I knew that she wasn't supposed to be in the hospital, but instead with her family who loves her. I remember the day we brought her home and I rode in the back with her and just stared at her the whole way home thinking to myself, "how could such a perfct thing come from me?" I remember the first time she smiled and me, I mean really smiled and how much joy that brought into my life, I remember her first laugh and how cute and innocent it was. Everyday I stare at her in awe at how beautiful and smart she is. I can't believe she is already 6 months old! I don't want her to grow up. I miss my little 5 pound baby, now instead I have a 13 pound baby, but I love her more and more every day. Emma remember that your mommy loves you so much and I always will. You are the light of my life. I will never stop loving you.

Emma is no longer 13 pounds, but 20! Ok so apparently that's not that big, but it's big for me. I love watching her grow, and at the same time I hate it. I want another baby so much, but I need to trust my Heavenly Father and know that when the time is right he will bless me with another one of his miracles. Hope you enjoyed this...it's more so I can always remember these feelings that I have. I love you Emma Love.

Love,
Mommy