Baby Flewellen On the Way!

A week ago I was supposed to start my period, but it never came. I started to have an upset tummy last Tuesday and it would last all day long! A few days later I noticed my boobs were hurting really bad. So I figured I was pregnant but I wanted to wait a week after my cycle was supposed to start to take a test. 

So this morning as Cameron was getting ready for work. I snuck into the guest bathroom and took the test. It was positive! After Cameron left for work I went to my doctor to confirm it. It didn't take long for them to confirm I was pregnant. 

They estimated that I am 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant, and due around July 25th, 2015!

 I told Cameron when he got home. I had my positive test taped to a pink and blue balloon, which was tied to a tool box that was labeled Daddy's Diaper Changing Tool Box. I filled the box with diapers, a rubber ducky, baby powder and lotion, and a onsie that said I Love Daddy. 

I'm beyond grateful to be able to carry this precious baby of ours! And it couldn't have come at a better time with Thanksgiving in just a couple days.

 

Here is the video of my telling Cameron :)

 

Staycation

Since Cameron graduated A school, he get 10 days of leave (time off). So we've been doing the tourist stuff!

Last Saturday we went and visited Fort Sumter and Patriots Point.
Patriots Point has a sub, a destroyer and an aircraft carrier that visitors are allowed to go tour. Cameron went once with his class at the beginning of A school, and when we went on Saturday, he was able to tell me what a lot of the stuff was in he Engine Room. It was really cool to see all those things up close, but I would never want to work on a sub or an aircraft carrier! I'm not claustrophobic, but I was getting uncomfortable with how small some of the stairways and walkways were!
The sub we went on was very very old, and the subs today are much bigger.
Fort Sumter was awesome! It was fun walking around and seeing the history that was there. There were bullets still in some of the walls! it was crazy!

Fort Sumter used to be as tall as the flag just above my hand

Yesterday, we got to go to Carowinds!

Carowinds is an amusement park here in South Carolina. What's really cool about the park is that half of the park is in South Carolina, and the other half is in North Carolina!

We had a blast! It was our first time go on a roller coaster together :)

We rode all kinds of roller coasters. There was one where you are laying down, and you go backwards. That one was our favorite! There was also one where you were standing up, another one that had your feet dangling. We also went on one water ride and we didn't get too wet, but it was a lot of fun because the ladies that were with us had us laughing the whole time!

 We also enjoyed a yummy funnel cake with chocolate syrup, carmel syrup, strawberries with sauce, powdered sugar and whip cream! YUM!

But what really made the day enjoyable was Cameron. If we went on a roller coaster that wasn't as crazy or intense, he still managed to make it fun. He would scream and yell like it was intense and it made me laugh the entire time! 

It was the first night of Scarowinds for Halloween, so we decided to stay for that. For those who don't know, I don't like scary stuff! I don't like getting scared, I don't like scary things, I don't like it! If I watch a scary movie, I have to watch a Disney movie afterwards so I wont have nightmares!

So, we went to Scarowinds, and I told myself that I could handle it and that it wouldn't be that bad, and to suck it up because Cameron really wanted to do Scarowinds. We went through our first Haunted House called Last Laff, and it was freaky. You could pretty much tell who was real and who wasn't. I got scared but I thought I handled it pretty well. I didn't like it, but I did it. Then we start heading towards a haunted house called 7th Ward. I then realized we would be going through haunted houses all night and I wasn't ok with that. We got through the line and I teared up a little because I was getting scared. Cameron suggested that we could leave but I told him I wanted to be tough and do it. Then we started walking up to the door of haunted house and I lost it. I grabbed Cameron's arm and said as I was frantically crying' I don't want to go in, I don't want to do this, I don't want to do this.' He felt really bad that it scared me, and I felt horrible that I was scared of everything. So we decided to go home. I felt horrible but Cameron comforted me and made me not feel as bad.

This staycation has been the best!

We also got to go to the Columbia, South Carolina Temple on Wednesday. We always enjoy going to the Temple :) 

A School Graduation

On September 19, 2014, my husband graduated A school, and because he had the 3rd highest GPA in his class, he graduated with Distinction.

I'm so proud of him for getting through the first part of his schooling! Even though it's nice that he doesn't get to bring his homework home, he still has to make sure he gets it done in the time that he is given, along with studying. There were weekends that he would have to go in for 2-3 hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

His schedule for A school was Mon-Fri, he would leave between 5:45-6, and he wouldn't get home until 6 pm, then be in bed by 9. Sometimes he wouldn't get home until 8. Plus studying on the weekends. Most Fridays he would get off early, which we looked forward to every week. 

I also had to have a schedule while he was in A School. Mondays I needed to have laundry done so he would have his PT (Physical Training) clothes ready for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; eventually it was just on Wednesdays. Then Thursday nights we had to get his dress white uniform ready for Friday. Every 2 weeks we had to cut his hair to make sure it was within standards. I made breakfast and lunch for him everyday so he wouldn't have to get up as early, and every night I made sure dinner was ready when he got home so we would have more time to spend together.

I'm very excited for him to be done with A school! He will be starting Power School in November, and until then he will be on T-Track, which is basically doing work on base, like Watch( making sure people who go in to study are students and not civilians), cleaning, etc. 

I've heard from the other wives that Power School will require Cameron to be gone more, and his schooling will be more intense and more in depth, so I'm going to do what I can to help lighten his load so he doesn't stress out. He's so excited to learn more in Power School and to continue his education in the Nuclear field, and I love seeing how excited he gets about it.

I'm so proud of my honey! :)

South Carolina

We have been living in South Carolina for a little over 3 months now. At first it rained a lot and we LOVED it! It hasn't been raining as much lately. A couple weeks ago, there were a few days when it was kinda chilly outside, but it's been in the high to mid 80's and beautiful!

We've been able to go to the beach quite a bit, and let me tell you, we are loving every minute of that!

There is so much GREEN here! I don't think I've really seen gravel anywhere except on dirt paths. There are big green trees, some with moss on them. There are so many squirrels here, it's insane!

Cameron graduates A school next Friday. I'm excited that he's finished with this first part of his schooling, but the next couple parts are gonna make his schedule crazy.

We've made lots of friends, and we have BBQ's almost every weekend :)

It's been interesting getting used to the new terminology, and I feel like Cameron speaks another language sometimes with all of it. I'm even learning about it while he's sleeping. There's been a couple times when he's fallen asleep before me, and he will start talking in his sleep about torque, turbines, folding things and anything else he may have learned that day. I just laugh, go along with it, write it down and tell him about it in the morning and we get a good laugh out of it.

In our ward we are Primary teachers to a cute CTR 4 class. We have 4-5 kids that consistently come every week, and they make us laugh each week with the things they'll say. But it's amazing to see them learn a new concept and to help them understand Heavenly Fathers teachings.
This last Sunday was Fast Sunday, and the kids get Tootsie Rolls from the Primary Presidency if they are good during sharing time. The teachers hold onto them until they get to class. We'll, our kids wanted their Tootsie Rolls real bad. But we explained that we were fasting, and we encouraged the kids to fast for the class hour and not eat their Tootsie Rolls. And they did it! They were so proud of themselves! It was awesome to see them do that.

We are loving every minute of being here. I can't wait to see what the other seasons are gonna be like :)

Move to South Carolina

Welp! We have officially moved to South Carolina! We left AZ June 5th and got to SC 3 days later. The driving wasn't too bad, it was just kinda noisy in the cab of the truck. We got to see such beautiful country on the way there.

Our first night we stayed in Abilene, Texas. We stayed the night with my Great Aunt Elaine and Great Cousin Brandi. Those two are some of my favorite people on this entire planet! Elaine is my grandma's sister, and if anyone knows anything about me, it's that I loved my grandma very VERY much. She was my best friend. She passed away 11 years ago, which was and is very difficult for me. Elaine has always known this and I've had a special connection with Elaine. While we were visiting them, Elaine gave me one of my grandma's crocheted blankets, which was very sweet! Elaine and Brandi are always such a joy to be around. They always keep us laughing and always make sure we are taken care of. I also got to see one of my grandma's brothers while there too.

The next day we drove straight to Mississippi! We stayed in Meridian, Mississippi. On the way there we stopped in West Monroe, Louisiana. Right after entering Louisiana, Cameron moved over to the far left lane and within a second after he did that, there was a 15 car pile up in the lane we had just moved from. One car almost turned into our lane. I'm so grateful that Cameron listened to the spirit and moved out of that lane.
We are Duck Dynasty fans so we stopped by the Duck Commander Warehouse to take pictures and look around. It was really cool. We also passed over the Mississippi River which is HUGE!!

On Sunday, we made it to SC. We stayed in a hotel up the street from where our house was. The housing office wasn't open until the next day so we weren't able to get our keys until the next day.
We finally have everything that we need unpacked, but there are still a lot of boxes to go through.

It's beautiful here! We have been to the beach twice already. It has rained about 5 times since we've been here and there are thousands of squirrels running around everywhere! I love it! And I now know why people say southern hospitality is the best. It really is! Some people are rude, but a lot of businesses we've gone to around here, the employees are so nice and so positive!
Can't wait to see more of the South!

Answered Prayers

Well, tonight was interesting to say the least. At about 9:20 pm. I was laying in bed, and Daisy was on her bed, ready to go to sleep. My mom knocks on my door. I throw on my pink robe and open the door. She asked me of I had seen Zoey. I said I had seen her not too long ago. I see the panic in her face and head down stairs with Daisy to look around the house. We quickly find that she is not anywhere in the house or backyard. I start heading outside to check for her and I see our neighbors, the Jacobs, start getting in their car to look for her.
I quickly go change out of my pink robe and put Daisy on a leash and go look for Zoey. After I've looked down 3-4 streets I felt the need to go down another street, I thought to myself 'someone probably already looked down this street, but I can see our neighbors car at a park nearby so I'll head towards them'. Soon after making the decision I see a lady walking down the street toward me, and I again think to myself 'I should ask her if she's seen a black schnauzer'. As I was about to ask her, she asks me 'Are you looking for a dog?' I was like yea, I am. She asked if I was looking for a schnauzer and I said yes. She asked if I lived on the corner nearby. We were about 5-6 streets away from my house and I told her where we lived. She then told me that she knew a neighbor with a black schnauzer and was wondering if it was them looking for one. I then told her that it was hectic trying to find her cause she didn't have a collar.
Then the lady said she saw a facebook post about an hour ago that said someone in Sossamon Estates found a black schnauzer. She pulled up the post on her phone and there were pictures with the post, and they were pictures of Zoey!! The was a number with the post so I called the number and I told the lady on the phone we were missing a schnauzer. She asked if it was a boy or girl. I said a girl and she answers to Zoey. I found out that they are located 4 houses down from ours and she had Zoey for about an hour! I called my mom, dad and brother and my dad rushed over to get her.
My mom said she pulled over in her car twice to pray that she would be found.
It's incredible how the spirit works through us! My testimony has grown through this experience! So grateful that Zoey was taken care of and I'm grateful for Heavenly Father's guidance. And I'm especially grateful that I listened to the Holy Ghost!

Gilbert Temple Cultural Celebration

Tonight Cameron and I had the opportunity to watch the cultural celebration. It was amazing to see over 12,000 teenagers perform all different kinds of dances. Many dances were centered around Indians, Mexicans, Samoan, as well as western theme dances. We watched a young women from our ward perform a song with some other girls. Her name is Belle Lyon. She is the choir director for our ward right now. It was so cool to see the kids we know perform for our Prophet Thomas S. Monson. Camerons younger siblings, Chris, Rachel, and Katie got to be a part of this as well. It was great to be reminded that we are the children of Abraham, as well as listen to the story of the courage Shadrak, Neshak and Abendago. So glad I was able to watch it!