week 32: baby practices breathing

your baby's toenails are visible.

Although your baby's lungs aren't fully formed, he or she practices breathing. Your baby's body begins absorbing vital minerals, such as iron and calcium from the intestinal tract. The layer of soft, downy hair that has covered your baby's skin for the past few months — known as lanugo — starts to fall off this week. By now your baby might be 11 inches (280 millimeters) long from crown to rump and weigh 3 3/4 pounds (1,700 grams).

No. I am not pregnant. or at this point dating anyone really. 

 

but I have lost my ability to breathe

 I have been practicing since week 32 and now my lungs are failing me 20 years later!

i'm not responsive and i'm not breathing. 

sign me up for CPR

Finals are almost here

I am having an anxiety attack

Countless times I walk to the testing center ...

then talk myself out and walk back home

Eye of the Tiger is on replay on my ipod

I.Can.Do.This.

Paint-A-Wish

I know I've talked about this before.

Paint-A-Wish.

A program my sister and I direct

These activities give families with Chronic diseases the 

opportunity to gather together and know that they're not alone. 

usually my position covers organizing 

but today I was able to sit with the children and just play

Those kids, no matter their conditions, are the strongest and smartest children I know.

They know everything about their conditions

try saying  glycosaminoglycans 3 times

 Highlights:

It was so nice seeing the moms having girl talk,

...not something that happens on a daily, no wait, monthly basis. 

the kids were high-fiving because they found out they both can't take in sugar

The dads got off work early to just help the kids make 

structures, boats, planes, and art projects. 

I mean, it doesn't hurt having multiple 7 yr old boyfriends hahaha

That's right. every girl but me has cooties. 

what an honor haha. 

emptying a pool with pitchers.. also quite the adventure. 

These kids are the sweetest spirits I know

I am so blessed to know them personally and learn about them.

xoxo VivianDanella

 

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

I used to dream about having the adult life and adult friends like

 Ross, Monica, Joey, Chandler, Rachel, and Phoebe.

I one - upped the show. 

I mean my roommates are virtually the best

introductions: Cass, Katie, Ashley, Mich, and Mal

and how about my pseudo roommates?

Whitni, Marissa, Pepe, Aaron, Junior, Chris, and Brock

College life is so good sometimes.

Well, there are also my cute missionary friends

my little men are coming home!!! 

Anyways, this is an example of one of our midnight jams.

typical night. 

We'll go viral someday

xoxo VivianDanella

Fortune Cookie Truths

hmmmm

good thing I am a Health Major and Business Minor

seems like Buddha is on my side

I'll take what I can get!! 

also: where did i acquire such an undeniable fortune?

DISNEYLAND 

no wonder it is so perfect. I mean according to Walt Disney

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” 

 

I will live by this motto forever. 

 

Thank you Disneyland, Thank you BYU, Thank you Buddha, and Thank you Spicy Noodle Bowl

 

CEO and MOM all at once... doable

Preface: So. I am going to have a sister-in-law. I can't be more excited!!! I love my one and only brother and have been waiting for the day someone would steal his little heart and make him go crazywho would have thought a little organic chemistry do the trick!

anyways. yesterday was memorial day. I love a good 4 day weekend.

yesterday my brother and brooke (his finace) came to visit us in Provo

and joined me, Ginger, Ashley, Christel, and Devan for a BBQ. 

I will bear witness about two things tonight: making lists, and the church 

#1 - Lists

• grocery lists                             
• list of my siblings favorite foods
• list of things to bring to a bbq   
• list of school work to get done 

If the list is in place... everything should go smoothly...logically

unfortunately, my list was only almost nearly perfect.

maybe I forgot condiments and matches? 

good thing for friends that come late! 

*Special thanks to Christel and her physics homework for making her late and our bbq a success.

#2 - Church

in this case, mainly the building, though don't get me wrong, I am a definite fan of the gospel. 

Everyone had the same idea and all the bbq's were full.

so on our way to a park that was miles and miles away, 

I saw a church to my left and took a quick little detour,

it was perfect, our long search was over. 

a non-populated gazebo with shade and a large bbq set. 

YIPEE!!!

in reference to the tile, so I made a strawberry sheet cookie? 

recipe for this delicious concoction

My future sister-in-law was helping me create this 

piece of deliciousness.. as she helped, she said

"you are so fancy! you are going to be such a great mom!"

YESSSSSS it's everything I aim for!! 

While getting ready, Ginger said something along the lines of 

"i don't even know where to begin!"

so I started to operate the situation.

... thank you almost perfect lists! 

then Brooke said, "Wow, you will be a CEO someday!"

I think Manuel found the perfect girl...I mean.. who doesn't like 

to hear someone tell them they are capable of fulfilling their dreams. hahaha

but really, she is great! and thanks to people like my friend Dallin, Nathan, and Cole

for dedicating their lives to protecting our country!

Confessions

So maybe I didn't go to your typical high school.

Maybe I went to a music-college prep charter school.

no. It was not like High School Musical.

I loved every moment of it... well almost every moment. 

face the music.(pun completely intended.)

you can't go through high school without having a few break downs.

anyways.

that is not the point. 

the point is. I love music. I love it more than sports. 

have I taken 4 years of music theory? yes

did I take another years worth of music classes in college for fun? yes

It's not just the classical genre I listen to.. though every once in a while it is rather soothing.

I little bit of jazz, a little bit of hip hop, a lot of bit of Kelly Clarkson, holiday music galore, and even the occasional country...yeah.. living in utah...and with mal, katie, and ash.. I caved. 

here's the real confession: 

I know...longest background info.

Sometimes i listen to just the most perfect song at the most perfect time. 

A good woman empowering song.

This super goofy grin finds its way on my face.

I look over my shoulders to make sure the coast is clear. 

Then I let my imagination wander.

Let's do a sample run:

The song "pictures of you"

without fail. every time I listen to it I imagine I'm in the last scene of a movie. 

and then the credits start to roll on the right side of me as I walk down the street. 

And i am just smiling like i have a secret. Like I just did something extremely empowering.

Sometimes.. I even do a little spin. right in the middle of the street.

I guess it's not a secret anymore.

Now it's something you can do when you're walking down the sidewalk.

everyone wants to be a star lol. 

it's even better when the leaves are golden.

yes.. this is the worlds most edited photo.
but a glimpse of what I see in my mind lol.

keep smilin'!

if i've learned in anything in this lifetime...

In this short lifetime I've lived I have learned plenty.

I have learned to play the piano

I have learned how to make friends

I've learned how to change a car headlight

I've learned to say goodbye

I've learned soooo much being here at school. 

and as much as all those things matter.

there are items of more importance.

trends change with time.

things are becoming more technical everyday.

ill probably have a robot to do chores for me in the future.

probably the biggest moral of my life thus far is:

Family is the one thing i can count on. Family is love.

"You don't choose your family.  They are God's gift to you, as you are to them" 

 I cannot say we're a perfect little tribe but we always come through.

When I think of my happier moments..it's with them.

i love every single member and my heart yearns for them everyday. 

 I am just counting the days to see my ma and pa and little lenny.

 i have a secret: i know what love is. 

Mumsy, Pa, brosky, fool, smally... this one's for you.

zamora Ganara!!!