Week 31

Alright, so this picture is right at the end of week 31 and ... well ... here you go. It was a super low tide and some of the B* kids and I were seeing what we could see. More pictures to come on that.

Sigh... But he's kicking a lot and moving and squirming so that's good. And I am short, so there's really not a whole lot of places for him to go.

:)

Playing with the Camera

As I said before, we got a new toy this weekend. It's a Nikon Digital SLR. I am in love. Here are a bunch of pictures from the weekend.

 Brent was playing with the different effects on the camera. Thought this one turned out cool.

 Can you see Mt Rainier?

 Another fun effect one.

And we had to make sure that we could still do a scrunch picture with it. It's a little heavy but totally works!

What else can I take pictures of?

Week 30

Being that it's getting late. Well, late for me. And the computer is being SUPER slow, I'm going to make this short and sweet.

We got a new camera. My dream camera. Bet you can guess what it is. We went over to Manchester State Park to play with said new camera and also took my week 30 picture.

So there you go. I'll try to put some of the other great shots we've gotten with our new toy, I mean, camera on the blog tomorrow-ish.

It MUST Be the Hormones

When I was growing up, we had this old mare named Buttercup. She was a great old mare who let you do just about anything to her. And believe me, I tried everything.

I know I have a picture of her somewhere, but since it's an actual picture and I'd have to find it, then scan it - what DID we do before digital cameras - I found some pictures online that look similar to what she looked like.

Similar coloring, not the right pattern but you get the idea.

And while I was looking for those pictures, I found this one...

I always wanted a black and white paint and I would name him Newspapers, and...

He would have a blue eye. I've always been a sucker for blue eyes!

Anyway, I digress.

Buttercup was a wonderful, sweet, affectionate mare for about 28 days a month, but those two days...horses have "cycles" too...were awful! She would walk around with her nostrils flared and her ears back. She would nip at anyone who came too close. She was just a pain! (Made you really appreciate the geldings who could care less.)

That's how I feel today. If I had ears that would move, they would be back. If I could flare my nostrils like horses do, they would be flared. And I may not nip at everyone in my path, but I'll definitely grump at them.

But, it's just the hormones, right? I don't have some heretofore undiagnosed personality problem, right?

Maybe it's a good thing that Brent's out of town this week. But poor Daisy.

Oh, and it is YW's tonight. Ummm...maybe I need to rearrange my attitude by then. Perhaps a nap is in my future!

Week 28

For some reason, the picture this week is being a real pain. First off, I sort of packed up the good camera - since we're trying to get a place for this little bundle of joy to live and/or keep his stuff so Brent took it with my cell phone camera, which sucks. And second, I'm just not a fan. But, I said I was going to, so here goes...

Yuck! But, it is mostly baby, right?

Hopefully I'll be able to find my nice camera by next week and the picture will be better. Hopefully!

Week 27

Ok, ok, ok, I know I've been putting this off. For awhile. I've heard quite a few people asking to see me with my "cute pregnant belly." I guarantee you that the little guy inside that "cute pregnant belly" is super cute, but I've been having a hard time talking myself into the outside being cute. I'm sure everyone goes through this. And no, I'm not asking everyone to say, "No, you're so cute pregnant." I'm mostly tired and a little bit grumpy. But, with that said, I'm going to try to post a picture of, let's just call it, my pregnant belly every week. I'm curious to see how it grows. And what I look like because I can only really see it from the top.

So, here goes...

Definitely looking pregnant, probably. At least that's what Brent and my mom say.

So, there you go. The first of my pregnant belly shots. :)

It's a....

 Boy!

I don't know what I was expecting them to say but boy wasn't it. Maybe, "It's an asparagus." Or "It's a tree." I mean, I was floored. But the longer I've had to digest the fact that it's a boy, the happier I am. 

He wasn't very good at getting pictures taken, to which I sighed and realized he was just like his dad, so the only other good one was of his feet.

Can you see his little foot with the other one folded behind it? Kind of hard I know.

Well, there was another good picture but it's pretty self explanatory by saying, "It's a boy." 

Oh my gosh, it's a boy. Awesome!

And, a funny story. We were shopping at the mall a few weekends back, I know, I was surprised too but Brent needed new shoes for work. Brent takes FOREVER to choose shoes. Granted he wears them till they fall off his feet, but I get bored. We had just come from Barnes and Noble where we had gotten a baby book so that was sitting next to me as I watched Brent walk around and around in his shoes. (Love you!) Anyway, the clerk was watching him walk around and around and finally asked me what book I was reading. Long story a little bit longer, I said baby book and she said congratulations. Then the advice began. (This is definitely a weird thing about pregnancy!) She asked me a few things then said, "Do you have heart burn?" to which I replied yes. Then she said, "Oh, that means it's a boy with a lot of hair." I kind of laughed at the time, but now I'm wondering. Is he going to have a lot of hair? And is it going to be curly?

Yep, Still Here

I don't know if you've noticed, but I haven't been blogging much lately. Before this whole baby thing was known by everyone, I didn't want to spill any sort of beans before we were ready.

And, this whole time, I've been tired and nauseated and just not feeling funny. Then I thought I'd do some blogging on the laptop while Brent was watching basketball - it is March after all - but I read that you're not suppose to put a laptop on your lap when pregnant, so that was out the door.

So, this is my catch up for the whole year! Luckily, with me not feeling too good for most of it, we haven't done that much, so it will be easy. Mostly just a few trips to Utah.

First trip to Utah for the year was the first part of February. Why? For Rylee's baptism!

Doesn't she look ready? She was so cute when she was baptized. She giggled the whole time. Just made you smile. We were so glad that we could be there!

It was such a fun day. Our trip to Utah was only about 42 hours, so we didn't get to do that much, but here are some of the pictures.

Some of the family there. We had a hard time getting everyone together for pictures.

Silly boys playing around.

 Then we went to Tayler's soccer game. It was fun to watch! She is quite the soccer player!

Tay's the #88 on the left.

Go Tay!

Much too soon, it was time to go and have some dinner with my family before we flew back to Washington. Sorry, no pictures from that dinner, but it was a great time!

Then in the first part of March, I went to Utah for a little bit longer for two reasons. The first one was that one of my good friends, who started out as one of my young women, was going through the temple and I had to be there. She decided that she wanted to go on March 2nd. Hmmm...a plan began to form. You see, my mom's birthday is March 1st. So, I began to conspire with my dad and grandma to surprise my mom for her birthday. Hee hee!

Dad and I decided that it would be the most fun to surprise her at dinner on her birthday. The place and time were set.

Then, earlier in the week, my dad went to the doctor and found out he needed a stent in a vein leading to his heart. Scary enough. But when they got to the blockage, they found it was much worse than they thought. They didn't know if they would be able to get the stent in. If they couldn't get the stent in, he would have to have open heart surgery the next morning. Eeek! That was a hard day as I was waiting to hear. Luckily, they did end up getting what turned out to be two stents in and he's feeling much better! Needless to say, if he had had open heart surgery, I would have told my mom that I was coming.

But, thankfully, the doctors were amazing and got the stents in. Dad is now completely cleared to do anything he wants, which mostly means golfing. He's so happy.

Anyway, Dad insisted that, even though he had just gotten out of the hospital, he was still game for our surprise. So, Friday night, I went to Market Street, sat down at their table and said, "Happy Birthday!" I wish I would have gotten a picture of Mom's face. It was hilarious! She was so confused. But we pulled it off.

Saturday was spent almost entirely at the temple with Hunter. Not a bad way to spend the day! It was a gorgeous day! I'm so thankful that she asked me to be apart of it with her!

Here are some pictures. Notice how beautiful it was! Spring is a great time of year!

It was such a special day! Hunter is going on a mission to Arizona in June. Those people are so blessed! She is going to be such a wonderful missionary.

After the LONG day downtown, I went back to the apartment to then go back downtown for dinner. Wow! Haven't spent this much time in downtown Salt Lake in forever! But dinner was good and it was fun to see Grandma and Gene again.

On Sunday, after a quick sacrament meeting, I spent the day with my parents. There are a lot of birthdays that time of year, so there was a family dinner already planned. My mom decided to not tell any of the rest of my family that I was there so they could be surprised too. They were. It was funny. Everyone kept saying, "I didn't know you were here." Nope, no one knew.

Then back to Washington for me. And no more traveling while pregnant and sick.

But, then two weeks later, Brent went to March Madness with my dad. He didn't take any pictures, but had a wonderful time!

Three trips to Utah in 2 months. Wow! Crazy!

And that's been about it. I really am just getting my head around the fact that in August, there will be another person in our house. And now to prepare.

:)