Colorado, Baby, 4th of July etc....

I've been really bad at updating this blog. I don't know if I can remember everything that has gone on in the last month.

COLORADO

We went on a little trip to Colorado for a last minute family reunion. While we were there I got fried the day we went out fishing. I definitely seem to be more sensitive to the sun then I am when I'm not pregnant. My mom would say I blame everything on being pregnant... which I don't but there are some things that are definitely different now that I'm pregnant.

In Colorado we went to Mesa Verde, Four Corners and saw Ship Hole... haha. (Chris couldn't remember what it was called)

The family also threw me a surprise baby shower since many of them won't be able to come to Utah for baby showers or when the baby is born. I was so surprised. When we got back from fishing there was a cake and balloons and presents on the table and I thought to myself... mmm I wonder who's birthday it is. When I walked over to the cake it said Congratulations and I realized this was for us.We got so many nice things, a bouncy/vibrating amazing chair thing, a baby monitor, cute decorations, and lots of super cute clothes. I cried while I opened most of the presents. I'm so grateful for our family and it was so sweet of them to throw a shower for me while we were there.

RANDOM

Chris and I have been enjoying our pass of all passes by going to seven peaks. It's nice to be in the cool water with how hot it has been. Chris made the mistake of mentioning going to the water park sometime this summer to Brooklyn. That was all she could talk about and was so upset we didn't go that weekend.

BABY UPDATE

I had another Doctor appointment and ultrasound to check on the baby's kidneys. He still has fluid on his kidneys but it hasn't gotten any worse so the doctor isn't too concerned. He said we would check on them again in two appointments and we might let the pediatrician know in case they want to check on them after his born but he said he's really not worried about them. This was a huge relief to me. I'm still a little worried but I'm a little less worried since my doctor doesn't think its necessary to meet with specialists.


THE FORTH OF JULY

The 4th of July was our Holiday with Brooklyn this year which was really fun. Brooklyn loves loves loves parades and fireworks. It was so fun to watch her at the parade and at the fireworks. We picked her up on Sunday night and she was really tired so luckily she went to bed a little early and slept though our neighbors fireworks. Monday morning we got up early not as early as some of the parade crazies but earlier then we normally like to get up on day's we don't work. We drove down to Provo met up with some friends and went to the parade. We didn't have the greatest seats but they weren't bad considering we didn't have to camp out to get them. After the parade we made the long trek back to the car. As soon as we made it to the car Brooklyn asked me if she could take a nap. She is so sweet... I think its funny that she asks if she can go to sleep in the car. I think she probably asks because normally we're trying to keep her awake in the car when we pick her up for the weekend.

After the parade we went to my parents house for a BBQ and games. Brooklyn loves going to Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Mikes'. She even refers to one of their rooms as her room.

There were tournaments in Ladder Ball, Boccie Ball, Air Hockey and Foosball. I was amazed I made it past the first round with any of the games and even more amazed when I won the Ladder ball tournament. David won Air Hockey, Amanda won Foosball and I'm not sure who won Boccie ball. We all had a lot of fun.

After the games were over we headed over to the Kaysville fireworks. They were pretty good. They almost seemed a little tame after going to the Orem City fireworks this year. I really liked how Kaysville had their fireworks set to music. I think that makes it seem more like a show instead of just fireworks. After the fireworks we tried to hurry back to the car but got stuck behind a sea of people in the parking lot. Brooklyn was little frustrated and told us to just drive we tried to explain to her that we would hurt people if we hit them. She finally fell asleep in the car. She is always such a trooper. She goes and goes and goes and hardly ever gets upset or complains. When we got home I walked her upstairs since I'm not really supposed to carry her. She whimpered half asleep the whole way upstairs and when she got in bed she told me I can't find it when I asked her what she couldn't find she just told me "I'm just crying". Poor girl she was so tired haha. She was back to sleep in no time at all.

BABY NAMES

We love Brooklyn so much. She always tells us funny things Chris asked her a few weeks ago what we should name the baby and she told us Wing Nuts. (I'm not sure if I've mentioned that before)

We haven't decided on a name yet. We've thought of a few names that we really like but we're just not sure which one we'll pick. We have decided to keep our baby name ideas to ourselves so we don't have to hear other people's opinions of the names we like. I feel a little bad when people ask and so many people have told us that we should just tell them because they won't tell us what they think or because they won't steal our names.  I think I worry enough about the name I don't need to know what everyone else thinks about whatever name we decide on just yet.

Maybe we'll just call him Baby forever. :)


PICTURES

Coming soon!

It's A Boy!!!!

Yesterday (5/24) we had our ultrasound appointment to find out what gender our baby is.

He was being very stubborn and did not want to show us his pee pee. He had his legs crossed for most of the appointment in a yoga pose.

His heart looks good and his head and he doesn't have a cleft lip or club legs or whatever they're called and his spine looks good and everything looks good. We saw him drinking the amniotic fluid and he stuck his tongue out it was cute. We even got a picture of him sucking his thumb. The ultrasound tech did most of what she needed to do and then she had me go to the restroom because my bladder was squishing the baby.

After I got back from the bathroom baby boy stretched out his legs and we were able to see his ween. She even gave us a picture that says Daddy's boy and put a cursor on the picture pointing to his manhood. :) We are so excited for our little boy. I must say its wonderful to call the baby him instead of it.

There was one little concern the Doctor had. Baby boy has some fluid built up on his kidney's. The tech said this is more common in little boys then in little girls and she would have been more worried had he been a she. He did empty his bladder during the ultrasound so its a good sign and we know that his kidney's are working. I will have another ultrasound in 4 weeks to check on his kidney's and hopefully the fluid issue will be resolved and if not then the doctor will have us meet with a bunch of other doctors to make a plan. I really wouldn't have worried but the fact that the tech and the doctor kept telling me not to worry it made me worry just a little bit.

I forgot to mention that Baby Boy looks like he has big luscious lips. I can't wait to kiss them and his beautiful face :) I know we don't know what he looks like yet but I'm sure he'll be super handsome. 


My favorite part of the ultrasound was when he moved his head and as we were watching him move his head I could feel him move. It was amazing being able to see and feel the baby move all at the same time. I've been feeling the baby move for a while but it's such subtle movements and different then I expected so I'm not sure how long I've been feeling him move. I can't wait until he gets a little bit stronger. I want Chris to be able to feel our little boy. He thought he felt it once but most of the time he can't feel the baby move.


Baby boy is measuring a week ahead and is about a pound. So we're still looking at the first-ish week in October.

Both sets of Grandparents are so excited. Boys will definitely be a new adventure for us (for Grandma Debbie too). I'm going to have to figure out how to change diapers without getting peed on. I can't stop telling everyone how excited I am and I know Chris is excited. He told me yesterday that he was secretly wanting a boy. It's so hard to be patient so in the meantime we'll just pray that Baby Boy keeps growing stronger and is healthy.

It's a Boy!!! The ultrasound tech told us he's well endowed. haha

Baby Boy Sucking his thumb. I love this picture.

His face. I think he might be related to Jack the Pumpkin King.

Baby's little foot.

Big Lips... I love it.

 

B-17 WWII Planes

A few weeks ago we went to see some old planes used during WWII in Salt Lake. Chris's Grandpa actually flew in a B-17 in WWII he was the ball gunner (I think that's what it's called) its this tiny little ball pit on the bottom of the plane. He was shot down and was a prisoner of war and only him and one other guy in his crew survived. I don't remember all the details and I feel like Chris would be a lot more qualified to share his Grandpa's story.

Pregnancy Photo's

So we started taking pictures but I forgot to post them and I don't totally remember how far along I was.

14 weeks

16ish weeks

20 weeks

Easter Fun

This year we had Brooklyn for Easter. We had so much fun. On Saturday we took her to a neighborhood Easter egg hunt. We talked to Brooklyn about what she was supposed to do when they said they could go. They also had a special area that was just for kids 3 and under and Chris explained to Brooklyn that she couldn't get eggs from this area that was meant just for little kids. Well when they told the kids they could go Brooklyn just started running as fast as she could over all the candy and past a bunch of eggs. Chris had to run to catch up to her and told her again that she was supposed to be picking up the eggs.

Here are some pictures from Easter weekend.

 

14 Weeks

I've had a few people ask if I'm showing yet. I think if you see me and know I'm pregnant you can tell a little bit otherwise I just look like I've gained some weight. Hopefully soon it will look more like I'm pregnant and less like I'm fat haha.

Just some things I want to remember :)

On Tuesday after we had our wonderful Doctor appointment we decided we wanted to go do something. When we got home I put my new pregnancy jeans... I'm not looking super pregnant yet but I'm feeling super fat lol. My old pants are just kind of tight and uncomfortable. Anyway back to the story. So I put on my new jeans that I had only worn once. After I got dressed I bent down to pick something up and they ripped! I had a huge hole in the leg. Luckily I called the store and they let me exchange the pants for another pair and told me if something like that happens again they will let me get something else.

During the week two ladies from the relief society came over to give me my visiting teaching assignment. One of the ladies brought her little boy with her who just happens to be in our primary class. They asked me how things are going and I told them I'm pregnant and that we had an ultra sound the day before and got to see the baby. I've been so excited I've been telling everyone. Her little boy asked what we're naming the baby and she said we don't know yet.

Since one of the boys in our class knew we're going to have a baby I decided to tell the rest of the class. On Sunday in our Primary class when I said something about how I'm going to have a baby one of the boys got so excited and told me how his mom is going to have a baby too and then he came up and put his hand on my tummy. I thought it was funny and cute.