Some updates

Here are some of the fun things that have been happening.

 Visitors - SOOOO much fun.

Baby Showers - Wonderful wonderful friends.  THANK YOU!

Sleepover!

Huge amount of snow - lots of shoveling.

Brian Regan with some awesome friends.  Brought me to tears, really good tears

The final countdown

Tomorrow I will have only 3 weeks (hopefully less) left of this pregnancy.

Wahoooooo....I think

Here are the latest stats
Me 
- bigger than ever. Even the maternity clothes are feeling the stretch.
- cankles used to shrink at night time, now they are a permanent feature.
- sorry if this is too much to share, but I feel like I'm carrying around a 15 lb. bowling ball in the lower regions.  I REALLY hope the baby isn't that big
- I'm dilated to a one
- I can put a duck's waddle to shame
- I sometimes forget that I am pregnant until I try to move, then it becomes quite obvious I am.
- Luckily I'm still sleeping, but the bathroom breaks are growing in number.


Rocky
- hasn't gained one pound of sympathy weight
- has a new love of ear plugs (apparently I breathe a little too loud at night time)
- is also amazed at the size in which my body has grown
- learned from the Dr. how to check my cervix, although I don't know that either of us are comfortable trying this at home.
- was able to get ahead in school so he can enjoy some baby time
- has become my personal chauffeur - and now drops me off and picks me up in front of the building I work in.

The Boy's room
- just got the carpet cleaned (thanks Jacque)
- still needs paint
- still needs a lot of work.

And finally to satisfy all those who want to see me in all my big glory......... here is a picture

4.5 weeks left

I am getting huge.  My Dr. says I'm normal.  I don't feel normal and I certainly don't feel like I look it.  Even the maternity pants are getting tight.  I asked the Dr. today, not my regular but the stand in if my Dr. can't make it, if I can be induced.  She basically said no.  :(  I'll ask BEG my real Dr. next appointment. 

We are getting so excited for the little guy to officially join the family....meaning that I'm not the only one who carries him around.  Its so fun to feel him little kicks and movements.  Not so much fun to feel the ones the go to the ribs.  Luckily he has only done that once, so far.  I'm okay with it just being once. 


Some things that I find are funny at this point in my pregnancy. 
My belly button goes in and out when I laugh.
Bending over usually requires some sort of grunt.
I've managed to get some cankles without rolling my ankle.
I've only shaved my legs twice.  Rocky is sweet and says that he can't really tell.
Waking up to go to the bathroom, finding that I have been sleeping on my back, and my attempt to   walk to the bathroom.  (I think it probably looks pretty funny)

Some things that I am questioning at this point in my pregnancy.
Is the facial fat really necessary?
Can my belly get any bigger?
Are there going to be leakage problems before the little guy comes?
Can I make it without buying bigger clothes?

Time is going so slow and yet so fast.  YIKES!

4 Years Ago Today

We were married for Time and All Eternity!  LOVE YOU!

Mutitasking Super Hero

Today I decided I wanted to make lasagna.  This is done by buying Stouffers Lasagna in a box.  I know, I know I go all out.  Anyway, you do have to put quite a lot into cooking this lasagna because if it is frozen, which for me it has always been, means either a cooking time of 2 + hours or remembering to thaw it.  I have done both and neither has worked well for me.  I usually get home from work around 5:30 or 6 which puts dinner at 7:30/8ish.  Waaaayyyyyy too late.  I have not yet mastered the art of thawing this lasagna which puts me right back at the 2 + hour cook time.  Yes, this is taking a little longer to explain than anticipated.  Anyway last time I cooked this meal and was pulling it out at 8:00 PM I thought to myself....if only the oven would start cooking this before I got home.  I quickly looked at the oven and to my delight there was a button that would do just what I wanted.  I tried it today and ate dinner at 6:30.  It was beautiful.  I felt like I was coming home to a nice meal that someone else had made for me, but I had done it...while I wasn't home.  I was in two places at once, I was a super hero today.  A multitasking super hero. Who cares that the oven did most of the work.  Not me.

Has anyone else discovered this fantastic little feature on their oven? 

2009 Review

January - The Mushroom cut - one of my worst haircuts ever.  Jacque was nice enough to fix it a little for me and I haven't cut my hair since. 
Rocky worked on our cabinets in the cold garage

February - Our little macbook did the unthinkable....CRASHED.  Lessons learned - time machine is a great little product, wish that we would have used it prior to the crash.

March - COMPLETED cabinets.  A momentous occasion!

April - The plumbing was completely redone free of charge.  Although there are a few painting errors that we will have to fix.
Lilah was born.
First trip to DC
First trip to Hocking Hills - the mini mountains of Ohio

May - We to Salt Lake for Natalie and Jon's wedding!
We visited the Smokey Mountains - or as we like to call it 'Hill Billy Vegas'

June - We went to San Diego for Jason and Dana's wedding.

July - back to Utah for the Roberts family reunion.
Rocky gets called as an Early morning Seminary teacher.
My mac mini crashes and well the Apple brand is now a little tarnished in our home.
Found out we were pregnant

August - Joni got morning sickness that lasted 24 hrs a day.
Went to Utah for Sara's farewell.

September - Joni still sick.  We did NOTHING

October - Joni participated in Jury duty by reading books and eating snacks for two weeks straight.
Redid all the bathroom floors.

November - Found out we were having a baby boy.

December  - Home to Utah again for Christmas.  We had a wonderful Christmas and were happy to see lots of family and friends.

And finally a picture...

Picture update

YaY!  I found out what I was doing wrong.  Here come the pictures......

Pictures????

I know I don't know much about blogging. I hope this isn't a dumb question....but what happened to the link that let me add pictures to my blog? If anyone can help me out I would very much appreciate it.

Oh BOY oh BOY! It's a BOY

Congrats to the 12 voters that picked correctly. You now hold the title of Best Baby Sex guessers. Lucky ducks. I wasn't a winner. In fact Rocky and I were 97% sure that this little one was a girl. We were totally surprised yesterday at the Dr. Office when she found protruding parts. Boy parts. We are thrilled. We would have been happy with a boy or girl, anything else would not have made us happy. So needless to say, we left happy.

Now onto the name game. This is hard. I had my girl's name all picked out. For those of you who know what it is....dubs....I still want it.

I would love any boy name suggestions.

Its a.......BABY!!!

We are expecting a new little one on March 22nd and are so excited. We find out next month what the sex of the baby is. I was almost ready to beg the Dr. to take a quick peak yesterday at our appointment but decided against it after I had called the office 3 other times that week to verify that they would not be doing an ultrasound at the appointment. They seemed pretty firm on you must be at least 20 weeks. So the anticipation builds. We want to know what you think..... BOY or GIRL....vote on the side.


Also for all those with pregnancy experience, here are some of my questions:

1- What do I do for these belly itches?
2- Can I prevent stretch marks?
3- What are your favorite baby products?
4- What is some new parent baby advice?

Jury Duty

I first of all want to thank Franklin county for summoning me to Jury Duty. I was reluctant at first, then a little excited, and then well it was Jury Duty and usually when you mention that people cringe.

I think I may have been the only Juror that did not get called into court, I did not even get interviewed (I have my suspicions about that). I showed up everyday with a couple books, my ipod and some snacks. I'd head up to the quite room, snag my couch, stick in the ear buds and start reading. Sometimes if I was tired because you know, a lot of reading and lounging can sometimes do that, I would take a nap. It was a very nice and relaxing break. I didn't have to get up early because Jury Duty doesn't start until 9, at 12:00 we were dismissed for an hour and a half lunch break and then usually by 2 (if not earlier) the Jury pool was sent home. **Sigh** It was wonderful.

As they dismissed us today they talked about how we should have a different view of court and its system. I totally do and if that is all Jury Duty is cracked up to be sign me up on a monthly basis. I've got a lot more books to read.

Oops

Tonight while walking I saw this huge pregnant dog. I mean it looked like she could pop at any moment. So I asked the owner when she was due. I was informed that it was actually a HE with a huge growth....which is supposed to explain the nipple looking thing. It was uncomfortable, embarrassing and you know just weird. Fortunately the dog didn't seem bothered by my mistake. Whew.

The joy of siblings

I believe this is how I felt when my younger sister came along. (Thanks to the wonderful friend who put this on her blog! I loved it so much I had to share)




No hard feelings Jacks

Bears in the Pool, Oh My!

Really its Bair, but Bear sounded a little more dramatic as a title. My sister and her kiddy's came to visit a couple weeks ago. My sister called when she was about a half hour away giving Rocky some instructions for when they got here, her son had just thrown up all over and it was getting a little chaotic in the car. Rocky and I were making fajitas at the time for dinner so this was a little unsettling for me. I don't do well with throw up. Well they got here and we got everyone/thing cleaned up. We settled down to eat dinner and Carson who said he was feeling better wasn't and threw up again. I had to eat my dinner outside. (note to all future babies, Momma doens't like the chunks so keep'em down.)

The next day was much better for Carson. We had planned on going to the pool but it rained pretty much the whole day. We made it to a park during one of the breaks and decided to go to a movie when it just wasn't letting up, when we came out of the movie it was nice and sunny and so we got to go to the pool for a little bit.

Carson

Jaxon

Lilah swimming in her own drool

Crazy Carson....no testing the waters, he just jumped right in and then continued to jump.

Getting some big air.

Snape, Snape Severous Snape

We have some awesome friends who really know how to throw a themed party. Most recently it was a Harry Potter party in honor of the new movie coming out. Here are some pictures from the party. Rocky went as Snape and I was Hermione. Rocky likes to really get into his character. He spent a good amount of time trying to talk like Snape....it...uh...didn't work but I think he did all right over all. He won best costume. (Heather I hope it was okay to use some of your pictures)

Snape and Hermione

The Group