Pregnancy/Belly Pics

So surprise to all those who haven't seen me in the last few months or heard but we are expecting!!! I can't believe that I am even typing those words.  I am just so super-mega excited for this little guy to join our family!  It has been a very long wait and I truly feel unbelievably blessed.

About 21 weeks

24 weeks

A better shot of the belly at 24 weeks.

She wanted to be included in the picture taking too!

28 weeks

35 weeks and feeling so so GIANT!

 I have learned and grown so much in the last few years as we've tried to bring another baby into our family.  It has been quite the emotional roller coaster ride.  I am so thankful for a strong and supportive husband who never gave up faith.  I know that our Heavenly Father has a plan for each all of his children and He never forgets about us especially at our hardest times. 

This pregnancy has been a little harder than with Addisyn but mostly because I am older and chasing around a pretty energetic four year old. For the most part it has been wonderful. I didn't get too much morning sickness but I was so tired.  Mitch would come home most days to me laying on the couch surrounded by a very messy house and then he would proceed to make dinner because I just didn't have the energy.  Thankfully that only lasted a few weeks and then I was much better at keeping up with things. 

Around 16 weeks is when the fun part began because I started to feel lots more movement.  At first I didn't think he moved as much as addy did but now I take it back because he is all over the place when he is awake which is usually the time I am trying to fall asleep!  

It was about 20 weeks when we found out it was a boy.  Big time shock. We were hoping for a boy but I really thought it was going to be another girl.  It was pretty clear in the ultrasound so we shouldn't be having any surprises at the delivery.  This is also when Mitch started calling him Basher because he wouldn't show us a good view of his face but he wasn't bashful about showing his manhood! 

And time has just flown by as we've tried to get things ready for his arrival. Now we only have a couple days until we get to meet him!

Shoes and Socks

So this really isn't the best picture of Addy girl but I just have to document one successful moment I've had as a parent!  Since they don't happen all that often.  Notice in the picture how she is wearing 'running' shoes, well she also has socks on under those shoes!  This girl HATES socks especially when she has to wear shoes with them.  Every time I would try and make her wear them it would end in the biggest tantrum ever. So I eventually gave up and in the winter she would wear boots without socks and she would wear sandals to church.  

Well in a few weeks our neighborhood is going on a ward pioneer trek and I really wanted her and Mitch to go.  Problem:  they have to walk about 30 miles.  I knew she was going to need some comfortable shoes.  We went out looking a couple of times and every time came home empty handed because she'd kick the shoe across the room and ripped the sock off her foot.  No fun for me.  

Then we started looking at shoes online and I saw some that had lights. That got her excited.  So before we even left for the store, I had her put socks on her feet so she could adjust to them before we got to the store (one lessons I learned from previous experience). When we got in the store I had her pick out the ones she liked. Honestly I didn't really care how much they cost just so long as she would wear them.  Turns out she tried on lots of different pairs and we left with the first ones she tried on with them on her feet.  It was a miracle.  There was no crying by me or her and the best part...she still wears them!

The hunt

All the kids getting ready for the search!

/Sigh/ she is old enough to find the eggs on her own. When did that happen?

They hid one gold egg that had a dollar inside and this was the lucky finder!

Thankfully it was beautiful weather.  So we enjoyed laying in the sun while the kiddos played.

Spring is here

"Mom, look what I found in the dirt!"

It is a good thing my sister wasn't around, she hates worms!

Easter dress

Yep, she is a super star!  

She just can't help but dance and twirl especially with such a beautiful dress on.

Love that cute little face!

Coloring eggs

I almost passed on doing the eggs this year because it was such a busy day and I was exhausted.  Then I remembered how much fun it is when you are a kid.  So I got out the pan and boiled the eggs and we had such a fun time. This girl loves to be creative and could've dipped and re-dipped those eggs all night.

and it only made a slight mess to clean up!

Her favorite one!

And luckily boiled eggs are one of her favorite foods so none of them went to waste!

Exercising

These pictures crack me up because all I hear in my head is Addy saying, "What?...I'm just exercising".

She sure does love my weights.

Now I should probably go use them!