Ultrasound

Tim and I went to get our first ultrasound yesterday and it went great. Our Doctor there was LDS too. I love having member doctors. You tend to have this extra understanding and connection with each other to make appointments so easy and relaxed, less clinical. We saw the heart beating and the stomach full of fluid, which is good, and one other small thing...but big enough to make Daddy proud. Yep Yep We are having a Boy! I'll post some of the ultrasound pictures when I get them scanned in. We are both really excited, expically Timmy. He told at least 4 random people who probably didn't care, that we were having a boy. It was so cute and funny. First it was the receptionist at the doctors office as we were leaving, not even the same one that helpped us when we came in. She was like "oh,...um..congratulations." and then it was the cashier at Winco, she has 3 children of her own. Then he went to the gym and I don't know who he all told there. It's so cute, He is very excited and proud to be having a boy. I love him, both of my boys.

Lovely Morning

I woke up this morning and as I ate a bowl of cerial, I looked outside up the hill and saw a fox. How cool is that, right? I finish my bowl and put the dishes away from the day before that got left and went to collect the eggs from the chickens. I walk out side and notice a few more feathers than before and hoped it wasn't bad. I walked inside the coop to find one chicken laying in some blood and another one no where to be found. Mind you, the one that was missing has been attacked once before by our neighbors dog. It was so sad. We had three chickens and a duck yesterday and now we are down to one chicken and one duck. We might have to start buying eggs again.... weird. Can't wait to get more chicks.

I missed yet another

So it looks like I still won't be able to see a birth before my own. My sister called me this morning to tell me that I had missed the birth of her Son. I'm excited for her, but I was really hoping to be there. I hope I can change my tickets a little bit now so I can maybe be home for Tim's Birthday now but we'll see how much extra that will cost. She said it went pretty fast and that she only had to push for 9 minutes. So that's good. Maybe I can just download an episode of A Baby Story or something but I don't think it will quite be the same. Oh well.

Welcome to the world Morgan!

Long time no write...

So now that I have the house to myself I think I will take the time to update....some.

So as I have posted on the Family reunion blog, I'm pregnant! I'm super excited and have been waiting a long time. I'm due July 13th. I'm excited because my sister is pregnant too and visiting from Ohio this month and has invited me to come to her home birth at the end of February. So I finally get to see a birth before my own. If anyone has any advice for me oh how to better assist her while I'm there, I would appreciate it.

I'm still working with the Glencoe Dance team and loving it. We have finished our fall competitions and have moved in to state season. I'm really excited this year to see my vision come to life. Yes, MY vision. I didn't think any of my ideas would be taken seriously for a while. But collaborating ideas with the rest of the coaches, they all agreed and really liked my idea. So I'm having two babies this coming year. I'll post the details of the show in a later post because there is a lot to explain.

My friend Karen has moved out of our down stairs room this weekend. She was here for about 3-4 months with her 2 year old daughter till she could get back on her feet and figure how what she wanted to do from here. It was at times a little stressful having 3 families living here, and now it will hopefully go back to normal.

Let's see what else.....

Our chickens are taking the cold weather very personally. I get maybe one egg a day from the chicken I didn't expect it from. The water keeps freezing over so I hope they get some water between the time I get out there and break it and when it freezes over again. I think I just need to move the heat lamp a little closer to the dish.

I haven't been as crafty lately but I still want to post the things I have made. It's fun because I'm learning from my many mistakes but I think I'm getting better. My latest creation was fun but hard and I messed up a few places but I think it turned out really well for coming out of my head. Usually when I think of something cool to make, and try to make it, doesn't turn out a think like I thought it would. "it was way cuter in my head" but with that, I'm figuring out how to better replicate my ideas into material things the more trial and mostly error.

Timmy, the love of my life, is the sweetest father to be. He is so excited to have a child together and sometime says the most gooey sweet things. We had a rough patch earlier this year that has made him the most loving and compassionate person, and a really great husband. He will wait on me if I ask him to, clean up when I don't have the energy, get me a bowl of cereal at 2 in the morning. I truly do Love him.

Chickens

I am now getting two eggs a day. and i thought they were the same kind of chicken but when I went out to look for the egg. I found this egg. It looks so cool. So far I have gotten two of these darker brown ones, two days in a row! I love having chickens.

Trampoline!

I finally found the trampoline I have been looking for on Craigs list. I'm so excited to jump and star gaze on it. It makes me feel like a little kid again and is such a fun work out. Tag was the first to get on it once we set it up. He's still a little scared to really jump but I'm sure he will get past that soon enough.

Utah :(

Reason Why I couldn't make it to Utah with Danelle


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I'm sorry Stacy and everyone else but I won't be making it down to Utah this week. Tim and I are going to come early December though for sure to come see everyone. Love and miss you all so so much. I really want to see the birth since this is the only one I have been invited to, Thank you so much Stacy for inviting me to be there for you. Please know how badly I want to be there and how grateful I am that you asked me.