You May Have Noticed...

The pregnancy ticker.

Yes, I'm pregnant.

Hence the lack of blogging.

I haven't een feeling so hot, and therefore, have felt like doing nothing except hanging out on my couch.

But I'm starting to feel better, yippee!

Lauren is too excited for words, she is constantly rubbing my belly and asking me how I feel.

{Bryan told her by mistake. I wanted to wait until after my first appointment, to make sure everything was OK before we told her}

She might be devastated if it's not a boy.
Above all, we hope it's a healthy baby.

And yes, we hope it's of the male gender, but we'll be ecstatic no matter what.

So here we go!

Can't wait to find out what we get to call this little nugget, and to start getting things ready!

We're moving the girls into the same room in the late winter/early spring.....I'm just a little bit nervous about how that's going to go.

And then I get to decorate another nursery - woo hoo!
We had an ultrasound Oct. 18th, and saw the heartbeat, and everything looks fine thus far.

So now you all know, and I can stop trying to keep this a secret.

I don't like secrets....I can keep other peoples' secrets, but not so good at keeping my own.

What can I say, I just like to share :)

On another note, I turned 30 a couple of weeks ago.  The day was spent doing household stuff & watching my nephews (who were awesome and kept Mya busy enough for me to do said household stuff).  The evening was spent trying not to throw up at Chik-Fil-A and taking the girls to hunt some witches at Gardner Village (where we parked right next to some fresh puke.  Not good).  It was a lovely, relaxing, enjoyable day for the most part.
And yes, I feel old.

And there are some random posts about earlier in the pregnancy....these are totally for journaling purposes for me (I wrote them before I was telling anyone), and are probably completely uninteresting to you. So I understaned if you choose not to read them.

I've Forgotten How to be Pregnant

Yep.  I've forgotten how to be pregnant.  It's like I've never done it before.  Apparently 2 years between pregnancies is too long for me.
Maybe it's because with Lo, I was so focused on every little thing, and so I remembered more by the time I got pregnant with Mya.  I don't know.
But I feel like I have no idea what's going on with my body.
Maybe (and I say this at the risk of jinxing everything) it means I'm having boy.  I hope so.
I feel horrible from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed.
And, so far, the only thing that makes me feel better is a Jr. bacon cheeseburger from Wendy's or a bean & cheese burrito from Taco Bell.  I think they might be my "things" this time around.
With Lauren, my things were KFC and Little Caesar's pizza.
With Mya, it was just all things greasy - Wienerschnitzel, Crown Burger, just about anything that was incredibly bad for you.
We went through some boxes in the basement the other day and found our folder from our Hypnobirthing class we took when I was pregnant with Lo.
Hilarious.
On it are scribbles about the weirdos in our class like Tank Top Girl and how Cafe Rio smelled like dirt.
It made me think about what it was like to be carrying our first child when it was just me & Bryan. 
How the Hypno CD's would put me to sleep in 5 minutes flat and give me funny dreams.
How Tank Top Girl needed to wear a bra, and her baby daddy seemed so completely uninterested in her.
How I used to lay every outfit I bought across my belly and smile.
How Lo got the hiccups every day, numerous times a day, to the point of my exhaustion.
How the night we found out we were listening to Nora Jones & looked up Ford Racing & Led Zeppelin onesies.
How I dragged Bryan down every baby aisle in every store, and he pretended to hate it.
How all I had to worry about was myself & the baby inside my belly.
How there is nothing like your first pregnancy.
Now I have meals to cook, diapers to change, children to bathe.
It's completely different.
I haven't told Lauren yet, and I can't wait until we do.
Mya won't understand until I'm as big as a house, but Lo will.
She will touch my belly, and talk to her little sibling.
She will give it kisses and tell us what she wants to name it.
2 more weeks until my first appointment and then I'll tell her.
I can't wait.
There's nothing like your first pregnancy.......and your second, and your third.
All are special, and wonderful, and so amazing.
And I'm hoping I won't forget certain things about all of them.
Like how on Saturday night, Bryan made me an egg salad sandwich at 10:45 pm, because it was the only thing that sounded good to me.  And I fell asleep on the couch before it was done, but when I woke up, he jumped up and brought it to me.
He sure is a keeper :)

Week 4-5

Today is Wednesday.
Found out I was pregnant last Friday.  Thought I started my you know what on Wednesday, but obviously didn't. 
A bright red dot appeared on my hand Thursday.  Sound odd?  Well, for me it's not.  I get a bunch of red dots on my skin when I'm pregnant (very strange, but we all have strange things happen when we're with child.  This is mine), and it ONLY happens when I'm pregnant.
I stared at the red dot for a solid 10 minutes, then decided I would take a test the next day.  Because why else would the red dot appear, right?
Not much morning sickenss yet. 
Went to a vegan restaurant last night and thought I was going to lose it when I tasted the consistency of the dessert.  Vegans shouldn't try and make dessert.  It doesn't work.  Either that, or I shouldn't try a vegan restuarant when I'm pregnant.  Or maybe ever.
Had my first toothbrushing gag last night also.  Ahhh, the brushing gag.  So familiar.
Dying to tell everyone.

Oh, and ps......I'm totally showing already.  I look like I'm 12 weeks along.  Just thought I'd throw that in there :)

This is Halloween

So, um, sorry it's been so long since I've posted.  We've had a lot going on, but none of it seems to be very blogworthy.  And I've been feeling very uninspired.

Anywho, here are some pics from Halloween.

The girls were both witches, and I know, I know.  I didn't get very good pictures of their costumes.

Under the jackets are just plain black shirts, so you're not missing anything spectacular.  We went for simple this year.  Which should've meant buying something from a bag, because even making 2 tutus & hot gluing flowers & feathers to 2 hats seemed so overwhelming :)

Here they are, dying to get out of the house to start trick-or-treating.

This picture of B is just too funny.  Gotta love her matching rain coat & boots!

Bryan braved the weather while I stayed home to finish our early Thanksgiving dinner & handed out candy.  For some reason I've been DYING to have turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, and rolls.  Homemade from scratch Lion House rolls that, I have to say, turned out WONDERFULLY for my very first time making them.  I have never had luck making anything involving yeast, so I was more than thrilled that they were as delicious as they are supposed to be.  Mmmm, even the memory of them is making my mouth water :)

Here is Lo with her school class at a farm in Draper earlier in the month.  That was an adventure.  Let's just say, I won't be in any hurry to take my kids to another farm any time soon.

But Lo and her friends sure had fun!

My Kiddo Turns 4

I know this post is a little late.....sorry.

Lo's b-day was Conference Sunday, so we celebrated the day before.

I wasn't up for a repeat of the extravaganza from last year, so we thought of something a little different. 

She could choose 1 friend to take to Ultimate Pizza with her.  She chose the lovely Makayla - they had so much fun!  I couldn't get any pictures of them playing games because it was really dark, so nothing really turned out.

But here they are eating their pizza - these 2 are really too cute.  They said the funniest things and giggled the whole time.

Since we were having my family over for Conference the next day, we had Lo's cousin Lexi come sleep over. 

We painted nails, decorated crowns, and ate junk food all night.

Here are their beautiful crowns.

I set up a comfy place for them to watch a movie in Lo's room with some popcorn & candy.  When it was finally time to go to bed, all we heard was giggling for at least 45 minutes.  Too funny.  It reminded me of when I used to have sleepovers with my cousins when I was younger.

I was a little nervous about Lex sleeping over, but they both slept so good, and she came running into our room the next morning saying "It's really Lauren's birthday today!"

The girls did makeup right before bed.  Beautiful, don't you think?

This cake was for all of the October b-days in my family, which happen to be all girls.  My brother, Andy, was included in the celebration, and I know he enjoyed his princess cake.

My sister outdid herself once again - it was delicious!

It was a crazy weekend, but Lo had so much fun with everything we did.  Thank you everyone for the gifts & cards!

Some things I want to remember about my Lo at this age:

Spontaneous "Mom, I love you so much"

Always defending her little sister

So helpful

So smart - constant praise from her preschool teacher

When she just wants to hang out with me

She's so sweet, there's not a mean bone in her little body

"I just want to give you a hug and a kiss"

Her ever growing personality

I just love this kid so much, and I can't imagine my life without her!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LO!!

Cabin Leaves

We went up to the cabin this last weekend, and wow.  The leaves were incredible!  It seems every year when we try to go see the fall leaves, we are either too early or too late.

Well, this year it was perfect.

The view from the deck

The weather was beautiful, and we had so much fun.  I'm so sad they will all be gone the next time we go up there, but I'm so glad we got to enjoy them!

I'm so ready for summer to be over.  I'm ready for jackets, boots, soup and bread bowls.  For the smell the heater makes the first time it gets cold enough to turn on at night.

Isn't it wonderful - when you start to get sick of one season, another one begins.  Let's hope we get some good fall this year instead of just going straight to winter, right?

WELCOME FALL!!!!

School Days, School Days

Lo started school and dance on the same day this year.  She was too excited for words.

Here she is, posing for the obligatory front-porch-on-the-first-day-of-school picture.  She's adorable, I know.  Pay no attention to the filthy storm door.  I clean it once a week (sometimes more), I promise.

Getting started with her new teacher, Miss Hilary.  We are so excited to have Miss Hilary this year, she's awesome.

And, after dinner, all ready for her very first dance class.

Once again, she was so excited.

Here she is, warming up at the first of class.  To be honest with you, I'm not thrilled about the outfits they ordered for her class.  But at least she's mostly covered.  We might only be going to this studio for this year.

Anyhoo, she was so hilarious during class.  She kept turning around and whispering "Is it time to put on my tap shoes?" and was thrilled when that time finally came.  She loves it, and I think she'll do really well.

Ever since Mya's birthday, Lo has been asking me very single day if it's October 3rd yet.  Her birthday.  Sometimes it was more than once a day.  It got very old very fast.

So finally, I resorted to an old faithful.  The paper chain.  I hung it above her bed, and told her that when the papers are all gone, it's October 3rd and she will be 4 years old.

Works like charm.