Survey Says

How Far Along: 32 Weeks

Size of baby: 2 weeks ago she weighed 3 lbs. 6 oz.

Maternity Clothes: I don't think my non maternal shirts are a great idea anymore. I will show you why in a pic at the end of this post.

Gender: GIRL

Name: Still needing a middle name


Movement: Not as much movement but lots of pressure and now there's hard bumps where she's pushing out on my stomach.

Sleep: What's that? I'm starting to dread going to sleep because I'm very uncomfortable. I wake up probably every hour and a half because my hips hurt!

Cravings: Oh boy, Red Vine's are to die for! I bought some for part of Brody's B-day present not having a craving for them. Then for a few days they were watching me from where they sat and I caved, opened them, and ate the whole package within 2 days! Don't worry I went and bought a bigger package :)


Symptoms: Besides still being called Wheezy from my laugh, ALL my muscles hurt below my belly button, not cramps but you know what I mean ladies. I can't move!

Weird Things: Where's my belly button going? It tends to keep getting smaller and smaller..My dreams are pretty vivid, in depth, and CRAZY. This has been throughout the whole pregnancy.

Worries: I am starting to feel like I can't do as much as I use to. I know this is normal but I hate feeling useless and weak. i.e. bending over. This really is a worry, not a joke.

Best Moment of the Week(s): Rylee telling me I can't sit on her air mattress because I'm too big it will pop haha. And having Jack and Rylee ask about the baby in my belly. What's the name, boy or girl, stuff like that is always fun to hear. We also bought a SWEET Lazy Boy recliner and a new icomfort mattress which is awesome! Thank goodness for Brodys killer discount at RC Willeys.
Oh and I finally recieved my Associates Degree Official Paper which makes me feel smart. It only took me 4 years :)

Appointments This Week: Have one next week. Then after that starts the 2 week appointments then weekly then whatever they do after that..

What I’m looking forward to: Drinking Dr. Pepper freely. I don't drink it much at all. Maybe a few sips once a month. I miss the burn on my throat from that first gulp and all the fiz, then the little burps that come shortafter. MMMMMMM

Something I've Learned/Realized: My brain is still gone. I went to the grocery store and the only thing I could think about was buying butter. So I bought 2 boxes because they were on sale. When I got home to put the butter away, we already had like 2 full boxes in there. Now I have 4 boxes. I don't even use sticks of butter! Anybody need butter?
On a serious note, I have anxiety after I leave the Doctor's everytime because this baby is coming SO soon! We have nothing for her and I feel completely unprepared to bring home a baby I am responsible for. Not to mention I will have no sleep (I hear) and Jessie(with no baby)+ No sleep= A DISASTER so Jessie(with baby)+ No Sleep= Something I don't even want to think about.

CAUTION: This pic. is HORRIBLE of me. This is why I just shouldn't wear my normal t-shirts. I couldn't help it I love Jimmy Fallon and my shirt. Goodbye for now favorite shirt.

Celebrating.....

This HUNK






















He's the most amazing man I know. 5 things I love about Brody:
1. He is a HARD WORKER whether it be at school, work, or working out
2. He's the FUNNIEST person I know.
3. He's my babies daddy :)
4. He's very intelligent
5. He is very GOOD LOOKING

Just a quick anecdote of how awesome he is. The other day he worked 14 hours. When he got home we were doing brainless activity watching the tv when he noticed my ankles (now known as kankles) were swollen and wanted to rub the swelling out. Of course I refused but he insisted and rubbed my kanks anyways. He always does stuff like that, that really means a lot to me but I'm sure he thinks it's nothing.
Ok back to his Birthday!
He had a Birthday on Sunday and so we used that excuse to celebrate all weekend. On Saturday we went to Red Robin with his family and my mom and Paul. On Sunday he had his favorite eats at my moms for lunch and at his moms for dinner. We watched the Jazz loose 2 games in a row Sunday and Monday. And this weekend we are meeting Erin, Tyler, and the gang at Brian Head so he can do some snowboarding.









Brody's family (The pic of my mom, Paul, and I wouldn't work)

Birthday!

Spending my Birthday in Cali. with my family was fun. Although I was missing my main squeeze (Brody) like crazy I was excited to have a whole birthday weekend. Starting Friday ending Sunday. Stef and John were so sweet to bring back some awesome beach bags for my mom and I and she also got me a CUTE dress for the baby and some bows, jewlery, and lots of cards from the boys and Hads. My mom made yummy red velvet cupcakes and gave my some moola. My Dad and Mary did also and so did Brody's grandparents Lee and Gayla, and my Grandma Shirley and Ray. Jana got me Ticket To Ride with an extension pack and made a delicious red velvet cake too! Oh how I love it. Thank you all SO much I really apprecite it!
When I got home Saturday Brody was working so I was sitting patiently alone fighting the urge to snoop for what he got me. FINALLY he got home and I was spoiled rotten. First, he made rails for our stairs that look amazing, gave me flowers, got me a pair of capris and a pair of work pants, 2 necklesses that come with earings, another pair of earings, and a lovely Petunia Picklebottom diaper bag! HOLY MOLY! I was so shocked. For anobody who knows Brody, you know he doesn't like shopping. He said he missed me so much that's why I was spoiled. We ended the night at Red Robin. What a GREAT Birthday! Thank you everyone for making it so special.

Day 4,5, and 6 in Cali.

Day 4 was Phineas and Ferb Day. We decorated with orange and green, played a fun Phin. and Ferb board game, watched some episodes of the show, and did some awesome Dr. Doofinsmurtz experiments. I didn't get any pics of that because Hads wasn't feeling too good so I let her play in the tub for like 45 minutes and she was happy.
The experiments they did included: putting white flowers in food coloring water to see if the petals would change color, put gummy bears in water to see if they got bigger, put one side of a penny on vinegar to see if it changed color, and some others I can't think of. Oh and we got tons of tattoos of all the characters on the show.


Only 1 pic. of the decor I started getting really tired at night when we would do this. My mom did an awesome job doing all the hard work!








Day 5 was Super Mario Brothers Day. We played the game on the Wii, they got S.M.B. dry erase boards, and question mark boxes with chocolate coins inside. I swear we did more stuff but I can't think of it at this moment. :)






















Day 6 was learing day. We gave the kids note pads and pens, and a welcome home sign to color for their parents. I think everyone was exhausted by this day. We did decorate but as you've noticed my energy level was on super low and my pictures weren't that great.
















We had such a fun time being with the kids for a whole week. They're SO much fun and full of non stop energy. I got a taste of what's to come my way in T-minus 10 weeks. I don't know how you do it alone in the day Stef and Erin! You guys are awesome.

Day 3 in Cali.

Today was Star Wars day. The boys were really excited. Hadley loved the hanging streamers and balloons. She would always want to go through them and touch them. When she got a balloon in her hand she was entertained for 45 minutes. Today we watched Clone Wars, pinned the ear on Yoda, colored in clone Wars coloring books, and learned about the planets. The boys chose to wear their Star Wars shirts that day.
This was also the day Hadley started to not feel so well :(








Awesome shirts!


Pin the ear on yoda

Day 2 in Cali.

On Sunday was the Superbowl. So on Saturday we went to the grocery store and the kids each picked a couple treats they wanted for that day. Sunday was great weather so we had a picnic at the park and then got ready for the big game.
The kids helped us decorate with the team logos and helments. My mom made a football toss and the boys got their own little footballs to throw.
McCord thought the first couple of commercials were SO funny. The one where the cheeta is going to race the car but chases the guy instead and also the Vampire whos headlights were too bright it turned him and his friends to dust. He wasn't too fond of the half time show and thought it was "lame". I thought it rocked! and he really wanted to Giants to win!
Even though it was hard to watch the game we had a lot of fun with them and Cord kept asking what the score was. He was happy his team won. (sorry about your "lame" Pats. Dad)

Day 1 in Cali.

My mom and I came up with the idea of having theme days each day we were there. So we kicked it off with Pirates and decorated every night so when the kids would wake up they had something to look forward too. When Dane first came downstairs and saw the decorations this is what happened:
Dane: "Who's Birthday is it?"
Mom and I: "It's no ones Birthday, we just wanted to have a fun pirate day and celebrate pirates"
Dane: "So it's Captain Jack's Birthday."
He's the funniest kid ever.

On this day we watched Pirates of the Caribbean, ate yummy pizza, made key chains for the locks to their treasure boxes, got Captain Jack tatoos, and ended the night with the treasure hunt.












Reading their clues to the treasure. Notice Dane put his key chain into his bandana. When he got his treasure he asked where his key was.


The Loot