It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Since I am basically on modified bedrest for who knows how long, we decided against a big Christmas tree this year! We have a fake tree in the corner of our family room and we decided to use it for our Christmas tree. Chris was a good sport and did all the ornaments and finished the decorations around the house. There is just enough to make it feel like Christmas. It's nice to look at all of it while I lay on the couch. Also, for viewing pleasure, I added some pictures of my growing belly!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

It's a boy.......we think!

So, this little boy isn't making it easy for us to determine his gender. This time, he was curled up in the corner quietly sleeping and not wanting to spread his legs! The ultrasound tech couldn't get him to move at all. Eventually, we were able to see a little something right between his legs. Since the last tech and this tech thought it was a boy, we are going with boy. But, believe me, I won't be taking tags off anything. The doctor said we could do another ultrasound to see, but I don't know if we will or not.

On to stuff about me. My leg is feeling better for the most part. I am able to walk on it without it turning blue and causing me a lot of pain. The doctor told me to start doing a little more on it this week to see how much I can handle. I must say the six hours we were gone from the house yesterday just sitting in the car and being at the doctor's office wore me out. Today, I have very little energy and my leg isn't feeling as good! He isn't in any hurry for me to try to get back to work, so we will see, but I am not on complete bedrest. That is at least a plus. I go back in one week to see how I am doing.

Now for the fun stuff.... pictures!

Freaky front face picture. Chris says it looks like he has a blanket around his face!

Beautiful profile. Who does he look like?

Vote!!!

So, one week left before our next ultrasound! Please vote to let us know what you think we are having!

As a side note: As soon as I can find where Chris hid my camera, I will take some belly pictures. I am sure you are all anxious to see my growing belly. Oh well, if you're not, I need pics for nostalgia reasons!

Update!

So, no fun going on here. Baby is great. He/she is starting to move a lot lately. I, am not nearly as lucky. I get to move from the bed to the bathroom and back again. I am on unofficially bedrest. I have a huge blood clot in my leg and the pain is so severe I can't stand on it longer than that! I am giving myself blood thinner shots every 12 hours until the baby is born, if not longer. I had a follow-up appointment and Wednesday with my dr and he admitted me to the hospital for IV fluid and pain meds. I am currently trying to wean off the IV meds and start taking meds by mouth instead so I can get home. Right now my goal is to make it home before Thanksgiving. Today has been a good day. I only needed IV meds once and have been able to keep my pain under control. Hopefully, I will be home soon. I will probably have to stay in a hospital bed downstairs for awhile until I can learn to tolerate my pain and walk up and down the stairs. Oh well, a baby will definetely by worth it!

We still don't know!

The only thing we do know is that we have a modest baby. He/She had it's legs crossed and was lying in a pike position when we went in for our Ultrasound yesterday. One picture is suggestive of a boy, but still not very clear! Chris thinks he knows it's a boy, but only time will tell. So, you have one more month to guess what we are having!

Pine 2009

Last year at a snowmobile fun run, Chris won a one nights stay in Pine, Idaho. I had never heard of the place, much less been there, but I was excited any way! We made plans to go in August, but I had a bad cold and didn't want to waste a romantic getaway sick. We changed plans and actually went to Pine and stayed with my parents at a friend's cabin. It was fun to see where we were going and I was even more excited. So, after planning camping trips, football games, and just plain being pregnant, we finally set the date of October 23. (Only one week before the gift card expired!) Needless to say, I started to get sick right before we left, but not nearly sick enough to keep me away! The little motel was so cute! It was really clean, well kept, and so much fun! Of course, I forgot to take munchies with me, so we went to the expensive little store and bought snacks before we went to the little cafe for dinner. We also ate at the cafe for breakfast! So much for our "free" nights stay! There isn't much to do in Pine, so we spent Saturday morning driving around. We found some really nice campgrounds, but no where really to ride 4-wheelers so I don't know if we will go back or not. So, enough with the journal, enjoy the picutres! Be sure to scroll down, there is more than one post!

More Pine

Just some pictures of the beautiful scenery! I am not the best photographer, but you can still see how pretty it was after the nights rain!

The Motel!

So, here is a funny story for everyone. I am going to blame it on pregnancy brain. When we checked in at the motel, the lady gave us two sets of keys. I put both of them in my purse and obviously only had to use one set because Chris and I were together the whole time. On Saturday when we were getting ready to leave, I could only find one set of keys. I emptied my purse and still could not find it. The motel room wasn't big enough to lose it in. Chris jokingly said, "Is it still in the door?" I said, "I bet it is. I am not joking, check the door!" Sure enough the key had been left in the door the whole night. Good thing it was a small place with few guests because we were the first door as you entered the building. Funniest thing is that Chris was worried about someone peeking through a small opening in the curtains. Guess that wasn't really a problem, huh!

It's a BOY...... or a GIRL!

So, I have always had a nursery set picked out if I had a boy, but a girl was a different story. I went to Babies 'R Us today to help Beth pick stuff up. In the back of the store, all the nursery sets are set up. I saw my alphabet soup with red tags on it. Yep, CLEARANCE! How could I resist? I bought the whole set: bedding, wall hangings, hamper, rug, everything. It can be returned within 90 days. Remember, I had no idea what I wanted for a girl. We decided to look at girl bedding. Beth found a beautiful girl set on CLEARANCE! Guess what, I bought it too! The whole set! I know I got carried away, but I got such a great deal and to have the whole set, who could resist? I have both sitting in the baby's room, just waiting for the ultrasound on Nov.2 to tell us the truth!

Go Boise State!

So this post is a couple weeks old, but it is appropriate for today too! Deidra here is the post you have been waiting for. We had a BSU party a couple weeks ago with Deidra, Joey, Sophia, Beth, Matthew, and Brayli. Our tortilla chips were blue and orange and some were in the shapes of footballs! Of course, we were all dressed in the colors of the Broncos, especially Sophia who wears her orange and blue proudly!

Sneak Peak!

Five weeks ago this is what I saw.....

Now I am going to have this........

Coming March 2010

I am an AUNT!

And I must say I am a very proud one at that! I have the most beautiful niece ever. Beth had Brayli Ann on Saturday, August 15 at 8:42 pm. (Chris's birthday!) She had a relatively quick labor for a first baby and went home the next day. I was camping at Jardine's lot so I didn't get to see her 'til the next day, but it was worth the wait. I have seen her almost daily since and she gets cuter and cuter every time. I can't believe she is here. When Beth told us in December, it felt like August was so far away and now it's here. I have yet to get a picture with me, but enjoy the rest.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Camping 2009

So, Chris and I have been on so many camping trips this summer, I can't begin to tell about each one. But, I will try....

One of the first trips we went on after Yellowstone was to our friend John Jardine's lot with Joy and Mitch. Braden went with us too. We had yummy dutch oven dinners, steak and potato dinners, dutch oven desserets, and lots of 4-wheeling. I have never been the best 4-wheeler, but I was riding with pros. I had to buck up. We went on a 5 hour ride around the back of Tamarack. There were rocky hills, crazy curves, and wild animals. (Just kidding on the wild animals, unless you count us!) When we got to the very top of the hill, at the Tamarack ski lift, my 4-wheeler decided to die. It has a very dead battery. Luckily we were able to trade it out with Chris's and his charged it the rest of the way home. We all made it home in one piece. (I didn't say we made it home clean! Check out the pics below!) I ended up sick with allergies, sunburned and covered with mosquito bites. Everyone went on the ride again the next day while I laid on the couch and played on the computer. Overall, the trip was really great! One of the best things about this trip, was that our big dogs became friends with Suzy. The actually laid on the carpet together without any problems.

The next trip we went on, Chris and I went all by ourselves. That doesn't happen much with us, we really like to have friends and family. We wanted to go to Silver Creek Plunge, but not drive the crazy road to get there. We stayed at a campground at the bottom of the hill. We went on a couple hour ride just from the campground the back way around to the hot springs. Mostly road driving, nothing too crazy! We had a small beach down below our campground. Suzy like it only enough to get a couple sips of water. We also left our watermelon in it to keep cool! After we left that campground, we stayed the night at Starlight Mountain Theater and watched another show. We have been there three times this year and love it every time!

Our most recent trip was back to Jardine's lot. Chris helped John a lot with projects he had around the lot. They cut logs, brought in new sand, built benches, and rode 4-wheelers. I think Chris did a lot of work, but he found enough time to have fun. Mom, Quinn, and Jenna came up for a day and a half. Joy, Mitch, and Heidi also came up for a couple days! We had lots of fun again. Overall, it has been a busy summer!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

4th of July

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Family Fun

Over the 4th of July, my dad's sisters and brother came to town. At any given time, there were at least 10 children running around. I took all 10 of them one day. We went to Celebration Park, ran through the sprinklers, ate pizza, and had fireworks. I had a system when I hollered out 0 and the kids numbered off 1 through 10. That way I would always know I had them all! One night, my family went to the drive-in. We saw Night at the Museum 2 and the new X-Men. I fell asleep during parts of both of them! I had a nice comfy spot in the back of the Jeep! Enjoy the slideshow. (No one was harmed in the balancing act while reading!)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Beth's Baby Shower

Check out the slideshow of Beth's baby shower. We had so much fun and it was full of pink!

Make a Smilebox photobook

The Discovery Center

We have had some friends here from Germany and have been trying to show them around Idaho a bit. They have never been here before and want to see as much as they can. Yes, we know our area isn't big, but there is amazingly lots to see. We have gone to Silver City, Celebration Park, The Discovery Center, etc. I think they have seen quite a variety. Here are some photos from the Discovery Center. Sophia was with us and you can tell she was really enjoying herself. Our friends from Germany also had a lot of fun!

The Finished Product!

Kitchen Makeover

While on our vacation, we had our kitchen redone. I have always hated the green countertops (and there are a lot of them!) The backsplash was also very boring. We had wanted to do concrete countertops, but after a reality check of the price, we went with less expensive laminate. It wasn't my first choice, but it turned out absolutely gorgeous. It made the rest of my house look really dated. Needless to say, the rest of our house will follow shortly. I already have big plans for the tile in the entryway and fireplace. I can't get my memory card to download the "after" pictures, so for now you get to see the "before."

There are pictures of the "before" and after Chris busted out the old tile. That even looked better than that ugly white tile!! Hopefully, I will get the memory card to work tomorrow and get the finished kitchen. All I can say, it's worth the wait (and all the money it took!)

The Rest of the Trip

After we left Yellowstone, we headed to Red Fish Lake. Chris has never been there before and wanted to check it out. The lake was beautiful, but it was really rainy there. We want to go back and try out the activities on the lake.

Next, was just a short drive to Grand Jean. Chris used to go there as a kid and wanted to see if it was still the same. Many things had changed, especially the shorter drive back to the camp. The best thing there was the empty pool, we were the only ones at the campground that night. It was nice and warm.

After our one day visit at Grand Jean we headed to HorseThief Resovoir. We stayed there for two nights and had fun fishing and riding 4-wheelers. It was still a little rainy, but it kept the trails nice and dry. Chris caught the biggest one of the day, but I was already back at the trailer and didn't even get a picture. The picture is of the one Zach reeled in. The first day we were there, Christian decided to wreck his bike. Beware of the pictures, they are pretty graphic. We had planned on staying another day, but the rain got the better of us.

On to Silver Creek Plunge. We figured that if it was going to rain, we may as well have a warm pool to swim in. Chris, Zach, and me spent many hours in the pool while Christian sat on the sidelines playing the GameBoy. I felt so bad for him, but he asured us he was fine. The pool was great, the 4-wheeler trails were muddy. It wasn't the best place to be that day.

Our last visit was Crouch, Idaho. I really wanted to go to Starlight Mountain Theater, so we drove in to stay closer. I was so excited until it started to rain and rain and rain. I was so sure we were going to be there and not even get to see the play. I waited until the last minute to buy the tickets and it was well worth it. It drizzled on us a little throughout the whole play, but not enough to really bother us. We saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I would highly recommend it and Chris and I plan to go see the other plays. Enjoy the slideshow!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Yellowstone

For our second anniversary, Chris and I planned a 10 day camping trip. We started in Island Park and went in one big loop around, finishing in Crouch. This slideshow has just pictures up until we left Yellowstone. We didn't see many animals, unless you count buffalo. When we went for our honeymoon, there were elk too, but only one this year and I didn't even get a picture. The weather was a little rainy, but nice. It didn't stop us from doing what we wanted to do. We took Zach and his friend, Christian. They enjoyed the bike trails around Yellowstone, no 4-wheelers there!

Make a Smilebox slideshow