Boy or Girl?

A couple of people have asked what we are having. Well, we really really wish we could tell you. Only problem is, early last week at our 20 week ultrasound, I was actually only 19 weeks 5 days, and the baby was on the small side, only measuring in at 19 weeks 2 days. Didn't think that would matter all that much, after all, they scheduled me then, so it should have been fine. Well, the sonographer was unsure what the baby was. She said if she had to guess, she would say boy, but she wasn't sure. Then again after Stella's first ultrasound they thought she was a boy too. So because the baby was small, and not everything was able to be checked out as thoroughly as they would have liked, we have to go back. Thank goodness, because I have to know what this baby is. I can't take a guess and run with it. I really have to know. So, in three more long weeks, we will hopefully have seen something to tell us one way or the other. When we do figure out the answer to boy or girl, have no fear, it will be posted here!

Stella has a special trick that she does all the time. People get the biggest kick out of it. People have even asked her to do it for their friends after they have seen it. So funny. She loves to "fly" like a cheerleader with her dad, and usually does it in the pool, but we never have the camera at the pool, so I am glad we could catch her in action in our messy apartment. Please excuse the mess part, packing has sort of taken over all 800 square feet of our tiny little abode. Enjoy this little glimpse into what Andy and Stella love to do all the time, no wonder she is such a Daddy's girl, he does so much fun stuff with her!

Pack it all up

We are starting to pack now for our move at the end of this month.  We are very lucky, and a wonderful family in our ward has offered us part of their home.  We are looking forward to living in a nice safe neighborhood, having good company around all the time, and leaving the noise of apartment life behind... for now at least.  Living with the Gilbert's will be a blast, and we cannot thank them enough for their generosity.  We are excited.  Packing up is the problem.  I can only make little amounts of progress every day because Stella is impossible to pack with.  But she does love having boxes around.    

Stella cannot seem to stay still for more than a second.  She is constantly on the go now,  as you can tell from these pictures.  I love that she is so mobile, because now when I walk out of a room, she doesn't cry, she just follows me.  Very handy.  

Silly!

Stella loves to smash her face up against the glass door of our entertainment center.  I was finally able to snap some pictures of her while she was doing it.  So silly! 

Let the "OH SO FLATTERING" pictures begin

One thing I was not good at while pregnant with Stella was documenting "the belly".  I am trying to be better about that this time, being that I feel so much bigger this time around, and wish I had more pictures to reference from last time.  Sorry I look grumpy in this picture, I took the picture myself using the timer, and it is apparently a lot harder to smile when no one is there to yell, "say cheese".   Anyway - so here I am at 19 weeks.  I have been feeling the baby now consistently for three weeks, which is always reassuring, and it appears this child will be just as active as Stella.  The first time we heard the heartbeat, the doctor even mentioned how the baby was kicking of course, and then flipped in the middle of while we were monitoring.  At least this time around I can picture a baby inside of me.  With Stella, I could only picture a big blob, even up until I delivered, it was very hard to imagine that it was actually a baby inside of me.  This time though, I feel a kick and picture a little foot, rather than some sort of round monster, so that is nice.   

Stella has started to say a few words. Her first word was bubble, but now she will only whisper it. I think she is trying to actually blow a bubble while saying it or something...so it is hard to tell what she is saying. The other words she says in this video are uh-oh, ball, owl (which she always says when we read her animal book...the only word she says when we read her animal book), bye, and roar. She also likes to say whoa and wow. Today she also said two and three for the first time. She has been signing more, all done, and her own made up sign for dad for a while now, but we love to hear her little voice.

My Birthday Celebration

The Big 2-5!  I want to know when I got so old.  I'm not too happy about it.  One thing I am happy about, however, is how awesome my Birthday was.  My  wonderful Husband took me on a weekend trip to Atlanta.  We stayed in a super swanky hotel right in downtown Atlanta and went to Coke World.  Perfect for me.  I  L.O.V.E.  coke!  The best part about it was that they let you try 64 different flavors of coke from around the world.  I thought I would try them all, but man the sugar gets to you pretty quickly.  They did have one awesome flavor that they need to bring here, it was a green apple flavor - sooo yummy.  I loved it!   

That night we went out to Mimi's for my birthday dinner.  They don't have a Mimi's near us at all - so it was perfect that we were out in Georgia where we could keep the tradition of celebrating my birthday at Mimi's alive.  It was delicious as always.  Stella wasn't too good during dinner, and acted like a crazy little kid.  There was a little girl who kept coming over to stand next to our table to watch  Stella.  Apparently she liked her.  It made me feel like I was on Newlyweds for a minute, I never realized how uncomfortable someone staring at you while you ate was.  Poor Nick and Jessica.  Here is a picture of Stella doing a little birthday dance for me.

The next day we went to a place called Stone Mountain Park.  We really loved it.  Hopefully we will one day take our kids there and spend a little more time.  They had this super old bridge we drove over.  Kind of creeped me out, but it sure was pretty.

This carving was started by the same guy who carved Mt. Rushmore.  Sweet eh?  They had to be harnessed in while carving this big old mountain.  Pretty crazy.  (if you click the picture to make it big you can kind of see the carving)  

Stella enjoyed being outside all day.  

This is Andy's dream backyard.  He wanted me to take these pictures so that one day he could make one of these for our kids and their friends.  I hope he can, because it was an awesome ropes course!

We watched these two people make blown glass and it was so cool.  I was completely enthrawled.  I probably could have watched for an hour or two, it was so rad.  

Learned something new about my last name.

I thought this was perfect.  We spun the wheel to get our fortune.  This was Andy's... fits him perfectly!

"Smile... Let the world wonder what you're up to"

And mine... perfect considering it was my Birthday and Andy had planned such a great weekend.

" A Husband that misses his wife's birthday will probably catch it later"

Thanks Andy... for not "missing" my birthday, and making it such a special one for me.  I love you!

What we've been up to!

Here is a sneek peek at the fun we have been having.  Not that you can tell what it is we have been up to - but you can tell it was FUN!  I will post more as soon as I can...promise.   

Sunday treat

Just an example of one of the many many ways Stella is like her daddy.  :)