Thursday, September 8, 2011

little miss update

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22 weeks

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23 weeks

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24 weeks

two sweet babies in the last pic!! my friend lauren is just 11 weeks behind me. this was after lauren's yummy birthday dinner @ PF Changs on Tuesday. now if we can only get them to move into our building.... :)

little miss is sure a mover. i fall asleep to her kicking and she often wakes me up way too early with big kicks. she may have had hiccups this morning or is just a really rhythmic kicker. i love to lay in bed in the morning and just watch my belly move. sometimes i really think we are having a conversation...i talk. she kicks. repeat. repeat. russell said i finally look pregnant {not sure what he thought i looked like before.} some days i dont feel pretty with this bump, i love it and i love her but sometimes its hard to watch myself get bigger and bigger. but the last few days have felt better and i've been liking how my lil bump looks. we're still busy with little miss' room. it's painted now, we have a dresser, rocking chair and lil table. still waiting for our crib to arrive. i've semi mapped out her walls, now i just have to make it happen. i'm eating much better now. i only get sick if i stay up too late. i still can't stand the smell of toothpaste or toothpaste breath, cooked broccoli and lysol wipes {clorox wipes no prob, but not lysol wipes}. all in all we are doing great and are so grateful for this little babe. we love her more every day and she isn't even here yet!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

mom time.

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us @ menchies.

my mom came to visit the last weekend in august for a little thing called 'the sample sale.' we got lots of cute things for baby and a few for me. we had lots of fun shopping together despite how HOT it was. i swear, i can't handle this heat anymore. we got some great steals down in the fabric district-my mom is still talking about it!

can't wait for you to come back mom. i promise it will be cooler in october!

utah highlights

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horseshoe competitions.

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{my brother in law Andrew.}

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taking impressions for bleach trays.

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reading bed time stories.

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grover ball. some crazy game they invented as kids.

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baby and i hit 21 weeks.

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lots of family time.

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playing with nephews.

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dinner with my old roommate janae.

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lunch at jdawgs.

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mmmm. mm.

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spent some time @ BYU.

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saw joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat w/russell's fam.

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played the piano with truitt.

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saw music and the spoken word w/russell's parents.

non pictured highlights:

swimming.
sleeping in.
a day at the park w/kristin and her boys.
a night at the Jordan River Temple w/russell's fam.
shopping for baby.

such a great vacay! thanks for letting us crash the utah party!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

showered

my sister in laws and bestie kristin threw me a wonderful baby shower while we were in utah! it was different and so fun to be on the receiving side of the shower...these adorable gifts were actually for me!

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the prep work

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kristin & becky

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brittany and ashley

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cutest clothes line ever.

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yummy favors.

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mm. chicken salad sandwiches.

single handedly responsible for at least a pound of weight gain!


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me and karadie! Russell and Karadie grew up together. Karadie and I keep connected through each others blogs...and she just had a baby, look how good she looks!

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my good friend katy!

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russell's aunt susan and uncle bi.

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cutest dresses ever for my cute baby.

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a freak hail, lightning and thunderstorm forced us to move inside....me with books and blankeys!

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the daddy gift. he is now well prepared.

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bio-waste disposal unit. decontamination fluid. hazardous fumes protection. eye protection. hearing protection. baby distraction divice.

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bio-waste cleaner. bio-waste collection unit. bio-waste disposal gripper. hand protection.

we are sooo grateful for all of the gifts we received. we felt so loved and know that little miss will be even more loved.

now if it were only Christmas and time for her to come.