Better late than never!! Christmas 09 fun!!

We went to a christmas party with friends, and Payton got a little kid shaving kit!! It was quite the hit. He had Aaron teach him how to shave, and then about every couple minutes he would feel his face and say, " Hmm I think I need to shave." Jenna got in on the action too.

On christmas eve, we went to Aaron's aunt Nancy's house For their family christmas exchange. All of the cousins were there except Aaron's brother Jeromy and his family, and they were very much missed. Here are all the little boy's (except Carter).

Here's Jenna and Kaeli anxiously awaiting the presents! Beth and Grace weren't to sure about all the commotion.

My sweet Jenna the poser. Christmas really is magical when your little!

Wedding bells, well maybe in 20 years

Aaron's younger sister is getting married, and early in December we had a girls day, and we went to help aunt emmy pick out a wedding dress. We also went and saw the Lion King! Here is Jenna and her cousin Beth pretending that they were the bride!

I was skeptical about how the girls would do having to sit still while emmy tried on dresses, but they both did very well. They loved it, but they both wanted to try stuff on too. After the wedding dress fun it was off to the play. Jenna sat through it glued to the action. We will def. be taking more girls days to the plays!

it's official

The newest edition to our family will be a little boy!!!

Payton is quite excited, and Jenna is getting used to the idea. She had her heart set on a little sister, but I explained to her that this meant that she got to be the only princess, and that idea is growing on her. Both Jenna and Payton love to give my growing belly hugs, and they pray for the baby to grow big and strong in their prayers at night. We are really excited, and May is actually starting to seem a little bit closer, not a lot, but a little!

Opinions

So, for those of you who do not know what I do for a profession, I am a NICU or (neonatal intensive care) nurse. At the moment I work in a level 2 unit that is joined on the same floor as Labor and Delivery. I attend high risk deliveries and take care of sick infants. Every day I walk by an utlra sound machine, at least 500 times I swear. The other day a few nurses and myself took a peek at the baby. she or he was very cute. the baby was sucking it's thumb, kicking it's legs and waving to me on the screen. I couldn't tell what it was, the legs were crossed. Even if the legs weren't crossed I am not trained in ultrasound readings, and I probably couldn't tell what it was unless the legs were obviously spread and it was flaunting a boy part.

Here is the problem. Aaron was really ticked off at me for looking at the baby without him, and "attempting" to see what the little cutie was. SO, I'm asking would you have looked? I honestly didn't think I would have been able to tell. I mean come on it costs nothing for me to plug this machine in and look. In my opinion who wouldn't have looked? I walk by this machine all day long, and my shifts are 12 hrs long, and it has been incredibly slow at work.

Let me know would you have peeked, or am I the stinker in all of this.

Off the band wagon

I fell off of the blogging band wagon for awhile. There are days where sitting up straight just seems like to daunting of a task. I am feeling better though, and I am starting to have a few better days. All in all I have to say that this pregnancy has been better than the last two, but my coping skills have not been as good. Maybe, because I'm 4 years older than the last time I did this, or maybe I'm just a bigger wuss.

I am 16 weeks along now, and I'm starting to hit the is she fat or pregnant stage. I have managed to gain weight though which is something I have never done before in my first

tri-mester. My pants aren't quite fitting, but I don't want to admit that I need maternity clothes yet. I didn't need them with the other two until around the 5-6 month mark. This baby is much lower, and I guess when you've done it three times, and your 28 and not 22 your body isn't what you remember it being. I started to feel the baby move a couple weeks ago, and it makes me feel better about being so sick. We find out what we're having in three weeks on dec. 21. Aaron and I both think we are having a boy, but we are excited to see if we are right or not. We really don't care what it is, we just want a healthy baby. Jenna really wants a sister, and Payton really wants a brother. Somebody is going to be very disappointed. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!!

Turkey Bowl!!!

SO, what is thanksgiving with out football? Aaron sprained his ankle a week ago, and there was a couple days of questionable football availability. However, He went and played on friday after t-day and had a blast. Here are the youngest two participants who played football on the sidelines, while their daddies played with the big boys.

Tyler and Payton are best little buds, and I know that they are going to have a lot of fun as they grow up together! We have been really lucky to live in a ward where are kids have friends around their own age.

Here they are practicing for when they get to graduate onto the big boy field.

I went and watched the turkey bowl hoping to get some good pic's for our ward wall at church. I got a couple, but my camera isn't great. It seemed like I would have a great shot and the pause before the picture took would give me something I really didn't want. Frusterating let me tell you!!

Here is my man, and his cousin Brent Bair facing off!!

I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving!!!

HALLOWEEN

For Halloween this year Jenna was Thumbelina, and Payton was snake eyes from GI Joe.

We went to a great halloween party at my sisters house on friday, well I guess my family went I had to work. Then on saturday we went to the trick or treat and we had a blast.

My happy crew!!