Baby Bump

I decided to take some pictures of my little baby bump... I know the "little" part won't last long! I thought I would need some pictures so I can really see the changes in the weeks and months to come. We had an OB visit last week and she is growing well!

21 weeks and 4 days...

Two weeks ago we went out with Brady & Kristina and Greer & Jess to dinner at Wingers and then went back to Greer and Jess' house to play the Wii. We all had so much fun. (It was a late night so I had to take a little nap on their couch though.. I made it up past 12, it has been months since I have been up that late!)


On Sunday we celebrated my Dad's birthday! When he got home from some church meetings we were already enjoying his birthday cheesecake. Xander told Papa he had to sit by him at the little kids table to eat his pie. Well Grandkids get what they want usually so Papa enjoyed his birthday pie with Xander at the kids little table... plus he even sat on one of the little kid chairs! Dad is always such a good sport! I can't wait for our little one to be born.... and get spoiled when they go to Mamma and Papa's home too!

All I need to know I learned in Primary...

So as the Sunbeam teachers in our ward I thought I would do a little post just for our little ones...

It has been a trial laced with joy teaching in Primary. We have our weeks when things go amazing and we have our weeks when... well when things aren't so great! Today was one of those Sundays. It was a little crazy and loud. Wait add some more crazy in there and you get our class for today.

We have learned a few things since we have been teaching.
1- Just because your neighbor needs to go potty doesn't mean you automatically need to. (Jared says that half the class must have a bladder infection - because they think they need to go at least once if not twice during class!)
2- Every picture we show is NOT of Jesus - but usually that is a safe answer to use!
3- Benadryl should be given to each child under the age of 7 upon walking into Primary.
4- Usually the "potty dance" is our cue for "I need to go now!" A poor little kid barley made it into the restroom today before going in his pants.... Poor little guy, it was his first week in class. Glad Jared was there to deal with that one!
5- One girl in our class may be having a contest to see how many weeks in a row she can fall out of her chair onto the floor without getting brain damage. I'm really not sure how she goes from sitting in her chair to on the floor in a heap in a blink of an eye!
6- I thought I was smarter than a 3-4 year old child until I was manipulated by one... It hasn't happened since though!
7- Reverence is s-l-o-w-l-y improving for these pint size energy balls... I just need to take a big deep breath and hope I never have 6 three-year-old children of my own all at once someday!
8- When music is being playing in the other room and one of our little girls hears it she will sing along with the song.... Is it alright to make her stop? I'm kinda impressed she can pick up what is going on in the other room when our classroom is in total chaos!
9- The First Article of Faith can be memorized by these little ones, and they will remember it for weeks to come! This totally impressed me.
10- Bet you didn't know all the places that Sponge Bob has gone while being apart of the Sunbeam class. I guess they must have these special episodes on Sunday... He's gone on a mission, been baptized and was a friend of Joseph Smith's to just name a few!
11- If you want something to be spread fast, just tell a child and they will make sure it comes out even if it's not appropriate! (Like one of the 6 year old girls a few weeks ago announced that her family no longer pays tithing because they are saving all their money for Disneyland!)
12- Some day we will miss our little friends that we get to teach. Until then we just hope our patience will last and that they will learn something from us besides... Please sit down, Put your feet on the floor, Remember to raise your hand, Don't touch your neighbor and Shh! We need to all listen!

Looks like we are having a good prep/crash course in parenting already!

Excitement!

So the most exciting news in our life recently has been.....

Getting our Ultrasound and feeling the baby move for the first time!!

Our little one has quite the attitude already! While doing the Ultrasound our Little Bear put its hands in front of its face so it was hard to get a good shot of the face and head. Then when we were trying to see the gender our Baby Bear had it's legs twisted and tucked behind it... Well soon we were able to get something else besides what the Ultrasonographer called "cheap shots!" and we were able to see the gender of our baby!

Our families had to count a bag of candy to figure out if our baby was a boy or a girl... but virtual candy counting is beyond me to figure out! But look at the cute bags we made to announce... Pink or blue what will the baby be? Make sure you count your candy carefully! The answer will be found with the majority....

So what will it be pink or blue? Well lets just say that Momma is right and Daddy is going to have a little princess! Yep, we are having a little baby girl!! We are SO excited!! Bring on the pink and purple, lots of hair bows, dresses and flowers and.... girly girl things!! Last Friday was such a fun day. I loved seeing her move all around and see all of her measurements and little tiny body working and growing. He said that everything looked normal and healthy - what a relief! (If I figure out how to work my scanner I will post some of the Ultrasound pictures!)

Celebration Outfits for our Princess... Let the spending begin!

Yeah! We are having a girl! Celebration dinner at Red Robin.

Today while sitting at work I felt the baby move for the first time... well at least FOR SURE move! It was so neat. I was so excited and had a huge smile on my face. Later this afternoon my Mom brought by a beautiful pink gerbera daisy, 5 hair bows and a super cute and baby soft blanket and matching hat that she made. It totally made my day. I will need to take some pictures and post them later.