Baby Makes it to Aunt's Wedding!

The wedding party

YEA!!!!!!!!!!  The baby, mom and dad made it to aunt Bikini's wedding!  We were so thrilled that we were able to go for a short time.  God brought us back to Colorado after a couple of days without any complications.  What a blessing!  It was so great to be there to support Becky and David and celebrate their special day.  I just love my sister and couldn't imagine not being there.  She looked soooo beautiful!  I'm pretty sure at the reception she didn't stop dancing the entire night.  One funny moment of the wedding was during the ceremony.  The pastor handed David the microphone and here is what happened:

Pastor:  David, take this microphone and say this promise.

David:  (takes the microphone) This promise...

Pastor:  Ha...not yet, the promise you will repeat after me.

I was cracking up!  This promise....  hahahahahaha..  anyway, wedding was beautiful, weather was fabulous and seeing family was (as always) wonderful! 

Rehearsal Dinner at the Chart House

Rehearsal at the Mariott

Bass Lake and Beyond!

Here is the gang this year...  Dad, Kathy, Ray, Susan, Lilly, Teddy, Marissa, Cam, Martin, Mimi, Thomas, Me and Baby

Bass Lake 2009!!!  After a plane ride to Orange County, a six hour drive up North, a cheeseburger at Millers and a slow ride around the lake to our cabin, we arrived in Bass Lake and baby was ready to FLOAT!  That's about all we did.  Floating is great, being in the water it great.  Thomas did a lot of fun water sports...wakeboarding, sea-dooing, boat riding, bridge jumping, and of course floating...with me!  We did all the normal stuff, ate a lot, had lots of ice cream, went on slow boat rides, looked at the stars, sat on the dock, played games, built puzzles.  It was wonderful!  On Thomas's birthday we went to Yosemite and saw the BIG TREES!  They were big!  Speaking of big...here is an updated picture of my BIG BELLY.....

Here I am with baby at 27 weeks!

So...after the Bass Lake Extravaganza, we made it home just in time to do laundry, sleep a little bit and get re-packed.  Thomas was soon off to Houseboats- a trip to Flaming Gorge with 45 students for a week of fun and I was off to Laguna Beach to help Becky get all ready for her big day.  Well....  our plans don't always line up with God's plans for us.  And we know that His plans are better... although sometimes it doesn't seem that way.  As I was getting my raffia to tie bows around starfish for the wedding at Hobby Lobby, I got a call from my ever so loving sister in law.  She thought I should see the doctor about the uncomfortable tight feeling I was experiencing.  Well....she's pretty smart and I listened and with much hesitation I called my doctor and went for a visit.  I was leaving for 2 and a half weeks, so it was a good idea to make sure everything was OK.  Well...  it  wasn't.  Apparently, I had some pre term labor contractions that the doc took very seriously.  

After many tears and feelings of anger and sadness, I went to the hospital to be monitored.  As you may have guessed, doc wasn't letting me go anywhere.  So my flight to CA left without me and I was hooked up to a monitor for two days with my loving husband my my bed...who by the way...helped me go to the bathroom every time I needed to.

The days went by and doctor put me on bed rest until the next test.  The test will tell me if I am at risk of delivering early.  The test happens on Tuesday.  I better fly out on Thursday.  Let's pray that the good Lord will let me be at my sister's wedding!  Bed rest, bed rest....it's REALLY boring...unless your MOM comes to hang out with you....

Here she is...my loving mother...here to take care of me!

While Thomas was on his houseboat trip, my mom came to be my nurse.  She was wonderful!  Here are just a few things she did for me to show me how much she loves me and baby...

- Vacuumed

- Dusted

- Washed sheets

- went to the grocery store

- Watched a soap opera with me

- Got really good at Wheel of Fortune

- Made me grilled cheese and tater tots (twice)

- Baked me a cake for my birthday and made dinner for 14 people!

- Did Sudoku puzzles with me

- Built a shell puzzle with me

- Drove me to the doctor

- Got me Salvaggios

- Rubbed my Back

- Loved me like my mom!

Thanks mom!!!  

I also have to give a shout out to Angie, Emma, Addie and Brody who also took care of me for a couple of days...made sure my water cup was full, cooked me pink fish and tapioca pudding and even brought me flowers!  Thanks Osbornes!!!!!

This is basically what we looked like throughout the day.  I had a few bloody noses and every time I tortured mom with her ear drops, she had to put that in her ear.  We are so cool!

Baby Gets Chased By Ducks

It's no ordinary day when you have two ducks chasing after you....in the middle of a suburb!

I'm not quite sure where these ducks were coming from or where they were going, but all I know is they were a little more friendly than I expected. 

Thomas and I were on our after dinner walk with our camera, why, I'm not sure, but he brought it along.  All of a sudden this car comes to a screeching stop.  We turn around and see two ducks quickly crossing the road.  The car had to wait for them to pass and as we stood by watching, they just got closer and closer.  Nothing was going to stop them from coming to say hello.  

Of course, Thomas wanted to take a picture of me with the ducks, but they were seriously getting really close to nipping at my ankles.  It was kinda scary.  But he was determined to get a picture of Baby Getting Chased By Ducks!

The two webbed buddies followed us until one of my former students hopped out from behind a tree with a loaf of bread....needless to say, the webbed buddies were now attacking him and not me.  

   

Throwdown with Bobby Flay

As I lay in bed flipping through the channels, I come across the ever-so- yummy Food Network channel.  It's one of my favs...Throwdown with Bobby Flay!  I get really excited when either this or Ace of Cakes is on.  Usually it's late here, so it's not too often that I watch.  As Thomas was working on his Theology paper, I soak it all in...the Red Velvet Cake Throwdown!!!  If you haven't seen this show it's all about Bobby Flay taking on other chefs to see who makes the better whatever.  Last night was Red Velvet Cake.  YUM!!!

This is beside the point, but I thought for sure the challenger was going to win.  Just by the looks of it, his cake looked amazing!  Bright red, fluffy, cream cheese frosting, and layered.  I just wanted to dive into the TV and take a bite.  Now we get to the point.  CAKE!  I wanted cake so badly and didn't really care that it was 11:00 at night.  I had to have cake.  Thomas came in to see if I was still awake and to his surprise my eyes were wide and I was drooling.  I told him my craving and he laughed. 

All of a sudden I started smelling cake batter being baked in the oven.  Was I going insane and really thinking I was in the TV with Bobby Flay?  Nope...my adorable husband was actually baking a cake!!!  I lazily strolled into the kitchen to find him pulling the chocolate delight out of the oven.  Now, let's not get ahead of ourselves, this was no Red Velvet Cake, let alone a cake from scratch.  But it's the boxed baked goods that I love.  The cake, of course, had to cool before frosting it and by that time I unfortunately was fast asleep.  Thomas came cuddling up next to me and I asked, "is the cake ready?".  He laughed and said, "let's have it for breakfast."  

So we did.

And we decorated it very girly....

Sitting Down

I call this post "sitting down" because that's how our our little one will go pee! Eventually, of course, when SHE is potty trained.

Going to sleep last night was like trying to go to sleep on Christmas Eve....I couldn't fall asleep at all and as soon as I would, I woke up every couple of hours smiling with excitement peeking at the clock. It was a restless night, but I'm thankful that I made our appointment in the morning. We didn't have to wait too long to discover that our little ball of energy would soon be our little girl.

The alarm went off (although I was already wide awake) and I got up and went to the bathroom. Then it was time to start drinking my 32 ounces of water...WITHOUT peeing! It was tough. The entire way to the doctor I thought I was going to pee my pants. Then I really almost did when the radiologist started pushing on my belly. Luckily, he let me free after a few minutes to relieve myself. After many measurements and numbers and pictures of baby, he finally zoomed in on THE SPOT. Apparently, there it was...or wasn't. We are blessed to say she has all of her limbs, a good size brain, a beating heart, weighs a pound, but not too much wriggle room. She was quite active, actually, and it was hard to get a good glimpse of her profile until the end when I shook her up a bit. She looks cute in there...albeit...cramped. At one point she had her two feet clear up next to her head!! At any rate, we are very excited!

Naturally, I went right over to Target after Thomas went to work. (Well, I called a few people before that:)) I got pretty overwhelmed looking at all the girl stuff and baby stuff and I ended up walking out of there with a little soccer ball and pink socks that say "Daddy's Little Angel". I figure she'll get some use out of both. Now, as many of you know I really love the color pink, so it's fitting that we are having a girl. So..THINK PINK everyone!!! And let's hope that we aren't surprised with a boy upon delivery or he will look really silly dressed in all those pink clothes with cute hair bows!

Love to you all! Keep praying SHE grows well and healthy!

What are we creating???

I was going through some pictures trying to get some together to print and I came across our Rocky Mountain National Park adventure.  Thomas and I went on a hike and saw loads of Elk about a month ago.  It was gorgeous.  The first thing I thought of when I was going through these photos was...is our kid going to be just like us?  If so...it might be a little scary.  Here is what I found...

Not mad...just posing for the camera.

Not sure what this pose is....

Nope, wasn't sick......

And here is DAD!

I'm not sure if he ever takes a picture without one of them looking like this.

Hmmm...

If our little being that is so fearfully and wonderfully made by God is going to turn out like us, picture takers beware!  The "normal" pictures might not outweigh the "not-so-normal" pictures. 

Whoa Oh We're Halfway There...

Whoa Oh...Living on a Prayer!

So here it is. The belly at 20 weeks. It feels big, but I guess I'm going to just keep getting bigger. I bought my first pair of maternity shorts the other day. I got really excited about them because they don't have that full panel that goes over my whole stomach and up my back and basically holds up my boobs too. It's just a below the waist band that is stretchy. I love them! But...I haven't been able to wear them due to RAIN. It's rainy and gloomy here, but I am confident that I will wear my preggo shorts soon.

Now this has nothing to do with my belly, but it has everything to do with my mother! I just want everyone to watch out! Because she is going to look sooooooooooooooo HOT at Becky's wedding. Her dress is absolutely fabulous and I'm really excited for everyone to see it. Good pick, Mom!

Anyway, more belly pics on the way. Off to bear the weather--maybe in shorts...we'll see!