Uncle Nolan & Aunt Bev

Uncle Nolan and Aunt Bev were in Denver on vacation and took the time to come visit us. We love it when family visits. They got here at 2:30 and brought Ty and I some frosties - so good. Tyson joined them down to Pearl Street and thanks to our awesome friend Bob Gardner, they were treated to a tour of Google. I got off work at 6 and changed. We all headed to Dave and Busters to play fun game. After they treated us to a great dinner at La Hacienda - such good mexican food.

We talked for a good hour after on parenting and kids and what they learned from raising 7 great kids. It's amazing how much work it takes. Tyson and I were humbled but excited for the chance to do it.

This morning Sydney kicked Tyson for the first time. It felt sooo cool. It just felt like a little bump from the righg side of my stomach. Tyson looked at me and said "did I just feel her?" and we both said wow! Tyson joked that Sydney will be just like me and not like his really warm hands on her - "too hot, too hot" is what I always say.

Baby in Bump

It's been such an amazing couple of days. We have been waiting for so long to find out the gender that Tuesday we felt like our hearts were going to explode. We woke up and tried to keep buy. Tyson went to the office and I kept busy cleaning the property. Tyson got home around 12:45 and started lunch. I got off at 1:40, changed and ate pizza.

We headed to the hospital for our appointment and got there right at 2. We only waited about 10 minutes before being called back. The ultrasound first examined me and then the organs of the baby. I was so fascinated that I actually missed when the lady said " and this is her labida .... that means your having a girl.."

A girl! A girl!!! WERE HAVING A GIRL!!!

I was so excited! My dream of sweet Sydney Jane was going to come true. Tyson and I were beyond esctatic! The nursed checked her heart, lungs, brains ... everything looked great. We met with Dr. Kimberly Roose after and she said my body looked right on track and that the baby is great. She gave me some exercises to start helping the baby get positioned right.

I am officially in my 6th month of pregnancy. I can't believe it. We waited so long for this time and as much as I try to slow down and take it all in, it all feel like it's flying by. I've gained 13 lbs in my first 5 months, so I am on track for a very healthy 25 lbs.

Tyson spread the news during our opp night while presenting. Everyone was so excited. We love being able to call Syndey by her first name. Everything feels more real now. The doctor said placenta is right in the front of my stomach, which is why I probably have not felt Sydney move. She said I am very cushioned but should be able to start feeling very clear movement by 24 weeks. So excited!

Oh by the way .... were having a girl!!!!!

Debbie and the Kids ...

Im so glad when Debbie comes home ....

We were so lucky to have Debbie come and spend a night with us with Chenille's kids on their way from Carthage to Utah. They got here 6/04 at 2 pm. It was so exciting. Of course I went crazy to make sure the house was clean and Tyson was awesome to help me vacuum right before they got here.

They got here and rested for 20 minutes until I got to go on my break. Debbie then treated us to McDonalds for lunch. We came home and the kids took a nap and I finished work. After work we walked to Walmart and Debbie bought carrots for the praire dogs next to us.

We got home and the kids went crazy finding praire dog holes to stick carrots into. After we went shopping at Gordmans. After we went to KFC for a late dinner at 8:30. After dinner we headed to Dave and Busters to let the kids play arcade games. We got home around 10:15 pm and we were all pretty exhausted. We pulled our beds, read scriptures and went to bed.

Sunday morning we woke up at 8 am and got ready for early church. We attended sacrament and then drove Debbie and the kids to the freeway. It was so sad to see them go. We always hate seeing family leave. We get to see Debbie and Gaylan next week at the Primerica Convention and I fly out to Utah the 2nd of July for my baby shower. Family is just so awesome.

Sunday morning we got up super early

20 Weeks

Man it's amazing what 4 weeks can do. The last picture was 16 weeks and things were going as normal, now looking at my 20 week picture I am amazed at how much bigger I am getting :) My belly is no longer hide-worthy. Even my baggy work uniform can't hide it. I am loving my growing belly. The big day comes Tuesday to find out the gender! Keep growing baby!

The Height of the Cleaning ...

It continues. This last week our heigh of decluttering and organizing was reached. The Scottorns came over Friday night to keep rearranging our storage unit to fit more stuff and what started as simple 1-hour project ended up as a 5 hour treck through our stuff and theirs. I was surprised how much Ty and I got rid of including a book shelve we got for free two years ago. Tyson's office is looking much bigger for the baby room.

We also took advantage of our new storage containers and put away books, office supplies and stuff we did not use. We got rid of ton's of stuff. Oh man it was work. We celebrated by buying chinese food and eating it at the Scottorns place.

For the first time in 2 weeks my house feels normal. I vacuumed yesterday and there was so much more room! The only real things left to do is put my cedar chest back at the storage unit and possibly our coffee table - but I go back on that over and over again.

It's funny because the ideal thing would be if Ty and I could just get a bigger place, but since we can't, getting rid of all the extra make me feel empowered - not forced into something. I'm so grateful that Ty has been ok with my massive decluttering. It harder for him to get rid of stuff but he has been amazing.

Girls Night Out

3I had a girls night out with the girls in my Relief Society last Thrusday. We got together to Celebrate Julie Kellis baby girl that was just born. Julie looks amazing and is such a seasoned mom. We met up at Mimis's. I had brocoli-cheddar soup and lots of rolls - too many probably.

The amazing thing about girls is that we can just talk and talk. We sat there for over two hours and talked about kids, birth, parenting, funny hubby stories, politics and so forth. These girl are all sooo talented and educated and yet they love being moms. Most of them have high education and are so interesting to talk to, but more importantly they love the Lord and want to do right by him. It was such a blast!

Full Picture

I attended a cool "crepe" birthday party for Celeste Hutchingon in our ward. It was a blast. It was nice to have a reason to get ready and not automatically go into my PJ's after work.

We talked for hours, we ate really yummy crepes and really had a good time. It's amazing the network that Relief Society becomes. Celeste and I are due 5 days apart and she constantly telling each other how cute we are. Her husband Brian really gets along with Tyson.

I am proud to say that these are still my pre-prego jeans, but before you get all crazy jelous, these are also my most strechiest and biggest jeans I owned before - and they were hanging on by two rubber bands :)

Apple Peeler Adventure

Tyson called me Friday afternoon - he was ecstatic. He was at Ross and said he found the apple peeler that his mother had when he was a little kid. He said it was only $14. I usually am such a stickler on not making impulse purchases but he was soooooo excited that I gave in. He also found a great deal on space saver bags - which I wanted to increase storage.

He came home and I was skeptical. He grabbed one of our green apples and told me to stand back and watch the magic. The peeler sucked. It would not peel to save our lives. Tyson was so sad! I thought it was hilarious. He kept telling me that he remembered being on the counter and his mom letting him spin the wheel. He said it was "the coolest".

We returned our beloved apple peeler that same day.

Organizing and What not ...

It's been such a nice day today. The weather is great and I have lots of energy. ESS has been pretty slow so all that means ..... organizing day! I love days when I am slighly bored because I get real creative on what I can clean, purge, reorganize. Living and working at the same place forces me to get creative and think things through for the house. I want things to be really simplified when the baby gets here - it will make it easier for me as well as those who are helping me.

I know the baby will sleep in our room for the first couple of months and so I am planning on taking out my cedar chest and putting the crib in its place. I also did the following:

1. Cleaned out Tyson's drawers
2. Found Tyson's wedding ring he lost two months ago :)
3. Purged out two of my own drawers
4. Fit my ceder chest stuff into my very bottom drawer

My next goals are to buy the big vacuum bags and get all of our big winters coats put away so I can free up my front room closet. I also want to buy 3-4 plastic totes and start cleaning out our books and rearrange our storage unit so that we can start preparing for all the baby stuff we will be getting in the next few months. So excited! Another thing I need to prepare for is where I will put the guest that will come help me? I'm thinking that the office will be turned into a guest room with a bed and room for their clothes.

Rainy Days

Its been a rainy two days. We have even had a tornado warning and schools shut down yesterday. All the rainy weather has made it convenient to get caught up on much needed housework. My first trimester I was pretty much useless. I was sick all day and just made it through work and nights meant dry heaving and falling sleep at 8:30. Needless to say my house my was the the usual spotless house it usually is. My 2nd trimester has meant lots more energy and no nausea.

Yesterday I cleaned out my fridge. I washed all the cabinets and shelves in the bathtub. I scrubbed down the inside. It felt great. The only thing I still suffer from is just not being able to catch my breath and getting tired faster. I have to watch myself and listen to my body when I need to slow down. My mind goes the same speed but my body begs to be handled more delicately. Tyson has been amazing and is willing to help with what I ask him to - but it's also more than that. Yesterday he unloaded the dishwasher without being asked, today he cleaned up the kitchen after lunch. It's little thing like that that make me love him even more.

I am sleeping now 9-10 hours every night. I love it. Mornings have became so much more productive because I am ready to go. Tyson and I are enjoying the sleep. All of the sudden we realize how lucky we are to sleep in, cuddle and just hang out in bed. I know those will be cherished moments when our baby comes.

Outside of that, things are going great.