Maternity Pictures...

I swore I would never actually intentionally have photos taken during my pregnancies, but when a friend from the ward asked for pregnant mom's to be her guinea pig I found myself volunteering.  Needless to say she is an amazing photographer and I am glad I got to help her expand her portfolio.  I was 32 weeks and we went to another friends house to take the pictures.  I am happy to have this memory, since I have gotten massively bigger in the month since then.  Thanks Ashby!

 This is my favorite belly shot...

 Talk about great natural lighting.  This is my favorite of the shoot.

Hip-Hurray! Preschool Started...

Berkley has been patiently (ok not really) waiting for it to be his turn for school to start. This morning was the day.  It was quite nice and uneventful since this is his third year with Miss Christine at the Montessori Learning Center he didn't have any nerves at all.

He walked right in, found a buddy and was off playing before I would snap a picture! Brenner ran straight for the basketball hoops too. I can't believe in just one year he'll be coming there and Berk will be in kindergarten! Brenner was pretty mad at me when we left, he did not want me to leave Berk there, but I think once we got home and he had all the toys to himself he changed his tune.

Happy day, I love preschool! I am very much looking forward to the 12 precious hours a week that I will have with just Brenner before B4 comes to join the party! I've got a lot to do!

Another Birthday Come and Gone...

No one really wants to get older, but we can't stop it can we? I turned the big 32 on Labor Day this year. Sweet Rusty knowing I have been having a hard time again with this pregnancy decided I needed a pool party and bbq for my birthday. It ended up being a great thing since I had a rough day before that fighting a major migraine, that actually lingered for about five days  Yuck.

 I got to sleep in and woke up to some awesome roses.  We were going to get my choice breakfast, but I really had ZERO appetite post migraine. We ran a few errands in the morning and started getting ready for the party.

 My cake, which the wind blew out the candles for me. It's actually a pretty sweet gesture from Mother Nature since I get winded pretty easily these days.

 The gifts. I have the best family and friends. Rusty got me new charms with B4's name on them to add to my other mother's necklaces, a new iPhone case, some decorations for the house, new brown Tom's (which will have to wait until my feet aren't swollen so I can actually enjoy), as well as some cute Roxy slippers for the hospital.  Really those were my pretend gifts, since the Mac Laptop he ordered didn't come in time.  It's good to be Queen, what can I say? My Mom remembered me asking for knitting stuff, and boy did she deliver. I have every size needle, yarn and patterns for the favorite things my mom makes now. My inlaws got me a Silhouette machine. I have been drooling over one for eons. My sis in law Kelcie sent me a new pair of, what I call, give-ups. Best pants ever. I got amazon gift cards and Rod Works gift cards, and a cute Halloween decoration too. My favorite thing is the necklaces I got from my sweet neighbor and from my sister Rhonda's inlaws.  I am sure I forgot something. I am a lucky girl.  I think everyone just felt bad I had to be 9 months prego for another birthday...

 Everyone enjoying the pool- the Beck's pool really is amazing.

And the food... Rusty grilled two different kinds of chicken, hamburgers, and hot dogs. There were huge fruit and veggie trays, and of course more chips and dip than I knew what to do with. Oh, and I can't forget the sides everyone brought, beans, corn, potato salad, and yummy desserts!

Thanks to Rusty and the boys, my family, Rhonda's family (who were here for the last night of their vacation before going back to Kuwait), the Solomons, the Becks, Robisons, Tyrons, Whipples, for coming to celebrate with us!

Too Big, Too Fast...

Do you see this? The other day I was in the laundry room (which faces the downstairs bathroom) when I hear the toilet flush. So, I look up and this is what I see- he even got the little potty lid out from under the sink.

What?!? He just turned two (the other boys trained closer to 4). I am 34 weeks pregnant, I am so not ready for the potty training thing! He will take his diaper off and tell us he pooped-which really means pee, and he will strip his clothes and diaper off and bring me a diaper to put back on. He climbs on the pot a couple times a day, but so far it is only after he has already peed in his diaper. But still, he's getting it. So I have a conundrum, do I try to get him potty trained before baby comes, or just not push it and see how he does on his own? I guess I'm afraid if I do get his partially trained he'll regress when B4 comes. But still, it is pretty cute to see his tiny naked buns running around, except that I'm too big to want to chase him!

More Posts to Come...

So our PC died and we bit the bullet and bought a Mac. It is so different but I really like it. Other than I have no idea how to upload photos from the camera now. So as soon as I figure it out I will post again!