Friday, July 24, 2009

Happy Pioneer Day!

Brett and Chelsey are visiting all weekend and we plan to have lots of fun!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Baby Update

Good News:
We had an ultrasound today to see our sweet baby girl.
Isn't she cute?
I know the picture is not the best (her face being smashed by my body plus the ultrasound equipment) but Kirk and I did get a good look at the lips our daughter is sporting.
I immediately thought "those are Howcroft lips"
Kirk quickly pointed out that big lips are in my family
(Garrett was his example)
but dang she was cute.
Opening and closing her mouth, moving her little feet and hands...I'm in love.
A few important things you should know:
she already has hair (and its gotta be good if you can see it in an ultrasound!)
she is already in head down position
and she is measuring a few days ahead of her Sept 4 due date
good girl!

I finally had an appointment with my doctor this week.
She is awesome and really friendly...yay!
Still not sure about having a c-section
She is requesting my operating report and will let me know in two weeks if a VBAC is an option.

My feet started to swell over the weekend
I'm in the bathroom more than out of it
Kirsten now rubs my belly
44 more days...and we can't wait!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Week in Vernal

About two weeks ago Kirk found out he would be going to Oregon for a week for work. The week he was to be gone for was (last week) also the week Amanda would be going to Vernal for 4th of July fun. So after rearranging plans a couple times we figured a way for Kirk to drive Kirsten and I to Vernal Saturday, then fly out of Vernal Sunday, fly back to Vernal Friday, then drive us home on Monday. Our plan worked like a charm. We had a great time in Vernal. We spent most of the time with my family...who was so good to help me with Kirsten and show patience to their ever ornery pregnant sister.

Here is a quick run down of what we did:


Swam and ate pumpkin cookies and Stienaker lake
 
Got slurpees with uncle Garrett
(who gave Kirsten her very own)
Learned to cheese it for the camera
(including the "eeeeeeeee" sound)
Did our hair for camping
Talked Mom and Brett into doing their hair for camping too
Enjoyed yummy camping food
but mostly the watermelon
Then had an awesome 4th of July 
This girl especially loved the fireworks! 
Huge thanks to my family for the fun vacation!
Sidenote: Kirsten also picked up on how to pick her nose (not pictured).