Slept until 7:30 (kirk was up at 6:40 with the girls)
Went to the doctor and heard our son's (!) heartbeat!
Kirk got a raise!
Learned my one of my best friends is having twins! And is due a few weeks after me.
Bought a nice sunburst mirror for above the piano
Had bacon, over easy eggs, and toast for a late breakfast (our favorite)
Hung said mirror and finally decorated our piano (love how it turned out)
Played mama owl, baby owl, and Belle with Audrey.
Talked to my sister in law Emily (who had a dream that I went to have my baby and came home with 12! So everyone in my family came to help me and Emily was in charge of keeping the floors clean)
Took a two hour nap.
Played the piano with Audrey
Watched a movie with the girls, Audrey fell asleep on my lap.
Finished reading a book I started yesterday.
Played cars on the iPad with Kirsten
Ate a delicious hamburger Kirk made for lunch.
Took a nice, long, quiet middle of the day bath.
Went swimming together as a family (had the pool completely to ourselves)
Took a friend to dinner for her birthday.
It was my perfect (lazy) day!
Except Kirk told me he has to go to Norway for two weeks at the end of August WAAAAAAAAAAA! Can you hear me crying from clear over there?! But my sister Chelsey said she would come stay with us for a week, YAY!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Oh Boy!
It was super fun telling everyone. I had the girls tell a couple people and Kirsten kept saying the baby was a "girl" (she's such a tease) and then she also said "baby's coming" instead of saying it was a boy. The girls kept talking about wanting to see the baby in their bellies all day. This evening Kirsten looked over at me and said "baby come out of your mouth and hurt your tongue?" It was too funny, the things the kids think of. I sure am glad the baby isn't coming out of my mouth, sounds painful!
Anyway we are all full of excitement here. And Kirk is ecstatic. He turned to me this evening and said "I'm so happy we are having a boy!"
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| The scene we saw most during the ultrasound |
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| No doubt about it! |
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| So handsome already! |
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The End
Have you ever survived 15 days without your spouse and lived to tell about it? I have...barely. Kirk has been in Singapore for the past two weeks for work (he's a software trainer for IBM). We've known about the trip for months and have dreaded it's arrival. I considered going to Utah to be with family but opted to stay here to save money and because I would rather go in July for the family reunion. As the trip came near we were both ready to get it started so we could get it over with. The first 5 or so days were great. We were busy with friends, had a good routine down, and the girls behaved like the good girls they are. But then we hit a wall. Everyone was tired, grumpy, and someone in particular reached a new level of defiance. Oh the drama! It literally took every ounce of willpower I had not to drive to Utah. The 5 days in the middle were miserable. Lots of crying by me and Audrey. Kirsten was Kirsten. Happy go lucky, obedient to a fault, and kind. As we began to see the light at the end of the tunnel things got better. We stopped crying about the injustice of it all and began smiling at the prospect of "being all together again" (as Audrey would say).
The girls and I have been insanely blessed by the kindness of friends around us. We had many play dates, friends took the girls for a couple hours so I could have quiet time, we were invited over for dinner (this was particularly huge because nights were so lonely), one friend even took the girls overnight so I could go to bunco (it was incredibly strange to come home to an empty house). There was even a girls night out in my honor one night (we went to dinner and What to Expect When You're Expecting) and a friends husband watched the girls. Yes, we are very blessed to have so many incredible friends. It's not hard to imagine why we dread the day we leave Vegas is it?
Kirk really had an incredible time in Singapore. It certainly wasn't somewhere he had on his "places to travel" list but it was one of his favorite places he has ever been. He wants to take me back, he loved it so much. He said it was very clean and most people speak English. He said it was owned by Great Britian at one point and that is why English is spoken so well. It is very close to the equator, humid, and tropical. I know he had lots of fun shopping for different things. He thinks he will be waiting for my birthday to give me my gift, but I'm certain I can talk it out of him tonight, ha ha! He traveled through Korea on the way there and through Australia on the way home. He missed his original flight out of Singapore because of visa problems but was able to still catch a flight that got him to Australia in time to catch the flight back to USA.
Kirk likes to travel, he likes to see and experience new things. But it's really hard to be away from the family. It's very much a bittersweet experience. Hopefully we can just travel the world together someday.
He had a neat experience going to church the Sunday he was there. He found the English ward online and got the address. Now his hotel was at the airport (strange, I know) so he had no problem finding a cab. Well the cab driver had no idea where the church address was and neither did his gps. Kirk and the cab driver were sitting there for a moment trying to decide what to do when there was a knock on Kirk's window (right?!). Kirk rolled down the window and there stood a man who asked Kirk if he was going to church. "Why yes I am" and the man asked him which congregation. They were both headed to the same place and the man asked if they could share the cab. That man knew exactly how to get there (Kirk said he would have never found it on his own). The man had just landed in terminal two but felt like he should go to terminal three, which is where he found Kirk. It amazes me how aware the Lord is of us. How Kirk did everything he could to get to church and the Lord made up the rest. What a huge blessing. Cool story, right?!
Anyway after 21 1/2 hours on the airplane and 6 hours of layover Kirk is very ready to be home. I pick him up from the airport in 2 hours....oh my word I can't wait.
Audrey said it best last night when she was crying uncontrollably and I asked her why "I miss my Daddy, I want him to come home in his yellow car."
The girls and I have been insanely blessed by the kindness of friends around us. We had many play dates, friends took the girls for a couple hours so I could have quiet time, we were invited over for dinner (this was particularly huge because nights were so lonely), one friend even took the girls overnight so I could go to bunco (it was incredibly strange to come home to an empty house). There was even a girls night out in my honor one night (we went to dinner and What to Expect When You're Expecting) and a friends husband watched the girls. Yes, we are very blessed to have so many incredible friends. It's not hard to imagine why we dread the day we leave Vegas is it?
Kirk really had an incredible time in Singapore. It certainly wasn't somewhere he had on his "places to travel" list but it was one of his favorite places he has ever been. He wants to take me back, he loved it so much. He said it was very clean and most people speak English. He said it was owned by Great Britian at one point and that is why English is spoken so well. It is very close to the equator, humid, and tropical. I know he had lots of fun shopping for different things. He thinks he will be waiting for my birthday to give me my gift, but I'm certain I can talk it out of him tonight, ha ha! He traveled through Korea on the way there and through Australia on the way home. He missed his original flight out of Singapore because of visa problems but was able to still catch a flight that got him to Australia in time to catch the flight back to USA.
Kirk likes to travel, he likes to see and experience new things. But it's really hard to be away from the family. It's very much a bittersweet experience. Hopefully we can just travel the world together someday.
He had a neat experience going to church the Sunday he was there. He found the English ward online and got the address. Now his hotel was at the airport (strange, I know) so he had no problem finding a cab. Well the cab driver had no idea where the church address was and neither did his gps. Kirk and the cab driver were sitting there for a moment trying to decide what to do when there was a knock on Kirk's window (right?!). Kirk rolled down the window and there stood a man who asked Kirk if he was going to church. "Why yes I am" and the man asked him which congregation. They were both headed to the same place and the man asked if they could share the cab. That man knew exactly how to get there (Kirk said he would have never found it on his own). The man had just landed in terminal two but felt like he should go to terminal three, which is where he found Kirk. It amazes me how aware the Lord is of us. How Kirk did everything he could to get to church and the Lord made up the rest. What a huge blessing. Cool story, right?!
Anyway after 21 1/2 hours on the airplane and 6 hours of layover Kirk is very ready to be home. I pick him up from the airport in 2 hours....oh my word I can't wait.
Audrey said it best last night when she was crying uncontrollably and I asked her why "I miss my Daddy, I want him to come home in his yellow car."
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Funny things the girls say
The other day, while eating bread with nutella on it, Kirsten rather thoughtfully said "I should always have chocolate in my mouth." I couldn't agree more!
The girls love to play puppies/kitties/babies/etc and the other day Audrey crawled over (on all fours) to me and licked my leg. I told her I do not like my leg to be licked. Kirsten piped up and said "you can lick me!" and Audrey did just that! Kirsten gave her a big smile and a rub on the head.
When we have scripture study at night Kirk and I read the girls a verse to repeat back word by word. The other day Audrey grabbed a Book of Mormon, sat by me, opened it up and started having me "read" it by repeating after her...."prophet" "is" "again" "you" "me" it was super cute.
Audrey loves to dress up like a princess complete with wand and crown. The other day I was sitting at the table and she came over to me waved her wand and turned me into a "king" (I know you are jealous). Kirsten came over and Audrey turned her into a "mermaid" Kirsten was very distraught at the thoughts of being a mermaid instead of a barbie and after a lot of begging Audrey relented and turned Kirsten into a "barbie." To say Kirsten was overjoyed would be an understatement. Kirsten jumped up and down and grabbed Audrey in a huge bear hug and said "oh thank you! thank you Audrey! I'm so happy to be a barbie!" It was quite hilarious.
The girls have really started to play "house" with their little dolls. I am constantly hearing them yell for "mommy MOMMY" to which I reply "what?" and they say "no, not you mommy." Oh silly me, last time I checked I was the mommy of the house :)
Today Kirk and I were talking on the phone about his flights to get home (he leaves tonight!). Audrey heard us and said "now we will be all together?!" It was the sweetest thing.
The girls love to play puppies/kitties/babies/etc and the other day Audrey crawled over (on all fours) to me and licked my leg. I told her I do not like my leg to be licked. Kirsten piped up and said "you can lick me!" and Audrey did just that! Kirsten gave her a big smile and a rub on the head.
When we have scripture study at night Kirk and I read the girls a verse to repeat back word by word. The other day Audrey grabbed a Book of Mormon, sat by me, opened it up and started having me "read" it by repeating after her...."prophet" "is" "again" "you" "me" it was super cute.
Audrey loves to dress up like a princess complete with wand and crown. The other day I was sitting at the table and she came over to me waved her wand and turned me into a "king" (I know you are jealous). Kirsten came over and Audrey turned her into a "mermaid" Kirsten was very distraught at the thoughts of being a mermaid instead of a barbie and after a lot of begging Audrey relented and turned Kirsten into a "barbie." To say Kirsten was overjoyed would be an understatement. Kirsten jumped up and down and grabbed Audrey in a huge bear hug and said "oh thank you! thank you Audrey! I'm so happy to be a barbie!" It was quite hilarious.
The girls have really started to play "house" with their little dolls. I am constantly hearing them yell for "mommy MOMMY" to which I reply "what?" and they say "no, not you mommy." Oh silly me, last time I checked I was the mommy of the house :)
Today Kirk and I were talking on the phone about his flights to get home (he leaves tonight!). Audrey heard us and said "now we will be all together?!" It was the sweetest thing.
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| The girls taking afternoon naps. Can you find Kirsten? |
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| It was 108 outside when this picture was taken but Kirsten had this crazy notion that she was "cold" |
Monday, June 18, 2012
Monday night
Hey
I miss you tonight. I wish I could call you and tell you how much fun I had tonight. How cute the girls are and the cute things they said. I really just wish you were here. Audrey fell asleep on me and I wish you were here to carry her to bed. She was so good and sweet today (not the defiant, naughty stinker she has been) and it was such a blessing. I needed a happy day where I didn't crawl into bed crying tears of frustration. I feel so blessed to be a mother. To be able to stay home with our beautiful daughters every day. I know it's not always sunshine and rainbows for you to go to work everyday, especially when you travel "far far far far far far far far far" (as Audrey would say) away. But I love being your wife. I love that I get to hear all of the things you have on your mind. I'm so glad I get to have your babies and that my babies get to have you for a Dad! It's a cliche but the life I dreamed of as a little girl is a reality because of you. I guess what I am trying to say is only 108 hours until I get to kiss your handsome face again. And I cannot wait!
I love you
And now a few pictures
I miss you tonight. I wish I could call you and tell you how much fun I had tonight. How cute the girls are and the cute things they said. I really just wish you were here. Audrey fell asleep on me and I wish you were here to carry her to bed. She was so good and sweet today (not the defiant, naughty stinker she has been) and it was such a blessing. I needed a happy day where I didn't crawl into bed crying tears of frustration. I feel so blessed to be a mother. To be able to stay home with our beautiful daughters every day. I know it's not always sunshine and rainbows for you to go to work everyday, especially when you travel "far far far far far far far far far" (as Audrey would say) away. But I love being your wife. I love that I get to hear all of the things you have on your mind. I'm so glad I get to have your babies and that my babies get to have you for a Dad! It's a cliche but the life I dreamed of as a little girl is a reality because of you. I guess what I am trying to say is only 108 hours until I get to kiss your handsome face again. And I cannot wait!
I love you
And now a few pictures
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| After cleaning up downstairs we came upstairs and found more toys! As I was sitting here looking at them I thought how someday we will miss scenes like this. I just wanted to remember how much I loved having my girls asleep on my lap and seeing the toys they played with during the day all over the house. These really are fabulous times. |
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| Guess who learned to write her first letter? Audrey was trying to write an A but was super proud of the H she wrote instead. She has since written an H every chance she gets. |
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| Mermaids always mermaids. Also this is the paper she wrote her first H, can you find it? |
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| Aren't they cute! |
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| Fast asleep on mommys lap |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Traveling - What you miss the most
1. Your Spouse! nobody completes you more in your life than your spouse. So honestly the hardest thing about traveling is being incomplete while you travel. Not having someone to share the experiences with someone to give you the motivation to go see the beauty around you, someone to hold as you drift off to sleep at night. but not just some one, but THE ONE!
2. Kids! of course all of us think day after day, wishing for hours of silence in a house full of screaming children. But I'll be honest when I say I would take the screaming children than a week of silence in a hotel. I find myself very anxious to wrestle or tickle or play with my girls all the time.
3. Home Cooked Meals! By golly I've tried every kind of food you can imagine but there is nothing better than a simple home cooked meal, eaten with your family. Yes new restaurants and places are great experiences to have but sitting down and enjoying it as a family is an experience too. One that should be treasured!
4. Toys! Yes, I'm including the toys you step on, sit on, slip on, and spend hours searching for. But there is something to having objects in your way to keep you on your toes. Especially sharp ones!
5. Driving! OK, if i'm completely honest I do like being chaperoned around in a Taxi driver. But here in Singapore the drivers are REALLY REALLY slow! Other places i might not be able to say the same thing.
6. Bed! As comfortably some hotel beds are, I don't think you can every get the same quality sleep you get when you know your in your own home and the hotel desk cant create a key any time they want.... Well ok, so not so practical the first, the real reason is because your not in the bed cuddling up to drift off to sleep. (See Reason #1 above)
7. Being a Hero! I find I'm not a hero when i travel. I'm not there to swoop in and take the kids when Dynelle has been pushed to her limits. I'm not there to kiss OWies. I'm not there to sing with, dance with, hold, play, kiss, make faces at, or tickle my family like they need every day. (See Reason #1 & #2)
8. Couches! Hotels may have nice beds, but i have yet to find a nice couch to sit in. especially cause when I'm in the hotel I'm working to pass the time from missing my wife (Reason #1) and girls (Reason #2). A desk is not a comfortable place to sit for 15 hours a day.
9. The Park! Taking the girls to the park has always made me a Hero (Reason #7) to my beautiful wife, whom I miss (Reason #1). And playing with the girls, chasing them (Reason #2) and seeing their toys enjoy the park almost as much as they do (Reason #4). I miss the hours of smiles that come with playing at the park.
10. Swimming! Right next to the park (Reason #9) is our amazing pool to go swim with the girls (Reason #2) and my beautiful wife, whom I miss (Reason #1). What's really nice is how well our girls can swim now so I can spend more time gazing into the Bright Blue Eyes of Dynelle, whom I miss (Reason #1 again) and brush her hair out of her eyes (Reason #1 again). And tell her that I love her more than anything (Reason #1 AGAIN).
11. Because I do! See Reason #10 through #1, but especially #1 if you haven't noticed already!
Babe, I miss you and am looking forward to the 26 hours of torture i have to endure on an airplane to get back to your side! So that I can be complete again
Love you!
2. Kids! of course all of us think day after day, wishing for hours of silence in a house full of screaming children. But I'll be honest when I say I would take the screaming children than a week of silence in a hotel. I find myself very anxious to wrestle or tickle or play with my girls all the time.
3. Home Cooked Meals! By golly I've tried every kind of food you can imagine but there is nothing better than a simple home cooked meal, eaten with your family. Yes new restaurants and places are great experiences to have but sitting down and enjoying it as a family is an experience too. One that should be treasured!
4. Toys! Yes, I'm including the toys you step on, sit on, slip on, and spend hours searching for. But there is something to having objects in your way to keep you on your toes. Especially sharp ones!
5. Driving! OK, if i'm completely honest I do like being chaperoned around in a Taxi driver. But here in Singapore the drivers are REALLY REALLY slow! Other places i might not be able to say the same thing.
6. Bed! As comfortably some hotel beds are, I don't think you can every get the same quality sleep you get when you know your in your own home and the hotel desk cant create a key any time they want.... Well ok, so not so practical the first, the real reason is because your not in the bed cuddling up to drift off to sleep. (See Reason #1 above)
7. Being a Hero! I find I'm not a hero when i travel. I'm not there to swoop in and take the kids when Dynelle has been pushed to her limits. I'm not there to kiss OWies. I'm not there to sing with, dance with, hold, play, kiss, make faces at, or tickle my family like they need every day. (See Reason #1 & #2)
8. Couches! Hotels may have nice beds, but i have yet to find a nice couch to sit in. especially cause when I'm in the hotel I'm working to pass the time from missing my wife (Reason #1) and girls (Reason #2). A desk is not a comfortable place to sit for 15 hours a day.
9. The Park! Taking the girls to the park has always made me a Hero (Reason #7) to my beautiful wife, whom I miss (Reason #1). And playing with the girls, chasing them (Reason #2) and seeing their toys enjoy the park almost as much as they do (Reason #4). I miss the hours of smiles that come with playing at the park.
10. Swimming! Right next to the park (Reason #9) is our amazing pool to go swim with the girls (Reason #2) and my beautiful wife, whom I miss (Reason #1). What's really nice is how well our girls can swim now so I can spend more time gazing into the Bright Blue Eyes of Dynelle, whom I miss (Reason #1 again) and brush her hair out of her eyes (Reason #1 again). And tell her that I love her more than anything (Reason #1 AGAIN).
11. Because I do! See Reason #10 through #1, but especially #1 if you haven't noticed already!
Babe, I miss you and am looking forward to the 26 hours of torture i have to endure on an airplane to get back to your side! So that I can be complete again
Love you!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Scenes from a house full of little girls
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| Hiding in the closet (Kirsten's in there somewhere). One day I found Kirsten fast asleep in there. |
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| Princess Jasmine, as a mermaid |
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| Kirsten made a front carrier backpack type thing for her bear out of a string of ribbon |
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| Taking turns doing each others hair |
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| The bathtub long after the girls are gone (this picture just makes me smile because I know their pretend play with these little dolls.) |
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| A picture Kirsten drew of herself |
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| Playing "house." Things they were saying: Audrey "I got a bloody nose, oh no!" Kirsten "You need to get in the bath, you are really dirty!" |
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| Little lady (doesn't she look huge?!) |
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| Grocery shopping |
Friday Night in Singapore
Considering a fun week so far in Singapore I had a great time tonight as all of the class members went out to dinner together at the "East Coast Lagoon Food" Hawker. (Hawker cause the hawks wait for you to leave food out) I'm glad in cali they don't call the food mark pigeoneir... Everyone walked around to all the Mom 'n Pop vendors in a semi-circle and told them what they wanted to eat as well as the table number they wanted it delivered to. You then sat down and waited for all the food to slowly show up. 3 hours later and a lot of fun conversation you had finally finished all the food and had lots of great conversations and magic tricks performed you finally called it an evening.
Keep in mind your out under the palm trees, next to the beach overlooking the ocean! Yes it was really nice! I can only imagine how much funner it would have been with my beautiful little girls and you Dynelle! Some day, let's put Singapore on our list of places to visit. It was really nice!
Enjoy the pictures as you enjoy your Friday like I just enjoyed mine!
Keep in mind your out under the palm trees, next to the beach overlooking the ocean! Yes it was really nice! I can only imagine how much funner it would have been with my beautiful little girls and you Dynelle! Some day, let's put Singapore on our list of places to visit. It was really nice!
Enjoy the pictures as you enjoy your Friday like I just enjoyed mine!
Looking towards the beach! Just realized you can't see much of the beach in this picture :(
Looking towards the vendors
Oh, did i mention my drink being a freshly opened Coconut! Dang that was good!
The magic tricks and a few of the students from the class!
Your about to wake up, so now i'm anxiously waiting to talk to you! Love you millions!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Our Wednesday
Dear Kirk
Sorry for the emotional train wreck I was today. Obviously I need more sleep. Thanks for being patient with me and loving me anyway.
The girls and I did end up having a good day despite the bad mood I started with. We had a nice lazy morning the girls played and I finished my "pregnancy" blog post. We didn't even go downstairs until 9! You can imagine the hungry bears we were by that time. We had quick breakfast, I worked on dishes, and then we got ready to go swimming. We met Sarah there and she did swimming lessons with each of our kids. She did her two boys first and then Audrey and Kirsten. Audrey was excited at first until Sarah had her swim and hold on to the edge of the pool. Audrey was actually really good at it but was miserable the entire time. She screamed "I want my mommy!" the entire time at the top of her lungs. But by the end of it she was swimming 3 feet on her own and grabbing onto the edge of the pool and pulling herself up. Super impressive. Sarah then worked with Kirsten who hated putting any part of her head in the water. She cried and yelled for me. I've never heard her want me so desperately in her life. But she did it. She went completely under holding her breath and also worked on floating on her back. When Sarah would have her swim and grab onto the edge she would pull herself up and out of the pool to run over to me. After a few more swim lessons like these the girls will be much more comfortable in the water if they happen to fall into the pool. Each of the girls cuddled in my lap for 15 minutes after their swim lessons. Kirsten didn't necessarily want to get back in the pool and spent the rest of the time laying on a towel on the side of the pool. Audrey however was super proud of herself and didn't hesitate to get back into the water. I kept telling the girls that they were "learning to swim just like Daddy"! And that "Daddy was going to be so excited to see them swim all by themselves when he gets home."
The kids were in great moods after the pool and we went and played on the playground for awhile. The girls were so happy and played really well together. It was a perfect afternoon!
We came home and while I was making lunch the girls decided to put together their own tea party. It was adorable and they loaded up on grapes, blueberries, and coco. They didn't even touch their pasta...go figure. They were seriously playing so well together.
We came upstairs and Audrey took a nap. Kirsten and I read books and made "cupcakes" on the ipad. After talking to you I cleaned up and the girls colored dozens of pictures of mermaids. We had nutella and bread for dinner (I seriously am not cooking without you). I cleaned the kitchen while the girls played in the playroom (owls, princesses, mermaids...you know the little voices they were using). We played Don't Spill the Beans then we had scripture study (where I spent most the time begging the girls to wait until after to play doggies). I played I Am A Child of God on the piano and had the girls sing with me. They both sang the whole song and it was so fun! They convinced me to watch Curious George instead of reading a book and now they are sound asleep.
Our Wednesday turned out pretty good too! I love you. Take good care of that foot for me please. But I promise I won't nag you about it anymore.
Love you to Singapore and back!
Sorry for the emotional train wreck I was today. Obviously I need more sleep. Thanks for being patient with me and loving me anyway.
The girls and I did end up having a good day despite the bad mood I started with. We had a nice lazy morning the girls played and I finished my "pregnancy" blog post. We didn't even go downstairs until 9! You can imagine the hungry bears we were by that time. We had quick breakfast, I worked on dishes, and then we got ready to go swimming. We met Sarah there and she did swimming lessons with each of our kids. She did her two boys first and then Audrey and Kirsten. Audrey was excited at first until Sarah had her swim and hold on to the edge of the pool. Audrey was actually really good at it but was miserable the entire time. She screamed "I want my mommy!" the entire time at the top of her lungs. But by the end of it she was swimming 3 feet on her own and grabbing onto the edge of the pool and pulling herself up. Super impressive. Sarah then worked with Kirsten who hated putting any part of her head in the water. She cried and yelled for me. I've never heard her want me so desperately in her life. But she did it. She went completely under holding her breath and also worked on floating on her back. When Sarah would have her swim and grab onto the edge she would pull herself up and out of the pool to run over to me. After a few more swim lessons like these the girls will be much more comfortable in the water if they happen to fall into the pool. Each of the girls cuddled in my lap for 15 minutes after their swim lessons. Kirsten didn't necessarily want to get back in the pool and spent the rest of the time laying on a towel on the side of the pool. Audrey however was super proud of herself and didn't hesitate to get back into the water. I kept telling the girls that they were "learning to swim just like Daddy"! And that "Daddy was going to be so excited to see them swim all by themselves when he gets home."
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| Picture Audrey insisted on taking of her toys at the pool, just for you! |
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| Silly faces! |
Our Wednesday turned out pretty good too! I love you. Take good care of that foot for me please. But I promise I won't nag you about it anymore.
Love you to Singapore and back!
Everything you want to know about pregnancy #3
We are super thrilled to be adding to our family in December. After having Kirsten and Audrey so close together (18 months) I knew I wanted a nice long break between Audrey and our next baby. I planned to not even try to get pregnant until Audrey's third birthday. Imagine my surprise when I started to get baby hungry shortly after Audrey turned one. I knew it would still be a while but at least the idea was starting to grow on me. Last fall after I heard the general conference talk by Neil L. Anderson Children, I just KNEW it was time to start trying for another baby. I immediately found an ob and made an appointment so we could start trying.
For some reason I figured we would get pregnant immediately (even though it took a year to get pregnant with Kirst and a couple months with Audrey). I wish I would have listened the the prompting I had that we would get pregnant in March, but I didn't. I was just so immediately ready to be pregnant. I made myself unnecessarily miserable every month wondering if I would "ever get pregnant!" Oh the drama. I took 15 negative pregnancy test (and one false positive, boo!) before I got my positive!
Friday April 13th was our lucky day! I had felt nauseous to the point of unbearable the day before and was six weeks late (I had tested at four weeks and it was negative). That morning I took the test and quickly turned it upside down on the floor without looking at it (I really didn't want to be disappointed again) I waited a few minutes and then checked the test. I know the suspense is intense but I was shocked! and so happy! thrilled! Positive! We are Pregnant!!!! Audrey was sitting in the bathtub, I turned to her and said "Audrey we are going to have a baby!" She smiled really big and asked "Can Audrey come with Mommy and Daddy to get the baby?" It made me smile so big. I was jumping up and down grinning like fool. I told Kirsten and she said "Kirsten no want baby, Kirsten big girl!" I'm not sure she understands it yet, but she'll get it soon enough. Kirk was in California that day and was planning to come home that night. The girls and I spent the day trying to figure out how to spill the good news to our Daddy of 3! He arrived home around 6:30. I had him convinced to go out for dinner and we would just meet him there. But our car "got a flat tire." So he came home to pick us up. We greeted him at the door with a hug and a kiss. Then I put his hand on my stomach and said "we did it!" It took him a minute but when he realized what I was saying he grinned from ear to ear and gave me one long hard kiss. When he went to sweep me into a huge hug he knocked Audrey over...and that's the third kid for you, can't even have a proper celebration dedicated just to him/her. When we brought Kirk into the house I had dinner waiting for him, chicken enchiladas, sparkling cider, and chocolate chip cookies. The girls and I had pink and blue balloons all around that said "We Are Having a Baby!" We were all so ecstatic all night. It was a wonderful night.
All day Audrey kept pointing to "baby boy" in our house (she was pointing into the air like perhaps she saw something we didn't?) and then at the end of the day she looked out the window and said "baby boy gone!" If we do end up having a baby boy I won't doubt she saw him. Another cool experience I had with this baby happened in March. So many of my friends and acquaintances are pregnant or having babies so my baby hunger was at dangerously high levels. For 10 days straight I had learned that either a friend or acquaintance were pregnant each day for 10 consecutive days. I was just so ready for it to be my turn. Well in March I was holding a friends brand new (only a couple days old) baby and as I was holding her she looked right about my head and just seemed to stare at something. And I just had a very distinct feeling that she was looking right at my baby and that I was pregnant (and I WAS!).
I feel like we are having a boy. It's just what my gut tells me and I am 2 for 2 so far. Although we would be thrilled to add another girl to our family. We happen to know how to handle girls really well :) Actually having a little boy terrifies me a little because of the uncharted territory and I'm not sure I will be able to keep up with a boy. I haven't done any ring tests, baking soda test, or anything like that although I think it would be fun to guess. I think I'm just pretty darn convinced it's a boy. We like the name Monson for a boy and either Claire or Adalyn for a girl, but we are not completely sold on any of the names yet.
I have felt pretty great this pregnancy. I was quite nauesau for the couple days before I found out I was pregnant and a few days after but then nothing. Not even a queasy stomach at the sight of raw meat. I have however been SO exhausted. Way more exhausted then I ever was with either of my girls. Exhausted like I didn't know existed. Exhausted like I fall asleep at 8 pm just at the sight of my bed. I felt like I am not as emotional as I was with my girls. It had been weeks and weeks since I cried. But since last week I have become an irrational emotional pregnant women. Last night I cried at the sight of Kirk's set of keys...yes it's that bad. I will be 14 weeks tomorrow and finally in the second trimester. I am still exhausted just not quite as bad and I have now gone 3 nights in a row without getting up to use the bathroom!
We announced to our families on mothers day with this same picture. We sent a package to our moms with that picture on the bottom of the box. Unfortunately they didn't get the packages in time and we ended up showing them the picture over skype/factime. They were both ecstatic and Karen requested that "I want this gift every year for mothers day", ha ha not likely. I announced of facebook by saying "Not only will we need another cute penguin stocking, but Santa is going to have to load his sleigh full of diapers and wipes because baby #3 will be here by Christmas!"
My doctor is Dr Pollock. He has been the ob for about 5 other women in our ward. I had heard good things about him and liked how close he was. He is really nice and I've really liked him so far. He went out of his way to call our insurance and giving us a dating ultrasound at our first appt because I told him we had family pictures that night. I had some spotting early on and just wanted to make sure the baby was doing ok. My date was about 10 days off and was moved from December 4th to the 13th. I will have a scheduled c-section on December 6th, happy birthday baby! It was so fun to see the little heart beating and see our baby alive and doing well. I had another appointment at 12 weeks and was able to hear the heartbeat again with a doppler. The doctor said the baby was VERY active and could hardly keep the heartbeat on the doppler because the baby was moving around so much. Heartbeat was 160 for 12 weeks. We won't find out what we are having until around 20 weeks at the end of July, only about 6 weeks!
We are so excited to have another baby. Audrey claims there is a girl baby in her tummy and a boy baby in my tummy. If you ask her where the baby is she will run and look straight down my shirt (awesome). Kirsten is still totally uninterested in the whole idea but I know she will come around. Kirk is hoping for a son but promises me he won't be disappointed if it's a girl.
And now a few "I must be pregnant" pictures.
For some reason I figured we would get pregnant immediately (even though it took a year to get pregnant with Kirst and a couple months with Audrey). I wish I would have listened the the prompting I had that we would get pregnant in March, but I didn't. I was just so immediately ready to be pregnant. I made myself unnecessarily miserable every month wondering if I would "ever get pregnant!" Oh the drama. I took 15 negative pregnancy test (and one false positive, boo!) before I got my positive!
Friday April 13th was our lucky day! I had felt nauseous to the point of unbearable the day before and was six weeks late (I had tested at four weeks and it was negative). That morning I took the test and quickly turned it upside down on the floor without looking at it (I really didn't want to be disappointed again) I waited a few minutes and then checked the test. I know the suspense is intense but I was shocked! and so happy! thrilled! Positive! We are Pregnant!!!! Audrey was sitting in the bathtub, I turned to her and said "Audrey we are going to have a baby!" She smiled really big and asked "Can Audrey come with Mommy and Daddy to get the baby?" It made me smile so big. I was jumping up and down grinning like fool. I told Kirsten and she said "Kirsten no want baby, Kirsten big girl!" I'm not sure she understands it yet, but she'll get it soon enough. Kirk was in California that day and was planning to come home that night. The girls and I spent the day trying to figure out how to spill the good news to our Daddy of 3! He arrived home around 6:30. I had him convinced to go out for dinner and we would just meet him there. But our car "got a flat tire." So he came home to pick us up. We greeted him at the door with a hug and a kiss. Then I put his hand on my stomach and said "we did it!" It took him a minute but when he realized what I was saying he grinned from ear to ear and gave me one long hard kiss. When he went to sweep me into a huge hug he knocked Audrey over...and that's the third kid for you, can't even have a proper celebration dedicated just to him/her. When we brought Kirk into the house I had dinner waiting for him, chicken enchiladas, sparkling cider, and chocolate chip cookies. The girls and I had pink and blue balloons all around that said "We Are Having a Baby!" We were all so ecstatic all night. It was a wonderful night.
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| She carried this doll around all day. She never plays with dolls so this was really a special thing. |
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| Going to be a BIG SISTER! |
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| So happy! |
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| Ecstatic Pregnant Momma! |
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| I can't get enough of this happy face! |
I feel like we are having a boy. It's just what my gut tells me and I am 2 for 2 so far. Although we would be thrilled to add another girl to our family. We happen to know how to handle girls really well :) Actually having a little boy terrifies me a little because of the uncharted territory and I'm not sure I will be able to keep up with a boy. I haven't done any ring tests, baking soda test, or anything like that although I think it would be fun to guess. I think I'm just pretty darn convinced it's a boy. We like the name Monson for a boy and either Claire or Adalyn for a girl, but we are not completely sold on any of the names yet.
I have felt pretty great this pregnancy. I was quite nauesau for the couple days before I found out I was pregnant and a few days after but then nothing. Not even a queasy stomach at the sight of raw meat. I have however been SO exhausted. Way more exhausted then I ever was with either of my girls. Exhausted like I didn't know existed. Exhausted like I fall asleep at 8 pm just at the sight of my bed. I felt like I am not as emotional as I was with my girls. It had been weeks and weeks since I cried. But since last week I have become an irrational emotional pregnant women. Last night I cried at the sight of Kirk's set of keys...yes it's that bad. I will be 14 weeks tomorrow and finally in the second trimester. I am still exhausted just not quite as bad and I have now gone 3 nights in a row without getting up to use the bathroom!
We announced to our families on mothers day with this same picture. We sent a package to our moms with that picture on the bottom of the box. Unfortunately they didn't get the packages in time and we ended up showing them the picture over skype/factime. They were both ecstatic and Karen requested that "I want this gift every year for mothers day", ha ha not likely. I announced of facebook by saying "Not only will we need another cute penguin stocking, but Santa is going to have to load his sleigh full of diapers and wipes because baby #3 will be here by Christmas!"
My doctor is Dr Pollock. He has been the ob for about 5 other women in our ward. I had heard good things about him and liked how close he was. He is really nice and I've really liked him so far. He went out of his way to call our insurance and giving us a dating ultrasound at our first appt because I told him we had family pictures that night. I had some spotting early on and just wanted to make sure the baby was doing ok. My date was about 10 days off and was moved from December 4th to the 13th. I will have a scheduled c-section on December 6th, happy birthday baby! It was so fun to see the little heart beating and see our baby alive and doing well. I had another appointment at 12 weeks and was able to hear the heartbeat again with a doppler. The doctor said the baby was VERY active and could hardly keep the heartbeat on the doppler because the baby was moving around so much. Heartbeat was 160 for 12 weeks. We won't find out what we are having until around 20 weeks at the end of July, only about 6 weeks!
We are so excited to have another baby. Audrey claims there is a girl baby in her tummy and a boy baby in my tummy. If you ask her where the baby is she will run and look straight down my shirt (awesome). Kirsten is still totally uninterested in the whole idea but I know she will come around. Kirk is hoping for a son but promises me he won't be disappointed if it's a girl.
And now a few "I must be pregnant" pictures.
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| pregnant parking |
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| The "just to be sure" test I took before going to the doctor |
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| 7weeks 6 days |
Singapore!
Here are just a few pictures from my eventful day. It's late so I'll be climbing in bed and will talk to you in the morning!
Went to the library and was able to find some books for Grampa Olsen for his Malaysian Theory on the Book of Mormon.
Their food courts were outside and filed with fans on every post and ceiling fans over every table to try to cool it down!
Here is a picture of the menue. Notice the bottom left "Sting Ray!" yeah we ate it and it was good!
Here you can see squid, seaweed, Fried Fritters, and oyster omelets
Here you can now see the lamb, beef, and chicken on a stick
Excellent food! Now it's time for sleep. I miss you so much. Thanks for talking to me tonight (your morning) even though you were very tired and the girls were too! I miss you all, have a good Wednesday. It was good for me so it should be good for you too!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Hey Babe
Hey Honey,
Want to see some cute pictures of the girls sleeping last night. Do you miss the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book yet? Cause it certainly misses you!
It's been a really long day. Girls slept in til 7:10, it was our very own miracle. Although it meant we woke up after you went to bed and missed talking to you :( We hopped out of bed, grabbed fruit loops and gogurts (breakfast for champions) and walked 2 miles around the neighborhood. The girls were good, we played the color and animal games.We stopped at the park and the girls played barefoot in their pjs just the way they like it.
We came home, I folded laundry, Kirsten played in the bath, and Audrey got her blanket and pillow on the floor and put herself down for a nap. I finished the laundry and had a quick tearful conversation with you. Seconds after I hung up with you I was asleep. Audrey and I slept til 5 and Kirsten cuddled up in the pillows on our bed and slept until 6:30!
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| Much to Audrey's demise I made them stay in this bus of a cart, they begged to ride in, the entire time |
We got ready for bed and we watched Barbie Mermaid movie (no they will not be sick of it by the time you get home) while they drew on their new drawing pads. I read that ABC book and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book, we sang songs, and said prayers. After I helped them with their prayers Kirsten said "Mom's turn to say your prayer." It was so sweet. They each asked for 3 kisses, a big kiss, little kiss and a Mom kiss...whatever that means :)
It's hot here. Our AC seems to be running nonstop. How is the weather there? Is it nice to be in winter for a few weeks. You are super lucky your two weeks away happens to land during the longest days of the year. I am so ready for it to start getting dark earlier or the sun to stop rising so dang early! This pregnant momma needs more sleep. I hope you are taking it easy and lying on your bed letting your foot heal.
Love you. I'll call you when I wake up.
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