Baby Shower and Update

April 11th, 2013

My sweet friends threw me a baby shower here in Virginia.  Everyone was so nice and gave me the cutest things.  And I have very talented friends- they make the most adorable things.  Headbands, bows, burp clothes, blankets, you name it.  I can't wait for our baby girl to get here so I can start using all this stuff.           
Paige, Lara and Danielle (a few of the hostess!)

And here's the last weeks in pictures of this pregnancy! I'm hoping baby girl will come soon!

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State High Points

We checked off a few more State High Points over the last couple of weeks.  Luckily most of the ones out here in the East you can drive to so being out of shape and pregnant wasn't an issue!

First we went to Delaware and summited Ebright Azimuth, elevation of 447 ft.  We picked up some friends along the way and stopped in Baltimore for lunch.  It was quite the experience with these guys.  

 

A few weekends later, we decided hit a few more and make a roadtrip out of it since there are a few that are fairly close together.  The goal was to go to DC's, Pennsyvlania's, Maryland's, and West Virginia's.

We first stopped in DC and found Fort Reno. The highest point is between a high school and a junior high in the middle of a field.  We went to the temple right before hence the tie still on Todd and found no need to change since the high point is at an elevation of 409 ft!  Most people don't even know it's there.  I'm sure we looked weird looking for the seal. 

Next stop was Pennsylvania.  We were shocked to see so much snow.  What was suppose to be a nice drive to the top of Mount Davis turned into a hike along the road because of all the snow.  We weren't very prepared but we made it.  We played out multiple scenarios of what we would do if all of a sudden I went into labor along the way. Our favorite was getting one of the local Amish families to pick us up in their buggy and take me to be delivered in their kitchen.  Mount Davis is 3,213 ft above sea level and they have a nice observation tower you can climb up for better views.    

 

Surrounding Mount Davis is Amish county which was interesting to see.  We passed lots of buggy's on the road.

About a hour south is Maryland's state high point.  It's kind of weird becuase you park in West Virginia and hike up the West Virginia side of the "mountain" and once you get to the top, it's Maryland.  Hoye Crest is on Backbone Mountain and is 3,360 ft above sea level.  They have a little mailbox up top where you can sign in saying you made it and you get a little certificate.  Had it not been pouring rain and really windy, we might have stayed a while.  It looked nice but we just snapped a few pictures and headed back down to the car.      

 

As we were heading to West Virginia's state high point, we passed the smallest church in the lower 48 states and the smallest post office in the US.  2 very random things but multiple trip reviews said to see them so of course we stopped.  The church can seat up to 12 people.

The plan was then to go to Spruce Knob, which is West Virginia's highest point.  Once again we were stopped by snow.  It was plowed all the way except for the last 5 miles.  Seeing we had to gain over 1,000 ft in elevation still, Todd decided to turn around.  I wasn't up for hiking 10 miles in the snow.  So we'll have to make around trip out there before we move.  It's in a beautiful area with lots of rock climbing so I don't think it will be too hard to make it happen.  Anyone want to join us? :) 

Pregnancy Update

My family and friends back in Utah having been asking for me to update our blog about the pregnancy.  I haven't been very good obviously so here are weeks 24-36 belly pictures.  Baby girl and I are both doing well.  At my 36 week ultrasound and appointment, we learned that she's a big baby.  Estimated weight at that time was 7 lbs 6 oz.  They say they are always off and I'm hoping thats true in our case! But I was a big baby (9 lbs 3 oz when I born) so I guess she gets it from me.  She is still measuring really tall.  Her length was measuring at approximately 39 weeks.  During the ultrasound we were hoping to get some good pictures but she wasn't behaving.  Her head is engaged in the birth canal so getting a good profile was hard.  As soon as the ultrasound tech got a profile picture, she stuck her hands in front of her face and would not move them no matter what we did.  I also wanted to make sure she was still a girl but as soon as we got the picture between her legs, she put her foot in the way!

Overall, my pregnancy has been normal and easy.  I'm still working at the hospital and feel pretty good.  She is very active and I love feeling her move.  I haven't had any crazy cravings and feel like the time has gone by way fast.  We are very excited and can't wait for her to get here!         

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Work Baby Shower

March 2nd, 2013

My coworkers, Lucy and Jessie were so sweet and threw me a baby shower.  The food was delicious and Jessie had planned some fun games for us to play.  I love the ladies that I work with!  They are all so excited for this baby and are always taking good care of me.  They are always calling and texting to check up on me and are always anxious to know how all my doctors appointments go.  And they spoil this girl like crazy.  Lucy brings me a present just about every week to work.  Whenever she sees somethings cute, she buys it for the baby!   

Lucy- Me- Jessie

They are all so generous and gave me the cutest gifts!

They even made an ABC book for me and baby girl.  Everyone painted a different letter and it turned out really cute and kind of funny!  Nurses aren't the best artists I guess!


One of the games was to see who could drink Lemonade out of a baby bottle the fastest.  It was really hard.  I don't know how a baby can drink a bottle so fast because I could hardly get any out.

Myrtle Beach

January 18th- 21st Todd had a three day weekend back in January so he planned a little golf getaway with a few friends.  They were nice enough to let Paige and I tag along.  We headed down to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.  While the boys golfed, Paige and I shopped and then we spent the rest of the time laying by the pool.  We did go mini golfing one day as well since Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world! 

We tried to get some group shots with the panoramic setting on our phones.  Todd would start the picture and then when I was out of the shot, I would run and grab the phone from him so he could be in it too.  They turned out pretty good I think! We stayed in that large hotel right behind us in the first picture.  It was a nice 3 bedroom, 3 bath condo. 

First Baby Shower

December 29th, 2012

My mom and sister were so nice to throw me a baby shower while I was home visiting.  Having a baby shower is much more exciting then a bridal shower!! I'm not great at showing any emotion when opening gifts (especially if it's dish towels or a vacuum) but when opening baby stuff, it is so much more fun! It's definitely a lot more exciting!  

  My sister is the best party planner in the world and makes everything so cute! And all the food was so yummy!

It was so good to see everyone who came.  It was a combined shower with my family and friends and Todd's family and friends.  Everyone was so nice and generous! And this baby girl is definitely spoiled already.    
As I was opening gifts, everyone kept asking how we were going to get all of it home!  Somehow we managed to fit it all in 4 checked bags, 2 carry ons, and 2 book bags.    

Home for the Holidays, 2012

December 23rd- January 5th

We flew into Utah the day before Christmas Eve.  It's always so fun to be able to go home for the holidays.  Todd and I both get so excited when we start to see mountains and snow from the airplane!

This year, we spent Christmas Eve with my family at the Ogden Athletic Club.  Kind of a random place to spend Christmas Eve but we love it.  After the club closes for the day, my uncle always reopens it for us.  We spent the evening playing basketball, tennis, and swimming.  Then the grandkids  acted out the nativity for us.

Isn't my grandpa so cute?!

After the club, we went back to my parents house to open our new Christmas pajamas.

And my dad wanted a picture of my sister and I both being pregnant.  We're both having girls and they

will be a little over 3 months apart!  She's due a few weeks later in this picture and I'm 22 weeks.

Christmas morning- waiting on the stairs before we can go into the family room. 

Lenna and Henry make Christmas morning pretty exciting!  It was so fun watching them open all there presents!

That afternoon we headed to the Gilbert's for more gifts and dinner.

The rest of our time in Utah consisted of enjoying time with family and friends.  Here's what was documented through pictures...

Lots of skiing for Todd.  He went on a ski trip to Grand Targhee with his dad and brothers to go cat skiing.  He loved it and still talks about it today.  He also went just about every other day either to Snowbasin or somewhere in the backcountry.  

I went once when we took Lenna for her first time.  She did awesome and loved it! 

Sledding! I took Henry out just to go down a little hill in my parents yard and then all of a sudden my dad comes around the corner on the four-wheeler ready to pull us around the yard.   

Todd can never go to Utah without hiking! Even if it's a blizzard outside.  

Jazz game- Unfortunately they lost but we sat right by Ty Burrell so I was happy!  It was also good to see the Woods (Eric and I were able to live our dream of being 100 club members but will probably never happen because our spouses don't support us on that one!) and the Innes from across the court. 

Trip to Idaho to see my parent's house/cabin that they are building.  It's on the snake river so of course the boys had to go out and test how strong the ice was. 

 

City Creek and Todd's best friend, Tia.  He loves that dog!  

New Year's Eve!  We celebrated with the kids on Richmond's time (10pm Utah time).  None of us even made it to midnight!  We were all so exhausted that once the kids went to sleep, we followed soon after!

And spending lots of time with these two! 

Until next time...