November 09 Update Post

I know it seems kind of vain to put a bunch of pictures of myself on my blog....I'm sorry to those of you looking at it...but in my "advanced maternal age" I realize that I should document my appearance more than I did with the first two. So my apologies in advance as this is really more for my memories and for my Mom & Sister who are out of state and can't view my baby bump on a regular basis. :o)

26 weeks pregnant Nov. 7, 2009

At the end of a busy day and late night movies with the fam.

11.7.09
Side view and yes I'm definitely showing!
11.07.09
Calvin started off the month being sick and missed an entire week of school. We tried all week to get him to pull these two teeth out. Here he is on Thursday 11/5/09 with his 2 I mean 4 top front teeth! He wouldn't pull them and was scared to death of anyone getting within 2 feet of him. The dentist had to pull the bottom four because he started growing a row of teeth behind his baby teeth! My kids are sharks I guess because McKenna did the same thing! Braces are in their future I'm sure.
11.5.09
Look at how loose they are when he bites down. The one on the right starting turning a darker shade because it was dead but he wouldn't pull it out. I got frustrated and tried to get out myself and to be honest it was holding on by something because it bled.
11.5.09
He finally pulled the one on the right later that evening but the one on left stayed in until Saturday when it fell out while he was eating pizza. We celebrated by going out to eat dinner at Dave's Famous BBQ and then went and watched A Christmas Carol with Jim Carey. The food was great the 3d movie well it was a bit dark. We thought we'd feel all Christmas-ee but we surely didn't. Calvin thought it was Halloween and Christmas. The 3d screwed up about half way through the movie and so we ended up watching the last of it in regular which was probably a blessing because it got a bit scary with the 3d popping out in front of your face for Calvin and I. They gave us 2 free movie passes each as we left so it worked out.

Even though this is right after he pulled it out it looks like his new teeth have been growing in for a couple of months! He looks so cute and sounds so funny without his front teeth. :o) 11.7.09
I know I know enough pix of me....Kenna snapped these two pictures of me today when I got home. I'm now almost 27 weeks (26 wks 5 days technically) and I've gained 15 lbs! I went to the doctor yesterday and because my hip is still dislocated she is sending me to physical therapy and giving me a 6 month temp handicap sign for my car. She wanted to give me a walker but I told her I would be too embarrassed to use it and would wait until it was more difficult for me to walk. Little Sophia's heart beat was 146 beats per minute and according to the baby websites she is approximately 2 lbs and 13-14 inches long. She's very active which is awesome! I love having the reassurance she is alive and kicking and it is still such a neat feeling to feel her move unless she hits something vital. :o) We are scheduled for a growth ultrasound on 12/2/09 and I'm very excited to see what she looks like again and just for peace of mind verify the gender again. My doctor said I could have the c-section anytime around Feb. 7th and we will schedule it the end of Dec. My Mom will be flying in the morning of Feb. 5th and staying for 3 weeks which I'm very excited about since my last 2 c-section recoveries were rough. I have the best Mom in the world well at least in my world!!!
11.12.09
If you think I look tired and big I am...unfortunately it is painful to sleep on my sides with this silly hip thing but she's worth it and I have less than 3 months to go. I usually gain all of the weight between now and the end looks like I will be huge!!! I feel big already :o)
11.12.09

My poor Mom had to have another back surgery that makes for 3 or 4 now and had some complications so they kept her in the hospital last night. I talked to her today and she said it was the worst night ever. It breaks my heart. She was released today though around 3pm and is home now but in lots of pain. :o(

11.8.09
This post is a bit out of order but I'm too tired to change it....here's some family pictures we took just outside of church on Sunday, Nov. 8th. We had a ward picture right before which they took right after the Primary Program and as it turns out it was McKenna's last one ever as she will turn 12 and be in Young Women's before the next one. She's growing up too fast! Look at how tall she is already I think she's 5 ft 3 inches and Calvin is getting bigger too. Kids grow up too fast!!! I want them to stay little forever! Unfortunately Kenna started feeling a bit sick yesterday and came home from school today but she has no fever or anything was just tired and had a tummy ache. I hope it's not female tummy aches like some are suggesting my baby is too young for that!

11.8.09

So tomorrow is Friday the 13th of November and it is also my honey's 39th Birthday! He has such a baby face still and if he wears a hat and just shorts/t-shirt people think he's a teenager still! He usually stays busy with real estate but every now and then he gets to do a few fun things....tomorrow he is escorting Calvin's 2nd grade class to the Phoenix Zoo and then he and Calvin are going to take off with a buddy to go check their predator cams up in the mountains or otherwise known as scouting for a hunting trip. We were going to all go but it's supposed to snow and be below 32 degrees...so they decided that us girls would probably opt to stay home regardless of a 5th wheel trailer to stay in. :o) And it wouldn't be complete without doing some predator calling while out there and practicing with their bow and arrows so really just a bunch of guy stuff and I don't really feel like camping in the snow. I know they will have more fun without us anyways.

So I just want to wish Will a very Happy Birthday tomorrow!!! I love ya babe more than anything!!!