LATELY

BUNK IS SUCH A GOOD DOG (BESIDES KILLING THIS PLANT AND USING IT AS A BED). SKYLER IS CONSTANTLY CHASING HIM AROUND WITH HIS TOYS, PULLING HIS TAIL, USING HIM AS A STEPPING STOOL TO GET UP ON THE COUCH, OR AS A CHAIR TO SIT ON WHILE HE WATCHES TV. BUNK JUST TAKES IT AND WHEN HE GETS SICK OF IT HE BEGS TO GO OUTSIDE. I HOPE BUNK IS THIS GOOD WHEN OUR LITTLE GIRL GETS HERE.

SKYLER GETS MORE PERSONALITY BY THE DAY. HE LOVES TO PUT THINGS OVER HIS HEAD AND PLAY PEEK-A-BOO. HE LOVES DANCING WHEN ANY MUSIC COMES ON, MOSTLY MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW QUICK HE PICKS UP ON THINGS. WHEN I ASK HIM IF HE WANTS A SIPPY HE RUNS TO THE FRIDGE AND SAYS "SIPPY". HE LOVES OTTER POPS AND WHEN I ASK HIM IF HE WANTS ONE HE RUNS TO THE FREEZER. WHEN WE SAY OUTSIDE, HE SAYS "SHS" AN RUNS TO GET HIS "SHOES" COMES AND SITS ON YOUR LAP FOR YOU TO PUT THEM ON. HE THINKS BYE BYE AND NIGHT NIGHT MEAN THE SAME THING. WHEN I TELL HIM WE NEED TO CHANGE HIS BUM HE RUNS TO HIS ROOM TO GET UP ON THE CHANGING TABLE. WHEN I ASK HIM IF HE WANTS TO EAT HE GETS A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE AND RUNS TO HIS HIGH CHAIR. HE CHASES BUNK WITH ANY TOY THAT HE CAN TEASE HIM WITH. HE LOVES BOOKS BUT USUALLY DOESN'T HAVE THE PATIENTS TO SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. HE LOVES WHEN MAX MAKES MILK SHAKES. HE CLIMBS ON TO EVERYTHING. LOVES TO SPOON FEED HIMSELF. WHEN WE PUT HIM IN HIS STROLLER, CARSEAT, OR HIGH CHAIR HE TRIES TO BUCKLE HIMSELF UP. HE STOMPS HIS FEET ( MINI TEMPER TANTRUM )WHEN YOU TAKE SOMETHING AWAY FROM HIM THAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE. HE SHAKES HIS HEAD "NO" TO EVERYTHING. LATELY HIS SCHEDULE IS CHANGING FROM DAY TO DAY. HE HAS 2 MOLARS ON THE TOP THAT ARE POKING THROUGH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY LITTLE SKY PIE KEEPS ME BUSY.

AS OF TODAY I AM 25 WEEKS. I FEEL REALLY GOOD BESIDES SLEEPY. I TRY TO NAP WHEN SKYLER NAPS. SHE IS VERY ACTIVE AND ALWAYS KICKING. I HAD ANOTHER ULTRA SOUND LAST WEEK. SO FAR EVERYTHING LOOKS GREAT! ONLY 15 MORE WEEKS, I HOPE I AM READY FOR THIS BY THEN.

VISITORS

2 OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND THEIR CUTE FAMILIES CAME TO VISIT US FOR A WEEK. MANDY, PATRICK, AVERY, TAYSON, LINDSEY AND ZANDER. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND RAN AROUND ALL WEEK. WE WENT TO THE BEACH AND SKYLER LOVED THE WATER. HE FOUND OUT THAT SAND DIDN'T TASTE THAT GOOD.

EATING LUNCH WITH DAD

HE SOMETIMES WILL KEEP HIS SUNGLASSES ON

THIS IS WHAT HIS HAIR LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE GETS OUT OF THE TUB AND I EVEN GOT A SMILE.

ONE OF SKYLER'S FAVORITE SNACKS

SKYLER PLAYED SO CUTE WITH ZANDER. I HOPE HE IS THAT GOOD WHEN HIS LITTLE SISTER GETS HERE.

WE WENT TO SEA WORLD ON MONDAY. MAX HAD TO WORK AND COULDN'T COME. I WOULD NOT MAKE IT AS A SINGLE PARENT. I CHASED SKYLER AROUND A LOT AND BY THE END OF THE DAY I WAS EXHAUSTED. HE WASN'T INTERESTED IN THE ANIMALS, HE JUST WANTED TO RUN AROUND. MAYBE I WILL TAKE HIM AGAIN WHEN HE IS 5.

THE BOYS BLEW UP THE POOL THAT SKYLER GOT FOR EASTER. HE LOVED IT. ALL HE WANTED TO DO WAS DRINK THE WATER.

SKYLER AND AVERY PLAYING IN THE WATER.

AFTER ALONG DAY OF PLAYING I HAD TO WASH ALL THE SUNSCREEN OFF SKYLER. HE WENT THROUGH A STAGE A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT HE HATED THE BATH BUT NOW HE LOVES THE WATER. ( I KNOW THERE IS A RAZOR IN THE BACK GROUND, I MOVED IT RIGHT AFTER THIS PICTURE)

THE ZOO! THIS BEAR WAS HUGE

SKYLER LOVED THIS ORANGUTAN. HE WAS EVEN KISSING THE GLASS. IT WAS PRETTY CUTE.

THE WHOLE GROUP.

I MISS THESE GIRLS LIKE CRAZY. WE GO WAY BACK AND USED TO BE ROOMIES. I AM A LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE SUCH GREAT FRIENDS. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THEY PLAN ANOTHER TRIP OUT HERE. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! THANKS FOR A GREAT WEEK GIRLS!

HAPPY EASTER

SKYLER LOVES BEING OUTSIDE. WE PUT EGGS ON THE GRASS AND LET HIM PICK THEM UP, NOT MUCH OF AN EASTER EGG HUNT BUT HE LOVED IT. THE EASTER BUNNY BROUGHT SKYLER A LITTLE SWIMMING POOL, SWIMSUIT, BEACH BALL, HATS, SUNGLASSES, AND CLOTHES.

MY MOM GOT SKYLER THIS LAWN MOWER AND HE LOVED IT. HE CHASES BUNK AROUND THE HOUSE AND THE BACKYARD.

WE GOT A SWING THE OTHER DAY. OUR FRIENDS LUKE AND LORI CAME UP TO HELP. SKYLER LOVES IT. HE EVEN FALLS TO SLEEP WHILE HE IS SWINGING ON IT.

MAX PICKED THIS HAT OUT FOR SKYLER. HE LOOKS ADORABLE AND HE HAS WORN IT A LOT THE PAST WEEK. HE IS SO HARD TO GET A PICTURE OF THESE DAYS. HE IS ALWAYS ON THE RUN.

LYNN AND DEB GAVE SKYLER THIS ADORABLE OUTFIT.

OUR FRIEND MICAH MOVED BACK TO MISSOURI THIS WEEK TO BE A RECRUITER. MAX HAS BEEN FRIENDS WITH HIM AS LONG AS HE HAS BEEN IN THE MARINES. WE MET THEM DOWNTOWN FOR SOME LUNCH.

LATELY THIS GUY DOESN'T LIKE TAKING NAPS. THE ONLY TIME HE SLEEPS IS IN THE CAR AND AT NIGHT.

MY MOM CAME TO VISIT LAST WEEK SO SHE COULD DRIVE UNCLE MONT BACK TO UTAH. WE ALWAYS HAVE SO MUCH FUN WHILE SHE IS HERE. WE PLAY GAMES TILL 1:00 AM EVERY NIGHT. SHE HELPS ME OUT SO MUCH WITH SKYLER. IT MAKES ME WISH WE LIVED CLOSER.

THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND WE GOT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE. THESE 2 BATHING BEAUTY'S ARE QUITE A PAIR. BUNK ENJOYED THE SUN JUST AS MUCH AS MY MOM DID.

I HAVE TRIED TO STAY OUT OF PICTURES LATELY. MY BABY BUMP JUST LOOKS LIKE A FAT BELLY AND I HATE THAT STAGE OF PREGNANCY. I AM HOPING IT CHANGES SOON. I AM 21 WEEKS AND FEELING GREAT BESIDES BEING SLEEPY AND HAVING BACK PAIN. SHE IS VERY ACTIVE AND KICKS A LOT.

MY MOM WATCHED SKYLER A COUPLE TIMES FOR US SO WE COULD GO GOLFING. WE WENT TO THE WELK RESORT AND THE VISTA VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB. I MISS GOLFING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PARKS BY OUR HOUSE. SKYLER LOVES TO BE ON THE SWING SO WE TRY TO TAKE HIM AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

SKYLER LOVES BEING AROUND BUNK AND CHASING HIM. BUNK IS SO NICE AND GENTLE WITH HIM. HIS NEW WORD IS SIPPY. EVERY TIME I GO TO THE FRIDGE HE SAYS IT. HE LIKES TO SHAKE HIS HEAD NO AND TRIES TO MAKE US LAUGH. HE IS SUCH A FUNNY LITTLE GUY.

HE ALSO LOVES DANCING TOO. CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO OF SKYLER'S SWEET MOVES

THE GAY CLAP AND COOKIE

BUNK LOVES TO LAY IN THE SUN. RIGHT BEFORE I TOOK THIS PICTURE HE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK SUN BATHING. FUNNY DOG! SKYLER CAN NOT CLAP NORMAL. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE "GAY CLAP"
HE ALSO LOVES COOKIES

A BIG SURPRISE!

2 WEEKS AGO I HAD MY YEARLY APPOINTMENT. I HAD BEEN HAVING SOME BACK PAIN AND PAIN ON MY RIGHT SIDE. I THOUGHT IT WAS KIDNEY STONES OR A CYST. WELL IT WASN'T EITHER OF THOSE, IT WAS BABY. I WAS SO SHOCKED THAT I DIDN'T EVEN ASK HOW FAR ALONG I WAS. I REALLY DIDN'T THINK SHE COULD TELL. THE DOC CALLED ME A WEEK LATER TO GIVE ME SOME TEST RESULTS AND I ASKED HER HOW WE WERE GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. SHE SAID " OH I DIDN'T TELL YOU. YOU WERE 3 1/2 MONTHS" I WAS MORE THAN SHOCKED AT THIS POINT. I EVEN CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY TO MAKE SURE SHE HAD THE RIGHT PATIENT. WE HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE WE HAD MY 1ST PREGO APPOINTMENT AND IT WAS KILLING ME. TODAY COULD NOT HAVE CAME QUICK ENOUGH. SHE SAID I MEASURED 18 WEEKS AND IT COULD POSSIBLY BE TWINS... JOKINGLY ( MAX AND ME HAD A OH S**T LOOK) I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS. SHE ASKED IF WE WANTED TO DO AN ULTRASOUND TODAY. THE BABY MEASURED BETWEEN 17-18 WEEKS BUT MORE TOWARDS 17 WEEKS. I AM DUE SEPT 5TH AND WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!! THIS ALL HAPPENED SO QUICK I AM HAVING A HARD TIME THINKING IT IS REAL. 2 WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGO AND TODAY WE FIND OUT SHE IS A GIRL. WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND CANT WAIT FOR SKYLER TO HAVE A SISTER. A FEW DAYS AFTER WE FOUND OUT I MET MY FAMILY IN ST. GEORGE. I MADE RICE CRISPY TREATS WITH PINK AND BLUE SPRINKLES AND A LAME POEM THAT SAID. " "ROSES ARE RED. VIOLETS ARE BLUE. I MADE THESE TREATS. SO YOU WOULD GET FAT TOO" EVEN WITH A STORK, A BABY BOTTLE AND BINKY, MY DAD, SISTER AND BROTHER -IN -LAW DIDN'T GET IT. I FEEL SO DUMB FOR NOT KNOWING I WAS PREGNANT. I HADN'T FELT GOOD SINCE DEC. I TOOK A FEW PREGNANCY TEST AND THEY CAME BACK NEGATIVE. THIS WAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF SICKNESS THEN I FELT WITH SKYLER. I TALKED MYSELF INTO THINKING IT WAS STRESS FROM PACKING UP AND BUYING A NEW HOUSE. I WAS SO WRONG. WELL THERE IS OUR BIG SURPRISE. HER FOOT