The One With August's Friday Photo Dump

Where do these months go?!  I know that from here on out til the end of the year is just going to continue to fly by, too.

We had another fun filled month.  This month we started off the month right by watching the Olympics while having a picnic lunch...

Paige's grandma kidnapped her for a day & took her to the zoo with one of her aunts...

Paige decided to experiment a lot with some of this...

I attempted to make my first zucchini bread with some of my millions of zucchinis...

We started organizing the baby's room (although, we still have a long way to go), and had fun reminiscing....

We played with friends

We played outside a lot again...

Playing peekaboo

Paige looked cute as usual...

And of course, Paige acted cute by doing things like eating her bread with a fork...

Rick & I celebrated our 5 year anniversary (of our first date...) & saw the weiner mobile...

We met up with my side of the family for an outside day at the park...

Paige decided to play dress up & she would only stop spinning after I asked her to stop for a picture (good old cell phone pictures don't handle even the slightest toddler movements or else I would have taken it of her spinning... where was my good camera when I needed it??)...

We visited my grandma & I am pretty sure we wore her out!

Paige had her first Jamba Juice in her own little cute cup (in case you were wondering, it was the pink star, and yes, she loved it)...

We visited Grandma at her school (don't worry, Paige remembered her backpack)...

We spent a weekend up at Brighton with some of Rick's family...

I made a whole lot of these long son of a guns (and crossed a few things off of them too)...

Of course, football season started... wahoo!!

Paige & I decided to do a 'fun for Paige day', which included an impromptu photo shoot in our backyard (more on that next week, I think we're already on picture overload)...

Paige got a new bike from my sister & she loves it...

Baby #2 & I did a whole lotta stretchin & we made it past our half way mark...

And I spent a whole lot of time resting like this!

The One With July Friday Photo Dump

This month has been a crazy one!  I guess most Julys seem to get that way.

Our month started out with Rick's 6th knee surgery (to get his screws out, & fix a couple of small things).  Rick was a trooper & was back to work within 5 days.  

Thankfully we had Paige to document this occasion (I let her play with my camera one day).

As usual, we had lots of doctor appointments between the three of us...

We found out Baby #2 is another girl!  We are so excited :)

My belly has been doing a lot of stretching & growing & crowding....

We went to Bear Lake (I forgot my camera!!), where Paige got sick, then I got sick once we got home... bummer!  But, because of all of that sick time, we were able to cuddle a lot more than normal.  It made me one happy mamma.

  

Paige tried on lots of different hats...

We were able to play outside A LOT...

And we were able to spend lots of time with each other & our extended family...

Paige mastered how to put her shoes on all by herself... (if you look really close, you'll be able to tell they are on the wrong feet & over footsie pajamas)

We came up with a better option for Paige's pigtail problem...

Paige tucked in and kissed countless stuffed animals & dolls good night...

And we started a new tradition for when daddy comes home from work each day.  Although, it has evolved since this picture (below).  Now we wait inside at the window & waive to him as he walks up the drive way, then go to hide until he comes inside.

I told you it was busy :)

The One With A Pregnancy Questionnaire

I saw this on another blog and thought I would steal it.  Although, they did it every week,  I just plan on doing it here & there or so for memory's sake.  I originally wanted to do it once per trimester, but I missed the boat on that one.  I figured since yesterday I officially hit my 20 weeks mark I should at least do this this week.
 
How far along? 20 weeks
Total weight gain? 20+ :)  I gained A LOT more than that with Paige, so I'm sure it will be up there.
Maternity clothes? no doubt about it.  
Sleep? Yeah, but I have the weirdest dreams & nightmares!
Best moment of the week?   Oh, there were a few, but as pertaining the most to 'the belly', I let Paige feel the baby kick & when ever Paige would move her hand to a new spot, the baby would follow her.  I'm hoping that will be a sign that they will be good friends.
Miss anything? Everything!  I miss having more energy & being more comfortable.  And I'm not a fan of being moody, so I'm missing my emotional stability :)
Movement?  Yep, I felt this baby WAY early.  Which is weird, I guess, because my placenta is on the front (the dr told me that I wouldn't feel the baby as much because of that, but I can already tell this baby is busier than Paige... mayday!!!)
Food cravings?  Shakes mostly!  I do enjoy a good Milky Way & cheesecake, though.
Anything make you queasy or sick? I'm a lot better now that I'm on my zofran, but I still have to be extra cautious brushing my teeth...
Labor signs? No way!
Gender?  GIRL!
Symptoms? Tired, emotional & kind of moody :)
Happy or Moody? My friend calls it pregnancy rage :)  ...don't take it personally.  Luckily it's usually nothing a shake & a trip to Target can't handle.
Looking forward to... Holding my baby, of course!  
Realization of the week? That I can't do everything & I need to simplify as much as possible :)