The One With November's Friday Photo Dump

November is ending!  I didn't get quite as many pictures as I usually do, because I have been... well, 8 months pregnant.  :)  I've been contracting pretty regularly for over a month now, so we spent as much time as possible resting, but we tried to squeeze in some fun things too.  

This month, we found out just how much Paige likes to play hide and go seek...

Throughout my whole pregnancy, Paige has loved to listen to the baby's heart beat, so I finally got a few pictures of it...

I haven't been the best at documenting my belly growth this time around, but I figured we better get at least one more in before the big day.  I'm officially bigger than I was with Paige, although, I haven't gained as much weight with this one as I did with Paige (funny, especially since I ate healthier & exercised with Paige's pregnancy)....

35 weeks

Every one has one of these pictures, so I figured I needed one too...

Paige has been especially obsessed with reading this month.  Although, she always has to have 10 books at a time (notice the pile on grandpa's lap)...

We ate lots of yummy food & enjoyed being with lots of family for Thanksgiving.  We also shopped online a lot (wahoo!) to get as ready as possible for Christmas before the baby comes.  Because I have been contracting for months & Rick would be going out of town the next week, I passed on Black Friday shopping.  It was a pretty big heart breaker for me, but I didn't want to risk anything quite yet.  Because of that, Rick agreed that we could put up Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.  It sure was fun with Paige this year, I think it will keep getting more fun each year, too.

Paige also somehow knows the difference between Christmas music & non-Christmas music.  This month she asks for "more ho ho music" when she gets in the car every time.  How can you say no to that, even if it is before Thanksgiving?

Paige has been going to speech therapy usually 3 times per week & she's been making good progress.  We are so excited about it.  She even said a 4 word sentence all on her own (without us prompting her).   She's also started trying to count on her own.  I'm so so proud of her!

Our baby girl #2 will be here so soon!  We are so excited to meet her (& for mommy's contractions to finally stop).... :)  What do you think, another bald baby??

The One With October's Photo Friday Dump

Once again the month has flown by!  We have had lots of fun & are kind of loving the weather {did I just admit that?... gulp}.  I'm usually more of a Summer weather kind of gal, but I've really enjoyed this kind of brisk fall weather & I hope it stays for a while.

 This month Paige got her first hair cut...

We went to lots of Rick's flag football games...

Enjoyed being able to bundle up a little bit...

Felt LOTS of kicks & hiccups from baby sister...

Cuddled... aw....

Had fun at mom's new favorite playground...

Went to a princess party where Paige got to dress up like a princess & meet lots of other princesses...

We got some snow...

(and got new boots and did lots more growing in the midsection...)

We picked our super big pumpkins that we grew in our garden (the largest weighed in at 78lbs)...

Paige fell asleep in church for the first time since she was a newborn...

(Rick says we aren't giving her naps on Sundays anymore so she will sleep through Sacrament Meeting.  I'm still debating it, but it was kind of nice & quiet!)

And of course we had lots of Halloween fun...

We seem to have a tradition of dressing up in lots of costumes each year.  This year Paige was a princess, Minnie Mouse & a Utes Cheerleader...

Paige also was officially potty trained this month.  It only took her a day and a half, and she's done awesome ever since.  

Only one and a half more months until we get to add another cutie pie to our family!