So Witty

We've had my Dad's truck this past week, to use for various things, so the boys and I have been driving it around a lot.

On Saturday we were in town and Kelly was driving. Carter started kicking the back of his seat.

Kelly: Carter please don't kick the seat.

Carter: Unh-Hunh

Kelly: Carter, stop kicking the back of my seat!

Carter: No.

Kelly: Carter, Stop. Kicking. The. Seat!

Carter: It's not your seat. It's Grandpas.

I laughed so hard!

16 Week Dr. Appointment

Friday was my 16 week Dr. appointment. Kelly was able to meet me there thanks to his manager. Once she found out that I was pregnant she told Kelly that he needed to go to every one of my appointments with me, and that he could work from home before or after my appointments, depending on when they were scheduled.

The appointment was great. We met with Dr. Jones for just a few short minutes to discuss how things were going. I let him know that I was having a little cramping, and that I had some pain every now and again under my right rib, but other than that, things were great. He told me that the cramping was normal, just everything stretching, which I figured was the case. Then we talked about the pain under my rib. He said that it could be my gallbladder and that I could have some gallstones. If the pain persists, I'm supposed to let him know so he can do an ultrasound. I'm not at all worried about it, but it's good to know that he's not too concerned.

After we met with Dr. Jones his nurse came in to check for the heartbeat. She didn't do this when she first took me back into the exam room, because Kelly was running late. I knew that he'd want to hear the heartbeat. He loves to make the noise you hear. It's really annoying, but it's his favorite part of the checkups.

She had a hard time finding the baby's heartbeat, which made me a little nervous. She was having to push on my belly and move the wand around to find it. She was never really able to get a good reading, but we did hear it and it was about 160 beats per minute.

My next appointment is on May 13, and we'll get to find out what we're having! I'm really excited, it's only about two and a half weeks away!!

16 Weeks

As promised, here is the "Baby Bump" at 16 weeks.

I'm hoping it's just the dress that is making me look this big, because I don't feel like I am very big. I can still wear most of my normal clothes, though some of my pants are getting a little tight. I can feel the baby move every now and then, but only if I am paying attention. Otherwise the movement isn't strong enough for me to notice.
I have an appointment with Dr. Jones this Friday, so after that I'll post the stats. I've not gained any weight according to my scale, but I haven't lost anymore either. I keep telling myself that I'm going to do whatever I can to keep it that way. Though I do realize it's just wishful thinking. At some point I'll have to face the fact that the scale will go back up. So sad!
We have an appointment scheduled for an ultrasound on the 13th of May , and like I said in a previous post, I'm really excited, but don't know if I can wait that long. I really want to know what the baby is! We are hoping it's a girl, but if it's another boy, I'm set. We definitely have enough boy stuff! However if it's a girl, Kelly's going to have to set limits. I'm sure I'll go a little crazy. Girl clothes are just too dang cute.
Well that's it for now. I'll post the details from my doctor appointment later this week.

Classic Skating

Today was Alivia's 6th birthday and she had her party at Classic Skating in Orem. It was lots of fun. The boys were able to take their scooters and ride them. They loved it! Kelly even put on a pair of skates and hit the floor with them. Had I not been pregnant, I would have too, but the thought of falling was a little too much for me. So I decided to be the photographer instead.

It wasn't very busy, which was a blessing because Landon and Carter didn't understand that you always have to be going the same direction as everyone else. They were constantly cutting people off and riding their scooters in the wrong direction. Luckily they didn't cause any accidents. That is except for the one with Kelly. He fell and knocked his head on the floor as he was trying to avoid falling on Landon. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it, but he did have a pretty big goose egg over his left eye. It was a super fun party, and I know that the boys will be asking to go there again sometime soon. Hopefully Kelly and I will be up to it.

Salt Lake City 5K

Today was a day to put into the history books. I attempted my very first 5K and actually succeeded in doing so. Shelley and I left home at 6:15 in the morning and headed up to Gateway where we boarded a Trax train and rode over to the courthouse. We got off there and walked to the City and County Building where the race started. The course went down to 900 South, west about a block to State Street, back up north to South Temple, across South Temple to the Rio Grande, down to 100 South, and then over to Rio Grande St., and then up to the finish line at the fountains at the Gateway. I finished in 47 minutes and 8 seconds. Not too bad considering it was my first one ever, I'm pregnant, have bad knees, and did absolutely nothing to prepare myself for it. I just showed up and did it, and must say that I am proud of myself. And furthermore, if you've never done anything like this, the feeling you get when you cross the finish line is overwhelming. I almost cried. I was so happy and proud of Shelley and myself. Hearing hundreds of people cheering as your approaching the finish line gave me so much adreneline that I thought for a second I would trip and fall. I pushed myself to run the last quarter mile to the finish line and it was worth it. I can now understand why so many people enjoy doing these and I hope that I'll have another opportunity to do it again.

Trax

I had to run up to Salt Lake on Friday with Shelley and we decided it would be fun to take the kids and ride Trax.

The boys had never been on it and were super excited. We boarded in Sandy and rode it up to the convention center and back. It was so fun to see the kids get excited. At every stop Carter would say, "I don't want to get off."

They loved looking out the window and thought it was great when another Trax train would pass us going the opposite direction. I'm so glad that we did it, and hope that we can do it again soon.

What Are We Having?

We are scheduled to find out what we're having on May 13th and I honestly don't want to wait that long. Has anyone gone to the mall and done the ultrasounds there? And if so... is it worth it? Just wondering. I doubt that I'll pay the money to do it, but if it's worth it, I just might.
Let me know your thoughts.

War Wound

In our basement we have bunk beds set up and we are using them as storage shelves. On the very top is a bin of plastic Easter eggs and the boys have recently discovered that they're there.

Today Landon and Carter were playing downstairs and having fun until disaster struck. They started climbing up onto the bunk beds in hopes of getting to the Easter eggs and Carter didn't make it. He fell off, and this was the result...

After looking at the pictures, Carter's reply was "I have a blue owie."