Family Photo shoot

Last weekend we went to Utah for Wes' cousin Randi's wedding. We were able to stay with Uncle Garrin and Aunt Stefanie. On Sunday we went to their ward with them. Thanks so much for letting us stay with you guys!!! Saturday was the wedding in Manti. While the photographer was trying to take pictures with her large camera and hold the sun screen Wes noticed she was struggling a bit and volunteered to help her. He spent the next hour watching, learning, and helping. We followed from a distance and took our own pictures. Then as they finished up Wes asked his Dad to take a family picture for us. the photographer turned around and said she would take one for us. Here are the ones we took.

Baby # 2

I have been waiting for Wes to do this post, he is very excited about the new baby. At the ultra sound I told him it was his job to update the blog and let everyone know of our decision. Sorry no pics for now since the scanner is hooked up to his computer. Anyway, we found that our little guy is a very calm serene baby who is perfectly content to stay in one position that he is comfortable in no matter how much the tech pushed and talked to him. Hopefully that will be a good thing with his very loud and playful older sister. Even with him not moving we were able to see everything that was needed and found out that we are having a very healthy baby boy. He takes after his Dad in that he thus far has a big head and short legs. Wes got that from his grandfather Kerbs. Over all he is measuring right on track and average size. We are all very excited about our new addition to the family and are now preparing for the next step, exchanging baby girls blothes for boy! So far i have found some newborn 0-3 month out fits that will work and will have to find bigger clothes as he grows.

Stats

So we spent a couple of our spring break days at doctors appointments. Piper had hers and everything looks great! She is still on the small/short side but the doctor is not worried about that. Since she is healthy he just said she is taking a break from growing and will get another growth spurt eventually. It was the first time in a year that we have gone in and NOT had an ear infection!!!
Her current stats are:
weight - 22.1 ounces 3%
height - 31.25 inches 3%
head circumfrence - 18 inches 10 %
She was really good about getting her shots, just a few minutes of crying and no reactions! Then a finger poke to check iron levels and for lead paint. The blood test came back with slightly low level of iron but everything else looked good.
Then a few days later I had a doctors appointment to check out how peanut is doing. At 16 weeks peanuts heart rate was found almost right away and 155 beats per minute. My naeusia has pretty much gone but still throwing up most lunch and dinner meals. My doctor is not concerned about this since it is concidered normal and I had the same thing during the entire pregnancy with Piper. My ultra sound was scheduled and then re-scheduled since my doctor is taking vacation for 2 weeks and will not be in the office. I was given the option to push it back to when she is back or see another doctor in the office. I would really like to see her after her vacation but also want to see peanut and make sure things are good and healthy as soon as possible. With that being said I am scheduled for the ultra sound April 26th and then to see a different doctor the following day. :( We have talked about finding out if peanut is male or female at the ultra sound or waiting to be surprised in Sept. That discussion is still on going so check back to see the decision later.

Happy Birthday to my big girl!

I think Piper enjoyed the icing more than the cake, she certainly liked licking her fingers.

The adorable cabbage patch doll given to Piper from her Uncle Blake.

Piper loves bubbles and glasses, so got both! As we started opening the gifts there was a wide space for Piper to work, slowly with each gift the kids closed in on us and soon she was on top of me trying to get space from the other kids.

After she blew out the candles she took a swipe at the icing, for the second time that day :)

Piper is now 2 years old! It is hard to believe she is growing up so fast. We converted the crib into a toddler bed around the middle of February, then for her birthday Grandma Ellen bought her a toddler bed. She loves her new bed, it is low enough to the ground that she can get in and out by herself. She still falls out about once a week but is doing really well. Some nights she will climb into bed and go to sleep on her own, other nights she wants rocked and Daddy is good and rocks her to sleep!

We had a private party on Wed. with just us, a dinner at home, presents from Grandpa Joe, Grandma Bonnie, Mom, Dad, and Great Grandma and Grandpa Waters, then a soak in Grandma Ellen's hot tub. On Saturday we had the big party with some family and friend attending. After the everyone left we counted up how many people had come, the grand total was ... 35! We had a great turnout and I think fun was had by all. We served chicken enchilladas made by Branden Harrison, the addorable ladybug cake was made by my old roommate Heather Harrison.

Our little peanut

I had my 12 week appointment and they couldn't find the heart beat. So, what do we do. Go in for an ultra sound and check up on the peanut. From here on out I will be referring to the baby as peanut or he until we know what we are having.

So, he was sleeping and didn't want to be distrubed. A few pokes and he was awake and kicked me to let us know how happy he was about being woke up. Not that I felt the kick but we were able to see it and now you can too. Everything looked good and the heart rate was 183 and he is over 2 inches long now.

Just in case you didn't notice I have posted 3 different posts today and they seem to have been bumped to older posts since they were so long. Look for them and enjoy!

Random pictures off my phone

So, except for this picture they are all uploaded backwards. Meaning the picutes you see first happened last. These are some random pictures off my phone from probably close to the last year. I think the oldest date on them was July of 2009. Enjoy! Friends playing in the toy chest made by Grandpa Joe. They pulled most of the toys out and climbed in themselves.

Sunday morning nap A surprise visit from a DEAR friend!

Playing in the downstairs bathroom Last minute Christmas shopping. Helping Adam pack when he moved out. She dumped all of his DVD's right infront of his bedroom door.

She found a permanent marker by her Daddy's computer and decided to put it to work on my fridge :( Our last visit to the park before it got too cold. Just over 18 months and getting so tall.

She got a sticker from the doctor when they told us she had an ear infection in her right ear. Ironic where she decided to put the sticker. We enjoy trying hats on and taking pictures of them. She found Adam's chex in the basement. He was willing to share until she dumped them. Then they were all hers. The long walk to school.

Her drink of choice?

While driving to the Jones Family Reunion my car hit 100000 miles so I of course had to document it.

the family room un finished

Since we can't post pictures of the finished project I decided we could at least post pictures of what it looked like around Christmas and New Years. The sheet rock was taped and mudded the few days before Christmas and the painting was done with my family here to help directly after Christmas. I did the red wall on my birthday and we started working on the floor New Years Eve. Enjoy, we certainly are!