Random August Pictures

There are some fun random pictures from this month.

First up, tired Mike. He had the day off and went with me to my 27 week appt, but needed a nap. He's such a hard worker, we're all very lucky to have him.

Adam was chosen as his school's IB Student of the Month in the area of Knowledgeable. He was very proud of himself and we were very proud of him. He not only wanted it up on the wall, but asked that it not be taken down. (It's October 14th and it's still up) :)

We went for a walk at night and the boys acted like monkeys. Not unusual, but they are cute.

The pet store had another scale and tails thing and we took Steven for a little while. We didn't have hours to spend like last time, but he was pleased.

Kristal came over on her birthday to hang out, so I had a great excuse to make a cake. Happy Birthday Kristal!

Mike and the boys came up with a new game/wrestling style. They wear shorts and put their arms into them so they're hunched over and then they battle. Sarah and I were content to just watch. ;)

We took the kids to the library and Mike found the perfect place to "read".

We had a nice hail storm so the boys had to run around in it.

We didn't get to celebrate with Amelia on her actual birthday, so we had her birthday soon after and I got to make yet another chocolate cake. (I kind of like Texas sheet cake if you can't tell)

Sarah and I went to see the Newsies play at the Hale Center Theater. It was a fun date night. 

I made these cute matching outfits for Audrey and the Berry baby that will be born in the new year. My friend Kathleen helped me with the onesie. :)

Adam's temple photo shoot

My boys generally don't like to get dressed up. Ever. Especially not on Sunday. Ties are constricting, pants are tight, shirts...you get the point. I bought Adam a suit for his baptism and as soon as he put it on he loved it. He loved how it felt, and especially how he looked. He immediately started posing and strutting. It was so funny and cute. We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple to take pictures. As soon as I took a picture he'd change poses. I asked for a couple "Thinker" poses, but the rest were all him. After we were done he saw another kid standing on one of the flower things so he decided we needed a few more. As we were walking out a little girl told her mom, "Mom, he's really cute.", which Adam appreciated. I just love photographing this goofy kid.

The first set were in front of the fence because there was a YW group inside where we wanted to take pictures. I used my iphone, so they were either really dark or really bright.

Next we went into the grounds. I haven't edited them all individually, so some are dark, but all still cute.

His siblings wanted to photo bomb a little bit, so they joined him at the fountain. Steven, being the helpful older brother he is, helped Adam cool off by splashing him. Adam thankfully didn't mind, and you couldn't see them in the next set, which are the ones Adam requested after seeing the other boy in the spot.

The grand finale

Now the incredibly tough decision of choosing which one to display on our "Temple Wall".

It's a...

In case you're surprised to see a post like this, I completely understand. (Although I've since announced online, so I doubt anyone is surprised) We've been telling people for the past four years that we were completely done, because, well, we were. Shortly before Mike left for his deployment in January all of my joking with him about having another seemed to soften his stance and before he left he said that maybe we could have another. This made me think if I really wanted another one. It had been over four years since Erik was born, and over seven years since I'd had an infant. I was 37, which means I'd be 38 when the baby was born, which means I'd be 56 when it graduates from high school. That's pretty old. (My apologies to anyone that might read this that doesn't consider 38 and a baby old.) We decided we were in fact ready to have another one and I made preparations while he was still deployed. He got back the first of February and age hasn't seemed to dull our fertility.

I found out I was pregnant almost by chance. I had a bunch of pregnancy test strips I'd bought from Amazon and used occasionally. I apparently wasn't letting them sit for long enough, because I realized a few had a faint line after they'd been thrown away. I made an appointment to see my Dr AND...negative. They had me come back for a blood test and it was positive. They did an ultrasound and we got our first look at our tiny speck. I was barely six weeks along. My due date was set for October 31st. A fitting date, since we like Halloween so much. (Not that I have a chance of delivering on Halloween. My babies always like to come early.)

In April I got two ultrasounds. The first one was on the 11th. Mike and I had gone to the temple to do sealings. I found out that kneeling has the same effect as locking legs. Who knew?! After we left the temple I had some light spotting and since I was in my first trimester, I feared the worst. I went to the Dr and thankfully our little alien was doing great. Spotting is normal, but my anxiety level is obviously a little high. 

On the 27th I got another ultrasound because Mike was with me. Our little one looked as healthy as ever.

Normally people have to wait until their 18-20 week ultrasound to find out the sex of their baby. Since I'm old, and high risk, I got a test done where they draw my blood and are able to separate the babies DNA. They can test it for numerous potential issues and also test the sex of the baby. We found out when I was about 12/13 weeks along that IT'S A GIRL! We would have been happy with a boy or girl, but were ecstatic to know we're getting a little Audrey. (She's been named for years by Sarah) I had created a Pinterest board for a boy or girl nursery, so as soon as we found out, we started decorating with pink. :)

On June 7th I had my 20 week ultrasound. We already knew it was a girl, but it was a lot of fun to see her.

We had another ultrasound on July 3rd. My body likes to have contractions and Dr Colby was worried about cervical length. (Sorry if this is TMI) Everything looked fine.

Now we just wait. :) It's August 28th as I finally finish this up which means I have about 7 weeks if I go as long as I'd like to. I have five more weeks of Progesterone shots, and I think they're working. We're hoping she's born on the 14th, Mike's birthday, or the 19th, our first time hanging out outside of work. No matter when she comes we're all excite to meet her.