Kennedy's 20 month pics!

      So a couple weeks ago I was in the laundry room of our complex when our apt manager came up to me and said how cute she thought Kennedy was and asked if she could take some free pics of her for her photography business she is starting up in Rexburg. She has done a lot of photography in Utah but never in Rexburg. Obviously I was thrilled! I dont want to brag or anything, but this is the second time I have been approached by people wanting to take pics of my baby girl! Ha;) at this rate I may never have to pay for  a photo session..jk! All joking aside I was very grateful for this opportunity because I have been wanting some recent pics of Kennedy and I didn't exactly want to pay 200 plus bucks to get them. So anyways Amy did an excellent job and if you live in or near Rexburg I would highly recomend her for any type of photo shoot! She specializes in wedding and photography but is excellent at adapting to any sort of session. She even got my energizer bunny daughter to sit down and smile for a few shots..quite the accomplishment:) Here is her website..www.burtonstudios.com. Also the adorable white headband and accesories were all from my friend Amanda. You can find her on facebook under Amanda's BOWtique! She makes adorable baby headbands and other fun accessories!

      Also here are a few things to love..REVENGE! Kelin and I are addicted. Every night we cuddle up and watch one or three;) episodes. Seriously if you haven't watched this show just do it and thank me later:)

     I am 21 weeks pregnant today! It was a perfect day to celebrate for being the fourth. We started the day off with a parade that Rexburg put on. Kennedy had a blast but she mostly just had fun looking at the booths and all of the puppies that other people had. We then had a bbq with some of our friends from our ward. After we went to the water park and swam until dinner! Such a great day! We decided to bag fire works because Kennedy goes to bed at 8 and fire works shoot off much later! But it was a great day..I sure do love my little family.

    Lastly, we are going to Utah on the 19th! My moms bday is on the 22nd so we will be there for that:)! I cannot wait! We will also be there for the big firework show and parade on the 24th! Yep life is pretty much great!!

Almost 21 weeks:)

So I normally am in bed by 10:30 every night with this pregnancy but for some reason am not tired tonight and it is already 11:20!! Will I pay for this tomorrow..most likely;)! But I thought I would use my burst of energy toward a blog post! Kennedy got some pics taken and I have to wait until Tuesday to post them which is killing me cause they are so stinking cute! Tuesdays not too far tho so I guess I can wait! This week we found out our baby is a...GIRL! We are sooo excited and I have already bought her a few goodies for her arrival! I am almost 21 weeks  I promise to post a bump pic next time. I am feeling great lately and havent had too many hormonal mood swings, although I did have my first one tonight! You should ask my hubby..he loved it! Ha I was mostly just stressing about getting everything ready for this sweet new baby! He informed me that we do have 20 more weeks to get everything! Then I breathed and ate some chocolate covered raisins..all better:)!

How far along? 20 in a half weeks!!

Total weight gain/loss: 3 pounds!!

 Maternity clothes? Nope not yet, hanging in there with the jeggings and long shirts!

Stretch marks? None on my belly and no new ones from this pregnancy!

Best moment this week: Finding out our sweet baby is a girl!

Miss anything: Not really!

Movement: Lots of kicks! I feel her stronger everyday!

  Food cravings: graham crackers, fruit, and chocolate raisins

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, luckily.

Have you started to show yet: Yep I got a little bump that I hope people can tell is pregnancy and not just a chubby gut;)

  Gender: Girl!

19 weeks:)

          So I know this post is titled 19 weeks but this is my 18 week photo that I forgot to post last time:)! I dont look much bigger now and I am 19 weeks tomorrow.We are finding out what we are having exactly one week from tomorrow!! I am soo excited I can hardly wait. It seems like I am the last to find out what I am having out of all my friends and it is killing me! I am kinda assuming its a girl because of the last ultra sound but it could really go either way. I have been trying to work out this pregnancy and it has been keeping me sane! Last pregnancy I didnt really stay active and I was very tired and it took me a lot longer to get my body back. I have been running, and walking and it feels great! I am planning on running throughout the rest of this pregnancy but will see how it goes:)! I have been getting lots of energy lately and little to no morning sickness.  This pregnancy sure is flying by and I cant believe I am half there next Wed.!

         Nothing else is really new, Kelin is working his but off in school and I am still a stay at home mom with Kennedy. Kelin is taking mostly accounting classes this semester and is really enjoying them. Not to mention he is doing awesome! He is taking the hardest accounting class on campus and has a B and we are more than half way through the semester! Yep I married a smart man:)! Ha I really am so proud of him though, he works so hard to achieve all he does! Kennedy is growing faster than ever and will be 20 months on the 4th of July! I sure do love that little girl..she is no longer a little baby but a little girl:(..tear!! She brings so much light and happiness into my life I can hardly believe she is mine. Kelin has 2 semesters left before he graduates in April! Woohooo we can see the light! Pretty much life is going great and we are just moving forward at this time in our lives looking forward to the future and having a blast in the present<3

Almost 18 weeks!

I am almost 18 weeks prego and I have a doctors appt next Friday! This pregnancy is flying by so unbelievably fast that I want to make sure I document every moment:). I didnt do such a great job with that last pregnancy because I felt so sick with Kennedy that I wasn't very motivated! I have been feeling great with this pregnancy for the most part;)! So I thought I would take this cute pregnancy survey I saw on a girls pregnancy blog!! I will post a new prego belly pic soon and will take one of these surveys ever few weeks to keep you guys updated..and mostly just for me so I can see my progress.

How far along? 18 Weeks

Total weight gain: 1 pound..if only thats how slowly the weight would continue to come:)
Maternity clothes? not yet just looking a little more chubby around the middle section!
Stretch marks? just a few left overs from Kennedy! None on my stomach, I am hoping to keep it that way:)
Sleep:  Fantastic! I am chasing after a 19 month old everyday!
Best moment this week: I have been feeling the baby alot this week! Makes being prego feel alot more real
Miss Anything? Not feeling exhausted most of the day!
Movement: Not kicks but little flutter movements and shifting.
Food cravings: Tomato soup, pumpkin,  and peppermint! Super random but that what it has been so far:)
Anything making you queasy or sick: meat
Gender: ?..cant wait to find out
Labor Signs: Nope way to early for that..thank heavens! We still have so much to do.
Symptoms: I have been getting alot of back pain lately! But thats about it, my morning sickness is gone!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On! I was able to wear it through my whole pregnancy with Kennedy so I am hoping to do the same this time around!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! I feel so blessed and so excited for the future!
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender of our little peanut:)

Some exciting news!!

As most people have heard we are PREGNANT! Expecting baby #2 Nov. 14(Kennedy was due on the 11th). We are so grateful/excited/nervous to be parents of two little kids. I am sure it will be crazy for a little bit but thats part of what makes being parents so fun! I am 15 weeks tomorrow and have been much more morning sick this pregnancy! Since I have started my second trimester however, it is getting a little better. Chasing around my sassy 18 month old definitely takes my mind off of my discomforts, because I am too concerned with entertaining her and making sure she's not causing too much trouble. This pregnancy sure is flying by! I have been to the doctor twice so far and have had 2 ultra sounds. At the last ultra sound I asked if she could tell the gender of our little peanut and she said if anyone could get the gender right at 14 weeks than it was a lucky guess. However, she did and her guess was a girl!! So before getting too excited or buying matching outfits we are going to wait for my next ultra sound to see if she was right or wrong. I think it would be so fun for Kennedy to have a little sister to run around with and play! They will be exactly 2 years apart which Kelin and I think is the perfect time apart. Kelin is dying for a boy but would love another little princess so either way we will be thrilled:)!

 14 week ultra sound..little baby is looking a little like an alien:)

141/2 week belly pic!

Easter& back to the Burg

Well this weekend was full of Easter festivites and fun! The weekend flew right by we were so busy. Friday we went to the new City Creek mall with one of my besties in Utah, Aubrey and her hubby Marcus! It was soo fun! The mall is outdoors and massive. They mostly have stores that we could never afford like Tiffany's, coach, and Godiva chocolate . But we were able to score on some awesome deals at H&M!! It was just so fun to walk around and look at all of the neat stores with good friends. I will post the pics later from that night.

Saturday we spent the gorgeous sunny day doing a little more shopping for Kennedy to complete her Easter outfit, and we also went on a walk to the park. Kennedy is so out going she said hi to every single kid there. That girl is going to be one popular little chick. She is not shy one bit.

Sunday was such a gorgeous sunny Eater day! It was such a great day to reflect on the atonement of the Savior. While that is mostly what Easter means for me it was also nice to spend time with my family and get Kennedy all dolled up in her Easter dress, (which my awesome father and mother in law got for Kennedy:)! She looked so cute and she had so much fun joining in on the Easter festivities with her  cousins. She would get so excited in the Easter egg hunt every time she found an egg..it was soo stinkin cute! Here are some pics from that day..

 Kennedy and Ricky match:) ha

 In our Sunday best!

 Easter egg hunt!

In other news we are headed back up to Rexburg today! We are mostly all packed and I cant wait to get back. This has been such an awesome experience for us and we have been so blessed for things to work out the way they have. Kelin had a hard time saying good bye to everyone yesterday because he has really grown to love it there. He learned so much and I am so proud of him! I cant wait for the journey that lies ahead! Kelin starts back in school this coming Tuesday and will graduate in exactly one year(3 semesters)!! We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Kelin has never taken a semester off since we have been married. He seriously has been doing a great job and woking soo hard. Of course their are things we will miss about Utah but we mostly just cant wait to get back and have our own space and little home back:)! The pros definitely out way the cons:)

Go girl go!

So over the weekend on Saturday my sister Christine ran a 5k! Yes this is the same race I was supposed to be running in:(, however I wasnt able to due to some recent news. Kennedy and I still went to support her and cheer her on though! Kelin had to work that saturday morning so unfortunately he wasnt able to make it! It was very windy that day and we ended up forgeting the stroller which wasnt a very smart decision lol!! I ended up chasing that girl around for about 2 hours! Christine did awesome and didnt stop to walk once which was her goal. I love my sister and was proud of her for accomplishing one of her goals!

Kelin and I had a pretty relaxing weekend and didnt do much! It was also snowing and cold all weekend so I think that contributed..but it was still nice just to take a break from doing things and rest! On Sunday Kennedy had her very first day in nursery!! This was a very exciting and big day for us because we have pretty much been counting down the days Kennedy could go to nursery since she could crawl. She is technically not suppose to go to nursery until she is 18 months and she is only 16 in a half, however she is so outgoing and independent  that the lady in charge of nursery told me she could start coming!!:) I was a little neervous once Sudnay rolled around but I knew she would LOVE it! She is always so bored in relief society and sunday school that I knew she would love having other little kids to play with instead of just sitting in a quiet room. When we dropped her off she immediatley started playing with the other girls and helping them put stuff in a pile. This girl is going to be one popular chick! She is so outgoing and friendly that she just amazes me. Kelin and I had such a nice relaxing time in our meetings actually being able to listen to what the speakers were saying! It might seem silly that this was just an exciting thing in our lives ha but for many Sundays we have been looking forward to the day she would go to nursery! I am so happy it worked out well and that she loved it. My little baby is no longer a baby but a super active little toddler. It makes me so happy and sad at the same time to see the beautiful little girl she is coming to be so quickly. Everyday she says new words and does new things. Some of her most recent new developments are..
-saying "thank you" whenever you hand her something
-saying "love you"
-she said "bless you" to Kelin tonight after he sneezed haha it was so cute!
-loading everything from the washer to the dryer
-coloring is her new fave hobbie
We are just loving out little Kennedy! Well in other news we are down to less than 1 month until we head back to Rexy..which I am having mixed feelings about. I cant wait to be back in our own home with our own space! Also being back in our old ward will be nice. Kelin is looking forward to being back in school and..GRADUATING! Just 3 more semester left so he will be graduated in one year in April 2013. I cant believe how fast it is coming! I remember when we first got married and he only had one semester down and a life time to go. Now we can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I am so pround of Kelin for working so hard in his classes and going year round without any breaks. I know alot of the reason he works so hard is to be able to provide for his family and I am so grateful to be married to such an awesome guy! Some of the things I will miss about living in Provo is being in a bigger town, family, and plenty of space to run around with Kennedy. But I def think the pros of going back def out way the cons! Anyways I know I have been wriiting a novel but it is almost 10 and I am exhausted. Good night!:)