It's a Boy...Probably!

We had an ultrasound today to find out what we're having. The ultrasound tech said she was pretty sure she was seeing boy parts, but she wasn't %100 sure. We have pictures (but for some reasons she didn't put them on the CD so I can't put them on here) that are showing the gender and it seems pretty obvious to me, but maybe I don't really know what I'm looking at. We tried everything to get him to move around, but nothing worked. We will have another ultrasound in a few weeks, but for now I am saying He, Him, and His! I hate calling my baby "it" or "the baby". I love ultrasounds though!! I especially love the 3D part. It's so amazing. Here are some pictures. His umbilical cord was in front of his face so there is a little blurry spot.




In other news:

I thought I was 20 weeks, but I found out today I was a week behind. So I guess I'm 21 weeks tomorrow. The bump is growing.

When I got out of the shower today I found THIS! She wrote all over her balloon and herself. Drew hates to be written on but I don't mind, and obviously Darcy is on my side! I love her stance. Hey Coolio!

Check out that art work!

Our house got painted this past week. I mostly like it but I wish the trim color was lighter. It's surrounding white window frames and I think it looks a little muddy against them. They won't change it, so I guess I will paint it later. I can live with it though.

Funny Girl

I took a picture of myself making a face like this (which lucky for you I'm not posting) and then I turned the camera to Darcy and she did the same thing. Cracks me up.

Darcy has decided in the past week or so that she LOVES to color. I love it because now she has something that will occupy her for a long time while I do something else. But she does prefer if someone is coloring with her. She also always pats the ground or the seat beside her if she wants you to come sit by her. Last night right before bed I walked around the corner and found her and Drew laying on the ground coloring together. Cute!

Don't you love our decorations?! Every room in our apartment has a wall of boxes that we haven't unpacked because we're only going to be here for a few months. We are FANCY!!

Update

We have had a busy last few days. Friday we went and did a walk-through in our house and finalized some details. Nick spoke in church on Sunday so we got to go home and spend time with lots of my family. Sunday night Drew's parents had a fireside at their house where a couple in their ward who just went to the Holy Land talked about their adventures there. It was a great weekend. It would have been even better if Darcy and I had taken a nap here and there. :) We slept long and hard last night.

Here are some pictures of the progress on our house. We were shocked when we drove by and saw how much they had done in just a few days. This was a couple weeks ago.

This was just this past Friday.

Darcy had her first ponytail this week! It doesn't really last, but it was fun to try.

After I took pictures of Darcy out on the balcony she kept grabbing the camera and sitting out on the balcony for more pictures. Here she is doing "the wheels on the bus" ... her favorite!

Whenever I open the fridge Darcy dashes in and steals the block of cheese. This day I told her I wasn't going to cut her any, but obviously I wasn't really paying attention and I went on to do something else instead of putting the cheese back. I found her a little bit later helping herself to some.

A girl after her dad's heart. They love their cheese!

On Saturday my family went to check out the Ginkgo petrified forest. It's only about 20 minutes from where I grew up, but I had never been there. It wasn't the most thrilling hike, but it was interesting and it was really nice to get outside to spend some time in the sun.

A close-up of some petrified wood.

We had a family/friend dinner after church yesterday and I was so excited to see my cousin Colton walking in wearing the same coat as my Grandpa (This coat is a classic! I think my Grandpa has had it or one like it for the last 50 years maybe.) My Grandma told me he buys multiples. I loved it!

Nick is Home!

This news is a couple weeks old, but I thought it was better to do it late than not at all. My brother Nick got home from his mission a couple weeks ago. He started serving in the Tucson, Arizona mission, but then his mission was split and he ended in the Albuquerque, New Mexico mission. It was crazy how two years felt like a long time until he was home, and then it felt like it had flown by.

He flew into the little airport here in Pasco and we had lots of family and a few friends there to greet him which was pretty funny because we practically took up the whole place. I felt bad for the other passengers who had to squish by our big group to get out. He ended up getting off the plane almost last, and there were lots of people from his flight who got off before him who saw us and our sign and were telling us, "He's coming. I saw him!"

We all were saying how we didn't even think we were going to cry at all, but of course the moment we saw him we all bawled like babies. It was SO exciting to see him and to know he had been somewhere where he was doing something so great for two years. We are proud of him and his service and we are happy to have him home.

The sign holders. Shay, Emily and Darcy, Ashley, and Lainey

A blurry picture of Nick making his entrance.

A hug from Mom.

A hug from Dad (and Ashley).

A hug from Haley.

Nick with my Mom and Dad. (We thought it seemed so appropriate to take these pictures in front of the cocktails sign.)

A family picture (I really should have gotten a picture of the whole group!). Brian, Haley, Mom, Ashley, Nick, Emily, Dad, Darcy, Drew, and Me.

17 Weeks

Yesterday I hit the 17 week mark. I posted a picture when I was 17 weeks with Darcy so I thought it would be fun to compare. I think I am mostly about the same size the pictures were just taken at slightly different angles, and coincidentally I am not a fan of my hair in either picture. I am going to have to do something about my mop soon!

At this point I am feeling much better. I haven't thrown up in a few days so that is a plus. The last time I threw up Darcy came and rubbed my back (like she had seen Drew do) which I thought was so adorable! My tailbone is hurting me and the doctor said that's because my uterus is tilted back and pushing on it at the moment, but supposedly it will move later on. I have also been having headaches quite a bit, but I have lowered my sugar intake and that seems to be helping.

17 weeks - baby #2

17 weeks - pregnant with Darcy