June, July and August

June
Nothing really happened. We all came down with the stomach flu, I turned 29, and Livvy went to nursery for the first time (happy dance) and decided that this was the month that she would finally walk. We were so happy that she finally did walk, we forgot to get it on camera. Some parents. We did buy Livvy a slide/swing toy for the outside too which she loved.


My pregnancy continued to go well. We went to the OBGYN for the first time on the 11th. She confirmed our due date for Jan. 12. You know it is always scary to go in, not knowing what to expect and hear "lets find out if it is a baby or not". My Mid-wife said that as she prepared for the ultra sound and my heart just stopped for a moment. That was my biggest fear that i had imagined the whole thing. There was a baby and it looked just like Eve off of WALL-E.


For Father's Day, we gave Trent his gift, a grilling apron with utensils that reminded him that he was "Hot Stuff".

July
We went to the amusement park a couple of times. Livvy, our little dare devil, loved the rides.


The Fourth was fun, if cold. I had to buy maternity clothes for the first time. We went to a pinic with the family and froze watching the Fireworks that night.


Livvy and I took a trip to Utah so that I could go shopping at IKEA. I decided to designate an official play room in the house, buy a real desk and several bookcases. I was nervous about driving the whole way by myself with Livvy but she did great. Actually, she slept most of the way or jabbered about what she saw. We had a great time, visiting with family and I enjoyed shopping.

My mom stopped for a visit on her way back from Utah at the end of the month.  She helped me finish painting Livvy's room, put together 2 bookcases and my desk from IKEA.  I started to feel like I was a slave driver but she really wanted to do it.  She really helped me start on putting together my front room and start on the play room.

Livvy wanted to show off for her Nonnie and climbed into the shower fully dressed! I guess she wanted us to know that she could take a shower by herself.

August

Last month felt extremely busy, but I don't remember what we did really.  I hate months like that! As I think about it, nothing really happened in August.  I continued to grow bigger and the baby much more active.  It seems as if he doesn't stop moving until I start.  Livvy was her usually precocious self, smiling her silly smile all month to get out of trouble.  At one point, I started counting to 3.  I said 1 and she said 2 and grinned.  That was it, I busted up laughing in the middle of Target. I am sure everyone thought I had lost it.You know pregnant mom with a toddler in the basket, stopped in the middle of the aisle laughing. She had no idea that she was in trouble and I had no idea that she knew 2 came after 1!

Here are all of the cousins in Colorado at a family dinner, eating their ice cream, at the end of the month.

May

May was a month of more trips, beautiful weather, and one joyful surprise.

Yes, if you can read that it does say PREGNANT! After 7 years of trying, Trent and I have finally gotten pregnant. It was a very big surprise. I wasn't expecting it at all so I didn't even get to do all of those fun ways of surprising Trent. I was late and thought I would take the test for no reason than kicks. On May 5, I got up early, took the test and in less than two minutes it came back positive. All I could do was stare in disbelief. These tests never come back positive for me. I slowly walked back up the stairs, staring at the test the whole time thinking that it might change. When I walked into the bedroom, Trent rolled over and asked me what was wrong. I must have looked sick or something. I handed him the test. He asked me if I was serious and then if I was OK. I don't remember what I said. I was in shock. The rest of the day blew by in a blur. I know that somehow I watched my four nephews and Livvy. The next day we took another test just to make sure and then made the calls to our family to let them know. (I think even after 5 1/2 months it is still kind of surreal to me. FYI: We are having a boy. It will probably take me a few more days to get to that update and I wouldn't want to keep everyone in suspense.) The rest of the month was great but didn't compare to this.

Two weeks later, my sister -in-law Michelle and I flew to Michigan to meet another sister-in-law, Jen, for Time out for Women in Cincinnati. This was when my morning sickness reared it's ugly head. Of course for the plane ride we had turbulence. Michelle even got a man to trade seats with her by telling him he needed to talk to me to keep me from throwing up! You should have seen how fast he moved when I pulled out my air sickness, industrial sized bag. We spent our time in Cincinnati well. We went to Time Out for Women on Friday night after seeing our lovely room and the next day for half of the morning. Checkout was at 11 and we needed to get our stuff out. At that point we decided to leave. On the way out we stopped at this great little town on the other side of the river. There was a fair going on and Michelle had to have an elephant ear. We spent 4 or 5 hours wandering around the fair and the shops open in the down town. We found a great boutique and a store that offered embroidered items while you waited. I got Livvy a cute backpack with her name on it and Trent's Father's Day gift. On the way back we saw the strangest statue outside of a Mega Church and stopped, where else but, at IKEA. Michelle and Jen had never been and that was just something we had to do. They were a little overwhelmed by it all.

Trent and I celebrated our 8th anniversary quietly. My morning sickness lasted the rest of the month and then just went away.

April

April came and went just as fast as March. All that winter weather we where wondering where it went finally showed up for a few days and Trent had his birthday bash!

Trent Turns Thirty!!!

Yeah, he is an old man and we all said good bye to his youth in a swinging Luau. Family and friends came, we played some games, talked, ate and Trent blew out his birthday candles. I did not give him 30 candles, I had some sympathy. I WAS already making him suffer through a party.


Easter showed up with the cold weather. We visited the Easter Bunny, while he was hiding eggs in the park. All the cousins had fun saying hi and gathering treats.


At the end of the month, my sister Liz came to visit for 5 days, Thursday to Tuesday. We had fun despite the cold, rain and snow. Did I mention snow? Yeah, snow. We had small amounts of snow when we should have but in April we had at least 18 inches over the weekend that Liz and her kids visited. We were sooo not prepared for it. She did not pack snow clothes and I had started to put away winter clothes already. That will teach me. Saturday, we woke up to snow. Trent wanted to go sledding that day and left me to call around and find snow clothes for everyone. We did have a blast sledding for the first 30 minutes then it turned to slush and we packed up and went home.


On Monday, it was 75 degrees, sunny and no trace of snow (and I thought Missouri weather was crazy!). We all went to the zoo. Kids saw the animals, Livvy road the carousal for the first time and everyone slept great that night.

Livvy's milestone for April: Feeding herself with a spoon. What a Mess!

March

In March, we continued to have wonderful weather and wondered where winter went. Trent's office was continuing to improve, which is always a good sign in our house. I was preparing for Trent's Big 30th party without him knowing. He hates parties. Livvy was continuing on with her "little miss" self and staying just as cute as ever.

Livvy and I took a trip to visit my mom and dad (and sister, her family and grandparents) for spring break. Yes, even when you are no longer in school, there is always a spring break somewhere. Here is the trip in a nut shell. Plane ride was great, Livvy slept. Mom and I shopped (what else is there to do in Oklahoma). Dad played with Livvy whenever he could get away from work. Livvy discovered Whip Cream in the mouth, the outdoors, dirt and never looked back. Every time there was an open door, she made a be-line for it and the dirt patches out back. It is now here favorite place and there are hysterics when we come in. I have my mom to thank for it!

We went to Dallas, where there was more shopping, specifically at IKEA (need I say more). Makka and Grandpa had a wonderful time getting to see Livvy and made a great to do out of it. Grandpa even gave one of his school buses from his collection. Bridgette and her family enjoyed getting to see Livvy for the first time since she was born. Everyone had grown at least a foot. The cousins really enjoyed playing together in the backyard of course. Then we went home. It was a great week, but I was glad to be back home.

I know, I know . . .

Ok, so I know that it has been about 6 months of non posts. You all can hate me but I will catch you up on what is going on in our lives. We have some BIG changes coming, so be patient. I really what what has happened in the last 6 months on here, however brief. Now on to what happened in March. . . .