SPUD

Remember a couple months ago when I was whining that whenever someone who is married says they have news, people just jump to conclusions and say... "are you pregnant?" Well you can go ahead and jump to those conclusions...
We have news... .....
To answer your question, YES! We are having a baby!
This blog entry has been a long time coming. I have known for about two months and have kept it a secret to most people. This week has been great because we told our parents and some friends. It has been a range of emotions to tell people because it doesn't feel real to me. A) I still look like I am in high school (and sometimes feel like it) so it doesn't feel like I am old enough to have a baby B) Travis still looks like he is in high school so when I start showing people are going to "assume" things C) I seriously don't feel motherly right now. Don't get me wrong because this is exactly what we wanted (this was no accident). It just feels weird to have that title. But we are really excited!!!

If you are wondering about the title of this blog; we call the baby Spud right now because Trav thought it was cliche' to call it a peanut or anything like that. Here is the first picture you will see of Spud.



Trav said it looks like a cockroach on its back; how sentimental.
So ever since I have been telling people about the baby I have been getting the standard pregnancy questions. I will go ahead and answer some of those questions. If you don't care than stop reading:

Q) Have you been sick?
A) Surprisingly enough I have not been sick at all. I did get nauseated here and there, more right before bed actually. I really never felt that sick though. The biggest thing is feeling extremely tired and Trav will probably say that I'm moody too. Whatever dude.

Q) How far along are you?
A) I actually just started the 12Th week yesterday. I am due on October 29Th. I love that it is so close to Halloween because seriously think about the fun birthday parties this kid will have.

Q) Are you fat yet?
A) I feel a little fat, but you can't really tell yet. My clothes are getting a little tighter and Trav says he can tell that my body is preparing. What does that mean? Are my hips widening or something?

Q) Will Travis deliver the baby?
A) I have strict orders that Travis will stay north of my belly button for the delivery. He has other ideas... I'm not a science experiment! And I don't want him to see that side of me... it isn't pretty in that situation.

I think I have covered the basics so far. I'm sure you got more than enough info. But now I may need some info from all you mothers out there. K how the heck do you know what you are doing when the kid comes? (see I sound really motherly) I have the book "what to expect when your expecting" but I'm not really concerned about the pregnancy part... take your prenatals... don't smash the kid... can't be too hard. What do you do when they are out and you have to raise them. If you have any good book recommendations or web sites please tell me. I figure I should probably start educating myself while Spud is cooking. Thanks for every one's support! We miss a lot of you and wish we could be closer!

Green races, eggs, pelvic exams and Sid

Did I grab your attention? Well I have a couple little things to talk about and the above title outlines the agenda...

We are going to go on a trip back to St. Patricks day. I realize that was almost a month ago, but things have been busy (and I was waiting for Trav to write about our wonderful getaway to Arkansas, so its mostly his fault). We (that is right "we" meaning TRAVIS and me) ran in a four mile St. Patties day race with our friends Sarah and Jim. It was a pretty cold day, in fact it snowed earlier on, but the die hards all made it out. I was kind of glad it was cold because Trav and I sure didn't want to fork out 30 bucks each to run in a race anyways, and the cold meant people would be wearing lots of layers which would hide the running numbers that you pin on that we didn't have. So, maybe we are cheap? Anyway it was a fun day, it was in a cool part of town, and we finished. Then we accidentally partook of the free food for the runners after, again don't judge, we were spent and there was plenty!


There are always freaks at each race.



Changing topics, I wanted to mention a fun tradition we have going on. This was the 2ND annual egg dying contest. For the past two years we have dyed Easter eggs with our friends Alisha and Orson Bangert and Rob and Britney Graham. I'm so mad I didn't take any pictures (I have been such a slacker) but it was a great night. My egg won for being the ugliest, Trav's won for being the most suck-up to the judge who was Orson (Trav painted a muscle guy on the egg and called him Orson) and Britney won for the best overall. Its funny because none of us have kids which is usually the reason people dye eggs... we just enjoy it! The next Sunday was Easter and the Easter bunny made a killing. I dropped many subtle hints that all I wanted was mini cadberry eggs, I even bought two bags just in case the Easter bunny forgot, but he didn't and we ended up having two huge freezer bags full of candy. Gross!

The next thing and probably the thing that really grabbed your attention in the title is pelvic exams. No, I'm not sharing a personal story that happened to me. Since the day Travis started school we have heard about this day that would be coming... the students call it "vagina day." This is when the students perform their first pelvic exams on real women. The day finally came and Trav made it through. He said he survived but is wondering if he needs to talk to his bishop now?

Last but not least my dad, Sid, came to visit us this past weekend. It was a fun little visit we had with him. We mostly ate a lot of good food, watched some conference and watched a little basketball. Its funny how you want to impress your parents by showing that you are all grown up with your own clean place and your life in order; when in all reality they lived with you your whole life and know that deep down you are a slob! We had a lot of good talks and laughs. Its really fun seeing family and friends (hint hint, come and visit!)
They are intently listening to conference.