Boy or Girl??

So I just thought that I would share some of the feelings that I have been having lately. We go in this Friday, September 24th, to have our 20 week ultrasound. Many thoughts cross my mind:

• Brooklyn is our baby!! Can we really have another one??
• Guess we can have another one, cause uuuhhh duh I’m pregnant, but will we love this baby as much??
• Okay, I’m sure we will love this baby too, but will he or she be as cute as we think Brooklyn is??
• Will our baby be a boy or a girl?
• That poses another question, what if it’s a boy!!??? I know what to do with a girl, I mean I have one already, I was raised with all sister, but what in the world would I do with a boy?? Guess I'd have to rely on Brandon for the boy stuff.
• More important than gender though, what if there is another complication??? :( It was so so HARD (hard is an understatement) when we found out that Brooklyn had gastroschisis. With Brooklyn I was just curious about the gender of the baby; the last thing that crossed my mind was that there would be complications. The doctor said that gastroschisis has never happened twice in the same family, but Brandon and I tend to be really LUCKY people and I worry a lot. Seriously I have been having nightmares about the 20 week ultrasound.

Are these normal feelings?? Or am I just a crazy pregnant lady that thinks way too much.

This pregnancy has been SO different . . . not as sick, but way more tired, pregnancy mask, showing a lot sooner, severe leg and back cramps, very low blood pressure, passing out, plus major food cravings for Taco Bell and Cheese Fries (healthy I know!). So because of the differences in the pregnancy I would normally say boy, but because I think it’s a boy my guess is that it is a girl. Does that make sense?? Brandon thinks it’s a boy. Anyways, I would like to know your guesses on the gender??

Melon Days!

This past weekend we went to Green River's Melon Days! All the melon you can eat for free!! It was so much fun. Brooklyn is getting old enough to actually enjoy the rides and love the candy. Daddy with Brooklyn riding the train!

We were able to see some old friends from Snow College. Here's all the the dad's taking their little girls for the train ride. Brandon and Brooklyn Brady, Cody and Payton King, and Shawn and Elli Brady. (I think the Dad's enjoyed the train more than the kids did!)

Brooklyn is actually getting pretty good at the candy gathering, though she kept bringing her candy back to different people each time.


She was quite festive in her melon day dress and bow. :)

She would even try to eat the candy with the wrapper on.

Waiting patiently for mom to open her candy.

Melon Days was a blast!!

Gee-up Horsey!

While on one of our trips to see Grandma and Grandpa Aagard in Ftn. Green, we were able to go help Grandpa water the sheep and horses in the big water truck.

Brooklyn loved it to say the least. Brooklyn kept yelling into the water hole of the water trough.

She enjoyed playing in the water. (I'm pretty sure she would have climbed right in the trough had we let her.)

Her favorite though was riding the horse!! She kept clicking her tongue and making horse noises.

She got pretty good at saying "Gee-up" which Dad kept trying to teach her that it was actually "Giddy up!" Daddy thought she was so cute that she seriously about has him suckered into buying her a horse. :)
You can get away with anything when you've got Daddy wrapped around your little finger. :)

Canning!

A while back I told my mother-in-law, next time you are canning or bottling anything let me know because I would really love to learn how.

When I said I wanted to learn how, I thought we would be doing like 12 or so jars of jam...

I didn't realize that I was headed to the "Mecca of Canning."

We bottled apricot jam, apricot raspberry jam, plum jam, and grape jam.

We also bottled beans and peaches. Yes, all over a three day span!! Still deciding whether or not it was worth it. :) It tastes delicious though, but was a ton of work.

Brooklyn's new shirt!

Brooklyn has been dying to show you all her new shirt!


This is the smile you get when you say "Brooklyn say cheese!"

As you can tell she is pretty excited for this upcoming Valentines Day!!

Couples Retreat!

August 20th-22nd was our first annual Couples Retreat. It was such a blast. We went to Arches National Park, Goblin Valley, and White Water Rafting ... well it was more of still water rafting, but fun non-the-less. :)

The group from left to right. Jake and Dana Smith, Fred and Chana Wald, Jordan and Kalli Hunger, Brandon, Amanda, and Brooklyn Brady, Bo, Lacey, and Kayda Harrison.

Dana and I are quite the rock climbing team.

At Goblin Valley we went into the "birthing cave." In order to get out the other side you have to squeeze through this tiny tiny whole. Bo was the only boy to make it out the other side.

My legs slipping through the birth canal ... more of a squeezing through.


Brooklyn is our little hiking girl. Brandon actually carried her everywhere. Now if only I had someone to pack me everywhere. :)

Such a fun trip. Looking forward to Lake Powell next year!

Olsen Wedding!

A week or so ago Brandon and I were able to attend my cousin Trevor's wedding in Park City. Trevor and his wife Amanda seem truly happy! We didn't take too many pictures, because we were mostly just enjoying the fun and festivities! So sorry we don't really have any of the bride and groom. Brandon, Brooklyn, and I enjoying the dancing!

Uncle Coby and Aunt Jessica on baby duty while we were off dancing!

The whole wedding party, family, and friends out on the dance floor!! It was so fun to see all the Aunts and Uncles, Grandma's and Grandpa's, and relatives out there shaking it!

Brooklyn would bounce up and down to the music. Every time we put her down she would run onto the dance floor. This girl was born to dance!

Big thanks to my Uncle Russ for the wonderful accommodations! Nothing beats a 5 star resort and a hot tub on the balcony. I love Stein Erickson's Resort! Such a nice way to finish off a stressful week.