Austin

Seth, Abby and I decided to head down to Austin to visit his grandparents. In the 5 1/2 years we have been married we have never been, and we thought it was about time. They live in a little town near Austin and have 6 acres of beautiful scenery. It was nice to visit and just relax. We spent time swinging on the porch hoping for rain, eating out, visiting the park, taking walks, visiting the neighbors horses and peacocks, riding the tractor and much more. The first night we got there Juen and Darrell (Seth's Grandparents) were at the temple so we made ourselves at home and took a tour of their property. Abby will do anything but she hates swings. So we put her on the swing the first night and it was awful. But something happened overnight because that is all she wanted to do the whole time. She is now officially addicted to the swing. Abby loved spending time with her great grandparents, it was nice because she took right to them and was always screaming for one of them to rescue her when she was in trouble or wanted to go outside. Seth and I also enjoyed our time there and hope to do it more often.

Surprising Lies

It has been hard for me to keep this a secret for so long, and finally the day came when the truth set me free. Seth had some suspicions because a sibling, who shall remain nameless, slipped and said something. But, I cannot blame her she did have a massive head injury at the time. So in a previous post I said I wasn't going to do anything for Seth's big 30 but,.... I lied. I had been doing some behind the scenes scheming and planning a skydiving trip for the boys. I tried to get all the boys but Curt was not so much inclined to participate. But Dan and Luke were all for it and away they went. I think however, this might have been a bad idea because now they want to do it again and again. Its one expensive hobby. All of them were cool as cucumbers, I think I was the most nervous of the bunch. Seth did get a cool DVD but Its too long to post and I have no Idea how. I did get his landing with my camera, that's at the bottom. Some pics are what I took and others are what the actual videographer took.
They jumped from 10500 feet and they free fell for about 40 seconds.

The Boys. Seth-Luke-DanThe PlaneThe WifeThe training The Height

The Jump The free fall

The landing

The feet back on the ground.

Health Update

Abby and I have both been to the doctor in the past few days for check ups, here is the current status;

Abby: Officially declared the cutest girl in the world :) 26lbs 12 ounces which is the 25-50 percentile. Height 36 inches, 90-95 percentile and head circumference 19 inches, 50-75 percentile. Her health over all was good and the doctor was really impressed with her height, he could not believe how big she has gotten. She did have to get one shot because we had skipped one in a previous visit, which she did not like. I think that is one of the worst reactions she has had. She was screaming and crying like I wasn't going to ever let her watch backyardigans again!

Lacey: Officially declared a heifer...well by me anyway. My blood pressure is doing well so far. Everything else looks good and the babies heart beat was loud and pumping. I am officially 23 weeks today which is just 7 weeks shy of where I had Abby. Thus my doctor wants to start to keep a bit of a closer eye on me in the weeks to come. He wants to see me again in 3 weeks for a regular visit and in 5 weeks for another sonogram. I guess because in 5 weeks I will be very close to when the preeclampsia hit, the doctor said that you can sometimes see a change in the babies growth if you are getting preeclamptic. So we shall see how that goes. I still take my BP everyday and am constantly looking for any signs of swelling or any of the other symptoms. But overall as of Friday all is well in the womb and with me. I will post a pic soon I just have to remember to take one which is hard with how scatter brained I am these days.

Side note: The other day I was doing laundry and noticed how quite it had gotten. So I went looking for Abby and this is how I found her, sitting in her play stroller, tucked away in a corner staring at the wall ....what a goof.

Ode To Seth

Today is Seth's birthday...the big 30, and because he insisted on me doing nothing for his birthday (which is very hard for me to do) I decided to write something about him down because he absolutely loves when I talk or mention him on the blog :) So to honor his wishes, I didn't get him a single thing and I am pretending its just another day despite my deep urges to do just the opposite.

So 30..... its so young when you actually reach it but when you are younger you think of 30 and death. Now to think that I am married to someone who is 30 is crazy because of course, I am so young and in my prime. But I love the old man still the same. Or as he would say the old codger.

I have known Seth since he was 23 and still just a young buck. Not much has changed since then. He is still the love of my life. He works hard to support his family, which allows me to stay home with Abby and our soon arriving little boy. He goes to school as well, which is a lot to juggle when you have a family and work. I am grateful for all he does for us and the great husband and dad that he is. I am also thankful that he still has all his hair and probably will in 60 years, I think I will go bald before him. Seth is a dreamer and he dreams big, which I am grateful for because I don't have that quality. He loves to ride horses and I can tell how happy he is after he has gone for a long ride. Hopefully someday we will be able to have some. He has a very refined palate for Reece's, he will open one and if its not up to par you will know. I taste it, and it tastes the same as every other one I have had. I also love him because he really does know a lot. He is very smart and knows whats going on in the world too. Also because when I beg he will sit and watch a movie with me, despite all the griping during it, I love that. He is a very accomplished person and we are very proud of him. It doesn't hurt either that he is so handsome! He also understands me and my humor when others do not. Often times things I say get taken the wrong way because I am so blunt and sarcastic. So I am thankful that he laughs at my sometimes inappropriate jokes and attempts to be funny. Seth I remember our first date, when you proposed, the day we got married, the day we had Abby, the days we just laugh and the days where we just sleep. I remember them all like they were yesterday and look forward to the many more events, or lack of events that we have together, because YOU Seth are what make them special and I love you beyond measure!

Happy 30Th birthday~ We love you and glad that you are such a great husband and father.
With love, Lacey, Abby and Baby Boy

....Now I am sure in the years to come he will say, please do something for my birthday and do not write anything on the blog :)

Cowgirls

Cheri bought Abby and Izzy these cute little dresses awhile ago. But because Izzy is growing like a weed soon she wont be able to fit into hers, thus the reason we dressed them up to take some pictures. Izzy was not very pleased about the whole thing, but Abby absolutely enjoyed holding her baby cousin. She loves to say "I hold it" as she did with Izzy.... and everything else. My measly attempt to use photo shop.

Giddy Up!
Izzy had finally has enough!

Munchkin

Of course I always post about Abby because she is the only interesting person, I could post about me and say well, ...nothing. That's why there is always so much of this little munchkin. She is always so cute and doing funny things. Like below she insisted on wearing her boots, and it was actually pretty cute after I relented.

This is how we found Abby asleep the other day, just snuggled up with Elmo.

Abby and her baby. She is trying to swing her like Seth does Abby and it is so funny. At least to me.

Neglected

I was reminded that I neglected to post the growth picture with Abby and Tigger, so here are a few in 6 months increments, to see just how much our little squirt has grown. I suppose since today is her actual birthday more pics of her cannot hurt. Some are without him because I have neglected to take as many as I would like.

Not a baby anymore....

Happy Birthday Abigail. On Saturday we celebrated Abby's second birthday. Even though technically, its not until Wednesday. We just had a small thing to acknowledge Abby is not a baby anymore. But, I will still call her that! She got lots of great stuff and of course was spoiled by all. She practically got a new wardrobe, coloring books, a hand made purse, bubble makers, Elmo, new stuff for her hair and many more things. She really did make out.This is her with her new Elmo or Melmo as she calls him.Another present among many...This is Sophie, Maegans daughter being enthralled by the bubble machine Abby is deathly afraid of. Its surprising, she isn't scared of much but I took her out to play with it yesterday and she clawed and cried at me like I was about to give her an acid bath.Her reaction to everyone singing her Happy Birthday, it was really funny.At first she wanted nothing to do with the cake...Then with a fork she was more willing...Then with a little coaxing from dad she begins to understand what she is supposed to do...I like the crinkled nose.This is how Izzy spent the party. Abby's new swim suit.
Sporting some of her new duds. I cannot believe how big she is......

Happy Birthday little Abby, we love you so much!