Abby and Sophie

Abby and I spent the other day with my friend Maegan and her daughter Sophie. We had a good time at the pool and just hanging out. Its crazy because Sophie is only 11 months old and can walk! She looks so small next to Abby. But, Abby kept trying to grab her hand and make her walk with her which Sophie was not too fond of. I kept telling her not to touch her but she couldn't resist. Its like a kid in a candy store. She kept pushing her back trying to get her to come with her. Thankfully it didn't cause too many spills. She also kept patting Sophie's fanny saying "its otay Sophie"

Too Cute Cousins

Wordless

Abby hated this thing as a baby. Now that she fits all the requirements NOT to use it, she loves it.

A fond Farewell

The day has come, Luke or shall I say, Elder Whitworth left for his mission. He is headed for England to perfect his accent and of course share the Gospel. We are excited for him but will also miss him, he is the local comedian of the group. I was able to snag a few pics before he left. I mostly wanted to capture Abby and he since she will be four by the time he comes back and Brigham will be 2! We will miss ya Luke. It is also weird because Chandler, his sister, returns from her mission in Montana in like 10 days, so they just missed eachother. We send on off and one comes home. Officially an Elder and the last time to see him for two years.

32 Weeks and Counting

I have been starting to feel some things that I have never really experienced before. One being acid indigestion or reflux or both. I wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air ready to vomit. It burns like mad and keeps me up for a little while. The other night it was so bad I wanted to do a tracheotomy on myself in order to not have to breath through my throat. Thus I am now trying to sleep elevated, which makes my back hurt and only decreases the acid in my throat slightly. I am not sure but my body is doing weird things, like the other night when I was up all night due to dry heaving, bathroom breaks and acid in my throat. Thank goodness Abby had stayed the night at Grandmas because I didn't even get into bed until 5am. But unfortunately this has become a common occurrence over the last 4 nights. I'm exhausted. Other than that I am starting to be slower and becoming swollen on a more frequent basis. But overall, I am just glad he is still cooking in the womb.
I did have my 32 week check up today and all is well. Yeah! I did explain the above to him and he thinks I might have some gastro blah blah blah infection. Which the Acid indigestion is making worse and sometimes is made worse by dairy products. Thus I have to abstain from dairy for a few days (which is mostly what I eat) take a few over the counter products, stop taking my pre-natal's and baby aspirin and only drink clear liquids. Even though it will be tough, if I could get a good nights sleep I am ready and rearing to try anything.
Abby laying a big wet one on me. She can be kinda aggressive sometimes so I have to watch out.

Abby all dressed and ready for another day at church.

Time to Sing

The other day Abby and I were singing, more like me singing and Abby acting but I was able to catch a few on video. Celine was not available for recording sorry. Also for some reason when uploaded to blogger its louder than on the camera so check your volume or you might get blasted by me. During the song you can see Abby looking back and saying Daddy, she loves for Seth to watch her.

These are just a few pictures of Abby from Sunday.

The Terrible Two's

I have decided that the terrible two's is not a correct statement. Thus I have renamed them the Horrific Two's. I really thought it was bad 2 months ago, but boy was I wrong. I knew Abby had some personality mixed with the stubbornness of a mule but never thought she could do some of the things she does. Daily there is at least one 45 minute meltdown where she wails, flails and screams a blood curdling scream, for the entire time. Throw in some biting, kicking, attempts at eating the crib, and of course the kick the crib as hard as you can, and you have an idea. Always once a day but sometimes or most times several times a day. Believe me I have done everything I can think of to try to curb this, but nothing works. Thus I put her in her room until she stops. Really she only does this with me, which is infuriating. She does it some with Seth but not to the degree with me. Why oh why is all I have to say. Sometimes I laugh and sometimes I cry depending on my day but it truly is frustrating. Who knows what sets her off, sometimes I have no idea but others I know its because I am not giving her exactly what she wants. The joys of mother hood. I have officially decided not to take her with me grocery shopping because of a completely awful and humiliating experience with her. Not to mention I cant take it physically either, sometimes she bolts and I have to chase after her. Not good for the whole pregnancy thing. Or one swift kick from her and Brigham is born. Believe me she has come very close. Anyway.....if you have any suggestions let me know. One last tid bit, she can fake it with the best of them. There is a definite difference. For instance she was throwing one of her classic tantrums in the car. The entire ride at full throttle, then we pulled into the complex and went over a speed bump and she says "Yee Haw" and laughs. Then as soon as she says it she's back at it with the over the top tantrum. Little goof.

This is not to say she is awful all the time because she is awesome the rest of the time. In the between time she is loving, sweet and keeps me entertained. I suppose that's another reason its hard because she can be so good. She says some of the funniest things sometimes. Pretty much everyday when you ask her what she wants to do she says "soggy" which interpreted means Sonic. She is definitely her Fathers daughter. She also loves to drink Seth's ginger ale, you can pretty much bribe her with that for anything. Also for some reason she loves to watch the guys who come mow the lawn in the complex, if I am lucky enough for them to come while she is awake I am thankful. I open her window and she occupied for a good 45 minutes. She is so cute in the mornings too, we wake up, sit on the couch with a bowl of cereal and juice and watch some Backyardigans. Of course she reminds me if I forget to get her blankey so she can snuggle. Overall I love her madly even though she drives me mad sometimes.

A day in the life of Abby in Pictures

Happy as a clam on her scooter (thanks grandma Jody)

Time to come inside....the ensuing tantrum. She stayed at the bottom of the stairs for a while like this.Taking some photos in her new shirt and being shy...

There was also a tantrum thrown after this because after 15million times of showing the pictures to her I turned the camera off and that's just the spark she needed. I should have grabbed some pictures but I was too worn out.

30 Weeks

30 weeks. The same point where I was admitted to the hospital with Abby. I cannot believe I am already here, and that I am not in the hospital. I have been blessed immensely with this pregnancy so far. Although as I get bigger I am requiring more sleep, which is hard to do with a two year old. But Seth has been really good about taking care of Abby and letting me rest. He's a great dad and of course hubby.

I had a doctors appointment yesterday and all was well. My BP was on track, I passed the glucose test, as well as the urine sample. His heart was reading at 160 beats and overall, I was ecstatic to be walking out of the doctors office without tears streaming down my face. I have gained a good amount of weight, give me a few weeks and I will be comparable to the Goodyear blimp. Pretty much from here on out is new territory and I will be experiencing a different part of pregnancy. Wish me luck.

Happy 4Th

As I am not a super fan of this particular holiday, we didn't do anything to go "all out" for it. Especially since you can't light fireworks and the fact it doesn't get dark until like 8:30 which is past Abby's bedtime. But we did get together with my Dad and Cindy and had ourselves a 4Th of July feast and enjoyed one another's company. My Dad and Cindy got Abby a cute little 4Th outfit which she wore with pride and I had got her a dress like 4 months ago to wear to church; Although its almost too small now. Here are a few pics of our weekend.

Saturday:Abby wanted to see the pictures so bad I wasn't able to get to many from afar.Abby found some socks and decided they were tights.Seth thinks Abby looks just like me in the above picture...what do you think?

Abby and my dad (papa) at the feast.

Sunday:

Melted

Today while eating breakfast with Abby, this is the conversation we had:

Abby: "Mommy"

Lacey: "Yes Abby"

Abby: " I wuv you"

Lacey: "I love you too!!!!"

This is significant because this is the first time she has told me completely on her own, without prompting, and no previous mention of it... since we had just woken up. I was so speechless and excited I gave her a big hug. I think she liked this reaction because then she told me like 20 more times. One of the joys of being a mom. I melted.