Going Home

35 weeks! Only 5 left to go, we're under 35 days! We came up to Spokane to visit the family one last time before the baby comes. Toby had to leave early, but I get to stay for another week. We had so much fun with Toby up here--the boys went golfing on Saturday and we went out to dinner with my parents at PF Changs downtown. Yummy! It's always fun to visit the fam. The girls think I've gotten bigger and love to feel the baby move. He doesn't kick as much as roll around in my belly. It's so crazy to see my belly move and watch the lumps.

I'll post more photos later, we're having lots of fun!

Steelers

These would go great with a couple of outfits I have for him.....so cute!

Ouch!

Doubt this photo is real, but let me tell you---this is how I feel! As much as I love feeling the babe move, he can be quite tough! Mostly it's in my rib cage. I swear I'm getting bruises and that body parts are getting stuck.
On the flip side, it still is amazing to see my belly move and feel really hard lumps and trying to guess what body part it is. Oh the joys of pregnancy!

baby burp cloths

Mom and I were making blankets when I was up in Spokane and she had the best idea! We use cloth diapers for burp cloths because they actually soak up the spit or puke a lot better than normal burp cloths. She added extra fabric to both ends and they turned out so cute! We also took ribbon and that looked great as well. I made some for my sister-in-law's for their new babies. If you're having a baby anytime soon, you'll be getting these from me!

Clark Fam

After spending time with Toby's family, we headed up to Bountiful to see some of mine. Char was in town with the kids and it was Skyler's birthday on Sunday and then Dallas' on Tuesday so we had a party for them! Lots of birthdays this weekend. We haven't seen Char and the kids since 2006 at the family reunion. David didn't come out so we didn't get to see him but hopefully they come back to visit this summer.

Char, Skyler, Alissa, Tammy, Dallas and Lilly

We got to see Linda and Chris, Ashley and Isaac and their kids and Lindsey and Dan. Both of them are moving this summer and we are so sad they won't be in Utah anymore! Linda and Chris are sad because now they lose both of their daughters and their grandkids! Not fair, but we are excited for the both of them. Ashley and Isaac are heading to Mesa, Arizona for a new job and Lindsey and Dan are moving to Texas for Medical school.

Stephen and Suzette came up along with Chris and Summer, Stevie, Jordan and Jenny. I was super excited because I haven't seen Mary, and she is a beautiful little girl! I snapped a few photos of them in Grandpa's yard-such a cute family.

fun photos

Ash, Tam and Lin

Tammy and Ashley

Jordan

Christian, Summer, Jenny and Tammy

Nice, Isaac!

Grandpa and Capri

Oh Stevie!

Such a stud of a cousin! :)

Steelers!!!

I think the Clark family is the Steelers biggest family fan group! When we got to Grandpa's house-both Stevie, Jordan and Toby all had Steelers gear on. I should've grabbed a photo. Check out uncle Stephen's truck and Stevie's truck!

Tallie and Andrew

Sweet Isabel

Isabel's Blessing

We were so glad that we were able to make it to Tom and Alicia's baby blessing. She did really good and didn't cry at all and the blessing was beautiful. It was so great to see all of Alicia's family and get to hang out and visit. It snowed alllllll day in Santaquin which was not a good thing! We were hoping for great weather while in Utah, but oh well. Tom and Alicia's house is beautiful-we hadn't seen it since they moved in. We also celebrated Alex's 3rd birthday a little bit early (it's on April 8th) and we had cake and lots of presents. Isabel is number 8 for the Thornton grandkids. My babe will make number 9 and Tara is due in June and then Elizabeth is due in November. Lots of babies! We'll finally outnumber the kids with the number of grandkids. Fun stuff. :)

Rachel's 6th Birthday

While in Utah, we celebrated Rachel's birthday. She turned 6 and got lots of presents! We bought her a Barbie coloring set and she loved the little pink scissors that went with it. Abby and Daniel also got some presents....we couldn't let Rachel have all the fun! We had Hawaiian haystacks for dinner and an orange cake. It was a fun birthday and we were glad that we could be there to celebrate with her.

32 weeks down, 8 left to go-but who's counting?!?!

It really pains me to have to post photos of myself and my growing belly......I'm quite picky on how it looks and since my dear sweet husband took a bunch for me-you would think I would post one of them. Nope-didn't like them so here you go-a photo taken in the mirror with a mess behind it! Enjoy!

Anyways, Easter was wonderful. We had some excellent talks given in Sacrament Meeting and then I had to teach in RS. It was a wonderful day to reflect on Christ and what He has done for us. For dinner we ate ham, salad, fresh strawberries and potatoes and lots of Easter candy!

Last week was soooo busy. We had something to do and somewhere to go every night! FHE, cooking class (which was desserts and soooo yummy!), book club (we read Life of Pi-very very interesting), a wedding at the Boise Temple and then the wedding reception the next night! The week went by fast but now I am glad to have things slow down a little.

Since we only have 8 weeks left, you think we should be getting ready? This is my take on the whole baby's coming thing....

now that's MY kind of getting ready! :)

Fun Ultrasound

On Friday, we were able to take a sneak peak of the babe. We had a great time! He was active and moving all around. We checked out his heart and saw that he was practicing breathing by watching his lungs. It was pretty cool. We also got to see him yawn. I thought that was so neat!

As he was moving, he grabbed his toes with his hand and we were able to get a picture of that. I don't think I can reach my toes anymore! In the photo, you can see he has his whole hand around the toes. Crazy huh!

It was a fun day, I'm glad that Toby works at the hospital and knows the people in the Echo Lab. We've had so much fun having the ultrasounds done! I know that this doesn't happen all the time and I am grateful that they would take the time to check out our baby. We've been able to go in 3 times and see the different stages and watch him get bigger. I am amazed every time I see him and watch him move. It's crazy to think that there is life inside my belly. What a wonderful change and blessing he will bring to our family.

Mr. Rock Man

Here's the rock man as a leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day. It's fun to see how they will dress him up. I made Toby shamrock cookies and took them to work, roll out cookies are always sooooo good to eat! Hope you had a fantastic St. Pat's Day! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated St. Patty's day a little early. We went to Heidi and Heather's house and Annie made us Corned Beef and Cabbage. They're in our ward. It was a fun night! We celebrated Heidi Peterson's birthday as well. I made a 3 leaf clover cake for dinner and it was super cute! We put candles in it and sang to Heidi. The dinner was awesome and we stayed playing games and just talking. It's been so fun to be in the singles ward, I really like the people in it. I hope we stay till Toby graduates in August.

Today I'll be making Toby cookies to take to work. I'll post photos of them and the rock man. He was dressed up for Valentine's Day and now he is a Leprechaun! Hope you all wear green so you don't get pinched!

Shopping at the dreaded Wal Mart

I have a love-hate relationship with Wal Mart. Their prices are great but the people are not.....Anyways, I went out yesterday to go grocery shopping and I actually had a pleasant experience! I was waiting in the massively long line to pay for my stuff when an elderly couple lined up behind me. The babe was kicking really hard or I was experiencing a Braxton Hicks contraction (either way, it was not a pleasant feeling) and so I had my hand on my belly to give pressure. They started to talk about babies and tell me all about their grandkids. Very nice couple. As we were talking, the grandpa started to unload my cart! He said, "Here, let me help you." I had bought a bunch of yogurt and other small items and it was hard to bend over and reach in the cart for them. Isn't that soooo nice?!? I have never had someone do something nice like that. Usually it's unwanted advice or someone trying to touch my belly! I thought it was very sweet of them. I left feeling much better than when I entered the store.

This photo is actually how I am feeling lately. I have a nasty cold and a sore throat to add to the list.
10 weeks left/68 days to go. Oh boy.....not much longer now!
Last night we had a baby basics care class. Not much I didn't already know, but it makes it much more real when you watch your husband change a doll's diaper....... :)

Can I blame it on Pregnancy Brain?!?

Well, I missed my flight. I was supposed to fly home from Spokane on Saturday and all morning I talked about how we needed to leave at 12:30 to make my 2pm flight.....we got to the airport at 2. Hmmm. What the heck? How did I mix up the times and miss my flight?!? I can only blame it on Pregnancy Brain. I'm sure it's real. The workers at Southwest told me that if I ran to the gate, they might hold the plane. I'm 7+ months pregnant.....I'm not running. Plus I had to go to the bathroom. So, they had pity on me and changed my flight without making me pay the penalty fee. All this while laughing at me. Oh well.
I ended up getting a flight on Sunday and things worked out. I was able to go the ward party and then go and see John and Allison who were visiting from Vegas. Plus, Mom and I were able to work on more baby blankets. It was a fun evening.
Still, who misses their flight??? I had printed out my boarding pass and was all ready to go. Just for the 3pm flight, not the 2pm one. :)

Pictures from my trip are coming soon. I forgot to make a picture cd so Mom's sending them to me. I'm excited to post the baby stuff we created!

chillin' with the fam

I decided that I better come home to visit before I'm too far along and can't travel so I came up to Spokane on Thursday. We've had so much fun! The girls all screamed at the airport when they saw me because I finally had a baby bump. It was pretty funny.

We went to Katie and Megan's Shakespeare play, As You Like It at school. Katie had one of the leading roles and did such a great job. Megan also did quite well.

We've made cookies and played games last night with the Walker's and Grady's. I love to come home and visit all of my family.

The best part is that Mom and the kids have been able to feel the baby kick and move around. Dad and Andrew aren't too interested in feeling him though.....but that's okay. We have also gone shopping which is always fun! It's great to be up here with the fam.