February Fun!

Having fun with Dad! Josh is so good to her and she loves to spend time with him! Also Avery is wearing her favorite jammies, her "panda jammies".

Avery and I decided to take a Mom and Me swim class. It was so fun! We went 2 times a week for 3 weeks. Avery learned how to blow bubbles, kick her legs in the water, hold onto the side of the pool, climb out of the pool, jump into the pool and go under the water! She loved all of it, expect when they had her try floating on her back. Every time I got our swim suits out Avery would yell, "Swimming Class!!!" She loved the water! Now she gets even more excited for bathtime and practices some of the things she learned at swim class. We loved it so much we are actually going to do it again at the beginning of March!

Before our first swimming class.

I got out the baby car seat the other day so I could wash it. As soon as I got it down this is what happened, Avery jumped in. She wanted me to rock her in it and sing Rock-A-Bye Baby over and over again.

Avery stopped using a binky about 3 weeks ago, and to make up for no binky she likes for Josh and I to sing to her before bed. She usually wants us to sing "I love to See the Temple" over and over. One night I asked her if she wanted to go see the temple and she got really excited. The next evening Josh and I took her to see it. She even got to touch it! She was so happy! Every time we drive past the temple she gets excited and says, "Big temple!".

A couple of Saturdays back I had a Relief Society activity to go to so Josh decided to take Avery to the Bean Museum. She got to see a real snake! They let her touch it and it even gave her snake kisses! Josh said Avery wasn't even scared at all. I'm glad he was there with her because I am terrified of snakes!

Avery standing in an elephant foot.

Avery with her cousins Autumn and Megan. They invited her over for Megan's birthday party.

For the long holiday weekend we went down to St. George. We had a very nice relaxing visit. We didn't get any pictures other than this one of us driving down. I love to see her smile.

January Activities

I didn't realize how long it has been since I last posted anything to our blog! We got busy with Christmas activities, a long vacation, school starting again, and a little bit of being sick. Shortly after we got home from vacation Avery got a cold, with a really bad cough. We went out a little bit, but mostly just played at home. Avery got a movie, Fox and the Hound, from her Grandma and Grandpa Caplin and enjoyed watching it over and over again during the days she was sick. Here is Avery and Josh watching it together. (This was Josh's favorite Disney movie when he was a kid.)

This past weekend we enjoyed spending a lot of time together as a family! We went on walks together, had breakfast from Einstein Bagels, went to a BYU basketball game, and did some birthday shopping for Josh. (I know his birthday is at the end of March, but I want to have his and Avery's birthday shopping done early. Their birthdays are just so close to when I am due that I don't want to wait and then not have something for them because I had the baby. I want to enjoy shopping for their birthdays and if I leave it til the end it will just be more stressful. I want to make sure they have nice birthdays no matter when the baby comes. My goal is to get all that I want to have done done by the beginning of March. I am sure the baby will not come that early, but I will feel so much better if I can get it done by then. That will also allow me to make sure I am spending good quality time with Avery and Josh before the baby comes!)

Avery and I started making bread again with Emily and Maddie. After I told Avery that we were going to Maddie's she kept talking about Maddie and Emily. Josh also reminded her that she needs to share with Maddie when she's over at their house. After that Avery kept saying "Avery share Maddie" the whole way to their house. It was so cute to hear her say it over and over. When we left their house she started to repeat it again. I asked if she shared with Maddie and she said "Uh huh", which means yes for Avery, and she did! Avery and Maddie had a lot of fun playing and they shared really well too!

Avery and Maddie at their big kid table. This is where they like to eat their lunch!

They sure do have lots of fun together! Thanks Emily and Maddie for letting us come play each week!

Temple Square

The day after Thanksgiving we went with my parents to temple square to see the lights turn on for the first time this year. We had such a fun time! Avery liked to be near "Grandma and Pa". They are two of her very best friends!

My Mom, my Dad and I under my favorite red tree! I look forward to seeing this tree every year!

Putting pictures of myself with my growing belly is not something I am excited to do. I have been receiving requests to put one on here, so here it is. I am 23 weeks now! I am getting anxious to meet our little girl. I have been feeling her move some more now and that makes the experience of being pregnant that much sweeter!

It's a...

I had my 20 week ultra sound today. They said that everything looks normal and that the baby is developing great. They did a few measurements and based on those measurements they estimate that my due date should be April 6th. They said unless it's a 10 day difference they won't change the due date. My due date is March 29th so that is only a 8 day difference so they aren't going to change it, but at least I won't be too worried if I end up going past my due date. We also got to find out what we are having. We are having another girl!!! We are so excited. I was secretly hoping for another girl. We already bought them a matching outfit!

Here are a couple of fun pictures of Avery too! She is excited to have a sister and when we ask her what we should name her she says, "Abby".

Halloween Fun

The day before Halloween we had two Halloween parties to go to. We were asked to bring a treat to share for each one. So Avery and I, with help from Josh too, made graveyard cakes. Avery helped sprinkle stuff on and enjoyed eating some of the toppings too!

Avery and I have a lot of fun baking together! Here is the finished product.

On Halloween we stopped and trick or treated at my parents first. After that we headed to Angie's and had dinner and went trick or treating.

Avery liked the idea of trick or treating. After just two houses she stopped and sat down and started to eat her candy. We told her if she keeps walking she can get more candy and with that she got up and kept walking.

Just Some Fun Pics

So my friend Rebecca told me about this old wives tale to tell if you are having a boy or a girl. You make a white or yellow cake and half of it is blue and half of it is pink. You then frost it and the husband spins the cake and the wife cuts the first piece. If it's pink you will have a girl and if it's blue a boy. She said it is accurate about 9 times out of 10. Josh felt like having cake recently so I took the opportunity to add food coloring and find out. I did a round cake but in each pan I did half blue and half pink and then when I put them on top of each other I made sure all the pink was on one side, both layers, and same with the blue. This is what I got!

What does this mean? I was expecting an answer! Josh then cut a piece in a different spot and he got the same thing. Paige was there and she cut a piece in a different spot and the same. I get to find out in about 3 1/2 weeks what it is. What do you think? P.S. the doctor is pretty positive it's only one, so it doesn't mean twins.

Emily and Maddy took us to the zoo last week. Thanks! We had so much fun. I think that Avery really liked seeing the giraffes and the bears.

Not long after leaving the zoo.

This is actually a calculator!

Baby News!

Well, I made it through my first trimester! I had a doctors appointment last week and got to hear the baby's heartbeat. That is such a sweet sound. It finally feels real. Avery is going to be a great big sister. She loves babies! I think Avery hopes it's twins!