From jelly bean to baby!

So two weeks ago I had my first doctor's appointment for this pregnancy and they did the ultrasound to determine how big the baby is and what the due date is. They had a little difficulty getting a good measurement so my doctor had me come back today to do another one. Two weeks ago, the picture showed a jelly bean blob, pictured below that was not much to look at. It was fun to see/hear the heartbeat though in the ultrasound.

Today, we have a baby!!!! =) Said baby was kicking, arching their little back, moving arms around and even kind of looked like he/she was smiling.

LOVE it!!! This next year tax day is even more significant to us, as the baby is due April 15!

State Fair and MTC

Today my Mom and I (and Spencer) took Cherilyn to the MTC to begin her mission to Pittsburgh, PA. We are sad to see her go and will miss her, but are also very proud of her.

They don't let you dawdle at the MTC so we had to take pictures before.

And last night we all went to the State Fair (Jean, too) and had a great time!!!

Those are real sea lions and wow, did they smell like fish (nothing gets past my pregnant sense of smell. And yes, that is an announcement! =) I am due in April. YAY!) But they were so well trained and sweet.

Spencer loved this giant slide and would have gone down all night. (he and I are the ones just past the middle of the slide)

This picture was right after this sheep sneezed on Cherilyn and Spencer...they got sheep snot on their faces. EWW, but also pretty funny!

Spencer loved poking the bunnies (well, all the animals for that matter).

And best of all, he got to ride Rusty the pony and had a great time!!

Doesn't he just look like a pro?

He loved it and was sad to get off!

I wish we had gotten video or a picture of it, but right after Spencer got on the horse, he started patting the back of it to get it to go faster! It was so funny!! (and we thought of you guys, Leticia and Martin!) Anyway, so long for now!

odds and ends

We have had some fun the past few weeks. Spencer and I went with my good friend from HS and her sons to the Thanksgiving Point dinosaur museum. The boys loved it, but we forgot our cameras which left me to taking pictures with my phone. My phone is not good at capturing two active two year olds, so sadly, these are the best I got.

We also went up the canyon with some other friends and had a great time eating and sailing paper boats down the river.

We have also had some stress. Two words, potty training. Spencer is doing pretty good actually but it was touch and go for me for a couple of days. I didn't think I would keep my sanity. We also got a trip to the ER for Spencer (pics to come). Lucky for us, a perk of working in the ER is getting some free ER care. LOVE IT!! And no worries, Spencer's forehead was glued shut and he is doing great now! (if you enlarge this last picture, you can see the cut above his right eyebrow)

Vacation!

Okay, a couple of things. This post is long. We did a lot. And I still want to post some videos that crack me up... And because blogger messes me up, this post is in reverse order. I am making peace with that, but not entirely yet. Oh well.

This is the last day after Sea World. Spencer is tuckered out. Spencer never sleeps in our arms unless sick and I guess SUPER exhausted. Cute.

We sat in the soak zone at the Shamu show and were super close. I was nervous to get soaked, but we barely got any drops. phew!

Spencer loved watching the seals and sea lions beg for food up close and personal.

The dolphin show was a lot of fun and we were safely out of the soak zone.

Spencer loved the penguins!! The indoor exhibit was pretty fun as the little guys were hyper and swam super fast and were so quick to jump in and out of the water.

So I realize this is not the best pic, but I think it is funny and cool how close they were swimming.

We spent a day at a few beaches and the coast. Spencer loved the sand and relaxing. He has perfect skin and got a great tan, while I burned on the other hand...ouch.

You should see the other attempts at taking this picture. Let's just say I am happy with his eyes closed.

Case in point. Loved the beach!

Watching the waves, safe in Daddy's arms.

Cute how he chills in his chair!

Building sand bridges. Not sure where that came from, maybe because we had driven over the bridge to Coronado...

So while getting gas at a Costco, we asked some employee for some good Mexican food and his recommendations did not disappoint. El Indio was yummy, and the other Luche Libre has been featured on Man vs. Food and was also really, really good. Jean has always wanted to go to a restaurant that has been on TV. Check.

USS Midway was a big hit for the boys. Spencer (and Jean) had a great time climbing in and out of planes, jets, and helicopters.

Spencer also loved pushing all the buttons around the ship!

These posters freaked Spencer out. So funny!

The zoo was awesome and Spencer loved all the animals. We are on the Skyfari here.

Bus tour

They had polar bear noises broadcasting into this "cave" and Spencer was happy to get out! He thought the bears were around the corner.

these hippos stayed this way for a long time and Spencer would have nothing to do with them up close. Sad, would have been a great photo op.

Loving his Blue Angels jet.

Air and space museum

On the way we went through Phoenix and stayed with Leticia and Martin for a couple days. Spencer loved horseback rides from Martin (videos to come). And not sure why Martin is making this face, but it is really funny and hopefully he doesn't hate me for posting it!!

And he always loves Leticia.

Rock band

Loving his guitar!

As it was ridiculously hot, (duh, Arizona in August, what were we thinking??) Spencer had to play in water. He also would not put down his water gun that Uncle Spencer was so kind to give him!

We also stayed in Vegas and visited Spencer for a bit. But I only took videos, so they will come later. We had a great trip and it was fun to see some family as well!!