LOVE

I think Julia said, " I love you mama" about 100 times yesterday!! Just randomly throughout the day she would let me know.....Melts my heart ♥♥♥

The Cromwell name will live on!!!

I couldn't wait a whole other month for the doctor to tell what I was going to have so we went to our favorite place in the mall to get an advanced showing. Well, I thought for sure it was a girl. But I think I just didn't want to jinx myself, I just told myself it was a girl all along. I was going to be happy with whatever it was going to be but a little boy will be exciting. While we were taking pictures of the baby Julia was so excited and we told her it was going to be a boy she kept saying, "I'm going to be a big sister!" She wanted to come sit by me but she was jumping around and talking her head off. After the appointment we went to pick out a few little baby boy outfits. I think I said at one point in the store, "It's weird not looking at girl stuff."

A little background story when we went to see what Julia was going to be. We went to the Fetal Imaging place in the mall and there is a foreign guy that runs the place and so when he told us what Julia was going to be his response or explanation came out like this, "No balls!" So that became the joke for us and something Layne really remembered. So Layne didn't want to go with me to see what the baby was this time.....to superstitious maybe?? But we called after the appointment and we had Julia tell him, "Balls Daddy!" She had to say it about 5 times but Layne finally understood. He was WAY EXCITED!!!!

I am 17 weeks along and have been feeling the baby make little movements. I first felt him in bed on July 4th. Its hard to notice them because they just feel like little flutters but he is moving and growing and looks good. He only weighs about 1/2 pound but not for long! We can't wait for him to get here!!

Toy Story 3

On Monday over the holiday weekend, Layne was home so we decided to take Julia to see her first movie in the theater. Toy Story 3!! She actually did pretty good. A few times she wanted to get up and walk down the stairs but for the most part she sat and watched the whole show. I think her favorite part was eating her popcorn, treats and drink! It was a good time and I'm glad we were able to go do that together as a family!

Holiday Weekend

It was a fun weekend, with the 4th of July being on Sunday, it gave way for a weekend long party. On Saturday night we went to my parents to enjoy a picnic BBQ and then some little (cheap) fireworks for the kids to enjoy. It was unusually cold and windy so it was hard to get the entertainment to work but we enjoyed ourselves. The kids loved the sparklers, or as Julia would say the sprinklers. They didn't know quite what to do with them when they first got them but they got the hang of it.

Sunday was a nice relaxing day at Church, the actually 4th of July! It was great to feel the spirit of the day on a spiritual level. Watched a 20 minute fireworks show on TV that night.

Monday, Layne had the day off and so spent the day together as a family. Then we left Gramma with all the kids (thanks mom) so we could go to our traditional Bee's Baseball game. It was a good game, (even though they lost) great company and a small fireworks show at the end. A great way to end the holiday weekend!! I love the 4th of July, it's one of my favorite holidays!! I feel so blessed to live in America, Land of the Free and Home of the Brave!!

The Zoo

While we had a nice break in the weather a few weeks back we took a trip to the Hogle Zoo. The kids loved it and it was a great day. My camera wasn't charged up so I was limited on the pictures I took but we got there early enough so the animals were still up and eating. We got to see lots of monkeys, giraffes, birds, a rhino, a few tigers, and a new gorilla. That was the coolest thing I saw....he was brand new to the zoo and was up walking around looking around at all of us onlookers. I think Julia enjoyed the monkey's a little to much because she was making monkey noises constantly. We got to see the new baby elephant and its mama...so cute. Julia sat on the BIG elephant and was covering her ears because it was playing music and then would squirt water out the trunk.

I think the BEST thing we did all day was ride the new carousel. All the kids took a relaxing ride on a zoo animal. Julia loved it and would wave each time she saw me!

Poppy Fields

Earlier in June we took up a little ride up in Alpine to see the wild poppy field. Not all of them were quite out yet but it was pretty neat to see. We got some cute pictures.

Up's and Down's

I haven't blogged since May...over a month and a lot has gone on. We ended up moving to Cedar Hills Memorial weekend and got all settled. Its a basement apartment, big and spacious and a little smaller than our Condo but we all fit and that's all we need at the moment! Celebrated my 35th birthday that Monday and had a good day. I was actually feel pretty good and Layne and I went to eat and went to a movie. Had cake and presents at my parents since our house was a mess from moving. Wow 1/2 way to 40?!?! Kinda scary.

My days with this pregnancy have been good and bad. Went to the doctor and my 12 week appointment and finally have a due date....December 23rd...Merry Christmas!! But I am having another planned C-section so I can have the baby probably as early as the 16th if it doesn't come early again. The doctor said the plan to prevent that again is to have a shot each week of H-17 starting at 16 weeks until the end. Not fun for me but if it will help I'm all for it. Not looking forward to those shots but I've been through worse things, I guess!

I had a bad weekend that I ended up going to the hospital to get fluids and then the whole week after I just couldn't keep anything down. It was awful and thought I would never make it through! But it passed and that has been the worst of it. I am 14 weeks and I think I am finally coming out of the sickness. I feel pretty good in the mornings but get feeling nauseated and worn down at night. I am still not over the nausea but its getting a whole lot better. This pregnancy I am able to eat more sooner than I did with Julia. I still have food aversions like anything with a tomato base, salsa, pizza or pasta sauce Most meats are out of the question, except chicken on occasion. No real cravings but I do eat a lot of cereal and pop tarts. Hopefully in the next week or so this nausea will be done completely! I'm soooo done with it and feeling crappy!! I want to be able to go and enjoy this summer a little bit before I get to uncomfortable.

I will be posting some more updates but wanted to let you all know that I'm still alive!!