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Poor Russ...

Poor Russ. Poor, poor pitiful Russ. He had to spend his birthday all alone!

Sad.

Yes, sad indeed.

(for those of you wondering why...he is commuting to Rexburg to finish his last semester there. So, he leaves for Rexburg Monday morning, and stays with his sister Gill in Idaho Falls until Friday, when he comes home for the weekend. Monday, May 10, Russ's 27th birthday, he was all alone because Gill was out of town for work.)

But, we all surprised him with a party when he got home the following Friday!
We decorated with streamers in the kitchen above the table, balloons, brownies, chocolate covered strawberries, and the hit of the night....homemade rootbeer floats....yes, made with homemade rootbeer! Yum!!! That night could very possibly be the reason why I have a gained a total of 11 lbs in four months! Though I do believe that Chelsea hit a grand total and winning number of....what....4 rootbeer floats that night?

They were delicious. Need I say more?

The birthday boy...and me...and half of Bubba's head.

And I am not sure what Russ is doing to my belly....

one can never be sure with him...

hmmm

put in speculation HERE.

goochee, goo-chee, Goo!

Chocolate hasn't been on my want or need list lately....

but combined with a strawberry...

oh yeah....splendidly delicious!

Aren't they cute?

The white chocolate was a beast to melt...

but I triumphed.

"Mom, MOM! Take a picture of me now!"

Never thought I would hear those words come out of this little mouth.

The peanut butter brownies Anna helped me make and decorate with candy hats...

the kids' favorite part of the whole party...

And we all know what Chelsea's favorite part was...

I think that maybe I could have mentioned the homemade floats at this very moment...

See the look of GLEE on her face?

Geoff and baby Abby....notice her cute little leg warmers!

Gotta get some of those....

Dang cute!

This one has got to be a favorite of mine from the night.

I noticed Anna and Emily just sitting there...

Bored...

and patiently waiting for the candles to be lit!

Carter did blow out the candles the first time and I had to re-light them!

And he kept asking me when it was his birffday.

Crying then followed my answer.

And more crying when he didn't get any presents...

"What? Who me?? Nooo....I didn't do anything....innocent!"

Carter is a little "angel". He wouldn't dare do things like:

dumping a bottle of sprite all over the kitchen floor

dumping pencil shavings all over the office desk and computer keyboard

throwing a digital camera at Anna's foot

getting into the chocolate chips and dumping them all over the table

throwing the couch cushion down the stairs

throwing his trains and train tracks

throwing his farm house...

Notice the obsession with dumping and throwing.

And if you have questions about the pink Dora shirt, well...

just let it satisfy you all to know that he seems to think that

his swimming suit must look like Anna's.

He's not really getting the whole shorts and bare chest thing.

Don't worry...

with all the teasing, dumping, throwing...

we don't have to worry about his masculinity...

and I am going to be buying him a swim shirt with something a little more...

manly on it....mostly for Russ's sense of security.

Little does he know that yesterday Carter wanted to put on a...

da...da...duuuunnn...

princess dress!!!

and he wanted some blush on his cheeks AFTER...

he had already painted his finger nails!

Just let me say....

he looks great with blue eye shadow....

really brings out his eyes!

Chou!

A review....

8 weeks....really just looking a little bloated...

Then three weeks later....KABOOM! At 11 almost 12 weeks.

And here we are at 15 weeks. The belly growth has slowed a bit...

but it sure is filling up quickly. I feel like I have almost started to waddle...

*sigh*

Notice the Twetty Bird pants...

yup....they go with just about every shirt I own!

It is a sight...but hey...a girl's gotta be comfortable!

I hardly ever wear mascara

AND

I have switched to wearing men's deoderant....it's a long story...

BUT

I think a woman does smell quite womderful in Old Spice.

Really.

Greatest milestone reached so far:

I can go all night without peeing!

Wahoo!

But the vivid morning dreams of going to the bathroom

and peeing for an eternity...

can't be good.

One of these mornings I'm gonna wake up and....

oops...

I finally graduated from the "kiddie" size bra to the "Grown Up" ones.

Yesssssss!

And...

I am always craving things like:

beans, avacados, fruit with extra crunchy peanut butter

cashews, tomato bazil and mozzarella broiled sandwiches,

chips and salsa, salt and vinegar Pringles

oooh, ooh!

And at this very moment I would LOVE to have some...

cucumber slices in vinegar with salt and pepper!

I never want sweet stuff...

Crazy?

yes.

Ice cream never sounds good, and neither does

CHOCOLATE!

The only thing I can manage sweet is oreos dipped in milk.

I never want chicken....blaaa....

BUT

A baked sweet potato from Texas Road House sounds

DELIGHTFUL!

I am having CRAZY and INSANE dreams...

next blog post...

And totally loving, still, being pregnant!

What a joy and a blessing and privelage...

Now look at this adorable little face

What a sassy little cutie full of way too much attitude!

Love her!!!!

I know it's alot to ask, but do you have 8min and 20 seconds to spare?

I often read from one of my favorite blogs written by NieNie.
She is such an inspiration....and saying that feels like a huge understatement.
Click on the link below, and when the clip is finished, maybe you will think thoughts like me such as:

There is so much I can do in a day.
So many activites...
places to go,
people to see,
books to read.

But...

There is so much MORE I could be doing...
so very very much...
and it has nothing to do with
shopping
movies
restaurants
sports
dates

But more with who I am, and why I am really here...

to be a part of a moment that touches on eternity...
that uplifts, and enriches...
inspires, glorifies...

to be a little bit more like Nie.

Mothers are so very, very beautiful...

My New Life