Pictures

I haven't had many posts lately of any pictures of Karenza. So this post is of strictly pictures from last Friday when Karenza helped Mom plant flowers. There are also a couple photos that have been taken within the last month or so that were cute and I needed to add to share. The photos are out of order, but you get the idea...

Hanging on to the flowers and riding in the trailer


Digging holes for the flowers to go

Putting the empty containers in the trailer

Getting more flowers for Grandma

Raking the dirt around

Just lookin' too cute

Off for another ride

Going to get all the flowers and potting soil


Karenza and her Daddy

Karenza & Addie. She likes Karenza and calls her "Ah" when she sees her for Karenz-"AH"! Look at that face!!

**I'll have to get some photos of Cass this weekend as I realized I didn't have any new photos of her.

Ultrasound Results

Looks like we will be adding another girl to the family! Karenza is super excited, and told us that she knew she was getting a baby sister! She was really excited to see that her baby sister had feet just like her. All ten toes, and all ten fingers. Ultrasounds are always amazing to me. She sure was moving around a lot, and was hard to get some good photos of her. I wonder how much she will look like Karenza or if she will be so different? Below is an ultrasound picture.

I just find it so amazing that this little thing is inside of me. Makes it even more surreal. Time to get all the totes of clothes I've packed up for Karenza when she was a baby, and get a nursery put together for this little peanut. I really can't wait to meet her!

Ultrasound Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day! I am anxious, nervous, excited, and scared for the ultrasound tomorrow. I am excited to know if we will be having a boy or another girl. We are bringing Karenza with us tomorrow, and she is super excited to see the baby. I have had to reiterate to her that we won't be getting the baby tomorrow. That we are just getting to peak at the baby on a "computer screen" to make sure it's growing healthy, and to see if we can see if we will be getting a baby brother or a baby sister. I have to drink 40oz. of water before my ultrasound tomorrow because it helps magnify the ultrasound and see things better. I don't know how I am going to do that! I have to pee all the time even after drinking 6oz. of water. So wish me luck with that little task tomorrow! I will post the results tomorrow. :-)

Here is a funny Karenza story: On Monday (it was early evening) we were driving, and Karenza was being awfully quiet in the backseat. I looked in the back seat, and said "Are you sleepy, baby?" She said, "No, Mom, I am just resting my talk!" ha!

Douglas D. Moffit July 30, 1934 - June 6, 2008

Can't believe you've been gone for a year. The memories are just like they happened yesterday, but it seems like forever since I've seen your smile. We still think of you every day, and for selfish reasons still wish you were here to share even more memories with us. We miss you so very much!

*For some reason this is the only picture I have on my laptop of my Grandpa. It's not a very clear picture. It's from when he was the Grand Marshall of the parade at the 125th Centennial celebration at Moffit. July 2006.

Dr. Appointment

I haven't blogged lately because I haven't been feeling the hottest. I had a doctor appointment last week, and it wasn't so good. I ended up going by myself because Randy wasn't able to get away from work. I lost a pound since last time I was there, and my blood pressure was up (144/98). The last two times I went it was perfect (122/82 & 121/83)! My doctor wanted blood work done, and my white blood cell count is up. My protein was a little up (but same as last time), my sodium levels were okay, and my blood glucose level was okay as well. I was at the appointment for almost an hour and a half. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat and it was 155 bpm. Before I left they checked my blood pressure one more time and it was 140/98. With my blood pressure still up they wanted me to come back the following week to see if it was still high. My doctor has mentioned bed rest, and I just am not ready for that especially during the summer!! When I went back this week it was 121/70! What the heck? I have been going to my appointments the same time (morning), and I have tracked what I ate and what I have been doing to see why my blood pressure can fluctuate so much. I really thought it was going to be high when I went back this week because I was so stressed out before I went. I got cut off in traffic so I had to slam on my breaks and, my drink spilled all the way into the back seat! I just reached my boiling point and couldn't take it any more. So I don't know. I just keep hoping it will stay where its at.

I have been feeling the baby move more and more (actually moving as I am typing this). Randy and Karenza haven't been able to feel the baby move yet, but it shouldn't be too long as I feel the kicks are getting stronger. I am also still getting sick. It's just beyond ridiculous at this point. We went for breakfast on Monday morning and when my food came I took one bite and had to head to the bathroom. I felt so sorry for the others that were in there listening to me. Not very pleasant. But, what is a pregnant lady to do? I am 18 weeks, and still miserable. Will this madness ever end? I am just super excited that we find out June 10th what we are having. Then I can at least narrow down our name list by 50%, because we still can not agree on anything. I don't have any suggestions, but I don't like any my husband has been giving me. I'll start searching once I know what we are having. Most everyone has guessed it's a boy. Guess we will have to wait and see. Karenza told me the other day that she thinks it's a baby brother because he's being so naughty to me. It's a long time to Oct. 30th, and I am just hoping and praying I don't end up on bed rest.

To end on a funnier note the other night we were having dinner/supper, and we were just having a ham sandwich and some chips (something quick and easy when I don't feel too hot!) Anyway, Karenza asks Randy and I "Are you guys thinking what I am thinking?" We said "Well, what are you thinking?" She said "Well, I was just thinking that I sure wish I had a bigger mouth so I could take a bigger bite of this delicious sandwich!" ha!

16 Weeks

Below are pictures of my pregnant belly. I do not like the way I look, and Karenza took the photos of me. So please excuse the way I look, and admire my belly!! :-)

I am showing so much sooner then when I was pregnant with Karenza. I hope my belly doesn't keep growing at this rate!

Here is our little growing munchkin! Only 4 more weeks and we'll be able to know what we are having. I am getting super excited to know if we will be adding a boy or a girl to our family. I am starting to feel the baby move, and can't wait until Randy and Karenza will be able to feel it too.

Week & Weekend Wrap-Up

This past week has been so busy! Karenza's babysitter is a sophomore at BHS, and she is in a child development class. She invited Karenza to a pre-school week during their hour period of class. It was teaching the Sophomores how to interact with pre-school children, and be able to teach them crafts, dances, and songs. She went Tuesday-Friday last week from 12:40pm-1:40om. I would drop her off at the high school doors, and her babysitter would come and get her. She would turn and wave and tell me she loves me and off to "school" she would go. She almost made me cry when she would turn around and wave. I know it won't be long before this is our life. She had so much fun making crafts, singing songs, playing games, and learning dances. An hour was plenty long for me. Although Karenza probably could have stayed all day!

This upcoming Friday is Karenza's last day at gymnastics. It is registration week to sign up again for another session. I talked with Karenza and told her I could sign her up again, but that I think we should save gymnastics for when it isn't so nice outside. I told her that I thought she would like to take swimming lessons, and that she could do that this summer. She loved my idea. So that will be next on my list to do. I told her that this summer her and I are going to do fun things. That I am going to take her to the zoo, and that we are going to go swimming, and just do fun things. Of course she likes my idea.

We had a big dilemma on Friday morning when we woke up! Karenza wanted Randy and I to come to her room to look at Troy (her fish) and that he is sick. Well he was laying at the bottom of the tank and Randy told her that it was just sleeping. We were getting ready for gymnastics so I took Karenza out to get her in the truck. Randy said he would be right out that he needed to "use the bathroom". While I was getting her in the truck, he was getting rid of the fish. So we took Karenza to gymnastics (Randy has Friday's off). She doesn't really pay attention to us if we are watching her do her gymnastics or not, so after gymnastics Randy told her that he left during gymnastics and took the fish to the "doctor" and that the doctor would call when the fish was better. She instantly started to cry. Not just a little cry, like devastating cry, like break your heart cry! She was so upset that she thought he wasn't going to make it. Randy looked at me and I looked at him (knowing what our plan was all along) and we were just supporting each other what the other was telling her. That he was going to be okay and that the doctor will make him all better. Gymnastics was over at 11:30am, and so we took her to lunch and then had to drop her off at her last day of pre-school at 12:40pm. While she was at school we went to Pet Smart and bought a similar fish. Of course, this one looked a little different there wasn't as much black on it as the other one, but we both said it should work. It was the only one they had left so we didn't have much of a choice. When we picked her up from school we told her the doctor had called and look who we picked up! We handed her the bag, and she kept looking at him and looking at him. She was so happy that he was better, but then she said to us, "What happened to his eyes?" We said "What do you mean?" "Well, they aren't as dark" I said "Well, the doctor said he would look a little peeked from being sick and that it might take a while for him to look like his normal self!" She said "Oh!" Randy looked at me while driving and winked at me to tell me nice cover up. She asked what the doctor said was wrong and what he did to him. Randy told her the doctor gave him a shot in the butt! She was trying to look at the fish to see if she could see. ha! We brought the fish home she thinks it's the same fish. Although we did tell her that the doctor said we can only take it to the doctor one time, and that if it gets sick again that there isn't anything he can do for it anymore. Randy and I agreed that we didn't want to keep buying fish to cover up! I mean they are only $5.00 goldfish (with long fins - pretty fish) but still! We squeaked by on this one.

My Mother's Day was wonderful! We didn't do anything most of the day. We played games, and just relaxed. Randy dusted for me, and him and Karenza did a couple loads of laundry for me. We have a front loader washer and dryer and I hate it! I didn't know I hated it until I got pregnant! I get so light headed bending over trying to fill the wash machine up. So Karenza will put the laundry in the wash machine, and Randy transfers the clothes from the wash machine to the dryer. Then I fold, and Karenza helps. :-) Anyway, then at 4:30pm we went out for an early dinner (supper) with Mom and Dad. It was a beautiful day, and it was just relaxing. I was able to spend the whole weekend with my husband and daughter. Randy has ever Friday off, and then works every other Saturday until noon. Well, he has worked the last two Saturdays so it was nice to have him home all weekend! Starting June 1st he will be working M-F with no Saturday's since school is out and they don't have to work around school hours since all the athletes can come any time of the day. Will be nice so that we can plan a weekend to do something.

Today is beautiful! I promised Karenza that we'd play ball outside, but I am thinking that I'll take her to the park instead. She'll love that! Hope all you fabulous mother's out there enjoyed your special day.