Baby Boy 17 Weeks

How far along: 17 weeks

Baby size: Apple

Total weight gain/loss: -14 pounds

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: I love naps and nighttime

Best moment this week: Not throwing-up once 

Miss anything: Having an appetite. 

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: No

No No foods: Chicken, cheese, chocolate, soda, really anything with any kind of flavor.

Anything making you queasy or sick: To many things to list.

Showing: A little bump 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Shoes: I love being barefoot

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Getting baby boy stuff

It's a BOY!!!!! Week 16

How far along: 16 weeks

Baby size: Avocado

Total weight gain/loss: -14 pounds

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: I love naps but then I have a hard time sleeping at night.

Best moment this week: Finding out the gender

Miss anything: Having an appetite. 

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: No

No No foods: Chicken, cheese, chocolate, soda, really anything with any kind of flavor.

Anything making you queasy or sick: To many things to list.

Showing: A little bump 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Shoes: I love being barefoot

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Getting baby boy Stuff

December 22nd - December 28th

Rachel is growing so much.  She is trying to say so many words and when she wants something and we don't understand she just drags us around.  She is learning to play with toys the way they are designed (except remotes those are still phones).  She is going to be such a good big sister because she has a baby and she loves taking it everywhere and giving it a bottle.

Monday 22nd - Monday morning we finished packing up our suitcases and getting ready for our trip.  We left for my doctors appointment but when we got there found out we were there an hour early.  We let Rachel play in the children's play area and she was perfectly happy. During my appointment the doctor found out the gender of our baby.  He wrote it down and put it in an envelope along with the ultrasound pictures.  After my appointment was over we headed back to our apartment and John packed up the car. It was a pretty uneventful drive and we managed to make it the whole way without stopping.  After we got to St. George we enjoyed some dinner and Rachel enjoyed playing with everyone.  

Tuesday 23rd - In the morning John went running.  My mom and I spent most the of the day running last minutes errands.  We picked out the boy outfit and the girl outfit and had customer service open the envelope and put the outfit in the box while my mom and I looked around the store. It was so hard knowing that other people knew and I didn't.  

Wednesday 24th - We had a fun day getting ready for Christmas. Everyone ran their last minute errands. In the evening we went to the temple to see the lights and the Nativity. After we got back we read the Nativity Story in the scriptures.  We opened our pajamas and headed to bed.

Thursday 25th - Merry Christmas! The morning started nice and early with everyone opening their gifts from Santa. We took a break from gifts and made a delicious brunch.  After we had all gotten our fill of the food we opened all our presents from each other. It was a lot of fun to see everyone's excitement.  Rachel had a hard time opening all her presents because she just wanted us to open each one as she unwrapped it and set it up for her.  John and my dad spent a little bit setting up her new trampoline.  One of her favorite presents was a new baby doll. John got a pair of bluetooth headphones.  I got a fantastic pregnancy pillow that I wanted with my first pregnancy. In the afternoon we got a Skype call from Quinn.  Once he called we called my grandma and Terry & Gloria via FaceTime so that everyone could see John and I open the box with the baby's gender.  We found out that we are going to have a cute little BOY!  That evening we watched Monument Men.

Friday 26th - In the morning my mom and I went to the store and I got a Christmas tree while John and Gibson went to cardio tennis.  In the afternoon my mom and John went to help my dad set up his office and I worked on sewing. Friday night we went out to Hurricane to see the Christmas Village that one of John's friends has collected over the years, and then we watched Guardians of the Galaxy. 

Saturday 27th - John and my mom went running in the morning and then John and I went to tennis.  After we got back I spent most of the day sewing a carseat cover.  I took a fun break and went to Kid-to-Kid with my mom and Rachel.  I picked up a couple of little boy things. For dinner we went to Brick Oven and met my mom's aunt and uncle and all of their kids and grandkids for dinner.

Sunday 28th - Rachel was not feeling very well so after Sacrament meeting so I brought her home.  I tried to put her down for a nap but she just played in the room for an hour until I got her up.  After we had dinner John put Rachel down for a nap.  My mom, Sierra, and I took naps at the same time, it was so nice.  That night we watched The MazeRunner.

December 15th - December 21st

Rachel continues to grow and learn. She drives us nuts and at the same time is so incredibly cute that we can't be mad at her. We are pretty sure that she knows words as we will occasionally catch her saying full phrases, but she won't say anything when we ask her to. She loves to riverdance on the floor (we feel sorry for our neighbors below us) as well as dance while music plays on the TV. 

Monday 15th - Monday morning Rachel and I went to do some grocery shopping. In the evening our friends Kevin and Kendra came over for dinner.  After dinner we drove over to Draper and saw their "Tree of Life," which is a Christmas tree in a park that they put a ton of lights on. It was so pretty.  After we finished seeing the tree Kevin and Kindra treated us to the new Draper Leatherby's where we got fries and ice cream. 

Tuesday 16th - Tuesday morning Rachel and I went to play group.  The house we went to was so much fun. They had a slide in the basement.  We were there for almost 3 hours. They gave the kids cookies at the end which Rachel loved. After we got home Rachel and I took our naps. 

Wednesday 17th - In the morning Rachel and I made a trip to Jiffy Lube to get the front tire pumped up.  The rest of the day was spent relaxing with Rachel at home.  That night John and I watched the finale of Survivor. We went to bed early since John was feeing sick.

Thursday 18th - Thursday was a very relaxed day.  John and I watched Biggest Loser after Rachel went to bed.

Friday 19th - Rachel and I went and did the very last of our Christmas shopping.  For dinner we had my friend from middle school over and her husband.  They were here for almost 4 hours and it was so fun to catch up with her. John and her husband had fun swapping mission stories.

Saturday 20th - We all got up early and headed to our ward Christmas party.  The food was not bad. They had a ton of Costco muffins and breakfast casseroles. A high school elite choir came and sang some Christmas music.  After the breakfast we headed over to Tyler and Katie's for all the grandkids to make sugar cookies.  Rachel was kind of cranky but she enjoyed eating the candy. After we got home Rachel hung out in her room playing for an hour instead of taking a nap.  John watched the Aggie Bowl game and I took a short nap on the couch. After Rachel got up we watched the finale of Amazing Race. We were pretty happy with the outcome. After that, our friends Becca and Joe came over for games.  I lost 3 games of 7 Wonders really badly and John won 1 of them.

Sunday 21st - In the morning we got up and got ready for church.  John was a huge help getting Rachel ready and making the soup for me.  We headed to Lehi for the blessing of Jeremy and Heather's cute new baby. After Sacrament meeting we headed over to Heather's brother's house for a lunch of soup and cornbread.  After we got home we put Rachel down for a nap and worked on packing and cleaning up the house. That night Jeremy came by and John went with him to play games with their family.  

Baby Kidd 15 Weeks

How far along: 15 weeks

Baby size: Lemon

Total weight gain/loss: -12.5 pounds

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: I love naps but then I have a hard time sleeping at night.

Best moment this week: Only losing half a pound.

Miss anything: Having an appetite. 

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: No

No No foods: Chicken, cheese, chocolate, soda, really anything with any kind of flavor.

Anything making you queasy or sick: To many things to list.

Showing: A little bump 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Shoes: On, but I love being at home just wearing my slippers.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Hopefully finding out the gender next week.

December 8th - December 14th

Rachel is getting so much better at playing in her room by herself.  Her "hi" is sounding more like hi as she is getting better at the 'h' sound. She must be going through a growth spurt because she has been eating so much more than normal.

Monday 8th - Rachel and I spent the morning lounging around and getting ready for the day.  We headed to Walmart for some much needed shopping. Rachel was so good and kept waving at everyone.  After we got home Rachel had some lunch and then it was nap time for her.  I hung out waiting for our photographer to stop by with our photos from the day before.  After she dropped them off, I got to talk to my grandma on FaceTime, which was a lot of fun.  That evening after John got home we made and ordered our Christmas cards.

Tuesday 9th - In the morning Rachel and I went to our first playgroup.  I had fun talking to adults and I think Rachel will get better the more we go.  She was not very good at sharing and just wanted what everybody else had.  After play group we hurried home for some lunch and then headed to the dentists office.  I like her dentist and she did about as well as I thought she would. She screamed bloody murder while they cleaned her teeth but after they stopped she got happy again.  They had a bunny in a cage in the exam room and Rachel loved it.  The first time she petted the bunny the dental assistant was petting it with her so every time she went to pet the bunny she grabbed the dental assistants hand and made her go to the cage with her.  It was really funny and the assistant liked that Rachel liked her.  Before we left she even gave the dentist and the assistant high-five's and knuckles so I have hope that she will not hate the dentist.  John tutored after work so he didn't make it home until right before Rachel's bath time.  After she was in bed and he had some dinner he tutored again this time over Skype.  Before we went to bed John took my 14 week pregnancy pictures.  

Wednesday 10th - Most of the day was spent with Rachel relaxing at home.  In the evening after John got home we ate some dinner and then headed to the church for tithing settlement.  After we got home we enjoyed watching Survivor.

Thursday 11th - Rachel and I spent the day chilling at home. After John got home he took Rachel to the store with him to get me a couple things that sounded good while I got a little alone time and cooked dinner. We ate dinner while we watched Biggest Loser. There is a good way to make you not eat too much.

Friday 12th - In the morning after Rachel and I were ready for the day we headed out to do some Christmas shopping.  It sure is nice this year that I can take Rachel with me to buy her presents.  We were gone for a few hours so when we came home it was time to eat lunch and take naps. After John got home we decided to go out to dinner.  We ended up going to IHOP because crepes sounded good to me.  Rachel got a bowl of Mac & Cheese for dinner with a side of fruit.  She finished all of it. We are still not sure where it all went.  After we got home Rachel had a blast playing and John and I watched Amazing Race.

Saturday 13th - Happy Birthday mom! In the morning as we were getting ready we took a break to call my mom and sing her happy birthday.  Rachel loves the happy birthday song and was dancing around and clapping.  Once we were ready for the day we headed over to Tyler and Katie's to play games.  John played Starfarer's of Catan, which he won.  I played Ticket to Ride Europe and got second.  Rachel had fun running around between the two of us and getting into things.  On the way home we stopped at Costco to get Rachel some more diapers.  Stopping there on a Saturday was a bad idea as it was so busy. After we got home we put Rachel down for her nap.  While she was sleeping I worked on my lesson and John got out the Christmas decorations for me so that I could decorate.  We spent the evening just relaxing together.  After Rachel went to bed I went over to my team teacher's apartment so we could go over how we wanted to teach.

Sunday 14th - We spent a mostly relaxed morning getting ready for church.  We headed over a little earlier than normal so that I could get stuff out of the library.  Sacrament meeting started a little crazy because Rachel was in a mood but she got better.  We had a young woman from the ward take Rachel to nursery hoping that she would be better.  John ended up still needing to go in at the beginning but he did get to leave and it was her best day in nursery by far.  My class was very hyper.  I had one girl who raised her hand as I started asking questions whether or not she knew the answer, another little boy could not sit still and we had a new little girl who has Aspergers syndrome and she attached herself to by hip and wanted me to hold her the whole time. The rest of the class was a normal bunch of 4/5 year olds.  After we got home Rachel and I took naps and John went home teaching.  That evening we had a lot of fun relaxing and watching Frozen.

Baby Kidd 14 Weeks

How far along: 14 weeks

Baby size: Kiwi

Total weight gain/loss: -12 pounds

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: I have a hard time falling asleep at night.

Best moment this week: Finding another food I can eat 

Miss anything: Most food sounding good 

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Applebee's onion rings

No No foods: Chicken, cheese, chocolate, really anything with any kind of flavor.

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of almost any meat, my pantry, and Rachel's eggo's.

Showing: A little bump 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Shoes: On, but I love being at home just wearing my slippers.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender.

December 1st - December 7th

Rachel now tries to say bath but she can only get the b sound out.  She loves John and is always so excited when he comes home from work.  It is her favorite time of the day.  She now is very into dragging us places (mostly her room) to show us what she wants or to get us to play with her.

Monday 1st - Rachel and I spent a relaxing morning lounging in my bed and playing.  I got to talk to my grandma in Guatemala for a little bit in the morning and that was fun.  After we were both ready for the day we took the rent over to the main office.  That afternoon we had nap time, which was nice. After John got home he helped me make a turkey we had defrosting in the fridge. We spent the evening relaxing and catching up on Amazing Race.

Tuesday 2nd - After Rachel and I were ready for the day we headed out to do some clothes shopping.  I found the cutest pair of red skinny jeans for Rachel. When we got back it was nap time for both of us.  That night it was just fun to relax with John at home.

Wednesday 3rd - During the day Rachel and I just played and relaxed.  That night after John got home we headed over to the church to meet with the bishop were I was asked to serve as a primary teacher.  I will most likely be teaching the 4 year olds which could be interesting but fun.

Thursday 4th - Thursday was another day at home for Rachel and me.  John had a presidency meeting in the evening and Rachel was not happy when he left.  I tried to give her a bath so she would be ready for bed but she kept running away and knocking on the front door looking for John.  She ended up just getting a bath after he got home.

Friday 5th - When John was at work he got the wonderful surprise of a Christmas bonus.  That night we decided to celebrate and we went to dinner with our friends Kevin and Kindra.  We went to Applebee's where I discovered I still like onion rings and their mashed potatoes. After dinner we went back to our apartment and spent the next two hours having a good time visiting. 

Saturday 6th - Saturday morning we went to Grace's baptism.  It was beautiful and I am glad we were able to go.  After the lunch-in I dropped John off at the trax station.  He went to the downtown library and tutored for almost two hours.  While he was tutoring I tried to give Rachel a nap but she decided her 15 minutes in the car was enough.  When John was done tutoring he rode the trax back to Herriman where Rachel and I picked him up.  That evening our friends Becca and Joe came over for dinner and games.  We played 4 games of 7 Wonders.  I won 2 of them and Joe won 2 of them.  

Sunday 7th - In the morning Rachel woke up early so we tried to get her to sleep with us but she was having none of it.  After we were all ready for church we tried calling by grandma to wish her a happy birthday she didn't answer so we just left her a message.  During Sacrament meeting I was sustained for my new calling.  Rachel did pretty well but mostly just wanted to sit on John's lap or in the aisle so she could see.  I took her to nursery where I tried to leave her but they had to bring her to me in less than 5 minutes.  I spent the rest of my time at church with Rachel in the nursery. After we got home I put Rachel down for a nap.  John had to stay late at church for some Elder's Quorum stuff.  At 4:00 we went to Butterfield Canyon and got some family Christmas pictures taken.  Rachel was a little stinker but I think we got a few good pictures.  That night we put Rachel to bed early since she was so cranky.

Baby Kidd 13 Weeks

How far along: 13 weeks

Baby size: Meyer Lemon

Total weight gain/loss: -11.2 pounds

Stretch Marks: No

Sleep: I never sleep very well

Best moment this week: Reaching the second trimester 

Miss anything: Food sounding good 

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Homemade mashed potatoes.

No No foods: Chicken, cheese, chocolate, really anything with any kind of flavor.

Anything making you queasy or sick: The smell of almost any meat and my pantry

Showing: A little bump 

Belly Button in or out: In

Wedding ring on or off: On

Shoes: On, but I love being at home just wearing my slippers.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender.