Thanksgiving in Las Vegas

Better late than never, right? I stole these pictures from my sister Melanie. Thanks, Mel!

This is Emily's backyard. It was so perfect for kids! My dad gave wheelbarrow rides to the grandkids. Who wouldn't love that?

Rowan, Paige, Maclaren and Tripp hiking at Red Rock

The kids got their faces painted at a cool outdoor mall. Paige was so serious about holding still. She didn't move at all the whole time. It was cute.

Warning

GRAPHIC VIDEO

I realize this is a very gross video, but Nate really wanted me to post it. Last night Kate slipped and fell in the tub and bit all the way through her tongue. It was really traumatic. I don't do well with stuff like that. I can never relax and think clearly in emergency situations. Thank goodness Nate was home. We decided to head to the ER even though we both thought there might not be anything they could do.

On the way, Nate called his brother who looked up cases on the internet and saw that usually they don't do stitches or anything and the tongue heals really fast, so we decided not to take her in. I wasn't sure if that was the right decision or not because it would still bleed when she would stick it out or even talk sometimes. But we decided to just give her some ibuprofin and put her to bed.

This morning it is not bleeding at all, but it's still a big open wound obviously. Nate has talked to a couple doctors that he knows and they think it will heal OK on it's own. I hope they're right. I feel so bad for her. She doesn't seem to be in pain, but it just looks really awful.

Well...

It's a sweet little...

GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are so excited about it and relieved that she looks healthy! Just like I thought, finding out the gender has made this all so real for me. There is actually a little baby in there! :)

I came home from the appointment this morning and fought the urge to start setting up the pack 'n play in my room and washing all the newborn clothes I have. Ha ha. I still have like 5 more months. I'm just super excited about this. I wish she was coming sooner. Yay!

Thursday!

My big ultrasound is on Thursday at 8:15 AM! It was going to be next Tuesday, but I changed it. I'm so impatient! Up until a few days ago I felt really relaxed about finding out the gender. I was surprised at myself because with my other two I was so anxious to find out. But now I just reeeeally want to know ASAP. Somehow this pregnancy still doesn't feel real to me yet, even though I can feel little movements and my belly is definitely growing. I hope seeing the baby on the screen and finding out what "it" is will make this more real. I can't wait! I hope he/she cooperates on Thursday.

For the record, I still think it's a girl, but I've been wrong before. :)

What's new?

I had my 16 week appointment today and things are going well. I still feel sick in the mornings, but Zofran helps with that. Most of the day I feel good. My big ultrasound day is December 13th (3 weeks from today). I'm definitely excited to find out the gender, but it's not as big of a deal to me as it was with my first two. I honestly would be equally happy with either gender. I think most people assume that after 2 girls you would be desperate to have a boy, but I really don't care either way. Nate feels the same as me. Well, that's what he says at least.

I'm bummed that I've completely stopped running since I got pregnant. I mean, I don't blame myself because it's been somewhat hell-ish with the sickness and all, but I really miss being active. Not exercising ever is a crappy feeling. Really crappy. I keep waiting for some kind of energy boost and it's not happening. I'm soooo tired all the time. One of these days, I'm gonna get my butt to the gym. :)

We're flying to Las Vegas on Thursday for Thanksgiving! I'm excited. I think it will be lots of fun. My whole family will be there, so that's always great. And it's going to be in the upper 60's to low 70's, so that will be a nice little break. Plus, I love Thanksgiving dinner. Yum.

What else... hmm... that's all I can think of right now. Things are good though. I'm bummed that I'm losing my blogging motivation. I think the fact that we haven't had a working camera for the last few months is part of it. Well...

Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone!

Just some recent pics

Kate LOVES coloring. It's pretty cute. Except when it's on the walls.

Green Bluff Pumpkin Patch

Kate tried to hand us every pumpkin she saw. She calls them "puh-keems."

Paige loved her unicorn. She was pretty bummed when she woke up and it was all smeared.