Funny Friday: Halloween Edition

Happy Friday everyone! I thought that since Halloween is coming up next week that I'd share my favorite funny costumes from Pinterest.

Most of them are kid costumes, and I might have to use one of these someday...

Favorite:

Happy Halloween!

I wish...

...I had more than one pair of pants that fit.

 

...I could eat sushi.

 

...I could sleep on my back.

 

...I could take pepcid AC for my heartburn like

I used to.

 

...this child didn't treat my bladder like a trampoline.

 

...I could eat without worrying about

massive heartburn.

 

...I could wear all my favorite fall clothes.

 

...And that these next 3 months would go by faster!

 

 

Thats all.

 

 

 

California

This past week we've enjoyed a much needed vacation in California. We were able to visit with family and friends and it was a blast! 

We flew in to SFO on Tuesday and Jason's brother Mason picked us up from the airport. After that we enjoyed spending the day in San Francisco and walked around the Pier.

Jason's sister Heather got off from work a little later and we all had dinner together. It was great to catch up with them since we haven't seen them since April! 

Mason was kind enough to drive us down to Fairfield and dropped us off at my parents house. Its funny that we got lost on the way, my family moved to Suisun in January and this is the first time we've been to their new house. 

We spent the rest of the week watching lots of baseball, eating lots of yummy food, and just hanging out. We got to spend lots of time with my dad who is stuck at home recovering from eye surgery. (He had a torn retina) We were able to eat at most of our favorite places, but sadly not all. 

In case you didn't know, my little brother Nathan is not so little anymore! He's growing like crazy, and has even gotten taller since we saw him in July.

He's a freshmen in high school now, and had his first band review on Saturday. I have not been to a band review in a long time, and it was fun to watch instead of march! The Scarlet Brigade sounded awesome, and I was also able to see some old friends from high school who are now instructing at other schools. 

Now we're back at home in Utah. I'm grateful to be back in my own bed, after spending a week on an air mattress! Now we're back to our boring, busy lives.

Milestones...

Over the past few months, we have definitely experienced some changes around here!

 

On September 1st we found out we were having a girl. We paid a little extra to find out early, and I'm grateful we did. Jason was able to be there because they only do those ultrasounds on Saturdays. His work and school schedule keeps him VERY busy during the week, so he can't come to normal appointments.

 

About a week later, I realized I was finally feeling the baby move. Its SUPER hard to distinguish "tummy gurgles" from a baby when you've never experienced something like that before. The next time I'm pregnant, I'm sure I'll feel things sooner.

 

Since then, I've noticed she likes to kick me like crazy if my pants are too tight in the waist or if I eat something full of sugar like Sprite or candy.

 

At my 20 week appointment a few weeks ago, I got to see her through another ultrasound. That was awesome, and the hospital gave me a DVD! In the ultrasound, we were able to catch a few glimpses of Marlene's cute little face, and saw that she had her feet crossed. I guess she's just chillin out in there.

 

Last night, Jason was FINALLY able to feel the baby kick. Over the past few weeks I would tell Jason to feel my belly because she was kicking like crazy. And EVERY time, the minute he put his hand up there she would stop.

 

So last night I had the bright idea to tell Jason I was going to bed, and that this would probably be the best time to feel the baby. Every mom can probably tell you that the minute you lie down or stop moving, is the time when a baby will go nuts in your stomach. I was right, and within 30 seconds of lying down, Jason was able to feel a kick.

 

It was super cute to see his face light up and I could tell that he was so happy. Now he has a better understanding of when I complain about Marlene tap dancing on my bladder...her kicks are getting pretty intense.

 

Another new development is that I've definitely hit a "growth spurt." I've been feeling a lot of growing pains, and my belly button has officially become an "outie."

 

Stay tuned for more baby updates, and also a post about our trip to CA next week!