Big Boy Bed

Since baby #2 is on the way - we have been planning on getting Jaxon a "big boy bed" so we can just use the crib for the baby. We were planning on making the transition in November or December since the baby won't get here until January. Well... I think we are going to have to do it much sooner than that.... like right now.

Jaxon has known how to climb out of his crib for awhile now - but it is too high for him to climb back into. It wasn't a problem though because he would only climb out in the mornings after he woke up, but for the past 3 nights he has been getting out after we put him to bed and playing with toys in his room for a few mins and then falling asleep on the floor. He is always RIGHT by the door so when we would go in to pick him up and put him back in his crib, we would have to slide him using the door which would wake him up and he hasn't been very happy. Luckily after we put him in the 2nd time he doesn't re-climb out... but I'm thinking it would just be better if he could get out - play with his toys (even though he shouldn't do that anyway lol) and then get back into bed to go to sleep. Or... does anyone have any suggestions of how to keep him from wanting to play with all his toys after he goes to bed or is that unrealistic to expect a 2 year old to control himself when the toys are right there easily accessible. I have thought about moving them at night but WHAT A PAIN to move them every night and then put them back in every morning. Our house is very little and I try to keep they toys all in his room so the mess can somewhat stay in there.

Anyway - I just feel like he is growing up way too fast - I still want him to be my baby. It's probably a good thing I am having another one soon so I don't feel like he has to stay a baby forever.

3rd Doctors Appointment

So I had my 3rd doctors appointment on August 18th - just a few days after we got back in Texas. It was my first appointment with my new doctor and I REALLY REALLY like her. I was referred by a couple of friends and am so glad I am seeing her. She is perfect for me! :) The appointment went great - we couldn't find the baby's heartbeat again, and after she got the ultra-sound machine and pulled up the image, we figured out it was because I had a full bladder which moved the baby clear over to my side haha - but everything was fine and the heartbeat was pitter-pattering away. Because I was 17 weeks at that point - I asked her if she could tell the sex of the baby. She said she would be able to and she would look - I was getting so excited... well my sweet little baby decided to have his/her legs CROSSED! :( Boo! So we weren't able to tell the sex, but we scheduled my 20 week ultrasound appointment for September 9th so I am hoping the baby is more cooperative and we are able to see at that time.

I feel so blessed to have had 2 amazing doctors. I will miss Dr. Brown so much - I LOVE her! I am sad she will not be delivering this baby, but I'm so glad I have such a great doctor here that I already feel so comfortable with.

Trip to Cabo San Lucas Mexico

I have been excited for this trip for... well longer than Dan and I have been married. See, my parents talked about going for a year or so, and then after I got married (like right after) they decided to go. I couldn't get anymore time off of work since I had just taken 3 weeks off to get married, so Dan and I didn't go. When they got back they said we would go again as a family sometime. Well, we finally did! I have to admit that after I found out I was pregnant in May - I was a little worried about how it would affect the trip. I know that is so bad but since I had been looking forward to this for 5 YEARS - I wanted it to be great! Luckily, it was everything I had hoped and dreamed it would be. I didn't mention I was pregnant to the people when we went para-sailing or when we swam with the dolphins because for some reason - they say pregnant women cannot do those activities. I prayed before both and felt very calm and ok about it and I was totally fine so I'm glad I didn't ditch out on those. The only activity I didn't do was a 3 hour ATV ride on the beach. That one I'm glad I didn't do because my family said it was VERY bumpy and my brother even flew off his while riding (obviously because he was trying to do a 180 or something, but still) so the trip was amazing!

I have to admit I had a couple of meltdowns because we didn't take Jaxon with us, but this was NOT a trip for a 2 year old and it was really nice to actually relax and not be running after him all the time. He was left in great hands with Dan's family and our friends Jen and Andrew and he seemed to do just fine without us. Since we have been back though he has been VERY clingy to me haha - but I'm sure that will wear off.

Saturday was the first day, we just flew there - got some grocery's settled into the resort, went out to dinner, and then went swimming. 

Sunday we went to church... yes we are those weird people that go to church on vacations LOL - I actually LOVE going, especially when we are somewhere like this and it was all in Spanish but you could still feel the spirit - we also ran into 4 other couples that were on vacation that came to church and they all went to the same highschool as my dad and all graduated around the same time. It was like a high school reunion! The rest of Sunday we just swam and relaxed. 

Monday we got up and went to a time share presentation. Anyone that has been to Cabo knows that there are "sharks" at the airport that try to get you to come listen to these presentations. The perk is they give you free stuff and discounts on activities as well as a delicious buffet breakfast at the amazing resort they are trying to get you to become a member of and anyone that isn't listening to the presentation (all of us kids) got to hang out in their pools while my parents went. This is actually the way to do it if you are willing to give up a few hours of your day because the perks are TOTALLY worth it - we saved hundreds of dollars! Anyway - so Monday was mostly that - then eating at a delicious Mexican restaurant for lunch, playing at the beach, and swimming in the pool. 

Tuesday was ATVing day. My family had a blast and Dan LOVED it. That night we went out to dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe for my sister in law Jordyn's birthday. It was so much fun and when they sang happy birthday to her - it was the BEST happy birthday "announcement" I have EVER seen at a restaurant. I don't know if all Hard Rock's do it that way or not - but I was really impressed.  

Wednesday was this 6 hour boat tour on the Fantasea that took us to 3 different beaches in Cabo and we would get off the boat, go snorkeling and kayaking - get back on, go to the next beach and do it again. I LOVED it. I love snorkeling and can't wait to get certified to go scuba diving after I have this baby. They also served DELICIOUS Mexican food and free drinks (which is fun for all the people that like to get drunk - and fun for the people that like to laugh at all the drunk people haha). That night Dan and I had a date night and went out on our own for dinner. We went to this great place that had a live Mexican band playing that would walk around and take song requests. I requested "Tango La Camisa Negra" because it was one of my favorite songs to listen to while I was in Ecuador, it was AWESOME!  

Thursday we went parasailing. This was so much fun as well - I have never been and was a little scared. Dan and I were the first couple to go and towards the end of our ride the driver turned and we slowly starting going down toward the water - we kept getting closer and closer and I of coarse start getting REALLY scared that we are going to drop down into the water - but the driver sped the boat up and we went right back up in the air. I guess it is part of the ride cause they did it to everyone but since I had never seen or done it before I was scared. It was actually REALLY fun when it caught and you flew back up in the air. So Parasailing was a blast as well. That night we ate at Jonny Rockets (I think that is what it is called) and there was a REALLY drunk guy sitting behind us that was in the Navy (a Navy ship came and stopped in Cabo to give all the guys some R&R for a couple of days) and he was singing to my little sister and hitting on her and asking us all these really awkward questions - it was SO funny! Made our night! 

Friday was one of my favorite days - we got to go swimming with the dolphins. It was so freaking cool! We had a dolphin for the 8 of us and she would do a bunch of tricks while we were sitting right there in the water on a ledge, and then one by one we got in the water, she gave us a kiss on the cheek, then a kiss on the lips and then we danced with her - then we actually got to grab her fins and she took us for a ride around the pool. It was so cool. I want a pet dolphin LOL - is that allowed?

We also went shopping in the little flea markets several times and we swam in the pool and sat in the hot tub at the resort every night. 

Saturday we just got up - packed - and came home. 

There was a lot of relaxing going on which is JUST what I needed. I was the perfect vacation! 

Goodbye Utah... well... almost

I can't believe the summer is already over. It has just flown by. I remember thinking 3 months was so long to be away from Lubbock and in some ways it really has been, but it has also gone by so fast!

Dan is working his last day at his internship today. It has been such a good experience for him and he really enjoyed it! He has also been playing in a softball league while we have been here and he has his last game tonight. It was such a fun thing for him to get to play once a week with his dad, brothers, and friends. They had so much fun and we loved getting to see them play!

Tomorrow we will be busy packing and getting things ready to go to CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO! I am so excited for a vacation, but at the same time... very nervous about leaving our little boy for an entire week. I'm not nervous for him - he is in the very best hands with his papa and GG (Dan's parents), uncles Mike, Ryan, and Jake, and aunt Brittany. And our friends Jen and Andrew are going to take him for a little bit of the time too. He is loved and adored by all of these people so I know he will be well taken care of... I am just nervous for me.  How am I going to handle it, how I am going to survive being away from him for that long. But again, I'm very excited for the vacation and I'm sure I will have a great time - we will leave Saturday morning and come back a week later on Saturday night. The next day, Sunday morning we are having family pictures done with my family and then that afternoon we are going to my brother in laws mission farewell and then we drive home because Dan has to be back to the school Monday by 3:00pm. AHHHHHHH! So it looks like we will be driving all night, but we will see. I am starting to get stressed about when I am going to pack and load the car (packing is such a stressful experience for me - it has been ever since I can remember - it takes me way longer than I'm sure it should and I usually cry at least once during the ordeal haha).

We have loved being here in Utah this summer, getting to be here when my brother came home from his mission, getting to go to St. George for the Koch family reunion, getting to go boating and jet skiing with my family, getting to have BBQ's with Dan's family, having date nights with free babysitters, being able to watch Dan's brother Ryan open his call and also be here for his farewell before he leaves for 2 years, taking Jaxon to the zoo for the first time, being able to announce our pregnancy to our families in person, but mostly just being able to spend lots of time with family and friends that we have missed since our move.

It's going to be hard to leave, but it will be good to get back to OUR life in Lubbock and get back to our house, friends, and continue the Law school journey!

2nd Dr. Appt

I had my second doctors appointment on Wednesday August 3rd. I got there and my dr was out of town so they had this sweet older man doing the appointments. I have had a women dr and have always wanted one because... well I just prefer it, so thank goodness this was just a minor appt where they take blood pressure, and listen for the baby's heartbeat. He was so funny and I actually really enjoyed myself until it was time to listen to the heartbeat. He asked me to pull my shirt up, he got the gel stuff and the machine they use to hear the heartbeat and started moving it around. I remember with Jaxon it took them awhile to find the heartbeat, so I was totally expecting it. Well he kept moving it around and around and NOTHING! I just kept telling myself that it was normal and that it takes awhile to find because the baby is still so small, but obviously in the back of my mind I was starting to worry. He was very sweet and just kept telling me that everything was fine, he would find it. After what seemed like FOREVER he said, I'm going to go get the ultrasound machine, I'll be right back. This is when I started to get more nervous, what if something was wrong, why couldn't they find the heartbeat this way? He came back, and used the ultra sound machine... he got the baby up on the screen... phew.... but we didnt' see a heartbeat. I started feeling panic. I looked at the dr to try and read his reaction and he looked worried - this did not help me. He continued to move the wand around trying to get a better view to see the heartbeat, I was almost to tears at this point, there was my precious baby, no heart beating. Finally I saw a little flutter! He positioned the wand better at that spot and sure enough we could see it! It seemed really slow so I was still worried, but he said it looked fine and everything was fine. He then said, "this is why we have these appointments, to make sure the baby is not dead." I'm glad he said that AFTER we knew everything was ok because I probably would have lost it. He took some pictures and made some funny jokes to lighten the mood so I left there feeling good that I saw my baby, everything looks fine, and I got more pictures. I think I will feel much better after the 20 week ultrasound when they check everything!