Kelsey!

My sister, Kelsey, has applied for the BYU nursing program THREE times now and she found out yesterday that she FINALLY made it in!!! YAY! We have all been just baffled as to why it took so long for her to get in because she is a GREAT student, she's been a CNA for 3 years and working on the job full time, and now works at the 3 IHC hospitals between AF and Provo!
We're so proud of her!

(This isn't the greatest picture but it was right after she found out and was calling Dad on the phone!)

Anniversaries, Pedicures, work!

So last week I posted about it being our 11-month anniversary and that day Ryan came home from work and asked "Do you want a useful or not useful gift first?!" I was somewhat confused--but said "Not useful, I guess." He then presented me with a small stemmed pink rose! I was very excited. It smelled so yummy and was just very unexpected! Then I asked what he would've done if I said I wanted something useful--he then brought out another deck of Killer Bunnies! (One of our favorite card games right now). Not really my idea of "useful" but I guess we still have the game and the flower already died...so in a way he was right! :)
I have such a wonderful husband, who just takes care of me whenever I need it! He is going to be a wonderful daddy! I can't wait! :)















Ryan has been very busy working as a consultant this summer. He is building a website database for the company he worked for last summer and he is finding that he is LOVING it! Graphic designing and web page creations are his passions lately. And our living room has turned into an office as well! (With two monitors and everything!) He is actually getting very good at photoshop, and it's fun to see the different things he has created already! hopefully after he learns it, he'll teach me more and more so I can get digital scrapbooking going! :)











Our apartment complex is wonderful! We love it here. It is a wonderful ward and I love working in the office for the complex. It is a fun and uplifting environment. One of the amenities we get by living here is a free manicure, pedicure, or haircut every month! I realized last week, that we have lived here for almost 2 months now and I have not taken advantage of this amenity at all yet!! So, today I got a pedicure! It was so fun --- and it was free! :) Even better.

It's comforting to know my feet can feel "fancy and pretty" while the rest of me only fits into 5 outfits anymore! :)

Doctor's Visits

This week we had another enjoyable doctor's appointment. (Can that sentence be true?!) :) jk

It actually went well and I'm glad to report all is well with the baby. She is actively kicking all the time now--making me somewhat sore--but it's all worth it to me so that I know that she is alive and well in there. As they were measuring me and her, the doctor told us we are going to have a larger than average sized baby! Average in America is about 7 lbs 3 oz or so (as I've been told) so we'll see. My first two thoughts were: 1) well then, maybe she could come earlier!! (but the doctor turned that one down really fast! Weight apparently doesn't have much to do with how fast my body is ready for labor. Dang!) and 2) That doesn't sound very comfortable. I'm a small person and even a small baby won't have much room in me! What a fun 2 months I have to look forward to until she comes! :)

But even with this news, we are happy because she is healthy and we are just excitedly waiting for her to be ready to come!

Anniversary

Not quite one year yet but close!

Today is our 11 month anniversary. Hard to believe almost a year has gone by! But it has been a wonderful year!

Today also marks 31 weeks along. Only 9 weeks left and Kamryn will be with us! We are getting so anxious and excited! I think she is too--she kicks and kicks me everyday now! :)

Life is wonderful. We are trying to live each day to its fullest and not anticipate the future so much that we forget the present!

We are as happy as ever!

Funny Video

I had a friend send this to me... I think it is hilarious! :) Thought you all would enjoy it!

Love, Katrina

Donuts!

So--throughout the pregnancy I have experienced many different cravings for different kinds of food. And I'm starting to notice that I go through phases.

The first trimester I didn't have a sweet tooth at all! I didn't like candy, cookies, desserts, etc. It was easy to eat healthy cuz that's all that sounded good.

2nd trimester I was sick on and off and lost my breakfast once--so I was just careful. I didn't really crave anything--it was just kinda a blah time of life.

Now--3rd trimester--I'm finding myself wanting sweets (or sweet things) all of the time! I think I wake up every morning and want a donut! :) Finally Ryan and I went and got a dozen to last for 4 days!

BUT...then one day Ryan was eating a donut and I was eating mine. I ate mine all up within the time that Ryan took like 2 bites---so then I stole his and took a bite! He grabbed the camera to prove that I had taken HIS donut!

I promise I'm not rude and I have self-control...but it just looked so good!

Anyway, it was funny! just a great memory to look back on again and again. We still laugh everytime we think about how obsessive I have been about donuts lately. But I think that craving is wearing off now. We'll see what comes next! :)

Baby Tummy Pics...as promised!

I know this is the 2nd entry today, but I've been meaning to catch up on stuff from this last week and now I'm finally finding a chance to do it! :)

Here are some baby pictures so far. These were taken last week--26 weeks along! :) yay!

It's kinda funny taking pictures of yourself to show how "big" you are! :)

Ryan enjoyed it! :)

jk

We are very excited--getting anxious!

Aug 2nd can't come fast enough for us or our little Kamryn.