Here are a few pictures of Brendon helping me clean. Yep, he had to help! I swept with a broom and he used this wood cleaner brush. He was so funny, following right behind me immitating as I swept the floors. He followed me the entire time, he was so cute! I also have a short video of him doing some tricks. He knows where his ears and nose are and will point to them when you ask him. When you ask him what sound a doggie makes he makes a woof woof sound. He also does a few other tricks like he tries to do the spider when you sing the incy wincy spider, he also puts up his thumb and finger when you sing the wiggles song “one finger, one thumb keep moving”. He is a funny little boy. He loves the show the wiggles and he learns new things everyday. He is really smart and is always trying to say new words. His latest is wiggle and you can kind of hear him trying to say it on the video after I say it. Well, things are great with us, Brendon is a big boy and growing quickly. And another exciting point is that next Tuesday I will finally find out what I’m having! I’ve been driving myself crazy and I can’t wait to find out if it’s a boy or a girl.

I read a really cute article the other day on cnn about a woman that had two boys and was pregnant. she really wanted a third boy and really didn’t want a girl. The receptionist at the doctor’s accidently told her she was having a girl when she had told them not to tell her what she was having. It was a cute little article about the differences between girls and boys. It’s funny because at first I really felt like I was having a boy, but then as the weeks went on more and more did I feel like I was wrong, that I was having a little girl. I’m so confused! With Brendon we easily saw ourselves with a boy, it was always a boy, I felt like it was a boy. Even when the stupid Provo Ultrasound place told me it was a girl, it still didn’t feel right and when my doctor did the ultrasound and corrected the mistake and said it is 100% a boy, I was in tears saying…”I knew it was a boy, I knew it was a boy!”

It was wierd but I really felt Brendon was a boy. This time around, I’m a little more confused. I don’t know if it’s just that I dont’ have the time to think or really feel any way cause I’m too busy with the little boy that’s in front of me, or if it’s just that my emotions of what I want are in the way this time. First time around, it didn’t matter cause I knew I’d have more. This time around, I don’t know if I’ll be having more after this one, so it makes me want a girl just so I can say that I don’t want to have any more kids just to try and have a girl. But then I think back to my inital plan of why I would have a second and it was to have a brother for Brendon. I kept thinking how perfect would it be for Brendon to have a little brother, a playmate, and I still think that. And it is true, even if I had a boy and didn’t have any more children later on, two boys are still awesome! Well, only 4 more days and then the Ultrasound will tell us all! At least it better tell me! Can’t wait to see either way!

Yep, that’s right, we got 2 plus feet of snow! It was crazy and at the same time really pretty. Brendon hated the snow and hated when we put him down in it, but it was hilarious to watch him check it out. He didn’t last long in the snow before we ended up sitting on the swing and just watching it snow. As Andrew cleaned up the drive way Brendon ended up all bundled in tons of clothes and a huge wool blanket over him as he layed on me on the swing and took a nap as we watched the snow fall. He was a funny little boy. Here’s some pics and a short little video of him in the snow. I can’t believe we got over 2 feet of snow. At least its going to be 70 in another day and then it will melt into a huge flood!

Of course I have told all family, at least I think I have! Life with a 15 month old is so busy that somethimes I forget to mention important things like…I’m pregnant again! Yep, not a joke, I am really 16 weeks pregnant. I am still sick as a dog and still praying that it will go away each day. Taking care of Brendon when I feel so horrible isn’t very fun, but I just keep thinking it will only be a week or so more of feeling sick…although I’ve been saying that since about 12 weeks and things are not changing.

My doctor has said the same thing…maybe another week or two, just give it time. Give it time???? I love when men say stupid things they don’t understand cause how could he know how miserable it is to feel nauseated all day long being pregnant, he’s a man! I remember I used to think that I wouldn’t be able to handle watching Brendon and being pregnant. Well, I guess when you have no choice you just learn to do it! So, even though some days are much harder then others and I feel like I’m going to lose my mind cause I never feel comfortable, I still manage to get done what I have to, and I still manage to feel grateful for having Brendon and having the opportunity to have another little one.

I always thought I’d want 3 or 4 kids, but I don’t know now. I’m starting to think after this one we’ll give it a few years before I even think about having another one. Not because of the work they are when they are here, but because pregnancy for me just sucks! I hate it when I talk to women who say they never had any problems or only felt sick for a day or two in their pregnancy…oh…boo hoo…try 4 months of misery then tell me your pregnancy was rough! grr….When I start to feel like I’m going to crack I just try to remind myself that I am so blessed to be able to have children, but yea, that doesn’t always work. haha

Well, if I can get past this sickness then at least I’ll be almost another one down! haha So, I have 4 more weeks and then I find out what I’m having. The day after my birthday I get to find out what I’m having which I can hardly wait for. If it’s a boy then I guess the whole purpose of trying to give Brendon a brother will be accomplished and that was kind of the purpose of getting pregnant, I was really really hoping for another boy so Brendon would have a little buddy to play with. But, then I think, if it’s a girl I could be done having kids if I really wanted cause I’ll have a girl and boy. I’m not sure which way to look at it yet, but honestly, I really think it’s going to be a girl. I just kept thinking if I wanted a boy so badly again that it would be a girl. I mean, could I really get what I wanted twice…guess we’ll find out in 4 weeks.

Either way, as long as the baby is healthy, then I’m a happy camper with a boy or a girl! Andrew says he can see us with all boys, and he really thinks this is a boy, so it will be fun to see what it is. First time around I thought it was a boy and Andrew thought it was a girl…so I was right! Hopefully I’m right again just to prove Andrew wrong! haha Well everyone, I hope this helped everyone get a little up to speed on where we are at right now in our lives. By the way…did I mention that Brendon just loves the Wiggles? Has anyone seen that show? It’s really cute, but after watching it every day, all day long..ahhhhh!! I hate the wiggles now! It’s about 4 Australian guys that sing and dance and it’s all tailored to little kids. It’s cute, but I start to lose my mind when all I get to watch is the wiggles. Oh well, it keeps him happy. Hope everyone is doing well and we look forward to hearing from everyone!

Brendon started walking about a month ago now. Family has asked for a video and I am finally getting around to it. Sorry its taken so long but I am finally putting up a really short video of brendon walking. Brendon is getting big and growing fast. He is so smart and he says all kinds off things. Mommy, Daddy, Diaper, Juice, No, Doggie, Allie, ball ball, baby, Pee Pee, and I`m sure I`m missing a few of the words. Every day he learns a new word and its so much fun teaching him how to say new things. Its crazy how fast time has gone and we are doing great in Colorado. With our new callings we are just moving right along here. I love being a Sunbeam teacher and Andrew is a Sunday School teacher to the 16-17 year olds. Also, we are going on a cruise!!! How exciting is that? I kept bugging Andrew to let us go on a cruise and he finally decided that it would be a good idea for us to get away for a little bit. We are going to the Western Carribean this time which includes the areas Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel. So, we can’t get more excited about that! Well, enjoy the video below!