Home sick?

Scott and I have both admitted to one another we already miss Utah and everything we love about it. I am surprised that he seems even a little worse than I do, since he was so eager to have new surroundings and has talked about moving back to California for years. I think it's because he has seen the worst in these Bostonians with days and days of rude comments and people slamming the door in his face. He still has a positive attitude about this whole experience even after almost two hard first weeks. He has been doing pretty good and has set goals for himself that I am sure he will reach and exceed! We are thankful we decided to come and do this and we have high hopes for the results of it all!

We went to our new ward last Sunday and there are 16 little kids in nursery and just 3 adults! Cohen seemed to do just fine when I left, but I may be staying in there if I don't get called first, just to help out. The ward seems like a great group of people with a lot of dentists and doctors, more laid back than the wards I have been in in Utah or visited in California. Our church building is nestled in a ton of foresty trees, it looks beautiful! I will have to get a picture this Sunday.

We have a date for our ultrasound finally! This Tuesday morning! I am feeling nervous and excited! I am not sure why I am nervous... not because I want one gender more than the other, but I think because it will seem real finally to be able to put a face to this baby. I have been feeling the baby move for a few weeks now, but I am still in awe that we are doing this all again! That there is an actual human being growing inside me, another person that isn't Cohen! That this is all real and we are half way done (maybe more if it shows up early like Cohen) and holy crap! I am going to be a mother of two! What will I do with myself? Scott and I lay in bed at night and can't wrap out heads around having another newborn. We laugh to ourselves knowing a small part of the chaos we are in for. Cohen also has a rude awakening coming his way... :)

I love the group of girls that are out here with us! We have so much fun together running places, going to the park or doing dinner together. I feel thankful for their support because this could be very lonely without them. Cohen has Dylan to play with everyday and a new playmate named Jack (15 months) that he just loves! They both live in our building (this is a BIG complex with lots of other couples in other areas). Jack laughs and laughs at Cohen and thinks everything he does is funny! Jack tries to keep up with Cohen and Dylan and watches what the big boys do and catches on quick! Cohen had a bath at Jack's last night after we had a lasgna dinner with all the girls and Jack splashed and splashed and Cohen didn't know what to think of it. They will have a blast in the pool this summer once it opens! Jack's mommy is Jessica and she is pregnant too and due in November so it's fun to share more similarities with others here!

Here are most of the boys in our group at dinner last night!
Jack, Cohen, Dylan, Brock
(There are a several new baby girls out here too and one other little boy that is almost a year.)

Rachel, Kevin's wife is awesomely fun and is so helpful to all of us with kids! We love her!Jen and I stick together and help each other out whenever possible! It is so nice to have someone here to lean on no matter what. :)

I haven't gotten to know the other mom's and wives too well yet, but look forward to hanging out with them all and having lots of fun all summer long! Speaking of summer, I finally saw some blue skies today and wore flip flops! It has been gloomy and rainy since we got here most everyday so it was fun to be outside at the playground and enjoy the sunshine, even though the clouds soon came to paint the sky gray.

We are surrounded by beautiful trees like these all around our little "village."

Dylan's "cheese" smile while he monkeyed around!Jack and Cohen climbed up and sat together on the slide. So cute!My handsome just playin'.
Cohen showing off his scraped knee after running back from the playground...

I have been here for over a week now and it has flown by! We will be heading home to prepare for the other adventure of our second baby before we know it!

Boy or Girl or Boy or maybe a Girl... can't wait for TUESDAY! AHHHH! :)