4 Month Pregnancy Update

At 4 months I still feel like I did in a lot of ways at 3 months. I am still pretty tired, I haven't really been able to feel the baby move yet and I am really congested and sneeze constantly (30+ times per day)! I think I may be allergic to my baby! I sneezed a lot when I was pregnant with Cohen too, so I think it is funny I have the same weird symptom with this baby. (I don't generally have allergies or anything.)
I am in that chubby looking stage where people just think I need to lay off the donuts... (yum, donuts.... fyi I haven't had a donut in months)! I think I need to make a trip to Crispy Creme before we move!
Anyway, food still is gross smelling and non-appealing most of the time and my stomach is sour a lot. The nausea isn't as bad though, I do think it is improving. In the beginning I lost a few pounds and now I have gained a few back so I am about where I started. I have been able to start cooking again, Scott is very thankful! We were getting tired of eating out!
I don't remember having such strong round ligament pains with Cohen. I don't know if it is because I am picking up a 25+ pound toddler all day, but I have been pretty uncomfortable some days. I feel achy a lot with sharp pains on either side of my uterus, my doctor said all I can really do is rest when possible.
Other than those things, it seems to be going well! I am so excited and anxious to find out what this baby is! People have asked whether I want a boy or girl and it honestly switches back and forth from day to day! I am glad I don't get to pick the gender because I wouldn't be able to decide!!! I have my guess of what the baby is and I will tell you if I am right when we find out!
Since my ultrasound is in a few week I thought I would see what people's guesses are now! When Scott leaves next week he will be taking everything we need with him and that includes the computer. I don't know when I will have internet going again so my next baby post may be the ultrasound update.
So... Do you think it is a BOY or a GIRL??? Please comment! I want to see what most people think! :)

(The pic above was taken tonight after a big dinner (I emphasize "big dinner" because of the size of my stomach!) at Brick Oven with Andy and Sarah, Chris and Andrea. Thanks Andy and Sarah for treating us as a going away present! That was so sweet of you guys and we are really going to miss hanging out with our fun little group! We look forward to seeing all four of you this September!)

Scott turned 28!

We celebrated Scott's 28th birthday by going to PF Chang's for dinner (YUM!) and getting out for a movie! We saw Fast and Furious on it's opening night and it was really fun! Scott's sister Michelle and her husband Joe came with us to dinner then Regan met up with us at the movie.

Happy Birthday my awesome husband! I hope this is a great year for you! We have some exciting things coming up and I am so excited to be spending my life with you! I LOVE YOU and so does Cohen, Izzy, Lilly and baby!
(The pic above is Scott's APX badge pic. :))

I wish we all could be California girls!

Our fur babies are going to get a vacation of their own on the other end of the country from us in sunny California! They will be staying with their Aunt Tracy (at Scott's parents home) and we hope they will be good girls and have tons of fun. Who knows, they may not want to come back!
I will miss them so much!!! I only have two weeks left with them until we will be meeting Tracy somewhere in between California and Utah to give her the dogs. Then we will be packing up and Scott will be leaving the next week and the following week Cohen and I will be flying out! It is all coming up quick now. I am going to try and spend lots of cuddle and play time with my pups before we take them on their adventure and try not to think about the 4 months I will be missing them!

Thanks Tracy, Mom and Dad for your willingness to help out! We really appreciate it and hope you enjoy our doggies while you have them!!!

What a beautiful day!

We have a couple different options with the dogs, but won't know what we are doing for sure for another week or two. I am not sure whether I rather take them (which may still be a possibility) or leave them with someone. I know it would be lot easier on me (physically and less stress) with the move and being in Boston if I didn't have them, but I know I will worry about them, no matter who they are with and I will miss them so much! Maybe too much?
At 14 weeks, I am still feeling just as sick as ever. And with the hormone Relaxin that peaks at this point, it is also making my body ache!
I spent the day weeding our huge front flower beds and really enjoyed being out in the sunshine and getting my hands dirty in the mud! After over 4 hours straight, I thought to myself, maybe it wasn't such a good idea. Now my body really hurts! I guess things can always get worse so I have to look at the bright side, this is only temporary and in the end when I am holding my new baby in my arms I will be thankful to have had the opportunity to experience it again, all the aches and pains included.

Can anyone foster Izzy and Lilly?

So we have been unsure the specifics of the new rule that APX added this year of having no pets allowed. We were under the impression that others were bringing their dogs and it would all work out for us to bring ours as well, but it turns out that it is all too iffy on how much they are going to inforce the new rule. It isn't an option for us to get out to Boston and then not be able to keep our dogs there.

If we leave them here we want someone who we feel completely comfortable with. We will need someone for 4 months (end of April to the end of August). There have been other variables that we have been trying to overcome in making this trip to Boston work and this is kind of the last thing, so now I am putting this out there to see if anyone has any ideas for us!
They are very sweet girls, but they do need a lot of attention. They love to cuddle, go on walks and play ball. Does anyone want these adorable pups for the summer or know of anything we could look into?

I know the real Carlisle Cullen! :)

I have been reading Midnight Sun and it reminded me of a theory my step dad, Kay, has. I thought all of the Twilight fans would get a kick out of this.
First off, one thing you must know about my step dad is he is famously known for fabricating the truth. He often tells me "facts" or recounts stories with in depth detail that I later find out are FALSE! He also uses uncommon words from the dictionary so I don't know the meaning when he is speaking.
But, I think he truly believes this one so I thought I would share!
Kay use to teach "way back in the day" (he will appreciate that one!) at BYU. He told me one of his students was Stephenie Meyer! He must have made a huge impact on Stephenie because he said she named Carlisle after him (Carlisle is his first name, Kay his second).
I told him I didn't believe that Stephenie had been a student of his and he said he will have to look through his school records to prove it, he has yet to prove anything, but if he does I will definitely let everyone I know, know he is the real Carlisle Cullen!
So, not only is Kay a Sean Connery look alike (click here for that story), he is a character in a very popular book! Way to go Carlisle!

***We've got more big news!!!***

I will be coming back from Boston a little early to prepare for this little peanut above!
I am now 13 weeks and safely in my second trimester! Hip hip hooray!
(The ultrasound pic was taken at 11 weeks.)
Baby #2 coming this September!
We are so so so excited!!!

For more information and probably too many details about what has been going on up to this point, click here!

In the first video you can hear the heart beating!
In the second one you can see the baby moving around a little bit. It seemed to be very content, maybe it was sleeping? :) So crazy! What a miracle!