Emma's field trip to the aquarium

Yesterday morning Emma's pre school went on a field trip to the Birch Aquarium.

I am lucky enough to have Fridays off so I was able to go as well.

 It was such a beautiful day!

We had lots of fun learning about all of the sea life.

Emma really liked the sharks, the jellyfish and the pink & purple fish.

Emma's big girl "mastics" class

Emma took her first gymnastics class last spring and loved it.

Ever since then she has asked us about going again.

We decided it was time to sign her up again this week and now that she is 3 she is in the big girl class all by herself. No more mommy and me, and to tell you the truth I am kinda glad because this belly galloping around would be ridiculous.

She did so well and remembered lots of her favorite activities from before.

She can't wait until next week so she can go again!

20 Week appointment

Today we went in for our 20 week ultrasound.

Emma and Abuelita joined us.

 Emma figured out what the stirrups were for and was cracking us up.

 It is a bit hard to see but in this 4D picture you can see our sweet baby girl's face.

And here is her little arm and hand. So fun to see all of her development.

I am actually 21 weeks now and feeling great.

I have been trying so hard not to give in to my cravings all of the time. I have a real sweet tooth with this pregnancy. And my will power paid off because I didn't gain any weight this month. Woohoo! For the pregnancy as a whole I have gained 6 pounds so far.

Our sweet little girl is doing great.

Dr. Langford took all of her measurements and said everything looks good.

She is measuring in the 30th percentile right now.

I am going back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound. Not because anything was wrong but because he would like a better view of her heart. The position she was in made it really hard to get a complete view, so he wants me to come back in to take a better look. He said from what he could see of her heart it looks great but he wants to be able to see more.

Doug and I still haven't finalized a name yet. We have a favorite but haven't decided 100% just yet.

We do know that her middle name will be Elizabeth, for my sister and it is also Doug's mom's middle name.

This little girl is getting so big and I am loving watching her grow!

Our weekend at the desert

We just got back from a wonderful weekend at the desert.

Notice Emma's yucky nose... 

You want to know how to clear up a little girls runny nose?

Take her to the desert and all of the yucky stuff will come out.

 As always, Wendy was Emma's favorite person to play with.

I think the fact that Wendy brought ice cream to the desert might have helped.

 It was just windy enough to fly a kite with Wendy.

 Emma learned how to make Margaritas with Wendy and AJ.

 And she learned how to make peach cobbler with Bill.

Since I couldn't taste test her margaritas, I made sure to taste her cobbler. It was delicious!

 This was our first trip out since Christmas, so we made sure to bring our trees out to burn.

Sounds weird, but it is kind of a tradition.

And lucky Wendy got to take Emma on lots of rock hunts.

Such a great trip! We can't wait for our next one.

Emma's 3 year check up

This afternoon we had Emma's annual check up.

It couldn't have come at a better time because this little kiddo started feeling yucky last night.

The doctor says that it is just a little virus and nothing to worry about. We just need to keep an eye on her fevers and make sure that they don't get too high.

Here are her 3 year old stats:

Height - 38 1/2 inches - 76%

Weight - 30 pounds - 41%

Emma was such a big girl and even did her hearing and vision test.
She passed with flying colors.
I am so proud of how good she was even for feeling so yucky.

Other than the little virus she got a clean bill of health.

Her doctor says that she is healthy and progressing just as she should.

Happy 4th Birthday Ethan!

Today we celebrated Ethan's Birthday and went to his mustache bash.

 Of course everything was adorable and hand crafted by Ron and Sarah.

They always throw the best parties!

 Our little girl partied her self out again.

Happy Birthday Ethan!

Soccer and Happy 40th Travis!

 Good job teams!

Bad job mama... didn't get any pictures during the game.

After afternoon naps and a little play time we headed off to Travis and Wendy's for Travis' 40th Birthday!

 Lots of fun playing Wii.

 

 Bri made beautiful cupcakes.

Then it was time for some poker.

 The Birthday Boy even got dressed up in his beer drinking outfit (lederhosen) with his German Stein.

 Emma had such a great time and partied her little self out.

Four from Friday

Friday morning Emma and I went for a long walk around Lakeview Park.

After our walk we went and fed the ducks. They were so happy to see us.

 Emma noticed that ducks shake their back feathers when they walk.

She decided to imitate them and shake her tushy as well.

Friday night we went to dinner with Papa, Abuelita, JuJu and Aunt Lizzy.

These two little cuties shared a shake and looked absolutely adorable.

Safari Park

After Emma's soccer game we headed to the Safari Park (Wild Animal Park).

 Emma was in charge of the map and made sure we headed straight to the Gorillas.

Emma's 1st soccer game

 Yesterday morning Emma played her first soccer game.

She had such a great time meeting new friends.

Her best friend on the team is Coach Campbell. Emma loves her.

Emma started out the game great and had lots of fun. Then she took a little spill and came off the field in tears. She calmed down and got back on the field, but was attached to coach Campbell the rest of the game. Despite her fall she had a great time and enjoyed playing and said she can't wait for her next game.

It is so much fun to watch these little guys play. They are so darn funny at this age.

Boy or Girl?

This morning we had our 16+ week appointment.

Since our doctor does ultrasounds at each appointment we were able to find out if our baby is a boy or a girl?

We decided we weren't going to share the news with anyone until we told Emma.

This afternoon Emma opened a special box.

Inside the box are either blue or pink balloons.

It's a GIRL!

We would have been excited either way, but we are really excited for Emma.

She has been telling us that it is a girl since we told her about the baby.

We even had a discussion on the way home today...

Mama: What color balloons do you think will be in the box?

Emma: Pink for a girl

Mama: But what if it's a boy?

Emma: Then I cry and tell the boy to go home.

So glad she wasn't disappointed!

Emma is going to be the best big sister!

We can't wait to meet this little girl in June!

Funny thing... during our appointment the song 'Uptown Girl' came on just as our doctor scanned down to that area. Doug said, "it would be funny if this is a girl."
Then our doctor said "well it is funny that this song came on because it is a girl."

Grandma Cherie's Birthday

Our final Birthday celebration last night was back at our house for Grandma Cherie's early birthday.

She won't be in town on her actual birthday so we celebrated a little early with Uncle Andy and Tami.

Happy early Birthday!