Someone's got The Palsey

So when Kevin got home from San Diego he noticed that he had a cold. Then he started to notice that half of his face is numb. Turns out he has Bells Palsy and has to take Steroids. Not only that but because half of his face is numb he can't use his right eye like he would like. So the poor guy is feeling sick and feels a connection both to Johnny Depp and Silvester Stallone. I think it is cute. But we did get a few request for some posts. The above picture is his normal smile and the below is him opening his mouth wide.

San Diego Trip 2010

Welcome Home Elder Connors! As some of you know, my brother Charlie spent the last two years in Dallas, TX serving a Spanish speaking LDS mission. He did a great job out there. I was really impressed with his letters and more impressed with the Charlie that came home! He is so good at talking to people and really respectful of others and he likes real food now! He cooks it too! He is truly an awesome brother and a really good person. He has a great knowledge of the gospel. I'm glad the little guy is home. Charlie coming home was the #1 reason Kevin and I made the trip out to San Diego. We were also able to see a lot of my family.
Here is Kevin waiting for the rest of us to get ready. Probably to go to one of the many "events" we had planned. I arrived on Tuesday May 25th, Kevin and Charlie arrived the 26th. Then Thursday we had family pictures done at the beach, Friday we had a wonderful afternoon with Grandma Melba, and then we had Missionary weekend full of friends and family. Charlie gave an excellent talk at church that had Claudia (my sister) and I crying a bit. He is a sweet guy. It was cool to have Kevin and Charlie together again to get to know each other a bit since Kevin met Charlie at his farewell and while Charlie has been in Dallas, Kevin and I have gotten engaged, gotten married and gotten pregnant, twice. So now Charlie has a new brother in law which is awesome since he doesn't have any brothers.
The week after Kevin went back to Kentucky I had a really good time mostly with my siblings. I got to go to the San Diego Zoo with Claudia and Charlie and my long time friend Yvonne, her husband Eli and her two girls Destiny and Marbella. It was REALLY fun. It was nice to see them again and meet their two girls. I also got to see my friends Amanda aka Manda and Michael Diaz! I love them! One of the funniest days I think was Friday where I got to hang out with Claudia all day. We went to Sea Port Village and I got Kevin a Fathers Day gift. It is a big mug that says, "New Daddy, Get ready for your world to be rattled" :-) Then Claudia took me to lunch at The Blue Pearl a restaurant at one of the hotels she works at. She is a massage therapist (REALLY good one too by the way) and goes to all different hotels to do massages. This place was SO good. Good prices, and the best hotel food I've ever had. SO delicious. After that we went to Mission Beach and got ice cream cones and walked and talked. We laughed a lot! I cried from laughing so hard!

On Saturday my mom and my friends Anne Marie and Kathy Mercurio through me a wonderful baby shower! To the right is a picture of some candy bars they handed out. Really cute!










To the left is the dessert table. The cupcake cake has chocolate cupcakes with baby faces on it made out of vanilla wafers dipped in melted frosting which was DELISH!!!! They did such a good job and it was really sweet of them to get everything together. There will be a Louisville shower too, but my family back home really wanted to be part of this joyous occasion. This will be the first grandbaby on my side of the family and the 4th granddaughter on Kevin's side. Kevin and I are very loved! Thank you to my San Diego friends and family who love our little family!

It's a Girl!

Sorry that it has been two weeks to let my blog readers know the news that we are indeed having a girl!

I took this picture with Kevin's phone so unfortunately I got my finger shadow in the picture. Here is a profile picture of our little girl!

Almost time for It's a ????

Today I am 18 weeks and 4 days pregnant! I am feeling really good. Just a lot of growing and tiredness. But nothing I can't handle. I have been feeling the baby move a lot more lately. Especially when I'm hungry. It is like my tummy growling sounds like a monster that he or she needs to run away from. Monday is the day where we find out if it is a boy or a girl! I can't wait! Most people think it is going to be a boy I think. I still think it may be a girl. I guess we'll find out soon! But very happy for either one.

This is a picture of me at 16 weeks making Spaghetti!

Random, I am also going to be able to go to San Diego on Tuesday for my brother Charlie coming home from his 2 year mission in Dallas, TX! He has done such a good job! We are all proud of him.

14 weeks and Counting

This is what Kevin made out of our 10 week ultrasound. I thought it was really cute. Anyway, we had an appointment yesterday which went really well. We heard the little heart beat which was awesome. Most of it was us asking questions. It is confirmed that my pregnancy at this point is NOT a high risk pregnancy just because of the miscarriage. We were super carefully with everything during the first trimester and now that I am in my second trimester, I will continue only putting safe food in my belly and doing what I can to help the little "bambino" grow. One of the managers at my work calls our baby the little bambino. He he. Anyway, we scheduled our appointment to find out the sex of the baby. It will be May 24th at 3:30pm!! EST of course. Very excited!
This is a pretty bad picture of me at 13 weeks. I don't know if I look too different than the picture below taken I believe at 10 weeks. I actually lost one pound this month. At my last appointment I had lost 6 pounds so, so far during this pregnancy I have so far lost 7 pounds...lol. I don't think that will be the case soon.
So this is me I believe at 10 weeks. I started to show pretty early. I also have been feeling little flutters of the baby moving. I just know that is what I'm feeling because I have never felt anything like that before. It was really awesome. I look forward to feeling even more movement and eventually some kicking.

I am also excited because I am going to be quitting my job on June 25th. Well I have already given my notice but that will be my last day. I am NOT going to be spending my third trimester working at a deli. No way. Anyhow, that is the update this week. :-)

Week 10!

We had our second appointment on Tuesday at 10 weeks pregnant. We were not expecting to get an ultrasound, but we did get one! It was awesome because we got to see our little baby's arms and legs wiggling around. Seeing that made it a lot more real for Kevin and I. We were like, "Holy Poo! We are actually having a baby!" Happy and nervous at the same time. But WAY excited at the same time! It is funny because I have been super careful feeling my belly and the doctor just dug in with that ultrasound stick and I was like, woh! Ow! But it wasn't that big of deal. I was mainly surprised. But I like my doctor. He seems really cool. My next appointment is April 20th. My Aunt Ruth's Birthday! At that appointment we will then schedule my ultrasound which will tell us if it is a boy or a girl. Woo! I am feeling a lot better. I am almost to that 2nd trimester so I am really excited about that. I still don't want chicken or most meats. But we will see if I will want them again soon or if I will love my chicken and meat again after we have our little baby. YAY!

Here I Am!

Wednesday, February 24th, Kevin and I were able to get an ultrasound to see our baby and hear the heartbeat! Here is the sonogram. It is tiny but you can see our little baby. Can't wait for the next one. This is at 6 weeks 2 days. I am now at 7 weeks 3 days. Kevin and I are still really excited. This last week I have been feeling real bad. The doctor is having me sample a few different kinds of Prenatal vitamins, and I am almost done with the first sample pack. I think part of the reason I basically couldn't eat ANYTHING for a couple of days was because I just started the new ones. I am feeling a little better now. But you never know when it will come back again hard. Still haven't thrown up though. I feel blessed so far, but again, my luck, I will throw up at the worst moment like during a piano lesson, at work, or during church while I'm up at the organ. I feel a little crazy, but at 7 weeks and 3 days, I already feel bigger in the belly. That is crazy. I am already in need of bigger pants and trust me I haven't been eating more. I can barely get much down before my body hates it again. Anyway, Kevin and I are still praying hard and thanking Heavenly Father every day for the gift he's given us and pray that mom and baby stay healthy...and Daddy stays sane! Poor Kevin he is so good at taking care of me and helping me around the house. Thank you for your prayers and please keep them up!

Love, The Sproul Family