Life Lately

So I have realized it has been awhile since I have blogged.  I actually have the whole month of November worth of pictures that I just copied onto my computer.  It is like I am pregnant and have a 1 year old or something.  Weird.  Anyway, so Kaylee is more and more active everyday and keeping me on my toes.  She has some hard days due to teething, but she only has one more (first year) molar to go and then onto the canines I think.  I hear those aren't fun and maybe worse!  But we will see.  One fun thing is that Kaylee is finally able to do some signing!!!  Let me tell you, I kind of started trying when she was around 5/6 months old and wasn't consistent with it because it kind of seemed useless, but once I did become consistent with it, I eventually did see results and am SO happy!  She can say MORE and ALL DONE and PLEASE! Next I am going to teach her THANK YOU.  :-)  I started getting really consistent when she was trying to communicate by throwing food on the floor, throwing sippy cups across the room after she was done, and whining for more food.  I had enough.  That was not behavior I wanted her to continue.  So I began to teach her signs and am VERY pleased with the results.  I will have to tape her doing it because she is SO cute doing it!!! 

As for the youngest Sproul in the womb, he/she is doing just GREAT!  I am feeling a TON better and I am in the "catch up on everything you put on in the first trimester" phase of life.  This includes TRYING to hang out with my friends.  I had an appointment last week (THANK YOU Britany Sproul for graceously watching Kaylee that early morning when I know you were super tired!  And for doing my dishes!  Such a saint!)  I have lost another pound.  It is funny, because she always says, "Don't worry it is totally ok that you lost more weight."  and I am thinking, "NICE!"  I really don't want to gain a ton of weight.  But trust me, I am not trying to loose the weight.  Although I am eating, I usually don't eat a ton due to a smaller appitite and I am chasing my 1 year old here and there and I excersize.  Anyway, the doctor found the heartbeat with the doppler, and then it quickly vanished.  She wasn't able to get it again, so she said everything is fine but she wanted to get a picture.  (Ultrasound)  So here this little one is.  Apparently it is Halloween in there because he/she looks like a little ghoul!!  Love it!

It is a small pic because I took it with my phone.  But you can still see it.  The body starts in the bottom left corner and if you follow that you see the face.  There is two little arms flying about.  The tech actually said, "Do you want a picture of this because it is kind of scary!"  We laughed and said YES  it is AWESOME!  Don't get me wrong, she was totally nice and awesome and she got us, and so that wasn't an offensive statement.  Just funny.  So everything is looking good and it looks like I am indeed pregnant!!  lol

Who needs shirts?

Yesterday we looked over at Kaylee and saw this hilarious site!  Watch and enjoy!



She never succeeded in her goal, but it was funny to watch!!

Things that Made me Cry

I always cry over funny things when I am pregnant.  Not every one is funny.  But here are a few things that made me cry:



This above commercial was saw last night and I started balling! 

There was also a comercial where a military day probably in Iraq got a Christmas book with his kids reading it to him that made me tear up.  But I couldn't find it.

I also cried once because the thought of making biscuits sounded like a great idea......

I'm sure the list will go on, and probably more funny.  With Kaylee most of my crying was because of a really good food or something tragic happened to the food.  For example: yummy crunchy stuff on a salad, a frosty that Kev surprised me with, and a tragic fall of a cupcake that had me dramatically falling onto the couch crying leaving Kevin to clean it up...  I'm weird.

Halloween

So I failed to take any pictures on Halloween, and maybe later I can post a few that my friend Adrienne took, but for now I will post this one.  This was taken by my friend Paula Robinson at the trunk or treat.  Kaylee was actually looking at the camera.

She wore the same costume on Monday the actual day of Halloween!  We joined our friends the Feldmans in the neighborhood by them and had a fun time trick or treating with Kaylee and their son James who is 8 days younger than Kaylee.  So we got a fair amount of candy, that Kaylee was so nice to share with us.  It was overall a great night!  It was also nice to see the Feldman's newest baby Sam again who is just over 2 weeks old.  So tiny and so cute!  They really are a good family!

Trunk or Treat

Here is a couple pics we took of Kaylee at our ward's Trunk or Treat.  Kevin and I have never been to one before and we were not disappointed!  It was SO fun!  Kaylee got some good stuff.  Her favorite is the goldfish that she got from Hal and Paula Robinson, one of the best couples in the world!  She loves her some goldfish!  Anyway, look at this tasty treat!!  LOL

 At home getting ready!

In the parking lot ready to go!  Unfortunately these are the only 2 clear pictures we got but we are doing the Halloween thing on Monday too so hopefully I get better pictures there!

12 weeks

Just a quick update on this little one's progress.  Still feeling sick.  Still taking the Zofran.  Which is doing it's job.  Still tired.  But it is all worth it and I am almost to the 2nd trimester which is total madness!  This is going MUCH faster than it was with Kaylee!  I had an appointment today.  (Thank you Anna for watching my Kaylee girl!)

Dr. Nett said that everything looked great.  There was a great heartbeat on the doppler.  There is one hiccup in the mix now.  They found Group Beta Strep in one of the tests done.  Not a big deal and the doctor told me not to get worried and everything will be fine.  This just means that I will need to have an IV of antibiotics during labor.  Like I said a hiccup in my plan.  I made the next 2 appointments.  The big appointment where I find out the gender will be at 21 1/2 weeks on December 30th.  Soon after my return from San Diego. 

Here is a picture Kev took of me today at 12 weeks 1 day.

Sometimes I forget I am pregnant.  Even though I don't feel great I forget.  Then look down or see the ultrasound on facebook, and say to myself, "Yep, this is happening!"  Don't get me wrong, I'm totally excited.  It is just so sureal!

As for an update on Kaylee, how cute is she!  SO!  She is really starting to get moving on her walking.  She discovered that if she walks, she can more easily hold something in her hand.  This makes her a happy panda.  Tonight we had a sweet moment where I was reading her one of my personal favorites, "What was I scared of" by Dr. Seuss. (It is a good read if you haven't read it already)  toward the end of the book, she just kept looking up at me giving me a HUGE Kaylee grin.  My heart melted.  She fell right asleep hugging on her pooh bear her Aunt Claudia gave her and tucked under a pink blanket.  I sure have a great daughter.  She is going to be a great big sister.

Kaylee's BIG NEWS present!

The last present Kaylee opened at her party was this:

You can click on it to enlarge it, but the shirt says, BIG SISTER!  That is right, sometime around May 8th, Kevin and I will be welcoming a new little bundle promoting Kaylee to the position of Big Sister!  We are very excited!  How have I been feeling?  Sick as a dog, without the vomit (so far).  I actually thought I needed my gallbladder out because I felt so bad with heartburn and all.  Then I decided to take a preg test before hand because the next test they were going to do I couldn't be pregnant or breast feeding.  The line showed up dark and clear right away.  So there you go!  After the initial 2 weeks of pure shock, we are extremely excited and can't wait to have a newborn in the house again. (Not looking forward to the exhaustion though)  :-)  Kaylee and baby #2 will be approx 19 months apart, so we get a month in between starting church nursery and having a newborn.  Not bad.  Here is the ultrasound we got at 8 weeks 3 days!

He/She measured 2 days small so my due date will stay the same!  For once!  I should find out the gender in December or January.  Either one is fine with us.  We are just hoping for healthy!  Here is the video of her opening the present.