My mom and sisters put together a really fun shower for all my St. George friends and family. It was really fun to spend a day with everyone and everyone spoiled us rotten! It's too fun to buy stuff for baby girls, so I can't blame anyone!

 



 

Every year Alan's parents go to Palm Springs and spend a week in their time share. We're usually lucky enough to get invited and this time there was enough room for us to invite the Moser's and their sweet baby girls.

 

There were a ton of ducks on the property and needless to say HJ was in heaven. That little dude would get so excited every time he saw them, and we even managed to feed them until security came and made us stop.

 



I celebrated my 28th birthday while we were there, and this sweet girl made me a cake. It was exactly how I wanted to spend my day! Friends, family, pool and cake!

 



This is how we spent our afternoons.. completely wiped out from swimming all day! Nothing beats vacation!

 



 

As my due date creeps around the corner, I've been getting more emotional at the thought of Henry not being my baby anymore. I don't ever want Olivia to think that I didn't want her, because that's quite the opposite of what I want. But Henry has been the center of my universe now for over 3 years and we're comfortable with each other.

 

We have a schedule down and we're really good about sticking to it, and adding a baby into the mix is going to shake things up. I worry that I won't be able to spend as much one on one time with Henry and that he will feel left out. Sometimes I tend to dwell on this too much and it turns me into an emotional mess.

 



 

I do know that he is going to be a great big brother. I had some doubts in my mind, but after spending a week vacation with our friends and their twin girls, there was no doubt left in my mind. He was meant to have a little sister and no one will be able to come between the two.

 



So as long as I make a mental effort to make sure I include Henry in everything we do, I think we'll be just fine. I will be forever grateful for all this time I've been able to spend with my boy and getting to know him better as his personality that's only getting stronger every day.

 



What a blessing it will be to meet our baby girl in just a matter of weeks and get to experience this type of love and bonding again. It seems unreal that I could find more love in my heart for another human being, but I'm ready for it.

 



When I was about 15 weeks pregnant, my fears of losing the baby began to go away and I was feeling more at ease every day. One of the lessons I learned while in the hospital with Henry was that I need to set small goals and be grateful for every little thing. The first goal I set with this pregnancy (after my 15 week mark) was to make it to 27 weeks. I knew that if Henry could survive coming that early, then chances were good Baby Girl would as well. My next goal was to make it to 30 weeks, and as of this morning.. I did it.

I told Alan I wanted to experience all the ups and downs of pregnancy, and that I would try not to complain about it all. So far I think I've been doing ok with not complaining, but I now have a respect for women who deliver full term with every pregnancy. Being this far along is not comfortable and it has dramatically slowed down my usual pace. Having a 3 year old and trying to keep up with him has proven to be a little challenging, but lucky for me I have an amazing family who has been willing to step up to the plate and take over when I need a break. I'm also lucky in that Henry will still take close to 2 hour naps with me every day and that has been awesome.

I love feeling the baby kick almost all day, and I already know that I'm going to miss that when she's here. She is such an active little thing, and I never remember feeling Henry move this much. Every morning when I'm sitting in class I put my hands on my belly and feel her move. I love that I can already build a relationship with her, and we haven't officially met yet.

I've had a lot of questions as far as what happens in the hospital with a normal delivery, what to pack to the hospital, and simple things like when she will get her first bath. I've also been contemplating on having a photographer in the delivery room, but it's all still up in the air. Either way, I can't wait to experience all these things for the first time.

Can't wait till you're here Baby Girl. I love you.

We went up to Salt Lake for a weekend, and while we were there we took Henry to the Discovery Museum at the Gateway. We took him on his 2nd birthday, and he had a good time so we knew that he would love it even more now that he's a year older. It cracked us up because he was so excited to see all the different things, that he completely wore himself out. I'd say it was definitely worth it!

A couple months ago (I've been really busy lately) we went camping with some of our closest friends from Salt Lake. We met in the middle at Fish Lake and spent a couple days hanging out and playing with the kids. It was a great weekend, and looking forward to all the family trips we'll take in the future. 

Rachel's pride and joy, Morgan. 

This trooper of a mom brought her twin girls and totally rocked it all weekend. 

There might have been a chance I stole the twins to get my snuggle time in. They make me feel like I'm going to be an ok mom to a little girl. 

The Group, 2012. 

Roberts', Moser's, Nick, Broderick's (minus Brent), and Atkinson's.