And the verdict is...

YES!!! I am pregnant! It feels kind of crazy to be going through this all over again, but we are excited to have another baby. I am 12 weeks along, and due on April 24th. So our kids will be about exactly 2 years apart! So now it is time for me to get a little more serious about this whole potty training thing so that we don't have 2 kids in diapers at the same time. One thing that I am not excited about is how my belly is showing SOOO much faster this time!! I think I am about the size that I was at about 16 or 18 weeks with Brynn...kind of depressing! But I keep telling myself that it is all worth it.

Here is a picture of the candy bars that we handed out to Jesse's family to share the news. We actually door bell ditched them at their houses and made them try to figure out who it was from. But I think the Hershey bar gave it away!
And here are a few pictures of Brynn from a few days ago:) She is getting so big!!

Brynn's first surgery

Brynn got tubes in her ears this past Thursday because she gets way too many ear infections!! Her is a picture of her right before the surgery in her little hospital gown. She looked so cute! Overall, things went pretty well. It was very sad to have the nurse take her away from me and to hear Brynn screaming for me :( But she was only away from me for a bout 25 minutes, so it was pretty quick! I am just hoping that she doesn't get any more ear infections. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Finally an update!!!

It has been a really long time since I have updated my blog and I am officially a blogging slacker! Life has been crazy busy here! As you can see from my previous posts, Brynn and I spent a week in North Carolina, were home for a week and then we all headed to Pennsylvania, came home for a week and then headed to Canada! I would say we are all traveled out...but we are actually going to California in two and a half weeks with Jesse's dad and sister Adrienne. We are going to Six Flags and to see Wicked. I can't wait!!! Not to mention we are also remodeling the upstairs bathroom so our house is currently a construction zone! We hate the bathrooms in this house, so we decided to gut the upstairs bathroom and start from scratch! And the shower downstairs is leaking into the wall which is causing a mold problem so that one is next. It is such a huge project...but will be so nice when it is all done. Jesse has been working on it with his friend's dad and they are doing a great job!

We are also busy these days chasing Brynn around. She is such a wild woman, and is so much fun! She is almost 17 months old, and is getting smarter everyday! She is talking so much more, and also knows a lot of sign language which makes life so much easier when we can communicate! She is really into eating with a fork and spoon, and loves being around animals and being in the water. I can't believe how quickly she is growing up. It is going way too fast!!

Well, there is a little update on or lives. I will try and do better at keeping my blog updated!!

Oh Canada.....

We have been quite the busy travelers! We came home from PA, were home for a week, and then left for Canada! Jesse served his mission in Edmonton, Alberta, so we went up there for a few days to visit some friends. His friend Jarid came with us too. I forgot how long that drive is! It was 16 hours each way. But thankfully, Brynn did VERY well on the drive. She watched lots of movies and lots of treats and did just fine! We had a great time seeing people from Jesse's mission, shopping at the West Edmonton Mall, drinking slurpees (they are soooooo much better in Canada), and buying lots of candy and popcorn flavorings! The picture above is of Jesse, Jarid and Brenda (A.k.a. Momma B. She is who we stayed with while we were there).
Here are a couple pictures of Brynn just looking cute!

Here we are with the Prince family at their ward corn bust!

Jesse, Brynn , and I inside a whale at the West Ed Mall.
Here we are with another family Jesse knows from his mission. I forget their last name...but they are really awesome and it was so fun to get to know them!! I always meet LOTS of new people when we go to Canada so it is hard to remember names!

Pennsylvania trip

Jesse, Brynn, and I all went to Pennsylvania for a week over Labor Day to visit my family. It was so much fun to see all of them, and for everyone to see how much Brynn is changing!!! We were very lucky to be there for my sister in law Amy's baptism where she became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We felt so honored that she planned this special event for when we would be in town visiting... it was the highlight of our trip :) My brother Zach baptized her, and it was just so neat to witness all of it! I was also thrilled to have my friend Miti in town! She lives in France, and I haven't seen her in 5 years! I was thrilled that she just happened to be in town the same time as me so that I could spend a day with her. It was great introducing Jesse and Brynn to her. Over all we had a great trip! The only downfall was that Brynn and I both had really bad colds while we were there, and Brynn ended up with an ear infection. That made for a painful flight home for her!! She is actually getting tubes in her ears on Thursday because she gets ear infections so often so I am hoping that helps!!
Here are Zach and Amy all dressed in white before the baptism.
All of us after the baptism.
Miti, Courtney (a good friend from highschool) and I (along with Courtney's baby Rachel) at our old hangout and my old work place- Friendley's.
Jesse, Brynn, and I on the Chocolate World Ride.
Miti and I with our 5 lb chocolate bars!!

Miti and I again :)
My mom. Brynn and I :)

North Carolina

Brynn and I have been in North Carolina this week visiting some friends of mine that I used to babysit for in PA, and they have since become like family to me. It has been a good trip, and I have been able to be lazy and relax a lot which I don't get to do often!! I was a little nervous about taking Brynn on a 5 hour flight by myself now that she doesn't like sitting still, but she actually did pretty well on the way here. She has also done a lot better with sleeping in a new place than I thought she would! Plus, she has been doing really well with pooping on the potty this week. I have only changed 1 poopy diaper since we got here!! WAY TO GO BRYNN!!! Plus, on Sunday she actually told me for the first time that she had to go poop. She started saying "poop" while walking around the room, and as soon as I opened the door she headed straight to the bathroom and stood in front of the toilet and waited for me to take her diaper off and then went on the potty! I finally feel like we are making some progress. Now if she could just tell me when she has to pee. I guess I can't complain though since she is only 15 months old. She's a little bit ahead of the game. Overall we have had a nice relaxing trip, and it has been really fun to spend time with Niki and her kids and to see how much they have grown. I am excited to go home though because I miss Jesse a lot!!!!!!!!! Well, that's all for now. I will post pics from are trip after I get home.

Fetzer's summer party

On Thursday night we went to Jesse's work party which we always look forward to. It was a luau theme this year, so Brynn and I even dressed up (sadly I didn't get any pictures of Brynn in her little Hawaiian outfit). Well, I didn't really take many pictures at all, but Jesse got some funny ones of me trying to hula hoop. We also went home with some prizes!! We got 2 new beach towels, a little painting set for Brynn, a pineapple, a $50 gift card for the Olive Garden, and $25 gift card to Chilis!! So thank you Fetzers for the great prizes, great food, and great night!!

My messy eater

Brynn has been really into dipping her food in sauce lately. She was eating some eggs for dinner a few nights ago, and I decided to give her some ketchup to dip them in. This is what happened when I left the room...

Brynn Brynn Brynn

Here are just a few random shots of Brynn from today. I can't believe my baby is now 15 months old!!! She is growing up way too fast! She is now walking really well, and gets around faster than me sometimes :) She is also starting to talk a lot more, which is cute, and also makes life a little easier when I am trying to figure out what she wants. I have decided that her favorite summer activity has been swimming. She loves being in the water! She is my little fearless fishy. I just feel so blessed to be her mother. And as you can probably tell from the pictures, she still only has 2 teeth. But that certainly doesn't stop her from eating anything and everything in sight! She has always been such a great eater!! And I have a feeling that she will have more teeth soon since I can see all of the top ones coming down right now...ouch!

Another Coupon Class

I am going to be doing another FREE class on how to save lots of money by shopping with coupons if you missed the last one and want to come. It will be next Wed (Aug 12) at 6:30 at my friend Crystal's house in Orem. Let me know if you are interested in coming and I will give you the address :)