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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

32 Weeks!!

Today we got to see our little Treyson again! 

Although he has become really camera shy and we haven't had a good ultrasound picture for a couple months, he is still doing great! 

He weighs approximately 4.5 lbs right now.
 He is currently above average on his weight, but the doc said that could just be a growth spurt. 

Heartbeat sounds good.

He had the hiccups. 

He is getting ready to come pretty soon. Only 8 more weeks. Maybe sooner! 

We've started to work on his nursery and hope to have that done soon. 

Philip says I'm horrible at updating about him so I will try to be better. 

We go back to the doctor in another couple of weeks so hopefully I have a better update then.

We absolutely can't wait to meet him!


We have so much to do, but one thing we have been good about is making sure he is a fully prepared Ute fan when he gets here!

The Big 2-5!

Last weekend I celebrated my 25th birthday!

On Friday, my mom, brother, and I went to Gardner Village and looked through all the shops there. I've never been there during Halloween. It's crazy how many more people are there. It was fun to get away for a few hours and go somewhere different than normal. Plus we got some yummy snacks from the bakery there. I love that place! It's probably a good thing we're having a little boy because if we were having a little girl I could've done some serious damage at the shops there. Luckily there's not much around for little boys so I find must haves in small amounts.

 On Saturday, after spending some time with my family Philip and I decided we would try to take one last mini-vacation before Treyson got here so we packed up our bags and stayed in Park City for the night. It was really relaxing and a lot of fun. Our room was awesome too! I told Philip we should buy a jacuzzi tub for our house - I'm sure we could squeeze it in somewhere! Here are some pics from our hotel.
We had a full kitchen. Too bad we didn't stay longer to take advantage of it!

 My hot hubby on the left standing in the dining room/front room area. We had a fireplace and big screen tv that made for some nice relaxing!

 The view from our deck. Park City is gorgeous!
 Love my hubby!









 

For dinner we decided (okay mostly Treyson decided) to skip somewhere fancy and just go to a pizza joint and watch the Real game. I've still been getting sick quite a bit so I just didn't want to waste money on somewhere fancy. We went to Maxwells and it was actually really good! Besides watching the cougars hit on younger men when I was trying to watch the game we had a great time.  After we grabbed some gelato from a place close by and went back to our hotel to relax. The next day we did a little bit of shopping and just enjoyed spending some quality time together! 

Thanks to the awesome family and friends that we have I had a great weekend. Special thanks to Philip who went out of his way to make sure I had a great day - including an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. I'm pretty much obsessed with those. Here's to another great year!


Go Utes!!

Although it hasn't been much of a brag-worthy season... We still love going to all of the University of Utah football games! Right now we're in full swing with Real's season coming to an end and Utah's season beginning. It makes for a hectic couple of months, but we always enjoy it!


 Go Utes!!








Saturday, September 8, 2012

Updates!

It's official! I am the worst blogger EVER!! I've been telling myself for months that I needed to blog about all the craziness going on, but haven't found time or energy to do so. We have had quite the busy summer!

A few months ago we got together for a baby shower for my friend Brindy. It was a lot of fun just to get together. A month or so later we got to meet her little Ryder. He is adorable and Treyson can't wait to meet his best friend already.






 We also went to the Days of 47 Rodeo this year and it was a blast! I can't believe Philip has lived in Utah his whole life and he had never been to a rodeo before. Crazy! He didn't really understand the whole thing, but I think he still had a good time!



This guy was the one armed bandit or something like that. He rode his horse with one arm, well most the time just using his legs to control the horse. He put on an excellent show! The craziest part was he even got those two HUGE buffalo to jump on the back of the truck and climb on that trailer. Have you ever seen a buffalo jump before? Didn't think so haha


And of course what would a rodeo be without a little bull riding?





Next stop.... The Weber County Demolition Derby! Philip and I try every year to make it to at least one demolition derby. They're a blast! Treyson must think so too because he was moving around like crazy to the noise of the cars. Definitely the most I've felt him move. He's going to make his uncles very proud with his love of cars already.




And what would the summer be without a bunch of Real games to attend to. I must say it's been a lot harder to go to these games this year being pregnant, but I still love them! Treyson loves the games too! He moves around a lot at the games. It's pretty fun to already be sharing a lot of our favorite things with him.


August is also a crazy birthday month for us. We have sooo many family members with birthdays. Our weekends were definitely packed celebrating them all. The cute girl above is our niece Kenadee! She turned 6 years old this year and started 1st grade. I was horrible with my camera so this is from her first day of school courtesy of Facebook. 
 

Next weekend was Majesta's birthday party. Crazy to believe our oldest niece is now 17!! When Philip and I first started dating she was only 9 years old. Now she is a senior in high school. Time goes by so fast! 


 Last weekend was Heston's 1st birthday! I can't believe he's already a year old. It seems like just yesterday I was visiting him in the hospital and now he's walking around like crazy! Although he is a momma's boy I was able to snap some adorable pictures of him once he realized I wasn't going to leave him alone.



 

And what kind of momma would I be if I didn't show off some cute pics of our pets kids.
Tootsie and Bentley are still the same puppies they've always been. They just love to cuddle and be lazy. Literally.. I'm pretty sure that if Philip and I laid around all day long everyday they would never leave our side. Unless we're going to grandma's house. They sure love their grandma.

Trouble still keeps us entertained with her hunting escapades. I'm pretty sure the mice population has dwindled down quite a bit because she's moved on to birds lately. We don't see them as much thankfully. We still love our Trouble kitty - I would advise to never name an animal Trouble though (the name sticks with them). 

What can I say about Kimber... This dog is definitely teaching us a thing or two about patience. She is the smartest dumb dog ever! We love her very much, but when I come home to a huge Kimber nest of chewed up goodies I'm pretty sure I could take her right back to the pound. One day I came home from work and she had decided to raid our entertainment stand and chew up about 5 or 6 of our dvds. What kind of dog likes dvds? Apparently her because she's also chewed up both of our ultrasound dvds. Yes both. We replaced the first one that she chewed up and not even a week later she was on the hunt and found the next one. This is among the aluminum cans, cough drops, medicine, and other random things she likes to chew. Needless to say she is now kenneled during the day and doesn't create as much of a mess. Now if we could just get her to stop taking our shoes outside at night everything would be good.

 

Treyson at 20 weeks!
He is yawning... So cute!

 

 Of course the thing I should be blogging about most I've completely failed on! I am now 27 weeks pregnant and really don't have much to show for it. I rock maybe a small bump on most days. I am constantly receiving comments about how "small" I am and how I don't even look "pregnant." What can I say? Treyson pretty much still hates me eating food. I have a few good days here and there, but I have still been pretty sick. I still hear a lot that it will get better so hopefully it does, but I'm not crossing any fingers at this point. I'm just looking forward to December, I mean it has to stop then right? haha

We didn't receive a very good ultrasound pic at our last appointment because Treyson was busy showing off his "textbook perfect heart" according to the doctor. He was so impressed by his heart that he said if he was teaching a class he would show that video because it clearly showed everything. So far everything with Treyson looks great! He is right on track with where he should be and has passed every test with flying colors. No concerns at all. I guess I can be sick if it means he is doing great! We go back in on the 19 and I have the glucose test so we'll see how that goes. I can't believe Treyson will be here in 3 short months. We definitely have lots to do!

 Of course I have to share this little gem we bought for Treyson. We can't wait for him to be here!



Thursday, June 28, 2012

Oh...... BOY!!!!


Yup that's right, we're having a little 
BOY! 

Can I just tell you how excited we are?

We just got done at our doctor appointment and found out that we're expecting a little boy. Although we really didn't have any gut feelings as to what we were having I think we both kind of expected a little girl. I was completely surprised when our doctor told us it was a BOY!! Philip says he wasn't really surprised, but I think I had convinced myself that we were having a girl. Apparently he was doing a headstand so we couldn't get a good facial shot of him today, but according to the doc his heart and everything else looked great.


Now for your name.... 

Treyson Isaac Gray
I'd be lying if I said we didn't have your name picked out for probably years, but I think it's going to fit you. Philip and I both loved the name Trey, but I couldn't name you Trey Gray... So one day out of nowhere we thought hmmm Treyson and we both loved it! Your middle name comes from Philip's grandpa. Philip's grandpa was a great guy and Philip couldn't be more happy to be able to name you after him. 
All in all we can't wait to meet you little Treyson. We already love you so much! Here's hoping the next 5 months go quickly!

Friday, June 8, 2012

The Big Announcement!

Mother's Day weekend we had a big announcement for our family. We decided to surprise them with the news that we are expecting a baby in December. I know I didn't update again after my last doctor appointment, but they bumped our due date back to 12/12/12. So we're just sticking with that for now. We heard the baby's little heartbeat and it was a strong 160 bpm which has Philip completely convinced that it's a girl. At our last appointment though it had slowed down quite a bit. Anyway, back to the announcement. We made some cute cards to give to our family (and the few close friends that we told early). Here's a pic of what they looked like..



 
Of course we had to feature our other kids in the announcement.
 I know the pictures of the cards aren't the best, but you get the picture!

We decided to wait and tell everyone else (well those that the news hadn't leaked out to yet) after our next appointment. The appointment came just at the right time because the last part of our trip in Texas I got super sick. I hadn't been able to keep any food, drink, or anything down for the last week and a half before my appointment. We went to the doctor and he noticed my big drop in weight and prescribed me some medicine that's been helping a ton! I don't really have any cravings anymore. Mostly I have to force myself to eat, but I am doing tons better! It was crazy to see the difference in ultrasounds from the visit before to this visit. The baby had grown quite a bit and was moving around. We were able to see the hands and feet, it was really fun! Even though my health wasn't the best the doctor said the baby is doing great! We should find out what we're having next appointment!
 
Philip is obsessed with this ultrasound picture. He's convinced it looks like an alien so this is the picture of choice he shows everyone. What a weirdo! 

That's our news for now. I'll try to be a better blogger and keep all the updates posted! :0)

Our Trip to Texas!

A few weeks ago we went to Texas for our anniversary/vacation and we had a blast! The first part of the trip we stayed in San Antonio.
 
This was the view from our hotel room. It's the Tower of the Americas.  It stands 750 ft tall. On our anniversary we had dinner there at the Chart House Restaurant!

Our hotel was so close to everything. This is the Alamo above and it was just a short walk away. We both thought the Alamo was a lot bigger, but it was still cool to see. 

 Here's some pics from the Riverwalk. There are all sorts of restaurants and dessert places. It was a fun environment. 



 The city was so pretty when it was lit up at night. I have no clue what the building on the left is but it looked awesome with the red, white, and blue at night.

  Our hotel had a free breakfast and this is what the pancakes looked like.


 

Like I mentioned earlier we went to eat at the Chart House Restaurant for our anniversary. We made our reservations right before the sunset so we could see the city. The restaurant spins while you're eating so you can get a different view of the city. It was awesome! We made it all the way around before we left.


Here are some pics of the city. We had an awesome view of the sunset as we were eating!




 Out of nowhere we noticed these lights. Go Spurs!




 Philip took me on a carriage ride after dinner! It was the best. Plus we got valet service to our hotel.

After our trip to San Antonio we went back to Houston to spend some time with Philip's brother and his family. Which means we got to spend lots of time with this cute little guy below. Brayden was lots of fun and supplied tons of entertainment while we were there.


 We went to a Houston Astros game. Our seats were awesome! Plus we made it on the big screen the first 5 minutes we were there.



 Next up we went to the Houston Zoo. I love going to zoos in other states just to see the difference. Then I always leave feeling bummed out because our zoo is so much lamer than everywhere else. We had lots of fun seeing all the animals. Especially the baby giraffe below. So cute!







 We spent the last few days of our trip just hanging out with our family. Philip's brother Jonathan had a rally for beach retreat at his church and we held some alligators and ate some crawdads.




We had lots of fun hanging out with Brayden!





 Thanks Jonathan and Michelle for letting us stay with you guys. We had a blast!