ITS A GIRL!!

Well folks we are having another girl and I am so EXCITED!!! I would be just as excited if it was a boy, but now my dreams of Kinsey having a sister close to her age and a friend for life has come true :)  I have 2 brothers (that I absolutely LOVE and would not trade them for the world) but deep down I always wished I had a sister.. Most of my friends had sisters and they would share clothes, have mutual friends, have "girl talk", and just all that girl stuff that I never had a sister to do any of that with.  At least I have my AMAZING mom :)

The ultrasound yesterday went really really well!  We saw 10 fingers, 10 toes, long healthy looking legs and arms, perfect heart and brain, and all the other organs seem to be perfect as well! My fluids were excellent and my placenta is completely out of the way, and my cervix is still nice and thick. She is a mover and changed positions about 20 times in a 30 min time frame lol and so far, she looks EXACTLY like Kinsey!!! She has Brandon's nose, eyes, shape of face, and then it looks like she will have my lips.. So once again we are having a girl that is identical to Brandon! At least he makes cute girls ;) 

I cant wait to buy coordinating outfits to put my girls in for pictures or just for fun!  Brandon feels a little out numbered but I just keep reminding him of how big of a "Daddy's girl" Kinsey is so he will have no problem.  We can still have our girls be into sports and all that stuff.. I just wont allow my girls to play football.. Sorry babe! haha

I have been telling myself that if this baby was a boy then it would be our last little one.. but I think someone else has a different plan for us so its a girl and now I want to have a 3rd, just in case we get a boy! (not for a few years, like 5 lol)  Some people think I am crazy for having 2 kids by the time I am 21, but the way I look at it is I will be a young parent and always have enough energy to play with them or do what they are doing.  I wont be that "old" mom haha ;)  Plus by the time I am 30 they will be able to take care of themselves and Brandon and I can enjoy our lives and our family!

YEA FOR GIRLS!!!!!

boy.. or girl!?!?

Just a quick little update on my pregnancy so far.. I will be 20 weeks on Tuesday!!! I have been feeling very tired lately and have a REALLY hard time getting up and ready for the day! Kinsey and I play so hard and I think its finally catching up to me.  I have found that if we go for a walk right after breakfast I have a little bit more energy throughout the day, but not much haha.  So I think I just need to start exercising a little bit more and hopefully get my energy level back up.  I got a DVD workout that I have heard of so many preggo moms using called "10 minute solution".  So far I LOVE it!!! If you only feel like doing one of the 10 min workouts, thats all you do, or you can do all 5 and get almost a full hour workout in :).  Kinsey loves when I sit on the floor and work out and she even tries to do some of the moves!  We have fun!! I have also been battling constantly with feeling dizzy and faint.  Some days are better than others but it is so annoying! Especially when I am in a hurry to get ready or go somewhere and I have to keep sitting down to relax for a few minutes.  My doctor was worried about my lack of weight gain at my last appointment... I had only gained 2lbs for the first 17 weeks and I guess by 20 weeks you should have gained at least 10 lbs.  I feel like I eat constantly but I am much more active with this pregnancy then I was with Kinsey.. Hopefully my weight gain is starting to look better when we go to the drs on Thursday.  My belly is getting bigger and bigger by the day! My shorts that used to be big on me are now fitting perfect :) haha and I have stopped wearing some of my favorite shirts because I dont want to stretch them out ( I learned that the hard way when I was pregnant with Kinsey)  I think thats about all the updating I have for now..  Thursday is the BIG day with our targeted ultrasound to check all the parts and systems of the fetus to make sure everything is a-ok!  I declined all the extra testing that checks for downs and that type of stuff because it would make no difference to me and thats a lot of extra needle poking I dont want to have to go through lol

Cross your fingers the umbilical cord has moved from in between the babies legs so we can get a peek!!!

I am hoping for a girl because how fun would that be to have Kinsey have a sister only 22 months apart from her!? I always wanted a sister to be friends with for life.. I was lucky enough to have awesome step-sisters throughout my childhood but none that I ever lived with 24/7.

Brandon says it doesnt matter if its a boy or girl but I have heard him hint a few times he really wants a boy so he can teach him to play sports and do those "guy" things haha...

4th of JULY!!!

Wow did we have a great weekend!! It was filled with food, treats, playing outside, water, fireworks, and lots of fun stuff :)  We were so lucky to have Brandon be able to get the 4th off so he could spend the whole day with us!  Sunday night we lit off fireworks at our house and had a blast.  Kinsey loved watching them and would yell "WOOOW" with each one we lit off haha. We even got one of the new aerial ones they allow in Utah, but it was so loud Leo ended up going CRAZY and yipping and Kinsey just sat there with her eyes so huge.  The next morning I woke up early like a little kid because I was so excited for the parade and all the fun stuff we had planned for the day, while Kinsey and Brandon slept in until 9am! I love that Layton City's parade doesnt start until 1030 because it gives you time to sleep in and eat and get ready for the day!  The parade was packed and we soon learned that we would have to set up chairs at midnight next year so we can get a better spot out of the sun. We also learned that Kinsey will be a dancer in a parade... anytime a group of cheerleaders or dancers would go by, she would run after them and start dancing to their music! Everyone around us kept laughing saying how cute she was and how she was such a goer!  After the parade we headed over to Layton Park to go to all the booths, eat lunch, play at the carnival, and just have fun :)  Kinsey and I went down the big blow up slide and we both laughed the whole way down.. it didnt seem that high up but it tickled my stomach and everything haha.  Kinsey started to slow down and just sit back so we took her home to have a nice long nap!  We played outside, ran around, and Kinsey even scrapped her knees but never once did that stop her!  I think I am going to have to start putting knee pads on that child because she loves to run the sidewalk in front and all along the side of our house.. Im glad we live on a corner so she can get all that energy out!  Playing hard outside worked up our appetite so we cooked hamburgers and I hate to brag but my homemade hamburgers are the BEST!!!! I have a secret my mom taught me and it makes them turn out so flavorful every time :) I also made fun fruit kabobs to look like the flag!  Then it was more resting time to prepare for the fireworks. 
I have never been to any other fireworks on the 4th besides the ones in North Ogden so this year we of course went to Layton City's fireworks and they were pretty good :)  we sat on our blanket eating popcorn and just being the goofy family we are and enjoyed every single minute!  Kinsey started to get tired towards the end of the fireworks and started to put her shoes on and even pushing her stroller haha its so funny how she already knows how to tell us EXACTLY what she wants! We had a GREAT 4th Of July :)