Belly Update

Well, now I'm 6 1/2 months along. I have definitely grown quite a bit in the last month. I think I get bigger every day. I have mostly enjoyed being pregnant. I thought it would be hard and I'd be miserable. Maybe there's still time for that. Maybe if I had been sick at all I'd be singing a different tune. Really the only complaint I have is I wish I was getting more sleep at night. It seems like I'm awake for most of the night. I think Jason wishes I was getting more sleep at night too. He's not sleeping well either, and it's probably my fault. That's what he gets though for making me fat.

Liberty Park

Jason had to do engagement pictures for a couple on Sunday at Liberty Park, and since we also had to go up to Bountiful to get the girls from Mom and Dad Howell's, we all went to Liberty Park with Jason and we let the girls play. The girls weren't too interested in the playground they had. I got a few pictures of them on the equipment, but they only played about five minutes on it. They went straight for the water, then on to the dirt. They had a lot of fun playing in the mud and building stuff. It will be fun if we ever take them to a beach and we can actually build some really neat stuff. I didn't think something like that would hold their attention for so long. Anyway, here's some pic's I took at the park.

This is a teeter totter thing they had, it looked pretty fun.

Memories..Thanks Nicole..

Here is a fun little game...Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time, or a long time, anything you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.On your mark...get set...blog your memories!!

Kicking

Today I felt the baby kick a couple of times when I put my hand on Dallas' belly. It was neat. It seems kind of early to be feeling that, but maybe not. Or maybe he's just a strong little fella. Maybe he'll be a soccer player, or a karate guy.

We cleaned out the basement yesterday so we can get started on finishing it. Brenda and Troy came over and helped us. We got it done pretty fast, so that's good. I'm glad they could come and help us. I couldn't have moved all the heavy stuff by myself, and Dallas can't really lift much. So yeah, we really appreciate the help. I started drawing up plans last night. It will be nice when we can get it done.

Some Stuff

Here are a couple of pictures of my belly. I'm five and half months along now. Jason and me think I look more pregnant in person. I don't know why it doesn't look as big in pictures. It also seems it pokes out more depending on the time of day. I don't know if this is just because I'm bloated or if the baby is in a different position. I'm no expert, I just assume a lot. I've also been feeling the baby a lot this past week. I thought at first it was just gas, but I'm pretty sure now it's the baby moving. It's pretty exciting.

Also, our Plecto died. Jason had him for about three and a half years. He was a big guy. If you remember his name was Dallas' boyfriend. That was because he liked me. We started to notice that he was getting holes in his fins, but didn't really do anything about it. Then he developed an open sore on the top of his head, that looked pretty bad. Jason got some medicine for him, but he was too sick I guess. He will be missed. We have a new Plecto now and his name is Big Papi. That's a player for the Red Sox for those of you that don't know that. We have two other fish in the tank that are also named after Red Sox players, so we thought we would stick with the theme. He seems to be a good little cleaner.

And...We are done painting!! I am so excited about that. I still have to go through and get paint off hinges and door knobs, but that won't be too bad. It was such a huge project for us. I think it took us about two and half months(if you ask Jason he says forever). We really really hate to paint, I guess. I didn't have much experience with it before, but I know now I never want to do it again. It wouldn't have been so bad if we painted the ceiling and walls the same color. I haven't really been enjoying the way it looks because I hated doing it so bad, but the past couple of days I've actually looked at it and I think I like the way it looks. We wish we would have gone a little lighter on the moulding and doors, but we're not changing it, so it will have to do. Maybe will put some pictures on soon.