Where did January and February go? It has been a little crazy in our household so I'm just barely getting around to writing. The first part of January we learned that something was definitely wrong with our septic system. Of course the day we tore into it I became very sick with the flu. Not something you want to happen when you have no water or toilet. Thank goodness my parents happened to be in Blackfoot at a Dr. appointment so Owen and I hitched a ride back to Carey with them. It was so nice to have help with Owen as well as running water and a flushing toilet. My parents and Kelly got to deal with us for 4-5 days since Matt ended up having to put a completely new septic system in and it took awhile.
The end of the month we had our long awaited gender check ultrasound right before Matt's birthday. The baby of course wasn't cooperating with us but the lady was pretty sure it was a girl. This whole pregnancy I have felt like it was a girl and so we ran with it. Even though she only gave us an 80% prediction. I told Matt I just wouldn't buy anything until we went in for another ultrasound a month later... well... that lasted about an hour. :) Our little family is so excited to be welcoming this sweet girl into our family!
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| January 16th (17weeks) |
Matt turned 30 on the 31st so my parents watched Owen for the afternoon evening so Matt and I could go to dinner and a movie. Then on Saturday we took Owen to Leo's place and played in the arcade and had lunch. (Matt wanted to :) Then had cake and ice cream with Matt's family that night. I wanted to do something more exciting but it just wasn't working out. Hopefully someday Matt and I can get away and go on vacation soon to celebrate a bit more.
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| Owen Helping make Matt's Birthday Cake |
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| Playing skee ball our favorite! |
Much of February has been spent getting Matt's horse ready to go and sell at an auction this past weekend. We've had some beautiful weather this month and Owen and I have enjoyed getting out of the house and outside more. For Valentines day we stuck around and had our traditional valentines dinner but with some twists. I froze pomegranate juice in a heart shape ice tray and had the fancy 7 up with the ice cubes in it. Owen enjoyed "cheers" all night with his wine glass. I'm pretty sure he hardly touched the rest of his dinner. That was ok since earlier in the day he had thrown up randomly. I made raspberry jello with mousse and whipped cream on top. I saw the recipe on pintrest and it looked so cute. Mine however didn't look NEAR as pretty as theirs. It still tasted good though. Then we had green salad and homemade pizza. Then to top it off I made strawberry cheesecake. I only make the "real" cheesecake on Valentines day. I tried a new recipe and I have to say I wouldn't do that one again. It had a lot more sour cream in it than the one I did last year. It still got eaten so it must have not been that bad. haha All in all it was a nice day spent at home relaxing.
Two weeks ago Owen and I went to Carey to spend a couple days with Derrick and Kelly before they left for China. They will be over there until the end of June teaching English to kids in China. I'm excited for them to have this experience and can't wait to hear all about it! It was fun to be able to stay up late chatting like we used to do so often. This past week we spent at the Dr. and getting ready to leave to go to the horse sale for 4 days. I had another ultrasound to check gender again and do the anatomy scan. It was a huge relief to find out that she is definitely a girl and she is healthy. She is measuring a little on the small side of things but the Dr. will just monitor her measurements a little closer and possibly do a later ultrasound. I'm not concerned at all... she just might be a petite little girl like her mom was. It's amazing how much love you feel for these tiny babies ALREADY. I've had tons of fun buying and looking at girly stuff and spending lots of money. :)
Matt's shoulder has been really hurting and we were worried that he wouldn't be able to rope on his horse at the preview they do before the sale. So with some help from the chiropractor (and perhaps the vet... don't ask) Matt's shoulder was still very sore on preview day but was better enough to be able to rope. Our trip really went rather smoothly. My parents took Owen and I'm so glad they did! With us trying to buy as well as sell Matt's horse, it was nice for me to be there instead of catering to Owen. Matts horse ended up bringing more money than we thought, so that was awesome! Now the money is burning a hole in his pocket and we might not look or talk about anything but horses until he finds another one to buy. :) Now its back home and calving season is officially in full force so we aren't going anywhere for the near future. From now on out until we move cows up to Island Park in June its pretty crazy. This year it could even be worse since I'm due two weeks after we move up. It could be ANOTHER crazy summer but all in all life is good!
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| Matt's horse he sold (Jagger) |
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| Owen loves Hats! He doesn't care what it is- he will wear it on his head. We have had to hide his cowboy hat numerous times so he wouldn't have a fit when we wouldn't let him wear it to nursery. |
