8 Weeks Left

My sister Michele who is an amazing photographer, took some pregnancy pictures of me while I was up for in UT for my two brothers' graduation from UVU. Since I wasn't certain that I'd be back up there before I have the baby she did them for me ( I think she usually takes maternity pictures when it is very near to the end). She and others rave about how beautiful I look, but really, I just think I look normal and a little camera shy. I "stole" this picture off her photography blog, but figured that she'd let me so that I can make this post for my eight week countdown. Sorry Michele, I hope you don't mind. I didn't even know you posted some pictures on your blog until I received a new comment. On another note, I am sooooo proud of Kono, today marks the first day he didn't use a diaper or have an accident for one full day! Horray!!! There is hope for this boy and hope for me that I'll only have to buy and change diapers for one child when our baby arrives.

30 Down, 10 To Go!

So this is how I look at a little less than 10 weeks to go. This blouse imp articular makes me look smaller than I really am. Especially because it's black.

And this is how my belly really looks! Eeeeek! And it's only going to get bigger. I am at that stage where I just want the baby out without the big belly and uncomfortableness. However, I still have much preparation to do. Most people (even people I don't know) tell me I'm small for how far along I am but I really think otherwise. I definitely feel the pounds packing on, especially in the lower half of my body (thanks to my White side). I'm not gaining as much weight as with my first pregnancy but it's not over yet, hopefully I won't gain as much or more.

Easter

I told Kono to smile and this is the pose he made. That silly boy!
Cute picture but that wet spot on his vest ruins it. He just so happened to spill his drink on himself right before pictures. Too bad I don't have photo shop. I also didn't have a tie for him and his pants were wrinkled, too long, and his shirt not properly tucked in. Oh well, there's always a next time and besides, his adorable face and smile makes everything better.
I am so lucky to be so adored by my son and to have him as my own.
Me and my two boys :)
Kono loves to take pictures with his Daddy. I think he looks cute the way he is looking at Granite.
Kono and Granite in their Sunday best.
This is the face they both made when I told them to look up and smile. Isn't it funny that it's the same?
Nahoa and Kono were sooo excited to start hunting for the eggs.
Last year, Kono really didn't hunt that well. He would get distracted and be slow about it. This year, he knew exactly what to do and was so quick about it.
Kono and his shy smile (he bites his bottom lip). The boys are all done hunting.
Kono was so pleased with all the eggs he found.
Not a good picture of me, but here is my growing belly. I even think it's huge. More pics to come soon.
The boys kept wanting to get into the cake. Pebbles made this cute cake. She was going to make it into a basket (with a Red Vine handle and a basket decoration) but decided that the taste was more important than the looks, since most of us aren't frosting fans. It was a yummy chocolate strawberry cake.
Kono getting ready to eat Jello eggs.
It's alot more fun to eat Jello when you can hold it!
Kono loves to make things for his Daddy.
This year was Kono's first time decorating eggs since he is old enough. He thought it was so cool.
We made it through with a couple of spills. I hadn't dyed eggs in the longest time, it was fun for me too.
All done! Kono applauding himself. :)

We had a great Easter. Granite and I both spoke in sacrament meeting on Easter. Preparing for the talk and speaking really made me ponder upon all the blessings that we are given because of Jesus Christ. I really tried to ephasize that though we are all going to be given the free gift of resurrection where everyone's spirits will be reunited with their physical bodies in perfect form, we will not have a "perfect" spirit if we don't use the Atonement properly in our lives and follow Christ throughout our lives. I am deeply grateful for what I consider are the two greatest things within the gospel- the Atonement and the gift of the Resurrection.

More Superman and Batman

I wanted to do some kind of craft with Kono today. I was trying to find an Easter one but either we didn't have all the supplies or it was just to feminine in my opinion. I found this one and Kono was stoked. He loved it. It's made out of toilet paper rolls. I just used a paper towel one and cut it.



Here is Kono playing with his favorite toys. He loves to play make believe with these characters. He calls them "Batman babies". He got the Batman cave for his third birthday and has slowly collected the characters which are usually hard to find. It took a long time to get Joker as it was sold out online on many websites and if you could find it, it was like $20 for a small simple toy. We finally found it at Target one lucky day for $6.

Dirt, dirt, dirt!!!

I did not leave a window open. Kono didn't put dirt all over the place. This is just what I've had to deal with for three Spring times now. It can surely make me frustrated when I clean and yet find this again and again. It is really windy here in Tuba City. And the thing about it is that there are hardly any trees and no bushes, grass or plants to keep all the dirt from blowing in the area where we live. Some days it will be so bad that you don't even want to take a step outside. Last year Kono and I got eye infections from the dirt. That was very awful and I don't want it to happen again. I think this year was the worst. For two Sundays it got so bad that I was scared that the roof would blow off or something crazy like that. One Sunday I got blown like ten to fifteen feet while holding Kono's hand walking to my car after church. I have never gone blown by the wind before. I thought it only happened to people who look like sticks. I am a pregnant woman! Anyway, the worst part about dealing with the all the dirt and wind is that I can't do laundry on the really windy days because the dirt comes into the dryer. The picture above isn't at it's worst. And one time I just didn't cook cause there was dirt falling onto my stove. It came in through the unfinished stove fan (maintenance's fault). It also really comes in through our bathroom ceiling fan getting all over our sink bathroom rugs, and tub. Yuck! I've never had to deal with so much dirt in my life until we moved here but nevertheless, we are lucky to live in a nice teacher's housing. We were very fortunate enough to get into a refurbished one (there are only two). Dealing with this has also made me even more grateful for plants and trees.

What has Kono been up to?

Kono did this train puzzle mostly by himself. I just guided him through and asked questions and he put the pieces together. He is liking puzzles now that he is getting older. I like that it makes him think. Here he is fixing it after it was all put together and he tried to pull the train. He said "Dang it" when it broke. Woops, he got that from me :(


Here he is all proud of his hard work.

Other things that Kono has been up to are:
Wanting to do everything himself! This makes things that can happen in a couple of seconds end up being more like a couple of minutes but I'm glad cause he's learning and becoming independent.
He loves to dress himself most of the time. This morning he changed out of his pj's into his clothes for the day with his "training pants" on and short cuts on backwards. He looked so cute but I never did take a picture. He is also doing pretty good with potty training. He does it all on his own about 85% of the time. I am so proud of him because a couple of months ago, I thought there was no hope. And if you know Kono, he doesn't like to eat, but he'll guzzle drinks in a flash and constantly soak his diapers. It is now changing, he eats more and drinks a bit less. He uses the potty numerous times throughout the day and it makes me worried if he can do this away from home.
Two funny things he said recently: I spilled my makeup bag and he willingly helped me pick up the cosmetics. He got the blush and told me to put it on my eyebrows. I started laughing and he said "Make yourself nice-nice, all pretty!" That was so funny, I never told him that makeup makes me pretty, how did he know? Maybe he recognizes the difference when I have no makeup on. Hahaha.
The other thing was that I took out a bin to look at his baby clothes. He saw one outfit that he really wanted to put on. He tried and tried and I told him repeatedly that it's too small, and that it's for his brother now. He pulled up my shirt and said very frustrated "How do you do this?" trying to find a way to open up my belly. I said "What are you doing?" He said he wanted to climb in my belly and grow so that he can be a baby again. Ahhhh, poooor Kono!

The Batman Boys

Kono loves wearing capes no matter what kind. He wanted to wear his cousin's cape and every time he put it on, it just wouldn't stay over both eyes. He looked so cute looking around with just one eye. And it didn't seem to bother him, just as long as he was...... "Batman!".

Kono and Kekoa had such fun together. They absolutely loved playing with each other. Of course all the toys that they played with were super hero toys and costumes.

We were eating lunch yesterday when these two "Batman boys" came out of the room all dressed up on their own with their masks, capes and belts. Both belts were custom fit to their trim waists with ankle tape.