I just can't get enough of this kid

Kraig took Andy's training wheels off last week. It's been pretty tough getting Andy to want to practice riding his bike here at the house (and not enough patience from mommy), so Kraig had the genius idea to take him to the soccer fields at the park down the street. Watch and enjoy!
I laughed harder and harder at each of his attempts on the grass and as he made a few tries on the sidewalk. What a kid!

If you can, be sure to notice the look of terror on Andy's face right before the video ends. It was a pretty bad crash, but he got right back on the bike and tried again.

A pregnancy confession

At my OB's office, each woman is responsible of weighing herself and reporting that weight to the nurse during intake. It's not so bad, except that I've put on a lot of weight this pregnancy and I've stopped wanting to know what my weight is. It's usually around the 34/36 week appointment anyway that I turn around on the scale and don't look at my weight go up each week--I let the nurse quietly write it in my chart. It just depresses me too much.

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I had my 34 week appointment this morning. This appointment wasn't any different than the last dozen I've been to; I weighed myself and found out I'd gained 1 pound/week since my last appointment. That's perfectly normal for this point in the pregnancy. The only problem is that now I know where my weight is. I'm 9 pounds away from weighing as much as my husband. EEeek!

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I dated a lot of scrawny light-weights in college. I'm not a petite girl, so I always felt like a mammoth around these losers because I knew if I gained 3 pounds or grew an inch I'd be the heavyweight in the relationship. I could also out-eat them. Therefore, those boys had to go. When I met, dated, and married Kraig, I was so excited for so many reasons, but for once I felt petite around a boy, he was tall and solidly built, and he could definitely out-eat me. All qualities I wanted in a husband. I also knew that at my heaviest pregnant weight, Kraig would still outweigh me. Really, I had those thoughts and they were important to me (I think it's a side product of my education).

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So here I am, 10 pounds away from claiming the heavyweight champ roll in our home. I've asked Kraig if he wouldn't mind working harder to gain a few pounds in the next 6 weeks--you know, sympathy weight gain for his growing wife. Or maybe a little emotional eating to match my own. SOMETHING so that I don't reach that magic number on the scale above his. We'll see how it goes. I might just have to swallow my pride (along with all the food I cram in my body) and accept that it's just how it's going to be. Phooey.

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Me after dinner last night, filled to the brim with steak, mashed potatoes, and asparagas. Definitely a content mama!

Winter Wonderland

We had a few photos taken at Christmas time to update my parents' bragging wall. My sister, Robin, does a fantastic job. I love how they turned out for a few reasons:

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#1 you can't tell I'm pregnant

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#2 my face doesn't appear to reflect the 25+ pounds I've gained (although it does in real life)

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#3 Andy looks like he should be a model for Gap Kids

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#4 Joshy's nap hair doesn't look half bad (except the cowlick caused horn on the left)

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#5 We've never had a winter photo shoot done and I love the snowy background and trees

#6 It was so cold Christmas day, the shoot lasted about 10 minutes and we got tons of great family and individual shots.

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Thanks, Robin!

The truth is out

Kraig and I left the boys at my parents' house last night while we went out to dinner (to a fantastic Japanese restaurant, but that's another post).

I finally found out what really happens when the kids are at Grandma's.

Grandma, Grandpa, and Fuzzy said both boys ate a really good dinner before they indulged on the donuts, but come on. What's the point of going to Grandma's if you don't get to eat dessert first!

What have we been up to?

Here are my excuses for not posting: I'm tired and pregnant. And I've had family in town. Sorry, Ash.

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Here's a brief recap of what our holiday consisted:

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My brother and sisters and their families were all in town for the holiday. Kraig had to work at 8am Christmas morning, so we woke the kids up at 5:45am so we could open gifts and get ready for the day before he had to leave for work. Be sure to note the big bags around Andy's eyes. I'm not entirely sure (it's kind of all a blur, no pun intended), but I think there were definitely Christmas Day naps.

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Kraig spoiled me at Christmas. It was wonderful. I loved all of his gifts, but the one that got the tears were the two pine benches he and my dad and brother had made for me for my kitchen table. I've scoured every furniture store in a 10 mile radius (and online) for benches to match my now-discontinued dining set. The benches are more beautiful and match more perfectly than anything I would have found to purchase. They're perfect! Thanks, honey!

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A large part of my Christmas preparations were spent in my sewing room working of projects. I made the boys matching suits this year. I'm so pleased with how they turned out. I took some liberties with the patterns and was amazed when the finished product looked how I had planned. I think the kids look so handsome.

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We had a few friends and family over for games New Year's Eve. It was lots of fun and even ended at the decent hour of 11pm. Kraig and I rang in the New Year by ourselves (Ok. Ryan Seacrest was there too). I can only imagine what this new year will bring, but I'm so grateful I have Kraig by my side. I can weather any storm with my best friend next to me.

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Kraig worked New Year's Day (no surprise), so when he got home we took the kids sledding. Correction. He took the kids sledding, and I sat in the warm car and read my book. I did step outside to snap a few photos documenting the event. I had to laugh when I came upon my boys riding the sled as if it were a roller coaster. These little boys have the same thrill seeker in them like their father. Heaven help me!

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As a cute side note, Andy gave the scripture again in Primary yesterday. This video is for his grandparents who couldn't be there: