The Fatso

Well, after spending a record amount of time at the doctor's office today (yep, 2 whopping hours) we have found out that our son is FAT. We're talking, a serious manchild. So much so that I have to stop eating carbs because of him. Seriously? I LOVE carbs. They are my life. They are what I crave more than anything in the world, and I have to stop cold turkey? It's a good thing I love this kid!

So, I'm 30 weeks along and Bubba (formerly known as Lil' Mikey..... since he's not so little, he shall henceforth be known as Bubba.) is a whopping 3 lbs., 11 oz. HUGE! That's what he is! My doctor told me that he's not worried about MY weight; I'm doing just fine. It's just the big baby that needs to chill out a little! So no carbs for the Nikster for about 8 more weeks. We've been told that we are to be induced on Oct. 27th because he is a little bigger than they would like him to be, and they don't want me having a 10 pound kid for my first one. So, that's the update for today. Anyone know good things to eat that DON'T involve carbs? It's going to be a long 8 weeks....

I'm Wearing A Sweatshirt in Arizona?!?!?!

So, hooray, Brett just finished up his first quarter of classes on Thursday and now has a 10 day break! We can't believe how fast the time has flown by.... it's already been 10 weeks! So, to celebrate we decided to take a trip up to Flagstaff to get out of the heat and away from even looking at campus for a few days! So, here are some pictures from that fun experience! Also, I had a great surprise last Saturday. One of my previous students and her mom showed up at my doorstep! Kelsie Richards came to visit me, and she and her mom drove all the way from Goodyear to come. I was soooooo excited, and felt really good that one of my students would want to come visit!

We have learned a big lesson from our trip to Flagstaff. NEVER go to a hotel that doesn't have a continental breakfast included. We thought we were saving some big bucks by staying at a cheap motel (and were fooled into thinking it DID have a continental breakfast. We weren't aware that having coffee in the lobby until 10 am counted as a "breakfast.") So we had to go eat at the IHOP next door and spent WAY more money than we would have if we hadn't been so cheap with the motel. I mean seriously, what kind of establishment doesn't include shampoo in the rooms or an alarm clock? Yeah, that's how awesome our room was. But nevertheless, it was a great trip and we learned one more thing.... we will never live in Flagstaff. It has been stricken from the record of places to consider. It was the craziest layout of a town that we've ever seen, and the homeless population was about as big as the people who own homes. So, no thank you to that. Ahhh, the many lessons you can learn on a vacation!

Kelsie and me at my house!

My GINORMOUS pancakes that I had for breakfast. I have NEVER seen pancakes this big before in my life. I only made it through one... and that was a big undertaking!

Brett and I on a chair lift ride in Flagstaff. It was fun and COLD! Yes, we're both wearing sweatshirts in AUGUST in Arizona! WAHOO!

The pretty trees/dead trees of Flagstaff. It was really fun to see trees other than palm trees for once. We almost felt like we were back in Provo.....

My glamor (I feel that this word is spelled differently, but spellcheck said I was wrong....) shot of the trip. This is me at the top of the mountain, before I had to sit down because I felt like I was going to pass out. Note to self-- high elevation= not a lot of oxygen. Not a lot of oxygen= not a happy Nikki. It was so fun to be wearing a sweatshirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep, that's how high we were!

The view on the way down the chair lift. So pretty!

Enough of the Silence...

Well, I'm back from my fantastic vacation to Colorado, and I decided it was finally time to update the blog. I started out in Colorado just hanging out with my parents. It was SUPER fun and my mom and I got a few things done :) My mom made curtains for little Michael's room (which turned out AMAZING!!!) and I cooked 10 pounds of Sloppy Joe meat for our family reunion. We got to watch a lot of Bones and The Mentalist, not to mention our Classic Period Piece of the trip: Wives and Daughters. My mom and I were so excited to watch it-- there were 3 DVDs which equal 6 hours of viewing fun, or so we thought. It turns out that the last DVD was just extra features, so we were pretty confused when the show was wrapping up on the 2nd DVD and didn't clue in that it was over until the credits rolled. Wow, we are so on top of things! We just looked at each other and said, "That's it?" But in retrospect, we both really enjoyed it. There were some pretty amazing parts in it :)


After hanging out in Colorado for a few days, we made the drive to Provo to pick up Sara. (My lil' Sis.) It was SO fun to see her (considering I haven't seen her since April when she went to London. It's weird knowing that she's home and not having our Sister Nights once a week.... dang moving!) We helped her make an amazing dinner for her dinner group and I got presents from London! I'm totally in love with the scarf she gave me and can't wait to wear it in November! Then we headed up Idaho to our family reunion in Island Park.

My favorite part of the whole trip was the WEATHER! It was so cool (in the 70's) the entire time. Ahhh, such relief from the 115 that I despise in Glendale. I guess it was pretty fun to see my family too :) I got to see Megan and her family for the first time in a year and a half... and I got to bond with my new niece, who is absolutely adorable! So, it was a GREAT trip.

My ridiculously cute cousin (of some sort...) Olivia.

My stinking cute nephew, Luke :)

My cousin Amy holding my adorable niece, Emily.

After getting home from the reunion, I practiced a skill that I learned from my cousin-in-law, Katie. I learned all about Mod Podge and used it to my advantage to make a cute name plate for Michael. I feel so crafty! So, that's the update for today :)