So, this is a new past-time of ours. You can tell by my smile that it's not exactly a favorite past-time. For those of you that don't know, this is the infamous "non-stress test". It tells us how well Aaliyah tolerates contractions and how well she is doing the last 4 weeks of pregnancy (some babies just need to get out). I have to sit in this chair for half an hour every week while Justin stares at me. Yeah, pretty fun. This particular time the nurse didn't tie the monitors tight enough, so I had to hold them on in order for the machine to record Aaliyah's activity. You're probably thinking "that looks like a pretty comfortable chair though". You have obviously never been pregnant if you are thinking that. Squishy chairs, especially reclining, is probably THE most uncomfortable thing in the world. I'd rather sit on a concrete floor indian-style.

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

So, on a particularly windy Friday night Somer and DJ invited us to go fly kites with them and the kids at a park in Rigby. This was my first experience with flying kites. Flying kites isn't a very popular past-time in Delaware because it's not windy very often and there's lots of trees everywhere. However, you do see lots of kites at the beach, but we never indulged. It was a lot of fun! I wished I would have gotten a picture of the playground though. They had a huge rock formation with slides built into it. Mia wouldn't let go of Somer, and Ian kept saying "You gonna come up this way with me, Karli?" So of course I couldn't refuse that! It must have been quite a sight, 2 pregnant ladies climbing around on the rock formations. Meanwhile, Justin entertained himself by swinging on the swings. His favorite thing to do is to tip his head back when he swings forward so that you get that butterfly feeling. I'm not sure if I should tell everyone this, but the other night he entertained himself for, no lie, 10 minutes by tipping his head off the end of the bed and sitting up quick (giving himself this sensation). He laughed like a little kid and then repeated several times. It was very entertaining to watch, I just wish I had documented it. Ok, this is the end of my novel, enjoy the pictures!

The boys were fixing Mia's fish kite because it wasn't flying for some reason. Justin is the master jimmy-rigger, so of course he figured out how to make it fly.

Here's some of everybody flying their kite. We had Thomas the Train and a fish. Justin was doing kite tricks with the fish. Who knew you could do tricks with a kite? I sure didn't.

OK, so this is a totally random picture, but I thought it was hilarious. Justin and I were babysitting at our house and the kids wanted to watch a movie. Long story, but they ended up watching in our bedroom. As soon as we walked in they climbed up on the bed, bubble wrap and all, and got all tucked in to our bed and comfy. They are such characters.

Boy Scouts of America

So, something new for us is that Justin just got extended a calling in our ward. He was called as the Assistant Scoutmaster for the 11 year old scouts. He had his first night last week and they tied knots. He is excited to go on their campout next month (even though he's leaving his newborn baby at home). We are also excited that now when we go camping he will be able to 1. Raise me out of a hole if I fall, and 2. tie an adjustable knot to hold the tent up. We are glad to be getting integrated, and hopefully once the baby is old enough Karli will get a call too. For now, she is satisfied with visiting teaching. The church is true!

Sunday Picnic

The past few days in Idaho have been progressively more beautiful every day. I love the fact the spring is finally here! So, Sunday we had stake conference so we were able to go to the park for lunch (our normal church time is 1-4, so we can never do lunch) and relax. Some things we like to do on our Sunday picnics are read, eat, and take naps. :) I love to just lay and listen to the sounds of all the things going on around me, whether it's the birds, kids playing, or just the silence. I have to add that both of us got sun-kissed. We didn't anticipate that we would need sunscreen in April. Guess we know better than that now. Here are some pictures.

I'm lucky; he loves me even though I've gained *blank* lbs in the last 9 months.

Justin reading his book

New Due Date

So, we went to the doctor yesterday for my 37 week appointment, and the doctor moved my date up 5 days. So...my new due date is May 8th. I'm confused about this because I'm pretty sure the old due date was exactly right on, but he's the doctor...right? Anyway, 37 week pictures to follow soon. 

Family Night at the Park

So, Justin and I (not knowing that Idaho would be consistent with it's weather forecast of BEAUTIFUL weather the next 2 weeks) decided to take advantage of a gorgeous day on family night and go to the park. Yes, I am wearing a hat, but it's out of my love for hats, not the cold weather. :) We brought the soccer ball with us and kicked it around, and of course Justin saw the big gun and had to get on it. I'm not sure why they have a memorial monument in Rigby, Idaho of all places...but it's cool nonetheless. 

I love this one. "...Ummmmm.....what is all this stuff?"

This was him explaining to me all the parts. I don't know how he knows so much, but I'm pretty sure he should be on Jeopardy or some trivia show.

This is Justin on attacking the bad guys. He’s such a stud. (I’ll have you know that when I first wrote the captions to these photos I called it a tank, and he came in and changed it for me because he didn’t want me to look like I didn’t know what I was talking about. He’s so sweet.) 

Justin doing his tricks.

I can still play soccer, even 3 weeks before my due date! 

Ok, it wasn't the most comfortable activity of the night, but it was so much fun to be out and doing something!

Yes, I am 37 weeks pregnant, thank you very much.

Easter Fun

So, Easter is a really fun holiday for us. We get candy and family time, our two favorite things. We spent an evening with Somer, DJ, Ian and Mia on Good Friday. We had a smorgasbord with all of our leftovers. Neither one of us felt like cooking on a Friday night and had TONS of leftovers, so we just put them all out on the counter and traded leftovers. It was awesome! Then we decorated eggs with the kids. Despite the fact that a lot of the eggs cracked, it was a really fun night! Somer decorated the cracks on one egg for abstract art, and Justin found an egg that had cracked open and leaked out and he decorated it as an egg that had a traumatic accident. He's so creative :) Then, Somer and I (the mother hens) were captured on camera laying eggs.

The Pregnancy

To all of you who so faithfully blog, I am ashamed to even have a website. But...I am trying. Below are the photos that we've taken so far in the pregnancy. They are few and far between, but it didn't seem like I was growing very much so we didn't take a ton of pictures. Right now I am 36 weeks, so our little Aaliyah could really come any time now. We are anxiously awaiting her arrival.