Trying to be "Crafty" and my Serious Reader

Lately I have been making bows for Indiana's hair. I want to learn how to make different kinds so all her bows don't look the same. Our ward is thinking of doing a bow making class one night, so hopefully they will and I can learn some new tricks!

Also, Indiana LOVES to read! She will read anything from a dvd box to our ward list. She is really serious when she is reading too and reads outloud to herself.

20 Weeks!

This is my belly today at 20 weeks, I think. Either I am 20 weeks or 21 weeks. We'll find out hopefully at my next doctor's appointment. But either way I am halfway done with my pregnancy! I can't wait to meet my little boy!

Bye Bye Belly Button

When I was pregnant with Indiana I was so excited to have a big belly and for my belly button to become an outty like they do for a lot of pregnant women. Well, that didn't happen for me. Instead my belly button just stretched and dissappeared! Now it is almost gone again, and a lot sooner this time. One of these days I'll get brave and take a picture for you all to see. In the meantime, just imagine Kyle XY pregnant and that is what my belly looks like. So weird.

It's A .................................

Click on picture to view it larger.BOY!!!!

Well, we just got back from our ultrasound and found out we are having a bouncy baby boy! We just couldn't believe it! To be honest I really thought it was a girl. My doctor is also thinking about changing my due date to January 22nd or 21st. She said the baby is either just BIG or I am further along. We'll wait and see though as the weeks go by and they keep measuring my uterus. For me, the closer to February the better, but if he is meant to come early then that is fine. We are going to name him Porter. We just haven't figured out the middle name yet. Porter _____ Jones. Any suggestions?

I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

We have an exciting week ahead of us. Friday we find out what we are having, my older brother will be in town Monday and we are getting together for dinner, and then we are leaving early next Thursday morning for San Diego!!! I am so excited to get away! I already booked the hotel and bought our tickets to Sea World. I hope Indiana has as much fun as me! We are also planning on hitting the beach and just relaxing. The weather there lately has been high 70's, low 80's, so we are really excited to get away from this heat! Shamu, here I come!

Take my Poll!

Underneath the ticker that shows how far along I am is a poll. I want to know what you all think I am having! Just so you know I have very strong male genes on my side of the family. Indiana is the only grandchild on my side, but on Devin's side there are ONLY granddaughters. So, will it be another girl or will we finally add a boy to all those granddaughters? My appointment is next Friday at 9:30 in the morning, and that is when the poll closes!

Can't Sleep

I just can't seem to be tired tonight. About an hour and a half ago (9pm AZ time) someone actually tried to break into our apartment!!! I was in the living room watching tv when this happened. A guy jumped into our balcony and tried to open the window that goes into our living room. The blinds were opened just a bit so all I saw was a sillouette. I ran and woke Devin up and he got his gun but the guy was already gone. Sometimes I hate living on the bottom floor of an apartment complex. Sure, it is so much easier not having to worry about the stairs when you have a little one and when you are pregnant, but then I worry about our safety. So, now I can't sleep! I have been watching tv and surfing the internet for over an hour trying to tire myself out and it isn't working.

16 Weeks

This pregnancy is a lot different from my first one. For starters, I have already gained about 15 lbs!!! I also started showing really early and was a bit nauseous at the beginning. When I was pregnant with Indiana I never was sick and gained only 26 lbs my entire pregnancy. Oh well, I am loving my belly and have an appointment tomorrow. Then I will schedule my ultrasound so we can find out if we are having another girl or finally adding a boy to the family!

Swimming on the Balcony

Jake & Katie got Indiana this fun little pool for her birthday. She loves it!

Indy's Party

For Indy's 1st birthday we just had a small party here at our apartment. As you can see there wasn't much room! We should have planned it better. But it was fun!

Happy 1st Birthday Indy!

Today Indiana officially turns 1!!! I can't believe that a year has come and gone since her birth. As of today she walks EVERYWHERE, tries to run, drinks her juice only from a sippy cup, plays peek-a-boo, sings her own version of Itsy Bitsy Spider and If Your Happy and You Know it, can say No, dada, mama, ball, baba (for bottle), bubu (for bubbles), Katie, Jake, Eddie (her elephant) bye bye, and she talks baby talk all day long. She LOVES to READ. She flips through books one page at a time and pretends to read, knows to point the remote at the T.V. (probably got that from me!) and is learning new things everyday! Happy Birthday baby girl! We love you!

(we tried to take some pics but they didn't turn out too well. sorry!)

My mom made this amazing cake for Indy.

Family Photos

We decided to take some family photos since the last time we did was when Indy was a newborn. We didn't get to take too many because it was too darn hot! We were sweating really bad. I think what we did take turned out okay though!

OFFICALLY WALKING!

Okay, I know I already said before that Indy was walking, but that was when she was only doing a few steps. But on Friday evening she starting taking off! She is so good at it! She likes to walk everywhere now. Before she seemed to hate walking. I am so proud of her! These pics were taken when Devin's family was here about 2 weeks ago when they were trying to get Indy to take more than just 1 or 2 steps.

Indy's 4th of July Outfit

My mom made Indy this really cute 4th of July outfit, but because we were not able to make it to NM she didn't get it till after the 4th. But I thought my mom did great and wanted to post a picture for all to see!

Walking

So, Indiana can now walk. Sort of. She'll take a few steps and then sits down. She is either too afraid or just doesn't want to. She is very controlled with her steps and doesn't wobble around or fall. She has very good balance, I just don't think she has the confidence. Hopefully she'll get the confidence she needs soon because I am tired of hauling her around everywhere! But she's worth it, so I do it!

4th of July

For the 4th of July Indiana & I were supposed to go to Deming to celebrate it with my family, but she had an ear infection and the new medicine they were trying wasn't working and she was only getting worse. So I didn't want to strap her in a carseat for 5 hours to drive for a party and then turn back around the next day and drive 5 hours back when she was sick. We instead went to UNO's for dinner with Katie & Jake (Devin's younger brother & sister) and then watched fireworks at Tempe Town Lake. It was really hot but fun! And surprisingly Indiana did good with staying up so late. She is used to going to bed around 7 and the fireworks didn't start till 9. She was a trooper!

Devin & me at UNO's.

Indy and her Daddy!

Katie & Jake!

Waiting for fireworks to start!

Playing with glowsticks.

So Cute!

Jake is pretending to "get" her!

Watching the firworks!

She was scared and didn't know who she wanted to hold her, so

she kept reaching back and forth between me & Devin.

We were so sweaty because it was over 100 degrees that late at night!

She is AWESOME!!!

A couple weeks ago Indiana started standing and now she has mastered it! She can stand for long periods of time without falling. When she is done standing she slowly sits down. She is so proud of herself as you can see in a couple pictures she is clapping. Now we are just waiting for her to take her first steps!

What a difference!

The day I found out I was pregnant I pulled all of Indiana's old newborn clothes out and compared the onesie Indiana came home from the hospital in and one she wears today. I can't believe how much she has grown! I am so excited to have a tiny newborn in the house again and I can't wait!

Update on Due Date!

Okay, so the first time I went into see my OBGYN, they had calculated my due date as January 19th, 2010. But then the doctor that did my exam said my uterus seemed a little larger, so she thought I was farther along. Well, I wasn't wanting to be farther along because that would put my due date closer to Christmas and I wanted to be able to travel around Christmastime, not be stuck here in Mesa without any family. However, I just got back from my ultrasound and it turns out they pushed my due date back to the 28th of January!!! Yay!! The further away from Christmas the better! I saw the same doctor that I had seen almost everytime when I was pregnant with Indiana. She said the woman who did my first exam was only a physician's assistant and obviously was confused. My uterus is normal and I got to see and hear the baby's heartbeat! I am so excited for Indiana to be a big sister!