Watch me grow

This pregnancy has by far been the hardest on me. From awful heart burn starting the week I found out i was expecting to all the other unpleasant symptoms, I've had them all. I'm so anxious to have it all over but it scares me at the same time to think that i will soon have 3 littles to care for! I'm hoping to be induced on Dec 10 but the doctor said my cervix has yet to show that it is ready and he won't induce me unless some things start happening! So Ive been bouncing on a exercise ball, eating pinapple, doing reflexology and anything else I can think of to get things moving! I'm so anxious to meet her although she doesn't have a name yet. We have liked Emmy, Brynlie and Adale so far but none of them seem perfect yet. Her middle name will be Carmina after my grandpa's grandma. I hope we can decide on her name soon. These pictures have been taken over the span from July to today. It always amazes me how womens bodies adapt and change to grow such tiny little creatures. Today I'm feeling quite large and thought I'd share hopefully the last picture of my bulging belly. Next time I blog it should be all about our little girl!

Thanksgiving week

The weekend before Thanksgiving we took off for a 10 day trip to Idaho! We had some rental things to take care of in Twin Falls and got to see some great friends while we were there and then we went to my moms for the week while Chad went back to Utah to work for a few days. It was fun getting to help my mom with Thanksgiving festivities. Carter and Mollie stayed busy playing with toys and dress up clothes and were really good the whole week. The kids even got in on helping make rolls, cheese ball and pies. We had a turkey-less thanksgiving because a pie spilled in the oven and by the time my mom got it cooled down cleaned up it was time to put the turkey in but we still had one more pie to bake. So we threw the turkey in the roaster oven with 4 hours to cook....it wasn't long enough. At 9PM our turkey was finally finished. But there is always so much food at family gatherings it wasn't missed at all! Our Reed family gathered Wed night at my parents house for dinner. We all sat around the ping pong table and ate and shared what we were thankful for. My grandparents were able to come and it is always so humbling to hear the things they are grateful for. All week long everyone kept feeling the need to photograph my pregnant belly! Don't mind the shots where the flash shows right through my shirt!! Thursday morning we went to Arco to have yet another Thanksgiving dinner and spend a few days there. We really got our share of goodies there. On Saturday my cousin Ericka threw a "baby sprinkle" for me. It was fun to see more family and get together. We played a few games and ate yummy food. One funny game was called Tinkle in the Pot where you had to walk with a ping pong ball between your knees and drop it into a jar at the other end. Not as easy as it might sound!! The baby got some really cute things including a crocheted bee costume from my aunt. (My dad raises bees so bees are the new rage at our house!) By sunday I was completely exhausted and we headed for home with a completely loaded down car. We got a flat tire on top of Malad summit and had to unload our whole car to change the tire and pay quite a bit of money to get someone to come sell us a new tire. But it was so worth it to be home and sleep in my own bed after 10 days of being gone! Now its time to hunker down and get christmas all taken care of and get this baby girl here!!

Chad's birthday

So my SD card was ruined and i lost ALOT of pictures! But I wanted to make sure that Chad's birthday got in our blog book even though there are no birthday pictures to go with it. Chad had to work on his birthday but the kids were waiting by the door to celebrate once he walked through the door. We had cake before dinner and played for a while and then we were off on a kid free date! We saw Thor and ate at Panda Express. I'm so grateful I found Chad and the man he has become and wonderful person he is to me and our children. I've learned alot from him this year and am so glad I married someone who makes me want to be better. This last year has had its rocky moments, but he has been my anchor and rock through the tough times. He always knows what I need and how to make me feel better. I'm truly glad for birthdays because I think our hard working men often get brushed under the rug and taken for granted. I'm glad there is atleast one day a year we get to celebrate him. Love you Chad!

Joy School + Halloween = Loads of fun

Mollie has loved her little joy school group here in Tooele and so have I! We go on monthly field trips to places like candy factorys, horse riding places, and of course CORNBELLYS! Which is located at Thanksgiving Point near Lehi. It was my first year going and we could have spent all day there because there was so much to do. Mollies favorite things was a whole barn they had filled with hard corn like the kind pigs eat like a giant sand box. They could burry themselves in it and she didn't want to come out! The Princess area was also a favorite complete with a princess blow up jump house, a dress up station and a horse and carriage to ride in. And of course we had to have a halloween party for the kids! One mom put read some cute books and songs and poems to the kids and then they did a craft and made a spooky snack. It was a really fun time. Mollie chose to be a witch for her first halloween party. It was the first costume of 3 that we went through! This girl is super indecisive!

Pumpkin Bumpkins

Who knew there would be SO many options of pumpkin patches to visit! Welcome to Utah! We decided to go with a simple local one this year and I was glad. We found some great pumpkins for cheap and the kids loved picking out their perfect pumpkin. Mollie is super indecisive so we had to drag her out of the patch with a pumpkin dad finally picked out but it was an enjoyable evening nonetheless. Carter wanted a Superman pumpkin like his Uncle Jordan had carved (which someone ended up stealing off of his front step!) and Mollie wanted a Minnie one. As usual, I scooped out the guts and dad did the carving. Carter and Mollie got a little more into cleaning them out this year but not much. And Chad still wont touch the stuff! But I'd rather scrape out pumpkin guts than carve out Minnie Mouse any day! And I couldnt resist this photo op of chads pumpkin and my bump!