Baby Henry

Here's an ultrasound (obviously) of baby Henry. He's attempting to push the umbilical cord out of his face. :) He kicked and moved and made the sonographer work for her money when this was taken... I'm pretty sure we're going to have our hands full once he's here.

We had a scare a few weeks ago during another ultrasound. They saw a small cyst and were concerned about his bowels. Because of this, I had bloodwork done and decided to do an amniocentisis. It was definitely NOT a comfortable experience. Having an audience in the room to observe didn't help my nervousness, either. I've already made it very clear that there will NOT be students in the delivery room when we get to that point. Anyway, at least the procedure was quick, and the results were definite. Henry is definitely a boy (which of course we knew) and his chromosomes are completely normal. They took this ultrasound yesterday just as a follow-up and everything looks great. :)

Things I Love

So, in honor of Valentine's Day, I've decided to make a list of things that I love about Beau and Gwen... So here it goes...

Beau

• Enjoys cooking and does it better than I can!


• Brings me chocolate without me asking


• Loves Gwen to pieces


• Can be trusted to do Gwen's hair in the morning and do a good job!


• Likes to watch nerdy medical shows with me so we can discuss them!


• Does his best to make me happy


• Will help me around the house (which is a big deal when we're both so busy!)


• Doesn't mind sports but isn't addicted to watching (I think I'm a bigger football fan than he is!)
• Is a righteous Priesthood holder


• Likes to build things


• Likes to help people


• Likes to watch the History Channel (it usually bores me to death, but at least it's educational!)


• Likes being married (It's a shame how many people complain about being married!)


• I love that he's going to school and has joined the Army Reserves to provide for our family


• He's my best friend

Gwen

• I love the way her skin smells (like family)


• How she loves to dance to any music


• How she tries to sing along and asks me to sing the "Ariel Song", "Beauty Song" or "Cinderbella Song"


• How she tries to do everything by herself- even if we're running late! ("I do it!" "Gwen's turn!")


• How girly she is- she'd wear her princess dress anywhere


• How quickly she's learning


• How she remembers most of the kids' names in her daycare class


• How she gets excited to see her Nana and Papa


• How she says "Thank you" after receiving something


• I love her crazy hair in the morning (and if you ask her about it she'll tell you "It's crazy!")


• How she likes to read the "Jesus book"


• How she grabs my hand and puts it on her back at bedtime so I will rub it while she falls asleep


• How she calls "Mama or Daddy" from her bed in the morning even though she could get up by herself!


• How she calls her favorite woobie (blanket) "Pink; " the others are "Yellow" (even though they are all duplicates of the same blanket and are all pink!)


• How she likes to cuddle with her daddy on the couch


• I love the noise she makes as she sucks her fingers to fall asleep

I could go on, but I'm sure you're bored now... Thanks for letting me share some of my favorite things about some of my favorite people. :)