tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243771942024-03-21T12:32:37.484-06:00~THE PARSONS~Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.comBlogger468125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-14976958487228949982012-03-12T22:26:00.000-06:002012-03-12T22:26:07.128-06:00Blog address change!We have changed to a wordpress blog so you can find us here:<br />
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So update your google reader! :)<br />
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And come see the fun addition to our family I just blogged about...<br />
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I was lucky enough to have a super fun baby shower - the girls decided to do a joint one for me and Liv and we had a great time. Thanks especially to Linds who hosted and put together an amazing time! :)<br />
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I had a birthday! I turned 29. Since my favorite thing to do is to go out to eat I figured I'd use my birthday as an excuse to go out twice! Once with my girls, then once with my family. So fun! It's just weird that I turned 24 before I had Robby - now five years later I'm the same amount pregnant pretty much...<br />
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Outback with the girls...<br />
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Cheesecake Factory with the fam...<br />
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Mini party at Taba's.... Robby was pretty disappointed we didn't have a PARTY at our house for my birthday but when it's my birthday I don't really want to do all the work for a party for myself. :) So we had cupcakes (Thanks Becca!) and blew out candles and opened presents at Taba's after the adults went to dinner! <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Love Robby's hand on my tummy... he and Annie are pretty possessive about this baby! Annie loves to touch my tummy and feel the baby kick! It's nice that Andrew and Becca have shared their kids for so long with us and now I get to share a little sister for Annie! :) Love it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I've been trying to stay busy and get the house as ready as possible for baby! Liv and I have been going to the gym and doing some good walks and lots of stretching and chatting. Trying to stay moving!<br />
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Today I took Robby to go see Puss N Boots with <a href="http://oliviacarter.blogspot.com/">Liv and her kiddos</a> and that was a lot of fun! He loved it! The last movie in a theater he's been to was Toy Story 3 years ago with my mom... dollar theater is a great idea for kids! :)<br />
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Tonight got to go out with some ladies for chips and salsa which is always fun! Just trying to make the most of these last few weeks! Soon I won't be having any ladies night outs!<br />
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I've got a countdown for the rest of the weeks all the way through 42 weeks with things I have planned to do to keep me busy and looking forward to the time! It's hard because Robby came at 38 weeks so I'm trying to get everything ready and be prepared in case I am lucky enough to go early again but also trying to mentally be prepared to go late if needs be! (since I won't be getting induced or anything) I'm trying to do fun things with Robby while it's still just the two of us during the day. This time with him is so special and I know I'm going to miss it!<br />
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On that note - I'm trying to think of ways to make Robby feel special and ease the transition when little sister does come! He's super excited and I know he'll love the baby and be really helpful but it'll still be a huge adjustment for him to go from getting all of mommy's attention all the time to sharing me! If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this easier for him please feel free to share!! :)<br />
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Meanwhile I'm feeling pretty good, having tons of braxton hicks contractions, need a nap pretty much every day, but am just happy!!!!!! Can't wait to meet our little miracle baby! And no we do not have a name yet - hopefully it won't take us too long to decide once we meet her but we'll just have to wait and see!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-41284267767486833952012-01-25T22:17:00.000-07:002012-01-25T22:17:06.519-07:00Maternity picsMy awesome friend <a href="http://www.tarabutlerphotography.blogspot.com/">Tara</a> offered to take some maternity pictures for us to document our little miracle baby! I couldn't have been more excited! She is such a talented photographer and I love all her pictures!!! Thank you so much Tara!!!<br />
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After Robby had been in bed for half an hour he comes up to me and says, "Mom, what comes after 199?" OH... that's why you're not asleep... okayyy... it was cute though. He loves counting and does it all the time... today it was counting by tens... He wanted to put "teens" inbetween 10 and 20 (so like 10, teens, 20, 30...) and when I tried to explain why it didn't go like that he said that didn't make sense but that's ok. He'll get it. <br />
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Robby has become so into BYU basketball - he loves going to the games with daddy when he can and watching them play on tv. He was sitting with Rob watching the game and cheering, "Come on, Davies! Come on, Carlino!" I asked Rob if he really knew what was going on and he does - cheering for the players who actually have the ball and he knows most of the main players names! It's kind of crazy. He is a fan. <br />
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One of Robby's favorite things is to go the Fitness Center and play basketball. We've been going over there just the two of us, with his little basketball, and usually his Jimmer jersey, and he is happy as a clam for at least an hour and then I have to drag him off the court. They have two baskets that are lowered so he can actually make most of his shots! It's so fun for him! And since we have a membership there it's free. Today we went swimming first and THEN played basketball - basically a perfect activity for him.<br />
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Oh yeah, the swimming - I would think that since Robby is such a nervous nellie that he'd be super scared of jumping off diving boards but he loves it. I know he's done it lots of times but since we haven't swam since the end of August I thought today he'd just be getting used to the water today and figuring out swimming again but he did that for a few minutes and wanted to get right up on that board! He just surprises me! He was like, "oh I don't know.. it's scary..." and then got his determined face on and just walked to the edge and jumped right off!<br />
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At the beginning of the year when he first went to CTR4 he was pretty nervous and feeling anxious... he got in bed with me that morning and was telling me how nervous he was and he didn't want to go. I asked him if we should say a prayer to feel better about it and we did. Right after the prayer I remembered he'd been listening to his primary music CD and he likes the song about Nephi's Courage and so we talked about how he could be brave like Nephi and go to class. Also, when he got to class and saw the littler newer sunbeams he felt like a big kid and did better. <br />
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I'm just so proud of our little Robby and he is such a good boy. I feel so lucky to be his mom! I will miss the time we have just the two of us and I want him to know that he will always be so special to me and loved. <br />
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WE LOVE YOU ROBBY!!!!!!!!!!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-62865092208860513432011-12-27T00:25:00.000-07:002011-12-27T00:25:18.707-07:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfiONnx12Ds/TvlqEEjcs3I/AAAAAAAAL68/9ZZ_YYdUSKE/s1600/IMG_2583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>What a wonderful Christmas we had! Christmas with kids is the best!!! I have been so excited for Christmas to come and it did not disappoint.<br />
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This year I stole Becca's idea to keep Christmas simple: something to wear, something to read, something you want, something you need. We have wanted to keep Christmas simple and more about Christ and less about presents but I still wanted it to be exciting. It hit me that the "something you need" could be A NEW ROOM - we needed to get him a new bed so we could take the crib back for the baby (he's slept in it as a toddler bed) and I thought if we did it for Christmas it would be exciting and not like baby sister is taking his stuff. So for the last two months I've been planning and plotting his room out but not able to execute anything since I wanted it all to be a Christmas morning surprise! So it finally came and it was so great!<br />
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In case you're curious the something you want was Ninjago Legos, something to read was a Children's Encyclopedia from Usborne books, and something to wear was snow boots.<br />
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So to make this surprise for his room happen we had a few things that needed to get done... first we bought a new dresser for our room so we could give Robby ours. Putting that Ikea dresser together was a BEAST of a project that took us from 10 pm to about 3:30 am... we did it Wednesday night... but it got done! Then we needed to move the 2 bookshelves out of the office into our bedroom so we had a place to put the baby's dresser and crib! We also bought another bookshelf so on Friday we had bookshelf night which resulted in this in our room:<br />
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Ok then on Christmas eve we put him to sleep in our room and started to get to work! I felt like I was on one of those TLC shows like "while you were out." <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Before pics: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU_nLbv54h8/TvlqLCiEAyI/AAAAAAAAL7E/aNlV2PKSLus/s1600/IMG_2578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wU_nLbv54h8/TvlqLCiEAyI/AAAAAAAAL7E/aNlV2PKSLus/s320/IMG_2578.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(dresser we'll use for baby, see the collage there with all the black & white pics - I made that about 3 years ago) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Cleared out and cleaned out the room! </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Andrew for coming and putting the bed together with Rob! Went way more smoothly than the dresser we put together earlier that week! And I could work on re-doing the photo collage at the same time! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfiONnx12Ds/TvlqEEjcs3I/AAAAAAAAL68/9ZZ_YYdUSKE/s1600/IMG_2583.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfiONnx12Ds/TvlqEEjcs3I/AAAAAAAAL68/9ZZ_YYdUSKE/s320/IMG_2583.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RJEnk4PbLFY/TvlqpzPLm4I/AAAAAAAAL7o/A_6PXtuBaDQ/s1600/IMG_2601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">The finished product: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gAbm8CcUXGM/TvlqxNoAcTI/AAAAAAAAL7w/Y_FZIfJfp5s/s1600/IMG_2585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gAbm8CcUXGM/TvlqxNoAcTI/AAAAAAAAL7w/Y_FZIfJfp5s/s320/IMG_2585.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't get the video to upload on here so I created a picasa web album and I think the video is the first thing! There's also a bunch of other pictures of our Christmas stuff that I may or may not get around to blogging about! You can watch it here if you're interested:</div><div style="text-align: center;">https://picasaweb.google.com/101513013890981584451/Christmas2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so focused on this awesome Christmas present for him I didn't even think about what I was going to get! Rob still managed to surprise me and get me some fun stuff - including some coupons to get my car washed and detailed which I'm really excited about! I LOVE a clean car! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mostly this Christmas I'm just so grateful for my little family! And my big family (brothers, sisters, in-laws, best friends...). And for this baby!! Oh my goodness! She is growing so big inside of me and feels like she never stops moving and even though it's not the most comfortable thing in the world it's still the best feeling ever! We are so blessed! We are grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and for the Gospel! All these things bring us true happiness and I'm so grateful for that! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">love, The Parsons</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-56899736898344102032011-12-16T21:50:00.000-07:002011-12-16T21:50:08.977-07:00little update....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4NVQq4YV6AnLOFRUf9m4KtnlRZL_9J5DNUM6HkQSAulEjrFHq0Fx0030ZxG8qW5W14Rrp6CXWxpRg3l886_sDiYHJaEBzm8Yk2TGenDPPJn4K5JsPm8C-0tsm_Q-a2BJ7Wi0/s1600/Cosmo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4NVQq4YV6AnLOFRUf9m4KtnlRZL_9J5DNUM6HkQSAulEjrFHq0Fx0030ZxG8qW5W14Rrp6CXWxpRg3l886_sDiYHJaEBzm8Yk2TGenDPPJn4K5JsPm8C-0tsm_Q-a2BJ7Wi0/s320/Cosmo.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
This was just cute and I wanted to remember it....<br />
Robby asked Rob, "Dad, is Scott your best friend?" <br />
Rob, "Scott? Scott Carter?"<br />
Robby: "Yeah."<br />
Rob: "No, he's a good friend but not my best friend."<br />
Robby: "Who's your best friend?"<br />
Rob: "Who do you think?" (I was thinking at that point Robby would say Will...)<br />
Robby's eyes light up and he says with confidence, "ME!"<br />
Pretty much the sweetest thing ever. :) <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">LOVE YOU ROB! </div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-92135224028546742922011-11-01T21:38:00.000-06:002011-11-01T21:38:45.418-06:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwV9nmwrQ9u9ZKeEAvSsgjsfUBhzrR28g5P1aheom7LOPg4dzcr7jTM3oMSpoq4GUoS5Bl5pxKLUrKp8TWuoVbbDjSTTm5yaLQfVXL8hAAuwArH-681CyX2113rO5yKT1qpkYL/s1600/IMG_2139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div> We had a lovely Halloween! Robby decided he wanted to be a football player - surprise surprise! Third year in a ROW. He really considered some other options but couldn't resist his favorite costume. We got together with A&B and Liv&Scott and had a yummy dinner before hand and then Robby had a blast getting tons of candy in their neighborhood! We even added a fun new treat this year - homemade scones! Rob has fond memories of frying up scones on Halloween nights with the Pratts and we were happy to try this! Yum!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This morning Robby and I spent a long time looking at his candy... we organized them and counted them... he forgot that we had emptied his bucket into a bag before he went back out for a second round so after we went through the bucket and he was all excited about his goodies I surprised him with his other bag ful and he was soooo happy! Ahhh it was so cute! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCP-Vd7IqGgJZ6dyXiKfOURhlAb4zc8l2YVaKR1F9Ad30Qfn3lSzervnQRWcKViv9rEHit9rgs-A1mxSNG1X_FnnWroy-EArTZgBb2Sw7JicNsDWxmxRegySBdWbE4ygU1D1-/s1600/IMG_2143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCP-Vd7IqGgJZ6dyXiKfOURhlAb4zc8l2YVaKR1F9Ad30Qfn3lSzervnQRWcKViv9rEHit9rgs-A1mxSNG1X_FnnWroy-EArTZgBb2Sw7JicNsDWxmxRegySBdWbE4ygU1D1-/s320/IMG_2143.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Now what the heck are we going to DO with all this candy??? I think back to my childhood with my pillowcase full of candy and I think we were just allowed to eat it as much as we wanted!!! Also we always stayed home from school the day after Halloween to trade our candy and recover... ahhh good times!<br />
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While I want to just let him go at it and have as much as he can eat I can really see a difference in his mood/attitude when he's had too much sugar! Today I had him eat breakfast and then let him eat a bunch of candy. Then we had a green smoothie (heavy on the green today) to try to combat the sugar. But I don't know what to do with the rest... let him pick one piece a day for the rest of the year? Buy it from him? Trade it for something else... hmm... and I'd rather get it out of the house sooner than later so I don't eat it too!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-76199398986254699982011-10-27T22:25:00.001-06:002011-10-27T22:44:03.974-06:00Fall fun!If I was keeping up with my blogging each of these activities would be its own post but oh well! We've been enjoying this fall weather lots and have gotten to go to some fun places.<br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hee Haw Farms</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNtbQgtGHhhldXvgdudPAtFOnVwrpPfElNRPEBMd04Pj0W61aLpBqCqrMUmUr0wCD13hmRJGK0_6Qd5ihEu9w5rGA5lyHhdUAk6PIRLSE4D43CoZnCMaWI461t_oM9jIoBiUF/s1600/IMG_2015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNtbQgtGHhhldXvgdudPAtFOnVwrpPfElNRPEBMd04Pj0W61aLpBqCqrMUmUr0wCD13hmRJGK0_6Qd5ihEu9w5rGA5lyHhdUAk6PIRLSE4D43CoZnCMaWI461t_oM9jIoBiUF/s320/IMG_2015.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> We got to take home a pumpkin...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Witches Night Out</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">@Gardner Village</span> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiyEU2AMHVEYJOYgi9M0g2tap2JNg3mmgWLQ3dHPmQoMDBTJg1SWACazv_7mRe6W-HSxCNye9jboHWiGLXrc61TroZ30meK90nKCdSCaWEdqzpfiIV6A4ZvYiSzqlUo8AikxV_/s1600/IMG_8314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> As usual Witches Night Out is the best girls night out of the year! Dancing with your girls and grabbing food afterward? Basically perfect. Another awesome year...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vhpvZfipEyiNBDRTbXTbTNUSaR3OsTD-FQtt4w9hcLSo0XaISP3CRzgmRDaB4guOOUHkcnh1qZb0gIVdrhzLVgn5jqvM9TN-Wq_HZ43l5hvC7lTv_iNO4mviDPlcCeiE2Tvq/s1600/IMG_2037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vhpvZfipEyiNBDRTbXTbTNUSaR3OsTD-FQtt4w9hcLSo0XaISP3CRzgmRDaB4guOOUHkcnh1qZb0gIVdrhzLVgn5jqvM9TN-Wq_HZ43l5hvC7lTv_iNO4mviDPlcCeiE2Tvq/s320/IMG_2037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Halloween Parties</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">So far we've gotten to go to a little neighborhood party and our Ward party! I didn't take many pictures at the Ward party because we were helping so I was busy running around but it turned out awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEAzB2h_hA853iNMDs-BWvnLjPi5UEs06lTjjzc01ZrsrrR9NzUvSMOGTmZB4Xq9WC32xVejaoP0_ZU4Ti3X3sohzo8fP2akBydnjRFxJPXuubDngaiVWXObf_se8TBoCOsJa/s1600/IMG_2097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEC8_r1LduU-m3xreM_7NbQoQDsN0bSOgfhfiXvqzRZwIfuNHmGsF-3pAnkJIVBJz-iiQiJuPIB2fDkwtTlK8Zcn9oowKHXRhhujteN5ifv6iYT9jM7YD7e0oJqw2ugh6u31b/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEC8_r1LduU-m3xreM_7NbQoQDsN0bSOgfhfiXvqzRZwIfuNHmGsF-3pAnkJIVBJz-iiQiJuPIB2fDkwtTlK8Zcn9oowKHXRhhujteN5ifv6iYT9jM7YD7e0oJqw2ugh6u31b/s320/IMG_2086.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Robby kept standing by me dancing to the music but no one else was... until we got them to turn up the music and then all the kids were rockin out! (it reminded me of myself usually bouncing around to the music by myself wanting to dance... ha ha)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEArRH-8QvzlIz9vyg2pqXJzdTNhPKRmqx0owI4vyJ168U-_1O40rgHjlCcQbLFoptbv3idTxyaCpf5Bf5Whd6O-kIAd6ggIePOpPu1ly4aKvWC-9wKUgayQJLx_VjShzI4-s/s1600/IMG_2087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEArRH-8QvzlIz9vyg2pqXJzdTNhPKRmqx0owI4vyJ168U-_1O40rgHjlCcQbLFoptbv3idTxyaCpf5Bf5Whd6O-kIAd6ggIePOpPu1ly4aKvWC-9wKUgayQJLx_VjShzI4-s/s320/IMG_2087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Getting ready for the ward party! We couldn't find his Spiderman outfit he wore the time before so luckily he wasn't feeling picky and put on his Superman costume which I thought worked great! He was working it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DbyaKpU7bcm5QssWKDxeAEVrr_G1MUSvr02TJtojGdGBhg6h7rTP_txUSr3qqoZmLsypMK1PqBBvGZ08X7LslHb0IZP3cVR8MUZVrOUuQp5FAyBY5INd4b5YvX6RS4xwbrAm/s1600/IMG_2094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DbyaKpU7bcm5QssWKDxeAEVrr_G1MUSvr02TJtojGdGBhg6h7rTP_txUSr3qqoZmLsypMK1PqBBvGZ08X7LslHb0IZP3cVR8MUZVrOUuQp5FAyBY5INd4b5YvX6RS4xwbrAm/s320/IMG_2094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Robby and his cute friend Seabass... Robby gets so shy at these activities! I'm glad he had a pal to do the trick or treating with! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLELhSDUShvLRxO0rUiUKusDkN1SATUIdzAWRwbHli7-CXJ1gkqM12PlmCkGmtnlkpvcIi7iEk3RnnWAzZqdqMOnYgcgf_oA86Wm-2jA93vszHxmLGkamNU8CdbkkydDlw0cVe/s1600/IMG_2096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLELhSDUShvLRxO0rUiUKusDkN1SATUIdzAWRwbHli7-CXJ1gkqM12PlmCkGmtnlkpvcIi7iEk3RnnWAzZqdqMOnYgcgf_oA86Wm-2jA93vszHxmLGkamNU8CdbkkydDlw0cVe/s320/IMG_2096.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In honor of his recent hunting excursion... maybe I can get him to post about that later...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEAzB2h_hA853iNMDs-BWvnLjPi5UEs06lTjjzc01ZrsrrR9NzUvSMOGTmZB4Xq9WC32xVejaoP0_ZU4Ti3X3sohzo8fP2akBydnjRFxJPXuubDngaiVWXObf_se8TBoCOsJa/s1600/IMG_2097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEAzB2h_hA853iNMDs-BWvnLjPi5UEs06lTjjzc01ZrsrrR9NzUvSMOGTmZB4Xq9WC32xVejaoP0_ZU4Ti3X3sohzo8fP2akBydnjRFxJPXuubDngaiVWXObf_se8TBoCOsJa/s320/IMG_2097.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Robby's attempts at taking a picture of us... he and Syd were taking our pictures and we were laughing so hard because they looked so cute with their cameras pointed at us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6K4WhNuqYGE36oA7fj6iVHhf0eS42C-6DaQpOsHAK4mB72OtlXdnAIR74BebBF2-vueKfpHGvizIvhcQuv2GPBcA0rcYk6fECqcOMb3d69ly5hJbG7RlvA5Q4O38YFfqSGld/s1600/IMG_2108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6K4WhNuqYGE36oA7fj6iVHhf0eS42C-6DaQpOsHAK4mB72OtlXdnAIR74BebBF2-vueKfpHGvizIvhcQuv2GPBcA0rcYk6fECqcOMb3d69ly5hJbG7RlvA5Q4O38YFfqSGld/s320/IMG_2108.JPG" width="255" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> This kid is my best little buddy! I'm so lucky I get to spend every day with him! He makes me so happy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAUwB_RZj6sqRdzfVafHGJUqLLx20-8K-K__X3zklBErbIT7ac6JVh0p2paF7j9pp-Ve7OL0J2QcCx5luvjyWBsCOqhchPiwxWZc3mI47tKdcJIER59y_gQde9YUvknSSXgKy/s1600/IMG_2115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoAUwB_RZj6sqRdzfVafHGJUqLLx20-8K-K__X3zklBErbIT7ac6JVh0p2paF7j9pp-Ve7OL0J2QcCx5luvjyWBsCOqhchPiwxWZc3mI47tKdcJIER59y_gQde9YUvknSSXgKy/s320/IMG_2115.JPG" width="228" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whew! We've done a lot! And I'm exhausted! :) Pumpkinland was today - we were lucky the weather turned out perfect!!! It was great to be able to hang out and chat with the girls while the kids ran around. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-82196149217151408392011-10-19T21:17:00.000-06:002011-10-19T21:17:54.129-06:00A healthy baby........GIRL!<br />
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I am still in shock. Can't believe it! While we would have been thrilled with either a boy or girl we really thought it'd be awesome to have one of each - then whatever happens happens but there'd just be less stress...<br />
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Before we picked up Rob we got some Jamba Juice - give baby a nice sugary kick hoping to make sure he/she would be wide awake in there! I'm glad we had Robby come to this ultrasound - he was so excited!<br />
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I can't remember all the details right now.... the ultrasound tech checked everything else first it seemed and baby looked great in every area! We have referred to the baby as a boy the whole time pretty much and even during the ultrasound I was saying, "look Robby, there's his foot!" Then I didn't even realize she was checking the baby's bottom when she announced, "Well there's lady parts!" I basically sat up and shouted, "WHAT?!?!?" I was so caught off guard and didn't realize she was just perfectly sure we were looking at a girl... she even said, "Um... is that ok?" (like oh no this woman doesn't want a girl) and I told her I didn't even dare get my hopes up for a girl so was she SURE it was a girl?? She was very confident. The picture we got isn't great but that's ok. I mean, with Robby it was so clear instantly that it was a boy that this is just harder to believe. Like she said, "there isn't as much to show with girl parts..." but she did a few other things and then checked between her legs one more time and said she was so sure it was a girl she'd "take our stuff back for us" if it wasn't.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here's our "girl" proof picture - you can see the three white lines that mean girl...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp2Pt7qdeWA3s4SprmrUDAlnKs8LoN_kOvBbN2bAKLJyP6S5j-KgwJiVXrwpMYIFQZKPzyNMAdcKd2Z3DQ_QHhg5V1FKxNsRDzAKLqinwewMojQeSEXWTr1TNDRXYlYlnrmJc/s1600/Scan0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp2Pt7qdeWA3s4SprmrUDAlnKs8LoN_kOvBbN2bAKLJyP6S5j-KgwJiVXrwpMYIFQZKPzyNMAdcKd2Z3DQ_QHhg5V1FKxNsRDzAKLqinwewMojQeSEXWTr1TNDRXYlYlnrmJc/s320/Scan0008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> HER foot... not "his" like I'd said earlier... sorry little girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOPEs-s2lDzcs8Ti-46YMnTvwa1w1xB4x-dJJk7MytRS-RnDxg5h4lMGVrAoG-CcgBG41M9vSzgTCtlYmkbL0e9RFcXxLCcinRRWrlYkaQPV-ERDk6v_hi76QRCebfqEaMhwa/s1600/Scan0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOPEs-s2lDzcs8Ti-46YMnTvwa1w1xB4x-dJJk7MytRS-RnDxg5h4lMGVrAoG-CcgBG41M9vSzgTCtlYmkbL0e9RFcXxLCcinRRWrlYkaQPV-ERDk6v_hi76QRCebfqEaMhwa/s320/Scan0012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute little profile... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkstjCYMJaoOR-ojh-L4R7QeCk8ZgXd45DhcjRP8a6oGJmvXxSRCa8m8_tyf7JUn_LEdbl6HnDetXF-L_L7Y6bkwVtzWAxeeIkThjqAa0Gn0Jt1YdGNjK93LdpepX6DBRsJwq/s1600/Scan0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkstjCYMJaoOR-ojh-L4R7QeCk8ZgXd45DhcjRP8a6oGJmvXxSRCa8m8_tyf7JUn_LEdbl6HnDetXF-L_L7Y6bkwVtzWAxeeIkThjqAa0Gn0Jt1YdGNjK93LdpepX6DBRsJwq/s320/Scan0009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Her "halloween" mask as the tech put it! Kind of scary angle but still just neat cause it's my baby...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdMxZZ67tSo1wXX4-ZL5zUNqcqqwwfiocBeUP2bgp0NHVy06iBwtV3EgeTxrxG7n0PWl9PuysEy3odCCqPUoJ7B4DmbbAAYPB6CrIxWTlWNgvCOHULwRXNFak7RzvzqhcocBv/s1600/Scan0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdMxZZ67tSo1wXX4-ZL5zUNqcqqwwfiocBeUP2bgp0NHVy06iBwtV3EgeTxrxG7n0PWl9PuysEy3odCCqPUoJ7B4DmbbAAYPB6CrIxWTlWNgvCOHULwRXNFak7RzvzqhcocBv/s320/Scan0010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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While I will definitely be double checking between baby's legs the second she is born to confirm this information I'm going to go ahead and be excited about this! <br />
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As much as of course I've always wanted a baby girl I think a big part of it for me is wanting Rob to have a daughter - he is so cute with all our little girl nieces and I just think that'll be really special for him.<br />
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Luckily Robby was instantly excited about this and doesn't seem disappointed he's not getting a brother. His face was so cute when she said it was a girl... we are all going to have to get used to saying SHE now. Which is great. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Robby my awesome photographer.... Rob had to go to a work meeting tonight and I forget to take a picture earlier with him! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWLcpYXUmDQLSNaX_WNBsdlSx_5rbTbGdXJhZaBj_hMkPofkFP9vrDlnO-nNxlAy7SN0B0abh2I9AD5Jo6_uAr1n4g3c7W1xC3l94nuW32xqXKLOL0GLNh9sw8b7cZYNKsZfs/s1600/IMG_2078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWLcpYXUmDQLSNaX_WNBsdlSx_5rbTbGdXJhZaBj_hMkPofkFP9vrDlnO-nNxlAy7SN0B0abh2I9AD5Jo6_uAr1n4g3c7W1xC3l94nuW32xqXKLOL0GLNh9sw8b7cZYNKsZfs/s320/IMG_2078.JPG" width="302" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z1kQcr5ne-xj9j0D3ihgKdsVuWGDT2nsvC7U-VlE7waXJHiLf6LNcoM7-BeTEFeTapb4sLcFQRuGivHo8QcnxBDotHRv22NpTf8B00IniDh4iecUXSMsf3hyVIdv_97tka07/s1600/IMG_2077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Z1kQcr5ne-xj9j0D3ihgKdsVuWGDT2nsvC7U-VlE7waXJHiLf6LNcoM7-BeTEFeTapb4sLcFQRuGivHo8QcnxBDotHRv22NpTf8B00IniDh4iecUXSMsf3hyVIdv_97tka07/s320/IMG_2077.JPG" width="154" /></a></div><br />
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We are just SO VERY HAPPY! It already was such a miracle to get pregnant.... now to be having a girl.... I just can't even believe it. I feel so lucky!!!!! We are so grateful.Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-4744288276278490052011-10-11T13:55:00.003-06:002011-10-11T14:08:52.108-06:00Breaking Dawn<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH0qHm5fCK0Z9xJCqcyS0_VC2Ru_lVJWv0CRMAOKNLWB1z9Ftkeg-1XU_HEVFdGfUxnT1FNKYdJmt_zA0nI2_4MgltXCxPRpPqt0vFk7nETQgzEckuUmMEiyapIcQ28-xPZHikQ/s400/pink1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYH0qHm5fCK0Z9xJCqcyS0_VC2Ru_lVJWv0CRMAOKNLWB1z9Ftkeg-1XU_HEVFdGfUxnT1FNKYdJmt_zA0nI2_4MgltXCxPRpPqt0vFk7nETQgzEckuUmMEiyapIcQ28-xPZHikQ/s320/pink1.jpg" width="180" /></a>So my friends and I are renting out a theater for an early release showing of Breaking Dawn and we always make the cutest t-shirts to wear and they really are my favorite shirts ever (so cute and comfy) - also, I love that the designs are always subtle hints to Twilight not like, "I love vampires." :) So Liv and her husband Scott have come up with another awesome design for this year's shirt and if anyone's interested in ordering one let me or Liv know! Isle Esme is the island Edward and Bella go on their honeymoon! <br />
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<b>We need all shirt orders by November 1st!!!! Either leave me a comment or go check out <a href="http://oliviacarter.blogspot.com/2011/10/breaking-dawn-shirts.html">Liv's blog</a> and order one from her! </b><br />
Shirts are $14 each or $16 for the plus sizes. (see sizing chart below) If you don't live in Utah County Liv can ship it to you for $2 or $3. <b></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, we have a few seats left in our theater for our early showing - it's Thursday November 17th at 7:15 at University Mall. Check my facebook post for the seating chart to see what seats we have available.<br />
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</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-57407007117107253242011-10-03T17:36:00.000-06:002011-10-03T17:36:49.484-06:00SoccerWe signed up to do a little homeschool soccer program which was just every Friday for the month of September and Robby got to be on a team with Annie and absolutely loved it. Well, the first week he was super nervous and didn't want to be on the field unless he was holding Annie's hand tightly - yes, even while they were running. It was kind of cute... He was so scared and had anxiety all week about going again to soccer - he'd wake up in the morning and the first thing he'd ask me in fear was what day it was and was it soccer... it was so weird cause I knew he'd have a blast once he warmed up to it. Sure enough the next week was a million times better!<br />
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His group was the 4-7 year olds and there were a lot of kids and since it's pretty much just parents volunteering and running it there weren't a lot of coaches so it started out as just 2 big teams! The kids would spend the first few minutes doing "drills" or practice kicking the ball and learning a few things about the game and then would play a game. It was so cute! The kids would just follow the ball around in one big pack... I got a little video but can't get it to upload all the way so if I figure that out I'll add it.<br />
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Robby also got some sock-shingaurd things and he thought that was pretty awesome. He was brave on his last week and even got to try being goalie!<br />
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Now he wants me to sign him up for soccer again right now but we will probably wait for spring and I don't know how he'll do if he doesn't have his trusty cousin Annie with him but we'll see! This was definitely a good introduction to soccer for him and a taste of being on a team.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jE9fCAyLrnA0-YLbg-0f-ml3pjsa1itAam1htjyUc9CJXJc5c9wRpay5imY4Q9r3SotfsaHU51qifYxVYWTo_xbXmxkALcldnJ92khOdBhU5n7EuAF7tfsKA6L5loLgutfEZ/s1600/IMG_1972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jE9fCAyLrnA0-YLbg-0f-ml3pjsa1itAam1htjyUc9CJXJc5c9wRpay5imY4Q9r3SotfsaHU51qifYxVYWTo_xbXmxkALcldnJ92khOdBhU5n7EuAF7tfsKA6L5loLgutfEZ/s320/IMG_1972.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-30300003279111783232011-09-25T22:28:00.000-06:002011-09-25T22:28:36.259-06:00Lately...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Robby is just so funny and so cute - we continue to be in love with him and are probably spoiling with our attention but what can you do? He'll have to share the spotlight soon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm so glad he'll give hugs and kisses and loves to snuggle with us. With dad it's usually "knock down hugs" or "tickle bombs." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night in Women's Conference President Uchtdorf talked about good sacrifices - an example was helping a child who has woken up with a bad dream get back to sleep. This happens at least once a week and while of course I'd rather not be woken up in the middle of the night I'm grateful for the sweet moments this can be as he climbs in bed and snuggles with me for a few minutes and then I carry him back and tuck him in again to his own bed. I kind of can't get enough of him when he's asleep. Every night before I go to sleep I stop in his room and hug and kiss his little squishy cheeks a bunch of times and he just kind of rolls over and smacks his mouth... why are little kids such angels when asleep?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I'm lucky because I feel like Robby is a little angel most of the time! It's worth mentioning his most deviant moment in years was last week where he and a friend ran away from me in our neighborhood and I could NOT find them for several minutes - when I did find him and tell him it was time to go home and he'd have room time (time out) he went in his room and TINKED on his bed! On PURPOSE! I was so mad! I made him take the sheets off himself and put them in the washer. But that was so out of character... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He and Rob were wrestling and Rob made some weird face and said, "I'm gonna get you!" and Robby says, "You look FREAKY when you do that." And he told Rob, "I'm gonna CREAM you!" Rob was like, huh? And Robby smiles and shakes his head, "I'm not gonna cream you...." ha ha... cream you? What? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered a <a href="http://www.albeebaby.com/skip-hop-dash-deluxe-edition-diaper-bag-in-cherry-blossom.html">diaper bag</a> (they had a great labor day sale) for when baby comes and it came in the mail the other day - Robby was so excited and kept saying, "I just want the baby to come now!" He got out a pack of wipes and wanted me to put it in the bag. When we came home from being out we opened the door and he saw the bag on the floor in the living room and exclaimed, "Oooo the BABY bag!!!" So cute!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways I've been such a lazy picture taker and blogger this... year.. I felt the need to just kind of brain dump about what's been going on!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A big change for me - I got released from being Primary President! It was definitely bittersweet. I'd been in there 2 years but it was nowhere on my radar - I thought I'd be in there forever. I loved being in primary with all the kids and loved working with my presidency and the other teachers and primary workers. It definitely felt like a workout every week - I'd come home sweaty and exhausted! Especially since Rob has a busy Sunday calling too. So today was my first day not being in Primary and it was strange! I thought Robby would have a hard time going to Primary without mom but he did great today! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a horrible dream last night that I had lost the baby - I was very relieved to wake up and know everything was ok! Everything seems to be going well with baby - I have another check up this week. It's always so neat to hear the heartbeat so I'm looking forward to that!</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-42194732480201061462011-09-16T15:49:00.000-06:002011-09-16T15:49:58.147-06:00Sooo....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_pcL-4hLEFgBMfnrd8QzIRXwm0w8IEErd1EaRJoLxX_JaP1OCNBI-KXlntbpryACoJFphwKEayojWslP_lFWtfE50eZmCs0ntppQ5tLvoGPGAe_34nLV-O77tuVfwH3eTIP8/s1600/IMG_20110915_121255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_pcL-4hLEFgBMfnrd8QzIRXwm0w8IEErd1EaRJoLxX_JaP1OCNBI-KXlntbpryACoJFphwKEayojWslP_lFWtfE50eZmCs0ntppQ5tLvoGPGAe_34nLV-O77tuVfwH3eTIP8/s320/IMG_20110915_121255.jpg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before.... beautiful cape on and everything... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And apparently I stink at taking pictures on my phone of myself while driving... she curled my hair and made it look all cute! I'll add some other pictures later cause I don't know if you can really even tell what my hair looks like - we just did a little trim and I love the color she did! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks <a href="http://www.stylebystacytaylor.com/about">Stacy</a>! You are great! If any of you need a hairstylist in Orem/Provo (she's right on the border) let me know I'll give you her number!</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-73372811986522683352011-09-12T22:52:00.000-06:002011-09-12T22:52:04.579-06:00What to do? What to do?So I have a hair apt coming up this week with my wonderful cousin Stacy and I really don't know what I want to do with my hair... I feel like as soon as I cut it in my head it was like, ok, now I have to grow it out again... but I really did like it when it was first cut short like this:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel like I just don't love the inbetween length and don't know what to do... definitely need to touch up my roots.... I shouldn't worry because I'm sure whatever Stacy will do will be great and fun but if you have any great ideas let me know! :)</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-36823005619529996182011-08-21T23:06:00.001-06:002011-08-21T23:07:04.247-06:00Time flies.......when you're having fun!<br />
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We went to Maryland for 3 weeks to spend time with Pincocks and Parsons. I've wanted to blog about this since we got back a few weeks ago but the thought of uploading all the pictures has kept me from getting it done! Not to mention I've been really busy catching up on some pool time, doing my work from home job for Vivint, researching midwives, reading birth books, and for the last 8 days having a miserable cold.<br />
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So in Picasa I was able to make a few little collages to make posting pictures easier!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">PINCOCK TIME</span></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing at the church, visiting the temple, Lebanese Taverna and the fountains in Silver Spring, the Zoo, swimming at Sarah's pool, visiting Grandma, day trip to the beach...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsWwjrR9_BYmW9VJDrZSmwE1B30M22v07txKh6WXcRV11iia66gQoMw3BwE6x-OfDy1NEUuKvCv7hFIYTdvDrkMMXfD15FUxfI6M5lZt24hVmqTzxvzxZMxFxh1tyvSW8eXmy/s1600/084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsWwjrR9_BYmW9VJDrZSmwE1B30M22v07txKh6WXcRV11iia66gQoMw3BwE6x-OfDy1NEUuKvCv7hFIYTdvDrkMMXfD15FUxfI6M5lZt24hVmqTzxvzxZMxFxh1tyvSW8eXmy/s400/084.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">PARSONS TIME</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Deep Creek, creamery, swimming, tubing, Kids Day, family pictures, whipped cream fight, naps on the boat, movies in the theater... <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW YORK CITY</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Visiting Will & Amanda who were excellent tour guides but we didn't get enough pictures WITH them, riding boats in Central Park, walking all over New York City, getting to see my childhood best friend Kristen, eating lots of good food, happy to be with friends... <b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whew! Ok, there's our 3 week trip! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe August is almost over! The summer is slipping away! Why is it so short? I had planned to go to the pool pretty much every day til summer was over but being sick put a cramp in my plans and we were just at home last week. This week I have 3 interviews with midwives set up that I'm really excited about! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope everyone's summers are going well!!</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-90613250595219986002011-07-14T20:50:00.000-06:002011-07-14T20:50:19.372-06:00Celebrate!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKXbCMBoX6TD_FxmWH2AG1nBMrDeI781urwOnZ2zFrNp7PBD3j_r0TpCwvraH-HidaUYgn8LU1THwFByj-f9vkAPj7iZSWG_QBQyMV-GLhAxDDibXD3VVGaWYbVyht53Gr-yn/s1600/IMG_0949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKXbCMBoX6TD_FxmWH2AG1nBMrDeI781urwOnZ2zFrNp7PBD3j_r0TpCwvraH-HidaUYgn8LU1THwFByj-f9vkAPj7iZSWG_QBQyMV-GLhAxDDibXD3VVGaWYbVyht53Gr-yn/s320/IMG_0949.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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We are happy! We are excited!!!!<br />
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It was fun to take a home test and see the 2 lines appear instantly! Getting the blood test results over the phone was huge but it was neat to see the proof on a home test as well!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-14415061627566857132011-07-07T20:28:00.001-06:002011-07-07T20:41:33.340-06:00Stuff I meant to blog about but never did...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hzPiWQaQ2b804viYU0nz0GfRpCFh60ct3WvpspuNFqeZP_T4ww7NYtVrHpADyVvLXUzZ55vqLaVSWIQIzm24shFirj_ngodeV0HHJ4qlhqWJWwix8bieofb6o5NzCO2YGZB1/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+762011+113606+PM.bmp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hzPiWQaQ2b804viYU0nz0GfRpCFh60ct3WvpspuNFqeZP_T4ww7NYtVrHpADyVvLXUzZ55vqLaVSWIQIzm24shFirj_ngodeV0HHJ4qlhqWJWwix8bieofb6o5NzCO2YGZB1/s200/Fullscreen+capture+762011+113606+PM.bmp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
I cut my hair.<br />
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I went to my cousin Stacy for a haircut and since Gwen had recently chopped her hair off for Locks of Love I felt inspired to do the same. I figured my hair might not ever be this long again so I wouldn't ever have 10 inches to cut off and still leave it as long as it would be which is the shortest you'll probably ever see my hair.<br />
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I like it. I might even consider keeping it a little short for a while before going straight back to growing it out as long as possible like I usually do.<br />
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Will & Amanda came out for Amanda's graduation. It was so great to see them. We miss them and are excited to visit them in New York in a few weeks! We love you guys!<br />
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We had a great Easter. The Easter bunny came to see Robby.... I put a little trail of candy from his room leading out to this basket. <br />
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He was pretty excited! Then we dyed eggs with cousins and did a hunt at A&B's. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had Gwen's baptism in March...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx77QN6AwAUU_KryCqBoNDVn0OhDj-vPTgQnf5x8-teLHY47OgqeUJinpic80LiZx_J-32ANF3SIzgDNToOaohmFbX5KFIGhIXXoFLg5nhrJ95cGP5VLUjT3R5DxL_s69TChz/s1600/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx77QN6AwAUU_KryCqBoNDVn0OhDj-vPTgQnf5x8-teLHY47OgqeUJinpic80LiZx_J-32ANF3SIzgDNToOaohmFbX5KFIGhIXXoFLg5nhrJ95cGP5VLUjT3R5DxL_s69TChz/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That reminds me - Robby said to me the other day, "I heard that when you were a kid you were a Pincock, mom!" I said "yes I was before I married daddy I was a Pincock." He said, "Oh, were Andrew and Becca and Annie and Tyler and them there?" Ha ha. I told him, "Nooo... just Andrew. But did you know that when Becca was little she was a Parsons?" *blank face* One day he'll get it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>We got swept up in JIMMER MANIA! How could you not? Although if you asked Robby he'd waver between Jimmer and Jackson Emery as his favorite...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We played "Golf Ball" at Trafalga... we could finish a round in like 10 minutes sometimes because Robby would just run ahead so fast and do all the holes himself... he'd whack at the ball over and over again until it got in the hole and then he'd be ecstactic! We sure got our money's worth out of those Pass of All Passes. We did Go Karts too at Trafalga and went to the one in Lehi also. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hCtL7FInIvR_oZ05RptxkJGMGhJHMwUAYybvXRcsOouT76T0AZax-7fry7KcY8YUiI5_09ERVZwyxYawKncq2V3jUOwljXxlJzv8TzUgPBNzwK-0_KNCxa5AQoTzU97bhAOF/s1600/DSC06541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hCtL7FInIvR_oZ05RptxkJGMGhJHMwUAYybvXRcsOouT76T0AZax-7fry7KcY8YUiI5_09ERVZwyxYawKncq2V3jUOwljXxlJzv8TzUgPBNzwK-0_KNCxa5AQoTzU97bhAOF/s320/DSC06541.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saw some of my awesome Russia friends... (now we're all the way back to February, was it really that long ago??? Crazy!) Emily came into town and we got together at Nancy's place. Made me miss our good times in Voronezh! And speaking Russian. :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And an important one! The birth of 2 new little nieces and a special trip to MD in April to see them. Sarah's #5 Quincy and Vanessa's first little one Ruby who was born on Robby's bday! How fun! It felt like a fast trip but it was filled with baby love :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that's all.... for now.... </div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-25969609551658418812011-06-28T00:54:00.000-06:002011-06-28T00:54:04.567-06:00Ready for tomorrowTonight when we were saying our family prayer Robby kept telling me things to add to the prayer...<br />
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I don't remember what I was saying exactly but was praying that tomorrow (the egg transfer) would go well and that my body would be strong and healthy for a baby and he interjected:<br />
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"Bless that we will HAVE a baby!"<br />
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Then I was saying something about the eggs and he added:<br />
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"Bless the eggs will turn into babies!!!"<br />
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Guess I wasn't being specific enough!! <br />
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And we were talking about having faith and how he believes he's going to have a brother or a sister one day even though he can't see them right now and he said, "Yeah, but we don't know HOW MANY babies we're gonna have because I mixed it up! One baby, two babies, three babies..." He was so serious about it too. As if all his prayers for different numbers of babies has just mixed up our order... as I've always said, we will not be picky - we'll take however many Heavenly Father sends us!<br />
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Also talking to Robby and explaining to him that Heavenly Father knows just what's best for us and when the best time to send us a brother or a sister would be so we have to trust him helped strengthen my testimony of that. <br />
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We're excited to be doing the egg transfer tomorrow - it makes this all feel so much more real! Once they're put back inside me then we just have to wait to find out if it worked! It's made me pretty emotional the last couple of days the closer we get to this point. Definitely going to have to stay busy the next 10 days! Well, the first few will be spent on bed rest so I can't be that busy but at least I'll need to stay distracted! :)Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-15388139866127602672011-06-26T00:07:00.000-06:002011-06-26T00:07:34.495-06:00Late Happy Father's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzPQiN4jmK9w-0J6QvpweatIG_7Xp8PpzRFl_OsLdLt_18RxirbPTlxGDSdUVr_H2CADYW1VdDDO0TyWn5E4iw1cRzFuKLZjiVaotFUNDWGyf1zX7r-93KSlszyzvKsUGGp3p/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzPQiN4jmK9w-0J6QvpweatIG_7Xp8PpzRFl_OsLdLt_18RxirbPTlxGDSdUVr_H2CADYW1VdDDO0TyWn5E4iw1cRzFuKLZjiVaotFUNDWGyf1zX7r-93KSlszyzvKsUGGp3p/s320/IMG_0862.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love my handsome husband! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5OjqVK5kJiXkP76jGxoIbBgm2GpYh0qJFONOMe_3QJ2c0NB3HMHPMmg5Kt6gd9P5wxJ5mEX83G1Cql9JulE-vxmitdXM5-DKPNcFdGEEk-dcHz9338ZJeUn_7h1S99sq3g90/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5OjqVK5kJiXkP76jGxoIbBgm2GpYh0qJFONOMe_3QJ2c0NB3HMHPMmg5Kt6gd9P5wxJ5mEX83G1Cql9JulE-vxmitdXM5-DKPNcFdGEEk-dcHz9338ZJeUn_7h1S99sq3g90/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that he's been around so much more often lately! And that he's been so helpful lately! I love that he and Quattro can hang out, like buddies. They go on scooter rides, wrestle, watch sports, read books... he is strong and a takes such good care of both of us. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne5FhCtTistubieIrRQc4hyXptXV2Kkso17BDTcA3hSxdnErpQgMcrLODm1dyVj1vt4OvstgWEG3E5pe8LlUziP899EFkzEXh_fK3cQucPGLh4Xfk877QbNG_422FSGeGP5Fy/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgne5FhCtTistubieIrRQc4hyXptXV2Kkso17BDTcA3hSxdnErpQgMcrLODm1dyVj1vt4OvstgWEG3E5pe8LlUziP899EFkzEXh_fK3cQucPGLh4Xfk877QbNG_422FSGeGP5Fy/s320/IMG_0863.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love a lot of things about him... and while neither of us is perfect I think we are perfect for each other. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Rob for being the best dad and husband!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We love you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And thanks Quattro for taking these pictures of dad.... ;)</div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-79917874743218904342011-06-18T00:09:00.000-06:002011-06-18T00:09:50.261-06:00Hurray for summer!So when we're not at dr's or acupuncture apts you can usually find us at the POOL! :)<br />
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When a friend asked me, "have you come every day this week?" My response was, "yeah, but most days was only like 3 hours." I've only had a couple all day pool days - which are my absolute favorite thing - but it's ok! I'm working from home again this summer and trying to fit that in with all the IVF stuff and trying to get Robby out of the house has been a little crazy. Sometimes I feel like I'm operating with only half a brain - I think it's just taking up a lot of my mental capacity (IVF is).<br />
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But the pool has been a blast and it's great to have had lots of cousins to come play with us!<br />
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I was talking to Robby in the hot tub at the pool the other day about what to name a baby if I got pregnant. He was shooting down all my ideas...<br />
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Me: "What about Jordan?"<br />
Robby: "That's a movie name."<br />
Me: "What about Chase?"<br />
Robby: "No, that's a movie name."<br />
Me: "What the heck is a movie name?"<br />
Robby: "A name from a movie."<br />
Me: "Is that a bad thing?"<br />
Robby: "Yeah, I don't like movie names."<br />
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Ah ha.... then today...<br />
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Robby: "If we have a baby boy can we name him Yoda? Or Darth Vader? Or Chewbacca?"<br />
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I thought he didn't like movie names! And pretty sure he is fired from any name choosing. Chewbacca? Seriously?<br />
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Anyways! It's fun to think about what to name a baby... hopefully we get to name one again someday! Soon!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-22483922979831675932011-06-11T22:34:00.001-06:002011-06-11T22:35:44.461-06:00Baby stuff blog...I decided I wanted to share all the details about my IVF journey but wanted to keep this blog more about family stuff and start a separate baby blog! That way I don't feel like I have to keep apologizing for sharing my thoughts on all this! If you are interested in more detailed updates you're welcome to read the new baby blog, if not, no problem, I'll still put the major things - like whether it works or not! - on this blog! So! There you go!<br />
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<a href="http://parsonsbabysteps.blogspot.com/">http://parsonsbabysteps.blogspot.com/</a>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-53016302230349067312011-06-06T14:24:00.004-06:002011-06-06T15:56:38.075-06:00PatienceI can't remember the start of the conversation but something about it taking so long to get pregnant...<br /><br />Me: "You know how mommy is always telling you to be patient?"<br /><br />Robby: "Yeah..."<br /><br />Me: "Well, mommy having to wait to get pregnant and have a baby helps teach mommy to be patient. And you and daddy."<br /><br />Robby: "Oh!" And he got this big smile on his face like, ha, you have to be patient too!Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-4765163894969152072011-06-03T23:33:00.007-06:002011-06-04T00:54:09.715-06:00baby steps...Tonight Robby is off with his daddy on his FIRST fathers & sons camp out! He was so excited! I can't wait to hear all about it tomorrow! Hopefully they'll take some pictures!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL-LthgkmsS5Mxstq_ikEzUOTFfwdzqd5LihqCgt60ga7zB89_N1siGEXwUmQDDMjw4mRZfX6jQXpVhIdMQuxmxjo0jaZYrpHBs3yFEskSFs3oAjzp1Fxp-Yy3_RDZ2Yc_MIP/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL-LthgkmsS5Mxstq_ikEzUOTFfwdzqd5LihqCgt60ga7zB89_N1siGEXwUmQDDMjw4mRZfX6jQXpVhIdMQuxmxjo0jaZYrpHBs3yFEskSFs3oAjzp1Fxp-Yy3_RDZ2Yc_MIP/s320/IMG_0641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614252286768424994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />So you guys have all been so wonderful and supportive and I wanted to give you an update...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">READ: SKIP IF NOT INTERESTED IN MORE TTC <span style="font-size:85%;">(trying to conceive)</span> UPDATES!</span></span><br /><br />Well, it's been almost a year exactly since our last step in this process... and since then I've been <a href="http://estherandrobby.blogspot.com/2010/08/trying-not-to-think-about-it.html">"trying not to think about it."</a> You know, "relax" as the "experts" say. ;) I'm so grateful we've been happy and able to really enjoy life and the one amazing child we have even while we've continued to hope and pray every single day for another baby.<br /><br />Now we're taking another step...<br /><br />We are starting our first try of IVF w/ICSI. We've thought a lot about it over the last year and have decided now's the time to try it and we're able to borrow some money to pay for it and get help from family. We've started the process and the actual invitro will happen the end of June, and then we'll find out if it worked 10 days later so July 5-10 ish.<br /><br />The timing will all depend on how my body reacts to the medications they'll have me on and then how fast the embryos are ready to be put back in... the doctor recommends we transfer 1-2 embryos - he said he wouldn't put 3 in unless I was much older and the egg quality was poor and he'd put just 1 if we were really opposed to twins but I think if we could get 2 babies for the price of 1 in this case it'd be great. Robby's been praying for 2 babies for the last year so maybe I'll get pregnant with twins and he'll get his wish!<br /><br />It's a pretty intense process, lots of injections and medications for me and some for Rob and lots of doctor's apts and time it'll take but we feel like this is the right thing for us to do right now. I would be due middle-end of March so just before Robby turns 5! I don't feel any kind of guarantee going into this but according to the doctor we talked to we have about an 80% chance of it working.<br /><br />If it doesn't work - we will probably have embryos left over that we will be able to freeze and a frozen cycle will be about $3000 as opposed to a fresh cycle like we're doing that's $11,000. So a much more affordable option and we'd try that again probably pretty soon after if we can.<br /><br />We are also doing acupuncture in conjunction with IVF. There are studies that show doing acupuncture with IVF has higher success rates. Trying to increase our chances as best as we can!<br /><br />I'm kind of torn between wanting to write down every little detail and wanting to just wait and see what happens and then tell you all... maybe it's time for me to start an actual journal so the whole wide world doesn't have to read my personal stuff! But for some reason it helps... sharing it with people... putting it out there for someone to find if they're in the same situation or wondering how this all works! We'll see.<br /><br />It's a weird thing - wanting to be excited, trying to be hopeful, and trying to stay realistic. It's a weird mix of emotions. But I'm definitely happy to be doing something more to try to have another baby! And definitely just saying lots of prayers...<br /><br />Funny Robby story - today as I was giving myself my morning shot of Lupron (here come some details) Robby asked me, "well, maybe we will get THREE babies since you are getting so many shots!" I kind of laughed and said, "no, honey, we won't get three babies, we might get one baby, maybe two, but not three!" He quickly said, "I'm gonna say a prayer!" He ran to his room, knelt by his bed and prayed, "Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the day, please bless that mommy will have three babies. Please bless mommy will be stronger than all the other mommies. Name of Jesus Christ, Amen." He's hilarious...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRR1tNEJ1LK0-0FTTSlP-x9aSDwpI019iM2jxsdyCm3Db5p1KYgKZncpnzRchhKijLnJ6duU2-ertrCxVFxbSdL2aEOcycOBtIDZkjWcg_h66-n0OX0mc2KWY4jsy_KiEeom6/s1600/IMG_0494.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRR1tNEJ1LK0-0FTTSlP-x9aSDwpI019iM2jxsdyCm3Db5p1KYgKZncpnzRchhKijLnJ6duU2-ertrCxVFxbSdL2aEOcycOBtIDZkjWcg_h66-n0OX0mc2KWY4jsy_KiEeom6/s320/IMG_0494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614252289813778418" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24377194.post-87829819255064329302011-05-14T21:59:00.009-06:002011-05-16T23:12:44.854-06:00FrontSightWe were lucky enough to get a certificate to take a class at <a href="http://www.frontsight.com/">Frontsight</a> from a friend at church. We used 1 certificate for the both of us and did a 2 day defensive handgun course.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe2sRflRyzUXpoUBJmjbm-9H4-u5SdHOxPd-_njSZRH7osmz1IT_kuZHc2pgfQdy7bCpWpZfitd7AwTU1MV_X5NSfdplvfh0s7N11hVl2GCb3pc0D-8OeL9EgrLpakP-0oU2y/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607541586548394146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpe2sRflRyzUXpoUBJmjbm-9H4-u5SdHOxPd-_njSZRH7osmz1IT_kuZHc2pgfQdy7bCpWpZfitd7AwTU1MV_X5NSfdplvfh0s7N11hVl2GCb3pc0D-8OeL9EgrLpakP-0oU2y/s320/IMG_0681.JPG" /></a></p><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>I will admit - I was pretty nervous but decided to just go with this and tried to act like it was normal. Rob and I have gone shooting lots of times but I'm no expert. I knew it'd be good to get more educated and have some real training with shooting a handgun to make me more comfortable.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Guys, it was so great. It was an exhausting, long, but very enjoyable 2 days. I left feeling a million times more confident - kind of on a high... I don't know how to describe it really!</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607540887556066738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaVLOh1gj0upCAEuK88zJQFGXMzWWV-v55ErSDbHOQ6cbJbh5DHfkQj6PQK1rIRO2oAYvBYGRhkSPPBNkV8Y0WXsCFgynhttti66wyMUjbb0mpMiQSzaoxi4eT9wTV2lImV7G/s320/IMG_0679.JPG" /></p><br /><p align="center">Don't worry - that's my name on my hat. They put your name on duct tape on the front and back of your hat. Helpful...<br /><br />It was pretty awesome. We both learned a ton - I feel much more confident with my shooting ability and am excited to keep practicing and working on it. At the end of the 2nd day we had to do a Simulation where we were in a small room (pretending it's your house) and they had bad guys (photographs) pop up. One bad guy had a little boy in his arms as a hostage that looked just like Robby and I took a deep breath and put a good shot right between that bad guys eyes! It was intense and emotional but a good experience. Heaven forbid we ever actually have to use our guns to protect ourselves but I'm grateful to be learning this.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt-4E7iKWYJjkRPjJyJ9dFDUln_fY_5AterCiavQ90Z3LYYnRusExq5W8W4uu351gFQDLhYSDX3XUQcYGdxt3U3N9XmegWVajzGgDDuQIdwhkox1Lv1wj1QjxMGYWFkOZOpVg/s1600/IMG_0673.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607096203197701922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt-4E7iKWYJjkRPjJyJ9dFDUln_fY_5AterCiavQ90Z3LYYnRusExq5W8W4uu351gFQDLhYSDX3XUQcYGdxt3U3N9XmegWVajzGgDDuQIdwhkox1Lv1wj1QjxMGYWFkOZOpVg/s320/IMG_0673.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF42wZvljETTme2X76COprKdgcdHCDbovcHccLdZW38XT-Pt48pPhW6tizA1kde8-8dBZBhq-H-8966YoP_mS4NHbZ7OP2KMNzVz8bcABePtWDxTVsjw4QnNSrl4-k6XQQ3yH4/s1600/FrontsightDay1036-1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607096199814199698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF42wZvljETTme2X76COprKdgcdHCDbovcHccLdZW38XT-Pt48pPhW6tizA1kde8-8dBZBhq-H-8966YoP_mS4NHbZ7OP2KMNzVz8bcABePtWDxTVsjw4QnNSrl4-k6XQQ3yH4/s320/FrontsightDay1036-1.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">We spent most of the time outside at this range - and then had a few lectures in this big classroom. This gives you an idea how big it is! We were surprised how many people were there! And it's not like drill sargents or feel like the military - the instructors were all super nice and very helpful and just seemed to really care about helping all of us learn as much as possible.<br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqOrd0PPHO3_g0dCJZE9KV9dqWv922LSImKapEzvH0n_Uenq-UoOD6ZawR7RVuuVy1Yg7p-Xaj3DBIqcLgqoDBn63s-fx30zC7_MZTpERSF6KFcWK3bQIvXr57zyYhMFcF9vC/s1600/pg3_range.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607096197229023650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqOrd0PPHO3_g0dCJZE9KV9dqWv922LSImKapEzvH0n_Uenq-UoOD6ZawR7RVuuVy1Yg7p-Xaj3DBIqcLgqoDBn63s-fx30zC7_MZTpERSF6KFcWK3bQIvXr57zyYhMFcF9vC/s320/pg3_range.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">People going up and checking their targets...</p><br /><div>One thing the instructor talked to me about for a bit was the importance of making a plan for your family if something bad were to happen. If there's a fire do you know where to meet? If Robby hears a noise in the middle of the night what should he do? And having some keywords to say to each other and some kind of action plan... anyway it's something we're going to work on and think about. Again, hopefully we NEVER have to use it but if we do it'd be great to be prepared.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8dV7kgmXzfGklQIXi4-tYVDznjenwRFzsiklYrKYpHxAAbPByfEu_DhKJ7EM8Y1DU00XXDwDRDagq__vQnewRs3eEonb3aJIvx7MUsZ1aZuE9tZb29vYSCHBtF-Vc0L5u-GA/s1600/IMG_0687.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607540898928669282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8dV7kgmXzfGklQIXi4-tYVDznjenwRFzsiklYrKYpHxAAbPByfEu_DhKJ7EM8Y1DU00XXDwDRDagq__vQnewRs3eEonb3aJIvx7MUsZ1aZuE9tZb29vYSCHBtF-Vc0L5u-GA/s320/IMG_0687.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgpHEni77LfiiBOutGbz6ajXbKJ7lpvKitkC9aGqO2w2v9ZNVAt32LyLeHW0dxX5eRANhMSzVEZfsvGqp3-IkGCTZdxt0eVQWKW8dtZpjzey7iw-zVhn3qFRtUZlJ_OLpYvxd/s1600/IMG_0686.JPG"></a><br />They have a ton of land with this huge ropes course and lots of other ranges and targets for different kinds of classes. </p><br /><div>We were outside most of the day the last two days in the ridiculous heat so at night we've been going to bed super early - after watching these funny cooking shows! Kitchen Nightmares and Restaurant Impossible. We love the food network. Sunday we checked into our hotel in Vegas where we plan on doing as little as possible and just relaxing! :)<br /></div><br /><div>We sure miss Quattro and we're lucky he's having a great time with A&B & fam. Both times I've called Andrew has a funny Quattro story to relay to us!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>First - Robby the kid and Quattro were playing basketball and Robby the kid told Quattro, "Ok I'm BYU and you be Utah." I think at first Quattro refused to be Utah but then Andrew overheard him later say, "Ok, I will be Utah, but don't tell my dad." Ahhhhhh!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Saturday A&B took the kids to Macey's grocery store for Pirate Day where they had all these cute Pirate activities for the kids and towards the end they had their Pirate Mascot come out which was like a Pirate Moose I think he said. Of course Quattro freaked out at first but the moose was handing out ice cream and they asked him if he wanted to be very brave and ask him for some ice cream and HE DID - Andrew said he said, "May I have some ice cream?" And Quattro told me, "he was nice! He talked funny, he said, 'Of course!'" I guess after he got the ice cream he said, "i should call my mom and tell her!" (about talking to the mascot) So cute.</div></div></div></div></div>Esther Noellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175733158098225208noreply@blogger.com3