Boo @ The Zoo!

(Lynae, Enoch, Camden, Reagan)

We did a little bit of Boo @ The Zoo with some friends. What a blast! Enoch had so much fun and enjoyed seeing all the animals of course. Us parents enjoyed all the fun costumes and even the totally out there fanatics! It was awesome. Just thought we'd share some photos. :D

The Ultra Sound Will be On...

November 25th. :D

16 Weeks...still waiting for the nausea to stop.

So we've made it to 16 weeks and I still have my spats with morning sickness. By 14 weeks with Enoch, I was done with this stuff! Well, this is living proof that even with the same woman, every pregnancy is different. You are in fact growing a different person!

This week, the baby is roughly 4 3/4 inches long and weighs around 3 3/4 ounces. Its more than doubled in size in two weeks.

The baby's head now appears upright and it's chin no longer rests on its chest. The ears are close to their final position and the toe nails are growing from their nail beds. Pretty sweet!

(16 weeks with a little pooch!)

Clothes aren't fitting too snug yet...I do prefer lounging around the house in my pj pants though. My 16 week check up is tomorrow and they are doing the quad screen. We should also be setting up the ultra sound appointment tomorrow so I will post that info as soon as I know. My lovely sister Alana is going with me because I can't do needles on my own and Joe can't get time off work tomorrow. Alana doesn't do well with needles either so we'll see how this goes tomorrow. We both may be passed out on the floor when its all over.

Enoch and I went to the park the other day and took some fun pictures of the turning trees. I will have to post those later as I am running out of time. Enoch had fun at the park though, its been a while since we've been to one, no thanks to the nausea.
Here are just a few photos of Enoch having fun.

Funny Story

So, I thought I would share a sad, yet funny day this week. Friday morning, I woke up and vomited, no surprise cuz I'm pregnant, right? Well, 20 minutes later I get up again and throw up. I'm thinking, this is odd but okay, whatever. Then 30 minutes later it happens again. This continues from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm, every 20 to 30 minutes. I feel fine in between all the vomiting and then just throw up. So I called my Dad because Joe had no way of getting out of work and Dad came over to give me a blessing. It really helped a lot because I just stopped vomiting. Then I was able to call my Doctor. My Doctor tells me, from here on out, if I can't keep any fluids down, I have to go to the ER to get hydrated. NIICE. The vomiting stops and I'm okay. She (dr) said its normal in about a handful of pregnant women to have a day or two where the vomiting just won't stop. Hormones make us preggers vomit in the first place and when the vomiting doesn't stop is the day you get a REALLY HUGE push of hormones. So that is why I was so sick. One big last push of hormones. Come Saturday, I'm totally normal and today even, I had some vomits this morning and then was totally normal for the rest of the day.

Where is all the funny in this you ask? Well, some people asked me how Enoch survived and I even had a few offers from people to take the little guy (thanks to my Dad, my sister Alana, Anne-Marie & Becca). Enoch did just fine and thought the whole "Mom is puking her guts out" was hilarious. He'd walk in on me and start laughing at the toilet because of the "bubbles". "Mommy! Bubbles!!!" And then he would get excited to flush the toilet for me. Well, ONE time, when the wretching just kept coming, Enoch climbed on my back, wrapped his arms around my neck and started laughing, "Yah! Bubbles!!! " And then he would MIMIC me throwing up! He would stick his tongue out, make the corresponding sound and then pretend to "cough". And he's doing all of this over my shoulder. Then he would kindly flush the toilet for me.

Aren't 2 year olds GREAT?!

Oh, and I got new hair this weekend. :D Try and keep up ladies!!! (Mandi, you actually made me miss my original color. :D)

Free Handbags!

My friend Jocelyn posted on her blog a little blurb about this website that's giving away free handbags. It's in honor of their website launch. You too can enter to win a free handbag! Just go visit www.handbagplanet.com and enter your name and email address. That easy! Hooray for free stuff!

14 Weeks and Counting!

(fetus at 14 weeks)

So - Baby Doxey is about 3 inches long this week and weighs in at an ounce and a half. NICE! Supposedly, in the next month, Baby Doxey is going to triple in size and weigh around 1 pound. By this week the sex organs have fully developed but are difficult to see by ultrasound.

I actually have been feeling movement since about 11 weeks. Nice, huh? They say you feel it sooner the second time around because you know what you're looking for. I didn't notice Enoch until about 15 weeks.

(my non-existent baby bump at 14 weeks)

I'm still very sick, why am I being tortured this time around? Smells are just terrible for me right now and I didn't have the smell thing during Enoch... I was talking to a friend Saturday though and she said her second was a lot worse too but we both worked during our first pregnancies and just had no choice in the matter so we're guessing that's why #2 seems so much worse.

Everyone, and I do mean everyone, has predicted this to be a girl. We'll see. :D We are going to find out, we hit 20 weeks around the end of November so we'll let you all know when we find out. We won't be sharing names though. SORRY! We got a lot of flack for Enoch's name and I just don't want to listen to people complain about MY baby's name. We've already told Joe's parents and Bonnie is not a fan of our girls name so I'm done. Sorry peeps!

The Heart Beat

Well, yesterday was a good day. It's been a good week too. Joe's cousin Jr has been here since Monday, he left for UT this morning but it was fun to see him! We haven't seen him for a while.

Yesterday was the 12 week checkup with my Dr. It went very well. They asked a bunch of medical questions and I understood the majority of the lingo thanks to my medical transcribing knowledge, that was cool. Then Dr Jones came in and we listened to the heart beat! Enoch was stunned, he was so excited. We asked him, "Can you heart that? That's baby's heart beat!" and he continued to stare at my stomach and said, "...Right...". Agreeing with us of course. :D


After the appointment, we headed to Costa Vida for lunch with my sister Alana! YUM! And by we I mean, Joe, Jr, Enoch, Me and Alana. :D YAH. That was a good lunch. Love hanging out with her!

Then after lunch we were off to the Castle Rock Outlets! Joe and Jr were in need of a shoe purchase I guess. We shopped Nike, Gap, Ralph Lauren, Lids, Journeys, Motherhood and I think that was it. Joe, Enoch & Jr all got new shoes, Joe got new golf shorts and I think Jr bought some basketball shorts too. Then they were spending more at Ralph Lauren! :D Joe - Jacket, Jr - Shirt. Nice. Hey, I did get something out of this! I bought a new maternity shirt for that one day that I will be SHOWING.
But, all good things must to come to an end eventually. And that happened when my phone fell into the toilet. Yep, I'm one of those people now. Luckily, the bowl of the toilet had been FLUSHED, so far everyone has asked me that question. Unluckily though, after 24 hours of drying, the phone does not turn on. And yes, my whole life was in this phone! I did however have insurance and $50 later, I should be getting a new phone in a day or so.

Enoch & Baby

A lot of people have asked me how Enoch is coping with all the baby news. Well, we started asking him even before we got pregnant, "Enoch, would you like to have a baby brother or sister?" And the answer was always yes from him. So once we did get pregnant, we told him, "Mommy has a baby growing in her tummy." He now puts his ear to my belly button to "listen" to the baby and he will bring little crumbs of food and put them in my belly button to "feed" the baby. And for some reason, in his language, Nani means baby. He also "reads" all of the baby material I've gotten from my Doctor and likes to find baby pictures in magazines. He's very sweet and has been such a great little boy during my "sick" stage.
Enoch also has a fascination with new babies which is a good sign! But I'm worried about the day this baby comes home and doesn't leave...what will he think then? We have a couple of new babies in our ward at church and he loves to hold them and kiss them. It's so sweet.

Joe + Natalie + Enoch + Baby = 4!

BREAKING NEWS! We're pregnant! Yeah I know, I thought it would never happen either, yet here we are! So now you're stuck with baby bump pictures and nausea updates for the next few months. I'm not showing yet but the nausea has kicked into high gear. Some days are bad and some days are REALLY bad. I'm still surviving. Our due date is April 9th.
I've also received a new calling at church, 2nd counselor in Primary. YIKES! I was so nervous to except it and then I found out I was pregnant. I'm not alone though. The president is pregnant as well and our due dates are weeks apart. Exciting time!

Life is Busy

So, life has been extremely busy over the summer months. I couldn't really tell you that we've done much because we haven't. We haven't traveled at all this year, we didn't accomplish something huge with school, our 2 year old is still too young for school. What have we done you ask? Well, Joe has been working so many side jobs this year that we've have been able to pay off ALL of Enoch's hospital bills. WOOHOO! That is a huge accomplishment. We were also able to pay off a few credit cards. Now we're left with about 3 cards and slowly getting those wiped away. Our plan is to get that debt taken care of so we can buy our very own HOUSE. The market is perfect for home buyers and for first time home buyers! We're very excited and anxious and just really can't wait.

I have slowly but surely been working through school. Its just difficult when you have a 2 year old. I know, tons of mothers do it everyday but I have a hard time focusing to begin with. My goal is to finish before the end of the year and hopefully be working from home by the beginning of the year. Wish me luck!

Joe is just work, work, work. He is slowly moving up the ladder in his company. He is supervising the job they are on now and its a pretty big job. I know I'm proud of him for taking on so much and making it seem effortless and I sincerely hope his Bosses are feeling the same. He is a great husband and wonderful father. Enoch and I both jump for joy when he comes home everyday. Enoch gets his wrestle time and I get my hugs and kisses time. We love Joe and all that he does for us everyday.

Enoch is just growing up so fast. He still speaks his own language most of the time but its so gosh darn cute. He is saying a lot more understandable words and that is fun as well. His personality blossoms more and more everyday and he is such a huge helper. He is currently obsessed with elephants. It started with Dumbo and Horton Hears a Who and has graduated to 10,000 BC. I KNOW, the movie is PG-13! We had to quickly find an alternative to that. He now watches a Disney movie called Whispers with REAL elephants and loves it. He also enjoys anything National Geographic or Discovery channel about El's (as he calls them). Joe and I also made the mistake of showing him some videos on YouTube of El's. Now whenever I am on the computer he comes up behind me and says, "Mommy! Do Els! Do Els!". We often have to tell him the Els are sleeping and he's satisfied with that.

So, thats what we've been up to for a while. We did do a fishing trip with Enoch in July? I think? I can't remember. I would have pictures but it was raining most of the time and I didn't want to pull the camera out. We are planning on getting Enoch's 2 year photos done and some family photos so just be patient! :D