Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Big Blue Belly
You know your baby-belly is getting big when....
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Our Christmas Card to You!
Monday, December 15, 2008
What will she look like?
I do hope she gets her daddy's blue eyes, my hands, his ankles (he, he - mine are big even when I'm not pregnant), my hair, his strength, and sorry honey......but my disposition :)


Oh My Goodness!
May I direct your attention to my baby counter over on the right hand side of the page....Do you see that it is less than 60 days?? That's less than two months!
That means that in less than two months we will have a baby - OH MY GOODNESS, I'm totally freiked out! But very excited! Scared out of my head! But thrilled to death! WOW!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Thinking about going Private!
I'm thinking that before baby girl gets here, we will go private on our blog. I don't want all those crazy people out there lookin at her :) So.....leave a comment with your e-mail address, or you can e-mail it to me @ solosabal@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
McCall
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Comments
I changed my comments settings so that "anonymous" people can't comment, but I'm not sure if I did it right. So....please let me know if you have issues commenting on my blog. Thanks!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Birthing Class/Diabetic for a Day
Jim wasn't too excited about doing it - didn't want to spend his whole Saturday at the hospital listening to some nurse talking about child birth. But....he knew it was important to me, so he endured. He made it through by "taking naps" during the videos in order to avoid looking at other ladies hoo-hah's.
It was quite informative and helped me make my decision to have the baby at a birthing center, rather than the hospital. The biggest difference between the two is that at the birthing center, you don't have the option for drugs. If you decide you want them once you have checked in, then you have to pack up and head across the street to the hospital. Also, you have your own "master suite" there and they are beautiful. You get your own jacuzzi tub (to labor in, not deliver in...unless you want to,) a personal nurse, your doctor, a kitchen, etc. It's almost like being at home. So, as long as the rest of the pregnancy goes well, I'll be doing it at the birthing center!
As for being "Diabetic for a Day." I had my one hour glucose test two Thursdays ago, but then got the call on Monday that I was three points above what I was supposed to be, so they had set me up for the three hour glucose test the next morning at 8:00. At this point I was freiking out thinking I was going to be diabetic for the rest of my pregnancy, and would have to change my eating habits, and maybe take insulin, etc...It was not a good evening for me, to say the least. I had to fast - which is not fun when you are NOT pregnant, but even more fun when you ARE pregnant! If any of you have had the test, you know it involves a lot of blood being sucked out of your body. In three and half hours, I got stuck five different times. Good think I don't mind needles!
Luckily - my test results came back good, and I am happy to say that I was only diabetic for a day - or so I thought!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
He bakes, he builds, what doesn't he do?
FINISHED!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
His Bread, My Belly, and Her Hat
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Fat Feet
Someone...who will remain nameless...wanted to see my fat feet. I don't know why, but since I find it all kind of comical, I will share.
First just let me say that it is not easy to take pictures of your own feet. You can't set them on the table and take pictures of them from various angles. Maybe if you weren't pregnant you could kind of do that, but a big belly kind of gets in the way of that.
Second, please don't look at my toenail paint job. I did it last night, and it is bad! Another draw back of being pregnant. By the time I got done, I was too worn out to go back and touch them up, so they don't look so hot.
Now let me say that this is a good "feet" day for me....they aren't too huge. However, this has become the norm. It used to be that when I got up in the morning they were back to normal and would remain that way for an hour of two. Now when I get up, they pretty much look like this and they just get bigger as the day goes on. If you look closely, you can see the imprints from my flip-flops. And if you look on the insides of my feet....you know, where that ankle bone thing should be poking out, there is blob of flub.
Please don't think I am complaining. Someone reminded me about a month ago that I have been waiting and praying a long time for this baby, so i shouldn't complain - so I'm not. I'm just expressing my feelings :)
So......Enjoy me feet - I certainly am :)

Our First Major Purchase is......

We've also been buying diapers for a few months - here is our stash so far:
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Catch-up...
Columbia State Park
Friday, October 10, 2008
Hello...
Oh, I know...on conference weekend we went to the cabin with Jim's family to help his sisters get wood. Saturday morning we were laying in bed and the baby was doing her usual move around thing (not that I can really tell much, I can just tell that she's in there moving around.) Well, she was particularly (sp?) active that morning and she was kicking so I grabbed Jim's hand and put it on my belly. He got to feel it 2 or 3 times, and I think he was pretty excited. That was cool.
As for new pregnancy symptoms, I don't think there are any. My feet continue to swell for a day or two, and then they are fine for a day or two. Can't seem to figure out what triggers it.
Lets see.....oh, we started our registry. That was fun, but it made me realize how much we need and how much we don't have. And most of it is the big expensive stuff that someone else isn't going to buy for you. We'll just take it one piece at a time I guess.
Yesterday I bought my first baby clothes!! That was fun. They just seem so small, it doesn't seem like she will fit in them. I don't know, hopefully I'm not wishing a big baby on myself! While I was standing in line waiting to check out I got a little teary eyes thinking about the fact that we are having a baby!! It was kind of an ah-ha moment.
Well, wasn't this a random bit of rambling?!?!
Friday, September 26, 2008
It's a.........GIRL!
It's strange to think of it as a "she" now instead of an "it." It's kind of scary. I'm starting to realize that I know nothing about being a mommy. People keep telling me I'll figure it all out....hope so!
We went to get some groceries last night at Wal-mart and Jim said "now you can buy something pink" so I looked at all those cute girl things and couldn't decide. I didn't end up buying anything. How unlike me, to pass up spending money :)
Now we can start "really" talking about names (I'm open to suggestions byt he way), and deciding on the nursery and all that fun stuff.
Last night I made about 50 sugar cookies for us to both take to work. They were decorated with pink frosting and sprinkles. It was fun to see everyones reaction when they found out it was a girl.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Big Feet!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Oh....And I want to know....
No Internet Service!
The trip getting to SF was kind of a nightmare, as was the streetcar ride to Alcatraz, but it got better after that. We were very tired that night!
The next day we headed out to our next resort at Angels Camp, which is where we are now. On our way here, we stopped at an outlet mall and I must admit that I bought lots of maternity clothes. They are kinda too big, but my regular clothes are getting SO uncomfortable. Some of it's really cute, so I'm excited to wear it.
We head home tomorrow...will probably go to Winnemucca and stay the night. We have to get home on Saturday so Jim can watch the BSU vs Oregon game. Isn't it funny how football can totally rule your life? And he says he doesn't even like BSU!! We also have to get home for my nephew, Nathan Munson's, mission report! He has an incredible mission, so I'm excited to hear what he has to say.
That's all for now - K
Monday, September 15, 2008
Take My Poll!
Oh, we actually are having puppies again, so if you want one.....
Day 3 - Grapes, Hippies, and Redwoods!
Today we didn't have much of a plan, just knew we were headed North, probably to see the redwoods. On the way up the freeway we so so many MORE grapes. Jim just couldn't get over it. It was quite amazing.
Our first planned stop was in a town called Willits. We thought this was where the big tree that you could drive thru was, but that was wrong. So, I found out there was a museum we could at least go to, but it was closed on Mondays! So, we took some pictures and then walked around downtown for awhile. One thing we saw a lot of was hippies. We thought maybe this was one of those hippie friendly towns, and Jim could not stand it, so we got out of there.
On our way up the road, we kept seeing hippies everywhere. I saw a guy with dread-locks past his butt...never seen them that long before! A little further up the road, it got even better.....we turned the corner, and saw hundreds of hippie camps. Come to find out, there was some big Earthdance festival over the weekend, and the area was seriously crawling with the smelly folk. At least the solved the mystery of why there was hippies everywhere :)
A little further up the road, we found the correct town with the drive-thru redwood tree, Leggett. That was fun, we drove our car through the tree, visited with some other folks from Idaho, bought a few souvenirs, and then headed for the coast.
What came next was one heck of a tree covered, curvy, never-ending road. It was pretty, but driving it just about made Jim car sick! We were glad when it ended.
Lur next stop was Fort Bragg. That was kind of a cute old town. We found some good ice cream, and some great cookies there! By then, we were ready to head home. The ride home seemed like forever, but we finally made it.
Made some dinner, and made plans for tomorrows big adventure....San Francisco! We're planning on using public transportation, I'll let you know how that goes :)
California Adventure Begins - Days 1 & 2
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Must.......stop......eating!
Another pregnancy fact about me.....I've also started to get a little bit of heartburn, which is new for me, don't think I ever had it pre-pregnancy. It's not real fun. I'm not real fond of it. And here's something you'd probably rather not know about me ----- I've had my first experiences with losing control of my bladder while sneezing. I thought it was kind of funny the first time it happened, but every time since then it makes me quite upset. Nothing should cause a person to lose control of their bladder! I'm learning how to deal with it though.
THE BEST NEWS THOUGH.....I'm having my next ultrasound on September 25th and we'll find out what this baby is. (It's gonna be a girl though!)
Monday, August 18, 2008
Yikes!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Why do I hate this blog?
Other than that, being PG hasn't been too bad yet. I haven't lost my cookies yet, though I feel like it quite often. I'm super tired sometimes, although that is getting better. And, I DO NOT WANT TO CLEAN MY HOUSE. I guess that's not really due to being pregnant, but it's a good excuse, right? I finally had to tell myself that I must clean my house, and I must make dinner, and I must do a lot of things just for my poor husband. Ick! What's my deal?
I'm three months now! I can't believe I'm that far already. One more month and I, oops I mean we, can find out what it is. The Chinese Birth calendar says it's a girl, and that's what I want, but a boy would be fine too. Just as long as it's healthy and happy. No grumpy baby please :)
I guess that's all I can stand for now. At least it's something! Love to all - K
Friday, July 18, 2008
FINALLY!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Anniversary Dinner!
Six Years and He's Still the One!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Wow Mark!



Wow, look at my brother! If you are a water skiier, you can appreciate these pictures. Especially if you know his age. Not saying he's an old man, but he's no spring chicken :) I don't know too many details about this tournament, but it looks like he was doing a good job.... he says he didn't though.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Surfs Up!
Sorry, another trip to the lake. However, this one brought a new adventure......surfing, and a beautiful sunset.
Our friends were demo-ing(?) a surf board from the boat shop. No, not the kind you use on the ocean, but one you use behind the ski boat on the wake. Jim really liked it, and though he is yet to perfect it, he seemed to really enjoy it.
I did not partake in water this night, it was just a little too cold for me. I'm regretting it now because the water was great for skiing, and I'm sure I would have gotten used to it in a hurry.
We did stay out late enough to see a beautiful sunset. Jim caught a couple of pictures of it so I have shared one. And of course, there is another cute picture of our buddy Teigan.
Can't wait for next time :)
Happy Birthday, Jim!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day Activities!
As you can see, we went to the cabin for our Memorial Day Weekend. We knew there was lots of work to be done, plus wanted to get out of town again.
Friday night we got there and got the plumbing done, well at least Jim got the plumbing done. I was good moral support though.
Saturday morning, we got up and had a great "mountain" breakfast, and then got to work. We raked all the pine needles off of the lawn, and then Jim mowed and fertilized it. We finished un-winterizing the cabin, and various other little things around the place. Later that day, we went up the road to Baumgartners Hot Springs to soak in the pool.
Jim took tons of pictures of the Hummingbirds, some of which I have included. There were a bunch of them around this weekend. In one of the pictures, you can see three . There was one time that there were five buzzing around, but I couldn't get them all in a picture.
We saw lots of wildlife, deer mostly. There are a few pics of them as well.
Sunday we took it easy, and just took a nice drive into some areas we hadn't been before. The dogs enjoyed the ride in the back of the truck, except for when the hail started. Gunner didn't seem to mind, but Daisy wasn't too excited about it.
Monday we got up and finished the last of the chores and started cleaning so we could go home. We got home about 4:00, leaving Jim plenty of time to mow the lawn, and me to get some laundry done.
It was a great weekend, and we really enjoyed being in the mountains again.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Water Ski Trip
We've been to the lake several times already this year, but last weekend was the first time it was actually warm enough for me to get in the water. Therefore, it was my first attempt at waterskiing. I am happy to say that I got up on my second try (the first time was the drivers fault!), and two more times after that. The water was kind of rough, so skiing wasn't really that much fun, but it's good to have the "first-time" out of the way.
Thanks to our friends, the Birds, for always taking us with them. If it weren't for them, we'd probably never get to go.
P.S. Please don't notice my wonderful fashion statement.....purple life-jacket, brown shorts, and a red swimming suit....lovely, isn't it?
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Who Done It?


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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Baby Chloe

Sunday, May 4, 2008
First Weekend at the Cabin!
We've been waiting months to go to the cabin, and we finally got to this past weekend. We were hoping to be able to do a little yard work, and get the yard cleaned up a bit, but there was still too much snow on the lawn. Still, it was so nice to be up there, away from town, and the worries of the world.
We got there about 9:00 pm on Friday night. All appeared to be well until we tried to turn the water on. Someone had forgotten to cover the main valve with insulation, so......it had frozen and we couldn't turn it on or it would leak in the crawl. Luckily we could get water out of the outside faucets, so could at least flush the toilets and cook some. Jim called his dad that night and convinced them to bring up the needed repair supplies on Saturday. They got it fixed and we able to enjoy the rest of the weekend with free flowing water. It's amazing how no water can cramp your style!
We couldn't do much yard work, but were able to clean up the inside a bit. We were surprised at how clean things were. Usually after months of nobody being there, it is quite a mess. Somehow, the mice were stopped, so no little droppings everywhere to clean up. Just dead flies in the windowsills. Nothing that a vacume can't take care of.
We did encounter one problem that the snow caused....the wood stove was smoking so bad and we couldn't get a decent fire going! Jim's dad finally decided that they should run the brush down the chimney pipe. (Think Burt in Mary Poppins!) Sunday morning he and Jim climbed on top of the cabin and cleaned out the pipe. It seemed to do the trick, and the fires were back to normal.
The dogs had a grand time, running, and playing, and fetching.......that Daisy, she's always fetching, or at least wanting to. They played so hard that they've been napping ever since we got home today. That's one thing I love about taking them to the cabin or the ranch, they sleep for a couple of days after we get home!
We had a great time and can't wait to go back. We are hoping that in a few weeks the snow will be gone and we can rake all the pine needles off the lawn and get some fertilizer on the it. Summer is a comin!