Well, Justin took me out for my birthday last week. He insisted on taking a better picture of my haircut. And I have to admit that this is a much better picture than the last one I posted. I have really gotten to love my hair. surprisingly, I am starting to prefer it short. I never thought I would say that. I have always loved my hair long, or so I thought! I thought it was so much easier and more practical...What I have found out though, is that this haircut really is super easy. It takes about 2 minutes to blow dry and I can flip it up, flip it under, anything. I can pull the sides up and it looks like I am actually trying to do something with my hair instead of just a ponytail. So I look like I put more effort into my appearance than I actually do! I love it! Anyway, the haircut has turned out great and everyone seems to think it looks really nice. It is so much different than anything I have had since I chopped my hair in 1999 when I first started at BYU. So it is a big change, but I absolutely love it!
Life has been really good to us lately...Justin spent a weekend in Louisville Kentucky for a AMSA conference last weekend (the 12-14) He came back last Sunday night and on Tuesday night, he took me out on a date for my birthday which was on Wednesday. On Wednesday, he dropped me off at the airport for a conference I was attending in Austin Texas. It was a very enlightening conference and I learned so very much from it. I thoroughly enjoyed it all. I have discovered though, something about the "Pride of Texas." As a lot of you know, Texans for the most part are very Proud of their great state. I hadn't quite hit that point yet...But this weekend, I think I gained insight into why. People are amazingly friendly here. I have never spent time in a place where people are SO consistently nice to you and so willing to include you as a part of their group. I was attending a conference for the spouses of physicians (and medical students) it was with the Texas medical association alliance. Everyone took me in as if I had been a part of their group forever! It was a wonderful experience. And while I don't have nearly the level of pride for the state of Texas, I think I am slowly developing a little more. Texas really is a great place.
Jaicie is busily enjoying her preschool. She has developed a problem with lying to her teachers, and I am not sure what to d about it. We have tried time and time to explain that the lying gets her in more trouble then the thing she is lying about. She just doesn't understand it. I wish I could figure out some way to make her understand it. I guess she will one day...why do children lie? It isn't like we make it a habit to lie to her. I don't understand where they pick it up from.
Felicity is continuing to grow like a week. She is actually getting to tall for her 24 month pants, before her waist grow out of them. She has begun singing her favorite songs...Oh McDonald had a dog...Mary had a little wam...ABCDEFG, HIJK, elemeno PQRS, Y and Z...It has been fun watching her learn new things, and an adventure having the extra time to spend with her. She is learning colors really well right now, and starting to understand the concept of letters, though she can't identify them yet. I keep telling myself next week I will potty train her, but alas...next week is here, and it won't be this week. At this point, it is looking like it will probably be January before we start. That way we won't have to worry about regression over Christmas Break!
About Christmas Break! We are planning a great 2 week adventure to Las Vegas for the holiday. It is going to be so nice to be able to see both of our families. And spend a holiday with them. We have missed out families so much and can't wait to see them all. And family---Don't worry, the Wii is coming with us...So we can play some games while we are there...
Aside from that...Everything is actually amazing! I feel more happy than I have felt since this school year began...with all of it's stresses. I think I put it "I am exceedingly happy!" Which I really am. I couldn't ask for a more wonderful husband, and two more wonderful children. We have everything that we need right now, and even some of what we just want! Life is good and I love it!
I think that is a nice catch up on our lives...I am not the best at blogging, still getting my hand on it! But it is fun nonetheless!
Well now that we are into (or at least closer to) the end of the first trimester...we thought we would spread the news far and wide. I think most everyone who reads our blog knows already...but if you don't...We are having baby #3. He or she is due on June 20, 2008. We went in on Tuesday for an ultrasound and the baby is growing well and developing just as he or she should be.
Per the ultrasound, the due date is right on, which puts me at 11 weeks tomorrow (November 30) We are so excited and the girls are too! They are spreading the word like wild flowers. Jaicie announced the news to her teachers both at school and at church. She is convinced that she is having a baby brother and tells everyone that repeatedly. But she also understands that we do not know yet what it is, and frequently reminds me if I happen to call the baby a He. 
It is a funny thing to see a 4 1/2 year old so excited about a new sibling. For the most part the ultrasound pictures turned out pretty poorly...I think they are pretty poor quality compared to other ultrasounds that we have had but the actual video during the ultrasound was awesome. He is a wiggler. He was moving his little arms and legs (as tiny as they were) constantly. Looking back at Felicity's ultrasound at 10 weeks, they are very similar. 
This baby's heart rate was only at about 160, which was about 14 beats per minute slower than both girls averages. Not saying anything about whether it is a boy or a girl...Old Wives tales! Anyway, the ultrasound was fun and exciting. So, here are some pictures for you to see. The first one is actually a 4d pictures. I had never seen one of my own baby before. So it was really cool for me. The arrow is pointing at the umbilical cord...Everyone asks if it is a boy because of the arrow...we won't know that for about 11 more weeks! So enjoy the pics!
