Midnight Adventures

This is what my daughter does at midnight when she can't sleep. Yeesh!

Two Parties

Wednesday, October 24th, Clark and I got to go out on a date! I listen to a show called "Showtunes Tonight" (formerly Showtunes Saturday Night) on 106.5 FM here in Utah. I *love* this show. For five hours on Saturday, they play showtunes! This involves everything from Rogers & Hammerstein to Sondheim to Mel Brooks' "the Producers." Anyway, a few weeks ago the dj had some free tickets to "The Scarlet Pimpernel" up at Centerpointe Legacy Theatre. I entered the giveaway but didn't win that night. 

Happily, about a week later, I received an e-mail saying she had come across some extra tickets and would I like to have two of them? OF COURSE I WOULD! Clark and I chose a Wednesday night to use our tickets so that Azucena could hang out with her grandparents and so that we could have front row balcony tickets. :D

The show was amazing, the cast was SUPER talented, the costumes were out-of-this-world, and Clark and I are seriously discussing purchasing season tickets for next year because we had such a great experience. Here's a (terrible) shot of us in front of the show poster):

We also went to a family Halloween party, which was fantastic, since it meant Azucena could spend time with cousins close to her age.

 

 

Admit it--if she showed up at your door, you'd say "awwww!" and give her candy. :)

Gardner Village

Last night for family home evening, we decided to go to Gardner Village so that Azucena could have some fun looking around for pumpkins (which she loves right now). I kept trying to get one decent picture and, well, here is a sampling of what I ended up with:

Not bad, just a weird expression

1. Clark's face 2. Azucena saying "baaa!"

It's blurry. Boooo! 

Probably the best one. But Azucena still looks weird.

I almost, almost bought this pillow. Also, I think it's my new motto.

Obligatory "I swear I hang out with our baby" shot. Azucena does not want to comply.

Pregnancy Update

Well, kids, it's another pregnancy update. Here are a couple pictures of my belly. The weird thing is, between the two, it looks like the baby has dropped. So I guess she's settling? Because there's no way she's dropped-dropped. 

The best news that I have to share is that I do NOT have gestational diabetes. That took about a week to figure out, though, and involved a lot of drama, four doctor visits, and two bruised arms. But I don't have it. Thank freakin' heavens. Also, we've reached the two week appointment point of life. :)

September 9 (27 weeks, 3 days)

September 22 (29 weeks, 2 days)

Why, yes, my hair did have ridiculous amounts of volume this day. Why do you ask?

October 2nd (30 weeks, 5 days)

Speaking of the two week appointment intervals, I actually have another one later today, so hopefully I'll grab a picture and be able to say that everything is still looking good.

edit: I gained six pounds in two weeks. Oops! (Must have been all that Peruvian and Mexican food my parents "forced" on me this weekend. Hee hee!)

October 10th (31 weeks, 6 days)

16 Months Old

 I love how much you're doing now! You try to say what we're saying (like "turtle" and "giraffe") and you've started to say the words you're signing (like "more {mo}" and "please {peeze!}." You're even clever enough that you can pull DVDs off the shelf, open the case, and pull out the disc.
You still love being outside. You try to sneak over to the playground all the time. You love walking in the rocks and grass. At night, you like finding the moon and you think the stars are pretty.
You signed your first "sentence." (10/9) You said "please milk" which was just so stinkin' adorable and I almost freaked out.
You know the chicken says "buk buk" and the rabbit goes "hop hop" (and you move your hand in a hopping motion).
Your top front teeth STILL haven't broken through the gums but they're starting to hurt you again so I'm crossing my fingers they show up in the next couple of days.

Video

I got a video of Azucena answering questions. I think one of my favorite parts of watching my daughter grow up is seeing in what ways she's like me and what ways she's like Clark. Right now, if we quit asking her questions too early (like, we stop asking after four or five) she gets our attention and says, "whaaaaaaaat?!" to prompt us to ask her more. And she won't stop until we do. Hee hee! :D

Pumpkins!

Your Utah grandparents were nice enough to grow pumpkins for you this year! They planted two seeds and ended up with a couple dozen pumpkins for you to choose from. When you saw all the pumpkins, you thought they were balls and you kept trying to pick them up. Unfortunately for you, most of them were quite heavy. :)