And it was a sunny day.

Our weekend was so sunny and nice out it was a shame to spend it inside so we took Moxie to the dog park where she could run around like a maniac. Then we went to a people park that I had discovered the other day by the library and went exploring. There were all kinds of cool playgrounds that made me wish I could go swing on the swings, but they were all occupied by small children. Playground hogs. Well next year when mini Kprow is with us I'll have a good excuse to play on the toys and not look silly. Another sunny spot of the weekend was that we made an exciting purchase.....a video camera! And I'm super excited to put it to good use.

Today we had a doctors appointment with my new doc who will also deliver our little creation whose due date got pushed back to October 5. First it was October 10, then it was September 30 and now it's right in between. We got to hear the hear beat today for the first time and see all the little bones that are forming, one of which is the spine...thank goodness it won't be a blob after all! And see fingers and toes and it's HUGE noggin that it will hopefully grow into. We thought for sure we wouldn't be able to know the sex of the baby until sometime in May, and the suspense was going to kill me, but we actually get to find out at our next appointment in 4 weeks! April 28th we'll know if we get someone I can pass down my dollhouse to or a little someone that Matt can take to Dodger games. Stay tuned!

p.s. I wouldn't recommend eating half a batch of brownies when your pregnant and get full rather quickly. Even if they are gluten free. Although that is was inspired me to blog just to take my mind off my sugar loaded sick tummy.

Grooming Day

After realizing how much taking Moxie to the groomers turns out to be we decided to take a stab at doing it ourself. After ruining Matt's clippers from her thick mane of hair, we purchased some "doggie clippers" that came with an instructional video who made the whole grooming process look incredibly easy. Turns out they made it look way too easy! It took us a grand total of 3 hours to trim her hair down to a reasonable length plus a few accidental almost bald patches. We took turns holding her to keep her from wriggling away while the other one combed out her tangles and tried to trim her bangs. Her defense mechanism to get us to stop 'torturing' her was to let as many stinky silent toots out as possible so we would have to stop and take a breather! There was the moment too while Matt tried to landscape her behind when she decided it was a good time to start going number 2 and I had to snatch her and run her outside to the grass. In the end I'm not so sure she looked any better, just a lot less hairy.

The man whose never ending patience astonishes me. Moxie has no idea how lucky she is because I was ready to stop when she was only half way finished.

Matt still trying to get her tangles out.

And if we really took the time and energy to comb her locks out everyday and let it grow this is what a Lhaso Apso could look like!

Our Last Idaho Trip

I wanted to post all these pics from our last trip to Idaho which originally when we planned it was for the sole purpose to go snowboarding. We had 3 trips planned, two to Bogus Basin and then a big all day trip to Targhee where I had been dying to go since college. I made it to Bogus, but the big day trip I had to sit out because of the baby Kprow parasite which sucked away all my energy. I would have been sitting in the lodge after 2 runs I'm sure, so it become just a boys day. In the meantime mom, Grandma and I went baby clothes shopping! So here are some of the snow pics of all the favorite men in my life:

Matt surveying all the fluffy powder to track through at Targhee. 

Me and Bryson on my one good night to Bogus. 

An excellent pic of my dad at Targhee. 

Another good one of the hubs. 

One of Bryson at Targhee. He said it was the best day ever. Sunny, hardly any people, lots of powder!
Bryson hitting a jump at Bogus. 

And the shot I just had to take of them a few hours after they got home from their all day ski trip. I couldn't resist. 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Pregnancy Thus Far

1. Sensitive Sniffer
This would have been my first clue that there was a bun in the oven if I hadn't already been informed of such. I couldn't open our freezer for weeks because of the frozen ground turkey in there whose overwhelming stench attacked my nostrils as soon as the door opened. Mind you the turkey was in sealed containers which were stuffed in ziplock bags. Even the ice made me gag because it smelled like turkey meat. Then at work my coworker would drink this Vitamin C packet that's Acai berry. I could smell those packets a mile away even unopened. The first time she poured that into a cup to drink, I ran for the bathroom because the smell upset my nose and stomach that much. Now she kindly drinks them in the back of the office.

2. I'm like the Hungry Hungry Caterpillar
You know that book that your kindergarten teacher used to read to you about the caterpillar that scarfs down all the leafs and fruit. "On Monday he ate through an apple. On Tuesday he ate through two pears. On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry." Just change caterpillar to Kristen and make that every two hours instead of days and that sums up my feeding frenzy lately. As soon as I eat anything, my stomach devours it like a pack of wild dogs are in there and then yells 'feed me!' an hour or so later. Unfortunately what makes eating so hard is that I haven't craved a single thing, mostly I've just had food aversions. It's been somewhat of a difficulty too trying to stay within a gluten free diet when the only thing that sounds edible is pizza! boo who.

3. Belly Pats
I've noticed since I've informed my work that I'm expecting (which when I did they all said "Yeah, we know". And all that time I thought I was being icognito with my insane morning sickness. Apparently not.) Not long after, the belly patting started. I think I've had three or four so far. Sorry people that's not a baby bump you're feeling, that's just my regular body, but thanks for checking.


4. The Wiggling Gummi Bear
Our first few ultrasounds were neat, but not as incredible as the last one. Before what looked like just a blob, this time actually looked like a living being! It was wiggling it's little nubbin arms and legs all around and I couldn't stop giggling while watching it. Since it finally looked like something other then a blob Matt took the ultrasound into his work and showed off what he says looks like a little gummi bear to all his co workers. I wished I could have been there that day peeking around the corner to see the expression on his face as he was telling them!

5. Is it Nap Time Yet? You know that feeling as a kid when you had just come home from a week at girls camp where you stayed up until dawn every night and you are past the point of exhaustion? That is exactly how I have felt the past month or two. I've taken naps at work on my lunch break just to catch a few zzzz's, and then come home and went to bed at 6:30 and slept in until 7:00 the next morning. That might sound like over 12 hours of sleep, but if you minus all the trips to the bathroom that makes it around only 10 hours I'm sure. I'm slowly starting to feel like I have enough energy that I could quite possibly stay up until perhaps 7:30 or 8? I know, what a party animal. Thankfully Matt hasn't complained about my retiring to bed early because it becomes the perfect opportunity for him to play his video games that have been shelved since we were first married.

6. Being Waited On.
One of the perks of being pregnant I've discovered is being taken care of! I'm one lucky girl to have a husband that treats me so well. He would make runs to Jamba Juice for me when I was sick with horrible morning sickness and I said that was the only thing on the planet that would make me feel better. He doesn't make a peep either when I'm taking up 3/4 of the bed with my Snoogle pillow that is supposed to help me sleep on my left side. He asks me everyday when I get home how I'm feeling, and in the morning when he gets up at the crack of dawn he always comes in to kiss me goodbye while I'm still all snuggly in bed, even though I used to get up early with him and make his lunches. I've already jokingly said "because I'm pregnant" to get my way about certain things, like when I'm laying down taking up the whole couch and refuse to share a seat, but I should probably not wear that phrase out too soon!