Baby #2 - 18 WEEKS

So, I've been trying to take weekly pics on Sundays but I just don't always get around to posting them. I think I might have to start doing it before 10 o'clock at night though, because I swear that belly grows once I can take my hose off and relax after meetings, dinner, and a full church day! : )

I'm actually twenty weeks in another day! Halfway....woohoo! We have our ultrasound the day before Thanksgiving. Boy or girl? What do you think? : )

another mini reunion

We had a nice dinner with the Airds and Wardles on Monday night at PF Changs. It was great to see everyone and catch up, but I agree with Katie that since children now outnumber adults, next time it will be pizza at home instead of taking over a nice restaurant! I'm lucky because I'm heading to St. George to stay with Brooke in two weeks, so more pictures to come...:)

Long time no post!

partial reunion

I had so much fun at our Memorial Day breakfast, and I'm so grateful to everyone for making the effort to be there.  It was great to see you girls, and we missed those that weren't there.  I thought I'd post the pictures I have of the event, and if someone has better ones, please post them so I can steal them!  Love you guys...miss ya.  I hope we can get together again soon.

Baby Whitman

Thursday we had our first ultrasound, which was amazing. Right away we were able to see the baby stretching out and moving all around. I wasn't expecting to see the baby so clearly at this point, so it was quite a surprise. It really helped make it even more real for me and the Doug.

In this first picture you can see how the baby was waving his hand during a lot of the ultrasound, just saying hi.

We have our second ultrasound scheduled for June 3 so we can hopefully find out the sex at that time. I am getting so anxious to find out if we will be having a boy or a girl. Doug thinks that based on these pictures, it's definitely a boy... but the doctor wasn't able to tell yet.

Happy Birthday Kristen!

Baby Girl Wardle

She's here! I went up to visit the Wardles today, because Sarah had her baby on Monday. I'm not trying to steal her thunder, but she gave me permission to post the first official pictures of her. As ridiculous as it is, this is the first time Sarah and I have hung out since I moved back to Utah in May, so it was definitely overdue. It's a long drive from South Jordan to Kaysville! It was a wonderful visit with the whole family. The boys are getting so big and handsome! Noah and Wyatt were busy playing most of the time, but Mason was so sweet to share his legos with me and sit by me on the couch.:) It made me really excited for my little boy. (I can't believe I'm the only one left on the due date list!) I snapped a couple of pictures of the baby, and Mason wanted me to take one of him too, so I'm posting that as well. She is a beautiful little girl and it was so fun holding her for a few minutes. She seems so tiny! I see a lot of Noah in her, and she definitely looks like one of the family. In the pictures she is wearing the tutu Kristen made for her. Yes, we know it wasn't intended to go on over a sleeper, but we just wanted to see if it fit. Sarah promises to do a photo shoot soon.:) So we'll be anxiously awaiting more pictures, and excited to hear what they decide on for a name...

A little update

Aubrey and Daddy....awww, aren't they cute?
My lil' bookworm! She loves books. Her favorite is her sesame street goes to the farm book that I have from when I was little : )
My little busy bee...always trying to figure things out and getting into mischief
She totally posed like this all by herself! I just set her up there and she smiled away. She just started cheesing it this week for the camera....usually she tries to escape!
Another pose...
Mommy and Aubrey
Aubrey playing some tunes...
Fish face
Pigtails! She was crying right before this so she looks a bit pouty but I just love those teeny piggy tails! : )

We took Aubrey to her doctor appt. last week that was meant for her 12 month, but she was actually 14 months : ) I'm blaming it on the move ( ...that we made in July! ) Anyway, she still doesn't weigh 20 lbs yet, not even 19 1/2, she's just over 19 pounds! She's in the 10th percentile for her weight, but in the 30th for her height. We decided we'd go ahead and switch her carseat around anyway. She loves facing the front now and I like being able to see her a bit better, but it has been an adjustment getting used to putting her in that way. It's funny how you get used to doing something a certain way.

We've also been busy with Holiday preparations here. We mailed/dropped off our Christmas packages to the family last week and I spent the past couple of days wrapping up a few little things for Aubrey and Steve. I'm excited for Steve to be off work soon. He starts his vacation on Wednesday, but unfortunately he will have to go in a few days over the plant shutdown week to help finish up some projects.

We're planning on having our traditional Christmas Eve dinner at my parent's house this week. We'll be spending Christmas morning with just us and then going over to my extended families house for a little Christmas party with my Aunts/Uncles/Cousins on my Dad's side. It should be fun. I haven't been to one of those in a while, and haven't seen many of them since we had Aubrey. I know my Dad is anxious to show her off : )

Well, at least that's a little update for now. My time is short so I'm going to try and post a few pics too before it all runs out!

IT'S A BOY!

I posted ultrasound pictures on our blog, so check it out!  www.brettandkarirosen.blogspot.com

very mini reunion

The Airds were in town this week for Thanksgiving, and luckily we were finally able to nail down a time to see each other.  We met for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and had fun catching up and comparing baby bumps (although there's really no contest at this point!).  Since it was Wyatt's birthday today we didn't get to meet up with Sarah (although I really hope to see her soon), but I couldn't help but remember eating there with Brooke and Sarah last December, and what a great time we had then.  I'm glad that Cheesecake is a bit of a tradition for our gatherings.:)  So I just wanted to wish Wyatt a Happy Birthday and post a few pictures.  Be sure and take note of Katie's cute new hairstyle, and Easton's "big smile"!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to THE B-ROOKE!!!

Hope that you have a great day. Wish we could all celebrate together!

That's what friends are for

Whad up!!? So some of you read my blog, where I may have spoiled this lil surprise...but I wanted to make sure you knew that each of you were my personal inspiration for my card club choice last month. Now I know Sammy Rockwood is totally judging me as cheesy as he reads this... but it's true! This group of friends is the best I could have ever asked for and there is not a day that I am not so grateful for the friendships we have. I love you guys!! I really do wish we could all live closer together.


Speaking of... Brooke, when are you guys gonna transfer to Texas to manage that Sportman's Warehouse? I know that was just an idea we threw around, but you can't tease me like that ;)


Anyway, how are all my Baby Mamas doing?

Still Sassy

Lizzy reminded me she hasn't seen these in awhile...thought I should go ahead and post a few for the enjoyment of all ;)

Dear Red,
I want a girlfriend, but I don't have any money. How can I win over a lady without forking over any cash?
Coin Counter

Dear Gavin,
You keep asking but I'm going to tell you the same thing, as usual...get super creative or suck it up and dish out some cash! Trust me; it is a solid investment for your future.
ROI = Eternity,
Red



Dear Red,
Two-thirds of our recently released stake presidency had really great foreign accents but none of the new presidency does. Do you think this means our stake is becoming less diverse?
Accent Awareness

Dear Accent,
Well, I'm pretty sure accents are not a true sign of diversity but if you really feel strongly about mixing things up in the vocal atmosphere, perhaps you should pick up your own accent and start spreading that about. After all, the ladies do love an accent...any accent.
Cheerio!
Red


Dear Red,
I love the ladies and the ladies love me, but at times, there are just too many! How can I thin the crowd without making them all mad?
Too hot to handle

Dear Andrew,
Oh dear, that is like asking how to swim without making a wave - only Gavin can do it, so... yeah, good luck with that. I'm sorry, but this is the price paid for being so awesome.
Sit back and enjoy the ride,
Red

Fall Fun

Aubrey is down for a nap so I finally have a few moments to "blog". Things are going well for us, although as busy as always. Fall is definitely upon us and our tree out front is turning beautiful shades of orange and red.

This is our first fall away from Rexburg though, and it feels a bit weird not to have snow yet, but green lawns instead! Not that I'm complaining, but Steve and I have both commented on how we actually miss our little Rexburg and wish we could visit.

In the spirit of Fall, we went and did a long-standing Kent Family tradition the other weekend. We drove down beautiful back country roads to Sibley Orchards where we have gone for years to pick fresh fall apples, get a jug of their famous cider, pick a pumpkin, and if we're lucky...get a bit of honey comb! It was a gorgeous day and turns out the "fall" clothes I picked out for Aubrey to wear were pretty hot as the temperature was around 82 degrees! Sorry about the longsleeves Aubrey! : )

We went with my mom and brother Owen and had a good time. We got some caramel apples and cider, and then took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch ( which turned out to be only about 200 yards from the orchard barn!) . I seem to remember it being a longer ride, but I was also much younger. We had fun walking around trying to pick the "perfect" pumpkin. We ended up with a big one. I just loved it's long curvy stem and character! Of course, we made Steve carry it back... : ) We had a great time and it was nice to relive on of my childhood fall memories. We'll be back again in the summer to pick blackberries! Until then I'll just start thinking about how we are going to carve this massive pumpkin...

Mark your calendars...

Okay, I just scheduled our ultrasound appointment to find out what we're having. It's December 3rd, so 5 weeks from today you can all start shopping for presents.:) I'm so excited! I seriously have no clue if this baby's a boy or a girl, but it will be fun to finally know so we can actually start planning the nursery and picking out names.

Time Out For Women

This weekend I attending the Time Out For Women Conference and Seminar with my mom and sister. We had a really great time. I wish I had been bold enough to go get my picture taken with my two favorite ladies, Sherri Dew and Hilary Weeks, but I was a lil camera shy... Regardless, the whole weekend I was thinking about how fun it would be to begin planning an '09 reunion for us girls. If we start early, hopefully we can all be there. It would be just like the old days at Ladies Night (except the whole weekend!!) :)



There are several locations and dates to choose from, but I was thinking that going to St George on Nov 6-7, 2009 might be the easiest. I know Katie won't know when she might be in town to visit family just yet (since this is over a year away) BUT I figured these dates might be close enough to Thanksgiving, that it might work for even the Irish to be in attendance. Check out the rest of the schedule below too to see if another location or date sticks out to ya! I also figured St George might be the easiest since Sarah, Kari, and Brooke are already in Utah... Anyway, let me know what you think... Here is the entire schedule and site (http://deseretbook.com/time-out/2009):

January 23-24 - Ogden, UT
March 6-7 - Denver, CO
March 13-14 - Houston, TX and Seattle, WA
March 20-21 - Orlando, FL
May 1-2 - Billings, MT and Edmonton, AB
May 8-9 - Columbia, SC
May 15-16 - Cincinnati, OH
June 5-6 - Pocatello, ID
September 11-12 - Boise, ID
September 18-19 - Logan, UT and Pleasanton, CA
October 9-10 - Phoenix, AZ and Richmond, VA
October 16-17 - Riverside, CA
October 23-24 - Kansas City, MO and Minneapolis, MN
November 6-7 - St. George, UT

Aubrey's First Birthday

So we are alive, but our computer has not been for a little while. But nothing that a lot of time ( and $) at the Apple store couldn't cure!  Anyway, we are back online now and have so much to share! I wrote this as a draft a couple of days ago actually, but we are still having issues with our iphoto so I couldn't attach any pics...but I had to do like a 4 step process to save them to all these different locations to post them, but they're here and there's a lot of them!! : )

We have moved into our beautiful new home (pics to follow) and have been spending every spare moment unpacking, arranging, and decorating. We finally have just about everything done but life seems to keep adding things to my to do list anyway. Things are going well with my tutu business and I am currently working on about 5 orders. I have become somewhat international lately and have now sold and shipped my tutus to Canada, Spain, Guam, Norway, and most recently Australia! Who knew? It's been kind of fun though shipping to foreign locals...

Aubrey somehow along the way has grown up on us and has turned one. I have already had a few teary moments just looking back at her newborn pictures and remembering just how small she was. Sigh.... But she is so fun now and doing so many things. She is a little copycat and loves to "talk" on mommy's phone and brush her teeth with her little toothbrush. She likes to brush her hair with her little brush and gives the best (open mouth) kisses. She loves to wave bye bye and hello, which both look exactly the same by the way. She also gets into in depth conversations with you and will talk with her hands ( where could she have gotten that from? : ) and now nods yes and no, although not really at the appropriate times. She is definitely little miss personality and lets you know when she wants/needs something.

She has actually started turning her nose up at some of the baby food and much prefers to feed herself. She thinks she's a big girl and can eat toddler food. Most recently her favorite foods are bits of deli turkey, rolls, and lots of grapes ( which we painstakingly peel while she squeals!). She gets such a proud little look on her face though when she is feeding herself. It's so cute. She isn't walking yet, but will take straight-legged soldier steps while we hold her hands. She likes to pull up and stand on everything however, and is scooting along the couch now. I'm not rushing her on the walking thing though, she gets into enough trouble without being able to do that!

We had her first birthday party on Saturday. We were so glad the family could come and our friends Matt and Noina and their baby Neida. We were especially glad that Grandma Redd was able to come and spend a few days with us. It was wonderful to have her and Aubrey took to her as though they had never been apart! We had a " cupcake" themed birthday party with orange and pink decorations . I made Aubrey a cupcake applique onesie and a pink and orange tutu for the occasion. We had a yummy luncheon and lots of cupcakes! Everyone got to design their own and Aubrey got the biggest one of all! We had lots of fun and Aubrey just LOVED opening all of her presents. She hasn't been feeling well the past couple of days (fever from teething) but perked right up when she got to start opening her gifts! That a girl!

At first she was a little hesitant to rip the paper, but after a little coaxing she went at it with gusto. She would tear a piece and then look up at all of us as if to say, " So this is ok, right?" and we'd all nod and she'd go at it again. Something tells me I better move my magazine basket out of reach! She got some wonderful presents...clothes, a play piano, a toy table, learning radio, cute books, and lots of hugs and kisses! ( PS...Thanks everyone for the cute gifts!) .

So all in all the party was a success, and at the end of the day she was tuckered out and so were we. She slept the best she has in a while, and it was much appreciated! So Happy Birthday little one...We love you!

Mommy and Aubrey
Grandpa Kent, Aubrey, Grandma Redd, Neida (Aubrey's 7mo old friend from church)
Lighting the cake

Aubrey's first bite ...all she ate was a sprinkle! : )
Not too messy...

Aubrey's bday tutu
Are these all for me?
Birthday "cupcake"
Thanks for the idea Lizzy...
Our little family

The "aftermath"
Now she has the hang of it!

Aubrey counting up her presents...