Baby's First Photos

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Danny wanted to know the gender of our baby before he deployed. The "I'm pretty sure it's a girl" feedback we got at the 20 week ultrasound just didn't cut it. So we found a 3D ultrasound clinic in Vegas while we were there for the USMC ball (we don't have places like that anywhere near 29 Palms). We found out that she's definitely a girl, and that she probably has Danny's nose (refer to the middle picture). She wasn't nearly done baking yet, which accounts for the bony arms and shoulders, but it was cool to see her little face.

Two Growing Girls

The baby and I are both still growing-as you can see. I have about 10 weeks to go. It's hard to believe I can get any bigger!

Grandma's 86 Birthday

We celebrated my Grandma Roundy's 86th birthday on Monday. She said it was the best birthday she'd ever had. I felt more guilty than proud to hear her say that-we really haven't taken good care of her for the past few years if this was the best birthday she's EVER had. Dad bought her a birthday cake and made her dinner, so she didn't have to lift a finger all day. I guess after 86 years of taking care of yourself, your kids, your grandkids, and your great-grandkids, that would be a pretty good birthday.

The birthday cake was a good idea, and maybe a few representative candles would have been nice, but Dad wanted to go all out by decorating it with 86 candles. I'd seen clips from America's Funniest Home Videos of birthday candle lightings going horribly awry, but didn't think we'd have that problem. The candles just looked so small and harmless. I'm just glad Dad didn't light the candles right in front of Grandma's face-she may not have deemed this her best birthday ever.

Moving Home

I moved back home this week. On the way home, my dad and I stopped in Utah for a day. Here's a picture of my lovely sister hard at work. She's posing with some of the delicious fudge she made. What a fun job! The other picture is with Sam and Lucy (Amber's oldest 2) and Oscar. We all matched so cute that I had to document the moment.

The move back home, from packing and cleaning to moving and driving, was such a huge endeavor. I had lots of help (Thanks to the Cummings, Katrina, Norris', Barney's, and Dad!) and somehow got it all done.