I need help!!!!!

I need all of you mommies to help me.  I only have about 2 weeks left of being prego and I am just trying to figure out what is a necessity and what is just cool to have.  These are the last of the things that I am considering.  I dont think that I need them all but I have heard some people say they cant live without these things.   

The bumbo.  These didn't exist with my last child but I have seen many people use them and heard of many people loving them.  Are they really as useful as everyone says?

Bouncers... I never got one of these with Krey.  I just always used his swing.  but back then I lived in a one level house and it wasn't a pain to move the swing from one room to the other.  Now living in a multi level house it might be much more of  a pain.  

A play mat thing.... whatever these are called.  I did have this with Krey and he just loved it.  I would like to get a new one because the first one was a hand me down and I cant seem to find some of the toys to it.  So I am debating on buying a new one.  I dont know how necessary it is to have this and a bouncer.  I know they have a few different purposes.  

Video monitor... Shawn is absolutely determined that we need this.  With krey I didn't even have a regular monitor let a lone this video monitor, but then again I lived in a much smaller house back then.  I do like the idea of seeing the baby if you need to.  but i am afraid its one of those things you use for the first few weeks then you dont use it anymore.  They are kind of expensive for just using them for a few weeks.  With Krey I used motherly instincts and that worked for me.  I could tell what he needed by the sound that he was making.  

So if you could give me some feed back and tell me what worked for you guys I would just love it!!!!

Weekend getaway at the cabin!

We went up to our cabin with my family for the weekend.  Krey loves it up there.  Every morning he would ask to go on a walk.  We also enjoyed a fire, roasting hot dogs and making smores!  It was a nice getaway and much cooler in the mountains than down in the valley.  Being 8 months prego that was my favorite part!!!  

Krey was patiently waiting for the fire to get going so he could cook his hot dog.

Shawn and Krey taking a walk.

Krey helping get the fire started.

St. George trip

Krey and I went to Saint George last week to visit Karlee, Nash, and Letti.  Krey and Nash are the best of buds.  It is so fun to watch them grow up together.  They both have the silliest personalities and together you can only imagine how cooky they get.  We all stayed at Karlee's moms house.  We had 15 people under one roof all being girls except these two boys and more than half of them being under the age of 8.  It was crazy but so much fun.  I love spending time with my cousin and her kids.  They have been gone all summer so we had a lot of catching up to do.  I cant wait until they come back to salt lake in 5 or so weeks.  I am so mad I didn't take more pics.  I'll post some of Letti soon.  She is so freakin cute!!!! 

A walk down memory lane...

MEMORY LANE- This will be fun! This is just too fun to pass up. Here are the directions: 1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! I guess good or bad, but be nice!!!!!!! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

4th of July

This our family on the 4th of July.

We took the tracks train down to Gateway and played in the fountain.  Krey goes nuts there.

Krey and  I riding the tracks train.  He loved it for about 5 min then wanted to get off.  It was a lot of fun.  We ended up at the sandy fireworks!  Krey was more interested in seeing how fast he could run than watching the fireworks.  He likes doing fireworks at our house better than the big firework show.

200% it's a girl!!

This is her profile.  Shawn said that he thinks her profile looks like mine.

We had our second ultrasound yesterday.  Its confirmed 200% that its a girl.  Such great news knowing I can for reals plan on having a girl.  It was crazy to see her moving inside me.  I always feel little jabs on the left side of my belly.  I always assumed that it was her little feet.  But it was her little fists, it looked like she was boxing me inside!  It was so fun to see the movement as I felt it.  Krey came with us to watch the ultrasound. Half way through he just started to cry.  My mom said look there is your baby sister and he started sobbing.  I think he was a little freaked out.  He is so cute when he talks about his baby sisser.  He tells everyone her name.  He sometimes calls her Hadlee Jo and sometimes he calls her Hadlee Nash.  Nash is his cousin/best buddies name.  He said that one day and thought it was pretty funny. We are all so excited for our little GIRL!!!!

Dinosaur museum

Krey getting ready to dig

Digging for dinosaurs

Vierra Look-alike Meter

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I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THIS......

A Day at the Zoo

A family pic before the day got started.

You always have to stop by the funny hats and take a pic.

Chelsea (Shawns sis), Sylvia (Shawn's mom), Shawn, Krey, and Bridger (Shawn's Bro)

It looks like Krey is making a funny monkey face.  

We asked Krey what an elephant said and he used his arm as the trunk and made the elephant sound. 

The elephants were Krey's favorite.  He is still talking about them a day later. 

This was a bear going to town on a raw piece of meat.  We asked krey what the bear was doing and he said, "eating pizza"

Enjoying an ice cream on this hot day!

Measuring up to the gorilla.

Going on the train to finish up the day!

23 weeks pregnant!

So this is strictly for my cousin Karlee.  She is going to be in Pennsylvania for the summer.  When she gets back I will only have a couple more weeks left before the baby comes.  So she has requested pictures of my belly.  Even though I'm not all for it... I put a bare belly pic up for her to see!  So here you go kar.  This is me almost 6 months prego! 

Mother's Day

Mothers day was so fun this year.  Shawn took me to Tuscany's on saturday night with our good friends Kent and Justi. The next morning was probably my most favorite part of the whole day.  Shawn and Krey brought me breakfast in bed.  Shawn made a new french toast recipe and he did a really good job.  Krey walked in the room helping Shawn carry the plate and he yelled Happy Day Mamma!!!  The whole day was an emotional one from then on!!!! (I'll blame being pregnant on that one) After church we headed to Kaysville to see Shawns family.  Shawns grandpa came close to passing away a month ago and I am so greatful that we were able to spend time with him yesterday. He is one of the greatest men I have ever met.  While we were up in Kaysville Shawn was down watching the last half of the jazz game, I was up stairs cutting up the fruit, all the grandkids were running in and out of the house.  After a while I decided to go and check on krey, but he wasn't down stairs with all the other kids, so I went to the backyard and he wasn't there.  I yelled for Shawn to find him.  Everyone said where ever the kids are he'll be.  So I went back to cutting fruit not worried.  Shawn came upstairs a few min later and I asked him if he ever found Krey.  He said no!  I went into an instant panic!!!  Running from room to room, backyard to the front yard, he was no where to be seen!!!  I was yelling his name but I didn't hear anything.  After we checked the perimeter of the house I took off running down the street.  Shawns grandparents live a short ways in from a busy street.  Thoughts kept running through my head that he was hit by a car or something.  When I got to the end of the street there were people walking home from church.  I asked if they had seen a little boy.  They said they saw a little boy playing in our grandparents neighbors sand box.  I took off running back to the house.  Sure enough there was my Krey Krey playing with the truck in the sand box!!!!!  He had wondered next door.  I dont think I have ever squeezed that kid so hard.  I became hysterical and just sat and squeezed him.  He kept saying "ok mamma?"  then he would look at shawn and say "mamma crying"  That was by far the worst feeling in the whole world!  Not knowing where he was.. I am so greatful to be a mom!  It comes with a lot of work and emotion but it is all worth every single second. I am so greatful for Kreyton and Shawn and soon our new baby. I am greatful for my friends and family that inspire me and make me a better mom!  Happy Mothers day yesterday to all you mommies out there.

Krey's personality has come out so much lately.  He says the funniest things.  I'm sure I am one of the only ones that thinks he is so funny but i'm the mom what do you expect.  If I slam on the brakes in the car he says "oh gosh mamma," If I tell him to shhh he'll say "dont sshhh me mamma," (because that is what I day to him when he sshhhs me) If I get mad at him he says "be nice to me mamma," one of the most recent phrases... he put on shawn's shoes the other day and said "I'm going to work mom, see ya" He is starting to be ok with the idea of having a baby sister.  He hugs my tummy and say "baby sisser," I dont think he really gets it yet though.  I could go on and on but I wont bore the few people that read my blog... I just love my boy.  He is going to be the best big brother.