Meet Molly 11.10.2010

The day we have been waiting for finally came! Molly was born at 5:42 in the morning on 11.10.2010 after a LONG day!

She's so cute. She's shorter than McKinley was...coming in at 19.5 inches, but much chubbier and 8lbs 6 oz. She's perfect and sweet and already has her Daddy and big sister wrapped around her little finger.

She likes to make funny little giggling noises and sleeps a lot. I LOVE the sleeping...I swear I don't remember being THIS tired before! Looks like we'll get to come home Sunday and we're excited to figure out life with two cute little girlies. Bring on the FUN!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. In Utah most everybody trick-or-treated on Saturday. We had a few kids come Sunday too, but McKinley did her trick-or treating on Saturday and it was a lot of fun.
After nap time we got her dressed up and took her out for some trick-or-treating in Soda Row (it's a little area of business in out neighborhood that did some fun things for the kids and you could go around to the different stores. One of the clinics Robbie manages was part of it, so we stopped in and trick-or-treated there too and they were nice enough to take out picture. I debated putting this up since I look like I'm the size of a small apartment, but it's the only family shot we got, so here you go. Doesn't McKinley look happy? I swear she was having a good time!

When we got home we decided to clean out our pumpkins before McKinley and Robbie went around the neighborhood.

As opposed to last year, McKinley actually really liked getting all the gross stuff out of the pumpkin.

Once we were done, Robbie and McKinley hit the streets to get some "loot".
She got way too much candy for little girl, but loved every minute of it.

Then we carved the pumpkins. Pirate McKinley was in charge of the designs, telling us what she like and where shapes should go. We didn't do any elaborate pumpkins this year (something I admittedly only do because Robbie likes it), but Robbie said he had more fun with the pumpkins this year than he has before. Funny how carving a basic pumpkin with the cutest little 2 year old around can change your opinion, huh?

Our finished products

The other thing McKinley LOVED was handing out candy. Every time the door bell would ring or she'd hear "trick-or-treat" she'd run for the candy bucket and door; it was really cute!

Here's What I've Learned...

about being THIS pregnant.
You see, with McKinley I went two weeks early, so I'm an entire week past that this time and it's been an interesting week. Here are something I've learned:
1. I'm not sure I LOVE people's honestly right now. Take my wonderful husband for instance. We were walking to church on Sunday and he got this silly little grin on his face and said "Guess what, you now waddle!". It did make me laugh though and it's true.
2. Strangers like to say crazy things more and more often. Lately I've heard "Are you trying to sneak a pumpkin out of the patch?". "oh, wow, you're due REALLY soon, huh?", "You're belly is pointing at me!" (I'm not lying a lady next to me in the redbox line really said that to me!) and my favorite "You could have a baby any day" -yes, I can :)
3. The last two weeks ARE more uncomfortable. I see cute little newborns and think, oh yes, it is going to be better when she's on the outside!
4. Did you ever watch Friends? Did you see the episodes where Rachel is pregnant and a bout to deliver? You know, the ones where she starts wearing her pre-pregnancy clothes and they look horrible because they are too small and her big pregnant belly is hanging out of them? Ok, now that you have the mental picture...that's me! Only it's not my pre-pregnancy clothes. I'm outgrowing my maternity clothes!!!! I don't think that's supposed to allowed! :)
Those are just a few things I learned, mostly funny, but yes, I am excited to not be pregnant anymore.