September 2009

September 1, 2009: Today was my first prenatal visit for baby #2. Everything looks good so far. Yes, I know. Why did it take me 15 weeks to get to the OBGYN? Believe me, I got a talking to by my doctor about why I should have come in sooner. However, I was trying to decide if I wanted to go to Dr. Irion again or find another OBGYN. Last time, I wasn't too impressed with Dr. Irion. He wasn't very bedside friendly and during my delivery with Jade I told him two things, one I didn't want an episiotomy and two, that I wanted to wait a couple of hours to deliver Jade so that she was born on May 5 (that happens to be Grandma Bills' birthday). He told me that he would decide if I needed an episiotomy or not and swore when I told him we would be waiting several hours. So you can see why I was hesitant to go back to him. However, aside from the chastisement for not coming in sooner, he was very pleasant. So maybe I didn't make a bad choice in going back to him. We will see I guess.

September 3, 2009: I went to work tonight and asked Katherine, one of the Ultrasound techs, if she would do an ultrasound to see if we could see the sex of the baby. To my utter amazement it came back that we are having another little girl. I actually didn't believe her when she first told me, although I could clearly see for myself that it was a girl. But I just couldn't believe it really was one. I have thought from the beginning that this one would be a boy. I mean, this entire pregancy has been totally different from the one with Jade that I thought for sure it had to be a boy. My morning sickness hasn't been nearly as bad this time, however I have been more tired and have had some pretty bad headaches.
Jen Sorensen, my sister-in-law was actually the only one who thought it would be a girl. She did this strange eye test where she looks at the veins in your eyes and if your veins make hooks that means it's a girl and a "v" shaped vein means it's a boy. She saw hooks and she was right. Dang, I hate being wrong! Don't get me wrong, I'm excited. Just a little disappointed, that's all.

September 4, 2009: Lake Powell here we come! We left for Lake Powell today around 3:30pm with the entire Gunn Clan in tow. We drove our truck pulling "our" jetskies and Dad took the Trooper pulling his new boat. It took us forever to get there with all of our brewski stops and the 55mph that Dad drove while pulling the boat. We finally arrived at Red Rock Condos around midnight. This time around Aaron and I have our own condo so that Jade can sleep and not be disturbed by everyone else. Besides with 12 of us going we definately need some more space.
I thought Jade would go right back to sleep but I think she was nervous to be sleeping in an unfamiliar location and so she wouldn't sleep in her pack-n-play. She wanted to sleep with us instead. That means I didn't get any sleep all night long because Jade is such a fitfull sleeper that all she does it move and twitch. Of course, this keeps me up, especially when I have feet and Beary Beary in my face all night. However, this doesn't affect Aaron in the slightest. He slept right through it all. Lucky him.

September 5, 2009: We got up early this morning...thanks to Jade, but it still took us forever to get to the lake. There sure is a lot of stuff that has to be done with a boat. We didn't get the boat or the jetskies launched until almost noon. We decided to beach near Lone Rock again. We stay there every year. Dad decided that for his first trip out on the Lake with the boat that we weren't going to go up the channel. I think he is super nervous to drive the boat and so he just wanted to practice in an open area and get some boat hours under his belt before he tried the channel.
Jade had a great time. She spent most of the day just playing in the sand with her sand toys or walking along the edge of the water getting her feet wet. She really loves the water and being outside with everyone. She didn't have one problem all day and she even took a nap in the truck.
Aaron was able to wakeboard a little bit. His calf is still giving him problems and it's really swollen but he wanted to try it. He was able to go a couple of runs before his calf gave out. He did a really good job. I wanted to try wake boarding but unfortunately I'm banned from water sports due to my pregnancy! Bummer!

September 6, 2009: Today is Sunday and we decided it would probably be breaking the Sabbath if we went out on the boat today. So we spent most of the day at our condo. We actually switched condos to one bigger one across the street called Debbi's Hideout. We all fasted today due to Fast Sunday and a nice time at church. We came back and just relaxed. Some of us took naps while others watched sports. We had a lovely roast dinner and ate outside on our little patio and then went for a small hike to Dead Horse Point. We stayed to watch the sun set and then came back and played games and snacked all night. It was a great lazy Sunday.

September 7, 2009: We got up early today and went back to the Lake. We spent the entire day on the boat. The jetskies got used but for the most part we all were on the boat either tubing, wake boarding or just cruising listening to tunes. Jade was able to fall asleep in the cuddy and she slept there for a good two hours. We also found this neat place out in the middle of the lake that had some exposed rocks that you could climb on. It made it appear as if you were walking on water. We had a good time trying to push each other off and into the water. Also Austin, Hudson and Aaron all had the opportunity to learn how to drive the boat. I was hoping it would get Aaron excited to want to buy one someday but he said it just made him too nervous. He did a great job he just didn't like having the responsibility of everyones lives' resting upon his shoulders.
As according to tradition, we didn't get off the lake until super late. We had just enough time to get to the mexican restaurant in Kanab before it closed. I don't think they were too excited to see a party of 12 walk in 10 minutes before closing. But we sure were grateful. They have great food, especially when you have been out on the lake all day.
We didn't get home until 4am and we still had to unload the truck and Trooper before we could go to bed. We didn't get to sleep until almost 5:30am and poor Aaron had to be up and to work before 8am for an important meeting. Poor guy was so tired he couldn't even see straight.

September 9, 2009: Aaron is on his way to Vermont for business. He should be back on the 11th.

September 11, 2009: Mom Gunn and I spent all day canning peaches for our food storage. I know, how very domestic of me!
Also while we were canning, Jade was in Mom Gunn's room watching "shows" with Hudson. They were watching an episode of Dirtiest Jobs and Mike Rowe was helping to birth calves. Jade was so into the show that every time a commerical would come on she would start to cry. So Hudson would rewind it (thank heavens for DVR)during the commericals and she would rewatch the calves being born. She watched the entire one hour show and loved it. I have such a weird kid!

September 12, 2009: Today Aaron, Jade, and I went to the Utah State Fair for the day. It was super hot outside so we didn't stay long, plus everything was so expensive inside the park that we didn't want to really do anything. It cost us an arm and leg to get in and we just didn't feel like spending tons of money for carnival rides. We did walk around and show Jade all of the farm animals. She loved seeing the cows, especially after watching Dirtiest Jobs. We were going to let her ride the ponies but they cost too much. (I know, we are cheap skates)
After the State Fair we met my family at Italian Village to celebrate Hudson's birthday. Hudson won't turn 24 until tomorrow but it's a Sunday and we wanted to take him out to eat for his birthday. So we celebrated it a day early. After the usual at Italian Village we went to Leatherby's and then to my house to play Rock Band. Everyone had a really good time and I think Hudson enjoyed his early birthday.

September 13, 2009: Hudson is officially 24 years old today. We had his birthday dinner at Mom Gunn's house and he opened presents. It was a nice evening. Jade loved blowing out Hudson's candles and did it at least half a dozen times.

September 14, 2009: Today I started walking with a group of ladies from our ward. They invited Jade and I to walk with them in the mornings from 9am-10am. We walk around the neighborhood several times making the distance a little short of 3 miles. Jade really likes it because there are kids close to her age that go and she likes interacting with them. I especially enjoy the interaction with the ladies and really like getting out every morning and getting some exercise. It makes me more productive during the day.

September 15, 2009: Today Mom and Dad Gunn went to Lake Powell with all the original Gunn adults and Grandma and Grandpa Gunn. I am totally jealous that we weren't invited to go, but even if we were invited we wouldn't be able to go. Aaron doesn't have enough vacation hours with our cruise coming up in October. So Jade and I basically hung out all day at our house with nothing to do. I didn't feel like doing any house work or catching up on any projects so instead we sat out on our front porch wishing we had friends. Jade was so bored she walked over to the Loosli's house and knocked on their door to see if McKay was there. But of course he wasn't. She then walked over to our neighbors house to the east of us and knocked on their door. I don't think she expected anyone to answer and neither did I so it was shocking when our neighbor Greg opened the door in his underwear. It startled Jade so bad she started to cry. I apologized perfusly because I know Greg works nights and he was probably sleeping but he wasn't mad. In fact he talked to Jade for a minute and then waved goodbye. Funny kid!

September 16, 2009: I forget how much I enjoy going down to my mom's house until she isn't in town for a whole week. She's only been gone a day and I am so bored I could scream. To help pass the time, Jade and I went to the Library for the first time (well, Jade's first time.) She loved looking at the books, playing on the kid computers and watching all the kids around her. We spent an entire hour there and then I let Jade check out ten books. She loved it.
Tonight our softball game was cancelled so we had another Sorensen Rock Band Party. People brought snacks and dessert and we played until the wee hours of the night. It was really fun!

September 17, 2009: I think Jade might be catching a cold. She has a runny nose, cough and low grade fever. I hope she is just teething and nothing serious. I don't want to deal with her being sick because that means I will get it too.

September 18, 2009: Since my parents are out of town that measn that Cierra and paige are home by themselves. So we decided to go down to Orem tonight and hang out with the girls. We were going to rent Wolverine and watch it out in the West Desert but it ended up raining and ruining our plans. So instead we stayed at Mom Gunn's house, watched the movie and spent the night with the girls. It was a nice evening and I think the girls enjoyed themselves.

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September 20, 2009: Jade is currently obsessed with purses. She loves Paige and Cierra's small purses and carries them all over. Today after church, Aaron placed his scriptures on the ottaman. Jade walked over thinking that they were a purse and tried to grab them off the ottoman. I don't think she understood that they were heavy and so in the process of pulling them off the ottaman, the weight of them knocked her backwards flat on her back with her legs straight up in the air. It caught me so off guard the only thing I could do was laugh. Jade however acted like nothing had happened. She stood up, brushed herself off and looked to see if anyone had seen her embarrassing moment. It was sooooo funny!

September 21, 2009: I went to a Swine Flu Clinic at JVH today. It sure scared the heck out of me. I found out that being in my third trimester, I am one of the highest risk groups. Unfortunately that means when I work I am constantly in contact with the flu and therefore putting myself and the baby at great risk. It makes me think that maybe I shouldn't be working while the Swine Flu is such a scary risk. They are thinking that the Swine Flu could reach Pandemic status this season. I am going to talk to Aaron and see if I should stop working until I have the baby. We'll see what happens.

September 22, 2009: Jade likes to help me with cleaning around the house. Her specialties are helping to switch the laundry from the washer to the dryer, putting the clean utensils away after they have been washed, wiping up spills on the floor, throwing her diapers away and picking up toys after she is done playing with them. She is also OCD about several things like closing open doors and putting lids back on things.
Jade is also obsessed with shoes, especially bright colored ones. She loves to putt around the house wearing someone elses shoes or even her own church shoes. She's such a funny little kid.

September 25, 2009: I am officially 19 weeks along with this pregnancy and alreay starting to show. I wasn't nearly this big with Jade. I guess my body knows what to do this time so it isn't wasting any time getting down to business. However, it does nothing for my self esteem. I already feel like a cow. That's not good. I still have 21 weeks to go!!!
I've gotten over the nausea I had earlier in my pregnancy and the headaches seem to have disappeared. Now I am just tired all the time, uncomfortable, fat and my boobs hurt. Other than that I am doing well. :)

September 27, 2009: Today was our much anticipated Primary Program. I was super nervous but the kids did a really good job. I had several people come up to me and tell me how impressed they were with the discipline the children displayed while up on the stand. Everyone was very attentive and sang loud and clearly. We sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" with sign language and even the junior primary did a fantasic job. I was very proud of them all.

September 29, 2009: Today is our third anniversary. Earlier in the week Aaron told me to not make any plans today because he had something planned but he wouldn't give me details. So today after work he told me to pack a bag overnight for all three of us and we drove to Park City. We stopped off for dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant Baja Cantina and then we walked around downtown for a while. While we were walking a group of people came walking up behind us and it was obvious they had had too much to drink. As they walked up along side of us one of the ladies noticed and commented on how adorable Jade was. She was so enamored with her that she didn't see a very tall fire hydrant in front of her. She ran right into it and ended up high centering herself on it. The fire hydrant was tall enought that the lady couldn't stand herself back up without help. It scared Jade and I think it shocked Aaron because he didn't say anything. But I thought it was so funny that I just started laughing hysterically. Finally, one of the ladies' friends came over and helped her stand back up. She was embarrassed and ran off without another word but I think I stood there and laughed for another 5 minutes. It was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time.
After our funny incident, we decided to head to our surprise condo. Aaron wouldn't tell me where we were staying, he said I would just have to wait and see. He ended up driving us to the same condo we stayed at on our honeymoon. It was even the same room we stayed at three years ago to the day. It was so fun to stay the night with Jade. She loved how big the place was and she kept running from one room to another. We stayed the evening and then that next morning woke up to snow on the ground. It was so squeezie with the snow and a real wood fireplace up in the mountains. I could have stayed there all weekend. But alas, check out time came and we had to leave. But it sure was a great way to celebrate our third anniversary.
Saying that, I just wanted to add that I really have enjoyed these three years being married to Aaron. I love him and appreciate everything he does for me and our little family.
Happy Anniversary Aaron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!