The Ord Family

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With that being said…. we are in week 18 of the baking of Smidget  and next week is my mid pregnancy check-up, complete with a routine ultrasound.  I will be taking a poll of whether or not we’ll be having more blue or some pink coming our way!  Just leave a little comment as to which color you think will grace our home!

Thank you again for your love and support, we appreciate it so much!

is what 17 weeks with my second baby looks like…. OY!

I have a feeling this is going to be a long… FAT… pregnancy. I have no ankles, a big ole’ behind and I look more pregnant that most women 10 weeks ahead of me!

But:

My wedding ring still fits, I think I just hadn’t had enough water that day!

And as my good friend Taylor keeps reminding me, at least I DO look pregnant!

Those pants are a size 2 in maternity… (but from what I’ve heard Gap Maternity jeans run big! BOO!) and I still wear my normal size in shirts.

The arch in my back accentuates the size of both my belly and butt.

When Gav “kisses Smidget” goodnight every night, it’s the cutest thing ever!

The extreme nausea and sensitivity to smells has subsided.

The nesting instinct has definitely set in. 

I’m DYING to find out if Gav is getting a brother or a sister (even though I’m actually feeling like it’s one more than the other.)

Last but not least… I’m getting anxious to feel those little flutters and I think I feel them all the time. I know it’s not so just yet, but I can’t wait for that first feeling. It’s the best feeling ever!

Warning *PICTURE HEAVY* of an extremely adorable little man!

I never really took 3 year pictures of my G. But this weekend we were up at my favorite place in all of Utah, the Garden Park ward building, and I just happened to have my camera.

These are no where NEAR what I’d want to take, but this is Gav. Through and through.  He had a bruise on his forehead from hitting it twice in one day…he got chocolate milk and mac and cheese all over his shirt that matched the shorts, he wrote all over his right leg with black crayon that I had no idea was in the car which he’d spent 4+ hours in at that point, and was all over the place. But that’s him. And he’s my handsome little man, no matter the circumstances.

Here are a few things I love about him and that are uniquely him at this age:

He has amazing comedic timing.

He can sing the chorus from Sweet Caroline, but ONLY when he wants to.

Thinks it might get lost if he doesn’t “let go” (I’ve been told it’ll never end!)

Has become an amazing car rider.

Loves to take pictures, but hates to have me take pictures OF him.

Has an amazing memory, and brings up things MONTHS past with great detail.

He’s a lover of catalogs and maps.

He has a mind of his own… rarely listening to his mom and dad’s directions or playing  “by the rules”

He’s definitely a lover… with a fightin’ streak…

He loves going to the movie theater. He’ll tell you all about going to see movies.

He has been to 3 different children’s museums and zoo’s in 3 different states and 6 different national monuments and parks. In the past year.

He’s perpetually apologetic.

He’s one of the most articulate children I’ve ever met. People rarely have to ask me what he’s saying, and they’re very surprised when he pops out a random word that most 3 year old’s wouldn’t say.

Doesn’t have a fear of ANYTHING, besides lady bugs.

And through all the nuttiness, he’s made me a mommy. And he’s going to make one amazing big brother.

I love this 3 year old.

(and I can now see why my mom loves this age.)

(some days.)

Well, let the rumors be true!  Gav is going to be getting a sibling, which he is adamant is a Baby Sister, but we’re not leaning either way.

Smidget is due Christmas-time 2010, which makes me about 12 weeks along. The baby is doing great, it was bouncing back and forth while the ultrasound was going on, which doesn’t give me much hope that this child will be less energetic than Master G is…

With G I had NO symptoms besides scyatic nerve issues, bloody noses, heartburn near the end and I craved salty foods like no one’s business. And no, no nausea or morning sickness…

With Smidget, I have been nauseous almost every day, no matter when or how much I eat. I have been having lower back pain, mega headaches and completely exhausted.  Thankfully Chris has been taking amazing care of Gav and me. I’ve also been craving sweets like crazy and have been showing since I pretty much found out… so I’m feeling nice and frumpy!!!

We’re so excited to be bringing another little monkey into this family, and I can’t tell you how excited G is. He constantly asks about the baby and then tries to “squish” it. Hopefully he doesn’t want to squish the baby when it gets here!

Monday, before we headed out of Denver,  we decided to make ture on our promise to G and take him to the Children’s museum. I’m so glad we did! He had a blast!

Full on cool here. He got to put on a fireman’s coat, hat and pretend to drive the truck. We had a really hard time getting him to go onto other things.

I think this was my favorite area, the bubble factory. So many fun things to do.  We even made bubbles filled with fog! (notice the orange safety goggles?)

I didn’t take many pictures after this, he was just all over the place. We got to go to the “Whole Foods Market” where he filled a couple baskets of food, checked it all out and then worked shortly (there was a little girl in there running the show) in the awesome cafe… He painted a picture on a easle and then we had to visit the firetruck one more time!

We had some amazing mexican food, mmmm cheese enchiladas and chips and salsa…. and then we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Gav and Chris overlooking a beautiful part of the canyon. Oh and the chickmunks (thank you, G) were VERY friendly thanks to people feeding them and petting them!

We got to the summit and all we saw was snow… Very HUGE walls of snow. They were also doing some road construction and so while we were waiting for the lead car to go, the people in the car in front of us decided to have a snowball fight! Seriously funny when they opened up the door to the car and threw snow in!

We got to the continental divide and had to make a quick stop of it… see the snow?! See the shorts?! See the dress!?!? See the shoeless child!?!? Haha

But he was being so lovey (and me so yucky!!! car trips do nasty things to me! ) I couldn’t resist a love fest with my Gav man! Well, until he licked me!

On our way out of the park the GPS took us a funky way home and we saw some amazing things! A field full of resting deer, the railroad that made Denver a metropolis instead of a dead mining town and some amazing rock formations.

Finally, we arrived home at 2 in the morning, safe and sound and ready to sleep for a week! LOL!