5 Weeks 'til D-Date!

I did this with Will, so I thought I'd do the same for this little lady, since, in general I'm significantly more terrible about blogging/documenting our lives these days.  She shouldn't have to miss out on everything.  :) MY PREGNANCY:Mother Name: AmandaAge: 27Birthday: October 1stHeight: 5'6Father Name: GeoffAge: 28Birthday: October 31stHeight: 5'11FIRSTSIs this your first pregnancy?: Nope!  This is number 3, technically.When did you find out you were pregnant?: This is a more loaded question than you think.  But,...

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December Photo Essay

Wondering what we're up to?  Now you know! Helping to decorate Papa and Dizza's Christmas tree. Cole and Will were good helpers. These poor reindeer never have their antlers on straight (lately Will has taken to just pushing them over altogether). Felt tree - he loved it for awhile and has also since taken to throwing all the ornaments on the floor. Laundry is fun! Making Christmas cookies with Dizza (i.e. Grandma Gamblin,...

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So much!

So, I know it's been a long time since I blogged.  Every time I go to do it I'm overwhelmed by how much I have to say and how little energy I have to say it all.  I'm loving my Northern California autumn.  The only problem I have is that it gets dark so early - but it's still 60-65 degrees, so I want to go to the park or play outside with Will, but we can't! We had Halloween - Will was a doctor, and an adorable one at that.  We went trick or treating at a locale shopping center and stayed in to hand out candy at night. ...

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Tips to have a successful grocery trip

So, the other day I went shopping late at night since I hadn't been able to go on my normal Saturday trip and I wanted to avoid having to take a toddler after day care when he just wants to go home and play.  I've been disappointed in general by the customer service at my local Safeway, but I save a lot of money by shopping there, so I put up with it. So, I'm cruising around the store at 9pm gathering what I need and finding, to no great surprise,...

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Perfect!

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and I've decided that I really like my doctor.  He speaks my language.  This mostly means that he overuses words like "perfect" and "awesome" and, although I haven't seen his words in writing much, I assume he's a fan of the exclamation point.  For a pregnant lady who feels pretty exhausted most of the time, it's delightful to hear him talk about how great everything is looking for my little gal.  We reviewed the ultrasound report in which everything came back "unremarkable" (which he...

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Gender Reveal!!!: A Photo Essay

After the ultrasound, we joined the fam for Matt's birthday dinner.  And, a little gender reveal with these adorable cards.   Everyone anxiously scratching their cards to see the results! Mama G realizing what she might be seeing. That's right, folks!  It's a girl! Freaking out just a little - first grand dot. Mama G was even prepared with gifts.  An ADORABLE, teeny little polka dot dress! ...

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Busy, Busy!

So, somehow Geoff and I got busy!  I don't even know what happened.  I mean, we are typically pretty busy because of work schedules and a toddler, but our evenings are rarely filled with too much after Will goes to bed.  But, we've been having some fun the past week and upcoming weekend!  Last week: Playing at the Stomper's Fun Zone. Go A's! For Labor Day, my parent's treated the fam to an A's game versus our division rivals...

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How Pinterest-ing

So, last night I rolled up my homemaker sleeves and tried a couple of new recipes from Pinterest.  I've made Pinterest recipes before and they have typically been successful and delicious.  But, I've recently had a Pinterest reawakening, you might say, and have gotten really excited about trying some new things. So, last night I hunkered down and made these two beauties (captions are links): Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole   No...

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Bouncing Baby...

Boy or Girl? It's that time again!  In just 13 short really long days, we are scheduled for our 20 week anatomy scan of baby Parker.  And, hopefully, we have a cooperative little one and are able to find out if this baby is a he or a she. But, before we do, it's your turn to weigh in.  Vote in the poll to the right whether you think this little nugget of love is going to need pink or blue booties! To help, here are my answers to some of the common gender myths, if you feel inclined to make a more educated less random...

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CA Check-in

So, the Parker clan have been Californians for about 4 and a half months now.  I figure it's time to check-in on how everything is going for us out in the good old C-of-A.  1) It is so beautiful here.  There's something magical about waking up to a hoar frost covered Fargo, but I am in awe of the North/East Bay Area.  Even looking out of the window of my house I can see 6 different types of trees with leaves in varying shades...

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Ring on a String

So, at this point in pregnancy where you look like you've been eating far too many donuts, not like there's a squishy, awesome little baby growing inside you and when you still feel well enough to be with busy sewing projects and painting but don't know enough about the little one to get started, you have to find something to do with all the baby energy.  Sometimes, this leads me to the internet.  And the internet has all kinds of funny...

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Tidbits

Interesting facts (or, perhaps, if you don't find them interesting, just some facts) for your Thursday: 1) I bought this for Will today.  He mostly just chews on his pacifier these days, and this seems like a better option.  I suppose it would be phase one in the pacifier weaning as well. 2) I'm 17 weeks pregnant today.  In 3 weeks I will be lying in an ultrasound room getting my 20 week anatomy scan and hopefully finding out if this little one is a guy or a gal.  September 12th can't come soon enough! 3) This is the most...

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6 Years

It's a little hard to believe sometimes that Geoff and I have been married for 6 years!  This year, we did things pretty low key for the Anniversary.  Our actual anniversary was on Sunday and we didn't do a whole lot to "celebrate" per se.  We had a nice family breakfast, went to church, and had dinner over at our friend's Danny and Amanda's place.  I told Amanda it was a delightful treat for me because I didn't have to cook on my anniversary! But, really, we had a great time.  Then, since Geoff has Monday's off, I took...

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Life is Precious

Disclaimer: This is such a hard topic to put on my blog.  I feel like with such a sensitive topic, it's so easy to be misunderstood.  So, please read with an open mind. So, I'd be lying if I didn't say that it was a little bit of a tough, emotional weekend for me.  August 11th would have been my due date for my little one that I lost in January.  I have a lot of faith that things work the way they are supposed to and there is no way I could adequately express (without sounding like a weirdo - yet, here I am, attempting it...

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Promotion

So, Geoff and I have been talking.  And Will is really the greatest kid you could ask for.  He's silly and smart and funny.  He's active and, yet, pretty laid back.  He's a little stubborn - but in all the right ways.  In general, he's done nothing by light up our lives for the past couple of years and we are delighted with how lucky we are to have him in our lives. So, in recognition of all his great work as our son, we've...

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A bit boring.

So, I'm kind of boring these days.  Boring in a good way.  Boring as in routine, I suppose.  Not as in "dull."  His hair was getting so long, so I styled it a bit during bath time.  And, yes, the Mt. Dew bottle is a bath time favorite. I've been a little overwhelmed my blessings as of late.  Last week I traveled to Minneapolis, MN for my work's "Pop-Up HQ."  Since we don't have a physical headquarters (yet),...

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Picture Overload

Rather than try to recap everything we've been up to, I'll do a little photo essay going back to mid-June when Geoff's family came out to visit and took us back to Utah with them up through the 4th of July. And, of course, most of the photos will be Will.  But, Geoff and I were around, too.  :) Geoff and his family took the ferry from San Francisco - I couldn't go, but this pic makes up for it. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ...

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