April please come soon!!!

I cannot begin to explain how done I am being pregnant. We are so blessed and excited to have this baby..but I'm done throwing up every day, done with the restless legs at night and peeing every few hours, leaving me with no more than a few hours of sleep, done with my bladder being a kicking bag for this active little guy, done with the backaches, headaches, and the list goes on. Pregnancies are just hell for me. I hate it. BUT, there's a couple pro's to this one. I've only gained 10 pounds with 9 weeks to go. I won't even say what I had gained with Addy by this point. But I am SOOOOO excited to be done and get my new running shoes on, listen to my new ipod shuffle and hit the road running. I miss the feeling of exercising hard and being sore. I know exactly what I need to do this time around to lose the weight fast and I can't wait to do it. I have so much less to lose this time that I feel like I can actually go pass the point of losing baby weight and get in great shape this summer. I can't wait to see this sweet little boy and decide on his name. It's stressing us both out not knowing what we'll name him. We move this weekend and that is getting me excited knowing that moving in and decorating will help make March fly by. I'm loving the sunshine and the hope it brings of warmer spring weather. Spring is my favorite season!! I can't wait to take the kids outside for walks everyday and get out of the apartment!! I've rambled on enough....

Celiac's Disease

Celiac's runs in Chris's family. His mom, and 2 brother's have been diagnosed..so naturally we wanted to find out if Chris has it. The testing is very expensive and not always accurate..so the best way to find out is to try the diet. We had him do the diet for the month of January and then stop the diet for a week and eat normal..and after 2 days he felt a huge difference. Great..hello to a new life of cooking gluten free. Let me explain why I'm not excited:)

"Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms."

The list goes on for what we have to look for on labels. It pretty much makes us cook everything from scratch or use organic and special gluten free ingredients. The only brand of Cream of Mushroom soup that we can use is $3!! We cook with rice flour, potato flour, bean flours...we have to check labels of all sauces (ranch, ketchup etc) It's been quite the learning process..but I think I'm used to it now. It just gets annoying when I don't plan a menu for the week, because it's almost impossible to make dinner on the spur of the moment. He can't grab a burrito or make a quesadilla for snacks anymore. It does make you eat very healthy, since the only carbs can be what I make homemade with his special flours and you can't eat all the processed, ready to eat foods. For example, instead of hamburgers and sandwhiches, we eat lettuce wraps. Addy and I still eat our whole wheat bread since it is healthy for us..but we have to be careful of cross-contamination with utensils and the countertops etc. It is very annoying when we go to food functions..you pretty much have to take your own food..or try and explain to the people who make the food what he can and can't have. A lot of restaurants are starting GF menus which is nice. Anyway..I just pray it won't be passed onto our children.

Swimming with Daddy

Last Saturday, Shawn invited us to go swimming with him and his kids. Addy loved swimming over the summer, but it's been so long that she forgot she liked it. She cried at first, which I think was more because of how crowded it was.

In the video, that sound you hear is Addy. She was squealing the whole time.

Utah trip

Last weekend we made a quick trip to Utah since Chris had a couple appointments in SLC on Monday. We stayed with Brian, Ashley and Tyson..which was so long overdue. Jeff and Julie came over Sunday night which was a blast. It was so much fun to see Addy and Tyson together again. When we were leaving, we told the kids to give kisses, so Tyson pushes Addy against the door and manages to get a kiss on her binky before she yells NO and pushes him away:) We miss all our APX friends so much and wish we lived closer.