Favorite Nephew!

Ok...so I may only have one! But...he sure is my favorite. Seriously. LOVE this child...he's hilarious, so....sweet! I have a secret fear that I won't love my own child as much as I love this one! He had a fantastic 2nd birthday party on Saturday...Curious George themed- his favorite. It was perfect weather, and SO cute....Sara, I'm hiring you to do birthday parties for my kids!

Look at this cake! Sara's sister Emily made it....she's amazing!We brought Carter regular presents...and....DIET COKE and Swedish Fish...his favorite treat that I seem to always have with me.
Look at this cake too...Sara made it and it was rainbow swirled inside, so cool!
Loves those swedish fish!

And...first maternity clothes too...

OK thanks for all the advice out there, I caved and bought some maternity clothes. Why didn't anyone tell me how comfy they are?! I feel like I am in my pajamas...no more sucking in to button, woohoo! I went with some pants on sale at Shopko (they had a few good ones, most were no bueno), and a few good buys at Motherhood. Glad many of you suggested the secret belly kind, love them. I'm taking a gamble and ordered a few things online from Old Navy...I hope at least a few things fit, if not I'll be at the post office. Getting a few new things has really helped to make me feel and look more prego, instead of just feeling chubbier!

First Baby Shower!

Today was so fun...we had a GIANT baby shower at school. There are FIVE teachers pregnant...something is in the water! Well...technically only 4 of us are still prego...Anna had her baby 2 months early--luckily she and baby are both recovering well, but Anna we missed you at the shower!

There were yummy treats, fun games, and wow....I'm in awe of the generosity, such nice gifts!
It was so fun to start getting some baby stuff, and I'm so grateful for EVERYTHING we got today, wow.

Sue and Shelly leading the "Guess the Song with baby in the title...." game....super fun....me, not so good at it!

Shelly strategizing about what numbers to pick in Baby Concentration....
Mary, Denise, and DeAnn chatting...

Love love love these bibs my aide Betty gave us! I jokingly told my class, "Eh, we won't need that green one!"

Seriously! Look at all these goods! So excited to use it all...plenty of diapers and wipes, I'm sure those will come in handy...when RJ is changing the baby's diapers while I sleep....;)
We even got a beautiful handmade blanket from Mary...so soft flannel, with delicate crocheting on the edges. She is so talented. I was secretly hoping I'd get one of these, because I've heard how good she is at making them...and let's just say I'm not so good at it! It's wonderful, and a cute gender-neutral pattern. We also got an amazing handmade thick quilt from RJ's mom Daryla that was made by her mom who has passed away. It's a pretty green color, with a lot of small details. Amazing!


RJ showing me that we can now watch the baby's every move. Something tells me this is the same look our future children will get as they leave on dates in high school....

Everyone contributed to a giant group gift...a large gift card to Shopko! I was amazed at how much people chipped in...everyone is so generous and thoughtful to us first timers! We went and got a baby monitor...the video screen kind! We've really wanted one, so we were really excited to be able to get it. And it just happened to be on sale for the exact amount of our gift card...fate, I say!

Again, playing around with the monitor...we love it already!

Great day, so grateful for all our kind co-workers!

It's time...

I need maternity clothes! The regular people kind just aren't cutting it anymore...as evidenced by the marks left on my belly after I struggle out of my jeans....like they've been permanently indented all day into my belly. Because they have.

So....all you moms out there....
Where do you get yours?
Certain brands/stores you like/dislike?
Advice for the rookie here!

He's 31!

Not only was Sunday Mother's Day...but RJ's 31st birthday! We celebrated on Saturday by going to Ogden (I know...huge vacation...) to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. I hadn't been there since I went when I lived in Texas...and it was super good. We got LOTS of food..and I went "to the restroom" but actually went and told our server it was RJ's birthday. A few minutes later they brought the saddle to a table near us and RJ goes, "Oh no...don't tell them it's my birthday...that's embarrassing!" Mission accomplished. It was funny when he had to get on the saddle.

Afterwards we went to Fat Cats and played all their sweet games. I've decided it kinda stinks to be the adult in such a place...only because you have to be polite and let all the kids go first. I had to wait my turn for SO LONG as kids just kept walking right in front of me to play. It's probably because we were the only adults actually playing, not just chaperoning kids! Oh well..it was super fun....especially when I beat RJ in skee ball....ha!


Then came bowling...I had the lead for awhile (pure luck), then reality took over and RJ beat me! There were some cute families there that had ordered pitchers of soda, a couple pizzas, and just bowled the night away. I hope we take our kids to do that kind of thing when we have older kids....they looked like they were having so much fun. When the 4-year-old-ish girl bowled and the ball took about ten minutes to make it to the pins, the whole family cheered...it was really sweet.

Anyway...fun birthday! RJ insisted on opening presents right at midnight....a ceiling fan, a sander for his furniture projects....and even a present from our baby....a case of diapers!

New Favorite Student

Haha...just kidding, I love them all...really, I do!
So this sweet little gal (seriously, this girl would not hurt a fly, is always nice and fun to everyone)...came in yesterday....
"Teacher! I got my nails done!"
I was thinking, "Oh cute...."
Then she put them up in front of me:
That's right....she has letters on them to spell out MRS. COX!

Ah....relief!

Update to my pathetic morning sickness post...I'm totally feeling better! Better than better...because not only can I actually stand up without getting dizzy, I also have renewed energy! I can go to work and be chipper, I can get stuff done...somehow my house isn't getting cleaned, but eh, maybe that will come later. (Right...)

So, I actually think it was the flu bug maybe...No no, don't go sanitizing your screen, I did not say Swine flu... just the regular ol' kind of flu. I'm thinking that because I had this mysterious sickness from week 14 day 3 to week 15 day 2. Odd time for morning sickness I'd say! But...a BIG THANK YOU to all you experience mothers out there who were more than willing to dish out the tips, remedies, and advice. Much appreciated. And even more soothing to know that you will all be there to dish out months and months more advice regarding this child rearing process....because something tells me I'm gonna need every bit of it!

In other news...I had a depressing realization. Isn't it sad when you are eating a pack of say...animal crackers (which I may or may not be..) and think, "Yes, this is a fairly healthy snack. I'll eat half now and half later....two servings seems about right." Then you check the Nutrition Facts just to confirm your thought. Eight servings?! Eight?! For WHO?!

Still two servings for me, thankyouverymuch. I'm eating for two you know...or four, whatever.