Doing Our Part

I grew up with two trucks stopping in front of our house early Friday morning, the garbage truck and the recycling truck. Here in small town Idaho there are no convenient recycling trucks to make helping save the environment easier. About two weeks ago we had a decent size cardboard box in our kitchen next to the garbage can. I don't know who started it first, but all of the sudden it turned into one of these:


In two weeks time it was filled with cereal boxes, milk and juice cartons, tin cans, and even paper. I have to admit, when I went and dropped off all our recycled goods in the big blue bins in the Albertsons parking lot I felt pretty good about myself. Every little bit counts, right?

Did any of you learn about recycling in elementary school and get a cassette tape with recycling songs on it? Well, I did and I clearly remember listening to that tape often...I still know the songs...




On more exciting news...

I'm getting pretty fat. It's kind of nice to look pregnant now and not just like I've been eating too much junk food. I'm about 25 weeks, nearing six months. I suppose I could post a more pregnant picture now...maybe when I get back from AZ. At my doctors appointment on Monday I told her I had been having some pretty bad lower abdomen cramps when I work out. She said I need to cut my workout intensity in half. I asked about Zumba...she said no more Zumba :(

Tyler's sister Karissa came home from her mission in San Diego on Tuesday. The poor girl froze to death when she got here, even though the sunny 40 degree temperatures felt amazing to us. Anyway, it's nice to have another female around again.

Well, nothing else new and exciting is happening around these parts. Until next time...adios!

Another Hot Summer

I forgot to mention on here that we found out where we will be for the summer. For some strange reason our office managers wanted to go to the EXACT SAME PLACE!


I was fairly disappointed, but I'll survive. What's even worse is that they want to spend the first half of the summer an hour north of Austin and then move for the second half south of Austin. I don't know if you all recall that I'm due half way through the summer... Oh and the very worst part is my son will have a Texas birth certificate! ;)

Over Christmas when I went maternity clothes shopping with my mom we didn't consider nearly triple digit temperatures when deciding which clothes to buy. Now all I have are pants and three quarter sleeve shirts I have to wear layers with because the fronts dip too low. This wasn't going to do so, my sister helped me do some adjusting...making pants into shorts and 3/4 sleeves into short sleeves, and the best, sewing in fake undershirts at the neckline so I won't have to layer it up.

I'll get to test out some of these summer maternity clothes when I go to ARIZONA next month!!! When my mom told me her and my older sister were making the trip down there I desperately wanted to go. It's the perfect time for me to see the sun after a looong winter. I've been day dreaming about the sunny 80 degree weather for weeks...



P.S. I've kind of been bragging about being heartburn free this entire time and I had to eat my words the other night. I had terrible heartburn. I've never had it before so it came as quite a shock when my chest hurt and I thought I was going to puke up the acid that was hanging out in my throat. I knew I should have knocked on wood...

This Is Going To Get Entertaining

After finishing an exhausting first trimester, I tried desperately to start working out again. I've gone to the gym here and there and have even done my P90X yoga video a few times, but nothing consistent. So, when my mother-in-law told me she was taking a Zumba class I was intrigued. Of course, I've seen the infomercials and have heard rave reviews from others so, I took the plunge.






I'm now signed up for a twice a week, six week Zumba class. The first class was OK, but I ate dinner a little too close to workout time, had to get used to the choreography, and found that my cheap sports bra wasn't going to do the trick. My second class was super fun, though. The hour class flew by. I actually had to ask if the class was really over and when I was told yes I thought they were joking!

Besides the fun dance moves, I love the old ballroom on main street where the class takes place. Long ago ;), when my sister was first married her apartment was in this very building. I remember having to walk through this ballroom to get to her apartment. I think it's been renovated since then because I remember it being kinda creepy. Anyway, here is what the ballroom looks like. (The classes I went to though had like twice as many people in them.)




If I wear a baggy t-shirt you can't tell I'm nearly five months pregnant, but soon I won't be able to hide it. That's when a big pregnant lady doing Zumba will be pretty entertaining to watch...So, if you're in the area you might want to come for the show or just for the fun workout.

Baby News

Tyler's parents' little schitzu Patches had four little baby puppies on New Year's Eve and I've been meaning to post this cute little picture...



Isn't he adorable?! This photo was taken at 2 weeks old and they sure have grown since then. They're much more fluffy now and can kind of walk.

Anyway, a little update on our human baby... We had the 20 week ultrasound done on Monday and boy is our little man a boy ;) Tyler and his whole fam thought it was going to be a girl, but I thought it was going to be a boy. The ultrasound tech asked if that's what we wanted and I said, "Yeah, either that or a girl." It's hard to be picky on the first. Maybe if we have four boys in a row I'll start complaining.

For those of you who have just been DYING, (which I'm sure is most of you ;), to see what a pregnant Kim looks like...here I am in all my 20 weeks of glory.



(In all seriousness, this photo is mostly to document what I looked like my first pregnancy, but I hope it entertained a few of you, also.)

Nearly Halfway

I know I haven't said much about the whole pregnancy thing that's going on with me so I suppose I will do a short post about it.

Let's see...

I'll be 19 weeks tomorrow, which is just about the halfway mark.

The first few months were filled with a hyperactive nose, extreme exhaustion, food aversions, and barfing. Oh and a lot of hiding from our friends and family. So, a pretty typical pregnancy I guess.

Mid December I was feeling much better, but my appetite sure picked up! I've already gained 10 lbs and my pants are quite uncomfortable to wear. Luckily my dear mother bought me a BeBand so I can keep wearing my regular pants a little longer.

My ultrasound appointment is set for Monday January 31st to find out the "flavor" our little one will be. I'm pretty sure the future grandparents are more anxious to find out than us. I'm not particular on the gender and supposedly Tyler isn't either, (though by the way he talks I think he's secretly hoping for a girl...)

Here's my only complaint about having a girl. Pink. Pink everything. I am certainly not a pink kinda girl. I admit I have looked through the entire Pottery Barn Kids website for adorable things I can't afford. They do have very cute girl things and the pinks are in just the right shade and amount...





Oh boy...so cute.


I looove the white furniture. So bright and happy!

The Holidays

We stayed in Rexburg with Tyler's family for Christmas day this year. It was nice to switch it up a little since we've spent the last two with my folks. The day after though, we headed up to Spokane for the rest of the break. The day after we got there a bunch of us went skiing/snowboarding. Yes, I went snowboarding pregnant. *gasp* Don't worry, I took it easy and it was really fun.

Here is the whole crew...

We finally got to meet this little lady...(My sister had her third child over the summer and this is the first time Tyler and I saw her. She's such a cutie!)

We also had fun with her other two kids...

And this was a good workout activity...

Of course we spent a lot of time playing games like this...

And when almost everyone had headed back to their "homes", Tyler and I stayed at a resort on Coeur d' Alene Lake for a night. This was the view from our balcony...

We learned after we got there that tons of eagles migrate down from Canada to Coeur d' Alene every winter so they were flying around all over the place. I watched for them out our window for like an hour!


Well, that pretty much sums up our holidays!

Best Christmas Present I Ever Gave

All wrapped up in deceivingly large boxes, this is what we gave our parents for Christmas this year....





















They were excited to say the least ;)