Pink or Blue? Part 2

Today we got the ultra sound! I was confused during most of it and couldn’t tell what anything was until the tech pointed it out. But even then I still had a hard time. But we did get some cute pictures.

Raise the ROOF!

Now for the revealing of the gender….. Everyone knows I LOVE food, so we incorporated food in the excitement of finding out. We wanted to get a cake that had blue or pink filling, depending on our baby's gender. We ordered a cake from a bakery and explained to them our plan, and told them that the dr. office would be calling them later to tell them to fill the cake blue or pink. At the ultrasound, we told the technician to keep the gender a secret to us. When she was done, we had her call the bakery if it was a boy or girl. We left the clinic in the dark, filled with excitement to cut the cake later that night and learn our baby's gender!!! I figured I'd waited 20 weeks, so what's a few more hours?

Tonight for dessert we found out! Take a look!

Best cake EVER!!!

Pink or Blue?

We find out tomorrow what we're having!!! I'm giddy and can't wait to get our first photo of our little tornado baby!

I think it's a boy but I always wanted a little girl first but really who cares, it's gonna be the cutest little BABY on the block!!

Ben doesn't really say what he thinks it is but I'll say he thinks it's a boy too. Stay tuned.

You guys have any guesses?

Eating for 2

About 2 months ago on the American Dietetic Association website they posted an article about how what you eat during pregnancy, tends to influence what your kids eat later.


Check out the article here. Or I can just paste it!

"As a mom, I am amazed by the research on the role of nutrition and maternal health. A current research study looked at the role of mom's diet and how this impacts the future health of her baby. The research study concluded that there is a strong relationship to what mom eats in pregnancy, during breastfeeding and beyond. For example, if mom's diet is high in fruits and vegetables during pregnancy and during nursing, then baby will have a higher likelihood of eating fruits and vegetables. They looked and tracked carrot intake as well as foods that may be culturally specific, such as spicy foods. What they found was fascinating... Kids that were exposed to these foods consumed more of them when they started eating solid foods.

As a mom, registered dietitian, and ADA Spokesperson, I tried out this theory on my little one as well. I ate a wide variety of foods during my pregnancy and while nursing. My diet included fresh fruits, veggies, 100% whole grains, healthy oils (and yes.. when the baby wanted an occasional treat, I splurged as well.)

Since one baby is by no means a significant sample size, I can not make any scientific conclusions, but am happy to report that the theory seems to hold water with my little girl.

Her 2 favorite foods... Broccoli and Cauliflower... YES! Sometimes things just work out for the best. Her favorite foods may change over the next few years, but for now, it looks like my good nutrition habits really helped her make good choices now.

As RD's , we know how important evidence based practice is to the role of science and health. .... as good role models, we can really make a positive impact on the well being of our children, one bite at a time :) "

What do you think? All you mommies, what have you seen in your kiddos? Would you say this article rings true to you? If so I need to start eating more veggies!!! I try to eat a variety of foods daily but some days I just crave my go to foods--potatoes, cheese sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, and CANDY! If my little tornado hates veggies I bet you ten bucks I can get the kiddo to eat them if they look this fun!

My Little Tornado

I used to hear this common question: "How's work?" Now the question is, "How are you feeling?" Good news! I feel great! I never realized how TIRED I would be though, but it makes sense. I get tired walking up 2 flights of stairs so I can understand why I get tired growing a new little brain and other essential organs. (That's WAY harder than walking up stairs.) I'm over the morning sickness, which hasn't been too bad, but some days it was hard to stop pushing snooze and get up for work. I never called in sick though. When I did tell my boss I was having a little baby, she told me that she was just waiting for the announcement. She thought I was pregnant one day when she came in and said that I looked MISERABLE. (Everyone loves hearing they look MISERABLE, and I thought I was doing such a good job at keeping it on the DL until we were ready to tell people, guess not.) Needless to say my miserable days are in the past, I hope.

I didn't want to spread the word until we were far enough along and had told our parents. I learned quickly to not tell people I was feeling sick, because that's an instant lightbulb for YOUR PREGNANT! I found this out when my grandma called and wanted to know if we could come to Layton for dinner while she was in town. It was one of those not so great days (I'm loosing the MISERABLE word because it hasn't been) and I just wanted to lay in bed. I told her I wasn't feeling well and that maybe we could come over tomorrow before she left. Instantly she said "WHAT! You're not feeling well? Well Kimi that could mean you're pregnant! You better go to the doctor and see." I reassured her that it was "just a little flu" or something and that I would probably be better tomorrow. Two days later I get another call from my grandma (me lying in bed again) and she's just "checking up on me"- code for am I going to be a great grandma? I tried to sound chirpy and reassured her that I was feeling much better today. Ha I fooled her!

Reading and keeping up on weekly updates about my growing baby occurs almost every day after work. They say you should start feeling movement between weeks 16 and 20. I'm now 17 weeks! I had also read that most first time moms can't tell a difference between a gas bubble and movement. This weekend I was laying on the couch watching "The Sing Off" (featuring BYU's Vocal Point) and I felt something! It felt like a little tornado was in my stomach--nothing like a kick or jab and no gas bubble--but a little tornado moving around. That's my baby! The baby must either really like or really hate a cappella. I haven't felt it since but I'm hopeful tonight because "The Sing Off" comes on again. We'll see if my baby is destined to be a member of vocal point someday. (Or a hater of vocal point, lets hope it's the prior. If not, I'll teach it to love.)

♬ Sing Along with Us! ♬

♬Ben and Kimi, sittin' in (or leaning against) a tree. ♬

♬ K-I-S-S-I-N-G. ♬

First comes LOVE ...

Then comes MARRIAGE ...

Then comes a BABY in a BABY CARRIAGE!!!

Baby Sycamore will be arriving in March 2012!

(We find out the gender the end of October!)

CRAZY WATERMELON!

I planted this little guy back in June and sat back to watch it grow outside of my kitchen window. I haven't done a thing to it since (thank you automatic sprinklers). Actually this is a lie, there was a big weed that started growing next to it and Ben had to take it out. But look at it now! It's everywhere. My watermelon is OUT OF CONTROL!!!

It's growing over, under, and through the bushes, onto the air conditioning boxes, and taking up a massive amount of land.

Because of the crazy growth, Ben and I went to look at the situation and were going to pull the plant if no melons had started to grow yet. What we found was 6, not 2 but 6 little watermelons! As I was lifting up a vine off the top of a bush one of our melons fell off, so I'll eat it tomorrow!

I'm going to continue to sit back and watch those watermelons grow so I can eat them. Maybe set up a fruit stand and sell "organic" watermelons. My Dad is going to be so proud!

Caving

Today we headed over to the Timpanogos Caves. This is something that Ben and I have talked about doing for a while and lucky us, a couple in our ward invited us to join them :) The weather couldn't have been better and the trail was paved (my kind of hike!).

After our beautiful hike, we waited for our cave tour.

Only three cave rules

1. Don't touch the cave (This was the hardest rule to follow. I was temped every 2 seconds to touch the shining cave walls.)

2. Wear your backpacks in the front (check)

3. No eating in the cave (Because everyone plans a cave picnic)

Pop quiz: What's the difference between a stalamite and a stalactite?

All of the stalagmite (rises from the floor) and stalactites (grows from the cave ceilings) were temping me to just feel them, but I followed the rules and didn't kill the living cave with my human oils. Ask Ben if he followed the rules.

Inside the cave, most of the tour was along a major fault line. No need to worry though we were reassured it was very unlikely for an earthquake to occur.

Here we are smiling calmly during the mini earthquake.

Just kidding there wasn't an earthquake and we made it out alive! This was our 4th hike together and I think we're becoming pretty good biannual hikers.