I'm in the single digits and counting!!

I am so excited to be in the single digits...8 weeks to go! I can't wait. My main wonder is: Is it the Scoresby or Manwarren feet and hair that's going to win? They are both pretty dominant genes in each family. I definitely want the Scoresby genes to win! (Manwarren's usually have boats for feet and I have never had straight hair. Oh, the blessings! :0) Anyways, I can't wait to meet her.

The girls in the ward threw a baby shower for me on Saturday. We got some really cute stuff. There is so many cute things out there. I'm love'n it. The shower was a lot of fun! I think Joe has a harder time expressing great enthusiasm for really cute girl clothes and baby items. When I showed him the things, he was more "Oh, that's nice. Can I get back to watching TV now?"Typical guy thing I guess.

Below are some pregnant pics. My dad and I were having a contest to see who looked more pregnant over Thanksgiving. I'm definitely smoking his bacon now!



We are got a new niece last week, Mary Jane Manwarren. She weighed 5lbs. 6 oz. and was about 20 inches long. Yes, she is a little tall for her age! Another Manwarren trait. She is really cute. I will post pics as soon as I'm able. Both baby and mother are doing awesome!!

Pregnancy Hormones & Random Thoughts

Sorry its been so long since I've posted anything. Work's been crazy and I haven't much time to check the blogs. We are still trying to get internet service with Verizon. Apparently, Verizon keeps loosing our internet service order. So everything is going well here. Baby is good, at least I think she is. She's moving around alot more now, which is always a good sign. When I was in the hospital, she definitely gave me a scare, but everything seems to be ok and back to normal! Yay!!

So before the hospital, I had my doctor's appointment, which was very depressing. Blame it on the hormones or stress or whatever (turning 30) , but when your doctor tells you you need to start watching what you eat and not to gain so much weight, you just feel like a fat cow. I gained 8 lbs. in a month (which by the way has doubled what I gained the whole pregnancy) so I know she just doesn't want me gaining that much in a month, but what can you do. So I left that dr. appointment crying, thinking, my doctor thinks I'm a fat cow! Pretty pathetic, huh? Don't worry, I'm pretty much over it. Right now, I'm enjoying my cowness. :)

Overall, 30 isn't so bad; it just feels weird and adultish. I'm sure I'll get used to it! On the bright side, maybe 40 will be weirder. :0)

P.S. Sorry Shannon, we didn't put up a tree this year since we were going out of town! But we did put out our other Chirstmas decorations in our defense! :)

Baby pictures - redux

Okay, here are the long-awaited baby pictures from our last ultrasound:








For those who didn't already know, she is a girl. We have a couple of names that we're looking at right now; one is the definite front-runner, and the other is a possible contender. I'll let Tracy blog that if she desires.