Little project in the works

I've been wanting a play kitchen for Jocelyn since I was pregnant with her. Seriously, a long time.  I just couldn't get myself to pay $100+ dollars for a store bought one. Plus, I kept seeing them on blogs being made out of nightstands/entertainments centers and thought maybe we could do that. 
Then, one day while looking on KSL, I saw these and they were $10! I immediately called the lady and kept calling until she answered. She said that a bunch of people had already called on them but that she told them to come the next day, first to come got them. I asked if I could come that night since I just lived about 10 minutes away. She said yes and an hour later they were in the back of the truck. YAY! I have big plans for these. Casey is the builder; cutting and doing everything how I want. He's awesome. I have everything, including the paint picked out. Can't wait to see how these turn out! They were originally going to be Jocelyn's Christmas present but now I just want to give them to her as soon as they are done... hmm. Oh yeah, and we got rid of our kitchen table to make room for a new play area for Joce and baby brother. I figure if we are going to be in a 600 sq ft apartment with 2 kids we've got to get rid of anything we don't need and make this space work for us. So bye bye kitchen table, rug, high chair and hello play room. haha

Big Belly

I've taken a total of 3 belly shots so far with this pregnancy which isn't that great, but I'm not exactly a fan of having my picture taken so it will have to be okay. Plus, I'm bigger with this pregnancy than I was with Joce and I'm not really liking that. I already feel like I can't move and I'm only 22.5 weeks along. Yikes.  Here I am in all my pregnancy glory. haha

15 WEEKS

19 WEEKS

21 WEEKS

Baby Boy is growing and developing just like he should be.  We had an ultrasound last week and all was looking great. I loved seeing him moving around in there! He moves a whole lot more than I ever remember Jocelyn moving and is constantly kicking me. Even though my belly is getting bigger, right now is the best time in my pregnancy. I can finally eat without throwing it up and I've actually cooked a meal or two in the last week which I never thought would happen again.  I am so so happy to feel good! I've been playing with Jocelyn, trying to keep up with the house, and baking alot. It's amazing how hard doing the day to day things can be after a 4 month break. I think I forgot how much energy it takes and I am low on that. I figure I've got about another month or so before the heartburn kicks in so strongly that I throw up again. I'm already eating tums after every meal, but they are still working. I've been using my month of feeling good as an excuse for alot of things like shopping and eating out more than normal. I just love to eat again and I've been having so much fun looking at boy clothes! The countdown is on with only 124 days! Hip hip

ps- I'm determined to have cute pregnancy pants this time around and have successfully found a couple pairs of skinny jeans thanks to Gap and Old Navy and a few size returns later.

Our night at the RODEO- in pictures

So, maybe I was just a little more excited to spend time with my hunky cowboy and little girly than watching the actual rodeo. 

Some things to note-

• Before the rodeo we went to dinner with my dad, little brother, sister and her husband.
• Jocelyn kept saying we were watching the camels???
• She got to eat lots of sweets, which is rare, so she loved every second of it.
• Casey makes one good looking cowboy
• We got to go with my family, but we were only 2 rows away from Casey's.
• Free tickets from the hospital because my mom's a nurse, PLUS $5 to spend at concessions! 
• Jocelyn's dress is made from my dad's old shirt and her boots were Casey's when he was little.
• Jocelyn needed to go to the potty near the end and actually made it in time. (I was concerned about this and had put a pull up on her. When she asked to go potty, being the great mom I am, I just told her to go in her pull up... But she insisted and I finally took her and she made it!)

Finch Reunion

We went to our third family reunion in the last week.  Can you believe we fit in all three?? I'm so happy we did! It's fun to see all the family.  This reunion was at Palisades down by Manti. I remembered my camera this time so here we go:

The Lake

Family Pictures- The siblings (10 total), Our immediate family that was there, EVERYONE!

Our Tent

Me, Case, and Joce slept in a 1-2 person backpacking tent that barely fits a full air mattress.  We were snug as a bug all together in there. Jocelyn loved sleeping by mommy and daddy. She slept the whole night and didn't wake us up moving too much.  The only problem was she kept scooting up to the top and her head hung off a bit (as in the picture below).  This was our first time camping as a family.

Jocelyn Sayings and Doings...

Lately:

- Coming up to a red light she said, "It's red. We have to stop."

- Driving by Papa Cowley's work (Novell), " That's where papa cowley works. I remember that!"

- While Casey was driving he occasionally looks back at Jocelyn.  She said, "Daddy look at the road not Jocelyn!"

- Coming up a big hill the engine revved and she said, "Oh, I better hold on." Then held onto her car seat handles.

- After her bath one night I drained the water while she was still in it and she said, "oh (sad voice), I wanted to feel like a fish in the water."

- Loves to play the game got your nose/lips/cheeks/eyebrow/ear etc.

- Also loves to play the game put something in your hands shake it up, then guess which hand it's in.

- Tonight she combined the two games. She grabbed at my belly, put it in her hands, shook them, and said, "Which one? Pick one Mommy. I got your belly (beddy)." She's crazy.

- She understands teasing more than an average two year old (thanks to her daddy) and constantly does things to tease me and Casey. Today she was helping me get drinks out of the cooler full of ice.  After we were done getting them out she came up to me and placed both hands on my leg, laughed and said, "cold, huuuh?" Then kept doing it over and over.

The thing with two year olds is they have a personality now and I love that! But... they also throw tantrums because they know what they want. Just a couple memorable ones-

- Sometimes (okay, almost always) we struggle with getting her into her carseat without an issue.  Casey told her she better get in her carseat so she can be safe. She said, "I DON'T WANT TO BE SAFE!"

- Threw a 20-30 minute tantrum yelling, "MOM, MOM!!! COME BACK HERE!" She was hitting and kicking the door and walls.  We happened to be at Casey's parents house and Jessica got home during the tantrum and said it sounded just like a teenager yelling at her mom.  She then videotaped it. haha.

(fyi- I put her on timeout for 2 minutes.  After the 2 minutes, I go in and say, "It's been 2 minutes. You were on time out for... Tell mommy sorry. You can come out now." She usually continues her tantrum way past the 2 minutes.  She eventually calms down, happily comes out, gives me a hug, and says sorry in an extra cheery voice. So funny! I just can't stay upset with her for long.)