3D Ultrasound

A couple in our ward called and offered us a free 3D Ultrasound so last night we went and had it done. It was pretty dang cool, even though our baby was stubborn and wouldn't move his face so we could see it better. He also had one or both hands in front of his face too. Poor guy is pretty squished in my belly, and he had one foot up by his face and one right in my ribs.
Anyway, here are some pics. I'll try and give you a good idea what you're looking at too, cause some of the pictures make it look like he's a Klingon or something but it's just distortion from all the layers we're looking through, etc.

The bubbly looking stuff is just distortion from the umbilical cord, among other things, like placenta, etc. If that's gross, sorry, but it is what it is :) These pics are really just of his face, so you can see a squished nose, his cheek, and his mouth is kinda smiling.
On this one, you can see his face isn't quite as squished as it was above, but his little hand is above his left eye casting a shadow. below his hand is more umbilical cord, of course, but i like this one cause you can see his mouth pretty good.
OK this one is hillarious cause he looks all squished and distorted, but it looks like he was sticking his tongue out.
LOTS of distortion on this one, but a very cute smile also. And a very squished nose.
Anyway, our friend said that our baby was actually one of the most difficult ones he's tried to get pictures of in a while, but it usually works a little better a few weeks earlier in the pregnancy. So, he's pretty squished in there. But really it was just fun to see him in there movin' around and stuff. We'll get to see what he REALLY looks like anytime now. And I have some fun pictures to show off at some baby showers this saturday!
I did get scolded today by some friends for not having my bag packed for the hospital. I forget sometimes how close the due date is, and at the same time I feel like it's SO close! 3 weeks... I'll get that bag packed asap.
Also, I start my weekly doctor visits tomorrow.

Tyler is doing really well with school he has done well on his tests and assignments so far, and really likes the botany class that he's in. That's a good thing, because botany is a huge part of his major. :) He has 3 tests this week, so he's a busy boy!

That's the update for now!

Ft Lauderdale Temple

We were so excited when President Monson announced a temple would be built here in the Ft Lauderdale area. The members here have been so dedicated to travelling up to Orlando on buses once a month, they always run out of the spaces on the bus. It was all anyone could talk about in church this past sunday. Where will it be? How big is it going to be? What will it look like? How soon will it open? etc...
The bishop said they really don't know much yet, it's still in the very very beginning stages, but he said that since they had previously asked the members to pray for a closer temple, and it had been granted that they should now change their prayers. So we've been asked to pray that the obtaining of the site, land, permits, etc, as well as construction would go quickly, smoothly and without incident so that we can have the temple as quickly as possible.
If any of you would join us in these prayers it would be greatly appreciated.
Tyler and I figure since we're only planning on being here another year or so, that we'll be in Gainesville by the time it opens, but we are looking forward to giving our non-member family in the area a chance to see inside the "buildings that they waited outside of while Tyler and I were married" (as well as my mom and dad).
I wasn't there yet, I got to the mission right after it was over, but Tyler was telling me the other day a little bit more about when the Redlands Temple opened up, it was right outside of our mission (San Berardino, CA) but all of our missionaries were asked to help with the open house, and he was talking about what a blessing it was to the area, and also how much it boosted missionary work in the area. We're all so excited. :)

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Joke of the day

I read this and laughed. I can relate.

Yo' Mama is so fat, when she fell over, she rocked herself to sleep trying to get up again.

Colts vs Dolphins

Yesterday we went to the Dolphins game, but first we went and tailgated with Shelley and Janice. It was fun. I made salsa, and Janice was on the grill. There were tons of other people around too, and they all had their setups and their getups. Here are a bunch of pics of the party :)

This is me holding up the "potty tent" because it kept falling on one side, so any time anyone had to use it, I would just hold it up for them. LOL

After the hours of fun tailgating, we headed into the stadium and got things started.

We took a ton of pictures for Colt because his favorite team is the Colts, and that's why we picked this game to go to. :) We DID root for the Dolphins, but knew that he would appreciate these pictures. Here is the coin toss:

Former Dolphin greats Dan Marino and Bob Griese were honorary captains for the coin toss. (They are wearing the yellow jackets)

Peyton headed to the sidelines to hang out with Tiger Woods who was at the game on the Colts side.

Running the wildcat. Run Boy!

Peyton Manning doing what he does best, calling audibles

The receiver at the bottom of the picture is rookie Austin Collie from BYU.

And of course at halftime, they decided to let the Parrot Heads loose on the field, so here is a good old Jimmy Buffet halftime. (It would have been better if Jimmy Buffet were actually there, but whatever)

We had a great time at the game, and it was definitely a unique experience. Unfortunately even though the Dolphins beat them in almost every category the Colts led the only one that really matters -the score. Oh well. Go Fins!

L'Shanah Tovah

So, I forgot to get pictures until it was basically all said and done, but last night we went to Shelley & Janice's to celebrate Rosh HaShanah (the Jewish New Year). Of course it was great food, I totally want more matzoh ball soup. Here is some of the family standing around visiting after the meal.
I've been learning a lot about these Jewish holidays, just as they come up and we all get together. It's been fun and interesting.

Why we love Chick-Fil-A

Yesterday Chick-Fil-A had a special where you could get a free chicken sandwich if you wore your team logo in to the restaraunt. So, last night when I got home from work, we put on our gator shirts (for Tyler, one of his many, and for me, the only one that still covers my belly) and we got our chikin on! The closest one for us was in the mall, so we called first, just to make sure it was good there too. It was too good to be true!
Yum Yum! I wish they had that deal more often!!! We'd make out like bandits!

This is me, right before I gator chomped my sandwich. LOL

Belly Update - 31 Weeks

Here I am in all my glory!! What do you think? Is there a difference from the last pic? I just know I look down and my belly is round. I can't tell much difference. Except, is it weird that I think its smaller in the mornings and bigger in the evenings? As in, big at night, and when I get up in the morning it's smaller again?