Merry Christmas

I hope and pray this season brings many blessings & great joy. God bless.

Dog...

This morning Jeff took Denali to go to the bathroom, 20 minutes later I fed him, 5 minutes later he pooped in my shoe. It looked like one huge Hershey's kiss on the heal of my shoe. Oh what a beautiful day.

Baby Taquito?

At our last doctors appointment we had an ultrasound. Which was exciting in and of itself - followed by a doctors appointment.We had a few questions for the doctor. Here's a snipit of how it went:

Doctor: Do you have any questions about anything?

Krista: Yea, I was wondering if it was "safe" to ski at Christmas

Doctor: Umm....no....probably not.....

Jeff: I was wondering how big the baby is right now? Would you say he is the size of a burrito? a taquito?

Doctor: (laughing while measuring my stomach) he's small...(lauging)...like the size of an enchilada.

Doctor: I have never had anybody ask about the size of a baby in comparison to Mexican food....(still laughing) I'm gonna remember that.

It was a good time...I'm glad we could make our doctor laugh. We feel very blessed to have the doctor we do. She is really rather incrediabe, she reminds me a bit of Jeff's mom which I think it why I like her so much. She did go on to show us how big the little guy was with her hands...but after a good laugh.

Jeff comment when we were leaving: He is about the size of a taquito.

Baby's Second Picture

Here is a picture of our son at 21 weeks. Enjoy.

Doctor says...

It's a Boy! Ultrasound pics to come.

Happy 31st Jeffrey!

Friday marks my very wonderful husband's 31st bday! Happy Birthday Jeff!!

Final Finals

I am entering into my last REAL (*see note) finals of what I pray is my entire academic career. THANK GO0DNESS! Three more weeks of pain and suffering and ideally I will have only a few more firey hoops to jump through to finish my doctorate.

*note: I take two classes in the spring and two in the summer...reportedly there are no finals. :) Thus this marks the end.

Dec 3rd

We find out the gender of our first born child on December 3rd at 10:00 am. We will update our blogs if you care to find out!

Going home...

Thursday we get to go home. I can't wait. I look forward to seeing family and old friends. After our time in Spokane we head to the dessert for Thanksgiving....again, can't wait to see family! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

4 Months...

We have crossed the 4 month mark. Which means I'm almost 1/2 through pregnancy. Which is great. So far it has been very easy. People ask me often "how is it going" referring to pregnancy. Some of these people have never had kids...so I feel like they ask me honestly...no knowing what the response will be. Others though, many are those that have had kids, many a while ago, ask and I feel like expect some strange answer. I don't know what they expect? Maybe something like, "oh boy...it's so hard", or "I feel awful". I don't know. I am curius to know what they are expecting?

So far...I feel great. I was tired, really really tired the first trimester...which was weird because I'm not a napper - but I was a really really good napper for three months. Now, during the second trimester...I feel relaxed (maybe too relaxed as I have TON to do for school) I have a lot of energy. I am excited about the baby but not overly excited that baby is all I think about (I'll reserve that for next trimester, ha). I am able to get out and excersize. My body doesn't hurt. I feel normal. I still fit in some of my clothes (not my professional ones), but am just barely starting to show...a very little bit. People still can't tell. I get asked that a lot..."when are you going to start to show". I have started to tell them to ask my stomach. I get a quizzical look when I do that. It's humorous to me. I think thats all...just thought I'd give the update.

Dec. 3rd we have an ultrasound. We can find out the sex then if we want. I think we will. But we are taking votes on what people think...boy or girl? What do you think?

heart beat

heard it today...pretty amazing

Rumors....uYup. They're True.

It's true. Baby in April

Dog before Infant

I drove home from Calvin Crest (6 hours for those unfamiliar) with Denali. Jeff, Colleen, Mike, Ryan, and myself had a wonderful hike with Denali that we were confident would allow for a peaceful ride home...well...it did for the first 4.5 hours. Shortly after hitting Glendale the beast (said with a fond and loving tone) woke. For the next hour I thought of all the ways that traveling like a puppy is similar to that (or what I imagine to be) as an infant. Here is my list(s)


1.Prior to departure exhaust child or dog
2.From the point of departure (if not before) you pray for a peaceful trip where infant or dog sleeps most of the way.
3. You pack an arsenal of distraction (arsenal's are very different - but still you are prepared)
4. When dog or infant begin to make noise you frantically try to understand these cries or barks as quickly as possible in order to return the previous moments of peace.
5. Always pack pacifiers (or raw hide - the doggy pacifier)
6. Stop for potty break or diaper change and pray that your guess on time is similar to the schedule of your little creature.
7. Truck is filled with the "little ones" things...stroller, crate, toys, food, towels, diapers...you decide which is for which.

I know understand why they say dogs are good to have before children!

Denali & his buddy Mac

Denali is a very social little guy - he has a few favorite friends. Mac we have decided is one of his favorite's. Here are the boys lounging on the lawn. Denali is six months old next week. He is getting big!

Sanctuary

Jeff and I are spending a few days at camp. We have retreated here many times over the years - but in the last few months this place has become more life giving than most any place in our life. Thank God for a place of incrediable beauty and amazing friends!

Denali

growing...growing...growing

The power of tape

Junior highers love duct tape. Thank God for J.H. Volunteers

Dissertation Proposal...

It's over. I passed. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. On to internship applications!

a TwIsT on tWiStEr

a little ketchup + a little mustard + a little yogurt colored green + a little yogurt colored blue + a twister mat or two = an AMAZING afternoon of fun

Denali...the Dog

We got a puppy!!! His name is Denali. So far so good - potty training is underway, crate training is on the up and up, and we might actually get some sleep soon!