Pregnant Pictures

I haven't done a very good job documenting my growth as a pregnant lady. I have one picture from 16 weeks and one from 20 weeks, but that's about it. I mentioned this to my sister over the Christmas break and since she is a professional photographer she suggested that I should allow her to take some maternity pictures of my belly. It's pretty nice having someone as talented as my sister around for these occasions. Below are the result of our photo shot. I think it's good timing because I am now six months along. When my sister showed my Dad the pictures he was flabbergasted that I would show my bare belly in pictures. Oh how times have changed. Now I have to figure out a way to get her to magically transport to Utah when I am 8 months along and really looking pregnant. Hope you enjoy!

Boy or Girl?...

So Hank and I had our first ultrasound and we know the sex of our baby!!! But first the results from the questionnaire:

We asked 30 people

17 people said girl

13 people said boy

...and the right answer is...lets see if you can see it for yourself (sorry about the bad quality of these images, I don't have a scanner)



This is baby's head. The ultrasound guy called it the "Monster face pose". Baby moved around so much and was curled up the whole time, so we didn't get a profile. I still think baby is cute.



I know it blurry, but you can barely make out where it says gender...I think its pretty apparent, we are going to have a hearty, healthy, well endowed...BOY!

So that means everyone can welcome Henry Samuel Florence V to the family. We have another ultrasound picture of little Sam yawning. It shows his nose. After the ultrasound guy pointed it out to us he typed "Dad's big nose". So little Sam already has some Henry characteristics. I am thrilled as all can be, I wouldn't have it any other way. I love the idea of little Sam being a nice big brother someday. It is also exciting because little Sam will be my parent's first Grandson. I am already feeling like the 5 months of sickness have been worth it. Like I said I wouldn't have it any other way.

Cultural Festival

Hank and I went up to West Valley on Saturday to see the cultural/winter festival. It was so fun!



They had this "Trees of Diversity" competition, where a variety of Christmas trees were displayed that represented different cultures. The viewers got to vote for their favorite. We voted for the Bali tree, because it was the best one...obviously.



We were so lucky because for the time we were there they had Chinese musicians and singers as the live music portion of the day. It was sorta romantic because it brought memories back to us from China.



What a nice group of people.



This isn't the greatest picture, but you can kind of see all the venders. For me anyway, it's always fun to look at creative little crafts people in the commmunity are selling.



Hank and I NEVER do this, but we actucally bought a few things from the venders. Maybe it was the Chinese music that promoted the buys. Hank got a beanie and I got a necklace. I believe they are both very attractive. Anyway, we had so much fun and it was the perfect outing to start up the holiday season.

Diantha's Crossing Premier

We went to Hank's premier for "Diantha's Crossing" last night and it was pretty awesome. This was a movie he was in the church produced and was basically put together by BYU students, except for a few professionals. I was really impressed with it. It's historical, about a woman who grew up in the early church and the movie takes place near the end of her life. It address a lot of universal themes and isn't cheesy or contrived. The production value was incredible and of course the acting was amazing. I posted a link in a earlier post that has a clip of the movie. The clip doesn't really make sense if you haven't seen the movie but it does show the acting and the production value. For those who have KBYU keep your eyes open for this movie, because as far as I know that's all the distribution it is getting right now. I hope they do more with it.



This is Tom Russel, the director. He's a really funny guy and randomly knows Hank's uncles Scott and Mckay. He made a great movie. I hope he gets it into some film festivals.



This woman starred in the movie. She wrote the original version which was a one woman show. She was SO good. She is also the head of the acting track program at BYU. She is going to direct Macbeth this winter with Hank as Macbeth...I am so proud!



Our supportive friends! I don't have a picture of her but Mandy's roommate Diantha came. Mandy said she had to come because her name was Diantha. I thought was so sweet that she actually did!

Halloween Weekend

Here are some pictures from Halloween!



I saw Hank's show Sweeney Todd Thursday night. Hank was of course so funny and awesome. The show was outside which ended up being really neat being it was a really warm autumn evening. It got me in the mood for Halloween. This is a picture of him with the director of the show, Mindy. She's so cool, Hank and I both knew her previously from BYU.



Our niece Alicey is taking some treats during our trick or treating adventure. She is dressed as a chicken. She is so funny, half of her candy was already eaten before we got home. If you notice, Hank is way more into this than she is. I can't wait to see how he acts with his own kids.



All the world needs is a few more babies dressed up in costumes.



Hank loves his nephew Calvin, and I think its easy to see why.

I actually get to enjoy the holidays!

Because I was so sick I basically accepted that I would not be able to enjoy the holidays this year, but week 16 seems to be a lucky week, because I am feel so much better! I mean I've accepted that I probably won't be my old self again for long time, or until baby comes out, but I have been better enough to do all this pre-halloween/autumn stuff.



Hank and I went for a walk at the mouth of Provo Canyon. I am really going to miss the fall colors when we move to California.



Danniey, Tyler (they live above us) Hank and I made pumpkin pie from a pumpkin! I don't know how much more autumnie you can get. It was so so delicious!



I had a headache that night, that's a cold wrap around my head. But look, I am around food!...what a change!



We carved pumpkins for family night, this pumpkin went through many creative incisions to correct mistakes.



I think Hank's pumpkin is pretty cool.



Except the poor guy dropped it on the floor and now his pumpkin looks like it has a cleft palette. He was so disappointed.



Later that night we went to Cornbellys with our friends Spencer and Kim.Its like a carnival/festival place that has a cornmaze, a hay ride and a bunch of halloweeny stuff.



It always takes a lot of nagging to get Hank to smile like a normal person in pictures. When he does I think he's pretty cute.

My big annoucement...

Okay so I have some news I have been withholding from my blog, but its time...I'm Pregnant!!! I am 16 weeks along and starting to show just a little. It's all very exciting and if I can avoid it I NEVER, EVER want to EVER go through this again. For those who don't know I've been rolled over by an Indiana Jones boulder of nauseous and if it weren't for modern medications I would have been been getting food through IVs. I also recently started getting migraines (around February is when they started) my doctor told me that they would either get better, stay the same or get worse...mine got worse. Unfortunately there isn't too much medication I can for use for migraines while I am pregnant, except Tylenol, which is about as helpful as doing a voodoo dance in front a crystal ball. Basically I've been a miserable wreck... I could go on and on but I wont, instead I've posted a picture of my stomach for your enjoyment :)




I am feeling a lot better, thank the maker! I am still queezy throughout the day and I am always walking on eggshells with my headaches, but I am glad I am through the worst of it. Thank you so much for all those who were so kind to me throughout this whole ordeal. So much of my family consistently called and visited to lift my spirits. You all really did, thank you!



This is what my baby kind of looks like...we find out its sex in a couple weeks. I want everyone to make a prediction...so please comment let me know if you think we're going to have a boy or a girl!


Anyway, I'll keep you all updated!