Growing and growing!

Well apparently I really stink at keeping our blog updated! Somehow the last 10 weeks have flown by! We have been busy with work and Aaron finishing another semester at CWI (He did great this semester! Best grades he has ever had!) and of course we have been busy getting ready to add a little boy to our home.

A few weeks ago one of our friends came to visit from Pocatello and take some family/maternity photos. It was fun to have her stay with us and to see the pictures when she finished touching them up a bit. :)

We also had the lil' mans baby shower hosted by Aunt Lara. She did an excellent job planning some fun games (like guess the baby food- ick!) It was so fun to have people over and visit and of course eat yummy food! Since it is December we had a hot cocoa bar and muffins and fruit.



all of the fun gifts and swag from our very generous friends and family




Cleo checking out the fun toys after all the strangers left




My "halloween costume" for work- its a t-shirt that says "Pumpkin Smuggler" over my bump

 We are just about ready for the lil man to get here... I really can't complain too much about being pregnant. It is so fun to sit back and watch my belly wiggle and jiggle- especially when we are supposed to be paying attention at church :). I already feel like I know his little quirks and tricks- like if I sit at the table or desk too long he stretches out top to bottom pushing more room for himself. Whenever I start to worry about things it is like he knows and he will wiggle and I can't help but smile at our little miracle baby.

Thanks to my wonderful doctors and being super diligent in managing my diabetes he seems to be growing and progressing with out problems. A few weeks ago we had a little adventure and spent part of an evening in labor and delivery being monitored with contractions. After some medication and telling the lil man that he would get more birthday presents if he waited until February we were sent home. I have been taking it a little more easy and resting more and haven't had any problems since. However, I have seemed to develop a lovely pregnancy related rash called "PUPPPS" apparently about 1 in 500 pregnant women get to enjoy this, and you are more likely to develop the rash if it is your first pregnancy and if you are carrying a boy- that's me! So I pretty much have a super itchy rash all over my belly, legs and chest and the only thing that will make it go away is having the baby. To treat it I can take a small dose of benadryl (which is great at night to help me sleep- not so great during the day when I need to be awake), using lotion to keep my skin from drying out, and oatmeal baths (which are quite an adventure at this stage of pregnancy and really haven't helped too much). So we are getting even a little more antsy for this guy to pick his birthday. :) I have a feeling I will actually sleep more after he is born... is that possible? Just a few more weeks and then our lives will be changed forever!

P.S. Somehow I have also neglected taking pictures the past few weeks... so I will work on catching those up soon too! :)

Projects!

This weekend was project central at our house! (My poor husband must think I have lost my mind...) We knew that we wanted to paint the nursery because it hasn't been painted since we moved in and there were a ton of little "pin" holes in the walls and we have no idea what paint color our walls are so we haven't been able to patch them- needless to say it has been making me nuts since I noticed them shortly after moving in. So we finally decided on some colors- a bright/light blue and grey! (Very daring for us monochromatic types). When we first started with the grey I was really nervous that it was more purple than grey and everything would be ruined, a little sleep and some daylight thankfully proved me wrong and we have a beautiful brownish grey pair of walls! The blue was the perfect shade with the grey and everything came together nicely! We even found a cute car town rug on craigslist that is grey/blue (because what little boys room is complete without a car mat to play on??)

one grey wall and one blue wall all done!

 While we were waiting for paint to dry Aaron got to work repainting all of the shiny gold things in the house- i.e. door knobs and the fireplace! Thanks to some smart ladies on Pinterest who posted how to use spray paint to spruce up just about anything!! We only spent about $10 for the paint to cover about 15 door knobs! Major savings if you ask us (just don't look too closely we are not professionals but they look pretty good!) :)

 Tah-dah! The finished room! It looks so cute!

Now we just need the lil man to come and enjoy it! (Just not too early).

22 Weeks- headed to church

Aaron got a Red Lobster gift card at work a week or so ago and we decided after a long day of painting and cleaning and projects we would clean up and head out for dinner! We snagged this shot on the way out the door- I told Aaron that I was feeling "lop-sidded" all night and maybe the lil guy was sitting crooked? Things are still going well, aside from a few headaches and increasingly crazy blood sugars but I really can't complain!

Pictures

Ok, so I heard that the little video clips are a pain for viewing our little guy. So with the help of my mom we got the ultrasound pictures scanned! Here you go!

 His little face

Looking right at us!

10 toes

two very wiggly legs!

OH BOY!

Today was the big day! We had our 22 week ultrasound and got to see our little guy for about 40 min.! It was fun to watch him swallow and wiggle and play. We can't wait to hold and snuggle him in February! So far things look good (today was just the u/s we meet with the OB on Friday to actually "discuss" everything). Our little guy is quite the wiggle worm- he kinda kicked at the ultra sound wand toward the end, I guess he was tired of us invading his space and interrupting his nap.

These are a few of the images from today- they came as little 2-3 second video clips for some reason so hopefully you can enjoy them. (This weekend I will scan in the pics they printed out for us, they should be easier to see).

 

You can watch him kick toward the right!

Feet (look toward the upper Right- his little toes are closer together and heels apart)

Profile

Face -looking right at us (he has a pretty cute little nose!)

Nice strong heartbeat!

Right arm- you can see all his little bones!

We are excited to get a few things done now that we know he is a he! A few weeks ago one of my Grandma's asked why we wanted to find out boy/girl and Aaron just looked at her then pointed to me and asked her "have you met my wife?" We all laughed and I couldn't help but giggle about how much "planning" I had already done and how much there is still to do! ;)

Hope you enjoyed our pictures! 

Love, 

Aaron, Kira, and baby boy

BUMP!

Well, when I found out I was pregnant I told myself I would take a picture of my growing belly each week... do you have any idea how hard it is to take a decent picture of yourself by yourself?? (With Aaron's work and school schedule we only see each other on the weekends and when I am up to go potty at midnight- 2am when he is just getting home) We have managed to snag a few pics the past few weeks and hopefully I will remember to keep taking pics! So here you go... just thought I would share a few of the recent ones with you :)

 (Notice the Blue and Orange? It was game day! Go BRONCOS!!)

(and of course we are all set for next football season... we can't live in bronconation and not have proper bronco attire for the entire family)

I have been feeling pretty good the past few weeks aside from a migraine headache at 2 am that landed us in labor and delivery for observation and medication (nothing was really wrong they just wanted to observe me since I haven't had a migraine before). The baby didn't seem to mind, I could feel the little wiggle worm and the nurse found a nice strong heart beat. Hopefully that is our last trip to the L&D until February! :)

Miracles and Blessings

After being approved and on the adoption waiting list for about four months we have been blessed with a miracle! We are PREGNANT!! (I hate cliché’s but so far I have managed to be a “june bride” and get pregnant after being approved for adoption!)

The positive test was the same morning as my huge RMA exam, I hadn’t felt well for the two weeks leading up to the exam and just thought it was nerves and stress. When things didn’t get any better I kept having the thought that I was pregnant… so off to Walmart I went and came home with a three pack of tests. Yup, I used all three J just trying to be thorough.

We began with cautious optimism and made the OBGYN appt for a few weeks later (apparently there are a lot of pregnant ladies in the treasure valley this summer it was hard to get an appt). We prayed and prayed that our little miracle would have a heart beat and be healthy. The first ultrasound was such an amazing day! We saw a glorious heart beat and a little “gummy bear” that wiggled and moved! We were so relieved and still a little worried.

The weeks have ticked by and I have tried my best to enjoy being pregnant and remind myself on the days I don’t feel so great that I prayed for this J My diabetes hasn’t given me much trouble, I am so blessed with amazing technology and physicians who have been available to help trouble shoot some tricky things. There haven’t been any major complications or reasons to be concerned.

Each day that goes by we are getting a little more excited, but there is still that nasty “what if” and “maybe” monster lurking in the shadows… we are anxious for the next ultra sound appt to know that everything is going well and to see our little miracle baby!

Wish us luck and keep us in your prayers and until February, keep watching for more baby belly news from the Fullers!

Summer Fun!

Well, once again, time has slipped away and I haven’t posted a blog in FOREVER! (Sorry Grandpa!) So I thought I would give you a quick rundown of our summer so far… We haven’t had many crazy adventures but a few things of note, unfortunately there are fewer pictures than I had hoped to help tell the story- we will work on that for fall! J

June- I passed my aweful, dreaded, RMA exam in June! Finally! I was so worried about it because I have been out of school for so long and don’t really do all the “clinical” things on a daily basis. But, with a lot of prayer and some frantic studying I managed to pass with flying colors! So, I am officially done with school! YIPPEE!!

June also included our fourth wedding anniversary, its hard to believe that it has already been four years! I am so grateful for Aarons love for me and that we are a forever family! I love him more and more each day and look forward to the years to come!

July- We started July off with a bang and a Campbell family party to celebrate Grandpa and Grandma’s 60^th anniversary! We had so much fun together as a family- we sure missed the few people who couldn’t make it. According to Grandpa we are just shy of 80 family members! We had an excellent day in the park, went to church together, and had a fun picnic on the lawn at "Belly Acres" (that's what Grandpa named thier property)

 (three of the "great-grandsons" playing in a tub of ice at the park)

 (Aunt Ann and Brady at the BBQ making some yummy grilled corn!)

(Aaron and Lizzy-she has such a serious face in this picture)

 We were lucky to have my cousin’s wife Sarah and their daughter Lizzy as well as my other cousin Tyler and his wife Kate stay with us. It made for a few late night/early morning conversations and they were excellent company. It was fun to have miss Lizzy in the house and spend time playing with her. (Thanks Josh for sharing your girls J )

(the mountains near where we put in at Hells Canyon)

 August- We decided to celebrate our Anniversary a few months late and enjoy a weekend away. We headed out early Friday morning to Northern Idaho. We spent the weekend at a bed and breakfast between Whitebird and Grangeville. We enjoyed some sightseeing and a super fun jet boat tour of Hells Canyon! Neither of us have spent much time in N. Idaho so it was fun to explore and see the different sights.

 (Just starting our day on the water)

 (Hells Canyon Dam- because the water was lower we could get right up close!)

 (the B&B we stayed at, very rustic and fun!)

 (View of the Whitebird battlefield)

(The beautiful and majestic Sawtooths)

The next weekend we went camping in Stanley. We were tagging along with my mom and her friend Ami and her family. We shared our favorite campground with them, enjoyed the cool-ish mountain air, and a drive around Red Fish Lake (we were planning to stop and play at the lake but there wasn’t a single parking space to be found!). Jack came home from camp exhausted- he slept the entire drive home and the next two days! Poor puppy.

Well, I think that about catches up our summer! Whew! Hope everyone enjoyed their summer and wish us luck as Aaron goes back to school at CWI this fall!