She's A BIG GIRL now!

This free photo slideshow generated with Smilebox

So, Kyle had his last final this morning and so is officially done with his first year of medical school! He made it! Hooray!! I'm so proud of him and all the hard work he has put into everything...we love you Kyle!!

We had a wonderful day just being together and running errands. One of the main events today was that we bought Meg a new bed! We found an awesome deal at the Salvation Army for a matching box spring and mattress set that was brand new (it had a defect in some of the stitching on one side of the mattress but was still wrapped in plastic from the manufacturer). (Oh, and a HUGE thank you to Greg for helping us get it home!) We let Meg pick out her sheets and she could hardly contain her excitement when we got it all set up. She is growing up so quickly...it is hard to believe how fast these past few months here have flown by and how much our lives are changing, but we are all healthy and happy and incredibly grateful for all we've been blessed with.

Exciting Week

Well, after the fiasco with a certain OB doctor who will (for his sake) remain nameless, I called around and found a new OB for my pregnancy. Turns out that Dr. Barton is in our ward, takes Medicaid from poor college students, delivers at the same hospital I had wanted to deliver at, and that his brother's family lives 2 doors down from Kyle's parents in Lindon, UT!! Things seem to finally be coming together for us. Our first appointment went great (Kyle was allowed to be there) and we (to my relief) got an ultrasound showing everything was just perfect and that we are having a healthy baby BOY!! So, bring on the BLUE!

It's hard to believe I am 6 months pregnant already. The time has been flying by and I'm looking forward to all the company we will be having over the summer to make time go by even faster. I'm feeling good and trying to keep on top of things, but I know having another little one around is going to take a lot of getting used to. I've been able to exercise more lately and that helps my mood and has helped me maintain my weight better. I am looking forward to getting back to my WeightWatchers meetings as soon as the baby is here.

Kyle is gearing up for his last month of school. It is hard to believe his first year of medical school is almost over, but exciting too because he is in need of a much-deserved break. We took a small break last night and went to Chicago to a Cubs game! Midwestern offered tickets to the students - 2 for $25 - which also included a bus-ride to and from Wrigley Field and a T-shirt for each of us. The Cubs lost and it was a very cold night, but it was still fun to get out and leave Meg with a friend for the night. We ate Chicago-style hot dogs (ok, mine was plain with just ketchup, but Kyle had the works) and peanut-butter M&M's and had a really nice time.

Megan is working on potty-training. She has done very well, as you can see from her collection of stickers she keeps hanging on the bathroom wall.

She is growing up more and more every day and her favorite saying now is, "no mommy, I do it myself!" She loves her "new dress" (the one I got her for Easter) and asks to wear it every day, but I have to tell her it is for Sunday; she also always wants to wear mommy's rings and necklaces and is quite the "girly" girl. Meg loves to sing and read books. She is enjoying a "new" dollhouse we got at a church swap&save and still loves to dress up and dance around. She also tells me every day that she is going to "get married in the temple and live happily ever after". We couldn't be more proud of our little "nutMeg".

Easter Sunday 2010

Another digital scrapbooking design by Smilebox

Spring Fever

Before looking at the scrapbook below, take time to listen to this silly song I found for my playlist. It's about 3 minutes long, but it's fun. It reminds me of "I Wanna Hippopotamus For Christmas". The scrapbook has music playing, so just hit "pause" on the playlist and then you wont have both songs going while you're looking at the pictures. Enjoy!

Create a free scrapbook design

Happy Birthday Grandpa Baird!

Make a free greeting card

The Jazz Game

To start, Kyle's surgery went well. He has been in some pain because he can't stand to take the Vicodin because it makes him sick to his stomach, but he is tough and just pushes through. For the last couple of nights we've had to sleep separately because he has to have room to spread his arm out so he can sleep more comfortably...sigh...I woke up this morning and he was sleeping next to me on some blankets on the floor...sigh...I guess it doesn't bother him much though after years of sleeping on the Robinette living room floor...hahaha

Kyle started school again on Monday and is enjoying a shorter class-time schedule; though his study-time will not be decreased by any means. We can hardly believe he is nearly done with his first year of medical school. We are looking forward to this summer when he will have a 4-day work week with every Friday off. We intend to do some exploring and find some good camping places.

So, for his valentines/anniversary present, I bought us tickets to go see the Jazz play the Bulls last night in Chicago. Kyle was really surprised because he had only mentioned it once and had dropped it because I wasn't sure we'd be able to afford the tickets; but I am a super-shopper and I found a great deal! It turned out that a couple of our friends had also bought tickets to the game, so we carpooled together, which worked out great for all involved.

The game was a lot of fun - a good, close game the whole time until the very end when the Jazz pulled off a great lead. There were a few other Jazz fans in our section, one was a little boy, about 9 or 10, who was sitting right behind us. He said his dad's company was there watching the game and that, since his dad is from Utah, he is a Jazz fan, "and don't let them try to make you change your mind!" he told us (meaning the Bulls fans)...hahaha...

We had an awesome babysitter for Meg while we were gone - our good friends, the Borgs, came over with their little boy. When Meg saw Becca she literally screamed "BECCA!" and started jumping up and down; she didn't miss us at all! Meg must have had a good time because the first thing she said to me this morning after she woke up was "where Becca go?" then, "where baby go?". So, thank you Borg Family for making our anniversary date a great one, for ALL of us!

March Already??

Hooray for March! We are starting the month off right with a week of spring break! Right now, Kyle is reading a book...and it's not a text book! Megan is so happy her daddy is home to play with her, but anytime he goes up the stairs or out the door without her she says, "bye-bye daddy, go study now, right?" Kyle goes in for surgery on Wednesday and will then spend the rest of the week recuperating, so we will probably have some fun tomorrow at the Field Museum in Chicago because they are having a "free day".

I can't believe it is March already. We are looking forward to our anniversary; for Kyle's V-day/anniversary present, I bought us tickets to go see the Jazz play the Bulls here on the 9th and so we cannot wait to go. We are also looking forward to the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade.

We feel really lucky this month to have such good friends and family who love and support us. Hope you all enjoy my "Lucky Playlist"...Dad, there's a song on there I found just for you, so check track 6!