With the rainy weather we were determined to find somewhere that Colton could use his energy and get out of the house. We took him to Chuck E Cheese's for the first time. We quickly realized he was a little young to appreciate the games. He didn't like the rides-he kept holding out his arms for us to pick him up. He was entertained by the skee balls but wasn't the best at throwing the balls the right way. I think we will wait another year or two before returning.
Love. This. Guy.
At church the during the last 2 hours kids that are 18 months-3 years old get to attend nursery. So parents can drop their children off in there so they can attend their Sunday school classes. Since my calling is in nursery I'm one of the leaders that watches the kids.
On January 2nd, 2011 Colton hit 18 months old. 
Girls night included a hotel room at the Newport Coast Villas, karaoke, hotel "party bus" ride to Avila's Restaurant in Corona Del Mar, spa/pool time, facials, pedicures, and lots of junk food!
When we get Colton out of his crib in the mornings, we usually find him with one, if not both, of his arms out of his pajamas. They fit him well but he finds a way to get those arms out.
For Christmas Eve we spent the first part of the night at my Aunt Tammy's house for the annual Stout Christmas Eve party. Then we went to Devin's Aunt Chrystal and Uncle Matt's home for the later part of the evening.
Why so far?
Come visit soon PLEASE!
If that sad puppy face doesn't get you on a plane to CA I don't know what will.
From the Dickson's we headed to my parents to spend the rest of Christmas day there. My mom made the Christmas breakfast tradition of chocolate waffles. Then we opened up gifts and Colton played and played! We got to skype with Devin and Whitney since they were in North Carolina with Whitney's family.
On Christmas morning we went to Justin & Natalie's for breakfast and to exchange gifts with Devin's side of the family. Natalie made delicious french toast and an amazing omelot.
Colton enjoying some nachos with cousin Kyla.
Devin's grandparents were in town for Christmas so we got together to visit and exchange gifts. Since Laurel was in Utah helping Dawn with her newborn baby boy, Scott made dinner.
Stephanie and Jill threw an ugly sweater party. We borrowed our sweaters from Kiki and Justin and Devin didn't try his on until we got to the party. We hopped out of the car and Devin slips it on to find that the sleeves were akwardly short on him. It was hilarious and needless to say Devin got plenty of compliments on his sweater.
On Monday I had my 20 week ultrasound that confirmed we are having a GIRL! We are beyond excited for our new addition to arrive. My due date is May 2nd but they schedule C-Sections for a week before the due date. I'm still not feeling 100% but this pregnancy has been significantly easier by in large part due to the miracle drug-Zofran. (aka the happy pill) With my pregnancy with Colton I was too paranoid and stressed to take any nausea medicine. I suffered for so long and vomited so much that I lost over 8 pounds in the first trimester. It was a nightmare. This time around, after suffering for about a week and not being able to take care of Colton, I knew I needed to try something. I was desperate and emotional because I knew that it was going to last for a long time like my first pregnancy. My friend Stephanie offered me a few Zofran to try it out and hold me over until my prenatal appointment where I could get a prescription. It saved my life. For about a week I had been curled in bed, eyes shut, with a barf bucket at my side, hardly holding anything down. Within 3o minutes of taking the pill, I was opening my eyes and the nausea became bearable. My body was less tense and I could relax a little bit. I still felt sick, but it was at a bearable level. I could do the minimum of atleast feeding Colton and changing diapers. It was still very difficult and I felt so helpless. Most of all it was emotional and hard not to be able to give Colton the attention I wanted to. It broke my heart. The medicine was truly a blessing and it helped so much. It was much easier to get through the worst of it since I was able to hold food down most of the time. I vomited atleast 75% less with the medicine. I'm still waiting for my normal energy to return, last time it came back around 5 1/2 months so I imagine I only have a few more weeks. Pregnancy is rough for me. I strongly dislike being pregnant. I know the end result is amazing and I have to remember to think positive. I am so excited for this baby girl, and I already have a deep love for her. We have a couple names that we are thinking of. So far the top name is Ryley Jane. We'll see!
We had our annual girls night Christmas party. We ate at El Torito Grill and I indulged in a virgin peach margarita...delicious!
