January: We were finishing up the process of buying our house! I found out I was pregnant with Lucy halfway through the month, and the morning sickness started a couple of weeks later.
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| January fun |
February: We got the keys to our house, but we had the whole month to move in. I hate moving, so it was stressful, but Jordan did a good job of working lots of hours and doing all the packing.
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| This is how I remember feeling in February... |
March: We officially live at our new house, and started going to our new ward. Back in January before I found out I was pregnant, I had decided to go visit Kelly (Jordan's sister) in Connecticut. The flight were horrible! Clara was incredibly difficult, and my morning sickness is made much worse by planes and motion sickness. But I had a BLAST in Connecticut Jordan went to LA for the Healthcare Conference for his work while I was away and learned how to play golf!
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| Clara and Caroline in Hartford |
April: Ok, I can't remember April much. Getting hotter, getting more pregnant, Clara talking more. The usual. :)
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| One of the few pictures we took in April... |
May: AMY AND HYRUM CAME TO VISIT AND IT WAS AWESOME! Seriously, though, we had so much fun and I can't wait to do it again at some point in the future. We played, went to the Musical Instrument Museum, made ice cream, and generally had a great time. We also found out that we were having another little girl in May! I was so so excited to have have two little girls.
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| Clara and Hyrum eating homemade ice cream |
June: Tons of business. First, my cousin Melissa and her husband Thomas stayed at our house for a couple of days. We played games and talked a bunch, it was so fun! After that, we headed to Utah for Jordan's family reunion (happening at the same time as the extended family Hull Reunion and the Thompson Reunion). It was so fun, but WAY too short. I had gotten used to spending weeks with Jordan's family, and I hated that this was over in 6 days (I couldn't stop crying at the end because I didn't want to say goodbye and I was pregnant). After we got home, three days later I had to get on a plane with Clara and go spend 6 1/2 weeks in Alaska. The day I was supposed to leave, I got very sick and I wasn't sure if I could make it, but I got on that dumb plane anyway and we made it to Fairbanks in one whole, very tired piece. The next day was my dear friend Katelin's wedding, which I was both a bridesmaid and singing in the wedding, so that was lots of craziness.
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| Taking pictures for Daddy with Mom all dressed up for Katelin's wedding |
July: I spent the WHOLE MONTH in Fairbanks! We played with cousins and aunts and uncles and Grandmas and Grandpas and overall had a grand time. I loved the cool weather while I was in my third trimester. I managed to get the flu AGAIN while I was in Alaska, and I had to spend an afternoon in the hospital getting IV fluids and having some extremely painful contractions.
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| Dressed up as book charaters at a Library party at Alaskaland |
August: I had so much fun in Alaska, I didn't want to leave. I almost asked Jordan if I could extend my already lengthy trip (poor guy), but after I got home, I had to turn around AGAIN and fly to Utah for Kaitlyn and Eddie's wedding! Alright, I won't lie, that trip was so hard. It was hot, I was 33 weeks pregnant, I had to walk all over temple square and I was having contractions like crazy. But the wedding was beautiful! After we got home, that was it, no more traveling until the baby was born.
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| Clara and cousin Hannah helping Grandma Hull Cook |
September: Lucy was born on the 19th!!!! YAY! I'm so glad she's here and apart of our family. She's so beautiful and so sweet.
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| Brand new little Lucy! |
October: Robin came to stay with us to help with the baby for a week, and then my MIL came for another weeks and she completely redid my house! LOVE IT! Clara was a very cute little owl for Halloween, and Lucy was a football.
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| Cute girls! |
November: Pinetop and Eagar for Thanksgiving! It was so nice getting out of Phoenix for a bit.
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| Hanging out in Pinetop with Mom |
December: Christmas with just our little family, and it was so nice. Really, we have been so blessed, and it's been wonderful to remember that this time of year.
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| Happy Sisters! |
