Halloween weekend!

This week I started four ten hour shifts at work... I've had my day off and only worked one day and I'm doing fine... I'll let you know how I'm doing at the end of the week though! My day off is going to rotate every month, and this month it's Mondays. It's neat to have a three-day weekend, but it's also nice when your week is broken up a little bit so it doesn't seem so long. Either way, it's an awesome transition for me! We had a very productive day off too, poor Kyle was exhausted but he was a good sport; we went to Target and Baby's R Us to start working on our baby registry, and we also went to the mall, Shane Co. to get our rings cleaned, Costco... tiring, but so nice we could do this stuff together, and on a weekday when it's so much less crowded!

Unfortunately I got a cold this weekend, so I spent most of Halloween with my hand attached to a box of Kleenex. Never had a fever or anything, and actually Kyle and I got sick around the same time with the same symptoms... he got better much faster than I did though! I'm still getting over it, but I'm definitely much better.

Last weekend we went down to Albany to watch the duck game (they beat up on USC!) and also to celebrate Tanner's birthday. He turns 17 on Wednesday! We all had pizza and Bryan made Tanner a funfetti cake, it was super delicious.


Tanner guessed the gift, but he was still excited so that's good! :)


We all chipped in and got him an authentic Jonathan Stewart Panther's jersey... Jonathan Stewart used to be a running back for the ducks and now plays in the NFL

The baby got him Reese's hehe

The birthday kids! Tanner's girlfriend Brittney's birthday is the day after his!

Baby Hall at 22 weeks:

The baby is starting to really look like a miniature newborn at nearly 11 inches long and almost a whole pound (this week she's the length of a spaghetti squash, whatever the heck that is!) Her lips, eyelids and eyebrows are starting to look more distinct, and she's even developing tiny tooth buds underneath her gums. The eyes have formed but the irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. Her pancreas is developing steadily, which is essential for the production of important hormones. If you could see the baby now, you would be able to see her covered in fine hair (called lanugo) that she'll sport until she adds a padding of fat to fill them in.

I'm sorry I'm still having trouble with ultrasound pictures, now I got them to upload but they're uploading sideways and look all weird, so I'm still working on it! I promise I'll have some by my next post! :) I'm feeling her kick more and more everyday, it's the weirdest sensation, so hard to even describe... but really cool!

Kyle's second class is done this week (theories in education), and he's started an internet class as well... he's really enjoying school and doing really great on all of his assignments. Thanks for all the positive thoughts being sent his way! :)

This next weekend Kyle and I are going to Gig Harbor and then on Sunday we have tickets to the Lions vs. Seahawks game! For reasons unknown Kyle is a huge Lions fan (it's certainly not for the winning record... sorry sweety!) and we're going to go with my parents. Should be fun, hopefully it doesn't rain on us!

Hope you all have a good week!

Happy birthday Tanner and Brittney! :)