These are pictures from my mom's camera, May 27, 2009.

Eating strawberries at Red Robin

Talking on her keychain
So intellectual

Morgan is experiencing lots of new things...

Like grass...

...and popscicles...

...swimming pools without water...

... and swimming pools with water...

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Catch Up

Okay, here we go. Its 5:30 am, I've been up for 2 hours, can't sleep, so I'm blogging.

Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. Clint ran a 5k at Yongsan. Time 22:16

Morgan getting ready to destroy a beautiful flower.

On your mark...Clint is in there somewhere to the right...
We RARELY get to be outside, especially outside in the grass, so Morgan and I enjoyed our little Cherrio picnic very much...until that guy in the top right corner farted so loud that people in China heard the echo!

There was no entry fee, and Clint won a 10 dollar gift card in a raffle. Who knew you could get paid to run 3.2 miles?

After the race we went to breakfast (I REALLY wish I could have tasted that meal, darn cold). Then we spent the rest of the day doing laundry and packing.

"Ready to go mom!"

"Helping" me fold laundry

We got to Utah Tuesday afternoon and my parents had a BBQ for us. It was so great to see our family and Clint's family and my awesome, most amazing, wonderful friend Mindy who conspired with my mother to surprise me! Morgan was exhausted by the time everyone started leaving. She wouldn't sleep anywhere but my bed (which is a big no no to me, but goodness, the kid needed to sleep). About midnight I woke up to her bouncing on the bed on her knees talking and giggling to herself. I finally got her to go back to sleep, and a couple hours later she kicked me out. No joke, she kicked me in the stomach about a million times.

Wednesday morning

Every time Morgan sees this picture of Clint on the mantle she points and screams "daaaaaaaa". She loves her daddy!

Following grandpa around the yard. She was unsure at first, but it didn't take her long to warm up to the grass.

She went up and down the steps about a thousand times.

My mom has TONS of pictures on her camera from playing in the yard yesterday. So I'll get those posted ASAP. Morgan is experiencing so many new things. Especially the great outdoors and its so much fun to watch her explore. Its so nice to have a yard to play in and beautiful sunshine and fresh air. Wow, the things I've taken for granted my whole life!

Phew

We made it to Utah. Thank heavens. Morgan did fairly well. She could have been a lot worse. Neither of us slept very much on the planes. Somehow we ended up sharing a bed last night and she pretty much kicked me out of it.

I have some pictures to post of Memorial Day. Clint ran a 5k that morning and then we spent the rest of the day packing and getting ready to go.

We took a 2 hour bus ride to the airport and then waited at the airport for 2 hours for a 10 hour flight to San Francisco and then a 4 hour layover and then another 2 hours on a plane to Salt Lake City for a total of 20 hours.

I'm glad its over and I'm so glad to be home. Utah is so beautiful!

22 Weeks Down 18 To Go

(left) 22 Weeks Prego with Morgan (right) 22 Weeks Prego with Jackson

I had a 22 week check up today. I've gained lots of weight and the baby is very healthy and has a great heart rate. No more ultrasounds for me :( I got permission to fly, not that I was worried about it. I think I'm carrying Jackson a little lower than I carried Morgan so far. He moves SO MUCH, in fact, I was taking a bath the other night and he was kicking so hard and so much that the water kept moving around. It was fun to watch. Most of the time I forget that I'm pregnant. This 2nd trimester hasn't been too bad. I had massive migraines for a couple weeks, but other than that its been a breeze. Besides getting fat, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BEING PREGNANT!!!! Yep, thats right, I love it! Every part of the whole process is amazing to me and I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to experience it again.

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Surprise Baby Shower

On Tuesday, the 19th, my awesome friends out here at K-16 threw me a surprise baby shower. I haven't gotten pictures from the actual shower yet, but I wanted to express my gratitude really quick. Living in Korea thus far has kind of been an emotional rollercoaster for me, that could partly be due to the pregnancy (who knows). But the women I've met stationed here at K-16 make it a little less painful to be so far from my friends and family back home. I don't think I realized how much they cared about me until yesterday. I love them for that and hope they know how thankful I am to have them as my friends. I hope I can be as good of a friend to them as they have been to me.

On a lighter note....I'M SO STINKIN' EXCITED FOR THIS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! Whoever said they don't make cute stuff for little boys is crazy! Little boy clothes are ADORALBE!!

This past week has been pretty rough for Morgan and me. She's been sick since last Saturday and it hit me on Wednesday evening. I've never had a cold this bad before in my life. And then trying to take care of a sick baby on top of that has not been fun. A lot of people have told me they were sick a lot their first year in Korea, so I guess its just our initiation!

My friend Nikki took this picture on Easter and I just got it from her the other day.

We bought these really neat pots a long time ago and finally got around to getting flowers for them.

This is what I did while Clint potted flowers.
Sunday morning, dusting the closet with her tights.

You may want to turn down your volume for this video!

Update

I was told to update my blog. So here I am updating.

I haven't had anything to take pictures of for long time. We've all been sick AGAIN! And its only getting worse.

Clint still works lots (he came home from the field 4 days early and surprised me, so sweet).

I'm getting bigger and bigger with each passing day.

Morgan thinks she's the queen of our castle.

Oh, and last night while watching Eagle Eye, Clint farted on me, so I moved to the other couch and demanded that he give me a pillow. He said "you think you're so large and in charge, but you're just large!" Nice huh?

(he was totally kidding and only said that because I told him I couldn't wait to be skinny again, so don't think he's a jerk. We both laughed about it).

If anyone in the Salt Lake area is interested, Dave Ramsey will be in SLC live on Saturday May 16th. Click here for more info. I'm sad I'll miss him by 10 days :(

Blast From the Past

My step dad found this picture the other day. Look at my older brothers! Aren't they so beautiful? I wish our memories could go back that far so I could remember what they were like back then. I was only 1 month old in this picture. This is the first picture I've ever seen of myself younger than 1 year old. The dress I'm wearing is the same dress Morgan wore when Clint gave her a name and blessed her in our church (a very special occassion for LDS families). I wonder if that is my mom's arm holding me and if I'm looking into her eyes? So precious.

Marshall is in the center, Jason on the left, and Travis on the right.

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Ramblings of a Lonely Woman

So Clint left today for 7 or 8 days or something like that. And I just finished watching Bridge to Teribithia for the first time. Pretty sad movie, I cried my eyes out.

You know something that really bothers me. When my husband leaves for a week, it kind of makes me sad. Us military wives, we can handle it, its what we do. But it just bothers me when someone says something like "oh, please, I'VE been seperated from MY husband for A LOT longer." Ha! News flash...I've been seperated from my husband for a lot longer than a week too! But that doesn't mean I LIKE it when he leaves for a week. And when one of my friend's husbands have to leave for even one night, I sympathize with them if they are sad. I don't say, "well, you should try being alone for 3 months, or a year!" (not that we've been seperated for a year, but we will some day). Why do such petty little things become a competition to some people?

Anyway, I'm addicted to reading. You wanna see my list of books I want to read? You probably don't but here it is...These are in no specific order...
Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites Series by Chris Hemmerdinger
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter by Susan Wittig Albert
The Legacy of the King's Pirates by Marylu Tyndall
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Wicked by Gregory Mcguire
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
To Love, Honor, and Vacuum by Sheila Gregoire
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Rebecca by Daphne DuMarier
Parenting With Love and Logic
The Fire Within Series by Chris D'Lacey
Any Max Lucado book
Hearts in Hiding by Betsy Brannon Green
The Inheritence Trilogy (Eregon, etc.)
George and Martha, a Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark
The Atlantis Series by Greg Donegan
Any Robin Cook medical thriller book

Think I can read all these before the baby is born? I've already read more books this year than I did the entire year last year.

In your honest opinion, (because this is, lately, a topic of conversation in our home) is reading for entertainment a waste of time? Does it distract you from your responsibilities as a spouse/parent? Is it something you think God approves or disapproves of? I do read for knowledge every once-in-a-while. I'm currently ready Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey.

Its no different than watching TV for entertainment right? However, I think reading (even fantasy, fiction, etc.) is good for the brain. Your imagination gets excercise, you learn new words sometimes, and sometimes you learn a valuable life lesson.

So what do you think? Is reading for entertainment a waste of precious time?

About That Last Post

That was Clint who posted our little conversation. We were talking about how wasps make their nests and he said maybe they make it out of regurgitated food, just like bees make honey. But I thought he said regurgitated poop, and I knew that didn't sound right. So I said the first "smart" thing that came to my mind, "honey comes from tree sap duh". Which turned out to not be so smart after all. Thats what I get for trying to think fast. I blame it on pregnancy!

Quote of the day

"Don't you know where honey comes from" asked Clint.

"Yea... It comes from tree sap. Duh..." said Katie.

Dance Dance

On Saturday I caught Morgan dancing in front of the mirror, but her arms got a little out of control and she hurt herself...

After she realized the pain wasn't all that bad, she really started getting into it...

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Finished April 30, 2009
From the back of the book: Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy that takes over the minds of human hosts. Most of humanity has succumbed. When Melanie--one of the last remaining humans--is captured, she is certain it is her end.
Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, probes her thoughts to discover the whereabouts of the remaining human resistance. Instead, Melanie fills Wanderer's mind with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to seperate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer to yearn for a man she is tasked with exposing. When outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off on a dangerous search for the man they both love.

I LOVED this book. Probably better than the Twilight series (they're by the same author). Stephenie Meyer is, in my opinion, a very talented author and I hope she comes out with a new book soon! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves modern fiction.

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