Since December, we have moved twice and gone on many trips. This month we decided to settle down and keep Amelia "home" for a reset of sleeping and good habits. Poor little girl is so confused about what is going on! She finally seems to be settling in and loves her new big girl bed and room here at Mark and Kirsten's.
January through April we lived in Mesa with Emily and Caleb and had fun playing at the park, having lunch dates with Grandma Frassa, playing with Jonah, feeding lots of ducks, going to the Gilbert Temple and running through the sprinklers.
In February, Amelia and I went to Utah with Mike, Sozelle, and Shannan. Poor Brayden had to stay behind and work, but don't worry, he got a vacation later! We had lots of fun hanging out with Caitlin and Dallin, going to the Provo City Temple open house, and seeing my old Young Women!
In March, Brayden took a trip with his Dad, Cody, and Dallin to Lee's Ferry for the weekend. They didn't have as much success as they would have liked with the fish, but Brayden was happy to finally get there for all of the beautiful scenery! We will go back one day :)
Brayden made it back just in time for Easter Sunday and Amelia's 3rd hunt. She got to hunt for eggs at a fun neighborhood Easter celebration, then at Grandma Frassa's, and finally with just Mom and Dad. She wanted to find eggs every day the following week, but eventually realized it was just an Easter activity.
In April, we got to visit with Alyssa Gardner and her sweet boy Shane (Amelia is obsessed with watching videos of the two of them playing at the mall), made many weekend trips to Tucson, and then we moved in with Mark and Kirsten in Peoria.
As soon as we got all of our things unpacked in Peoria, we took off to Utah for Brayden's graduation. It was a good excuse to get back to Provo one more time before heading back east. The graduation was long, but really good. The Dean of the College of Life Sciences spoke about "living where you are" which was a great reminder to us as we have been hopping around everywhere these past 6 months. I felt like his message was written for our family. We had lots of fun in Utah visiting good friends, spending time with both of our families, and of course, fishing on the Provo.
Straight from Utah, Brayden made his way back to Arizona, and Amelia and I flew to Dallas. Dan and Crystal went to Aruba and needed a sitter, so Amelia and I hung out with the kids for a week! We had a good time jumping on the trampoline, playing at the park, seeing Zootopia, watching Macey at gymnastics, Ryan at Taekwondo, and Alex play the trumpet at his band concert. Amelia had a blast being around her only girl cousin :).
Since we have been in Arizona, we've made lots of trips down to Tucson, Amelia has spent time away from us with Grandmas and Grandpas, and we had lots of busy days going on adventures. Amelia was starting to get overstimulated and the two year old tantrums were coming out. I can't blame her! We have been having a blast, but it's always a little stressful being away from home and not having a home of our own, so we have been taking it easy this month and the tantrums have been cut down significantly and she has been sleeping and eating so much better! Hallelujah! She has adjusted to her big girl bed in just a month and loves that it's pink.
Amelia is loving having her two older cousins to follow around and we have found a lot of fun things to do on this side of town! Lots of splash pads, library story time, mall play places, her cousin's football games, and she starts swim lessons next week. I love that we have had time with each of our family members here in Arizona. We aren't sure how often we will be able to visit once out in Ohio, so we are soaking it all up!
Oh, and we are having a baby boy!!! I am currently 29 weeks along and he is due August 9th. This pregnancy has come with much more back, tailbone, and hip pain, but I have been feeling just fine. I feel so lucky to only have morning sickness during the first trimester when I hear about the poor women who get stuck with it the entire time! Yikes! I can't even imagine. I have needed more naps with this little guy and I'm sure it's because his big sister wears me out! I recently started exercising more to try to help my back pains and I have been feeling so much better! Zumba, the elliptical, hikes and walks feel so good! I am determined to make it to hiking at 37 weeks like I did with Amelia. Whatever it takes!!!
We also sold both of our cars recently to downgrade/up-size for dental school. Brayden got me my first real Mommy car and we plan to use one car the first year of dental school. We will see how that goes! I have been enjoying the space and I'm sure it will be really nice once we have both car seats in the back.
The clock is ticking and we only have two and a half months until Brayden drives the moving truck out to Ohio! Baby will come August 2nd if he doesn't decide to make his way out before hand, so we are planning on meeting him then! That gives us 9 days with Brayden until he leaves. We are so lucky to have so much help being here in Arizona. I am so grateful for family!
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