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If I had the energy I probably would have made just a big a deal about this reveal as I did about our first. However, I had lots of family in town, we had just returned from a trip and I was sick. I mean like would-rather-be-in-bed sick. So we kept this pretty low key. Cookies, veggies, ice cream and wraps that were purchased at Costco. Delicious and simple! Anyways.... instead of a cake we decided to mix things up a bit and have a box filled with balloons indicating the gender. I'm not going to lie! I was pretty stoked about this! I mean it's been an entire month since our ultrasound! 

IT'S A BOY!!! I KNEW IT!!! Words cannot describe how excited we are!! I'm not exactly sure what to do with a little boy but Jakob is sure stoked to be having a little man! Plus Jakob's oldest brother just had a boy so this will be perfect as far a cousins go! Only bummer is.... we have a ton of little girl things. I mean.... a ton! You should see my garage! E's going to have to share her closet! 

I should have been prepared.... as soon as we opened the box E lost it! It was a combination of loud cheering and strange items emerging from this seemly harmless box... that, or she really wanted a sister. I guess we'll never really know. ;)

No worries it's nothing a couple of balloons weren't able to fix.We are so excited and we feel so blessed to be able to bring this precious little boy into the world! I think I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the whole thing. A boy!!! WOOT WOOT!! Bring on the suspenders, sweater vests and bow ties! He's going to be a champ!

E is pretty stoked too!

23 Weeks/ 5 Months

How far along? 23 Weeks.May I take a moment to point out how fast time is flying? Is it just me? I can hardly believe in 17 weeks (+/-) I will be having another little one!!! WHOA!

Total weight loss/ gained? +18 lbs. Slightly scary since last time at 20 weeks I had only gained 7 lbs. Just saying... I have a feeling I'm going to be HUGE!

Name? We find out the Gender TOMORROW! Hopefully that will help! ;)

Maternity clothes? Yes!!! Mama van den Berge and I have been on the hunt. Let me tell you, finding cute, cool, doesn't-make-me-look-ridiculous maternity pants are hard to come by!

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep? The Tobler home has been plagued AGAIN!! This time we all caught it. I think it had something to do with sharing sippy cups and runny noses at the family reunion. Nevertheless I have had the WORST cough. You know the ones where you just get the slightest tickle and you cough until you pee your pants. Just me? Alright. Anyways sleep sucks right now.

Best moment this week?  Where to begin? I loved meeting and seeing all of Jakob's family for his Gramma's 90th birthday. My Mom and G-ma are here visiting so that is wonderful. This baby has been kicking up a storm and it's wonderful. Life is good. If only we could stay healthy.

Missing anything? Clothes that fit.A solid sleep but other than that, naw. This is wonderful!

Movement? LOTS of movement. E is one busy girl and she didn't move nearly as much as this little one. If that is any indication of what I'm in for.... I am going to be one busy Mama!

Food cravings? Anything fresh. I'm loving home cooked food. LETTUCE WRAPS. I think I could eat those every day!

Anything making you queasy/ sick? No! I feel great!

Labor signs? NO WAY!

Belly button in or out? Out. Jakob calls it my button and likes to push it. I really don't think it's that funny. :)

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood? I think I'm pretty happy. I feel incredible, have a fabulous husband and the most adorable little girl. Right now I'm surrounded by family. Yeah I'd say I'm pretty happy.

Any fun symptoms? If I didn't have a bludging belly I really don't think I'd know I was preggers. I feel awesome. Tired, still rocking the pinched nerve in my back, and I have a cold. But pfffft, that's nothing. I feel great!

Looking forward too? Gender Reveal Tomorrow!!!!!! Wooot Woooooot!

Gramma's 90th

We had the wonderful opportunity of heading up to Provo for the weekend to celebrate Gramma Palmer's 90th birthday! I did pack my camera but I didn't take one single picture. Thanks to Mom Tobler for letting me steal some of hers.\ I was a little bit worried about traveling with E. She just graduated from her rear facing car seat into her big girl chair which made things much easier. She was a champ!! We made it to St. George and had to stop to stretch our legs and get some nourishment. 

E was a big fan of Daddy's cola. She wouldn't get 15 steps before she was back for another slurp. 

There was an adorable water park. At first E was a little it skeptical but after a minute she was zipping all over the place. She loves being outside!

What's better than being outside and playing in the water? Playing with Grampa!

We headed across the street to Judd's it was an itty bitty snack/ candy shop. Jakob was fascinated by all of the soda. I had to sample some ice cream. MMMMM!

Comparing our "baby bumps". I'm not sure who's bigger, Dad or me? 

This was a common occurrence. Bum change on the trunk of the car. It's a good thing E isn't shy. ;)

We hopped back in the car and stopped in at Cove Fort. It was very quaint. E wasn't all that font of listening to the tour guide so she and I just played on the stairs.

Friday night we spent with the cousins. It was great to finally meet them in person. I've been part of this family for 4 years now and this is the first time I've been to a reunion. LAME! We had a wonderful evening! I think we'll have to visit again soon! Kara and Justin graciously opened their home to us! It was so nice to get to know them a bit better. Kara was working on Gramma's cake so she was pretty glued to the kitchen. Masterpieces take time!

Time to party! Jakob can not name all of his cousins. Granted there are more than the 9 we have on my Mom's side of the family. So needless to say I had NO. CLUE. who anyone was. It was fun being in a house full of strangers whom I was no related too. I had a baby to chase anyways, I'm sure over the years I'll get to know remember more than two names.

Sampling the dinner. Mom made Haystacks, I love them! 

There was lots of socializing!

Shannyn and I with our baby bumps. She's due a few weeks before me. I really consider her to be more of a S.I.L. than a cousin. It's so fun being preggo together... if only they lived closer!

This little princess was loving all of the attention she was getting from everyone. I was grateful to have been able to go some where cold so she could wear a few more winter items before they got packed away.

E was quite the fan of the pinball machine! I think she would have stayed there all night if we would have let her. 

Kara's masterpiece! I just LOVE the little piggies!! So stinking cute!

Kara and Gramma.

A true 4 generation photo. What a good looking bunch!! 

The Palmers

E sure does love her Great-Gramma as do we! I have been very blessed getting to know her over the past few years. I look up to her so much! What an incredible woman. Happy 90th birthday Gramma!!!

Hoppy Easter!

 I know I'm late. Life is crazy here right now and I still don't have all of the pictures we took from Easter Sunday. Despite all that, I really feel I need to post something! So I'll update this later. Easter was just delightful! Everything started out fairly normally. Jakob made breakfast and just before E went down for her nap we took her upstairs to open her Easter basket.

 This picture makes my heart melt! She was pretty excited to see a lamb waiting for her. She also got bunny slippers, a book and two little spring outfits. 

 Great-Grandma Heyden sent her the most beautiful dress for her birthday. (Thank you!) She looked just darling! Bunny came iwth us everywhere. She got Bunny last Easter and it is one of her favorite toys!

 After church we headed up to Mom and Dads for some festivities. We decided that instead of filling up our eggs with candy that we would right out reasons why we loved and/ or were thankful for each other. We wrote out 4 things for each person and then each person got to hide their own eggs in a section of the yard. This way EVERYONE got to hunt.

 I decided that everyone needed a little something extra so I made a yarn maze that they had to follow.

On your mark..... get set... go!

I think next year I'll cover the whole yard.... or not. It was a bit tricky making a maze with a preggo belly. It sure was fun to watch though. 

Gramma found hers first!

Then it was E's turn. She was getting a little impatient. Poor thing. We didn't really hide the eggs. More like filled them up with treats and threw them on the grass. 

 There was a lot of stopping to snack.

Sometimes she'd get distracted by the dirt, grass, leaves or rocks. 

 It made my heart happy to see her enjoying the holiday. She was so stinking cute!

 Then the adults got to hunt. There was some stealing of other peoples eggs. Next year we will coordinate colors better.

It was a beautiful Easter and it was so fun to be able to read our little love notes. Even though I love the bunny's and Eggs I am truly grateful for our Savior who died for us that we might return to live with Him again. As I grow older and watch our daughter grow I understand more the sacrifice that He made on our behalf and I don't think that I could ever thank Him enough! Happy Easter everyone!