tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21890397435228618922024-02-07T22:41:36.563-07:00Mandy and DanielMandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-78078175442125949412015-10-22T18:27:00.000-06:002015-10-22T18:27:55.677-06:0030 Weeks + a pregnancy hiccup<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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A 30 week bump!</div>
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I realize these are in a dressing room, but that's what we've got this week. It was a long one...</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Well folks, it was bound to happen. This week was my First Official Pregnancy Hiccup. I am grateful to be through it! I'm also so grateful for my sweet family and friends for all their love and support - especially Daniel. That man is amazing. Sorry in advance for the TMI and the fact that I can't make a long story short. :|</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">On the Sunday before Labor Day, it was determined that I had a kidney stone. Bah! So not cool. I had never had one before so I had no idea what was going on. I felt totally fine that morning but a</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"> few hours later, it became clear that I was actually dying. It was the kind of pain where no matter how you move, it still hurts just as bad. A doctor at the Instacare prescribed me some pain stuff, but it was definitely not working. I did a good job of toughing it out at home until about 2:30 a.m. (I hadn't slept a wink, of course) when Daniel and I decided to just go to the E.R. and see what they could do for me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">I don't even remember the last time I was at an E.R. We rolled in, and it must have looked like I was in labor. The E.R. triaged me, and sent me to Labor & Delivery. Apparently I was having some contractions, probably just from the stress of being in pain. I was so worried! It's one thing to feel awful, but it's another thing to worry about the tiny human inside you being affected. I was glad when they hooked baby and I up to all these little monitors and we were assured that all was well. Once they got some drugs in me, it was sort of relaxing sitting in the room just listening to our baby's heartbeat.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">The E.R. confirmed that I had a stone and gave me some stronger pain stuff that made it at least bearable. Keep in mind, I had never taken anything stronger than Advil up to that point in my life, so it was an experience. The pain was still bad enough that I couldn't sleep, but at least I wasn't dying anymore. They kept me there a little longer to make sure everything was okay, and gave me a higher dose of pain meds that took the pain completely away within an hour. It was magical. Then, they sent me home with a prescription and follow up instructions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">On our drive home Monday morning, I started feeling super sick from the pain meds. I felt awful that whole day and couldn't keep down any more of my medicine. I finally felt a bit better on Tuesday when I could drink and (sort of) eat, but I just stuck with the milder pain pills the Instacare doc had prescribed me so I wasn't sick. Throughout all of this, I only had one legit meltdown that evening when I was so tried, my back was killing me from the stone, my stomach hurt from not eating for 3 days, and sweet baby was kicking me too hard and taking up all the space in my belly. I thought my entire abdominal cavity was trying to kill me. Luckily I survived it, and Wednesday I was finally rid of that wretched stone!!! </span></div>
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Here's a few more pictures at 30 weeks when I was trying to be back among the living.</div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">How far along? </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">30 weeks</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sleep:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> As long as I don't have acid reflux (or freaking kidney stones) it's been really good.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Best moment this week:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Hanging out in the quiet hospital room with Daniel listening to our baby's little heartbeat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Cravings:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Fruit - apples, raspberries, peaches, bananas, etc. Also, fudgecicles. Horrible, I know.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Anything making you queasy or sick:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Pain medicine, apparently!!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Miss anything?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Being able to eat what I want without worrying about heartburn.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Happy or moody most of the time:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Happy, unless I have kidney stones.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Movement:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Tons! He's all over the place, and I love it. Sometimes it hurts though. That kid is strong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Labor signs:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Some little, painless Braxton Hicks contractions.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Belly button in or out?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Pretty much...flat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">I passed my glucose test! A mini miracle for this sugar lover. I am so behind on all things nursery. Baby has started getting the hiccups, which is adorable. But sometimes he's a little bit of a punk with swift kicks to the ribs when I'm trying to sleep at night.</span></span></div>
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-31356155956423046432015-10-22T18:13:00.000-06:002015-10-22T18:13:06.991-06:0026, 27, 28, 29...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Oops, I'm behind. Of course I am. At least I've been good at taking pictures!</div>
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Oh, I'm not pregnant. What are you talking about?</div>
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26 weeks ^^<br />
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Daniel, the master photobomber, on our vacation!<br />
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27 weeks ^^<br />
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Also 27 weeks, but not in a dress. ^^<br />
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28 weeks ^^<br />
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Best moment this week:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> A wonderful babymoon vacation in San Diego, and celebrating our 5 year anniversary!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Cravings:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Twizzlers is the latest one this week. And breakfast food!</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Miss anything?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Looking like a normal human. Haha! I feel like everyone is staring at my belly these days. I get lots of comments and questions - mostly sweet ones. Mostly ;).</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Movement:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Lots and lots! He loves the right side of my belly so much. Like, he might not know the left side exists?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Labor signs:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> I've been getting a few Braxton Hicks contractions these last couple weeks. At first they totally freaked me out! But they are totally painless and not a bother at all.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Belly button in or out?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> I'd say it's more flat than anything else...</span></div>
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Well baby, we've officially arrived at the third trimester! Although I'm definitely more uncomfortable than I have been, I'm pleasantly surprised at how good I've been feeling. We were go-go-go nonstop on our vacation, and baby made it really easy on me. We walked a ton, stayed up late, ate out a lot, and I still felt totally fine. I know that could all change in an instant, so I'm soaking it all in and trying to get some stuff done! I feel ridiculously behind on baby planning tasks like the nursery, etc. especially because we're on the home stretch now. We gotta get going on that. The hardest thing is making choices! There are so many baby things out there, and everyone says you need something different. I'm sure it's all a matter of opinion, but I waste <b><i>hours </i></b>reading reviews and guides and comparing products and price matching and trying to make the perfect decision on all this stuff! Half the time I just end up overwhelmed and deciding not to decide yet. Haha! This is why Daniel says I need to stay off the Internet. I think he's right.</div>
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23 weeks<br />
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24 weeks<br />
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25 weeks<br />
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An aerial bump at 25 weeks!<br />
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I can still see my feet...sort of...<br />
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Baby is the size of: </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">A cauliflower</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Total weight gain/loss:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">I have no idea – I’ve been horrible at
keeping track. Definitely 10+ lbs though!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Stretch marks? </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Not yet. I keep
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sleep:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> So I had a horrible week of sleep recently.
I kept waking up and couldn’t to go back to sleep. I’ve also been having leg
cramps and restless legs, which are keeping me awake a lot. Finally, Daniel
suggested I ditch the bump nest pillow to see if it helped. Strangely enough,
it did! Sleep has improved greatly.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Best moment this week:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> This was last
week, but my brother Tommy came home from the Russia, Novosibirsk mission!!
Best day ever. Even though I look like a giant prego in all the airport pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Cravings:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Still sweet things and cold things. I
could eat cereal ALL DAY. Top 3 favorite kinds: Honey Bunches of Oats, Life,
and Reese’s Puffs (so bad, yet so good). I also love these open-faced turkey
bagel melts from Einstein’s, and chocolate milk.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Miss anything?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Sleeping on my stomach.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Have you started to show yet?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Heavens yes. A
cute little girl at church today pointed at my belly and said “baby!”</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Gender:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> baby boy</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Happy or moody most of the time:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Happy.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Maternity clothes?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Yep - pants, and a few shirts and dresses.
I am on the hunt for the ultimate pair of maternity leggings, but I am picky. I
also discovered these great tank tops from Target that help extend your regular
shirts. So important. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Movement:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Definitely. Daniel feels it all the
time. My sister even got to feel him the other day! The craziest thing is
seeing it from the outside…way better than TV. I’ve also noticed that I can
feel him move in more than one place sometimes. An arm here, a leg there
perhaps? It reminds me how big he is getting! Oh, and he’s definitely a night
owl. #we’reintrouble<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Labor signs:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> No.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Belly button in or out?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> In, but its
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Looking forward to:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> My doctor’s
appointment on Friday, except the part where I have my glucose test. (gulp) I
keep having flashbacks to all the sweet, sugary things I’ve been eating this pregnancy…let’s
hope I pass. But I am excited to hear baby’s heartbeat and see how he’s doing!</span></div>
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Baby is a cute little cauliflower this week! According to my
app, he weighs between 1.5 and 2.5 pounds and is around 14 inches long. That is
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I’ve been feeling a lot better overall these past few weeks.
Not quite as tired or out-of-breath as I was before. I can’t exactly bend
easier, but I’ve been much more comfortable walking and moving than I was a few
weeks ago, and I’ve had more energy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Funny preggo story 1: We ran out of milk on Saturday morning,
which meant no cereal for me. That was not going to fly, so I went to the
grocery store at like 7:00 am before breakfast to get milk for the express
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Funny preggo story 2: Daniel and I were driving to the
mall when suddenly I decided it was so.freaking.hot outside and I was going to
roast to death right there in the car. We had the A/C up to the max and I was
just sitting with my face in it. We then had to go to the grocery store so I
could buy a giant refrigerated 1-liter bottle of water. I had to use both hands
to drink out of it – it was that big. But so worth it. I drank about half of it
on our drive, and then just held it on my lap so I could cool down. So random,
but I have to admit it was pretty hilarious.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just a quick update for 22 weeks.</div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">How far along? </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">22 weeks</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Baby is the size of: </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">A papaya</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Total weight gain/loss:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">9ish lbs</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Stretch marks? </span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Not yet.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Sleep:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Still just fine. I fall asleep super
quickly – it’s the staying comfortable throughout the night and getting up to
go to the bathroom part. Still in love with my bump nest pillow.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Best moment this week:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Going shopping
with my mom and sister for baby things!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Cravings:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> All things sweet. I get
embarrassingly excited to eat a bowl of cereal in the morning. I also have been
craving shakes, like the ones you get from iceberg or dairy queen or shivers.
The vanilla ones with candy pieces in them. I haven’t given in to that one yet,
though. Perhaps today…</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Anything making you queasy or sick:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Nothing.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Miss anything?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Being able to eat as much as I want! I’ll
still be hungry, but I know if I eat more I won’t be able to breathe with all
the other stuff in there. So I just try to eat small things all day.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Have you started to show yet?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Yes. The bump is getting so much bigger!! I look unmistakably pregnant at this point.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Gender:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> A small gentleman</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Happy or moody most of the time:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Happy!</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Maternity clothes?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Yep, but most of my shirts still fit.</span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Movement:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Yep! Often and strong.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Labor signs:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> No.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Belly button in or out?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> In.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Looking forward to:</span></b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Meeting baby!!
Haha. Oh man. I've got a long way to go.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">It was a great week! Some highlights included going to</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Park City this weekend for a super fun girl's night. Thanks to Marianne for letting us stay over at her family condo! I even s</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">queezed myself into a swimsuit and took the bump swimming.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"> Great times. We also discovered that baby is super sneaky, and will do great strong kicks right up until the moment I try to get someone to feel them from the outside! Then, he promptly stops.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">I also loved going shopping with my mom and Allison at a few baby stores this week. We bought baby boy some fly outfits (including a tiny Jurassic Park tee) but the crowning jewel was the baby bear suit we found. It looks just like this one:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">DYING!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">also, for documentation purposes...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">the bump from every angle!</span></span><br />
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I'm imagining Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer" playing in the background as I write this post. </div>
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And seriously, both of those things are true. As of last week, we are officially over halfway done with this pregnancy! I can't believe it. Only a few more months until this gets real and baby boy joins our family, ready or not. Man, I've got to get ready. Now, for the update!</div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Baby is the size of: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">A pomegranate</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Total weight gain/loss: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">5+ pounds</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Stretch marks? </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Not yet.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Sleep:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Okay, other than going to the bathroom all the time. It's a bit harder to get comfy these days, but my bump nest pillow is my best friend.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Best moment this week:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Finding out we're having a BOY!! And reaching the halfway point!!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Cravings:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Breakfast cereal, raspberries, and cookies & milk. Ha! So random.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Anything making you queasy or sick:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Nope.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Miss anything?</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Being able to move/bend any way I want. I'm feeling a bit more limited as the bump grows.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Have you started to show yet?</b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Oh, yes. I think the bump has doubled in size. I feel huge already, and we're only halfway. I got super self-conscious about it this morning so I looked up a bunch of pictures of other ladies at 21 weeks, and made Daniel analyze them with me to decide if I was getting huge way early. The jury is still out on that one! </span></span></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Gender:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> MAN CUB!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Happy or moody most of the time:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Happy.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Maternity clothes? </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">My mom and I went shopping the other day to find me some shorts and dresses so I can survive the summer. Maternity clothes (especially pants) are totally underrated. They feel so much better!</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Movement:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Yes! Kicks and jabs and rolls and flips....especially while watching fireworks on the 4th of July. This little guy either loves or hates fireworks, judging by his acrobatics during the show.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Labor signs:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> No.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Belly button in or out?</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> In.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Looking forward to:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> Meeting baby!! Haha. Oh man. I've got a long way to go.</span><br />
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And we are thrilled!! Surprised would be an understatement. As evidenced by previous posts, we <i>totally</i> thought it was a girl. Here's why:</div>
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I went in for an ultrasound at 13 weeks or so, and while I was there I asked the technician if she had a guess on what the gender was. She told me it was still too early to tell, but that she was 80% sure it was a GIRL. Crazy! I went home and told Daniel the possible news. We both knew that it was far from certain, which is why we didn't say anything. But when we went in for our big ultrasound this past week, we thought we pretty much knew what the technician would say.<br />
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So imagine our surprise when the lady told us we were having a BOY!!! It was crazy! Honestly, it was SO fun to be surprised. It was like finding out we were having a baby all over again. A boy! A son! A man cub! I am seriously so excited to get to raise this little boy.<br />
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In other news, we were even more excited to learn that baby looks healthy so far. The doctor said all is well, and that was so reassuring. It's a lot of responsibility sharing a body with someone else. We've been so blessed with everything going well so far, and I never want to take that for granted.</div>
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Baby was the poster child for being photogenic and cooperative during the ultrasound. The tech burst out laughing when she realized how many pictures she had printed for us. She was so nice. They even let us see him in 3D!! This kid moves around so much, and his little kicks and jabs are getting stronger. It's magical to feel him moving. There's truly nothing like it. </div>
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After the ultrasound, my sister Allison and I decided on a whim to make an ombre three-layer cake to celebrate baby boy! We had a great time.<br />
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Now, we just need to start planning for a baby BOY rather than a girl! Ha. Back to square one with names, nursery ideas, etc...We've totally been in girl-mode. I even had to remind myself that the ultrasound picture that's been hanging on our fridge for weeks is actually a boy, not a girl. Yay for baby boys!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our big appointment is tomorrow (!!) so we're making our final guesses on baby's gender. Here's what the old wives tales have to say:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The wives tales slightly lean toward GIRL, but it's super close!</span></div>
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I skipped a few weeks on the updates, but all is going well over here! The bump is out of control. I swear it grows every day. I’ve been feeling really good, and I’ve gotten to be very productive since school has been out. But let’s be honest, the bump and I have also spent our fair share of time at the pool with Marianne, and catching up on Netflix.</div>
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<b>How far along? </b>19 weeks (almost 20…oops)<br /><b>
Baby is the size of: </b>A mango!<br /><b>
Total weight gain/loss:</b> I’ve been bad about weighing myself, but probably
like 3 pounds. <br /><b>
Stretch marks? </b>Not yet.<br /><b>
Sleep:</b> It’s been great lately! I get up an extra time to go to the bathroom
(thanks, baby) but it’s fine.<br /><b>
Best moment this week:</b> Daniel feeling his first of the baby kicks from the
outside!! <br /><b>
Cravings:</b> I love cereal for breakfast lately. And these peanut
butter/chocolate/banana protein shakes I’ve been making. <br /><b>
Anything making you queasy or sick:</b> Nope, but I feel like I am finally
starting to smell things that other people don’t seem to notice… <br /><b>
Miss anything?</b> Ibuprofen. Tylenol is not legit.<br /><b>
Have you started to show yet?</b> Yep, yep, yep! But I’m still in that weird
stage where I sort of just look fat.<br /><b>
Gender prediction:</b> Girl? WE FIND OUT THIS TUESDAY!!!! <br /><b>
Happy or moody most of the time:</b> Happy as a clam.<br /><b>
Maternity clothes?</b> I bought a top, a pair of jeans, and a dress. All are
amazing! Still a little big on me, but I’m sure not for long. I seriously
underestimated how restrictive my clothes would feel after a while. <br /><b>
Movement:</b> UM…..yes is an understatement. I think my child has a black belt
in karate. Baby moves around ALL. THE. TIME. I love it! The kicks are super
strong, too. Daniel has felt it several times on the outside, and I SAW my
stomach move this morning!!! I know some people are just barely starting to
feel kicks at this point, so I’m a little nervous about what my internal organs
are in for in the later months when mango-baby turns into pineapple-baby…. <br /><b>
Labor signs:</b> No.<br /><b>
Belly button in or out?</b> In.<br /><b>
Looking forward to:</b> Finding out gender!!!!!! I seriously cannot wait.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am so beyond excited to find out our little baby’s gender
at our appointment on TUESDAY!! I got confused about when we would be finding
out, so I was super bummed when I learned I had to wait 2 more weeks. Daniel
and I both have the feeling that this baby is a girl. That probably means we’ll
end up with a boy, right? HA!<o:p></o:p></div>
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In other news, I had another “pregnant lady” moment the
other night. Daniel and I were talking in the living room, Baby was kicking up
a storm, and suddenly I felt this really strong jab that just felt like…a body
part. Like an arm or a leg. Of another human. My human. Growing inside me. Big
enough and strong enough for me to feel it. I started thinking about what s/he
must look like, how big it was growing, how it’s little heart was beating, how it
could hear me talk, and how I will get to meet this little one in a few months
and have the opportunity to be his or her mother. Suddenly out of nowhere in
the middle of our conversation, I was on the verge of tears trying to explain
to Daniel how much I loved our baby! He probably thought I was completely
insane. He sort of just smiled and nodded and said “ooookay….” a lot of times.
Haha! Poor Daniel, you guys. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-72176453402235879172015-06-03T21:08:00.001-06:002015-06-03T21:14:54.285-06:0016 weeks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Here's a 16 week update on Baby Sorensen! It's been a great week. Now that we've told the world, it's nice not to have to be sneaky about this little one. I've also kicked pretty much all morning sickness to the curb, and I couldn't be more psyched about that. To top it all of...school is out in TWO days!! Can't wait for lazy summer days by the pool. Which will probably turn into not-so-lazy summer days of getting ready for a tiny new human to join our family.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>How far along? </b>16 weeks</span></span></span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px;"> </b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px;">Baby is the size of: </b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px;">An avocado!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Total weight gain/loss:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; padding: 0in;"> Still about the same.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Stretch marks?</b></span></span><span style="border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Not yet.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Sleep: </b>I'm getting a little better at staying up these days! No more 8:30 bedtime for me. I've also noticed I don't sleep quite as soundly as I did before I was pregnant. It's not too bad though.</span></span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Best moment this week:</b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Having people start to notice the bump!! It's definitely made an appearance this week.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Cravings:</b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> All the cold, icy, fruity, ice-creamy things. Stealing leftover otter pops from the school's freezer like it's my job. #sorrykids</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Anything making you queasy or sick:</b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Not big on hamburgers or ground meat. And I still hate swallowing pills.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Miss anything? </b>I made sugar cookies the other day, and I was super disappointed when I remembered I couldn't eat the dough! I held strong though. No salmonella for Baby and me!<br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Have you started to show yet?</b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> I think after this week, you could officially say YES.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Gender prediction:</b></span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Daniel and I both think it's a girl. Who knows, though! We'd love either one.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Happy or moody most of the time:</b></span></span><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Just peachy.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Maternity clothes?</b> Not yet. Belly band is a great thing though!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Movement: </b>I've started to feel these little pop-flutter-jabs when I'm sitting down and relaxed! It's wild. But I don't feel it all the time.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Labor signs: </b>No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Belly button in or out?</b> In.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><b>Looking forward to: </b>Finding out gender! And being done with school, let's be honest. TWO DAYS!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arimo;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">With that, I'll leave you with the story of my first official crazy-pregnant-lady moment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arimo;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">I've been loving avocados lately, and I made some guacamole the other day to eat with chips. When I went into the pantry, I couldn't find the bag of tortilla chips I had just bought 2 days ago. Gone. No chips. I was so disappointed! I had to eat my guacamole with stupid club crackers. It was a tragedy. When Daniel got home and was interrogated, he admitted to eating the entire bag of chips in 2 days all by himself. So, I went to the store and bought some more a few days later. Unfortunately, the tale does not end there. On Saturday, the EXACT same thing happened. AGAIN! I made homemade guac and found the SECOND bag of recently-purchased tortilla chips completely decimated by my husband. Only this time, I was pissed. I put my guac in a tupperware and we drove to the store to buy two giant family-size bags of chips, one of which promptly got marked MANDY'S with a big black sharpie. Then I ate my guac out of the tupperware in the car on the way home from the store. Haha!! </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Now, I'd like to think this extreme overreaction on my part is a direct result of pregnancy. Poor Daniel. His argument of "just check the pantry <i>before</i> making the guac next time" is starting to sound more reasonable. ;)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><br /></span>Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-75161588454695288562015-05-23T22:31:00.001-06:002015-05-24T10:21:25.395-06:00Guess What?!<br />
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BABY SORENSEN!!</div>
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That's right! Daniel and I are thrilled to announce we are expecting a BABY in November! My official due date is November 15th. It's so fun to finally be able to talk about this little one. We are beyond excited!!<br />
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Back story: We found out I was pregnant early in March. An adventure ensued, because we had booked a cruise to Catalina + Mexico with Daniel's family months before we knew. Because of this, I got to have a super early ultrasound at 8 weeks to make sure all was well for me to go. It was! And that is how I ended up on my first cruise during my first trimester of my first pregnancy. Luckily, baby and I did just fine! <br />
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I actually felt pretty good for the first few weeks. Then, around week 8, food started to be less appetizing. After a few days of that, the full-blown "morning" sickness hit. I only had one truly terrible day with vomiting, but I pretty much hated food for a solid month. It was a constant battle of finding something to eat that didn't make me want to gag. Once I ate something though, I was perfectly functional. I know I had it <i>a</i> <i>lot</i> better than some others, so I feel very blessed.<br />
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That brings us to present day! I'm now 15 weeks (whaaat), and my relationship with food is much improved. We've even started to see a hint of a baby bump happening over here! I'll leave you with some stats, as well as a quick "wave" hello from Baby Sorensen at our last ultrasound!<br />
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Total weight gain/loss:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; padding: 0in;"> Lost about 7 pounds in the first trimester, but I've gained a few of those back by now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Stretch marks?</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Not yet.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Sleep: </b>About this. These days, based on my sleepiness level, I can tell you with about 98% accuracy when it is precisely 8:30 at night. Usually I can stay up a little bit later than that. But, based on the amount of first-halves of movies I've seen lately, my track record is not so great. I do tend to wake up earlier because of this though. So that is one positive!</span></span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Best moment this week:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Telling my students!! It was amazing, you guys. It deserves it's own post.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Have you told family and friends:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b> </b>Yes. Family has known for a while, and the rest of the world found out today.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Food cravings:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> A few foods have sounded good this whole time, even during the food-hating phase. Are these cravings? No idea. Anyway, they are: any fruit (especially honeydew melon), applesauce, mashed potatoes, plain goldfish crackers, cheerios, popsicles, and...banana Slurpees from 7-11. Also, I have recently rediscovered my love for Chex Mix.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Anything making you queasy or sick:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Fish. Red meat is hit or miss also. AND...swallowing pills is officially the WORST. Gummy prenatals all the way.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Have you started to show yet?</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> I can totally tell, and once I tell people I think they notice. But it's nothing major yet.</span></span><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Gender prediction:</b></span></span><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"> Daniel and I both think it's a girl. Who knows, though! We'd love either one.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0in;"><b>Movement:</b> It's so hard to tell! Sometimes in the evenings if I'm sitting still, I swear there is stuff going on in there.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Labor signs:</b> No.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Belly button in or out? </b>In.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Milestones: </b>Baby and I checked off the first trimester a few weeks ago! Wahoo!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Looking forward to</b>: Finding out gender!</span><br />
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And here is the official First Bump Photo:</div>
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(taken at about 14 weeks, at the <b><i>end</i></b> of the day, which makes a big difference surprisingly)</div>
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So that's my goal for 2015. Here's to starting things NOW.</div>
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-24945047911353652152014-11-28T09:26:00.000-07:002014-11-28T09:26:08.662-07:00a thankful listJust wanted to stop by at the end of this beautiful Thanksgiving Day and share a few things I'm grateful for. Some are silly, and some are serious. Either way, it's hard to count them all!<div>
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1. Daniel</div>
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2. Friends that are family and family that are friends</div>
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3. Being raised in the Gospel</div>
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4. Temple covenants</div>
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5. Our apartment</div>
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6. Cars</div>
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7. Careers that pay for our needs</div>
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8. Being able to afford many of our wants</div>
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9. Dry shampoo</div>
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10. Cable TV (especially the Nat Geo WILD channel)</div>
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11. My iPhone, which survived an underwater adventure this week</div>
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12. Food. Yummy, yummy food.</div>
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13. Boots & leggings weather</div>
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14. Holidays</div>
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15. Modern medicine</div>
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16. Good books</div>
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17. My laptop</div>
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18. My good health, both physical and mental</div>
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19. Freedom</div>
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20. Technology (most days)</div>
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21. Our comfy bed</div>
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22. Design blogs</div>
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23. My college education</div>
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24. Prayer, and answers to prayers</div>
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25. Laughter</div>
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26. Animals</div>
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27. Kind strangers</div>
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28. The Atonement</div>
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29. Parties</div>
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30. Shopping</div>
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31. Close relationships with parents, siblings, and in-laws</div>
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32. My strong, happy, loving marriage</div>
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33. My new pink zip-up jacket</div>
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34. Warm coats</div>
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35. Missionaries</div>
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36. Inspired leaders</div>
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37. Good examples</div>
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38. Beautiful art and design</div>
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39. Cute clothes</div>
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40. Sweet Tooth Fairy cupcakes</div>
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41. Kneaders soup & sandwiches</div>
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42. The Scriptures</div>
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43. Kate Spade bags</div>
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44. Cozy blankets</div>
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45. Being able to sleep well</div>
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46. Beaches</div>
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47. Vacations</div>
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48. Cabins</div>
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49. Warm weather & sunshine</div>
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50. Good-smelling candles</div>
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Also, my wonderful mother-in-law recently shared a quote with us. It said: "What if you woke up tomorrow with only the blessings you thanked God for today?" That really made me think of all the things the Lord has provided for me in my life. It also made my nightly prayers a little bit longer!</div>
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I hope your Thanksgiving was the happiest one yet! </div>
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-68551442016571611542014-10-05T10:26:00.000-06:002014-10-05T10:26:15.769-06:00Welcome Home Elder Jacobsen!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's absolutely <b><i>crazy</i></b> to me that it's been two whole years since I wrote <a href="http://danielandmandysorensen.blogspot.com/2012/07/dear-elder.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. It feels like so much longer, but at the same time, I never thought this day would come and now it's here! I am so happy that our family got to welcome home Elder Steven Jacobsen from his mission last month. He returned with honor from the Arizona, Tempe Mission this past July, and we are so glad he's home.</div>
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Here's some fun and happy photos of the day we picked him up at the airport!</div>
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Getting excited!</div>
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Waiting not-so-patiently with my sign...</div>
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And here he is!!! </div>
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Steven and Grandma + Grandpa</div>
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Every time we go on a hike, I always promise myself we need to do it more often. The outdoors here in Utah are so incredible! It's something I need to take advantage of a lot more.</div>
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We hiked up to the waterfalls at Bell's Canyon, and it was a really fun one. It wasn't too hard (we are clearly not experienced hikers) but it was strenuous enough that it wasn't just a walk. There's also a lot to see! There's a lake, rivers, and several waterfalls if you choose to hike up that far. We recommend!</div>
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-49593620839381635142014-08-31T19:37:00.002-06:002014-08-31T19:37:16.789-06:00As of Late<div style="text-align: center;">
A few tidbits of what we've been up to as of late...</div>
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D and I took a weekend trip up to the cabin - just the two of us. </div>
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Kiki and I took millions of pictures at John's Significant Sig award dinner.</div>
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I painted a handful of signs for our 5th grade State Fair! It was a smashing success.<br />
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Fun was had by all at Daniel's Grandma Susu's 80th birthday bash! A yummy dinner and fun talent show at the Joseph Smith Memorial building made for a great party.</div>
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Hello! Back on the blog again. Just thought it might be a good idea to document one of the most important things that's happened to us this year. Daniel graduated from college!</div>
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Emily homemade these truly spectacular U of U cookies! It's even more impressive when you consider that she is a BYU fan.</div>
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After the ceremony, we had a luncheon for Daniel and his cousin Peter who graduated the same day. fun was had by all!</div>
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Post-graduation life was kind of interesting for us at the beginning. Before he graduated, Daniel had a great job at a law firm, but it was only part time and wasn't where he wanted to be forever. So, he started the job hunt. At first, not much was coming up. So when a friend offered Daniel a position at his start-up company, D put in his two-weeks notice and we started getting excited for this new opportunity!</div>
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Days before Daniel's two weeks was up, the job at the start-up company fell through. It was a huge blow. Not only was it financially not the best situation, it was also hard for Daniel to be finally graduating - only to be unemployed.</div>
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A few months into this unemployment adventure, I had started to get pretty discouraged. Daniel had been searching so hard for a job and doing everything he could, but nothing was working out. My life right then was the opposite of how I pictured it would be. Wasn't life supposed to finally <i>begin</i> after both of us graduated? Weren't we supposed to be making <i>more</i> money instead of less? We had lived in this tiny-shoebox-apartment for 4 years, and I just wanted to move on with our lives. It was a good thing I had Daniel to help keep me positive. He had a lot more perspective than I did, and I appreciate that now more than ever.</div>
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It turned out, as all "trials" do, that the whole ordeal was for the best. Not only did I learn a lot about myself and Daniel, but I also learned about patience and the Lord's timing. I learned for myself that when one door closes, another door opens. And that second door is the one you want to go through anyway.</div>
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After much searching and prayer, Daniel was eventually offered a great position at Extra Space Storage in their branding department. It was, and has continued to be, a HUGE blessing. It's an excellent company that treats their employees well. He travels nationwide and is learning a lot of valuable skills. Their most recent company party was even at the Aquarium! Pretty much my dream come true :)</div>
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A long story, but an important one for me to write about on the blog because it was a real learning experience for me. I've learned that keeping a positive attitude in hard times is important, because eventually it will all work out. We just have to trust!</div>
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Congratulations Daniel! <3</div>
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How many Jacobsens does it take to get a rabbit back in her cage?<br />
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But our bird watching picked up quickly when we spotted a hawk on a fence post!</div>
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We saw another one just a little ways down the road!<br />
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Hawks turned out to be everywhere in this area. Here's an awesome shot of a red-tail landing!<br />
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This guy was feeling very photogenic and gave us some great shots.<br />
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Now here comes the amazing part of our journey. I had really, really wanted to see an owl that day. I did my research and knew generally where they liked to hang out. It was getting to be dusk, and we still hadn't been able to spot one. I had heard they were pretty hard to see, so I didn't have very high hopes that we'd end up finding one.</div>
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We were on the freeway driving home when I saw a spot not far from an exit that I thought would be perfect for owls. We got off the exit and decided to check just one last time for the day. We were cruising like total sketchy people through a parking lot when a cute old couple drove up beside us. I was hanging out the window looking at a bunch of trees with my binoculars, and the man leaned out his window too. He shall, from here on out, be known as "miracle man." I almost died when I heard what he said.</div>
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Miracle Man: "Hey! Are you looking at the owl in that tree over there?"</div>
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Me: "Wh...What?!? WHAT?!"</div>
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Man: "Yeah! There's an owl in that tree! Just across the river. We come here almost every day to see it."</div>
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Me: *jumps out of car* "SKLJDLAKJLFDJSKFJSKJSALKJLDKASJ"</div>
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Man: "Yep! Just right in that tree!"</div>
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Me: *tears in eyes* "Oh my gosh oh my gosh it's an owl!!!!"</div>
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Man: .....</div>
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Me: "This is the best day of my life!!!!"</div>
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Man: "Okay...."</div>
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Me: "THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!"</div>
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Man: "You're welcome. Enjoy!" *drives away probably straight off into heaven*</div>
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And that's the story of how I saw my very first wild owl of my whole life.</div>
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Well...that's almost the whole story. It turns out, we could just see the owl's silhouette from the side of the river we were on. Now that might be enough for most owl enthusiasts, but not this one. This was my first real owl sighting, and I was going to make the most of it. Daniel and I drove around to the other side of the river to try and get a closer look. Unfortunately, we were met with a barbed wire fence and a giant "No Trespassing" sign. But did that deter this owl lover? <span style="text-align: center;"><b>Not a chance. </b>We hopped the fence, and ran about a quarter mile down the riverbank through mud and slush and came face-to-face with this absolutely gorgeous creature in the most magical light I could have ever imagined.</span></div>
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When we got a little too close for his comfort, he even flew to another branch to give us a better view! He was winking at us ;)<br />
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It was amazing to see an owl up close in the wild. It was also kind of addicting. In fact, I have seen no less than SIX additional owls since this first sighting! So if you ever want to take up owling, you know who to call ;)<br />
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Mandy Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440516317187909870noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189039743522861892.post-27406948493521911242014-06-20T22:15:00.000-06:002014-06-20T22:15:54.469-06:00Tracy Aviary<div style="text-align: justify;">
Still playing catch up over here... This is the story of our visit to Tracy Aviary back in January! So much fun. It was pretty chilly the day we went, but the birds were still out and we had a great time. (FYI - teachers get in free!)</div>
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If you know me, you know that I have a serious affinity for all things owl - especially actual owls. Here's some photos of the owls and other feathery friends we encountered that day.</div>
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First, some ducks...</div>
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...and some pelicans!</div>
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Then, a very neat endangered pheasant.</div>
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And an Andean condor! (it was giant)</div>
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A beautiful golden eagle.</div>
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And a majestic bald eagle ('Murica).</div>
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Beautiful creature.</div>
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Finally...The OWL FOREST!</div>
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And another Great Horned!</div>
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This guy is a barred owl!</div>
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And that was our trip to the Aviary! This adventure sparked an interest in my new favorite hobby: Bird Watching! </div>
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This past Thanksgiving, I got asked to bring a pie to dinner. I had never made a pie before, but it felt like one of those rites-of-passage to adulthood so I decided to do it. </div>
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I researched all the kinds of pies like a crazy person, and finally decided on <a href="http://www.bombshellbling.com/razzleberry-pie/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> for Razzleberry Pie. I was hoping it would turn out like the one from Marie Callendar's by the same name. And guess what...IT DID!! I can happily report that my first pie experience went <i>very </i>well!</div>
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Another catch-up post: November 2013<br />
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November was a crazy month. Pretty much all of our stories from this month start and end with one thing: WOOD. Wood seems harmless enough, but it singlehandedly caused two epic adventures for the Sorensens this past November.</div>
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The first story is a lot more hilarious when I tell the long version, but I'll keep it short for blogging purposes. One evening, Daniel was working with his friend John taking down some heavy wood cabinets for a house remodel. As they were removing them, one of the cabinets fell and hit Daniel on the top of his head. After sending some gruesome pictures to his dad (a surgeon), it was determined that Daniel needed stitches. So he TEXTED (not called, <i>texted</i>) me to let me know. I <strike>freaked out</strike> remained calm and drove him to the Instacare, and all was taken care of. It could have been a lot worse, and he was lucky to get out of there with 9 staples, and no sign of a concussion!</div>
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Which brings me to my second story. Daniel has decided recently to take up woodcarving. It's a really neat hobby (except when wood shavings are all over your living room) and Daniel is very good at it. This Santa is only the <i>third</i> thing he ever carved!</div>
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One day, Daniel was carving another Santa similar to this one, and a giant, sharp, terrible chunk of wood went rouge and shot RIGHT INTO HIS EYE!! I am not kidding you. It was stuck in his eye. Craziness ensued. It took me almost 5 minutes to get it out. I ended up having to pull it out with tweezers!! After all of the stress was over and we determined that Daniel was not blind, the two of us had a straight up laugh attack in front of the bathroom mirror where we had been trying to get the wood out of his eye. It was such a freak accident, and we were so glad he was okay!</div>
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Don't worry, the next day we were at Home Depot buying eyewear for wood carving. NOT making that mistake again!</div>
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Still playing hardcore catch-up over here....[Actual Date: October-ish 2013]<br />
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This past Halloween, Daniel and I threw a really fun Clue party with a few friends. It was super fun! When I first came up with the idea, I figured I could get on Pinterest really quick and find someone who had already pre-made all of the stuff, and all we'd have to do is get dressed up!</div>
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Boy, was I wrong. I couldn't find much of anything! We ended up coming up with the gameplay, invitations, place cards, instructions, and all of the other materials ourselves. Totally worth it, as you will see below. We had a blast! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">DISCLAIMER: all apparent abuse pictured below is completely fake :)</span></div>
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This is Professor Plum FULLY committing to his character by shaving a very realistic looking cul-de-sac in his hair. Also, Mrs. Peacock's fur coat was incredible.</div>
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We pulled a lot of the party elements from the movie Clue, and some of them from the board game. First, we created invitations. I made one invitation per person in order to assign them their character.<br />
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We ended up having the party at my parents house so that there were enough rooms. I made labels for each room in the house and printed them on old fashioned paper. I set the table, complete with a clue-themed centerpiece that contained all of the weapons and a bunch of vintage cards from the game. I also made place cards for each guest.<br />
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When the guests arrived, we welcomed them into the "study" for "drinks" a.k.a. cream soda. Daniel and I thrifted an excellent decanter and some tumblers which we washed out and put the cream soda in. When all the guests had arrived, we adjourned to the dining room for dinner. I served 2 kinds of soup (a throwback to the movie) along with a salad, Lion House rolls, etc, and pumpkin roll for dessert. One of the soups I made was this <a href="http://www.foodiecrush.com/2013/10/lemon-chicken-stew/" target="_blank">Lemon Chicken Stew</a>. It was to die for!! We stayed in character during dinner and after we ate, the party was on.</div>
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The first part of the game was set up exactly like the board game. We used the Clue cards from the board game, and selected one room, one weapon, and one person at random, and secretly put them in the "confidential" envelope. Then, we divided the rest of the cards up evenly among the six of us.</div>
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Here's where the gameplay changed. We each went to a random room in the house so that we could put all of the secret information we just received on our scorecards. Then, we hid the cards we got around the room.<br />
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Afterward, we all met again in the lounge. It was time to "search the house" like they did in the movie. To find our partner who would search the house with us, we drew straws. Then, we went with our randomly assigned partner to a room of our choice to search for the clues. When we went into the rooms, we both looked for the clues and shared them with each other when we found them. Some people tried to be a little more sneaky than others...</div>
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We did this a few times. Between each of these searching rounds, we met back in the lounge for a guessing round. The guessing rounds were exactly like the board game - we took turns saying a scenario we thought might be true, and asked if anyone could prove us wrong. If no one guessed it right, we picked a new partner and repeated another searching round. </div>
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Since we were good guessers, I think the game lasted only 3 rounds, which was perfect. We finally determined that the murderer was Miss Scarlet, with the rope, in the study. </div>
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This past October, I turned 24. </div>
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For some reason, that was a big one for me. </div>
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My thought process went like this: "Well 23 is still your early 20's, but 24 is technically considered your mid-twenties! And that means I'm only one year away from being 25, which is a quarter of a century old! I've lived over a quarter of my life! Wait...and if you follow the rounding principles I teach my 5th graders, 25 rounded to the nearest ten is 30...so basically I'm 30!!!!"</div>
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Luckily, I have the sweetest girlfriends in the ENTIRE world who got together and threw me a surprise party at my house. My first surprise party ever! I forgot all about how old I was, and just remembered how lucky I am to have such wonderful, supportive friends and family. Daniel was totally in on the whole thing, and he sneakily set it up without me having a clue!</div>
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We were all having so much fun hanging out, eating yummy food, chatting, and staying up past our 24-year-old bedtimes that we didn't take a single picture. (Those are the best nights, aren't they?) But I just <b><i>have</i></b> to show you the cake that expert-chef Liz Moffit made me...</div>
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It was a giant, spectacular, 8-layer piece of perfection! But if you think it looks pretty, you should have tasted it. It was as heavenly as you could imagine! I felt so, so spoiled. </div>
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Thank you to my most fabulous, awesome girls for making 24 one of the most amazing birthdays of my life. You are the best friends a girl could ask for!</div>
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I have come to the conclusion that you have not experienced Halloween until you have spent it with 30 children at an Elementary School. Halloween is by FAR my favorite day of the school year. It's my very favorite holiday, and I love dressing up and getting to party with the kiddos! </div>
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We did one of those stations where the kids had to feel something gross and guess what it was. One of the moms in my class is HILARIOUS, and brought the bowl labeled "worms". All the kids guessed spaghetti, gummy worms, etc...but guess what was in the bowl? ACTUAL WORMS!!!! Oh my gosh, it was too funny. You should have seen the kids' faces when we showed them what they had touched. So, naturally, we took the bowl down to the faculty room after the party and had all the teachers feel it too. SO funny!!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I wish I could post a million more pictures of our party (I actually took 186 that day), but I can't show their cute faces on the blog. So all you get is a few pictures of our party activities, and a picture of my costume this year:</span></div>
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I was a minion! The idea credit goes completely to <b>Lauren Bradley</b>, the queen of costume ideas and one of my very best friends. It was a fun costume and my kids really liked it!</div>
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Any costume ideas for me next year? I'd love to hear!</div>
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