28 weeks

Welp, she is certainly growing as you can tell from the pic. and we are in to the 3rd trimester now! woo! Overall i've been feeling pretty good.. I'm not as moody which has been nice. I'm sure Sam appreciates that too haha..  Actually, for a few weeks i was feeling pretty darn great! no contractions, no tiredness, hardly any back pains, etc.. then a few days ago, the lovely braxton hicks became more frequent again and the exhaustion came back. lovely. i'm sure it will continue to be up and down like that for these last few months to come. i'm just glad that so far, those tired, achy days have been less frequent than the good days.. 

Total weight gain? eek! ok i admit it.. i'm at +20 lbs total so far. I'm hoping that i'll only gain another 10-15 in the coming trimester. so far it has been pretty steady so i'm hoping it will continue to stay that way. sometimes I can feel myself wanting to eat JUST to eat, which is bad. i usually have to just stop and say 'kathryn, there is NO earthly reason to keep eating when you are already full.' gotta maintain that self control. lol.

Cravings? the only one other than chocolate that i can think of, has been sushi. i know it's a pregnancy no no but they say it's ok as long as you order the rolls that are tempura dipped (fried).. that way they are at least cooked a little. last saturday i couldn't stand it anymore and told sam we HAD to go to happy sumo for dinner. mmmm. it definitely satisfied the craving. can't wait til i'm in houston this summer with all their cheap corner sushi places that aren't as questionable as places up here, haha..

Maternity clothes? i have recently discovered (thanks to a tip from a friend and from my sis kelli) that Ross has waay cheap maternity clothes. up here it is pretty picked over but i did find a few shirts there for like $6 each. it was awesome. check it out.

Crazy weird things? I find that lately i have become quite the recluse. i havent wanted to be very social for some reason (besides the occasional double date with the hubs and).. all i want to do is stay home and read, surf the internet, or clean my house or what not. i started to think something was wrong with me or that i've turned weird but my sister assured me it can be explained by the pregnancy and hormones, haha... i guess that is the excuse for everything these days.. but seriously- if i haven't talked to you or called in a while, it's not because i dont like you anymore, i promise. i'm just weird. 

Coolest thing? the only thing i can think of that has been fun lately is that sam was laying next to my tummy the other day and she was totally kicking his face the whole time. it was hilarious. oh and i did take the glucose test and it wasn't NEARLY as bad as everyone says it is.. more like some sort of weird orange drink that is a cross between gatorade and soda? i dunno. maybe it was bc i was so thirsty to begin with that i didn't care. 

Names? i THINK we have narrowed it down to our favorite but yall will just have to wait to see which one we chose. :) and we are still working out the middle name. buuut, talk to me in a week and i'll prolly say it's changed again. haha

Valentine's day... or not?

So this Valentine's day was a special one in a different way. Last Wednesday Sam's grandpa (his mom's dad) past away. It was a unique experience because we were able to be there at the hospital along with his (sam's) mom, grandma, aunts, uncles and a few cousins. Grandpa Harris had gone into cardiac arrest a few days before and suffered brain damage so he was kept on a ventilator until the family felt it was time to let him go. When they decided the time was right and everyone said their goodbyes, the doctors came in to turn off the machines, etc. Luckily he went peacefully and fairly quickly and with loving family surrounding him. I've never been present for something like that and it really was a neat experience. He was 90 years old and had lived a great life so it was sort of a bittersweet moment.

The Harris family decided have the funeral on Valentine's day. All of Sam's brothers and sisters were able to fly into town for the event and it was awesome to finally have all of the original 9 Robinson kids in one place, as this sort of thing is pretty rare. I normally wouldn't post very many pictures of something like this but Sam's brother Jeff is an amazing photographer(as is his wife Michelle) and got so many great shots of the day so I just had to post some of them. 

First, this is last October with Grandpa Harris on his 90th birthday. He was such an amazing person. truly an inspiration to so many people of hard work, love, and dedication to the gospel. We will miss you Grandpa! Love you!

At the gravesite after the funeral. The pall bearers were all of his grandsons:

Grandma Harris with Aunt Rose:

Uncle Ray and Aunt Joanne:

The whole Robinson clan! minus a couple spouses and more than a few kids, lol:

with Grandma Harris:

aaand finally, the original cast! love this pic!

Brothers......

ohh brothers...

Jeff was able to get "unnecessarily close close-ups" of everyone lol. I give you.....the Robinson Bunch:

So glad all the brothers and sisters were able to make it up here for the weekend! It was really great to see everyone. and it was also great to see Sam's aunts and uncles on his mom's side who we don't get to see very often. although it was a bittersweet reason to get together, it was still so much fun. I'm sure Grandpa Harris would've wanted it that way. :)

The name of the post might be rather confusing. I chose it because as I was looking back at photos, I realized that we have YET to really celebrate the actual holiday of Valentine's day as a married couple, haha.. There seems to always be something that comes up to take the place of the special day.. last year, we ended up going to California for my nephew noah's baby blessing and spending the weekend with family. The year before, our good friends Christa and Andy got married that day so we spent most of the day in SLC then came back and spent the evening with Sam's mom, who was in town, at Steve n Sarra's house.. Then I tried to look for some sort of record of Valentine's the year before and had no luck! no pictures, no nothing (I hadn't started blogging yet). I THINK it was because we went to Mexico at the end of Feb that year so maybe we decided to put of our celebrating til then? not sure. and I guess we'll never know. haha.. Anyways, no worries tho. we aren't too heartbroken over it. I actually think it's kinda funny.. but, obviously each Valentine's day has been special in it's own way every year. 

25 weeks

i'm not sure this angle does my tummy justice. maybe my body is turned a lil too much or something. but i'm pretty sure i look a lot bigger than this picture perceives haha:

These past few weeks have been pretty up and down.. mostly up which is good but there were definitely a few down days every so often where i just felt huge and/or exhausted. i usually just try to blame it on growth spurts that she has now and again, and that usually makes me feel better. but i know i prolly have been driving sam nutty with my CRAZY mood swings lately haha. for some reason i just feel this constant need to argue with him about everything!! 

Cravings? well, same old chocolate of course (mostly chocolate chip cookies).. but some new things lately- deviled eggs and cheese. mmm cheese. oh and peanut butter. i'm not a huge peanut butter fan normally but it has tasted sooo good lately. 

Maternity clothes? my sister was awesome enough to send me a pair of maternity jeans so i didn't have to go buy some and i LOVE them. they fit perfectly. i got them in the mail on the exact day that i was planning on going to look for some so it worked out just splendid. thanks kari!! 

Crazy weird things? the mood swings. for some reason i will just get so pissed off at something sam says and i'll think to myself (while i'm arguing with him about the subject!) 'why am i being so defensive about something so dumb???' but i can't help myself and end up carrying on with the rant! gaah! hormones. and the whole time i KNOW it's hormones so why can't i stop? i dont know. i can't help the inevitable. lol..... umm one more weird thing is i have been eating weird combinations of stuff. but they end up tasting so good! i mean, it's not like i'm dipping pickles in ice cream or anything but still sort of strange. here are just a few: peanut butter and banana sandwiches; cheese on crackers with deviled eggs on the side; and the weirdest- ritz cracker with peanut butter and a fresh blackberry on top. kinda like a pb&j cracker?? i have no clue. anywho, yum. 

Coolest thing? i'm pretty sure she reacted to sam's voice one morning. he usually gets up early for school while i stay in bed. occasionally i'll be awake so i turn onto my back and she will start kicking away as her good morning hello. this particular morning, i rolled onto my back but she didn't really kick at all.. i just figured she was still asleep or something. then sam came in and said something to me (kinda loud) and she totally started wiggling around and kicking! it was awesome. i think she is learning her daddy's voice. :)

Names? we still have the names i mentioned before on the list but for some reason, NONE of them have been sounding good to me. (gimme a week and maybe that will change, lol) but if any of you have fun names you want to share, we would love to hear more ideas!!! (only names that you wont ever use for your own children of course) please, do tell! 

BYU vs. SDSU

Last Wednesday we were able to get tickets with some friends to the big basketball game of the season vs. the #4 team at the time San Diego State. BYU was ranked #9 at this time so it was sure to be an awesome game. And it definitely was! They were about neck and neck til halfway thru the second half when we pulled ahead and pretty much killed em. It was awesome. and LOUD! the crowd was going absolutely insane! This was the only game we've been to all year (football or basketball) and it was definitely worth it! We had a blast!

sitting by Christa and Andy.. we were towards the very top but could still see everything perfectly:

 After the game, all the fans in the student section rushed the court afterwards. It was crazy!: