Here's a litte catch up blog to make up for my slacking in the past few weeks! Trey had his 26th Birthday! Officially close to 30(; Also the torturous 2.5 months of Trey being 3 years younger than me officially ended, so definitely a time to celebrate! Brooklyn liked the balloons and candles! We got out Apple picking again! Love this time of year. Lots of great fresh food at the farmers markets and yummy foods like Apples and Pumpkins to pick. I baught a bushel (apx 40 lbs) of apples so I've got to make more Apple pies! We went up to Michigan with one of my friends and her adorable little girl. Brooklyn had fun practicing being a big sister (Though her 1 year old friend weighs more than her!) Brooklyn is All about Animals right now. She exclaimes "Yang!" and "Zhu!" as often as Lamb and Pig - which makes me feel like at least she has learned some Chinese for all we've done. At Home, Brooklyn finds many things to entertain her... Wearing Mommy and ...

I LOVE Halloween! Especially now that I have a child! Seeing Brooklyn's face when she realized that all she had to do was hold out her bag and people would put candy in her bag was the funniest thing I've seen in a while! Absolute Joy! Also, just taking her around and letting people see how cute she is was a total thrill (; We bundled up for the big night. She was pretty excited since she had learned what it was all about the night before at the Trunk or Treat/Chili Cookoff at the church last night. For the Ward Activity, we did a bit of a theme - Trey was Bambi, I was Thumper and Brooklyn was the Skunk, 'Flower'. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera - so frustrating because the only reason I go to so much work for costumes like that is so I can Blog! Actually, the only reason I do anything is to blog (; j/k My friend got a few photos of the kids though... Brooklyn and her buddies at church got together to share. Here's a preview of one of the dozens of crafty ...

Hi, I want to thank everyone for your offers of support and comments. I have learned a lot and continue to work at making the best birth choices for the baby and myself. I have found a group here for parents that want to make Gentle Birth and Parenting Choices and have found a great Dula that I hope to use. I have also found a Doctor that used to be an at home mid-wife! It took a long time to put all the pieces together, but I think it will all work out! I am doing Hypnobabies again and feel really good about the upcoming birth!

Hey guys tell your husbands to check out Trey's new sports website that he and his friends put together. I think it's really funny but I don't understand half of it! Check it out at: retrodiaries.com

We got a few friends together the other night for a delightful evening How to Host a Murder Party. It was the Chicago Caper one, so it was set in a Speakeasy in Chicago in the late 20s! Perfect, considering our current location! Everyone did a great job dressing up as their parts and the guys really got into their parts which made it hilarious! Trey guessed the murderer (;

I am not typically a big writer on my blog. I usually just post a few dozen photos of my adorable child and make little comments below. Well, I need some sort of outlet for all of my frustrations and thoughts and would love some feedback on them. As many of you know, I ended up getting a C-section with Brooklyn after planning on a completely natural birth with the help of Hypnosis. That is a whole nother story, and I wont' go into it, but I learned a lot about the what I want and need to have a healthy delivery. After extensive research into the process of birth, I know that it is possible for me to have a beautiful, natural birth and the things that that entails really aren't extreme and are in fact proven to be healthier choices for both me and my baby. (For our book group this month, we are reading "Gentle Birth Choices" by Barbara Harper, which is one of several books I have read on the topic and one that I would highly recommend - as well as the documenary ...

After about 24 weeks of pregnancy, I finally went to the doctor for the first time! As expected, all is well with Mom and Baby. (More on my doctor issues in a later post). A few days later, we got our first Ultrasound and found Brooklyn is going to have a: Yes, for anyone that knows my family, the fact a boy actually comes from Harris loins is almost shocking! Between my Mother (5 girls, 1 boy) and sisters (3 out of 3 girls so far), this will be the second boy in 10 kids! Sorry sisters and Brig, I have now given Mom and Dad their FIRST Grand child and now, their FIRST Grand son , thus ranking me an easy #1 in the favorite child category! (; It was really exciting to see Baby TJ's (Trey Junior's) little fingers, toes and face. He's a real kicker, was moving the whole time.