Luau Time!!

This last weekend the Winston Salem 1st and 2nd wards held a combined Luau. Although the food wasn't traditional (Hawaiian Haystacks instead of Roast Pig and all the other sides commonly found at the state-side Luaus I've attended over the years), we did have a big program of traditional dances from various Islands. I decided to participate in a dance with other R.S. sisters and ended up having a lot of fun.

After everything was over, people kept coming up to me and saying things like, "I'm glad that baby didn't come out on stage!" and "I didn't think somebody in your condition would be able to move that way!" So I guess just being pregnant makes doing something like this so much more impressive. The really nice part was that most people didn't notice the mistakes I made, guess they were hypnotized by my giant belly!

I went in for a new ultrasound this morning. It was at a different Dr.'s office than I usually go to because of my Gestational Diabetes. I have to go to specialists and all sorts of extra appointments now. The one positive of going to this different O.B. is that they had 3D capabilities so we could see what little one looks like!

I also had a nutritionist appointment on Monday and found out that I have to start insulin shots. Dammit!!!! I was doing really well just following a diet, but last week my numbers went up and stayed there no matter what I did. So there ya go! Now I have to go get non-stress tests TWICE a week in addition to my regular appointments. Bleh. And there's an increased risk of the baby getting big, and too big for a natural birth. I'm not too thrilled with that news either. I don't want a C-section if at all possible. But what happens happens, as long as baby is healthy I'll be happy.

The pictures I'm posting are from the ultrasound this morning. It is late in the pregnancy, so the pictures are a little distorted because there is not much room in there anymore. The 3D ones you can see that her little cheek and nose are pressed up against the placenta. I still think you can really see how she looks. I think she will look a lot like her big brother. Big cheeks, little pointy chin and curvy lips! Soooooo Beautiful!!!!

Heyah everybody!!! I haven't written (again!) in a while, so I decided to do a recap of our summer. Around the 4th of July Ben's sister Amy came for a visit.

We spent some time in Winston Salem and then headed out to the coast for the holiday. Milo wasn't too sure about the ocean at first, but by the end of our stay he loved it!

On our way back to town we stopped by Roanoke Island and visited a few of the historic places. When we were there we had an opportunity to visit a replica 1700's Merchant Ship. It was very cool. For those of you who aren't familiar with Roanoke, it is the island that the first English Colony, Jamestown, was established. This is often referred to as the "Lost Colony", because after leaving the colonists and returning years later, there was no trace of the colonists. No bodies or indications of a violent demise, just a cryptic half written word in a tree trunk..... cool mystery, there are still only theories of what happened but no definitive answers.

In August I left my boys and flew out to Utah for my sister Blythe and her husband Jared's endowment and sealing. I was so excited for them, and their family. It was a lot of work with the endowment Friday night, the sealing on Saturday morning and the reception that evening. But it was well worth it. Despite the stresses of putting such a major event on, Blythe did a very good job. Everything turned out lovely. I was able to help escort her through the temple and sealing, and help put on a sweet reception. But by the end of the weekend, I was really missing my boys, so I was ready to come home and just be a Mom and Wife.

The Magalogo family, beautiful!

At Blythe's reception. Hawt girls for sure!!

** On a side note, as Blythe, Jared and I were leaving the temple on Saturday, we nearly ran into (literally) Donny Osmond and his wife **


Later that month we decided to have an adventure and head up to Pennsylvania for a wedding reception. Our friends John and Lu were sealed in the D.C. Temple and I sang at their subsequent ring ceremony. We encountered bad front tires that almost blew, "crashing" at the pool house of John's parents, a super cool reception, John's Dad's dancing, The town of Hershey (which by the way is torture to visit if you are diabetic, 'cause everything smells of chocolate!!!), Gettysburg, AND a bug in my salad at McDonalds...... enjoy the various pics.






On Labor Day we decided to stick close to home. We went to a local park and rode the paddle boats and swam at the cool pool. Milo loved the sprayers, and spent most of his time there.





As most of our friends and family know, we are having another baby. This time around it should be a girl (it's never 100% for sure with girls), and she is due at the 1st of November. In preparation for her arrival we bought a big boy bed for Milo. I wanted something that had some storage underneath for his clothes and shelves for his stuffed animals. We are in a two Bedroom apartment so we have little storage space for all of the awesome clothes and stuff this little girl is going to have.



So that's a most basic re-cap of our summer. There is a lot coming up for the Burrells this fall and winter. I'm working on our Halloween costumes now, so that no matter what happens, my boys will still have an awesome Halloween. The baby should come around the end of Oct. or beginning of Nov. and my Mother will hopefully come out for a visit near the middle or end of November. Around Thanksgiving time is my birthday, and I'm looking forward to going to the Twilight premiere for a birthday present!! In December Ben's brother, Aaron is getting hitched! So we might be heading back out West, AGAIN! This time we will have a newborn and a two year old to contend with......so much to look forward to!!!