Dogs in Denver

Week 37

2010-03-21T10:50:00.000-07:00

Hello again. Thought I would give you all a little update. I am 37 weeks now and I go to the Doctor every week now. I am about 1 CM dilated and have been for two weeks now. The doctor thinks we will see a little more activity next week at my 38 week checkup. the babies room is set up and ready to go so we are just waiting for little Kaylee to make her debut. Our plan is to send pictures straight from the delivery room when possible so you all can see her right away. So we will try to keep you all as up to date as possible. Stay tuned!

33 Weeks

2010-02-20T15:07:00.000-08:00

I know it has been a while, so here is an update. I am now at 33 weeks. I have gained 22 pounds total and counting. Daniel and I are currently taking a Birthing Class that is helping us to prepare for Kaylee. I have almost got the baby room ready to go, it just needs a few finishing touches. Getting a little slower and a little sorer. Ready for her to be here. I have one more appointment next week and then my Dr. will start checking my cervix every two weeks to monitor my progress. I am pretty sure Grandma Kidd already has her suitecase packed and ready to go. My mom flew in and suprised me to attend my baby shower that was held in Denver today. Here are a few pictures from the shower.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!

2009-12-02T17:07:00.000-08:00

We found out yesterday that we are having a little baby girl. She weighes one pound and her heart rate was 159 yesterday and 154 today. I had my regular checkup today and everything was normal. The doctor said everything looked normal on the ultrasound except that the measurements on the ultrasound and the measurement of my belly are around 22 weeks and not 20 weeks, so we are moving my due date up to April 6. I have gained 5 more pounds this month which is what I gained last month, so I am at 124lbs right now which is good. I hope I can keep the same pace. We also found out yesterday that this little girl is very stubborn. Must be the Helbig and Grannemann in her. She wouldn't give us a profile pic and kept hiding feet and hands from the ultrasound tech when she would try to get a good picture. The tech was poking all around on my belly trying to get her to change positions and she wouldn't do it.

Hiking in Keystone

2009-12-02T17:00:00.000-08:00

I went for a hike with my friend Denise and her dog Emma. I am not as fast as I used to be but it was still fun to get out and get some fresh air. We were suppose to go snow shoeing, but there wasn't enough snow for snowshoes.

Pregers Pictures

2009-11-22T12:30:00.000-08:00

I know these are long overdo and I promise better ones are yet to come when my husband figures out how to take a normal picture of me pregnant. He isn't the best photographer.

PS. Just saw the New Moon movie and loved it. Not much else to report this week. Feeling great so far.

Restless Night

2009-11-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

I am getting really tired of this resteless sleeping habit. I couldn't get comfortable last night for anything. I think I may need 10 pillows of different sizes to stuff here there and younder to get comfortable. Did I mention I almost duct taped a pomeranian to his pillow last night? Long story. We are petsitting a pomeranian for a co-worker of mine and he is driving me crazy! He has this annoying habit of nipping at his pillow when he goes to sleep and Daniel calls him the woodpecker because it is loud. The first two nights he wouldn't lay still, then I figured out he needed his duck baby blanket on the pillow in order to go to sleep. That worked for two more nights. Last night he jumped off the bed twice again and i had to pull him out by his hair and plop him back in bed. I am secretly plotting his death in my head. He is good during the day, it's the nights that we have problems. He is very high maintenance, and Daniel thinks he's gay because he wants to be on his lap all the time. Never a dull moment!

Resurecting the Blog

2009-11-13T10:47:00.000-08:00

I know it's been a while, but in light of new developments in our family I have decided to update you all on what is going on. Daniel and I are expecting our first child. I am about 17 weeks pregnant and a lot is changing. this new pregnancy blog is intended to make you laugh because I plan on sharing most of the funny things that happen to me during my pregnancy. My last visit to the Doctor was on November 2nd and I had gained 5 lbs which is good news. The baby's heartrate was 150 BPM. I had to get a blood test taken to test for down syndrom and haven't heard anything. she told me no news was good news. Poor Daniel was fretting about this test for a while. He asked me about 10 times a week when it was and what they were going to do to me. He has relaxed a little since we haven't heard anything. He has also started clearing out the baby room so that we can get it ready to paint. I am regretting my decision to turn the man room into a baby room because the man room is now a man loft complete with two deer heads, a gun safe and places on the wall for an elk head that is on its way and a duck. Really? Do we need this many dead animals in our house? Can't wait for the elk, I am sure Mable will love it. Can you say earplugs? I am now in maternity pants and love them, you can eat and eat and they expand and expand. Every one should get a pair of these for Thanksgiving. Sleeping is getting to be a hassle. I have the tendency to want to sleep on my back, all though I am not suppose to and end up forcing myself to roll. My eating habits have completely changed which is annoying, because I use to eat pretty healthy and now I don't. I am trying though, but it is hard. I will include a list of favorites and not so favorites below for good laughs. Here are some important dates and some funnies.

Due Date: April 18th (3 days after my birthday)
Ultrasound Date: December 1st

Boy Name: Gavin William Hunning
Girl Name: Kayleigh Ann Hunning (spelling subject to change possibly)

New discoveries this week: when they kick, it hurts. The Baby always kicks right when I go to bed.

New Funnies
1. If you sneeze too hard or cough too hard you will probably pee in your pants.
2. I took a what is your mental age quiz on facebook and the result was 6 months old. No wonder I can't spell to save my life at the moment and grammer doesn't exist right now.

Favorites:
1. Popsicles - I have about 3 or 4 a day and more on weekends.
2. String Cheese
3. Cheese its
4. Klaussen Pickles
5. French fries with mustard
6. Pizza
7. Taco Bell
8. McDonalds
9. Applesauce
10. Rachel's Yougurt

Not so much Favorites:
1. CHICKEN
2. BBQ
3. CHICKEN
4. CHICKEN
5. CHICKEN
6. seeing a trend?

Stayed tuned for more.......

2009-03-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Christmas!

2009-03-13T17:32:00.000-07:00

Mable and Nola waiting for kids!

Mable pouting about having to wear a T-shirt.

Halloween

2009-03-13T17:27:00.000-07:00

Mable and Nola in their T-shirts. We tried costumes, lets just say Mable wasn't happy

Mable and Nola in their T-shirts. We tried costumes, lets just say Mable wasn't happy.

Aspens in September

2008-10-08T19:45:00.000-07:00

Mom and Grandma Kidd came out for 4 days and we took them to Mount Evans and Rocky Mountain National Park. This is my mom taking a picture of me taking a picture of her.

Like what you see? Check out more pictures on the slideshow to your right.

Lake Agnes

2008-10-08T19:40:00.001-07:00

During our camping trip we drove up to a spot where you could hike up to Lake Agnes. It was about a mile and a half hike straight up, but the sights were amazing. As you can see by our attire it was a little cold up their. We were up above the treeline.

Camping Trip

2008-10-08T19:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been a while. We have been trying to squeeze a few more warm days out of the mountains. I went on my first camping trip in a tent this past september with our friends Garrett and Nikki. Besides getting down to freezing one night, we had a blast.

Our Tent

Mable
Nola
Addy ( Nikki's puppy)

Breakfast from Nikki and Lisa's outdoor kitchen.

Daniel's Birthday Present

2008-08-26T21:10:00.001-07:00

We bought Kayaks for Daniel's Birthday.

Here are some pictures from our first test run. We went to a reservoir in the foothills about an hour north west of our house.

The pictures are a little blurry because we took them with Daniel's phone.

Yes mom, we bought life jakets!

The Big Fisherman!!
With the not so big Rainbow Trout:)

Daniel's B-day

2008-08-26T20:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Daniel's Birthday!!! I attempted to make him zucchini casserole like his mom makes it for a special B-Day dinner. I think I did pretty good. Thank you Linda for the recipes! As you can see we have zucchini coming out of our ears!

Colorado State Fair - Rodeo

2008-08-26T20:32:00.000-07:00

We also took in the Rodeo and a Jason Aldean Concert while we were at the fair. Below are some pictures. The rodeo was pretty good. Jason Aldean is phenominal in concert. If you like country music, go see him in concert.

Our new friends Garrett and Nikki. Garrett works with Daniel at MIR.

A view of the Stage and Arena from our seats.

Introduction of all the sponsors.

I thought this was pretty cool. Before they presented the flag and the National Anthem, they had each flag from the Untied States Army come out and they played all the theme songs and had the veterans stand up. I thought this was a neat thing to do.

The guy in the green shirt is Jason Aldean

Special thanks to the guy at Taco Bell who took our 5 million taco orders at midnight on our way home.

Colorado State Fair

2008-08-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Daniel and I took in the Colorado State Fair this past Saturday with some friends. We had a great time and discovered another place we hadn't been yet, Pueblo, CO.

They had a bunch of barns with isles of live stock. Mom, this picture is for you.

Daniel trying to win a stuffed animal for me.
Another Barn full of rabbits.
A giant sand castle. Note the size of the men working on it compared to the sculpture.
We also discovered a new sport, Mutton Bustin. Basically they put a bunch of little kids on sheep and see how long they can hold on. Very entertaining to say the least.

Some things we have yet to figure out:

What Fried Coke is.
What Fried elephant ears are.
Who invented fried chicken on a stick? (Genius)

We had a great time and discovered some new things along the way.

A Dogs Life

2008-08-26T20:04:00.001-07:00

More pictures of our "loved a lot" dogs!!

Mable loves to have her belly rubbed!

Sleeping In

2008-08-15T13:21:00.001-07:00

The girls didn't want to get up this day, so we decided to take their picture. Normally when the alarm goes off they are both on their backs with all paws in the air! This is also typical of them. Mable pouts about having to get up and Nola, on her royal throne she has managed to steal away from one of us, has her normal "Einstein hair" as we call it because it goes everywhere!

Baseball

2008-08-15T13:00:00.001-07:00

Baseball Game #2
We have had two baseball games so far with no wins yet, but they came very close both games. Here are some pictures. Sorry if they are blurry. It is hard to take pictures when they are always moving! The guy in the white shirt with his hands on his hips is John. Daniel works with him at MIR and he is the one who invited him to play on the team.

Say a little prayer for the Eat em Up! team so they can hopefully win their next game!

Sports

2008-08-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Daniel was asked to try out for a softball team that was co-coached by one of his co-workers. We went to practice yesterday with Jon ( the co-worker) and a few other players. Daniel did great, and he is possibly playing in a game tonight. The dogs and I were his cheerleaders, but the girls got a little distracted. Jon brought his Daschund Duke who is a male and not fixed. Needless to say I spent most of the time keeping the sidelines G rated and not X rated. This was a little challenging. Note to self: Mable is a big flirt! It was nice to see Daniel playing ball again. The last time he played was in high school. He really enjoyed it, so I hope Jon will put him on the team. Stay tuned for pictures from the game.

Lisa

Colorado Rockies Game

2008-07-31T18:20:00.001-07:00

We got to go to our first Colorado Rockies game with some people that Daniel works with. It was hot, but we had a lot of fun. I do have to say it is just not the same as a St. Louis Cardinals game.

2008-07-31T18:12:00.001-07:00

Pictures from the Royal Gorge
Pikes Peak National Forest

Rockie Mountain National Forest

2008-07-31T17:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from our outings in Colorado.

Rockie Mountain National Park

2008-07-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

Meet Mable and Nola

Hi my name is Mable and I am a 1 and 1/2 year old Cairn Terrier

My name is Nola and I am a 10 month old Cairn Terrier

We are the parents Daniel and Lisa

We just moved to Denver, Colorado from St. Louis, MO. We love it here so far. It is a little dry, but that is ok because the girls don't like the rain anyway. Stay tuned for more adventures in Colorado.

Our New House

2008-07-30T20:02:00.000-07:00

The pictures you all have been waiting for: OUR NEW HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

View from the StreetFront Door
View from the front door into the living room
Dining Room
Kitchen

2008-07-30T19:10:00.000-07:00

Back YardView from the deck
master bedroom
spare bedroom

2008-07-30T19:06:00.000-07:00

The man cavelower deck
upper and lower deck
garden
yard