Happy Thanksgiving!

This is our Anne Geddes inspired trailer trash happy Thanksgiving cornucopia picture. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Hes Here!

Lincoln Tyler Rice

weighs in at 7.5 lbs and 20 inches

born 11-20-09 at 5:13

we already love him so much! (i always thought it was cliche when moms said that, but i get it now. really, its all i want to say).

I Am the Anti-Contraction

Talking with my grandma today she gave me a visual image I couldn't help but share. She said when she was pregnant with my mother that my mom put one foot on each side of her pelvis, folded her arms, and refused to come out. I think my kid is following suit. Maybe its because of book club, but I picture this straddling the birth canal:

(Sorry if thats too graphic) He is already thinking, "Oh, the cleverness of me!" Or not ...

So, yes, I am overdue ... no baby yet. Don't worry, I will let all of cyberspace know when he arrives. We can't wait.

Once again ... No Picture for your benefit

I was just thinking this morning that one of the things I love about pregnancy is how often my pants slide down and I show a little butt-crack. When your belly sticks out this far it just pushes any and all pants right on down. Its really quite glamorous. Sorry to anyone who has been on the receiving end of such a view.

I don't think its just pregnancy brain. I grew up in a neighborhood with street names like sycamore and tamarack. I was telling some friends about the difference in raking leaves at my parent's house and our tiny little trailer yard. I didn't know what a tamarack was. So, just FYI, the first tree is a tamarack (kind of looks like a pine, huh Sussanah?), the second is a sycamore, and the last is a catalpa. Geesh ....

Amazing Friends

I have been feeling really blessed recently because of the girls I know. I have been learning so much and I have met a lot of amazing people (too many to mention so I'm just picking 3 of the most recent to blog about).

So, my new friend, Susannah, accomplished 2 things by hosing a mini-class last week. 1- she helped me remember I like beading. I made a bracelet last night and these are the earrings she showed me how to make. and 2 - I haven't worn earrings since senior prom I think. Nope, not even for our wedding. I wore earrings to church on Sunday. I meant to have Tyler take a picture of me actually wearing them, but we sort of fell apart after a long stake conference and forgot all about pictures. (and isn't it nice to have something new to make you feel cute when you are really just feeling fatter and more swollen by the day?)

Next thought is about my friend Jill. She spent the entire afternoon on Friday teaching me how to make bagels. Its something that I always thought would be good to make, but sounded like too much work to try. She also cooks in metric so it was really interesting to see that. I'm now no longer scared of making bagels (although I learned it def takes less time to just run to the bagel shop!)

Lastly, and the inspiration for this post- When I got home from bagel making Friday night I had gotten this in the mail. Is it not the cutest? What made me even happier was Tyler even loved it, and I don't think he has taken a second look at baby clothes yet. So, the last shout-out goes to my friend Diana for always being creative and having great ideas. Her blog shows the evidence. She is always making something cute, and I love being the recipient.
PS ... our due date is 2 weeks from today. (I keep telling people I think he will come later than that, but I still can't wait!)

Baby Shower

We went home this weekend for the express purpose of a baby shower. Here are some pix:

me and my sister

Jonas and the Rice crew

My Aunt Kris and Grandma Joyce

My cousin Sara and her dang cute daughter, Natalie.

Jennette-s, Rhonda (the baby's OTHER grandma) and Penguin Grandma

The Hostesses: Karen and Annie and Jan

We got thoroughly spoiled! The Prince of Bel-Air is going to be so dang cute! (Thats his name for blogging purposes because the name of our trailer park is 'Bel-Air'). Thanks everyone! I wish we could have been there (Boise) longer to catch up even more. Next time there will be three of us!