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BENJAMIN CLARK BRUDERER!!!

Our little angel came 10 whole days early! Mom is still trying to recover so posting pictures of the little guy is going to take a while. But I did want to put up one Megan took. (Thanks Meg!) Benjamin weighed in at 7 lbs. and 1 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. He clocked in at 12:16 pm on March 3, 2008.

Egg Press Discovery

This is the most adorable do it yourself piece of stitchery I have ever seen!! Granted I am a complete sucker for anything wiener dog related, but come on!! Who wouldn't want to make their very own snuggly wienie dog made with two fun sides to its personality! This item was discovered on the Egg Press website. (Thanks for leading me to it Capree.)

Lime Ricki Swimsuits!!

Get ready for summer!! Here comes Lime Ricki's new swimsuit line! Lucky for me I got to preview the entire line last night because I was the photographer. The shoot was a lot of fun. Cute young girls with a lot of spunk. I love the new swimsuits. You will have to keep your eye out for them on their website.

Friends and Bellies

Today I talked Kim into coming into the studio to do some pregnancy pictures with me. The amazing Logan did an incredible job with us and our bellies. Kim and I planned our lives out when we were in seventh grade and of course we were going to have babies at the same time! I thought it is hilarious that this prediction of ours actually came true so I decided that it needed to be documented.




This is our kids engagement picture. They just don't know it yet!

This is us doing a serious face. Yeah Right.

Hooray for AMAZING Friends!!

My friends put on a baby shower for me last night. And I am speechless. I can't believe how many people came and am still in awe at how generous everyone was. Wow. A special thanks needs to be handed out to Kim, Alisa, and my mom for being incredible hostesses and pulling the whole thing off. The food was wonderful, the company even better and the presents a very nice bonus. Thank you thank you to all of you behind the scenes people (who I suspect helped the mess vanish) and everyone who came to support Scott and I in our upcoming adventure. I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart and love you all!

Snowed In!!

A HUGE storm hit Utah on February 13th. It hit the hardest in Alpine, Utah. That is where Scott works. The only highway in and out of IM Flash was closed down. The road was so bad that people driving on it gave up and abandoned their cars. So not only was it closed due to bad weather conditions, but because they had to get tow trucks to haul away the abandoned cars. The day shift at IM Flash couldn't leave and the night shift couldn't come in. So Scott ended up working a 24 + hour shift. Luckily IM Flash provided the stranded employees with dinner. It was a good thing Scott got in line quickly because they ran out of food. IM Flash also relaxed on their CNN and Weather Channel only policy and let employees watch American Idol. They even put on Lord of the Rings in one of conference rooms using a projector. Don't worry Scott got a little sleep. By a little I mean barely four hours on a wooden bench by the lockers!! Poor Scott!! When the bosses showed up the next day and realized how many people had been stuck there overnight they let them go home to get some sleep so Scott got Valentine's Day off. Hooray for Utah weather! (pics courtesy of ksl.com)

My Most Recent Purchase

Thank you Poppy Talk!! I found these through this fun blog and I have big plans for them in my house!! Yeah for amazing finds!

Snow Day!

Sunday morning we woke up to a blizzard and about 15 inches of fresh snow! We were officially snowed in when they canceled church. Our patio transformed into an ice cave overnight. When we went to sleep we had maybe 4 inches out there. We were bummed that we weren't able to make to my grandma's super bowl party, but we went next door to Mindee and Jerry's house to watch the game.

Just Like Dad!

Scott and I found these shoes at Kid to Kid while we were looking for other baby items and we simply couldn't resist. For as long as I have known Scott he has had Adidas shoes just like these. Since we have been married Scott has received a new pair every year. So when we found a pair for our little guy, we had to buy them. Now he can run around with shoes just like dad (granted that will take some time.)

Current State of the Belly

I don't really remember what it is like to sleep through the night or to really be and stay asleep longer than 30 min. Hmmm. But I am pretty sure I won't experience good sleep for a long while yet. (I know I know "It is only going to get worse.") Baby boy still refuses to grow out. He just grows up higher and higher into my lungs and rib cage. He viciously reminds me when my posture is unacceptable with a swift kick to the ribs. I am afraid he is going to bust a hole right through by belly before I ever go into labor. The most recent development is that once again I have found myself experiencing "reverse" pregnancy. I didn't really have morning sickness in my first trimester, but oh boy do I have it now. My body isn't a fan of my estrogen levels. So I spend about four hours (at least) every morning wanting so badly to puke while trying to be a cheery Silver Pelican Employee! Fun!

Biggest Pregnancy Pet Peeve

So I am SO SICK of the phrase "Just wait, it only gets worse!" Just about every mom I talk to tells me how horrible labor and delivery are and then how irreversibly altered your life is after the baby. Why do people keep having kids if it is so awful! Maybe I am crazy, naive, and dumb for being excited about being pregnant and adding a little one to our family! Just let me be happy!

2 Months to Go!

How am I already seven months pregnant!!! Wow. The last two months are going to FLY by, and I am really really not ready. We still haven't painted the baby furniture. Therefore the baby's room is not done at all. Yikes. We still haven't purchased a lot of essential baby care stuff and I am starting to get overwhelmed! But at least I have a belly!
So here is a funny story for me to tell the munchkin later in life. So this baby is incredibly active. My ribs and organs hurt all the time because he beats the crap out of them. This week I overdid it a little bit with work and household chores and stuff. Then baby's movements changed. He started to move very very softly and not as much which scared me to death. I spent Saturday and Sunday morning crying because I was sure there was something wrong with him. I finally gave in and called the OB/GYN on call. He told me to go and drink some OJ, lie down on my side and count the baby's movements for an hour. If I didn't feel 8 movements within the hour then I should call him back. So tearfully I laid down, with Scott by my side. We counted kicks for a whole hour. When we added them up, we had 68 movements within an hour. I will chalk this one up to first time paranoid mom!

My First Baby Shower

My cousin Tara and my aunt Sharon graciously hosted a baby shower for me on January 3rd. It was wonderful to see family. I don't see them as much as I would like all though all of us live so close! We are lame. But the shower was so much fun. We played the identify what is in the diaper game. It was funny to watch everyone smelling "messy" diapers. My little cousins kept plugging their noses because they were sure it wasn't food in the diapers. Thank you thank you to all that helped, I appreciate it more than you know!

Christmas in Just One Post

Christmas celebrations always start on December 1st for us with the advent calendar. I have done it every year of my life. It is my favorite Christmas tradition. When my mom stopped doing it for me when I got married I cried. My grandma had always done it in the past. My mother graciously gave in and does it for Scott and I now, but this year there was also presents for baby!

We got our Christmas tree from Clark and Linda. If it seems like it is leaning, it probably is. The top was broken in transit, but Scott toiled for hours to make it work. We decorated it with ornaments that Scott collected growing up with a few additions of our own.

Every year Carol has a fantastic brunch before Christmas. We have a wonderful meal followed by presents from Carol and Stan. Carol travels the world and brings us back all kinds of beautiful things from exotic places. She frequents Disneyland in her travels and she doesn't forget us when she is there. Erik's presents are always an event. As shown by the video. Carol has a love-hate relationship with my family's wiener dong Reeses (Rastus to Carol). She claims she can't stand her, but yet she always gets presents too. Reeses gave Carol a new statue for her home. Carol and Stan also manage to find awesome potato heads for us too. This year was no disappointment.





Christmas Eve we went ice skating with the Cannons! If I thought I was awkward and waddling on solid ground I was really awkward on the ice. We all had our moments of clumsiness. But we had a great time. That night Kiersten, Erik, Scott and I went to Rodizio Grill with my dad and Cindy. Yummy. Then we went back to his house for an entertaining game of Apples to Apples, followed by presents. We went back to the Cannons and opened our Christmas PJs (Pirate Santa pants of course) and the family gift . . . ROCK BAND!! Everyone and I do mean everyone plays this game!

We had Christmas dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Richens house. Grandma made her traditional crown roast and we had our fair share of her delicious homemade chocolates (my other favorite tradition!!! Really they are unbelievable!)

We had a Bruderer kids Christmas Party at our house before everyone went back to real life. We had a yummy dinner and exchanged sibling gifts. Of course Adri and Sally were spoiled rotten. Adri found a "crocodile" in our baby's room the last time she was here and she grew horribly attached. Luckily Scott and I were able to find another one at IKEA. Watching her open it was awesome! Sally of course found my old dance costumes in about two second and talked me into dressing up with her.

On New Year's Eve we went bowling with the Cannon Clan. Scott is still a force to be reckoned with thanks to his BYU bowling class! Gwenya however faired quite well. I believe the Nilssons beat the Cannons twice in a row! HA! That will make for quite the rematch next year!

We are Alive!!!

Sorry to all who visit our page. I am VERY behind on my blogging. New updates are on the way I promise. I have been stranded at my mother's house which means I have about the same internet accessibility as the cavemen. It takes WAY too long to upload any kind of photo.
I am happy to report that all is well at the Bruderer household. We are still trying to move in and decorate and make our place feel like home. I admit that I am making it near impossible. I can't make decisions at all when it comes to decorating, I am completely lost. Scott has moved back to day shift, so he has joined the living again! Everything is still going well with the pregnancy. Dr. Larkin says everything looks great and normal which is SO relieving. Baby is quite the mover. My ribs rarely get a break. He moves around all the time including all hours of the night so mom doesn't get much sleep. The belly is getting bigger! Finally!