good night

Each night Emmett gets a bottle, teeth brushed, and then put in his crib. He usually cries for a minute and its over. Tonight he drank his bottle and said, "crib". I brushed his teeth and he kept saying it. I put him in his crib, and then he asked for his blanket. I tucked him in and he said, "bye mom". That kid was ready for bed. It made me so happy...I almost wanted to get him out just to be with him longer...but I didn't ;)

Albrecht Baby #2

We are expecting our second baby around May 2, 2011. I'm 11 weeks today and feeling slightly better then the past 5 weeks. I've been unbelievably sick this time around. (people keep saying that maybe it means I'll have a girl but I think that whooohaa.) After constantly throwing up I decided to drive myself to the ER at 3:00am one night. Bret was hunting...the story of my life ;) My mom met me there and stayed with me while they gave me IV fluid and zofran. Zofran is normally a miracle drug but didn't touch me that night. I had 3-4 bad weeks of throwing up multiple times a day and needing IV fluids, and then about a week ago it started getting a little better. At this point I would say I'm nauseated all day but can keep food down. I also started running again this last week, which makes me happy :)

I went and saw Dr. Taylor today. He always compliments me on my running and good health, makes me feel good. We finally heard the heartbeat with the doppler, which is always a relief and made me cry. It took him a while to find it and he was going to order an ultrasound, but luckily we didn't need it. I love hearing the heartbeat for the first time or really anytime. It's one of the first bonding moments I have with my baby, and reality hits that there is a baby inside of me. Gives me a more positive outlook on morning sickness!

St George Marathon & Utah State Fair

First things first..I LOVE THE ST GEORGE MARATHON. I love everything about it, the course, the organization, time of year, spectators, etc... Everytime I'm in St George in the fall I can almost smell the marathon in the air. (not meaning sweaty runners...its hard to explain) Unfortunately I didn't register for it this year...hmmm...anyways, but I did go down to support my running buddy of 8 years Larry Evans. This man is an animal. I have no idea how many marathons he's run but its a lot. He's a great runner and still kicks my butt. Bret and I spent about an hour and half cheering on runners waiting for Larry and another friend Kurt Evans to come through. I got teary eyed about 4-5 different times watching these runners. You can see the pain and agony in their faces and it's so motivating. There is nothing like end of a marathon. I love turning the corner and seeing the finishline 5 blocks away. I love how you want to stop so badly and the end can't come soon enough. I love when they block the crowd from the road and everybody is cheering for you. I love knowing I can stop running after 26 miles, and I pushed my mind and body beyond what I think its capable of.

One day in the near future I will blog about my St George 2007 experience..its exciting!!!

We went to the Utah State Fair this year. It was actually really fun. Emily had no idea what a fair was about and why people were receiving ribbons for fruits/vegetables they had grown. Bret rolled his eyes and took the time to explain to Emily a little bit about farming and fairs.

We paid $4 for Emmett to ride a pony, which is just silly since we have horses in our backyard. He wanted off the entire time until I took him off, and then he wanted back on.

I would be scared too if a turkey was eye level with me!

The Albrechts

Our baby chick

Random picture of Grandma Jude with Emmett and Max. This was the day my mom told me red wasn't really Emmett's color. I was slightly offended ;)