Today we had our 20 week ultrasound with a perinatologist and the meeting with the genetic counselor. Overall it was a great (three hour) meeting and the doctor and nurses were so sweet and very informative without overwhelming us. After meeting with the genetic counselor and the ultrasound our risks for down syndrome were changed from 1/20 to 1/10,000!!!!! Needless to say this was AMAZING news and we feeling so relieved. After this the doctors did explain to us that while we are low risk for down syndrome they are still wanting to watch for birth defects because the nuchal fluid was still thicker than what they would consider normal. They are feeling very optimistic though because with the original ultrasound the fluid was over 3 times the normal range and was just slightly thick today. 

19 Week Bumpdate

There really is not a whole lot to update on these past couple of weeks. I finally popped, I'm gaining weight like a mad women and am pretty exhausted all the time but puking has basically stopped. I have been eating mainly carbs (60%-70%+) just because they make me not feel as sick. But now that I am starting to feel better Bryson and I have decided to cut out sugar and try and be a whole lot healthier this half of the pregnancy. I think that will really help with, not only the weight gain, but the tiredness as well. I have also been noticing my groin injury from my first pregnancy is starting to flare up again which gives me some motivation to get back into the gym. 

December 2014

December was such a fun and busy month for us. I just wanted to do a quick recap of some of the super fun things that December consisted of. 

December was a big month for Lo! She did something she was scared to do and had a blast doing it. She went snowboarding! I dropped her off all bundled up (she had goggles on too) with the instructors and didn't pick her up until late that afternoon. When I went to get her (they keep them in this little make shift pen with a tiny hill in it, it's adorable) she was rolling down the hill with friends eating snow and you could tell she had such a great day. When we asked her if she wanted to do it again she said, "maybe" but was smiling huge so I'm going to take that as a solid yes. She told me all about how she learned to bend her knees and lean back and by the end of the day she was "jumping" and going over boxes! So proud of her! 

Christmas 2014

As always, I'm right around 55 years late getting a post up that should obviously be at an earlier time.  But I get it up! And that's all that matters! So here is our Christmas morning for 2014. We had such a great time as a family and the morning was amazing and so relaxing. We tried to limits the toys this year (if they got something that would be considered a "toy" it was for imagination not just another Elsa doll :) ) and I am SO happy we did! The kids have played in their teepee with their masks for the majority of January and it is adorable watching them hide in it when Bryson is coming home and jump out to scare him. 

Foster lost interest pretty quick. All of a sudden he was gone and when we peeked into the kitchen we saw that he just helped himself to an apple. You can't open presents on an empty stomach! We also had an amazing time at my in-laws Christmas Eve and my families house on Christmas day. I love being able to see so much of our family! 

So without too much more typing I'm just going to get straight into pictures! I am pretty bummed I didn't get a picture in Lo's Christmas dress, which is absolutely adorable, full post on that sometime and a family picture. BUT I still have a ton of fun pictures to remember the morning by :) 

17 Weeks Bumpdate | Round 2

No drastic changes this past week :) Just been hanging out with family and trying to get some work done before we go out of town Sunday! We are heading to Denver for a quick trip to see Bryson's mom before school starts. I am all signed up for and paid for all classes next semester! So that's news I guess haha I am hoping to get our December recap pictures up by tomorrow because we did a lot of fun things the end of December! I also went on a  cleaning rampage through my house this past week which NEVER happens, well at least not these past 4 1/2 months. But it feels sooooo amazing to be living/working in a clean house! 

How was everyone's New Years?! We brought in New Years snuggled in bed :) Bryson and I made dinner (prime rib, king crab and garlic mashed potatoes- delish ) and Lo slept in her new teepee from Santa! We also watched Rio 2 before dozing off. :) What all did you do?

2014 Recap

2014 was a great year. It was pretty relaxed, some awesome things happened and just an overall great year :) It was full of surprises, the outdoors and just enjoying family! 

January | Taking Down the Tree

January was the month I was still feeling super great after having Foster. I was on top of cleaning, meals and school :) Then I went to Vegas for four days without kids....

February | Never Trust a Cake Pop

This is still one of my favorite posts to date. I'm not sure why, maybe because I am super proud of how my cake pops turned out, and also super disgusted at the same time.

March | Foster Brady: 8 Month Update

This is the month I feel like Foster really changed. He still looks a lot like this adorable, sleeping 8 month old. 

April | Hiking in the Snow

This was one of the funnest hiking trips we've taken as a family. It was such a warm day even with the snow and it was so gorgeous! I also loved our Bathtub Finger Paints adventure ;) 

May | Brunette to Ashy Blonde

I am in LOVE with this hair color right now and will probably keep it until I am naturally gray. See the vlog for the whole transformation

June | Foster Brady: 10 Month Update

This was the month my computer was down so not too many posts. This was also the month we went on a 2 day, 12 mile hike! 

July | Fourth of July & Foster Turns 1

We had such a blast with family for the fourth of July and of course, I had to put in when my big boy turned one! 

August | OOTD: White Blazer 

This is my favorite piece right now! I am in LOVE with this BCBG blazer :) 

September | Family Pictures  & Tough Mudder 

Such a proud moment of the year for me! It was the hardest thing I have EVER done and I can't wait to do it again! & of course, our amazing family pictures <3

October | Lo Started Kindergarten

Lo started kindergarten in August but I am notoriously last for posts. 

November | Surprise Announcement 

November was the month we announced that I am 10 weeks pregnancy with baby number 3!!! Who would've saw that coming this year?! Not me! 

December | 15 Week Bumpdate

December has been a hard month for us. It's been filled with trials and lots of tears but it has also been filled with fun, acceptance and a whole lotta strength. :) 

I would LOVE to read all of you gorgeous ladies recaps! So feel free to post the link below :) They are my very favorite posts to read. 

16 Week Bumpdate + ASOS Swing Dress

I am in LOVE with this dress. Honestly, I am in love with anything ASOS that arrives on my doorstep. It is so easy to dress up or dress down but my favorite way is with a pair of black leggings. We are in full swing getting ready for Christmas around here, and by that I mean basically nothing is done. I was on the ball with getting gifts this year and then, before I knew it Christmas was here! I should probably get gifts wrapped tomorrow ;) Any other procrastinator moms/dads out there? I cannot be the only one :) 

I am SO excited for Christmas but my hubby and I share the feeling of being bummed that's it's here already because we just don't want it to pass. Right now we are catching up on the most recent SNL, working a little bit and, obviously, blogging. I will not see you beautiful people again until after Christmas so have a very merry Christmas! 

Mornings and Despicable Me

Mornings at our house vary from day to day but, for the most part, 75% of our family are morning people. (Dad is obviously the 25%) Lo and Foster are always sweet to each other and play really well. However, Lo has been at her dads since Thursday and will be there until Christmas Eve. So now mornings consist of Foster waking up and immediately transforming into a puppy; complete with biting, licking and woofing, diaper change, "Na" (Snack) but then what? I could let him terrorize the house....it's still a mess from doing that yesterday...Or I could pop in Fosters current favorite movie Despicable Me and have at least 30 minutes to myself.

Now what I do with those 30 minutes is a whole other story. It typically doesn't consist of showering...when that does happen I can just throw him in with me anyways, today it will consist of getting dressed and getting the house picked up so I can start wrapping Christmas presents before Bryson gets home from work. 

We have watched Despicable Me probably 586 times in the past couple of months so in honor of that I wanted to go over some things  I love/hate about Gru and his bratty kids. 

Makeover With Aspen --> Aspen Kelty Marie

Makeover With Aspen had a HUGE makeover! Not only a completely new design but a name change as well! It was time for a little organization and clean up. Everything is the same just a little neater :) There really isn't much to update on! Just wanted to share it's still the same blog, nothing is changing-besides the name and layout ;) and I'll still sporadically post about the same random things :) 

What I {Ate} Wednesday

Yesterday all I managed to keep down was 1/4 cup of chicken noodle soup juice, two crackers and a piece of burnt-Bryson say's I can't call my toast "toast" anymore because I burn it, not toast it. In honor of feeling better, and it being Wednesday, I thought I would share some of my normal food picks from last month. I haven't been cooking because I have felt completely awful these past four months so food at our house has been boring. I am 15 weeks now and slowwwwllllyyyy starting to feel better, so I'm sure there will be more yummy meals and recipes in the future. 

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(12 week ultrasound)

If you read yesterdays post  you saw that we were waiting on test results. They must've been trying to get as many done before Christmas as possible because we received them in 6 days instead of the usual 10-14. I'll start from the beginning so you can get all caught up on what has been going on these past couple of weeks. 

15 Week Bumpdate #2

This week has been a test of a lot of things. Faith, strength in Bryson and I's relationship and also my mental strength. As many probably know (or have guessed) we received news that something is wrong in this pregnancy. 

Either with my sweet little baby, or with me. 

We are waiting to disclose all information and really let everyone know what is happening because as of right now, we don't know. We are testing baby first and will be getting additional testing for me once we get the results back (hopefully before Christmas). After talking to our doctor I am hoping (maybe it's a false hope) that something is wrong with me and not with our little. There were many abnormalities in my blood work but only one indictor on the ultrasound itself that someone could be wrong with River. 

We are being transferred to a couple different specialists on top of our normal doctor and I have been very pleased with how everything has been handled thus far. My nurse and dr have made sure everything is done in a very timely manner and have been there to answer as many questions as Bryson and I have. The earliest we will get the results is this Saturday but my dr.'s office isn't open then so the soonest will most likely be monday and the latest being a day or two after Christmas. So hopefully it goes by faster than it has been!