Baby Kick

Dear Baby:

Today on June 6th, I was sitting at work when I felt you move around for about 10 seconds.  The first time I felt you was last week on Wednesday, I could feel you moving around for about 10 seconds too.  It was such an amazing feeling.  I thought to myself, what is this that I am feeling??  Oh my goodness, it's the baby!  So just keep moving, because I love it!  Anyway, so today I felt the same thing as last Wednesday! I was so excited, I just paused and sat there trying to soak it all in, and then it ended with a big kick.  Ok, so it probably was little, it felt about the size of a marble probably, but it was AMAZING.  And, then you continued to movie and kicked a real big one about 10 minutes later.  I get so excited to feel you move around.  I am getting nervous to be your mommy, and I hope I can do a good job, I'm just not used to taking care of kids, so you'll have to be patient with me.  I love you already, and I LOVE feeling you move around.  Keep it coming baby!! I get to see you, and whether you are a boy or a girl (even though we are pretty sure you are a he) on Thursday, two more days!!  Ok, now I'm crying, ha, I must be pregnant or something.  Love you baby.

Our New Addition

For the past couple of months Austin has been looking at Digital Piano's to buy online, and we finally found one.  We found one on Amazon, which was sweet because the listed price was around $1400.00, and we found it for $630.00 (plus free shipping).  When we got it, as weird as this sounds I felt like it added so much to our apt. like it was a home now, and I don't even play.  However I would love to learn.  Austin has been playing tonz, and it has just been awesome.  My favorite part is that when we got it, it had a broken speaker, so they refunded us $120.00.  Then Austin and Jack got out their little soldering iron and fixed it that night.

Here was a little facebook convo that I always want to remember about my family and grandpa, so I'll post it here to have it for keepsakes.  And I do want to say...I've already learned the first verse to a new song....there ya go..

Krissi's Face Book Status:  I solemnly swear to all my family and friends that have listened to me play the first two pages of Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World" for the past 17 years, that within the next two months my library of "songs I can play on the piano" will increase by at least one song. This calls for celebration by all I'm sure.

May 3 at 10:02am · ·

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    Deborah Stanley Whoo Hoo...way to go KRISSI. I've been playing "Oh Holy NIght" and Listz " Rhapsody" for over 37 years now. I can appreciate learning a new song! Those are only two difficult songs I know by heart!

    May 3 at 12:32pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley Then there are people like Grandma Joan, Court & Kinz who can do it all. What's up with that? Not fair.... :(

    May 3 at 1:21pm ·
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    Krissi Christiansen Cook Seriously..That is my hope that one day I can be like them..well maybe not that good, but at least be able to play a couple of really good songs like you can :) I really want to take some lessons. We got a piano yesterday and Austin sat down and just played sooo many awesome songs...and then what did I do? Played Little Mermaid. Ha.

    May 3 at 1:56pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley LOOOOL... I can relate to that! That is funny! So happy to hear you got a piano, you're going to love it. Ben Stein will pull out a Beethoven piece and practice for hours. It's not getting the piece played to perfection but the stimulation of the brain. Keeps him young! Here's to healthy brains!

    May 3 at 2:04pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley PS: In 1973 after Grandpa Olson died, Grandma Olson gave me her piano. Upon our last move I couldn't bear to sell it, so it is at one of our sons homes and boy oh boy do I ever miss having it in my presence. Yesterday when the world was toppled over by the news of Osama... all I wanted to do was play tha piano. It is wonderful therapy and I miss it though I will never be great at it, I love it.

    May 3 at 2:08pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley Not 1973 but more like 76 or 78. It's been along time though that I have had it! I just don't recall which year but it was right after Grandpa died.

    May 3 at 2:15pm ·
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    Krissi Christiansen Cook That's awesome. You should just take it back :) It's kinda crazy what a piano does, and I don't even play. When my mom and dad sold their baby grand for the move I think it was sooo hard for Kinsie. They certainly bring a house even closer to being a home.

    May 3 at 2:59pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley Hopefully some day soon I will be back in a house and not an apartment, then I WILL take the piano back for sure. There is love at home when music is in the air. Fill your childs life full of beautiful music. Start with Mozart, it settles the soul and stimulates the mind.

    May 3 at 3:02pm ·
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    Suzanne Carter Debbie, your Dad and Grandma Cunningham were both gifted at the piano. A very stupid thing I did when I was about 11 years old I got mad at my Mom and quit playing the piano . Have always regretted that. I love music so very much! It feeds my soul! I go to sleep every night with my I-phone laying on my chest playing one of the 500 songs in my phone! Mostly classical! It gives me such calm!

    May 3 at 6:21pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley

    About 1982 Dad, Tabatha, Grandma, Linda, Steve and kids came to my house for a family get-together. That afternoon Grandma played my piano. I had never heard her play but remember the piano they had with the cool light from when they lived ...See More

    May 3 at 7:10pm ·
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    Kathleen Albanese Hey Deb...you forgot to mention me. Remember how I played the piano on that one Christmas day at my house? lol I only know part of the song Heart and Soul. Your Dad taught it to me and I drove everyone nuts with it. It was fun watching you and your dad that day. :)

    May 3 at 9:02pm ·
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    Suzanne Carter I remember I.D. Playing that song also---I know I'm the only one that called him I.D. ---But he was always I.D. Not Irv! It's been nice to bring up memories with you fine gals tonight! Love you both!

    May 3 at 9:16pm ·
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    Kathleen Albanese Sue..When someone would ask to see my ID your brother would say "Here I am." or "right here." They would look at him funny so we always had to explain...lol

    May 3 at 10:18pm ·
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    Krissi Christiansen Cook

    I had only seen Grandpa maybe once or twice, and we went and visited you guys in San Fransisco. He laughed and was teasing about something, and I remember seeing his expressions and having it hit me....this is my dad's DAD. Full blood, pe...See More

    May 4 at 10:32am ·
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    Deborah Stanley That's right, sorry to forget how you rocked on Heart & Soul Kathleen! It was awesome :) My Dad taught me many duets that we would have so much fun playing when I was a little kid.

    May 4 at 12:04pm ·
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    Kathleen Albanese It was fun watching you and your dad play on that day....he loved it too.

    May 4 at 8:26pm ·
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    Jeff Christiansen Go girl. I hope you learn hundred's of Disney songs!

    May 4 at 9:18pm ·
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    Jeff Christiansen ‎1977, May.

    May 4 at 9:21pm ·
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    Jeff Christiansen After reading all your fun comments and reminiscing, I have to bring to your attention that I can play a song really, really well. As a matter of fact I play it so well that I've been banned from playing it. I don't know another song so maybe I'll have to work on learning one, or making up another one. I'm like you Krissi, someday I'm going to be like Kinz and Kokie. It may be in the next life but it will happen.

    May 4 at 9:27pm ·
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    Kathleen Albanese Krissi...I remember you saying that and also sitting here at the kitchen table laughing at how much alike they were. It was fun. Your dad, Mitch, and Debbie have his sense of humor and alot of his personality. Debbie was over last month and she started to whistle the song 'High Hopes' and it made me smile. I don't know if she knows this but her dad (your grandpa) used to whistle and sing that song all the time.

    May 4 at 11:34pm ·
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    Deborah Stanley

    Thanks Jeff for the date. Speaking of the SF trip, I will never forget how hysterical that ended up being. First of all that RV was gynormous on those narrow streets of San Francisco and then remember when you got in the ONE WAY traffic f...See More

    May 5 at 9:10am ·
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    Deborah Stanley High Hopes - I have loved that song all my life. It's so cute! Once there was a little old ant, tried to move a rubber tree plant....lalalalala

    May 5 at 9:12am ·
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    Krissi Christiansen Cook I still like your song dad...

    May 5 at 10:42am ·
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    Kathleen Albanese Deb....everyone says that ant 'can't' move that rubber tree plant but he's got High Hopes! He's got hiiiiiiigh hopes...he's got high apple pie in the sky hopes.. I love it too. it's fun ...and it was fun hearing it from you.

    May 5 at 10:53am ·
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    Deborah Stanley you got it baby!

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    Lola Copeland hahaha!

    May 6 at 6:32am ·

14 Weeks

So to our very fun surprise, at our first doctors appt. on Thursday we found out we are 14 weeks along, not 11 :)  We thought this baby was just a super good swimmer and all and we'd have the next Michael Phelps in our family, by swimming through birth control. But no, looks like after this appt. that the one time we weren't so careful.....worked.....and whalah, we have a baby!

This doctors appt was the neatest, coolest experience I could have ever hoped for. I have seen dozens of ultrasound pictures of other babies, but when that doctor put the gadget thingy up to my belly and I saw that baby, oh my goodness, I can not even describe how incredible that was.  It was AMAZING.  I couldn't believe it's amazing little hands and feet (that got me the most), and to see it's heart beating. The doctor immediately looked at Austin and said "Look what you did to her..(smile)"  We could even see it yawning.  I could not believe it.  Doctor Holmes said, "So you guys think you are 11 weeks along huh?"  "Yeah we think,"  "No, you're a lot farther than that"  He measured and then said, yep, 14 weeks. Due October 26th.  (Which is so awesome because I am due on Austin's dad's B-day, and Nicole is due on My dad's B-day).  The whole day I could not stop smiling.  I loved watching Austin look at the Ultrasound too.  It was just so so so cool.  Dr. Holmes also said if he had to guess he would say he saw a little pee pee (yes, using those words).  So WE ARE STOKED!  Best day ever.  I just can't believe how amazing that little miracle is.  So I left knowing I had a lemon instead of a plum inside me :)  Anyway, good times.  He was the cutest little thing, with the cutest little belly and just oh man, it was AWESOME! 

A New Announcement

This past week I've had such an urge to write some things down, which I consider a good thing since normally recording my life in writing or typing usually seems like a burden. I need to decide how to document things, whether I do it in a journal, on a blog, etc...there are too many ways to do it, and it would be nice to do it just in one spot...Either way...I am 11 weeks pregnant in two days :) It's been so fun already, despite the morning sickness, but I am really excited! (Which also is surprising, because I didn't think I'd really ever feel excited about the idea of a baby). But it's been so fun, and already amazing to see how it grows and develops. Today it's the size of Kumquat, and already has all of it's vital organs developing. It's just sooooo crazy that this thing is INSIDE ME! Thursday we get to hear it's (his, according to Austin) heartbeat too!! Another fun thing is that so many of my friends are pregnant right now too. This age I've decided is a time when lots of people have kiddies, because most people my age have already started their famililes, but not old enough to be done. Anyway, I am just amazed at this little creation, and I want to document more on my pregnancy and how things are going so I can remember. Whether it be here or in a journal, not sure, but somewhere. Anyway, the end. Love you baby.

Trying to Learn my new toy...

This is Tyler, my friend Kodi's son who lives across from me. I went over to do a baby video for her and tried snapping a few shots too. I got like two out of twenty that might work :)

Last Wednesday we went to St. George to film the Airport Opening. It was sooo warm, and on our way up we took some pics up Kolob Canyon. It was so pretty at Sunset, and I'm glad we went up there.

New Year for the Cooks

Hello There. This year has already brought some fun and exciting events. One, skipping out on work to go boarding at the Canyons, and being sore for 3 days after. Austin started P90X, and I am training for the Moab Relay on May 14th, and still trying to talk Austin into doing it with me :) We just got a Canon 7D which I am so excited about to do some more video editing, and maybe I'll learn some photography too. Austin wouldn't let me buy it until we had cash to do it, so we almost did it. Just had to borrow a teeny bit from my student loan, but I'm glad he made me wait :) and Mom asked me if I wanted to take a cake decorating class and it's been so much fun, even though my frosting flowers don't look quite like flowers yet. Anyway life is good, and we've grown lots closer through challenges and fun experiences, and I continue to be a crazy emotional girl at times. Right now we are watching American Idol, and the Office and I would have to say the Office is just GREAT! This is what Austin says to the blog: "Leave me alone I am watching The Office." I should post some pics or somethin....

Merry Christmas

Wow! It has been such a fun Holiday Season so far! I've got to talk Austin into getting a "real" tree, which has been awesome (and it hasn't died yet either!) It's been so much fun to Christmas shop this year, and I think it all has to do with us having our first Christmas together in our own place which is fun too. Christmas is just a fun time of year. Tomorrow we're going to see David Archuletta Christmas concert and that will be awesome, yay! (Thanks Grandma for the tickets) Austin's the best, I love him tons!