Oh heyyyy.. I'm Baby Powell.
I think to the world I'm still unnamed... and daddy just calls me future babes.
as you can see...

mommy has called me a few different names over the past 7 1/2 months.
 I don't understand why she can't just make up her mind.
I'm sure you have heard of me on here, ACTUALLY I'm pretty much the star of this blog now. I'm cooking in mommy's tummy at a whoppin 34 weeks. I'm really putting on the pounds these days.

My favorite thing to do is practice my football and ball kicking skills on mommy all day long.
I like to kick her ribs.

this was me at 20 weeks... I'm much bigger and stronger now.
trust me.
 I hate the hiccups.  I get them at least once a day and I think I hear daddy laughing on the other side of the womb every time.  Lately I've been eating really good.  like really really good.
Mommy is on a sugar high, and we have ice cream almost every night.
 Cheese pizza is probably my favorite food and I make sure mommy knows to feed me that at least once a week. 
When I hear music playing in my mom's ears (while she is bouncing me up and down on a run), I like to kick around and dance a little.

I can't wait to come into the world, but for now I'm nice and cozy and warm in here. I'm sure mommy and daddy are anxiously waiting for me to come.
I will be so dang cute, they won't even know what to do with me!
6 more weeks until I come into the world. (i know mommy is hoping for sooner...) but You just wait!
It will be a little party!

My mind is all over the place today. oh Pregnancy Brain..

Dear dentist,
I have never liked you.

I don't hate many things, but I have to tell you that you come close.

The cleaning, the flossing, everything..

I had an appointment about a week ago and was asked by my dentist...

"have you eaten lots of citrus fruits lately?"

Ummmm pretty much everything I have craved the last 7 1/2 months,

Yes. I have.

boom= cavity.

I don't remember the last time I had a cavity..

I can blame the babes for this one! haha

A numb mouth and 2 hours later, (an hour for the cleaning and then an hour for the cavity) I walked out of there thankful I have another 6 months before I have to go in again.

Dear shopping:

My mom, sis, and I went to the Nordstroms anniversary pre sale in Utah,

and I can officially say forgot what it feels like to try on clothes without a belly.
Is this normal!?

I now find more joy in shopping for my baby and husband...

(this will probably change in 2 months when I can actually buy clothes again)

actually... I take that back,

I have become obsessed with baby outfit shopping.
It is my FAVORITE!
It might be a good thing for our credit card that our first child isn't a girl,
(because sometimes I can resist with a boy)
Aaron can get out of law school before that one comes along.

Oh how I cannot wait to dress you little one!

Dear cute little one:

You got us so excited for our little one.

My sweet cousin's baby Taylor, was blessed last sunday.

Oh my goodness is she just the cutest thing?!

Aaron picked up all 7 pounds of her, and said it had never felt so real.

He's going to be the best daddy.

Dear Chips,
How come I crave you?!
Last night before our birthing class,
we grabbed a quick dinner at subway.
I was craving chips,
and instead of buying the dinky little bag they have there,
I convinced my husband to let me run in the grocery store and grab a big bag!
oh the perks of being pregnant.

Dear Laughing Cow-
Ok have you ever heard of this?
Was I the only one that had no idea what this was?
While I was in utah my mom had it at home,
and I'm not big on cream cheese,
but I tried it with crackers and I liked it!
I would recommend it!

Dear little one inside me:
You are making me so so tired:(
I have no energy these days.
Only 45 MORE DAYS UNTIL I GET TO SEE YOUR CUTE LITTLE FACE!!
To many of you, this might seem like an eternity
but when you consider that you are pregnant for approximately 280 days,
45 days seems like a walk in the park!
(However I hear the last month are the longest days of your life)

Dear Panini Sandwiches-
You are Karina's newest craving.
In Utah, my mom and I made panini sandwiches almost every single day for lunch.
I got hooked.
Turkey, tomato, avocado, spinach, onion and a little provolone cheese.
Oh my goodness.
We bought the actual bread from Kneaders that they do some of their paninis on for one of the days,
but just used wheat bread the rest of the time.. so so so good!
(Side TIP: They are really good with a little pesto... or just some balsamic vinegar)
Ok Karina TANGENT:

 Ha I got my pillows and yoga pants on

and I'm ready for birthing class #1.

Alright so we had no idea what to expect.

hahaha and this picture just needs no words.

We began class with our partner or spouse (or as we call it in class SUPPORT group) putting on the pregnancy breasts and tummy.

I was loving every minute of this part because

now he can feel what it feels like to have lots of weight strapped around you.

Yes that's right sweetheart,

try and sleep with that thing around you!~

Your chest area grows significantly when you are pregnant in case you didn't know.

They even made him tie his shoes with it on

which I loved because he always laughs when I have to squat to pick anything up from the floor.
P.S. notice the contraction positions on the picture.. get ready babe that's next week.

hahahaha

yes now try and get out of bed.

He was loving this as you can clearly tell.

They gave all the pregnant ladies these balls to put our feet up on,
because let me tell you 3 hours is a LONG time to sit still.
As you can see to the left of my feet the pregnant women with the blue ball.
P.s. intresting fact- we were all due with boys except for one couple!
It's boy season I guess??
In case you were wondering why the chair is flipped that way to the right of my feet,
our teacher gave us that option to sit and some of the ladies took it.

We then watched a birthing video in full force
Ok...I have seen many birthing videos in my nutrition/ child development classes throughout college,
but my sweet husband WAS completely oblivious to what one entails.
He found out very quick how these videos go as soon as the babies head started to crown.
hahaha way to break him in slowly birthing class!
I am not sure that a screaming women in contractions giving a natural birth is the best way to break in the husbands.
Oh well, it's good for him to see the worst case senario right?? haha

We then got to feel what a contraction feels like...
try holding a pile of ice for a minute straight.
She said it gives you a little idea of how one feels.
This is the closest thing my husband will feel to a contraction.
I almost died holding the ice.

We ended the class by doing breathing techniques,
and meditation activities..
I felt like I was in a yoga class.
We got homework-
The homework is for the significant other to give the pregnant one a massage.
talk about the BEST homework ever.

To be honest we learned a lot,
and had the best time together with stories to tell.
Definitely a husband/ wife bonding experience ha.
Needless to say,
a birthing video later and a stunned husband,
we are ready for class #2 next monday.
We will be practicing contraction positions,
which my husband is just thrilled for I'm sure..

 HAPPY HAPPY 26TH

Ok costco I forgot how much I miss you.

Sams just isn't the same.

(We have a costco in texas but it's like an hour from our house)

I miss costco runs with a big family!

It means get every goodie in the store!

His first BYU blanket. So cute.

My family and in laws all headed to our cabin after the shower to stay up there for the week.


Here were some of the highlights.

 A couple nights the boys went to putt balls in the back on the golf course.

 So my cute sister danced and flipped for us. She is the cutest.

 hahaha raking the sand pits in her pjs.

Best buds just gettting home from golfing.


My little brother won his baseball tournament.

Being in Heber at our cabin, we were on the other side of the Alpine mountain so we just saw lots of smoke..
My mother in law, mom and I were at the Park City Outlets when my mom began getting lots of calls about the fire in Alpine and how fast it was spreading.
My uncle who lives less than a mile away from us was evacuated, along with our neighboring neighborhood.
We drove back to our house on the 4th, to get together with family and watched from the backyard as the mountain burned into flames.
It was so sad and so close to home. so scary.
A thank you to all those firefighters out there! xoxo

 Golf day!

My cute grandparents are on a church mission but flew home from mexico to see my cousins wedding.
It was so fun to be with them for a few days. I miss them!

Aaron is back in Texas, and I fly back Friday,
(my husband's birthday is saturday so expect a cheesy/lovey post to come)
It's been so awesome to be with family.
You don't realize how lucky you are to be close to them until you move away!
Baby is growing like crazy! We are almost 33 weeks. ah! Lots of updates to come.
xoxo