More cabin pictures

Reese loves the little pumpkins that Jane bought for the cabin. They are the perfect size for her little hands.This is Reese checking out the quality of the new countertops in the cabin. She seemed satisfied.
The upper deck (off of the loft area) as seen from the lower deck:
The lower deck is coming along. As you can see, it's as big as the cabin!
The hickory hardwood floors are in:
These are the stairs leading up to the deck.
It's been another beautiful fall weekend here in Show Low, highs of 65-70 and blue skies. I can't say we're too upset to be missing the record cold temperatures and snow they are seeing in Montana. There will be plenty more for us this winter, I'm sure.

32 weeks and criss crossing the country

I am 32 weeks tomorrow and feeling pretty good. More and more uncomfortable every day as I grow larger and still battle nausea from time to time, but I can't really complain. The baby is moving around a lot these days which is pretty fun. We have a busy few weeks coming up:

• Monday 10/12 I head to Provo for work
• Thursday 10/15 CK and Reese meet me in Salt Lake City and we fly to Detroit to visit our Michigan friends
• Friday 10/16 we fly to New Jersey for Jeff and Michelle's wedding (yay!)
• Monday 10/19 Reese and CK fly to Phoenix and I fly to Portland, OR for the week
• Thursday 10/22 I'm back in Show Low for our last weekend in Arizona
• Monday 10/26 I head back to Provo for my last week at work (Reese and CK will likely join me there for a few days before heading back to Montana)
• Wednesday 10/28 I'll be in Las Vegas for our end of project celebration
• Thursday 10/29 back to Provo for my final client meeting
• Friday 10/30 My last flight to Helena where I hope to be for awhile?

I know, it's a busy schedule. I had to write it all down just to keep track of it, too. November should find all three of us back in Montana and not getting on a plane for awhile. CK has been working very hard (and long days) to get the cabin done so I'm sure he is looking forward to some rest and relaxation in November, too (before December comes and the whole rest thing goes out the window again with a newborn in the house :) And yes, we do see the irony of spending the summer in HOT Arizona and the winter in COLD Montana instead of the other way around. Oh well. As they say, home is where the heart is, right? Or wherever some nice family member will offer you, your husband and your 13 month old a bed.

No we don't have a permanent place to live in Montana yet.

No we don't have any baby names picked out yet.

If anyone has any ideas on the above two items, feel free to send them our way!

10/3 Weekend pictures

Just a few pictures from this weekend. Here is Reese playing with the kitchen utensils that she now uses to make musicI know I'm not supposed to be in here, but I'm just so cute...
Swinging at the park
Two men hard at work
The new sink and kitchen counter is installed in the cabin
View from the kitchen with the new counter and hanging lights in
Reese usually sleeps all crunched up in the corner of her crib so CK took advantage of this to demonstrate just how long/tall she has gotten

Reese helping mommy with work (sort of)

Reese playing peek a boo with the curtains

Here I am!

Day at the park

It was a beautiful day here in Show Low and CK, Reese and I headed to the park this afternoon to enjoy some sunshine. Here are some pictures

swinging with Dad is pretty fun

I'm not sure what I think of this whole slide thing

Seriously, is this supposed to be fun?

Maybe if I ride with mom...

Back at home, reading my book

New Camera = Pictures!

The camera is here and that means new pictures! First some cute ones of our favorite little person:Reese in her new carseat...who needs socks anyway?


Reese's hair is now long enough that it can actually get messed up during a nap :)The growing belly in profile
Reese's "I'm just chilling out" poseThe new pine ceiling on the cabin
Kitchen cabinets are in
Cabinet over the fridge and pantry on the left
Jane's spa bathroom is almost done

This is the nail that hit a stud and decided to come back out and stab CK straight through his finger. Don't worry Jane, he cleaned up all the blood so I don't think they'll be any stains on your nice white tile :)
The deck is beginning to take shape

And it only took us 30 weeks to get my first belly shot:

Bad drivers

Unfortunately I was in a minor car accident yesterday morning. Not really the way you want to start your day, that's for sure but everyone is fine. I was driving with two coworkers in the car on a 4-lane road (2 lanes on either side). We were heading to work (I was in the leftmost lane) when a Toyota Tundra decided to cross both lanes (from a parking lot or street on the right) to head in the opposite direction we were traveling. Of course, he claims he didn't see us coming because there was a school bus in the rightmost lane and apparently it blocked his view. Of course, logical me says if there's a school bus in your line of sight maybe you should wait until it passes and you can see BOTH lanes before you decide to cross them? Hmmm... Anyway he went for it and ended up stopping directly in front of me perpendicular to my car. All I could do was slam on the breaks and hope for the best. Luckily we were going fairly slow and my breaks were able to slow us down enough that we probably hit him at less than 15mph. The airbags didn't even go off (which is good because given my belly size they probably would have done more damage than anything else). My car had minor damage but we hit him in the left front tire and his axel was pretty bent. He immediately got out and apologized but I'm still not sure how he didn't see us or why he stopped in the middle of the road. Oh well. After filing a police report, dealing with the rental car company and insurance, etc. we made it to work and then to the airport to head home for the weekend. No one was hurt which is the important thing and the baby, of course, had its own little "airbag" so I don't think he/she even woke up :) The worst of the aftermath was captured below. This is my coworker Sajani's breakfast, which she was holding as we were driving and which ended up all over her and the car. Luckily the rest of the day and the airplane ride home yesterday was uneventful :) I'm back in Show Low now. We celebrated CK's birthday last night. And we FINALLY got a new camera so I promise to post new pictures of the cabin and, of course, of Reese this weekend.

Happy Birthday CK!

In case you didn't know, today is CK's birthday.Unfortunately I am in Provo so can't celebrate with him until tomorrow and he is working hard all day installing cabinets so it probably doesn't feel much like a birthday. Jane was nice enough to offer to cook his favorite meal (Beef Pancake roll-ups) tomorrow night. I'm looking forward to it almost as much as he is :)

29 weeks

Today I am 29 weeks 2 days (if you're one of those people who wants to be precise and who puts faith in due dates). I had an ultrasound this morning with the high risk OB here in Provo. It is really convenient, I might add, to just walk across the parking lot to the hospital for my appointments. I will certainly miss that in Helena. Anyway...the ultrasound went great. The baby is absolutely perfect, measuring about 3.5 pounds, right where he/she should be. Everything else looks good, including the placement of my placenta so I should have the opportunity to have a VBAC provided I go into labor before/near my due date of 12/6 AND can get to Great Falls in time :). The doctor I saw today said she wouldn't let me go much past that date because I will have been off of the Lovenox since 38 weeks and the risks just started getting higher after that. So, assuming my doctor in Helena agrees, looks like we'll be having a baby no later than 12/8 or so either way. Below is one of the ultrasound pictures from this morning of Baby LaFond #2. He/she was busy drinking or talking during the whole thing.

Adventures of a 1 year old

Reese's 1st Birthday

Finally...some new pictures

I know, I know. I have been slacking in the picture department lately. We still haven't gotten a new camera yet but I managed to steal some pictures from Jane. Here are some from the past few weeks. As you can see, CK has been very busy on the cabin. The chimney is finally finished

As is the siding (as of today)

Reese enjoying the construction

The fireplace with the mantle that CK made from one of the trees that was cut down

A view from the top

Giving rides on the lift last weekend

Reese on her way to a nap

Tom and Jamie celebrating Labor Day

CK laboring on Labor Day (with a few fans looking on)

Nana and Granddad were up in early August to see the progress (and take in the view!)