Jeep Trip!

Michael was able to go on a three day Jeep trip with my dad, Tona, Ben and Tim.  Click photo to see pictures:

Jeep Trip

He had a blast!  They played in the Colorado River, drove in very precarious places and laughed a lot of the time.  It was a great trip. (Michael here: it was absolutely beautiful. Lots of rugged, bouncin', cliff-defying, off-roading. We went to the Dollhouse - a fascinating group of monolithic spires, cliffs, and boulders from the Cedar Mesa Formation in the Maze district of Canyonlands.  From a distance it looks like a house or castle. You can only get there with a 4x4 vehicle, via the river, or a really really long walk. We ran around in the shallows of the icy Colorado going "Whooo Whooo Whooo" because it was so cold and had fun skipping a frisbee off the surface of the water. We also brought Tona's mountain bike that I had fun with on the rocky and rugged jeep road as we started heading back. I guess the best part was talking with the Nielsens. Lots of fun.) 

The doctor found something....

When we went in for our monthly check up, the sonographer found something.  We saw it before, but it was bigger this time.  There was a cyst next to the baby.  The sonographer couldn't tell what it was attached to or if it was affecting the baby (not shown in this picture).  We were referred to a specialist.  Luckily there was an opening the next day.  We wouldn't have to wait long.

At our specialist appointment we found out that the cyst is a placental cyst and does not affect the baby whatsoever.  It was a relief to us.  We also found out that our baby is COMPLETELY healthy.  We got everything checked out and all is well.  We feel VERY grateful!