The One With A Little Bit Of Back Ground . . .

Well, I will try to not post EVERY post about the baby, but it seems to be my life right now. :)

I thought I would give you a little back ground history about this baby. I won't tell everything, I will condense where possible, and try not to get too personal. :)

Well, as you know, Rick and I were married at the end of March. By the 2nd week of being married, all I could think about was having a baby. I didn't necessarily want one yet, but it was all I could think about, and thus all I could talk about. Poor Rick. :) I really did feel bad for doing that to Rick (talking about it so much so soon). Our plan was to wait a year or two, then to start trying. We felt that we needed that time (even though we had been together for 2 years) to form a good foundation on our marriage and to get as prepared as possible for a family.

Not to get too religious on you, but I have had God tell me several times throughout my life that my job here was to be a mom. I am only assuming that is why I constantly thought about being a mom so soon. I hope, though, that this doesn't mean I will have a "soccer team" (as my friends from student government in college say...)

So... after days and weeks of me talking about us having a baby, I finally talked myself out of thinking about it SO much. And, I am sure, that is when we concieved. Haha. :)

I thought I was pregnant by the middle of May because I was nautious, my girls were growing, and I had some other symptoms that I forget what they were (I had more symptoms then than I do now), along with other special experiences that I had. But my tests kept saying negative, so I just forgot about it.

On my birthday (the end of June), my mom took me out to lunch. I felt really bad, but I was really grumpy. Before we left, we had this conversation:

Me: "but good news is, my girls are still growing!"

Mom: "are you sure you aren't pregnant?"

Me: "yeah, I am sure!"

I went back to work, and realized that I was late. I went to Target on my way home and got a pack of 3 tests. Since I made a big deal out of thinking I was pregnant last month, I didn't even tell Rick. We ate dinner, then started getting ready for the gym. I took the test, then went to put it in the drawer. I figured that it would just be negative so I would check it when I got back from the gym. Well, as soon as I went to put it in the drawer, a big blue line instantly showed up. I stared at it for a while, then I took it into Rick without saying anything. I was speechless. I could not believe it. Neither could Rick. :) So, I took another test after the gym & then one more the next morning, so that we could be sure.

Now that it has happened, we couldn't be more excited. Rick even bought a baby football for the baby. I am glad we have 7 months to prepare.

I am so excited to be able to spend the weekend of the 24th with my family! We don't get to do things often enough together. I am sure I will have some pictures to post.

The One Where I Am 9 Weeks Pregnant

Dear baby,

I am still in shock that I have you growing inside of me! You are about 1 inch long from head to rump. You are 9 weeks, and I go to see the doctor in 2 more weeks. I am so excited to hear your heart beat!

So far, you've been great to me and daddy! You haven't caused any problems, and I am most grateful for no morning sickness!! We are so excited to get to meet you in February. I think about you constantly. I am already protective of you, and want to give you the best. Your dad and I almost don't talk about anything but you and our future with you. You have certainly caused some excitement in our little family.

Love You Always,

Mommy :)

The One With The BIG Announcement!

Well, the cat is out of the bag! For those of you who haven't heard yet...

We are expecting!! I won't see my doctor till later this month, but I believe I am 8 weeks along. I have been SO VERY lucky and have hardly been sick at all! I have mostly just been exhausted.

We had to take the test 3 times because we were in shock.

I just thought my girls were finally growing... you know, late bloomers?? :)

My life has changed so much in the past 6 months... even the past month (we are under contract for a condo too...)!

I'll post more info later!

The One With The Fun Sleepover!

Well, I decided I wanted to have a sleepover for all of my nieces & nephews that could come. We had 8 of them show up, and if you ask me, we had a blast. Those kids are so dang cute.


We spent a lot of time on the swings in the back yard. They would swing so high they would pick the apples off of the tree.



They some how found a bunch of snails. They would pile them all up. It started raining that night, so we went out after the rain stopped and they honestly found more than 50 snails... so much for a garden, huh?? It was gross, but they LOVED it!



My favorite part of the sleep over was Saturday morning. I bought them a slip'n'slide.






This wasn't all of the kids (below) but it was the kids that couldn't fit on the big swings. One of my nieces took this picture for me.


I love those stinking kids!!!

The One With The Bear Lake Weekend

Not last weekend but the one before, Rick and I decided to go to Bear Lake, just the two of us. It was one of the weekends right in the middle of all of the rain, so we thought it would rain a whole lot, but we decided it would be worth it. It ended up only raining once for a little while! It was cold, but so nice to get away! I drove the golf cart (something I have never done before) and I had a blast. I couldn't stop laughing. That was my favorite part of the trip! :) Look at the horns on the golf cart!

Us, overlooking the lake. So pretty.

There's a heart below!