HALFWAY THERE!!

I hit my halfway mark on Tuesday (20 weeks). It is very exciting that it has gone so fast, but I know and have been told the second half doesn't always go so fast! Too bad....cus I am dying to have her here, but I know she still has a lot of growing to do. I have a belly and people are starting to notice. The only bad thing.. it isn't cute like everyone else's around this time cus I am a little larger... it just looks like I am really fat. :) I am so embarassed to post the picture for the world to see, but I guess it isn't any different from what I look like in real life! :)

Here it is!!! I hate this picture!!! That flower is in an awful place! :) lol




****I have started to feel her move quite a bit****
I told Brandon the other night that I could feel her moving and he got so excited and got a huge smile on his face. He was like a little kid at Christmas!


****I love watching Brandon get so excited to be a Dad****
Brandon was walking on cloud 9 the other day and he is not one to really get excited. I asked him what he was so thrilled about and he said he was just really excited about all the fun and exciting stuff that will be coming our way in the next couple months (graduation, new job, new house, baby, etc). I think most of it might be graduation! :)



****I am still feeling really good and still sleep excellent ****



****I have gone a little crazy buying cute little clothes and other neccessities.. ****
how do you pass up the cute girl stuff?


****we bought her first Utah State outfit ****
don't worry, it is pink, but I am sure she will still be dressed in navy blue a lot! :)


****Brandon made his lifelong dream purchase---a rocker/recliner ****
We agreed that we would get one when we had a baby.. good excuse, right...Brandon definately thinks so!


****we are still contemplating how to spell her name ****
I might be asking for opinions later!


****we can't stop thinking about her****



****we are THRILLED to be her parents****

****I still worry all the time about her developing properly****

We have been staying in Brigham with Brandon's parents while he was doing his internship in Logan (which he LOVED more than he thought he would). My work was awesome and let me bring my computer up here to work. I HATED being alone. We are so grateful to everyone for letting us stay, cooking us meals, being in your way all the time, etc, but we are so ready to go back home this weekend! Brandon will start up his last internship next week.

Help...

I need help...
When I go to do a post all my options to choose the size of font and to center it, etc is GONE... When I even edit.. it isn't there and only shows the html. How do I get it back?

Brandon's 2 best girls....

Brandon probably wouldn't allow me to post this if he knew, but I thought it was super cute, so I am going to! :) Shh.. don't tell! Oh and bytheway...Sorry for the boring no picture posts.

I've got nothin!

Last night we were doing the 30 day shred---(don't worry... I customized mine to a pregnancy workout) and when it first starts, Jilian introduces the girls doing it with her and says "I've got my two best girls here". Brandon being the crazy person he is was making fun of her and said it like she did. I looked at him and said.. "Hey.. you only have one best girl (meaning me)". Yes... I have quite a jealousy problem at times. Anyway.. I didn't expect his response. He looked at me and said "NO, TWO" and pointed to me and then to my belly! :)

I know it is kind of cheesy, but I thought it was so cute!

He is going to be such an excellent Dad to our little girl! I CAN'T WAIT!

I think that we probably have our name picked out too, with a few alternates just in case. We haven't decided on the spelling yet though and I don't really want to announce it quite yet! I will when it gets closer.

I am feeling really good. I now have quite the pooch that I can for sure tell is there.. not sure if anyone else notices, but I can't wear my pants anymore, which is never a good feeling, but the end result is all worth it! I am feeling a little overwhelmed when I start thinking about all the things that we have to buy! It doesn't help that the crib I want and LOVE is only 500.00!!! Why do I have such expensive taste? :) I also found fabric for the cutest quilt ever for her bedding that she can keep forever, which I think will be fun.

She better not turn out to be a boy! jk! :)

IT'S A...........

bAbY gIrL!!!

Dr. H. said that he is extremely confident and overly cocky about the findings! Neither Brandon or I could see the 3 lines that he tried to show us, but he said " just trust me", so we will!

I did feel a girl from the beginning, but after everyone kept saying BOY and having dreams about our new dark haired little boy.. I started to question myself! When he said GIRL..I was a little shocked!! I guess my motherly intuition is right on!! I think that all of these little girls coming into our family and friends might have had a plan.. we better WATCH OUT!

We cannot wait!!! Seriously... 5 more months till we get to meet her?

Brandon was a little bummed at first that it wasn't a boy, but what Dad doesn't want a little boy to follow him around and takes to the ball games and go golfing, etc. When we walked out Brandon said.." oh man.. she is not going to want to go golfing and to the games with me!" THen he thought about it for a second and said " I don't care... she is going kicking or screaming!" You all know as well as I do that she will be wrapped around his little finger in no time! :)

We are both super excited and go grateful that she is healthy!!

Sorry to everyone who has checked 30 times.. I was going to post last night, but we were at Brandon's parents and Brandon was on their computer all night working on an assignment and I fell asleep!

tHe BiG dAy!!

We find out what we are having (boy or girl) at our next appointment, which is Wednesday Jan 28th! We hope that our baby cooperates and we will be able to see. We can't stand having to wait longer! :) I don't know how people don't find out!
We will lOvE our baby no matter if it is a boy or girl.. we just feel so bLeSsed to have this new little one in our lives!

Been there, done that..

I haven't had a new post in awhile and I have seen this a lot and I like it, so here goes.
1. Started a blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life - their words, not mine
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby--IN THE MAKING
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument
102. Had major surgery

NO SMOKING ALLOWED!!!!!!

I have always HATED the smell of smoke and when people smoke in public and you are walking behind them and get a big whiff of their smoke! It makes me so mad and it is SO rude!! Or when you are sitting at a stoplight and someone is smoking in their car and it comes into your car through the exhaust!! HELLO!! RUDE!

Now that I am pregnant, it bothers me even more now than it ever has!! Why should my baby have to suffer because some idiot (that I don't even know) is deciding to be selfish and smoke in front of me? I think it is extremely rude! I know that they probably can't tell that I am pregnant yet most of the time and maybe it will make a difference once I am showing, but STILL.. it drives me crazy!! I think that if someone lights up in front of me.. I am going to let 'em know how I feel! :) yeah.. we will see! :) It is okay to be a little protective already, isn't it? lol