{21 Weeks}

Dave felt the baby move, he is such a proud dad! He said, "it felt like a pulse coming out of my stomach." I am now feeling him more and more each day and it feels more like he is sweeping across my stomach or sometimes like a heart beat. I can't express how much I have grown to LOVE him. I have now come to terms that I am having a boy and I wouldn't change him for a girl. I can't wait to see his little face and see who he looks likes.
Once again, my prenatal pills are giving me grief and causing me to throw up no matter what time of day it is. O-Call pills are officially history. For right now, I am taking Costco's pills until I can find some other ones that work better for me.

For the last couple of weeks I have been craving Coffee Crisp candy from Canada. I haven't ever tasted Coffee before so I don't know why now I am acquiring a taste for it? I think it might be the Coffee taste. Silly tastes that come from being pregnant. Of course it doesn't help that we happen to keep a few small sized ones in a candy jar next to the couch.



Baby's Developments..
Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot. You may soon feel like he's practicing martial arts as his initial fluttering movements turn into full-fledged kicks and nudges. You may also discover a pattern to his activity as you get to know him better. In other developments, your baby's eyebrows and lids are present now

Our 4th Anniversary

For our anniversary Dave and I decided to go to Logan & stay at the Anniversary Inn. We left Friday June 25th and headed up. Once we arrived we located a theater and purchased our tickets for the A-Team. We had a good hour to kill so we found a Wendy's to go eat lunch. We then went and watched our movie and once that was done it was 3pm. We decided it would be nice to take a walk around the Logan Temple and take pictures. We both have never seen it and it sure is beautiful. I especially love the windows and all the delicate feature it has. We could definitely feel the peaceful spirit as we walked around. Afterwords, we headed to the Tabernacle to have a tour. It is a place where public and church meetings are held, family history is worked on, and baptisms are done. The pioneer craftsmanship inside and out of this building is just beautiful.
We then headed to an amazing evening. We first ate at Elements. It is absolutely divine. We sat next to the river and enjoyed the nice cool weather. As we were dinning we had a duck come up to see us. We threw some bread to him and he really savor it. He enjoyed it so much he wouldn't leave and we started to call him Donald.
We cherished each others company and reflected back to the day we meet up to the day we got married. I love the times we had together.
We then headed to the Anniversary Inn and stayed in Aphrodite's Court. It was such a wonderful way to end our 4th Anniversary.

{20 Weeks}

I have officially made my half way mark!! Pregnancy life is pretty good right now. Every morning at 7am I meet my mom at Scera swimming pool to do water aerobics. There are some days I just think man, we are nuts to be getting in the water when the wind is blowing and the air is freezing. I really enjoy the time with mom each morning. I look forward to my hot shower afterwords. I then take Dave to work and around 9:30am. I crawl back into bed and sleep for another hour. Then I am ready to start my day.
Friday morning around 8am I felt my little man move. It was the lower part of my belly and it felt like little butterfly wings just brushing by. It took a couple of times before I knew it was definitely a baby movement. It is such an amazing feeling. Every time he moves and I get that little flutter feeling, I have a big smile on my face and my heart just sings. I absolutely love being pregnant and knowing that he is live and active.
Once again on Friday I started to throw up right after I took my prenatal pill. I am a little frustrated because it will come and go. I was good for a couple of weeks and then out of no where the throwing up starts all over again. My mom told me to try it in the evening before I go to bed. I am going to give it a try and if I continue to throw up, those pills are history. I will try some new pills.


How he is GROWING...
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper.(some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day. We are both so blessed to have wonderful father's.
They have taught us how to work hard & to love the gospel. They are always a source of strength and support, they were and are proud of our triumphs, & they are patient even when things go wrong in our lives. They are always helpful and strong and always having encouragement and forgiveness to give.
Dad, you're everything a dad should be. We love you.

We are also so grateful for our Father in Heaven. He has been here though our lives and especially throughout our marriage. At times we have wondered if he was truly there, hearing our every prayer. He is listening, he waits for us to come to him.

Strawberry Days

Summer is here and that means we can enjoy the hot Summer days, all the fun carnivals and activities. I went to Strawberry days with my brother-in-law Jason, Britnie, and Spencer. It was so much fun to watch Spencer on all the rides. He is a fearless boy. This year he was tall and old enough to ride all the higher rides and he sure enjoyed it. He really enjoyed spending time with his dad. The whole time he held his dad's hand and I don't think he really even notice his mom or I there.
One of the best things to buy there is their Strawberry and Cream. Absolutely Delicious. The boutiques were a little disappointing, I believe because of the bad economy. Oh well, it was still interesting to see people's creative sides.
Over all it was such a great day spending time with my sister's family and watching Spencer experience all the new and exciting rides.

{19 Weeks and BIG news}

Today I got my ultra sound and we are having....a BOY!! There is no doubt about it. It was such an amazing experience to watch my little boy move around inside. I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen. It took the nurse a little while to find out the gender because his little hands and knees were squished up towards his face. Dave mentioned that our little baby was so ashamed because for 19 weeks I have been calling him girl names so he didn't want to show us his true gender.
She shook the little guy to make him move and he was so mad he kicked me. The nurse asked me if I felt that kick, and sadly I had to say no. He really likes to face down wards facing my pubic. The baby is healthy, he doesn't have any thing major like down syndrome, a cleft palate, or any disabilities for right now. Usually during ultra sounds you can't see the kidneys, but we could see both of them and they are measuring at .45 mil. However, the doctor wasn't to concerned. He said that everything was looking good like my fluids were great, the umbilical has 3 blood vessels and it looked like he was able to go to the bathroom.
The baby is measuring at 19 weeks and 3 days. The baby is officially due on November 8, 2010.
The doctor said my stomach is measuring small and my blood pressure is good. Dave is excited to have a little boy. I can already feel that he is going to spoil him and this little boy is going to be a daddy's boy.
We have two names picked out and we are going to wait and see what he looks like before we name him.


I absolutely LOVE this photo. He is yawning and his little arm is up by his head with his butt sticking out with his little knees stuck up against his body.





Baby Changes...
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! His brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. His arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. His kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on his skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.

Summer Fest

Around 4pm we went over to my parents house to have a BBQ for my sister's birthday. During that time it was raining and the wind was blowing. The parade started at 7pm and we all thought we wouldn't be able to go because it was still raining. Around 6pm the sun came through the clouds and the rain stopped. Dave isn't a huge fan of parades and he says, "for the past 2 days it is raining and right before the parade it all clears up and the sun is shining and now I am stuck going." We found a good spot on the corner and it was a prefect spot to get loaded with candy. One man was standing behind us and was laughing at Spencer because he had so much candy the man said, "he is having Halloween in June."




My sister invited Spencer's "girlfriend" Lucy and her mom and aunt.



This is Dave's thrilled face.

Gotta love the look on both Dave and mom. Just having the time of their lives?

Jason's friend Gary, Jason, and Britnie.


Spencer waving at all the pretty princesses. They would blow back kisses to him. He is such a stud. He was loving every minute of it.

I just had to get a picture of him laughing at the helicopter (picture below) he kept on saying, "look at the bubble" and would then laugh again.


He was so lucky to get this soccer ball thrown to him. He loves soccer and he just was so excited to get one.