Pregnancy Update

Well I am 22.5 weeks and it time to document the growing of our child. I found this little questionnaire and thought it would be fun to fill it out from time to time over this pregnancy.  

How far along: 22.5 weeks

Total weight gain: -5 lbs, although I am sure they will start coming now that food is starting to taste good again.  

Maternity clothes: Defiantly.  I hate anything that is tight on my belly.  I prefer wearing dresses because of the heat. 

Stretch marks: Not that I have noticed yet. 

Sleep: I am starting to have trouble sleeping.  I wake up 3-4 times because of having to pee.  Little man thinks that my bladder is his personal punching bag.  

Best moment of this week: Hearing babies heartbeat at our appointment today.  Christian also got to feel the baby kick for the first time last night.  That was pretty cool! 

Miss anything: Besides feeling human....... my Diet Coke addiction.  

Movement: His kicks have started to turn from butterfly kicks to real kicks.  I love it so much!  He moves around a ton.  

Food cravings: Not really. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Is everything an answer? haha But in all seriousness the nausea is getting way better.  

Have you started to show yet: There is defiantly a bump.  I feel like I am finally coming out of the, "is she chubby phase" and am into the "she is pregnant phase."  

Gender: Boy!!

Labor signs: Thankfully no!  He needs to cook a lot longer.  

Belly button in or out: In.

Wedding rings on or off: On, I haven't noticed a ton of swelling yet.  Unless I am outside. 

Names:  Right now we call him Clark.  I think it will stick, but we will see! 

Happy or moody most of the time: Usually happy.  But I have noticed being a little more emotional as of lately.  Hopefully that doesn't keep up. 

Looking forward to: Visiting family in Logan/Washington in a couple of weeks and starting to get the nursery ready.  

4th of July

This year on the Fourth of July we had a couple of friends over to celebrate America's birthday!  We started off by swimming and then had a little bbq.  Our friends Kyle and Naomi mad the most delicious teriyaki chicken and fried rice.  I'm still dreaming about it.  We topped the night off by watching fireworks.  From our balcony you could see fireworks from the whole valley!  It was pretty cool!

I am so thankful to be apart of this great nation and have the freedoms that we do.  Thank you to all of the men and woman that have and are serving for our country! Happy birthday America!!

It's a..... BOY!

We FINALLY found out that we are have a BOY!!! We couldn't be more excited.  The ultrasound was so fun!  He was moving around like crazy.  Christian loved it because he got to see all of his little organs.  There is no denying that he is a little boy!  We love him so much already!

His cute little face! 

One of his feet and his five little toes! 

The whole time he alternated between waving to us and crossing his arms.  He is so cute! 

I'm sure he will love me one day for posting his privates on the internet... but it's a BOY! 

Emergency Room

My entire pregnancy I have been really, really sick.  I wish could say that I am one of those people that love pregnancy, but it has honestly been the hardest thing I've ever done.  Since week 5 I have pretty much thrown up every day, usually several times a day.  Now that I am about 22 weeks it has been getting a little better.  But I generally still throw up in the morning.

Well, one lovely Sunday it was at its peak.  I was about 18 weeks along and it had been about three days since I had kept anything down.  On Sunday evening I started throwing up blood.  I was in a panic.  So scared.  And I was just hoping that baby was okay.  We decided to go the emergency room just to be safe. Everything turned out to be okay.  They did an ultrasound and hooked me up to an IV to get some fluids.  I got to see our baby jump around like crazy!  It was the first time I had seen it since our first ultra sound at 10 weeks and the baby had changed so much since then.  It was moving around like CRAZY!  I loved it.  It was such a relief to know that baby was healthy.

We left the emergency room at about 3:30 and it was of course the night before Christian started school.  I am so thankful that he sacrificed his sleep for our child and myself.  He is going to be the best Dad!  

Physical Therapy School

Christian Started Physical Therapy school the week after we arrived.  So far he is loving it.  He just finished his first semester.

He has spent his summer in a human cadaver lab dissecting a human body.  While I find it a little bit repulsive, he loves every second of it!  It is great to see him studying something that he loves so much.  Speaking of studying, he is such a hard worker and pretty much studies from the crack of dawn till we go to bed at night.  He always had his flashcards and/or ipad in hand just like the pictures below.

Welcome to Vegas!

We are all settled in here in Henderson. We pulled up around 4:30 and it was of course hotter than heck.  My parents, Christian, and my Aunt Mary unloaded our truck while I stayed inside and directed traffic.  Because of my Mom we were all unpacked with pictures hanging within 3 days. We literally couldn't be more grateful for their help.  We couldn't have done it without my parents!  So far, we are loving out little life in Vegas! 

Moving Day

We said goodbye to Bridger Drive early in the morning.  We were so thankful for all the help that we had from both of families. Everyone pitched in to help and we couldn't have done it without them. Christian's Dad Tim hung out the window just to clean the outside of it.  And my sister-in-law, Christina emptied my toilet with a paper cup so that she could clean it per instructions of my landlord.  Seriously, our families are the the best! 

We loved our little apartment and we were so sad to go.  We were especially sad to say goodbye to all of our family in the Valley.  We love them so much and are thankful for the support that they gave us.  Thank you, thank you everyone!!! We love you!! 

Goodbye Logan

Because Christian was accepted to Physical Therapy School we left our humble abode in Logan and made the trek out to Las Vegas! Before we left we were able to spend a lot of time with family and friends.

A couple of weeks before we left we went out to dinner with all of my siblings.  Living so close to eachother for the past few years was literally the best thing ever.  We grew to be so close and I really am lucky enough to consider my siblings as my best friends.  They are the best!

Our awesome co-workers from the the Copper Mill both threw us a little goodbye party.  One of my favorite, Hailey, had the party in her backyard.  The front of house crew also took us out to breakfast. We miss these people a ton!  But we are so glad that we were able to work with such awesome people the past few years.

On the Sunday before Memorial Day we spent the day visiting graves for our family.  We went to Wellsville to see my Dad's gradparents, Honeyville to visit Steve's dad, Newton to see my Mom's grandparent's and my twin cousins, Logan to visit Christian's sister Melody, and Providence to visit my Grandma Pickett.  It was such a cool experience.  

We were lucky to enough to run into Christian's family when we went to see Melody!  It was perfect timing and I am so glad we got to share that experience with them! 

At the Logan cemetery a bird pooped on Jackson so he ended up like this.  I loved it! 

We moved a couple days after Memorial Day so on Memorial Day we got to have a fun picnic with Christians awesome family!  We love getting to spend time with them and we miss them so much! Sadly I don't have any pictures.  

That evening we had a little goodbye party with the Pickett family.  It was so fun.  But so sad to say goodbye!