It's a Boy!

Sorry to all you who voted for a girl... and that was the majority.  We found out yesterday that we are having healthy baby boy!

This was by far the most exciting visit. The technician was able to point out all his little body parts and put our minds at ease that everything was developing normally.  I loved going through the details of counting legs, arms, toes, and fingers and watching his little heart beat. 

Some have asked what our reaction was to a boy or what did we want.  Jared and I both agreed we were so caught up in going through the body parts that finding out the gender was just an afterthought and we were so grateful that we have a healthy baby.  Now the excitement begins, and I can't wait to hit the mall this weekend for some clothes and furnishings for the nursery:)

The technician printed some pictures for us to bring home.  Now that I'm home and I'm my own, I don't recognize anything anymore:)  

Baby Poll Now Open

The baby poll is open and will close shortly.  If you want to be part of the action you have to cast your vote for a boy or girl before Tuesday, April 28th--despite the poll saying it will be open for a week.  On Tuesday, April 28th, Jared and I will have our second ultrasound which will hopefully disclose the gender of our baby.

There hasn't been much to update on the blog lately. Jared and I have been spending our weekends finishing decorating our new home.  We really like our new neighborhood and new ward.  This past Sunday they asked me to be the Primary secretary.  Jared is still awaiting his calling... which I think will probably be Scouts.  

The pregnancy continues to be pretty smooth for me.  My belly keeps growing, and we are taking that as a great sign these days that all is well since I still haven't felt any movement yet.  

Life is a Marathon not a Sprint...

For some life may be a marathon and not a sprint, but not for Jared and me! It was just one short year ago that we met at an Angels game. Since then we have married, moved twice, and started our family:)

We celebrated our one year anniversary this past weekend at an Angels game. I guess the biggest evolution is my wearing pink to a baseball game instead of my traditional blue (go Mariners). Jared is pretty adamant that we will raise Angel fans and not little Mariners. I think I will give them a choice with the exception of no Yankees.

Actually I am not that much of a die hard fan. I definitely like to go to the games but for me the best part is the food--peanuts, hot dogs, popcorn, red vines, ice cream, coke... . We really do buy all that too!

So hopefully we will start our marathon soon and start pacing ourselves for many more life events. Every day we both are reminded that we are the luckiest people alive to have finally after so many years found each other. I guess good things really come to those who wait!



April 19, 2008 (Angels vs Mariners)

April 11, 2009 (Angels vs Red Sox)

Check up - 2

It's interesting how I can't remember anything lately except for how many weeks pregnant I am and what is developing in our little baby. Pregnancy consumes every thought of me.

This last week I was 16 weeks pregnant and that meant it was time for our second doctor's visit. The visit itself was pretty uneventful to others but for me was a great reassurance that everything is coming along fine. We saw Dr Jones for about 15 minutes and he asked us a few questions and then asked if we had any questions--which we didn't. I guess we need to read more! He then listened for the heart beat, which was loud and strong and very fast. That is such a relief to hear. Up until this week I felt so great and noticed little changes in my body that I of course began to worry just a little. So far everything is going well though, and we have a healthy little baby on the way.

After our doctor's appointment on Monday, I noticed that my pants were extremely tight... I couldn't even zip them without laying down on the bed. I was pretty puzzled by this since I had just worn the very same jeans earlier that week to my doctor's visit and hadn't gained any weight since the previous visit. I walked downstairs and asked Jared if he noticed I gained weight over the past few days. He laughed at my extremely tight jeans and made a confession, "I accidentally washed all your jeans in hot water and dried them". I guess we now know what house hold chores are off limits to Jared, which I am sure he doesn't mind.

But every mistake always has a silver lining... right? No jeans to wear forced us to go to the mall to buy some new clothes... which I never object to. So now I have clothes that show I am pregnant instead of clothes that I stuff myself into that make me look fat:)