Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Ultrasound Pics 25 weeks





Well, I'm in week 25 and we just had our ultrasound to see the baby's heart and face.  I realize he looks alien-ish but I think he's adorable.  He kept touching his face so we were having a hard time seeing everything but our technician said that his body looked great and that his heart looked fantastic.  She also mentioned that his hands and toes were super long..hmm, just like his dad.  I am so grateful he is healthy and beyond excited to have him in our family.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

24 weeks


Tim took this picture of me on our walk last night.  I am officially 24 weeks. My whole body, not just my stomach, wants to get on the weight-gain train.  This baby boy is only 1.5 pounds, which leads me to wonder, Where the heck is all the rest of it coming from?  I ask that as I drink my vitamin D chocolate milk.  I should probably cut back on the food intake but I am seriously hungry all the time..I am never full anymore.  Oh well.  Its only going to get worse and I can hit up the gym when Bridger (or whatever his name is) gets here. 

Sunday, April 8, 2012

So..Names?

Tim and I have been mulling over names for weeks and yes, we have some ideas but nothing seems to be set in stone.  If you want to chime in, now is the time.  Here is the list so far:
Bridger, Owen, Ty, Boston, David, ...Porter?  Man, that list was shorter than I at first thought.  We are definitely open to ideas!  The next few paragraphs are more of a journal entry so no need to read.

Pregnancy has been good in so many ways..not in others.  I feel like my hormones are oddly enough, balanced.  I am happy pretty much all the time and I have no "time-of-month" come-aparts - Tim is very grateful.  My hair doesn't fall out in globs and I love feeling that baby kick in my stomach...so cool.   On the other hand, gaining 15 pounds in 3 weeks is wretched; my legs ache; I'm a bottomless pit when it comes to food and my bladder has shrunk to the size of a pea.  Is it too soon to say, "I'm ready for this baby to be out!?"  Overall, I can't wait to be a mama and welcome this sweet boy into our family.  I hope with all my heart that he is just like Tim.  I am so grateful to my husband for taking me on walks every night and just being the sweetest man alive.

Only six weeks of school left and I am done!  I doubt any teacher or student is as excited as I am to be finally finished.  I've taught 3 years and have enjoyed most of it.  I will miss the good kids and say good riddance to the bad ones.  I have learned so much being a teacher: my sarcasm has flourished, my patience has gone from a .2 to a 6, my ability to sift through truth and lies is at an all time high, and my usage of the word "whatever" has risen from one time per month to one time every other hour.  Teaching is, honestly, a great profession and I would recommend it to a number of people.  Maybe I will come back to it one day but right now, my sights are set on summer and BYU this fall. 

I've spent the Easter weekend with family and I must say that I think my family is pretty amazing.  I am so grateful for mine and Tim's family.  Families are truly the basis of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I could not feel more blessed for the one I got (and married into).  I am especially grateful for my sisters.  I was hiking up the radio tower (a monster hill) with my sister Paige yesterday and felt such gratitude for her.  Sisters make the very best of friends.  Me, Paige, and Lindsey talk about anything and everything and - not strange at all - can still find more to say the next day.  I've loved having Paige so close and I am so thrilled that we are both pregnant!  I can't wait to be up in Provo with Lindsey, doing hair and overdoing it with the frozen yogurt.  So blessed to have sisters!