Our Little Man

We are having a little baby boy and couldn't be happier!!!!!!!!

This was the best Christmas present we could have asked for. We truly feel so blessed for this little boy that is coming into our family. The ultrasound was so incredible; Seeing him move his beautiful little arms and legs and being able to feel him at the same time was so amazing. I'll post pictures as soon as we are able to but we had to share our news with everyone. Bryan and I are both on cloud nine!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Go Ahead--Laugh at Me!

So I'm not much of the homemaker; My mom tried but it didn't take. This youthful decision to choose anything but learning how to cook has been much to my detirment. I have had lots to learn in the last 2+ years. These last few days have proved quite entertaining for Bryan and quite infuriating for me. Two nights ago I made Bry dinner (I really hate cooking so I was feeling very accomplished). I'm finishing the meal off by sprinkling salt over it and instead the whole rock salt contraption breaks dumping about 2 cups of salt over the food and counter and floor. I start screaming. Bryan comes down stairs and starts laughing. I start crying. Later that night I get an obscene phone call from my 15 year old brother making fun of my inability to cook. I'm not sure how he reigns superior in this area considering the kid probably doesn't even know how to make toast but still he manages to rub it in.

Last night I'm trying to do laundry so we can pack for Christmas. I start the washer but forgot one of the shirts...so I run grab it, stop the machine, put it in, and try to restart it. Will it restart? Ohhhh no. I unplug it...still wont work. Somehow I managed to ruin our brand new washer. That is talent people. So here I sit in pants that I just wore, sulking about the fact that I will be packing dirty clothes to take to California.

This morning Bryan says to me, "Don't touch anything while I'm not home...you may burn down the house or something." Lovely.


2:50 PM
Shall we add to the list. Why not! I get back from my lunch break and like any pregnant person I need to empty my bladder (sorry not trying to be too graphic). I do this and flush--much to my dismay the toilet explodes everywhere. Not exactly what you expect when you use 3 squares of toilet paper. Now I am not exaggerating--weeks worth of everything a person never wants to see come flying out the toilet and spilling onto the floor. I come out screaming again. Don't ask me how I do it--I am just on a roll.

I think tonight I will crawl into bed and not touch anything, guaranteeing the world goes unharmed.

Thankful

After a pretty stressful day everything turned out to be okay! Bry was at the doctors for nearly 6 hours yesterday but... after nine million phone calls I was able to talk to the head dean who helped me get where I needed to be. I then had to meet with the dean of students to explain Bryan's case. After a long day we finally got Bry's test rescheduled! I didn't think it was possible, but that faculty at BYU is incredible--What a huge blessing!

So today I decided to put up one of my favorite Calvin comics to lighten up our blog. :)

Awh Life...

...Always full of the unexpected. Bry's first final went really well yesterday. His next final is tomorrow. So what happens this morning? He wakes up with severe stomach pain and vomiting. He's now at work with me which means he just got two shots in the bum (he's not too happy about that one) and is getting hooked up to an IV because of dehydration. Oh bless. Could the timing be any worse? My response would be no because under no circumstance can he miss his final tomorrow morning. I look forward to that future day that we can look back on this and laugh...(I hope that future day includes us living in a beautiful house because of Bry's good paying job earned from his excellent score on his test tomorrow)...as of right now no laughing, only lots and lots of praying. :)

Is it Christmas Yet?

Great site! :)

http://isitchristmas.com/

Winter Wonderland

It's starting to really feel like Christmas in Provo. Saturday we were out running errands and a mini blizzard hit. It reminded me that I hate "Utah" drivers. Just driving down University Parkway we passed two accidents. Then when we went out later that night we saw even more. By the end of the day I needed a deep tissue massage to relieve all the stress caused by driving in this insane city. Even though I feel like my life is in danger every single time I leave my house I do love the way the world looks when it's covered in a white blanket! :)

This weekend was really eventful for us. For the first time in about 3 months Bryan was not kept from socializing because of me. Poor guy has only seen the inside of his law school cubical and our house since I got pregnant. We actually left the house and stayed out til a whooping 9:30. This is big people--maybe even astronomical! Friday night we had my work Christmas Party with all the girls and husbands. We got to play the white elephant game and some lucky receptionist got to go home with an egg cuber. I on the other hand got a Church cd by the famous Merrill Jenson. Then Saturday night we went to Olive Garden with all Bryan's old co-workers to have a going away party for Valerie and Anthony. It was really fun to see everyone even if I thought the Italian smell was going to do me in. We will miss them! The rest of the weekend was spent with Bryan locked in the study getting ready for his first semester of law school finals. This basically means that I was stuck downstairs all alone and had to tiptoe passed his door in order to avoid disrupting his groove. He's working so hard and I am really proud of him.

Oh and the big announcement:
Only 12 days til we get to find out our babies gender!!!!!!!!
Can you tell I'm sooooooooooo excited!
Bryan is 100% convinced that it's a boy...I, on the other hand, am not so sure. I think it's more wishful thinking on his part. Every dad wants a little boy to follow in his footsteps. We shall see.

Pregnancy Tag

Kami tagged me to tell 7 ups and downs about my pregnancy so here goes:

1. One of the hardest parts of pregnancy for me has been telling people I'm pregnant that are friends or acquaintances that I know are struggling with fertility. I have been on the other end of that news and it hurts in a way you can't describe. Even though you are truly happy for the pregnant person it breaks your heart. It was so hard for me to be the person to put my friends in pain; I also realize that there are probably many other woman that I don't even realize are hurting because of my blessing; I cry for these women all the time--I wish so badly that everyone could just get that desire of their heart to be a mother.

2. All day long sickness. I have been so sick. Every morning I wake up and heave for about 5 minutes straight. Then I go back to my bed to find Bryan has taken all 8 of our pillows and put them over his head. Poor Baby. From about week 6 to week 14 I couldn't make it through more than 2 hours of work with out running to the bathroom. This last week I'm feeling really blessed because it's been limited to the mornings, nights, and when I don't eat enough. I'm hoping this means with week 15 I'm starting to get better...we shall see. Honestly, I haven't cared a bit because if my baby is healthy I will be sick for all 40 weeks. I may regret that I just said that...

3. Worrying. I am scared to death that something could go wrong. I am so cautious of everything I put in my body. Every decision I make I worry about the effect it will have on my baby.

4. My gratitude for Bryan has deepened A TON which I didn't even think was possible!!! He might make fun of me in his blog, but he truly has done all the cleaning, cooking, laundry, and grocery shopping. Every night when I go to bed at 7:30 (not exaggerating) he comes up to check on me at least twice to see if I need anything. He has been incredible and I feel so lucky.

5. I have had zero energy. Refer to the 7:30 bedtime mentioned above. One day I was determined to be good wife and make Bryan a sandwich. HA! This requires standing for a certain period of time....ya know like an intense 5 minutes. I got light headed after about 2 but I was determined. Right as I finished his sandwich I threw up all over our counter and then had to nap for about 2 hours to regain my strength. Walking into to Target to buy a single item has been an accomplishment to write home about for me. You get the point...I'm exhausted.

6. I hate feeling like a teenage acne victim again. Especially because I have never had acne like this before in my life. And then it gives me the teenage complex that everyone is starring at my face. Vicious cycle.

7. I wake up every morning with butterflies because I am so happy and excited about this pregnancy. I just feel so blessed. I cannot wait to meet our little baby...even if it is still 6 months away. It's like Christmas morning every day for me. :)

This is by far one of the greatest blessings and miracles I have experienced and I am only at the beginning! All these things that are "downers" really aren't. They have been part of the blessing of pregnancy and are just really easy to laugh about. I cannot wait for all that is to come!!!!