Someday in September….

We are happy to announce that we are having a baby! Our baby will be due around September 19, 2011. We are so excited and have waited quite a while for this to happen. It was a harder road than we expected but we made it and we are so happy. We got to have our first ultrasound today and it was awesome to finally see the baby and know that it is really happening! We heard the heartbeat on Tuesday and it was beating nice and strong at 180 :)

Here are some pics from the ultrasound. He/she is about the size of a lime or plum :)

The baby from the side. You can see a little hand above his/her belly

The baby from the top. You can see the belly with the arms/hands up by his face (which you can barely see)

Thankfully I haven’t had any morning sickness, only food aversions to practically everything except sweets/carbs lol. But I eat anyway since I know the baby needs it. And I’m not “showing” yet…just getting a bit “pudgy” and clothes are getting tight although I haven’t gained any weight yet.

In keeping with family tradition, we want to do a guess-the-gender-and-other-random-things-about-the-baby-contest. Friends are welcome to participate as well. If you guess something right you get an awesome feeling and maybe a hug if you’re accessible :) So comment or email or send me a facebook email with your guess on the baby’s Gender, weight, length, and day he/she will actually be born, and hair color.

Just fyi, yes Andrew and I both have brown hair but I was born with a TON of brown hair and Andrew was born very blonde! (surprise huh?! His hair darkened over the years to his now almost black hair!)

My Wonderful Husband

It's been a while since I posted last and I plan on catching up soon, but I just wanted to dedicate a post to my wonderful husband. I love him so much and every day, even after almost 4 years of marriage, I still wake up and feel so blessed to be his wife and to have him in my life. I am grateful for his testimony and the "foundation" he is for me in my life. I have a tendency to worry about things and make my self sick over things and he always does such a great job at comforting me, calming me down and putting things into a better perspective. I'm grateful that he can give me blessings when I feel I need them to help give me the comfort I need.

I love being married and there are so many wonderful things about marriage that I love but one that I appreciate more is that with him, I know that I never have to face any trials by myself (yes I know I have Christ) but having him personally by my side is such a comfort to me. I love having a best friend to talk to every day. I love having someone to make me laugh and I'm glad I can make him laugh too.

I'm glad that my husband is going to school and still works 5-6days a week to support our family. Even though it means that I see him less, I know he is doing it for us. I'm grateful for the work he does around the house, cleaning and fixing things and also our cars. That he can save us a bunch of money by fixing our car problems him self or with his dad and brother.

I am grateful for all the cute things he does for me "just because" like bringing me flowers at work or doing the laundry every now and then because he knows I hate it. I love that he loves me and makes sure I know that. :) I love that he makes me feel beautiful and thinks I'm esspecially cute when I wear his basketball shorts and a t-shirt. I love him SO much and I hope that I make him feel the same love as he does for me.