Camping in Flag

Craig finally forced me to go back to work! I went back on Thursday and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I am feeling 50 million times better than I was before and I was getting a little bored being at home all day with not a whole lot to do. So, after we got all settled into our new place, off to work I went. It was nice to actually get dressed up rather than wearing sweats and a tshirt all day. I am yet to buy any maternity clothes but after 2 days of being back at work, I definitely have to make a shopping trip ASAP.

So, Friday afternoon our good friends, RyLee and Sarah, wanted to go camping for the night. So, we packed up our things right after work and were off to Flagstaff! We got up there at about 8:30 and built ourselves a campfire and had Oreos and Milk. Yum. We were right by Mormon Lake so it was reallly cold! Of course, Craig wore shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops. In the morning we cooked breakfast then started packing up camp. As soon as the boys started taking down the tent, it got super windy. And as soon as we got everything all packed up in the truck and headed towards home, we hit a huge rainstorm! Lucky us!

And last but definitely NOT least.... tomorrow we get our big ultrasound! Yay! I can't wait to see whether I am growing a boy or a girl! My sister, Tairi, also gets an ultrasound tomorrow (she's 13 weeks) so we'll be going in together. Ahhh, I can't wait!

Only 7 months late!

I have finally b een able to go through all of our wedding pictures! We finally have pictures of our wedding hanging on our walls. It's only been seven months. Here are a few of my favorites.

First belly pictures...

I wanted to start with a belly progression so here is my first attempt at taking a picture of myself in the mirror.

17 weeks 3 days

First Day of Preschool

My niece and nephew are growing up!! They had their first day of preschool this week and I couldn't help but share how stinkin cute they are.

Camping!!

Over Labor Day weekend, we packed up our things and headed up north to ShowLow to go camping with my sister, Tairi, and her adorable boys. I was a little nervous about having to get up to pee so many times during the night, but I think I did pretty good. The weather was perfect and we had so much fun with all of our friends. We basically just hung out around the campfire, rode quads, and built explosives. My brother in law's uncle was there and he is an explosive expert and builds the craziest bombs and concoctions. At night we would sit around for hours and build explosives with black powder and blow them up. Anyway, here are a few pictures of our first camping trip together...

Another ticker

12 weeks

Finally I have something exciting to post! The past 5 weeks have been pretty uneventful other than being sick. Just when I thought I was starting to ditch the morning (all day) sickness, I get an awful head cold. There's nothing worse than feeling sick from having a growing baby inside of me AND having a stuffy head and not being able to breathe.

Anyway, on Wednesday Craig and I went for the Nuchal Translucency testing for the baby. They tested for Down's syndrome, Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18. It was so much fun for Craig to be able to see our little baby for the first time. I don't think he expected to be able to see a little baby moving around in there with 10 fingers and 10 toes. S/he was trying to suck his thumb a couple of times then gave us a couple of waves then snuggled up and fell asleep. I so wish I could get the ultrasound pictures scanned on to the computer but I lack a scanner :( The nuchal fold on the back of the neck and the nasal bone measured right on track which gave us a pretty good idea that the baby is completely healthy. It was such a fun day. I love looking at the sonogram pictures, it's so different than the blob I saw on the screen at 7 weeks.

So, I've started to be a stay at home wife and I love it!! Because I've been so sick, my doctor suggested that I take time off from work and I was OK with that!! She signed a 3 month leave for me and I am sure I will take full advantage of that. I've met up with a couple of friends that I haven't seen in a while, spent some time with my nephews and most importantly, I've gotten the rest that I've been needing, especially with this darn head cold.

Craig has been working a lot of hours, which is nice since I'm not working anymore. He's such a hard worker and I love him for that. He starts work so early in the moning so he is home by 2 0r 3, which is so nice. He has taken such good care of me and never complains about me being too needy. He's already started to talk to my belly and try and persuade the babe to love him the most. He is going to be such an awesome Daddy.

We love you all and hope everyone is doing well.