Big Baby!

These days i feel like a big baby... I want all the attention, i want to be pampered, and i cry over the silliest things! It's crazy how carrying a baby inside of you can make you one!
Anyhow this last weekend while up at the in-laws Kody's mom told me how big Kody was when he was born. 22 1/2 inches and 8 lbs something. He was a long baby! She then found some pictures of him, and dang he was so cute! I decided that if our baby boy looks anything like he did, he'll be the cutest baby boy ever! Me however, i just looked like a monkey. LOL I have a feeling we are going to have a big baby boy. At my Dr's appointment yesterday i was measuring 27 weeks, when i was only 25 weeks 4 days. The dr says he's going to be a healthy boy! He's already decided he likes to headbutt my ribs while dancing on my bladder! It's not quite as fun for me. Here are some Baby pictures of the two of us. Enjoy!





This is both of us in our blessing outfits. We will be using Kody's blessing Tux for Peter.

Refreshing!

"refreshing" is my word for the day! I got it off the back of my body spray.... lol.
The weather yesterday was REFRESHING! Even though by evening it turned stormy. The fact that school is out, and summers slowly on it's way is REFRESHING! It's exciting too. The fact that we only have 16 give or take a week or two left until we get to meet our little man is REFRESHING! I'm getting so excited! And i'm not gonna lie, i'm getting more and more scared as it gets closer. I know that i can take in advice from all the people who want to give it, but my experience with pregnancy, labor, delivery, actually having a baby at home, and postpartum crap is going to be different than anyone elses, and that's scary! But i must not let myself focus on the scary, and uncertain things, i must focus on the positive!
I'm starting.... just barely starting to get to the nesting stage. I want a clean environment. I want to be prepared. So i've been doing little things here and there to start getting ready, but i just don't have the energy, or motivation to get things finished. Yet i want it done! weird, i know. I think now that school is out, and it will be warmer, i'll have more of a desire, and actual time to prepare for baby. I'm excited!
We are starting a new chapter in our lives... and it's REFRESHING!
So there you go. There's my little tid-bit for the day. Have a great one, and find something to refresh yourself... Even if it's just a minute of laying down, and enjoying some yummy oreos....

And it came to pass... WE WERE GOING TO BE PARENTS!

Ok so this blog post is being written oh i'd say 5 months to late. But never the less, I want to write about our experience of finding out we were going to be parents!
December 11, 2010
Happy birthday to me! I wasn't very happy though. I felt like crap! I had a stomach ache, and just didn't feel good. I also was an emotional mess.... which is one reason why the thought kept coming to me that i could be pregnant. You see i'd been wanting to get pregnant so bad i couldn't stand it. I would take pregnancy tests even when it wasn't time. I don't know why i wanted to have a baby so bad, i just did. In fact a week or two before, i had gone to the temple with my aunt to pray and ask about having a baby. I had this overwhelming peaceful feeling come on me telling me to CALM DOWN, be patient, and that things would work out according to our Heavenly Fathers timing. I was amazed, i'm not one who is normally really sensitive to spiritual promptings, but there was no doubt about this one. I knew things would work out. Anyhow back to the story... Poor Kody didn't know what to do with an emotional sick wife. He was great though, as always. That day or the next my mom and i went to the store to get a few pregnancy tests.... First one came back negative. The next one, the next day came back negative. By this time i was almost a week late for my period. Not normal for me. I was upset and frustrated. It was friday, and i decided to call the dr, and see if i could go in and get a test there. We went, and i peed in a cup, and waited for what seemed like forever in a room. The dr came in, sat down and looked at us. She asked why we had come in and yaddi yaddi ya. She then took the lab sheet, and handed it to us without saying a word. HCG hormone box (pregnancy test) was marked POSITIVE! We were expecting! I couldn't help but smile, because i knew it, i just did. Kody however, i think was in shock. We were so excited! We went home and told my parents right away. The next day we were going up north, and that is when we told his parents. We couldn't help but share our great news!
APRIL 1, 2011
The day had come for our ultrasound! We were so stoked we couldn't think about anything else the whole rest of the day! The time came, and we met my mom and Kody's mom at the hospital. We went into the room, and i layed on the bed, pulled up my shirt, and started the ultrasound. The tech was wonderful and told us about everything she saw, and took her time. She showed us his feet, his hands, his profile, and his spine. It was amazing. The baby was healthy, and beautiful! She then asked us if we wanted to know the gender, and i said of course! She looked, and we saw it was a boy! He was wonderful and showed us his goods. I was so happy! I had known deep inside that it was a boy. Kody however, wanted a girl and was a little disappointed at first. Both grandma's were teary-eyed and it was an awesome moment. Kody soon got over the fact that it was a boy, and was also very excited. He was a healthy weight of 13 0z, and was measuring at 20 weeks 3 days.
The next Tuesday i got a call from the hospital, and the tech had told me that she forgot to check his lips for a cleft pallet. so we went back in, and all was good. We got to see our baby boy again, and he had the hiccups! He was also moving his tongue alot, so cute! All in all i do NOT regret finding out the gender of our baby. I'd gotten some crap from people about wanting to find out the gender, but you know what, it's not their body, it's not their baby. They have no say, or affect on our decision. I have also had some people say or imply that we shouldn't have kids yet, because we are young, and newly married, and poor. It had in fact hurt my feelings. Who do people think they are? I've learned, and fully believe that if you are not ready for a family ( kids), you are NOT ready for marriage. I've learned, and heard from General Authorities of our church, and from my courtship and marriage teacher that couples who are "financially ready", and set in their ways, and successful with a career are more likely to have problems with their bodies (age), and are more likely to get a divorce. Both Kody and I feel that even though we aren't living on our own, and aren't bringing in a lot of money, we are doing what the LORD wants us to do, and we are supposed to have this baby. We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to bring a new special spirit into our lives. We love Peter already.
Well now that you've read my book, i'm going to get off. I'll try to be on more frequently as to keep people updated, and to sometimes just vent! Have a great day!