IT'S A . . . . . .

If you didn't figure it out by looking at the pink hand prints on my new background, the baby growing in my belly previously referred to as "the baby" or "it" can now be called a she!! I just hope she really is a she. I thought for sure it would be a boy. Probably because I was trying to convince myself from early in the pregnancy that I would be okay with having a boy. Matthew said he knew all along she would be a girl but really wanted a boy. I'm very excited we're having a girl but still a little shocked. Matthew is excited too but bummed it's not his boy. His sister swears the only reason he wanted a boy is because he knows how spoiled his little girl will be--He won't be able to tell her no. I went to the mall today on my lunch break to have my wedding ring cleaned. I called Matthew on my way back to work and told him he should be proud of me. I was close to so many stores and didn't even buy anything for the baby. His response was, "Why not?"! Darn, I should have! Oh, well. I will have to remember that next time though. I guess now it's time to start designing the nursery. Sooo much fun! I love to decorate. There are way too many choices!

I almost forgot to post that I went to a new OB/GYN. My Dr that my whole family has gone to forever only delivers at Mercy and we didn't really want to do that. Anyways, so far she is GREAT! Her office is in Nampa but she has priviledges to deliver at St Luke's Meridian. The ultrasound was our first appt with her but we really like her. She had a hard time getting good pics of the baby because she was moving around, kicking and hiting soooo much. It was neat because I could watch her kick and hit me as I was feeling it. This child moves ALL THE TIME! It's been neat to feel her. It kindof freaks Matthew out but he feels her kicks every once in a while. We like to read out loud together at night. The baby seems to want to participate too because thats when she gets really active. It's fun family time. Can't wait for her to get here to have real story time together!!

Easter + 21 weeks!!!!

On Friday we went out to my parents house and frosted cookies and colored eggs. It was a fun family activity. Here are a few pics of our finished products. The frosting didn't stay very smooth after being shifted around during the drive home.

My sister bought a cool tie-dye kit. It was a little time consuming but pretty fun. The results were neat too!

Sunday was pretty eventful. First church. My primary class (5 yr olds) didn't appreciate the empty plastic eggs I gave them. They were quite upset and even angry that the candy was missing. I was trying to teach them how it felt when Mary came to the empty tomb. They understood the feeling then asked for their candy. Unfortunately I forgot to buy some. I guess I owe them next week. After church was dinner with Matthew's family then their traditional Easter edd hunt at Aunt Addie's house. Then my mom knew we were close to Melba so invited us over for more food after the hunt. We were sooooo stuffed! Too much good food.

And the most exciting news. . . . I'm 21 weeks!! More than 1/2 way! Here is a front view taken Sunday after church before all the food that made my stomach stick out even further.

And the side view. Wow is it getting big!! This is going to be a long, HOT summer!!!

Time to Vote!!

I found the gadget. It was way easy. If you already made a comment on my previous post, please vote on the poll too. Thanks to all who are participating. It's kinda fun to see the guesses.

Boy or Girl???

I'm half way there!! Sorry no pics. Maybe tomorrow I'll have Matthew take more. We find out soon if its a boy or a girl. Any guesses? I don't know how to do the question poll that some people have on their blogs. Leave a comment if you want to guess.

April Fools Day!!

I'm not a big fan of April Fool's Day but this year was asked to be part of a prank. I came to work Wednesday morning and one nurse told me another nurse was on her way in and needed some of my pee. My first thought was "my pee?!?!?!" She then reminded me it was April Fools Day and informed me that my pee was needed for a joke. The nurse coming in had been feeling sick the previous few days and had devised a plan to tell her husband she was pregnant! They already have three kids and had decided they are done. He's even had a vasectomy. A while later she showed up. I consented to participate and provided my sample. We have tests in our office so we ran the test and she went out to her van and had her husband read the results to her. He was surprisingly a little excited but told her to go back in and do another test. At this point she was feeling pretty guilty but pretended to do another then went back to the van. Later in the day he told her she better schedule an appt with her OB. A few hours later she decided to remind him it was April Fool's Day. He had to admit he was relieved and that she was very convincing. We decided later I should have ran an add to sell my pee for pranks!!

Braden's Big Adventure!

Most everyone knows by now, especially if you check my sister's page, but I thought I'd post in honor of Braden too. He and his girlfriend Megan were in a car accident last Wed, March 4. She was driving his mustang and they got t-boned on his side. She came out of it with a major headache but Braden wasn't soo lucky. His pelvis was smashed between the console and the door. The paramedics used the "jaws of life" to cut him out of the car. He was transferrd to the trauma floor at St. Al's but was able to come home yesterday. He has a hospital bed, wheelchair, walker, and crutches at home. Because of his upper body strength he can get himself around pretty well but still needs some help. No weight on his right leg!

This is his car. We've joked about putting a pic of the other side on craigslist. It looks great!

This is his ear after getting stitched back up.

This is his abdomen. Each row has about 25 staples. He also has one more row of about 50-55 staples down his right leg.

This is him practicing walking with the physical therapist. He even went up and down a couple stairs. Everyone is so amazed with his progress.

Here he is being bored in the hospital. He's so glad to be home and we are glad to have him back!!! We love you Braden!!!

Preggo Tummy!!

Due to my loving husband pointing out how fast my stomach is growing, he took a few pics of me Saturday afternoon to document my growth. This first picture is of my attractive love handles that seem to be more and more appartent day by day. I didn't realize them until I saw this picture. The camara adds a few pounds right???

I don't mind this next pic as much. It looks a little more like a pregnant belly.The side view is more pleasant than the front in my opinion. I almost forgot to mention--These were taken at 15 weeks prgnant.