Weeks 13 and 14

I'm already not doing a fabulous job of keeping up! I can't believe it's already July. I think we're busy every weekend nearly for the rest of the summer!

This weekend is one I've been waiting for (but never thought would ever happen)... since I was in 5th grade. My sister and her little fam are moving to Corvallis. WHAT?! Crazy... God works in wondrous ways for sure. It's weird to even type that in a sentence together. Having my sister here while I'm growing this little peanut, being closer for every little niece event, and having our kids grow up 15-20 minutes away. WOW. That's a blessing. I don't even know what it's going to be like, honestly, to live so close to her. Play dates, grocery shopping, it all brings a smile to my face.

I had my second appointment last Friday. Kathy (my mother in law) came with me, because AC had to do payroll at work. It was great to have her there! We listened to the little bean- healthy heart rate! I teared up again... it's just so incredible to me what's going on inside, yet I don't feel much of it. Our big 20 week-ish appointment is on August 10th!!! Hopefully we'll be able to see what it is for sure. I've heard the Corvallis folk at Good Sam are usually right on, so that's encouraging. I will be 19 weeks at that point, we can't wait!!!

Week 13 photo op:


Week 14 photo op:

our little birdie

We're PREGNANT!!!

Here is our little gummy bear at 9 weeks 2 days. We had our first appointment on June 3rd. It was amazing! We heard the super fast heartbeat, saw it wiggle (my dad said "he" was practicing to box with Papa!), and had all 4 limbs! Success!



12 week photo-op (June 22nd marks 12 weeks). We are in the safe zone!! I started seeing a big difference this week with my belly. My jeans aren't fitting as well and my bump is more than just a food baby. :)
I haven't had much morning sickness at all. I had about 4 days of it in week 6. My boss was gone that week, I was her, and I was worried to say the least. I prayed a ton for the Lord to give me strength to be around all the kiddos. He totally supplied and then some. I've been feeling great ever since. I am exhausted... all the time. But, I'd much rather have that than feeling like I could puke every 30 seconds. I'm feeling so very blessed to be carrying this little peanut!

AC is very excited. I probably remind him just about everyday "you're going to be a dad..." so awesome to think about! He's anxious for me to show more and to find out if our prediction of a boy is on. With 4 precious little nieces, we're going to have to get a boy somewhere in there, right?! I know my dad is banking on us to have at least 1. Steve (my father in law) is going against the grain and is thinking it's a girl. My sister in law is 14 for 14 with baby predictions though... and she thinks it's a boy. We'll see what we're blessed with! We're just praying for a healthy baby.



My goal is to keep family and friends updated through our blog so all of you can go on this journey with us. I hope to be posting belly photo's and feelings once a week. We're so excited for our first baby, so grateful that God is blessing us with this amazing time in our lives, and can't wait to meet our little one around January 4th, 2012!! Please keep us in your prayers as we're experiencing all this for the first time. We love you all!

little girls and our first snow.

Anna had her dedication a few weeks ago. She looked adorable as always. We went to Eric and Kareena's church and then went to their house for lunch. It was too short, but we got to see a lot of family and hang out with 3 of our 4 precious little nieces.

Eric, Anna, and Kareena


grammy and ava lou




gramzy






pretty sure she can't get any cuter






Mornings have become one of my favorite times of the day. There is something about the richness of a new day. I usually get my java, cereal, the Bible on my phone, and chat with Jesus. The field behind our house is what I look at each morning and last Thursday was more special because of the beautiful blanket of snow I woke up to.

the field behind our house


down our street


front of our house