Who's shirt is this anyways?

I am not sure if you can tell from this picture but one shirt is mine and one shirt is Justin's. Now there is a VERY funny story to go with these amazing shirts. Just before Christmas my brother Ryan and his wife Karen and their little guy, Ryder, came for a short visit and to pick me up for a little road trip back to New Mexico. Ryan has his own businesses and makes these shirts for it. They were so kind to bring us each a shirt, of course we were thrilled! I had added them to the laundry pile before I left town so that they would get washed since one landed in someone's plate of food :) While I was gone we skyped with Justin and one day I noticed he was wearing one. No big deal right? After returning back to Rexburg Justin informs me that Ryan must have made a mistake because he gave Justin a size Youth Large. This would be craziness right, Justin does not wear youth sizes. I kind of laughed and said, "No, I remember him giving you a large and me a youth large." Justin was very sure that he got a youth large and informed me it was super tight. I laughed and told him that most likely he had worn my shirt and not his own. As days went by and conversations continued about this shirt I asked him why on earth he would wear it if it didn't fit. He said "well I couldn't get it off so I wore it the rest of the night." :) Oh man my husband is absolutely adorable. After doing the laundry again I found both of the shirts and asked him which one he had worn. And of course as we all can predict, he wore mine and there was still another shirt--HIS! Honestly, I wish he would have taken a picture. But we won't torture him and make him put it on again so I just took pictures of the lovely shirts! The first is of them side by side. The second is one on top of the other to show a difference just for humorous purposes. He must have been SUPER uncomfortable!

Picture #2!! Yes there are two shirts and one is for me and one is for Justin! Poor guy. But as always he never ceases to make me laugh! After finding out Justin had a shirt of his own that would fit he put it on and has worn it many times since. And every time he says, "This fits SO much better!"

This is a "lovely" picture of me at 28 weeks! Justin and I can't believe how fast time really does go by. Pregnancy is great--now don't get me wrong, not all of it is great but it is best not to think about those moments. I love it when our little angel moves. She is always on the move actually so I can only imagine what she will be like when she is here with us. A name still hasn't been picked, but that is always on our mind. I am sure when she arrives we will just know which one is right for her. Only a couple more months and most days I don't feel ready yet so I am glad we have time.

Because my husband is adorable I have to add a picture of him as well! This is his first day of school for the semester! He loves school, though I think he might be rethinking it some days with all the homework he has to do and the little amount of time he has to do it. He is such a trooper!

It's a...GIRL!

The baby's first outfit! After the doctor's appointment we went straight to Walmart to buy the first outfit. Of course I was super excited and Justin thought I was a little crazy buying it so soon. We searched everywhere for a onsie or something that said "It's a girl." No such luck, so we searched for something cute and not pink. Not much could be found, especially what we liked. I found a white onsie and thought it would be perfect to show everyone and make them guess. But than this outfit was hunted down and it did exactly what we wanted. People got confused, which was our plan, makes things more fun. The first person we showed was my mom! And boy did she react JUST like we wanted :) We are mean and showed her the back first so all she saw was blue and so she thought it was a boy but as soon as she said that I turned it around to the front and she said well that's pink...WHAT IS IT!!! We loved it.

As you can see we are having a GIRL!!!!! Yay! :) She is perfect already, and not just according to Justin and I but to the doctor too. She is very healthy and in the 49th percentile for size, so average, and the doctor says that is perfect.

No official name is picked out yet, but we do have some time. I have already been online to a few different sites looking for clothes. Justin says I can't buy anything yet, but it is still SO fun to look. Family has gone crazy with excitement. Girls are rare on my side and this is the first grandchild on Justin's! We are happy everyone is excited with us, it makes it that much more fun.

Is that the baby?

So much has happened in the last few weeks. Justin was of course gone for 3 LONG weeks but we made it through and he is home now. At week 17 I started feeling the baby move! It was a very exciting moment. A couple of days before I realized it I thought there was just something wrong with my tummy. Gas or something I guess. But than I kept feeling it and it felt like just a little poke. So I talked to mom and told her what I was feeling and what I was thinking it was. Because of the expert she is she was able to verify for me that it really was the baby!! I couldn't wait to tell Justin when he got done with training for the day. He got so excited and wanted to be home right away so he could feel too. I had to tell him that it was ok because it would be at least a couple more weeks before he would be able to feel the baby too.

After 3 long weeks Justin arrived home Friday! He kept trying to feel the baby, but no such luck. Sunday morning I felt a stronger kick so I put my hand on my belly and I felt it! I tried to get Justin so he could feel it too, but sadly he was in the bathroom and he missed it. So I had to break the news to him, what a sad face he made :( So for the rest of the day long he kept trying to feel the baby but it was not cooperating. So he went to bed with another day of not feeling our baby. As usual we climbed in bed late and in a matter of just a few short minutes Justin was snoring. I of course could not sleep yet so I just laid there trying to think of all the things I needed and could do the next day. AND much to my surprise and slightly to my dismay(seeing as it was so late and I was tired) the baby was moving lots. At first just little movements and than the bigger ones came. AHHH I was so excited. I sat there debating whether or not to wake up Justin since he had a VERY early morning because of work. But being the GREAT wife I am I woke him up. It took a few nudges and not just the light nice ones, but pretty big shoves :) he finally woke up. And yes you guessed it Justin got to feel our baby for the first time. The baby was finally ready to say hello to daddy! And not just once, but twice and than at least 3 more times. Justin was SO excited. But the poor guy was really struggling to stay awake so he said goodnight again and rolled over and back to snoring:)

So as you see the belly is growing and mommy and daddy are growing with greater excitement everyday!

WEEK 20!!

WEEK 15

1st Ultrasound

Here are some pictures from our first ultrasound. This one is a picture of the baby's arm and head.
This one shows the baby's heartbeat but we're not quite sure what part of the baby is in the picture. lol
This is a picture of the baby's little tiny hand. So cute!!!

The Magic Stick

Yes it is true! We are pregnant!! YAY!! I don't know how well you can see that second line, but trust me it is there. We thought no the first time, but it's yes!

Canada, oh Canada...

The adventures or our travel to Canada. Where to begin? Lets just say the start to the trip was a bit rocky. Packing and cleaning the apartment took MUCH longer than planned and hoped for. But we did make it through, thanks to our faithful packers--Justin, Dad, and Cory. I had tried packing all week long and even before than so that it would be so much faster and easier, so really i don't know why it took so long. Owell such is life. I officially hate moving and especially cleaning.

Our trip began with a stop at Aunt Deanne's in Salmon, ID. It was so good to see Deanne and the family. Nice time to relax and just catch up. I remember the days when I would go there all the time, but haven't been there in forever so it was good. Justin went golfing with Brian, Tyler and Tucker. I must brag for a moment and say my husband won!! and not just by a little. LOL. But moving right along. We both of course tortured Deanne and had her give us haircuts. But we were beautiful and ready for our Canada adventure.

I shared a recipe with Deanne and so we made it while we were there and I must say, it turned out fantastic! So delicious, I am actually hungry while I am typing so it is sounding REALLY good about now. We even went fishing. Deanne and I sat and talked while the boys tried catching the fish, and when I say try I really mean that. We saw a bunch jumping but only one was biting and Tyler caught it. He released it but no one else seemed to be able to catch one. The sun was nice, but when the wind started blowing it wasn't so nice. But I survived!

We left the next day and headed for Seattle! About half way through the trip of course I was ready for it to be over, but that was only the beginning. It was a really nice drive and only a few close calls. :)

To our suprise when we arrived at Ryan and Karen's Ryder was still awake. This truly made my day. We were able to play with him for awhile. He was so adorable. After Ryder went to bed we had a nice visit with Karen and Barb and ate some delicious red chili enchiladas! Thank you Barb! Enchiladas are always a wonderful dinner to have--no matter the time or where you are.
I believe that Justin and I slept fantastic that night. After a long day of driving and filling like I could day from exhaustion. After the wonderful rest we had a day filled full of Ryder. The little guy likes to move lots and lots. He laughed so much and smiled, which of course made his Tia Kelli so happy. Honestly it is great to spend time with kids, no matter the age, they always make you feel like the funniest person in the whole world! Ryder was being very stubborn and would not lay down for a nap, it seemed as though he thought he might miss something with the three of us there and him sleeping. Barb had to go home so we took her to the airport and guess what?! Ryder fell asleep instantly in the car. So adorable even when he is sleeping. We were able to see the campus that Karen attends school. Justin saw the golf course of his dreams as we drove to pick Karen. As soon as we got back to the house he of course had to look it up to see the prices and see if it was a public golf course. And of course none of that information was online. When Ryan got in they talked about it and both got very excited and decided to call. Much to their dismay it was a private golf course and they had no chance of going. I think there were tears, but Justin would never admit it. :)
Karen took us to a delicious cupcake shop, which i have to admit had the most amazing cupcakes of my life! So many flavors; lemon (which tasted like the delicious pie), smores, snickerdoodle...Yum Yum!! Ryder and I did a little wondering around and giggled. He loves me, I have got to be his favorite aunt no matter what anyone else thinks! Oh it was so funny. Anytime Justin would say Ryder's name he would turn and stick out his tongue. What a character! It was great. Seattle is a great place and we loved our visit.
When we left Ryan and K's house we honestly had no idea what we were going to do. We had tried calling a friend of ours from our mission, Laurel, but when we left we hadn't heard from her yet. But off we went to enjoy our vacation. Before we even got out of Seattle though Laurel called and offered us her house to stay at that night in Vancouver and to take us out site seeing. Vancouver is beautiful!! Seriously, when we were there we were so excited to be in Canada, I mean who wouldn't be right? Much to our sadness we were informed Alberta is not as pretty as British Colombia, and oh boy were they right. Don't get me wrong, it is still pretty but not nearly as pretty as Vancouver.
We had a wonderful time with Laurel and her husband. They took us all around Vancouver. She is a great tour guide. And that next morning we were on the road again to Calgary to see some other friends--that drive was death. SO pretty but SO long. I honestly never thought it would end. I kept falling asleep hoping it would make the time go by fast, but it didn't. I have no idea how Justin made it through. We don't have a working radio right now so it was so quiet when I was sleeping. We even watch a movie and that didn't even help. Oh goodness after 13 LONG hours we were in Calgary. And much to my dismay the next morning was to bring more driving.
So that night Justin and I snuggled up on a twin mattress and the Ninja Turtle sheets and slept soundly.
Edmonton here we come. Even those 3 hours seemed to last a lifetime, but we made it. Our apartment is great. We only got lost a couple of times trying to find groceries and food. We almsot cried at the grocery store because of the costs, but we made it through and I hope I never feel like that again. It is a horrible idea to go grocery shopping in a new country that is more expensive and you are hungry and exhausted. Just doesn't work for me I guess. Lol but again we made it through and now we are ready for the real adventrue of living in a new country! Go Canada