Our little "berry" :D

Well, by now I am sure most of you have heard about the AMAZING news! Yep, that's right, I am pregnant and loving every minute of it. :) As usual, I knew right from the moment I got pregnant. Not because I get sick or anything. My body just senses a change and since I have experienced it before, I immediately recognized it again. I just had to wait until my hcg levels (a type of hormone) were high enough to be seen on a pregnancy test. It's been hard to keep this a secret for so long, but since I have already miscarried once before I was worried about telling everyone right away. There is always still a chance that I could, but I am more confident that this baby is going to stay with us.

My first appointment went great and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Such a BEAUTIFUL sound to hear. Jordan's face just lit up when he heard it, which made my heart smile. Still cautious, I avoided letting myself get too excited. They told me I was 5 weeks and 5 days along at the appointment, which put me being due on February 8th 2012. This seemed wrong because I knew around the time I actually got pregnant and added a couple weeks (cause two of them you aren't even really pregnant) and it just didn't add up right so I was worried that maybe something was wrong with my baby. That and my hcg levels were very high for only being in the 5 week range.

On my last appointment, which was only a few days ago, I worried once again that we wouldn't be able to see a heartbeat. But when my doctor did another ultrasound we saw a beautiful baby and heard a very strong heartbeat at 175 bpm. And what's more is that I am actually farther along then they thought. I am now due on February 3rd, 2012. It's only a few days difference, but this date made a TON more sense. lol. It happens to be the same day that my cute little niece was born. But chances that I have the baby on that exact date are unlikely. I am actually hoping to have the baby a day or two earlier because it would be cool if the baby was due on 2/2/12 :) which is also Groundhogs day. I don't know why, but I have always loved this odd holiday. lol. And if the baby was born on February 1st they would be born on my Grandma's birthday. :) But I really don't care that much about the date... so long as this baby is healthy and happy. :D

We call our little baby our "berry" because I read in a book at the doctors office that at 9 weeks along the baby is the size of a strawberry. Everyone always calls their baby "bean" or "peanut" but Jordan said "it's our little berry" and we decided it fit perfectly. ha ha. I'm still being cautiously excited for now, but Jordan says he feels strongly that this baby will stay with us. And Doctor said everything looked perfect so we decided that we would let everyone in on the secret since everyone at my work is finding out anyway. ha ha ha.

My "baby bump."

Here is our little baby "berry's" heart beat. (at the bottom of the picture)

Look at my little "berry!" The little arm is waving "hi" to us. Not really, but it's cute to think so.

This is the best picture because you can see the entire outline of our baby. You can see the cute head and the tiny little arms on the sides and the body. :) Doctor said baby is looking right at me in this one.

My next appointment isn't until the 28th of July so I have about another 4 weeks to wait. But we are grateful to be a mommy and daddy of this little one. I honestly, don't think that parenting starts when the baby is born. I think it starts once you find out you are pregnant. I have been ready for this chance to be a part of Heavenly Fathers eternal plan and to be able to carry one of his children inside me and care for them, love them, and raise them to know their Heavenly Parents.

I got a good idea from one of my Best friends while growing up to start a journal for the baby. And that's what I am doing. Thanks to Cami for the idea because I am sure my baby will appreciate it when they are older. We already have names picked out because Jordan got excited and wanted to find the right ones. So he basically chose the names and I liked them both so we are going to keep them. I won't tell you what they are just yet, but we love them. :D

Well, now you all know the story. Today I am 9 weeks and 2 days along. :)

CALI-FORN-I-A!!!!! :D

So this trip to California was pretty eventful and I loved every minute of it!!! We all had a blast and hope to take more trips together like this one. :) Our vacation started once we got off work on Friday. That very night Jamie (Jordan's little sister) introduced us to this huge trampoline place in Kaysville at the fun center. It has a bunch of rectangular trampolines all attached to each other and all on the sides.... so basically its a trampoline room. We were flipping all over the p

lace. I got to do back flips of the walls and front handsprings from tramp to tramp and we all just kept running back and forth across the

way and it was SO fun, but also VERY tiring. We were all so worn out after just 20 minutes in this jump house. lol. It was fun, but it takes a lot out of you. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures because I left my purse, which also had the camera, at home.

The next day was a very long drive to California and again I didn't take any pictures because we were all beat after waking up at 5 am and trying to drive just about 11 hours straight to Cali with very few stops. What a nightmare!!!!

After we arrived we got to spend time messing around in our hotel room.

Amberly chose to do toe-touches on the beds. lol. It was hilarious to watch! Such a wild child. We all love her SO very much.

Yay!

Random pics during our stay! Lol. Great memories!

Day 1:

Our First real day in Cali was spent in Hollywood at the Highland mall by the "stars." And at the beach cause we all wanted to see it and walk around. These pictures are out of order so I'm sorry for any confusion.

One of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen in my life!

Of course there was some street performers in Hollywood and I decided to be nice and give them a dollar for their dancing.

Jordan and I at the beach.

The Harry Potter foot and handprints. AWESOME!

Hollywood sign through a telescope. ha ha.

Awww.... such cute love!

Amberly was a bit scared of the people dressed in costumes on Hollywood Blvd. It was pretty hilarious if you ask me. ;D

Day 2:

In line for our first ride at Knotts Berry Farm! One of the coolest places on earth next to Disneyland. The rides are better than lagoons, the lines are much shorter then Disney's or Six Flags and the food doesn't cost nearly as much! This ride is called the "Silver bullet" and its a hanging one that is super fast and takes about 6 and a half corkscrews. :D Talk about one thrill of a ride. We didn't think any other ride would be as fun after this being our first one. lol

This is what it looks like.... some person actually peed in one of the front seats on the ride before ours so they had to take about 15 minutes to clean it up and sanitize it.... Luckily we were seated in the very back. ha ha ha.

Jordan and I being silly. :)

We even got to ride fake horses for one of our rides which turned out to be lots of fun!

I didn't get any pictures but we went on a ride called the "Xcellerator" and it was SUPER fast. It goes to 85 miles an hour in 2.3 seconds! Talk about whip lash for those poor people who forget to keep their heads against the headrest. lol. Can you say Adrenaline rush???

Day 3:

We were on the beach and it was PERFECTION!

The waves were pretty big so we got to do some good body boarding, which for my first time went amazingly well..... except for the part where I got water in my mouth, my eyes, and up my nose! Not cool. ha ha ha. I was having too much fun in the water that I didn't get very many pictures of us so I am disappointed in myself for not taking more. Jordan was in the water the entire time body boarding so I didn't get any pics of him :(

Me and Amby doing some tan time!

Cute Amberly!

Jamie had to hide under the umbrella with a towel over her legs because she had been previously burned not long before the trip. Unlucky for the rest of us, we all got sunburned after covering ourselves in 50 spf sunscreen over 3 times within only 5 hours. I'm however very lucky and mine goes away quick so no worries. Poor Jordan couldn't really sleep with his sunburn.

Last unofficial day 4:

This is our last day in Cali and we are driving home. :( Boooooo.... We were all so tuckered out from the driving. And Jordan was bored so all these pics are ones he took. lol.

Day 5:

These pictures are actually from the Hogle Zoo. Our last day for vacation we decided would be fun spending seeing a bunch of animals. lol. It was actually super fun even though it was blistering hot outside. I took a bunch of other pictures but too many to put on here.

Tigers!!!!! Grrrrr.....

A mama Elephant and a baby Elephant. They even performed for us!

Giraffes! So cute! :)

This was an amazing trip... one that I would very gladly take again and again and again and again... well you get the picture. lol. Hoping there will be another one next year.

Cabin Fun!

So my family almost always goes up to my parents cabin around the Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend for family reunions. Unfortunately, since Jordan and I work retail it makes it very difficult to attend the entire weekend if we happen to get any days off at all. Luckily, Jordan is awesome and persuaded our scheduler to give us Sunday off and to schedule us an opening shift on Saturday and a closing shift on Monday so that we could get a little bit of time in. I loved being able to spend time with my family and enjoy the outdoors. It was cold, but it didn't really rain that much. And Jordan and I got a few rides on the 4 wheelers. It was so fun to spend time with a couple of my nieces. They are SO adorable. Adalyn is such a smart girl and she had fun telling me "stories." She always started a new sentence with "and one day." The girls also loved playing with the puppies. Well... Quincy liked to stare at them, but didn't like it when they got too close or gave her kisses. lol. But Adalyn couldn't get enough of them. The food was also really good up there. My momma made her amazing strawberry-banana crepes for one of our breakfast meals. I can't describe how DELICIOUS they are. I am SO SO SO VERY grateful for my parents for providing all the necessities and always making it fun to be up there with everyone. :) I Love my family VERY much! I don't know what I would do without them. Overall, it was an awesome day off. :)

California!!!!

So I just have to post about how excited Jordan and I are to be going to Cali again in June for our 2nd anniversary. We are taking his little sisters Jamie and Amberly so it's going to be TWICE as fun! I know what you may be thinking. "Why are you taking them with you on your Anniversary?" Well, to be honest, we wouldn't be able to visit Cali again without them because we are splitting the costs... but that's not the only reason why they are coming with us. We always have fun when we are with them because they are always fun to be around and I can't imagine a better vacation then going to the beach, going to Knotts Berry Farm, and shopping in Hollywood with them there.

Believe me, Jordan and I will get our "us" time in so no worries there. We have been wanting to go on a vacation with his sisters for a while now, but we never had the time or money for all of us. Well, now we do! I am super excited and I know Jordan is pretty stoked as well. Our original plan for our anniversary this year was to go camping and probably go to Yellowstone. Don't get me wrong, it would have been fun, but Yellowstone would be raining and cold (even in June)... we want (and desperately need) some warmth and sunshine. I, personally, am excited for the beach and soaking up the sun while walking on the sand, and playing in the water.

We, unfortunately, can not all afford to go to Disneyland, but it's usually really busy and crowded there and the food is extremely expensive, not to mention the long waits standing in lines all day. So we decided Knotts Berry Farm was in our budgets. Jordan and I went there last year and surprisingly it was actually REALLY fun! The rides are better than Lagoon's, it's not as crowded with people so the lines are not as long, and the food was only mildly expensive, but well worth it. All in all we had a really good time there so we will take his sisters and see how they like the place.

I have been needing a vacation since we got back from Vegas. lol. And I think this will definitely do the trick. Now if only we could make the stay even longer. ha ha. jk. We look forward to going back for our third trip. Hopefully this will be some kind of tradition, right? lol. Probably not, because once we start having kids we won't be able to go on ANY trips for a while... so we gotta get in all the trips we can before we have a baby.