It's a .....

GIRL!!!!! We couldn't keep it a secret for more than about 5 minutes - so there you have it! Our appointment started with the ultrasound yesterday. It was awesome. We got to see her hands, feet, profile, spinal cord, SO much more than 8 weeks ago. She was able to tell almost right away that it was a girl. I drank a can of coke on my way to the appointment, and that seemed to do the trick, because she was moving all over the place. I could go on and on....it was just awesome. I never thought I would have a girl, I don't know why, but we are very happy. I have a pretty good feeling she will be a Daddy's girl - Wes's reaction was one of fear, then excitement, then he just smiled. It was a lot of fun to experience that with him! Now for names....I will let you know when we figure that part out! We are undecided at the moment. My next appointment, the big 20 week ultrasound, is Dec. 20th. If I don't post before next week, I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

B or G?

I figured I better post something so no one wonders what is going on! Everything is going good here. I am heading into my 15th week, and we have the gender check Thursday!!! I can't wait to see our little one again and find out if it will be a B or a G. That is what my grandmother keeps saying - B or G. We are going to TRY to wait until Thanksgiving to tell everyone what we are having, but my grandmother keeps saying, just say "B or G" and then I'll leave you alone. It's pretty funny. So as soon as we tell our families, I will be posting the news. Try to contain yourselves!! ( :

I am feeling pretty good this week. I am eating A LOT more than a couple weeks ago. I think my appetite is pretty much back to normal, but it seems I am hungry all the time. As long as I eat before I get hungry, I am good to go. Which leads me to the next topic - maternity clothes! I don't have that many, but they are going to become highly necessary very soon, all the time. It's like I zip up my belly in the morning, and it stays in all day, then I get home, change into elastic pants, and it sticks out! It's pretty funny. It is definitely round and getting larger. I still haven't felt any movement, but I can't wait for that.

Wes leaves this Saturday to go to NC, then I follow on Wednesday. We'll see if he can wait for me to tell the news! Or if we can wait at all. Or if they will even be able to tell! I plan on drinking a little caffeine before the ultrasound. I hear sometimes that does the trick....Until next time!!

Our week in review....

Phew, it seemed like a really busy week, and now here we are starting another one! Here are some pictures of the leaves at Liberty Park in downtown Salt Lake, the Opie family on Halloween (Gentry was the Beauty, and Keaton was the Beast!), Wes and I's fishing adventures from this weekend (we went both Saturday and Sunday and had a blast!), and my 13 week belly! It is really starting to change and grow each day! I am feeling pretty good for the most part. Every now and then I still am a little uneasy when it comes to eating, but it's getting better! Right now we are looking forward to the gender check, and seeing our family and friends in just a couple weeks!!

"Darnit's not a bad word...."

I will tell you that story in just a minute, but first I wanted to share some pictures from our babysitting adventures last night....

As you can see, Wes and I got some great experience last night with Gentry and Keaton! They were wonderfully behaved, of course. Keaton is getting so big. I put him on the blanket on the floor, and that kid rolled and rolled across the room in no time! And as you can see from the pictures, he is gnawing on everything - even Wes's arm. He also spit up all over Wes not once but twice. Gentry ate 3 pieces of pizza for us, and every commercial that came on for a toy she wanted it. She also told us about her Barbie birthday party she was having in December. Here is the funniest part... Don't ask me how this came up, maybe I said darnit, or she said darnit, I really can't remember. But she said "Darnit's not a bad word" and I said, no, it's not a bad word (knowing her parents I know this came from them!) So THEN she said "Sh*t is a bad word!" And I said, yes it is! At that point I turned around and just started laughing. It was hilarious. She didn't say it anymore after that, but I just thought it was so funny how matter of fact she was about it!

And here is my 12 week belly.....

12 week appointment!

Today we had our 12-week appointment w/ Dr. Barney. Everything went good. The heartbeat was 156 bpm, and you know what he said this time? I think it's a boy! Wes said, didn't you say last time you thought it was a girl? And he said yes, and then something about having his bases covered! Ha! It was funny. So I guess we will see! Everyone says the heartbeat starts out fast then gets lower as time goes on. We won't have to wait much longer though, because we have the gender check on Nov. 15! We wanted to schedule it before Thanksgiving so we could tell everyone then. Also, I was a little concerned because I didn't want the ultrasound to be too early. Of course you can see a lot more the further you are along, but Dr. Barney said he does the 20-week ultrasound still (that is the one the insurance covers) and that one will be the big one. So we have one at 15 weeks for just the gender check, then another one at 20.

As for the belly....I was going to post some pictures today, or sometime soon, but I am afraid I would be laughed off this blog. I can definitely tell it is there, but I am going to wait just a little longer before I post, I think. If you were here you could feel my stomach and tell though, I swear. I haven't gained any weight though. Dr. Barney said that was fine, and he would tell me if I needed to lose or gain weight along the way! He said as long as I am exercising and eating decent not to worry too much about it.

One more thing...I said bye bye blonde last week! For the winter, anyways! I will post some pictures of the new do' later with the belly pics! Hope everyone is doing great!

All kinds of stuff!

Just wanted to post some pictures from my Dad's visit this last weekend. We played golf and had a good time overall.

I also bought Brandy a new "fall" collar, but getting a picture of this wasn't as easy as I had hoped. She just wouldn't sit still. She is usually much better, but she was too preoccupied with her kong!

And today Wes had a cyst removed from his head. Yep, you may remember it. It's from an old bee sting and it just kept on getting bigger and bugging him, so we found a plastic surgeon to remove it. He has 6 stitches (picture is below)!

As for me, I am feeling like a new woman this week. I actually have an appetite for something other than Cheerios! My stomach seems to be getting bigger too, but it's not the cute little poke out stomach I had hoped for. It's more like my jeans are too tight, I've gained a couple pounds, and my fat just rolls over the top of my pants! Yuck! Hopefully this is normal? I guess I was just expecting this rock hard belly that didn't jiggle. Was that too much to ask??!!

10 weeks - almost!

I didn't think I was going to post this week, but I have had a few comments here and there wondering what's going on, so I thought I'd better! I am glad you girls miss me when I am gone! This week has had its ups and downs with how I have been feeling. I started out feeling great on Monday and Tuesday, but Tuesday evening I started feeling kind of sick again. I woke up Wednesday feeling AWFUL! I thought it was just pregnancy sickness, but then I felt like I had been hit by a truck - achiness, so tired I couldn't move, etc. I haven't gone to work the last two days, but I did go to the doctor today just to make sure everything was ok with the baby. It was. I actually got to meet my doctor for the first time today - Dr. Barney. He was wonderful! See I had been going to the nurse practitioner. Anyways, we listened to the heartbeat again, this time it was 169 bpm! You know what he said? 169...I am betting it's a girl! We get to find out in 6 weeks! Yikes!! So I go back for my regular appt with him in 2 more weeks but it was nice today just to have the reassurance. He said there was some kind of bug going around, told me what I could take, etc. My dad just got here today so I am hoping today is the last day of feeling bad at all! That's all for now! I will post some pics of Dad's visit later.