16 weeks ultrasound

Here are some pictures from the ultrasound, enjoy!!!

It's a.....

GIRL!!!!! Yes, that's right, it's a girl! So far she looks healthy and is very active. She is growing on schedule and everything seems great so far. Her heart beat is 162 beats per minute. During the ultrasound she was stretching out all the way. Her legs are very long and she has cute little feet. She even waved to us and we could see all 5 fingers:) It was a great experience. We went to a place in the mall to have it done. The doctor was an obgyn for 20 years in Lithuania but can't get his license here so he opened this place where you can go get 2-D & 3-D ultrasounds. They put us in this room with a big plasma tv and chairs set up for family/friends to watch and there was a place for me to lay with a tv in front of me and a chair nearby for Seth. It was great watching her move around. I can't feel her yet, but I should be able to soon. I am 16 weeks and it is going by so fast.
Happy Easter! We just got back from Idaho Falls and it's been a crazy weekend. We are just going to relax today and it's back to work tomorrow. Here is a picture of us after the wedding and a picture of me at 16 weeks.

Feeling better

Just wanted to let everyone know I am feeling much better. The doctor says it was a viral infection I probably caught from one of the kids in nursery. I'm supposed to stay away from nursery for a couple weeks, which will be easy since this weekend is general conference and next weekend is Easter. My labs all came back fine and the baby is great. We are going on Thursday April 5th to find out the sex (we changed the date) Seth says he knows what is it, but he won't tell me. So, I told him to write it down, seal it in an envelope and we'll open it after the appointment to see if he was right.
Mom (Kathy) is flying into Utah tonight so we will get to spend some time with her this weekend. I am really excited! Then my parents come in on Monday and Nicky on Wednesday. It's going to be a busy/crazy next 10 days but I'm so happy to have family coming!
Seth's has been busy working and any spare time he gets he goes and works on his motorcycle with Eli. It's really coming along nice. It will hopefully be ready in a couple weeks. They are down to the small details and then painting. We both registered for summer classes. Seth is taking 9 credits and will still be working full time. I am taking 15 credits and will not be working. Since it's summer the semester is only 7 1/2 weeks long. We are both crazy to take that much but we would like to have our associates before we move. Seth will also be taking 2 independent study classes because the classes are not offered during the summer. So, he plans to finish those before the baby comes so he will have his degree. I'm so proud of him. He works so hard and studies so hard. He is a great man! Well, I guess that's it. I will post some big belly pictures soon.

12 weeks

Well, I'm 12 weeks along. My pants are definately getting tighter and I'm starting to get a bigger belly:) I love it! We are going on April 9th to find out the sex of the baby, we are so excited! Other than that nothing too exciting is going on. We are going to Las Vegas on April 22nd. We got a really good price on a room at the Excalibur hotel, with a view of the strip. We're only going for one night, but we're hoping to make a detour to the Grand Canyon along the way. Well, that's it for today. Here's the most recent picture of me at 12 weeks.....

Heartbeat

OK, so we just got back from hearing the heartbeat for the first time, it was amazing!!! At first the Dr couldn't find the heartbeat, so instead of searching for it he just did an ultrasound and we heard it right away!! It was great! We did tape a little bit of it. The first video you can hear the heartbeat and see the baby moving around. The second video is mostly of the baby, you can't hear the heartbeat that well but Seth did get a nice close up of my face! The Dr. also gave us a picture of the baby and I will post that-it is a picture of a picture so it's not the greatest quality but it's the best we can do right now:) The baby was moving around so much, it was crazy to see. At one point we got a great view of his/her head. It was really big and I made a joke that he/she has Seth's head;)The Dr said everything looks great and we go back in 4 weeks for my next check up. I am so happy to hear the heartbeat, it is finally starting to feel real to me! I can't believe Seth and I created a life, it's such an amazing thing! Well, I have so many emotions that I just can't even begin to explain. Today is a good day and we are so happy to have this baby:)








P.S. No that's not showing it's a boy, that's just the umbilical cord;)

What a good week!

We had a good week. Tuesday was my birthday and Seth really spoiled me. On Monday night we saw Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It was realy good! Tuesday Seth made me breakfast in bed, which I unfortunately threw up after:( Then we went shopping, I bought a new pair of brown boots and a new purse. Then we went to dinner and a movie. We saw Music and Lyrics, I really liked it! Then it was back to work on Wednesday. Work has been hard lately because I am so tired, but I'm getting through it. We are registering for summer classes on March 26th. Depending on my school schedule, I may not be able to work during the summer. We'll see.

This Friday we get to go hear the baby's heartbeat:) We are so excited!!! My morning sickness has turned into night sickness. I'm not getting as sick when I get up, it's just really hard for me to get out of bed, I just want to sleep more! But lately I've been getting sick at night. I try not to take the medicine the dr gave me too much. It puts me right to sleep, which is great, but I wake up feeling really groggy.

Other than that nothing much is going on...oh wait, Seth worked on his motorcycle on Saturday. It still doesn't run, but they are making a lot of changes to it. I think he's going to work on it more this week. It was given to him by a friend, for free, so it's become his new baby (until our baby comes!) Well, that's our exciting life for now. We hope everyone is doing great & we love and miss you all!

Antelope Island

So, I think I'm finally getting used to using this blog. Today we went to Antelope Island. I've always wanted to go there and Seth took me as part of my birthday weekend surprise. We stayed at a hotel in Murray last night and then went up to the Island today. It was so fun! We saw buffalo, antelope and a coyote! I was pretty scared about the coyote, because we were so close, but Seth was there to protect me:) I've never been to the Salt Lake before, it was cool. Here are a few pictures of us.

So far my "birthday weekend" has been great. The hotel was so nice, but we didn't get there until really late because my old roommate Heather go married yesterday so we were at the reception in Orem. I got some really nice summer maternity clothes from the in-laws. I can't wait to have a cute pregnant belly:) Seth also bought me a little Willow Tree figurine of a mom holding a little child, I love it! Today he gave me some stuff from Bath & Body Works. Tomorrow we are going to see Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. It's showing at a local theater here in Orem. Then Tuesday, which is actually my birthday, Seth is sending me to a spa for a manicure, pedicure & pregnancy massage. He spoils me!

Today marks one year since Seth and I hung out for the first time. We stayed up super late after my birthday party last year and watched Miracle. So, tonight we are going to watch Miracle again. I can't believe it's already been 1 year. It's crazy to think how much has changed. Last year when I blew out my birthday candles I never dreamed I would be married to the love of my life, my best friend and that we would be starting a family. It's amazing how much we have been blessed. Heavenly Father really has taken great care of us & I know he will continue to. Well, it's time to watch the movie.