Washington Trip and Thoughts

I flew up to Washington Sunday, May 24th. It was so hard to say goodbye to my honey. My eyes were all watery and everyone stared at me like I was pathetic. What can I say? I love Jonathan. So my mom and siblings came to spokane to pick me up when I flew in. Oh man, I got in the car and we drove for 5 minutes and I threw up. My ma thought I was joking when I asked for a bag. Lol. I think the flight made me sick along with being pregnant. My mom went in for her surgery on tuesday and is at home now recovering. By the way the reason I came up to Washington was to help my family out whilst my mom recovers. And Charity is graduating this saturday so Jonathan is driving up from Rexburg to partake in the festivities and to take me home on sunday. We will have been apart for two weeks and I am ready to once again have his bear hugs at my convienience. It's funny how getting married can change your life so dramatically. Like when I'm with my washington family I miss my colorado family and when I'm with my colorado family I miss my Washington family. Its funny how I've becomed attached to another family. To bad our families don't live closer but it makes me appreciate them more when I get to spend some time with them. I love them all!

2nd Baby Appointment

So Jonathan and I went in for our second appointment today. I am 13 weeks and 1 day along and finally in the 2nd trimester!!!! My morning sickness is pretty much gone and my energy levels are up. Sometimes I feel like I can climb a mountain! The baby's heart beat is 156, strong and normal. And my blood results came back and the doctor said he was impressed. Apparently I am very healthy. He asked "Do you live here in Rexburg?"We were like, "Ya..." And the Doctor was like "Hmm... they usually don't come this high in iron around here..."
So Jonathan and I are very proud of ourselves for being healthy. I did lose some weight from being sick but the doctor said that was okay and that I will start gaining some pounds soon. My tummy is starting to push out a bit. So when I wear a t-shirt it looks like I ate ten donuts...okay 20 donuts...so I am showing a little. According to my baby updates on the internet our baby is 3 inches long. It can suck its thumb and make faces and bounce around using little arms and legs. All of this happening in me and I can't even feel it yet! Oh well, sooner or later our little boy or girl will be keeping me awake with kicks and punches. FYI- Jonathan still thinks its a boy. And for the sake of the female gender I say its a girl. But I don't care what it is as long as it is healthy and strong. And we are going to keep it a surprise until the delivery room. That will be something else to look forward to.

Jonathan and his friend Liji have been building this one room house for the Cook family. It took them two weeks to get this far on the building and it looks great. Jonathan is glad for the practice, he told me, because it will get him ready to build our home when the time comes.

This is me in all my Morning Sickness glory. Jonathan was kind enough to take a picture. He is still a darling though.

9 Weeks 1 day pregnant

Today Jonathan and I went to our first pregnancy appointment. I was so nervous because I was afraid the doctor wasn't going to find anything and I really wasn't pregnant. But as soon as we saw this wiggling little baby we couldnt keep the smiles off our faces and our eys glued to the ultrasound monitor screen. And it had a strong heartbeat of 173 and is an inch long. This is our first ultrasound picture of our little gummy bear baby. The doctor was also very nice and excited for us. I think Jonathan and I came out of the office looking like drunks with big ole smiles on our faces and our eyes glazed over. And also, the doctor confirmed that the due date is on November 26th, Thanksgiving day. So much to be thankful for!

The little cabin Jonathan and I stayed in for one night during our Dayville Oregon trip. It was a sleepless night however as I got real sick in the middle of the night. Thank heavens for my sweet Jonathan who got all bundled up to go get me a fresca and saltine crackers so we could get a few hours of non-sick sleep. Notice, little Annie tagging along with us to check out the cabin.

For the wedding reception, they had a whole pig cooked for the occasion. The pig smelled real good but didn't agree with my stomache due to some morning sickness. Again, Annie is my picture partner for these shots.

Jonathan and I made a trip to Dayville Oregon for my cousin's wedding reception. They live in a small town in which the population is about 100ish. The Thompson family made it and so did Ashley and Rob. It was pretty fun and the weather was just wonderful and sunny. Most of us got a rosy nose and cheeks. Colby turned 16 on the saturaday we were there and so that was cool we got to be together for his birthday.