25 Weeks

Today I am 25 weeks along in my pregnancy.

We had a Dr.'s appointment too!

It was a good day.

We were able to hear our baby's heart beat.

It is still fast (about 150 bpm) and has gotten a lot louder.

Yeah!

He is growing strong and healthy and perfect.

I can't wait to meet him.

My next appointment includes two awesome highlights-

blood work to check for gestational diabetes

and RhoGAM shots.

Perfect.

I will bask in the wonderfulness of today's appointment for now.

Right now I am waiting for my hubs to get home.

He is at the gym.

He is wonderful and is also picking up chocolate chips for me...

What a darling :)

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Baby!

We learned in June that we are expecting our first baby!

Yes, it has been a long time since I last posted. I know I know.

Morning sickness, a new job, and now school have all kept me plenty busy though!

So, since I'm getting more into a routine, I have a little more time. So I decided to update. Two weeks ago I had my 20 week ultrasound, and guess what?

We found out that we are having a baby boy!

We are so excited!

It was so fun to visit our families afterwards and show them the DVD- they are so happy!

I think my dad was secretly hoping for a boy.

This will by my parents 1st grandchild, and Jason's parents' 10th.

It has been so fun thinking of names, shopping, and just getting ready for our little one.

My official due date is January 18th. It will be nice to have the rush of the holidays over and just be able to focus on our new baby :)

Right now I am 22 weeks and 5 days.

I can't believe that I am almost in my third trimester!

It has gone by so fast.

I've been on the lookout for maternity clothes, so if anyone has any great ideas, let me know!

Gingerlicious

So...

Since they will never post these, I will!

My sisters are ginger models, more to come...

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Today is a beautiful day. I love Spring!

Even though it is a little cloudy and the weather caused a disaster this morning, I still love it. I wentout to my car this morning to hurry to school (I was running late, like always) and I opened the door and saw that our car was flooded on the inside! I thought back to last night, when we decided to leave the windows open a crack, just a crack (a fourth of an inch seriously) and what do you know? That was just enough. Boo! Luckily we were able to dry it out without too much trouble, and I got to school.

Today is a busy day. Jason is studying for two finals tomorrow, and has a full day of work. I have school this morning, a service project this afternoon, another class later this afternoon, and then a full night of work. We are so busy all the time! Time seems to go by so fast. The service project I have this afternoon is something I have been doing every week this entire semester. I go with one of my good friends from Pharm School to visit a cute little old lady in the senior highrise downtown. Lately she has been wanting to go to Costco, which is always an adventure. One time we even saw our Med Chem professor aka Polish version of James Bond there. It was great. Anyway.... bottom line is that I absolutely love visiting her. She has had an incredible life! She lived in Germany during WWII and tells us her stories of the air raids. She is a convert to the church. She is blind in one eye and is a breast cancer survivor. She is awesome. What I love the most about her is that even with having so little, so manages to constantly care for others and seek out opportunities for service. She has been the Compassionate Service leader in her ward for 16 years. She is a great example to me, and I have been so blessed this semester in getting to know her.

Overall...

I am excited for school to end.

I am excited for the summer and for fun trips.

I am excited for 3 year! anniversary.

I am excited to hang out with my family more often.

I am excited for several wonderful girls' weddings.

I am excited to be 1 year closer to graduation.

I am excited that Jason only has 1 year left before graduation.

I am excited to see Jason's capstone project.

I am excited that my brother is home safe from his mission.

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