Oh...It is love

You ever fantasized about having a song dedicated or sung to you by your sweetheart? I have…I’m the type of girl who fantasizes about being sung to, picked up in a limo, and being swept off my feet type of girl…So…Picture this…

I’m sitting at the kitchen table just surfing the net…Sweats on, no make-up, and hair up and Robby walks over to me and says, “Look up a song for me, it made me think of you.” So he has me type into YouTube Josh Turner “Soul mate” and has me listen to it while he dices up almonds for granola. Not exactly the most romantic setting, but I sit here listening to this song:

Josh Turner- Soul mate

Soul mate
Until the end of time
You're my soul mate
I'll love you till I get to heaven's gate
And if I go first sweetheart
I'll wait
'Cause I know I'll never find another
Soul mate

Your love
There's no telling where I'd be
Without your love
Stumbling in the dark
Would be pretty rough
When I get down you're the one
That lifts me up
I thank the Lord above
For your love

Chorus:
In this day and time
The right one is hard to find
Girl, that's why I'm holding on to you
Each and every night
When we turn out the light
There's no mistaking what we have is true

Soul mate
I hope that we grow old together
Sole mate
In the good and bad
Even through the heartache
We've got a special bond
That'll never break
'Cause darling you and I are
Soul mates

Repeat Chorus:

Sole mate
Until the end of time
You're my soul mate
I'll love you till I get to
Heaven's gate
We've got a special bond
That'll never break
'Cause darling you and I are
Soul mates
Yeah, I know I'll never find another
Soul mate

I simply sat at the table listening to this song as tears welled up in my eyes. Every word that rang seemed like it rang perfectly from Robby’s lips. I just looked with tears in my eyes at the love of my life and thought “Dang…” In that moment, when my hair’s a mess and I look so drab and plain he dedicates a song to me that simply knocks me off my feet and brings me to my feet to hug and squeeze him tightly. I can’t believe how lucky I am…And what an incredible man I got! :)

I'm having a boy...

Yesterday as many already know we found out we were having a baby boy. I was extremely excited to find out what we were having, and I wasn’t sure how I would feel. I’ve been working on a blessing dress in my sewing class, and so every time someone asked me what I wanted I really didn’t care, but part of me wanted a girl so I could actually USE the dress. Granted there’s still a chance I’ll get to use it, but that won’t be for a while now! Anyway, so deep down inside I’ve been really pushing towards a baby girl. After all, baby girls are so fun! You get the pink, soft, bows, and flower type theme and what’s not fun about that!? It’s practically like having a little doll you get to play dress up with every day with a baby girl. All I had ever known growing up were baby girls, since I only had 2 baby sisters, so you could say deep down I was pushing for a little girl because that’s all I’ve ever known.

The night before we went in for our appointment though I had a dream it was a boy. It was so real and in the dream there was no doubt it was a boy. Pretty un-real considering we are having a boy! Maybe with very child the night before we go in for our revealing appointment I’ll have a dream of what it’s going to be! Even after that dream though I still kept thinking “It’s a girl…it’s a girl...”

Even though I was going to be finding out what we were having I was SO anxious just to see my sweet baby. I LOVE ultrasounds especially after the last one because you could see the baby actually moving around which just made it all that more real to me that there was a little person inside of me. As she started the ultrasound my heart just melted seeing our baby wiggling and rolling around. He/she (at this point) was very active rolling and moving their arms. I watched in awe as our baby moved, and at one point looked as if it was trying to suck its thumb. At one point the ultrasound tech. pointed out that our baby was chewing! I’m not sure what he thought he was chewing on..but you could see the little mouth chewing up and down. I loved it! There came a point about halfway through the ultrasound that the angle was that of the gender picture we have, where it looked like a little somethin’ something was sticking out. When that image came into view I thought “That’s a boy”. I didn’t say anything but shortly after she said, “Well…it’s a boy!” I just held onto Robby’s hand and gazed at my little man. At that point it didn’t matter what the baby was, I had a healthy, active, baby boy inside of me. My mom texted me after and asked if I was disappointed at all, I told her after seeing him moving around and finding out he was a he…I didn’t care at all anymore, I was in love!



It's a boy!




Laying on his side...Back facing

 I told Robby it’s kind of unreal to imagine we are going to have a baby boy, just like when we first saw our baby for the first time the reality sinking in that we were pregnant. I think God makes it 9 months because it takes a human brain that long for everything to register. At this point we’ve accepted I’m pregnant, and now it’s getting use to the idea that we are actually having a baby…a baby boy! In 4.5 months we will be blessed with a little bundle of blues, greens, and little toy cars…And I can’t wait! I’m so thankful for what we’ve been given and am so completely in love with him already I can’t imagine what my love will be like once he’s actually here in our home. It’s so unreal to try and comprehend what it’s like to have another little being growing inside of you and thinking, “He’s ours..He’s coming to our home.” I’m totally ecstatic.



1 Newborn
2 (0-3) Months
1 (3-6) Months

  Last night Robby and I celebrated by purchasing our first of many little man outfits I’m sure. It was nice to go out and find cute little boy clothes, because for some reason I was thinking only little girls could be fun to dress up. It was kind of silly of me, but at first when I found out we were having a baby boy I felt a little under-qualified. I’m pretty confident in my abilities to take care of a baby. I mean I know how to change a diaper, burp them, hold them, and even bath them. I’m not foreign to babies, but I am a little foreign to baby boys. I started to kind of freak out until I realized, there isn’t much difference to a baby boy and a baby girl. A baby boy still needs to be loved, cuddled, talked to, bathed, clothed, and fed. He still needs just as much love as a baby girl! After letting it all process and sink in I’m completely content, happy, and anxious for our little man to arrive. Granted, I need these next 4 months to nest and get things ready for him.  I’ve decided there are some freaking adorable baby boy clothes out there and I can’t wait to go shopping some more! I think I’ll refrain though till the grandma’s are in town :)



MY personal favorite!



Look at the little feet! Ahh! :)



Flutter Flutter

Well coming into week 18 I’ve read a lot about how you should be feeling the baby soon. Most articles I have been reading say that most women report feeling their baby around weeks 18-21, so I was now entering the range of getting to feel my baby. Since I’ve never had a baby, I wasn’t sure what to feel or what I was looking for. Since about week 16 I have thought I have felt the baby move, but I guess my own expectations are that it’s going to be something distinct and noticeable. When you think about my little peanut, who is only about 5.5 inches long and 8 ounces heavy, I shouldn’t expect much as far as movement goes.

So…about last week I started feeling little weird flutters in my abdomen. I guess the feeling can be compared to that of just regular digestive and bodily movements that sometimes you feel inside, so since they were so similar and very faint I really wasn’t passing them off as baby movement. I simply passed all these little movements off as just my body making them because it was getting to the point that any little movement or tinge inside of me I was convincing myself that it was the baby. I decided to just calm down and be chill about it all.

Starting last week I really started noticing a lot of flutter feelings in my lower abdomen. I was usually able to feel it or notice it when I was either sitting down or laying down, and it would happen more than once during a period of 5-10 minutes. During this week (week 18) I have really been feeling them a lot, and even though it’s not something very powerful or noticeable, I am beginning to think that these little flutters I keep feeling are from my little peanut. Ultimately I am still waiting for something more distinct and strong, but I am getting really anxious to feel my baby and see my baby next Friday! :)

Oh baby baby...

May 27^th~

Now that we’ve been to the doctor a few times…This visit wasn’t much more than a routine check-up. We were hoping to see our baby again, because that’s our favorite part, but we weren’t that lucky. Since I’m going to the Women’s Clinic, they have 5 doctors which they rotate you through; this way all the doctors become familiar with you and your pregnancy. We met with another new doctor and after reviewing my information we were ready to hear the heartbeat. At first he had a tough time finding the heartbeat, which got us a little worried. He decided to try a lower part on my abdomen and there was our little heart beat. This has begun to be a common occurrence with our little peanut, considering at our last appointment he/she laid flat in the uterus so we couldn’t get a very good picture! I have a feeling little peanut is going to give us a run for our money when finding out the sex in 2 weeks…

I was so happy to hear the heart beat and know that everything sounded good. It was so neat to hear the heart beat and know that it was coming from our little baby. I still think my favorite is when I get to see the baby on the ultrasound. Next appointment in 2 weeks will be REALLY exciting with the full work-up on the ultrasound and finding out what he or she is! :)

On another note…

Some of you have been buggin’ about belly shots. Unfortunately, I’m not one of those string bean women who has a little basketball on her tummy at this point. I will say that I am starting to FEEL fat. I’ve always been fat, but like I told Robby now I FEEL it, specially in my tummy area! I am starting to notice my stomach feels a little thicker at this point, but I guess for me it doesn’t seem like much has changed. Robby’s been really great about reminding me that it’s not fat being gained but baby. :) I certainly can’t wait to actually LOOK pregnant and not just look fat! It’s hard to go out and about and know I just look fat instead of pregnant. I guess I should get one of those shirts that says “It’s not fat, it’s baby.” :) It’s been so weird to actually feel my uterus and feel a little somethin’ somethin’ down there. I can feel as my mom describes it a “knot” in my uterus area, and when pressing down there is pressure and you can definitely feel something there.

Since I’m into week 17 this is typically the point where you start to feel the baby. I’ve begun to think I have felt the baby, but then again I’ll just think it’s something I’m making up in my head. I’m hoping soon it’ll just be easy to distinguish that it’s the baby moving. There are two things I certainly can’t wait for: To look pregnant and feel the baby move! :) Oh…and find out what we’re having!




Week 8



Week 17











Les Miserables

A few months back Robby had heard that Les Miserables was going to be playing at the Capitol theatre in Salt Lake City. He was really anxious and excited to get tickets and go see it. I really wasn't that familiar with the storyline other than seeing one version of the movie a year prior, but I was willing to go on a little trip to see it wth my hubby. It's only fair he get to pick the vacation trips once in a while ;)

Our tickets were for June 5th at 1PM, so we decided we would go down on Saturday and spend the day in Salt Lake just having some fun. We were lucky enough to get a cheap hotel room in down town Salt Lake thanks to a friend of ours, Joe. He had a convert who worked at a Marriott, so she was able to hook both us couples up with cheap rooms for the night.

Everyone loves a hotel room shot!

We headed down early Saturday in hopes of spending the day having some good quality time and possibly shopping! After a fabulous lunch at Chick-fil-A, we headed to an outside Mall, called The Gateway. Being from a small town in Southern Cali, this 2 story outdoors mall was the largest I've been to thus far! I've never been to a mall that was outside, but with the sunny weather it worked out perfectly. After shopping around for about 3.5 hours I think the best treasure we got was this beauty:

What can we say....We love our peanut butter cups!

After retreating back to the hotel with our spoils, we headed out for some Olive Garden.




After a long day of shopping and sun!

The next day we got up and went to Music and the Spoke Word at Temple Square. Since we were going to be missing church, we figured this could count somewhat. ;) They were having it in the Tabernacle, which surprisingly was packed with people. They had a guest group, which was a young men's choir from Africa. They had traveled from a private school there and came all the way to sing with the MoTab! I thought that was pretty neat.

Les Miserables started at 1PM so we headed down to get in our seats a little early.The awesome thing was from our hotel the Capital Theatre was only 2 blocks away, not bad at all. We were able to walk everywhere and save on gas. For those of you who have been to Salt Lake and are familiar with where Temple square is, we were close enough we could see the templ from our hotel window!

Capital Theatre for Les Miserables:

 



View from our seats.







Waiting for the show to start!

Even though it was just a quick little weekend get-away, it was so nice to spend time with my hubby and get to add another 'broadway musical' to our list. I eyed a poster for Beauty and the Beast March 20-25, 2012...So just maybe...We'll have to take another trip down to Capital theatre come next year. :)