Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's my 20 week belly shot for you to peek at. Taken right before the UTAH game. :) It'll probably be even bigger after the Thanksgiving dinner I'm planning on eating!Thought I'd also favor you with a candid of my hubby (this was his game face).
Hope all of you have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 14, 2008

WE'RE HAVING . . .

A BOY!!!
Those who voted boy are correct (which was 75% of you . . . good guessers)! Benj and I can't express how EXCITED we are! Being pregnant has been the most thrilling experience of my life. I have learned so much about myself, my relationship with my husband, and what it feels like to have someone to watch over. I know I have a lot more to learn, but I feel like there are some wonderful experiences ahead.
Thursday morning we went in for our appointment. I was nervous, but I was feeling like everything was going to be ok. Almost the very first thing we did was get directed to the ultrasound room. Benj had a notebook and started writing in it. He planned on "taking notes" and list details about our experience. The doctor and tech both asked us what we wanted and if we wanted to know what it is. Our answers were both the same: we would be happy with either one and definately YES! Benj added that he had feelings that it was a boy.First of all, our darling babe has grown a ton. I couldn't believe what I saw on the screen. The profile of his face is so adorable and I couldn't get enough of watching him yawn. I love his little belly too. I have a feeling he's gonna be so handsome. :) He was kicking away, stretching, and flailing his arms anywhere (we didn't know he was a he yet). I had a couple pieces of chocolate right before and I think he had quite an energy spurt. About 10 seconds into it, the nurse said, "Well, dad is right!" Benj and I were both like, "How in the world did you see that?" A closer view indicated this:
Yep, definately a boy. The nurse said I could be so confident as to start painting the nursery blue and tatoo his name on my arm. I was relieved that it was so obvious!

Here's a shot of his legs stretching. He did this multiple times. It looks like he has long legs. We'll see if he grows into them before he's born.
The nurse checked all of his organs and we even counted his little fingers. His measurements were right on with his due date, so we're still planning on April 16th. Our baby now weighs 7 oz. and is approx. 6 inches long! Quite a change from 1 oz and 2 cm.

We got to take a DVD home with the whole ultrasound on it. I have a feeling I'll be watching it many times!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Favorite Fall Things . . .

Thanks Natalie for giving me something to write about on my blog!

8 Favorite TV Shows:
The Office
Heroes
Ugly Betty
Prison Break
Grey's Anatomy
Who's Line is it Anyway
So You Think You Can Dance
American Idol

8 Favorite Restaurants:
Biaggi's
Olive Garden
Cafe Rio
Benihana's
Mandarin
Paradise Bakery
Texas Roadhouse
California Pizza Kitchen

8 Things that Happened Yesterday:
Worked Out
Cleaned the house
Went to Work
Went grocery shopping with Benj
Called my YW girls
Watched Heroes
Did Laundry
Ate Dove chocolate

8 Things that I Look Forward To:
Seeing my baby on the ultrasound :)
Having Benj feel the baby kick
Telling everyone what the sex is!
Decorating the nursery
The weekend
BYU v. UTAH game (go Utes!)
Benj being done with school
Decorating for the holidays

8 Things I Love About Fall:
Taking long walks
Driving through the canyon
Dressing up for Halloween
The colors
The smells of pumpkin and spice
Football games
Crisp air
Thanksgiving

8 Things on my Wish List:
That our baby will be healthy!!!
That I can stay home when the baby is born
Buy a house next year
Benj find a good job when he graduates
Fun holiday season with the family
Material: video camera
Crib and Dresser
Cruise in the next year or two

8 Friends I Tag:
Whoever reads this blog!!!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Kick Baby Kick

I felt the baby kick for the first time a few days ago! It was absolutely amazing! I was having a hard time winding down after a long day so I stuck my headphones in as I was lying in bed. I decided to try the whole idea how babies can hear music, so I put one of the ear pieces down on my baby. Within minutes I felt our little one dancin' away. Apparently he/she likes Josh Groban. I would giggle each time I could feel it. I just wish Benj could feel it too! Hopefully soon! 7 more days til the ultrasound!
Here are a few more pictures from Halloween. The first few are from my office and the last two are Benj's.


I won the costume contest as a "Tiger and cub".

The felines.


Benji as a handsome 70s basketball player. What a babe!



His group got 2nd place in the costume contest!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Party 'n Pumpkins

Last weekend Benj and I went to a Halloween party. Can you guess who we are?If you guessed Rogue and Wolverine from X-men, you are correct! Benj's chops are the real deal!
One of the games was wrapping a group member in toilet paper. Whoever was the fastest and most covered was the winner. We spent too much time perfecting Benj. He makes a good mummy, don't ya think?

Here's the other mummies in the group. Right after this picture was taken, there was an explosion of TP. Apparently toilet paper keeps ya nice and warm. Who knew?

This isn't just the classic bobbing-for-apples game. There were colored thumb tacks on the bottoms of the apples for cash. I won $20 bucks!

Benji made an excellent attempt and got an apple at the last second. Unfortunately he didn't win any money. He was drenched and sad to say his wolverine hair went a little flat. However, we had a blast!
Tonight we carved pumpkins, which we haven't done since we were dating! We'll definately carry on the tradition each year.

The finished products. You can probably guess which was is mine and which one is Benji's. We got a wee little pumpkin for our soon-to-be number 3. It was too little to carve. :)
We had most of our Halloween fun already. We'll probably end up watching movies and staying home on Friday. Happy Halloween!
P.S. Make sure to vote on if we're having a boy or girl. We find out November 13th!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Ouch!

Two nights ago I called my doctor because I was feeling some abdomen pain. He said if it got worse to go to the E.R. but otherwise he wanted us to come in and check things out. Our visit revealed that everything is going great (we got to hear the heartbeat again) and that I'm feeling ligament pains because of all the stretching. No one told me about this part! I was told drinking a lot of water helps but that's even more trips to the bathroom! Ha ha.

Another note: a patient saw me today in my scrubs, came over and said, "Look at you, you're showing a little!" That made me smile. Then someone else in the office asked me, "Amanda, where's your belly? I can't even see it!" I suppose to some I look pregnant and others not. The doc said plan on showing at 20 weeks because of my long torso.

Anyway, just a couple a couple pregnancy thoughts . . .

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Fantastic Fall Weekend!

I hope everyone had a fun weekend just like we did. It was so BEAUTIFUL! The epitomy of what fall weather should be. Enjoy it now because Utah seems be warm one minute and snowing the next.

Even though this wasn't technically the weekend, we went to our 2nd doctor appointment on Thursday. It was short and sweet, but I once again left feeling much more happy and relieved. We didn't do an ultrasound, but we did hear our sweet baby's heartbeat. The most beautiful sound in the world. I can't help but get emotional when I hear it. We also set up our "big" appointment for finding out the baby's sex! I can't wait to be able to call our baby a "he" or a "she" instead of an "it". I've had a couple dreams lately where I see a baby boy, but I don't know if that's my crazy dreams or my motherly instinct. We would be extremely happy with either one! Oh, by the way . . . has anyone been daring enough to make their own baby quilt? I have some extreme ambition to do a quilt, bumper, crib skirt and curtains. If you do, please show me your patterns or finished project!


On with the weekend. On Friday I drove up to Logan to hang out with Ann and Sheena. We missed Jenelle because she got Lasik the day before. We had a blast catching up. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures (I need to be better) but it was so fun. I hate how time flies and we don't see each other in months. I'm like that with everyone! I get caught up in "life" and before I know it, it's been way too long.

Saturday Benj and I went to the Utah game against Colorado. It was one of the most entertaining games I've ever been to. Not just because of the actual game (we killed them 49-16) but because of where we were sitting. I was wearing a black shirt and carrying my red jacket when someone yelled, "put your jacket on!" I yelled back, "it's too hot." Their reply was then, "take off your shirt then!" followed by hoots and hollers. I held onto Benj and walked faster up the stairs. Benj just laughed. While watching the game I heard Benj laugh (again) and there was suddenly a guy in a red speedo who stopped directly in front of us and gave us a little dance. I diverted my eyes until he ran away!



If you can see the screen, you may recognize the "crazy lady" who does a little dance before the 4th quarter of every home game!


After that we saw John McCain and Sarah Palin walking down the stairs. Ok, it wasn't exactly them but these two had pretty good costumes. I didn't get the best picture, but it was hilarious. Palin was holding a baby doll and McCain continued to shake everyone's hand. They met Obama down the stairs. Some people have a lot of time on their hands. Even when we were in the car leaving some guy came up to my window, yelled something about the Utes winning and gave me a high five. I felt like I had a sign on that said EMBARASS ME!



Later that night we hung out with our friends. Chris and Ashley (on the left) got engaged the night before! We're so excited for them! Natalie and Tony are always willing to let us come over to their cute house and hang out. You guys are so much fun!

On Sunday we went up to Mantua (near Brigham City) and listened to my cousin give his homecoming talk. Spencer went to a Chinese speaking mission to London! He was glowing! It was also so fun to see family. Even though most only leave an hour away, I haven't seen them in a year. Sad! I have a big family so me and 3 other cousins are pregnant! I also met about 3 new babies who have joined the family. I have to get my practice in right? Ha ha.