She's a Girl!

This morning we had our ultrasound, which we attached for your viewing pleasure. Her legs were spread eagle, so within seconds we knew that she was positively, 100% girl. Her heart beat is strong, she has all her healthy parts,(we even counted all 10 toes) and she is constantly moving. James and I are so excited! The video is just a small clip of the ultra sound, so you won't see the part indicating that she's a girl, but we promise she is!

18 Weeks Pregnant & Growing!

If you haven't heard yet, I am 18 weeks and 3 days pregnant... but who's counting. I am growing bigger and bigger, I swear by the day. I know I am getting fatter by the obvious roll or mound over my jeans, but I didn't realize how much bigger I truly had gotten until I tried on my old black and white button up poka-dot shirt. Not only could I not get it to button, but I couldn't get the sides of the shirt to even touch! Yeah, thats a good feeling. :)

What is a good feeling is that we get to hear its heart beat monthly, which is a fabulous reminder that there actually is a human in there and not just cellulite. We also get to find out very soon (Friday, June 12th) if it is a girl or a boy! I am dying to know... in fact this morning I lay in bed counting how many days that is until we find out... I'll save you the time. Its 10! James and I are excited for either gender and have no names picked out yet, but will get working on that once we know which it is. We'll keep you posted! Check in 10 days for more exciting news!

The Number Five

Last night James and I went out to celebrate our 5 month anniversary. (I know... all you veteran married couples are rolling your eyes at what we view as a fantastic milestone.) Despite it being a Friday, I was in a real sour, impatient mood as I left work. Probably just tired. As I was driving home cursing every red stop light and every slow car on the road that got in my way, the epiphany came that maybe I was having major attitude problem and not every other human or object around me. Grrr... I hate that realization. Luckily I came home to James and I can never seem to stay grumpy long with him around. He had planned a fun date for us all centered around the theme #5.
First we stopped by our local grease palace and picked up a 5 dollar pizza that even Caesar himself would have enjoyed. Then off we went to Jamba Juice to pick up an extra large 5 dollar Jamba to share. I felt the urgent need to cleanse my pallet after our pepperoni fat fest. Nothing hits the spot better than our favorite peach passion... mmm. So good.
Then came the activity portion of our evening. We went to the Mecca of Dollar Stores that even has a freezer and full grocery section to pick out 5 gifts for each other. What a delight! So many wonderful odd things to choose from in a dollar store. I felt like a kid on a shopping spree that just got payed allowance. Once we had made our final selections, exchanged gifts, and payed for them, we headed off to the second dream land for any child with allowance or birthday money in their pocket: The Nickelcade... Where we played everything for only 5 cents, except for on those lame games that require 3 nickels. We played ski-ball, cruisin california, a cool motorcycle racing game, slot machines, and Jurassic Park. I was having an abnormally lucky night because I beat James a number of times, which until tonight has never occured. The nickelcade was a blast, even on an overcrowded Friday night. And there you have our evening celebrating the #5 and my second blog entry that was 5 times longer than the first.

My First Post Ever!

What do you say on your first blog post ever. So much pressure! I'm truly at a loss of words! I must be witty, fun or charming like so many of my married friends that have been bloggers for years. Well, I will probably be none of those until I get a hang of this whole new blogging world.
I can say this. After a year of dating, James and I finally tied the knot in the Mesa AZ temple on Nov 29th. Although we've been married for only 4 months and 27 days, it feels like much longer... I mean that in a good way! We love marriage and highly recommend it to all our single friends!