Baby Update

So I am absolutely lousy at posting and figured I should probably give and update to my few readers. I am doing well. I finally have energy and motivation and so my house is finally clean once again and we have clean laundry :). I keep getting bigger and so far I've lost 16 pounds and gained only 2 pounds back... it wont hurt my feelings if this trend continues. Well I thought I would put up some pictures for you all to see... I got my first ultrasound at 18 weeks and we found out its a girl! We are naming her Bobbie Jo Ashley. Bobbie is after my dearest friend and Jo is after me, and Adam contributed Ashley :).

Here is a full body picture of her. She is quite the wiggle worm, I am pretty certain she inherited the wiggli-ness from my side, Adam's family can be compared to the Cullens off of Twilight when it comes to being still lol. Our poor ultrasound guy had a heck of time getting all the pictures he needed to because she wouldn't hold still, our ultrasound took 45 minutes! But it was quite exciting to see that she is so alive and healthy and that ALL of her limbs definitely work.

Here is a picture of one of her feet. She had them both up there and it looked perfect, but again the wiggli-ness took over and this is what we got after he clicked the button. I still think its adorable.

Lastly, here is me at 22 1/2 weeks. Everyone keeps telling me I've "popped" all of a sudden and I don't know if its a compliment or not, but its nice to know I look definitely pregnant and not just possibly fat. I am totally enjoying this amazing experience and getting to share it with my wonderful husband. I can't wait until he can actually feel her moving. I look forward to when I get to meet her face to face. I am already getting so many insights into her personality its astounding. Here is one of her personality traits to make you giggle, she ABSOLUTELY hates it when I eat ice cream, popsicles, or anything cold like that. When I eat them she gets so wiggly and squirming and then stops after a minute or two. I think she stops wiggling when my tummy has finally warmed it up to body temperature. Definitely thinking she hates the cold lol. Its so exciting to be able to experience all of these things.

Amazingly Blessed!

Well I haven't written a blog in forever and figured it was well past time so here it is. I have to start by saying God truly is phenomenal and has blessed Adam and me with so much! Sometimes I can't believe that I have been blessed with so much, I feel a little spoiled actually because I don't know what I did to ever deserve so much joy, happiness, and blessings in my life!

Adam and I are doing amazing. I can't help but just fall a little more in love with him as time goes by. He is my best friend, confident, lover, and supporter! Sometimes I can't help but smile constantly knowing that we've made it through many struggles and trials in life and despite all of them we are more in love than we've ever been.... sorry enough with the sappy lol!

Next I am so grateful for God blessing us with this wonderful baby growing inside me. Though there has been heartbreak and struggles to get to this point I am so grateful that I have this amazing opportunity to be a mommy and Adam a daddy. I have no feelings at all to what the baby will be as far as gender is concerned, but I will just be happy with a strong, healthy baby. April we get to find out what it is!

I am grateful for the material blessings that Adam and I have as well. Sometimes I can't believe we have what we have and that we both have such wonderful jobs! I know people often say that there is always good with the bad and that the good things can't last forever... I am finding more and more that I don't believe that. Sure things can get hard and there are deffinitely trials in life but the good can ALWAYS out weigh the other. Even if everything material was taken from me and all I had was my family, I would still have everything I need to make it through life.Well I gotta get ready for work and pick up the house a bit. I hope you are all doing well and are happy and that life is or is becoming what you hoped it would/could be.

Gratitude Post

I always love having Thanksgiving and Christmas as a time to reflect on the wonderful blessings I have in my life. I have been super busy and sick this holiday season and therefore haven't had a lot of time to take a moment and post my gratitude list. With out any further wait, here it is:

*Husband! I am oh so grateful for my amazing husband and his amazing strength and dedication to become better. He has now officially quit smoking for 3 MONTHS!!!! I am beyond excited! Now it seems like the temple is so much closer then its ever been before! I know it will still take some time to get there, but now there is nothing in his way to gaining his testimony back.

*Baby! We found out a week or two ago that I am pregnant again. I am hestitant to become too excited because of the fear of losing this one as well, but so far everything seems to be going well. I am approximately 7 weeks and I have an amazing doctor who is keeping a very careful and close eye on me and the baby. Only time will tell but I trust the Lord to know what is best.

*Family! I love both mine and Adam's families and the blessings they all are in our lives. I struggle sometimes with getting along with certain family members, but still the same I am grateful that I have family and they love me.

*Friends! I am so grateful for my true and understanding friends. I only have a few now, but I am so grateful for them and the love, support, understanding, and outside advice they provide me with when everything seems to get a little cloudy.

*The GOSPEL! and the foundation and rock it is at a time when so much of the world is built upon the sand. It doesn't falter at the tides and it doesn't not fall at the pressures of the world. It continues to remain steadfast and untouched by the hand of satan.

*My Ward and Bishop! I am so grateful for my extraordinary ward and Bishop! I can not begin to sum up my gratitude for their understanding, support and love for me, my husband, and now my brother Lance and his non-member wife and their baby who have moved into our ward as well. I truly feel like our ward is a Zion ward and truly understand the love of Christ and this gospel.

*Jobs! I am so glad Adam and I both have jobs! For a while it looked like Adam's job might in jepordy due to the current Economic situation. But so far so good!

*A House and a Home! At a time when so many other seem to be struggling to keep their houses or have already lost them, I am grateful we have a Home and our House to put it in.

The list can go on forever but I prefer not to bore you too much. I am just grateful to Heavenly Father for all the wondeful blessings and people he puts in my life. I am grateful that we do not live in a country that is war ridden and falling apart at every turn. I am grateful for the freedoms I have and the angency to believe in what I choose. I am just so grateful for all the amazing blessings I have in my life!