Thanksgiving.

This Thanksgiving was kinda weird. Haha. Enough said. We started off eating at my parents house, and then we went to Ben's parent's after that. We ate some good food! We also ended up going to a movie later that night with Ben's brother Rick and his girlfriend Lesla. We saw 2012. Ben said it was dumb haha, but I thought it was ok. It seemed like a really long movie. I also went with Nicole and Jeremy to try and get a family picture of them with Spencer. Christmas card time! Maybe Ben and I will start doing Christmas cards when it's not just me and him!

Here are a few pics I took from Thanksgiving:

Here is us by the table.

When I stand next to Ben I look huge! haha.

I also look super pale...which I am...but oh well.

Spencer is so stinking cute. I sure love that kid!

He cracks me up every time.

He was having way too much fun with the olives!

Olives on toes! haha.

This Thanksgiving Ben and I have really felt SO thankful for our little baby boy that we will be having in March. There are no words for how blessed we feel. When we were discussing things we are thankful for at my parent's house we also talked about what we hope we will have accomplished before next year. Ben was so cute when he said, "Well, something I'm nervous about is being a good dad, so hopefully by next year I will feel more confident as a dad. I just want to be a good one" How cute is that?? He hadn't said anything about being nervous to me, but it made me happy to know it means so much to him.

I figured I would just stick my 24 week picture in this post just for the heck of it!

Bigger and Bigger! It was kinda weird though because I had two different people at the hospital just barely notice I was pregnant this week! I wear bigger scrubs but I thought it was pretty obvious some time ago! These are people I see everyday too! They were surprised that I was, and I was surprised this was the first time they noticed!

My Baby Bump. (23 Weeks)

Well I have been putting off taking a picture lately

for no apparent reason,

but I finally got one at 23 weeks!

I feel much bigger,

and I am certainly

getting more comments about my bump.

Funny thing is,

and please tell me if I am the only one who is like this,

but sometimes I forget I have this belly.

It's funny cause at work I will try to squeeze past things or people like I used to,

and I just end up getting stuck. It always surprises me too.

I have this quick moment where I'm like:

"What the heck?? Why didn't that work?? "

However, I soon remember that there is no way I will fit and try

to inconspicuously get out of the tight spot.

I try to fit places I don't fit anymore!

I also tried to lay on my stomach to get a picture of my nephew

and ended up being stunned when I realized I couldn't do it.

I guess I just forget every now and then that I have this lump.

Anyways, I am excited for this week!

I only work Mon and Tues

and then I have the rest of the week off!

Somehow I was lucky enough to get

Thanksgiving off. :)

Ben and I will both be off work and enjoying it with our families.

Then, this weekend we are going on a little trip which I will explain after the fact!

We are going to have lots of fun though!

I'm excited to just relax and enjoy Thanksgiving

with Ben and the fam.

Happy Birthday Spencer!

Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet nephew!

Tonight we went to Spencer's B-day party.

Poor little guy was sick :(

But that didn't stop him from playing in the

Thomas the Train tent we got him!

YAY! We love him SO much!

It's All Good.

Here is the official 20 week picture:

For the most part I have been taking the pictures every two weeks.

I don't see much difference between this one and the 18 week picture, but I sure feel a difference!

My tummy is definitely tighter, bigger, and it fits into less and less shirts!

The ultrasound was fun today! We went to the Dr who specializes in ultrasounds and had everything measured and looked at.

We got the fabulous news that the baby looks very healthy and is progressing along nicely. Everything looks really good as far as the heart, brain, bones, etc.

The Dr also confirmed that it is definitely a little boy in there! Haha. Ben was pleased to receive the picture that proves that!

Our little boy is definitely very active. It was hard for them to get certain still shots of him because he wouldn't sit still.

Ben got to see what I feel all the time so that was fun!

It was such a nice experience with my hubby to see our little baby together.

We are so excited for what is to come!

Everyday just makes us more grateful and happy!

Take My Hand

Two quick stories:

1) Ben and I were originally supposed to find out the sex of our baby at our next ultrasound which is actually this Tuesday. Since finding out I would have to wait that long I have been trying to figure out how I could cheat and find out before then. It was too long for me to wait! So recently I had a wicked bad kidney infection that eventually landed me in the ER because it just wasn't getting any better! But that is beside the point! The point is that while in the ER the Dr ordered a kidney ultrasound, and as soon as I heard that I knew it was my chance! So when they wheeled me back there with the ultrasound technician I immediately started trying to convince him:

Ultrasound Guy- "Man, this looks like a pretty bad infection."

Me- "Yah. I've had a really hard week. I've been feeling awful. But wait, I think I know what could make it better."

Guy- "What?"

Me- "Well I think that maybe you should try and see if I'm having a girl or a boy..."

Guy- "Oh really? You don't know yet?"

Me- "No. They are making us wait until November 3. I really think you could make my day and let us know early."

Guy- "Haha. Well, I guess you deserve it. Let's see what we can do."

So there you have it. I cheated and found out early we are having a BOY!! :):)

It was pretty undeniable that it was a boy. I was kind of worried he wouldn't be able to tell what the baby was, but he knew what he was doing and got a very obvious shot!

The sad part was that Ben didn't get to the ER until after the ultrasound so I had to tell him later. My Mom was there though and when I got back in the room I just couldn't stop smiling. She knew what I had done and said "You asked him didn't you?! You better tell me what you're having!!" So I told her and we laughed about it until Ben got there. Ben didn't mind though. He thought I deserved to be happy that day too. So we are super excited about knowing and I am super excited to buy stuff! We still have our appointment on Tuesday where they will measure everything and make sure the baby is growing and healthy. That will be fun to see our little boy again.

2) During the months that Ben and I were trying to get pregnant I got a little discouraged. It took about 9 months, and I started to get nervous that we were going to have problems. We wanted to add on to our family so bad and knew it was the right thing for us to do, so why wasn't it happening? I started praying really hard about it and trying to get an answer about what was going on. I remember one day was especially hard for me, and I happen to be looking on the computer at Greg Olsen pictures. I love his paintings. I'm not sure why I was looking at them, but I came across a particular one that was called "Take My Hand."

As soon as I saw this picture this overwhelming feeling of love came over me. I was comforted. I knew that Ben and I would be able to be parents soon. This was one of the best moments EVER for me. It put my worries aside and I was able to have faith that everything would work out. Now here we are, exactly one year from when we decided to start a family, and I am 21 weeks pregnant with a little boy on the way! Wow. We are so blessed. So as soon as I found out we were having a boy, the first thing I decided to buy for our nursery was a copy of this picture! I am so excited to get it and put it up in the room! It definitely has a wonderful meaning for me! I like to think it's our little boy in the picture. (cept ours might be brown. haha :)