late nights can equal precious moments

So last night after Christopher and I had gotten ready for and were lying in bed something intoxicating happened. I felt our little ninja kick me for the first time! It was one of those life changing moments that we will NEVER forget! Chris was on his laptop and I was reading next to him when I felt it. The little monkey nudged my hand with his foot or hand and it was ever so tiny but I felt it! I told Chris that i thought the baby had just kicked me but that I wasn't sure and we both just kept on doing what we were doing. Then it happened again and I got more excited!!! I told Chris and he stopped what he was doing to try and feel it. He put his hand in the spot I told him I had felt it. I started poking around to see if I could get him to do it again and HE DID!! Hahaha Chris and I both started laughing and it was so amazing!!! Literally for an hour more we just sat there feeling him kick and nudge me like crazy! Haha I guess he didn't realize that it was sleepy time but I'm SO glad he thought it was play time because it was the biggest blessing to feel him dancin around in there! I have been getting so paranoid that I wasn't feeling him move enough and that something might be wrong... then the Lord blessed us with this wonderful hour of joy that left me with the most comforting feeling that he was growing and healthy like the doctor always tells me. I just need to trust in that.

I'm so thankful for these incredible moments of pure joy! I love my husband and am so excited to be expanding our family with the little boy. I can not wait to meet him... see his cute little face... and find out who he is and the personality he has. Haha Christopher and I do agree on one thing though... with a pair of crazies like us for parents, he is going to be a handful but incredibly fun! :)

More prego pics to come!

Conference Weekend

Last weekend was General Conference for us Mormons! And it was a fantastic weekend! Thanks to the wonderful Bro. and Sis. Jensen, Christopher and I got to go to the Sat. afternoon session of conference! It was Chris's first time in the conference center and even though we got there late and had to sit WAY at the top, it was still an incredible experience! After the session we met up with the missionaries that taught and baptized Christopher and it was fun to see them!

Overall a very nice weekend off to spend with my honey!

What does a good nights sleep even feel like?

I have forgotten!! What does a good, solid night sleep feel like?

This is really the only bad/hard thing that my pregnancy is giving me right now. Yes, I did have morning sickness for the first 4 months but that's over and done with and I feel fantastic with the exception that I CAN NOT GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!! And unfortunately, neither can my husband because he gets woken up by my tossing and turning.

I have always been a back sleeper. So it's been a bit of an adjustment switching to sleeping on my side. I have tried a couple different things like putting a pillow between my legs to help with the comfort. And putting a pillow under one hip so that I'm not flat on my back and not completely on my side, just tilted enough to let the blood flow freely. Both work for an hour or 2 but then I get uncomfortable and need to change positions (this is when I wake up Christopher) which means that neither of us are getting a solid 6-8 hours in a row of sleep. I would LOVE to get one of these...

A full body maternity pillow, like the one featured in the movie The Backup Plan. But simply don't want to spend the money on one. Maybe it's worth it... I don't know. If you have used one during pregnancy and you think it IS worth it... PLEASE let me know!! Or if you have any advice on what more I can try to get a good nights sleep... I am all ears! Haha and Christopher would definitely appreciate it too!

Other than this little annoyance, this pregnancy has been so fun and exciting! Every little movement is so exciting! I haven't felt any big kicks or punches yet but I'm sure those will come shortly! My husband and I were talking the other day and just agreeing on what an incredible blessing this little guy is in our lives! We can not wait to meet him and discover his personality, who he's going to look more like, and who he's going to be! Just one more thing to be thankful to our Heavenly Father for in this life.

21 weeks and counting! :)

The wait it over! The wait to find out what we're having that is!

This morning was our anatomy ultrasound appointment! We are very excited to announce that we are having a strong and healthy little BOY!!!!!! He was a little bit cramped in there, the doctor says he is measuring about 2 weeks bigger than he should be, no doubt thanks to my tall husband! :) He had his hands covering his face but we were finally able to get a shot of it! Everything was as it should be and he looks great! When it came time to find out what it was he wouldn't move his legs and let us see but the doctor finally got him to "open up" haha and it was a clear shot!! Haha we think that's why he was covering his face with his hands, little guy was embarrassed to be on display!!
Now all we have to do is decide on a name for our little ninja! We unfortunately have more girl names that we like so it's time to switch gears and come up with his name! We have a couple that we kinda like but are not set with one yet. Anyway, just thought I would share our happy news with all of you! Pictures will come as soon as I can figure out how to get them onto my computer!

18 Weeks Baby Bump!

Here are some more pictures! I am 18 weeks and 2 days pregos now and feel like I am way bigger than I should be! :) Things are going great though! I'm loving being pregnant! I don't have much else to say. We find out the sex of the baby in a week and a half and we are SO EXCITED!! I'll let you all know what it is when we find out! :) YAY!!

Baby Mama

The love of my life... what a wonderful father he will be

The other night my husband and I were laying in bed catching up on the last season of lost when he did the cutest thing! He slowly leaned over and gently rested his head on my stomach. I smiled and asked "what ya doin?". He replied "I'm listening for the baby's heartbeat". Then he told me to stop breathing so he could listen. Haha it was one of those moments that made me realize just how much I love this man that is my husband. He's done many little heartwarming things like that recently so I've decided to start carrying around my camera EVERYWHERE we go. Even when we're just chillin watching tv. Hopefully there will be pictures to go along with the rest of my posts. :)

Frequenting the porcelain throne

When we first got married my husband used to make fun of how often I needed to use the restroom. I wasn't that bad, I just drink a lot of water so I have to pee a little more often than he does. Haha, now that I am 16 weeks pregnant he just laughs at me. This morning is a perfect example of the blissfulness that is being pregnant and frequenting the porcelain throne! My car was having issues so we took it into the shop a couple days ago. It was ready for pick up so my husband drove me down to get it this morning. We got to the shop a few minutes before it opened and of course... I need to use the restroom. So he drives me down the street to the 7-11. We get back to the shop and not 2 minutes later I NEED to go again! Luckily the shop is open by now so we run in and as Christopher is paying I use the ladies room. When I get out he says "seriously? How is that possible?" Haha I just laughed and told him to get used to it! I've got 5 1/5 more months of this! As annoying as it is, it puts a smile on my face! I can't help but just enjoy all the little changes my body is going through with pregnancy! Now that I'm past the "morning" sickness that is! :)

Maegan - mother to be!!