Cutest Baby Ever!

This is our baby at 22 weeks 6 days. We had our target ultrasound where they look for any deformities. The technician took her time and our DVD is about 25 minutes. It was so awesome. We saw everything there is to see: All four chambers of the heart and valves, the spine fused from top to bottom, his feet and hands, we even saw him swallow and see his tongue move with the motion, and Jared's favorite: the teeth buds. He is perfect! Baby was so cooperative and was totally posing for us as you can see from the pictures with his hand under his chin. These pictures are 4-D and we were not expecting to see so much detail. He definitely has my side of the family on the cheeks! Every time I look at him I want to pinch that cute nose.

Bishopric Calling

I have had several people ask if Jared is really in the Bishopric as indicated by the picture on the right. I know - - we were surprised too! Yes, Jared was put in the Bishopric this past June. We were totally shocked.
I had just started the stimulating process on invitro when he was asked to accept the calling. He then went on High Adventure with the Young Men the next day and was gone all week. I was trying so hard to not stress! He was sustained the next Sunday when he got back. We actually had a doctor's appointment that morning! Needless to say it was not the best timing but we had a ton of family come and support and things went very smoothly. So far it has been a huge blessing in our lives and we are grateful for the opportunity.

The Big Belly Challenge

Jared challenged me to see who's belly was bigger. Even with him holding his breath to keep his belly big I think I still have him beat. Nice try!

22 Weeks

San Antonio TEXAS

Jared had an ADA (American Dental Association) meeting down in San Antonio. We decided to make this our final vacation before the baby comes. Jared was nice enough to sign me up for some classes while he was in his meetings. LOL! Both of our meetings ended up being well worth our time so I can't complain too much. We were also able to go to dinner with some friends from the residency in Mississippi. One friend lives in San Antonio and the others came for the meeting. It was great to see them. Our favorite places were the River Walk and The Alamo. The River Walk is under the city and has tons of restaurants and shops along a river that they light up at night.

Jared & I on the River Boat Tour

The faces on this building were meant to ward
off evil spirits

This was an awesome band performed mainly with
wind instruments. The baby kicked the whole time
we listened to them.

The River Center mall lit up at night

The Alamo

It's A BOY!

We found out at 17 weeks that we are having a boy. Jared was pretty overwhelmed by that. He told me later that he had it all planned out that I would be doing all the girl things and he wouldn't have to worry about a thing. Now he gets to do all the great things that go along with raising a little boy! After a little while he was over his anxiety and was as excited as me. He is going to be an awesome dad!

A few days later I woke up in the middle of the night to use the restroom (my favorite place these days!) and when I went back to bed I felt a little kick. It totally took me by surprise and then it happened two more times. I was so excited I couldn't go back to sleep. For the first couple of days I would jump everytime he kicked me because it was such a different sensation. I have loved every minute of it!

Baby Bump at 17 weeks