What a great Weekend!

Okay, so this weekend, my brother found out that he passed the California Bar! Congratulations Bryan!
I watched Twilight. I have to say I was disappointed in some of the things they left out, some of the acting, and some of the "beautiful vampires looks"...Jasper...and Rosalie... and some other things that I won't spoil for those who have yet to watch it. But... I will probably buy it when it comes out to DVD and I will definitely go see New Moon. Hey, what can I say, I am a twilight fan.
We had some friends come visit us that we haven't hung out with for about four years... Had a TON of fun Kent and Tara!
Had my Mom's homemade pancakes for breakfast on Sunday. Oh so.......yummy.
Went to church and got loved to death in nursery by a bunch of children that were "abandoned" by Mommy and Daddy and I was enough to pass the two hours with that didn't cause too many tears. The noise level was insane though. I had to yell to be heard by Candy who was not three feet away from me.
Went to a Ward Christmas Party activity planning meeting at Amanda's house and had yummy snacks and Oh So Delicious Sparkling Apple Cider that I have been craving for a few weeks now... I seriously think that I drank a bottle by myself... well, Candy helped a little : )
Came home and reminisced with James about how we met and the things we thought about each other before and during our courtship. And our favorite dating moments...
Like the one where no one was supposed to know we were dating and we were at a party at Les's house holding hands behind a throw pillow on the couch, thinking that we were oh so secretive and that no one would figure out what we were doing. And then to find a note on the windshield of my car saying: James and Kissta 4 -Eva inside of a huge heart written by John and David.
Oh well, so much for thinking we were slick!
Oh and we started the fireplace up for the first time this year... I love having a fire in the fireplace, it warms the house up in no time!
Okay, so you get the point. I know these probably sound lame, but after quite a few months of being ill and getting shots and doing fertility stuff, it was just bliss to have a normal-ness to my life again.
Oh, I forgot to mention how I got dressed for church and caught my reflection and said, "Oh! We are taking a pregnancy picture today! And then we took it and I look exactly the same as I did last week, but when I look at myself in real life, I look much bigger... Oh well. Before you know it, I will be huge and have lots of pictures for everyone to see!

Determination

So on the way to work today, I happened to glance up at the power line that crosses over about 6 lanes of traffic and saw this squirrel exactly in the middle clutching the power line for dear life with this HUGE nut in its mouth! If that isn't determination, I don't know what is!!!

I am officially in my second trimester today! My only complaint is that I keep getting thrush. I am starting to worry that my immune system is out of whack again, and with the upcoming flu season, that terrifies me. (I am allergic to the flu shot and will end up in the hospital if I get one)

So... I am determined to be like the little squirrel and close my eyes and inch my way slowly through this pregnancy so that I can deliver a healthy baby and then hopefully I can get back to good health as well.... Thanks for keeping us in your prayers, they are much appreciated!

Okay, I know, I know, some of you are thinking that there is nothing there, but trust me, there is! And by the time we got home from church, I was so glad to get out of that skirt! No more room!

So, I think that I could have possibly felt the baby two nights ago... At 4am I woke up and felt a "muscle twitch" type feeling. It kept on for a good while, and I even changed positions. And then I just had a thought pop into my head that this could be the baby, and then I was wide awake! So, the next morning I looked in the What to Expect When you are Expecting book and it says most women feel movement between weeks 14 and 26... I will be 14 weeks on Tuesday... and then I read some more and it said that really thin women can feel movement sooner... So... who knows, but I am not deciding either way... Of course, after the initial excitement of it being the baby wore off, I realized that the next 6 months might not be so exciting if that tiny twitch woke me up...

Okay, and then last night, I had a crazy dream that I beat out Obama in the election and became the next president because the people wanted someone real representing them... There was a lot more detail to this dream, but it is pretty silly and I don't want everyone in the world to know my personal feelings about this past election... but my point is, you gotta love the crazy dreams!

That is pretty much all of the exciting stuff. I have finally gotten some more energy lately, I cleaned the whole house this weekend, (including the nasty fridge) and I am excited to not be so tired all of the time! So, now maybe my blog won't be so boring either...

Oh yeah, to answer Bethany and Austyn's question, no, I don't have any idea as to what the baby's sex is.... Someone told me that it would be a girl because of the heart rate at my last visit, but I don't have opinions either way yet... (Honestly, I think I am still in shock that I am actually pregnant...)

Baby check-up and updates

First off, Happy Birthday Jason!
Happy Birthday Jerry!
Well, today we went in for our check up at the Dr.'s office. I have gained 5 pounds, and we got to hear the baby's heart beat today! I have heard them before, but it makes a difference when you know that the sound of the beating heart is coming from somewhere inside of my body (and not my own beating heart, of course). The Dr. said that he could only hear one heart beat, which got a laugh out of me and James. I am not due to come back in for a month now, so I am assuming that we are out of the scary stage... I get to do a whole bunch of blood work right before that visit, so I guess it is a good thing that I have gotten used to giving 7 - 9 vials of blood so much lately... And then shortly after that visit, we will do the 20 week ultrasound and hopefully find out the baby's sex! I am really excited for that part. (Oh yeah, my Dr. is Dr. William Hamilton in Fredericksburg, for those of you that are in town and curious)
Let's see, well, I am out of the morning sickness phase (which seemed to be directly related to the progesterone I had to take), I am starting to have a little belly, I'll have to post a picture later today, and I am enjoying craving all of my favorite foods. Our fridge was packed for a while with all of the meals that I have been craving. It is fun, but sometimes I get tired of eating.
Last night, James teased me every time I got up to relieve my bladder. He said I was like clock work, every hour.
We have been having a lot of fun lately in our relationship. I love James so much, but it is amazing how much more my love for him has grown in these last few months. Some days, I just want to cry (happy tears) when I think about how wonderful he is and how there is no one else that could love me, and make me feel loved like he does. He has been so amazing helping pick up my slack with the house work and chores and I really have no complaints. So, thank you, my love. You are more than I ever could have wished for. I say that, because I didn't know that kind of qualities that you have even existed when I was younger and wishing about my future husband... I look forward to seeing our love grow ever more and seeing you start to have the gray hairs to match mine. Love you.

Happy Birthday to YOU!

Okay, so I have been really bad about birthday cards and phone calls the last few years, so I decided, to do a monthly happy birthday shout out, and that way, if I don't call you on your birthday, then you can't be too mad at me...
So, Happy Birthday to:

Grandma Reeve - the most fun Grandma in the world!
Jerry Price - pulls a mullet wig off nicely...
Jason - My most favorite famous brother!
Gary - My "twin brother"!
Thomas - The awesome in-law that isn't afraid to read "girlie books", I wish there were more men out there like you!
Caitlin - My chunky monkey with the cutest ringlets!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ALL!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMANTHA!

Samantha, Happy Birthday! I am always so excited to share a birthday with you! Have tons of fun trick-or-treating tonight, and make sure you take a picture of your costume to show me!
Love, Aunt Kista

Amazing pic of Baby Marker!

Holy Cow, (that's for Amy) we went to our appointment yesterday and they did another ultrasound. We saw the baby, (which has at least quadrupled in size in the last two weeks) and each of it's little arms and legs. I though that was exciting to see, but then the baby wiggled a little, which made me start giggling like crazy! I was in the clouds for the rest of the day! It is definitely more real now! Then the Dr. made a comment about still only seeing one baby, and James and I just started LAUGHING... We told him that we hoped so...
I just have to put a blurb in here about how much I LOVE my Dr.'s office! My appointment was at 10:20AM and we were gone in the car on down the road by 10:28AM. I have never had that good of a time at a Dr.'s office, and been there for so short of a period of time! Usually, I am on the table in the room freezing under a thin piece of paper for 30 minutes to an hour before the Dr. comes in! I am so glad I switched to this Dr.!
Okay, I am starting to get a belly, so soon I will post pics! It is crazy to see the belly, but now that I have seen this baby (which is supposed to be the size of an apricot right now) it makes the belly more fun!