Baby Boy

We had our ultrasound on Monday and found out that we're having a little boy! To celebrate, we went shopping.

I'm afraid this could get out of hand before long :)

21 Weeks

Logan...here we come!

It's official: Chris was accepted to graduate school at Utah State University! He is going to start the Masters of Information Systems program in about two weeks, and we are so excited. For the time being, we are going to move from our apartment into my parents' basement, and Chris is going to "commute" to Logan during the week and come home on the weekends. In order to keep our health insurance, I need to continue working until I have the baby. Once the baby arrives, we'll officially move to Logan.

P.S. This in no way means that we are going to become Aggie fans. Our blood is Cougar blue, through and through (well, at least mine is).

Bump in the Night

About a week and a half ago, I started to feel little flutters in my stomach. I wasn't sure if it was the baby or not, so I decided to pay close attention to everything I felt, with the hopes that I could learn to decipher between the baby and other bodily movements.

Last night, I felt some more flutters, so I decided to put my hand on my stomach to see if I could feel the flutter on the outside of my body as well. Imagine my excitment when I could not only feel it inside, but I also felt the movement on the outside! I was so excited. So of course, I wanted Chris to feel it, too. Unfortunately, the baby realized what we were doing and decided to stop playing.

A few hours later, while we were laying in bed, I felt the baby move again. I grabbed Chris' hand and placed it on my stomach and told him to wait. A few seconds later, the baby moved and he totally felt it. The look on his face was priceless!

Here is the conversation that followed:

Me: "Did you feel that?"
Chris: "Yeah."
Me: "Isn't that so cool?"
Chris: "Are you sure you don't just have gas?"

Luckily, the baby moved a few more times while we sat there, so I was able to convince Chris that it was in fact the baby, and not my bowels.

It's a miracle!

I don't know how I did it, but I somehow restored all of my blog lists! I just want to jump for joy! And to top it off, the darling background you see was also saved somewhere in cyberspace, and just happened to show up on my blog. I simply couldn't be happier!

Now that my blog is back to normal (hopefully!), I will soon post pictures of our latest adventures. My sister, Carly, thinks I'm the biggest slacker when it comes to blogging, but it's mostly because I don't post any real pictures of us. But let's be honest--Chris and I don't have much to take pictures of...yet! However, we have a few to add from our adventures this summer, including the first, and certainly not last, baby bump pic! Stay tuned--you'll be glad you did!

Need Some Help

Since I lost all of my blog lists, I have to start from scratch. If you wouldn't mind, please leave me a comment with your blog address so that I can put it back on. Don't worry--I will moderate all the comments so you don't have to publish your blog address to the whole world. I'm sure I can track down most of blogs I had previously listed by visiting other blogs, but this may be a little easier.

Thanks for your help and your patience. I am still in the process of fixing my blog, but I hope to have it up and running again in no time :)

I hate technology!

I am officially upset! I tried to change my background by editing the html and it erased all of my blog lists. Is there anyway to recover them? And to top it off, I don't have the "Customize" option anymore, so I don't have any way of editing my page elements. What happened?!

It Feels Real

Chris and I were able to hear the baby's heartbeat this morning at my appointment. It was so crazy, surreal, and oh so exciting. When I asked Chris what he thought about it afterwards, he told me, "It sounded like a wind tunnel." I was hoping for something more along the lines of "It was music to my ears," but I'll take what I can get.

Seeking Advice

ATTENTION ALL MOMMIES: I am in need of some well-educated suggestions. Even though the little persona (as Chris affectionately calls our unborn child) isn't due for another six months, I am already feeling the need to start my preparations. Most of you know that I am somewhat of a control freak, so planning ahead isn't all that abnormal for me.

I've decided that we need to begin stocking up on essential items each time we go to the store, so as to prevent bankruptcy when the baby actually comes into the world. While some items seem pretty easy to pick, others actually baffle me. Take diapers, for example. Are they all the same? Are name brands better than store brands? Are there in-store or online coupons available? See my dilemma.

Please feel free to share your suggestions and opinions. I am willing to take any advice I can get. And stay tuned for more shameless pleas for help. I'm considering having an "Item of the Week" for which I can solicit your advice. Because honestly, I don't have a clue what I'm doing :)

Maybe He'll Listen Next Time

We have a lot of food storage boxes in our garage, and a few weeks ago, Chris decided to reorganize them. Instead of having 6 short stacks, he thought it would be better to have 3 tall stacks. After he finished, I expressed my concern that the stacks didn't look stable enough. He assured me it would be okay.

The pics are evidence of what I found when I went to the garage about a week later. Chris happened to be in Moab for the weekend, so I'm sure you can imagine how our phone conversation went when I talked to him the next day :)

My poor car was out of commission for 4 weeks, and guess who had the privilege of being my personal chauffeur?!







Insurance Deductible: $500

Total Repair Costs: $5,200

Being able to tell my husband "I told you so": PRICELESS