OK.......

I'll admit....................... I AM PREGNANT!!!!!

I KNOW! I can't even believe it! But I am so excited and grateful to be in this moment. I have just passed my first trimester, yay! We got to hear the heartbeat! It was amazing. So I debated a long time when I should announce it b/c I want to tell everyone and then I don't want to tell anyone. I have this MAJOR fear for some reason of announcing it and it getting taken away from me. So hopefully everything will turn out fine and have a healthy baby.


Here is a little bit of what happened in case you were wondering. I was on chlomid for 7-8 months and was scheduled to go off the next month b/c both the doc and I wanted to move on to other things since it hadn't done anything. So I was scheduled for more tests and searching for places to get in-vitro or adoption. I had decided that those were the 2 roads we were on and I was ok with that. BUT, I waited and waited for that time of the month and it never showed up! I was really freaking out! In the past I would be late and take a test, it would be negative, and I would start the next day. I didn't want that to happen so I waited until I couldn't wait anymore. I just wanted to get it over with! Much to my surprise it came out positive!! I was in such shock I took 2 more tests to make sure. I start laughing and smiling out of pure joy and then I start crying. I couldn't believe it. I drop to my knees and thank my Heavenly Father. And the crying continued for the next few days!! Haha! It was horrible. I cried every time I told someone about it! But, it was tears of JOY! Even Adam was getting emotional! We had stake conference the next day and everytime he heard the word father he was getting emotional...awww! And Adam has been the best! He is actually over-protective of me now that I am prego. I love him! It has been fun and we are going to just try and enjoy every minute of it. I know that it was hard to go through those years of wanting and not being able to, but I can't trade the things I have learned from it for anything. It has been a trial and a blessing. And I know that there are still many women struggling or not able to adopt and it is hard. We are not alone. God knows us and strengthens us.

Well, I wish I had a picture of the baby or something exciting to show, sorry. When I get more pregnant I will. Right now I just look chubby! Don't really like this stage...haha! But, I have been feeling pretty good so far. No major sickness yet. I just pray everything goes well. Thanks to everyone's support and prayers. We have been blessed with great family and friends!!


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

p.s. I can't wait to show you Adam's costume this year.....

Best week!

Well this has taken me forever! But, these are just a few highlights of the BEST WEEK EVER!
We were able to go visit with some of our best friends for a few days and it was so much fun! We LOVE being with them! As soon as we got there Kendyll already had Adam following her around playing "mommy and sweetie" and polly pockets, Adam was the Beast of course! Haha! It was hilarious!

We got to meet Claire for the first time! She was so cute you just want to bite her! And she actually really liked me...I am good at bribing kids into liking me.

Here she is throwing up a peace sign....

And what she did best.....attack Drew!!

We went downtown to Pig Out in the park and saw the Radio Flyer wagon. It was a great time! The slide was fun but we weren't moving too fast b/c my hips are a little too big for it!

Little Drew being so cute and loveable as usual!!

Then we went to the lake and put our feet in the FREEZING COLD water. Oh I remember all the water being this cold in Idaho...you have to work your way in and wait for your body to numb so it gets "warm".

But Kendyll didn't think it was as cold as I did..............

Oh we loved being there with everyone!!!

Us girls tried to do a little picture stunt and pick up Delphia and Aubry wanted to lift her over our heads.....ok..............hahaha! First of all I was on the wrong side and second of all I had the heaviest part of her body, which isn't really that heavy, but third I was laughing so hard I was losing strength!!

So at this point I was just trying not to drop delph in the water! Haha! It makes me laugh just looking at it!!

We decided to just do different stunt.....

Delph is still scared for her life, but we did it!

Kendyll attacking Adam in the morning and then we get the most special treat of all.......

Kendyll's curly hair!

She came out whipping that hair around and said" Welcome to my curly hair!!". It was quite the reveal! And she continued to toss that hair all during church until everyone noticed!

We had so much fun and miss our friends terribly. But, it will only get more exciting each time we meet up! The friendships we made through college were put in our lives for a reason and I am grateful for that.