Yes, you are reading right....we are having a boy!! Yay! We are both so excited. Also...I am the WORST at taking pictures/posting pictures. So, I don't have any right now, but let's just say that I have ultrasound pics hanging on our fridge that show the little "thing" in it's glory! Haha. We couldn't be happier for the little gift that awaits us in June :)
This ultrasound consisted of all of the measurements/etc that make sure the baby is safe and everything is on track. He weighs a whopping 13 ounces and all of his organs are functioning correctly. Yay for health. At this moment I can feel his mini kicks as I sit at my work desk. It is so wonderful to know he is alive and healthy in there.
We had some fun coming up with a name and for now have decided to combine our names into his - Jayton. We LOVE it! It is fun to call him baby Jayton and HE instead of "it" and "baby".
It is crazy to think how long I have waited to be a mother. I have spent a lot of time the last 2-3 years of my life watching other people's children just to fulfill the need of wanting my own children. It is amazing how much it helped, getting to know the sweet children that I had the opportunity to watch. With one family in particular, I had a definite hand in raising their 6 children and watching them grow. I have loved EVERY minute I have had to spend time with such wonderful children.
I have realized lately that the experiences I have had have taught me more than I could have ever hoped to learn as a mother. Although I know I will still learn new things and grow as a mother to my own children, I have an amazing amount of experience to bring into this new experience. I know that Heavenly Father led me on the path to nannying so that I could be fulfilled and more prepared as a mother. I can't wait to work with my sweet husband and teach our little children to believe in the gospel, learn about their Savior and understand how much they are loved.
I am so extremely blessed to have a husband like Clayton. He is a man who will never give up. He has persevered through very hard trials and come out a wonderful man in spite of it. He encouraged me, a woman 6 years older than him, that marriage was an important goal and I had lost sight of the importance of it in my life. He wanted to be the one to make me happy, and has made it a goal. Though no marriage is without its trials, I know that we can make it through anything together.
We are happy to keep all of you informed of our baby news! I will try to post pics as they are available (I should probably take some...) :)
We love all of you!!
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Monday, February 2
Wednesday, December 10
It's been awhile...
I am so sorry I haven't written in awhile! A lot has happened...well...a few things have happened, and it is time I share them!
We moved out of my parent's house (yay!) - although we had tons of fun with them...it is nice to be on our own. We are currently house sitting until April of next year. We were blessed to have a couple in our ward ask us if we wanted to house sit for them wile they served a 6 month mission, and it was RIGHT ON TIME. We were starting to freak out a little about apartments/rent/etc. So, this is giving us a little more time to save up for a deposit/etc.
Also................................................................................................................I'm pregnant! Yay! It is...so much fun?? Honestly, not really. I have had a pretty hard sick and exhausted time of it, and I can't wait for this first trimester to be over so I can enjoy it a little bit. I am definitely grateful to finally be able to have my own baby. It is something that I have dreamed of for years, yet never fully allowed myself to believe it would happen in this life - that way I wouldn't be too disappointed if it didn't. Haha...I am such a funny girl - like my husband says ;-)
Anyway, I am exactly 12 weeks and 5 days pregnant...well...I am at work and it is almost 1 am so...12 weeks and 6 days. :) I am finally starting to show a little, but haven't taken a recent photo so I will have to do that so I can post it! I have had two dreams so far that we are having a boy and I had one dream before we found out I was pregnant that we were having a girl....so...who knows! I just care that the baby is whole and healthy. Sometimes I get scared because I still can't feel it move, although I know I won't be able to for awhile. It would just be such a refreshing and happy feeling to know that the baby is alive and happy and kicking (literally) in there. At our first ultrasound at 10 weeks it was moving so much! It made me so happy that it had two arms and two legs and a heart beat and a little brain we could see as well. Isn't it all such a miracle?
Anyway, I can't wait for the day I am not so exhausted all of the time, and that my brain works better...haha. It is hard to work as a dispatcher for 10 hours at a time and not forget to tell the officers things sometimes. It is annoying, but hey, it comes with the territory. For now I am just praying that I am one of those women who isn't sick her whole pregnancy and that it subsides a bit at 14 weeks - the beginning of my second trimester. But if it continues...I will continue on...and try to stay happy!
This 32 year old first time pregnant lady is tired...and sick...but growing a human :-) I can't wait to see what my baby looks like! More than anything right now...I can't wait to feel it move for the first time. There is always something to look forward to - even amongst the nausea and vomiting.
PS - I just have to tell you all what a WONDERFUL husband I have! He does housework, dishes, cooks for himself because I just can't stand the smell right now, never makes me feel bad for doing nothing around the house when I am exhausted, always tells me he loves me, loves my growing belly, thinks it's funny that I sleep so much and appreciates everything I do for him. I am SO blessed. I can't wait for our new addition and for the fun ride along the way, no matter how difficult it may be sometimes...it's still so cool!
We moved out of my parent's house (yay!) - although we had tons of fun with them...it is nice to be on our own. We are currently house sitting until April of next year. We were blessed to have a couple in our ward ask us if we wanted to house sit for them wile they served a 6 month mission, and it was RIGHT ON TIME. We were starting to freak out a little about apartments/rent/etc. So, this is giving us a little more time to save up for a deposit/etc.
Also................................................................................................................I'm pregnant! Yay! It is...so much fun?? Honestly, not really. I have had a pretty hard sick and exhausted time of it, and I can't wait for this first trimester to be over so I can enjoy it a little bit. I am definitely grateful to finally be able to have my own baby. It is something that I have dreamed of for years, yet never fully allowed myself to believe it would happen in this life - that way I wouldn't be too disappointed if it didn't. Haha...I am such a funny girl - like my husband says ;-)
Anyway, I am exactly 12 weeks and 5 days pregnant...well...I am at work and it is almost 1 am so...12 weeks and 6 days. :) I am finally starting to show a little, but haven't taken a recent photo so I will have to do that so I can post it! I have had two dreams so far that we are having a boy and I had one dream before we found out I was pregnant that we were having a girl....so...who knows! I just care that the baby is whole and healthy. Sometimes I get scared because I still can't feel it move, although I know I won't be able to for awhile. It would just be such a refreshing and happy feeling to know that the baby is alive and happy and kicking (literally) in there. At our first ultrasound at 10 weeks it was moving so much! It made me so happy that it had two arms and two legs and a heart beat and a little brain we could see as well. Isn't it all such a miracle?
Anyway, I can't wait for the day I am not so exhausted all of the time, and that my brain works better...haha. It is hard to work as a dispatcher for 10 hours at a time and not forget to tell the officers things sometimes. It is annoying, but hey, it comes with the territory. For now I am just praying that I am one of those women who isn't sick her whole pregnancy and that it subsides a bit at 14 weeks - the beginning of my second trimester. But if it continues...I will continue on...and try to stay happy!
This 32 year old first time pregnant lady is tired...and sick...but growing a human :-) I can't wait to see what my baby looks like! More than anything right now...I can't wait to feel it move for the first time. There is always something to look forward to - even amongst the nausea and vomiting.
PS - I just have to tell you all what a WONDERFUL husband I have! He does housework, dishes, cooks for himself because I just can't stand the smell right now, never makes me feel bad for doing nothing around the house when I am exhausted, always tells me he loves me, loves my growing belly, thinks it's funny that I sleep so much and appreciates everything I do for him. I am SO blessed. I can't wait for our new addition and for the fun ride along the way, no matter how difficult it may be sometimes...it's still so cool!
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