15 weeks along!

Some girls hate posting "the belly" pictures, but I figure I love when people post those pics so I don't want to be a hypocrite! Hence here is my 15 week photo op. Not much of a belly, just feeling chubby... Oh the joy! I'm debating going to one of those prenatal photo clinics next week to find out early what I'm having- I can't stand the anticipation much longer! I never have been very patient. We shall see!

Oh and a big thanks to all those who left advice for our vacation... we're still deciding but will hopefully book something TOMORROW!!!

Advice for us anyone??

So Courtland and I want to go somewhere fun before he has to start the drooling summer sales for the summer. We want to go somewhere warm where (mostly me) we can lay out by the pool or beach. We're thinking an all-inclusive resort. Has anyone been anywhere fun that's not too expensive? We're thinking around $700 each including flights- I've looked on expedia and that's probably what I'll end up booking with unless anyone knows of any other places to look for great deals! We'd be leaving from San Antonio about April 24th. Anyway- please let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks!

Harmony's Baby shower

The invite I made.

I had a baby shower for Harmony over at my mom's house last Saturday. It was so much fun to see some of my friends that I hadn't seen in forever. We chatted, catched up, ate some yummy food, played my corny game, and opened presents. Thanks everyone for coming, it really means a lot to have your support!

Naughty Suprises...

So Lucy is definitely in puppy chew/naughty/trouble mode... And these are some of the fun suprises we come home to!

Lucy loves chewing Courtland's halo/xbox gear, which really doesn't bother me too much! haha She has chewed up 3 of his headphones and a controller already- you'd think he'd learn to just put the stuff away! Oh and that other thing is the end of my cell phone charger- so yes I had to buy another one.
I had half a bag of licorish left inside my purse sitting on the couch. Lucy sniffed it out and ate the whole bag while I was napping!

Lucy's leppard I wish she'd chew more often!

My favorite, she loves chewing and tearing toliet paper and dragging it all over the apartment!

Lucy also jumped up on the table and got a hold of a bag of saltine crackers which she then ate and trailed all over the apartment as well!

Fun Pregnancy Survey- all you soon to be mommies, copy and paste!

About the mommy!
Name: Nicole
Age: 23
Hair color: Brownish Blonde?
Eye color: Blue
First child?: that I can remember…

About the daddy!
Name: Courtland
Age: 23
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Hazel- though he says green
First child?: I sure hope so!

Finding out!!
What day did you find out?: Sunday January 4th, 2009
How did you feel when you found out?: It went from shocked, scared, mad, nervous… but eventually very excited!
Who was with you?: Courtland
Who was the first person you told?: I think it was Kathleen
How did they react?: She was super excited
How did the daddy react?: He was excited and couldn’t figure out all the mixed emotions I was experiencing and kept saying, “Nicole, we’re going to have a baby! You’re supposed to be happy- not crying!”

Telling the grandparents!
How did your parents react?: Well I already posted that story… haha
How did his parents react?: They were really excited, probably surprised though
Are they helping with baby names?: I’m sure everyone will give me their opinion- don’t worry though, I like traditional names spelled the way they should be!
Have they bought anything for the baby yet?: Not that I’m aware of, my parents already have tons of baby stuff though- they are grandparent ready with a crib, high chair, toys, the works! Our baby will make grandbaby #5 for my parents but the first for Courtland’s parents!
How often do they call to check on you?: Enough to not be annoying… haha jk. No, Courtland’s mom was so sweet to make us some dinners (she hated cooking when she was pregnant). My family has no sympathy… jk jk I love you guys!

About the pregnancy!
When was your first appointment?: February 9th
When is your due date?: September 13th
How far along are you?: Eleven weeks
Pre-pregnancy weight?: Wouldn’t you like to know, come on
Weight now?: maybe a few pounds less thanks to the glorious nausea funness and no appetite but force feeding
Have you had any ultrasounds?: yes- it was weird? I guess that’s not the normal response… but really how else do you describe a probe up you showing this odd shaped thing they call a baby- it looked more like a tadpole to me! Haha No it was cool and exciting
Have you heard the heartbeat?: yes
What was the heartbeat?: uh… am I supposed to know that?

Sex of the baby!
Are you finding out the sex or will you wait until birth?: Finding out for sure, I could maybe do the whole surprise thing with a later baby but definitely not with the first and having nothing to be prepared
What do you want?: Secretly a boy, but only because I want more boys than girls when all is said and done (but if it is a girl- it’s our little secret!)
What does the daddy want?: He claims he doesn’t care
If you have kids, what do they want?: This is our first little surprise!
What do you think you are having?: Probably a girl
Have you had your big ultrasound yet?: no
If so, what are you having?: We shall see

About the birth!
Do you know what you are taking with you?: No I’m only 11 weeks silly
Who is going to be with you?: Courtland and I’m sure the families will start piling in too- in the waiting room that is
Are you going to videotape it?: oh heck no- who honestly would want to watch that?
Natural or medicated?: Wouldn’t we all like to go natural, but come on let’s be honest here
Do you think you will need a c-section?: Sure hope not- but if I do I’m requesting they do a little lipo/tummy tuck while in there… Is that possible?
Will you cry with you hold your baby for the first time?: Before I got knocked up I probably would have said no- I’m usually not a very emotional person, but now with all these hormones raging throughout me- Probably
Do you think the daddy will cry?: No, he’ll be passed out on the floor- he watched a child birth video in school once and practically fainted then
Do you know what you will say to the baby when you first hold him/her?: Uh… Awkward? I don’t know
Are you scared about the labor?: No, not really

Names!!
Do you have a name picked out?: a few floating around- current fav:
Girl names...: Megan Jane
Boy names...: Tyler something
Is your baby going to be named after someone?: I want the middle names to be related- I’ve got to search the family trees for a Jane

Other random questions!!
Have you felt the baby move?: does vomiting count?
What race(s) will your baby be? From you and daddy?: uh American?
Do you have stretch marks yet?: No
What was your first symptom?: I call it the all day sickness because whoever said morning sickness was lying! It lasts all day everyday and weird cravings
Will your baby have godparents?: I wouldn’t call it godparents but we know who we would have take care of our baby- they don’t know though haha
What is the baby's room theme?: it will be dang cute is all I know
What was the first thing you bought for the baby?: nothing yet, sad
If you already have kids, how do you think they will adjust to the new baby?: n/a
Will you cloth diaper?: Definitely not
BFing or formula?: Breast feeding- who wants to pay for formula when you don’t have to?
What is your favorite pregnancy book?: I don’t have any yet, I need to get on that
What do you look forward to doing again once you are no longer pregnant?: Just feeling good and normal and in control again
What physical features do you hope the baby will get from daddy?: His skin and his baby cuteness- I was not so cute
What physical features do you hope the baby will get from you?: my hair- weird to admit but I think I’ve got pretty good hair haha
Is he ready to be a daddy?: He’ll be amazing but I keep trying to tell him how expensive they can be and he doesn’t believe me
Are you ready to be a mommy?: no, but who really ever is? I have the best example for a mother though so if I can be anything like her- I’ll be just fine

Visiting Kathleen in Texas!

Stacey and I were able to go spend a week in Texas with Kathleen, her husband Eric, and thier baby Avree. We had so much fun going shopping, eating yummy food, seeing movies, hanging out with their family and friends, and just having much needed girl time! Kathleen was an amazing host and it was especially a good time because I got to experience first hand what it's going to be like when I'm a mommy! Wow, you mommies out there deserve some major praise because it is a 24/7 job! Also, it was just fun being in Texas since that's where I'll be all summer! I'll be 4 hours from Kathleen, but we're still going to play all the time!

Stacey, me, Kathleen at the ward Valentine's party. Then after we got the famous "Wing Stop" which were pretty dang good wings and fries!

One day we were able to meet up with Teresa and cute Boston for lunch and shopping. Teresa was roommates with Stacey and Kathleen in Provo and basically my roommate too! haha It had been way too long! Teresa- we definitely have to play this summer too!

Cute baby Avree! I felt so bad because us being there threw off her normal schedule and she didn't get very much sleep!Finally passed out!

A sweet car at an open house we were able to go in and see.

Kathleen and Avree- we were having lunch at the CheeseCake Factory!

Our First Doctor's Appointment!

We finally went to the doctor and found out just how far along I am. He measured "it" and the reader said I'm 9 weeks! That makes my due date about September 13th which works out perfecct for us because it gives us enough time to move back at the end of the summer. We also just found out we'll be moving to San Antonio, Texas for the summer- so HOT!! I'll be livin at the pool for sure!

The scam of how we told my parents....

Well I wanted to shock my parents (as if being pregnant after only being married 8 months wasn't enough) so I cooked up a little scam. I called my brother Blake and got him and his fiance Taryn in on it. The plan was for them to sit us all down for a serious talk after Sunday dinner and say they had an announcement. Then they would tell us that my parents are getting another grandchild and they were going to have to move the wedding up. All went as planned, and after they told us, it went dead silent. My dad just said, "whatever, you guys are lying" and kinda ignored it. But my mom's reaction was the best, she didn't know what to do, say, or how to react. The first thing she says is, "can you pass the jam?" We're all looking around like "what the?" Did she really just say that? It was hilarious. But a few minutes later I announced that Blake and Taryn weren't really pregnant and that I was. Then my parents were really confused and it took some convincing to get them to believe me! Anyway, it was fun and we all had a good laugh!

My mom checking my pregnancy test so she could believe me

Blake and Taryn acting sad because they were naughty... not REALLY though

Yeah, we pretty much look like white trash, don't hold it against us!

It's official........ We're having us a kid!

These pictures show my initial reaction to the news...Let's just say this baby definitely wasn't planned, hence the mixed emotion faces... haha

This was the result of the first test, but I had to be possitive, these things are wrong all the time right???
But the second test confirmed it and Courtland had to convince me that these things don't lie.

Then the later picture as it all set in, I was much more excited... and have no clue what Courtland's face was doing.

Well, the cat's out of the bag finally! I'm not one to keep secrets for long! Looks like we have some growing up and preparing to be parentals to do! haha Advice???

More pictures of our baby Lucy.. haha

Lucy gets high class attention- she has her own heating pad in her bed. Can you say spoiled! I never thought I'd be one of THOSE people. But she's just so dang cute.

Courtland ready to bite Lucy's head off. Lucy kind of goes crazy sometimes and has the sharpest teeth and claws. Can you file dog's teeth down??
She's such a cuddly puppy. Just what I wanted- let's hope she stays this cute! Now if only we could get the pottie training thing down... she's improving though, and hopefully we can try out the petsmart thing...

Both my babies sleeping on me- So cute!

So I got some great advice on pottie training and now I'm wondering if anyone knows how to teach better sleeping habits because I don't know how much longer her current habits can last! I try to make her sleep in her bed in her kennel and lock her in so she won't get out. Sometimes she'll stay in there for a little bit- an hour tops- then she starts crying. It wakes me right up, which is weird cause I'm a deep sleeper. I've tried to just ignore it and get through the crying and maybe it'd get better but only last about a half hour before I start going insane and have to get her out. Then she goes running for our bed and starts yelping to come up cause she's too little to get up herself. So I cave and she sleeps with us in our bed (which I probably won't mind later on when she's better trained). Right now she sleeps for a while but around 5 AM she starts licking my face and clawing my hair, making it impossible to sleep and if I try to ignore her... She pees in our bed!!! Gross!!!! So now I'm doing the wash more and getting less sleep, I need some advice! Anyone?