Not Just Me...I Hope

Am I the only one who has this problem when pregnant?

Oh Baby

I realized I haven't really documented much about this pregnancy. I suppose that's just what happens when you have two kids to keep you busy all day. But I don't want to forget since each pregnancy is so different and I have good reason to post today since I had my ultrasound. It's definitely a BOY!

I could have told you that but it's always nice to have proof. Actually, the doctor said, "I'd say about 200% boy." It was pretty funny! More importantly though, everything looks great and he's really healthy. He's breach right now which isn't an issue but he better be for moving his little body around when the time comes! This is a profile shot. He has his hand up by his face.

I thought that once I had one of each I might decide to wait to find out but I just can't do it. Maybe I'm weird but even though I feel close to my babies as soon as I get pregnant the bond I feel as soon as I know it's not an "it" but a "he/she" is amazing. I really do feel bad that Mark doesn't get to experience similar feelings until he actually sees his baby. But I'm so glad we can start saying HIM! His name will most likely be Jonas Glenn. And yes, I'm putting it on the blog. That way if anyone steals it I have documented proof that we picked the name already. ;)

This is the biggest I've ever been so I haven't taken any belly shots but with my ultrasound today I decided I really should. So here I am at 21 weeks. And I feel like death thanks to a nasty head cold so it's not all that flattering but hey, at least this baby won't be able to say it was cheated.

Here's some other info about this pregnancy:

-I was only nauseous for a couple weeks and have felt fabulous besides that (one of the reasons I knew it was a boy since that's how I was with Wes)

-I started out craving oranges or orange juice and cinnamon bears (preferably cinnamon Santas) and moved onto salty things like macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs (totally weird and again, something I've only ever eaten when I was pregnant with Weston), green olives, and cucumbers and vinegar. Lately I've been craving raw potatoes with salt on them. Boys do weird things to you right from the start, am I right ladies?

-He is very mild mannered thus far and moves so little that Mark still hasn't felt him move. It doesn't help that his feet are aimed at my bum so even when he does kick there's not much to feel. =) But he moves like clock work every morning and every night and only once or twice in between.

-I first felt him move around 16 weeks and felt him kick on my hand at 18 weeks.

I feel so blessed to be able to welcome another little boy into our home and am so grateful for the children I have and the happiness they bring me. We can hardly wait for summer but the better weather has very little to do with it!

Lions and Tigers and Kids

Every child has defining moments in their life and Weston and Saydi have had a couple that have greatly influenced who they are. It all started with my mom buying Weston a plastic lion and tiger when we went to buy food for Thanksgiving. Weston played with them non-stop for weeks and weeks. Then he discovered it was more fun to give Saydi the tiger and him keep the lion and roar at each other. Fast forward a month or so later to when his Aunt Bea let him borrow Madagascar and Madagascar 2 and that pretty much sealed the deal: Weston is a lion. He crawls around the house (at warp speed I might add) and roars constantly. Saydi has joined in on the fun and they love playing lions and tigers. They do it ALL the time. Occasionally Weston will switch to a dinosaur or dragon but most of the time a lion it is. We made lion puppets the other day and they both loved them so much. And the roaring commenced...

7 Years

On the 7th Mark and I will celebrate our 7 year anniversary. If there is such a thing as the 7 year itch - Mark and I aren't feeling it!

Thinking about our upcoming anniversary I've been thinking a lot about my favorite memories of Mark. So I thought I'd share my top 7 (in no particular order) excluding babies of course, because nothing in the world tops the way you feel about your spouse when you welcome a piece of both of you into the world.

1. The proposal. Man oh man did Mark pull out all the stops. Both of our families were in on it and they kept me in the dark all day. Mark was supposed to be in California and even though he had a few days off for Labor Day weekend he said he couldn't come up to Idaho. Long story short - I got tricked into going to Mark's house (I was at my sister Becky's house). Mark lived across the street from me for those who don't know. So we turn onto Shelley Ave. and I see bags of candles lining the entire street. We get closer to our houses and I see poster boards with things like "this way to eternal happiness" written on them and I start freaking out. Then, sure enough, there's Mark in the middle of the road and right after I see him my brother-in-law pulls a rope and a sign comes up across the whole street written on sheets "Will You Marry Me?". At this point I'm still just ecstatic that Mark is there so I get out of the car while it's still moving and run to him. Then he sits me down in this chair, knocks the candles off the table because he's shaking so bad, and asks me to marry him. I only remember some of the things he said because I was in shock but it was a great night and a fabulous memory.

Do you think I was happy? =)

2. Our first time playing at the beach and in the ocean together. Never in my life did I think I would get to experience the things that I got to by choosing to marry a Marine. I think I fell in love with the ocean almost as quickly as I fell in love with Mark.

3. The day he moved his things and I moved my things into our first apartment and they became our things. Mark was halfway to L.A. to pick up our couches and when he got my voice mail that we were in California at the apartment he turned right back around and came there. I was walking out of the apartment and he came around the corner at a run, saw me and yelled "Babygirl!" and picked me up in the biggest bear hug of my life. I love that memory. We were both so excited to be starting a life together we could hardly contain ourselves.

4. Our trips. I couldn't pick just one. Every time we go on a vacation together it is the best time of my life. From the big things like our honeymoon to Nauvoo and our 1st Anniversary cruise to Catalina and Ensenada, Mexico to the small trips like me going to see him in St. Louis, MO when he was stationed there for four months or the "babymoons" we have together before we have a new baby. I love it all. And it's simply because I get to spend time alone with my favorite person in the whole world.

5. Our talks. Mark and I can talk for hours about any given thing. I have a particular memory of one of our talks though that I love. When we were dating we drove to gem lake and sat there and talked in my car. I was referring to the gospel and I said, "If you had the greatest thing in the world wouldn't you want to share it with everyone?" Mark replied "No. I would want to keep it all to myself." I looked at him kind of confused as to why he would say that but he told me later that he was talking about me. I don't know why but I still think that is so sweet. The romantic in me. =)

6. The jeep. (Mark's was way more decked out then this one but I couldn't find a picture of it.) I know it sounds silly to have such fond memories of a vehicle but this red jeep is really what brought us together. I wanted a ride in it so bad that I sucked up to Mark until I got what I wanted which started our life long friendship which turned into much more. When we were married we used to drive down the coast with the top down and I can still picture the palm trees, smell the salty ocean air and feel Mark's hand in mine. It was the most fun I've ever had. I remember the day we had to sell it very clearly. =(

7. The look. I have lots of memories of this. Every once in a while Mark just looks at me with this look in his eye that I can't even describe. He does it often enough that I don't forget, and rarely enough that it still makes me tingle all over when he does. I feel like the most special person in the whole world when he looks at me like that - especially because he does it at such random moments: like when I'm being a lunatic and laughing hysterically at something silly or doing every day things like playing with our kids.

I can't believe how fast seven years has gone by and how amazing it has all been. Mark is not at all who I thought I would marry but he's been better for me then any guy I could've ever dreamed up. I could not be more grateful that our anniversary's will never have an end. I loved you then Baby, and I love you even more now. Happy Anniversary.