he's growing....

just a tiny update for you all....we are 17 weeks along already...what!? i know! and this little boy in me is growing like crazy! this past weekend we went to idaho and that whole week prior i was dealing with a little flu bug...by thursday i was finally over running a temp but my whole body was aching pretty bad and i just kept contributing it to the flu until friday when it started feeling like little shooting pains...and then i realized my little flu bug had turned into a little growth spurt for our man...and myself! by saturday i was feeling pretty pregnant and every morning i wake up and feel like he is stretching me a bit more! so needless to say if this little rascal can stretch me out a noticeable amount in one week i'm kinda frightened to see what he will do in the next 5 months! haha so here is a little picture we took last night of all the work our little guy is doing in there....and black isn't even slimming anymore.... :) i love it!

oh and another fun update! i started feeling our little guy kick! it's been quite fun and i still have to question every time i feel it but i think i am starting to recognize it more and more! i am also feeling much better these days as far as being sick goes which is definitely very nice! so besides the aches and pains here and there and the occasional dizzy spell i am really starting to enjoy being pregnant...horray!!!!

it's a....

boy!!!! :) billy and i went into fetal photo on friday afternoon...it was amazing to see our little man again! he is getting so strong and so big!! you could see him totally stretching his little legs out and kicking up against me...needless to say i am in big trouble once i really start to feel this little guy! yikes. the tech went in from a few different angles but it was pretty undeniable that my little house guest is quite the little man! he did look a little more squished these days part of which was probably due to my full bladder and the fact that i ate about an hour before picture time. he was definitely awake though! and moving and rolling around like no other....we even got to see a couple little hiccups! so cute!

the verdict of a boy....i don't think i could have been happier....at first i won't lie i have always had my heart set on a little girly girl...but a couple of nights ago i decided to ask my little guest what it was....and all of a sudden i just got this undeniable feeling that it was a he! and in an instant a little rascal was all i wanted more than anything in the world....i even started to toss around some more boy names with billy because the feeling was just that strong...so i can't really explain how i felt when the ultrasound tech got right down in there and there he was right in front of me...undeniably a little man...i was so overwhelmed...it's truly amazing the blessings that heavenly father gives to his mommies out there....i honestly couldn't be more excited for anything else in the whole world....and billy just lights up when he talks about all of the things they will get to do together....they are going to be best buddies! and i can't wait to see them together.

here are a couple new pics of our little man...

doesn't he just look so content!? almost like he has his hands stretched back behind his head haha...oh our little man! our next ultrasound is in 4 weeks! we will be 20 weeks by then and it should be a good one! and we will get the gender confirmation from our doctor...not that it isn't obvious but hey i guess stranger things have happened! yay for little boys!

reader beware of mush...

billy planned our evening last night...and he did an amazing job!

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he wouldn't tell me where we were going....

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we ended up at snowbird...

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we took the tram to the very top peak...

and this is what we saw in every direction....

after the breath taking views we headed down to grab some dinner on the outdoor patio at the steak pit overlooking the creek...

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artichokes and fresh salmon, al fresco....yum....

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love my hubby....and its more and more apparent every day that i made the right decision with this one...we have grown together...not apart over the last three years and i am loving more and more the man that he is becoming....

celebrating....

so today is the day billy and i celebrate three years as a married couple. i am so excited and feel so blessed to spend the rest of my years and eternity with my man...i love you babe! (sorry to get mushy...but it had to be said)

i also think it's oh so exciting that we get to welcome the third member of our family this year! yay for the year of threes!

things we will miss....

so with all of the new changes happening in our household...billy and i had to make a choice about a very special someone....lyric....baby is coming....and the poo is still just a baby herself....billy and i have family in far away lands ;) and travel a bit to see them quite regularly...but with no suv and just a small backseat lyric and baby wouldn't be traveling anywhere together....lyric liked to sneak things off of the counter....and she worried mom that baby might get its food kidnapped off a high chair when she turned around....lyric had no space awareness....if you were on the ground/bed you got trampled....it didn't matter what you did or said...she just didn't get that her feet hurt when they were on top of your face....mom worried that lyric might not get it with the baby hanging around on the floor or nursing in bed....lyric was still a puppy and needed a lot of attention....baby is well our baby and will get all of our attention....worries aside...this was probably one of the hardest decisions i have ever had to make....and i still have to stop from crying every time i think about the situation....but deep down i know it was for the best.

we put lyric on ksl to find her a good home a couple of weeks ago and well she had an overwhelming response....our goal was not to earn back our money on her, we just wanted to find her the best possible situation....one that i would feel she would honestly be better off in....we had a ton of calls/email/texts about her....we interviewed a few families....and chose one who had a 15 year old son, another boxer and a huge fenced in backyard....and i can honestly say that i feel that it is definitely a better situation for her....my only prayer is that her new family will love her and all of her cute little quirks as much as we did...and that she will love them.

so here is our list of our favorite lyric moments:

~when she got into the trash (when she knew she shouldn't) and we came downstairs to the lid of the trash can wrapped around her little body as she frantically tried to get it off....and then looked up like...oh crap, i got caught....

~her hatred of bedtime, because it meant she had to go in her kennel....she would pass out every night in bed with me and then billy would wake her up to move her into her room...she would pretend like she couldn't move as she watched billy try to push her off the bed...and she laid like a limp noodle...

~her ability to cheer you up with her kisses and big bear hugs....

~her cuddles....

~her excitement when she saw someone come home....

~her ability to jump three feet into the air....

~the fact that we had to spell the word w...a....l...k... because she would immediately jump up and grab her leash with tons of excitement if we even casually mentioned it....

~her sneaky little deviances....

~when you were mad at her...she would caulk her head to the side as if she were saying..."what did i do?" and then sink into the ground as if to say..."i'm sorry!"

~we already miss the sound of the door stop being pawed at to let us know she is hungry...

~her ability to keep me company and the fact that you knew she loved you....

we love you too lyric! and we hope you love your new home and that they love you!

why hello....

it's been a while...i know...so here is a little update....

this last month has been quite busy for us...with all of the holidays rolling through town...trying to get parts of the house finished before we start on the baby's necessities...prepping for girl's camp...and all the while trying to keep my head out of the toilet... :)

needless to say i'm a waste of space when it comes to blogging these days...but we have finally hit a lull...and boy am i excited for it!!! i am feeling a bit better now, still a little sick off and on...but nothing i can't handle...girl's camp came to an end last week...and i must say, i had a lot of fun!! i was so expecting to be completely stressed the entire time, and sick as well but i had my fair share of tender mercies that week because i was able to enjoy my time with the girls and i kept all of my meals down! :) horray!!! we were able to redo billy's home office/cave/mess and that was a relief...next up...the backyard....and then...baby time!!!!

billy is off camping this weekend with the boys in his family and my parents are coming in town to spend a week and a half with us!! we have another dr's appointment on the 13th and we go in to find out what this little rolly polly is on the 14th...as long as baby is cooperative! i am so excited for this part! mostly because i can finally start to shop for our little newbie!!!

we are fourteen weeks and counting right now and i have started to grow a little baby bump...i thought since this blog was not so picture heavy i should throw at least one picture in here for ya....