Neglected

Our poor blog has been put on the back burner due to....
Graduation!!.......

moving....
vacation in Hawaii!......

celebrating our 2 year anniversary!.....

attending dr appointment after dr appointment....

failing the glucose test.....
just to pass the awful 3 hour glucose test a week later.....
growing a very active baby boy.....
(30wks prego)

Oh and lets not forget working 35 hrs/wk for free
at my wonderful internship.
(Free = me paying $2,000 in tuition to get credit for it)

Baby and Belly Pics

I finally got the pictures from the sonogram scanned and uploaded. I think he is going to be one cute kid and am so excited for him to come. It's been really fun knowing that he is a BOY! I have been dreaming up nursery plans and getting in on mega clothing deals at thrift stores. I've also started reading to him. The other day a lady recommended that pick out a few books and read them to him daily. That way when he comes and I read them it will be comforting to him. It has been really fun and has helped me to feel connected to him and has caused my love for him to grow so much. We will see how it works.








This is my baby bump at 22 weeks and 2 days. This pictures doesn't really do my belly much justice. I feel much bigger than it shows.

It's a......

We had a sonogram today and are excited to announce that we are having a baby BOY!

SNOW!!

Over rodeo break we got to escape Tucson and go to Pinetop with my family. It was lots of fun. We relaxed by watching movies, doing puzzles, playing games, and sleeping in. One day we went to a snow hill and did some tubing. It was lots of fun! We didn't get very many pictures because we were having fun with the video camera. I might upload some sometime when I get the time and patients.

Happy Birthday To Me!

Dan, with the help of some family members, got me a video camera for my birthday. It's really cool and will be a great thing to have once our baby comes. I'm still trying to figure out how to work it. This is a video of my dog (well my parents dog) Jack and one of his puppies Daisy. He is playing with one of her toys and she really wants it. I think its pretty cute. I'm still don't enjoy hearing my own voice so feel free to turn the volume way way down. :)

Baby update: We went to the doctor two weeks ago and heard the little heart beat. It was really fast and cute. My doctor said the normal range is somewhere between 120 and 160. Our little peanut's heart rate was in the high 150's to low 160's. She said that most people say that means it's a girl and most people say it means it's a boy. LOL. So we still have a 50/50 chance of either a boy or a girl. I love my doctor, she is great!

BABY!!!!

Dan and I are expecting our first little baby and we are sooooo EXCITED! We went to the doctor for the first time yesterday and got to see our baby for the first time! I am 9 weeks and the baby measures at exactly the right size 2.28 centimeters. I was disappointed when the nurse said it was too early to hear the heart beat but I think seeing the heart beat was just as cool. Our baby is already taking after it's daddy cause it was movin' and a shakin' the whole time. The baby is due August 29th.

Roosevelt Tour

During our Thanksgiving break I had a chance to take Dan on a tour of Roosevelt. Both of my parents are from Roosevelt. I spent my first year or so of life living in Roosevelt in the bunk house at the Tidwell Ranch. The Tidwells have since moved to Globe but the Carters still live in Roosevelt. Josh and I took Dan to see the Tonto Cliff Dwellings (they actually let you hike up into the cliff dwelling), the Roosevelt Lake Visitor Center and we drove across the Roosevelt Lake Bridge (the largest two way arch bridge in North America). I remember going as a little girl to see the bridge when it first opened because my Grandpa Tidwell accidentally shut the car door on my finger and we couldn't get the door to open up. I think that lead to my first experience swallowing a pain pill. Even though it was very painful, I am now grateful it happened because I probably wouldn't have remembered the outing otherwise.