Baby Update :)

I am now almost 13 weeks pregnant- which means into the second trimester! It is crazy how fast this is going. January seems to have gone by in a blur. I got to have another ultrasound today! The baby was kicking and moving tons during it. It was so cool! Technology is seriously amazing. I have another regular appointment in 4 weeks, and then 2 weeks after that I get to have another ultrasound to find out the gender! Woo hoo! Here are a couple of the pictures from the ultrasound today :)

I also thought I'd throw in pictures of me and my changing belly. It is starting to grow a little bit!! And it's crazy seeing the difference between my baby today and when I was 9 weeks! 

 I LOVE this ultrasound because you can clearly see the babies hand! All 5 fingers are there :)

Disneyland

In the beginning of December, I got a text from my mom saying "Merry Christmas! We are taking the whole family to Disneyland!' Woo hoo! Thomas and I were stoked because literally an hour before this text we were planning a trip to go for our anniversary. 

Wednesday, January 9th we left and came back Saturday night. The trip was AWESOME! I had so much fun being with my family, and also going off sometimes with just my husband. I am super sad Mason, Donelle, Nick, and Payton couldn't come though. We missed them! Here are some highlights from the trip:

*Going to Cars Land! This was our first time going there and it rocked. It is seriously the cutest. They definitely did a great job making it look just like the movie! 

*Not having to pay for the hotel or our Disneyland tickets so we literally spent a lot on food because we could... haha. I had a jalepeno stuffed pretzel, a couple churros, a pickle, and we ate almost all our meals at Disneyland. Mmm their food is so yummy. I love the chicken caesar salads.  

*Feeling GREAT even though I'm pregnant. I was so happy about this. I got a little more tired than I usually do at Disneyland and had to take more breaks (especially potty breaks haha) but I didn't mind at all. And yes, I couldn't go on all the rides, but I didn't mind. I wanna keep this baby safe!

*Seeing my nieces and nephews get so excited about the rides. Landon and Elliot especially, because this was their first time there. They were constantly going and going, never stopping. They had so much energy! They are also super brave. They loved Space Mountain (apparently after they went on it, Elliot said "I want to go on this 600 times!") haha. They crack me up. I remember the first time I went on that ride I was probably like 7, and I was so scared and I cried. They are only 4 and they loved it... brave little kids!

*Having our hotel right across the street from Disneyland. That was really nice. I love staying at this hotel. It's great not having to walk far or have to wait for a shuttle to come. 

*Being at Disneyland for 3 days! We got there Wednesday at about 1 in the afternoon and stayed the rest of that day, then went all day Thursday, and all day Friday.

*Wednesday wasn't crowded at all! We hardly waited at all for rides. Thursday and Friday weren't very crowded either compared to summer. 

Here are some pics from the trip! 

 The whole group! 

 Thomas and I had fun going on all the little kid rides with my nieces and nephews :) Dumbo rocks! 

Ok this ride at Cars Land is seriously the coolest ride EVER!! So fun! 

I loved watching Jett on rides. He always had his eyes so wide open! He loved looking at all the colorful things in It's a Small World. 

Overall the trip was a huge success! No one got hurt, no one was sick, and there wasn't too much fighting/drama haha. Good times!! Thanks mom and dad for the amazing trip!! 

We're having a....

BABY! It seriously didn't sink in really until today when I had my ultrasound. Thomas and I are so excited to be parents! Ok sorry if this post is too personal, but I think hardly anyone reads it... and I am writing this as a journal. Let's start from the beginning....

Since Thomas and I have been married I have been wanting to get pregnant. I would ask him almost everyday if we could have a baby haha. Half the time I was kidding... because I knew we should wait at least a little while longer. Mostly I was serious, because my dream is to be a mom. Finally a couple months ago, Thomas said we could start trying to have a baby! I was so excited! I stopped taking birth control, and 2 months later I was pregnant! I am very grateful for how quickly it happened. I feel so blessed. 

December 1st was when we found out I was pregnant. Thomas knew even before me :) He was in the bathroom with the pregnancy test. I was too nervous to see it first haha. He came out of the bathroom with a huge smile on his face and said we were going to have a baby. Ahh! It was unreal. I took another pregnancy test just to make sure I would get another positive. I also took one about a week later because I was paranoid haha. Soon after we told our parents, and then we told our siblings during Christmas time :)

I first went to the doctor a couple weeks ago to do a urine test and blood work to make sure I'm pregnant. I hate giving blood... not fun. She had to poke me twice too because she didn't get the vein the first time. After the appointment I was standing waiting to talk to the front desk lady and schedule my next appointment and I started blacking out so I had to sit down. They gave me juice and crackers haha. So yeah that appointment wasn't too exciting...

But my appointment today was amazing! I had my first ultrasound and we got to hear the heartbeat. Thomas came with me of course, and we were just loving seeing the baby on the screen. It was amazing! It actually kind of looked like a baby! In the picture you can kind of see the baby's toes if you make the picture bigger. So precious.

I am grateful to have this perfect little baby growing inside me! It is an amazing thing. I am also very grateful that I feel so well! I hear about people throwing up all the time and just laying in bed all day... I feel so blessed to be healthy and hardly sick at all. I just have to make sure my stomach is never empty and I'm fine. Saltine crackers and pickles are delicious. I crave those quite a bit. And cereal always sounds yummy. 

Next week is Disneyland!! Ahh I'm so excited!!!