First Photo Shoot

Yesterday was our very first ultrasound of the baby and let me tell you I have never been so impatient for a day to come! I almost have not believed myself that I was really pregnant, but as soon as the doppler hit my tummy the baby popped up like "in your face mom I am here!" I saw the little heart going immediately and very unexpectedly I was totally crying! It was at that moment that I realized I really had been doubting myself this whole time. I don't know why I am just that kinda person, I guess that I am always wanting to keep my guard up just in case. To see our little baby doing just fine was such a joy to me! It made this whole pregnancy so much more real. I have a full little baby in there kicking, moving and just having a grand time with all that space in there. Paul could not take his eyes off the screen either. The baby as of yesterday was exactly 12 weeks along and measuring 2 inches, with all its limbs, eyes, nose, fingers and toes, moving its arms all over the place. We have no idea what the gender is, but come on this early on, no one knows! I am really okay with that, I am just so excited we have a little swimmer in there that is doing great. Our due date at this point is September 8th.

Most Already Know

So I know a lot of people already know my news, but I thought I would just post it on here to get it all out. Paul and I found out at the end of December that we will be expecting our first baby in the beginning of the fall. We could not be more excited about this news! I know with me being sick and all I don't seem very excited, but I really am on the inside and I just can't wait for the first trimester to be over! Today marks my 9 week point, so I'm getting there. Hopefully with the help of medicine, the next weeks will be a little easier on me and baby.

We Are In

We are finally in our new home! It has taken awhile, but we are now home owners. The drive out to Queen Creek is sure far, but it is so nice to have so much more room. A lot of Paul's friends and family helped with the move and my sister brought me food and cookies on moving day which was very nice because I sure felt awful that weekend. Paul has been so good with all the projects around the house. We still have yet to get our washer, dryer and dish washer, but all the other appliances are in and the heat is on. Slowly it is starting to feel like home, our home. There are still times that we feel like we are being too loud, then think it doesn't matter cause we do not have anyone living under us anymore. We have to officially be out of our appartment the last day of this month so next weekend we get to spend the time cleaning up our old place and saying goodbye. Paul and I are so looking forward to all the exciting changes this year will be for us. I will be posting new pictures in the near future.

It Is Time To Share

So I have been waiting a while to post this blog but I wanted to wait for the right time, a time when I knew it was a for sure thing. Well today pretty much made it a for sure thing. Back in November me and Paul decided to start looking at houses and on the first day of looking with our real estate agent we found three houses we really liked out in Queen Creek. All of them were in our price range, had a good amount of square footage and were not in a piece of crap state. So we put bids in on all three of them. It is amazing how much paper work is involved, but oh little to our knowledge it was just the beginning. The bids were placed on a sunday November 8, 2009. Well by Monday November 9th we found out one of the houses we really wanted the biggest one and cheapest one we had won the bid! We were so excited but yet again it was just the beginning. This was a foreclosed home and was owned by the bank. Well once we decided to continue on in the process of buying this home escgrow started shortly after the bid went through and we did our house inspection shortly later, we thought wow things are really moving fast maybe we will be in before Christmas HA!! So after alot more paper work it went onto all what the lenders needed and just let me tell you, Paul will attest to this, they wanted to know every little thing that had happened to us the past three years what was happening to us now or what may happen to us in the next year! Every day three times a day Paul was getting called with more pieces of information needed numbers, w2's, times we clocked in at work what was the last 4 jobs we had, how much did we make at those jobs it was insane!!! So after over a month of all that they finally sent in all that paper work and after waiting a few more weeks we get a call alright come sign closing paper work everything looks good. And now Paul is going to go on one last walk through of our home and if all goes well which ya we will see we are hoping to get keys by Friday and at latest Tuesday of next week! So after some of my friends that know about all this I have finally posted some pictures of the home we will be moving into!

Christmas Eve 2009

So this year on christmas eve me and Paul did the traditional dinner over at my parents house.
The one thing that was not following tradition was our home made torellini. I was very saddened. But it was really good to have so much of my family there. My sister Michelle could not make and neither could my brother in law steve.
Unfortunently this is all the Christmas I really get to enjoy becuase I have to work at the hospital tommorow and Paul's family Christmas dinner will be held all the way out in Anthem so I cannot even go for a little while.
I took this opportunity to take some new pictures of me and Paul and pictures with my family. I had not really taken any pictures with my family since my wedding which was over two years ago! I wanted to get a sisters picture but since Michelle could not make it we will have to schedule that for a later time.
It was a very fun night and I am sad to see it over so quickly and am already looking forward to next years Christmas Eve. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and enjoy the cold while we have it!

November 9, 2009

So today is Monday November 9, 2009 and it is me and Paul's 2nd wedding anniversary. Wow how time flies! I can remember our wedding day like it was yesterday. I truely can still say it was the best day of my life and nothing has yet compared to the joy i felt that day going into the temple and being sealed to Paul for time and all eternity. Marriage is hard, but so worth it. Well Paul had to work today so we spent our weekend together. We actually had a very exciting weekend. We did not go anywhere but we do have some very exciting news. We went looking at houses on Saturday and decided to put in three bids on three houses out in Queen Creek. Well today we actually found out one of our bids won! We are now in the works to sign for our very own home! I was dancing and yelling I was so excited. We still have alot of paper work and inspections to go through, but as of right now things are looking good for us. After we went and signed some paper work this evening we went to Olive Garden and had a nice dinner together. All in al,l I think this will be a holiday season to remember.

Weekend Getaway

This past weekend me and Paul got to go to some friends of our's grandma's house in Heber. There was a big group of us and it was lots of fun. We all got there late Friday night and stayed until Sunday morning. On Saturday everyone got up bright and early and our friends grandma made everyone pancakes and eggs that were very yummy. After breakfast we all loaded up and went shooting. I did not end up shooting i was having to much fun playing with Vanessa and Riley's baby Tilly. Paul had a good time though shooting with his twenty two and pretending that he was a soldier running and shooting targets. After shooting we came back for lunch and then everyone packed up again and we went to Black Canyon Lake and did some fishing. No fish were caught but we did have some good laughs! After all the activities we all went back to the house for a quiet evening of dinner and games.

My New Job and Title

So just this past week i got a job interview for a night position as a patient care assistant. Meaning i will be trained as a secretary and a nurses assistant. I was told the day after the interview that i got the job. So starting November 3 i will be a night shift worker. I will be working on the fourth floor of the new Cardon children's hospital that opens on November 2. This is going to be a big adjustment for me and Paul i will be spending three nights away from him a week and if my days are clustered together i could go days without seeing him. Not to mention i am going to be on a totally different schedule then my husband, but i guess this is life as an adult and do what you have to do. I guess it will just make our time together that much more special and i will just get used to not having as much sleep. The pay raise will be quite nice though, hopefully leading to us getting a new car and a house by next fall.

My Birthday Weekend

This weekend me and Paul went to Greer, which is in northern Arizona. It was such a nice and relaxing trip. We stayed at the greer lodge resort. Our room was very nice and cozy and had an awesome jetted tub and walk in shower. I was sick so this was the best vacation i could have taken. The temperature was so nice. Daily highs were in the 70's and at night it dropped to the 30's. This was a great way to spend my birthday weekend and i hope we get a chance to do it again soon.

Our First Try As Parents.....

So two weeks ago i was able to find someone who was getting rid of baby desert tortoises. Well about a year and a half ago Paul lost a russian tortoise and never quite recovered from the loss. So i came home and asked him if he wanted these babies. He about jumped out of his skin with excitement and said yes. So that weekend we went and picked up these two week old babies. I must say Paul just loves these tortoises to death. He feeds and soaks them everyday and even takes them on walks. I can tell he will make a great dad some day.