17 Weeks

We had another doctors appointment and the baby is still healthy. Great news! But the most exciting news was that we found out the gender! At only 17 weeks, (3 weeks earlier than normal) we have a baby BOY! There's always the possiblilty that the doctor was wrong but I saw the ultrasound too and it was hard to mistake. Paul and I are both excited about the news, but I am sad that I will have to take back the cute little gril clothes I bought last week. My mom came to the appointment also, I think she liked seeing the little tyke move around. Being pregnant is really such a miracle and I feel so blessed to be trusted with one of God's children.


This is a picture of his legs from the knee down. We didn't get very many clear pictures this time, so this was one of the best. I like to see his little toes and legs.

There's his little wee wee, in between the two big bum cheeks. Proof to all. :)

After the appointment Paul and I took a road trip to the Manti Temple. It was absolutely gorgeous! The roads on the other hand were horrible. We spun around on the road once but we were lucky enough to not hit any poles or cars. And there were a couple of cars that helped us get out of the bank we got stuck in.

This is what Paul and I did most of Christmas week. His neices and nephews got Rock Band for christmas. And we rocked out!

Birthday/Christmas/Baptism Parties

On sunday my niece anna beth clark turned 8 and was baptized. My brother sam performed the ordinances, I have always looked up to my older brother and am proud of the way he has raised his children. I had the opportunity to give a talk about baptism, it was the first talk I have given since the round of talks after my mission. I have learned to enjoy giving talks, even if I still get a little nervous talking to a group. I read the covenant of baptism from mosiah 18 and then gave her a white baptism bag with little things to remind her to keep the commandments and things, thanks rhonda for the idea!
Monday night we had a birthday/christmas party at my moms house. We celebrated anna'a birthday(8), Becca's birthday(6) and celeste's birthday(4), becca's birthday is on the 26th and celeste's is jan 13. I cant believe how old they are getting, they are so darn cute. After the kids opened their presents we had a nice dinner, ribs and salad yum!!! After dinner we had a special vistor, Santa showed up with presents for everyone. He brought us all some new pj's, we'll take a picture on christmas in them and post it so you can see how cute they are. We played with game true colors with my brother Jason and his wife Kristy, it was so much fun. There were a few questions that made amelia blush, you'll have to ask her about it cause i'm sure I would be in trouble if I posted them. It was nice to spend time with my family, I wish we could visit more often then we do. I am so grateful for my family and all they have done for me in my life, I love you. I am grateful for the knowledge that we can be together forever as a family with our heavenly father. I cant wait to get there and meet the rest of my family that I never knew.

Here is a picture of the 3 birthday girls when they came and spent the night at our house earlier this year. Happy Birthday Girls

Final Grades are in...

This semester was a pretty hard challenge for me, I was taking human anatomy and human physiology, along with two other classes. Thanks to my good wife I always had time to study for all my classes. I ended up getting a A in physiology and a B in anatomy, I couldnt believe I pulled such good grades in those classes. I ended up with a 3.6 GPA this semester, which is the highest that I have ever recieved at college. I dont know if we already wrote about this but during the semester we decided that I should not go into athletic training anymore, but that I should become a physcial therapist. So I now doing the athletic therapy program here at weber and will finish that spring of 2011, so just a few more semesters. Then after that I will go on to PT school, which is a 3 year doctorate degree. We will most likely have to move out of state for PT school, but we both think that will be a good experience for us. Amelia also had a great semester, she got a 3.9, she was upset with her A- but I think she will accept a 3.9 . I am so proud of her for getting such good grades, she is such a wonderful woman. She will also graduate spring of 2011 with a degree in Human Performance(exercise science), so I guess that means she can work while I go to grad school :) We are already enjoying our christmas break, its nice to stay up late and sleep in every morning. Three weeks off of school will provide enough time for us to re energize for the next semester, and hopefully we will get the same result with our grades!

'Tis the Season

It sure is the season to be jolly! I couldn't ask for a better husband and soon to be baby. Paul has been so good to me, he does the dishes more than I do, and is always making dinner or lunch when I am constantly complaining that there is nothing to eat in our scarce little fridge. He has taken his two hardest finals now and has been so great all semester to study dillegently for both Anatomy and Physiology. I'm so proud and thankful for his hard work. Though I feel like Paul and I are at a difficult time, I couldn't be more thankful and happy for my wonderful life right now. Paul brightens my pessimistic mood everyday! Thank you! I love you Paul!


On Monday night Paul and I decorated our Christmas tree and put a few other decorations up that I borrowed from my mom (we only have a few of our own). We don't have any gifts under there yet except a couple of onesies I bought for our little one. I like to take them out and look at them often because they are so cute and little! We are both so excited to have a little baby of our own. The other day Paul said he was excited for the hospital when I would be sleeping and it would be just him and the baby, when and he could hold it for as long as he wanted. It was sweet to hear him say that. I might just pretend to be asleep so I can watch him cradle our new baby.

13 Weeks

Paul and I went to the doctor again today for a check up. Good news, the baby is still growing just right and it likes to squirm. It was so amazing to see, I will never get sick of watching my baby inside my tummy, being pregnant has been such a great experience so far. The baby has almost tripled in size, it's now about 6.5 cm (3 inches) and has longer arms and legs than before. The vital organs have formed and from here on out it just needs to gain weight and grow. In two weeks the baby will start to hear (probably mostly my heart beat and breathing, but maybe my voice too). Paul and I got to see the face, you can see the eyes, mouth and nose in the picture of the ultrasound, but I know it is difficult to see (taking a picture of a picture is hard). The doctor bet $2 it was a girl, but he wasn't willing to bet more than two bucks so I wouldn't be too confident in him yet. If we are lucky in four weeks at the next visit we'll be able to tell the sex, but we may have to wait longer.

I actually haven't gained any weight since last month (that's good). But from here on out I should gain about 1/2 lb. a week. So next month I should actually look pregnant not fat.