My Birthday

Well its official. I'm finally 23. Doesn't feel any different than 22 except for the fact I'm not loving getting older. I've decided I'm going to stay 23 for a while! It was a great day! Bridger learned to play the Wii with papa, I got some yummy food, and my awesome mother in-law, Joan, made me some YUMMY birthday cake!
I also have realized I will have been pregnant when I was 20, 21, 22, and 23. That has got to count for something, right? :p

24 week update

Today, which happened to also be my birthday (will be in a different post), was spent mainly at the doctors. I knew I was having my diabetes test today because of high amniotic fluid levels, an ultrasound to get a few more measurements of his heart, and my basic 24 week appointment. My mother came and entertained Bridger, which helped a lot. I drank my orange drink and waited for the ultrasound. Once the ultrasound had started she told me my fluid had gone up even more so than last time and she was sure that it was going to be diabetes. Emmett was super wiggly but his heart is looking great!

Then on to the midwife appointment. She also though based on my levels (known as polyhydramnios) she also thought for sure it was diabetes. So she measured my belly and we are measuring over 30 weeks (due to the fluid) and I gained a little weight, the first time the whole pregnancy) which she also blamed the amniotic fluid (and the fact I ate a big lunch for my birthday!)

So onto the blood draw. I went back to the waiting room awaiting my results, knowing that my levels needed to be under 140 for me to pass, and guess what-it was 88!!! I was sooo excited.
So the next worry is that Emmett has a blockage in his esophagus that means he can't swallow as much as he could. His whole GI tract will be scanned in 4 weeks so please, please pray that it is polyhydramnios due to unknown causes and that Emmett's insides are all working properly.

Until then its just waiting. I feel about 30 weeks pregnant but things are going great!! I'm so happy that my sugar levels came back great! And here are the pictures we got! Thanks for every ones support!!

Daniel and Lindsey's Wedding! 4/15/11

I can't believe the wedding is over and that we got to be a part of it. It was beautiful. I was able to attend the sealing in the morning while Benjamin worked because they were sealed in the Idaho Falls, Idaho temple. So many people were there and it was so wonderful to see family again!
We then went to the luncheon at the same church as the reception and as usual, Bridger made a mess. The food was great! Then it was home for a quick nap (for the kids, not for us unfortunately.) Then we waited for Benjamin to get done with work and he drove up to Rexburg and then back to the reception for more pictures, food, fun, and dancing! We had a great time and we were so excited to "officially" welcome Lindsey to the family! I hope they have a great time on their honeymoon and hurry back to Idaho. Daniel has an internship in Texas until August and we are hoping they will be back before Emmett's arrival!
CONGRATS GUYS!!

20 week ultrasound

Well we are half way there! We are so excited!! It was confirmed yet again today that he is still a baby boy! All the measurements are good except we were told he is probably going to be short to start out with. We are OK with that :) His head was in the 94% for his age, his tummy in the 75% and his femur in the 12%. I also have more fluid than normal so they are bumping up my diabetes test a month just to rule it out and we didn't get all the pictures of his heart that we need so we have another ultrasound in a month. He had his legs in front of his face and his hands tucked in so we didn't get pictures of the hands and the feet, etc. This was the best we could do.
The first picture is showing he is a boy. The second is a profile, but his chin is to his chest so it didn't turn out fabulous.


















This is showing his body and his legs are stretched in front of his face



















This is the shot with him looking straight at us and the second is another gender confirmation.



















This is a great shot showing his legs. They are stuck right out in front and over his head.

What's in a name?

And he shall be called:

EMMETT
FARID

We are thrilled that we have found a name and it fits perfectly! I have loved the name Emmett for a long time so I was really leaning towards it, so our deal was that Benjamin got to pick the middle name. We have been wanting to use the middle name Lee but it didn't flow with Emmett. So Farid it is (after my father)!

So what does the name mean? Here you go!
Emmett is German. It means:

All-containing; universal; strength

Farid is Arabic (makes sense because my dad was born in Beirut, Lebanon.) It means:

exceptional, unequaled

We are just thrilled. We can't wait to meet you Emmett. We love you very much!

Playing Outside

This was Bridger's first real time playing outside since he learned to walk and this was the first week where there wasn't a ton of snow on the ground. He had a blast just walking around and exploring. It was a bit chilly but that didn't cut in on the fun! We then came in an enjoyed a nice fresh baked cherry pie (Ben's speciality) and cuddled. It was such a great day.

16 weeks and gender reveal!!

At our 15 week check the sonographer told us what she thought the gender was, and so we really wanted to get it confirmed. We were able to go to SLC for a weekend and it was so great! We went to Babies' R Us, ate at a really great place called Q4U and even got to go swimming in our hotel! Best news of all though was we got to get the gender confirmed on our little one!!!

We are pleased to announce the arrival of Barney baby BOY #2!

This is a 3d picture. He is looking to the left. You can see his ear, nose, etc!















This is also a 3d picture of his arm. Its shut in a fist and the arrow is pointing to his fingers.















This is the picture showing he is indeed a boy.
















And another 3d. Facing the left with his hand in front of his face!