36 Weeks

I decided to do a maternity shoot with a couple of the local photographers here. They were such nice people and I had a good time shooting with them.



Photo by Jeffrey Cella

32 Weeks and Counting...

Wow, I can't believe that I am already eight months along! The big day is just around the corner. I'm so excited for her to arrive! The pregnancy has been going very well and I still feel great. The only difficult thing for me right now is trying to get in a good night's sleep with all of the kicking she likes to do as soon as I lay down and through out the night. Otherwise, I think being pregnant is a really cool experience.
On Friday I got to go in for my second ultra sound. The baby is about four pounds now and everything looked good. A few weeks ago I had to do the three hour glucose test, after not passing the one hour test. I hated getting my blood drawn four times and drinking that disgusting sugar drink. Fortunately, I passed the test though. Rick has been so nice to go with me and sit in at all of my appointments. We have also been really busy buying everything that we need before her arrival. I think we are almost done with our shopping.

Trip to Arizona

For the week of my birthday I flew down to Arizona to meet up with all of my family. Rick couldn't come with me because he had to work. I was kind of nervous to fly being seven and a half months pregnant, but everything was just fine. When I met up with everyone they had just returned from Rocky Point in Mexico for Spring Break. They wanted me to come, but I really didn't feel comfortable traveling to Mexico being pregnant. Anyway, we all stayed at my sister Angie's house in Queen Creek. We went out to eat at a nice Italian restaurant called Riziatti's in Tempe for my birthday. Earlier that day we went kayaking in Tempe. (I just watched though.) I only got to see my brother Dayne and sister Krystalee for a couple of days before they had to go back home. My parents and of course Angie and her family were there the rest of my stay. Some of the highlights of the rest of the trip were getting to go to two of my niece Kami's basketball games and watching my niece Kylee's horseback riding practice. We also went swimming at the YMCA a couple of times. It was so nice to be able to get in the pool and enjoy some sunny weather for a change. I'm glad that I got to spend some time with my family while I am pregnant. I made sure everyone got to feel the baby kick! :)

Our 1st Anniversary

So Rick and I have now been married for one year! The year has flown by and been filled with so many changes - from moving to getting ready for our little lady to arrive. I didn't get a chance to write a blog the day of our anniversary, so I'm going back to write about it now. The week before our anniversary I was in Arizona visiting my family, but I wanted to make sure that I was back home with Rick by March 29th (our anniversary). I arrived back home the night before. Rick's son, Ricky Jr., also flew in that night from Florida. He stayed with us for a week during his Spring Vacation. The next day Rick gave me his anniversary present and card. He wanted to make sure that he followed the "rules" for anniversary gifts. A first year anniversary gift is supposed to be paper. So, he was very thoughtful in giving me address labels with our names on it. He also gave me a glass bell with the words "1st Anniversary" written on it and another figurine that had an anniversary poem on it. I ordered my gift from the Internet, but it didn't arrive until the next day. Rick loves the game Monopoly, so I decided to get him Lovopoly. Lovopoly is the game of Monopoly, but it is personalized. I was able to pick all of the locations on the board. I chose places where we have had memories together, like where we went on our first "date" (which was playing basketball) and where we got married (Waimea Falls). I was able to add our own pictures to the board as well.
We went out for our anniversary dinner the next week to the Cheesecake Factory in Albany. Rick had never eaten there before, so I wanted him to try it out.
I love my husband.


Rick at Cheesecake Factory.

My Baby Shower

My Mother-in-Law held a baby shower for me at her house in Fonda, NY. It was a nice little cozy shower. My Mother-in-Law, Sister-in-Law, and four or five of their friends were able to attend (along with Rick). Speaking of Rick, isn't that a fabulous photo of him in his sister's jacket? ;)

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And we're going to have a.............GIRL!

Today we went in to get our first ultrasound and find out if we are going to have a boy or a girl! It was so cool to be able to see our little baby's heart beating and her little arms and legs moving around. It was amazing to see how clear the images were! The doctor said she didn't see any signs of the baby being a boy, so "most likely" it's a girl! We're so excited!