20 week ultrasound/20months old

It's official we are half way to our due date!!! I'm so glad to have made it this far with little problems. We are staying in Tillamook for this delivery surprise, we both really like Dr. Gerken and we are hoping this Tillamook Hospital birth experience is just lovely.
Yesterday, Jeph and I left Aiden with Grandma, Ty, and Hailey...and headed to our ultrasound. I drank 32 oz of water 1 hr before the apt. We got to the hospital and they got us in pretty quickly. After the tech checked my cervix, she let me empty my bladder and I was so thankful to get to enjoy looking at our baby.
She did a complete workup of the anatomy...we got so many great baby pics. We didn't find out the sex this time, so these pics are of our little munchkin, who does look quite a bit like an alien. :)
We went out to lunch after to celebrate..and we had chocolate covered strawberries/sparkling cider last night in honor of making it half way!





In other big news Aiden is 20 months old and a very busy boy!! He is really into reading and playing with his cars, trucks, and trains(we may have found his 2nd birthday theme). He is pretty smiley, and continues to run all over. He loves to be outside and play in the tub, his current favorite things to say.."in there" "thankyou" and he loves high fives, kisses, and sometimes fisties. He is such a joy and I think he'll make a great big brother!!!


He loves his new bench!

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year!!!

I can't believe that it's 2011..2010 was such an amazing year, full of changes, heartache, and so many things learned.
Some of the highlights:
*Aiden turned 1
*We took our first road trip to Reno for a family reunion
*Celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary
*Fall trip to the Pumpkin Patch
*Zoo trip with Aiden's birth buddies
*Camping
*Bunce visit
*Jeph's 30th Birthday
*Getting pregnant again
2010 in review is seeming so small compared to the memories and the pictures we have. We enjoyed most every minute and we are excited for this new year.

Some of the things we are looking forward to 2011...Family size car, the house plans we have to begin building, a new baby, 2 cousins getting married(road trips), our 9th wedding anniversary, my 30th birthday, Aiden's 2nd birthday, many summer and fall activities. 2011 is off to a great start...hopefully we can keep the blog updated with all our goings on.

Happy New Year!

A 19month old and 4months pregnant!

I can't believe it's December and we have a 19month old and we are four months pregnant.
So far this pregnancy has been as easy as my first one...although some morning sickness but nothing I can't mangae with a little protein, I've had the flu a few times and a couple of colds, but right now I'm feeling great!

We are in full holiday mode...we have decorated the house to the nines and it feels so magical, we've done quite a few fun things with Aiden like Zoolights, mall shopping, christmas tree hunting, Christmas Eve candlelight service...but next year there are a few more things I'm adding to the list to do like seeing Santa in town, Polar Express event, Cantata at Naz. We have really enjoyed this holiday season...and before you know it next year will be here and so will baby #2!


(Aiden loves presents)

Mr Aiden oh boy, he is quite the little guy...he is still in his seperation phase but he seems to be turning a corner and not being so shy...I just keep enforcing the issue. :) He says and does so much...some of his favorite things...bathtime, reading, playing with trucks and balls, jumping(thanks to his friend Daniel), loves his cousins and friends...he is such a sweet and crazy boy. He has started doing fisties again and high fives are freely given. He loves to point at things and say this, or in there(when referring to baby). Everything this little guy does is just amazing!!


(Family pic on Christmas)


Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Zoolights and More!

This weekend we got to go into Portland and take Aiden to Zoolights! We rode the Max train which Aiden mostly enjoyed and then we got to walk around with Jon and his girlfriend Elizabeth. It was cold and crisp but no rain...the zoo was lit up, it was truly spectacular. We walked around, rode the train and had a wonderful time.



Family pic in the blue lights!



Riding the train...


Jon and Elizabeth on the train.


Daddy and Aiden on the Max.


Then Saturday we spent all over Beaverton area...we had lunch with John, Julie, Jon, and Elizabeth at Washington Square food court...we shopped, got most of our Christmas shopping finished. It was pouring down rain but still fun!
Then Jon, Jeph, and Elizabeth went to a movie while Aiden and I went to finish shopping and take a nap. We had pizza at Wendy's and we celebrated Adriennes birthday...we played games and had a wonderful time.

I do love this time of year and I look forward to taking Aiden and his sibling to Zoo Lights next year!!

Family Pics Take 2!

These family pics turned out good...we got the only 35minutes of sun last Sunday after church. It was the perfect opporunity for some more family pics.
I am 3 months pregnant in these pics and I think I look pretty good:), Aiden loved being outside by the water and we had a nice time! Enjoy!!

Baby Oh Baby!

So on November 15th we went to the doctor for the first time since finding out we are pregnant..we met Dr Gerken and I really like her, so that's a huge relief to me. I had a physical and blood work done..everything went really smooth. Then the best part, we got to see our baby...it was moving around like crazy, she had a hard time getting a measurement, but finally the size of baby confirmed our due date June 10th. This little 2.67 cm baby just blew Jeph and I away. It just overwhelmed both of us with so much emotion, excitement and wonderment of this new little baby that's growing.
We weren't able to get a picture but we really feel blessed to see our baby and hear from the doctor that everything looks great! Our prayers have been answered again, and we feel kissed by God!
We are officially in our 12th week and feeling pretty good..we are looking forward to sharing the news with our family at Thanksgiving!! :)


We wanted to commemorate our news and with Aiden we did it at the beach. Well last night it snowed so Jeph and decided to do this baby a little different.
Here are the pics from our snow fun!

Pregnant!!!

That's right, we are pregnant!! :) We have been thinking that summer 2011 would be the perfect time to have another baby...well, God is so good and we are blessed to be pregnant!! We can't believe how easy it was this time...we are so thankful for that!!!!







We told Aiden and he held the tests...the pics are quite funny. In one he looks happy to be getting a sibling and one making him look upset. We can't wait to see what kind of big brother he will be :)
We are due in June 10th. We are not gonna find out the sex of the baby this time and we are not telling our name choices either. :)
This pregnancy is already different...not much morning sickness, hardly any yucky symptoms at all..I feel pretty amazing!!
We also are gonna be in the process of building a house the whole time we were pregnant so this should be interesting.
Biggest things on our list...find a double jogging stroller, find a bigger family car, build our hosue, scrapbook/journal this pregnancy, maintain our current schedule, enjoy the holidays, and just be thankful for the blessings that God has given us!