The Name of the Game....

The Name of the Game. . .OR For the First Time
So Chad and I did this little game and had so much fun doing it we were just laughing (and I was crying I was laughing so hard.) So I hope that you guys try it. Especially with someone else to laugh and comment with!! Chad’s answers are in Blue and Mine in Red!!

Here goes:
INSTRUCTIONS:1. Put your Ipod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY? She thinks my tractor’s sexy (Kenny Chesney) The Worst Day Ever (Simple Plan)
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? Just the girl(The Click Five)
Ghosts (Nick Lachey)
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? I do it for You (Nick Lachey) She’s Not Just a Pretty Face (Shania Twain)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? Peace and Love (Blessed Union of Souls)
Brother I’ll Follow You (Dale Murphy)
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? We weren’t Crazy (Josh Gracin) Wish You Were (Kate Voegele)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? Not a Day Goes By (Lonestar) Fall For You (Secondhand Serenade)
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN? High on the Mountain Top (Mormon Tabernacle Choir) Facing Up (Kate Voegele)
WHAT IS 2+2? Unbelievable (Josh Gracin) Nothing But Cowboy Boots (Blue County)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Your House (Jimmy Eat World) Breathe (Faith Hill)
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? God’s Been Good to Me (Keith Urban) Where Do You Go (No Mercy)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?? Sunday Driver (Blue County) Window To His Love (Julie De Azevedo)
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?? Unanswered Prayers (Garth Brooks) Come On Over (Shania Twain)
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Cry (Faith Hill) My Child (Plumb)
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? Up (Shania Twain) Oceano (Josh Groban)
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Love Story (Taylor Swift)
Get It Faster (Jimmy Eat World)
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? Stay Beautiful (Taylor Swift) Me and You (Kenny Chesney)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? Of all the Gin Joints in all the World (Fall Out Boy) This One’s For The Girls (Martina McBride)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? The Love Song (Jeff Bates) Fearless (Taylor Swift)
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN? Change (Taylor Swift) To Make Her Love Me (Rascal Flatts)
HOW WILL YOU DIE? I Remember (Kenny Chesney) Rehab (Rihanna)
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? Every Mile A Memory (Dierks Bentley)
Stronger Than The Storm (Jenny Phillips)
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? My Worst Fear (Rascal Flatts) Strike It Up (Black Box)
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? Don’t Waste Your Heart (Dixie Chicks) I Look At You (George Strait)
WILL YOU GET MARRIED? Little Town (Lonestar) Lamb To The Slaughter (Jimmy Westbrook)
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? One (Faith Hill) Good Morning Beautiful (Steve Holy)
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? For the First Time (Kenny Chesney) Don’t Be Stupid (Shania Twain)
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? Thanks You Baby For Makin Someday Come so Soon (Shania Twain) Dearly Beloved (Faith Hill)
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? I Get It (Kate Voegele) Love Gets Me Every Time (Shania Twain)
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? Missing Missouri (Sara Evans) For The First Time (Kenny Chesney)

Neat little clip

My mom forwarded this to me in an email, but as I took the time to load and watch it.....it changed my attitude towards my day. Instead of rushing to get things completed, it let me appreciate the time I could have to be guided to do what He'd have me do. It was worth the 7 minutes it took, so if you need some perspective, enjoy!!

The Results are......

Well today marks the 21 week mark, but not only that we were able to go for the ultrasound to find out the sex of our baby!! It was such a wonderful experience. We were amazed at the things we were able to see in action with our little one. It was amazing how much bigger everything seemed this time around. So the poll came out to be close with 57% as a girl and 43% as a boy. So to draw out the suspense, I'll tell you some of the details of our appointment.

We first saw all the basics of the baby. Then we saw my favorite part, the heart. For most of you, you already know that I worked on a cardiac unit the first 5 years of my nursing career. It's something I loved to do and miss being at Pullman, where it's all shipped to other hospitals. I've seen many ultrasounds of hearts looking for different heart problems. So it was crazy that even through my layers and then through the baby's that you can see the details that you can. We saw all 4 chambers of the heart and could see the mitral and tricuspid valves opening and closing as they should. That to me is a miracle in itself!! And Chad was able to hear the heart beat for the first time too. Then we started going through and see all the bones in the upper extremities and even saw the ribs as we moved from object to object. Here's the first part on video if you're as fascinated with the heart and what ultrasounds look like.

Were able to see the nasal bone when we got a great profile picture and then inside the head we saw the lateral ventricles. I'm not sure how much that means to most of you but we all 4 ventricles (or spaces) in our brains, so we saw 2 out of the 4. Then they measured the circumference and the width of the head. We then got to see the spine from top to bottom and were informed that it all looked good.

The ultrasoundographer, Sheryl, then asked us if we wanted to find out what we were having and we told we did!! She asked us if we had any guesses and I told we thought it was a boy, but that I had dreamed that it was a little girl. I even told her my dream. How embarrasing. If you want here's a video of the conversation and how we found out!!! Hope you enjoy!!! Sorry it's at the very end .

The umbilical cord and all 3 vessels are in place working as they should and the lower extremities also look good. We were informed that the baby was about 10 ounces at this time. So it doesn't explain the 4 pound weight gain I've had over the last month. So here are some more pictures from today, showing you the little Budha Belly I'm getting.Through this entire experience, it never ceases to amaze me how God has arranged the birthing process that allows His children to gain bodies. What miracle and blessing it is for us to have an opportunity to have one his children in our own home. We just hope and pray that we'll be able to be the parents that He would have us be.

Women's Conference in March!!

So since we've been back, I've been meeting with the rest of the Stake Relief Society Presidency to get the Women's Conference all planned. I was able to get in on designing and making the bookmark/invitations for conference.

We got permission to use such a beautiful picture of Christ comforting a women, by Jean Keaton. What is way neat, is the picture is one she drew of her twin sister when she was going through some rough times. Can you imagine the power that picture must have for you if the women in it actually looks like you? I think it's powerful by itself, but I can't even imagine...

But we're getting so excited about the speakers and classes that we have lined up that I can't even pick which ones I'm going to go to. I'm still hoping that I have time to hit as many as possible!!! And we're having a lunch after the classes too! So please invite others to come, so no one misses out!!!

It's Saturday March 7TH, FROM 8:30 TO 12:30 with lunch to follow at the LDS Stake Center in Moscow, ID up behing Staples!!

Dr. Visit #2

So when I got home from our great time with our families, I had another Dr. visit to see Dr. Minudri. Which turned out to be really fun because it was the first time that I've had the chance to hear the heart beat. Chad didn't end up coming cause I didn't think anything that exciting would be happening. But the heart rate was about 160, which by wise tale says that it could be a girl. So within a few days I had a crazy dream....

Now just because I'm a nurse and know better than this is what makes this so funny. I had a dream that I came into the hospital to do the ultrasound and my friend Deb Cooper, (who actually does tons of different things at the hospital like Pulmonary and Cardiac rehab, pulmonary function test and so on, but she is NOT a ultrasoundographer) did our ultrasound. And when she got to where the private areas were on the baby it would turn into a cute little pink heart. She went on to tell me that if it was a boy that the heart would be blue. Funny huh!! So I think that heart rate thing really swayed me, but I've had lots of people tell me that I really know what sex the baby is? But I want to get everyone else's thought before our real ultrasound which in next week!!! on the 10th. So in the right had column is the poll!! Wish us luck!!!

I realize that I haven't posted any pictures of me being pregnant. So I finally had Chad take one. I haven't cause I'm not really that big. I was surprised that I wasn't bigger than I was when we went home. I really could have kept the secret a lot longer and not told anyone. So hope you enjoy the picts!! These were taken at 19 weeks.