Our little Kicker

Since finding out that we are having a daughter, I am happy to announce she is making her presence KNOWN now. She is constantly kicking, rolling, punching, stretching, moving around. It's this amazing feeling to know that she is healthy and strong and moving around. She will kick pretty regularly now and I often put my hand on my tummy only to feel her kick it seconds later.. :D Jason has felt her kick now too and his face just LIT up. He was so happy to feel our sweet daughter kick his hand. Makes this whole process again seem so much more REAL!! We are now looking forward to SEEING her move in my belly, that will be exciting and I want to feel her get the hiccups at least one time. I hear that its a funny feeling when they have the hiccups.

Currently she is a little longer than my hand (tip of fingers to 1/2 onto my wrist = approximately 7 1/4 inches) The Doctor said she is tall (but we are both tall)! Also The doctor said its great news that she is moving so much now as she will be an active baby. Jason and I both played sports growing up and are excited to see the combination of us come out in one beautiful girl!

LA LA LA LA I feel so blessed for getting to experience this all! I am going to be a mommy! WOW!!

Our Next appointment is August 17th at 9:20 a.m. I am so excited how much she grows. I have these widget applications on my phone which show me countdowns and daily things about baby's progress! :D

"Peanut" is discovered

All night last night I tossed and turned.. So excited for what today would bring and nervous I would sleep through the alarm and miss the appointment. Finally, I fell asleep sometime this morning, last time I looked at the clock it said 12:45 a.m. My alarm went off at 5:15 this morning but I hit snooze until about 6:20 a.m. Decided It was TIME to get up, because I was staring at the ceiling just so excited to go to the Doctor. I knew I was supposed to go in with a full bladder, but REALLY had to go to the bathroom, so raced in and then decided to just eat/drink more to get that "full bladder" back. I made me a bowl of Wheaties cereal and ate that and took my prenatal in total silence. After eating I played on my phone, checked the computer, stood in front of the mirror and was beginning to bounce and hum to the music in my head. I couldn't believe that we would find out the sex of our precious baby today. I decided to HURRY and get ready and then I would watch TV to pass the time. While getting ready I chugged 1 bottle of water and began to sip on the 2nd... Got ready, watched some tv and just kept asking Jason every 20 seconds "do you want to head to the Doctor now?" He would just look at me and smile and say "too early babe". Finally it was 8:20 a.m. and he knew he couldn't keep me still for another 5 seconds, so we headed to the car. The whole car ride I was tapping my fingers on the door, bobbing my head back and forth, bouncing in my seat, smiling ear to ear, and grasping Jason's hand. The car ride felt like it was taking an ETERNITY.. By the time we were pulling into the parking lot, I was fidgeting with excitement! I chugged the 2nd water bottle til it was empty and we walked in.

We went straight back to the Ultrasound room and I was nervous that my bladder wasn't going to be full enough, but as I laid back I immediately realized the OPPOSITE, I was nervous I was going to be TOO FULL!! The ultrasound Tech was really nice and she said "ok let's get started". She put that jelly on my tummy and we began checking out our Precious little "Peanut". She went over everything, the heart- saw the 4 chambers of the heart, the brain- got to see the brain activity, showed the legs, arms, head, tummy, hands, fingers-- ALL of which were moving and turning with baby.. our "Peanut" is a WIGGLE worm. Finally she asked the MILLION DOLLAR question "Do you both want to know the sex of the baby?" We both quickly respond "yes yes yes". She laughs and begins to move the device across my tummy again. Little baby was holding the knees together and we couldn't get a shot. Finally we said "Ok Peanut, gotta show us" and voila Peanut spread her legs and she was able to take a picture and show us that

"WE ARE HAVING A LITTLE BABY GIRL!" Jason and I both just stared at each other, squeezed the grip on our hands TIGHTER and stared at the screen. It was such an amazing moment, we were watching our little girl on the screen and she was rolling, turning, wiggling like crazy, her hand up by her face as if she was waving to us, saying "Hi mommy, Hi Daddy" That moment was absolutely PRICELESS! I pray I remember it FOREVER!

With each word that followed we lit up and more and more then the second before. We couldn't yet believe that this little precious baby was ours, that we are having a sweet girl. That she is healthy as can be and such a WIGGLE WORM! She is active! I tried explaining to Jason on Sunday and several times before Sunday how baby is moving a lot and kicking, but I think him watching what she does, finally put it into perspective for him, finally made it seem SO REAL to him. Watching the look on HIS face as he stared at our little girl, gave me goosebumps. He is going to be the most amazing daddy! I just know it. When we were waiting in the room to meet with our Doctor Jason would smile and say "My 2 girls". Puts a lump in my throat thinking about it. "All American Girl will have a WHOLE new meaning to him now when he hears it.

We go back in 4 weeks, until then I have the heartbeat saved on my phones, pictures from the exciting Ultrasound today and a dvd to watch each time I am feeling like laying eyes on our precious Miracle. Still riding cloud 9, not sure when I will come back down from it,! hahaha Feeling absolutely BLESSED!!! Mama and Daddy LOVE YOU PRECIOUS GIRL!!

We have 2 names picked out so far, just bouncing back and forth on them. :D Can't wait til we decide for sure so we can start talking to her more and calling her her name!

~One Step at a Time~

I am a HUGE fan of SUMMER! Sunshine, sun tans, boating, camping, biking, volleyball, playing at the lake, hiking, JUST being outside! So Sunday we decided to get outside and go for a hike. We told the kiddos to get ready and before we knew it we were heading up the Canyon. It was so much fun. We drove up Big Cottonwood Canyon and just pulled off, to hike some trails and play in the water, little did I know it was going to be JUST what I needed. I think we ALL needed it, A chance to get away TOGETHER and have some fun.

The view from the car on the way up!!

I was so happy that I brought my camera and was able to take some great shots of our amazing time outside and getting some exercise. Jayden and Jason started up the trail and Raeanne stayed back with me. I lucked out and ended up with a partner with me the entire time. I kept up a steady pace and managed to stay RIGHT behind everyone, unless I stopped to take a few shots.. "Peanut" was still most of the time, just bundled up in my tummy and I did a lot better than I thought I was going to do. Raeanne and Jayden got along really well and Jason was so sweet the entire time.

He continued to ask if I was ok, needed a break, water, a snack. It was so nice! I cannot wait til we make time to go again. :D

Finally we found an amazing spot to take a break and make a splash. It was such a refreshing break. The water was freezing still but since it was 99 degrees outside it was SOOOOOO nice to get out, take our socks and shoes off and play in the water, Raeanne kept her shoes on and was right behind me in the water. Jason sat on the side for most of it just watching the 3 of us play and relax in the cool water!

Raeanne took a picture of Jason, Myself and our Precious "Peanut.

~ A night of laughs ~

So today I was working away and got this email from Brittany "Hey I just found out Chelsea Handler is coming to SLC on August 6th, would you be interested going with me at all?" HOLY CRAP, let me just do my best to describe what I was feeling once I finished that sentence "@*&^@#$*(@^#$ YES.. WOW!! I was clapping my hands together, laughing, smiling ear to ear. I felt like a 10 year old kid on Christmas who just found out they got a new bike or a puppy.. I am almost 25 years old (in September) and Chelsea Handler is in my TOP 10 on people I want to meet/see/support. She is absolutely hysterical. She has a show on E called Chelsea Lately! I am a dedicated fan to her show and have it recorded to DVR some I have seen about 10 times over, but still love. She does stand up, HILARIOUS!! Also, she has written 3 books! My Horizontal Life, Hello Vodka, its me Chelsea, and Chelsea Chelsea BANG BANG. All of which I have read and CHERISH. She is one of the funniest people I have ever listened to.

Let me go ahead and say "THANK YOU BRITTANY.. I am counting down the days til we are laughing til we cry and snapping photos til my memory card is CRAMMED"( I will be clearing my memory card for this too.) I have the date on my calendar already and I am SO EXCITED!! Lately all my excitement and happiness is coming from me being pregnant, Jason and I preparing for our Precious "Peanut's" arrival in December, so it is sweet to be looking forward to something I have enjoyed since before "Peanut was a twinkle in our eye" (hahahaha people have said things to me like that before and now I can actually use it.. hahaha)

Here is a link to a blooper video from Chelsea's show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W27kTb97rw

Here is some info on Chelsea, incase you are interested! :D

Chelsea Handler has become one of entertainment’s most sought after and versatile rising stars. In July 2007, Chelsea broke into the world of late-night talk shows with her E! Entertainment series, “Chelsea Lately,” airing weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Consistently the network’s highest-rated program, “Chelsea Lately” offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won't die, along with other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to and redefining perceptions of the talk show, “Chelsea Lately” is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us. Both Handler and the show have also been recognized as pioneers in late night with the show boasting five female writers to account for half of its writing staff. This is unprecedented in the late night arena that has historically been dominated by male hosts and writers. In addition to her wildly successful television series, Chelsea is equally well-known as a best-selling author. On March 28, 2010, she achieved a spectacular feat when her three books took the #1, #2, and #3 spots on the New York Times Best Seller list. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, from Grand Central Publishing, was the #1 nonfiction hardcover; Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, from Simon Spotlight Entertainment, was the #2 nonfiction paperback; and My Horizontal Life, from Bloomsbury, was the #3 nonfiction paperback. In hardcover, Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list when it was published in April 2008; and My Horizontal Life has been a bestseller for 80 weeks. As a testament to her versatility and tireless work ethic, Chelsea’s 21-city comedy tour, also entitled “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” and sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, kicked off in March 2010. After tickets sold out immediately, Live Nation added 15 more shows. As one of the nation’s most acclaimed and cutting edge-comedians, Handler delivers a sharp combination of fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with no shortage of material.
With her roots in both stand-up comedy and television, Chelsea was also the star of Oxygen’s “Girls Behaving Badly” (now syndicated in over 90 markets ) for all of its four seasons. She also starred on E! in “The Chelsea Handler Show.” In 2007 – 2008, Chelsea starred with Jenny McCarthy and Leah Remini in the hugely popular MSN online web series “In The Motherhood.”
In March 2009, Chelsea was honored the prestigious Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign, recognizing the outstanding efforts of those who dedicate time, energy, spirit and whole-hearted commitment to better the lives of LGBT people. She continues to be an influential and dedicated advocate for the LGBT

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~Blog Update~

ROAD TRIPS!! We spent a lot of time in the car.. I handled it pretty well, I did get a little restless a few times, but we would stop and make a "pit stop" or I would be stretching in the car..


First, we were headed to Montana.. We left Salt Lake Tuesday June 29Th... We made the best of this trip as we won't be able to make a trip to Montana in December, like we usually do.. The baby will be coming around Christmas, so this was our annual trip.. The picture to the Right is right before you get to Dillon. It is Beaverhead County. These Mountains are amazing, the one on the left looks like a buffalo and the one of the right looks like a Beaver.. Welcome to Dillon!! We showed up to Dillon about 10p.m. and visited with my Nana, Bruce, and Sheaune for a while, then went to bed.. Had the most relaxing day when we woke up.. Just sat around laughing, talking, and playing cards. Jason went shooting with Sheaune and they were gone for a few hours. Nana and I had our "heart to hearts", which was amazing, I miss her so much and even more now that I am pregnant, wish she was closer so I could share this Baby adventure with her. But I felt spoiled.. My Nana made all my favorite foods while we were there; Potato Soup (nana's soup is the BEST I have EVER HAD), steak, big breakfasts, red dogs, it was just great! Below is a picture of my old school, Beaverhead County High School- aka Sand Paper PRISON...





Friday the 30Th, we drove the 62 miles north to Butte Montana to see more of our family.. First we met my dad at Silver Bow Pizza and he bought us lunch (thanks dad), it was so great to catch up and get to see him. I don't get to see him enough. He has come so far and has been sober for quite a while now, about 7 years.. WAY TO GO DAD!!! Then Dad, Jason and I went to my Aunt Pam's house for a visit and it was nice. She has a Parrot - I fell in love with it right away.... Though the feeling was NO MUTUAL. He loved Jason, He was sit on j's hand and cooo back to him and sing, but if/when I reached for him, he would run up J's arm, to get away from me quickly.. But eventually I think I still want to get us one, I love how smart they are!


We went out to my Grandma and Grandpa Renz's (below is G & G Renz's house.. SO PRETTY.. My grandpa Built this with his bare hands, so talented!!) after the visit and when we arrived my Grandpa was the only one home. I haven't seen him in a LONG time, so it was OVERDUE.. I miss him so much and was SO HAPPY TO SEE him looking so good! He has a pacemaker and about a month ago, they discovered that one of the main plugs in it wasn't even turned on.. SO SCARY, he was so tired and thought it was because he was getting old, turns out it was because the Pacemaker wasn't working at FULL POWER, so now he feels this SURGE of energy.. He looked so great! They took us out to eat at Matt's in Butte- if you've never been to Matt's you have to go one day.. It is decorated like the 50's and they make the GREATEST burgers, fries, and shakes... mmmmmmmmmm Caitlyn had never seen hail before (she lives in Arizona) and was shocked at how quickly she was SOAKED when running from the car to the restaurant... She yells "It STINGS and I am SOAKED" we all laugh and respond "Welcome to Montana" and "That is HAIL For ya"
(to the right is the view from my G & G Renz's back yard- us cousins would spend HOURS out playing on those rocks, it still fun to walk down there and see what would occupy us for HOURS!!)


The next morning we were off to Boise for my brother's wedding.. yeah, Will is Married!!! Still seems surreal to me, but it is true, he is married. WOW!! Congrats again brother! :D I was nervous for him because I knew that there were people in OUR family that had told him they were going, but didn't!!! He was obviously a little upset by this, but he managed to still be the happiest I have ever seen him. The moment he looked up and saw his fiance walking down that isle you could tell the entire world faded quickly, he only saw her and was "lit up". They exchanged vows and rode off on a horse drawn carriage for some pictures. The Reception was great, a lot of laughter, dancing, and pictures.. At the end of the night we saw Will and Tabatha off in a Stretch Lima and it was back to the hotel for us. ( I have TONS OF PICTURES OF WILL'S WEDDING, BUT THEY ASKED THAT WE NOT SHARE THEM UNTIL THEY GET THEIRS BACK, SO THEY WILL BE COMING SOON!! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED, THEY TURNED OUT AMAZING!)


The baby was kicking and moving during the loud music at Will's reception (if its loud and has a fast beat the baby is moving around.. So it either is Dancing and LOVING it or in there saying "TURN IT OFF... MAKE IT STOP MOM" Until baby is here, we won't know for sure.. Love you Peanut!!!! (Picture is of my belly at 16 weeks)

~Update on Pregnancy~

We had another appointment on June 22nd.. :D It was so exciting. We got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, its the most amazing sound to me so far. I love listening to it. SO much in fact that I asked to get a recording of it on my phone. He put the device on my tummy and immediately you just hear "thump thump thump thump" so fast.. I began to laugh again and when he put the device back on my tummy the baby had moved to the other side of me, so he had to search for our baby! Then when I heard it again I began to tear up and about cried.. The 3rd time he put the device on my tummy I held REALLY STILL so I could get it recorded on my phone! :D It makes me SO happy that I can listen to our baby every day until our next appointment. The heartbeat is strong and fast! :D Just unsure how to load that onto here (if I get that figured out I will share it with ALL OF YOU)!

Well we couldn't tell what our precious Peanut is just yet, still too early! But the Doctor did tease me a little bit. While we were listening to the heartbeat He said "that is the sound of your little baby boy's heartbeat" and I gasped "It's a boy?" (so excited that we knew) and he quickly smiled and said "or of your precious little girl"!!! DOH!! Oh Doc, ya really got me there.. but it's ok! We have scheduled our next appointment for July 20th at 9am and he said we will KNOW FOR SURE what the sex is when we leave that appointment, so I can wait 4 weeks! Though it seems like FOREVER away, it will be here before i know it. I am already 15 weeks. It's INSANE how quick this entire process is going, almost like a BLUR.. I am so happy I am journaling about it all! Will help me to remember EVERYTHING!! :D

Also on this pregnancy note, I am highly in LOVE with ROOTBEER!! I can't drink regular soda its too sweet and gives me an upset tummy, but the ROOTBEER is a different kind of sweet, I am still trying to stay away from it a little, I don't want to be drinking it everyday. But today with my sandwich I stopped and bought me one and MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM it's DELICIOUS!!!!! THANK YOU TO THE MAKERS OF ROOTBEER - love one VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER!!!

~It's about Time~

13 weeks 5 days

Well since the last post, the morning/noon/night sickness has left! YAY!! I am not feeling terribly nauseous anymore, which makes my days so much nicer and I am much more happy to be around now! I am not stuck eating cold things. I can again eat macaroni and cheese, a burger, some pasta, but unfortunately STILL NOT ABLE TO EAT MEXICAN FOOD! It gives me terrible terrible heartburn and has a hard time staying down still.

The BUMP is beginning to appear now, which makes me happy, though it still kind of looks like I ate too many slices of pizza or had too much for lunch(hahahaha). This may seem weird, but I am excited to get "the BELLY"! I will have that verification yet again that there is a precious little baby there, when its obvious and big! I am so excited about our little "Peanut" and cannot wait to find out what baby is!

We have a DR appointment next Tuesday at 10:30a.m. and its taking its sweet time to get here. I am so excited to see and hear baby again, its just the most amazing feeling.. Also I cannot wait to feel our Peanut move inside! LALALALA I get so GIDDY even THINKING about it!

I have regained some of my energy again and that is amazing. I think I took it for granted for a while, but never again. I love that I am smiling and laughing more again and can walk without getting so worn out.. I am able to eat so I am not feeling so light headed as before! Also I just beat Strep throat. I got Strep Last Thursday and have been on antibiotics, so it has really been a rough week, but now I am feeling like a million bucks!!

We are going camping this weekend and taking our boat out! I am so thrilled to get outside and be moving again! :D I know I cannot wake board, but I can go out on the tube slowly with the little girls and have some fun, still swim like a fish and enjoy playing on the beach too!

I will try to post more often and have to include more pictures later, I have been taking some photos of the "BUMP" so we will put them up soon!