Ultrasound!

We just had an ultrasound this morning and found out everything is great with our little guy! That's right... we're having a boy ;) Travis and I are so excited and I feel such a huge amount of happiness. It was so neat to be able to see everything and watch him move around. The ultrasound tech said that he is measuring large and he weighs 1 pound already!

The above picture is of him looking right at us. I asked where a picture was of his boy parts and the tech said that they can no longer give out pictures of the genitals!?!?! I was a little disappointed, but it was pretty obvious that he's a boy.

I immediatley felt a connection to him once I saw him on the monitor. It is such a satisfying feeling to see something you created. He already looks so beautiful! Well we are so thrilled and I wanted to hold him so badly when I saw him. Travis already looked like a proud dad- we are so thankful.

Well I am now anxiously waiting the day for him to be here. I'm over half way now- 20 weeks and 4 days- and I am enjoying every minute. I am excited now for all the other things that come with preparing for a baby: picking out his name, organizing his room and getting ready!

Pregnancy Update!

Well here it is... the first official photo! I'm now 18 1/2 weeks along and am finally starting to feel pregnant. It's fun not being able to button your pants- and I now have a lot of maternity clothes to wear thanks to a great mother-in-law, sister, Mom and Husband!

We went to a doctor's appointment yesterday and everything is growing as it should. We heard the heartbeat and it was pretty fast, 155 bpm. As the old wives' tale goes, that could mean it's a girl! We'll have to wait until December 29th- that's when our ultra sound is scheduled. I am anxiously awaiting that day to be able to see the creature growing inside of me and make sure that he/she is growing well and healthy. It will also be exciting if we can see the sex of the baby because I'm already having ideas of what to do with the room! I know I am not quite halfway done yet with the pregnancy, but I am so excited to have a baby to play with and take care of. I feel very ready and lucky to be able to go through this experience ;)

Well I hope everyone has a great Christmas holiday- I'm looking forward to spending it with a lot of family and friends and I can't wait to be with Landen as he opens all of his presents!

Update

Well I didn't realize how long it has been since I last posted on here! I don't have any pictures to post (sorry) but I will make sure I put some on soon!

Things have been going great with me and my family. Halloween was super fun- we went to Tawny's house for a party and it was so festive. She decorated her house really well and I loved that everyone was dressed up! We all had a blast. Landen wasn't too into Haloween this year. I went with him and my sister and Mom to a parade at the McK Shopping Center and he was pretty nervous with all the kids running around in their costumes. He was a lot more comfortable at home handing out candy ;)

I just got back from visiting Katherine in Walnut Creek last weekend. Kristen and her son Isaiah and I went down for a couple nights. It was so much fun and it was Isaiah's first trip! He's only 11 weeks old and he is such a trooper- he shopped and shopped and shopped with us. It was neat that we were able to do everything we normally would do on our trip (just shop and eat!) and he just tagged along! I enjoyed every minute and Kristen is sure a great mom and it makes me so much more excited to add another baby to the mix!

Speaking of babies, my pregnancy has been really great so far. I am almost 14 weeks now, so almost done with my first trimester! I think I'm done feeling nauseated (cross your fingers!) and I'm starting to enjoy a tighter waistband on my jeans! Whitney bought me a belly band that you use to hold your jeans up when they're unbuttoned that I'm looking forward to wearing. Probably pretty soon..... My next doctor's appointment is next Wednesday, so I'll post more then and I'll get some pictures up!

More Boating and Exciting News!

For the last 4 weekends or so we have been taking our boat out on different lakes and we've had so much fun! The picture below is of Landen "driving" the boat on Trinity Lake. We went there over Labor Day weekend and we enjoyed camping, seeing family and friends, and using the boat - but we definitely did not enjoy the weather! It was pretty crappy, windy and cold. We still had lots of fun and it's neat to be able to have our own boat and make our own memories.


Last weekend we were planning on going to Lake Shasta. We had never been there before and when we arrived we realized that everyone was right when they were saying that there was no water! It was lower than Trinity Lake. We ended up finding a campground and the camp host said that the low water spots aren't even marked in the lake. We decided the next morning to just go to Whiskeytown Lake instead. We really love that lake. We were able to find a cove so that Sandy could get out of the boat and play fetch in the water. She had so much fun- she played fetch for what felt like hours! It was great to be able to get out of the boat on shore and I can see us spending a lot more time at Whiskeytown Lake.

And now for the exciting news...... I'm pregnant! I'm not that far along, only 7 1/2 weeks, but we were able to see and hear the heartbeat on Monday! It was a relief for sure, and the doctor said everything looks fine, so that's great to hear. The due date is May 11th- it feels very far away but I know it will sneak up on us before we know it. We are really excited because we are so ready to be parents! I know it sounds crazy right now, but I am looking forward to every moment of being pregnant- I know it's not something you can take for granted, so I'm going to enjoy it as much as I can ;)

Well I hope to post more about the pregnancy as things progress...

Boating!!!

Travis and I have been looking at boats for a month or so now and we finally found one! It was a good find and it was hard shopping for one because our budget was only so much and so it meant looking for privately sold boats. We found a bunch on Craig's List in our price range but most of them just weren't kept nice and had tears in the upholstery or were not the layout I was looking for. We went this weekend to look at one and ended up getting it. It is really clean and seems to be well taken care of even though it's 18 years old. We took it out on Whiskeytown Lake and it was SO much fun! It feels really good to have our own boat so we can take it anywhere. This weekend we are going to Konocti on Clear Lake with my family and then the next 3-4 weekends we'll be up at Trinity Lake before the summer is over. We are looking forward to many memories with our boat.

Happy Anniversary to us!

Today is our 3rd anniversary as Mr. and Mrs. Brunner! Even though Travis and I have been together for 11 years, we haven't been married that long. These last 3 years have gone by very fast and our relationship has definitely evolved. It's funny how you can be with the same person throughout your life- but things are always changing and exciting. At least that's how I feel about our marriage- there are always going to be ups and downs, it's just that there are always more good times than bad. We've grown together a lot more these last 2 years than ever before and I'm so glad that I chose to share my life adventures with Travis- he definitely makes my life more enjoyable- he's always making me laugh and I'm looking forward to one day celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary!

Kristen's Baby Shower

I helped host Kristen's baby shower this last weekend and it turned out so great! It was a lot of fun, great people and great food- so that's always a good time. Katherine and Erin were able to come up for the weekend - I think I've seen Katherine more in the last year than I ever have in years before! I have been so lucky ;) Kristen got so many gifts, it was fun to watch her open them all- I can't believe she's going to be a Mom to a baby boy very soon! I know she'll do great :)