18 weeks

First belly picture!! It was a quick shot before church, but it captures the growing little one. I bought a few new shirts which are so much more comfortable than my other ones. Caleb calls it my beer belly! While I don't enjoy the name as much, we both like to see that our baby girl is growing and is healthy.

Is it a BOY or a GIRL????

July 12th was my 17th week check up at the doctor, the check up we got to find out what we were having. I think I was ready by 8:00am that morning and the appointment wasn't until 9:20. Although we both had a feeling that it was going to be a boy, we couldn't wait.

We sat down in the ultrasound room, like little kids on Christmas morning. Except this present is soooo much more exciting. Caleb could barely sit still. I was trying really hard not to move so Bobbie, the ultrasound tech, could do her thing. She poured that nasty jelly and then there was baby was on the big screen on the other wall. The first thing I saw were two little legs and a bum. Oh good, I thought, it's going to be crystal clear. And this is what we see...

Yeah, not crystal clear. But Bobbie says it's a GIRL!! I'm still afraid a little wee is going to pop up next time so we'll see. I am excited though because she will be the first granddaughter on my Mom's side. I've already bought a few nightgowns and some cute outfits.

We were taken in the another room to wait for a doctor. Caleb is still in shock but then he gets on his phone to call his parents. The first thing I think of is that neither of us can agree on a girl's name. Only time will tell and I'm sure we will come up with something.

Fourth of July

We both agreed that we needed a break from the St. George heat and work, so we decided to take a vacation to go see the family in good old Idaho. Every summer the Hargraves family have their little reunion that includes Caleb's grandpa's siblings and they're families.

Caleb's mom was in Lehi with his sister Linzy so we stayed with her Friday night to stay and visit with them. While we were packing, I was so worried what Caleb had packed that I completely forgot to pack my garments. Luckily Linzy had some that she had never worn that would suffice for the night and I could get some in Pocatello the next day. We spent the afternoon at Ross Park visiting with family, well I did, all the little kidos wouldn't leave Caleb alone. At least they can keep him busy and wear him out. That night we made our way the Menan to spend the night with Caleb's grandma. 

Sunday the whole gang went to church with Grandma Liz. We took up 2 benches and there were kids every where. Caleb was able to ordain his cousin from Boise to a teacher that day too. Boy, was he nervous. He read the proper wording over and over and over, but when it came down to it he sounded like he'd done it a hundred times. Gotta love those sweet moments in life. Then it was time for food! Being a fast Sunday, everyone ate like wolves when we got back to the house. 

Monday the 4th, we slept in late and let the rest of the family go eat at the park breakfast. Once we were showered and all I made our own pancake breakfast, which was just a good if you ask me. We walked over to the park to enjoy the rest of the day. We met up with the rest of the family and made our way through the crowd to look at all the booths. I found the Navajo taco stand and I knew that's what I wanted for lunch. We all grabbed what we wanted and sat in the middle of the park to listen to Grandma Liz sing with her barber shop group. They were so cute and Grandma Liz was getting into it, Caleb couldn't help but teasing her a little after they were done. We walked back to the house to grab a drink then sit out by the road for the parade. Caleb's mom, Carol, and Linzy carried a big umbrella over from the house. It was so nice to sit in the shade during the parade! Why didn't I ever think of that? All the grown ups were just as excited about the candy as the kids were and picked out some favorites and put the rest in the kids bags. Some things we never out grow.

We packed up and headed to Salt Lake to stay with Aunt Taya to watch the firework and also to break up the trip a bit. We watched the Sugarhouse Park firework and the day was finally over. We were both exhausted but so glad we got to spend the weekend with our family!

Tuacahn Date Night

So one of the new perks of working at the hotel is FREE tickets to Tuacahn! I was so excited when I was told that but tried not to act too excited, but hey, I love getting stuff for free, who doesn't. We grabbed some Panda Express on the way out and sat and eat in the parking lot before we went in. We got out tickets from the will call window and found out way to our seats.

The play started at 8:45 so it was a little warm for the first bit. After the sun went down, it was perfect! We sat in the upper corner, but the actors were on the stage, on the ship and in the castle so we could see everything just fine. Right before the show started, Caleb leaned over and said "I wonder how they are going to 'swim' around?" The first scene with the musical celebration of King Tritan, all the girls come out in those wheely shoes with they're mermaid tails straight behind them. Now I'm not a musical/play person, but I admit that they did an amazing job with everything. Caleb liked Sebastian the best because he had a Jamaican accent.

It was so nice to have our little date night and for free :)

Ultrasound #2... It looks like a baby now!

Our 2nd ultrasound was Friday. I was so excited! I was sure what was going to happen, but I knew I was going to see an actual baby this time instead of a gummy bear. As soon as Bobbi, the ultrasound tech, put the handle thingy on my stomach we saw the baby bouncing up and down like a jelly bean! I turned to Caleb and said, yup the baby has your personality! It was just so cute I couldn't believe it. There were no signs of boy or girl yet, so we'll see in another 4 weeks.   

12 Weeks

Well I can surely say that the St. George summer is here. Turn up the AC please! Although I have a love hate relationship with all the air conditioned building here because you walk in from 100 + degree weather into an ice box it feels like so I end up taking a jacket with me when the temperature never drops below 80, crazy I know.

Since school ended, we have been just working and relaxing. Caleb has been doing great with his summer sales with Living Scriptures, and I had only been getting about 5 to 10 hours a week at the Polo Outlet Store. So I started looking for a job, again.  I got a job at the Crystal Inn here in town doing front desk work (something that I have been looking for for a long long time). It's so ironic too because as I was filling out their ridiculously long application online, I found myself thinking 'why am I even wasting an hour on this stupid application, everyone knows that online applications go to some headquarter out of town and you never get a call for the job.' Needless to say, the Lord has a sense of humor and plenty of blessing to give.

As far as the baby goes, I doing great compared to some of the stories I hear. I have been able to keep every single meal down and only experience nausea when my stomach is empty or I've eaten too much. Just lately, Caleb hates taken me out to each because I say that I'm starving then only eat about a third of my meal, but then I'm hungry again in a few hours. Eating has become a dang chore! I whine a lot because of this hoping that Caleb will make me something... but I think you can imagine the response I get :)

Next week we have another appointment and will be able to see the baby a little bit more clearly instead of the gummy bear picture we got last time. I'm not sure what exactly goes on at this one so I will just wait and see. In 5 weeks is when we find out the sex I'm pretty sure. I just had another dream a few nights ago, a more vivid one this time, that it was a boy. Somehow in my dream, I didn't know what I had a few hours after giving birth, so she had to tell me. Weird I know. We do have a boy's name picked out if that's what it happens to be. Caleb's sweet grandpa Britt passed away a year and a have ago now, and how he adored him. He mentioned it to his mom and she said would be honored! So we've had that name picked out for awhile. Then while we were driving one time talking about it, I remembered my mom wanting to name one of my little brothers Perry after her maiden name. Caleb didn't like it as a first name, but I said well maybe as a middle name. As soon as heard myself say Britt Perry aloud, I fell in LOVE.

As for a girls name, well nothing like the sentimental name that we have for a boy. I like Clara or Clair and I'm pretty sure a Grace or Gracie will make it in there somewhere :).

My belly is growing, I can tell when some days it's hard to button my pants and I have to use a rubber band! I feel like it's different every day due to bloating and depending how much I eat. I sure hope that's normal to fit into your jeans one day and not the next and back again. That's one question I will ask the doc. Other than the normal tiredness and finding a comfortable position to sleep in that's been going on for that past month or so, that's all that's new. We are loving life!

Where have the weeks gone!?!

I was doing so good at keeping updated, but then a little thing called life happened. School is done, well has been done for two weeks now and we both pulled A's and B's (yes Caleb got a better gpa than I did, but his classes are easier!) After our finals were over we headed to Idaho for a little break and to visit family. Caleb took the xbox which entertained him, McCoy and Wes for most of the evenings. Roven did get out the guns to shoot and that made Caleb really happy. Wes made sure he was right there telling him that if he missed the target that he was a bad shot. Thank you Wes for your never failing honesty :)

Friday we headed to Poky for my nephew Carson's birthday party. They had the party at a gym type thing, so after messing around in a foam pit and the trampoline's for an hour, it was time for presents. After opening everyone's presents except for the one's from his parents, we gave him a little certificate. It said: Congratulations Carson, Barrett and Kord, you can redeem this certificate for one new cousin. Expires December 17. Yup, we are having a baby!! We still can't believe it, but neither could anyone else. I think we told everyone in St. George before my family knew, but I just wanted to tell them in person. So we kept the secret for 8 weeks and mom couldn't believe that I didn't tell her. I even started crying, what a baby!! Sure wish I could turn the water works off sometimes, but I really haven't been that bad. It was so good to finally tell everyone.

Saturday, Caleb and I went back to Poky to hang out with Aaron and Lynzi and watch their boys' little league games. After spending all day with them, I want to move home! Hopefully in the near future, we'll make our way up there. After the weekend, Caleb had sales training in Ogden for the Living Scriptures for his job for the summer. I let him take the car and convinced my mom to take me to Ogden in a few days when he was done.

After making it back to warm country, we had our first ultrasound appointment! We heard the heart beat and saw the little gummy bear hanging out down there. Caleb said he lost his breath when he heard the heart beat. Precious! I think I was in more pain at the moment than worrying about the heart beat. The tech was pushing so hard on my stomach, it was so uncomfortable. But looking back, how amazing it was to hear that heart beat of another human inside of me. We both think it's a boy. Caleb had a dream that the new born boy was talking to him, not very realistic but hey it was a boy. I just have a a really strong feeling that it is, and also taking a look at my family boys are definitely dominate. Only time will tell.

My days now are filled with a lot of free time since Caleb is gone from 9 to 9. I am determined to fill them with talent building projects. We had a lesson in relief society which motivated me to make good use of my time and put it to good use. I'm working on crocheting a blanket right now and hopefully a few baby blanket will be completed by the end of the summer. I need to do all my baby projects now while I still have time before fall semester and football starts :)