I'm Pregnant!!!!!

Well it's official . . . I'm preggo! I can't believe it. The first official month that we start trying and here we are! We feel so truly blessed by God's grace. I think it's going to take a little while for it to kick in that I'm going to be a Mom! Wow . . . It'll click one day! :)

We took our first test yesterday and got a very faint line, so I went and got a blood test. They said after 5 minutes of testing it was negative, but after 6 minutes it was positive. So they wanted to re-test me in a few days. Well sure enough I did my own at home tests (2 tests, both different brands and they both came back positive!)

I will be four weeks tomorrow and I'm already feeling the symptoms. . . awful nausea, frequent urination . . . you know, all the fun stuff! But I just look at it as "This is going to be so worth it!"

Family Time

This weekend my brother, sister-in-law and nephew from North Dakota came out. We hadn't seen them since last Christmas.My mom also flew up from Arizona to see us. We were so excited to have them here! It was so nice to have this little family gathering. With them living so far away, we really don't get to see them very often. We are also very excited because my brother Josh and sister in law Katie are expecting their second child, a boy! At least we won't have to wait very long for them to come back out, because they will be coming again in June after the baby is born!

My 24th Birthday

I'm not quite sure what was so funny while I was doing this! :)


Me and my best friend Brynn


Yesterday I celebrated my 24th birthday. I don't really feel old until Jeremy decides to point out that I'm now 24 and he is still 22! :)
I had an absolutely amazing day. It was very eventful but also low-key, and I couldn't ask for anything more. My day started out with Jeremy getting up and making me breakfast (waffles and bacon), then my mother-in-law whisked me away to go get myself a manicure with Jeremy's sisters. (I also have the privilege of sharing my birthday with Jeremy's sister Stephanie who turned the big 2 1!)
Then we went with six of our closest friends out to dinner at my favorite local restaurant, McGlinns. Then we came home, played board games, had a few jello shots and played with our new Wii! I couldn't ask for a better husband and friends for making my birthday a very special day that I will never forget!

Christmas

Tessa "flying" with Uncle Jeremy


Jeremy's sister Jennifer and Husband Tim


This year Jeremy and I had the privilege of spending our 4th Christmas together. I love growing accustomed to his family's traditions. Every Christmas Eve, we have a cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. One tradition I would love to pass down to our children. We were thankful that Jeremy's sister Jennifer and her husband Tim and daughter Tessa were able to come over from Issaquah and spend Christmas with us. It was nice to have all of Jeremy's siblings home!