Look Out World! Because our lives are about to change.

May 17, 2014 This is the day that changed Adam's and my lives forever. But lets back up a little. The last week of April/ the first week of May I got this nasty cold. I was throwing up, couldn’t hardly stand up let alone hold my head up, and I just had no energy for 3 days. But the rest of the cold symptoms—headaches, achy, tired, thirsty, no energy, coughing, runny noses, ear aches, etc. continued for another 2 weeks; so if your mind isn’t already wondering to that one place then let me tell you mine sure was. So back to May 17^th,  I had just spent the night home alone (soup, ice cream, chick flicks, in bed, under blankets and both the front door bedroom doors locked), while Adam was at the Ensign Ranch on a campout. I wasn't really excited about being home alone and I made sure he knew it by texting him every 30 minutes (shamefully I have to admit this is true), but this was the perfect time to put my suspicions to rest. So 7 am rolls around and I timidly went into the bathroom to take test- and I think you all know which one I am referring to....

Two hours later I took another test just to be sure, and sure enough it came back positive. So like any reasonable girl I immediately got onto Pinterest to search creative ways to tell my husband the AMAZING, WONDERFUL, EXCITING news! I couldn’t really find anything in particular that I thought was just perfect for the two of us, so I came up with something of my own.

When Adam came home I handed him an envelope. {I figured that since we spent a little over five years communicating through text and a two and a half years communicating over letters now was the perfect time to write him another letter.} When he opened the letter this is what he found—

{We don't actually know the due date yet, I
calculated this date off the internet. So who
knows how accurate it could be.}

At first he didn’t quite know what to say, I don’t think he really understood what it meant. But after about 30/45 seconds a giant grin overcame his face and he was ESTATIC! 

We wanted to keep everything a secret for a while, but plans changed after the morning sickness came, and boy do I have it bad! Two weeks later it was getting a little hard to hide {you know when you feel TERRIBLE and there is absolutely NO way of hiding it? Yea, imagine being like that for 2+ weeks around your mother….} So Adam and I ordered these cute little frames from Amazon and printed out an announcement.

Sunday June 1^st, we went over to my parents’ house for a barbeque. I was in the kitchen with my mom preparing food, and Adam and my dad were standing in the doorway talking. Then Adam said “oh wait, I forgot. We have something for you Harold and Julie.” He grabbed a box out of my purse and handed it to them, they looked pretty confused. But as soon as they opened it up my mom knew exactly what it was. There was much hugging and laughing, maybe a few tears and quite possibly a few shrills and squeals! Adam really couldn’t wait much longer so he called his parents and spilled to beans, and the squeals and excitement continued. {Unfortunately because I so obviously have phobia of post offices, we have yet to mail their package….. this week, this week for sure!}

{we thought these were seriously the cutest frames!!!}

We go in this Thursday {June 19^th} for our first appointment {EEEEEEEEEEEE I seriously am working hard to contain the excitement!!!!}. Right now we are unsure as to how far along I am I could be anywhere from 6-9 weeks, so hopefully the doctor can help us pin point a more exact week and give us a more accurate due date. But as for now, we are just excited to be starting this adventure of soon to be parents!

And just for kicks and giggles {I know.... way to early to be thinking about this but I'm a girl, I cant help it!}

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To answer a few questions that we have gotten so far:

• Are we excited? And was this planned? Yes we did plan this, and both Adam and I really couldnt be more happier. We have spent a lot of time praying and talking about when we should start our family. We have taken into consideration that we are young and very much poor and will soon be heading back to college but right now just feels like the perfect time for us to be starting our family.

• Are we still planning on moving back to Rexburg at the end of August? Yes we are. We are all set to move back the last week of August. We found an apartment that has two rooms, a washer and dryer, close to campus and LOTS of storage that we think will work perfectly. Adam and I have both signed up for classes (I will be taking an extremely light course load in the fall) and we are still working out the rest after that.

• Have we chosen names, or started to think of names? Oh my golly gee yes! Like any girl, I have had my dream names chosen since I was 8 years old. Adam has come up with quite a few that he really likes, and with some talking I have convinced him to like the names I have chosen more than the names he has chosen. But we are not revealing any of the names at this point, because even though I have chosen the names I like I believe you should meet your child first before you name them.

• How is the morning sickness? Basically I just feel sick and tired, and sore all the time. I really dont have any energy anymore {those who are wondering, Im going to give up Zumba and Refit till after the baby, my body just cant do it these days}. Thankfully I have gotten sick or had to spend my mornings next to the toilet. And double thankfully I have Adam who is so willing to drop whatever he is doing {including if he is at work} to come take care of me. 

• Do you have any weird cravings? Bagles. Lots and lots of bagels. And i mean the really not healthy, plain white bagels, toasted and with butter. I eat at least one bagel a day. I also crave orange juice, peaches {which is weird because i hate peaches, even when I eat them I still hate them}, and fruit gushers {but I refuse, absolutely refuse to give into this craving because I believe they are a waist of money and there is absolutely nothing good in them for me}.

So with that I will end this blog post with a song that I absolutely love!.... and now it finally applies!