Finding out our baby's gender

Since, I didn't have health insurance until I got a job I didn't actually have any prenatal appts. until around 20 weeks.  It was fine with me I know the rules of what to eat and what to expect (plus the internet is very useful), and thankfully I did not have any complications.  But somewhere around 20 weeks I was finally able to go in and see a Dr.  they were of course surprised that I had not been in previously and although everything was fine they were able to get me in for a ultrasound the next day.

Well, all along I suspected that I would be having a girl.  Actually even before I was married, I had a dream on my mission while in KL that I would have a daughter first.  Now I have a lot of weird dreams and this one was no exception but, something about it really stuck with me, so I just assumed that is what it would be.  Then I had really bad morning sickness, then I craved/crave everything sweet or at least NOT protein....so for me it all added up to GIRL!  So I have been talking incessantly  about girl names for several months and Paul liked to check me with some boy names since I didn't know that it would be a girl.

But it turns out I was right,  I have looked at lots of ultrasounds before and have some general anatomy knowledge and so I could follow where we were on the ultrasound pretty well, and I knew before the tech even said it that indeed it is really a girl.  Paul had to agree that I was right all along.  We are both happy with this although, girl names are really hard (there's so many!)

Since we have been pregnant we sing a hymn to the baby every night and that night Paul insisted we sing "as sisters in zion" to prepare our future "sister".  In any case we are both very excited and ....really taking name suggestions!
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                                                            baby with umbilical cord

as sisters in zion

                                                           or from a favorite movie

I'm back

At least for now, sooo obviously a lot has happened since last time I wrote.
I finished nursing school!
I passed the NCLEX
I got a job working as a nurse on a med-surg floor in a nearby hospital.
and.............I am 22 weeks pregnant with a baby girl (that is the best news we've got).

Paul has started his last year of law school,
had lots of interviews,
has a lot more to come,
and is a very busy ward mission leader for our wards 6 missionaries (they're great!)

Actually I just sent Paul off in the car to catch a flight to Atlanta (where the players play) for another interview, so we are both praying that it goes well, but of course its still too early to say what life will bring us next.

now for some pregnancy pictures.
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                                                                      20 weeks

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                                                                     17 weeks

2 nephi 28

line up line, precept upon precept.  That is how the Lord gives his word to his people, therefore if he adds more to the truth that he has already given, we should not freak out
he tells us right there

feeling close to the other side

Paul in JAX

Paul is in Jacksonville for the summer!
Seems bad right?  I know, but there is mostly on gratitude in our hearts...let me tell you why.
1st -paul is getting paid this summer, yes, that is right real money for his labor!
2nd-  Paul is getting free rent (maybe you can tell money plays a big part in our decisions), yes, we were ever so blessed to have a friend's mother offer to allow paul to live in her house without charging him anything.  What a kind women, what a blessing for us.
3rd-  Many of our other friends are also gone for the summer thus forcing a similar situation but they are generally much farther away.  In fact Jacksonville is closest reasonably sized legal market to where we are now...so basically this is the best geographical solution out there
4th- Paul comes home every week end and does not leave until monday morning
5th- Paul can get here is he needs to, say if I think I am ovulating he come down after work and go back in the morning.
6th- I don't keep paul up staying up late.
7th-seriously we skype every night :)

music in the car

Remember when we bought that old honda for $1,400, well after that we stopped using our truck for several months.  Well, one minor detail about the honda, is that it has no music...no radio, no cd player...nothing!  or it has a broken tape deck/radio.  It is nice in some ways, because I sing or ponder.  But now with Paul in Jacksonville I am driving the truck again which means MUSIC in the car!  I am having a music renaissance.  It also means NPR!

stealing home

That's right on Saturday Paul and I fly home to California, this is after almost two years of not going back and not seeing my parents since the after I got married
cant wait :)