The Baby Moves!!

I felt the baby move for the first time on December 19th! Russ and I were on our way back from Christmas shopping. We were talking and listening to "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" by Kid Rock. I guess that the baby really liked the song, he kept kicking or whatever he was doing over and over. It felt like butterflies in my stomach. I was really excited. The last few days I have been able to feel him moving every couple of hours.

Lights at Temple Square

We went with our friends, Blake and Becky last Monday to see the lights on temple square. It was beautiful!

It's a Boy!

I am 16 weeks along, and my doctor wouldn't let me have the ultrasound until 20 weeks. One of my friends, Merilee Pack, is an ultrasound tech, so she offered to do one for me. We went in Monday night. Merilee spent about an hour with us. We found out that this baby is definitely a boy! We were able to see the baby's fingers and toes. My favorite part was when he was sucking his thumb. Russell is beaming... on the way there, he said that he didn't have a preference whether it was a boy or a girl, but on the way home he admitted that he really wanted a boy. Merilee said that everything is looking good; the baby is growing right on schedule. He is just over 5 inches long and about 5 ounces so far... we've got a way to go!