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BABY!!!!

We are so excited and can't wait for this little one to become a part of our family! It was the sweetest experience to see our bundle of joy today at our ultrasound. Unfortunately, the baby was a little stubborn and wouldn't cooperate. The ultrasound technician was able to see almost everything she needed to. She wanted to see the heart a little bit better, but the baby would not move. She kept shaking my belly, but this baby wouldn't budge. Finally, she gave up and we have to go back in two weeks to see if the baby will be in a better position. It was the best experience and I loved being able to share this with Bryce. He was so excited and is going to be the best daddy ever. Once they had checked all the essential organs they asked if we wanted to know the gender. We thought that when they were looking at the bum we had a pretty good guess at the gender of the baby. I almost gave in and had them tell me, but Bryce reminded me of all the grief we have already received and we are already half way. We were strong and decided that we still want to keep the gender a secret.

At the second ultrasound Bryce wasn't able to make it because he had to work so my mom came with me. The baby still wasn't in the best position, but we got to see our little one again. Finally when the doctor was almost ready to give up the baby moved and she was able to see that everything is just fine with the heart. Before we left the baby had to make sure to give us a good shot at it waving at daddy!

Celebrations

So I think I talked about this in my birthday post, but I love living so close to family. It is nice to be able to drive up for the weekend to celebrate holidays and birthdays. My family is extremely close and it seems like when we were living in Cedar we were missing out on so much.

My grandma's birthday was on the 14th of April and to celebrate we all met at the famous Maddox for dinner. There were so many of us there. It was hectic, it was crazy, and it was so much fun! We adopted Paislee for the night because she wouldn't leave Bryce alone. I guess he is getting in all the practice he can before October. While we were waiting for our dinner Brittanee pointed to my tummy and told Paislee there was a baby inside. She was convinced it was a little girl and kept talking to the baby all night. She was constantly telling everyone to be quiet because the baby was sleeping. What a doll!!!

Since grandma's birthday is only two days before our anniversary, eating at Maddox was a great reminder of our wedding luncheon. I will never forget Bryce's reaction (and some of his family member's as well) when they first pulled up to the drive-in part of Maddox. Bryce told me later, but after he dropped me off in Logan the night before he drove past Maddox just to see what it was like. I think he was a little nervous because he didn't see the other part, but it is a good thing he trusted me. The next day his sister-in-law Hillary said she was a little nervous too, until everyone noticed "The Lodge" where the luncheon was held. Afterward Hillary said that it was one of the best meals she has had and she still comments about it occasionally :) Bryce loves Maddox (especially their rolls)!

Outside the building there was a block with the lights shining at it. Bryce thought this was made just for him and decided to pose for a few the paparazzi!!!

Sunday we went to Logan again for Brittanee's patriarchal blessing. What an amazing experience and sweet spirit that was present. Before the blessing the stake patriarch had everyone present (both sets of grandparents, Bryce and I, and my parents) say something about Brittanee. Almost everyone was in tears afterward and the spirit was so strong. Brittanee is such an amazing blessing to our family and I couldn't have picked a better sister or best friend. Her blessing was amazing and just another reminder of just how special she really is.

Spoiled Rotten!!!

I am afraid this child is not even born yet and he or she is already spoiled rotten!!! Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Skyler and Aunt Brittanee are so excited for their first grandbaby and first niece or nephew. All of the excitement is starting to affect certain aspects of their lives (like their wallets :) haha). The best way for Grandma and Brittanee to express their excitement is to take it out by shopping. I don't think they have been able to go to a store without looking at the baby aisles since we made our BIG announcement.

Anyway we told my family the big news about 3 weeks before everyone else and I think my mom worked non-stop at making some Easter gifts for the baby. This is the baby's Easter three weeks later...

It was so cute, she had both outfits, both blankets and both burp rags stuffed inside this giant Easter egg.

I think Mommy is also pretty excited and can't wait to finally meet her little baby. The night before Easter I couldn't help but make the baby an Easter egg. However, one of the blessings of not knowing what the gender is, is getting two of everything :)

Egg for Baby Boy Carter and Egg for Baby Girl Carter

I think Daddy is excited too, but he was having more fun playing with the giant plastic egg :)

Anyway I think we are going to be in trouble when this child finally makes his or her big debut, but we can't help ourselves. We already love this child with all our hearts! I think we need more storage room though because Daddy is slowing losing his closet space the more "stuff" this little baby gets. So for those of you who have expressed your concern that because we aren't finding out the gender the baby won't have any clothes, I would just like to reassure you that Grandma will NOT let that happen and she is already taking care of that concern :)