It's a BOY!!!!!

I would like to reintroduce our baby boy!
He's hiding. That's his cute little back!

He sure looks alot different from the last time I posted pics.He no longer looks like a weird little alien bug.

He now looks like a beautiful boy! Look you can even see his parts. Right there between the legs.

He has such a cute little face. He loves having his hand up there:)

Now isn't that the cutest little foot you've ever seen?

His face it looks like a little skull. lol

I would have to say I think our little boy is going to be very cute:)

Ramblings of a Pregnant Woman: Second Edition

So I was thinking the other day that I haven't posted anything in quite some time. Why? I dunno nothing interesting is going on or I just didn't have anything to really say. I didn't have any fun pictures to post either. So where shall I start rambling? Hmmm.

As of now I am 20 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I'm finally starting to see my pooch through my already visible pre-pregnant pooch. If that makes any sense good if not it doesn't really matter. Shortly I will be growing out of my clothes I'm sure which is poopy because I am picky about the clothes I wear and I hate shopping. That is probably the worst combination because that means others can't really shop on behalf of me unless I am there to try on the clothes. As my mom can confirm this you can indeed trust that I am a girl who hates shopping of any kind. Odd I know a girl who hates shopping!!!! WOW! But that's me. The only shopping I do like is when I'm with a friend and we're getting stuff for her and not me and the only reason I like it then is because I get to (a) spend time with them and (b) they all look super cute/gorgeous in anything they put on. I'm really good at picking stuff out for other people when I'm shopping just not for me.

Anyway back to pregnancy (see there is in fact a reason why this is posted as ramblings!) Our little bug is getting so strong! Just in the past week he (no we don't know what we're having yet we just always refer to the baby as our little guy in there or he) has gone from feeling like flutters to being a dancing fool. So much so that I'm worried when he's bigger and I have to go potty real bad I think I'll wet my pants if he kicks me in the bladder. I'm not sure if anyone else can feel the kicks yet though. Whenever I have my hand where he's dancing I can't tell if I'm feeling it with my hand or just feeling it inside of me. Does that make sense? I can't wait for Paul to be able to feel the baby. That will be very exciting.

Our ultrasound is on Oct. 6th. So on a week from Tuesday we'll hopefully find out if we're having a boy or a girl. My mom wants a girl cuz that will mean she has 13 grandsons and 13 granddaughters to make them even with each other. Hopefully the little bean isn't too shy and holds still long enough to see. So I'm excited to find out if the baby lets us but I'm super nervous. This will help tell us if everything is going well and if the baby is developing properly. My biggest fear is that something will go or have gone wrong. I don't think it will everything feels fine and normal but how do I know? I've never done this before and making a baby is a big task! But I am super excited to be able to see our baby now that he looks (hopefully) a lot less like a little alien/sea monkey and more like a fully done baby!

On a side note I'm also very scared to raise a baby in the world today. It's a scary thought. If I didn't have the faith and knowledge I have in Heavenly Father and Christ I'm not sure I would want to bring a baby into this world that is continually pounding us with bad things. I mean the news is full of all the awful things that people do to each other. I remember going to high school (it was only almost 3 years ago) and I thought it was hard and I had it relatively easy compared to some. I can only imagine what the world will be like when my kids are that age. I see it everywhere.

Some of the meanest things I've ever heard anyone say is not actually being said but is being written. I think the internet is a wonderful tool that can be used for many good things. Like keeping in touch and finding out useful information. But it is also crawling with awful things. I see comments left on posts, videos, articles and people are down right rude and disgusting. I think they have the mentality that since they are face to face with someone they can say those rude and mean things that they probably would never actually say in person. It's ridiculous. What is happening to respect and kindness and integrity? Lucky for me I am blessed with family and friends who have those things. I would say that I'm probably sheltered compared to some people in the world. It makes me sad that in a world full of amazing things and great privilege people choose to hate and take advantage of others. Any way that's enough sadness for today.

Happier note! It's Friday! Wohoo! Not that it matters except for that means Paul doesn't work tomorrow, oh wait he does until 3p.m. But that's not bad because at least he'll be home in the afternoon and evening unlike during the week when he works till midnight. Well I think I'm about rambled out so I'll say goodbye for now. Hope everyone is doing well.

Maggie

Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic (March 2003)

Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic (March 2003)

I am definitely an Introvert. lol For sure.

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Our little Bean!

I am now 14 weeks and 2 days pregnant and into the second trimester. I have 2 months before our next ultrasound where we'll makes sure everything is good and find out the sex. We actually heard the baby's heartbeat on Monday at our doctor's appointment. It was amazing:) It was 170 beats a min. The doctor says he's guessing for a girl. We prefer a boy first so we'll see what happens we actually have more girl names picked so you never know. But boy or girl we are definitely going to love this baby with all we have. We are so excited! I already feel so much love for this little thing I've never even met yet. Paul says he still is accepting there's actually a real baby in there. He's excited though and already loves it. He'll turn into a daddy when he see's the baby for the first time. I've been feeling much much better and I've actually had Paul buy bottled water for me cuz the water here is so awful. My visiting teacher who lives like 2 blocks away said that her water bill said there were small amounts of arsenic in the water but not enough to make you extremely sick! What the heck!!!!! I don't want that!!!! Yuck! So yeah bottled water for me.

Anyway here are the pictures from our ultrasound from when I was 10 weeks I have finally gotten to put them on our computer! Without further ado I'd like to introduce our little bean!
This was a nice little profile shot. Look you can see the little brain developing! Awesome!
This is our little bug dancing like crazy. He was just a goin and a goin! At first I thought it was just from her moving the wand around but she said, "By the way that's your baby moving not me." It was so amazing! And I really felt for the first time that this was real.They printed out a couple 3D images they can make on the computer thing they have. Isn't our little thing so cute:) Woot! Well that's about it for now. Until next time! Maggie:)

My first Ultrasound

Well today I had my first ultrasound. Yeah!!!! If I had a printer with a scanner I would post a picture of our little baby bean:) but I don't so too bad. lol According to the Ultrasound I am 10 weeks along. According to my cycle I'm only 9 weeks and one day. So My official Due date is Feb 14th:) But my ultrasound says I'm due on the 8th so I'll just tell people the 14th cuz that's what my doctors say. But it doesn't matter cuz I probably won't go until then. lol My sisters usually don't go to their due date so we'll see.

They said everything was looking great. Our baby is an inch and a half long from head to rump! :) So tiny but we could see where his/her little legs and feet and arms and hands are developing and we can see the brain. Our little alien is so freaking cute. It feels like I'm really pregnant now and I'm more excited than ever:) Woot!!! Our little bug was going crazy during the ultrasound and moving around all over the place. He's definitely a wiggler our little bean is. lol We're so excited!!!! Woot! Anyway If I ever get to a printer with a scanner on it I'll put the ultrasound pics up. YEAH!!!!!! More later:)

Ramblings of a pregnant woman

So I haven't written for a while. I haven't really had anything to say. Lately I haven't even wanted to sit in front of the computer for longer than five minutes at a time. Just long enough to check my email and facebook to see if anyone has written anything to me. And of course to check on blogspot to see if anything new and exciting is happening in any of the people's lives that I follow.

I often wish my life was this amazing adventure and that I traveled the world or did great things. But then I really think about it and my life is a little adventure in itself. I've never really been the type to voyage anywhere. I was always perfectly content to stay at home with my parents. While all of my friends were so excited to go to college and leave home I was petrified. I didn't really want to go. One because I'm a homebody and don't like leaving home except for visiting people but I can't wait to be back home when I leave. And Two because I had no idea what I wanted to do. What's the point in going if I don't know what I want to do? I still don't know what I want to do for that matter and I even took a career class.

Ok I know what I want, I just want to stay at home and be a mommy. But I'm suppose to get an education. What does that even mean? It doesn't always mean going to school. It could mean just learning about whatever I want as much as I can. Or just learning from people around me. Or learning how to be a good wife and mother and homemaker. My mom is convinced otherwise and thinks I have to go to school. I don't WANT to go to school. I did once for a year and a half and it sucked. I was miserable. I mean I met cool people and made new friends that changed my life but you don't have to go to school to have that happen.

And now I'm married which is wonderful. I love him so much. And I'm pregnant. My mom always told me when I get married and have kids that I would be closer with my brothers and sisters who I have never really been close with except for a few of them in recent years because of the huge age difference. And that always made me angry. Why shouldn't I know them and talk to them like they were my friends. I think alot of them can't get past the fact that I'm not 10 years old anymore, I'm an adult. I knew kids in high school that I hardly talked to better than I knew the majority of my siblings. It always makes me sad and angry. Oh I'm sure they never knew. I'm sure they all thought I was there bratty kid sister with an attitude that didn't want to be around them and that I hated their kids. And I don't blame them I wasn't a sweet cookie all the time. And I'm sorry for that.

And now that I'm married and pregnant I know some of them better. And it's only because I'm married and pregnant that I know them better. Why is that? What is it about being married and pregnant that all of a sudden makes it ok to get to know me better? Why wasn't I good enough to really get to know before? Does it mean we have more in common now? I dunno. Why didn't we have enough in common already I mean we are from the same family that should be enough.

But whatever I'm past that stage in my life and now I'm in an entirely new adventure that I couldn't imagine myself in before. I'm in love with this baby that I don't even know yet, I can't imagine how much more I'll love he or she when they are actually here and I can hold him. I can't stop wondering what they'll be like if I'll have a girl and she'll be as crazy and bratty as I was/am or if I'll have a boy and he'll be like his daddy. I can't stop wondering if I'll have twins. I know that sounds weird but I just can't. I don't think it means I will have twins I just think about it alot. It could be possible twins do run in my family.

Anyway I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore. I guess I'll end. I didn't really write this for response or answers to anything. I just wrote it to clear my head and get it in the open so it will leave me alone I guess. So goodbye for now!

I'm Pregnant!!!!!!!!

Yes it's true. I know crazy right? Well we are so excited. I think I am about 5 weeks along and I'm due sometime about February 8th. Well that's what this site that Julie gave me said. I trust it. I still need to make an appointment for a doctor but I'm not sure who to go too in Twin Falls. I have to ask around to the women in my ward and find out who they like. We are so excited. But we do kinda have to find a little bigger of an apartment. Ours is pretty small but if we have to we can stick it out. I think I'm most concerned about the stairs leading to our apartment. Oh GAG ME!!!!! lol I am not looking forward to hiking up those suckers (or even down for that matter) when I am huge. lol Well that's all for now I'll try and keep this updated:)