Baby girl, golf, and other things...

*First of all... Happy 19 weeks to our baby girl! We're almost to the halfway mark or maybe we are already halfway through! I am pretty sure I can feel her move now. Sometimes I get the pokes or the popcorn popping sensation. It is so adorable!

* Secondly, since we have moved in to our new ward, Michael has had the opportunity to golf in a tournament with some men in our ward. I can not even begin to describe to you his excitement about this. He had his outfit picked out several days before and was practicing his swing and putts in the family room constantly! Sadly, when the day of the tournament came a long the weather was terrible. They still played about half of the holes but Michael didn't feel like he did too well. Luckily, they decided to postpone it and play another 9 holes yesterday! Well my boy did absolutely AmAzInG! He scored a 39 and pulled off a perfect birdie shot! He was quite pleased with himself and still is which might be the reason why he can't stop talking about it!

*Thirdly, I am so excited that the new season of the bachelorette has started. I know I am crazy for getting into it but I just love the drama of it!

* Fourthly, Michael is way into the NBA playoffs this year. Go Celtics!

* Fifthly, I am not sure if being pregnant has cause some weird fears or not. I sure hope so because I am embarrassed to admit that I get scared at nights...so much so that we can't sleep with the window open and our bedroom door has to be locked. One night I woke up so scared we slept with a reading lamp on for the rest of the night.

* Sixthly, I am still awaiting some nice hot weather so I can spend more time outside.

* Seventhly, on June 3 we will driving up to Yakima to spend a week with the Mickelsons! We are both so excited!

* Eighthly, I can't think of anything else to write about for now, but we'll keep you updated on anything exciting that happens!

He caught this little garden snake in the back yard...

Fun!!

Cute Michael spent some time on Saturday playing basketball with all the little kids! I was quite impressed with him and his efforts to play nicely rather than teasing and tormenting all of them:)

I still don't really have a tummy yet. But it is just barely starting to get a little bigger. So here is a picture of me at 17 weeks!

Fun getting ready for baby Olivia!!

Right after we found out we were having a little girl we immediately went over to my mom's house and started going through all of her baby clothes. Here is one of the darling dresses we found!

I absolutely LOVE baby booties! Here are 2 pairs my mom picked up in London for the baby before we knew she was a girl!

And 2 more!!

So my best friend's sweet mom already has made Olivia this adorable blanket and burp cloths. She said that she always thought it would be a girl:)

I could resist going fabric shopping myself so that I could start making her a blanket and matching nightgown. I LOVE this fabric.

I can't believe we still have 5 months until we get to meet her. Hopefully it goes by fast!

We have now moved in with my Grandparents and are loving it! There is a lot more room and we don't have to share it with mice and ants:) Michael will be playing in a golf tournament on Tuesday with some men in our new ward. He is really excited! Other than that we are just flopping around enjoying the good weather... Michael dreaming about golf and football and me dreaming about all the cute things I can make and buy for our baby girl!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL!!!!

My boy and I are thrilled to finally know that a little baby girl will be joining our family sometime around the middle of October! I have to admit, that I really thought it was going to be a boy. Maybe because I was preparing myself for the opposite of what I wanted. (No offense to any other oldest boys..I am sure I would have been thrilled if I was having a baby boy.) I 've been told by many people that there is nothing like a having a baby boy. However deep down I wanted a little girl so bad! I am so excited about the pink, ruffles, ribbons, silk, and dolls. Oh I can't believe that I am going to have my own little doll in 5 1/2 months!! Anyway they measured all of her limbs and her brain and head and everything measured perfectly! We also got to hear her little heartbeat! We have already picked out her name...I guess it could change but for now our top name is Olivia Alexandra!
Well...even though that is the most exciting news of the day, that wasn't the real reason why we had an ultrasound. Usually I wouldn't have been able to find out until about 20 weeks and I am only 16, but, because of my hemorrhage I have had to have a few extra ultrasounds. So yesterday we found out that the hemorrhage is getting smaller...not a lot smaller..but smaller. The hemorrhage was still pretty big so I will continue to be on pelvic bedrest. Luckily it is not affecting our little girl so that's good news and at least it's improving even if it's just a little bit! We appreciate all the prayers in our behalf. It's still really scary for us, but we know everything will be fine!

I really can't handle how beautiful she is! I love how her little hand is up by her face. It kind of looks like she is sucking her thumb!

If you look really closely at this one you will see that her little legs are sticking straight up in the air! You can see her little bum too! We can already tell that she has a little bit of her dad in her:)
I think that knowing that the it inside of me is a tiny baby girl has made our love grow for this little one. It is neat to watch Michael become more and more attached to her. We love her so much and can hardly wait to meet her!