Bump Ahead

 Colby and I have quite the reason to be excited right now: we're expecting our first baby June 22nd!

 

I took a test on October 17th not really having any symptoms, but just because I felt like it. What girl doesn't want to pee on a stick every now and then? Colby already left for work, so I took it and hid it behind the mouthwash until it was ready so I couldn't peek. I finally looked and saw two pink lines. I panicked and couldn't remember if two lines meant positive or not. I checked the package again, then jumped around for a few minutes when I figured it out. 

I went to work and couldn't really focus at all, and then I left after a couple hours for a dentist appointment. After that I stopped at Walmart and picked up a fancy test and a card and onesies just in case. I stopped at home and took about three more tests that were all positive, so I thought I was good to tell Colby. I told him to come to my work after he went to the gym. Usually that means I have a donut for him. But that was still a few hours away and it was killing me! So a couple hours later I told him to come before instead of after the gym. When he got there I went out to my car to grab the bag with the card, onesies and pregnancy tests and met him at his car. I got in and handed him the bag. He looked really confused while he was opening it, and he figured it out when he read the card that said blah blah blah congratulations Dad! Then he just had a shocked look on his face for about 5 minutes. And the whole time I was shaking like crazy! I also shook pretty bad when I tried on engagement rings, so apparently that's something I do. When he got over the shock though, he was of course just as excited as me! For the next while though it was literally all I could think about. I was starting to wonder how pregnant ladies ever got anything done!

I'm 13 weeks now and it's felt pretty surreal ever since I found out. I haven't really been sick or anything, so it was easy to convince myself it was all in my head. (Even if I may or may not have taken around 8 tests that were all positive...but those things are wrong ALL the time, right?) At the doctor's office waiting room this week I almost had a panic attack in the waiting room thinking they'd think I made the whole thing up. When the doctor was starting the ultrasound, it took him about a half a second to find the baby. Longest half second of my life!! Buuut now I definitely believe there's a baby in there! And I don't feel crazy anymore. At least not about this.

Isn't he/she the cutest thing you've ever seen?! :)

A big change for me is that I've given up Diet Coke (and all caffeine aside from the occasional sip). My doctor told me a can a day is fine, but I just decided it'd probably be better not to. It was rough at first, but now it's not so bad.

I also get full insanely quick! I used to out eat almost anyone, but now I have to remind myself to stop eating or I'll feel really sick. I get hungry pretty often but not too bad yet. I also used to be the candy queen, and I even may or may not have bought about $50 (or more...) worth of candy the day after Halloween. But ever since then, eating sugary candy has made me feel sick. I even still try to force myself to eat some every now and then, but realize it was a bad idea right after. Still no throwing up though, so not sick enough to get any sympathy. :) 

Still no bump to speak of, but hopefully I'll be updating the blog a little more often since there is a little bit to talk about now! 

the Sanfords for a YEAR

Basically it's obvious that I'm the world's worst blogger. Even my one reader gave up on hassling me to write more posts a few months ago (hi mom!). I've just felt like nothing super awesome or exciting has happened since last JULY. Yeah, it's been that long. And I promise there have been a few exciting things happen in our lives since then...

We don't have a baby, so can't blog about that. There goes most readers. But I am working a full-time office job while Colby is schooling it up and working part time. And how is that not just as exciting?! We're just living the dream in Lehi, rotating through dinners that consist of some type of egg sandwich, quesadilla, grilled cheese, or nachos. I said the other day that if we could only have eggs, bread, jalapenos, tortillas, cheese & chicken, we would be set because that's basically the only ingredients in our dinners as of late. Neither of us are complaining though, because we think it's all delicious. I've recently become obsessed with jalapenos even though growing up I wouldn't touch them and couldn't handle anything spicy. Colby is definitely rubbing off on me in that way. Luckily neither of us care to have anything too fancy, but I seriously can't wait until I can cook a sweet dinner every day again. I got to do that last summer, and I miss it!

But the main reason I finally talked myself into posting again is because we celebrated our big one year anniversary this past weekend! It's crazy to think it has been a whole year! Last year at this time I was in the sunny Bahamas eating way too much food. Instead I'm just cursing the cold weather and praying I can one day never have to look at snow again, but that's a different story.

Yay wedding! I'm so happy that last year on March 23rd it was a perfect day outside, especially that this year it snowed. But we had an awesome weekend! We went to Park City and shopped at the outlets for a while, and then stayed at the Zermatt resort in Midway, which is a way cool place.

 Us at the fabulous Dairy Keen in Heber. I haven't been there in years and years but I really recommend it! The food is fab. And the shakes way rule as well. I'd way rather go somewhere like that than a fancy restaurant. (On another note...I need to do whatever I can to get to a beach pretty soon because I'm blinding myself in that picture.) I definitely love love love that boy and can't WAIT to spend infinity more with him!!


Here are just a few things that have happened since last July if you happen to be my mom and are interested...

 Road trip back to Utah in August. Went up to Nauvoo. Love it.

St. Louis for the Giants vs. Cardinals. 2nd row!! Too bad the Giants lost, but it was awesome. Colby was this close to catching a foul ball. Stupid kids ruin everything.

My bestie Michelle got married in December!

 I made Christmas sugar cookies and Colby modeled them.

So there are surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) not too many pictures to document much we've done. There really hasn't been much...just trying to adjust to working and working some more. But we've also started with the whole Nu Skin business...and our lives WILL get more fun and eventful here soon. Stay tuned. Hopefully I won't wait another 7 months to blog again!

xo Aimee