Boston Bound.....

In April we went with Jason's family to Boston to watch Jason's Dad and Brother in Law Judd run the Boston Marathon. The men and women that run these marathons are incredible....or insane. (I haven't figured out which yet) In that heat and for that long there is no way I would ever survive. We saw runners dressed up in anything from a hamburger costume to men in full on army uniform with packs and all crossing the fnish line. It was such an amazing experience.

 Rick & Brigham at the finish line....

 I love the architecture of Boston. It is everything I love about NY but on every street.

 They have the most amazing buildings and cherry blossom trees on every corner. It was gorgeous!!!

 Jason and Mom Bryson.....

I know this pic is blurry but it is one of my favs...from left to right...(Mom, Dad, Leslie & Brooke)

It was a trip I will never forget and I am so grateful Jason's Dad, Rick let us come along!!!

7 Years Already....

A little PDA never hurt anyone....

Today is our 7 year anniversay. I dont know where the time has gone but I am so glad I have had the past 7 years to be with Jason.

We have grown so much and changed with eachother along the way and I can't wait for our biggest change yet when we add our little Brody to the mix in July.

I Love You Jace!! xoxoxo

BOY OH BOY....

On 1/26 we did a 3D/4D Ultrasound and found out our little peanut is a BOY!!

He was not shy at all and the picture below is the first thing we saw when the tech started our ultrasound...bum up he was ready to reveal what we all wanted to know. hahaha

I just love his adorable little body!
I know he still looks a little like an alien but at least he is smiling....

Towards the end he had, had enough and started to cover his face. I'm thinking he might be shy like Jason was when he was little. I guess we will find out soon enough.

I can't believe today we are 1/2 way through this journey!! It really has gone by so fast and yet so slow in so many other ways. I don't want to forget a minute of it so here are some of the updates:

20 Weeks

Cravings: None

What not to eat: Mexican food, anything with red sauce, and bacon

What I can stomach: sandwiches, salads, and potatoes.

Still down -12 lbs

Symptoms: I have off and on nausea, headaches, and major rounding ligament pain.

Baby: Brody is measuring big which is no surprise since his daddy is 6'4 and was a 10 lbs baby!

At our last visit the dr moved my due date up from the 7th to the 3rd. Yay!!

That's all for now...I might get brave and post a prego pic later this week. :)

January 2012...Birthday Boy...

This year is going to be one of BIG changes....

Jason turned the big 3-0 on January 19th!!

I wanted to make sure he knew how special he is to me so I threw him a SURPRISE party with both our close family and friends all in on the action.

How I pulled this off without him knowing is short of a miracle...for at least two weeks leading up to his birthday I slowly deep cleaned the entire house. I even got him to make the yard pretty by telling him if he didn't do it I would...of course his reply to the back yard overhaul was, "I would rather wait and do this when we are expecting people over or something." Little did he know we were definitely expecting people and lots of them!! :)

It was all in the plan...that Friday morning I got up as I normally would and got ready for work. Jason always leaves at least 20 minutes before I do so as soon as he was out the door, I called in sick at work. - shhhh don't tell my boss!

I then picked up my Mom and spent the next 10 hours shopping, cooking, and decorating for the festivities. Of course I had to tell a few fibs along the way. Like when Jason called my cell wanting to know why I wasn't answering my work phone. I had to tell just a little white lie and say, "our systems are down and I'm hanging out at my co-worker Adrienne's desk."
Jason was so in the dark with the whole thing that when it came time for him to show up for the party no one had any idea where he was!! He had diverted from my carefully mapped out plan of going to his friend Pete's house after work and then bringing Pete over to hang out. We finally got ahold of him only to find out he was car shopping....making him 45 minutes late to his own party!! When he walked through the door the look on his face was priceless!!!
(I will have to upload pics of that later.)
BIG Thanks to my Mom for helping make it happen, Pete for lying to Jason for the cause, and all the friends and family that came out to show their love and support! We had so much fun eating, visiting, and celebrating with all of you!!
Happy Birthday Jace!! I love you so much!!! XOXO

We Are On Cloud 9...

The most amazing thing I have ever seen in my entire life was our little one's heart beating for the first time. Although we have been pregnant quite a few times now this is the first time we have seen a heart beat.

Although the doc had told us to wait until Halloween to take a test...let's be honest there was no way I was going to wait until then. I took a test the Thursday before and it immediatly showed positive. I was so so so excited!! I took two more just to be safe and then called the doc.

We have since had my HCG bloodwork done 3 times all of which came back more than doubling each time. Last Thursday we had our first ultrasound just to check things out and make sure everything was ok. The doc was amazed when she saw our little peanut had a heartbeat. I love love love our PA, she is amazing!! She then told us that she thinks the heart may have started beating that same day! I couldn't help but feel that our little peanut is just as anxious as we are and couldn't wait to start growin and moving on to the next step.

We are due July 5th right now but that may change along the way. We couldn't be more excited about this little one and pray constantly this one is here to stay! :)

How do people make it through life without a sister??

Jenna and I started out so different it was like night and day. She was born with stark black hair and I was as blonde as they come...she loved to run around looking homeless and my hair always had to be done. She was a tom boy through and through and I wanted to be in every cheer/dance class my parents could afford.

Alot has changed in the past oh....10 years or so. The girl that use to get on my nerves that I would bribe with zebra ABC gum to go away has become one of my best friends. She grew out of her tom boy stage and has become a gorgeous girl inside and out. I love her to pieces and can't imagine going through life without her. Jenna just had a birthday...so happy birthday again sweet Nena. I love you so so much!!

Moving On...

This picture doesn't really have anything to do with my post but I thought it was hilarious because this is how I feel being in AZ this summer!!

Well we are moving on with our lives. We spent a few weekends ago with my nephew Talan and his baby sister Charlee. We had so much fun spending every minute with them. Talan has always been my lil buddy so we had a blast going to the movies with Becca, Hunter & Tyler and swimming whenever he wanted. Charlee is 1 and Jason just adored her. You can really tell he is at that stage where he is ready for it to be his turn....I wish it was our turn now.

We are going through miscarriage #3. I am completely at peace with it though. I have a D&C scheduled for Thursday and honestly I am just ready for it to be over with so we can move on. I know our Heavenly Father has a Plan for us and I know Jason and I will be parents one day. I think that is the difference between the 1st and this one. My testimony has grown so much from this trial. I just feel it will be right one day...hopefully one day soon.

We are so blessed with such an amazing group of family and friends. Everyone is so supportive and has really been there for us through all of this. We love you guys!! :)