Time in America :)

Hi everyone!

Grant and I have had a great time visiting Ohio with a chance to see lots of friends and family. We arrived on the 23rd of May (Saturday) and our first stop was Handel's ice cream and Wedgewood pizza :) (All you boardman people will understand..) We were able to go see Jamie march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday the 25th and even had a chance to see her play 3 softball games (which they ended up as the Regional Runner-Ups! :0)

Last Friday we had a "baby get together" and had lots of fun seeing friends and family from all different areas of life- camp, college and high school! As well as great neighbors. It was definitely a fun night! Thanks to all who could make it- it meant a lot! :)

Grant left on Saturday the 30th :( but we had a good time that day watching Jamie's softball game and than going to Cheesecake Factory (which was my secret wish- and i didn't even have to say anything!!) Can I just say the white chocolate caramel macadamia nut cheesecake is pretty much to die for? Try it.

Grant arrived safely home and I am still here! I am in a good friends wedding this weekend, and waiting to make the drive up to Cleveland now. It should be a great weekend and I'm so excited for Alie and Kirk as they begin their journey together :)

Little Bean's been good. A good traveler, if I don't say so myself. It's been so wonderful to share my pregnancy with my family, and they're so excited! :) I've also had some good, quality time with both my parents and my sister, and I'm really very very grateful for it.

I suppose that is my update for now. Hopefully when I get back to England I will be able to post some pictures so you can all see some pics of what we;ve been up to!

The one thing that still annoys me in america is the amount of commercials on tv. Just thought I'd let you know. It's ridiculous.

Until next time,

Love.

22 weeks and 2 days :)

Our latest scan shows Little Bean at 22 weeks and 2 days :) The nurse said everything was growing right on target, and she was really happy with the progress...definitely an answer to prayer.

I'm getting a little anxious- Saturday I'm heading back to the states for the first time in over 11 months! It's a little bit surreal- being here already, and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. Grant will be with me until the 30th of May, but i will be in Ohio until the 8th of June for my friend Alie Brooke's wedding! If you're around, it'd be great to see you if you have a spare hour or two :)

Thanks for keeping up with us- sorry there's not much more. Hopefully I'll have some great stuff to inform you of when I get back from Ohio :-)

Love.

Baby Bean is Bouncing!

I haven't updated or felt like I've actually made any effort to let people know how we've been doing in quite awhile- and for that I'm so so sorry. I hope this small update gives you and idea!

Grant and I found out I was pregnant on January 5, 2009. The day after my birthday! :) We were ecstatic and couldn't wait to share it with our family! So we called my parents first, and told them who were equally as thrilled! And than went to Grant's parents that evening and told them. So much fun.

I must say, I have been really blessed so far with my pregnancy. It's been a joy, to be honest. I've rarely had morning sickness (only one actual time!) and besides the early nausea, which went away weeks ago- that was my only inconvenience.

Grant and I decided in March to go on a "baby moon" since we hadn't been away on our own since our honeymoon 2 1/2 years ago- and we went to Spain. It was gorgeous and so nice to get away. We really enjoyed walking on the beach (although it was a little windy!) and going for walks to the Marina everyday...oh- and the ice-cream...YUM.

We've both been doing really well- and he's so excited about the baby. We decided we aren't going to find out the sex of the baby- OR tell any names we've decided on so you can all be surprised when he/she is born! A little clue if any of you believe the old wives tales....yesterday the heart beat was in the 150's...if that means anything! (I'm still thinking it's a boy though!)

We have our anatomical scan tomorrow and that should be the last until the birth! Which will be on or around the 9th of September. (09/09/09- how fun is that?!) Everything is going well still- and I'm growing lots. Here's a little pic just for you to laugh at! I'm sure I'll be whale like by August..just in time for the heat wave. (lovely.)

I'll post more when we get pics of the new scan- can't wait. Hope you're all well.

Love.