July!

Vance and I saw the local parade for Independence day weekend. It was just about two hours long, with many impressive floats. We were by a group of pretty outgoing people, which made it fun as well. We had a picnic during the day with my sister and her husband and boy, and watched the fireworks that night after playing some games with good friends in our ward, with quite the grand finale at the end.

Here are some fun pictures of Vance and I. We seem to take pictures in the same part of our apartment lately. We've been having a good summer so far and enjoying the warm weather (but of course keeping the AC on most of the time when we're inside!!!!!!) The warm weather has allowed us to be more active outside, including playing tennis, lots of hiking, weekly soccer, etc.

Two days ago we sold one of our cars. We actually sold it, and saw the new owners drive away with it 14 hours after posting it on-line. The new owners and we thought that we got a pretty good deal, which made us all happy. So it has been two days of being a one car family and we haven't had any problems!  It involves a little more planning since we are both working, but isn't too hard to coordinate.

Here is the 28 week pictures we took last week! Vance is really growing! Just kidding. We thought he needed some more pictures here on the blog. I have less than 12 weeks to go and starting to feel uncomfortable at times.  We are planning on spending a week in San Fransisco in 3 weeks and having a big vacation before the baby comes. If you have any recommendations on what to do there, let us know. Then, Vance and I are moving to Indiana as soon as we get back and are super excited but will miss everything and everyone!

Birthdays and Bellies!

This past week we celebrated the birthdays of two amazing women - our mothers! They are truly amazing women that inspire us to be better. We love you!

The birthday cake Lisa and I made. Lisa is a wonderful cook (and model).

Our baby boy seems to be doing great and growing all the time. I can't believe that he'll be here in a few months! We are deciding between Winchester, Rrrupert, Boots (Lyndee Stubbs' suggestion) and Zanther-Diaz for his name. What do you think? I personally like Rrrupert (make a rolling r sound at the beginning of his name). It sounds very regal. Seriously though, our top three right now are Christopher, Lincoln, and Quinn. It could very likely be none of those; we'll get a little more serious in the coming months.

Our baby boy is growing! About 15 more weeks to go.

Update

This last month was fun- we celebrated birthdays on both sides of our families. We also celebrated the birth of a new niece, Avely Mae. She was such a tiny, beautiful little girl to hold.

There hasn't been too much news, but guess what? We got new carpet in our apartment! The word "carpet" may be a stretch. I think it might be better for an outdoor porch.   But it looks much better than what was on the floor before. Our landlord asked us to put all of our furniture into the kitchen and hallway. Actually it was Vance who did all the heavy work:) Not only was it nice to get this "carpet" but we were able to estimate the size of  truck we'll need in a couple of months for the big move.

Vance is at a place near Zion's National Park. He is able to go down for a couple of days to be with some family. I just began a job doing speech therapy in a rehabilitation center so I wasn't able to go.  His phone doesn't seem to have reception, so I assume he's having a great time!

Our little boy is definitely growing. His kicks and punches are getting stronger and this last weekend we were able to see his kicks through my skin! It was really exciting to see. It has been a really great pregnancy. However,  I'm not able to run any more. It just feels too uncomfortable. So now I just go on long walks, and Vance even joined me last week and he admitted that even his heart rate increased:)  As far as the size of my belly, it is hard to imagine it will only get bigger for the next 3 1/2 months!

Ultrasound Pictures

Here are a few pictures of our little boy. We love him so much already.

Head and face

Little Murray Baby is just chillin' with his legs crossed.

 He seems to like hide and go seek already.

I can't believe he fits inside Lisa!

IT'S A BOY!

We're going to have a baby boy!  We had an ultrasound yesterday at the hospital, with a specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine. It was nice to have a doctor who knows exactly what to look for and get some extra time during the ultrasound. We were going to have the ultrasound next week, but something came up for me and I had to reschedule earlier since Vance is leaving town next week.

We were a little nervous/very excited. We wanted to prepare ourselves for anything that could happen. But everything in the ultrasound looks great and he is a healthy boy! We were able to get a DVD of most of the ultrasound, so that will be nice to be able to watch again.

This morning I went running (actually a slow jog- I need to be honest) and went by a garage sale (luckily I'm still able to jog at this point). I ran home, grabbed a couple bucks, drove back, and got a couple onesie's and baby outfits that were still in good condition. We are very blessed and excited to meet him in a few months!