Baby's First Pictures

Sorry I am sooooo late posting but here is our first official ultrasound picture!! If you look closely at the top picture, you can see a little foot print and little tiny toes. It's kind of hard to see in the second picture, but the baby has it's arm sitting on top of it's stomach with it's little hand in a fist. I think our Dr. got a really good facial profile. I don't like to brag but I think our baby is pretty stinkin cute already! I'm now 13 weeks and heading into my second trimester. Hopefully these next few months brings less nausea and less trips to the bathroom! We have our next Dr's appt on July 14th and we'll found out for sure what we're having then. We'll let ya'll know as soon as we find out!

May Madness

Where do I begin?! This last month has been completely chaotic around the Wall house. I know these pictures seem really random so I'll give the shortened version on what we've been up to lately. First, Adam and I decided we could use a weekend of fun in the sun so we packed up and drove down to good old St. George. It was so nice to spend time with just the two of us. Adam has been really busy the past couple of months working long hours while they have been getting the store up and running. I honestly felt like I lost my husband there for a while but it's all been worth the sacrifice. I didn't take hardly any pictures cause really all we did down there was lay out at the pool. We took our temple clothes with the intention of doing a session while we were down there. We were unloading the car when we got to our hotel and Adam realized he forgot to pack his church shoes. Oops!! We didn't really think it would be appropriate to trot into the temple with his flip flops so instead we just walked around the temple grounds and took the only pictures of the weekend.
We also celebrated me moms birthday on May 21st. I can honestly say this (and yes, I'm totally bragging) I think that I have the BEST mom in the world. She's the most amazing woman I've ever known. She's beautiful inside and out and if any of you know my mom, you know why it's not hard completely adoring her. Love you Mom!! You're the BEST!!!
This past weekend was total madness. Saturday morning Rachael, Nicole and I had the chance to go to Emily's shower. I know you're probably wondering which one is the 6 month pregnant girl and she's the one in the purple dress sitting behind me. She's so tiny you wouldn't even look at her and think that she's having a baby in August. It was so much fun to see her again. Emily and her husband were the friends that took us down to Mexico last August when Adam proposed to me. I'm so glad they were there for it! We miss you Emily and Tanner!! Come back SOON!!!!
After the shower we packed up the boat and headed up to the lake for the rest of the afternoon. We took Adam's brothers and my cousin, Kyle, who left for the MTC today. It felt sooooo good to be back out on the lake again. I've missed the sunshine! I forgot how much I miss watching my husband wakeboard. I also forgot that being pregnant you're bound to get a little bit of motion sickness from the boat. Yuck!! Needless to say, I was done for by the time we got home. Sunday was my cousins farewell so you can imagine the family festivities that went on that day.
My family has started getting together once a week so that the men can get together and duke it out on the volleyball court. All of my girl cousins and aunts hang out while we watch our "tough" husbands. (Well, we like to let them think that, anyways) The random picture is of my 3 cousins, Shelby, Cortnie and Haylee while we were being the best cheerleaders EVER!!
I guess that "shortened" version wasn't as short as I thought it was going to be but hopefully now I'm mostly caught up. To update on the pregnancy: so far, so good. I've been feeling a little bit better, but I still have my moments during the day. Tonight I went to the grocery store and cooked dinner AND dessert for Adam for the first time in 3 WEEKS!!! I know most of you are probably rolling your eyes but I'm extremely excited that I felt good enough to get to the store, cook diner and clean it up afterwards. I have felt like kind of a bum lately when all I do is come home from work and pass out on the bed. Good thing my husband is patient with me! I'm more tired than anything but I would much rather be tired than dry heaving my guts out. We go back to the Dr. in a week and 1/2 so I'll update more after our visit and hopefully will have our first baby pictures to post.

Surprise Surprise!

So some you might have already heard but Adam and I are officially expecting the newest addition to our family on January 4th, 2010. That's right everyone, I'm pregnant!! (Not to mention a little sick, too) We couldn't be more excited and to top it all off, Adam's brother Spencer and his wife Jenny are pregnant, too. And get this, she's due January 1st!! Whoo Whoo twin babies in the Wall family! Our little baby is going to be so blessed with TWO amazing cousins, cousin Wall and cousin Max! Adam and I have both been blessed with such great cousins and thanks to our grandparents for keeping our families so close. Two of my cousins are also pregnant and both due this year so we're just keeping that Whiting family growin as fast as we can!! Growing up, I loved having sleepovers with my cousins and going on family vacations. I couldn't be more happy that our baby will be able to grow up with the closeness and love that cousins bring.

Adam and I had our first dr's appt today, and even though I'm only 7 weeks and our baby is only the size of a blueberry, they did a sonogram and we got to see little baby wall's tiny heart just beatin away. When we go back next month, it'll actually be looking more like a baby so I'll post more pictures when it doesn't look like such a little tadpole. I couldn't be more excited to be a mom, despite the constant nausea and lack of appetite. Everyone keeps telling me the worst is yet to come so I would highly appreciate everyones prayers!! I have always loved these Willow Trees and wanted to collect them so Adam bought me this one for my first "kind-of "Mothers Day. What a perfect one to start off my collection! Thanks babe!!! And thanks to our families who have been such a great strength and support to us. We Love You!!

Easter Weekend

I know I've been a little slow with posting our Easter pictures but Tadah!! Here they are! We had so much fun this past Easter weekend. Mainly because we got to share it with two families instead of one. I wish everyone could have seen my sweet little Max. Max has recently started liking going to Dr. Simonsens office. Probably because the office is decorated for little kids and has toys all over the place. My mom came up with the great idea to have out own little easter egg hunt for Max at Dr. Simonsen's. He LOVED it!! I think the best part was hearing him say the word "egg" everytime he would see one. He even figured out how to put the eggs in his basket and he would get so proud of himself everytime he would find an egg and put in inside his basket. For those of you who don't know, our little Max was diagnosed with Autism last year. He has come such a long way and he is learning so many words. He has the cutest voice and I love hearing him talk and say new words. He even almost was able to say my name yesterday. He was still missing a few syllables but we all knew what he meant!! Okay okay, back to Easter. The other highlight was watching all the Wall cousins on their big easter egg hunt they do every year. I don't think anyone made that egg hunt more entertaining than Jake-ie Wall!! That kid is such a crack up! He was all over the place. We had so much fun spending time with our families and of course, with each other. What could be better than spending the holidays with your best friend?! I hope everyone else had as much fun as we did on Easter and we're looking forward to many, many more holidays together!!

Max in his Easter Outfit

I hope my cousin Dolman was enjoying the show!!

Jake and Papa

Cabin Fever

After being sick and stuck inside almost the ENTIRE month of March, I was dying to get out of the house and get some fresh air. We, along with Spencer and Jenny, got invited to go up to our friends Jeff & Tatjana's cabin for the night. I love little get-a-ways!! There's nothing like sitting around a fire with your friends with a belly full of won-ton salad & pizza, eating a whole bag of sour patch watermellons and playing Scum till the whee hours of the morning. Then to top it all off, the premier showing of Twilight! Thanks boys..I know it wasn't your cup of tea but thanks for sacrficing for your wives! Oh, and if your wondering about the goggles in all the pictures, the loser of every round of scum had to wear them. (I got out of it every time!) "Scum for life!!" Thanks for the fun weekend everyone and thanks Jeff & Tat for inviting us up! We can't wait for the summer and all the camping trips we'll be taking. Hurry soon Summer! We can't wait any longer!!

Time to Fiesta!!

This month we had the chance to celebrate two big birthdays in the family. On March 3rd, we celebrated my dads 50th birthday. We figured that because he was turning 50, we should probably do something a little bit bigger for him this year. So we got together all the family members and invited a few close friends from the ward and threw him a surprise Fiesta! Thanks so much to everyone who came to support my dad and helped him celebrate his birthday. We love you dad! Thanks so much for all you do for us. We hope your birthday was unforgettable!!!

On March 4th we were able to celebrate my great grandma Calaway's 90th birthday! We met her down in provo for dinner later that weekend and it was so much fun to be there to help her celebrate her big day. I hope we're done with birthdays for the next little while cause I'm exhausted! Happy Birthday to everyone this month and to my best friend Michelle!! I love Birthdays!!!

Happy Birthday Adam!!

I can't believe that it's taken me almost a month to make another post but it's a little difficult when you don't have your own computer. Well, Adam and I finally invested in one so hopefully I'll be able to post a lot more now. This past friday we celebrated Adam's birthday. He turned the big whoppin 23!! (He's finally caught up to me) The day started out with a little breakfast in bed. We then went and did a session at the Temple. What better place could you ask to be on your birthday? I took Adam to Rodizio Grill for dinner where there we a few more little surprises in store. My sister and her husband showed up and then Adam's brother and cousin also came. After dinner, I told Adam that we wouldn't be going home that night and I took him to a cute litte Bed-and-Breakfast in Salt Lake. If any of you need a get-a-way for the night with your husbands, Parrish Place in Salt Lake was incredible. It's an older house that was built in 1890 and I loved the old fashioned feel to it. We had the most relaxing night and it felt good to get out of the house for a night. This month has been so special to me because I was able to celebrate my first Valentines Day with my husband and then celebrate his birthday with him a week later. I want my husband to know how much I love and appreciate him and all he does for me. Why am I so in love with this guy? Here's my top ten reasons:

1. He is one of the most selfless people I have ever know. He always puts me first and is always so considerate of me and my feelings.

2. He loves the gospel. He testimony has strengthed me in more ways that I could ever explain.

3. I'm so grateful that he chose to serve a mission. His mission has blessed our marriage and my life in so many ways. Growing up I loved hearing stories from my dad about his mission and I'm thanful that our kids will be able to have that same blessing in their lives because of him.

4. He is so determined and driven with every decision that he makes. He's not one to give up and I admire that quality about him.

5. I love that he knows exaclty how to make me laugh. He has the funniest sense of humor and is a total jokester. He brings so much happiness in my life and I can't think of anyone I would rather come home to after having a hard day at work. He knows exactly what to do to bring a smile to my face.

6. HE'S CLEAN!! I love having a husband that know's how to pick up after himself. Everyday I come home from work and the bed is made and the house is straightened up. I know this probably won't last when he starts working long hours but for I now, I'll take all I can get!

7. One of Adam's main purposes in life is to serve others. He's always offering to help, no matter how crapy the job may be. He's so giving of his time and he loves serving. (I'm sure that's something his picked up on his mission!)

8. One thing that I really look up to with Adam is that he is NOT a complainer. I know, I know, this is something that I need to really work on. I'm sure he gets so sick of me coming home and complaining about everything that went wrong during my day. He's so positive about everything and I really admire that about him.

9. Although I do complain quite a bit, nothing comforts me more than knowing that I have someone to come home and complain to!! He's such a good listener and he's always coming up with ways that I can better my life and make it more positive.

10. I love the way that he loves me. He treats me like a total princess. He's so much more that I ever could have asked for and that I will ever deserve. He brings so much happiness into my life every day. I don't know what I would do without him.

I love you hunny!! Thanks so much for all you do for me. You truly have been an answer to my prayers. I love you! Happy Birthday!!