Being Pregnant

Since October when we found out, life has been very good to us! The first 12 weeks went by so fast! For the most part I felt pretty good! I just ate ALL the time so I wouldn't feel sick. At least that is what I told myself. The 2nd trimester was great too! I did have energy and could now see the changes in my body and began to feel uncomfortable. Sleeping has been the biggest adjustment for me. Trying to find the most comfortable position is not possible I have decided. I sleep with two pillows between my legs, another one next to my back and when Ryan goes to work I use his pillow at my front side. Some days I wake up with sore hips, and most days my bottom hurts. I got a massage this month and oh was it heavenly! I am getting another one next week! I started to feel baby girl move around 17 weeks. I don't really know how to describe it. My mom said it's like butterfly flutters! When Ryan felt her move for the first time- she kicked once pretty hard and this is his exact words, "Holy heck she is in there!" I love it when he can feel her move! His hands are warm and I think she likes that feeling! Ryan asks me all the time what it feels like. I just don't know how to explain it. This baby girl moves all the time! I am reminded everyday what a miracle she is. I love going to our check ups and seeing her grow. She is a miracle. A gift from God that I feel blessed to have. I have tried to go walking a few times a week. It has been so cold outside and I wished that I could get out alot more but I feel so thankful to be as healthy as I am. I have enjoyed this journey and I know it is just beginning.

Our Little Gummy Bear! (9 wks)

(13 weeks)

(17 weeks) 14ounces

(20 weeks)

At 23 weeks- She has Ryan's Nose!

(24 weeks)

Every checkup Ryan askes if the baby is a girl and this one shows girly parts!

She is 2 lbs 2ounces.

27 weeks and feeling large!

IT'S A GIRL!

Ryan and I want to announce that we are having a baby girl in June! In our appt yesterday our nurse midwife said she was 90% sure it's a girl.
Ryan wanted baby to be a boy because of his buddies. They all have boys and if you knew one of his friends you would be afraid to have a girl playing with his boys! Ryan has told me sometime ago that he always knew that he would have a girl first. As for me, over the past 4 weeks I have just felt that I was carrying a girl.
WE ARE SO EXCITED! Ryan says that she is going to be a tough girl! She is going to go hunting with him and learn karate so she can fend off the boys and beat up her two boy cousins! I think that she is going to melt his heart!
Watching the ultrasound we could see her wiggling her toes and scratching her nose. It is such a miracle to think there is a little human growing inside my belly! She is 7 ounces and she is healthy!

The Latest Hunting Adventures

Ok, so it has been a long time. Ryan wanted me to post these. He got his deer back in October on the opening day of the season. It is a 26 inch 4X4. We now have it on our living room wall where everyone who walks by our window can see!

This is Ryan's first turkey! It's a good looking turkey! He shot him saturday morning. 7 inch beard and 3/4 inch spurs. Ryan already took him to get mounted. I will make sure to post the finished product.

Ryan and Tyrell's first Turkey Hunting Adventure in Ryan's words:

I met my buddy Tyrell at 5:45 am and it was still dark outside, so we grabbed some hot chocolate and headed to the river. We got to our hunting spot just as the sun was rising and we stopped and started glassing the fields. Now, I have never hunted turkeys before so I decided I would hunt them like deer, spot and stalk. Well, we spotted the group of turkeys in the field right below us. We put a plan of attack together and headed out.

Our game plan was to get around the birds and get on the edge of the river and try to flank them, well it was working great until we started to run out of cover, so we belly-crawled for about a mile on our bellies, no kidding! (It was about a 2 mile stalk on these birds) We finally got the river's edge and started towards the birds when all of a sudden we heard a gobble right in front of us. we poked our heads up and 4 turkeys took off running. Scared the crap out of us! We had no idea where they came from! As they ran the toms started to fight. So while they were distracted we decided to try to get closer.

We got about 100 yards closer and the birds were headed back into the brush near the river, we just let them all get into the brush and I started to sneak up on them on the edge of the field. As I got closer to the bushes, I could hear them running around. I started to sneak closer and came up to a clump of bushes, I saw 2 turkeys about 15-20 yards away from me. As soon as they saw me they turned to run and I all I saw was a red head and a beard and BOOM! The bird dropped and I took off running just in case it got up. I jumped on it and grabbed it by the neck. My buddy Tyrell came running towards me (he thought that I missed because he didn't hear me holler) and another tom jumped out of the brush and almost flew right into him! There were turkeys everywhere! I got my bird, and it was exciting! We both couldn't believe I actually got one! I wish we could have taped all of this! I'm sure it was red-neck hunting at it's finest! He's and Awesome turkey!