Here is a quick pic for you!

18 weeks 3 days!

18 weeks 2 days pregnant!

Last weekend, the family went to southern Cali to celebrate Cameron and Monica's wedding! It was gorgeous at Ragged Point and the ceremony and celebration were beautiful! Afterwards, Justin and I hitched a ride with Utaro and went down to LA to go to Disneyland! After getting in free, fun rides (not too many for me!), and some very fattening food, we have a great time!

We had a doctor's appointment on the 21st of August and everything went well. We heard the baby's heart beat and scheduled our big U/S for Sept 4th! So in less than two weeks, we will know if we are having a boy or a girl! Everything is going smoothly and we can't wait to find out so that we can start shopping! I have been feeling movement for quite a while now, but kicks are starting to have a little bit more umphf to them!

I hope everyone is well, and we love you all. I will update when we find out the gender!

14 weeks!

We are at 14 weeks and 3 days! It seems like time is flying by! I haven't quite started to show yet other than a tiny bump and lots of bloat! So far we have had 3 doctor's appointments and every thing seems to be going well! We have purchased a doppler and use it almost every day to hear the baby's heartbeat, It helps reassure nervous me and makes my heart melt everytime I hear it!

We should be able to find out the gender of baby Avara by late Aug or early Sept, no matter what thought, we will be excited for our addition to the family! Currently we are shopping for cribs, strollers, and car seats. If anyone sees a good deal, please let us know!

Only a couple of more weeks until we fly to Southern Cali for cousin Cameron's wedding and Disneyland! I am excited to see Mickey even though I won't be able to ride most of the rides since I will be 17 weeks by then and hopefully showing more! But it will be exciting for Justin since he has never been!

I hope everyone is doing well, and I hope to post a belly shot soon! Cheers!

So in case you haven't heard...

Justin and I are expecting our first child around January 23, 2009! We are very excited and are looking forward to long nights and poopy diapers! The down side is, I'm having to stop horseback riding, and for anyone who knows me, even the slightest bit.... I'm probably going to go crazy. We have our first appointment on Tuesday, the 10th, so i will update more then!

First Entry

Welcome to my first entry of my new blog, I decided that I would change my thoughts over to a new site in order to have a fresh start.

Justin and I have now been married 7 months and could not be happier, I know it has not been that long, but we are truly looking forward to the next 50 plus years together. Sounds really corny eh? I am still working at Nippon Express, the freight forwarder in Kent, I kinda enjoy it though I wish I be in a postion where I actually used my degree in my everyday work life. Justin is still working for AT&T, cell phones are a major part of today's society and continues to be a major part of our lives too.

We hope to be able to buy a condo or a house in the fall/winter, nothing too big, possibly a 2 or 3 bedroom, depending on how much we are able to save before then. I look forward to owning the place that we live, I feel as though we throw away money every month when we pay rent.

The horses are doing well. After 2 months of hard work, I finally have Sailor back to behaving and we are jumping small courses. Nothing like the 3'3- 3'9" fences we were jumping last fall, but we will soon get back there, I can feel it! Dusty is back in Federal Way and is a lesson horse at the same barn that we board Sailor at. At 19 years old, he is doing fabulous and is helping the younger generation to learn and appreciate horses and riding. He was in his first show a couple of weekends ago and a leaser is hoping to show him this summer!

That is all for now, I will update again when I have something worthy to type about!