4th anniversary trip

We made it to Asheville, NC last Friday. It was so nice to get away from work and just be together...just Chad and I! We had so much fun. We didn't do a lot of things, mostly walked around and relaxed. Here are a few highlights and some pictures.

We went to a movie theater/ restaurant. There were tables in front of the seats and you ordered your food and they brought it to you during the movie. We saw Indiana Jones (the plot was pretty ridiculous, but entertaining). It was fun to eat dinner while watching the movie.

We saw a coffee shop that was in a double decker bus...very fun!
We went to the Mast General Store. They have outdoorsy stuff and giant barrels filled with all kinds of candy! So of course we got some candy...I got some sugar-free candy and it was really good! We also found really big Smarties!
We did some window shopping at the fun shops. I got my anniversary charm for my necklace...we started that tradition last year (now I have a starfish or an oak leaf to wear). We also went miniature golfing...Chad won as usual, but only by a point this time! We got some kids books for our son and started to read to my tummy...kinda funny! We ate lots of good food and simply had a great weekend.

And last but not least...we drove right past the Bat Cave on the way there and back. You'd think Batman would be a little more secretive!

Such a relaxing weekend...it has been hard to come back to work! I would love to just spend all my time on vacation with my husband exploring new places!

Halfway!

I've made it to the halfway point of the pregnancy (apparently)! I'm feeling good and getting bigger. He is kicking and moving quite a bit. I love feeling those movements. We've bought a coming home from the hospital outfit...it's a blue one piece pjs with feet, and dinosaurs on it! You will have to wait to see the outfit with our son in it! We are very excited to start preparing more and more for the arrival. We are pretty much all registered at Babies r Us, which was so fun to do! I think there are a few baby showers being planned...I'm really excited to celebrate with friends and family!

Well...20ish weeks left to go! I hope they go fast and smooth...I can't wait to hold him and see the little guy that God has put together for us!

Wow! 4 years!

Today is Chad and my 4 year anniversary. Most of the time it seems like we have been married much longer than that. But sometimes it seems that couldn't have been married that long! We told ourselves in preparing for marriage that we would plan on waiting 5 years before having kids, but we both agreed it would be more like 3 or 4 years. And it seems we were just about right, we'll be having our first kid at around 4.5 years after the wedding! We are taking this weekend to get away since it will our last time for a while; although, my parents say they will gladly take the little boy and "let" us get away. Which I think is code for..."we will be taking our grandson for a weekend whether you like it or not so you better just take a vacation!" :) Anyway, we are heading to Asheville, NC (a town in the "mountains")tomorrow and will be returning on Sunday. We really enjoy exploring new places so this will be lots of fun! I've only pasted through Asheville and Chad has never ever been there. I will post pictures when we get back and I'm sure there will be at least one story to tell...maybe we will get lost...in which case I like to hide the GPS so we have to find our own way haha!

I am so blessed to be able to share this life with the man of my dreams! God did an amazing job bringing us together from opposite coasts!

Blog revamped!

So I decided since I, Charissa, am the one in our family who blogs...I would combine the family blog and my blog into this one. I went through several names and I'm sure it will change again at some point! I actually like change.

Now for family updates and my random thoughts, you can come here to "Dinosaurs, Pancakes, and God"

Basically the title is 3 things that I like and mean something to me.
Dinosaurs: They are cool. It is the theme of my son's room. I have a stegosaurus kite.
Pancakes: My dad used to make pancakes on random Thursday mornings and wake p my brother and I extra early to eat them. And since then I just really like them and make them when I can.
God: Well...He made Dinosaurs and Pancakes! Plus He is the leader of my life and I would have no hope or direction without Him.

So there it is. Enjoy.

What a cute little guy!

He's waving to us!!

Ummm...Definitely a BOY!

We broke the mold!

So any friend of mine that is pregnant and knows the gender of the baby is having a girl!....BUT We broke the mold and are having a BOY!!! We are so excited. Neither of us really had a preference of boy or girl, just healthy! The ultrasound was great and he is a very healthy little baby...and I'm guessing he is very active since I feel him kicking and moving all the time. Plus he wouldn't stay still for the technician to measure his head, she did finally get the picture but he was all squirmy!

I will post the ultrasound pictures and maybe a video as soon as Chad is here to help!

More Movement

Once again I am brought to amazement of God's gift of pregnancy! God has done an amazing job at making the cool parts of pregnancy far outweigh the not cool parts. I haven't had morning sickness in a while, although I still do get headaches and have days of low energy and other interesting pregnancy symptoms. However, all those not so fun things seem to disappear when I feel the acrobatics of the baby, which I am feeling more and more now.

I just can't thank God enough for this blessing growing in me. This is the coolest thing I have ever done...carry our child. I wouldn't give this up for anything.

God has seriously done an incredible job...I just can't wait to meet this little kid face to face.

We will get to see a black and white fuzzy picture of the baby tomorrow (aka an ultrasound). Hopefully we will be able to get to know our baby a little better and find out if its a boy or a girl.