So this weekend Jeremy and I went out to Target and started to register for some stuff for our little girl. While doing so we ran across this really cute stroller/car seat combo that I absolutely fell in love with, but at $199.99 it was not something we felt we could purchase right away. We decided to add it to the registry just so we could remember which one we wanted, but upon scanning it, a message popped up saying there was a limited availability because it was on sale for $99.98. Jer took and scanned it on a store scanner, but it didn't show it was on sale. So he went and grabbed an associate, who got a manager, who checked and....sure enough, it was on MAJOR clearance. So we put it in the cart and took it home! We are definitely counting our blessings!

Family and Fun!!!

This past weekend the Grant side of my family held our annual family reunion at Reid Ranch. It has been a tradition to go there every year to just get away up into the mountains with no TV, no phones or other daily distractions and just visit with each other and catch up. There is lots to do including swimming, mini golf, paddle boating, horseback riding...and this doesn't include the fun we haul with us, including a spud gun, lots of games and some friendly competition when we play volleyball! Even I, "little momma" jumped in and managed to make the through one rotation of the volleyball game. After that I was content to relax on the sidelines and just watch my man go to work!



Here we are cuddled on the chairs while he waits to rotate back in. For the first time since we got up there I was actually cold! I really enjoyed the cooler mountain air and was not excited to come back to 90 degree temps!

And here Jeremy is, ready for action! He certainly is competitive! I wonder where he gets that from? Hmmmm....

This is my cousin Kevin and his wife Lisa's little boy Parker! Jeremy loves to talk to Parker in his Mater (from Cars) voice and so Parker just knows him as Mater. It was fun to watch!

Even Grandma Grant got in on the action!

This year was especially busy for us. We celebrated the engagement of my cousin Heather to her fiance Dan. We held a grocery shower, as is tradition on the Grant side, the first night up and it was fun to hear how they met and fell in love. We also celebrated my cousin Heidi's engagement to her fiance Kurt (if I spelled it wrong Heidi, I'm sorry!) We are looking forward to getting to know him better and hearing their story as well.

It was also exciting to hear that my cousin Tim and his wife Rebecca are expecting their second child in November. That makes four of us this year, and all of us are having girls! Way to go Grant family women!

Jeremy got a special treat when his parents drove up to join us for most of Saturday morning before we went home. We've been telling them about the Ranch for years and thought they should have an opportunity to come and see it. So they drove up that morning, had a tour, visited with my family and ate lunch before they drove us home.

This year went especially quick and we are really looking forward to next year and once again reuniting to share in the love we have as a family!

What's in a name?

So after some debate, we have finally decided we are going for the unique spelling of our girl's name! It will be Maegan Elizabeth Sorensen. I don't know why but of all the ways I played around with it I just kept coming back to this one. It's different, but we both love it! Now let's just hope that she still looks like a Maegan when she comes out! I have a pretty good feeling she will or I wouldn't have had that name stuck in my head since I found out I was pregnant.

Spelling

As was pointed out to me by my aunt Natalie, I have spelled my daughter's name two different ways. We still aren't sure how we want to do it yet. We are still playing around with it. But I will let everyone know for sure!

So for those who'd like to, we have some of the ultrasound for your viewing pleasure. This first clip is just the first five minutes or so where they took some of Meagan's measurements and if you watch really closely they get a great little profile of her.







This next one we got at the very end. She got the hiccups and the Dr that was in the room was kind enough to let us watch her. She only does it about three times, and if you blink at the wrong moment you might miss it, but we thought it was cute and wanted to add it on. Enjoy!

It's a....

GIRL!!!

Yes, yesterday we went and met with my new doctor, Natalie Loewen and also had our ultrasound. I told the ultrasound tech I thought we were having a boy and about twenty seconds later she turns to me and says, "It's not a he." I was shocked! At first I didn't believe her, but the pictures really prove it. She really gave us a good couple of shots! I will admit I did shed a few tears at that point in time. I was really hoping that she was a she, but I didn't want to get my hopes up. As soon as the tech told me, I started to tear up.

We spent about thirty minutes making sure she looks healthy and so far so good! She was being a little stubborn and laying on her arms, twisting around a little bit. But she is healthy, and that is all I care about. Toward the end they had one of the doctors come in and he let us watch her for a few minutes cause she had the hiccups. She is so cute!

Right after we headed straight over to my mom's with the pictures and the DVD they made for us. As soon as the word girl left my mouth, they shouted for joy and then pounced!! They were both really hoping for a girl and I'm glad we could deliver! As soon as Dad got home we put in the DVD and let them see her too. It was a wonderful moment for all of us. Today we'll go over and show Jer's parents too. This is their first grandbaby (they have step-grandkids, but never got to see them as babies) and so it will be very special for them too.

From the minute I found out I was pregnant I felt that if we were having a girl her name would be Maegan Elizabeth Sorensen, and after yesterday it really feels like it fits. For now we are just anxiously waiting to hold our little girl in our arms. October 6th here we come!

An Unwanted Surprise

So this morning I came into the office and as usual booted up my computer, signed in and proceeded to follow my usual routine of counting the cash drawer, putting doc schedules in the back and pulling messages off the after hours line. After I get all of that done I usually pull up the trib and check the obituaries and see if there is anything interesting that has happened in the past day or so. Well I got the shock of my life when I noticed that my OB's obituary was included! He died on Sunday in his sleep! I immediately panicked and then started crying. Here I am 22 weeks pregnant and my doctor dies. Thankfully my office manager has connections and was able to get me an appt with a doc at IMC on June 20. But now that means I have to wait a few more days to have my ultrasound. I am telling you...when it rains it pours, as it is conveniently doing outside now. I really hope I like this new doc and that everything will transition smoothly. This is definitely not something I thought I would have to deal with!

The Three Preggies!

So this weekend our friends Sean and Sian were in town from Illinois. Sian (left) is 3 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy and Destiny (middle) is about 3-4 weeks behind me. It's the first time we've all been together since we all got pregnant so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a pic of the three of us together since Sean and Sian are moving to Missouri and we won't see them again until after we all have our kids. Our tummies might not be too big. but I sure think we look hot! It was just wonderful to spend time with them! I love that our kids are going to be the same age! Its so fun!

We had a great Memorial day weekend. We went to see Annie Get Your Gun at Hale Theatre on Friday night and Jeremy walked away having enjoyed it more then he thought he would. I of course loved it! It brought back some great memories from high school! Saturday I went and visited graves while Jer stayed home and waited for Comcast to come and install the Internet, and in true cable fashion they came late. But we are happy to have the Internet at home! Now if only we could somehow get a washer and dryer in here...

We also went that afternoon and saw Indiana Jones, which was different but we both enjoyed it. We now want to see Prince Caspian and Iron Man, both of which I heard were great. We'll just have to wait and see!

Half-way there!

This week I officially reached my halfway mark! I am now 20 weeks and feeling some awesome fetal movements! I got a great kick to my bladder late last week...boy I can't wait for those kicks to get stronger (voice drips with sarcasm.) I'm not quite showing as much as I thought I would at this point, but on Saturday when we finally get the Internet I will be able to post some pictures of what I do look like. Still feeling good, just tired. But I suppose that won't ever really go away!

Our ultra sound is coming closer. In about four weeks we'll know whether or not we're having a little boy or girl. Its been a long time coming and lots of friends and family are wanting to know just as much or more then we are. Then maybe we can finally settle on some names. When we went out for dinner a couple of weeks ago we spent the whole dinner going through the alphabet trying to agree on a boy's name and we couldn't! Hopefully we'll be in agreement four months from now!

So Jer finally finished his first year of school yesterday! He is so happy he has the summer to relax, and so am I! He did a lot of really cool projects, but if you really want to see his pride and joy check out http://slccdesigners.com/st75. This is a website he has wanted to create since before we even met. It comes from his passion for motorcycles.