Roadtrip from OK to CA

Back in Cali!

Ok, so Ben has given me a little bit of a hard time, since he's pretty much the only one who ever updates our blog. I finally have more time, since I finished teaching (yay!). My last day of teaching was May 21, my last teacher's day May 22, and we left May 23 for Long Beach. The roadtrip was really fun (though really uncomfortable, being 6 months pregnant!)- we saw lots of fun sites. We stayed in Flagstaff, AZ, which is a really cool little town. We got to spend Memorial Day with Ben's mom and dad, Lorelle and Denver, and Ian and Serena, and we moved into our new apartment the next day, which was the same day Ben started his internship with ConocoPhilips. So far, Ben seems to really enjoy the job- the culture of the company, the people, the tasks he's been asked to do. I've been busy trying to get used to having free time. I've decided on a few projects- I just bought a fixer-upper hybrid bike to fix up and ride around- I'm excited about that. And I'm working on writing some more songs on my guitar. And... I'm doing the whole cooking thing. Good thing I'm past the nauseous stage, right? We also went to these neat gardens in Torrance on Sunday and walked around. Here are a couple of pics of our trip out here and of Ben's first day on the job, as well as the cool koi ponds at the gardens.

May Update

This is an update. Merrilee and I got to go to Lion King it was pretty amazing and we had a lot of fun going with Merrilee's family. The next picture is Merrilee's FHE activity building a house of cards. The funny thing is we read the scripture about the foolish man who built his house on the sand and the house was easily destroyed. Well the same thing happened to this house of cards. The third picture is pregnant Merrilee. Merrilee is feeling great she just hates bending over and frequenting the restroom every 20 minutes. She is still not very big, but she is definitely growing, or I should say the baby is growing. On that note, I got to feel the baby kick! It was so cool he must have strong legs, because it was a solid kick.
To continue my update, I finished school last week and I have been packing. Merrilee just finished her last day of teaching students yesterday(Thursday). Saturday morning we are packing up the car and driving to Cali. California here we come!

What is it?

We are having a boy!!! We were shocked to find out we were having a boy we really thought we were having a girl. We even agreed on some girl names. Well its back to the name game. Merrilee and I are so excited we woke up last around 3 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep. We just talked about our little boy. I decided to post some pictures. I haven't posted any pictures of Merrilee because she didn't look pregnant. Well now Merrilee is just starting to look pregnant. Then I wasn't sure if I should post the ultrasound pictures, because it looks a lot like pre-child pornography to. Just kidding.

The narrows

Oops I forgot this one. This is called the narrows.

Spring Break

This is a little late, but I recieved an e-mail from Kendra reminding me I had not updated the blog. This is the Witchita Mountains (more like hills if you ask me) a wildlife refuge. They had prairie dogs, buffalo, and hiking trails. Merrilee and I went down for spring break and had a ton of fun. We had a picnic and went on a hike. The hike was short, but we saw some beautiful areas. That was our big thing this spring break. Oh and check back to this blog shortly, because Merrilee is getting an ultrasound tomorrow. Hopefully we will know the baby's gender.

Our LIttle Tadpole

Merrilee and I went to the OBGYN yesterday and the first thing they did was the ultrasound. At first I just wanted to know if the baby was healthy and alive. Then the technician showed us the little fetus and we saw the flutter of the heart. That is when it hit me that little life is mine. It was such a special moment for Merrilee and I. It all became more than a sick and grumpy wife. I am kidding, Merrilee is actually really good to me. Though she is not as nice in her sleep last night she hit me and stole my pillow. Yea I whine about it, but I realize Merrilee has the hardest part. So thanks Merrilee.

They printed out a regular ultra sound and a 4-D one. Hope you can see the baby, it looks like the baby is sucking its thumb if that helps.