President's Day Weekend

Well, it's President's day and we are quickly approaching pregnancy week 16!! Sometimes it feels like the time is flying and other times it feels like it's going so slow! (I guess that it seems to go slow in between appointments) but I know the little munchkin will be here before we know it!!

This past weekend we went out to the Dumont Sand Dunes for a whole weekend of camping, riding, and fun with friends!! I squeezed 40 hours into 4 days so I could take Friday off and we could get on the road early! We left at about 7AM Friday morning and met some friends and away we went!! In total there was about 15 of us (including 2 little ones). The weather was absolutely beautiful... about 70 and sunny everyday... sorry for those of you battling more wintery storms :( I got on the quad a few times for some low key riding and boy was I wishing I could go up some hills and go a little faster... but my time will come. We went out to a place called Competition Hill at night time, and I'm telling you it sure was the party spot!! All-in-all it was a perfect weekend!! I have been feeling pretty good (still a little sleepier than normal) but feeling good! Richie was a little worried about me riding on the quad (which I thought was so sweet) but I figured if it was at all bad the doctor would have told me to just stay away from riding completely. I did keep it to a minimum though... I didn't want to worry Rich. A majority of my riding time was spent going to and from the bathroom! LOL! I got a little sunburned after the whole weekend, but it was totally worth it!! We got home yesterday and crashed early! Back to work and the real world today :(

Tonight we celebrate our own little Valentines Day with a fondue dinner at home :) Nothing too fancy, just the two of us relaxing together!

Only 2 1/2 weeks and counting until we get to find out if we're having a little boy Miller or a little girl Miller!!! :)

Here are a few pictures from the weekend....

The boys crew :) Getting ready to go out on the first ride of the weekend (Rich is in the red and black)

Me on the bike, doing a bit of puttin around

Chilling by the campfire

Watching the Jeep Up Hill Races

The sunset from our campsite, along with our friend, the pumpkin

Rich was like a kid in a candy store riding in this sand rail :)

Rich and I watching the drag races from the top of a dune

Second Trimester... We have arrived!!!

Well we've made it to the beginning of the second trimester!!! Wooooohooooo!!!

As of yesterday I was 14 weeks!! Rich and I went to the doctor yesterday for our monthly appointment and we finally got to hear the baby's heartbeat!!!! I can't reiterate enough how truly amazing that sounds is!!! Not that it wasn't real before, but hearing the heartbeat just makes it sink in even more that we are going to have a little Miller crawling around!! :) I definitely teared up a little when I heard it. I have a pregnancy journal that goes through each day of pregnancy and tells you how the baby is growing that day and it has been really neat learning how the growing process is progressing, I never would have thought that it was so fast! Our next appointment is in 4 weeks and we'll be getting an ultrasound then to check the anatomy of the baby and to find out if we're having a boy or a girl!!!! I'm really anxious to find out!! I know a lot of women say that they have a "feeling" that it's one or the other... but me, I have no idea!!! Lol. I also have to go get some bloodwork done next week to test for down syndrome. The bloodwork isn't necessarily a test for it specifically, but let's the doctor know if we are canidates to have further testing done. We'll keep our fingers crossed!!

Other than the baby day-dreaming that I've been doing, we've just been laying low and relaxing at home. I now know what all my "Mom" friends were talking about because I have become a huge fan of lounging in my pajama pants, even more than I was before. It's way more comfortable!! I haven't really delved into the whole "maternity clothes" thing yet, but as the days go on, I'm probably going to need to soon!! I feel like my belly is starting to round out a little more now, so it doesn't seems like I'm just getting fat like in my earlier weeks. Although I feel like my belly is already huge!! ;) We'll most likely be resting up most of this week for our camping trip out to the Dumont Sand Dunes for President's Day weekend!!! I even got approval from our doctor to putt around on the quad a little bit which makes me one happy girl!!! :)



Belly picture at 14 weeks!! I feel like it's huge! Lol.

Almost to the Second Trimester!!

We've been busy busy bees the last couple weeks it seems!! I have been slacking on the blog, so here's trying to catch up a bit!! Last weekend (Jan 15-17) we went to the Laughlin Off Road Races!! I had never been before and Rich was more than excited for me to get to see the races he loves so much! It was a lot of fun and I told Rich that I'm hooked! We're already planning next years trip!! Lol. There's a couple pictures from the races below!

This past weekend was fun too! Friday we just relaxed at home and Saturday we went to Madison Paz's 2nd Birthday Party!! It was a lot of fun and there were a lot of little kids there so it was nice to play with them and get a little more experience! :) On Sunday we took Thor to play in the snow at Red Rock. It was gorgeous! I realized I'm a little out of shape though as we hiked a little bit and I was quickly out of breathe walking up a hill!

I must admit sometimes I feel a little guilty that my first trimester has been so easy. I've had some nausea that has definitely sucked and I'm extremely tired all the time, but I haven't actually gotten sick and I was told the sleepiness will subside soon! I'm sure hoping so! I must also thank my hubby for putting up with me, because I've been a little moody lately too. ;)

I'm really looking forward to my second trimester and noticing my belly getting bigger and the day I get to feel our baby moving around!! I'll have to have Rich take a picture soon, I definitely have a little baby bump going on!!! :) We go back to the doctor next week and will hopefully get to finally hear our baby's heartbeat!! I'm also going to decide at that visit if we'll wait to find out the sex of the baby through our doctor or if we'll schedule a private 3D ultrasound in just 2-3 short weeks to find out!! I'm getting soooo anxious! I don't know how people wait the whole pregnancy!!

Onto the second trimester we go in just a few days!!!!

Here are some pictures from the Laughlin Off Road Races and our drive around the Red Rock loop with Thor!!



Trophy truck on one of the jumps!!!



My hubby and me watching the races!!!!



My first time at the off road races posing with a trophy truck in the background!!



Driving the Red Rock Loop we made a mohawk snowman... he's our new buddy!!



Rich and Thor enjoying the thicker snow, notice Rich is wearing a t-shirt in the snow!!



Thor wasn't sure what to think about the cold snow!



Our boy playing in the snow for the first time!



Another one of our infamous self photos...



Rich and Thor doing some rock climbing!

January is half over already?!?!?!?

I can't believe that we are half way through January!! Time sure is flying by! Things have been pretty low key lately. I have been feeling a little more nauseous the last week than I had before, but knock on wood, no sickness! :) Since I'm about 11 weeks, I hope that it stays that way... but no garuntees! Lol. I had another apoointment last week and was told everything was going good. Our doctor had to switch his schedule around so I met with the nurse practitioner... she asked if I had any problems lately and let me go... not much to that visit. I go back in a few weeks and hopefully we'll get to hear the baby's heartbeat!!

We had a nice New Years Eve over at our friends Anthony and Tiffany's house with their three little ones. It was low key and nice just to relax and hang out with them. We left shortly after midnight and headed home for more relaxing and bed! Other than that we've been laying low, having some family time, and enjoying our time together.

This coming weekend we're headed to the Laughlin Off Road Races!!! I'm so excited to learn more about and finally get to see more of something that Rich loves. It should be fun! I'm sure I'll have pictures to share!! :)

2010 New Years Resolution... Gain 25 pounds??

This year has flown by!! Christmas has just passed, and we must say that we had a great holiday with Rich's family in California! We received the BEST present this year... the news that our family is expanding! OUR FIRST BABY MILLER!!!

My first doctors visit was about a month ago.. and according to the doctors math the baby was pegged to be due on July 3, 2010. After viewing my first ultrasound it was apparent that we weren't as far along as suspected. So I got the routine bloodwork done, went back the next week and all was looking good!! Awesome news for us! They did another ultrasound on the second visit but told us it was still a little too early to tell how far along I was. So they scheduled us to come back in two weeks for another ultrasound.

That brings us to the next ultrasound. After the measurements were taken, the sonographer said that the little Miller is due on August 5, 2010!! Rich and I got to see the flickering of the baby's heartbeat, which was so amazing! We couldn't believe how much the baby had grown in only a two week period! The baby's heartbeat was at 167... and we know that people have their ideas about the heartrate and telling if it is a boy or a girl... but we'll just be patient, for now!! :)

We're both so excited about our little munchkin! I'm only about 9 weeks, but I can't believe how the time is already passing by! It's almost New Year's (WOW!) and I have decided to set a "realistic" resolution this year... to gain 25 pounds! LOL! However, for my sake and for the baby's, I do plan on visiting my gym a little more frequently to stay fit while I'm pregnant... I hope I can keep up with it!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful and happy New Year!! Here we come 2010!!


Here is the ultrasound pictures from our last visit... 7 weeks and 5 days :)