First Baby Pictures

Well, here is my little sweety pie! This past Sunday I started bleeding but it turned out to be very normal spotting during this stage of pregnancy. Needless to say it scared me quite a bit as I thought I was having another miscarriage. My mom immediately came over and prayed with me. I felt a lot more peaceful after she prayed. I went to the doctor the next day and he checked everything out and gave me an ultrasound. It was so beautiful to see the baby on the screen. My last ultrasound ended so sadly and this time was the exact opposite. He said the baby was moving around quite a bit. The long thing highlighted at the top is the umbilical cord and the dot at the bottom is the heart. He pointed out where the arms were and you could see them wiggling all around! So cute! In a couple weeks I will go in again for a 12 week ultrasound. (I am 10 weeks now.) He couldn't get the crown to rump measurement because the baby was in a strange position. So he is going to try an abdominal ultrasound to see if he can't get a better view.
So far this little guy is giving me some pretty bad morning sickness. I am throwing up but thankfully not everyday! It seems only on days when I am overly tired. I do get a little queasy everyday but that seems to be taken care of by eating some crackers. The evenings are hard when I am cooking dinner, especially meat. BLEH! Fruit is absolute heaven. Right now I love kiwis and apples, really crispy apples. I am really looking forward to my appetite coming back!

Summer Vacation in L.A.

I have finally posted pictures from our vacation in L.A. this summer! We have been out and about hiking whenever we have had the chance and I have spent very little time on the computer, which is how I think it should be in the summer.
We spent two weeks down in L.A. visiting my family and doing all kinds of fun things. We went to Universal Studios first.





Then we hit up the San Diego Zoo with my cousins Melanie and Camille. Daisy and Camille always have a fun time together and keep each other entertained.
Mel and the panda in the background. They were so cute!
The day we went to the San Diego zoo was Ruh's and my 4th anniversary. It was Mel's idea for us to take this pic.

Next we went to Seaworld.




Then we spent three days going to Disneyland and California Adventure. The day we were in California adventure was when the Chino Hills earthquake hit and all the rides were shut down for a while to be inspected. We didn't feel the initial earthquake since we were on Soaring Over California at the time. But we did feel an aftershock.


We also had a family bonfire at the beach. We were so happy that EVERYONE was able to come! With the size of my family it is really hard to get everyone together at the same time let alone at very short notice!



My cousin Eva-Karin and Garry. They will be getting married this December and I am a bridesmaid. That will make three weddings I have been in this year!



Melanie roasting her hot dog.

My cousin Katie and Auntie Max.
My cousin Mary Beth.
Mary Beth and her husband Daniel. Sorry you can only see his hand in this picture. He is a very handsome guy though. :)


My very wonderful and goofy Uncle Dave.
Ruh and Daisy.
I love this picture!
My Aunt Karin and Uncle Dave opened up there back yard for my 24th birthday party. We had a luau.
Uncle Dave usually has a garden in his back yard. He had dug up his plot and didn't know what to do with the pile of dirt. They were having a wedding shower in their backyard so he cleverly made it into a volcano. He put a tiki torch in the tip and named it Mt. Pu'u'O'o'. He lit it for my birthday party! I love Uncle Dave!
Soon to be married Eva-Karin and Garry.
Looking at the wedding reception site on Garry's blackberry.
My cousin Lauralyn.


Lauralyn and I bought this little guy for the luau. He now lives in Uncle Dave's pond.

We had a wonderful summer vacation. It was full of family and fun! We will be heading back down there in December for EK and Garry's wedding. We will ALL be there for Christmas. I told Ruh he has never experienced Christmas until he has had Christmas at my Gramma's. :)

Yosemite: Day 2

On our second day in Yosemite we spent most of the day in the high country in Tuolmne Meadows. We climbed all over Pothole Rock which actually looks very small from the meadow side but really winds quite a ways.















After we hiked around for a while we drove back down to the valley and spent a few more hours there before heading down to L.A. We stopped at the Merced River and Ruh and Daisy did some swimming. As we were leaving Yosemite Ruh was already making plans to return this next summer to do some camping and lots of hiking! I am already counting down the days! :)