Let's Get You Up to Date!

Sorry to be a no-name lately on the blogsphere! I truly have been really busy...I swear! Ok, ok, and if I'm not busy, I just want to be a pregnant oaf. That's probably mostly the truth. It has been months since I blogged, so I just wanted to get you up-to-speed with our little family :)

Isn't little Macster so cute?! Nope..not ours, but we love our little nephews oh so much :)

Booze cruise! jk ;) These Mexican sunsets were sooo dreamy.

1. For Thanksgiving, we went to MEXICO!! It was my first time to Cabo, and won't be my last :) We had such an incredible time. One of the definite highlights of the trip was swimming with dolphins. It was incredible. We were in a little group of 8, and I was last in line. One of the dolphin trainers asked me if I'd like to help her train while I waited. I got to train a baby dolphin all by myself!! Supervised ;)  Did I mention we were able to see baby turtle hatch?! I even touched them. Do not tell anyone I just said that; pretty sure it could be a felony. They only hatch once per year and are endangered; it was an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience!
We also took a really long journey to a place called "La Paz"; The Peace. It is known for having beaches/water similar to the Caribbean. True story! It was absolutely beautiful. We stayed an entire week, ate delicious food, slept in, baked our skin to a crisp, and perfected our accents. OH yes, I'm 4 months preggo in these pictures too. I was just grateful to be barely out of my morning sickness phase. It was such a wonderful trip. Thanks to my inlaws, for providing us with such a wonderful opportunity; we are truly blessed/grateful.

2. Happy 1 Year to my Bay-bay! This year, we decided there would be no better/perfect place, than to spend our 1 YEAR Anniversary in Las Vegas. Most people would probably think this is lame. Vegas is special to us. It was our first trip together. It was where we both decided we wanted to get married. Ironic..Vegas??! lol. It was where we went for the last half of our honeymoon, and my most recent birthday. We have so much fun there. Really, we just have fun being together.
We stayed at the Aria. It was incredible! There's nothing quite like a 5-star hotel to get the ball rolling. We went to Benihana, our faaaavorite. Twice. Ike asked me if I wanted to go somewhere else the second night we were there...but I just wanted to go back again! I can never get enough of that place. We saw Michael Jackson: The Immortal, and loved it. It was our first Cirque show, so we didn't know what to expect. It blew us away. Plus, having the music from the King of Pop, tends to help ;)
Ike surprise me when we first got to the hotel with Martinelli's and chocolates. I had no idea. It was so perfect and sweet! Later that night, after dinner, I stepped into a room full of rose petals and hearts on our bed. He also surprised me with the upper band to my ring. I almost cried. When I think about how much I truly love this man, it really gets to me. He is so special to me, and treats me so well. I couldn't ask for more. Here's to forever , as this feeling will NEVER get old. <3

3. Holidays!! They were perfect this year, like usual! Our little baby is already sooo spoiled! He received piles of new clothes, a car seat, and a crib. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families. They take such great care of us. 5 months pregnant and finally feeling like my old self again. I've really appreciated feeling well this year. What a good life lesson :).We were able to spend the holidays with both sides again this year. It truly is nice having family so close!

Stay tuned. I'm sure a few of you would like a pregnancy update, and I must mention Valentines. More to come!

Love you and hope life is treating you so well.

-D

Yes, We Are Expecting!!

So, the news is out. We are having a BABY! I know, right? We really cannot believe it! I just wanted to post here for a little bit, and let you know what has been going on with us as of late :)

Finding out we were pregnant:
I found out pretty early on(about 4 weeks). I had been feeling pretty funky, overly tired, and having weird cramps, that felt different somehow. We decided to take a test, and sure enough, instantly positive. I took another to make sure, and there, again, another positive. My initial reaction was to just lay on my bed, and cry a little, because I could not believe I actually could be a MOM! Ike was overjoyed. He seriously was so genuinely happy, it melted my heart!

Pregnancy Woes:
So far, I wish I could say that things have been rosy. They were, really, for about two weeks. Since then, I have lost ten pounds, and had a really tough time eating and keeping food down. I've tried just about every trick in the book, but I think sometimes people just have hard pregnancies for a little while. I just hope I'm almost over it! I'm out of the first trimester, so it should be subsiding a little, I hope ;). Food will stay down for me and taste so good, and then the next day, the same food that I thought was "good", will then make me vomit uncontrollably. So weird how that happens!

Morning sickness?? Sheesh I wish that's all it was! So far, I've glimpsed Morning sickness, Noon sickness, Afternoon sickness, Night sickness, and all-through-the-night sickness. This is pretty common with some moms too though, so I hear.

It IS getting better though, which I'm happy to share. I am eating more, keeping more down, and feeling genuinely better week to week.

Waiting to Share the News:
I told my immediate family right away. I could NOT. It was too exciting to share. I've heard multiple times that people will wait months before telling their family. I just couldn't wait, and I knew both sets of parents would be really mad that I waited so long to tell. As for the rest, I kept it really under wraps. With how sick I've been, I had to tell my boss, and many of my co-workers up front. I've missed a few days of work, and wanted to let them know.

I wanted to keep everything on the "down-low" because I was worried about miscarrying, especially on my first. 1 out of 4 miscarries these days, and I didn't want to have to share really good, and then really bad news simultanously. Now that I'm mostly out of that window, I feel really comfortable telling anyone and everyone! I really couldn't be happier for all that is happening lately!

Am I showing?? haha. I wish, but sadly, nope! Not at all yet, really! I FEEL bigger, and bloated, but there is no weight, or visible evidence to prove anything. YET ;)

Update by Ike

So I was checking out our blog and realized that it was a little out of date.  This is Isaac by the way for the first time ever.  I know right? Who would have thought that I would be blogging?  The thing I noticed that was out of date is that she said she just started working in Workforce Management... which is true.  But we all know Dani, no shoes are big enough for her (compliments of Jeff Facer :)).  She was promoted again!  Made me feel like a piece of you know what.  She is now the Director's Assistant for customer services. Kind of a big deal if you ask me.  She really is amazing and deserves it.

As for me, I'm taking 16 credits at UVU and working about 28-30 hours a week.  Pretty hectic but it's good.  I work in the Licensing Department which is surprisingly fun actually.  The people I work with in Licensing are great to work with.  I've made some good friends working there. 

This pic is of us on our way to Huntington Beach, CA.  We were there for Dani's graduation and we went to Disneyland as well. More pics to come.