Still here... I promise...

I have had a few more appointments since I posted last, (I think 3?) but since the little guy hasn't been ultra cooperative, I don't have any more cute pics to share. However, from our appointment this past week, I can tell you: a, the little guy weighs just over 4 pounds b, he is about 17 inches long (long and skinny - just like his dad!) and c, he has all 10 fingers and toes. The only pictures we've gotten lately are of his hands and feet on the ultrasound a few weeks ago, and a few of his heart and spine from our most recent ultrasound, but that is a.o.k. with me since we found out everything is still looking great, and he's growing like he should.
I can't believe we are finally coming into the last stretch of pregnancy! When I first got pregnant I kept telling myself "We have loads of time! Once we hit 30 weeks - then we're allowed to panic." What the heck was I thinking??? 30 weeks has come and gone (I'm just over 32 now) and I feel like I am left in the dust. Time has flown/dragged by at a weird speed and now I'm just trying to convince myself we're ready for this little kidlet to be born.
Even though I don't have a new picture, the ones we do have are just too cute not to share again, haha.
I'm not biased at all, right? Well it beats pictures of me and my flab any day. But I will have a new post with a few of those soon. Matt has been documenting my ever expanding belly for me, and I was even able to talk him in to getting some maternity photos/family photos before the baby's born last week. I'm just waiting for the proofs now, and I literally cannot wait to get them back! It's all I've been talking about. Our photographer, Amber (the same one who did our wedding, bridals, family photos, everything so I've probably talked about her before) is so talented, and she really took her time. I cannot wait to see what she came away with. Plus it was nice to feel cute for an hour or two!
Anywho - life sure has been crazy around here the last little while, but we can't wait for it to get even crazier once the little guy comes! I promise to post more soon!

From this preggo's kitchen to yours...

We tried a new experiment at our house this weekend. Chocolate cupcakes with caramel icing, and a Caramello square inside. YUM.

The Little Dude

Drunroll please! We finally figured out our technology issues and here are our photos of our little guy. We think he's pretty darn cute and can't wait to meet him in person!

2,539 miles later...

We saw some great sights and some greater kids, and enjoyed some pretty awesome weather! We took off on Christmas day to spend a few nights in San Diego visiting all our favorite haunts, and then it was over to Brad and Claire's for New Years Eve. We always have such a fun time when we go to visit, and this time was no exception. Thanks again for letting us come stay AZ Phillips! And to you, San Diego, you stay classy.
Here are a few photos of our adventure:

Not the best pic ever, but it's an updated belly bump photo. You take what you can get, right? Look how huge I'm getting!

This was our view from our lunch table on the boardwalk in Seaport Village.
And these... are the crazy kiddos we're crazy about.

We had a great Christmas and New Years, and hope you all did too! Love you guys!
PS - our next post will be pictures of the kiddo since we got our 4d ultrasound Monday... we are just having technical difficulties at the moment. Stay tuned!

The Great Bambino

Well folks, for those of you who do not know, the mystery of the great bambino has been solved. It's a boy! Our regular ultrasound photo does not scan so clear, so I will for sure post some pictures from our targeted ultrasound, which is coming up on January 3. We can't wait to get an even more clear picture of our little guy and his facial features (even though it already looks as if he may have the Phillip's nose), and to take a look at him to make sure everything is developing correctly. So far from the ultrasounds we have learned that this kiddo has come good dance moves, and loves to stand on his head. I have to admit we are still a bit shocked and trying to wrap our minds around the idea of having a boy. At our last appointment, the Dr thought it was a girl, which is what both of us had thought all along, so now to hear that it is a boy for sure we are totally lost for names. haha. Poor little guy probably doesn't want to be named Olivia. But we'll figure it out! We already have a few ideas, and I bought a few baby name books for entertainment on our long drive this upcoming weekend.

One thing's for sure, and that is that Matt can't wait to have a little buddy around the house. In fact, here is our first purchase after our appointment: Matt picked this out at Gymboree. Isn't it adorable?? We bought it in the 3-6 mo size, and with all the plaid Matt is loving to wear these days, I just cannot wait to see my two plaid-claid boys together. Guess that's kinda corny, but still true nonetheless.

Hope all of you are doing great and enjoying the Christmas season! We sure enjoyed our surprise gift, and we can't wait to get back from our trip and start decorating/painting/going crazy in the man cave.

The Beans

And now.... the post you've all been waiting for! (Since I brought it up 2 months ago and have put it off until now)

Here is how I spilled the baby beans to my hubby:

I guess it is important to tell how I found out, since that is part of how this all happened. Well, for Labor Day weekend Matt and I had decided to go stay a night in Salt Lake. So that Friday morning I woke up after he had gone to work, and took a test. Voila! 2 lines!! We had been trying for a little while, and had seen a lot of negative tests, so I could hardly believe my eyes. (Which is why I took 2 more tests to convince myself.) Then I just got so excited, and started kicking myself for waiting until Matt was gone. I couldn't call him and tell him over the phone! And I wasn't going to see him until at least 6 that night. So, I thought of what I should do with myself for the next 2 hours before I had to go to work. What I came up with was going to the store and putting together a daddy package, and that is precisely what I did.

Then I had to figure out when I was going to share this package with Matt, since if I waited until we got to the hotel, that would have meant that I had held this news in ALL DAY plus one hour in the car alone with him. Well, he ended up making my decision for me. He had had a bad day at work that day, and was ready to do some relaxing for the weekend but was not in that relaxed/ready for a surprise state of mind quite yet, so I tried my best to be patient. We made the drive to Salt Lake, and when we got to our hotel room I told him that later I had a surprise for him. We got some yummy grub at Moochies, and all the while I’m sitting there listening to how his day was, and trying to make conversation while inside I'm about to explode. I did my best not to blurt it out or give myself away, but boy was it hard. Then we got back to our hotel room and it was getting late. We watched a movie, and I asked him if he was ready for his surprise yet. He said yes, so I snuck myself down to our car, and got my package out of the trunk.

I came back with this two foot bag with tissue paper, and then he got excited. He started taking out the contents, and the first things he came across was the card I made him with the positive test. I will never forget the look on his face when he looked up at me. He kept taking things out of the package, and all he could say was "Wow." Then finally he said "Really?" And I said "yes! Do you know how hard it was to keep it a secret all day??" So anyway... those are the beans and their spillage details. I hope it was worth the wait. haha.

Here are 2 photos of me since I have yet to post any and I am getting fatter every day. haha.

Here I am at 15 & 17 weeks in all my glory... I hope you are all doing well! And even though I have been such a lazy slacker lately, I am so excited for Christmas, and hope you all are, too!

The Greatest Casualty is Being Forgotten

I heard about Utah changing up the jerseys they'll be wearing this weekend against TCU for the Wounded Warrior Project and looked into it a little. (Check it out here: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=635&sid=13112851) You can check out the WWP at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/. This is one of the coolest programs I've seen for vets, and they sell a ton of really cool things, including some jewelry on www.overstock.com. -Which I found out the hard way that if you snooze you lose because they sell out fast. Anywho, I just thought in light of Veterans' Day coming up, (and of course the USMC B-day the day before) that it would be nice to draw some attention to this cause. I love my vet and I'm so proud of him and the things he has accomplished.

PS - I'm still coming with my post about how I spilled the baby beans to the dear hubbs.