Week 19 & 20

Weeks 19 & 20...

Well we were going to find out what baby was in week 18, but Spencer decided to make a trip down to Las Vegas to do some interviewing. That went well for him, he worked his charm, but no job offer yet... there are alot of things to consider, even if he were to get a job offer from them tomorrow. I'm glad he went down for the experience though. We spent an awesome weekend in Bear Lake over my 19 week mark. Raspberries up to your eyelids!!! It was a very fun weekend. Spencer even had some fun with my cousins and family on the new go-cart raceway in Garden City! During the next week, I got to paint the windows at our Pocatello Branch - the second time in my ICCU career. I actually only painted one window... but it was 9 feet tall! We did this for Welcome Back Orange and Black, rallying in the new ISU season. Well, on August 17th we found out we're having a BOY! We are so excited! Spencer and I were in shock... we really thought it was a girl (we weren't wishing, but if we had to take a guess, that's what we would have said). But we couldn't be happier! Everything is going great - our little guy is kicking constantly and it was so cute to see him move around on the ultrasound.

Here's a picture of the cute display I came home to on my kitchen counter! Thanks Rachel & Emily!!!

I was really sad when I found out that I could have had the whole sonogram on DVD :( My radiologist gal didn't mention it, nor did my doc or nurse. I was even sadder when I sent my sweet baby pictures through the heat laminater and lost the images forever!!!! I'm being dramatic, because the doctors office has printed me off new ones and I will go pick them up tomorrow... but still, I was sick! I thought I was being smart, trying to preserve the first images of my baby the best way I could think of... little did I know that they would be melted into a non-baby-showing black image of death!

Well, I'll get those pictures back tomorrow and show all of you his royal en-utero-cuteness soon!

Oh - and another fun activity to bring in week 20... stock car races at the Pocatello Raceway!!! The car fumes and burnt rubber smell may not have been the best venue for a prego lady, but at least it was outdoors.

Week 18

Gas bubble? No... no, that's something different. People most commonly refer to their first lil' feelings of the baby's movement as a "fluttering" or like butterflies in your stomach kind of feeling. To me if feels like a twitch. Like one of those involuntary muscle spasms you get... only this one's in your gut!

This has been a huge source of happiness for the past few days! I was caught smiling goofily in the middle of a conversation today at work, because I could feel the babes!


I've felt very very happy during this whole experience. I don't know if it's the extra hormones, yet I haven't been to weepy, but I'm just HAPPY! I've been thinking alot about all the things that make me happy right now, so I felt like writing them down.


Cali's HAPPY things:

• Baby "twitches"
• Being a care-free, non-confrontational person
• Sewing baby things
• Painting with a purpose
• The new (but very old) pea-green box that my I inherited (took from my parent's house)
  
• Nicki Minaj's song "Super Bass" - I blast my radio when it comes on!
• Thinking about all the things that my HF has blessed me with
• Shaved Ice - Tiger's Blood
• Texting during work... that's bad, but don't take it away from me - it makes me happy!
• Late night walks with my soul-mate
  
• Thinking about the fact that I'll know what baby is in another week!
• My vivid pregnancy dreams... though some have been lil' nightmares, so those ones are not good, but most are
• Spencer's Salsa Shack
• The happiness Bruce brings to my hubby (not the actual dog, he gives me more grief than happiness)
• Calendars... I need one in every room
  

Week 17

Definitely the most significant happening of week 17 of my pregnancy is that I had a new nephew brought into the world! My awesome brother Chase is now a daddy! Tae is the cutest little mommy you can imagine and that little guy is so SO precious! I couldn't use a better word than beautiful when I first saw him. So cute!

We went for a camp-out with our friends over my 17 week mark. (Emily - thanks for the post so I could steal the pics). It is always fun getting together with people and chatting around a fire til the early hours of the morning! We didn't sleep at our campsite with everyone else though - Spencer woke early to do his Salsa Shack at the Farmer's Market, and I headed off to Provo to see my new sobrino!

I'm an excellent Jiffy Pop popper!

The Girls! - - Lindsey - - Angela - - Emily - Me

The Boys! - - Brooks - Alan - Heath - Spencer

Angela-3 months, Cali-4 months, Emily-6 months

Hmm... I'm ready for my baby bump now. I know I may not be wishing that in a few months, but right now, I FEEL pregnant, I AM pregnant, and I LOVE being pregnant! So, I want to LOOK pregnant too!

The Last 16 Weeks

Have you heard? We're expecting! I'm recapping my pregnancy and the things that have happened up to this point. I'll sum up the first 8 weeks as an emotional rollercoaster. We had worries, excitement, lots of happiness and luckily never any sadness, never any sickness (wah-whoo!) I've really felt so good through this whole experience, I think I did it just right... I won't get "huge" until the cooler months and I'm loving the summer and staying active and happy!

Week 8...

My 2nd doctors appointment - we thought I was closer to 10 weeks along, but good-ol' Doc Carlson knew better. He couldn't find the heartbeat on the doppler, but brought in a small ultrasound machine, were we saw it beating away - a small blink in the middle of a bean!

Week 9...

I ran the 2011 Bear Lake 1/2 Marathon with my friend Charish! We weren't at the peak of our running game, but we had fun and enjoyed a stroll around the lake.

Week 10...

We finally told the family! Everyone was so happy! Spencer let his parents in on the secret just before father's day. I told my family with a father's day card that housed pictures of his his father's day gift with an additional secret card inside. He shared the happy news and the tears began, dad shed a tear, mom struggled to read the card outloud through tears, and sister Courtney cried and cried! I think she's really excited to have cousins for Hyrum. We topped off the night with Kiwi Loco! So yummy!The next few days we let the rest of the family in on the excitement! The Wards are all very excited for another grandchild/cousin! Of course, we just hope for a healthy-happy baby, but its fun to think about whether it will be a boy or a girl.


Girl Pros.... 1st girl on the Johnson side. Piper will have a girl cousin on the Ward side. I would get to live out all my fun girly design aspirations!

Boy Pros.... Spencer has a buddy. Ward family name goes on! We get the "Big Brother" in our little family.



Week 11...

Been thinking that I need to paint more. I haven't done a new illustration in a while - I'm going to have to find time. This week I took a chance and reached out to some artist agents. I think I'm on to something!

Week 12...

We spent an awesome weekend in Bear Lake at the cabin, and other than me getting the worst sun-burn of my life, it was perfect! We invited our friends Sam & Sarah down from UT. She's actually a couple of weeks ahead of me, so it was fun to have someone to talk pregnancy with! I'm sure I'll get sick of it one day soon, example, but until then, I soak it up!
Week 13...

We love the boat! Whether it's taking Spencer's parent's boat out on the reservoir, or surfing and kickin-it with my parents, we love it all. No better day than one on the lake. I went to "Wake in the Snake" in Burley for work because my Awesome CU sponsored, so I got to go help and talk with people. I joked that if I wasn't prego, I'd totally win the woman's category... but then this chick went. Uh... whatever I said about your bright pink bikini earlier, forget it, you can wear whatever you want. She was that good!

Week 14...

My first official ultrasound happened this week, which put me at 14 weeks, because they wanted to measure the baby to see exactly how far along I am. 14 weeks! Hurray! Here's a sneak peak, our next look at our little munchkin is August 11th - at the 18 1/2 week point!

Week 15...

We spent an awesome weekend with Sarah & Abe down in Colorado. Our nephews were alot of fun, and very well behaved on the drive down. I loved Colorado! Boulder was very artsy and fun! We went to Estis Park on Sunday and enjoyed the wonderful views that the national park had to offer!

Monday we spent the day in Denver. Shopping and baseball! One of my favorite purchases of the trip is a new Eric Carle Baby Journal that I got from Barn's & Nobel. FUN!

We went to Coor's stadium and watched the Rockies vs. the Braves! Abe is a dentist for Comfort Dental, and they have a box suite! What an awesome view! I forgot how much I love baseball! Spencer didn't forget how much he loves hot wings though - free perks of the suite!

Week 16...

It's not risky when you're awesome.

Hello World!

Just so you all know... I still plan on blogging here regularly when life gets a little more exciting. Life is pretty much the same-ol'-same-ol', but here's a few highlights.

• Spencer GRADUATED with his Bachelors in Public Relations and Advertising at ISU.
• I recently got my Illustration Website up and running! Thanks Chase!
• Dad turns 50 tomorrow! Wowza - go wish him a Happy Birthday!
• We are planning a baby shower for Tae, who will give me another nephew in late July!
  
• I'm still working at Idaho Central Credit Union - and still loving my iPad!
• Spencer is looking into jobs in Las Vegas so he can attend UNLV for his MBA.

That's about it...

New blog

So, I don't know if my life is exciting enough to have a family blog yet, and I certainly don't have time for one. But I figured I'll probably have one some day, so I might as well find a good name for one and post on occasion.

This is going to be my spot for every day life. I have my art-blog and that's enough for me right now. So - until there is something out of the ordinary that I want to proclaim to the world, find me posting at www.caliward.blogspot.com