Hard to believe that is was 5 years ago that we were married! Time sure has flown by... time really does fly when you are having FUN! That is one of my favorite things about Josh, he makes our life fun. When I get stressed, he lightens the load by making me laugh and reminding me that life is too short to stress the little things.
I am so grateful for Josh and all that he does for me. With our new little addition coming soon I can't wait to see what life has in store ahead of us. Josh is great with kids and is going to make the best Dad. Thanks for all you do Josh, can't wait to spend the rest of FOREVER with you! Love you! xoxo
I cannot believe how fast time is flying by! I am now 28 weeks and feel pretty good overall. I am not getting nearly as many headaches, and some days I feel like I have much more energy. The belly is for sure getting bigger...bending down to pick something up is becoming more of a task and my feet quickly get sore (no swelling in my feet though, not yet at least!) Baby boy is getting bigger too, which means his movements are much easier to feel- I LOVE THAT! I am getting more and more excited to meet our little guy everyday!
The baby boy is growing, as evident by my stomach. All is well with mama and the baby. Time is actually going pretty quick. As each day gets closer, I get more excited. I am feeling him kick all the time now, so that is pretty awesome. We still have a nameless little one, but I am sure we will come up with a name in the next few months.
Overall, I have been feeling pretty good. TIRED, however I fully understand that will not be going away anytime soon.
Josh and I have been wanting to get back to Kansas for a visit since we left last May. (Hard to believe that was almost a year ago!) We went last month and it was so great to see everyone- The Walkers, Andersons and Hardys (My Fam). When we were living there we got to see my family all the time. We especially loved getting to spend time with my cousins' cute kids! It was a fun trip, but went WAY too fast. We will have to visit again soon!! Miss you all in Kansas!
Feeding Walker breakfast. Makes me so excited for our little guy to come!
Shopping at the Legends
Beautiful. Lazy. Sunday.
With My FAVORITE SUPERHEROS!
Gav and Ty are obsessed with superheros right now!
Love this pic of Josh and the boys.
Looking hip in their new glasses from Grammy (Guess Tyler is doing the pledge as well!?)
At the KU store
Boys playing at the Mall
Royals Game, thanks again Uncle Bob for the sweet tix!
Hard to believe that we can start to count the weeks down! I am half way in my pregnancy. The time really has gone by very quick. We had our 20 week ultrasound on Friday April 1st. All is healthy and well with our baby boy!! We found out a few weeks early what the sex was, but it was confirmed- "this baby is for sure a boy." We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to be parents and start our little family. We are grateful for all the support we have with our friends and family as well.
Overall I have been feeling pretty good. Although there are times when I am still pretty nauseous, I cannot complain cause I have only thrown up a couple times. Seems as if I am always tired, but for sure have more energy than I did the first trimester. I am grateful that I am still able to work out regularly and continue my job during my pregnancy. Most of all I am grateful for a husband who could not be more supportive or more patient with me!
Well, we caved and decided way last minute that we would go down to Salt Lake to Fetal Foto, and find out a little early what the bayba was... boy or girl? You can never have enough time to be prepared right? So this just gives us a few extra weeks of preparation before our sweet baby boy comes into our lives.
Josh has been referring to the baby as a boy all along and I have been pretty neutral. Although, we have both been calling the baby "Marshall" from day one (no we would never consider naming him that, but it's funny to have an amusing name while we wait). So now instead of Josh having to worry about me accessorizing a baby girl in ruffles, bows, and fancy shoes...I have to worry about him spending money on tiny Jordans, anything Nike, and mini Josh outfits. We are so excited to be parents and feel so blessed at this time in our lives!
After we found out it was a boy, we did a little shopping. Josh made the comment, "Shopping for baby clothes is way better than shopping for other stuff." Glad he enjoys it as much (maybe more) than me... this could be dangerous!
We first told my family that we were expecting a couple weeks ago when we were in Boise...We went to dinner with just my Gramps and Grams Richards, Blake and Jess and my parents. Josh had a great idea to go get cupcakes and take them to the restaurant early. The waiter brought them out after our meal. Well, everyone was nothing short of speechless, shocked and in disbelief. My mom was looking around to see if someone she knew a the restaurant was playing a trick on her. They were all SO excited!!
We waited for the next day at Dinner to tell the boys. My mom saved the cupcake toppers and put them on their plates. They were CLUELESS!!! Corbin thought the binky on his plate was a message from my dad calling him a "baby." I had gone to Candice's baby shower earlier that day as well, so I guess they just thought we came home with some souvenirs from the event!? I had to post their reaction!
(you can pause the music at the bottom of the blog...)
After we told my family, we decided to wait almost 2 weeks to tell Josh's fam on his dad's birthday (yesterday). So that meant the Richards had to keep quiet for a bit! I do not know if that was harder for us or my mom. : ) Josh helped his mom compile a book of photos and letters for Jeff's 50th birthday. In the book was the picture of the ultrasound next to Cam and Tai's ultrasound. Cam and Tai announced they were due in June at Christmas, right after we found out. We have been so excited to announce there will be little Brown Cousins so close together!
We feel so blessed to be expecting a new addition into our family. As my brothers said "It's about time, it's been four years..." We will keep you all posted. We will find out the sex of the baby on April Fool's Day. NO JOKE!
**SEE THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE VIDEO WE PUT TOGETHER TO ANNOUNCE TO EVERYONE ELSE!
Josh and I met while attending Utah State. I think both of us were surprised when our friendship turned into a relationship- as I like to say, "Accidentally IN LOVE." We dated over a year and were married June 17, 2006 in the Boise Temple. After both of us graduated from Utah State, we had a new adventure in Kansas while I went back to school for my Master's at KU. We came back to Logan when I was offered a position as a therapist. Josh also landed a great job in the beef industry managing accounts. We decided it was time for our little family to grow, and we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy on August 18, 2011. I am now lucky enough to be home with Kason full time. Josh is working hard and studying hard as he gets his MBA at USU!
