Since Fred, our goldfish, is still living...

we thought that was a good sign that we could take care of another family member. So, we will have an addition to our family around July 25th! I am fifteen weeks and have been very blessed with barely any sickness. We are very excited and just had our third ultrasound today. Our doctor did make a guess on the sex, but we don't want to say anything yet until our big ultrasound later this month. Brandon wasn't able to make it to the appointment today so I am patiently waiting at home for him with an envelope for us both to open so we will both be surprised!

We were able to tell both of our families in person when we went home for Christmas. We told Brandon's parents by having them open our Christmas present which was a framed picture of the ultrasound with the words "I love Grandma and Grandpa" on the frame. They at first thought it was Joy's baby so were a little confused but caught on quickly. We did the same for Brandon's grandparents but they definitely thought it was Joy's baby so it took them a little longer and some hints to catch on!

I had arranged a professional photographer to take a picture of our whole family as a gift from us to the grandma's. On the last family picture, I had the photographer say, "On the count of three, everyone say Kristen's pregnant"! It took a few seconds for anyone to catch on and once they did, the photographer snapped away. It is so neat to have everyone's emotions captured. Down below are some of the pictures but more of the pictures and a cute story can be found on the photographers blog: Bethany Haile Photography. Affterwards, we all went to dinner and we gave my family frames of the first ultrasound picture. Thanks Cassi for making all of the frames...they are adorable and everyone loved them.

I have now had three ultrasounds - one at 8 weeks, one at 11 weeks and one today at 15 weeks. It is amazing how much the baby has grown each time. Today, I could clearly see the heart beating and it was even swallowing. Our doctor checked out everything and the baby is healthy so we feel very blessed. At our 11 week appointment, the baby was moving around a lot so I will post a video that we took in the next week or so...

Lagaytha and Isaac with me and their 2nd grandchild!Obaa and OjiiRight after the photographer said "On the count of three.."They catch on!Brandon just kept smiling!The photographer then told "grandma" to point to my tummy and after my mom told her mom to point, she then realized she was talking about her being the grandma!

My grandma's love the frames of their great-grandchildAll of the adorable frames Cassi made - thanks Cassi!The ultrasound at 11 weeks