And the Verdict Is...

Very healthy baby :D

Heart beat was the same as last time-146. Everything was normal. We even got to see the heart pumping, and it was cool because you could see all four chambers distinctly. Kinda weird.

Definite thumb sucking ;D CUTE

This foot wanted to run away. That must be the one kicking my bladder.

You can see ribs in this one too.

It's a BOY!!!!!

And after everyone was so sure it was a girl. haha

New Stuff

So I haven't updated in a while, but most of you know our news. We're going to have a baby! So here's a few updates:

We went to the doctor and heard the heartbeat twice. The first time it was 160-170 the second time is was down to 140ish. Which is really good and healthy.

On Sept 10 we'll get to find out if it's a boy or a girl! We're really excited.

Plus school starts tomorrow. I've figured out how to finish school with the baby. I'm going to finish my music minor this fall, and do my Psychology capstone. In winter I'm going to take two Independent Study classes English 315 and Psych 350, that will finish my Psychology major and general education requirements. I also want to get a Family Life minor (Michael is getting one, so he already has to graduate in August and I apparently already had 2 of the requirements done). So I'm taking a class for that now, and then I'm taking the rest to finish it Spring semester, and then I'll be done! It's weird to think that I'm almost done with my Bachelor's. I am very ready to be done with school.

So our plans so far for after that are:

Fingers crossed, I'm hoping really really really hard that Michael gets into and wants to go to ISU (Illinois State University). The area is nice, it's in the midwest, but not freakishly far away from anything interesting. Plus it's located in a town called Normal. How funny is that? Then I can move to Peculiar, MO and I'd have a well rounded personality. haha

Another nice thing about that is that I can go home to visit MO during summer term and then drive up to IL to find housing since Michael will have NO breaks between winter, spring, summer, and starting grad school. Considering how much fun it would be to have one or two weeks to not only move, but to also have to find the place to move to. And maybe while I'm already in that direction I can swing by Nauvoo. It's only 3 hours away from Normal anyway. ;D

Plus, I'm guessing people in Sedalia might want to see the baby. So going to visit would be fun anyway. Yes, it is weird to think about having a baby to bring home next summer. I try not to freak out too much though.

So those are my hopeful plans. I think that's everything so far. I'll post again when we find out if it's a boy or a girl. Oh, and we have names picked out: If it's a boy we'll name him Michael Eric (Eric is Michael's dad's middle name), and if it's a girl we'll name her Emma Ray (Emma is for Emma Smith and Ray is because of my dad). That's it! Maybe I'll write again in the next decade.

Survey

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Hey everyone! I'm doing some research for a psychology class and would be really happy if any or all of you could help me out. It's a short survey, and probably won't take long. Thanks everybody.

PS: I want EVERYONE to take it. ;D Even if you aren't at BYU or in Utah or for some other reason felt like I didn't mean you... I mean everybody!!!

YAY Update and PICTURES!!!

So Michael and I are moving soon. I don't have a lot of good pictures of where we are now, but I'll make sure to take some of where we are going. I do have some that show our awesome view since I like to take pictures

of that. Michael also got me a new camera and it takes panoramic pictures, so that's what the long one is, so it's slightly distorted, but our view was amazing! :D

We also got a cat! Her name is Luna and she was born around the time we got married, so she's about 7 and 1/2 months old. She's awesome. But she's also a dog. She fetches, drinks from

the toilets, chases her tail, etc. She's funny, and so cute!

God Bless America

I'm not saying this because you will listen.

I'm saying this because no one else has.

I'm "the poor". My mom is "the poor". It brings tears to my eyes that no one fights for my mother. No one who even knows her thinks of her before they bash "the poor". This is my mother:

I wake up at 12am 7 days a week to do a paper route and then get home at about 5 or 6am. Sleep until about 10 until I go clean houses for anyone who will let me.

I'm the one who drives you to seminary, and picks you up and drives you to school.

I'm the one you called at 7am to come pick you up from your friends house, and I did, even though you were just a friend of my daughters and she was off at college.

I'm the one who does anything anyone asks of her.

I'm the one you call "lazy".

I'm the one you say has been "abusing" the things given me.

I've worked hard not to need welfare, but after my husband died I needed a little assistance.

I'm the one whose daughter, without the government, couldn't attend college, wouldn't have glasses, couldn't have a rescue inhaler for her asthma, would've lived in a house where the roof caved in, you could stick a pencil through the wall, and the outside was made of asbestos.

She is someone who has the purest heart, and the best intentions. She the kind of woman that if she had a million dollars, she'd gladly hand it to you if you needed it.

I'm fighting for my mom. I'm going to fight for those like my mom. Who don't deserve to be harassed because a new government health care bill was passed. My mom did nothing to deserve that. She's gone almost her whole life without good insurance. I for one wish that I had a million dollars, so I could give it to my mom. Maybe someday I can make it up to her. Maybe someday I can take her away from being "the poor" so that people who don't like taxes won't blame her for their problems. I'm tired of the only stories being told are abuse stories because if the poor are abusing their gifts then they don't deserve them, and if they don't deserve them, then I shouldn't have to pay. Be honest. Aren't you really only looking for a reason to say "I shouldn't have to pay."

Please don't send me anything telling me why government health care is evil. Why Obama is evil. Because out of everyone I hear, he isn't the one who sounds evil. I've received email upon email about how the poor abuse welfare. None of them even thought twice about who they sent it to. My mom is too kind to be upset. Someday... maybe I'll learn from her.

I don't agree with Obama, and I don't disagree with Obama.

I'm not a Republican.

I'm not a Democrat.

I'm a person.

God Bless my Mom.

God Bless America. I know we don't deserve it, but some of us still have a little faith. We need you. Please... bless us.