Emma's Birth Story

I've been working on this since Emma was born,

But as she turns FOUR months old today,

I'm determined to finish:)

Sam and I have learned so much these past four months,

Parenthood is better than we could have imagined.

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August 12, 2016 was the most surreal day of my life,

Our little Emma Ann was born,

And just like that our lives were changed forever:)

My mom made a comment to me a few weeks after Emma was born that has stuck with me,

She said,

"Emma has been waiting so long to come and be with you guys, she is so happy to be here with you and Sam."

It's amazing how we reconnect here on earth and really are familiar to each other.

When Emma was placed in my arms,

I knew she was my girl because she has always been my girl,

I love her a lot and this is her beautiful birth story:)

Saturday - August 6th, 2016

Six days before Emma's birthday I started experiencing some light contractions,

Haha, I was so nervous and thought she was going to be coming that very night!

Sam was working that day for my Dad at the funeral home and when I started feeling worse,

I gave him a call and told him he was done working for the day and I was coming to pick him up!

We were in Blackfoot hanging out with family and I just felt miserable.

(ha, I didn't even know miserable...labor is a beast!)

Sam and my father-in-law gave me a blessing, it was so sweet and just what I needed.

When Sam and I got home later that evening, I was just so excited to lay in my bed.

I was a nervous wreck and thought,

Baby is coming tonight.

Sunday - August 7th, 2016

Well I woke up in my bed and not in the hospital,

Which means Baby Cannon hadn't come yet, darn!!

I told Sam I wasn't going to church because

I was to nervous that my water would break at church, haha!

Plus I wasn't feeling well so I just stayed in bed.

As soon as Sam pulled out of the driveway for church, I felt great!!

Really it was the best I had felt my entire pregnancy, I was so frustrated!

Just when I thought Baby Cannon was coming, she pulls a fast one on us!;)

Monday - August 8th, 2016

I had an appointment scheduled for the following day with my doctor,

But after everything that had happened over the weekend,

I thought I should go in a day early.

I was feeling great but secretly hoping that I was dilated to a 10!;)

At the appointment, Doc said I was dilated to a 2!

(not a 10 but I'll take it!)

I told her I was a manger at a facility and it would be really great if

I could have my baby on a weekend,

She told me that if baby girl didn't come by Friday, she would induce me!

I signed the paperwork and walked out the door thinking to myself,

"This baby is coming before Friday, see you soon Doc!"

Tuesday - August 9th, 2016

This is the day I guessed Baby Cannon would come,

I seriously told the entire world I KNEW she was coming this day.

I also really wanted her to come on an odd day because my entire family has odd birthdays,

And it's just one of those important traditions I wanted to keep going!;)

This was also my sister-in-law, Hannah's birthday

and I thought it would be so fun for them to share a birthday!

But I woke up feeling fantastic, better than the day before!

Once 11:59pm rolled around, I knew she wasn't coming today...

Wednesday - August 10th, 2016

I felt great!!

I kept telling baby girl,

"Stay inside, today is an even day, come tomorrow!"

Thursday - August 11th, 2016

Today consisted of me doing many squats and walking around the apartment trying to induce labor.

Sam and I decided that we would go on one last date because if baby girl didn't come today,

We knew she would be here tomorrow!:)

At dinner I started experiencing those contractions again and was so hopeful that we would be checking into the hospital within the hour,

Because like I said we were banking on having an odd birthday;)

But 11:59 rolled around again and I knew baby girl wasn't coming that night...

If you have made it this far, bless you!!

I really just needed to blog all of that so ten years from now I remember all these sweet moments leading up to Emma's birth:)

But here we are,

August 12th, 2016!!

Yes...baby girl decided to come on an even day, ha!;)

We had to be to the hospital by 7 a.m.

I was so nervous as I was trying to get ready and get all the last minute things together.

Before Sam and I left for the hospital,

We headed into Emma's nursery and knelt and said a prayer,

It was such a sweet moment as we left our home as a family of two

and would come back a family of three:)

Emma was born on a beautiful summer day,

This was taken right before we headed into the hospital,

LOOK AT THAT BELLY!!

 We got all checked in and headed into the room our sweet girl would be born in!

They already had the little warming bed ready to go for when she was born:)

They started me on Pitocin around 8 a.m and I was still dilated to a 2!

I started feeling some contractions around 9 a.m but they were manageable,

I asked my nurse when I could have an epidural and she said she would go find my Doc and ask her.

Let me tell you, I was so nervous for labor, like kill me now is what I kept telling myself leading me up to this day, haha! So I wanted to make sure I could get that epidural ASAP!!

My nurse came back in and said that once I dilated to a 3 and was showing consistant contractions, I could have my epidural.

So I did my best to relax and let my body do it's thing.

At noon my nurse came in a checked me again and said that I was a 3!

YAY YAY YAY!!

Unfortunately the hospital was PACKED that day and everyone needed their bums numbed,

So I didn't see my anesthesiologist until 3 and I was so relieved to see him!!

When I got my epidural Sam started to get light headed, HA!!

So my nurse was kind enough to hold my hand through the entire thing!

P.s epidurals are so not bad to receive, BEST CREATION ON THIS EARTH!!

And then this is where things got CRAZY!!

My body did not want to take the epidural,

The only thing that went numb was my right leg...

Kill me now, right?!

The anesthesiologist kept coming in every 10 minutes saying...

"Just give it 10 more minutes, it will take!"

When 6:00 finally rolled around I was dilated to a 6 and my right leg was still the only thing numb,

My anesthesiologist said that he would try again. HALLELUJAH!!

Luckily Sam was able to make it through this epidural, haha;)

My body finally took the epidural and went completely numb around 7:30!

The nurse checked me right after I went numb and I was a 10!!

(Picture taken right after I went numb, yes yes yes!!)

My nurse told me to "labor down" for an hour because baby was still so high and STUCK!

I had to keep a peanut ball between my legs for an hour in hopes that it would help baby get unstuck,

If not, I would be going in for a c-section.

Sam and I turned on the tv and watched Tangled together,

It was our last little bit just the two of us and it was so special:)

Up to this point we had planned on naming Emma, Piper!

We were in love with the name and had already started calling her Piper for the past few weeks.

But we both started feeling like Piper wasn't her name as soon as I dilated to a 10 and decided to add two more names to the pool, Oaklie and Emma, and see what she looked like when she was born.

When my nurse came in an hour later she said we could try a few trial pushes and see if baby was unstuck.

(Picture taken right before I started pushing. I'm pretty sure I was thinking, 

"How am I supposed to push when I'm so numb?!)

Things were looking up from there!

I pushed over two hours to get our sweet babe here,

But when Sam exclaimed,

"I see her head!"

I lost it completely.

I was moments away from holding my little girl in my arms,

From being a mom!

And then our sweet Emma entered the world at 10:50 pm,

She was absolutely perfect and I was overcome with so much love as they placed her on my chest:)

Emma didn't want to cry for us when she was born,

So the nurses quickly took her away and got all the stuff out of her lungs and throat.

They quickly brought her back to me but placed her so I couldn't see her face,

I could just see her cute little head in her cap.

When they turned her around my heart just melted.

My girl was finally here and never knew a love like this could exist!

She was so cute and hungry right away, haha!

And so was I,

I remember I literally drank 10 sprites after delivery,

And was craving a cheese burger!

Every time for the next three days if a nurse would ask if I wanted something,

I would tell them to bring me a sprite, ha!

This was the picture we sent our families once we got into our recovery room,

We were so excited to share the news:)

The next morning our babe was still nameless,

We were having such a hard time choosing a name.

So much responsibility;)

But Sam snapped this picture and we just knew her name was Emma Ann:)

This picture reminded me of a little pioneer baby with her cap on,

And I knew that Emma was the perfect name for her!

It was such a beautiful, timeless name.

We were in love!!

Emma was so alert from the beginning,

We couldn't get over her eyes, her hair, and that she was ours!

We were so anxious to bring Emma home,

We were excited to start our lives as a family of three:)

We love you so much Emma,

You have brought us so much happiness.

As I always tell Emma,

"You're my girl"

"And I'm your momma!"

Emma Ann Cannon

August 12, 2016

10:50 pm

8 lbs 3 0z

20.75 inches

WELCOME BABY

Introducing

EMMA ANN CANNON

. Born August 12th, 2016 .

. 10:50 pm .

. 8 lbs 3 oz .

. 20.75 inches .

Heavenly Father sent us a perfect little angel,

And we are loving having her sweet spirit in our home.

I can't believe she is here and all ours,

We love our sweet Emma Ann and those kissable cheeks.

I'm a new Mommy,

I get to watch Sam be a Dad,

And now we have our Emma with us forever.

I have such a beautiful life:)

- Chelsie C.

OUR LIVES ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE

Today I'm 39 weeks and one day pregnant!

These past 39 weeks have been incredible and the most amazing experience.

Our bodies are absolutely amazing and I'm so grateful for these past nine months to truly see what a mother's love means.

I never thought I would be able to say I reached week 39,

But time has flown by and here we are in the last week of this pregnancy:)

I had a doctors appointment scheduled for Tuesday (tomorrow) but over the weekend I started experiencing some contractions and thought it would be best to see my doctor a day earlier.

Doc told me that I was dilated to a 2 (YES YES YES!!) and that she would induce me Friday morning if our little babe doesn't decide to come on her own!

Sam and I are OVER THE MOON excited to know that by Friday, at the latest, we will be able to meet our little girl!:)

I love Sam with my whole heart and this week our lives are going to change forever:)

It's amazing how much my love for Sam has grown during the course of this pregnancy,

He has been so positive, helpful, and excited about everyday!

He is going to be the best papa to this little girl,

And when I think about how terrified I am for labor,

I just think of how sweet the moment will be when I get to see Sam become a Dad:)

From meeting Sam over 7 years ago at a stake dance,

To dating him through the last little bit of high school,

To sending him on his mission and writing him love letters for two years,

To marrying the boy of my dreams in the most special place,

To now as we embark on our greatest adventure yet,

Parenthood:)

There is no one I would rather do this life with than you Sam!:)

And no one I would rather spend my future sleepless nights with!;)

Cannon party of three coming at you all soon!

Can't wait to see you soon baby girl:)

We sure love you!!

- Chelsie C.

FAMILIAR

Today I've been crying,

Actually, let's back up.

I've been crying since Monday when we went in for our last ultrasound.

I'm not a crier but hey, pregnancy does weird things to you;)

On Monday we had our last and final ultrasound before baby girl decides to come,

It was our 3D ultrasound so you can imagine how excited Sam and I were!

When they pulled our babe up on the screen I couldn't take in that moment enough,

There she was.

I was getting a glimpse of what our sweet babe looks like.

Yesterday Sam asked me a question.

"Do you think our baby knows she is going to be born?"

If she is having any of the same thoughts I've been having, I would say no.

I think baby girl just wants to stay inside me forever and remain lodged in my ribs;)

Only kidding, August just seems so far away I don't think I'll ever be able to breath normal again!

But this question has been floating around in my head all day,

"Does our baby know she is going to be born?"

Does our baby know that we pray for her everyday?

Does our baby know how long we've waited for her to join us?

Does our baby know how much we already love her?

My new answer is, yes.

Our baby does know:)

I hung up one of our 3D ultrasounds on the fridge,

And yesterday I found myself looking at the picture over and over again.

Memorizing her nose, her eyes, and those chunky cheeks!

At dinner I told Sam,

"I can't figure out who she looks like, but she looks familiar to me."

I've seen her before, she is familiar to me, she's my little girl.

That's how I know our baby knows she is going to be born,

Because we were all together before we came to earth.

I have felt this happiness before and this sweet spirit in my home,

It's all familiar to me.

So these tears that I've been crying,

They are tears of happiness and pure love.

I'm anxious for our baby to come,

To bring her home and to love her.

I feel nervous and unprepared but totally ready at the same time.

Like I said before,

This is all familiar to me:)

Chelsie C.

I DREAM OF BABY

Most of my thoughts as of lately are consumed of what our baby girl is going to look like!:)

A few weekends ago Sam and I each went through our baby books looking at pictures of us when we were just little humans!

Of course I snapped a picture of every page of Sam's baby book and only got one of mine,

But a few of these are too cute not to share!:)

Sam: 1 year

Chelsie: 4 months

We are excited to see what our little peanut will look like!:)

Four months from today is baby's due date!!

Sam and I haven't purchased a thing except a cute dress when we found out the gender.

Good thing we still have four months to get everything ready!;)

Chelsie C.

CLASS OF 2016

I DID IT!

I FINALLY graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology

With an emphasis in Program Design!:)

After Sam and I got married I had one more semester to finish my Associate of Science in Medical Assisting and as the semester was getting closer to getting done,

I just kept thinking about how badly I wanted my Bachelors!

I was so excited to be getting done with school and that I would be able to work full time and put Sam through school,

But I could seriously not get the thought of earning my Bachelors off my mind!

Sam of course was so understanding and encouraged me to keep going to school if that's what I wanted to do,

So we made a plan and I didn't look back!

I'm so glad I decided to continue to go to school,

I took some amazing classes that I learned so much from,

Met classmates that will be my close friends forever,

And learned from professors that I felt was such an honor to sit in their classes.

I could not have accomplished this goal without the help of so many!

My parents dropped me off for my first semester of college,Winter of 2012.

I cried everyday that semester because college was so different than what I had expected!

I missed home, I had no idea what I was going to major in, and just felt lost.

After that semester though something sparked inside of me and I began to love school!

This last semester, Winter of 2016,

Was much like my first semester!

Sam can testify that I pretty much cried everyday this semester, haha!

Most of the crying came from all the hormones I'm experiencing due to pregnancy,

But this semester was just tough!

I was sitting in one of my classes this semester listening to the teacher lecture

And I just started crying.

I was completely lost with the material we were learning that day for some reason.

I made a plan that I was going to drop the class,

Maybe one of my other classes as well,

And I was just going to finish in the spring semester.

I even had my phone out on the school website ready to drop the courses.

I decided that I wold talk to Sam later and make sure I was making the right decision!

When I got home Sam told me I was absolutely crazy, haha!!

I was more than halfway through the semester

And he told me that he wasn't letting me drop my classes.

Thank you lover for encouraging me every single day to finish strong,

I couldn't have done it without you:)

All I have to say is...

YOUR NEXT!!

I can't wait to see my Sam in this black graduation gown and cap next year!:)

I love you forever Sam.

From my first semester to my last semester,

My parents have encouraged, helped, and pushed me to reach my goal of graduation!

I can't thank them enough for the help they gave me physically, emotionally, and financially.

My parents are wonderful and I love them with all my heart,

I was so excited to accomplish this goal and make them proud!

Thank you Dad and Mom,

I love you both.

Also a shoutout to my siblings,

These three are the absolute GREATEST!

We each have gone off in different directions with our lives,

But we will always be there to support one another.

It meant so much to me that they all made it to my graduation,

I love you guys.

I love my Cannon family,

They too have been apart of my college journey since day one!:)

From my first semester,

Momma Cannon would send me packages encouraging me to keep doing my best and they meant the world to me!

I was so grateful that so many took time out of their busy schedules to be apart of my graduation!:)

I love being a Cannon and this family means everything to me,

I love you guys.

My grandparents were also able to be at my graduation,

And was so grateful that they came back early from St. George to be here!:)

They spent the entire day with us,

Even for italian sodas and cookies at 10:30 at night!;)

My grandparents haven't missed a single event in my life

And I'm so grateful they could be at my graduation,

I love you both.

I will always cherish my time I spent here at BYU-Idaho:)

I loved being able to go to school with my sweetheart these past couple of semesters.

I'm excited to continue encouraging him through his schooling,

And see him accomplish his goal of graduation next year:)

Thank you again to everyone who encouraged me along my way!

The prayers on my behalf did not go unnoticed.

This is a time in my life that I've been able to grow closer to my Heavenly Father and Savior as they have led and directed me in the way I should go.

As one chapter of life closes another chapter opens,

I am so excited for my next adventure and goal!

Becoming a mommy to a baby girl in August:)

Chelsie C.

THE BIGGIE

Today I had my BIG 20 week appointment!

Sam and I were so excited for this appointment because we were having an ultrasound which meant we were going to see our baby girl and how much she had grown!:)

And YES,

The ultrasound tech did in fact confirm that we were having a girl,

So excuse me while I order anything and everything pink, YAY!:)

When we checked in for our appointment,

Everyone kept saying, "Ohhhhhhhhh it's the big appointment today!!"

These comments made Sam and I even more anxious to get in and see our babe!

This ultrasound was so so neat!

When the ultrasound tech would point out what we were seeing,

All we could say was,

"NO WAYYYYY?!:)"

The ultrasound tech measured our baby, her brain, her heart,

And all the fluid that surrounds her!

Amazing.

So far in my pregnancy I haven't felt a thing!!!

I've been slightly worried because so many people would tell me that I should feel something at this point in my pregnancy and I haven't been able to.

Doc told us today though that my placenta is anterior, which is why I haven't been able to feel any movement thus far in the pregnancy,

And that the placenta is muffling all the baby's kicks and movements.

So being able to see our baby today moving and waving hello put my heart at ease:)

I'm anxious to feel those first kicks and hope they come around sooner rather than later!

All is well though,

Baby girl is growing and looking cute as ever!:)

Have I mentioned how excited we are to meet her?!

Look at that cute little foot!!

We just love her:)

- Chelsie C.

BUMPDATE: 20 WEEKS

WE ARE HALFWAY TO MEETING OUR LITTLE GIRL!!

I am so excited to say that Sam and I have officially made it halfway,

20 weeks down and 20 weeks to go!

On Tuesday we have our big 20 week appointment where they will scan the baby to make sure all is growing as it should,

And to confirm that we are indeed having a girl!

Because finding out the gender at 16 1/2 weeks has me wondering if the ultrasound tech saw everything right;)

Today is Easter and I feel it's so fitting to celebrate this milestone on this beautiful day!

Sam and I are so grateful for our Savior and for the life He lived so that we may all return to Him and our Heavenly Father and be with those we love for eternity.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is so wonderful!

Here is the bump and grind of this week:)

Baby girl is about 6.5 inches long and weighs about 10.2 ounces,

In other words, baby is the size of a large banana!

A big milestone this week is that baby's taste buds are fully functional,

Which is good news because we are big eaters around here and love, love, love food!

Before I became pregnant I was a faithful stomach sleeper,

And slept like a rock, might I add;)

So having to sleep on my side for the past couple of months has been killer, haha!

My hips have been completely unaligned and I've been going to a chiropractor to get everything situated but those hips just want to give this mama trouble!

It's ok though, I'll endure anything for this baby girl!;)

I was EXTREMELY tired in my first trimester and didn't feel completely like myself,

But I have been doing so much better lately!

I mostly feel like superwoman with a tiny bump these days;)

Sam and I are excited for these next couple of weeks to go by so we can meet our little girl:)

We are constantly dreaming of what our baby girl will look like,

What her cry will sound like,

And most of all,

What we are going to name her!

This has been a struggle for us,

So feel free to suggest any girl names;)

Life is wonderful and we are so grateful for this time in our lives.

- Chelsie C.

TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR...

...How we wonder what you are:)

Yesterday Sam and I had a gender reveal party with our families!

We found out the gender of our sweet little babe earlier last week but we kept it a secret so we could surprise everyone at the same time!:)

We are thrilled to announce,

BABY CANNON IS A GIRL!!!

We are SO excited and feel so very blessed that a little baby girl will be joining our family in August:)

Sam and I were 99.9% sure we were having a little boy from the time we found out we were expecting!

Up until the day of our appointment I was feeling all the boy vibes we even had the name picked out and everything

(sorry baby girl, ha!).

Before we went into the ultrasound I drank a bottle of orange juice

Hoping it would get the baby moving around,

And our babe was being so shy!

She was waving her hands all over the place but wouldn't uncross her legs!

The ultrasound tech was able to finally get baby to move around a bit and got a clear shot!

I wish I could have recorded Sam's face when the ultrasound tech exclaimed,

"BABY IS A GIRL!"

We got a lot of cute pictures of our babe,

Most of which are her with her hands all over the place, haha!

She is not afraid to wave and say hello:)

Yesterday we had a party with our families and it was so fun to share the news with everyone!:)

Sam and I made some cupcakes with pink baked into the middle and had our cute baby outfit wrapped!

It was pretty evenly divided of who thought baby was going to be a girl or boy!

Everyone was so surprised to bite into their cupcakes and see PINK!!

It was such a fun evening celebrating Baby Cannon!:)

We can't wait for August!!!

We love our little babe so much and feel so blessed to have this sweet spirit joining our family:)

WE LOVE YOU BABY GIRL!!

- Chelsie C.

HAPPY LOVE DAY

Today after church as I was waiting for Sam, I was standing at the front doors looking out and noticed a house across the street.

It appeared they had been "heart attacked" by someone,

You know, someone had anonymously decorated their door with hearts to make them feel loved:)

My thoughts instantly turned to my little babe growing big and strong inside of me and I thought of a tradition I wanted to begin!

Sam finally found his way to the door and as we were walking to the car I pointed out the door across the street.

I told Sam that every Valentines Eve we should heart attack our children's doors while they are sleeping so they can wake up feeling so loved:)

Even when they are teenagers and think they are too cool for dad and mom,

There doors will be heart attacked:)

I've also had another thought running through my head ever since 

We found out about our little babe.

Sam and I are experiencing our "lasts" as just a family of two.

All of the holidays ahead will be spent as a family of three and that just puts a smile on my face!:)

Sam and I have felt like a little someone has been missing from our lives for so long that we can hardly wait for August to get here and meet our little babe!

Today I am 14 weeks on the 14th,

BEST VALENTINES EVER!:)
Six months from today we will be meeting our little babe (HOPEFULLY!)

Baby Cannon is the size of a lemon and I'm anxiously awaiting feeling those first kicks!

Sam and I are so excited to find out the gender in the next couple of weeks and are defiantly feeling boy vibes...which probably means were having a girl, haha!

We love our sweet little love bug!:)

And to my FORVER VALENTINE,

I love you so much.

I can't imagine a single day without you and I'm so grateful to have you as

My friend, husband, and eternal companion:)

I'm usually one to be on the go all the time but this pregnancy has slowed me way down

Because I'm tired ALL the time!

I had heard about people being tired during pregnancy and just didn't understand,

NOW I understand, haha! You can always find me on the couch snoozing!

Sam has been so great doing everything around our apartment and everything for me,

He is a real sweetheart and I am so appreciative for everything he does for me!:)

I am so lucky to have such a patient, loving, and kind husband like Sam,

Forever has only begun:)

Happy Love Day Lovers!:)

Sam and I are sharing a heart baker pizza...

And by share I mean we ate the entire thing in one sitting!

It was delicious and being in the shape of a heart only made it more delicious!;)

I hope you are spending this day with those you love most!:)

- Chelsie C.

OUR BABY CANNON

We are so excited to finally have this secret out,

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!:)

Sam and I have talked about starting a family since day one of our  marriage,

Having little babies running around our home has always been a dream of ours!

For our honeymoon we drove to Las Vegas and during the drive the highlight of our conversation was talking about our future family!:)

Traditions we wanted to carry over from each of our families and new traditions we wanted to establish right away.

We can hardly believe that we have been given the wonderful blessing to be parents and are excited to start this new adventure together as a family of three:)

We found out we were expecting the night of December 14, 2015:)

And finding out I was pregnant didn't go the way I had planned AT ALL!!

Does it ever?? Haha!

I was sitting at work and had just been feeling off the past couple of days.

I was honestly sitting at work thinking, "It's a Monday" and tried not to dwell on how I was feeling.

The longer I sat at work the more the thought came into my head, "TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST!"

When Sam picked me up from work I told him I needed to make a quick stop at Family Dollar and buy a pregnancy test.

He laughed and drove me to Family Dollar and even came inside to buy the tests with me:)

When we got home I immediately ran to the bathroom,

We were supposed to be painting with our neighbors in about 15 minutes and I hoped I would be able to find out before I spent the rest of the night smelling paint fumes!

When took the test though...

The two pink lines appeared IMMEDIATELY and I busted out of the bathroom screaming and jumping with joy to show Sam!:)

A little backstory: I've always wanted to be the first to find out Sam and I were expecting and then surprise Sam in some creative way!:)

I've seriously had this planned in my head since day one but here I came running out of the bathroom waving the test!

I could hardly believe it, THERE WAS A BABY GROWING INSIDE OF ME!!

Sam's face was priceless and we were so excited, it's a moment I'll remember forever:)

The only thing we could think to do in that moment was fall on our knees and pray,

We thanked our Heavenly Father for this blessing in our lives and were so grateful:)

This little babe came exactly when our Heavenly Father and Savior saw fit,

And we couldn't feel more loved.

We told each of our family members around Christmas time

And it was so fun to see their reactions!:)

I think the most nerve racking thing I did was call the doctors office for my first appointment,

I WAS SHAKING SO BAD, I was just so excited and wanted to be seen that day, haha!

Our first appointment went great, it was so great so see our little peanut waving hello!!

Sam was smiling from ear to ear, he held on to these pictures the entire appointment:)

We were able to see our baby's head, body, a little eye, and literally their hand waving hello!!

At our second appointment we heard the little heartbeat and our Doctor just kept saying,

"Oh that's so adorable, your baby has an adorable heartbeat!"

We are so grateful that our little babe is continuing to grow big and strong and look forward to every appointment we have:)

We honestly can't believe we are going to be parents and we are so excited for this new adventure!!

AUGUST 14, 2016 CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH!:)

We love you little peanut and can't wait to meet you soon!:)

Keep growing big and strong!!

- Chelsie C.