Surprise, surprise!

We're PREGNANT!

People who know us well, know we have been trying since forever ago. 

And after many cry fest, doctors appointments, vitamins, clomid pills, a thyroid problem, PCOS, keeping track of my cycle and ovulation dates, heartbreaks, thousands of dollars worth of doctor bills, shots, and a miscarriage later.. 

We are finally pregnant.

Robby and I did artificial insemination on May 1st. And we decided if this didn't work, than we would stop trying for awhile because we couldn't take the heartbreak anymore and we definitely couldn't afford an artificial insemination each month or even every other month for that matter. We went in for the artificial insemination and everything turned out great..

I won't go into details with all our personal info but let's just say the odds were in our favor. 

And it worked the first time! I had to take hcg shots on the 3rd, 6th, and 9th of May, which helps the egg stay fertilized. They told me not to take any pregnancy test until they gave me the say so because those shots can give me a false positive since it is basically a pregnancy hormone, but I was kinda curious so I took a test just for the heck of it a couple days before my period was suppose to start and it said this..

I did keep in mind that I could get a false positive so I didn't get too excited.

My period didn't start on the 17th or the 18th so I called and they said the shot is out of my system and gave me the okay to take a pregnancy test and the results were..

 

And I also took another one the next day, 

and another one the day after that, 

and another one the day after that.

After I took all these test.. I thought of Rollo from Juno when he said.. "That ain't no Etch-A-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, Homeskillet." Except I WANTED to be knocked up whereas Juno didn't. Haha.. I just couldn't believe it! I feel so blessed that the AI worked the first time.

Can someone please tell me why I feel like time is just ticking away? I better get my booty in gear. I have lots to learn and lot's to do! 

Here's a start: I'm off to buy the book, "What to Expect when your Expecting." 

The Molly Brown House Museum

The Molly Brown House Museum

Denver, Colorado

 

Our tour guide. Isn't she cute?

Maybe it was a good thing I couldn't take pictures inside.. 

there would have been tons and tons.

Our 2nd Anniversary

Our original plans didn't work out. Go figure! lol


There's a place across the street from the temple where you can lay a blanket down and look at the beautiful and breathtaking building. So, I packed up a picnic dinner and we headed to the Denver Temple. We were running late so unfortunately we didn't get much sun. Which equals out to cold weather and horrible pictures. Bummer!


I made chicken salad sandwiches on croissant bread {because the hubby wanted it and plus it makes for good picnic food, right?}, crackers and cheese, mini dill pickles, strawberries, and I even made more salsa for chips and salsa. Which doesn't quite go with picnic food, I know, but I was craving more since we ate the last batch in a day. I also cut up lemon slices, made lemonade, and poured it in a mason jar {thanks pinterest}. And then we had our anniversary cake for dessert. Last year was a pretty tuff anniversary so this year we celebrated a little more. 

We laughed about our wedding day memories. 
Example: Blake's (Robby's best friend) best man speech that he wrote the morning of our wedding on a Best Western memo paper. It turned out surprisingly well. I loved it actually.
We laughed thinking about my dad getting down to "baby got back." 

We cried reading each others cards. {My card is on the last page of the Book I made for Robby. Look at the picture below}
We cried thinking about last year.
We cried because we love each other.
We cried because we are blessed to spend another year here on earth with each other. 

After we ate our picnic dinner, we opened presents, and then walked around the temple. And then ran into traffic on the way home. We didn't do much {I WILL make anniversary plans to go to Disney World or even Disneyland if it kills me} but spending time with each other was all we needed :)

 

Here is one of the gifts I got for Robby. I wanted to get something sentimental and something we can cherish and look back on. I may just make this a yearly tradition. And I'm planning {you know how well my plans have been working out} on making one for my future babies and giving it to them each year on their birthday.

 I ordered the book from here btw.

 

 Our walk around the temple

 

Butterfly Pavilion

My husband, brother, and I wanted to get out of the house today since it was such a beautiful day. So we decided to visit the Butterfly Pavilion. We had lunch first at Buffalo Wild Wings which was so good and then we went to see the butterflies and Rosie (the tarantula). I had lots and lots of fun and there's nothing I love more than spending time with family.

Get ready for lots of pictures!

Holding Rosie the tarantula

 I had to beg Robby to hold Rosie the tarantula. He hates spiders! Don't get me wrong, I don't like them either, but she's a cute spider. My brother had to go to the "restroom" so that's why he didn't hold Rosie and I think he was okay with that. 

 We got a sticker for holding Rosie

 The butterflies liked my brother. They kept landing on him!

 Robby and R.J. getting attacked by the praying mantis

These pictures below crack me up. The guys can't get away without taking cheesy pictures like this.

I had so much fun with my brother and husband. I don't like making New Years resolutions because I always break them. So instead I made goals for myself. One of my many goals was to take more pictures and another goal was to visit more Colorado attractions. Even though, my brother and I have been to the Butterfly Pavilion before, my husband hasn't, and it was nice to get out of the house. So far, so good on the goals!