My baby girl

I can't believe how time flies...I remember when she was so tiny and would sit on my lap and cuddle for hours (probably cuz she wasn't mobile yet so she didn't really have a choice, haha)..now our little sweetheart is two and a half years old...I still have her in the crib upstairs in the nursery, although she does have a big girl bed and her own room on the main floor. Im not quite ready to have her sleeping downstairs yet though...Part of me wants to hold onto that little baby girl as long as I can.

The other day emma looked in the mirror at herself and exclaimed "Mom!! A little girl!!" it was so cute but also kinda heartbreaking at the same time cuz she usually refers to herself as "the baby"

I love the little person she is becoming and I cherish the little baby girl she used to be....

I just wish I could slow down time a little before this too is a distant memory of my sweet baby girl.......

Baby Dreams

soooo...I guess the name game continues for us...
Last night I had a dream that we named our baby Sawyer instead of Eli...interesting...
I think its a totally cute name but we have been pretty stuck on Eli for a long time.
I think the baby is trying to tell me something..call me crazy!

So, what do you think of the new name choices:

1. Eli Sawyer Martin
2. Sawyer Eli Martin
3. Sawyer Elijah Martin

Any input from anyone- even if i dont know you and you are a blog stalker is welcome!!!

I Believe...

I believe....

I believe that we are magic

that all things are possible

that life is precious

that peace is reasonable

that laughter is special

that blessings are divine

that love is grand...

and that you are the best thing thats ever happened to me!

I love you!

Over 5 years years ago I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. I am so lucky and still so in love :) Happy valentines day to a great husband and father!

Belly Shots- approx 20 weeks

For the sake of documenting the gigantic, enormous boy growing inside of me, I have taken a couple belly shots. According to our last ultrasound he is growing fast, and big..haha..I left my pregnancy ticker at our original due date..but most likely he is coming in june instead of july. I have been able to feel him move for a couple weeks now and I look forward to it everyday. I already love this little guy so much and sometimes I get teary-eyed thinking about how amazing it will be having another precious child in our family.....cant wait to meet him!!!

The name game..........

So now that we know we are having a little boy..the name game is on!!
We are debating between two names...one that I prefere and one that brandon prefers..I won't say which is which...but would love to have your input...so here they are

1. Daniel Elijah Martin
OR
2. Eli Daniel Martin


Which do you like best? :)

Scary Day..

So monday morning I woke up and felt a little cramping on my left side...I thought nothing of it, dismissed it as probably round ligament pain and headed off to work. Once at work the pain got substantially worse and I could hardly stand. I was doubled over in my office..there was no way I could see a full day of patients. I quickly called my husband to take me to the ER (note: if you need to go to the ER- ALWAYS go to the U OF U). He drove me up to the u of u..the whole time we were noticeably nervous..what the heck was happening? Could something be wrong with the baby? I didnt know if I could handle losing another one....

Well they got me back pretty quickly, gave me some IV morphine, got labs, and then wheeled the ultrasound machine in..and thank goodness the baby was doing great!!! kicking and moving, great heart rate. Whatever was wrong with me wasnt the baby. I figured I could handle the pain as long as I knew our little guy was ok.

We spent the whole day in the ER and finally got a diagnosis of: KIDNEY STONES. wow..who saw that coming? definitely not me. Anyway..when they say that kidney stones feel like labor..yes..it is 100% correct. It is sooo painful. so they sent me home with pain meds because any other treatment options could hurt the baby.

So I have spent the last two days waiting...and waiting for this to be over...it is getting slowly better so I think the end is in sight. However, i must say that my husband has been absolutely wonderful- making me food, taking care of me when I throw up from the pain and watching little emma. He is great and deserves a treat when this is all over. Because seriously? A pregnant wife with kidney stones sounds like a mans worst nightmare to me..haha..

Anyway, I would like to end by saying that my kidney stones are really a blessing because I was so terrified that something was wrong with our little peanut...I would gladly deal with this anyday and cant wait to have him safely in my arms in about 5 months :)

It's a..............

BOY!!!

We couldnt be more thrilled!

We went in for an ultrasound today to check on some concerns my doctor had..everything checked out ok. AND..the tech was able to tell the gender of our baby!! The baby basically flashed us the money shot and it was pretty obvious what it was once she pointed it out to me!!

The baby is also measuring big, which is great news. he measured at 15 weeks today and based on my due date i should only be 14 weeks 3 days...Well Im so grateful that things are going well for us so far this time.

Hopefully this sweet little boy continues to grow and be healthy, We can't wait to welcome him into our family in late june/early july!!!!!