And now, the news we have all been waiting for...

Okay, so I know some of you didn't know this was coming, but I've been waiting a long time to share this piece of news! I am pregnant, with child, expecting, got a bun in the oven, etc; however you wanna say it! hehe! I am actually 5 months along. I wanted to say something before, but then decided to wait till I had more to add to that news. i.e.) the gender of the baby.

Here is me at 5 months along. No, I'm not just getting fat! hehe!

Well, Morian and I went to the doctor's on Friday morning and I got my ultrasound done. Everything looks good with the baby, which is good to hear. And I made sure to eat some chcocolate and drink orange juice beforehand, so Baby was pretty active and was willing to let us know what it was. And, it is a BOY!!!!!!! That's what Morian guessed it was. I had no feelings one way or the other. But we were (and ARE) having difficulty coming up with a name for a boy, so I would joke that I'm having a boy just b/c we can't decide on a name. At least we still have 4 months! Anybody have suggestions on names? We could use the help!

Here are a few pictures of him:

This one was when I was 10 weeks along. It's the best one we have!

Here's a nice shot of his arm at 20 weeks. This was like the best shot we got at the ultrasound on Friday.

I know this is kinda hard to see, but it is a shot of his face.

It is so much fun to feel him kicking and punching away. I'm not really sure which it is he does more of! I love that I am going to be a mom, though I will be honest, I am scared too! But, I think the excitement overrules the fear! At least right now it does! hehe! I can't wait till he is here and I can hold him!

Meet My Family

It has come to my attention that I have not posted anything for almost an entire month now. What a slacker I am! But, Morian and I haven't really done much worth mentioning, plus no pictures! So, I thought I would introduce you all to my family. It's not very exciting, but at least I have a recent picture! My entire family got together for Easter and I wanted a family picture. So, here it is:

Back row: Mom (Esther), Sirie, Elena, Kirsta, Kayley

Front row: Dad (Don), Maren, Ethan, Morian, Paul, Micah

My parents have been married for almost 29 years. My dad was in the Air Force since before I was a baby, so we did quite a bit of moving around. The last move was to Utah in May 2001 and that is where they currently reside.

Ethan is my oldest brother. He will be 28 in October. He spent a semester in Russia teaching English. That is where he met his beautiful bride of almost 2 years, Elena. She is so much fun! Elena is a dental assistant (or something) and Ethan is going to Weber State and working somewhere. I don't really know what he does! hehe! I wish I got to see them more often!

Maren comes next and will be 27 in December. She lives in Salt Lake and works for ARUP up at the U (some lab place or other! hehe!)

I am next in the line-up. I will be 25 in July and have been married to Morian Black for 2 years (in May!) We live in Provo while Morian finishes up his degree at BYU and I work as a nanny for a little girl in Lehi.

Kayley will be 23 in just a couple weeks. She married Paul Jensen (didn't have to change her last name- how lucky!) last year in August. They live in Lehi. Paul does some sort of engineering work in American Fork and Kayley recently signed up to be a Pampered Chef consultant.

Micah just turned 20 in February. He works at McDonald's (manager-ooh!), and has been going to Weber State.

Sirie is the baby of the family. In little less than a month she will be turning 16 years old. Meaning she can drive and date. When did she grow up?! She, obviously, still lives at home with my parents and is a sophomore in high school. She is a dancer and plays the piano.

And there you have it folks. My family in a nutshell. It's pretty crazy when we all get together, but always tons of fun!