Maggs Turns One

Our little puppy Maggs turned one on Thursday. We got her last year for our anniversary present to each other. Well lets be honest...she was my present. I was the one who had been begging David for a puppy. He has a hard time saying no :) She was by far the most impulsive and probably irresponsible purchase we have ever made :) We had like no money after we got her but she was worth it. We love her and love having her. She is the most active pug I've ever seen.

So tiny!

3 lbs of fury

3 lbs vs 150+lbs

First time at the beach and lovin life

Getting bigger

Her today happy as ever

Happy Birthday Maggs!

Baby Shower

This past weekend David and I took a trip down to Portland for my baby shower. It was so fun! We both had a three day weekend so we left Friday night and didn't come back until Monday evening. It was great. My sister, mom and aunt did such a great job planning and throwing my shower. We played some fun games, ate amazing food and I got hooked up! It was great. I'm so lucky to have such great friends and family. David's mom and sisters were also able to make the trip to Portland for the shower. It was so fun having them there!!

The food and decorations

My mom and sister Jayme

32 week update:

-Heartburn is still killer (lovin' the zantac)

-Lincoln is kicking harder and harder each day

-All I want to do is eat

-My back is a mess but the massage therapy is oh so good!



Down by the River

Today was a gorgeous day. In the early afternoon it reached a whopping 40 degrees! Ha...It's pretty sad when 40 degrees is something to be celebrated. David and I decided to take advantage of the great weather by taking our puppies out for a walk. We went down by the Spokane river to explore. It was so nice out there. There was no one around so we were able to let Maggs and Blake off their leashes and just wander around. We saw a huge bald eagle on walk (so pretty) but thankfully that was at the end of the walk since we had to leash the dogs up so they didn't become a snack.

David helping the beavers out

This has become our new favorite walking location!

Birthday Boy & More

Today is David's 27th birthday! Since it's Sunday we decided to celebrate yesterday. We went and saw the movie The Grey, which was alright. Probably wouldn't watch it again- not nearly as scary as we thought it would be, but we still enjoyed it. The only part of it we didn't enjoy was the irresponsible parent who had their screaming baby in there. So frustrating. Anyway, after the movie we decided to try a restaurant we had never been to called Daus Stein Haus. They serve German food. The inside kind of looked like a Denny's but we tried it anyway. The food only turned out to be so-so but it was still nice to try somewhere new. After that we went to an ice cream shop that we had a coupon for called Maggie Moo's. It was basically a Cold Stone. Needless to say that was amazing. I love ice cream!

In other news, last week I had an ultra sound to make sure the placenta had moved away from my cervix. Thankfully it had! I also had to do the glucose test. Yuck!! But I passed :)

He's still a boy :)

28 weeks

We've also been trying to enjoy the snow here. Luckily it is starting to melt but I hear it is supposed to start back up again this week :( We took the puppies to the dog park where they loved running around in all the snow. It was cute to watch

Christmas Time

This year for Christmas we drove down to Portland to spend it with my family. We had a blast! It was so nice to spend just about two weeks relaxing, eating treats, and having fun. I think David read five books-he said he forgot how fun it is to read for fun. I swear he had his nose in a book the entire time :) He deserved it though. I'm glad he didn't have to spend the whole break doing homework.

We asked for baby things this year for Christmas. Boy, did our families deliver. We are so lucky to have gotten so many great things!! We love them all.

Most of the break was spent shopping, playing games, and eating. It was amazing. We saw the Muppets and Sherlock Holmes twice. David was also experience one of the Moyle family traditions for the first time. Elk Feeding. Every year we drive to Jewel and visit their wildlife preserve and feed the elk. After the feeding we go to a place called Camp 18 for a huge breakfast/brunch. It is always so much fun! We got super lucky this year that it didn't rain on us.

Neil hanging out with Maggs and Blake

Neil and Blake helping Grandma do the dishes

We rode on a wagon behind this tractor to feed the elk

Even though it didn't rain it was still cold!



The Big One

On Friday David and I went in for my big ultrasound! We were so excited. I have literally been counting down the days to go see the little baby growing inside me AND to find out what gender it is!

So on an extremely full bladder we anxiously awaited our turn to be called back. When it was our turn the ultrasound tech was super nice and took the time to explain everything to us. When the first image of our little one popped up on the screen I completely forgot about my bulging bladder. I was so happy! I swear ultrasounds are the best. Nothing makes me happier than seeing my baby's heart beating away.

It was so cool to see the spine, brain, and all the different parts of my baby. We got lots of great pictures to bring home and even a recording of part of the ultrasound on tape. That's right VHS...we didn't even know where to buy one at :)

Then it came time to find out the sex! And.....

It's a boy alright!!

Lincoln Thomas Clukey

Being shy

Profile

Cute little foot

Now here I am at 18 weeks pregnant

We are so excited and feel so blessed to be expecting! I'm so happy to finally know what I'm having. I love that it's a little boy. I can't wait for him to get here! David and I went to dinner to celebrate on Friday and also out to buy our first outfit for the baby. It was so fun. April can't come soon enough!

Portland

This past weekend my parents were nice enough to fly me home for a few days. It was so nice to escape Spokane for a few days and just relax. While there we had a big family dinner and we went shopping. I got some awesome maternity clothes. It's so nice to have some jeans that fit and I don't have to button with a hair tie :) The weekend flew by and now I'm back to Spokane where the forecast is snow :/

The only picture I took this weekend was of my niece Claire who bought these awesome glasses at the dollar store with her toothfairy money. She was pretty excited

This Friday is the big day when we get to find out the gender of our baby!! So I'll post again after that