18 Weeks!

Pregnancy is getting to be a lot more fun! And I know, that's only the 2nd trimester talking. I'm sure I'll sing a different tune once I get to be the size of a whale. But for now, I'm enjoying my baby bump and I'm grateful to take part in this miraculous journey every day. This week has been especially fun because baby is moving around! Weston was even able to feel the tiny little kick, which we didn't expect so early. I guess it's safe to say we aren't the only ones excited for next week... when we find out if we are having a boy or girl! Baby can't wait for us to know, so we can confidently say "he" or "she" and actually start thinking about baby names! We have an ultrasound appointment on Tuesday, 9/3. So you have a few days to cast your vote on whether you think this baby Gardner is a boy or girl!

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First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes...

Ever since we got married, my family has been asking the question, "are you pregnant yet?" So when we finally did get pregnant, I didn't want to just say yes. I wanted to tell them in a fun way. We found out we were expecting in May, but I already had a trip planned to Utah for the 4th of July weekend, so I thought it would be more fun if I waited so I could tell my family in person. I'll admit I had to lie a few times when they asked if I was pregnant yet, but I knew they didn't actually suspect anything because they had been asking that question for over a year now. It was hard to go almost the entire first trimester without being able to call my sister and ask questions or tell anyone how I wasn't feeling well. But it paid off being able to tell them in person. They were all completely surprised that I had kept it secret that long (and honestly so was I). 
Heather and Karrie picked me up from the airport and I knew I couldn't keep the secret in very long once I got there. Karrie had told me she was going to make me a welcome home sign when she picked me up, but instead I made them a sign that said, "Thanks for picking US up!" As soon as I showed them the sign Heather looked confused for a second and said, "us?", but then realized what that meant and hugged me in excitement. I think it took Karrie a minute to figure out what was going on but then she was equally as excited. I had them both help me formulate a plan to tell the rest of the family when we all got together for a BBQ on the 4th of July. I think the video idea was quite clever (thank you internet search) so we could capture their expression without being suspicious. But it was really funny because it took them so long to realize that I was actually being serious. Watch and enjoy...




The week after my Utah vacation we went to Weston's parent's house for Sunday dinner. While we were all passing food around at the beginning of the meal Weston said, "Dad, can you pass me the... Terena's pregnant". There was silence, then gasps, and Brittan says, "Wait, are you guys serious? Because I'm about to cry here!" There was lots of excitement around the table after that and it was fun to finally be able to tell them our great news that we kept secret for so long!
Having finally told our families, we had to figure out a way to tell the rest of the Facebook world. I didn't have any fun ideas so we just didn't post anything for a couple weeks. Finally Weston had a brilliant idea and this is what came of it...