Ultrasound photos and update!

Had an ultrasound yesterday. It was amazing! Didn't know it would take 45 minutes for the technician to look at all baby's organs and parts. Fascinating what technology can do! It's almost certain baby is a boy! He wasn't afraid to show us anything. He kept moving around a lot; our favorite part was looking at his face and seeing him yawn! I didn't need to drink any liquid before the ultrasound and thought I had relieved myself before, but about half way through, it got very uncomfortable. Even the tech made a comment that she notice my bladder was getting full. Geez, thanks...

This first picture is the stereotypical profile picture. Baby is on its back and its head is on the right. Its arms were up in the air waving at us!

This second photo is a picture of his face. He's on his left side looking at us; you can see his right eye socket really well and his mouth. It's sorta creepy! Looks more like a skeleton since he doesn't have a lot of fat on his body yet.

Baby's due date is still around the 20th of July. Everything is growing evenly and in proportion. I've gained 3-4 lbs since my first doctor's appointment on the 31st of December. Not bad, but it feels like 20 lbs. Cravings are gone; it's Garrett that craves Wendy's frosty floats. Been feeling awesome; no sickness and just a little tired. Baby is going on his first plane ride to Maui in a few weeks. Can't wait!

February Already!

Wow, can't believe how time is flying by!

We had a bridal shower for Marina last weekend, before Superbowl.

So all the decorations you see were up for a few hours,

and then Garrett requested them down... party pooper.

We still had a lot of fun; got manicures, played pictionary, laughed,

ate, laughed more, then made pompoms! Almost 1 more month!

Of course our "babies" were there too! Don't they look like they're related!

Ok, and a picture of the belly... finally. It's our 16 week picture.

Starting to show...a little. I'm at the stage where people are wondering

if I'm really pregnant or just gaining some extra winter weight.

I've told some of my students, but the ones who don't

know are polite and haven't asked yet.

Everyone has been telling me how all of a sudden

all the fatigue and morning sickness disappears!

This is the first week where I can start to believe them.

My new cravings are Sam Sato's dry saimin

(which I'll have to wait another month for) and cheese Pizza Hut pizza. And finally, this is what happens when the boys are bored. It's been cold here, so we decided to put some clothing on Sport. He absolutely HATES it! He thinks he's in trouble and refuses to move. The boys thought it would be funny to put his jacket on his hindlegs instead, and then stick one of his toys out the back...

Baby update!

Went in for another check-up. Baby is doing great! Strong hb at 160bpm. No ultrasound this time. Next one will be in 5 weeks to determine sex and make sure everything is going ok. My morning sickness is gone; fatigue sets in from 4-9pm. Trying my hardest not to nap, and it's hard to fall asleep when the nagging husband is telling you to go exercise. Gained maybe 2 lbs, but feels like 20! Cravings: Chicken McNuggets and waffles. Oh, and I can eat eggs again!

On a different note...we had our first snow day of the year. Too bad it was a non-student day, which we'll have to make up anyway. Sport was eager to go outside and sniff out the snow. He didn't know what to do and then started doing his "pointer pose"! (He heard the neighbor shoveling.) Supposed to get more snow again tonight! Poor boys still had to drive in to work...

Baby's First Picture!

We had our first doctor's appointment on the last day of 2007. What a great way to end the year!

Baby is healthy and strong and we're further along than we expected...11 weeks! Estimated due date is July 20. Doctor asked us if we already wanted to know her thoughts about what sex it is... about 80% chance it's a BOY! But we all know it's really early to know the exact sex. We'll just have to wait and see!

The actual ultrasound looked a lot better than this picture...it doesn't do any justice. Had to label all the parts because it's so difficult to see, and we know our parents would be asking, "What is that?"

Morning sickness is now late afternoon tiredness. Cravings are starting to disappear too! :)

Baby Yamada!

We are ecstatic to announce we're expecting our first bundle of joy in late July/early August!

We took 3 tests just to make sure!

The pregnancy cravings and morning sickness have begun, too!

Current cravings: hamburgers, pizza, carbonated drinks.

Foods that cause nausea: boiled eggs, onions, sweets!

Sport and Pikachu

Just like any parents, we have tons of pictures of our babies. We got Pikachu, the bunny, first in June 2006. Then in August, we added Sport to the family.

Sporty and Piki have grown up with each other, so they think they're the same species

Garrett's attempts at potty training Sport

Sport's first toy, his monkey.

Pika sneaking up on Sport while he's napping

Playing in the apartment

Yes, Sport has clothes. This is his santa hat and snowman jacket.

Pika checking out Sport's "crib". She liked it a lot!

Sport's favorite position to get tummy rubs.

Garrett believes in equal love, so he bought Pika a harness so he could walk her.

Sport loves to lie in the sun, when it's out.

Sport's friend, Max, when we went camping together. Max is Sport's idol! He follows him everywhere!

While cleaning up, we stacked our blankets up and Sport thought it was a comfy place to nap.

Pikachu tore up the potty pad under her cage! It was stuck in her mouth!

Sport and his toys!

Hypnotizing Pika!

Sporty and Pika playing in her cage.

Kyle thought it was funny to block Sport. Poor buddy!

Sport LOVES the laser pointer! He will stare at it for hours.

Sport and Roxy playing tug-of-war with his toys.

Sport refused to jump out of the laundry basket.

What we've been up to in 2007

We moved into our new house in January!

Sporty enjoyed the snow (and mommy's company) during our bad winter storms!

Poor Kyle and Garrett still had to drive to work!

February: Annual trip to Whistler, BC

April: Tulip Festival at Skagit County, WA

April: FINISHED our first half marathon
Whidbey Island, WA

Housewarming

Garrett worked on the yard in the spring; look at the killer weeds!

May: Went to watch Lisa and the UH Women's Golf team at Regionals in

St. George, UT. Of course went to Las Vegas too!

Joy and Shawn's wedding in June

Enjoyed visiting family and friends in the summer.
Also eagerly awaiting the arrival of two babies!

July: Sporty welcomes a new friend, Roxy! (Joy and Shawn's husky)Enjoy the Miyamoto family's visit

A week after the Miyamotos, the Carvalho girls visit us! Yah for visitors!

Celebrating Garrett's 26th birthday in September

Enjoying the Mariners with Joy and Trisha.

(Note: notice how we won't ask the boys to take our picture again! They don't know how to center photos!)

October: Lynn's parents, grandparents, and aunt and uncle came to visit us during their intersession. We enjoyed taking them around WA, especially to the casino!

Went to the Issaquah Salmon Festival with Lynn's family. The two ducks in the picture were getting attacked by the spawning salmon!

Helping Marina and Chester with their hundreds of wedding invites!
Even the boys were allowed to help!

Sporty gets neutered and has to be a "cone head" for 2 weeks!

November: We celebrate our 1st wedding anniversary!The Miyamoto girls worked hard on such a beautiful and yummy cake! Thank you!

Met Chaz boy for the first time! Met Chaelia girl for the first time! Rysee and Naty love their Uncle Garrett!