Update...

Some people were asking for an update so here it is lol Nothing really new to report. Lydia is a little over 2 lbs now. I had a drs appointment on Monday and my dr said that by the way she was measuring and how big my belly is she would guess that i would be having this baby in the next month or so lol I told her that big babies just run in my family (i was alomost 11 lbs when i was born!) so she said that she would guess that Lydia is gonna be pretty big (its called karma for what i put my mom thru lol) But she said that everythings looking great. She had to use the doppler thing to find the heartbeat (like every appointment) but the baby kept kicking it away from my stomach haha She is SO active. I try to sleep but she wont have it. I can just lay on my bed on my back and you can just see my stomach moving like crazy! its a very surreal feeling. The other night, Max and i were laughing so hard cause we would barely put a finger on my belly and she would kick at it hehe I can tell that we already have a handful on our hands.
So i've been feeling so overwhelmed with thinking about getting everything ready for the baby to come. But my awesome family has pitched in so much! we really dont even really need to buy anything except for food fo her lol My parent's neighbor even gave us boxes and boxes of totally cute baby clothes :) it was so much fun going through them and knowing that our little girl will be wearing them someday :) My mom has been helping out a lot also. in March we are actually going to be moving in with my parents so we can save for a down payment for a house in Maricopa. Its gonna be really sad leaving our apartment but we are gonna need a house for our growing family :) and with my brother gone on his mission now, my parents have a huge empty house so my mom is even setting up a nursery for us :) we wont be there long but we ar so grateful for the fact that they are doing this for us. and without downstairs neighbors, we will be able to get the baby on a regular sleeping schedule when shes big enough :)
Everything's coming together. Now we are just waiting for our little Lydia :)

Our Tiny Baby Girl :)

When i was 18 weeks, i went and had my first ultrasound and we wanted to find out if it was a boy or a girl. but, the baby didnt work with us and didnt show us her "stuff" lol The dr said that she got a slight look and she was 85% sure it was a girl. We were so disappointed not to know for sure.
So today, Max and i went and had a 4D ultrasound. We also brought my neice Leah cause she has been OBSESSED with this baby since she found out that i was pregnant :) She said that she wanted it to be a girl (mainly cause we would name her Lydia and she said thats a lot like her name haha) but that if it was a boy, she would be happy lol So we found out for sure that she's a girl! It was really cool seeing her in 4D and feeling her kick and being able to see her do it at the same time :) She was so cute! She was SO SHY tho! She had her back to the camera almost the entire time and was coverig her face with her hands most of the time. but (after a lot of me rolling over to my side, drinking juice, and doing a little jumping around) we got a few glimpses of her face :)
Her tiny hand in front of her face...

We already love her SO much! We cant wait for her to join our family. Max is so excited to have a little daddy's girl :) and i just know that she will have him wrapped around her little finger. Max is totally fine with that :)

Can I Just Say...

I Love This Guy :)

He has been helping me out so much through this pregnancy without me even asking him. I needed a lot of help for the first 3 1/2 months but he's still doing the dishes, cleaning, helping me cook, and so much more :) i've felt so yucky lately (theres someting about ur clothes no longer fitting u that makes u feel a little crappy lol) and he tells me all the time that i look gorgeous and he just makes me feel good about it all and takes my mind off the fact that im getting bigger lol

All of those reasons plus the fact that he's the hottest man i've ever met ;) How did i snag such a stud? And soon, i'll see him as a dad and i KNOW that will just make him even more irresistable hehe

I promise i'll write more updates on everything and post more pics! I just had to get this off my chest :)

2 Years Ago 2nite...

On Novemeber 5th, 2007, Max and I went on our first date :) It seems like we have been together much longer than that lol We went and saw the movie 'Michael Clayton'. It was a really dumb movie but the company was great ;) He said that he knew that i would be really important to him after that night, and now, he's the most important person in my life :) I love the life that we are building together and i cant wait to have a precious little baby that's a part of both of us :) I'm lovin the way life is turning out for us. It all started 2 years ago...

Never Forget...

Today was a memorial service for Officer Shane Figueroa. It's been almost a year since he passed away. They put up a memorial sign at the intersection where he was in the car accident. I wish i could have gone but i had to work :/ They had it all over the news tonight and it looked like it went really well and a lot of people showed up for it :)
http://www.azcentral.com/video/?bctid=46103903001#/News/Phoenix%20officer%20remembered/40280768001/35150280001/46103903001



I will never forget that day and im still praying for the Figgs. They are an awesome family. I remember meeting them when i first moved here and feeling welcome to Maricopa right away :) We love them and we will always have them in our thoughts and prayers.

Funny Story...

Well, this is random but it's so funny so i have to share it :)

I had a dream the other night that me and my sister,Hillary, were being chased by Lumberjacks...thats right, lumberjacks lol It was a lot scarier then it sounds (if u wanna hear the whole dream then lemme know lol). They were trying to cut us up with chain saws and Hillary actually WAS killed by them! It was just 2 real!
So, i told my whole family about the dream cause it was so scary. They all thought that it really was scary and they all had their own ways that they would get out of it and what they would do to the lumberjacks. So, last night, my dad bought panda express for the family. Hillary opens her fortune cookie and just looks shocked after reading it. She just starts saying, "no way! no way!". so i took it from her and read it. NO JOKE it said "a wise lumberjack always has a sharp saw" haha! So now she's convinced that she will die from a lumberjack :)

Hence The Bloating...

Max and i are so excited to be able to tell everyone that we are gonna have a baby! We are due around April 15th.
Everyone has told me about all the stuff that happens when ur pregnant but i still thought it wouldnt hit me 2 bad...i was VERY wrong lol For the past 3 weeks i've been insanely sick. It must have been a stupid guy that came up with the term "morning-sickness"! They need to call it "all-day-and-all-night-especially-when-you-just-get-comfortable-sickness". Luckily for me, my amazing aunt, Corinne, is letting me use her pregnancy pillow :) Its 'U' shaped and so it holds your body perfect. I'm in love with it and highly reccomend it :)
My family found out last week about me being pregnant. I'm over there everyday for work and they've slowly figured it out with me being sick all the time. But last night, we were able to tell Max's family :) It was so much fun! When Max told everyone, they just started freaking out and everyone was hugging eachother. My sister-in-law, April, started screaming and then went straight to bawling haha She kept asking us if we were joking :) It was the best reaction we could've asked for.

We couldn't be happier :) We are so excited to have a new addition to the Riecks!