Creative Title & 15 weeks

As you can I see I thought up the most creative title of all time for a blog post! I know I am hilarious! I wanted to post some more pictures of our first two ultra sounds, but with school and and a wedding this month has been too busy! I am hoping to stay more updated. As soon as I can scan the images I will post them.
    On Sunday (going by the latest ultra sound), or Tuesday (going by the first ultra sound) we are (or will be) 15 weeks along!! For the blog and for my personal sanity we are going to go by Sunday. It is much easier to keep track of, and I don't want to be too confusing. So we are 15 weeks and we get to find out what we are having on April 22!!! I am super excited! There are several theories out there as to what it might be, but most of my crazy baby dreams have been about boys! I don't know if that means anything, but we will see!!
   I still can't really believe I am pregnant. It has been an amazing experience so far and we are over joyed! Before we found out I found out I was pregnant the first time I was a little freaked out. ( I am freaked out this time, but that is a different story.) We had just gotten married and I wasn't sure if we were ready. When we finally did get the news that we were indeed pregnant I was so happy. All of the freaky stuff I was worried about went away. I was so excited to be a mom, and for Josh to be a dad. Unfortunately it wasn't really time for us and we lost our first baby. I think I went into a little depression mode, then I went into a "I need to have a baby now crazy lady mode,"then a ok Heavenly Father what is going on mode???, and then I went to a doctor. Basically nothing was really wrong with me. I was ovulating. I just had some weird cycles. So, I started focusing on other things. Josh started going to school I changed my major again and again. We got to know each other better. I stopped focusing on what I couldn't and didn't have and started focusing on the things in my life that I did have. Josh and I had a blast. We were having so much fun, in fact I started being okay with idea of not having kids. We have a bunch of super cute nieces and nephews.Maybe, we weren't meant to have the 14 kids we had planned on. I was happy with where we were, and where we were going.
   In October of '10 I went to a Doctor about my migraines. They had been getting really bad. So bad, that I would have one at least once a week. They did a bunch of blood work, and found out I was really low on Vitamin D. I started taking Vitamin D3 everyday.  Then I went to California for a month. I missed Josh dearly. It was the longest we had ever been away from each other. I came how around Dec 2.  It was Christmas time, and it was all holly and Jolly! One of my most favorite times of the year! This is where my little "It's a Christmas Miracle" quote comes in.  I say that a lot. If I find money somewhere...It's a Christmas Miracle, if something crazy happens...It's a Christmas Miracle. I don't know why I say it, or when I started saying it but I do. Flash forward to the week of my 26th Birthday! For my birthday we had our families up for a dinner on Sunday the 9th of January. The night before we had to go to WINCO and get some supplies. There just happens to be a Dollar Tree right next door. I knew I was a few days late on cycle so I asked Josh if we could get a pee stick. We were both pretty sure it was going to be negative, ( They always were) but they are only a buck each. 99.9%  of the time he always says no. It always seemed like a waste because they were always negative. This time though, for my birthday, he said yes. As soon as we got home I ran to the bathroom and tried it out. right away I knew it was negative. I told him and it was no big deal. 30 seconds later I started laughing hysterically and yelling that it was positive. He didn't believe me. He came running into the bathroom, saying "seriously??" I should him and told him it was! He had to check the box to make sure he was reading it right. Then we both started cracking up. We were like crazy people on laughing gas! For the second time in our married lives we were pregnant. We were super excited, but we were also terrified. We called it our Christmas Miracle because he/she was conceived right around Christmas time! We pray to Heavenly Father everyday and thank him for this blessing. We are beyond grateful and take nothing for granted.

It's a Christmas Miracle!

We are having a Baby!!!!

 6 weeks 2 days!

12 Weeks 3 days!

Coming to town on September 13th!!!!!!

Straight From New York!

Sadly, I have never been to New York. Although I have seen several movies that took place there. One of my most memorable would have to be the Ninja Turtle movies! Mostly they are about fighting the bad guys ( Shredder) and saying stuff like "Cowabunga Dude!" When we were little we played with Ninja Turtles, we pretended to be Ninja Turtles, and we always wanted to eat Ninja Turtle pizza!  In the moves they always ordered a lot of weird stuff, but it always looked like cheese with olives. So, we would always ask for Cheese with Olives when we were little! Oh, and biggest thing...It was New York style pizza!! It was these huge slices that you had to fold in half to eat! Living on the west coast ment we would never get to endulge in the true Ninja Turtle pizza. Until Now! A few years ago Josh and I found the coolest pizza ever! It was called, "Straight from New York Pizza."  They call them "pies" which I love saying, when we get to order "A Whole Pie," as apposed to a slice! Whenever friends come to visit we like to take them, for a Whole Pie of Ninja Turtle Pizza! Most recently Jordan got to experience it!

Looks Pretty Tasty huh!?

Jordan Really liked it!

Josh too!

Someday we will get to eat the real thing! Not just straight from New York, but in New York!

California, Michael #3, Up to date!

In November I got to go stay with my brother and sister-in-law for a whole month. My mom, Grandma, and I went down to help them get ready for their new baby! He expected arrival date was Dec first I believe. Although we had a good time, I safely say I wouldn't want to live in 29 palms! I had an awesome time with family, but I missed the trees and the green of Oregon. There were some crazy wind storms and some awesome sunsets, and I got to take some cool pictures of cacti! Michael is stationed there for the Marines. It was the longest time I had ever spent away from Josh. It was hard to leave home, but I knew how important is was for me to be there for Bud and his family. Not only that, it was also the longest my Grandma and my Mom had ever been away from their spouses. Shayna (my cousin) was able to come over from the LA area and spend the day and night with us too. It was a really good time. I did however miss home a lot and when it was time to go I was ready, although I still got sad to be leaving everyone. Baby Bud came into the world on Nov. 29th around 2:45 am. It was a pretty intense ordeal. It started as a pretty normal labor and ended in an e-emergency C-section. Let's just say it made me a little scared to have to go through labor myself someday. No worries though all is well with both baby and Mommy, as most of you can see on facebook. He was a big boy and continues to grow! I hope we will get to see more of him soon!
   Our drive home was pretty intense also. It was good at first. I drove from 29 palms to Fresno, then my mom took over from Fresno to Sacramento,(we had a little detour through some cotton fields) at Sacramento I drove till Redding. My mom got to drive through the snow over the mountains. We made it home safely and I was able to surprise Josh. He didn't know I was coming home that day. It was nice! A few weeks later Bud, Gina, and lil' Bud came up for Christmas. It was a really neat Christmas having everyone together for the first time in a while. We played games, danced, and ate a lot of really yummy food. We also got to take family pictures! Of course it is a Jarvis tradition to take pictures whenever Bud is back in town. I love my family and it was great having us all together. Sadly Bud had to leave New Years day because he had to report for deployment. He is on the USS DENVER Somewhere in the ocean. We pray constantly for him to be safe and return home whole and healthy. It makes it really hard to listen to any form of Country music. Through a website called Motomail.us we are able to send him letters as much as we want, and they are delivered to him constantly. We love you Bud and know it is because of your sacrifices and others that stepped before you, that we are blessed with the Freedoms we have today!
a quick update of the last three months. I know, I have been a slacker! In January it was my birthday. It was low key and fun! Josh has been working hard at work and school and I have been working hard at home and school. I have started a few projects... although I haven't finished very many. I am taking a photography class this term and hopefully I will be able to post some of our projects. I am also taking photoshop and had learned some really cool stuff. Other than that life has been pretty laid back for us. My sisters came up for a girls weekend and we had a blast! So much fun in fact, we have another scheduled for next weekend! After that Josh has a field trip to the coast for his Geo class and we are going to stay the weekend! Nothing like the Oregon coast in February! I will make a commitment to stay updated and post more often. Oh, we also bought a new camera and returned it. We having a hard time finding one that really fits us. Soon we will I am hoping! Hope all is well with everyone! Oh and Happy Valentine's Day!