Picking up our new service van in auburn!

Kyle and I just got our new service van for our business!  We went to Manteca CA to get it, and it will be such a huge help for Kyle.  We love it!
I got Friday off because none of the doctors were going to be there so we took off Thursday night, and stayed in Auburn for the weekend!  We went to Konners game at Sac State, his last home game, and he had the sweetest dunk!  We picked up our van, registered for my baby shower, we saw Wyatt play volleyball, went hiking, and just hung out all weekend.  It was sooo nice!
 really loved registering for the baby shower, that is coming up soon!  We just kinda got started with the registering so I'll have to go back to Target and finish some time soon.  We are just too excited to meet our baby boy Luke!!!

Our Service van!!

We walked around the property around Kyle's grandma's house, it was so nice

Ok can I just say that I LOVE KYLE!!!  He is the sweetest man on the planet and I am sooo lucky to be married to him!  This water was freezing and he climbed in to build us all a little bridge so we could cross over this little stream.  He sat there and found rocks to keep this piece of wood up, and made sure the rocks were steady enough for us to walk across.  I fell in love with him a little more when he did this.  All I can say is I am one lucky gal!!!!

This is the tree that Kyle and his cousins Konner and Marcus played on all the time when they were little

Kenna and Rowey!  So precious!!

Me at 25 weeks!  Into my third trimester!

Mackenna loves her Bo Bo, she ran up to saying 'hold my hand Bo Bo, I need to hold Bo Bo's hand.'  Too cute

Kyle and his dog Shelby.  She is 13 years old.  Kyle thought that she died while he was on his mission so he's glad that she had a few more years left in her.

Feelin the pain

So I wake up this morning and my back hurts, this has started to happen lately... But holy cow the pain has not stopped all day.  Any time I sit down it just throbs, when I get up it hurts even worse, then settles down.. ahhhhhh I just want to scream!  All the oh I haven't had any symptoms really is now bitting me in the butt!!  I am really really hoping that this is just a random pain because I have a bout 3 1/2 more months to go....

Almost into my 3rd trimester!

So I almost into my 3rd trimester, and I am getting so anxious to finally meet our little Luke David.  He is moving around like CRAZY all the time!  I LOVE it!  Several members of the family have now felt him move a little bit.  I swear this kid knows when someone besides me or Kyle want to feel him move because he stops right when they put their hand on my belly.

almost 24 weeks!

We bought our first baby things over valentines day..  Kyle surprised me with a hiking backpack for our little guy.  It's awesome!.. and Kyle will be the one who carries him most often.  Then we bought our first crib, a pack n play.  We are still going to be in my parents house when he's born so we don't have room for a real crib yet.  It's making this all so much more real, and I love it so much!

I love this

We are officially having a boy!!!  We are sooooo excited to welcome Luke David Sipherd into this world!  I love more that anything already!  It is the craziest thing being able to feel him move inside of me, and Kyle loves feeling his baby boy kick.  We are so excited to be parents!

His pepe

Luke's cute little face

When I posted our amazing announcement on facebook an amazing member of the Orchard Hills Ward in American Fork Utah posted this, and I just love it:

welcome to this life Luke... You are a very special boy who is loved by a very special family... Always stay close to them and they will guide and protect you throughout your life...you are so lucky to be able to grow up in the church...share the gospel with all those you come in contact with...you will feel the presence of the Lord as you choose to do what is right...stay close to the Lord and he will help guide you...lots of love... 
Sister Hamner

 We are so blessed to have to gospel in our lives! And we are going to do the best that we can to teach our children, and hopefully intsill those principles Kyle and I hold so dear into our kids' lives.  

Feeling the baby kick!!

I have officially felt the baby kick!  It was Tuesday the 10th!!  I was driving home from work and felt something I have never felt before, and assumed that it was my little baby!  And I was right, This little person inside of me has not stopped kicking me for a week now.. we have a very active baby on our hands already.  The next morning I was lying in bed after Kyle left to play basketball and kept feeling the baby move!  It was amazing, I love being able to feel that there is something actually growing in there instead of just my belly getting bigger.  Kyle couldn't feel anything at first, not surprising, baby's not very big yet.  But on Friday the 13th our little baby gave it's daddy a big kick to let him know that it is there, and that it loves Kyle.  That was an amazing moment, where Kyle and I could feel the little baby we created move together!  We are very excited to meet this little person, and find out what the sex is!!  Which we get to find out tomorrow!!!!

Almost 18 weeks & Chino

Look at me writing more than once a month! 

For New Years Eve this year we got to go to Chino and visit Rob, Erin and Bridger!  It was so much fun to see them, and to spend more time with Bridger... cuttest little baby!  We also got to see Karly and Craig, how came down for New Year's Eve.  We all played games, ate, and got to enjoy each others company.   New Years Eve day we went to Santa Monica pier and played at the muscle beach place..tons of fun!  I love the ocean, and just being at the beach! 

We went to a park with Rob, Erin, and Bridger, that was awesome!!  We went to church earlier that day and Erin gave an awesome lesson in Relief Society.  Then on Monday we went to Disneyland!!  It was crazy busy, but so much fun.  We walked around A LOT!  They still has all of their Christmas stuff up so it was cool to see that, but weird because Santa was there still.  But it was really pretty.  We had a lovely weekend with them

Santa Monica

Kyle wrote this for us

Me and Bridger

Happy New Year 2012

Erin, Rob, me, Kyle, Karly, and Craig

Long boarding to a park

Kyle and Bridger

Erin and Kyle

Me and my baby

Kyle and I at Disneyland!

Waiting for Pirates of the Caribbean 

Splash Mountain 

Two tired guys

About 17 weeks!.. I did have months..

I am at about 18 weeks now.  We find out the sex of the baby on the 25th of January!!  We think, from our last ultrasound that we are having a boy, but we will find out for sure! I am still feeling really good, and my cravings and symptoms have not changed.  You can tell that I am pregnant now, so that's nice!  Kyle says that he has gotten my cravings for sweets, as I have not had any.. just for 2nds of dinner when everyone else is eating dessert.  Things are going really well!!  We are very blessed!!!

We're having a baby!

We spent our third Thanksgiving in Auburn this year.  Kyle and I were able to be there for like 5 days!  It was wonderful!  Not only did we get have a wonderful Thanksgiving, but Kyle's little sister Kayla was baptized on Saturday the 26th.  What a wonderful day that was!  The whole family were able to be together.  Most of us played in the Turkey Bowl, as a family we played soccer, and basketball, and we were able to go to Konner's game.  He is playing for Sac State, so we are going to be able to see a lot more his games this year!  

Me and my sister in laws

The family after Kayla's baptism

Kyle and his sisters

Bridger.. adorable!

This was on Kyle's grandpa Ron's street!

Kayla hugging Erin

Our baby!

Konner's game

On October 1st 2011 Kyle and I found out that we are going to be parents!  Seeing that little positive sign on that stick was one of the most amazing and relieving feelings we've ever had.  Lots of feelings were coming over both of us I think.  Pure joy and then after a little while a little nervousness set in, that probably won't ever leave us.  I realized that day that in 9 months I'm going to be in a lot of pain, but thought quickly passed as I thought of the many many many many happy times that are coming our way.  Kyle said that he felt really nervous about actually becoming a dad, which he will be the best at!  I am just soooooo happy that all of the bloating in the world wont dampen my spirits, and there is a lot of that!
As of today I am about 15 weeks along, so we announced to the world that I am pregnant.  We are very blessed to have so many wonderful friends!  Here is the picture that we posted to show everyone.

The same day we found that I'm pregnant we found out someone else is pregnant and due 2 days before me...

                                       

Yep Kyle's dad and step mom are going to have one more baby.  I think we're hoping that they have a boy, so Kyle can have a brother.  But if they have another Mackenna who could complain?  I have a couple other friends that are going to be having babies around the same time.  What a beautiful life we have!

So far I have had two appointments, at the first we got to see our little kidney bean.. at the time, and the last one I had on the 23 of Nov I got the hear the babies heartbeat!!  That was an amazing sound!  I'm going to start posting pictures every week, now that I am starting to show.  I'm not too big, until I eat then it's pretty clear that I have a baby bump.  

So far in this pregnancy:

Symptoms: Nauseous in the mornings( that only lasted about 3 weeks) lucky me!  BLOATING, when I eat anything greasy, salty, or some random thing that this kid does not like; congestion, headaches.  Not too bad I think

Cravings: Not anything sweet surprisingly, I would rather have more dinner than dessert, plus it bloats me anyways sooo not too appetizing right now.  The one sweet thing, and my biggest craving are smiles fruit snacks from Walmart.  I don't what it is but I can't get enough of those wonderful smiles!

How I've felt this week, and what we've done:

I haven't been too bloated this week.  My thoughts about motherhood right now:  If we have a girl I hope she plays volleyball, and I need to get a flu shot.  Kyle would like a boy so that we get  that out of the way he says.  This week, I've worked, forgot about a meeting for church, went to an ugly sweater party, and went and found a Christmas tree with my family.  It was a good week.

Christmas tree hunting pics:

Kyle and Logan

THE TREE!

Tonya and Laine's tree

Driving back to camp 

Me and my baby