WOW!!! My belly is getting bigger by the day! I was feeling really pregnant when we got home from dinner so I made Jeremy take a picture. I cannot believe how much my belly is starting to show. When I wake up in the morning I don't look that pregnant and by the end of the day I am like this...

14 weeks

So here is my belly at 14 weeks and I feel like it has grown SO much I have actually had people ask when I am due. Personally I think they are pretty brave to ask that question at this point :) I have been feeling a lot better the past couple of weeks which has been so nice. I have gotten a lot of my energy back and feel more like my normal self. I am still walking everyday with Harley (our dog) and sometimes Haley or Megan. It has actually become one of my favorite things to do! (Shows you how exciting my life is these days)

Last week I took a couple of days off and spent some time with my mom and the rest of my family. We had a really nice time. My Mom and I went shopping for some maternity items. It was pretty funny! I just think that most of the stuff is SO frumpy. I did end up finding some cute stuff that will most likely fit me in the next month or sooner.

It has become so real now that I am showing more and have seen the baby again. I am starting to feel like I have so much to do to get ready for her arrival. As much as I don't really love being pregnant it has been a pretty cool experience to go through. I just feel very blessed!

IT'S A....

GIRL!!!!!!!!

Last Monday Jeremy and I went to an ultrasound place that does early sex detection. It was so exciting. When we got there I was really nervous and I am not sure why... Once we started all that I cared about was seeing the her heartbeat and just looking at her. Once I saw that everything was good and that she was active I did not even care what sex the baby was. And then when she said "It's a GIRL"... I was in complete shock. I made her explain how she knew 3 times. I really thought that we were having a boy. I think I am still in shock! It was so awesome to see her moving around so much. She said that our baby is not shy!! It was a great night. One of my favorite parts of the whole thing was watching Jeremy's face he could not take his eyes off the TV!

Week 11

I had my first appointment with the specialist on July 3rd. It was very informative and made me feel SO much better about all my worries. She answered all of my questions and made me feel very comfortable. I will be seeing her monthly as well at my midwife monthly. I feel really great about the care I am under. I also found out I will be delivering at Anahiem Memorial. My friend Nicole delivered there and has nothing but great things to say about it.

Above is the one picture I got of the baby on July 3rd. It still is not a great one but it is starting to look a little more like a baby rather than a little bean. The baby is looking at us if that helps. The baby has a strong heartbeat and is growing well.

I have an ultra sound on the 16th at this place in Costa Mesa that all my friends have gone to in hopes of finding out what we are having. I cannot wait! So far almost everyone I know who is pregnant is having a girl. I just can't wait to start shopping. I think my mom and Haley are more excited than me! What do you think... boy or girl????

July 4th

The 4th was fun this year! Hailee (my niece) is now old enough to enjoy all the fun festivities. We had great day! It was nice and sunny we watched the parade, rode bikes around, and hung out at the Water's pool most of the day! At least 10 times I thought to myself that next year I will have a little 6 month old with me. I am getting more and more excited about our baby coming.


The Ritter Girls at the parade!
My little brother Kurt and I


Megs and I

Cheryl and I pool side

Belly Pictures

I was not going to post these pictures but I know it will
be fun to look back at these and see how much my belly has grown.

8 weeks and getting a little bump
10 weeks prego bump is a little bigger
Megan & I! Megan is 18.5 weeks and I am 10.5