12 weeks!!

We are 12 weeks as of Friday! I have a feeling I might end up being huge:). I am feeling great, I am just ready to get some more motivation, it seems to be lacking a little bit for me. Brian is lucky if he has clean clothes to wear!! I was very surprised for how fast I couldn't wear my normal clothes, and the fact that I can only bend over for a few seconds without being totally uncomfortable. We had our first ultrasound on Thursday (see pictures on previous posts) everything went well and the baby looks great! We seem to have an active little one, it would not stop moving the entire time, but it was good for mommy and let us get some really good pictures of it, and letting the doctor do all the measurements. I cannot wait to start feeling the baby move. Having the ultrasound made it real, I really am pregnant, and Brian and I are going to be parents!

I have had some weird cravings, I am not a hot dog eater, I used to love them then I didn't eat them for like 2 years because I found out what was really in them. I could not stop thinking about hot dogs wrapped in the crescent rolls. Seriously?! Of all things hot dogs?! The other night Brian and I went to his brother Matt's house for his wife's birthday party, and guess what they had. Thats right, hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls! I debated for awhile whether I should eat it or not, but the doctor said I could eat them as long as they were cooked properly. I caved. I ate one, and it was delicious. Luckily I haven't wanted one since! I just hope my cravings wont be that weird in the future:)

Surprise!!

Surprise!! Baby Patterson is on it's way!! Brian and I could not be more excited about the little one. Our due date is April 6th. Thankfully I have not been very sick, I just have to make sure I eat constantly:)

Let's start from the beginning

Brian and I met in May of 2010, he had just gotten home from his mission, and his sister was all about getting us to go on a date. Even before he got home she was talking to me about him, and talking to him about me. We both thought she was a little bit silly for trying to set us up (I am forever grateful now!). We went on a few dates, had a determine the relationship and I admitted I knew I was supposed to marry him. Little did he know that I had felt that way since the first date, I didn't want to make him think I was a creeper or anything!!

Brian and I got engaged on July 19th. Brian proposed to me after doing a short scavenger hunt. He took me to all the places that meant something to us, at each place he would tell me what he loved about me, and make me think he was going to pop the question, but he never did. We started at Table rock, we went there for our first date after we went bowling and I kicked his trash:). After table rock we went to Sonic for the best milkshakes ever, then it was off to Lucky Peak. After we went to Lucky Peak and I was certain he was going to ask me at the next stop, he took me to the Boise Temple to walk on the grounds, I knew he was going to ask I just knew it. Then his phone rang, awesome, he told me it was his dad and that his dad needed to talk to him (keep in mind his dad was considering going to Afghanistan as a contracted pilot, so it was a big deal) my heart sank, I was so bummed I thought that he wasn't going to ask me. Brian drove me home and I knew my family was at home because we had just had dinner all together, I open the door and there it is, the question I was waiting for, my siblings were holding up little signs that said 'Will you marry me?'. I was so confused, but so excited. I turned around and Brian was on his knee with my ring. I lost it, I was crying and jumping around and I could not believe it happened after I was certain it wasn't going to.

A few short months later we were married for time and all eternity on November 13, 2010. It was an absolutely freezing but beautiful day. I loved just sitting with Brian in the temple, and everything was so calm and peaceful, and perfect. Later that day we had a reception, and it was beautiful my family did such a great job of setting everything up and making it look great. Brian and I were very blessed with all the support and help we received that day.

Starting a Blog

So I have been debating starting a blog because I am horrible at keeping a journal. We will see how this works! Brian and I have a lot of things happening the next few months and I need to start keeping track of all the new, fun, challenging adventures heading our way.