29 weeks

Happy 4th of July

 We had a pretty awesome 4th of July Weekend.. not because we did a ton but because Danny and I were finally able to relax and spend some time TOGETHER!!  Hooray!  On Saturday we had the best day.. it consisted of having breakfast together, lounging around the house until noon, then we went shopping for some new business clothes for Danny, went and looked at cribs, decided to catch a movie and saw Super 8, went to dinner at Noodles & Co, went clothes shopping again, got some Rita's Ice Cream came home and watched The Tourist and stayed up until 1am!  It was an awesome day of just being together with no school or work stress.    

Sunday we woke up at 4am to a crazy thunder + lightening storm that lasted for 2 hours.. it was like someone was flashing a camera right in our room coupled with thunder that shook our building!!  It even woke Danny up!! J   We watched the storm for a bit and then went back to bed only to get up early to make it to church at 8am.  So after we got ready we picked up the sister missionaries and headed to church.   It was so HOT at church I was dying and as sacrament meeting was ending I got a MASSIVE calf cramp that instantly put me to tears… I was trying to get it to stop and then they had the congregation stand to sing the Star Spangled Banner… So I tried to stand for a verse but my body wasn’t cooperating so I awkwardly sat while everyone stood.   I still feel patriotic in my heart even though I didn’t stand J 

We were also spotlighted in the ward Newsletter and got a lot of comments about it.. Here's what we put: 

Danny's get to know you questions: 

What are your favorite smells?  The Bread aisle.

What is your favorite trip you've ever taken and why?  Together with my wife quitting our jobs and spending a month touring Spain.

Name one thing you miss about being a kid. Simplicity of life

What subject do you know an unusually lot about? Multidrug resistant Tuberculosis

Name one thing you have no desire to ever do. Run a marathon

Morgan's get to know you questions:
If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Fuschia
What would your dream job be?  Playing golf for LPGA.... I LOVE to golf!!
Name one thing you miss about being a kid: Going to Roller Skating & Rootbeer Popsicles... I can't find them anywhere!
If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be?  Mind reading... I always want t know what people are REALLY thinking.  Something from being a sociology major makes me want to dissect people and learn more about them and how they view things.
Share something about you that not many people know about you: I have a motorcycle's license and a concealed weapons permit :)

A little info about us:
Dan is from Layton, UT and Morgan is from Bountiful, UT.   Dan served his mission in Barcelona, Spain and Morgan served in Panama City, Panama. Moved to DC from Utah for Dan to attend medical school at GW, he's starting his 3rd year!!  Morgan has a Master's in Health Administration so she can help with his medical practice someday.  Dan loves to go powder skiing, long-board, play tennis and golf.  Morgan loves to go running, powder skiing, golfing, and bake yummy desserts when she gets the chance ;) 

We both love to go camping or just travel and will take any chance we can to go somewhere new.
We've been married for 4 1/2 years and are expecting our first baby in October.  We met when we were 17 in 2000, lost touch and met back up in 2006 and the rest is history!

Here’s our pic:

Running of the Bulls in Spain

 After church I was ready to head home and we almost left the sister missionaries! Haha… luckily I went back to find them before we left… I couldn’t believe that their car was switched out for a couple bikes… it’s like 90+ degrees here and super humid.  But then I remembered that MY mission to Panama was also like 90+ degrees and super humid year round and we had to walk everywhere… that made me not feel too bad for them. 

Since we didn’t get much sleep the night before we took a 2 ½ hr nap and then headed to Lindsay’s house to hang out with her, Derek + Angel and their two kiddos.   They drove down from Philly and so it was great to hang out with them and chat the night away.

 On Monday we went back to Lindsay’s for a BBQ + a little pool time which was super fun.   Then we headed to some friend’s in the ward for another BBQ get together.  After that I got to take a 15 min nap and we met up with Sarah + Mitch to go watch the fireworks.  We scored some sweet seats by chance outside of the pentagon and had an awesome view.   Traffic wasn’t bad getting home either.   It was a full day of Food + Friends and I loved it!!   I’m so proud to be American and LOVE our country!!

Our view of the Pentagon... pre show ;)

Today, Tuesday, Danny started his rotations for his 3^rd year… his week break went by WAY too fast!!  For the next two years he’ll be rotating around different hospitals here in the DC area and going through a variety of specialties which include Primary Care, Psychiatry, OB/GYN, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.   Should be a lot of fun cuz we’ll be having a baby in the middle of it all!! 

24 weeks! Time is Flying!

 So I decided to take my own pic in the bathroom at work.. haha... Danny was too busy to take pics of me and I really feel like I should be documenting this for some reason.. even though I've only taken pics at 20 and 24 weeks now,  I guess it's better late than never right?!   So these pics are totally ghetto but they are kinda fun... I'm just glad no one came into the bathroom and caught me snapping away at my pregnant belly!! hahahaa

Just got this adorable bassinet!!  I figure I can move her from room to room in this thing if I can't handle having her in the living room 24/7.. yes we have a 1bedroom condo.. this is going to be very interesting.

He Did It!!

 

After 2 months of studying everyday from 9am-10ish pm... The big day of Danny's (8 hour!!!) Board Step 1 Test came and he was ready!!  This is him after the test with a melted brain and a happy smile :)   I don't think I could have put in the dedicated hours that he did and I am so proud of him for working so hard.  I know it will pay off in the end.  We appreciate everyone's love, prayers & support during the past couple crazy months!!  

xoxo

Morgan

PS... Don't you just love the "study beard" he grew over the 2 months of studying?!  I think it's adorable in a mountain man kinda way  hehe

A Little Excited...

 I just couldn't resist a Carter's and Baby Gap sale.. how adorable are little girl clothes?! I can't wait!

21 week Ultrasound

 Looks like we still have a healthy baby girl on our hands!! I am always stressed out before every ultrasound we go to that something is going to be wrong.  I think the last pregnancy really scarred me for life.. anyway I'm relieved to report that all her measurements were normal and she is one healthy happy bouncing baby!! Her head is right on my bladder and she loves to keep her hands by her face and punch me any chance she's awake :) haha.. and We love her already!!

 She kept moving so this was the best 3-d pic the tech could get... one thing I noticed were her thick lips!! Not sure if it's the shadowing or the angle but she's gonna be adorable!!

 Little arms + hands..  so fun!!

 Five fingers ;)

 Ok so this is kind of a scary pic since it's a skull shot but I also love it because her hands are on her face and I can see the outline of her tiny fingers.

 Profile shot.. with a cute little button nose

 Chubby baby leg... she now weights a whopping 1 lb! haha

 This is my favorite pic... I love her little foot!!  I just want to squeeze it right now

 This is another foot shot peeking around the corner.. just cute little toes...

We are so thrilled for our family to grow.  It's been Danny and I for the past 4 1/2 years and so it will be a big change to have a little one but I think she will bring such joy to our lives that we can't wait to meet her!!   Now just to figure out the name thing.. we are still unable to really fall in love with any name at this point. 

Aly's Baby Shower

 My Best Friend from BYU Aly lives out here in DC with me... and we are pregnant together!! I'm about 2 1/2 months behind her and insisted that I was the one to throw her baby shower.  She is having a boy and I'm having a girl.. I'm sure they are destined to be soul mates hehe :)  Anyway Aly is doing a Beach theme in the baby's room so I thought I would match it with a fun beach shower!!   My wonderful cousin Monica made this cute sign which really tied the whole thing together.

 I will now take you on a tour of the table..  I made these little utensil holders out of real tiny starfish and scrapbook paper.

  The delicious Cinnamon rolls were made my Aly's cousin Seabreeze

 We also had Blueberry yogurt parfait cups that were fun to make... a first for me!

 One of Aly's traditions is to have Angel food cake for birthday's so I made little angel food cake cupcakes with home made raspberry jam in the middle and topped with a sweet glaze. I'll post the recipe later :)

 Fresh Lemon & Orange Italian soda with some chocolate covered strawberries.

 To top it all off was a delicious sausage & spinach quiche.  YUM!!

 The layout was so big I couldn't get a pic of the table straight on but I think this does the feast justice :)  We all had a great time!!

 Money basket & Party Favor's table. 

 I found these silver starfish charms on etsy and thought they would be the perfect party favor to thank everyone for coming. 

Love this girl!!

Seabreeze playing the game The Price is Right!! I stole my game ideas from a baby shower I recently went to for a friend in my ward and thought they would be perfect for Aly. 

The other game we played I had called Aly's mom to find out how she was as a baby so later she could compare with Maddox :)  I can't find a copy of the questionnaire but it was a fun one to see how Aly is just as social and fun to be around today as she was as a child :)

Then it was time for gifts!! I think little boy clothes are just so dang adorable!! How fun!!

Aly +  Seabreeze

Jenny was nice enough to let us use her home... and wow was there were a house full of women... too bad I didn't get pics of everyone together.

The preggo girls!!  I hate that I'm the type of person that gains weight in my face!! blah!!  I've only gained a few pounds so far and I swear at least 3lbs are in my cheeks!! haha

Karissa on the left used to be my sweet Visiting Teacher/Friend and then she moved from Virginia to Maryland and is now in Aly's ward! It was so fun to see her!!  She was a sweet heart during all my fertility drama and is such a fun person to be around. Also just found out that her husband is bff's with my brother-in-law's brother! Small world!

Aly & Michelle.. they are across the way neighbors and have become good friends out here as well.

Overall I had a great time throwing Aly's shower and am so SAD that she's moving in a couple weeks!!! I can't believe how blessed I've been to have her out here for the past 2 years.  Hopefully I can make the trip up to Connecticut to see her, baby, & Andrew often!

Random fact.,... Aly + I met in 2000 during my first year at BYU when we were put together as apartment roomies along with 4 other girls.. I have since stayed in contact with all those girls and love them all dearly!!