24 weeks and going strong...

I can't believe I am 24 weeks pregnant! That sounds so wierd. Everything has been great (knock on wood!) I really have no complaints thus far. I know the hard part is coming up so I am a little worried, but I just feel great and I'm so happy. Gattlyn is looking good. We went to the doctor yesterday and everything regarding her and myself checked out perfectly!

More belly Shots

What's in a name?

I've always had the plans to keep a name secret until birth because I never wanted to hear negative reactions towards the name I picked out. However, Tater really didn't want to keep it a secret (he's terrible at keeping secrets) and basically told me to get over the fact that everybody has an opinion and sometimes we just simply don't agree with those opinions. So I sucked up my sensitive nature and we decided to spill the beans. Our little girl's name will be Gattlyn Goldie Roan.
We love names with meaning so I will try my best to explain ours. I love to stay for the credits at the end of a movie just to look for names (it seems people in Hollywood always have the coolest names) and one day I saw the name Gattlyn. I loved it and so did Tater so we wrote it on our very long name list. We got to thinking how cool it was that Gattlyn is obviously alot like Gatlinburg, TN. Gatlinburg is where we spent our honeymoon and lots of other special vacations. Also, I grew up in Tennessee and it will always hold a soft spot in my heart and for some odd reason I always wanted one of my children's names to play a special "shout out" to my homeland. I know this sounds so wierd to some of you but it's honestly how my mind works!! So long story short Gattlyn is a special name because it represents my childhood and a big part of my marriage. Trust me- I wish I could just come up with a random name that means absolutely nothing, but I just can't!
Goldie is the name of Tater's beloved grandmother. She was such a huge part of his life as well as a very special woman to him. Tater describes Granny as a second mother to him and words will never be enough to describe the type of love he had for her. Unfortunately, she passed away in February 2008 and after that we knew instantly that our first child would be named after her. We are so grateful that we are able to name our child after such an inspiring, wonderful and loving woman who truly had a heart of gold.

Halloween

For Halloween, I dressed us up as Jack and Jill. Perhaps I got carried away with the makeup because no body got us! Everyone thought we were a couple who liked to fight? Go figure. We even had name tags and we still had to explain who we were. The sad part was that none of the children knew who Jack and Jill were! It's got to be the easiest story to tell and yet I guess people have stopped telling the tragic tale of Jack and Jill! I swear we stood their for thrity minutes simply explaining the story to a group of kids. Granted our faces could have been a distraction, but I still find this a sad reminder that stories are no longer told! Ok, I will admit it's not their fault they didn't know who we were. I suppose I will also admit I read into the story a little more than I should have. Anyways, this is me at 18 weeks. Some people really didn't like the idea of a pregnant woman falling down a hill. I thought it was hilarious!

Belly Pics

This is me at 17 weeks. Not only was it this week that I felt "officially" pregnant, but I also got to feel Gattlyn move for the first time!

Sweet Baby Girl

We found out yesterday that we will be blessed with a baby girl!!! On Wednesday, we went to the doctors to find out the sex unfortunately our child was not willing to show us who she was. Her legs were on lock down the whole time. We tried for about 30 minutes until the nurse finally said it just wasn't going to happen. I was so bummed. Don't get me wrong, I was very happy to learn that the baby was healthy and growing the way she should however when you want to know the sex you just want to know!! The entire family was anxious to know and I just hated that we couldn't give them any news. So that night I scoured the internet to find a place where I could get another ultrasound done. Mom had come in all the way to be there when we heard the news and I wasn't about to let her leave without knowing. We found this awesome pregnancy spa that performs ultrasounds in 2d, 3d and 4d and of course they set your pictures on a cd or dvd with music!! I really loved this place and was so glad that we went to it. The technician was awesome. At first, the baby was being difficult again but the technician flipped me over like a pancake and had me move in all different directions so that we finally got the money shot!! Of course, all three of us started to cry like babies. Tater and I are so excited to have a little girl! We just know that this is the special spirit the Lord intended us to have and we couldn't feel more blessed. Yay a girl!!!!

16 Weeks!!!

I can't believe I am already 16 weeks along. On one hand it feels like it flew by, but on the other hand it feels like its dragging on and on. November 4 we get to find out who is growing inside me and we are soooo excited. We have a huge countdown calender posted up. We cannot wait to see who is in there. I've already been warning the baby that he/she better show us who they are because if not they will be in big trouble! The family mostly thinks it will be a boy so we will see if they are right. We've decided that when we find out what we are having we will keep the name a surprise until the birth. We just don't want to hear any negative opinions and we want to see the faces on our family members when they find out! I've been feeling great. I am showing but I havent taken any pictures yet. I still havent decided if I will post them up though or not. I hate its been so long since my last post. I've made a goal to keep up better with it. So far so good!

Baby Roan!!!

Now this may be a lengthy post, but I really want to get this down. As most of our friends and family know we have been trying to get pregnant for quite a while. Approx. 2 1/2 years. Now I know compared to other people that is not a long time, but to us it felt like an eternity. I always had a feeling deep down that there was something wrong with me. My doctor kept telling me that it was just bad timing, but I knew there was more to it. Finally after a year of trying "naturally" he put me on clomid. I was on the lowest dose the first three months then after that each month I was moved up a dose. Finally the doctor told me that he didn't think he could do anything else for me and that I should go to a fertility specialist. I was relieved in a way because I finally felt that something was going to be done. It didn't take him long to diagnose me with PCOS. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Which basically means that instead of my ovaries maturing eggs it matures cycts! What joy! Yet in a way I could finally tell my old doctor "I told you so!" A plan was put in place. I would be put on the highest dose of clomid and if or when an egg was found matured I would then take a shot to release it to then have an IUI done. An IUI is intrauterine insemination (basically artificial insemination.) A couple months later an egg was found and two days later I had the procedure done.

Two weeks after that I took a pregnancy test and after so many negatives I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a postive! Needless to say, I dropped to the floor and started to cry heavily! I immediately called two of my best friends (both of them I woke up especially the one in Utah) then ran to my mom. I know what your thinking. How could I not tell Tater first? Tater was already at work and after I saw that I was pregnant for some reason I started to think that I wanted to find a way to surprise him with the news. Even though he was anxioulsy awaiting my phone call. My mom quickly talked me out of that one and I finally called Tater. So he actually ended up being the fifth person to find out! Oops! It was so surreal.

At eight weeks I had my first ultrasound and what an experience. Words can't describe when you hear the heart beat for the first time. Tater got to be with me and we just stood there in awe. We couldn't believe that what we've been wanting for so long finally was in the works. Actually, I got to have a second ultrasound at 9 1/2 weeks when I went to my real doctors office for the first time and that was neat too getting to see how much the baby grows in such a short time! If I can find a scanner or some other way to post the ultrasound pics I will because they are amazing! I'm just so happy for this amazing blessing we've been giving.

Tater's Partner/Parents Day

Tater's law school offered a day where parents and/or spouses could come and see what it would be like to be him for a day and what the next three years was going to be like for him. At first, I was not excited to go one bit. I thought it was going to be long and boring with a lot of useless information. However, it was actually a lot of fun. It was very interesting to see what a day in the life of a law student is like. All I can say is thank goodness its him and not me! They answered all kinds of questions and really let us know that you can still of somewhat of a life when your a student. At the end of the day they had all the students take an "oath of professionalism" basically stating that as they enter their law career they will all be honest forever and always amen! It was done in the school's court room and it was neat to watch because it was the first time I got to see Tater in a professional light. I was very proud of him! Oh and did I mention I'm not allowed to call him Tater in front of anyone anymore?! He says its not professional which I agree to a point but do you know how hard it is for me to call him Matt? Ew its just sounds gross!!

Tater's School

Our Move

We recently just moved to Dayton, Ohio and couldn't be loving it anymore. The minute we arrived here we knew we made the right decision in picking this place. We finally live in a place where you can name any restaurant or store and it's here! For people who love food as much as we do trust me this is important! The apartment we have is our favorite apartment we have lived in thus far. Truly, I cannot say enough how happy we are. I can't thank enough my mom, my Aunt Pam and my brother Oliver for helping us with the move. They were all life savers! When we arrived here about 15 members of the elders quorum were here waiting to help move us in. I think its safe to say we are going to be a part of a fantastic ward. They were so fast and efficent they moved us in under 40 minutes. No Joke! We cannot wait to see what this next adventure has in store for us.

A Whole New World

I've decided that now that our life has a new direction and so many new things are happening to us it is time to jump on the blogging band wagon. I have no idea what I'm doing, but hopefully it wont take me too long to figure it out.