Over a Thousand Days of wedded bliss!!

Today Mark and I have been married for 3 years (1095 days)!! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I feel so blessed to be married to my best friend and spend every day by his side. We have had so many good times together and have had a very eventful year. In this year of marriage...We spent an amazing Christmas in HawaiiWe discovered we are going to be parentsWe finished Law School (yes, we!)We left the East coast and moved across the country (yet again!)Mark conquered the Bar exam (still awaiting the score)!Here's to many more years to come with the love of my life!!

Do you see what I see?

I had another ultrasound on Thursday and was so pleased for the opportunity to get a glimpse of our little guy. The doctor took a couple pictures during the ultrasound and at first I was so frustrated because he's getting so big its hard to tell what's what. After feeling like a horrible mother (already), the doctor helped me see his little features. Can you see his little face in the first picture? How about his little crossed feet in the one below that? I made some diagrams below that really ruin the pictures but after looking at them, see if it helps decipher the pictures above.
All is well thus far. My amniotic fluid is at the bare minimum, but right now all they can do is keep an eye on it. The good news is that he has a very strong healthy heart beat and all his organs are growing just right. The bad news (for me, at least) is that he is so big and strong he is measuring in the 78th percentile, so he is gonna be a BIG baby!! Yikes :) He looks so uncomfortable but at least that makes 2 of us. Basically the update is, all is well, and we can't wait for the little one to arrive. And, no, we have not decided on a name yet! Harder than it sounds :)

It's Over!!!

Finally Mark is finished with the Bar exam. It has been a long couple of months and really stressful couple of days, but what an accomplishment. When Mark was standing on his books (that cost a fortune) he said "This was all in my head!!" Let it out babe, you are done :) Congratulations.

Although the circumstances were far from ideal, we really did have a nice time in Downtown Tuscon(where the Bar was). We stayed at this adorable Bed and Breakfast with 5 other test takers. It was a great relaxing environment for a really stressful time.It was the The Royal Elizabeth and nicknamed "The Liz". It was a fantastic place.We had the Sydney Marie room which was originally a law office of a local Tuscon attorney back in the day.Our room had a private enterance to the pool, where I spent all my time totally relaxing.Jeff and Chuck (the owners/chefs/hosts) made a fantastic gourmet breakfast each morning.I walked a couple blocks and picked up our lunches each day at the cutest little Italian place, Caffe Milano. Delicious!Thanks Mark for letting me tag along! Maybe we can go back another time and enjoy ourselves under better circumstances.

It has arrived...

Tomorrow we leave for Tucson for Mark to take the Bar Exam. This is day has been a long time coming and we both can't wait for it to be over. Please keep us in your prayers over the next few days. I am so excited to get my husband back in a few short days. See you back here on earth Thursday!!
(Something Mark doesn't need. He's so smart I know he'll do great!!)

Re-Vamped

I finally changed our background after months and months of the same boring thing. Thanks Lyndsie for telling how to make a scrapbook header/title. This one is really simple but I am still figuring it all out. I can't wait until I can put a baby photo in it :)

The Beginning of the End!!

Today I am 26 weeks pregnant and so begins my final trimester of pregnancy!! So far it has begun the same way as the first, this is how I feel...


SO SLEEPY!! I get up, go to work, come home and sleep, wake up for dinner, spend time with my hubby and then right back to sleep. I could get 15 hours of sleep a day and still feel tired. What am I going to do?!?! Get all the sleep I can because in 13 short weeks I won't be sleeping at all. I am so excited for our little boy to come and still have lots of preparations to make :)


Everyone in the family can't wait for the little one either!

Our Fun 4th!!

We have the most fabulous tradition in my family for the week of 4th of July. My grandparents rent a beach house for the week and all the extended family stays together for the week and plays games, watches the fireworks and EATS a lot!! We have so much fun when all the crazy Messick's get together. I was there all week and Mark joined us for the weekend. We had so much fun, here are some pictures for you all to enjoy!!

THE HOUSE:(Unfortunately this will be the last year we get this awesome house, it just sold for an insane amount of money. It's not easy to find a house that sleeps 22)THE BELLY: (for some reason everyone only wanted pictures of my belly, forget about my face, they just wanted the belly. My cousins treated it like a Buddah and rubbed it for good luck)
THE FRIENDS: (our best friends from law school just moved to Southern CA and it was so fun to spend the weekend with them)FAMILY: (I love spending time with my sisters)THE COUSINS:(not all of them, that'd be a big picture)THE GAMES:(Mark loved getting out and playing football with the boys after being cooped up in a library every day so far this summer)THE CRAZINESS:(we go through coolers and coolers of soda in a week, maybe that has something to do with it)THE (FREEZING COLD) WATER: (I was sad I couldn't go in, although it was beyond cold this year)THE FOOD: (At one of my favorite restaurants, Ruby's)THE LOVE: (I was so happy when Mark finally joined me. We hadn't been apart for this long in over a year)

My Very Own Interior Designer

I took advantage of my sister while she was in town, to help me get some decorating done. She helped me make this incredible, custom headboard for under $100. I absolutely love it!
We also had to take advantage of some of Mark's cousins and uncles to get our new sofa in our place. When we first picked up the sofa, Mark and his Uncle Paul spent literally 3 hours trying to get it through the front door. It was not happening. So we left the sofa in the garage for the night. The next day, Uncle Paul returned with 3 cousins and his big truck. Yes, these pictures are real, we had to lift the sofa over the balcony and take off the patio doors to get this thing in.



We had the sofa custom made so there was no returning it, we had no choice, and thanks to everyone's hard work we have a gorgeous, comfortable sofa INSIDE our condo!! I'll post more pictures of our place when the decorating is all done. We are waiting on a few more pieces of furniture :)

A Super Fun Weekend

My sister Aubrey came into town to play with me and we sure had fun!
We turned our tongues blue every day with slurrpies from QT: We went to the temple:











We ate at Oregano's, this super fun local Italian restaurant with REALLY good food: We ate at Cafe Rio (can you believe this is the before shot?): And then we had to say goodbye (why is it that pregnancy has taken away the ability to take a decent picture?):

Tag...You're it!

5 things on my "to do" list:

Make curtains for bedroom and living room; Go to COSTCO; Laundry; Finish furnishing/decorating condo; Clean up!! Not really in that order though

5 Snacks I LOVE:

Ice Cream and/or Popsicles; Strawberries; Cheese and Crackers; Candy; Granola Bars

5 Things I’d do if I suddenly became a millionaire:

Buy a house; Pay off loans; Go to Europe (for like a month); Get a new car-BMW X5 or Porshe Cayenne; Invest; I want to go back to school too, but I’d probably do the others first

5 Places I've lived:

Mission Viejo and Laguna Niguel, CA; Provo, UT; Carlisle, PA; Scottsdale and Tempe AZ

5 Jobs I've had:

Server-Styx, Magleby’s and Red Robin; In the jewelry department at Kohl’s; Handbill Printers-Daddy’s company, many different jobs; Banking-2 banks, 3 different jobs; Accounts Payable for car repair corporation (currently)

5 things people don't know about me:

I hold the record in the Messick household for eating the most pancakes (12) on Sunday morning; I am afraid of the dark; I play dress up in my closet, but I get really embarrassed when Mark catches me; I was absolutely, embarrassingly, insanely obsessed with ‘NSYNC for like 7 years; I have a birth mark on my tush!

I tag: Michelle, Nicole, Aubrey, Heather, and Bonnie

Wanna laugh...

Check out my sister's blog: aubreymessick.blogspot.com or link from the friends/family list. She is coming to visit me this weekend and I know we are going to have a blast. Seeing the pictures on her blog really makes me want to see what my little one is going to look like. Enjoy!!

Happy Dad's Day

Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads in my life!!

My Dad, who was the number one man in my life and will always hold a special place in my heart. I couldn't have asked for a better Dad...

My Father-in-law...and although Mark doesn't think it counts yet, I know he will make a wonderful Dad and I am so excited to bring his first son into the world!

Sorry we aren't around to help you celebrate, but we hope you know how much we love you, look up to you and are grateful for all you've done for us. Enjoy your day :)

This is my Dad's card I made for him. I was so pleased with how it turned out!
(I don't know why blogger is flipping this picture on its side but the top one should be horizontal)

Drumroll Please...

I can't believe 58% of you got it right!! It's a boy :) From the day I found out I was pregnant I had a feeling it was a boy, but now there's proof!! Thanks to everyone for your love and support!!
I absolutely love this picture!! It says that he is sucking on his thumb but it is actually his foot the doctor said :) He was doing somersalts (sp?) throughout the whole ultrasound. I can't wait to see how cute this little guy is in person!