Let's Rewind.

I found out I was pregnant on April 24th, 2011, Easter Sunday! We had been trying to get pregnant for 7 months and had been praying... A.L.O.T! Logan and I had our Home Teachers (Friends from our Church) over that afternoon for a quick visit... they had no idea we had been trying to start a little family. I will never forget what one of them said ... "I felt inspired to tell you that your prayers have been answered and that you've been blessed but don't yet know it." I instantly felt a rush of emotions.... Hopeful you could say. The second they left, I went into the bathroom without telling Logan and took a pregnancy test... I expected it to be negative just like all the months before... but to my surprise the little plus sign was there!! I WAS SHOCKED! My eyes started to water.

I always wanted to tell Logan that we were pregnant in a cute and creative kind of way but was SO excited that I would not wait one more minute! I came out of the bathroom holding the test, looked and Logan and smiled. He asked me if I was kidding.... "No... IM PREGNANT".. he asked again.. "are you kidding" .. all I could do was laugh and cry all at once (those pregnancy hormone sure kicked in quick!).
Logan got off the couch.. came over and hugged me.. his eyes were watering too!

Once we told our family, everyone was so excited to hear that a new baby would be born around December 26th, 2011!

The first 4 months of my pregnancy consisted of sick days, sleeping lots, overheating but pure excitement!

I was so proud once my little baby was the size of a lemon at 3 months!

I thought for sure I was having a girl! No questions about it! On August 10th, 2011 .. again.. I was shocked to see that this baby was defiantly a BOY! 

I had total mixed emotions because I thought for sure I was having a girl... but when I saw Logan's face and how excited he was that it was Boy.. I knew right away that this little baby boy would be the perfect addition to our family! 

The second trimester was the worst and hardest for me. I had a lot of complications including a couple hospital trips, temporary bed rest and multiple ultrasounds. I was constantly worried and thinking about the worst case scenario. Looking back on it I'm glad that its over, but I am grateful that it happened because it makes me appreciate little Taytum so much more. 

In October my sister Christina took a few Maternity photos... I wanted some before I got "to Big" because I thought he was going to come early. 

The Third trimester was a H.U.G.E waiting game! Constant doctors appointments, extra ultrasounds because he was breach for a little bit... and I also was blessed with more nausea and exhaustion! Once we hit December.. everyday became the "I think today is the Day" my poor mother and sister ...they heard this EVERYDAY for a whole month!! And it didn't help that after 36 weeks my baby-doctor kept saying.. "this is for sure the week.. he has dropped!!" I knew my Due date was December 26th... but I really didn't want to have him on Christmas Day.. only because I wanted him to have his own special day. I tried EVERYTHING (except Castor oil) to get him to come out early.. nothing.. and I mean NOTHING was moving this baby! December 26th came and went.. and so did December 31st.. and so did January 4th.... eventually I came to terms knowing that I wouldn't be pregnant forever as my induction date was scheduled for January 6th, 2012. 

So as I had a few days left I decided maybe some final pregnancy pictures would be fun! My sister who is a photographer offered to take them. These pictures are of me and Logan at 40 weeks and 3 days! 

The last few days of my pregnancy were LONG! I thought for sure I was going to birth a toddler! At my last ultrasound, just 2 days before Taytum was born, the technician told us that he was about 8 pounds 10 ounces.  SCARY! Logan and I decided to walk around the mall one last time without a stroller or carrier and said that no matter happens in the next few days we will do it together and stay strong. 

We were so excited to meet our little boy.