18 weeks and counting.

I cannot believe we are 18 weeks pregnant... Even though it seems way longer ago when we found out we were pregnant. I'm supposed to be doing my homework (of course) however, I feel this is more important haha.

 18 Weeks, The size of a sweet potato!

 Justin got a second job working with a man from our church demolishing. This is such an amazing blessing and has already been extremely helpful. To celebrate him getting the job I surprised him with pizza and buffalo wings when he was in class. He was so happy. I love surprising him with the little things. He works so hard for his family. And look at his cute smile. 

 Justin and I are being good about me exercising. We take walks on the weekends and I walk during the week up and down hills. My mom told me that exercising is very important while pregnant and can help with delivery. Being that she's a mother of 4 I take her advice for a lot of pregnancy info:)  I walk to all my classes and take the stairs instead of elevators. 

Here is us on our walk. It was FREEZING. We are looking forward to our California visit to get some warm air and the ocean. 

Being that we get home sick sometimes we beat it by getting nostalgic.  We go to Red Robin, YUMMY!  We always went there in California for our date nights or with our family. 

So there is our life in a nutshell the past week. I've been good with writing on the blog and am kinda impressed by my commitment haha. Well back to preparing for my debate... I love you all and miss you family and cali friends!

Procrastination.

Being the procrastinator that I am I seem to procrastinate even more being that I am a married, pregnant college student. I am supposed to be writing my 3 page paper on my values and goals of money but all I want to do is go to sleep or look at everyone's pregnancy updates of Facebook. I counted today and I know at least 12 girls that are pregnant! It's completely awesome.

After we took our 16 week pic my tummy popped out:)

Yesterday marks 17 weeks and for the first time I recognized the baby's movements. At first I was told that it felt like a "gas bubble" maybe it's just me but my gas bubbles are much stronger and super loud. My baby's movements are less strong. It's such a subtle feeling that I can only feel it when I'm sitting in the quiet and waiting for the baby to move. Hopefully by next week it will feel stronger. So I figured out we won't be finding out the sex on wednesday it may be a bit later... which is definitely a bummer. We are clearing out the office and making it into a nursery slowly but surely. I can't wait to see the baby's room all put together. I love to decorate my house and I can't wait to find out what our little onion is so we can prepare!
Justin has been working so hard on his side job that he literally comes home with drywall and dirt all over.

This is him after an 8 hour day!

He's so manly, it amazes me. He went in on saturday for almost the whole day. I couldn't imagine how life would be without him. He brings me such joy and laughter. Well I need to get back to my homework but I had fun:)

BABY DAVIE

Sorry we have not blogged in a while.  Justin and I have been super crazy busy with school and work, if it wasn't for Justin I think I would forget to breathe.  He slows me down even though he's busier than I am, it's a gift he has.  

We are now 16 weeks and 3 days pregnant and find out what our little avocado is next wednesday January 26. We are so excited to find out. From what my mom saw at the 13 week ultrasound she thinks it's a girl but didn't want to say 100%. 

 This is the ultrasound my momma took, isn't she talented? It was an incredible experience, both grandmas (and Gpa Don) were able to see our little avocado!

First day of Maternity clothes:) Thanks Momma and Gail!!!

We are dreaming about our little girl (or perhaps boy) and are so excited to see who she (or he) looks like.  Justin and I decided this will be my last quarter of school because I don't want to be too busy to enjoy my last trimester and be stressed all the time.  Not being in school will give me more time to prepare and nest.  I see my calling as a mom so much more clear now.  Being at our school sometimes I wonder if being a full-time mom is the right decision but the more I pray the more I know that is who God created me to be. I love that Justin understands and encourages me in that.  

We are planning on visiting California in March. March 21-28 to be exact for our baby shower. I am so excited that I get to be there with family for that. We are counting down the days. It'll be a fun road trip and we are going to visit Biola University to see if that's the school Justin wants to transfer to.  We are also planning on moving back to California sometime next December.  It seems so far away but in reality it's way sooner than we think! 
The thing me and Justin miss most is family of course, the beach, the warm sun and pools! HAHA we are true Californians.  

But we are so thankful to be here in Seattle, we love our doctors office. It's in a brand new building so it feels super extravagant hehe.  Justin is really enjoying his classes too. He's so close to being done, sorta. He is loving his job. He's so great at what he does and he works so hard to be the provider.  He makes my life so much easier, and I am so thankful for his manliness. 

Finally Getting Settled.

Moving to Seattle is exciting and fresh. We have already been here 5 months! The great news is we are starting to build our lives up here a little more everyday. Starting work, school, and most awesomely our community group. We are at Mars Hill Church, learning and growing. The day my mom and sister left, Justin and I were bummed and really missing home. So we decided to go to the 5 o'clock service when we usually go to the 11 AM service. So we get there and the message was on JOY. Having JOY. It couldn't have been more clear what God was teaching us. Then during the time we are supposed to meet and greet we turn around and met Jared and Sarah. They invited us for drinks and appetizers. We hit it off. We have been going to the community group ever since (the end of august). We have had a lot of fun times and are excited to keep making friends.

Our school has been a little discouraging in the theology department. TheDIScouragement is ENcouraging us to stay in the Word. Being here in Seattle, seeing what they teach in public schools and what our school is believing, it reminds me to take the bible and Jesus seriously. There are so many skewed beliefs. Rather than building up there students they seem to think little of those that have faith. We hope to be a light to this dark city. Even though we are not in full-time ministry we are still responsible for the flock given to us. Me and Justin are excited and thankful to be at a University, especially in beautiful Seattle. The colors of the leaves are changing and we are experiencing a "real fall". It is cold and crisp. It rained today, so refreshing.

On a lighter note we put our zoo passes to good use and had a great time together. Here are some pictures:

Mom and Sister Visit!

Checking out Pike Place Market!

Dinner at Chanooks

Man of my Dreams:D

Gas Works Park!

Gangstas Invide

The Famous Troll!

First Day Visiting... Checking out the view.

Walking up to Top Pots YUMMMY!

So great to see them!!!!!

First hour of the visit!

This last week my (Elisha) mom and sister came up to visit for the weekend. It was a short but sweet visit. We explored the city and saw a lot of what me and Justin have not yet seen. We went down to Pike Place Market. My mom bought fish from the famous fish place and we cooked it up and it was DELICIOUS. It was so great to see my mom and sister in Seattle. They were able to see my house, where I work, and drink from the first Starbucks. The hardest thing was saying goodbye. I can't wait to see them again. Me and Justin loved seeing familiar faces. We miss our family and this visit helped with our homesickness.

Exploring the Emerald City

Two weeks ago we went out exploring on our bikes for our date night. We ended up in a new part of Fremont. We went to a place called Chocolatai, it was delicious! Their chocolate is amazing. Justin and I both got the Europa Hot Chocolate which is double the normal hot chocolate. I couldn't even finish mine it was so rich and chocolaty that we thought we were drinking from Willy Wonka's chocolate river. Then we headed out on our bikes to the canal to watch the boats go by, which is always so relaxing.

What an amazing man!

YUMMY!

Dipping the cookie YUMMY

So good:)

A week later we went down to the Sea Fair to see the Blue Angels. We had so much fun hanging out with Alison and her boys. We were looking for funnel cakes, but unfortunately they didn't have any! The air show is crazy they fly so close that I would close my eyes because I got so freaked. It is definitely a must see show, they fly right by each other and fly upside down on top of each other. It was pretty intense!

The first day of rain since being in Seattle! YAY!

People Watching!

Getting ready to see the show!

Pushing Elliot

Seattle Adventures

Little Elli Belly

Gooey Duck Hunting!

Justin found his calling, he found 3 Gooey Ducks in an hour!

Gooey Duck'n

Before the Hunting:D

This is the park outside the locks on our date night, it looks a lot like Balboa Park

Date Night at the Locks

Got Tickets? To the gun show!!!!!!!!

This is our new church mars hill. it's been awesome!

Sunday Funday!

We have been having a fun time in Seattle. I (Elisha) finished my first class at SPU. We haven't had too much time to go around and explore the city yet because I've been a little drenched with homework. So we went out to the Ballard locks to see the boats go by and then we explored a few things that the city is known for.

Justin got into SPU with a $6,000 merit scholarship (for his grades) which is really exciting and extremely helpful. He starts this fall which isn't until the end of September, and I get out of school August 27, so we will have a month to explore the city before we start school.

Last week we went Gooey duck hunting, it's kind of like looking for sand crabs but it is a

huge clam looking thing. We went with the Bravenec family and our new friend Brett, who goes

to SPU. We had a blast, it felt like we were back in Cali with the sand and sea shells all around,

except for the fact that there are pine trees all over, and snow capped mountains, and no waves in

the water. We are ready for another week here in Seattle and are super excited to continue exploring.

My mom and sister are planning to come up at the end of August, then my dad's coming up in

September, then Justin's parents are coming in October. We can't wait to see their lovely faces because

we miss them and want them to see our new home and school. We will be counting down the days!