And it's a ...

We have reached our halfway point...20 weeks! The first half flew by so I know this half will too.  May will be here before we know it.  We went to our 20 week check up on Dec. 28th and were happy to know that they baby's heartbeat was still at a strong 156 bpm and couldn't wait until Friday....sonogram day!  As we made our next appointment I thought I'd ask if they had an earlier time Friday for us to come in.  We were happy to find out that there was an available appointment the next day, so we were going to know earlier than we thought.

Wednesday night dragged on and on as well as Thursday day since our appointment wasn't until 3:10 that day. When we got to the doctor we anxiously waited.  I didn't think I would  be so happy to see the sonographer!  John Paul was able to record the ultrasound on his iphone while we had the ultrasound done. We got to see and learn all about our baby.  The baby measured at exactly 20 weeks which was perfect and weighs 12 oz.  The sonographer said everything looked great! And we found out we were having a little _____! Ha ha....it's a suprise!

Unfortunately for our family and friends, we weren't telling until we got everyone all together.  We planned on having a little get together on New Year's Eve.  It was definitely hard to keep a secret for a day and a half.  Our plan was just to avoid talking to or seeing our parents on Friday to avoid any slip ups or tricks.  We decided to tease anyone a little bit that night by sending them the posting the following picture.

Needless to say, we definitely got a lot of texts and comments.  My sister in law and father were definitely determined to find out before anyone else.  Good thing we are the best secret keepers in the world!

Saturday rolled around and we woke up excited to get everything ready for our baby party.  We had a cake made that was going to be blue or pink inside...depending on what the baby was.  I found this cake picture on pinterest and found a lady in town to make it, Jessica Scogin, and she did an awesome job!  As everyone arrived they were just looking at each side of the cake trying to see through it.  It was no use though, I had that cake covered in buttercream and fondant icing, so no color was getting through!



We had to make the suspense last longer, especially since I received a text the night before my dad that said "13 hours and counting!" lol.  He was just so excited!  We had lunch and then decided to break into the cake! 

And it's a.....

BOY!

John Paul and I are excstatic to be having a beautiful little boy! Our families are so happy!  I got a text today from a friend that said "You and John Paul will be amazing parents, because you both have amazing parents!" They are right! We both definitely do and are so blessed to be bringing this little boy into a wonderful family! Our little boy will be named "Luke Paul Salazar" Although his daddy goes by both names, we will just be calling the baby Luke. 

After cutting and eating that delicious cake, our family all sat in the living room and we watched the sonogram video that John Paul made.  The day couldn't have been more perfect! 

One Amazing Blessing

After our wedding, the baby questions rolled in..."When are ya'll going to have a baby?" Most of our friends and family knew that since I am a teacher, we were shooting for a summer baby.

John Paul loves Chinese food, but I definitely do not.  We have always had an attachment to fortune cookies though.  We always seem to get fortunes that come true.  That's why we used them as favors at our wedding.  We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary last weekend, and this year has been more than perfect. 

A couple of months ago, we received this fortune. " A pleasant surprise is in store for you soon." We just thought about it and put it on the fridge with the rest of our good fortunes and hoped for the best. 

After lots of careful planning for a summer baby, our prayers were answered.  We are officially expecting our little edition on May 16th, 2012! 

We didn't want to share with everyone until I had proof (a pic) that there was something in there. I was scheduled to go to the doctor on Friday and we were planning on telling everyone Saturday. 

We wanted to tell our parents at the same time, so we thought of a creative way to share the news.  We had already wanted to get everyone together at our house since we moved in.  We had all of our immediate family over at our house for dinner Saturday to celebrate John Paul's birthday .  We made dinner and had a great time.  For dessert, of course we needed birthday cake.  John Paul and I had a cake made with his favorite "Iron Man", but instead of "Happy Birthday John Paul", we had "Happy Birthday Daddy!" written on the cake.  I hid the cake until it was time for dessert.  As everyone was singing I nervously brought the cake out. Once everyone had finished singing, they were all just staring at the cake. I finally had to say "Did ya'll read it?"  Then, the tears started rolling...mainly from John Paul's mom lol.  Everyone was so excited to find out we were pregnant! The surprise wasn't as obvious as we had planned, but it turned out great!

It's Ours!

Well, we did it! We bought our first house!  Last Tuesday, was an extremely exciting day for John Paul & I.  We could hardly sleep. That day, we closed our our house.  Our families were so excited, that we all just decided to move in that night.  Crazy I know, but we were more than ready to get out of our apartment....as you can tell from our pic when we got our keys! 

Scentsy LOVE

Well, in addition to buying our first house, I decided to venture out into the world of sales.  I am still teaching, but have decided that since I love Scentsy products so much, that I might as well sell them and reap the benefits.  I've been at it for a little over a month, and have been doing great!  I have wonderful customers.  If you would love to buy, sell, or party Scentsy, I'm the one to talk to.  Here's my contact info if you need anything Scentsy, or just want to know more.

Jenn.Salazar@hotmail.com
http://jennsalazar.scentsy.us

Visiting the Boys

Uncle JP & Aunt Jenn love hanging with their nephews!

JP & baby Rylan....he looks like natural huh?

Aunt Jenn with Rylan ~ Visiting him when he came home from the hospital.

Spending some time at Mom & Dads with the boys.  Rylan ~ 2 weeks old.

We love our Cayden! Bathtime is so fun!

Cayden meets his little brother Rylan!

He didn't know what to think at first, but he did finally warm up to him. 

Big Brother Cayden waiting with Grandma for Rylan's arrival.

Such a happy family!

another baby boy

On April 29th, a little baby boy came into the world.  Rylan Nicholas Wayne Ward, our newest nephew.  He was born at 4:53 PM and weighed 8lbs, 9 oz.  20 inches.  We barely made in to the hospital in time to meet him, but we were blessed to be there to share the experience with our family.

finding the perfect one

John Paul & I have been saving and saving.  We finally decided that it was time to start looking for that perfect house.  We thought it would be a long drawn out process, but after two months and ten houses, we found it.  One day, after being down about still not finding the one, I got a call from our realtor.  She had a house that she was about to list that she knew was the one for us.  We drove by and fell in love!  Two days later we went back to check out the inside.  After walking through the front door, we knew it was the one.  A few days later our parents came to check it out and loved it too.  After lots of waiting and praying, we found out last Friday that the house was ours! Closing in two weeks...10 days and counting.