New Ultrasound Pictures

Hello Friends and Family. Adam and I went to our Ultrasound appointment this morning and I wanted to share the pictures with all of you. The baby is looking good - growing a lot and was kicking and moving around like crazy during the ultrasound! It was so cute to see. We go back in on September 12 to find out the baby's gender! I can't wait!!! (Hopefully the baby cooperates that day!) Here are the pictures:

Happy Birthday Hubby & Sarah!!

Just a quick shout out to my favorite husband and wonderful sister-in-law! Sarah, we wish we could be there in GA to have one big party with you today. And to Adam, my love, Happy Birthday!

Random Thoughts

Hello! I've been feeling like I should post something new on the blog, but what to post? Our camera has seen better days, and posts with pictures are always more fun to read. Bear with me though, soon enough I'll have some new pictures up. I'll have to capture my belly as it gets bigger with our little guy! (No, we don't know if it's a boy yet, but I keep feeling like it is. We'll see if I'm right!). Speaking of the pregnancy, I'll be 14 weeks this week. I hear that is when the sickness phase of the pregnancy comes to an end. Let's all keep our fingers crossed that is true! I still go through periods of feeling sick, etc. etc. I'm sure Adam is tired of hearing me whine, but it's hard for me to explain how I feel. All this feeling sick doesn't take away from the excitement of expecting our first baby, however. Sometimes I think, wow...we're having a baby and I still can't believe it!

Moving on... I wanted to post a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my twin brothers Aaron and Adam who are both serving full-time missions right now. They are 21 as of yesterday! Aaron is currently in Peru and Adam is in Las Vegas. Adam was going to be coming home this month, but his mission president just extended his mission by another month! He must be doing one heck of a job out there for them to want to keep him longer. Aaron is going strong in Peru, coming home I believe in November. He's currently the AP (Assistant to the President) so he's getting to experience so many things! I can't wait to see his photo album of Peru once he returns home.

Speaking of birthdays, Adam (my husband, not my brother) his birthday is this week - Tuesday, August 7. Just so happens that Sarah, my brother Justin's wife celebrates her birthday that day too! We decided it must be an unwritten law that to marry into the Young family your birthday has to be on August 7th! :)

I think that's about all the random thoughts I wanted to share for now. Things in the Birkmeyer household are going well and hope all is well with all of you!

Ultrasound Pictures

Here are some fun ultrasound pictures taken last week. In these pictures, the baby is about 11 weeks. You can see the head, and little arms and legs forming! What do you think - a boy or girl?? Too bad we won't know until September sometime...

B-A-B-Y News!!!

Adam and I are having a baby!! We found out a couple months ago. I'm due at the beginning of February. Lucky for me, by the time I'm BIG and pregnant, I won't have to suffer in the hot Arizona heat! We are really excited about the news, although we weren't expecting the news quite so soon...but we are so happy and are really looking forward to our new little addition. Sometime in September we'll find out the sex of the baby. We've had two ultrasounds so far, and everything looks great. This past week we got to see the little arms, legs and head and for the first time it hit me - this is for real!!! I will try and scan the ultrasound pictures on this blog so that everyone can share in our excitement. I'm in the last week of my first trimester, so that is great news for me because I've had the typical early pregnancy symptoms of fatigue and a nauseated stomach. I hear those side effects go away after the first trimester, so I sure am looking forward to staying up later than 8 PM!! (I'm sure Adam is excited for that too!). I will be sure to blog a little more now that I have fun news to share along the way.

On a bit of a separate note, I'm so thankful for Adam and everything he does for me. He's going to be the greatest dad. He's very attentive and is a GREAT help around the house. Just today I was being lazy on the couch and he was busy doing all the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. How did I get so lucky to marry a man who loves to clean? He is such a hard worker and such a blessing in my life. Our baby will be so blessed to have Adam for a father.

Temple Sealing & Vacation

Adam and I just returned from a fun trip to GA! The trip began with our sealing in the Atlanta temple on June 16.

Our friends Joe & Erin Brown flew in from Utah to be with us.

Also, two of Adam's sisters flew in as well. Katie, Kristie & Luke flew in from Arizona.

All the family!

Here's Adam & I with my parents:

After the sealing, we spent a few days in Atlanta enjoying some time with my family, and then we took a short road trip to the Hilton Head, South Carolina. Here are some pictures from our Hilton Head visit:

Adam enjoyed some crab legs at this restaurant we ate at called Captain Seafood. Look at those big blue eyes... :)












Just a shot of us out and about. Check out how pretty and green that grass is!

We did some serious shopping on this trip. Adam was nice enough to carry all our bags back to the hotel.

Here we are in front of the lighthouse in Hilton Head.

Here are a few more misc. pictures from the trip:

Our last day in Atlanta...eating some BBQ with some of my family.

Beautiful Brynna!

Katie & Kristie
Baby Luke...he was SO good the entire time!

Me & Adam at the Marietta Square.

All in all we had a fantastic trip. What a blessing it was for us to get sealed in the temple! I so enjoyed spending time with my family and having Adam by my side. It was also a blessing having his sisters and best friend Joe and his wife fly in to be with us. Our trip to Hilton Head was nice and relaxing as well! Who doesn't love a fun vacation!

Happy One Year Anniversary To Us!!

Adam and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary!! Wow...one year has come and gone already! We had a great first year of marriage. At least I think so, Adam may have separate comments on that. JK... The funniest part is...WE FORGOT! Our one year anniversary was this past Sunday, June 10. Sunday came and we did all of our normal Sunday activities; went to church, watched a movie, hung out with my best friend Hillary who happened to be in town from Texas. The whole day we just went along as if it was any other day. That night, I was writing emails to my two missionary brothers and it hit me - June 10, we've been married for one year!! The ironic thing is that Adam and I BOTH forgot. ha!!

On a more serious note, I wanted to comment on how much I Love Adam, and how thankful I am to have him in my life. Our marriage has been so amazing and I wouldn't trade it for the world! I guess Heavenly Father knew what he was doing, saving me for marriage until I was 27. Adam is a wonderful husband and I know he will make a wonderful father. I am so excited to share many more adventures with him and our growing little family. I love you baby!!