Slugs and snails, and puppy dog tails...

That's what little boys are made of :)

That's right.

Baby Rego is a little boy.

Monday was our 20 week ultrasound.

I've had a countdown on my phone for the past 2 months.

The night before, I slept terribly due to my excitement!

Our ultrasound tech was awesome!

It really is insane how they know what they are looking at.

We saw his kidneys, stomach, brain, spine...

You name it, she found it!

We got a disk full of every picture she took, and they are all so clear.

It took her, I kid you not, less than a minute to find the gender.

She also mentioned that he is a bit of a show off, because he would not hide his little peep any time she passed by it.

And if you were wondering if my "mommy instinct" was right...

It was :)

I don't really know how to explain it.

I felt like I was wasting my time thinking of girls names.

And I felt awkward looking at girls clothes.

We are both beaming with happiness.

I'd be lying if I told you I didn't cry.

Knowing what this little karate kicking kiddo is, makes everything so real.

We are finally feeling him move from the outside.

Ethan felt him for the first time the day before the ultrasound.

I love that he can finally feel something.

I feel like, for now, it's their way of bonding.

It's such a special thing to witness.

I can't wait to get to Colorado so my sisters can feel the little guy kick.

I have updated my registry and can't wait to start his little woodland nursery!

Speaking of registries...I was kind of nervous about registering on a website.

People procrastinate, and like seeing things in person.

But things are already being bought which makes me so excited!!!

Also, etsy may be the death of me.

So many adorable hand made things to find!!!

I can't wait to celebrate and eventually meet our little stud.

I'll leave you all with this little pregnancy questionnaire that I see often on blogs :)

How far along: 20 weeks 4 days

Total weight gain/loss: I am up about 13-14 lbs.  This is definitely the worst part of my pregnancy! I'm not used to these numbers in the slightest!

Maternity clothes: just a few shirts. I have about 3 pairs of pants that still button. If I am not wearing those its my lulus, the hair band loop, or a belly band.

Stretch marks: None yet! Hoping that this body butter continues to do its thing!

Sleep: I sleep pretty fantastic aside from a pee break every night between 2 and 3

Best moment this week: Of course seeing our healthy little one!

Movement: I definitely have been raising a break dancer in there. He is constantly jabbing me with elbows and knees and feet. In fact...he is currently using my uterus as a punching bag.

Food cravings: peaches and that's about it.

Gender: BOY!!!

Labor signs: none. It's a bit early so thank god for that!

Belly button-in or out? Still in!

What I miss: All my cute clothes. They tend to look ridiculous now.

What I am looking forward to: My shower in Colorado next week!

Milestones: I'm officially half way done!!! And we have a name! ( But don't ask yet! It's a secret for now!)

Love always,

The Regos

Growing like a weed...

Well yes, our yard is growing with weeds

(darn base lawn maintenance)

but holy cow...this belly seems to be growing overnight!

Here's a comparison between week 13 and 18.

I know that I said something along the lines of,

"I'll update weekly"

and that clearly hasn't happened since it's been probably 10 weeks.

So I apologize for that.

No more promises I don't intend to keep.

I'm finally starting to feel this little one squirm around in my belly.

Feels a lot like someone threw a bag of popcorn in my belly and let it do it's thing.

I can't believe I'm already 19.5 weeks along.

This kiddo is the size of a mango!

Speaking of fruit sized babies...

Sometimes I look at the size of food they tell me my baby is, 

and feel like they are making things up.

Since when is a mango larger than a sweet potato?

As far as this pregnancy has gone.

I've been pretty dang lucky.

I haven't thrown up once.

Thank God, since I cringe at the mere thought of it.

I haven't experienced any heartburn or terribly emotional moments.

I swear to you that if I didn't have a cycle like clock work before I got my positive test,

I'd be one of those "crazy" women who didn't know she was pregnant.

With my small frame though...it eventually would have become pretty evident.

The only really terrible side effect that this little mango has brought along with it is migraines.

I suffered from migraines all through college due to the hormones in my birth control.

Mine typically go through 3 stages:

Vision impairment: meaning I can't see anything in my peripheral vision or can't see directly what I'm looking at.

Terribly Painful Headache: This usually lasts 4-24 hours.

Numbness in my left hand/Arm

So I have probably had 4-6 of these throughout my pregnancy.

The worst part is....the list of medications I can take to ease the pain is basically non-existant.

My OB says that these usually disappear once you hit the mid-way point...

YAY! ONE WEEK!

Which also means...

Exactly one week from tomorrow we get to HOPEFULLY find out what this little squirt will be.

I have a pretty good feeling I already know, but I don't want to be one of THOSE women.

You know the kind I'm talking about.

Ethan and I get to see our parents the week after we find out during our trip to Colorado.

Ethan is going to be running in the tough mudder :)

I'm so sad that I cannot participate this year.

But we'll be waiting at the finish line as Dad runs through his last obstacle of electroshock therapy ;)

My mom's friend is also throwing me a shower while I'm there.

And I'll tell you one thing...Registering for a baby is STRESSFUL!

I'm so lucky to have awesome friends who can help me out!

I feel like I have skipped a section in my blogging life where I tell you about the friends that I've FINALLY met here.

I have met a solid group of girls and moms that I couldn't have been happier to have found.

I never feel like they compete with each other and the drama is pretty much non-existant.

We are all passionate about healthy living, but also indulging in life's treats.

I've found friends that I know would never judge me, but help me make the right decisions.

You are probably thinking to yourself, "Who Cares?"

But I wish you could understand the dynamic of wives on a military base.

It's no Army Wives.

You don't connect with each of them the second you meet.

Some of them are crazy.

Some of them are just straight mean.

And some of them like to make you think that they are the nice, welcoming, military wife you thought up in your head before you got to your base...until you get there and they pretend like they don't know you.

Unless, of course, they can use you to their benefit.

It's like high school all over again basically.

So, thank you, to all of my friends!

Now,

I'll leave you with a little bit of my nursery inspiration.

I'm not big on the super baby-ish nurseries.

Or ones that literally match the curtains, to the crib, to the rug, to the lamp shade.

And it's really difficult to find things that aren't like that.

So, I'm deciding to go with a woodland themed nursery.

Boy or Girl.

And I'll adjust what I need to when we find out which it is!

(If you follow me on Pinterest...you already have an idea! Haha!)

 I just love these Book ends!!!

I would love to incorporate some chevron prints.

I'm thinking Red & Navy for a boy.

and Yello/Orange and Grey for a girl?

That's all for today!

Friends and family who are curious...we have registered at www.babyearth.com :)

Surprises at the Happiest Place on Earth!

Let's skip the part where I explain where I have been for months...

My life isn't that exciting.

Or I guess WASN'T that exciting!

As some of you may know, Ethan and myself just returned from a Disney World vacation with my parents and sisters.

Alyssa and Rachel were on Spring Break, Alyssa's boyfriend was in Orlando for baseball Spring Training, and my parents own a timeshare...

So that is how this trip came about.

Now, let me take you back to February 3rd, Super Bowl Sunday.

It was no different than any other Sunday.

Aside from the fact that this...

was the start of our day!!!

Now that both of our families know.  

I've been DYING to blog about it, so that I can keep you all updated.

As of today, I am 10 weeks 3 days pregnant with our first little jelly bean.

His or Her due date is October 18th, 2013 :)

We are not announcing this to the rest of the cyber world until our next appt. (Apr. 8th) which marks the end of our first trimester.

So please help us keep this circle small until we have exited the danger zone...

it's less than 2 week people!

I'll give you a bit of an idea of how we got to this point.

Ethan and I have always wanted to start our family rather early.

(As both of our parents did)

But I refused to do so until our honeymoon took place.

We finally set sail on that cruise one year and some change after our wedding date.

The next month (October) we made the decision to stop preventing and start trying.

For some of you this may be a bit TMI, but for other couples in their "Trying to Conceive" stage, I believe this will add some comfort.

Ethan and myself are both very healthy, young, fit people.

I didn't have PCOS, my cycles were like clock work, and there wasn't a single abnormal PAP in my life.

So we thought this would be a walk in the park.

It wasn't...

I made the mistake of googling things like,

"How long did it take you to get pregnant?"

In which case every response was,

"First Try!!!"

"2nd Month"

or

"It was an accident"

Which was all very discouraging for me.

Here we were...month number 4 and still, no baby.

I thought for sure I was broken...well turns out I'm not.

So, if you are where I was...don't listen to these crazy super human women!!!

Now, here is how we broke the news!

On the day of our first appt. we got to see (and hear a 185 bpm heartbeat) the little guy.

Awwww, such a cute little blob.

We also had ordered and already shipped a "Knitting while you're expecting" book to Ethan's mom in Barksdale, Louisiana.

That night we skyped with his mom and dad, as they opened their package.

Obviously, they had an idea, as we have never really skyped with them before....we're terrible kids.

They were so very excited for us!

When it came to telling my family, I wanted to wait until Florida to tell them in person.

This was a bit difficult to plan.

We didn't know who would be picking us up, what the plans were for the day, or how to really surprise them.

So, we just brought that little sonogram with us and figured...we'd figure it out.

My dad was the one to pick us up from the airport.

My mom and sisters were currently at Jake's baseball game and weren't expected back for another hour or two.

So, I made the decision to tell my dad first while we were in the condo.

He had a very typical dad reaction and said, "No Kidding?!" in the goofy voice we all know.

Since we knew my sisters and mom would be arriving soon I decided to tape band-aid the sonogram to the outside of our condo's door.

Hearing them approach the door was one of the funniest moments of my life.

Rachel: "Oh my God...OH MY GOD!"

Alyssa: "If this is a joke I'm going to be so pissed"

Rachel: "It says Amber Rego on it."

Then, they opened the door and attacked me with hugs, while my mom proceeded to cry, and my dad caught it all on tape.

My mom purchased this shirt for me at universal to help tell some close family friends and my god mom!

(wish Alyssa would have made it in this picture!!!)

We were fortunate enough (despite the awful snow in Colorado) to meet up with Ethan's Brother and Sister-in-Law, in Colorado Springs to break the news.

It meant so much to both of us that we were able to tell some of his family in person.

We can't wait until we get to see the rest of them in May (hopefully!)

As for how I'm feeling.

I must say I've got it pretty easy.

I struggled around 8 weeks with constant migraines...but have found a natural remedy that has kept them at bay for the most part.

I've had a few spurts of nausea, but haven't worshipped any kind of porcelain.

The worst symptom I have is complete exhaustion.

But I can handle that.

There is no bump yet...just looks like I'm over doing it on the donuts and pizza.

The only thing I really crave is fruit and Mac 'n' Cheese...which I never really ate, but dang is it good!

So, from here on out I'm going to do my best to leave you all with weekly updates and pictures!

We are so, SO excited, and so blessed that we have all of you to be a part of our little one's life!

Up to Date with my Updates...

Yay! 

An update!

So, the last time I posted was when I got my new job :)

Which was also almost 2 months ago haha.

Since then, not to much has happened aside from an impromptu trip to Colorado!

Ethan and I each had an extended weekend so we figured we should go somewhere.

What better place is there to visit than Colorado!?

While we were there we saw both of our families and 2 of my best friends.

It was pretty laid back and low key, but the shopping was phenomenal.

If you lived in Great Falls, you would understand.

We got to eat at all of our favorite restaurants, and I managed to squeak in a tea at my most favorite place every single day.

I think, aside from ourselves, Reagan had the time of his life.

He got to spend an entire weekend with his best friend, Mater!!!

The downside to this trip was returning to Great Falls.

After being around such good friends and family, it honestly puts me in a depressive state for a couple of days.

Being there reminds me what it is like to have really good friends.

Which I have yet to find here in Montana.

Don't get me wrong. I have a few "acquaintances".

But I haven't met someone I could call while Ethan is on alert and just hang out with.

Which is all I really look for in a friend.

I've never been one that needed to have friends.

I do very well being alone, and like to keep my personal life pretty private.

But that doesn't necessarily mean that I don't enjoy some good company.

I am sure with time something will roll along.

I just miss the heck out of all of my Colorado friends.

:(

Enough with the pity party.

Since it SNOWED here in this stupid state during Memorial Day weekend.

Ethan and I spent the majority of our weekend watching crazy TV food documentaries.

(I'm kind of fascinated with health)

Here are the three we watched:

Food INC., Forks over Knives, and Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead.

I encourage everyone to watch these.

Not because I want to convince you to go organic or vegan.

But because it could open your eyes to choosing other options when it comes to nutrition.

All of them are available for free on Netflix.

For me, I've become more conscious of the process through which my food is treated.

Lately, I have been keeping everything I eat but my dinner 100% clean.

This meaning, I don't eat anything that has gone through processing.

I also have chosen to only eat meat with my dinners.

Call me crazy.

But don't call me crazy until you watch those documentaries!

My latest obsession has been juicing.

I don't think I could ever do a strictly juicing cleanse.

(This is the process used in Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead)

I enjoy the satisfaction of actually chewing and swallowing my food.

But I make a juice every morning and if I get the urge to eat something and have the time later in the day, I'll juice something then too.

My favorite so far is strictly red grapes and celery.

It's so sweet and satisfying!

A couple other favorites are a carrot, apple, ginger, and this juice:

A Kale Lemonade.

It's been a bit of a challenge working at Crooked Tree :)

Haha smelling the muffins, cupcakes, and biscotti coming out of the oven.

But I just bring a juice to work and so far, so good.

I'm seeing some pretty decent results in not only my figure, but mainly in my energy.

I haven't really come home and gone straight for a nap in quite some time.

Pretty good for a 3 AM wake-up call 4 times a week!!!

Well that's about it for now.

We have 3 months left until our cruise now!

Which means we are only 2 months away from our 1st accomplished year of marriage!

How Exciting!

Taking a Crooked Path...

Well, we made it back to Montana.

I don't know if I will ever love a state as much as I love Colorado.

Seeing my family just warms my heart.

So I'll give you the somewhat short version of our itinerary.

Thursday:

We flew into Denver, rented our car, and immediately ate chipotle :)

Yum.

We then drove to Co. Springs and toured the new Rego living quarters.

Ethan and I took a trip downtown to purchase my sister a bday present at lulu.

We gathered around that night with family and friends at a local restaurant.

Friday:

Ethan and I woke up bright and early to hike the incline!

It was one of the most beautiful mornings ever.

(once we were above the fog)

From there we met all the men in town for some carb-ilicious breakfast

Biscuits and gravy!

We then got ready for the long awaited promotion ceremony!

I was so proud and honored to be a part of that celebration.

Congratulations Major General :)

Not going to ignore this....being part of his receiving line felt awkward.

Haha I was never sure what to say.

Just a simple thanks.

My family made the drive down to attend as well.

So, I spent the majority of the after party conversing with them.

Ethan and a collection of friends went out that night and had a little to much fun.

I stayed home and slept!

Saturday:

We woke up early again so that I could make it to Littleton to see my two best friends before they worked/went home to Utah.

The three of us (plus brittney's little ones) had breakfast together.

It was so fantastic to see both of them.

This is a rare occurrence now a days.

Growing up stinks.

I then went home and lounged.

Jenny and I met for tea at my favorite place.

We sat and talked for almost an hour.

I feel so blessed to have found her this summer.

She has become one of the best friends I've ever had and I can't wait til she gets here!

Later that night we attended the buescher tri-birthday extravaganza.

They were celebrating a 50th, 21st, and 13th birthday.

Sunday:

We woke up and attended church with my family.

After that we went to the annual Glombecki Easter brunch.

I cannot believe we have done that since Ryan and I were toddlers.

His dad also works for a distribution company so me and Rachel took home a collection of chia seed beverages.

Our favorites!!!

We had dinner with my family and sadly Alyssa had to work that afternoon.

In the end, we had a fantastic weekend.

I'm counting down the days until I see my family again.

Here is some exciting news!

You know that coffee/cupcake place I rave about?

Crooked Tree

Well you are looking at their new, full time, morning baker!

Today was my first day and I loved it.

I've dreamed of working at a small, cozy, little place like this.

I even decorated a couple cakes!

Pretty good for my first time eh?

I'm so excited to grow and learn here.

Just think of all of the amazing things I'll be creating.

The best part, despite the 4 am start?

I'm done by noon and still have a good majority of the day for me and hubby time!

Also, finally, here are some pictures of our downstairs

(still not finished)

I'd like to get a rug for under the kitchen table and we need some serious wall decor.

We are also still thinking about painting but don't want to make any permanent decisions just yet.

I just love all of our natural light.

This house is FULL of windows.

So we will update room by room as things get moving a bit quicker.

I hope you enjoyed this ever so long post :)

Love Always.

Water or Soda?

I found this today and thought I would share.

I've never been a soda drinker....thank god.

This will make you think twice!

WATER
#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (also applies to half the world population)
#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

COKE
#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
#8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

INFORMATION:
#1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches
calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

So the question is, would you like a glass of water? or Coke?

The Lifestyle Begins

Whoa...

So I actually have interesting things to blog about for once

:)

We will start with the weekend.

Probably the best one in a long time.

We started off the weekend with a bang.

A BIG BANG...

And by that I mean we went and saw the Hunger Games.

Sarah, her husband Blake, Ethan and Myself.

We started with coffee at Crooked Tree and dinner at MacKenzie River.

Detour for a second...

One of my best friends is coming out in a month

and we are both obsessed with cookie sundae skillets.

I can't wait to take her there because they have the BEST cookie skillet.

Okay, back to the weekend.

The Hunger Games met my expectations.

I was not disappointed with any part of the movie.

ALMOST everything was true to book which seems to be hard to find these days.

My ONE complaint was some of the shaking filming sections.

For example, the reaping.

I don't think it focused on a single face...just a bit of a mess.

Other than that I'm absolutely in LOVE!

Saturday Ethan and I went to Crooked Tree ... again.

This coffee house is seriously the cutest thing on the planet.

Everyone knows my obsession with cupcakes and the way they add art to the tastiest coffee concoctions just satisfies every fiber of my being.

These were the best cupcakes I've ever had!

Coconut Macaroon :)

A cute post-wedding photo shoot a couple had done there.

After that we went to Boston's with a TON of people.

(only knowing a small handful)

to watch the Air Force Academy hockey game.

Sarah's husband played on the team during his time there.

It was definitely a good time.

We then decided to be an old, married couple and went home.

We watched t.v. and did a puzzle together.

Aww we're so cute :-P

Sunday was a rest and relax day.

Monday Ethan had his first alert.

This was a training alert so he got to see what his job will be like.

This meant that he was gone overnight.

It was definitely weird for me.

After 6 months of spending every night together...

I don't think I realized how different it would feel.

I ate dinner by myself, worked out alone, and slept alone.

Luckily for us it's only 1 night at a time.

I believe some of the SF people are gone for 5 days at a time.

Props to those women.

I couldn't imagine doing that year round.

Especially once you throw kids and newborns in the mix.

Yikes.

But, then again, that's kind of what us military wives signed up for!

I'm lucky in the sense that I'm pretty independent.

And I feel secure within my relationship.

So starting next month, these will happen about twice a week.

Ethan also seemed very excited when he returned.

He is very lucky to have been placed in a job that he will really enjoy.

And I, thankfully, have Sarah.

Our husbands' schedule seem to be pretty similar so we'll have each other for our boring husband-less nights!

I'm very lucky to have found a friend I relate to and get along with.

YAY!

One week from today we return to Colorado!

We are celebrating the promotion of my legit Father-in-Law to Major General.

What an accomplishment?!

I am praying for incline worthy weather.

If you don't know what the incline is...

It's a 1 mile hike up a large staircase, which is an old railway.

Followed by a 2.6 mile trail run back down.

It's my FAVORITE work out/hike to date.

The view from the top is incredible and the feeling of accomplishment surpasses any other.

I can't wait to get back.

I just love everything about Colorado.

Not to mention I'll get to see both of my very best friends from high school :)

I'll get to see both sides of my family,

and

one of my best friends since birth for our annual easter gathering!

Oh, and I can't forget that I'll actually get to go shopping somewhere legit.

Great Falls is very depressing when it comes to shopping :(

(Good for the bank account though!)

We have so much to fit in!

Well I better get to the gym...I've been so good lately!