Whew December has flew in and we will be lucky if I can get everything done in time for Christmas! Seems like this year especially, the days have flown by and before you know it, its the week before Christmas! Sheesh where did the time go?! Let's back up a bit and catch up with all the latest adventures we have had ;)
The week before Thanksgiving, we traveled to the Tri Cities, WA for a fun getaway weekend. Jordan surprised me with the trip and booked a hotel and planned some fun stuff for us to do :) With all his work lately and traveling, date night had pretty much become obsolete! It was so much fun. We spent the weekend in a beautiful hotel and did some Christmas shopping together. We went to go see the new THOR movie too :) Such a fun mini Trip! While we were there, we stopped in to a furniture store to look at entertainment centers. We had been looking for a long time, but never really found what we wanted at a decent price. Low and Behold we found an amazing entertainment center at a great deal so we made an unexpected large purchase while we were there also! Afterwards, Jordan commented that we would also need a much larger TV with the upgrade because it would make our TV look "puny" in that spot. Ha ha DARN! That gave us a reason to black Friday shop!
As you know, I had been super super sick from carrying our sweet bundle of joy and was miserable! It was all I could do to keep from gagging every single morning or from even the slightest odd smell. Luckily for me I started feeling better around week 15 and was SO SO SO excited! It was the best thing to have a little bit of energy back and feel better! I also was able to feel the baby move around 14 weeks which is very early for most people!
This was taken after a long night of no sleep and being so sick, but thankfully we have turned the corner and are loving the 2nd trimester!!
The anticipation was killing us to find out what we were having, so we opted for an early gender ultrasound. I drank lots of Dr. Pepper before the appointment in hopes the baby would be moving around to give us a peek :) I had a gut feeling that it was a girl, but Jordan and both our moms were for sure it was a boy. We got into the ultrasound and baby was moving a lot! We did however get a peek and found out we are having.......A BABY GIRL!!!!!! She was such a little stinker at us getting a look! She had her legs crossed, and wouldn't stop kicking while they were crossed. It was a funny sight. She was moving her mouth a ton and was fist pumping in the background. The tech did tell us that her legs are measuring quite long (no shock there)! Long legs just like daddy :)
Here is her cute little profile
and there is the golden shot at her lady parts!
Jordan was pretty funny when the tech said it was a girl. He stared off into space like he just saw his life flash before his eyes. I had to tap his leg and wave in front of his face asking if he was gonna be ok! Ha ha he soon warmed up to the idea of her being daddy's little girl. On the way out of the Dr.'s office he was like "you mean I have to get used to fluffy dresses, princesses, and PINK??!!!" Yes babe that's exactly what this means. Ha ha He is so funny!
One of my biggest cravings while being pregnant is SALAD! I love ranch on salad or veggies, but HATE the fact that you can't buy "dinner ranch" in the store like at the restaurant! So since Jordan works closely with all the major food distributors that ship his chemicals, he ordered me a whole gallon of commercial dinner ranch! Um ya he is a keeper for sure! He understands my crazy fettish with great tasting ranch, especially when things taste so different when pregnant! Yup I am one happy girl! Just had to get a pic :)
We have since collected some cute girl clothes and fun things preparing for our little peanut! She now kicks regularly and Jordan can't wait to be able to feel it on the outside of my belly. I am sporting a cute little basketball in front now. I am now 20 weeks along, HALFWAY there!! Yay! 4 more months and we get to meet our princess :) We are having quite the time agreeing on any names though. I like different names and Jordan likes generic names so it has been quite the feat! The only name we agree on so far is Savannah and that's a bit iffy so we will see what happens :) We have another Dr's apt on Monday and then another ultrasound to finish all the measuring the Monday before Christmas! Can't wait to have new cute pictures of our peanut now that she has DOUBLED in size since our gender ultrasound :)
We were so happy to have my family come to Lewiston and spend Thanksgiving with us! It was such a treat to have everyone together for the holidays and even Scooter made the 7 hour drive and did great! We had an awesome holiday, went to the movies, went out to eat, toured the lights in park, went to the LCSC boys basketball game, and even shopped on Black Friday! Scooter was right at home too. He found our fuzzy soft rug in the kitchen and parked himself on it next to the heat vent! Mom and I spent all of Thanksgiving in the kitchen and it was the best! We went to a few stores shopping for black Friday and then topped it off waiting in line for a 50" TV to fill our new entertainment center! All the boys got it hooked up in time to watch some "guy" movies while the girls shopped. My mom was thrilled to make her first "gender purchase" while she was here. Such a spoiled girl and she isn't even here yet!! We also got some good finds at Walmart including several Disney books for our baby girl. Jordan made sure to get the princess books too, can't forget those!! Such a fun time with family :) We loved having them here with us!
Just the next weekend after they left, we traveled to Twin Falls for Jordan's cousin's wedding! It was a Lord of the Rings themed wedding and Jordan was a groomsmen :) Everyone was dressed in a costume in the line and it was quite fun! Despite the super cold and blizzard weather, it was a beautiful wedding for Aaron and Kirsten!
In lieu of Christmas time, I did several mini sessions that were holiday themed! They were so much fun and it was great to keep doing sessions on the side. A bit hectic in between all our happenings, but they turned out great! Here is one of a sweet girl that I did newborn pics for as well and now she is 8 months old!
After it already being almost 2 weeks in December, we finally got our Christmas Decorations out and sent off our Christmas card :) Due to being so busy, we opted out of setting up a tree this year to only enjoy for 2 weeks, so we just put out our baby tree and called it good :)
and here is our Christmas card and poem for this year!
Tis
the season of holiday cheer, It’s once again Christmas time;
So
many adventures to share in our annual holiday rhyme!
January
brought great news, a BIG promotion for Elise;
She
now manages the entire Lewiston dental office, along with a nice raise increase.
Jordan’s
career with Ecolab is thriving and he is busier than ever;
Expanding
his territory and going after new accounts, tackling all the demands has been
quite the endeavor!
Lewiston
is now considered “home” as it feels good to say we have officially settled in;
It’s
been a transition being 7 hours from family, but we go back to visit as often
as we can.
March
brought an exciting trip to California, a whole week filled with family fun;
Disneyland,
Universal Studios, the beach, and visiting old friends before it was all done!
After
6 years of Elise driving the good ole focus, we were due for a serious upgrade;
We
bought a beautiful and spacious new maroon Maxima, it was quite the trade!
We
celebrated our first anniversary in July, really where has the time gone?
4
years together and 1 married, It has been the best journey together to embark
on!
Summer
was a blur, thanks to so many trips galore;
We
were gone nearly every weekend and couldn’t fit in anything more!
Glacier
National Park was the trip of a lifetime, we camped and hiked with friends;
Our
yearly trip to Bear Lake was epic, It’s our favorite place where the fun never
ends!
Family
came to visit us in Lewiston, Justin got to stay with us for a couple weeks
too;
We
had fun boating, rafting, and going to Silverwood just to name a few!
August
for us brought the best news of all, We are expecting our first baby in May;
We
are beyond thrilled and anxious to be parents, what a blessing on the way!
Jordan
enjoys a good “spike” with volleyball league in full swing this fall;
Elise
is still tackling photography on the side, even while sporting her 4-month-along
little basketball!
We
have so much to be grateful for, and so much to look forward to;
Our
life has definitely been greatly blessed with all we have been able to do!
Merry
Christmas near and far, we wish you the warmest holiday cheer;
Carry
Christ’s love in your heart not only this season, but throughout the coming
year!
QLove,
Jordan
& Elise Martitz
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We are looking forward to going home to Twin Falls again for Christmas and love spending holidays with family :) We are headed to Spokane this weekend for Jordan's on call weekend. Hopefully we will get our Christmas shopping finished up!! Until then we are enjoying this time of year including the killer sunsets we still have! Busy Busy is the life.....
Merry Christmas to you and your family from our house to yours!
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