Thanksgiving

I am so glad that there is a holiday that we can take a whole day and show our gratitude for things.  I love that!  I feel so blessed in my life that I don't think a day is sufficient, but it is a nice reminder to be grateful for those little and big things that we have.  "The Lord has promised, 'He who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious' (D&C 78:19). Gratitude is an uplifting, exalting attitude. People are generally happier when they have gratitude in their hearts. We cannot be bitter, resentful, or mean-spirited when we are grateful." (See this link for more)  

I have been blessed in my life to be born with an optimistic nature.  I then doubled my blessing when I married a similarly-natured stud.  I can't tell you what joy that trait has brought to our lives.  Although we won't be able to go home for Thanksgiving this year, we are lucky enough to be close to some dear friends who have opened their homes to us.  I am SO excited to see them this week! I look forward to eating my weight in rolls and bread, teasing Cory for the number of times he goes back for "seconds", talking girl-talk with Rachel and Abbey (it's been waaay too long), and having just a 3 day work week!

 I will be missing these folks, though:

I'm hoping we'll be able to get back for Christmas this year and see them.  It's been too long.  

It is comforting to know, though, that I'll be with the two men in my life: 

Can you see any resemblance? :)

I am 20 weeks now and finally feeling some movements from this boy!! We're grateful for all the support everyone showed when we announced our big news. We'll try to keep you updated on everything!

Love,

Cory & Bree  

Stork Sighting

No, we're not avid birdwatchers. And no, we haven't actually seen a stork recently.  But! We are happy to announce....

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...WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!

We are so excited to share the news and excitement with everyone.  It's  completely a bit  unexpected, but extremely welcome news.  :)  Baby Blomquist is set to come on April 5th, making me 19 weeks pregnant now.  We are going in to get THE ultrasound done tomorrow and we are full of emotions; nervous/excited/giddy/happy/anxious/hungry. (Okay, that last one is just one of mine recently)  

Anyway, since we can't be with everyone to do an amazing gender reveal party (you should see my dreams lately, full of pink and blue and excitement and gender revealing. I wish we lived close to everyone!), we wanted to hear your guesses on what we're cooking up over here.  Here's a little help if you want more than just your gut instinct: 

·         Chinese calendar (based on mother's age and month of conception): Boy 

·         Heartbeat (faster than 150 bpm = girl; slower than 150 bpm = boy): Perfect 150, so… Toss up!

·         Morning sickness (very sick = girl; not so sick = boy): Girl

·         Skin (breakouts = girl; clear skin = boy): Girl

·         Leg hair growth (no more than usual = girl; lots of growth = boy): Boy (TMI? Sorry. J)

Cravings (sweet = girl; salty = boy): Boy                  

·         Feet (hot = girl; cold = boy): Girl

·         Bump position (high and wide = girl; low and centered = boy): Girl

·         Breast growth (lots of growth = girl; not much = boy): Girl

·         Mayan calendar (if mother's age at conception and year of conception are both even/odd = girl; if one is even and one is odd = boy): Boy

·         Sympathy weight (if your husband gains weight during the pregnancy = girl; if he doesn't = boy): Boy

·         Ring test (ring swings back and forth = girl; ring swings in a circle = boy): This was a toss-up!

·         My "mother's intuition" says Girl

·         Cory's "father's intuition" says Boy

·         Totals: 6 Boy and 6 Girl with 2 unsures. 

So there it is boys and girls (ha!), let us know what you think and if you want to join us for a google hangout tomorrow to find out! 

We love you all!

Love,

Cory and Bree...and Baby!! :)