Our Life in Pictures (updated)

I did this once before BUT our life has changed so much since the last time so I decided it was time to do it again. 

Our life in pictures:

 In the beginning was one boy and one girl:

New years 2009

New years day *2010*

St. Patricks day 2010

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Our first extended period of time apart as a couple. Joint Warrior March-May 2010.

And the end of that 2 month underway!!! May 2010.

Photo op! May 2010.

Taken shortly before my Sailor changed my life May 31, 2010 <3 div="div">

Taken the day after I said yes! June 1st, 2010

A few of my favorites from our engagement photoshoot <3 div="div">

Loveeeeeee

Our photographer did such an awesome job!

Kissesssssss

You can't catch me! June 7, 2010

Our engagement announcement. June 2010.

Random photo op! July 2010.

Husband and wife! July 31, 2010 <3 div="div">

7.31.2010

Wedding night! No we aren't naked, unless you remove the towels lol <3 div="div">

Busch Gardens August 2010.

Kiss sammich! Lol. Ryans birthday party/housewarming party August 2010.

The day before deployment. August 16, 2010.

D Day. Look how good we faked being happy! Haha. August 17, 2010.

Pardon me while I fast forward 6 freaking months.................................

HOMECOMING!!!!! 2.16.2011 <3 div="div">

Patiently waiting for the ship to pull in!

This is my "Uhmmmm... Everyone and their mother is off the ship, WHERE IS MY HUSBAND?!" face lol.

Our first hug in 6 months!

Our first kiss in 6 months!

This is what TRUE HAPPINESS looks like =D

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So happy to be together again <3 div="div">

We went to DC for a short getaway when he got back. This is the Iwo Jima memorial <3 div="div">

Feb. 2011 photo op!

A few of my favorite from a photoshoot we did in March 2011

Feeling like kids again <3 div="div">

Hahaha I'm happy he's sad, just like the masks :p

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L-O-V-E

My fave <3 div="div">

St. Patricks day 2011

At our friends hockey game in May of 2011

At Patriotic Fest Va. Beach ocean front seeing Darius Rucker in June 2011.

The BIG wedding 5.31.2011 (1 year after we got engaged)

My daddy walking me down to my Sailor <3 div="div">

Lighting the unity candle

We're married... AGAIN! Lol.

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July 18th, our lives were changed by this test <3 div="div">

At 5 weeks and 5 days we got to see our baby for the first and last time :'( RIP Angel Baby

North Carolina September 17th. 

October 15th we released balloons in memory of our angel baby

October 31st we had a Halloween party.

We spent Thanksgiving on the ship

We went to the ships Christmas party

We had a Christmas party at our house for our friends that weren't going to be with family.

New Year 2011!

Went and partied in North Carolina in Jan 2012

We got Mocha in Feb!

I broke my toe on March 20th :/

We celebrated Memorial day by having drinks in the pool!

We got new rings in July!

We had a going away party for Ryan's old ship mates who were about to deploy in July as well.

We became homeowners and unlocked our house together in July also!

Our friend got married in August!

We found out I was pregnant a few days after my birthday September 18th!

First "bump" picture at 6 weeks. It was just bloat but I wanted a bump so badly!

Our first ultrasound! Estimated as 7 weeks and 1 day in October with a heartbeat of 163.

October 15th we released paper lanterns in memory of our angel baby <3 p="p">

A hurricane side swiped us at the end of October as well.

Got our second ultrasound at 11 weeks on November 5th!

Thanksgiving 2012!

Went to Ryan's command Christmas party in early December. Forgot to take a pic with each other, lol.

December 10th: Found out baby D was a GIRL!!! 

It's a GIRL!

Went to see the lights on the boardwalk in early December

Saw snow for the first time in 2 years December 22nd!

Christmas 2012!

Our last full day in Indiana and it snowed again!

New Year 2012!

Got Abby's anatomy scan done January 3rd!

Confirmed a girl!

Finally, the most recent baby bump! 19 weeks and 4 days!

It's so crazy to see how much our life has changed in the last 3 years but we are loving every minute of the ride!

Anatomy scan

Got the anatomy ultrasound today and all is great!

Abby is still a girl.
Her heart rate was 158.
She weighed 10 ounces.
She measured 19 weeks and 2 days (which is what she should be!)
She moved around pretty much the entire time.
She's stubborn.
I have an anterior placenta: http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/anterior-placenta.aspx
She is currently head down (now stay that way ya little stinker!).

Here are her 2 major highlights:

 Sucking her thumb! This picture melts my heart!!!




And she is definitely a girl!

It's a new year!

Last year may have been our roughest yet. We had more downs than we had ups. And let me tell you, 2012 ended on a horribly sour note.

Though, many bad things happened in 2012 (far more than I could even begin to list) I want to take note of the wonderful things that happened.

We were incredibly blessed with a home of our own and we couldn't ask for more. No, our house is so not perfect but we live in a decent neighborhood and we love our home.

Ryan started shore duty and hasn't been gone for more than a night since March 7th. It's been absolutely wonderful to finally have him home for more than a couple of weeks or a month. I feel so blessed to have him around so much now.

I believe the last major blessing is our sweet baby girl. I was one day late for my period and decided to take a test. It came back positive and at that moment Ryan came home. I had my mom on the phone because I figured it would come back negative like it had for the last year so I didn't need to get off the phone with her. I took the test out of the bathroom while shaking and crying, showed Ryan and he and I embraced and laughed and cried. I will never forget that moment. I get goosebumps now just thinking about it. My mom was still on the phone and just kept saying "Brittany?" and finally I told her and we all celebrated. Exactly 3 weeks ago we went to find out the gender and got 4d images and a dvd and everything of our baby girl, Abriella Jane. We feel so blessed.



In the end, even though so much bad happened last year, the big blessings take over. Though one of the things that happened is still very fresh in our minds, all we have to think about is Abby and life gets better.

I hope everyone's 2013 is as blessed as we know ours is going to be! We can't wait to meet our baby girl!