Tammy at 21 Weeks

So, I said I was going to not be so lame... so here is Tammy at 21 weeks. Isn't she so beautiful?! She is so happy that she doesn't look fat now, but instead pregnant now. We are so excited to have baby Gideon join our family.

Also, we are so excited for Stephanie to have her boy very soon too. We can't wait to meet him!

Lame

So I have been looking at a lot of blogs recently and realized that I am lame in my posts. I don't do cool pictures or anything, just words. I don't keep pics on my computer so I don't have any to put on. I will try to get some new pics on my comp. so Tammy is not the only one that has the sweet pics of our family.

We are so excited to go to NY in a few weeks. We are going to be there for five days! Tammy is calling it our "Baby-moon" (I think that is a cool name for it). We are so excited to have a break from Rexburg by getting to see the real world. I think that we are in for somewhat of a rude awakening, but I am looking forward to it.

Life is great!

We are having a...

BOY! 

We are so excited to have found out what we are having. Now instead of calling him "it" we can be gender specific. Also, we have all but decided on the name. It was really a cool experience. The ultrasound tech. went through and showed us that the baby is developing normally in all aspects (we even got to see some blood flow in the baby...so cool). When she finally told us what we are having (25 min. later) Tammy and I both felt that we this baby is our baby Gideon. Obviously we still have 4 months left, but we are somewhat sure about this name. We are probably going to go with the name Gideon Carl Herring. I really want to name our first son Carl after me, my father, and my grandfather. The legacy in the name is a big deal to me. Also, since my brother Mike has named one of his kids after me (Cody Matthew), I don't really care to use my name as much.

It was a great experience to have another ultrasound. Tammy and I agree that having them makes the pregnancy seem more real. We also found out why I am not able to feel the baby. The placenta is between the baby and the outside world. I don't mind too much since that location is a good location for the placenta to be in for birth.

Another piece of good news is that the head on the baby is growing normally (no huge head like the Herring's have). Tammy was really happy to hear this. 

Finally, I have been invited to three interviews so far. One in San Francisco at UCSF on December 8, and two in New York. One at NYU on October 23, and the other at Stony Brook on October 27. Tammy is going to come with me to all these interviews. As she said on her blog, we are going to see the play Wicked while we are in NY (since her birthday is on October 22). We are both really excited. Also, when we are in SF she is going to have a baby shower in her home town since it is so close to SF.

Life is great. We love and miss you all. We hope to hear from you soon.

Having Some Fun

Life has been great for the past few weeks. We have been having a great break from school. School starts in just over a week. I am excited because this fall is my last semester of classes. All I will have left is an internship. Tammy and I are both so excited to be finished here and move on to dental school. We are waiting to hear from schools for interviews. We should start hearing from them soon.

One great thing that happened this week is that I felt the baby move for the first time. Tammy and I were standing in line to get a Redbox movie and I was holding her tummy. Suddenly I felt a small push on my hand. It was so cool. I cannot explain how excited Tammy and I are to become parents. I am really excited to start putting together the baby's room, but I know that we need to wait a little longer before we do that. We will find out at the end of September what we are having. 

So life is great. Our stake just was split, but I am still on the high council and Tammy is still the primary president in the stake. We are staying busy, but loving every minute of it. We hope that you are all doing well too.

An expansion to our school

So now that all of our families know, I can tell everyone else. Tammy and I are going to be parents beginning next year. Tammy is due on February 12, 2009, with our first. We are so excited. We have wanted a child for the last two years, but have not been able to get pregnant. We cannot express how excited we are. If you want a picture of the ultrasound or to watch the entire thing, check out Tammy's blog (on the right).

Other than that, we just got back from the Herring Reunion in AZ. We camped on Mt. Graham for a few days, then spent a few days in Gilbert with the Welch family. Congrats (or our condolences) to Jared for being called as a new bishop in his ward.

We also spent our 3 year anniversary in Las Vegas. We did a tour of the dental school there and then spent the rest of the day celebrating. We had a lot of fun walking the strip.

As far as the search for a dental school goes, we heard from the University of Washington this week, as well as UCSF, and the University of Colorado. We are busy filling out secondary applications and are really praying to know where we should go.

We hope that you are all doing well, and loved seeing all the Herring family. We love you all.

We're Going to AZ

So we leave today for AZ and a family reunion with the Herring side. We are both so ready to leave Rexburg for a while. Also, while we are gone we will celebrate our 3rd anniversary. We will be in Las Vegas for it. Our friends the Mengs gave us tickets to see a show while in Vegas too. We are really excited. Tammy's mom has been in town this weekend. It has been fun. We saw the new X-Files movie (we thought it was really stupid). Also, the Mengs returned to Rexburg and we had them over for some Japanese food last night. Shaun and I made Chicken-katsu. I have to admit that this was probably the best we have ever made it. I am proud of us. Also, Tammy made chocolate filled cream puffs and they were so good. 

Life is great. We can't wait to see all the Herring's this week, and maybe some other friends.

Summer is here

So the summer semester has finally ended! Tammy and I are both so happy. We had a good semester, but not being in school is always a great thing. During the semester we took a bowling class together. It was so much fun, like we had a free bowling date every Tuesday and Thursday for the entire semester. I was also in the advanced physiology class here. I have to admit, that class has been my favorite class here at BYU-I. The information that I learned was so interesting. I loved going to class and lab.

Tammy and I manage some girls housing near campus, so during this break from school we have a lot of repairs to do. We are installing new cabinets in an apartment, putting a new foundation in another, doing a lot of yard work, and any other emergency that comes up during the break. We are so lucky to be managing these places because we get free rent, and a house instead of an apartment. It is such a nice set-up. We have a nice big yard, swing set, fire pit, a garden, and fruit trees. It has its days, but overall it is a great blessing to have this job. Other than that, I am working in the IT department on campus still, and we have a lot of time to just play with friends and relax. 

We are going to Thatcher next week for the Herring Family Reunion. We will be on Mt. Graham for a few days. Then, we are going to stay with Bridget and her family in Gilbert for a few days so Tammy and I can go tour a dental school that we are applying to. Our 3 year anniversary is on Aug. 5, and we will be in Las Vegas doing a tour of UNLV (another school we are applying to). It will be fun to spend our anniversary in such a fun city. We are really excited.

I have heard back from 7 schools so far saying that they either have my application completed and are reviewing it, or that they want a secondary application (and more money). We have heard from UNLV, but are still hoping to hear from Boston University and the University of Washington. If we are accepted to any of those schools, that is probably where we will go. 

Life is great. School is out. We get to see family soon. We are both happy and healthy. What more could we ask for?

Oh, we saw the new Batman movie on opening night. It was so good. Very dark, and not for kids, but a great show! The Joker is frightening to say the least. I hope you all get to see it soon. Enjoy!