We're having a baby!!!

Ian and I are so excited! We are having a baby! The baby's due date is December 24th. Yes, you read that right . . . Christmas Eve. It should be an eventful Christmas to say the least! I am 14 weeks today (translated: 3 1/2 months along) and we will find out on July 27th if it is a boy or a girl. My mommy instincts tell me it's a boy, but I'm new to all of this so who knows! We will be thrilled either way!!! All is well with baby and me and we have heard the baby's heart beat twice. It is so fast and strong like he's running a little marathon.

I'll try to keep everyone updated a little better! Ian and I just moved to Miami so lots and lots of changes! Love to all of you!

On request . . .

My husband just looked at my blog and very sadly commented that I did not have a picture him up . . . I dedicate this to my husband with much love!

At a port on a cruise last year.

Washington D.C., Finally!

A couple of weeks ago my mom and I drove up to D.C. to visit Adriana and her mom who was also going up that weekend. You may be thinking to yourself, "Drove up to D.C.? No, she must have meant flown up to D.C.." I indeed did mean that my mom and I got in her car and drove the 12 hours. Why? Because I have issues . . . mainly with flying. Yes, it is a fear thing, but I have flown a lot in my life. We use to go to Utah just about every summer to visit my grandparents when I was younger. Then, when I moved out to Utah I flew home with Adriana just about every month. I have even flown over the big, blue Atlantic Ocean to go to Ireland (under the influence of Dramamine), but I genuinely hate flying. I hate having to sit in between two men I've never met (very close between . . . I was sandwiched in). I hate it when the pilot tells us the airport we are supposed to land at is closed and we are running out of fuel or when another pilot says we have to turn around and go back to the airport we just took off from because there are not enough oxygen tanks on the plane. Who was in charge of stalking the oxygen tanks and what do we need them for anyways?! But, I digress. . . The point of this blog was to talk about my amazing trip to D.C.

As far as the scenery goes, I can't say the drive was spectacular. My mom and I agree that I-75 from Gainesville to D.C. looks exactly like the panhandle of Florida (which isn't saying much . . . no offense). However, I am truly grateful to my mom for putting up with my issues and I really enjoyed the time we got to spend together in the car talking and listening to good music. I had never been to D.C. before and I absolutely fell in love with it! Adriana was a great tour guide and her mom kept us moving to see just about every monument constructed in that amazing city! (I was ready to pass out by the end of the day, but I was refueled with the amazing food D.C. has to offer). We got to see so much in just a few days. We got an insider's tour of the Capitol (at least that's what I was told), went to Mt. Vernon, and Annapolis. I can't wait for my next trip!

On Capitol Hill!

At Mt. Vernon

Getting pictures in Annapolis!

Getting to know you . . .

I am naturally opposed to technology. I'm not sure why. I just feel very overwhelmed by everything out there . . . the IPhone, simpler things like downloading pictures and songs, and worse then any of them all . . . blogging. Now, I understand that blogging does not take someone that is technically savvy, but it does when you are trying to set up your blog page, which is where my best friend Adriana comes in. She has set up this lovely page that you are now looking at. She is great with technology and so when you see something new on my blog or a picture posted that wasn't there before, you can most likely thank her for that. She is the one who convinced me to do this thing in the first place.
Which brings me to my other point . . . I am also naturally a private person. I really don't like letting everyone in the world know my business. So, with that said, my posts won't be super personal, but enough to keep family and friends informed of things happening in my life and just my thoughts in general. However, you may not find everything that I write as interesting to you as it was for me to write, hence the title of my blog - Nipper Nothings.
And, that brings me to my final point. I do love writing and am hoping this will give me the opportunity to do that and to polish these skills. A few last tidbits about myself . . .I am fiercely loyal and loving to my family and dear friends; I love music that inspires deep feelings in me, whether they be feelings of joy, sadness, peace, desperation, or excitement; reading helps me relax as does holding my husband's hand or singing really loud (and off tune, but I usually don't subject anyone else to this) in my car; I have a slightly obsessive personality . . . when I love something, I really love it (like chocolate , a good book, or a movie that I can watch over and over again); I am a Latter-day Saint because I know that I could not have half the happiness in my life without the eternal perspective that my faith brings me; I am half Cuban and my derriere is enough proof of that, as is the need to dance when I hear salsa music; and finally, I fear change, but I know that is the only way to grow.
Hope you enjoy this new journey with me!