"Board" out of my mind

What a horrible attempt at a play on words, but if you can't tell by the title yesterday I had my national clinical boards to qualify for my dental license. Things went really well, but I don't get my official results until next Friday. I've been super-stressed for about. . .oh. . .the last six month thinking about this day. 10 LONG hours to apply everything I've learned in the last 3 1/2 years, and which will basically determines whether or not I can graduate. YIKES! To make things even harder on myself, I woke up yesterday morning at about 2:30am and could not go back to sleep, but like I said, luckily everything ran like a well oiled machine and all my patients showed up. I'm glad it is all over and now I can get back to being a little less stressed. I know Tristin will be happy about that. There is no possible way I could have gotten through this without her and Raegan's patience and help.

Gymnastics

Raegan has a lot of energy. It is very hard for her to sit still at all. Her new favorite activity is to stand up on the couch and jump off. She also loves to climb on things. I decided she needed an outlet. Solution = GYMNASTICS CLASS! The class is once a week for 18 month olds - 3 years olds for 45 minutes. The class itself has a little structure, but Raegan mostly just runs around the entire time. Today we went for the second time and she was able to sit in the circle and listen. Hopefully she'll do even better next week (her nursery leaders would really appreciate it). Overall she has a great time and so do I.

This post is long overDUE

So yeah, in case you didn't know. I'm pregnant. I'm already 19 weeks along. Almost half way there! We had a doctor appointment today and both mom and baby are doing great.

Oh by the way, it's a BOY! Derek is stoked to say the least and we are glad to be able to carry on the Johnson name. Baby is due July 4th. Here are some ultrasound photos from today. Enjoy!

Hoover Dam

We took a weekend trip to Hoover Dam. We went and saw the new bridge bypass and got to walk across the bridge. It's funny to think that something so cool is practically in our backyard. We thought it would be silly not to go check it out while we lived in Vegas.

If you look closely Raegan has a backpack with a leash on it. It's great because she thinks she is completely free, but really she isn't.

This is the view of the bridge from the road along the dam. The bridge is about 2000 feet long and 900 feet high.

The sight was so cool.

What a good lookin' family!

18 Month Milestones

Raegan is now 18 months old. This is a great age for many reasons. First, she gets to go to nursery. She really seems to like it and I really like those 2 hours when I don't have to worry about her. It makes church much more enjoyable. These pictures were taken the morning she turned 18 months old (January 21st). Her hair always looks like that when she wakes up. Crazy!

Raegan's response when I asked how old she was.

Raegan is getting closer to talking each day. She babbles constantly and sometimes I think she really is trying to have a conversation with me, I just don't know what she's saying. Raegan loves to "dance" and she is constantly running around. I signed her up for gymnastics class next week. Hopefully she'll love it. Raegan is tall for her age and super skinny, just like her dad. She's not a huge fan of eating right now. It's a constant struggle to get her to sit still long enough to eat. She constantly wants to "feed herself" with a spoon or fork, but she never actually ends up eating very much. We actually had to get out the straps for the high chair and now we have to tie her down. Her favorite food is pasta. And yes, this is what she looks like every time she eats it. It's ridiculously messy, but at least she eats it!

I heart pasta!

See Mom, I can do it myself! On a side note, yesterday we got a new computer. It is wonderful. We were even able to Skype both grandparents last night which we (including Raegan) really enjoyed. This computer is awesome and hopefully now I will blog more often!