July 1, 2010- 30 weeks

In June we went to the Johnson Family Reunion in Boerne, TX and went to Schlitterbaun with all the cousins. We played “Minute to Win It” and had fun with the auction.

                                                          D.J. playing "Stack the Cups"

                                                              Aunt Charlotte Playing

                              D.J., Me, Samantha                                         Shanna 4 months, Me 7 months

                                                                   The Johnson Clan

                                                                                Aunt Samantha & Laila in the belly!

We also had a great day celebrating fathers day with the dads and fathers-to-be.

                                                                                                       Parents-to-be

 Me and mom













Last weekend Suzanne came up and Samantha and Benjamin met us all at the lake. We had such a fun weekend just hanging out. The girls couldn’t get enough of the belly, it was so sweet. They make me feel very loved and I know Laila is already soooo loved!

               
                  29 weeks                                       Suzanne giving Laila kisses

                                                                         Sisters!

Check out that belly!

Samantha & Benjamin, so cute!

Mom & Darrell

My sweet Samantha

In other news, we found out we will be having a nephew, Jayme and Chad are having a boy!! Rhea is due any day now with Adalyn so we can’t wait to see her! Also, Shanna is having another girl, so we are just adding to the girl power :) So many babies!!

I had a doctor check up on June 29th and Laila is doing great! She has a strong heartbeat at 144 bpm. She is moving around a lot and doing flips and stuff. We can see her move through my belly a lot more now! The doctor says she is measuring right on schedule and we will go in for another big ultrasound at 35 weeks to get her measured. I’ve been feeling good other than being tired a lot. All I want to do is sleep!

Other than that D.J. has been working really hard on the house. Margaret and Billy have been coming over almost every weekend to help. I don’t know what we’d do without them. I can’t paint anymore, so Margaret has been doing an awesome job helping with that. I’ll post some updated pictures soon!

When I first found out we were pregnant, cousin Nathan Johnson sent me an email with the baby’s lineage from the Johnson’s side of the family. I wanted to document that here:

Parents- DJ (Aug. 19, 1980), Elizabeth (Nov. 29, 1981) Arsenault
Grandparents: Jeff Johnson (Sept. 27, 1963), Regina Bond (Mar. 14, 1964)
Great-Grandparents: Jerry Dale Johnson (Dec. 2, 1934), Ruth Rabe Johnson (Dec. 14, 1938- Mar. 27, 2009)
Great-Great Grandparents: James Edward Johnson (Feb. 27, 1902-Aug. 10, 1971), Stella Mary Watkins Johnson (Dec. 27, 1909- Oct. 18, 1986).
Great-Great-Great Grandparents: James William Johnson (Jul. 15, 1868-Dec. 29, 1921), Pearl Agnes Chandler (Sept. 24, 1874-Dec. 22, 1948). These were Grandpa J.E. Johnson's Parents. William Henry Watkins (Aug. 21, 1867-Sept. 14, 1954), Amanda Elizabeth Tucker Watkins (Dec. 17, 1876- Mar. 4, 1953).

June 2, 2010 26 weeks
We went down to the Valley 2 weekends ago and got to see Dad, Bev, Patrick, and Suzanne. It was pretty cool for them to get to see the belly. Suzanne and Samantha got to feel the baby move too! We had so much fun relaxing in the pool and hanging out. We were going to go out to the beach but the boats weren’t cooperating with us.

D.J. giving Laila kisses

I thought Samantha was too!

The Aunts and I

Memorial weekend was spent mostly working on the house. We have made progress on the rounded corners and Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Billy came over to help paint. Doctor says no more painting for me! I had a doctor appointment yesterday and got a nice surprise with an ultrasound. Laila looks beautiful and doctor says she is looking happy and perfect!! She was facing my back with her head up near my ribs, so that’s why I hadn’t felt her kicking as hard as I had been. She has lots of room to move around right now and weighs alittle over a pound! Here is a few 25 week pictures.

D.J. went with me a few weeks ago to buy some maternity clothes. I just couldn’t close my pants anymore around the belly. These clothes are so much more comfortable too!! We have the Johnson Family reunion coming up so I am really looking forward to seeing all the family and relaxing alittle.

May 6, 2010 22 weeks

We’ve been doing a lot of work around the house lately. Here are a few of our projects so far. We moved the washroom to the hall way, so D.J. took out the wall where the washroom was and now that space will make the bedroom behind it bigger. He then walled in where the doors were in the kitchen.

Here is a picture of the extra space in the spare bedroom

Not too much else has been going on. We had a great check up last week. Doctor said Laila’s heartbeat is around 140 to 150. Our 18 week ultrasound checked out great and Laila is measuring perfectly. I already made the letters for Laila’s name, but I haven’t hung them yet. I also bought a throw blanket and valence from the bedding collection we’ll get for the room. I happen to love it!

Here are a few updated belly pictures.

21 weeks

 22 weeks

22 weeks

April 21, 2010- 20 weeks
I’m half way there! I’ve been really feeling you kick and move a lot more now. It’s the best part of my day! Last Sunday I was laying down and you were really moving so I put my hand on my stomach and I actually felt you on my hand. So I immediately grabbed your daddy’s hand and put it there and he felt you too!! First time! And you kicked several times, it was such a cool moment. I have a doctor’s appointment next week so we’ll see the results of the “big ultrasound” and see how big you are. Hopefully things are right on track. Here I am at 20 weeks.

April 7, 2010- 18 weeks


We ordered baby furniture today! Aunt Rhonda told me about some great deals for shipping at JC Penny online so I looked and found some beautiful furniture. I’m so excited to get it and set up the nursery. Here is what it looks like.

April 14, 2010- 19 weeks

We went to the hospital last Friday (April 9th) for a Level II ultrasound, which just means it can see the baby a lot better. The purpose was so that they can measure the baby and see that everything is going ok in there. DJ, Mom, and Samantha came with me. It was so amazing how clear it was and we could see the little baby moving around and waving and kicking! We also found out that you are a GIRL!!! YAY we are so excited!! Mom and Samantha got to see you too and we called Suzanne on speaker phone so she could hear. We were in there for about an hour just watching you move around and show off for us. You even waved :) Here are a few of your pictures.

That's your girl parts

Here you are laying face down

 Cute nose and mouth!

Five fingers waving hello!

I have been feeling little bump like flutters starting Aril13th. I was sitting in my truck about to go into a bank for work and I felt you! I know it wasn’t anything else because it kept happening over and over. I also kept feeling it later in the day and the next day. It’s pretty amazing to finally feel our sweet baby girl moving around. I can’t wait for your daddy to be able to feel you move too! He listens for you every night and talks to you :) We think we’ve decided to name you Laila. One, because I have always loved that name and two, because that was your great-great grandma’s name except she spelled it Lala. I love talking about you and calling you by name. I can’t wait to meet you baby girl! Here I am at 18 & 19 weeks.

April 1, 2010 -17 weeks




We had a doctor check up today and thought we might get a sneak peek at what you are, but unfortunately the doctor said we will wait until next Friday to see you. We did get to hear the heartbeat for the first time, which was so awesome! 152 bpm, that’s pretty fast! Doctor Johnson says you are a happy baby! We are looking forward to next week to see if we get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. Either way I don’t care I just want to put a name with my baby and call it a her or a him. Here I am at 17 weeks.

Easter Sunday

March 18, 2010- 15 weeks


D.J. and I celebrated our three year anniversary yesterday. Since it was the middle of the week we just went out for a quick dinner. We went for Japanese and I had fake sushi with no raw fish! It was nice and romantic. We have been working so hard on the house, trying to get it ready for our bundle of joy. Here are some of the things Daddy and Grandpa Billy have been working so hard on.

Holes for the new toilets and half bath

Almost Finished

Me being very helpful

On March 5th I got to see my little one doing flips at the doctor’s office. Doctor Johnson says we have a very happy baby! Here you are baby at 14 weeks. You weigh over 2 ounces and are about the size of a lemon

The head is facing up on the left and the legs and feet are on the right. It was really easy to see the baby on the screen, very clear, but the picture didn’t come out so well.

I am fifteen weeks and I can’t wait to find out what this baby is going to be…. I’m getting excited to start decorating the nursery and buying baby stuff!! Here I am at 15 weeks.

We also found out last Saturday that baby Arsenault is getting a cousin!!!! Aunt Jayme and Uncle Chad are going to be parents. It’s very exciting. Jayme isn’t feeling so excited yet because she has had some bad morning sickness, unlike me. I sure hope it passes for her soon! So we will have two babies by Christmas! They will be about 2 months apart, it’s going to be so neat to see them grow up together!

Our next appointment is April 1st, and hoping to get to know if it’s a boy or girl. I won’t get my hopes up too high but I’m hoping nonetheless!