Well we had an awesome christmas filled with lots of family, food, and fun! J.D.'s sister even came into town from Arizona to be with us. I am so mad because I kept forgetting to take my camera to all of our fun events. So I just posted a few pictures of our little Christmas.

Waiting to come and see their presents!

This girl asked Santa for a baby wanna walk and a helmet and that's just what she got! She wrote santa a letter that said... "I want a baby wanna walk and a helmet please. I have been a little bad, but mostly good". It was so cute and honest!

This girl was just happy to open presents.

She LOVES this little car!

The girls in their Christmas out fits. Man they are getting big!

This is me at 18 weeks! I am almost half way there!!! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. Most the time I forget I am pregnant and I am busy taking care of the girls. I am feeling really good. I have been feeling baby kick a lot lately. J.D. has been able to feel too, which is awesome!

It's a BOY!!!!!

Yes you heard right, the Sheppards are going to have another BOY in the house! I was supposed to find out tomorrow, but two weeks ago I started bleeding so I called my Dr. and she had me come in for an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed that my placenta had a small tear in it. So I had to take it easy for a few days and not teach any classes and it would heal on it's own. Very glad the baby is healthy and fine. So when they were doing the ultrasound I asked if it was too early to tell what the sex was and she said let's take a peek. You could right away see that it was not flat like my little girls!! I was thinking it was another girl all along, but we got another surprise! A little BOY!

We are busy thinking of boy names and I am busy already buying little boy clothes! This is so new to me!! J.D. thought is was a girl too, but he was pleasantly surprised. Well this is me at 16 weeks. I thought Victoria's pregnancy went by fast, but this one is really flying by. I am just starting to feel some little movements and flutters, which it so fun! We are very excited to welcome a little BOY to the family!

14 weeks

So here I go again with my pregnancy pictures! This pregnancy came as a complete shock and surprise to say the least! I got all my certifications completed and finished in June and have been teaching cycling, kickboxing, boot camps, and weight lifting classes at Golds gym. Well I can get really busy teaching and so in September my period was late and I thought I was just working out too much and it was throwing my cycle off. I had my sister buy me a pregnancy test from the dollar store just in case. I took the test and it was POSITIVE!!!! Like I said I was shocked. J.D. and I knew we wanted a 3rd child, but just not for another 2 years! The Lord had different plans for us. It was very overwhelming and hard to swallow at first. J.D. gave me a blessing that night and in that blessing it said " There is a special spirit that needs to be here at this exact time". I could not argue with that. I was reminded that this is not MY child, this is Heavenly Father's sweet child and he will send them when HE is ready. My anxiety has turned into excitement. I know that it will be hard having Victoria and this one only 21 months apart, but I know it's meant to be.

So I am 14 weeks, but this was me at 13 weeks. This pregnancy has been very easy and I feel very fortunate for that. Victoria and Lachlynn take naps at the same time, so I can even grab some shut eye on the days I really need it. Like I said I teach work out classes at Golds gym, sometimes twice a day. I have still been able to teach all my same classes and feel great! The Lord has truly blessed me. I have sister-in laws who are not able to have children and would give anything to be able to do so. It makes me realize what a huge miracle it is to carry a child. We are all very excited and Lachlynn already tells me that she can't wait to hold the new baby. We got to hear the heart beat the other day and it was very reassuring because I never really feel pregnant! We get to find out what we are having in TWO WEEKS!!!! I can't wait. Lachlynn thinks it's another little sister, but I have no clue! We will keep you posted!

I forgot!

I forgot one of my favorite family pictures!

New family pictures

I could not be more happy with these pictures! My cousin Erin has her own photography company and she is SO talented. I got them developed, bought frames, and hung them on my walls all in one day! I love all of them, but I just picked a few to share.

Sisters

I love having two little girls, they genuinely love each other so much. I wake up to the sound of these two laughing and playing. I absolutely love it! I am very blessed! P.s. there are a lot of posts below....

Happy 5 years!

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Can't believe it's been 5 years. It still feels like yesterday that I was sending J.D. off on his mission. Well in 5 short years we have moved 6 times, been through 5 cars, lived in 2 states, have had 2 beautiful girls, and have had many many good times. I know there is so much more to come in the next 5 years. I love J.D. So for our anniversary J.D. surprised me and took me to the cheesecake factory and then to the grand America. It was so much fun to just hang out with each other. Life gets complicated some times raising a family so it's so important to take time to be together.