A Whole New World

Tiny Fingers...

Itys-Bitys Toes...

Downy Soft Hair...

Little Smiles...

This is my world, and I am so in love........

My New Life

My baby girl smiled at me the other day. A real "honest-to-goodness, I'm really smiling at you because I want to and it's not just gas" smile. My whole world changed. I realized that she will never again just be that tiny, unresponsive bundle of love. This begins the journey of our relationship. I am her world. I am no longer just the person who feeds, changes, and keep her clean. I am now also the one who makes her smile. Unbelievable.

I wanted to call everyone I knew and tell them how my world just got brighter. Then I realized I needed to write about it. I needed to write it down here so I could always come back and look at it. So I could always remember this moment and the next special moments we would share with her. I needed to share it with people who would understand. So here I am again. I'm sorry to all my friends here for abandoning you. I will be trying to catch up (I usually try to get on the computer when I am nursing. You should see me try to type with one hand. Interesting....). Hope you all can forgive me. I will try to update you all on the happenings in the last few month and my birth story. I'm starting to get excited....

I'm Leaving Town

I am afraid of D-Day.

No, not the actual labor and delivery part. That part I can handle. It won't last forever. I'm a tough chic. Plenty of woman have gone through it. It's all a part of life. At the end I will hold my beautiful baby and all my dreams of being a mom will be met.
No, I am afraid of the events before and after the birth. The family drama.....

We did the hospital tour last night and they reminded us of the visiting policies. I guess I had seen them in the little pamphlet they handed out to us at the doctor's office when we found out we were indeed expecting a little one. Nothing mattered right then though. We were finally having a baby! Everything was awesome and wonderful and the birthday was so very far away. No need to worry about those things. Then the sweet nurse laid down the hammer. Only three people are allowed to visit at one time (this includes the Dad). The reality of this hit me as she was talking (I know, I sound very dramatic right now, but you haven't met either of our moms). Imagine, if you will, having to ask one of our moms, "Can you please leave the room so that one of our friends can come in and see the baby?" If both moms are in the room at the same time, which do you ask to leave?? DW is not allowed to leave. I want him there at all times! I can not handle this alone. He has so much family in the area. We will have people in and out of the room all day. Passing around my baby when all I will want to do is snuggle and stare at her. Oh, did I mention that DW's parents are divorced and his dad will be coming down with his new wife (who my MIL HATES)? Can't wait for that conversation, "Momma S, can you leave so that Pop and his wife can come in and see the baby?" Kill me now.
The nail in the coffin; No children under the age of 12 are allowed to visit. My youngest brother is 10.......and a crier.

The stars are smart for having their baby in another country........

Nice to meet you!

May I have the pleasure of introducing.......

Emma Lillian

Of course she was a little bugger and wouldn't let us see her. The tech poked me and she kicked back! It was really neat to see and feel her move at the same time. The more I look at the pictures the more I fall in love.

We had a very bad lightning storm on Monday and it scared her. She was kicking and moving like I have never felt before! I talked to her and she actually calmed down until the next boom. Then she would start back up again. Poor thing! It was pretty neat though to have her react to my voice.

Did the glucose test and they told me that no news is good news so hopefully I don't hear from them!

Still trying to unpack. Then we get to set up Emma's room! Yeah!!

Just Dropping By.....

We moved to the new house Saturday and have no internet! Everything was supposed to be switched over by Saturday, but they didn't do it. After two days and many phone calls, the best they could do was Friday (today), so let's hope it's working when I get home! Haven't had time at work to get on here, but I just wanted to check in. I will post pictures up soon. Monday I have my GD Screening. Praying I pass!! Wednesday I will have the 3D/4D ultrasound! Can't wait!!

Still Here!

Hi! It's me again! Remember me? Sorry it's been so long. So many things have happened since I last wrote, but I haven't had any time to just sit. I still really don't, but I am having a terrible day at work so I decided to post something. One more week until tax season is over! Yeah! Poor DW. I really don't know how he does it. He has been putting in 15-16 hour work days including weekends. I have been going over there most nights after I get off work. We get home and just crash! I feel like we only have a house so we can sleep and take a shower. All meals have been eaten at his desk. Oh well, almost over!

I will post pictures of the house soon. We move in on the 17th, so in between everything else, I have been trying to pack. Last week we agonized over paint colors and bought 25 samples! The poor man at Home Depot thought I was nuts! It was pretty neat seeing the color on the wall for the baby's room. Can't wait until that's done! We have a painter coming in and doing the actual work (I love DW so much for this!!) and the cleaning people will come in right after. Getting very excited.

I will also post a belly picture soon. I think I am finally "popping". Not enough that a stranger would comment, but definitely something there. DW took a few hours off to do the baby registry with me a few weekends ago. He was so sweet and patient! We were getting ready to go to Babies"R"Us and he said "You know, I am pretty excited about this. It's pretty cool stuff." My hear just melted. He was so helpful. I let him have the gun and he went to town. The cutest part was him picking out all the little stuffed animals he wants her to have. So sweet!

DW's dad bought us the crib and dresser, the one I have had my eye on before DW even agreed to start trying! I also found a TON of brand new Pooh room decor on EBay!! Looks like she is going to have the Classic Pooh room after all!! I was pretty proud of myself for snagging the stuff.

After WEEKS of agonizing, I finally picked a travel system. My mom and dad offered to pay for most of it. I love the colors!

The worst part of today was going to a funeral for a 9 month old. They have determined it was SIDS. So horrible. They were family friends that I grew up with and my heart goes out to them. I don't even want to imagine. How do you go on after that?

To end on a more positive note, I want to share with you all a blog I am following. I ran across Kelle's blog Enjoying the Small Things one day through a news article on AOL. She shared the story of her daughter being born with Down's Syndrome and the shock and grief that came with it. I sobbed through that post, but decided to browse through the rest of them. I am in awe of all her photos and how she captures the sweetest moments of her children's lives. She makes motherhood sound so beautiful and desirable. It makes me hunger even more for the day I will hold my little girl and really become "Mommie".

A Servant's Heart

I am going to blog about something totally different today, something that I haven't talked about before on here. I'm sorry if I get too preachy, but it's been weighing on me for the last two days and I need to express me feelings here.

Probably about three or four years ago when I was working at a non-profit arts agency, I had the opportunity to follow up on a project we had funded at the local Council on Aging. This is an adult day care facility that provides stimulating activities and outings for the elderly with dementia and other memory loss problems. The funding we provided allowed the Council to hire an art teacher that specializes in mental illnesses for a six week art session. After they had completed the program, I visited the Council to see the art work and hear how the program had gone.
I was moved to tears as the administrator walked me down the halls where the paintings were beautifully framed and on display. Story after story of members who generally could not remember things, had a hard time speaking and couldn't write painted beautiful scenery and poignant events in their life and were able to narrate a caption to go along with the painting. One man painted a vase of his wife's favorite flowers. He said he gave her those same flowers every year for her birthday, but she had died a few years ago and these were the last ones he was able to give her. He even painted one in the vase wilting. The most touching story was from a lady who was diagnosed with a severe case of dementia. She hadn't spoken in almost a year and was living with her daughter. She painted a beautiful scene of the sky. When they asked her why she painted that, she actually began to speak! She told them that she had lost her house and everything that was in it to a hurricane the year before and it made her very sad. This was the view she used to see every morning from her house. It turned out she did not have dementia at all, she was just severely depressed! When her daughter came to pick her up and they told her what had happened, she started sobbing and was able to finally talk to her mom and get her the help she needed. All from a therapy art class!
I came back from that meeting energized about the job I was doing. Anytime anyone asked me exactly what our agency did, I excitedly told them the stories and showed copies of the paintings they had given to me.

Fast forward to my current job. I was thrilled when they decided that our company needed to get involved with the community and the people we served (we create software for nursing home and rehab facilities so that their therapists can provide the proper care their patients need) and that volunteering at the Council would be a good fit for us! I spoke to my supervisor about helping out with the program and shared with him my previous experience with the Council. He decided that I should coordinate the volunteer dates and recruit our employees. I went the first time, right around Christmas. It was such a touching and rewarding experience! We played games with the "club members" and I had the opportunity to sit with one of them and listen as she told me all about her daughter and her childhood. She smiled the whole time and kept asking when we were coming back. I thought for sure that when I got back to the office and shared my experience, it would excite the other employees and make them want to sign up. No such luck. It has been like pulling teeth to get volunteers. Every one I do get some to go they have a great time and want to go back, but it doesn't affect the others. If I do get them to sign up, they cancel on me the day of and I am short. I then either have to fill in myself, or beg other people to fill in. Today being one such event. I had one person cancel yesterday and another cancel this morning! It just proves to me the attitudes of the people I am surrounded by. Even though the president of our company expressed his passion for this program and it's importance, they just don't care. Their own agenda is just more important. We are even paying them for the time they are they!! They just can't inconvenience themselves for even just a few hours. Guess I should have offered Disney tickets.

Please Tell Me It's Just the Hormones!

There are wars, earthquakes and all kinds of natural disasters going on right now and what am I doing??

Crying in my office because Target no longer carries the cute Classic Pooh stuff I want for the baby's room!!

Seriously, someone slap me!!!

Drum Roll Please!!!

I have a daughter! We are so ecstatic!! It's the cutest thing to see DW's face every time he tells someone. I can't stop smiling! She was a little bugger and wouldn't let us see until the very end. I was so afraid the tech was going to give up. I moved to my left side, my right side, sat up, nothing would make her move the way we needed her too! I finally had to sit up on my elbows and squish her. Took an hour, but the tech finally found what we were looking for! At least my little girl is modest! She was down there so low that her little head was on my bladder! She liked the pillow! The tech said I could use the restroom as soon as she looked at my cervix, but 'Lil One would not allow that! As soon as she told us it was a girl, I gasped and started crying. DW too (though again he says he only "Popped a tear")! I just got a call from the doctors office and she told me the doctor examined the scans and said everything looked great and right on target! The tech showed us her heart yesterday and said it was nice and strong, 144 bpm! I have to go back today for my monthly visit since the insurance company will not allow you to have two visits in one day. So stupid! I'm hoping the doctor will go over the scans in more detail so I can hear the stats. I need to know these things!

Oh, almost forgot! We got the house too!! We will be moving in the middle of April!! I have a baby room!!!

This is the only picture of her face we could get. She kept hiding it with her little arm!


She has long fingers like her mommie!

Pink or Blue

The next time I post here, I will know if my little one is a boy or girl!! I am so excited. I am sitting here trying to get 32 oz. of water down. I'm really hoping the pain of a full bladder doesn't ruin the experiance. Did any one else have to drink that much? No one ever tells you these things! Doesn't really matter, I will finally know and I will be able to buy cute things and pick out a name and call it a _____ instead of it, and, and, and....! Can you tell I'm excited?!

Stress: It's a Beautiful Thing!

The countdown has begun! It's t-minus 6 days until we get to see the baby and find out what it is! I'm definitely hitting Target and Baby's-R-Us to start the registry madness as soon as we find out! I NEED to shop! I'm not typically a shopper (the bill at the end usually makes me week in the knees), but having these things, like a crib and stroller, make it more real.

Sunday our friends KB and BB joined us for church. They actually attend the same church, different campus, but they wanted to see what ours was like. It was so much fun to sit with friends and discuss the sermon after. The sermon was great, except for the part when they talked to a couple who found out their baby had died the day she was supposed to deliver. I lost it. I knew it was coming as soon as they started talking and I just wanted to bolt. Baby started kicking while they were talking. Like it was saying. "Don't worry, I'm still here Mommy!" I was sniffling pretty much the rest of the service. We got to go see a movie, Shutter Island (a must see) and lunch after. We always have so much fun with them!

Baby is kicking more and more now. I had two concerts this weekend and it kicked a LOT during the rehearsals before the concerts. Especially during the percussion parts!

The aforementioned stress comes from the house hunting saga. A town house went on the market Saturday evening, I called Monday and made and appointment to see it, and there was already another couple trying to make an offer Tuesday morning when I called to make an offer!! Now we are in a bidding contest. The realtor can't tell us what the other people are offering, we just have to take a stab in the dark. I hate this!!

Almost 5:00 (Thank the Lord!)

I am in such a fog today! I really haven't gotten much work done today because I am so tired! I didn't get to go to bed until late last night and my poor pregnant little body can't handle it. I only get about 5-5.5 hours of sleep usually and any less just leaves me grumpy!

On the house hunting front, I have decided to dump all the realtors and go it alone. It has gone great so far! I have looked up listings, made phone calls and have gotten us into four great houses. One realtor even gave me the lock box code and told me to just go myself since he couldn't get to the area anytime soon. It was so great to be able to walk around the house with DW and talk candidly about the issues we saw without a realtor following us around. I fell in love with the townhouse we saw yesterday. Wood floors downstairs, large bedrooms, beautiful kitchen with new appliances, huge bathrooms and a "lake" view. It's in our price range, but DW is worried about trying to sell it a few years down the road. It's only three bedrooms, so we would want to upgrade later on. We have one more place to look at tomorrow. I am kind of hopeful about this one, it's near the ocean. If not for the market being the way it is, this one would be waaaay out of our price range, but it's a short sale at an extremely reduced price. We will see. Trying not to get my hopes up.

While not working today, I decided to shop jogging strollers. I want to get back to running as soon as I can after the baby, so I am trying to find a jogging stroller that is safe for infants. I found two that look pretty good and don't cost too much.

This one from Baby Trend:

Or this Jeep Overland:

Both have the car seat conversion kit so you can use them for an infant. I found good reviews for both. Hopefully I can find it in one of my local stores so I can actually see them.

We are going to the fair tonight with my sister and some friends. I was never really a ride person before, so being pregnant won't put a damper on the fun for me. Can't wait to have a funnel cake though!

A Day for DW

I decided that since Valentine's Day lands smack in the middle of tax season, I was going to use this day to help DW unwind and feel special. I booked a couples massage for 6:00 in the evening. He loves them! I turned him on to it after I had to drag him to one last year. After that, he was hooked! The spa is right near the water, so I did a little research and found a park that was open after dark, on the water and had a great view of a lighthouse. Saturday I got up after DW left for work, went grocery shopping and settled in for an afternoon of cooking. It was crazy! In the midst of doing laundry and cleaning the house I baked a cake (from scratch!), made chocolate icing (also from scratch), chicken salad, tomato and mozzarella salad, hard boiled eggs, chocolate covered bananas, sparkling strawberry lemonade and iced and decorated the cake. I found a picnic basket I had been given as a wedding shower gift. I snuck it all in the car after DW came home and took a shower. I didn't tell DW about the massage until right before we were ready to leave. He was very excited. It was a lot different for me than the usual. I had to lay on my sides and she worked on me that way. Still so awesome! Then we left and I gave DW the directions to the "restaurant" we were going to eat at. He was kind of confused, but picked up on it as soon as we pulled into the parking lot. It was chilly, so I had snuck our coats in the car too. It was perfect! We had a private pavilion with a picnic table right on the water with an awesome view of the lighthouse! I had packed candles, but there was also enough lighting to be able to see our food but still romantic. We both really enjoyed the evening and I was happy I could make DW feel as special as he always makes me feel. He brought me home some gorgeous red roses and awesome gourmet chocolates. I also gave him a Florida Marlins onesie (his favorite team) which he says is what we are bringing the baby home in, boy or girl!

Back on the Horse

The tears are dried, the tissues are thrown away and after a good dose of Visine I am ready to take the big step and find a new man. A realtor that is! After DW and I talked for the last few days, we decided to turn our sites elsewhere, secure a new realtor and start looking at town houses. We have some nice ones in the area, and though it won't be the permanent residence we were hoping to purchase, it would be much better than the current apartment we are squeezed into. Don't get me wrong, we live in a nice development, but we are ready to stretch out. Get a couch that seats more than three people! Have a real dinning room table! Buy a grill! It's the little things in life.
We decided that since it's tax season, I will head up this new venture (Isn't DW to great for turning this over to me? I feel like he really trusts me!) We will see how it goes, but I am hopeful again.

On the pregnancy front, I am wearing my first pair of maternity pants! I can still fit into my regular ones, but I'm getting a little tired of the muffin top look in the front. I'm not sure how I feel about the new pants yet. I love the way the front feels. My biggest problem is the length. It is so hard to get maternity pants in size tall! I am 5'9" and all legs, so this has always been a problem for me. I ordered a few from the GAP this morning, so hopefully those will fit well.

I read a blog yesterday where the lady lost her baby at 21 weeks because the baby didn't have kidneys or a liver and she didn't have any anionic fluid. She said that she should have suspected a problem because she was 5 months and hadn't really popped yet. Of course now I am fretting over this. I've sort of been proud of keeping my shape this long in my pregnancy, but what if it means I have an issue? Would they have noticed if something was wrong at my last appointment? I really should stop reading random blogs. *Sigh* I was never a hypochondriac before. They are right. Being a parent makes you worry so much more and I haven't even really started!

Wait! Need to Adjust the Focus

I was all set this morning to write a whiny depressing post this morning. I may still whine a little (it is my blog, I'm allowed) but I think this post will be so much more.

First the bad news. DW called yesterday afternoon and told me we lost the bid on our dream house. The house we have been in love for over a year. The house that was so out of reach, then a miracle happened and it was a possibility and now the door has closed forever. I cried. Just sat in my office and sobbed. Blame it on the hormones. It's just a stupid house, but in that area I am completely, totally, mentally exhausted. We have been actively looking since May '09. We have looked at literally hundreds of houses online and in person. We have made offers, we have prayed. Still nothing. I really can't think about starting all over again. It's like a bad break-up. You just don't have the energy for another relationship. Poor DW is just as crushed. He came home earlier than planned yesterday (and brought me a Starbucks decaf frap), even though he is in the throws of tax season, just so we could be together and talk before his softball game. My poor boss came in my office when I was on the phone, saw my red eyes and panicked. As soon as I got of the phone, I went to his office to assure him the baby was fine, as I suspected he assumed was the issue. His answer was, "God is Sovereign". I know this, but at that very moment I don't want a fix. I want to scream inside and question. His words kept playing in my head though. As I was on my way home. As I was waiting for DW to come home. Then a friend called and gave me some great news about her and her situation. That really lifted my spirits and reminded my that yes, God is Sovereign. I still don't know why he makes us struggle so much. I still don't have answers, but who does? If anyone claims to, they lie.
Then, this morning my cell phone rang. I knew it was the doctor's office as soon as I saw the number. I almost didn't want to answer the phone. We tested negative for everything. Down's, spinal bifida and the thousands of other things they tested for that I don't even know. Negative for all. My baby is healthy and growing. We have our miracle baby and where we live or what we drive doesn't matter. We have this miracle. And then the picture came into focus. We may lose the little things, but we win the important ones. We have to fight hard, but we get blessed in the end. That's what really matters. I will forget all this tomorrow. I will whine again and question. I will look at our apartment and the little maintenance issues and wonder how we will make it through my nesting stage, but I will survive. God is Sovereign.

P.s. The best moment of the day was DW's face when he felt the baby

My First Award!

My first award and I was nominated for it twice! Thank you to Crossed Fingers from My Lovely Lady Bump and Kari from Baby Steps! You are both too sweet!


Seven Facts About Me:

1.) I am the oldest of five children. One sister and three brothers in that order. They are 23, 20, 12 and 10. Big age gap with the last two. My parents did it smart! They had built in babysitters!

2.) I am somewhat of a musician. I play the viola, violin, piano, and base guitar. I am currently playing the viola in our community symphony orchestra.

3.) I am a novice runner since my early teens. I have done a 3k and a 5k. I don't think I would ever want to run a marathon. I'm not really into the races. I like to run for myself and to de-stress

4.) I am a second degree brown belt in Tai Chun Do. I have won a few trophies for sparring and self defense moves.

5.) DW and I only dated nine months before he asked me to marry him. We just knew. We have been happily married for almost 3 years and it's been the best three years of my life!

6.) I am borderline OCD and a totally neat freak! My friends always tease me about it. I love Yankee Candles and anything that has a fresh, clean cotton scent.

7.) My favorite color is blue. The soft oceany blue colors. I use those colors in everything I decorate. Oh, and butterflies!

I nominate:

Baby Steps - Actually while I was still working on this post she nominated me! Since I already had her down, I'm not changing it. She deserves it twice anyway! She is so sweet and she and I are due two days apart. It is so neat to compare stories!

The Daily Snapshot - She writes exactly what she is thinking. I love that! Plus, she is so cute!

Dreaming of Baby - This is actually Crossed Fingers second blog. She has the coolest stuff on there!

Where the Wright Day Takes You - Poor thing needs a lift! It's tax season! Also, her blog is gorgeous!

Mis(sed) Conception - She was my very first follower and so sweet. We have so many similarities and she is long over due for her turn at this Mommy thing!

A Seattle Couple's Story - She is one of my newer followers through IComLeavWe and I love her sense of humor.

In the Making - This lucky gal got blessed (and surprised!) with twins. She has the cutest little baby bump!

Once Upon A Cline - This beautiful lady was one of the first blogs I read on Conceive. She and her husband had a miscarriage last year, but they just announced that they will be expecting a new little one in August! So excited for her!

There It Is

Going through a typical Monday, minding my own business, getting my work done. Bam! It comes along and smacks me. The thought, "You haven't heard back from the Dr. about the nuchal translucency and blood test yet." Crap! I didn't really think about it all weekend. The nurse told me if I didn't hear from her Friday, the test wouldn't be back and I would hear from her Monday. This test has taken over a month and I'm ready to be done with it! Looking back I think I regret doing it. Then I see the beautiful pictures and I remember why I did it. The results don't matter to us, it's not going to change anything, I just don't want to worry that there may be something wrong with my baby!

Very long last few weeks. Last Saturday was Race for the Cure in a town near me and I participated in the run with a some co-workers, a few friends and my sister. It was a great feeling to be 4 months pregnant and finish a 5k with a pretty good time! I was proud of myself! Running has gotten a little more difficult again. Can't figure out why besides the fact that my digestive system is acting up in a major way lately and that tends to slow me down.
Tuesday we had a doctors appointment and got to hear the heartbeat again. Oh, and I only gained two pounds so far! Yeah! Slow and steady! We finally have an appointment on March 2nd to find out if it's boy or girl. I can't wait! That seems FOREVER away!
This weekend we celebrated a friend's birthday with his family (so much fun!) and had a Superbowl party. I could have cared less about the game, but the company was nice.

The coolest thing this week: I have started to feel the baby! Wednesday I was sitting at my desk a little hunched over. I suddenly felt this *poke*. I didn't think anything of it and continued working. All of a sudden I sat straight up and thought, "Hey! That was the baby!!!!" I e-mailed DW and he thought it was the coolest thing! I tried to wiggle my belly a little, but the little bugger wouldn't budge again. It was like it was saying, "Hey! Stop squishing me!" I didn't feel much for the rest of the week, but Sunday night I felt a few pokes in a row. Definitely the neatest feeling ever!!

Better get back to work. Weird day in the office. They are moving a bunch of people to reorganize again, so there has been a lot of activity outside my office. The office chatterbox is moving back near me again. Lord give me strength! She will just have a cubicle so I will be able to hear her all day. Thank the Lord for headphones! I'm just praying her boss keeps her busy. She likes to park herself in my office for 20 minutes at a time to give me the latest news from her life. *Sigh* 5 more months!!!

Smart Cookie

Since before we were pregnant, DW and I have had a hard time agreeing on sleeping arrangements for the baby. Since I plan on nursing, I wanted the baby to sleep with us for the first few months at least. It just makes it easier for those 2 AM feedings! He was strongly apposed to it because he worried about rolling over on the baby. I figured we were going to have to compromise by having the baby in the room, and just bringing it to the bed for feedings. I was thinking about it the other day and remembered seeing something a long time ago that attached to your bed. I did an Internet search (what did we do before Google?) and I have found it! The perfect solution!!

This little gem goes right next to the bed and even has leg extensions to fit any height! The baby is right there next to you and you don't even have to get up to nurse! There are different colors and designs to choose from. I am so excited! I want to go shopping! Anybody want to come?

It's Not Just Me!!

I've have been so cranky for the last few days! I was better over the weekend, but on Thursday and during the day Friday, I felt like I was going to snap. Poor DW! I felt better Saturday and Sunday, but Sunday night while sitting through Avatar, my boss started sending me a bazillion e-mails! OK, not a bazillion, but 15 by the end of the night. More followed this morning when I got to work. Stupid nit-picky e-mails too! I felt like one of those cartoons with steam coming out of my ears. Turns out my co-worker feels the same way! It's not just hormones!! Yea!! He is so lucky he is not in the office today. He has two crazy women mad at him!

One little whine today and I'm done. I am tired of being all boobs!! I am so jealous of all my blogger friends that already have their adorable bump I just look little I need to do a few more sit ups everyday. Everyone keeps telling me I don't even look pregnant. I just feel pudgy and afraid I am going to look like Pamela Anderson! I felt good Saturday after my run. 3.1 miles in the wind! Pretty proud of myself. Couldn't go this morning though because it was raining, which just makes me feel lazy. Sorry, I'm not trying to sound ungrateful. On the contrary, I want the baby bump part here already! Bring on the belly!!

*Squish* Thank you....

Shhhh!! I am playing hooky from work. Well actually, I am here but I really don't want to be! I was really bad and did some shopping. I was feeling kind of down and baby shopping always perks you up!


I went to lunch with DW and a few of our friends. The couple that we are trying to buy their house from was there. The house has Chinese drywall and is going to be completely redone. We had thought the construction had already started, but it turns out nothing has been done yet. She turned to me and asked when my due date was again. When I said July, she said, "Oh, there is no way it will be done in time!" *Squish*!! There goes my dreams of the baby room and all that goes with a new house in time for the baby! Nice lunch!

Alright, done with the whining! A few updates:


New Year's was nice. We stayed in a cabin in Blue Ridge, GA that my parents rented. Very cold (12 degrees the day we left!), but we did get to see snow!


Thanks for all the well wishes. I am feeling great! No more all day sickness!! I'm not as tired anymore. I don't really have a belly, it just looks a little pudgy.


The best update: We got to see the baby again!! It waved, kicked and moved. So cute!! Only 4 more weeks until we can find out what it is!!

(The arrow is pointing to it's little foot.)