Busy Busy

It's Memorial Day Weekend - YAY! We're both excited when the three-day weekends roll around, since that means we get a real weekend together. This one is PACKED.

I put in the start of our little garden today - about 5 rows and 25' each row. Today was tilling in the compost and topsoil and tomorrow I seed.

Tomorrow is the last of the Cow Pie mountain bike races - which means an early morning, time in the sunshine and then an afternoon getting ready for the fun BBQ at our house Monday.

I am learning that our house, yard, etc. does not have to be perfect for these. But it's DIFFICULT. I'm not sure where I inherited that, but it's not easy to give up. I do enjoy when people come over and I don't stress then, it's just all the getting ready. So, I do the best I can, and what doesn't get done, just doesn't get done.

Thankfully, I'm beginning to have more energy, although the nausea still continues. No weird food cravings lately, but we'll see what an Ed-BBQ brings to the table!

Happy Memorial Day! Love to my family's soldiers - past and present. You are not forgotten.

FAQ

Some important details that I've been asked that I'm sure you'd like to know!

Due Date: December 15, 2010. And I'm ok with a Christmas baby. Ed was one and so were my little brother and sister.

Are you going to find out what sex it is? YES. I was on the fence, but Ed was very very sure he wants to know. I think it'll be easier for our family in far away places. He thinks it's a boy and we've already started calling him George. And we have all kinds of boy names (have had them for YEARS), but other than a girl's middle name, we're at a complete loss. So if you know anything that goes with Alice that doesn't include a character from Twilight, and isn't in the Top 20 Baby Names of 2009, we're game. But don't go throwing out Gertrude or Myrtle, either. Heeheeheeeee... We find out in July if it's a boy or a girl. But really, Ed says it's just procedural. :)

Any weird cravings yet? Let's see - I normally LOVE chocolate, but am only marginally tolerating it. Instead of my typical sweet tooth, I want salt and vinegar potato chips and pickles. I love eggs anyway, but I REALLY like them now. I've only had one weird meal craving - Ed had bought some catfish and I wanted fish tacos. And got them. So super yummy.

What about those first trimester symptoms? Well, I love hot tea and always thought I would stave off the nausea with some ginger-peach or ginger-lemon hot tea. I want nothing to do with hot drinks. Except my one cup of morning coffee. It can be decaf - as long as it's coffee, I'm happy. Also not a fan of soda - so no ginger ale either. And that crystallized ginger stuff is nasty. So, I'm drinking non-sugary flavored seltzer water and eating crackers, pickles and trying not to eat too many potato chips. I'm really hoping once I pass into the 2nd trimester (3rd week in June), that that'll pass.

Something New. No Way? Really? Yep.

Much like our long awaited nuptials - after dating for 5 years - after 8 years of marriage, we've decided to jump into the pool of parenthood. Needless to say, we're excited at what God has done, but terrified at what's coming in the future. At least I am. I think Ed started out terrified and is now thinking this progeny thing is pretty cool.

We removed the "goalie from the net" last March and took a "Let's wait and see" attitude. We weren't really trying, but we weren't really not either. Meanwhile, I was having other female issues that were conveniently being addressed and investigated by similar methods, to - tada - fertility. So after a sonogram and sonohystogram, and over 6-8 months of "not trying", my doctor recommended a hysterosalpingogram (I think that's how you spell it??) to make sure that my issues weren't stemming from blocked tubes. Which, the often seen result of a successful HSG, is, you guessed it, conception. Turns out I was a little blocked and had I not had the "issues", would not have known it for some time longer. So - YAY GOD!!

Ok - so I'm betting THAT was too much information. I'm good at that. If it is TMI, let me know. I really don't know unless you tell me! :)

We will be 11 weeks on Wednesday. The whole world now knows. I'm still a little nervous. We heard the heartbeat at 9 weeks which was AMAZING, but until I hear it again at 13, I'm still being cautiously optimistic. For whatever reason, this all seems too good to be true and I've read too many sad stories. So, I'm just praying and being thankful for every pregnancy symptom I have going - constant nausea, heartburn and others that I'm sure I'll bring up later, but just not there yet.

I've not had a meltdown yet, but my morning "clothes crises" that occurred prior to not being able to fit in my pants, will surely escalate to full meltdown before long. I'm not big enough for the maternity clothes yet, but too big for any of my pants to not have the elastic band trick. :)

So, I better go for the night. I'm pretty wiped out. This blog is for all our family and friends - especially those that aren't on Facebook - that are so far away. We love you dearly and covet your prayers --

1. For a healthy pregnancy with no complications.
2. For peace and faith that God is looking out for our little guy GIRL.
3. For wisdom - that God would provide us the grace to raise our children to seek Him.
4. For wisdom - that I would know how far to push/not push my workouts. I want to stay in the best shape I can be for the baby, but want to be smart and not risk my health or the baby's.

Thank you all. Hugs and Kisses!