She Rolled!

Well, this morning she rolled. My big girl rolled from her tummy to her back! I'm so proud of her!  Clearly, you can tell of my pride in the video. Nevermind the shrillness and annoying levels in my shrieks of encouragement. I was pumped. 

She started out on her tummy and I got up for a second to grab my phone and my coffee and then when I came back, she had tucked her shoulder under. I knew she'd roll if I was just patient. I have about 8 minutes of footage, but she finally did it! Here's the video! (most of you have seen it already!) 

Baby is growing up too fast.

Those Baby's Eyes..They Are A Changin'

Hi Everyone!

Abby is growing up so fast! It is amazing to watch her develop every day. She does little things that surprise me every day. I'm so thankful that I am able to stay home with my beautiful daughter and help her grow and develop into a smart, thoughtful, creative, and loving little girl. She is the joy of my life.

Yesterday i had her out on a blanket in the yard under the beautiful maple tree out back.  The leaves on that tree are that beautiful red-orange color.  They flutter in the wind and captivate Abby's attention.  She was really unsure of our activity yesterday...at first. Then she caught sight of "her tree" above her and she was awestruck for an hour. She laid out there kicking and cooing at the tree until she grew tired and I could tell she needed a nap.

As she laid out under that tree, the afternoon sun touched her precious cheeks and made her eyes glow with sunlight.  I just stared at her face, marveling at how different she looks from when I brought her home and I noticed something.  Her beautiful sapphire blue eyes have begun to change color.  They are a hazy grayish color now with a hint of green in them.  Both Josh and I have blue-green eyes. I can say that Abby's eyes are well on their way to looking like Mommy and Daddy's eyes. It was incredible to see the beautiful swirls of color that are mingling in with the blue. I'm really excited to continue to watch those baby eyes change color.

It reminds me of those dolls that Brie and I had when we were little. Someone got us one for Christmas at Grans.  The baby would come to you as "gender neutral" and then you would take its diaper (or something) and get it wet and the diaper would then reveal a pink or blue color. Or maybe it was a little capsule that you got wet and it revealed the gender and the name? I can't remember, but I do remember how awesome it was to watch the water wash away the androgyny of the doll to reveal its new identity. I feel like this eye changing process is somewhat the same.

All babies are born with those beautiful sapphire eyes and as they grow a little older...time washes away the "blank" blue pallet and new color creeps in..creating a whole new identity for the baby. (Some babies, like beautiful Carson, never lose the blue color..it only become richer and more blue! Such a perfect blue color he has in his eyes!)

Like I said before, everyday she grows and changes and I am so blessed to be able to watch that transformation happen before my eyes.  She is my sweet little angel..my everything. That tiny baby holds my heart.

I don't like the sun in my eyes, Mommy.

I guess the sun's ok.

Well, SHE'S here!!!!!!

For all of those who know me, you know that I was certain - positively certain - that the baby growing inside of me was a little boy. Well, I was SO WRONG and I couldn't be more glad!!

Abigail Joy Janos was welcomed to our family on Wednesday, July 24th at 10:26 p.m. She weight 8lbs 15oz and was 21 inches long.

 Thick black hair on her head and a birthmark on her left wrist. The most perfect little nose. The longest, most beautiful eyelashes. The sweetest little lips. And the biggest set of lungs! Perfect. My perfect little girl made her debut and I couldn't have been happier or more proud of her. 

The first (appropriate) picture of my daughter

My heart exploded that day and it will never be the same. Welcome to this world Abigail Joy. You are my heart and soul. I will spend the rest of my life teaching you the ways of this world, protecting you, and helping you to grow. I will love you with my entire heart until the day I die. You, little girl, are  my everything. I love you. (crying as I write this. Ugh, being a mom is so awesome!)

Here's a montage of photo collages from the first 8 weeks of her life for you to enjoy!  xoxox- Megan

Still Waiting --- Happy Birthday, Macky!!

Hi All,

Still waiting for this baby to be ready to come out.  I'm really trying to be patient in my waiting, but it's really hard and trying on me emotionally (number one) and then physically and mentally. Emotionally, I just feel like a failure every time I have a contraction that leads to absolutely nothing. Then to go to the doctor and have her tell me that there has been no progress since the last week I was in.  I know every one of you who reads this (i think) can relate to what I'm feeling on some level.  Nothing is more frustrating that waiting and waiting for your baby to enter the world and meanwhile feeling completely helpless (as you truly are) in starting the process of eviction. all the "tricks" aren't working nor do I believe that they will. It's all coincidence that bouncing on a yoga ball or drinking caster oil helped someone go into labor.  I don't believe any of that crap really works....it's all up to the baby and when it decides to come out. NOTHING is more frustrating for me than not being able to control and steer that progress. 

I'm struggling to be positive. I'm struggling to not see every pointless contraction as some kind of bodily failure. I'm struggling to believe that this baby will ever come into the world. 

"You're only a few days overdue. Almost every first time mom goes over."  that's not helpful to me. I just sit here thinking...ok...I'm overdue, but the baby will never EVER come out and there's nothing I can do about that. 

I don't know if i can take one more person telling me i look like I'm going to have twins or that i have a "BIG belly."  do people even think before they speak?  I don't want to hear about how huge i am...i KNOW that already and i don't feel good about it.  I've decided I'm not above glaring and letting people know that their comments aren't necessary. ESPECIALLY women who have kids sitting right next to them. Did they appreciate those comments when they were as big as a house? I'm sure not. Some people learn nothing.

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired of this.  I want so desperately to be positive and excited, but the physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion have taken their toll on me and I just feel desperate for relief now. I'd take sleepless nights because of baby over sleepless nights because of discomfort in a heartbeat.  I'm tired of being emotionally unstable and throwing it all on my husband to clean up after. He's always there for me, rubbing my back or wiping my tears, but i'm tired of making him be strong for the both of us. I just feel like more often than not I simply can't be strong anymore. I've lost my grip and I don't like being like this.  Normally, I'm a very strong woman, but like I said before, I'm exhausted and most days I just can't make it through without a breakdown.  (we're at 3 and counting today) 

I could go on and on about all the things that I'm thinking and feeling, but much like my contractions, it would be pointless. Being negative and wallowing in my sorrow isn't helpful to me or to any of you reading. I'm sorry to have unloaded that on you, but I guess...if we're tracking my progress via this blog, you can see I'm at a low. Realistic encouragement is welcome.

Hopefully the next time I write it will be to post about my new little baby.  I can't wait to meet my miracle and kiss those fingers and toes and lips and nose. I can't wait to hold him/her in my arms and whisper constant reminders of my love. I can't wait to have good days and bad days with Baby and to try everything in the book to calm Baby's fusses. I can't wait to kiss away Baby's tears. I can't wait for my heart to explode with Baby's coos and first smiles. I can't wait for all of it....the good and the horribly bad. Bottom line...I'm done waiting for you, Baby. Come on out. Please. I beg you....


And on a side note: It's Mac's 3rd birthday today. Happy Birthday, Big Boy! Mommy loves you!

Mac. My birthday boy!

He likes to nap as if he were a dead cockroach.

So sleepy and not in the mood for pictures

Dis my box, right?

yawn!!

love bites for Mommy.  I love you, Baby Boy!

One More Week.

Hi all... Had an appointment today and the doc says I'm 2cm dilated and 50% effaced. That's way more progress from last week. I've been having some pretty strong Braxton Hicks contractions...and tonight I think I had a "real" contraction. It was like a BH but paired with lower back pain and some lower belly pain.  It lasted for about 2 minutes.  I'm pretty sure it was a real one, but I haven't had another like it tonight.  We'll have to wait it out.  Make sure you all check your email and phones often. We'll send a text and an email to everyone when baby is here. Don't miss the memo!

Til next time.

Two Weeks And Counting

Well, happy belated 4th of July.  It was fun to go to Gran's yesterday and see everyone.  Two more weeks and it'll be my due date for this baby. I'm patiently waiting for his/her arrival, but I have grown beyond impatient with the aches and pains and discomfort of carrying this tiny being in my belly.  It's heavy and I'm exhausted. 

The good news is, I have started to progress...just a little bit, but progress is progress.  I know it can happen in two-three more weeks, or it could happen quickly overnight and I'll be a Mommy by Sunday!  you just never know when it'll happen, but I continue to pray that it happens soon and that Baby J is safe and delivered a perfect, healthy baby.  I'm dying to meet this little one and to tell everyone who he/she is! 

Josh set up the baby's bookcase today and put up the shades in the room.  Everything is slowly coming together.  We have the car seat in the car, and my bag is mostly packed...I sanitized my pump tonight and will have that all ready to bring along to the hospital along with the diaper bag that we bought and packed.  We're all set to get the show on the road....but I'm a little scared still.  life is going to change so suddenly and so permanently, but I hear it's an amazing thing. :)

I guess we'll wait and see what the next few weeks brings.  Anyone want to guess when Baby J might show up...or if it'll be a boy or a girl? Any thoughts on what we might name it?  Just curious what you all think.

next time I see almost all of you, I'll be a mommy. BAM!

The Itch - 36 weeks and counting!

Hi...me again.

I've got the itch to be done with this whole pregnancy thing. I'm really tired of being pregnant and I just want to have this baby. I want to see its face. I want to feel its skin. I want to kiss its lips and hear its cry and watch it sleep and see it smile....I am ready to meet this little miracle.  What's a girl gotta do to get things moving? At week 37, next week, I plan to pull out all the stops.  I'm done being patient...4 more weeks is too many. (course I will wait if God wills it...but I really hope He's on my side with this one.) My body aches and I can't sleep at night..so I might as well have a really good reason (like a live baby) to not sleep at night, because aching hips seem like a really lame reason to lose sleep. Anyway...

I'm not working in the shop anymore. They've booted me out to start my working from home/nesting phase before baby comes.  I'd like to say that for the record, I rather enjoy working from home....well, really i've not done a ton of work this week, I've been sleeping in and preparing to nest. Ive got a list of nesting projects and a list of work projects...I'll have to take each of them one step at a time.  EEP!  Baby Soon!!!

ok...gotta go nest. I like saying that. "I must nest now"  I built the cats a blanket nest that they sleep in..so they're helping me to nest as well.  Such good boys!  ok....see you all at the 4th! WOOP WOOP!

Baby Shower Number Two!

Hi Everyone,

Sorry it's been so long since I last blogged.  I get tired and the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer and type things...so I usually don't. But I owe you all an update! Especially those of you who don't see me often.  I am having baby shower number 2 at my house tomorrow. Josh and I spent the day cleaning and making sure everything looks (and smells) great!  Jan, Kelli, and aunt Laurie are throwing me a shower and I'm not sure who is coming, but it should be a fun time.  Hopefully this baby gets some more awesome loot. :)

This past Friday I hit my 34th week.  Things are moving fast!  I had a doctor appointment on Friday the 31st and I'm measuring up like I should be and everything is checking out great.  I will go in to the doc again on the 14th, I believe, and then after that it will be every week until baby is born.  I'm getting really, really antsy now. Baby is getting heavy and I'm getting increasingly more uncomfortable.  Sleep is really hit or miss.  Thursday night, I slept so hard I was apparently snoring and only woke up once about 40 min before my alarm to go pee.  Friday night, I slept horribly and was awake every hour. I just wish I could get some more nights like Thursday before Little One comes.  I know it's going to be rough for a while, so I'd appreciate the opportunity to sleep well before things change for 18 years. (in 18 years, this kid will be sleeping in until noon every day, therefore allowing me to sleep until 9 if I want! woop!)

Anyway, I am really getting excited to meet Little One and can't wait to find out what his or her name will be.  We have some picked out, so I can't wait to know what this beautiful little being will go by. EEEP!  Here are a few fun pictures to show you some of how I've been progressing. The bump grows then drops, grows then drops.  This past week was a drop week.  Hopefully you'll know what I mean. :)  Enjoy!

xo
-Megan

GTT UPDATE

I went in for my 3-hour glucose test on Monday and as it turns out...I DO NOT HAVE GESTATIONAL DIABETES! I knew I didn't, but that test was a pain in the butt.  Talk about starving myself for nothing. I look like a drug junkie with the needle pricks and bruising in my arms and the night afte the test I almost passed out from being light headed and woozy.  That's something I hope to never do again.  Anyway..coast is clear.

I'm really excited for the baby shower this weekend! I can't wait to see everyone and celebrate the new babies! I just wish the weather was forecasted to be nicer. It'd be ideal to sip lemonade on Aunt Jodi's deck in the sunshine.  Alas...we'll be confined to indoors, I think. Oh we'll...at least I love all the people who will be there! :) looking forward to it.

GTT - Glucose Blood Testing

Well, I'm at the clinic this morning for the next three hours because I failed my first glucose screening test.  My blood sugar level was too high, so I needed to come back in for the three hour test. Good thing I discovered what the wireless access code was. I can watch some serious tv now on my iPad. 

Last Wednesday I went in and drank the syrupy glucose juice and got my blood tested.  My levels were high, so I had to come back in to redo it, only this time I was supposed to fast beforehand.  I fasted all night while I slept...man, that's hard to do. Hehe...and this morning I had to come in at 7:40 to get my blood drawn, then drink the solution again.  They'll test my blood every hour for the next three hours. Great!  I'm positive the elevation from the first test was directly related to the two cookies I ate that day. I forgot that I had the test and that I had already eaten a cookie that morning with my coffee...so I'm pretty sure that would screw up any test, yeah?  Anyway...I'm sure once this test is over and I eat something, this heartburn and slight nausea will go away.  Nothing like drinking straight up sugary syrup right away in the morning to break the fast.  Ugh. 

Looking forward to seeing many of you next weekend!! So excited!  Xo

Belly Update!

I've had a request or two for an update on what my belly progress is looking like... well folks, here's what a 26 week pregnant Megan looks like:

Things are moving along smoothly. Only 14 weeks to go!  Josh is painting the baby's room today. We've only got the base color decided on, the accent colors are picked out, but we aren't sure how they will come into play in the end. We've got a really cool idea, but we'll need more hands!  Some friends of ours are going to come over and help us with the rest, but it's going to be really awesome! (I hope)  I'm so looking forward to getting all the furniture and decorations up in there. It's going to be such a cute room for our little addition! 

On another note, I'm starting to get really impatient with the wait. I wish i knew the gender. I wish i knew what he was going to look like. I wish I knew how big he's going to get before he decides to come into this world. I wish I knew which day I was going to deliver him. I wish I knew so many things, and I'm getting really impatient with the wait.  sleeping hurts. getting up and down off the ground hurts. painting my toenails hurts (but I did that today, anyway!) It's just getting exhausting being on my feet and doing physical things around the house...and I've still got a ways to go! Can we tell I'm  getting into my 3rd trimester? Pregnancy is not much fun anymore...it's unpleasant and I'm impatient. ok..that's all.  One of these days I'll have Brianna do a little collage of me and my belly growth. We have weekly pictures, but I don't have cool photo software to make them look neat.  Maybe someday!

Heartburn and backaches

Hi All ~  it's been a while since I last posted. I thought I would just write a little update.  I've been doing great with everything lately, but it is starting to really take a toll on me. I'm exhausted; my feel and back ache all the time. Being on my feet for 8 hours during the day isn't helping, but I can't complain too much. It's my job and there are peopel who have it much worse than I do! :)  I've been having trouble sleeping at night because of constant back aches and the inability to get comfortable. I'm convinced our queen sized bed isn't big enough for all the pillows I need AND my husband. But I won't kick him out. I coudln't imagine not having him next to me...and the pillows.

Baby is still moving around a lot. I'm thinking "he's" riding in the lower half of my abdomin (frankly, I feel as though he's bouncing his butt right on my bladder most of the time) and most of the movements we feel are very faint and below my belly button.  I think he's sitting more toward the back and near the bottom...it's rather uncomfortable at times. He gets heavy...I think that will make sense to most of you who have had children...he's just heavy to carry around when he's sitting like a boulder at the bottom of me. He also gives me heartburn. EVERY night between 8:30 and 9pm I get a raging bout of heartburn.  At least it's consistent. TUMS help some, but how many TUMS can a person eat before they also get gut rot? ugh... Of course, I forgot to mention it to my Doctor, so I don't know if there is anything she can prescribe or recommend for me to take. Last week the nightly heartburn had spread into the day..and for a few days there, I suffered all day with it. so awful!

BUT...on a brighter note...Josh and I are franticly trying to put together a couple of registries. I realize that I have a shower coming up on May 5 and nothing registered for yet.  We're headed out today for a few hours to start and hopefully by next weekend we have something completed. Sorry for all of you who need to have a look at it and get started...we're working on it!  The shower date came up so quickly..I only found out about it two weeks ago! I'm excited, but a little stressed. how will we know what products to get? If we got the right brands? If we'll be happy with the products we chose. AH! even though I sound like I'm dreading it all, I'm actually really excited. I'm really ready to have this baby! really ready!

15 weeks and counting!!!!!!!

We're feelin it!

I started feeling the baby "kick" externally about 3 days ago. Tonight, Josh finally felt it move. It's a pretty amazing feeling, as almost all of you know. I'm pumped about it! :) Such a wiggly little squirt! 22 weeks along tomorrow! 18 more weeks to go. Who's ready to meet this little nugget? I AM!!! 

Baby Update!

Hi All!

Well, this week marks week 20 for me! I'm halfway through my pregnancy! HOOORRAY!  I'm so much closer to meeting this amazing little blessing and I can't freakin wait! Here are a couple of photos from our BIG ultrasound that we had on Friday, March 1.  We kept the gender a secret so you'll all have to wait in anticipation with us! EEEP!

Baby Janos! "His" head is on the right of the photo and his tummy is on the left. Love that nose.

There's a pic of his perfect arm.

there in the middle of the picture is his little hand. can you see all the bones? 5 fingers! all perfect!

baby foot! His feet were crossed at the ankles. so proper!

feet crossed and the ankles and his little arms were up by his face. I'm already so in love.

Again, I want to stress that we do NOT know the gender of the baby yet. I only say "he" because I guess I hope it's a boy...but no matter what gender that little thing comes out..I will love it endlessly. I already do. Seeing my baby for the first time (as an actual baby looking human) was incredible.  I cannot wait to meet this little bundle. His heart rate was between 147 and 157 beats per minute and he's an active little bugger. When the doctor was trying to catch the heartbeat on the Doppler, he kept squirming out from under it. Silly little baby!  OH..and when he was on the ultrasound, we could see his little mouth moving. open and shut, open and shut.  he was either singing, like his momma, or sucking in the fluids and spitting them back out. Either way, it was pretty neat to see him move. 

I'm feeling movements more and more. Yesterday I felt so many flutters, and today he's been pretty still. must be tired from all the workouts yesterday. :)  He's gonna be a fidgeter like his daddy is.  (great...just what I need. Two people who can't sit still to save their lives)

Here's one last pic...my 20 week bump. When I have more substantial growth to chart, I'll make a cute little collage of my bump pics.  but there isn't much to see at this point. I've only just started really, obviously showing and the bump will get bigger from here. :)

Alright, that's all for now. Happy baby gazing! Love you all!

M

The Latest and Greatest

Well,  Here's an update on recent on-goings. I am currently 19 weeks and 3 days along in my pregnancy. Friday March 1st marks my 20th week and half-way point! woo hoo! Pretty excited.  Josh and I have an ultrasound and doctor appointment that day.  The plan is to keep the gender of Baby Janos a secret...but we'll see how I do on Friday when I can SEE my little munchkin! I might not be able to control myself.  Either way, if we do find out, we're not telling..so don't ask! :)  I refer to it as a "he" because I have a hunch that it is a he and...secretly, I hope I'm right. Of course no matter what gender our baby is, I'll be overjoyed and love it the same! So..just be warned. me referring to the baby as a HE doesn't necessarily mean anything!  Here's a photo of me at 19 weeks. You can see my bump!  I have a couple of photos from earlier, but what's the point in showing them when I don't look any different in them than I did before?! 

Pickles wanted to be in the picture too!

 I'm feeling a burst of ambition today, so I think I'm going to look at wedding photos and finally pick out a few to place in the frames that my auntie AJ got for us for our wedding. (finally)  the living room upstairs is coming together and it needs some art on the walls. I think now is the time to focus on the energy I have and make good use of it!

Diana came to stay with me over the weekend. It was fun to have her around. She's been doing great with all the chemo and everything that she's going through, so she felt like it was time to come visit her bestie (that's me) for a bit of a vacation.  She got plenty of time to hang out and relax while I was at work on Thursday and Friday. We got manicures and pedicures on Friday night and Saturday we slept in and laid around all day!  We finally got enough gumption to go to the grocery store and get food for the week on Saturday night...then Sunday she did puzzles while I helped Josh clean. It was nice to have her here. I missed her.  She brought me a ton of maternity clothes and other goodies that she can't/won't use again. I feel pretty lucky to have such an amazing friend. I'm glad she was able to come spend some time.  

Well, that's about all there is to report from Plymouth, MN.  I hope you're all doing well and taking good care of yourselves.  Hope to see you soon!  Lots of love!  ~ M

Nothing New Here...Except the Couch!

I don't have a lot to post about, really.  Last weekend I was surprised by my beautiful cousin, Brianna and her hubby, Chris.  They were in the area (kinda) celebrating her birthday...taking a road trip...and they decided to come up and visit! I felt bad, we didn't have any furniture for them to sit on...but now...now we do!

This past Friday we got a new couch and I've spent my entire weekend on it. It's been awesome...even for 2.5 hr naps. Here are a couple of pictures of it. You'll have to come sit on it sometime. We're going to get a coffee table and an end table with lamp for the one side (where it meets the kitchen linoleum) so it's not complete, but slowly our home is coming together.

Anyway... made monkey bread this morning for breakfast, made enchiladas for lunch/supper and took a really long nap. i think my day is complete.  when's bedtime? I'm exhausted. :)

hope you're all well.

xo

Puke City - Population Me

Well, I've been a barfing machine since last night. I didn't puke at all during my first trimester, aside from a few vitamin induced barfs. Last night and today I'd say I've puked a total of 6 times. I'm keeping water down, but not tea. The lemon ginger tea I had did NOT stay down. (In fact, it came out my nose even)  I had gone about 3-4 hours since I last puked and then I gagged when brushing my teeth and that did me in. The rice I had managed to eat came back up. Ugh.

I don't feel sick at all.  Just get an icky feeling tummy and then within the hour I throw up.  I just called the 24 hr nurse line and we did a list of questions...nothing seemed too concerning. Just wanted me to watch my liquid intake and make sure I'm keeping liquids down and urinating enough. (TMI, sorry) so...josh just went to the store in this blizzard, it's done snowing but I'd be surprised if the plows have been out...To get me some pedialite. I love him. Anyway... The plan is to watch the barfing through the night and into tomorrow. If it stays the same or gets worse, I'll see if I can get into the doc. It's so odd...I don't feel sick at all. No temp. No anything, really. Just unable to keep food down. It's frustrating. Is it the flu? I don't know. 

Anyway.....

At Your Request, Brianna.

Well, it's been more than enough time since the last time I posted. For that, I apologize. I've had a lot of really great things happen in my life since then, and now it's so overwhelming to post about them all. Let's start with a few basics since I last posted on 9/5/12.

9/24/12 - Josh and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. I can't believe it's been over a year since that day! It was one of the happiest days of my life and I'm so blessed every day to have married my best friend. I love him!

10/16/12 - I turned 29 and my husband was away on a business trip in India.  I had a nice, quiet celebration with some on my best girl friends (Megan Roberts and Heidi Kloempken) at an Ecuadorian restaurant in NE Minneapolis. Then I went and spent some time with Jamey and Kate. It was a good day. Lots of surprises at work...flowers, cupcakes delivered by bike from my brother, old friends stopping in (Megan Roberts' parents!) and a beautifully decorated bakery...thanks Meg!

10/18/12 - I left on a week long trip to meet my love in France. Josh had a layover in Paris, so we met up  over there as a belated anniversary/birthday trip. It was a wonderful week spent looking at the sights (i'd been there before, but it was really fun to go back with the one I love and show him around a bit!) and being in love.  We came home and a few weeks later....

11/11/12 - We found out we're having a baby! It was the morning of Gran's 75th birthday party and I just had to know..took the test and YEP...it was positive.  Baby Janos is Due July 19th, 2013. Let the baby preparations begin!

-- My first trimester went well. I wasn't really very sick, but i did have massive fatigue and just a slight nauseous/icky feeling for most of it. Not really any barfing or anything like that, but I did lose 7 lbs due to lack of appetite. I had a few struggles, but nothing horrible. All in all, it was a pretty good first trimester and I feel blessed about that!  
-- My second trimester has been going great. I'm 15 weeks and 2 days. I'm getting eager to start really showing so that it feels more real to me. Aside from severe back pain when i sleep and recurring mild headaches, I feel normal and it's slightly unsettling.  The Doctor said everything seems fine, so there's nothing to worry about, but until I can feel the baby and see it growing, it's a little unreal. (Aside from the fact that I got to hear baby's tiny little heartbeat! It was incredible!) I have the hiccups and heartburn a lot, and I'm not sleeping well at night. Other than that, I feel pretty good. I have energy and a little bit of ambition. I have my appetite back, but I still only crave things like fruit and string cheese. Really healthy things. For breakfast I had two hard-boiled eggs, a piece of sting cheese, an apple and some yogurt. I had the same breakfast yesterday only I added a rice cake with peanut butter on it, and didn't have the cheese.  It's funny how much healthier I eat now compared to when I was just me living in this frame of a body.  I don't really consciously choose better foods, they just sound the most appetizing to me. nothing else sounds good. funny!

I thought I'd also give updates on what the house looks like.  You'll have to excuse the mess, as I didn't clean before snapping these photos. The quality of photo isn't good either...I just took them with my phone. But you get the gist of it! 

The Kitchen!

We hope to replace the counter tops, floors, and appliances in the next couple of years. And the light fixtures...they gotta go. Hideous!

There are two big doors to the left of this photo. Sliding door that leads to the deck.

The Basement! We changed the color to one called "Ivory Brown" and it's a much nicer color to take in. The greenish yellow from before was AWFUL!

Please excuse the mess. Josh's China trip remnants and messy couch blankets.

Pickles says Hi!

The Bar! This is where we keep our small keg of brown ale and all the soda and water I can drink! it's a pretty neat feature of our home. We love having a little bar. It's kinda fun for entertaining!

So I guess for now that's a pretty good start for an update. I'll try to get around to posting more often. I know some of you really like to read what's going on in my life...forgive me for not being diligent. I hope this satisfies for now.  I will try to post some pics of the France trip and other projects we do around the house, namely -- the baby's room! As always, thanks for reading and I hope you have a wonderful day!

imma take a nap. 

xo
Megan