It's here!

SPRING!!!

I just love the sunshine! I think I live in the wrong state because it doesn't come out often here! The trees are starting to get their leaves and buds are blooming on plants and flowers! Our grass is finally sprouting!!! Since our landscaping came with the purchase, we had no choice in the hydroseed. I wouldn't do it again...just get the sod!

Home Depot seems to be our new favorite store. One would think, that since we purchased a brand new house, we wouldn't need to go there. This weekends purchases consisted of outdoor patio furniture, HUGE rug, impact drill, and bbq. Thank goodness we are being gifted a lawn mower! I did not realize all the extra "toys" needed for a home. We are meeting more and more of our neighbors. The couple next door moved in and they are our age! YAY! I think everyone else is mid 30's and up. I also found out that another neighbor who just moved in is preggo too! We still have yet to see a moving van arrive for across the street. The house has been sold now for almost two months but no life over there.

This past weekend we were lucky enough to have my brother in law, sister in law, and niece stay with us. It is always fun to have them here. I cannot get over how big our niece is! She is such a happy go lucky baby with tons of smiles! It was one of our other niece's first birthday parties this past weekend. It was bunny themed and my sister in law went all out. She had so many cute designs! I have no idea how she did it all! The bunny cake pops were the best part...mmm! 

I wish I could enjoy the sun today but I will be sequestered inside doing hair. At least there are tons of windows! I hope you all get to soak up some of it! 

P.S. I am not a fan of the new changes on blogger. I guess I just need to get used to it but why must they always change things! Phew...I'm done now! 

until next time...

Ten Fingers and Ten Toes

We decided to start trying in January. I, like most women, was convinced that it would not happen first try. I had never done this before and didn't think I could get it right the first time! Well, as my husband put it, "I guess all our parts really work!" WE ARE HAVING A BABY! I knew I was pregnant right away! I started to get random dizzy spells. My pee smelt funny to me. My nose was the best sniffer ever! My husband says they should put pregnant women at the border to sniff out the drugs! I had sharp pains in my armpits (part of the breast tissue...) You name it and I had all the first signs of pregnancy. Finally, on Super Bowl Sunday, the test came back positive. We carried that thing with us all over the apartment that night. We just kept staring at it wondering if it was real! 

 Above is our seven and a half week ultrasound. We saw the little heart beating and confirmation there was only ONE baby! Nic had been teasing me that there were two in there! Our due date according to the wheel is Oct. 19, and the ultrasound machine says Oct. 17. At this point, I was still running and going to the gym. However, the "tired" stage quickly hit and I fell asleep on the couch at 7:30pm every night! We were also packing and getting ready to move! All I can says is, praise the Lord I did not get morning sickness! I had my upset tummy days but nothing that I couldn't handle. I figured out if I ate every two hours I was fine. This scared me to weigh in at our 12 week appointment!

Above is moving in day! I was pooped and since I am all of five feet tall at nine weeks pregnant I look almost five months! 

Here we are at ten weeks gaining back some energy!

 11 weeks and feelin' good! Yes these are all maternity tops. I thought it was suppose to be a secret for the first trimester but there was no secret about this baby! 

  

 12 weeks and back to the gym for this girl! However, I would like to know the real answer to how high I can get my heart rate at the gym. Some say 130, while others say 140, and then you have some who say just stay at your same routine and go 75% of what you used to. So folks, what is the answer?!?! Let me tell you, for a girl who used to run 4 miles about 3-4 times a week before pregnancy, keeping my heart rate at 130 does not break a sweat and feels like a brisk walk! BORING! 

We had our 12 1/2 week appointment this last Monday. THERE REALLY IS A LITTLE HUMAN IN ME! It didn't look like a mouse anymore! Below, the little guy/girl is waving at us! 

 The baby was sleeping most of the appointment. All the measurements were perfect and my blood work came back normal as well. PHEW! I had been wondering what it sounded like to the baby when my tummy would grumble. I thought maybe it would sound like a lion to the poor thing. My husband then says, "Uh, Stef do you think the baby even knows what a lion is?" I had a good laugh! My tummy did growl during the ultrasound and baby jumped with it's whole body! 

Here we are sleeping away! Baby sleeps just like I do with our hands on our head! 

 Above is the onsie I had made to tell our family! My dad quickly called dibs and here it proudly hangs framed in his office! He might just be a little excited! I am now at 13 weeks but haven't taken my weekly photo. 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... If you are friends with me on facebook DO NOT say anything baby related on there. As my husband says, it is not facebook official yet. I am not sure when we will say anything on there but I think it is weird for people I don't really talk to from high school or college or whatnot to know I am pregnant. You know the people you knew but didn't ever hang out with. Why do they need to know this stuff? It is just a little creepy! The protective mama bear is coming out already I suppose! 

 until next time...

Yes, we are alive

On March 15, 2012, we closed on our first home!!! We rounded the troops (those willing and able to help) and moved on St. Patty's day! Yes, I sure did have green beer and pizza for after moving. I didn't want dings in my walls and furniture! HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED US! We wouldn't have done it as smoothly and efficiently without your help! We had one casualty, a bookshelf. Therefore, everything was a success! The morning was awful! I awakened to snow... YUP SURE DID! Then rain when loading was going on. Finally, the sky opened when we got to Ferndale! 

24' Budget truck in all it's glory!

Did I mention you couldn't help us move if you didn't wear your Romeo's?

Love at first site!

 If you do not have a front loader washer and dryer, START SAVING FOR THEM! They are the most amazing appliances EVER! I can fit multiple pairs of my husbands pants in these things (he is over 6'). My mother says you could fit a human in them... and I am in love with them! 

 It had been a very rainy March, so landscaping was not done prior to moving in. Once the ground dried up, top soil came! I got out of the shower one morning to hear scrapping. I thought maybe they were building on the lot next door. We don't have blinds yet, so I crept to the front window wrapped in a towel to find a nice man putting dirt in my front yard! I quickly ran to get dressed and ready to meet this nice man, Chad. 

The next day he put in some shrubs. A few days later, the hydroseed went in. It looks like webbed neon green film. It has continued to rain and make puddles, so will have to wait and see if the grass makes it or not! 

As most people know, I love the city. However, when I grew up in NY the city of Chester deemed our street a cow path. We had the corn fields on our street. Our neighbors had horses, goats, and chickens. I love driving to work and seeing the mountains with vast fields surrounding me! It is peaceful until the wind blows the wrong direction and you smell cow doo doo. We continue to unpack and figure out where things should be hung. We have decided on blinds and will order them tonight. All is well here, we are loving our new home! 

until next time...