Monday, April 30, 2012
Oh Baby!
It's a BOY!
I'll post the other ultrasound photos soon! Everything looks good, happy and healthy! Also, not sure why this is posting sideways...weird
Thursday, April 19, 2012
One Week!
One more week till the big ultrasound! That means in just 9 days I'll know the gender of what's causing all this back pain!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Almost there...
I've been fairly consistent on updating the blog so I think I'll keep it going.
I am now 18 weeks pregnant. Starting to show more and more. Some pants/skirts don't fit anymore and are making their way out of my closet so I don't I forget and attempt to squeeze in! My back has been giving me a lot of trouble, a lot of pain on the lower left side. I'm not too thrilled with that. I've been using my heating pad and laying on flat a lot. If it doesn't auto correct soon I'll be seeking professional help. It's weird to think that I'm a week and a half away from being hallway to having a small person to care for. It's so incredible and overwhelming at the same time! The ultrasound is only 10 days away and our party for the reveal is only 12 days away. I am so excited that I really don't know how I've held any composure!
Finals are this week and next week. I've been working hard finishing up some last minute papers and assignments and studying like crazy. Somehow both of my final tests are on the same day, so I'm not very happy about that. That means a lot of stressfulness in one day. But at least it'll be over in just one day.
That's about it for today! Thanks for stopping by!
Over the weekend I went to Colorado Springs, Josh stayed home to study and work. My grandpa retired in the Philippines and now he comes back to the states every two years to visit. He usually stays a week with each of his kids. So I figure I could handle going for a weekend to visit! Mom's boyfriend, Doug, even made the trip out. It was really great to have most of us together in one place (minus my husband). Usually we try to do something "touristy" and go out to dinner as a family. Friday night mom took us to a fabulous hole-in-the-wall Italian restaurant. It was so yummy! Doug left Saturday morning, then the rest of us took the Cog train up to Pike's Peak. It was so incredible! The mountains are so beautiful, even at this time of year. Down in the valley it was fairly breezy, but probably around 50 degrees. Well, at the peak it was white out blizzard conditions. What a difference! It was so crazy! It was a neat journey and I enjoyed it. That night we went to Rudy's BBQ, which is a chain from Texas that just so happens to be in Colorado Springs! I love their food so much and was so excited to fill up without having to go all the way to Texas (although I would like to get out there again sometime!!)
I flew home early Sunday morning, getting home about 11 am, where I scared my husband because I didn't warn him. It was cute. He was busy doing dishes and it's not often I can spook him! We spent the day cleaning things up and watching movies.
The tough part about a weekend trip like that, is that so much time is spent travelling and it's tough to relax like a normal weekend. Although, lately our weekends at home aren't all that relaxing due to garden and yard work. Since it rained all weekend, it wouldn't have gotten done anyway. But everything is blooming and looking great!!
Finals are this week and next week. I've been working hard finishing up some last minute papers and assignments and studying like crazy. Somehow both of my final tests are on the same day, so I'm not very happy about that. That means a lot of stressfulness in one day. But at least it'll be over in just one day.
That's about it for today! Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Pictures from yesterday's post
I just realized I forgot to add my photos from yesterday's post!
Here are the tomato plants Fanta had for lunch
A pretty arrangement I couldn't resist buying at Home Depot
This is the first of my bulbs to finally open!
The beautiful garden box Josh built
The flower bed that's closest to "done"
Futher view of some of the other flowers
Monday, April 9, 2012
Nap time yet?
I find that more often than not, my body wants to be sleeping. I tend to agree with that desire. I am always so tired! during the week it's easier to give in to the temptation. Waking up at 5 am warrants an afternoon nap before Josh comes home and I have to go to class. On the weekends we're usually too busy for naps or any rest, especially with the nice weather!
Over this past weekend, we went a little crazy getting our yard cleaned up. We started last week by doing some basics like raking and weeding. This weekend we went to a couple nurseries and bought lots of flowers and ground cover. The problem with our yard (besides it's size), is that there are HUGE flower beds. It's so frustrating! I'm trying to convince Josh to take out some, but it's hard because the previous owners put in curbing which means we would have to dispose of it AND probably replace portions of it. Which is just more time and $$$$. But all the flowers and plans and maintenance for the flower beds is time and $$$$. So far we're just doing the front flower bed and our garden. We have some potential plans for other areas, but nothing is really decided. One change so far, we have bought all perennials. Last year we bought a bunch of annuals, which I now realize, was a waste! Sure they were pretty but since they don't come back, they did me no good!
Josh built a garden box for me, it's amazing! Since we used pressure treated wood we still have to put in a layer of plastic on the inside (to prevent chemicals from getting in our soil) and get soil in there. I have all the sprouts for our vegetables starting in the house right now. They're all doing well except the peppers. And I had to replant tomato seeds, because our cat decided she wanted to eat the sprouts :(
Last weekend I sprayed a bug killer on the house/front yard that targets box elders. I've always hated those stupid bugs and they seem to love to be where I am! Seriously they'd always attack my home more than anyone elses! (yes I know I'm probably just imagining that...) I asked around a lot and everyone told me the same thing, "There's nothing you can do, there are no sprays or chemicals to get rid of box elders". UNTIL last summer I was complaining about these awful pests to my grandma (who lives in Wisconsin). She mentioned that she used to have lots of box elders too, until she used this spray she bought and hasn't seen once since! Well that sure got my attention! Something that got rid of the box elders? She told me the name of it and I went into a search, only to find out that it's only sold in certain stores. You see, the product was invented by some students at University of Minnesota, so it's sold in the Midwest, but hadn't made it to Utah! Blast! Luckily I'm smart and checked eBay! Bingo! I was a little pricey, but worth a shot. I bought a sprayer that goes on the hose. We had box elders EVERYWHERE on our house, driveway, cars, ev-er-y-where! I sprayed Saturday (over a week ago) and haven't seen one since! This stuff is fantastic. If you are curious, here's a link. BUGGSLAYER It's liquid gold (as far as box elder control is concerned).
I am really looking forward to doing things in the yard this year. I have always wanted my own garden, and lots of pretty flowers. I just hope that the heat doesn't do me in and I give up!
Over this past weekend, we went a little crazy getting our yard cleaned up. We started last week by doing some basics like raking and weeding. This weekend we went to a couple nurseries and bought lots of flowers and ground cover. The problem with our yard (besides it's size), is that there are HUGE flower beds. It's so frustrating! I'm trying to convince Josh to take out some, but it's hard because the previous owners put in curbing which means we would have to dispose of it AND probably replace portions of it. Which is just more time and $$$$. But all the flowers and plans and maintenance for the flower beds is time and $$$$. So far we're just doing the front flower bed and our garden. We have some potential plans for other areas, but nothing is really decided. One change so far, we have bought all perennials. Last year we bought a bunch of annuals, which I now realize, was a waste! Sure they were pretty but since they don't come back, they did me no good!
Josh built a garden box for me, it's amazing! Since we used pressure treated wood we still have to put in a layer of plastic on the inside (to prevent chemicals from getting in our soil) and get soil in there. I have all the sprouts for our vegetables starting in the house right now. They're all doing well except the peppers. And I had to replant tomato seeds, because our cat decided she wanted to eat the sprouts :(
Last weekend I sprayed a bug killer on the house/front yard that targets box elders. I've always hated those stupid bugs and they seem to love to be where I am! Seriously they'd always attack my home more than anyone elses! (yes I know I'm probably just imagining that...) I asked around a lot and everyone told me the same thing, "There's nothing you can do, there are no sprays or chemicals to get rid of box elders". UNTIL last summer I was complaining about these awful pests to my grandma (who lives in Wisconsin). She mentioned that she used to have lots of box elders too, until she used this spray she bought and hasn't seen once since! Well that sure got my attention! Something that got rid of the box elders? She told me the name of it and I went into a search, only to find out that it's only sold in certain stores. You see, the product was invented by some students at University of Minnesota, so it's sold in the Midwest, but hadn't made it to Utah! Blast! Luckily I'm smart and checked eBay! Bingo! I was a little pricey, but worth a shot. I bought a sprayer that goes on the hose. We had box elders EVERYWHERE on our house, driveway, cars, ev-er-y-where! I sprayed Saturday (over a week ago) and haven't seen one since! This stuff is fantastic. If you are curious, here's a link. BUGGSLAYER It's liquid gold (as far as box elder control is concerned).
I am really looking forward to doing things in the yard this year. I have always wanted my own garden, and lots of pretty flowers. I just hope that the heat doesn't do me in and I give up!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The big day
Ok, not THE big day, but it's the first big day since announcing the pregnancy! We're going in for the ultrasound on Thursday, April 26. I am so incredibly excited. I could technically do it sooner, but because Josh and I both have finals the week before and a trip to Colorado the week before that, we are waiting. Hopefully that just means time will fly by because we'll be so busy!
We will be having a gender reveal party, we've decided to just make it a family event, just to keep it small and simple. If you haven't ever heard of a reveal party, essentially instead of us being told the gender while at the ultrasound Thursday, the tech will write it on a paper, seal it in an envelope and we'll deliver that envelope to our baker. She'll then make cupcakes with filling on the inside that will be dyed pink or blue. At the party we'll all bite into our cupcakes at the same time and ....SURPRISE!!! Oh I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!
And that's pretty much all the news I have right now! Don't forget to vote on your gender guess! Only 25 days till we'll know! ---->
We will be having a gender reveal party, we've decided to just make it a family event, just to keep it small and simple. If you haven't ever heard of a reveal party, essentially instead of us being told the gender while at the ultrasound Thursday, the tech will write it on a paper, seal it in an envelope and we'll deliver that envelope to our baker. She'll then make cupcakes with filling on the inside that will be dyed pink or blue. At the party we'll all bite into our cupcakes at the same time and ....SURPRISE!!! Oh I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!
And that's pretty much all the news I have right now! Don't forget to vote on your gender guess! Only 25 days till we'll know! ---->
Monday, April 2, 2012
Oh the weather outside is weather!
I know it's early April and it's been unusually warm, so I'm not complaining that it's cold. I am, however, tired of the weather being hot/cold/hot/cold/hot and then super windy. I'm ok with the cooler temperatures, like we're supposed to be at in March/April (50s), but the teaser 75-80 degree days are such.... teases!! Ah well, I guess I should enjoy it, because by the time it's consistently warm I'll be a blimp and hate the heat. Thank goodness we have central air!
Today is my 3rd appointment at the doctor. I'm just over 16 weeks now. There are certain clothes that I can no longer fit into, but luckily most of my clothes are still ok. At today's appointment I get to schedule my official mid-pregnancy ultrasound! That's right, the gender telling ultra! I'm so excited, we're still planning to do a gender reveal party, but we're going to just do it as a family BBQ rather than some big event. So if you're family, look for that invite soon!
So far my biggest problem being pregnant is convincing myself to keep drinking. I know it's important to drink lots of water and stay hydrated, but it's so hard! I've been adding Mio (flavor enhancers) to my water to help, but I'm even getting sick of those. Any suggestions?
Other than that, not a whole lot happening, we started to do some lawn work, prepping to build a garden, fertilizing the lawn, and buying flowers. I've been looking more at perennials because I hate the idea of having to replant every year. I've also been looking at ground cover for some of the large random spots in our yard. All of our garden items are planted in a started box inside. So far only the tomatoes have sprouted (they're like 3 inches tall already!!), but I am sure the others will be along soon!! This year, I WILL have a garden!
Today is my 3rd appointment at the doctor. I'm just over 16 weeks now. There are certain clothes that I can no longer fit into, but luckily most of my clothes are still ok. At today's appointment I get to schedule my official mid-pregnancy ultrasound! That's right, the gender telling ultra! I'm so excited, we're still planning to do a gender reveal party, but we're going to just do it as a family BBQ rather than some big event. So if you're family, look for that invite soon!
So far my biggest problem being pregnant is convincing myself to keep drinking. I know it's important to drink lots of water and stay hydrated, but it's so hard! I've been adding Mio (flavor enhancers) to my water to help, but I'm even getting sick of those. Any suggestions?
Other than that, not a whole lot happening, we started to do some lawn work, prepping to build a garden, fertilizing the lawn, and buying flowers. I've been looking more at perennials because I hate the idea of having to replant every year. I've also been looking at ground cover for some of the large random spots in our yard. All of our garden items are planted in a started box inside. So far only the tomatoes have sprouted (they're like 3 inches tall already!!), but I am sure the others will be along soon!! This year, I WILL have a garden!
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