Yay Husbands!!

I have the awesomest husband in the whole wide world! I think I'll keep him! ;)

As it's become more and more apparent over the past few weeks that our income is just not keeping up with our expenses, and our life is about to get ALOT more expensive, the only solution is to increase our income. I already work 40 hours a week; I quit my other part time job when I got pregnant, because 60 hour weeks are BAD when you're pregnant and sick. I'm feeling better now, but 1) who's going to hire a 5-months pregnant woman? and 2) 60 hour weeks are still pretty bad when you're pregnant and not sick. So that leaves it up to Justin. My superhero husband who's ready and willing to take on another part time job, go back to school, do an internship, and start this crazy adventure called parenting with me. Will I ever see him? Rarely. Will our bills get paid? Definitely. It sucks, but we've done it before, and we can do it again. The point is, he's really stepping up and supporting our family while finishing his degree, and that's no small feat. Meanwhile, I'm coming to grips with the very real possibility that I may not be able to be a stay at home, or part time stay at home mommy. Justin thinks I can go back part time, instead of full time, but I'm not so sure. So that discussion is to be had. And, just to make that decision even more complicated, my boss is considering offering me a raise in order to keep me from moving next summer. Meaning I'm definitly going back full time. So we'll see how all this goes down.

But my husband rocks, and I thought everyone should know!

Michelle

Baby D!

Baby D at 18 weeks, 5 days! Our little squirmy-wormy was wiggling around, but we got some cute profile pictures and an adorable picture of a foot. We also saw it kind of wave at us, but they didn't get a picture of that. Baby measures at about 9 oz, heartrate was 139. Baby's head measured a few days ahead (how delightful), and it was very stubborn about looking at the scanner. :) It was a beautiful thing to see, and it made all this even more real, while at the same time being incredibly surreal. It was like, "There's really a baby in there! Really? THAT baby's in there?!" And we heard the heartbeat again at my dr appt afterwards, and it sounded just as perfect and beautiful as the first time! I could listen to that little swish-swish sound all day long!

In other baby news, the crib set I've had my heart set on for the past, oh, 3 months has gone on clearance at Target and I will be purchasing it tomorrow so I do not miss out! I'm very excited to bring it home, I just wish I had the crib to set up! But I don't think Justin would let me get away with that quite yet...

Michelle

How the time flies

I realized today how long it's been since I've posted! Oops... We've been busy beavers in the past few weeks!
Justin loved his canoe trip and probably could have stayed out there for another week or two. He's been working at the liquor store for about a month and he's really enjoyed it so far! He's playing church softball again this year, so between those and keeping the yard mowed and the building cleaned, he stays busy.
I've been doing really well. Ever since my morning sickness ended, I've been feeling awesome! We go for walks as much as we can, and I've been alot more energetic and ambitious. It's nice to be somewhat back to normal, and I'm sure Justin's glad to have his wife back for the time being! I'm almost exclusively in maternity clothes now, which is fun, but also a little frustrating. My options are much more limited! I've had another appointment with Dr Majkrzak, when we got to hear the heartbeat and it sounded awesome! I go in again on Wednesday. I have an ultrasound first, then see the doctor. I am so excited to see the baby! No, we're not finding out what we're having! And, it's Justin's birthday that day, so it's an extra special day. I've been feeling lots of little baby flutters lately, which is the oddest and most wonderful feeling! Especially when it totally freaks out, like it did the other night! No doubt about it, that's Jusin's baby in there!!
We celebrated our 3rd anniversary a couple weeks ago. I cannot believe it's already been 3 years!
We went to a Twins/Rockies game last week with our dear friends Randi and Kevin and her family. It was way fun to get away, to see the new Target Field, and to see the Twins win!
Otherwise, we've just been working and spending time with friends. I'll make sure to post pictures and an update after the ultrasound and appointment on Wednesday!

Michelle

Bye-Bye, Nausea!!

I had my first day without any nausea!!!!!!!

So I ate everything in sight.

I am so ridiculously hungry!!

And I crave Granny Smith apples. Figures. I always told Justin that I hoped I'd crave something healthy when I was pregnant, but I assumed I'd crave things like chocolate or burritos. Nope. Apples. How am I supposed to gain a pound a week when all I want is apples?! But they're soooooo yummy...

Anyway, I feel like having a party, I'm so happy to be feeling well! Yay!

Michelle

12 weeks...

That's just crazy sauce. 12 weeks already?!

I'm still in the throes of morning sickness. Although mine is more like all-day sickness. Sometimes eating helps, sometimes sleeping helps, sometimes whining helps, sometimes nothing helps. Fortunately, I haven't thrown up yet! I've been told by several people, including my doctor, that it should go away around week 12- 14. Well, today is week 12, and it hasn't gone away yet!

I had an appointment last week, pretty routine, got poked and prodded. My doctor wasn't able to find the heartbeat with the Doppler yet, but that's ok, because at 10 weeks it's 50/50 if you can pick it up. I go back in a couple weeks and it sounds like I'll have an ultrasound then!

Clothes are getting tight, and I've definitley noticed a bump that wasn't there before! I've already scoped out the maternity section at Target, so when the day comes that none of my pants fit, I know what I want!

In other news, Justin has successfully completed another semester! Yay, I get my husband back! In a week... He leaves tomorrow for a 6 day canoe trip with some other Oakies. I'm glad he's going, he needs the break, but I'll miss him lots. When he gets back, he'll be starting his new job with the city of Bemdiji as a liquor store clerk. We're both pretty excited he finally got a job, and one he probly won't hate!

That'as about all that's new with us.

Michelle

8 weeks

That is so bizaare to me! 8 weeks already! I have to say though, the past few weeks haven't been all that fun. Compared to some of my dear friends who've had awful pregnancies, mine's been a walk in the park, but it's still not fun! I've had days where I've wanted to do nothing but lay on the couch and die!! And I'm so darn cranky, my poor husband hightails it out of here as fast as possible! I sleep 12 hours and wake up ready for a nap. But it's still such an exciting thing, and I know that it won't be long and this yucky stuff will pass (hopefully) and it will get fun! Until then, I'll eat my Sour Patch Kids and whine a little.

In other news, the Michael Buble concert 2 weeks ago was simply amazing! No other words could describe it! And I think baby liked it too! I didn't feel sick or have to pee once during the whole 3 hour show! ( I know baby can't hear yet, but let me have my delusion that I'm growing a Michael Buble fan!)

We've gotten on WIC, which is a huge helper with groceries. They weighed me, and I've lost 3 pounds, so I've got some work to do, but I guess that's ok.

So that's what's new with us.

Michelle

Heartbeat!!!

I had my first ultrasound today and it was amazing! Not only did we get to see our little grain of rice, but we got to see it's heartbeat! It was so beautiful! It was overwhelmingly reassuring to see that little glimmer on the screen and that tiny little peanut.

I saw my baby today!!