Fun Surprises!

So part of me being tired means that I haven't checked our mail in the past couple of days. The second I get home, I change out of my work clothes, and into clothes that I don't want the neighborhood to see me in when I go to get the mail! So the mail goes unchecked. This is very unusual for me. I LOVE to get the mail. Robert has no idea why I am so excited to check it, because he says that there is never anything in there except bills. I tell him he is right usually, but you never know what COULD be waiting for us. Today was a fun day for the mail! It was very full and of course it had the usual bills and credit card offers. But We also had two packages and two very sweet cards! (Thanks Mom!)


We each opened up one package and here is what was in them....

So CUTE! My mom's best friend, Shelly, got us the adorable outfit, and my friend Jenni got us the cute photo album. Thank you both so much! You guys are so sweet! It definitely makes me want these next 8 months to fly by! (I know, May will be here before we know it and we will be saying where did the time go?!)

Meet Our Little One!

Here is our baby! He or She is so tiny right now. About the size of a Blueberry! If you look REALLY hard, you can make out the round head at the top, the little body, and little stumps sticking out for the arms and legs!

Our first appointment went well, but they did need us to come back the next day for an ultra sound so we could figure out exactly how far along I am. The ultra sound was a great surprise because we got to see our baby, the heart beat, and hear the heart beat. They said everything looks great and the heart rate is completely normal. From measuring the baby, they are pretty sure I am 7 1/2 week along and due around May 11. We go back in 4 weeks for our next appointment.

Thanks to everyone for their well wishes, thoughts and prayers! We love you all!!!

Updates

Hi everyone! I know, I know. It's been a while since I last updated. Everything is going great. I just have been EXTREMELY tired! I haven't done ANYTHING (including house work or laundry!) It has been so bad that the other night I went to dinner after work with some friends and within 5 minutes of being home, I was asleep on the couch.

Other then being tired, I have been feeling pretty good. Nausea comes and goes, but nothing horrible. Eating has been kind of an experience. I'll feel hungry, but nothing really sounds good. I think I also have become sensitive to salt and spices. I will eat certain foods and think they taste like someone dumped the salt shaker on to it, but Robert says it tastes like it always does. Robert and I have both been reading pregnancy books. We went to the bookstore and each got a serious one and a funny one. Robert is already convinced it is a boy and lets me know it any chance he gets. We go to our first doctor visit on Tuesday and both are excited to hear/see the heart beat, and I'm anxious to find out exactly how far along I am.

Robert finally got to do his discover scuba diving class on Saturday. He has always wanted to take lessons and the Sports Chalet by us offers them. Before you sign up for the class you can take a free discovery class to see if it is something you think you would like. We both signed up for it, but I will have to wait and do it after the baby gets here. Studies are inconclusive when it comes to scuba diving and pregnancy...but between the pressure of being in that deep of water, and something that happens to the oxygen you breath when you are that deep, the general consensus is no diving while you are pregnant.

Robert loved it and can't wait to start taking the class. He said it is a little different at first, but after about 20 minutes he had the hang of it. The only thing he isn't sure of is if he should go ahead and take it now, or wait and take it together. He is already trying to figure out excuses to take the discover class again. So if anyone is interested, you wouldn't have to ask him twice to take it with you! Here are some pictures from the class.

Wedding Album

Here is the album from the wedding I made for Robert's mom.

Our Big News!

Yes, We are pregnant! I mean, I guess I am pregnant and we are going to have a baby! We found out last week and are very excited! I think I am around 5 weeks pregnant and will be due sometime in the first couple weeks of May. We have our first appointment September 23rd so should have a better idea then.
I have been feeling ok. No major complaints. Just the run of the mill pregnancy symptoms. I can't believe they happen so soon!
We have had fun telling our family. They of course are very excited and are already talking about buying things and babysitting! Robert's dad already has the feeling that it is a boy. He seems to have a 6th sense for this kind of thing. When we went out to eat with them for Robert's birthday, he thought we were hiding something from them. Turns out we were...we just didn't know it yet!
Thank you all for your well wishes and prayers! We will keep you all updated!!!!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mom! We Love You!

Weekend Purchase

Yes, we bought bikes...mountain bikes at that. Robert and I have both been talking about needing to lose some weight as well as do some more exercising so we thought we would give bikes a try. We came to the conclusion of bikes for a couple of different reasons. One, Robert's dad rides his bike 24 miles daily and is always talking about what good exercise it is. And two...we have kind of tried everything else that you can do locally. (We had a membership to a gym for a while, and we wound up just "donating" our money; running is hard on Robert's knees; and walking isn't all that exciting.) We do love to go hiking, but we like to go hiking up north, so we needed something that we could do on a more consistent basis.
So bikes it is. We wound up finding them for a good price at Walmart. We didn't want anything too expensive since we are yet to see if this is something that we are going to stick with.
We went out for our first real ride today. And boy did it kick my butt! It is 10 times harder then hiking! Not only did I realize how out of shape I really am, but my butt is SORE. We even got a memory foam cushion and everything. We have a bike shop down the street from our house, so I think we are going to go there tomorrow to see if we can find better seats. We went down a trail behind our house. We rode in the dirt/sand the whole time. I am getting better, but definitely need more practice. I have a tendency to veer (not good on skinny trails) and I am not the best at steering. We wound up going 3 1/2 miles today. Not even close to the 24 that Robert's dad does, but it is a start!