New Job & Survey

It's been a pretty exciting week so far...I started my new job yesterday! It's technically not "new", since I worked there a few years ago. I'll be working as a photographer at a retail studio in town. I really missed photography and working with kids. Sometimes dealing with escalated adult customers at my old job felt like dealing with a 3 year old having a temper tantrum...I'll take an actual 3 year old any day. At least a 3 year old can be reasoned with. :) I'm really excited about it, and now I can't wait to be done with training!

Here's my survey for the week!

How far along? 11 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Still down a couple of pounds

Maternity clothes? I bought some very comfy jeans and a couple of shirts this weekend.

Stretch marks? still the same

Best moment this week: 2 more days until my first doctor's appointment!

Movement: None yet

Food cravings: A&W Cherry Limeade

Gender: I had a dream that we had a boy... but we'll see in a couple of months!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: a full night's sleep

What I am looking forward to: my doctor's appointment

Weekly Wisdom: nothing much...I just can't believe how fast 11 weeks has gone!

Milestones: fewer episodes of nausea & being able to eat a bigger variety of foods again

Next week's survey should be fun, as I'll have the info from my doctor's appointment!

Pregnancy Survey

I'm borrowing this survey from Amy, who I believe borrowed the idea from another blog. :)

How far along? 10 weeks today!

Total weight gain/loss: I was down 2 lbs the last time I checked, which surprised me, because I'm hungry ALL the time!

Maternity clothes? None yet...planning to do some shopping this weekend!

Stretch marks? 1 or 2. using some lotion to help prevent a ton more. :)

Best moment this week: Not pregnancy related, but I got a new job! I'll post more about that later.

Movement: Nope, still too early

Food cravings: None yet this week. Over the past couple of weeks I craved mashed potatoes and doughnuts (on different occasions) :). Up until this week it was mostly food aversions, but that's starting to go away finally.

Gender: At first I thought boy, now I'm not sure. We'll be thrilled no matter what.

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: Sleep! I'm not constantly exhausted during the day anymore, but now I can't fall asleep at night. I'm looking to invest in a GIANT pregnancy pillow to try to get more comfortable at night...and I'm sure I'll appreciate it even more in the coming months.

What I am looking forward to: Hearing baby's heartbeat at our first doctor's appointment next Friday!

Weekly Wisdom: Just trying to enjoy every minute of pregnancy!

Milestones: Only 2 more weeks until week 12! I honestly can't wait to start showing and being able to wear cute maternity clothes!

How we found out...

I just wanted to post a quick update & also let you know how we found out about Baby Lang. :)

It was the day before my birthday (about a month ago), and I'd been feeling kinda funny. I'd been having some cramps for a few days which didn't feel quite like normal cramps. I told Donny I wanted to go buy a test, just because I was curious.

We'd planned to go to a cookout at our friends' house that afternoon, so just before we were leaving, I took the test. I waited the 3 minutes...and the test was blank! The test line hadn't even shown up. Donny knocked on the bathroom door to ask what was up. I told him that either the test was broken or I'd done it wrong.

We were running late, so I said we'd just need to pick up another one on our way home. I was sooo anxious to get home & find out for sure.

Once we got home, Donny said he had to use the bathroom. Just because I was curious, I asked him to look at the first test, since I'd left it on the bathroom counter. His response was, "I dunno...there are lines on it...but I have to pee!" My heart jumped a little bit, but I was also laughing at what he'd said. When he was done in the bathroom I went to look. I laughed and said, "Honey, that's positive..."

He said he wasn't sure, since the plus sign was so faint. I said I'd take another, just to be sure. The second time I definitely didn't have to wait 3 minutes. It turned positive immediately. We were both very shocked that it had happened that fast for us, but very excited. :)

I'll always be grateful for my little early birthday present!

Even through all the food aversions, 11PM mashed potato cravings (I made Donny go to the grocery store with me the other night to get mashed potatoes from the deli), fatigue, waking up at least twice a night to go to the bathroom (in between some really weird dreams)...it'll all be worth it in the end!

I have my first doctor's appointment scheduled. I'm really excited about it. I'll be 11 weeks 2 days that day, so I can't wait to be able to hear our little one's heartbeat!

I've still been doing alright as far as sickness goes. I've been feeling a bit nauseated some nights, but nothing too severe. I've been trying to eat small meals throughout the day, which seems to help quite a bit. I'm crossing my fingers & praying that it stays this way!

An Update

Hi all!

I can't believe how quickly the summer has flown by... I've been a terrible blogger and haven't updated at all!

A lot has happened since my last post. We found a new place to live and moved in over the weekend. The new house (a duplex) is in a much much better neighborhood, and we're enjoying about 4.5 times the amount of space we had at our old house. I haven't decided if I'm going to change the name of my blog yet... No matter what, we'll always remember our little house with the blue door.

We're especially thankful that we were able to find a two bedroom house, because...

our little family is growing!


We found out about 3 weeks ago, and had an ultrasound two weeks later. During the ultrasound the baby measured at 6 weeks 5 days. That was last Monday, so I'll be 8 weeks on Wednesday! The baby's heartbeat was 130, and it was so neat to be able to see it.

We told my family over the weekend, and Donny's family yesterday. Donny's sister has known for a few weeks & we really appreciate her keeping it a secret! Our families are thrilled & can't wait for the baby to get here.

Pregnancy-wise, things have been going well. I haven't gotten sick at all (crossing my fingers), but I have had some food aversions. I'm tired all the time and I go to the bathroom all the time, but as long as we have a healthy baby, it'll all be worth it! :)

I'm really going to try to update on a more regular basis now so I can document my pregnancy and keep everyone informed. :)

Not Me!

Can you believe it's June already?!

It has also been forever since I've posted (again).

Lots of things have happened... We had our vow renewal/wedding reception, which was so much fun! We were blessed with gorgeous weather, which was awesome. On our wedding day last year we had horrible downpours. The church parking lot flooded! Hopefully that means we have lots of good luck. :) I'll post TONS of pictures once I have them!

As today is Monday, head on over to MckMama's blog to join in the Not Me! Monday fun!

Since it is now a week after the wedding, I do not have wedding presents just sitting on the floor of our living room...

I am not spending every day looking for a new house for us. We definitely don't have too much stuff for this little house. Especially now after the wedding. Our lease is also not up until September 1st. I don't want to move that badly...

We are not going to be moving after only a year, when we thought we could stick it out for two. We have not realized that we are paying way too much for our tiny house, and it is not right on a busy street, which makes for some fun people walking by.

The area we live in isn't horrible by any means, but Donny did not have to call me on Saturday to warn me about an intoxicated man walking around the neighborhood. He did not tell me that he encountered said man as he (Donny) was outside talking to our neighbors about our (broken) lawnmower. As he walked by, the intoxicated man apparently mumbled something about now being able to cut the rhubarb. Fun.

When Donny called, I did not look out our kitchen window only to see the man walking down the alley (basically a giant shared driveway) urinating (as he walked, actually) on someone's fence. Lovely.

I wasn't extremely happy that he didn't do that on our yard/garage.

It did not make me want to move even more.

I am not going to use my blog to ask for help in finding a new house... :) If anyone knows of a house for rent (and not super expensive) in the Northeast Wisconsin area that has 2+ bedrooms and allows dogs, please let me know!