11 weeks today!

Here is our little Baby C - we have graduated from being an embryo to being a fetus - YEAH!

You can see where the doctor has labeled the sonogram, so that's probably the best explanation that I can give to you........LOL I know that it is still hard to see, but just wait - when I go back in a month - it'll be much better I'm sure. :) While doing the ultrasound it was much easier to make the baby out, but pictures just don't do it justice!

Have a great day!!

Monday's Appt

Yesterday afternoon we had another appt to see how the baby was still doing. We were hoping to hear the heart beat, but Baby C is still a little too small for that. However, during the sonogram, Baby C was moving its arms and legs all around. It was so neat b/c we have not been able to see the baby move yet, but since its grown some, definitely got to see it moving now! At one point Baby C grabbed the umbilical cord and shook it a little bit and that was so funny. We were all laughing at that.........LOL Definitely an exciting moment to see our little one moving around!! :) I don't go back again now till the last week of September, so I am doing good. YAY! Of course, that time will be here before we know it.

That's really all that is new, but I do have a sonogram picture that I will post later. I forgot them at home, but I will scan them ASAP, so..............STAY TUNED!!

Catfish!!

We were so excited yesterday because we now have our very first fish in our pond. :) Les went fishing yesterday afternoon while I was at work and he caught a catfish. He brought it home and left it in the ditch where we had water standing from all the rain. He surprised me when I got home and told me about it. He said that he waited to put it in the pond because he wanted for us to do it together. I wanted to see the catfish, so we went to our ditch and there it was; just chillin' out. Les grabbed it and it wasn't moving too much, but we thought that we would give it a chance anyways. Les found just the perfect spot at the pond (to avoid as much mud as possible) and put the catfish down into the water. Once the catfish realized that it was free - it swam off like lightening!! It was pretty funny.

The catfish is not alone in this pond because we have who knows how many tad poles and a few bullfrogs. We have also had ducks that will stick around for a week or so and then leave for a while and then come back. We have had those gray herron type birds and I'm sure more, but I can't think of any others off the top of my head. OH, the dogs, they both LOVE to swim in the pond every chance they get. You'll notice that one or both of the dogs will disappear and moments later, we have a wet dog........LOL

We're now 10 wks along and so far so good. I go in on Monday to try to hear the heart beat and make sure that everything still looks good. It would have been 2 weeks since I last saw my doctor and I am getting anxious. :)

Lullaby

This video is soo cute - I hope that you enjoy it too. Make sure that your speakers are on so that you can hear the man singing. :)

So Far So Good!!

I had a follow-up appointment last Monday and everything was looking good. We were able to see the amniotic sac and the doctor said that it looked thick; which she said was good.

I go back in one more week to try to hear the heart beat! I can't wait to hear it - as long Baby C cooperates.........LOL :)

I have been feeling good and managed to only get up 1x last night - we'll see what happens tonight though. I had a lot of watermelon with Les and our neighbor, Chief. It was sooo good that the 3 of us just kept eating away and talking. We have had the watermelon for about a week and finally had time to eat it. My nephew and niece went home on Friday (I'm sad about that), so now we'll be home more since we won't be over there visiting with them and having them stay at our house too. We had a great time with them and look forward to seeing them in November for Thanksgiving!

Oh, I forgot, I can't remember what I was reading today, but I saw that since I am due in March; then I should outgrow my clothes by October and November. I can't wait to start seeing my belly growing and knowing that our baby is growing bigger and bigger!!!

Well, that's all for now, just getting ready for the week to start!!!!!

Pregnancy Bitchiness – Are You a Sufferer?

I laughed out loud when I read this this morning! I haven't been extremely cranky by any means (Les is lucky so far), but I have had a moment or 2 that I wanted to argue one moment and honestly in tears the next. Les was trying to hold back laughter and was like," what's the matter?!" I teared up and said," I guess the hormones are controlling me right now." I am so glad that this is not a common occurence for me because I don't like feeling that way. Anyways, enjoy the article below - so funny!!!!

Oh, in case your wondering, the things that I deal with are: fatigue, achy boobs, urinating a lot; which is helping in the fatigue because I have now started waking up 1 - 2x a night. Most of the time I can sneak out of bed w/o waking Les up, but most of the time he keeps count on how many times I get up!!! :) hahahahaha

Now onto the article.......................................

Pregnancy Bitchiness – Are You a Sufferer?
Who was that mad woman?

The fatigue …the stress of being pregnant but not public with the news…the nausea …any of these things can bring on a mean case of Pregnancy Bitchiness. (ie: extreme crankiness provoked by – well, anything.) Someone screws up your latte order and – bam! – you’re sniping at that barista before he can offer to make your wrong order right. And your poor hubby – he’s been on the receiving end of some majorly harsh behavior lately.
We’ve been there – and we can tell you, it’s totally normal. Our advice? Get in tune with your bad-mood triggers (husband forgot to empty trash or mom called “just to check in” for the tenth time = anger on the rise), and then divert your attention (Will not yell! Instead, will leave the room to do something fun – like take a gender predictor quiz ). Find a few good mood-diffusers – ice cream cones and milk shakes also work amazingly well – and you’ll be back to your old, sweet self before you know it.

New Picture!

Here is a picture from the sonogram that was performed yesterday to make sure that everything was still going good from last weeks events. :) Baby C is looking great and we were able to see the amniotic sac yesterday and she said that it looked good too. In 2 weeks we go back to HEAR the heart beat and I am so excited. I can hardly contain myself......LOL

As I look at this baby on the screen and watching the heart beat - I just can't believe that I am really pregnant! I am so excited and still trying to let it sink in too!! :) We are so excited to meet our little blessing and I continue to pray for Baby C as he/she develops and grows. I pray that everything will continue to go smoothly and that everything will develop as God wills.

Thank you to everyone who has offered prayers and support last week during the scary time. I really appreciate it!

Yay........I'm off bedrest!!!!

Wow, what a week, but glad that I am doing better and seem like I am back to normal. ;)

You can read about the car accident from a few days ago below, but I haven't updated the rest of the week. Here is a somewhat brief rundown of our week.
Monday morning, car wreck and was able to see the first sonogram of our baby and I was able to see the heart beat.
Tuesday started off very normal with nothing seemingly out of the ordinary. That afternoon I started having a big problem (I'll leave it at that w/ no gory details) and when straight to the ER. My doctor was able to get a hold of me and had me leave the ER and come straight to the office even though she was already closed. They were all still there and saw me immediately. Right before the exam, Les and my mom walked in and I was so glad. My sweet c0-worker, Lauren had taken me to the doctor and let me use her phone. I appreciated her so much and once Les and my mom got there; then she left me. Lauren couldn't believe how strong and calm I was, but once I saw Les; then I teared up because I didn't have to be strong anymore. :) The doctor examined me; something that Les has never witnessed..........hahaha and then she did the sonogram and Les was able to see the heart beat that day. It was so neat and I was so glad (and baby C was too) that Les/daddy was able to see the baby. ;) Everything looked good and the doctor could see the hemorraging, but it was not from the baby or the placenta and there was a strong heart beat. The doctor put me on bedrest till I stopped hemorraging. So, the next 3 days I was on bed rest. I was still spotting up until Thurs and then it all stopped. I just praised the Lord because I prayed constantly for the baby to be just fine and nothing would happen to our unborn blessing. So far so good and I have not spotted in several days. I am still praying that all goes well. I go back to the doctor on Monday to make sure that I and baby are still doing well. I am 8 wks and 3 days today. :)

Thank you, Lord for protecting me and the baby this week. I love you, Lord.

We appreciate all the prayers and covet them!

Introducing...........Baby C!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is our little baby!! We are measuring 7 wks and 6 days today.........:) I am calling our baby "Baby C" (baby cornelius) for now till we know the sex of our little one.

7 wks & 5 days!

YES, I am pregnant!!!!!!!

We weren't going to share the news to world until Thurs after my first appt, but here is a lay-out of our my day. :) This day has definitely been a very interesting day!! It started out at any normal day and I was getting ready for work; kissed Les goodbye and left. However, while on my way to work I got rear-ended. :( The other driver was at fault and we filed a police report. I was being checked out by the EMT's and the guy who was doing the main work on me was a guy that I had gone to middle/high school with. It was nice to have someone that I knew taking care of me. So, we went ahead and went on to the ER because the doctor was going to be in late and they weren't sure when they could work me in. They wanted to make sure that I was looked at since I was pregnant. The ER checked me out and I looked great. I went home and then when Les was going to work - he dropped me off at my parents' house to spend the afternoon/evening with them. During the afternoon after I woke up from a nap - I had started spotting, so I called my OB/GYN and went in to the doctor. They moved me from Thurs to today and I had my first OB appt. I got there and they did blood work, urine test, pelvic exam, and a sonogram. I was able to see the baby and see the heart beat!!! It was sooo cool seeing our little babies heart beat just beating away. We were thinking that I would be about 7 weeks this Thurs from my last period, but the baby is measuring about 1 week later, so we're due March 18, 2009 and I am 7 wks and 5 days!! We were very excited and I am going to go back for another check-up next Monday to make sure that I am still doing good.

We appreciate all the prayers and glad that we can share the good news - I do have a sonogram picture, but I'll have to get it scanned and then post it on here of our little peanut. ;)

OH CRAP!

While I was at my parents' house for lunch today we were all getting ready to leave and this "smell" was lingering behind Kodiak like she had BAD gas. It was really funny, but man did it ever burn your nose too. Caitlyn, my niece who is 3 yrs old kept saying," something is stinky!" We all kept laughing and saying that Kodiak had gas. Well, I take Kodiak outside to see if she "needs to go," but she refuses to do anything but stand there and stare at me. I took her back inside and I went ahead and left to go back to work and my mom and the kids left to go to the vet with one of the other dogs. My mom got back home about 1 1/2 hours later and she walked into the house and could STILL smell the stinch. My mom said that she either really has bad gas or she has gone to the bathroom in the house. A few minutes later Caleb went into the living room and lo and behold he found the culprit of the stinch - 4 HUGE PILES OF POOP! My mom said that one pile was honestly 4 inches high and about 8 inches wide - she said," Kimberly, I'm not kidding, it was gross!" As she was telling me on the phone about this whole incident - I am just laughing and laughing. I told her that if I would have had to clean up the poop - I would have gagged or thrown-up because I don't think that I could handle it at this point. Anyways, I will be going to get Ms. Kodiak Marie after I get off work and take care of a few things. Hopefully she'll have the poo poo all out of her system! LOL

The fun times of having a dog and having a dog that enjoys eating weird things like bugs, sticks, etc...............have a great day!

Awesome Movie!

Mammia Mia was sooo good. I want to buy it when it comes out on DVD!!!! I saw this on Broadway and really enjoyed it. I was definitely NOT disappointed between Broadway and the movie. Here you can see the Broadway link: http://www.mamma-mia.com/

Definitely go and see it if you enjoy musicals and music from Abba!

Mamma Mia!

I am so excited because I am going to see this movie this afternoon with my mom!!!! I have seen the Broadway show and it was awesome, so excited!!!!

84 Year-Old Bride..........sooo funny!!!

The 84 Year-Old Bride

The local news station was interviewing an 84 year-old bride because she had just gotten married - for the 4th time.

The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 84, and then about her new husband's occupation. "He's a funeral director," she answered. "Interesting," the newsman thought.

He then asked her is she wouldn't mind telling him a little about her first 3 husbands and what they did for a living.

She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years.

After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she first married a banker when she was in her early 20's; then a circus ringmaster in her 40's; later on a preacher in her 60's, and now in her 80's, a funeral director.

The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married 4 men with such diverse careers?

"Easy, son," she smiled. "I married 1 for the money....2 for the show.....3 to get ready...and 4 to go!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY!!!!

As you can probably tell from the title - today is Les' 37th birthday!!!! I just wanted to write a quick note of our fun birthday weekend for Les.

We started out by going to the rodeo on Saturday night and had an absolute blast! We actually didn't even get home till 2:15 AM....... :) We went out to the Ladonia Rodeo and had a good time. No one was hurt majorly - thank you, Lord! Then we danced our hearts away afterwards with the live band. It was so funny b/c Les and my friend, Kristy, were dancing and this guy came over and asked me to dance. I accepted and we were out there and the first thing that he asked me was," Are you married?" I said," yes, he is actually right over there dancing with one of my girlfriends." So, we finished dancing and I went over to Les and Kristy to tell them what he had said. Well, Les and I were out dancing and I saw Trey (the guy who had asked me to dance) walking around looking for someone to dance with. So, Les and I decided to dance over to him. I tapped him on the shoulder and asked him if he was looking for someone to dance with and he said," yes." I told him that my friend over there in the black shirt would dance with him. So, he goes over to a girl in a black shirt (not Kristy) and asks her to dance, but she tells him no. So, we go back over to him and tell him to go a little bit further back. So, he asks Kristy to dance and they do. Then several more times over the next little while he comes back to dance with her. We knew he was young, so Kristy asked him how old he was and he was 18! It was really funny because then 1 time while they are dancing he asks her if she likes to party. She says," well, not really." We just kept teasing her about it and we got a really good laugh out of the whole thing, but definitely fun!!!!

On Sunday night, we went and ate dinner at Texas Roadhouse with my family - we had just picked them up at the airport. My parents had been in MD and were bringing the kids back to Texas for the rest of the summer. It had been about 2 weeks since we had seen my parents and it was fun to see them! They even brought us some maple candy and my mom brought me a pair of pewter earrings from their visit to the Trapp Family Lodge (The Sound of Music). The Trapp Family had escaped from Austria and resided in VT (http://www.trappfamily.com/).

Les, I am so glad that you are my husband and we have had an awesome 9 months of marriage and can't believe that we have been together almost 3 yrs now!!! I am so glad that God brought you into my life. I look forward to all the memories, trips, and all around life that will come our way as we live out our dreams together. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

ADDITION TO THE POST!

I was just talking to a girlfriend of mine because she was asking how old Les was, etc. I was telling her that the first time that I ever found out when Les' birthday was was actually on July 13th of 2005. It was a Wednesday night and I had been at a bible study at church (we were doing a video series of dating). Well, I had a huge crush on Les and I thought that he might be interested too; which he was......:) I asked everyone "in general" if anyone wanted to go get ice cream - definitely hoping he would accept and go too; which he did!! He was driving one of his big trucks and he met a few of us at Braum's in Allen. I remember him saying that his birthday was the next day and we asked him what he was going to do and he said that he was going to stay home and work on the truck! I think I remember him saying that his mom would possibly be coming over to make dinner.

Today, Les is actually teaching my nephew how to shoot guns with my dad. Caleb has this huge fascination with guns and they went shooting - the 3 men! :) I hope that Caleb is having fun and learning the safety of guns too.

Just wanted to share a memory from our 1st summer of meeting and getting to know each other.

4th of July Weekend!!

It's about time I am telling myself........hahahaha Normally I have not wanted to get on my laptop after being on a computer all day at work. So, I have not made the time to do it. :)

Here is a lowdown of our 4th of July weekend celebrations!!!

Thursday night - we went out to Royse City to visit with my mother-in-law, Doris. We had a good time. We went and had BBQ at this really good BBQ place. Then we went and got the dogs and took them for a walk around city park. After that we went back to the house and talked till about 11 PM. It went by so fast, but it was great seeing her and spending time with her! I am definitely fortunate to have a mother-in-law that I get a long with so well. Oh, one of the highlights besides the walk around city park was her feeding the goat. Oh my gosh what a site and man can that goat eat fast......hahahaha It is so cute b/c the goat eats its meals out of a bottle still. After Doris put the goat back in the cage; I could see the goat in there shredding/eating the newspaper in her cage. It was pretty funny!

Friday - slept in!! Then Les worked 12 - 6 and I did things around the house. After Les got home; then we headed out to Garland for their 4th of July events. They had booths set up and my favorite booth was the ice cream booth........LOL You could pick your ice cream and cookies and they made you an ice cream sandwich - VERY GOOD!!! The picture below is of us at the festivities in Garland.

The fireworks were awesome and we were literally right under them. I took several shots, but the picture that came out the best was this one. I don't know how to do a video posting, but I got some great video of the fireworks too.

Saturday: Slept in!!! We went to a wedding early afternoon and then that evening we went out to the Honey Grove rodeo. There was a dance afterwards and those are always fun! At the rodeo they have started a new thing: mini-bullriding. They are boys about 12 yrs or so and they are riding bulls, but not the HUGE ones in the main bullriding event. On Friday night one boy named Chance was taken by careflight to Dallas, but he was back out for Saturday night to compete. He ended up with a bruised lung, but he was ready to go again. BRAVE (or stupid?!?!) little guy! In fact, I think he might have even been in Ladonia last night too competing. I didn't catch the boys' names from last night. He did good if it wasn't him and no injuries besides a few bruises for the boys last night - Thank you, Lord.

Sunday: We went to church and then we grilled that evening. We just hung around here and did things because we had had a very busy weekend; which we love! There aren't too many days out of the week that we don't have something going. :)

Overall, we had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!!!!!!!!!!

Mass

Yep, my parents are in the giant state of Massachusetts (haha). They are visiting a close friend of mine, Thomas, and his family. Thomas and his siblings bought an old farmhouse together several years back. On the property is a cottage that they rent out throughout the year. They are letting my parents stay there for free since we're like family. :) Anyways, they called me this morning and asked me to look up where they were going online. It looks like they are going to have a blast! There are about 5 or 6 of them going to this place: http://jiminypeak.com/sum/s_attractions.html

If you scroll down and look at the Mountain Coaster; this is just one of the activities that they are going to do. Looks like a blast!!!!!!!!!! I wish that I was there to go too, but they said they would take a lot of pictures! Can't wait to see those........LOL :)

Last night.........

...............I learned to play Tennis!!! I had a lot of fun! Lauren and I went after work and she taught be the basics of playing. When our friend Eileen got there; then we played Australian Tennis; which is 2 against 1. We each took turns being the single and I ended up winning the game! It definitely helps that I am athletic too - as I told Lauren," I feel like I'm dancing." :) I love sports and now I can add this to my list of things I like to do! We played for about 1 1/2 hours and it was pretty warm, but we did find a court that had some shade to it. That helped a TON!!!!!!! So, if you are up to playing a rooky; then give me a call and we'll go and have some fun.

Best Friend, Julie

CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIE & NATHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They were engaged on June 28, 2008 in Boerne, TX. I am so happy for her and can't wait for the BIG day!! Her wedding date is (drum roll please)......................May 2, 2009!!!

I am so happy for Julie. She is my best friend from high school. We met when I was about to finish my sophomore year of high school. I was a current Tallenette and she was going to be trying out. We stood next to each other in try-outs, but then over the summer; she grew tall over the summer..........LOL We still stayed as friends and then over time became inseparable. We have had so many laughs over the years and I can't even tell you how many stories........LOL I think of a lot just sitting here and they're making me laugh thinking about it.........HAHAHAHA

Julie is a wonderful person and someone that I can always trust no matter what and go to her with whatever. She is a wonderful friend and someone that I consider to be more than a friend - a sister!

Julie, I am so happy for you and I look forward to being there and standing by your side through the whole thing. I hope that you and Nathan will have MANY years of happiness. Remember to keep God in the center of your marriage and He'll work everything out! I love you!!!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!

YAY, we're getting off work in 39 minutes.........I can't wait. I just LOVE getting off early; even if it's only a little early. :)

We have LOTS of stuff going on this weekend, so I'm not sure if I'll be posting any, but I'll write more next week if I don't get a chance this weekend.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!!!!!!