We originally were going to go to Cinci first, tell Adam's family, and then drive home Monday (Labor Day) to tell my family that we're expecting. Of course, that's all changing, as do all plans I seem to make. It's OK though. The original plan was made that way just in case my mom couldn't help herself but post something on AIM or Facebook, and we didn't want Adam's family to find out that way, so tell them first and make them hold off for two days from telling anyone else. Well, that won't work either because Adam says that his family will want to post something on AIM or something.
Well, I just found out yesterday that my Godmother's big 5-0 birthday party is coming up on Labor Day, so that decided it for us. We'll tell my family before we leave for Cinci, and this way my dear Aunt Diane can keep ALL of the spot light! Lets hope it works out! Now we'll have a Labor Day party to go to, YAY!!!
Adam decided on Thursday that he wants to go back to school.... NOW. He starts next week. When he wants to do something, man, he does it. There's no stopping him. I wish he wanted to hang that mirror for me above the stairs.... ah well, baby steps.
Went golfing last night. It was a perfect night to golf. There was a thunderstorm, and then the temperature dropped about 15 degrees. I wore shorts and a long sleeved shirt. The only problem is, that of the 4 of us who went... well, we all suck. So we didn't even finish 9 holes because we needed to get the carts back. LOL. We only did 7. I beat Adam by 1 stroke, once again. He's by far a better golfer than I am, he almost always beats me by a stroke or two on each hole, but he always has that 1 hole that kills him. In this case, it was 11 strokes. I got a 5 on that one, and that made up for the 1 stroke on nearly all of the other holes he beat me on. I'll take it though. Some day he'll kick my @ss, but until that day comes, I'll enjoy the single stroke wins. =)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
For the Gold!
I swear the Olympics are going to be the end of me! I don't know what sleep is. I do know that a 16.775 if you're a US gymnast is not as good as a 16.775 if your a Chinese gymnast. Adam's really ticked off about the way gymnastic scoring is done. Never knew he could be so caring about a sport such as gymnastics. I think it might be listening to Bela Karoli (sp?) and his passionate rants about how things are not fair and how some of the judges might be watching different routines from one another... I love Bela Karoli, Adam wants to make a T-shirt with his face on it with one of his crazy comments he's made this Olympic year.
Michael Phelps got his 8 gold medals. Amazing. What's even more amazing, (in Adam's eyes) is that Adam and I managed to watch every single race. He says he doesn't know how we managed to catch every one. I do. We have watched over 4 hours of swimming/volleyball/basketball and gymnastics a night. We're bound to see everything!
We went to Cristal and Pauls house this past weekend for a BBQ in Pittsburgh. It was only about a 2 1/2 hour drive, which is much better than their previous location in Louisiana. Their house is beautiful with one of the most amazing back yard pools imaginable. I went down the slide only once, and the water was FREEEEZING. Then, I just stood in the shallow end trying to soak up the sun. Adam, Paul and Cristal had a splash contest off of the diving board. They're silly. Cara, Lisa, Betsy, and Derek were also there this weekend. We had a great time!
Michael Phelps got his 8 gold medals. Amazing. What's even more amazing, (in Adam's eyes) is that Adam and I managed to watch every single race. He says he doesn't know how we managed to catch every one. I do. We have watched over 4 hours of swimming/volleyball/basketball and gymnastics a night. We're bound to see everything!
We went to Cristal and Pauls house this past weekend for a BBQ in Pittsburgh. It was only about a 2 1/2 hour drive, which is much better than their previous location in Louisiana. Their house is beautiful with one of the most amazing back yard pools imaginable. I went down the slide only once, and the water was FREEEEZING. Then, I just stood in the shallow end trying to soak up the sun. Adam, Paul and Cristal had a splash contest off of the diving board. They're silly. Cara, Lisa, Betsy, and Derek were also there this weekend. We had a great time!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Baby Bean's HB
Today was a fairly exciting day. First, I got to sleep in for almost 45 minutes. THAT is very exciting, especially as tired as I always am. Adam followed me to the doctor’s office with his convertible top off. Somehow, as dark as the sky was, he missed the rain by about 3 minutes. From what we heard, it was a torrential downpour. We saw the lightning right before we went into the office, and heard the thunder while we were filling out our family history. Then the lights go out. Normally electricity just flickers, but no, it was out-out.
So the nurse called us in, and we worked by the window light to go over the family history and so I can get measured and weighed. (Still haven’t gained a single pound, lost some if anything.) We spoke with the doctor about the trip to India, and he’s not sure about the anti-malaria medication. He says that the vaccines should be OK, but probably not any pills. I need to get him an exact list of what I need and then he’ll look into it some more.
He decided that since Adam was there, he’ll do the exam in the dark using a flashlight, but we won’t be able to do the ultrasound. This was a bummer as it’s difficult for Adam to get off of work, and he really wanted to see a heart beat. Well, after in the examination room for about 10 minutes, the lights go back on! YAY! We got a print out of the little baby bean! I don’t have a scanner, and the ‘rents don’t know yet, so we have to wait until we tell the family before a picture can get scanned in.
Adam was nearly in tears though. I think we’re both really starting to get excited. We were assured that there is only one, so the India trip is definitely on! We were given a large bag full of literature for first time parents, and it was SO hard to come back to work. I just want to sit and read (I’m a dork, I know). We went straight to CVS to make copies of the picture. We only made 3, but Adam wanted to make like, 10. I figure we’ll scan the next ones.
Anyhow, only a few more weeks until we start spreading the news. I was given a general date of March 19th for a due date. Adam’s worried that it’ll be a St.Patty’s day baby, me, I don’t care, I can’t drink either way, hehe.
9 weeks
So the nurse called us in, and we worked by the window light to go over the family history and so I can get measured and weighed. (Still haven’t gained a single pound, lost some if anything.) We spoke with the doctor about the trip to India, and he’s not sure about the anti-malaria medication. He says that the vaccines should be OK, but probably not any pills. I need to get him an exact list of what I need and then he’ll look into it some more.
He decided that since Adam was there, he’ll do the exam in the dark using a flashlight, but we won’t be able to do the ultrasound. This was a bummer as it’s difficult for Adam to get off of work, and he really wanted to see a heart beat. Well, after in the examination room for about 10 minutes, the lights go back on! YAY! We got a print out of the little baby bean! I don’t have a scanner, and the ‘rents don’t know yet, so we have to wait until we tell the family before a picture can get scanned in.
Adam was nearly in tears though. I think we’re both really starting to get excited. We were assured that there is only one, so the India trip is definitely on! We were given a large bag full of literature for first time parents, and it was SO hard to come back to work. I just want to sit and read (I’m a dork, I know). We went straight to CVS to make copies of the picture. We only made 3, but Adam wanted to make like, 10. I figure we’ll scan the next ones.
Anyhow, only a few more weeks until we start spreading the news. I was given a general date of March 19th for a due date. Adam’s worried that it’ll be a St.Patty’s day baby, me, I don’t care, I can’t drink either way, hehe.
9 weeks
Monday, August 11, 2008
Olympics!
Personally, my Olympics have consisted of how many naps I can take during the day. The only symptom I have is my being excessively tired. It's awful! Poor Adam totally doesn't understand my need for a nap after a long hike, or heck, even a short hike! If I'm up for a long period of time I need a nap. I can't wait until that part is over. One of my softball teammates' wife is also pregnant, she's about 4 weeks ahead of me, so I know I'm not alone, and I know that the tiredness will go away.
On the plus side, the past 3 weeks I've been female player of the week for my team. Maybe these extra hormones are doing something good. I had some excellent plays in the field this week, and my batting was good, although not like the past few weeks.
On Friday 08/08/08 the Olympics began in Beijing, China. It's really neat seeing pictures of places that we've been. The TVs tend to concentrate on "The Summer Palace" because of it's huge man made lake an
d pagoda's not to mention the palace. We were there, and even got to ride on the dragon boat that is constantly shown. it's very exciting. I'm exhausted today because Adam and I stayed up to watch the men's 4x100 freestyle relay. It was amazing. The US upset the French (stupid Frenchies) after they talked smack about the US team. It was an amazing race, probably the most exciting I've ever seen swimming to be. They beat the world record by nearly 4 seconds! That's incredible! It was at least Midnight before I got myself to bed. But well worth it. We also watched the Men's basketball game (US vs China) that was also an incredible game as Yao Ming had a great game, as did Lebron James, our Cleveland Pride. He pretty much stole the game, and the US won by over 30 points. The first half was great, the second half we pounded China, at least we were 2 of 1.2 BILLION people who watched the game. YEAH!
Doctor's appointment is on Thursday, I am excited. I think Adam is too, but he's really good about keeping his feelings to himself. So I'm going to pretend that he is. I've got lots of questions to ask regarding India. At least I feel like I can trust the Dr's opinions as he's from India and will probably know everything that I'm going to ask him- I hope so at least! We're really getting excited about our trip. We have less than 4 months before we leave! Just need to find a place for Ballpark to go while we're gone. That will be a little stressful. 3 weeks is a long time to be gone.
26 days of class left (It's summer break for the next 2 weeks)
8 weeks 3 days along
On the plus side, the past 3 weeks I've been female player of the week for my team. Maybe these extra hormones are doing something good. I had some excellent plays in the field this week, and my batting was good, although not like the past few weeks.
On Friday 08/08/08 the Olympics began in Beijing, China. It's really neat seeing pictures of places that we've been. The TVs tend to concentrate on "The Summer Palace" because of it's huge man made lake an
d pagoda's not to mention the palace. We were there, and even got to ride on the dragon boat that is constantly shown. it's very exciting. I'm exhausted today because Adam and I stayed up to watch the men's 4x100 freestyle relay. It was amazing. The US upset the French (stupid Frenchies) after they talked smack about the US team. It was an amazing race, probably the most exciting I've ever seen swimming to be. They beat the world record by nearly 4 seconds! That's incredible! It was at least Midnight before I got myself to bed. But well worth it. We also watched the Men's basketball game (US vs China) that was also an incredible game as Yao Ming had a great game, as did Lebron James, our Cleveland Pride. He pretty much stole the game, and the US won by over 30 points. The first half was great, the second half we pounded China, at least we were 2 of 1.2 BILLION people who watched the game. YEAH! Doctor's appointment is on Thursday, I am excited. I think Adam is too, but he's really good about keeping his feelings to himself. So I'm going to pretend that he is. I've got lots of questions to ask regarding India. At least I feel like I can trust the Dr's opinions as he's from India and will probably know everything that I'm going to ask him- I hope so at least! We're really getting excited about our trip. We have less than 4 months before we leave! Just need to find a place for Ballpark to go while we're gone. That will be a little stressful. 3 weeks is a long time to be gone.
26 days of class left (It's summer break for the next 2 weeks)
8 weeks 3 days along
Monday, August 4, 2008
And so it all begins
My dreams are so vivid! I remember everything about them, and it's like I've lived it. In this case, I hope I don't. I had this crazy dream that we were having twins (!!!). I have my first appt in just under 2 weeks, and I sure hope that they can debunk that dream. That would make the trip to India probably halt, and would ensure that we're poor forever.
This weekend was pretty good overall. I got some homework done (not all of it), caught up on my sleep (although, I'm always tired), and got some exercise. We played Frisbe golf, and real golf. Adam kicked my butt in Frisbe golf, however I beat him by a stroke in the real golf game. We only played 9 holes, and I'm sure he would have caught up eventually, as he always beats me. I guess I kind of cheated, as my Driver didn't want to drive very well, so I tee'd off with my 5 iron. It treated me SOOO well! I even hit par, on a par 5 hole! The hardest hole on the course according to the cute little old cart man. Of course, we stunk on the other holes, so what does that say? lol. When I'm outside, I feel pretty good, but I get dehydrated very quickly, and it takes practically nothing anymore to get my to feel nausious. This is the unfun part I suppose.
We went to Walmart to go grocery shopping last night. We stopped by the little baby section to look at the adorable little clothes. I picked out some little boy clothes that were just the cutest (just looked, didn't buy).... Adam found an outfit that he determined was only for white trash little girls. (Cute baby jean shorts with sparkles on it and a cute pink tank top to match). I guess that's an outfit he would never dress a little girl in. He never did find any outfits he liked, just ones he deemed unappropriate. I thought it was cute.
I had this whole elaborate plan of when/how/where we're going to tell our families the news, but then Adam's "guys weekend" at Put'n'Bay is the weekend that we planned on hitting Cinci, so plans are askew. Yes, ladies, I know what to expect for the guy's weekend. I've already been warned. I'm OK with it. I guess now we get to figure out when to tell!
This weekend was pretty good overall. I got some homework done (not all of it), caught up on my sleep (although, I'm always tired), and got some exercise. We played Frisbe golf, and real golf. Adam kicked my butt in Frisbe golf, however I beat him by a stroke in the real golf game. We only played 9 holes, and I'm sure he would have caught up eventually, as he always beats me. I guess I kind of cheated, as my Driver didn't want to drive very well, so I tee'd off with my 5 iron. It treated me SOOO well! I even hit par, on a par 5 hole! The hardest hole on the course according to the cute little old cart man. Of course, we stunk on the other holes, so what does that say? lol. When I'm outside, I feel pretty good, but I get dehydrated very quickly, and it takes practically nothing anymore to get my to feel nausious. This is the unfun part I suppose.
We went to Walmart to go grocery shopping last night. We stopped by the little baby section to look at the adorable little clothes. I picked out some little boy clothes that were just the cutest (just looked, didn't buy).... Adam found an outfit that he determined was only for white trash little girls. (Cute baby jean shorts with sparkles on it and a cute pink tank top to match). I guess that's an outfit he would never dress a little girl in. He never did find any outfits he liked, just ones he deemed unappropriate. I thought it was cute.
OK, MEN this may be too much info, skip this paragraph.
The depressing part is that I picked out two outfits to wear to India. I figure it'll be hard to find summer maternity clothes in December, when I'm probably going to be showing a little more, so I'll get some now. I got a pair of shorts, capri's and two shirts. They say to purchase the same size clothing you're in now, and then they put elastic in the stuff to compensate for the extra bulge. I took them home to try on, and while the pants fit like they were expected to, my chest is already too big for the shirts. I feel like I am going to topple over when I walk I've grown so much! I can only imagine in 4 more months!!! How depressing.I had this whole elaborate plan of when/how/where we're going to tell our families the news, but then Adam's "guys weekend" at Put'n'Bay is the weekend that we planned on hitting Cinci, so plans are askew. Yes, ladies, I know what to expect for the guy's weekend. I've already been warned. I'm OK with it. I guess now we get to figure out when to tell!
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