Sound Sleepers

Lately I have been feeling the effects of my first trimester...I have been tired. Even though I know I should rest it is hard for me because as soon as I lay my head I can think of ten other things that I could do at that time. This morning, Jeremy had a meeting at the house and when those happen I excuse myself to the back. I tucked myself in the bed and read a magazine and then laid down to take a nap. As soon as I laid down and got comfortable, I thought of my sister and dad who can lay down and fall asleep within minutes...how do they do that? Growing up, when we would go on vacation, my sister would fall asleep in the car before we even left Groves. I, on the other hand, sometimes can never go to sleep in the car. Right now, I am a bit jealous of this ability they possess.

Other than being tired, I have been feeling good. No sickness!!!! I am super excited about that because I hate vomiting....yuck!! With each new book or magazine I read, I get a little bit more nervous to think that we will be having a baby and caring for it all of the time...I mean what do we know about babies!!! But I guess for the most part, noone knows much before their first baby is born.

I am also excited that my whole family is excited about this baby. My mom sent me a text yesterday saying she bought the baby a present and she found a place that makes personalized pacifiers...how cute. I can't wait to see what they look like.

Have a good week...

baby news

About the middle of March, Jeremy and I found out we were having a baby. We didn't tell anyone until easter, therefore I couldn't post anything about it. Once we told everyone, I was going to post but was just to lazy to do anything. So hear we are...I am now at 10 weeks and had my first doctor visit today.

I was super nervous. Up until now, we have been telling people that we are having a baby and the only reason I know this is because of a positive pregnancy test. The books say that during the first three months there will be times when you doubt if you are pregnant. Just last week I started to doubt. I have not gotten sick, but been nauseous many times. That lasted until last sunday...april 19th. Since the 19th, I have felt good, but just tired. So of course my thoughts go to wondering if there is really a baby.

What a silly thought!! Of course there is a baby...we heard the heartbeat today and it was normal. It was quite an amazing and surreal moment for me. I realize that my baby is tiny...the size of a peanut and I worry about hurting him/her, but I know that the Lord will take care of our baby all the way through this pregnancy. Technology is amazing my friends!!!!

That was the main objective of my doctor visit today and it made this baby just a little bit more real to me. I go back to the doctor in 4 weeks after Memorial Day. I don't know what the next four weeks will hold but I intend blogging about them to keep you all updated.

Going Green

Over the past few years, the key phrase for our country has been "Go Green." I will be the first to admit that going green is not as easy as the celebrities make it look. Us regular folks can't just go out and buy a toyota prius and then brag about it to all of our friends, because frankly they could care less what we drive. Also, those celebrities probably pay people to do all of their "green goodness." Anyway, I am getting away from my point.

As a citizen of this country I want to do all that I can to help out our environment, not because of what hollywood says but because I think it is important to take care of what God has created for us. So, I am trying to do my part and it all started with the ever present plastic grocery bag. So, I have ended up with a closet full of plastic bags.

Then one day, when shopping at Wal-Mart, I saw they had bins you could bring your plastic and recycle them at the store. Great!!!! That lasted for a couple of months and now they are gone. When I think about it, those bins were always full when I would try to deposit my plastic so they were doing a good job. I don't know why they took them away. When we moved houses, I got rid of my closet full of bags...I recycled them, but now, 1 year later I have the same problem...a closet full of plastic bags. "I have to find another way" I thought.

So, I decided to buy some reusable shopping bags from Wal-Mart...they were just $0.50 each and I bought 4 of them. That was the best $2.00 I have spent. I LOVE the reusable shopping bag. I didn't think they would hold that much, but everytime I go shopping they hold all of my groceries. If I had a family of 4 or 6 I would probably need more bags, but they are not that much. I am proud to go shopping and use my bags. When I walk out of the store, I am proud that I am not taking home plastic to store in my closet and I think that I am doing just a little to help out the environment.

Sweet Plumbing

I cannot tell you how happy I am to have my plumbing completely fixed. The plumber finished yesterday afternoon and I was so elated. I was able to wash a load of clothes and today I washed the dishes, so now my kitchen is actually clean with no visible dishes. It is so nice. I took my shower last night and it felt like the best shower ever!!!! I am so thankful for the men and women who feel called to become plumbers...you are special people.

On other notes...my mom and dad will be coming down for easter. They will get here on good friday and leave on monday. I know it is a week away but I am excited to see them and to celebrate easter. Easter is always the holiday that we experiment with our lunch. Nothing exotic, we just change it up every year. We basically have the same thing for thanksgiving and christmas, so easter is our fun holiday. This year we have decided to have fried chicken...we are buying it and everyone else will bring sides and dessert. I was thinking the other day what I should bring and I love biscuits with my fried chicken. Not just any biscuits, but biscuits from Popeyes!!! YUM YUM!!! So that is what I am going to bring. I will also bring a dessert, probably cookies or something easy to make. I have a lot of things going on between now and then so this week will probably go by quickly. Lets hope so...