Let It Snow...No More!

Just thought I would give you a glimpse into our winter wonderland! Remember to say a quick prayer for all of those people who have to work out in it to keep our power on and roads clear!!Andy's refusal to get rid of his Blazer comes in handy sometimes!!

Andy chaining up the cars...I plan to not leave the driveway until there it is about 50 degrees outside and the snow and ice are back in Alaska where they belong...so the chains were helpful for me to get back into the garage with! :)

A boxwood covered with ice

Merry Christmas to all of you!!
I hope that you enjoy a warm and peaceful day, and that God's Blessings are all around!

Two Months to Go!

Well folks, I would say the countdown has officially begun, atleast around here it has. Eight weeks from tomorrow (Monday, Dec. 22nd), "Tiny" as we refer to him as, should hopefully (knock on wood that he doesn't camp out another 2 weeks) show up! We have emergency phone numbers together, the nursery 98% done, birthing classes completed (how come nobody makes you watch those horrible videos BEFORE you decided to enter the world of parenthood???) and Andy is chomping at the bit to pack our hospital bags...not to mention nagging me almost hourly to have good posture so that the kid isn't breach (he apparently read that somewhere and it stuck...shoot, I better quit slouching while I type this).

Views of the nursery...

I plan to put block letters of his name above the crib...

if we ever decide on a name that is!!

Needless to say, we can't wait to meet our little guy, and officially start our little family of 3!! (Plus, it's getting tough to put on my socks and tie my shoes!!)

Preggo Update

Since this blog is supposed to be about my adventures in pregnancy, I thought I would give you an update! As of Sunday, November 31st, I am 28 weeks along. I can't believe I am already that far, it is amazing how fast it has gone, and insanely terrifying!! Although I am still a little in denial, I think I am definitely officially "showing", but, thanks to the amazing invention of rubberbands, I can still wear one pair of pre-preggo jeans! He (sorry no names yet!) is rather rambunctious, making me think I have a true mini-Andy on my hands...no chuckling Nancy & Joan!

Yesterday (Thursday) I had another prenatal appointment, and it just happened to be the one where I had to drink the glucose stuff (it tasted like a combo between flat Sprite and a really sugary snow cone...gross!) to find out if I had gestational diabetes. And, an hour and one finger prick later, I didn't pass the test!! So, this morning at 7:30am, Andy (my moral support) and I (and one hungry stomach) drove over to the hospital and made ourselves at home for 1 more yummy glucose drink and a series of 4 blood draws over 3 hours to find out if I really had gestational diabetes. Luckily, we didn't have to stay at the hospital in between blood draws, so we drove up to my office to check in, went and saw Andy's sister Kelly for a little while, and poked around Silverton to kill time. And, I am happy to report that my test results were normal, and I am diabetes free! Yahoo!! What a HUGE relief!!

Tonight and tomorrow we have our child birth classes...

don't worry, I promise to fill you in on all the scary details!

Have a great weekend!