First Trimester Down!

Yea! I passed the thirteen week mark this weekend which means I've made it through the 1st trimester. I'm finally feeling like me again- not like a sick, tired person whose had something take over my body. I still get tired if I overdo it, but it's not the same tired as before.

I didn't want to be that person who posted all of the belly pictures all of the time, but as I noticed changes, I kind of wanted to at least see what I looked like. I'd say I still look more 'too many donuts' than pregnant, but oh well, not much I can do at this point. Here's thirteen weeks-

Notice KC running to take part in the picture
This one is just because I thought it was funny. KC made it into the picture! I was laughing at her, and her desire not to be left out. Wonder what she'll do when the baby's actually here.

Not much else is happening at our house except for the fact that we've tried as much as possible to enjoy the cooler temperatures. I went for a nice, long walk today while Trey went for a run. We kept my parent's dog, Charlie, last night and today while they went out of town. Charlie went with me on my walk which was kind of fun. I enjoyed having a dog to walk, but since Charlie peed on our carpet first thing after being dropped off, I don't think we'll be getting our own dog any time soon.

This pretty much sums up Charlie's visit to our house:

Notice the following:

• Charlie had to be on the blanket to be on the couch per Trey's orders.
  
• He wouldn't stop licking things. His tongue has got to be tired.
• KC staring passively at him like he was freakin' crazy. She had the paw cocked and ready just in case he got out of line.
  

Good times, good times.

Disclaimer

An annoying part of pregnancy is literally losing your mind. There are many times I can't even remember simple words.
For example, "Trey would you please bring me the ......." Long pause.
He looks at me funny. I look at him funny, and then I point.
He brings me that pesky wooden spoon I couldn't seem to find the words to say.

I know I'm an intelligent person, but that's ridiculous. I really think the baby is stealing my brain cells.

So...
I apologize if something in any of my posts doesn't make sense, is grammatically incorrect (I am an English teacher. I promise usually can use a comma correctly.), or just plain sounds odd.

I posted my last post, then reread it in its posted form, and it was awful! I had missing words, words used incorrectly, misspelled words, etc. I had even read back over it! I reposted a revised and edited edition, but I have a feeling another one in the future will sneak past my not so discerning eye.

I promise I can write in complete sentences when the circumstances are normal. For now, I ask for forgiveness! I just can't get it together!

Making Changes

Hall Bath. It had to go. This bath looked fine when we moved in. It never bothered me until we actually started living with it. Over time, more and more started to bother us about it, and we finally decided to make some changes.

A few irksome things:

The tile. It's not nice ceramic tile like in most homes. Instead, it's sheet metal, fake tile glued to drywall. There were holes drilled into it by people of this home's past, and it was dingy, dirty and just plain gross.
The paint. I think it's the 'sponge painting' technique that was big in the early 1990's. The only somewhat redeeming part are the neutral colors, but even that didn't keep me from hating it.

Shell sink. Need I say more?

Five weeks with one weekend off, numerous trips to Home Depot and Lowe's later, hours of sanding, cutting, and painting,
we have a new bathroom...

There's bead board up in place of the awful fake tile. We painted it an almost white, but it looks basically white in the picture. The walls have been re-textured and then painted. I really like how the colors turned out. I wasn't totally sold on painting the cabinets brown, that was Trey's big idea, but I think it turned out really nice.
We bought the vanity from Sears. It's granite, and it came pre-cut and finished with the sink bowl already attached. All we had to do was place it on top and then do the plumbing. Trey has become an expert at installing sink faucets at this point.

Here's a view with the shower curtain, and our coordinating towels. I feel so in style because it all has gray in it which is supposed to be the color of the season. (or at least that's what I heard on the radio)

This is the final view of the other cabinets we have that are across from the toilet.

I really like how it all turned out! It's amazing how much bigger the bathroom feels now with the new design and colors. For the first couple of days after it was complete, we didn't even use it because we didn't want to get it dirty or messed up. It was too pretty! I wish we'd done this years ago, but oh well, I'm just glad it's finished and we're not still painting :)

April 1st!

Last week I went for my second doctor's appointment. It was a great appointment. It made my day that the wait was 5 minutes! It always seems the doctor is running extremely late- I've waited 30 minutes before. Grrr... So, needless to say, I was in a great mood walking back knowing that I'd be back to work before my lunch was over.

The main point of the appointment, it turns out, was to try and find the baby's heartbeat. She warned me it could not happen because it was earlier than she liked, but we'd try anyway. It took about 5 seconds, and there it was! It was just a little thumping sound. It sounded beautiful. She estimated the heart rate to be at 160 which I'm assuming is fine because she didn't say otherwise. The other great piece of news is that we got our official due date. April 1st! I doubt the baby will actually come on this date, let's be realistic, but it's an easy one to remember. It was also the day Trey proposed, so it's kind of fun that it already has significance in our little family.

Just for those who want to know- as of last Friday I'm 10 weeks along. I've made it a quarter of the way there! It seems like an accomplishment, but then I think about how I have 30 weeks left. And then I remember how much farther I really have to go....

All in all, things are progressing smoothly. I'm lucky I haven't been puking like others I know, but I have definitely not been feeling well. I'm extremely tired like tired as in I'm going to die if I don't get in bed. I've noticed I'm moody at time which stinks because I hate being that girl, but I literally seem not be able to control what comes out of my mouth. I've said some things lately a little more harshly than I would otherwise have said it, so sorry new teacher I accidentally made cry the other day. It's not you, it's me.

Some days being pregnant feels great, and I'm super excited. Others, I just wish I could get back to my old self. I'm excited to move on from this stage and really feel pregnant and not just sick.

Here's a parting shot of Trey on his trip to Reno/ Tahoe. It's from a hike he did one day. That's why he has the hot/ sweaty look going on.

A Few of My Favorite Things

My husband of 3 1/2 years! We love each other :)

KC!! She's got personality galore.

Displays of animal cruelty. Not really. It was hard to watch, but interesting none the less. I do like to at least observe other cultures-good or bad.

Working on my Spanish skills. I try, but I'm still not very good.

Learning about new cultures, old and new. I enjoy traveling to understand different people and places.

Scuba Diving!