Toast && sprite

My new favorite dinner! My poor hubby... I can't bare to be in the kitchen right now. My few weeks without morning sickness were just to good to be true! Now it is here 24/7. Thankfully not hardcore nausea, but yucky queasiness! Which makes it hard to do anything! I'm still feeling so blessed to have Baby Thom, and even though the sickness isn't a wonderful feeling- it is still a wonderful reminder! We still haven't told anyone, were waiting until after our appointment which is on Thursday!! I can hardly contain my excitement!! I've already picked out the bedding for guy or little gal. If Baby Thom is a boy, the nursery will have a vintage baseball look. If baby Thom is a gal, the nursery will probably have some yellow and grey with the chevron look!

When I haven't been curled up in bed I've been working in my classroom gearing up for the first day with my new firsties!

Exciting news: My mom is moving to our area!! As in like SAME TOWN!! We have lived apart for about 8 years now, and it has been so hard on both of us. Although, I'm certain that is why our relationship has become so strong! We talk 3-4 times a day about anything and everything! I am so happy for her, I know she has really been wanting a change. This is an answered prayer, and on God's timing- which is the perfect timing!

'When you love an alpha delta..

You're a very special boy!' && lance must be just that! Congratulations amanda and lance! The ceremony was beautiful, the reception was so fun filled, and the bride, of course, was stunning! Amanda, I'm so happy you two have found true love in each other. I had a blast catching up with my sorority sisters, taking pictures, and throwing the diamonds up! :) haven't done that in a while!

Exciting News!!!!

DT and I found out we're expecting on July 11th!! I'm going to write this post and then just save it until after our first appointment. We're waiting until after our appointment to tell anyone! I am beyond Ecstatic!! Feeling so blessed and nervous at the same time! The Mr. is also happy about our new addition! And I think he will really be on cloud 9 with me after our appointment when he can hear the heartbeat. If I have it calculated correctly then I am 7 weeks and four days today. I have been SO lucky with this pregnancy- so far! No morning sickness! I've felt a tad bit nauseous for a few minutes at night but that's it! I made our trip to and from cancun without getting sick- which I prayed about! I just knew I was going to be miserable there- but I wasn't!!
I've lost about 6 pounds too! I guess it's just those healthy cravings of cheese, pickles, and cucumbers! Before I found out I went a whole week munching on turkey and cheese on pickles for my lunch! I guess that should have been a sign! No more turkey now that I know! I keep thinking I'm going to see a rise on the scale because I'm SO bloated, but not yet!

How far along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: -6
Maternity clothes: looked at some online today but they aren't needed yet!
Stretch marks: noo!
Best moment this week: I'll go with one from last week- DT picked out a bib for baby Thom while we were in cancun. It was sweet!
Miss anything: Margaritas!! And turkey deli meat!
Movement: nope
Food cravings: mostly healthy!
Anything make you queasy or sick? Not yet! Hope it stays that way!
Have you started to show yet? No, I'm just very bloated at night!
Gender prediction: BOY!!
Labor signs: nope!
Belly button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody? Usually happy! Had a couple moody spells (like when DT didn't tell me he wasn't going to eat dinner until after his softball game the other night..)
Looking forward to: our appointment next Thursday! I can't wait to hear baby Thom's heartbeat!

Shame!

You know your house is a disaster when you can't sleep past 5 am, at the thought of those piled dishes, unswept floor and dirty dogs! I rolled out of bed at the crack of dawn to get started on this mess. I would never be able to get up that early during the school year- NEVER! I guess it's the thought that I can go back to sleep right after church that makes it a little easier! We might even be on time to church- that will be a miracle! It's not that we don't value going, or set it as a big priority, were just slow moving kinda people! Or maybe it's that we find a zillion things to do or grab before we walk out the door?!

Love that vistaprint!

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Another mighty Monday

These are some things I just might have done since last Monday!
1. I might have sat in the blistering heat with some much loved family at the KC royals game! I LoVE summertime ball games!
2. I might have laid out in the pool for hours!
3. I might have been SO proud at how hard my hubby is working towards his PTA degree.
4. I might have taken my pups for a few joy rides.
5. I might have found a few swim suites I'd like to have for vacation. Not in the budget!
6. I might have bought one, just one, dang you Vickie's!
7. I might have been extremely grateful that DT's parents fed us dinner when we went by.
8. I might have went through our wedding pictures. There are so many of Daniel before the wedding, just 'hanging' out/ chillin, so calm, so nonchalant. So many pictures of him just staring into the distance. Now that i think about it.. Maybe that was a photographer thing. Regardless, I want to know what he was thinking.
9. I might have made a few pinterest projects! I turned the old rustic window panel into a frame and Turned another frame into an earring holder.
10. I might be addicted to pinterest.
11. I might have fed my dogs peanut butter, from the jar. Is that ok? It's been a week and they're fine so I guess it is.
12. The pile of laundry that needs to be done might be taller than me.
13. I might have seen magic mike ;)

Photo a day: July

Before i get started...How in the world do I reply to comments???? I have no clue!

My summer vacation has begun and im doing just what i had planned! Lots of swimming, sunning, reading, ball games, spending time with DT & family, cooking, blog stalking, first grade planning, and just did some abs: that was not in the plan!

I've been Blog stalking today and two things stuck out to me that I want to disclose.
#1- people getting rid of their pets when they are now 'with child'. I agree with the blogger that brought it up- its AWFUL! I know things happen, and your dog might try to bite your babies head off, I understand the frustration in a case like that. But 'I don't have time' or 'things are different now' are NOT good excuses. This fires me up. I love my puppies, and I can barely stand the thought of boarding them while on vacation much less sending them off for good. They could continue to eat ALL my shoes and I still wouldn't send them away. Dogs don't decide 'they don't have time' to greet you at the door every time you come home and they don't refuse to lay right next to you when you're sad because 'things changed'. I am a little curious as to how my pups will behave when we bring a baby home, they are a bit rambunctious- but we will figure something out. I didn't decide to be their human mommy 'until we have a baby' or 'just until they destroy the back door, AGAIN.' I'll always have a place for them in my heart because I took them in to love and care for forever. (oh my gosh, let me go wipe away my mascara.. Just gets to me.)

#2- another tidbit that stuck out to me while reading www.allinmytwenties.blogspot.com: she was writing a letter to herself back at 17. Part of the letter was about having nice things and how it doesn't make you better than anyone else. She said 'sweetheart, your parents hard work and gifts make you fortunate, not better. Treat everyone with kindness, you have no idea what they may be battling'. Wow. Convicted. I'm not saying I'm rotten, completely self centered, and sans feelings, and i cant think of an example, but I KNOW I have clinched 'Louie' tight and hoped someone sees. Why would I want that? Why would I ever want to make someone feel inferior!? I want to impress my God almighty and doing things like that only breaks his heart. I pray that I will become more humble, less boastful, and also that I will stop wanting so much.

July photo a day!
I've never tried this before. Here goes nothin'.
Day one: self portrait (don't hate on my post pool locks)