The mouse

Sarah found a dead mouse (she blames Cooper..) outside today and wants to keep it as a pet. It won't eat much. It'll be quiet. Anyone want to explain this on to Sarah??? lol!

An Avacado Sized Boxer!

Baby Fey is now 4 1/2 inches long and moving around like a boxer in training!! He especially loves to box at my stomach after I've eaten. While it's nice that he's not tap dancing on my bladder, really, I would like to enjoy my meal without the rumble in the tummy afterwards!! Our ultrasound has been scheduled for 5/8 - my birthday! We can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl!! Other than the baby boxing, I'm feeling great!

This weekend we'll be celebrating Easter at my dad's house. I need to make a few desserts to take, but am brain dead on thinking of some yummy ideas.
Do you have any ideas?

Basically, I'm always brain dead these days! I forgot to change the alarm from our "weekend wake up time" to Andy's "weekday wake up time" last night. Fortunately insomnia is getting me and I was awake at 530 this morning!!!

After Easter, Sarah has a week off from school for Easter Break. Our plans include Powells Books, OMSI, and 2 days at Auntie Becca's "Camp Becca" :D I need to come up with another idea or two, but am waiting to see what the weather will be like.

I've also started planning out some summer activites. Hopefully Oma and Opa will pay for some of the German Camp again this summer. Sarah had such a great time there last year. And her school has 2 weeks of Vacation Bible School that she can go to - LOVE her school! So between camp and swim lessons, I hope we can keep Sarah busy and time flying. :D

Andy got his first sunburn of the season. I DID remind him to wear sunscreen. But did he??? NOoooooooo. lol! Today it's supposed to be 77* here (near 25 C*) and I hope to get outside with the kids for some spring fun. The mailbox planters are needing their annual spring cleaning. :D

I hope you are doing well, happy, healthy, and blessed!

Week 14: Lemon!

Baby is now 3 1/2 inches long ... as long as a lemon. I can really feel it moving around in my and my abdominal muscles are sore from the stretching. This is the beginning of my second trimester and I am not nauseous any more. My energy is coming back. However, the baby seems to be sucking my brains away from me. I can't think clearly or remember things right now. Yep, I'm that cute dopey preggo lady!!

Things around here are pretty good. Andy is off from Volleyball this week, it's so nice to have him home every night! We're talking about maybe putting in some container gardens in our back yard for free produce. I really don't care for gardening, but with this economy, we think we should give this a try. Sarah doesn't have spring break for a few more weeks (her school does Easter Break), but I'm personally going to enjoy having OMSI and other such venues to ourselves during her break. My sister called the other day to ask when "Camp Becca" was. Last year Rebecca had Sarah over for a few days during spring break (not overnight) and they baked, painted, and explored to their hearts content. Oh! Sarah's reading has really taken off the past few months. Last night she read most of "Snuggle Puppy" to me! My baby sure is growing up!

Ok, that's all for now, sorry for such a boring post. I hope your day is blessed and sunny!

Feeling Blessed

The past days have really been nice in a very ordinary way. Andy took Sarah up to Mt Hood to play in the snow on Saturday so I had a nice quiet day to myself. I did some shopping for Sarah's Easter dress and some maternity clothing for myself, had dinner out, and had a very enjoyable day. How blessed am I to get to do such things? How blessed are we to have a Daddy and Daughter who love each other so much and delight in doing fun stuff together?
Sunday was church and then the most FABULOUS nap with Andy. But not before Sarah modeled all her new clothes for us. How blessed to get to stare at our beautiful daughter and marvel at how God has made her. Then I went to church where they had a worship concert. You just KNOW that was a blessing! Amazing music and so nice to get to visit with my Father who loves me so. And After THAT, my friend Joey and I and her daughters went out to eat at my FAVORITE restaurant, Chez Jose ! Yummmmm!
And all throught these wonderful days, there is a baby growing in my tummy, and I actually feel pretty good. Wow! Blessed! I am Blessed Indeed!

I hope you are not only being blessed, but feeling blessed, too!

The week of the Lime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wg_L0wGTyA

According to babycenter.com the baby is now 2 inches long and the size of a lime. Of course, thinking of having a lime inside me makes me think of the old Harry Nillson song "Put the Lime in the Coconut". A classic favorite. I hope you'll enjoy this silly Kermit The Frog version of that song and get a giggle over our little lime.
I'm feeling much better these days. The nausea has calmed down a lot and I'm just tired a lot.
We've all recovered from that nasty cold going around - FINALLY. Sarah even got an ear infection from it, poor girl! But, she was a trouper and recovered quickly.
I'm starting to feel DESPERATE for spring. This weekend we've had snow and hail. A LOT of HAIL. I dont know if I've ever seen so much at once here in Oregon. Sunday afternoon it hailed and covered the lawn with a blanket of white that was still there in the morning. Very strange! So, if you've seen the sun, PLEASE send it our way!
My friend Linda and her kids were here this weekend while we went to the CKC Scrapbook Convention. Linda and I had fun and created some cool things. I'll post pictures later. :D It's always good to spend time with Linda!

Sarah's Valentine

Saturday after our date time, we gave Sarah her Valentine, which told her about her new baby brother or sister. She hadn't been feeling well, so her reaction was very subdued - especially for her - but she's very excited now and curious about all things baby. On Sunday she and Andy called Oma and Opa to tell them our big news.

Up to Now:

Jan 20: After forgetting a few times, I finally buy a Home Pregnancy Test and get a POSITIVE. I'm not surprised, but still in shock!

Jan 28:
today marks the 6 week point. Isn't that cool??!! I'm so excited, I'm a dork, I know. I have my first appt on 2/11 (8 weeks) and they told me today that they would do an ultrasound. I don't have morning sickness but am taking B6 3 times a day to try and prevent it altogether. Pray that it goes well. My boobs are killing me, I can feel the expansion of my uterus already, my tummy feels bloated, and my brain cell is COMPLETELY GONE. I think we'll "reveal" on St Patricks Day, which is the 13 week mark.

Feb 4:
I just wanted to say a big WHOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Seven weeks today and I feel great!

Feb 11:
We had our first dr appt today which went pretty much as predicted. Here are some highlights:
The dr says there is a possibility of a VBAC, if I choose it. Who knew? We're not sure about this, but of course have plenty of time to decide.
I got paid $10 for a blood draw for a thryoid research project in pg women. They took about 10 vials of blood draws in total (for all my prenatal testing)!
We got to see the little bean - nice strong heart! AND JUST ONE!

Andy was so happy to see little bean that he now can not contain himself. We've agreed to "reveal" to Sarah this weekend via her Valentine card... and will reveal via our blog to the general public on Sunday, I guess. (get out your Fozi the Bear voice for this one:)YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 14:
can you believe this... 8 1/2 weeks and NO PUKING! I'm estatic!!!!!!!!!!! Andy took me to a nice waterfront seafood restaurant tonight (SHRIMP!) and we had a wonderful time. We decided on a boys name: Balthazar Johannes Michealangelo Jose Bernhard Marvin Andrew Fey. :PPPPPP

Feb 18:
Today is 9 weeks. My need for a morning nap has actually diminished a bit. That's very surprising. I'm feeling good and defintely feel like baby is growing in there. According to BabyCenter.com, the baby is now the size of a grape. Afternoons have been the hard time for me. I get really tired, weak like I'm going to faint, and nauseous. I HAVE to lay down, but I'm not always that tired. Last night when I got back up around 730, I made a big pot of spaghetti for tonight's dinner. I guess I need to plan to make dinners around noon so they are ready when Andy comes home and before I feel like I'm going to drop over! I got some of the blood test results back, everything within normal. I guess I'll get the rest of the results at my next Dr appt.
I don't yet know when we can have the ultrasound to determine Little Bean's sex, but I'm starting to get very excited about that!

A Special Valentines!

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Something fun for your Saturday...

Of of the great gals at lifetime moments posted this today and I just had to share!