Anniversary

Not much news here. Nothing big has been going on besides me being super tired. I slept 7 hours last night. Woke up, went to bootcamp with Olivia, came home and slept 4 hours. I then stayed awake until 3:30 and woke back up 5:30. I'm so thankful to have so many days off work right now to allow myself to do that for you. I don't mind it much either. :)

Your dad and I went on our two year anniversary trip the other day. We are planning on going to all fifty states in the next fifty years that we are married. We went to Kentucky last year. We went ot Cincinnati, OH this year. We had a lot of fun.

First we went to a wonderful place called Terrys Turf Club. It was featured on the Food Networks Diners, Dives, and Drives Ins. We shared their famous chili and spilt a burger. So good!



The next day we woke up bright and early to go on a hike in Mt. Airey Forest with the Cincinnati hiking club. We had a lot of fun and learned a lot about Cincinnati from a residents point of view. We hiked 5 miles! Needless to say, I was pretty tired and out of breath by the end.

For lunch we went to this great restaurant called Rookwood Pottery. It was an old pottery making facility. They had these GIANT kilns that you could sit in. I loved it. You won't believe what we ate. Well, I guess you would because you ate it too. Check this out...







After that wonderful and huge meal, we went to the Krohn Conservatory to look at the beautiful gardens. It was lovely.




We walked around this small area called Eden Park next to the Ohio River. It was amazing. It reminded me of San Fransico pictures. The houses were artsy and placed right next to each other. They were on very very steep hills which were hard to walk up! Jason and I took turns pushing each other because he was worried my heart rate would get too high for you. :)



After all of that, we went up north to find where Jason used to live before he met me. We ended up finding it but got rear ended at a stop light as we were leaving. This is Jasons second accident since he has gotten the car five months ago...That's not the best part though. Get this, the lady pulled over, we got her liscense plate number, and she DROVE OFF!! Jason chased her down and left me standing in a parking lot. I was crying and called the cops the second time to tell them that she was now taking off! Ack!! All was well though, the cop got it sorted out. The blueberry will be back in the shop for a few more days.



We went back to the hotel, I took a two hour nap. :) After that, we got ready to go to a Reds baseball game! So much fun! The didn't win but there was plenty of action. Your first game. :)





The next day we slept in and decided that it was too hot to go to the zoo so we went to Gold Star Chili and then to a decent mall. Then we made the journey home.

Enough about that. This blog is about you.

Jason is going to tell his dad, Dean very soon! I keep asking him to call but he is procrastinating. Soon! He is going to be so excited.

The big revealing to Joe, Jill, Danny, Becca, Shannon and Jordon will be this weekend when we go to Labor Day. That will be fun!

Hopefully we get to sleep tonight with all of the naps!

Happy 6 weeks sweet pea (that's your size now) :)

You Dad

Your dad is a HOOT.

I will try to write down all of the things he says.

So far we have,

"I think we should just register at Toy's R Us."

He was also fixing Nikos invisible fence collar when he told me that he was fixing Nikos stuff just like he was going to fix your stuff. My heart melted.

He got mad at me last night for drinking a chocolate milk. He said it isn't good for you. I waited until he left for work this morning and had another one. :)

He informed me via text message that every night after dinner we will be going for a 30 minute walk to keep you and me healthy throughout the pregnancy.

He loves you. Already.

It took me a while to convince your dad that it was time to get pregnant. You see, he loved his toys. He knew that he would have to give them all up when you were born. He bought a new car early in 2010. It was a Subaru WRX. He wasnt satisfied with it's speed and all that other manly car stuff. He ended up buying a Subaru STI. I took a step back when he told me about the STI and I said, "Okay, if you are going to get everything you want, I'm getting the thing that I want the most!" He agreed and five months later you are now the size of a sesame seed growing in my body. He was still nervous about having you but I think he is excited now.

I know he will love you and I know he will be a fantastic Dad.

You are one lucky little sesame seed.

Day After the Revealing

Baby E...good morning! You kept me up last night from 4-5:30am. I'm not sure if I was excited, hungry or just really going hormone crazy. Surely not this early...:)

Your reavealing was wonderful. Right before we pulled the first pizza out of the oven, Olivia went and put the shirt on your big brother Niko. He ran out and went right to my mom, like it was rehearsed. :) She looked at it for what seemed like forever. She finally looked up at me and went from utter confusion to tears in the matter of 1 second. Jason was in awe of how that could even happen. I'm not sure he gets it yet. :) I have a video. I will show you.

Hopefully you will grow to know God but your dad is the only other one I have shared this with. The day before I found out that I was pregnant there was this comforting voice in my head that just said matter of factly, "You are pregnant". I'm not joking, I swear. That is what triggered me to go to the store and buy all of those tests. Can you believe it? It's amazing. I've heard a similar voice only one other time in my life. Amazing.

Today, I am going to go open a bank account so I can stop hoarding money in a piggy bank designated for you. I know you won't appreciate it, but I am buying you the sweetest, most amazing stroller ever. You are going to be riding in style. For sure. I have been saving money since we started trying for you, five months ago, in a big piggy bank. I haven't allowed myself to count how much money is in it in fear that I will be more likely to go on a shopping spree for you!

Let's chit chat about my early symptoms. Nothing has been terribly noticible. The biggest thing is my joints feel a little funky. My left hip has been feeling like it has a little pinched nerve. My other joints just feel achy. I went to Maggies moms jewelry party on August 21st. I came home from there around 11am. I went straight up to bed, took off my sandles and fell asleep for 4 hours. In the middle of the day!! Now, I am a very avid sleeper. I sleep all of the time. I love naps. I hope you will too. :) However, a four hour nap, at that time. Not normal.

This past Sunday, we had family dinner at my parents house which you will also come to know. (Can't wait!) I came home from that feeling like I had gotten hit my 1,000 little toddlers on their big wheels. I was achey and I felt like I could throw up at any moment. I would have been a much more happy camper if I would have known what I know now.

Must get in the shower. Do I have to start taking showers that aren't steaming hot?? Hmmm...hopefully not for a while.

<3 Your Momma

Day One!

...Baby E...you finally graced us with your first presence today. :) Boy was I happy. I had been feeling a little off for about a week. I didn't want to get excited and start thinking that it was you because I was worried about getting too excited. I decided that I would get seven pregnancy tests and try one each day this week. I spent forty dollars on tests that I didn't even need.

I woke up this morning at four a.m. Olivia and I were off to bootcamp at Connection Pointe which we go to every Tuesday and Thursday so early in the morning. I had this crazy dream, really, that I took a non-digital test and it said positive. I got all mad in the dream because I didn't have enough urine left to take a digital test which I have heard is more conclusive. I finally woke up and I was so upset that the dream wasn't true. I had prayed so much over the last five months and asked God for you. I rolled out of bed, got my workout clothes from my dresser and went and took the test. The first non-digital test read positive just. like. my. dream. I said "LEM!!!" (Which is what I call your Dad. More on that later) I went into the room, flipped on the lights and said "I'm PREGNANT!!!" Keep in mind, this is four in the morning and your dad is not much of a morning person. He patted me on the head and said "Good Job Bob." (Which is what he calls me, also more on that later) I went back into the bathroom and realized that I needed to continue getting ready since Olivia would be waiting for me. I thought, hmm I want to take a digital test but I don't have any urine left just. like. my. dream. I finished getting ready, went downstairs, took Niko out and fed him. I went into the bathroom with my forty dollars worth of tests and took out the digital one. I turned the water on at a slow trickle to convince my body to pee more. I sat there and waited, praying, longing, while the clock timer ticked away at the top of the test. Then, one minute (or eternity) later, it said YES+! I ran upstairs in all my bootcamp get-up. Flipped on the light and said "LEM! I'm really pregnant!!" I showed him and he just let out a sort of groan and went back to sleep. Later on that day, he said he had no clue that I took a digital test.

I was exploding with JOY. I'm not sure that I even stopped smiling. I texted Maggie and told her all about it and sent pictures of the tests. She was super excited and I hope that you one day, get to know her, her hubby, and little Oscar. You will like them. Promise.

Olivia and I drove separatly to bootcamp. I intended not to tell anyone until I first talked with your dad about what we would do about all of that. However, of course, it slipped. I told her all about it. We talked the ENTIRE time we were working out, or really just going through the motions. We talked, we laughed, we planned. You were drooled over! :)

I ended up telling a few other people, Chef (who blurted it out to the other two people in the kitchen on accident) and Maggie.

I called and made your very first appointment today. September 22nd at 8:45. Of course it's early in the morning so I don't have to wait around all day. That would drive me nuts! You will have your first ultrasound, a 101 and q+a session with a nurse practioner and a financial meeting all in one day. She said it would take 3 hours! I'm going to need a big nap after that.

Tonight...is a pretty big night. We have decided to tell your grandparents. Niko, our big baby Doberman, is going to tell them since he is your big brother and all. You might never remember Niko but I can promise you that he is the most amazing dog. You would be best friends with him. He will love you to death when he meets you. It makes me so sad that you might never remember him but you will get to spend at least most of your "babyhood" with him. I promise to get tons of pictures.

Any-hoo, Niko is going to wear a dog shirt that Olivia had made, it is going to say "Future Big Brother". We are having pizza night, which I am sure you will come to know, and love. I'm super tired today so I set the table extra fancy as you can see in the picture. :) After we eat, or possibly before. I am going to put his shirt on and send him running around. Not sure if they will catch on right away or not. We will see. It will be a crying festival. Tears of joy, of course.

Dads home!

We'll chat later.

Remind me to tell you about God.