Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011. Show all posts
2/1/11
Its a boy!!
We are so stoked to be having a baby boy! No, no names yet :) We were both hoping for a boy and so happy to see that he was cooperating. He looks so content in there sleeping all curled up. He's very, very active in there but he didnt kick much during the ultrasound. Which is a great thing! I just cant imagine what its going to be like when those long legs start kicking later on! When it came time to "show the goods" he turned his back to us and let us see. Best part, the doctor let me know within 30 minutes that the little guy looks good :)
1/22/11
Surprise!
Nathan and I are expecting a baby! I'm due July 1, 2011, which makes me 17weeks and 2 days, today! 23 more to go!
Though it came as a big shock to us at first (as we were not trying) we are super thrilled to be parents soon! I waited so long to tell people because its advisable to wait until at least the second trimester mark (14 weeks) as this is when the risk of complications severely dies down. I also had to take care of letting my family know, as well as my work. At this time, I still dont want anything on my facebook as I feel pregnancy is an intimate thing to be shared with family and close friends. We will use this blog to keep everyone updated on the progress!
Baby so far: We dont know the sex yet! Though we were hoping to find out at the 16 week ultrasound. We have to wait until the 31st to find out. It seems like the days are dragging by! So far the doctors say the baby is growing healthy and all tests for birth defects have come back negative. At about week 15 I started feeling weird movements in my abdomen that I knew weren't gas (hahahahaha). I wanted to say they were kicks but I couldnt quite tell! Now, all I feel is the little dude kicking me! Its the coolest feeling :)
Me so far: Not showing much! Those of you who know me, know that I've always had a flatter stomach, so this "expansion project" is hard to take in. I know though when I get my official "bump", I'll be so excited! I just bought my first pair of maternity pants (blah) and they are actually pretty cute. I also got the BeBand which goes over the top of your regular pants to hold them up. I'm tired all the time and more hungry, but not really sick besides occasional nausea haha. My biggest craving is chicken teryaki from Teryaki Time (no one else compares!!!) and sweets. I'm a very finicky eater though, if I have a craving I'll get it, take a few bites, and feel sick from it and not eat it for weeks haha. Only thing perservering is the chicken teryaki. I guess thats what the baby likes!
7 weeks 11 weeks
Though it came as a big shock to us at first (as we were not trying) we are super thrilled to be parents soon! I waited so long to tell people because its advisable to wait until at least the second trimester mark (14 weeks) as this is when the risk of complications severely dies down. I also had to take care of letting my family know, as well as my work. At this time, I still dont want anything on my facebook as I feel pregnancy is an intimate thing to be shared with family and close friends. We will use this blog to keep everyone updated on the progress!
Baby so far: We dont know the sex yet! Though we were hoping to find out at the 16 week ultrasound. We have to wait until the 31st to find out. It seems like the days are dragging by! So far the doctors say the baby is growing healthy and all tests for birth defects have come back negative. At about week 15 I started feeling weird movements in my abdomen that I knew weren't gas (hahahahaha). I wanted to say they were kicks but I couldnt quite tell! Now, all I feel is the little dude kicking me! Its the coolest feeling :)
Me so far: Not showing much! Those of you who know me, know that I've always had a flatter stomach, so this "expansion project" is hard to take in. I know though when I get my official "bump", I'll be so excited! I just bought my first pair of maternity pants (blah) and they are actually pretty cute. I also got the BeBand which goes over the top of your regular pants to hold them up. I'm tired all the time and more hungry, but not really sick besides occasional nausea haha. My biggest craving is chicken teryaki from Teryaki Time (no one else compares!!!) and sweets. I'm a very finicky eater though, if I have a craving I'll get it, take a few bites, and feel sick from it and not eat it for weeks haha. Only thing perservering is the chicken teryaki. I guess thats what the baby likes!
Here are some ultrasound pics :)
12 weeks (NT Scan) 16 weeks
1/1/11
2011
Yay for 2011! Before I talk about our anticipations for 2011, I want to go over accomplishments from 2010.
The year started out rough for my sister and I in January with a move. This wasn't something planned, more of a last minute, shoot-it-from-the-hip decision to get out of a situation that was bringing me down. My wonderful sister saw and understood what I was going through and supported me 100%. Life was going good, but got even better... I should say, my eyes were opened.
Nathan and I first met in 2009 when I started working at Best Buy. He was tall, handsome, had the long skater hair and the most gorgeous smile. At the time is was merely an innocent friendship, just casual "hellos" and the occasional short conversation. There were times when I thought him and his younger brother Westley, were the same person. They had the same hairstyle and from far away (and over the shelves) they looked similar. It was really funny because my friend Tasha and I used to talk about him all the time and just how cute he was. Later on, we started hanging with mutual friends from work at a bar in Old Sac for "Thirsty Thursdays". The bar scene wasn't usually my thing, but hey I was single and I had my partner in crime with me, Amanda.
Nathan's birthday just so happened to fall on a Thursday, so everyone went out that night! I left (only to come back later) the Old Sac bar to go another spot with the group I was with and had missed Nathan and his group by about 5 minutes. I was truly bummed I didnt get to see the birthday boy, and made a valiant effort to make it back to the Old Sac bar. Sure enough, when I arrived just a little after 12:30 am, Nathan was there and shammered! He was trying to drink 24 drinks in honor of turning 24. His count was at 20 when I got there, with 21 and 22 in his hand. Needless to say those drinks were never finished, as our friends called it quits for the evening and offered to drive me home. We crammed into the backseat, Nathan in the middle, myself and Westley on either side. After 5 minutes in the car (if that) Nathan had to puke, and instead of choosing me, he puked on Westley. That is the night I will always remember as the day Nathan Warren almost puked on me. I joke with him to this day that we probably wouldnt be together today if he had chosen my side of the car.
A couple weeks later (after he recovered from the night, of course) Nathan invited Amanda and I to go out with his brother and friend to Second Saturday. The next day was Valentines Day, a day I had talked so badly about that evening. I came home that day to find flowers on my doorstep, no note. I later found out the flowers were from him, and I was still clueless as to his feelings for me. A week or so later he asked me on a "date" (I still say he asked if I wanted to "hang out", but Nathan will debate you) so I went into it thinking we were just hanging out. In return, I got a delicious Italian dinner at Cafe Italia in Davis and some play time in the park. How did he know my idea of a perfect date?
Anyway, the rest is history. I'm fortunate to have met the love of my life in 2010. And the best part? He loves me back. I've never met such a caring, selfless, loving person like him. He's silly and makes me laugh, and knows how to console me when I've had a rough day. We connect on such an intimate level, I've never known that before. This man has my love and my heart forever <3
On top of finding each other, we each got a new job (and a raise) in 2010! He's the Supervisor of Geek Squad and I am a police dispatcher at CSUS. Making our schedules work together is tough and emotionally taxing at times but I know it only makes us stronger. We went to a few Giants games and even squeezed in a trip to Disneyland! Well, thanks 2010, its been real and its been fun, here's to 2011 being really fun!
The year started out rough for my sister and I in January with a move. This wasn't something planned, more of a last minute, shoot-it-from-the-hip decision to get out of a situation that was bringing me down. My wonderful sister saw and understood what I was going through and supported me 100%. Life was going good, but got even better... I should say, my eyes were opened.
Nathan and I first met in 2009 when I started working at Best Buy. He was tall, handsome, had the long skater hair and the most gorgeous smile. At the time is was merely an innocent friendship, just casual "hellos" and the occasional short conversation. There were times when I thought him and his younger brother Westley, were the same person. They had the same hairstyle and from far away (and over the shelves) they looked similar. It was really funny because my friend Tasha and I used to talk about him all the time and just how cute he was. Later on, we started hanging with mutual friends from work at a bar in Old Sac for "Thirsty Thursdays". The bar scene wasn't usually my thing, but hey I was single and I had my partner in crime with me, Amanda.
Nathan's birthday just so happened to fall on a Thursday, so everyone went out that night! I left (only to come back later) the Old Sac bar to go another spot with the group I was with and had missed Nathan and his group by about 5 minutes. I was truly bummed I didnt get to see the birthday boy, and made a valiant effort to make it back to the Old Sac bar. Sure enough, when I arrived just a little after 12:30 am, Nathan was there and shammered! He was trying to drink 24 drinks in honor of turning 24. His count was at 20 when I got there, with 21 and 22 in his hand. Needless to say those drinks were never finished, as our friends called it quits for the evening and offered to drive me home. We crammed into the backseat, Nathan in the middle, myself and Westley on either side. After 5 minutes in the car (if that) Nathan had to puke, and instead of choosing me, he puked on Westley. That is the night I will always remember as the day Nathan Warren almost puked on me. I joke with him to this day that we probably wouldnt be together today if he had chosen my side of the car.
A couple weeks later (after he recovered from the night, of course) Nathan invited Amanda and I to go out with his brother and friend to Second Saturday. The next day was Valentines Day, a day I had talked so badly about that evening. I came home that day to find flowers on my doorstep, no note. I later found out the flowers were from him, and I was still clueless as to his feelings for me. A week or so later he asked me on a "date" (I still say he asked if I wanted to "hang out", but Nathan will debate you) so I went into it thinking we were just hanging out. In return, I got a delicious Italian dinner at Cafe Italia in Davis and some play time in the park. How did he know my idea of a perfect date?
Anyway, the rest is history. I'm fortunate to have met the love of my life in 2010. And the best part? He loves me back. I've never met such a caring, selfless, loving person like him. He's silly and makes me laugh, and knows how to console me when I've had a rough day. We connect on such an intimate level, I've never known that before. This man has my love and my heart forever <3
On top of finding each other, we each got a new job (and a raise) in 2010! He's the Supervisor of Geek Squad and I am a police dispatcher at CSUS. Making our schedules work together is tough and emotionally taxing at times but I know it only makes us stronger. We went to a few Giants games and even squeezed in a trip to Disneyland! Well, thanks 2010, its been real and its been fun, here's to 2011 being really fun!
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