Almost halfway... weird !

Well... I'm bored. Not really sure what I'm updating for except a few things I have to share. Nothing monumental. 

We were crazy people and had our insane DC overnight trip. Drove up Friday, way to late getting started. Stayed with friends out there. It's fun having friends. Being little grown ups with other grown ups. Then rushed off to go to the DC Temple. Which is gorgeous and like a castle if you ever have the chance to see it in person. I'm going to talk like you know what I'm talking about but if you have questions, just ask cause I don't know if I want to explain it all here if I don't need to. For the first time I was able to use names from my personal family history and take those names to have work done at the Temple. We just did their baptism and confirmation, which is the first step. But it was such an incredible experience to bring those by no one else's efforts (minus my dad who helped a lot) and get their work started. It was pretty amazing. Here's a brief intro to part of what I did: Temple Baptisms. So that was a great start to the day. 

Then we took some pictures and I had this whole itinerary scheduled and ready to get going and it all got shot to Hades. So it ended up just being Chris and I in downtown DC walking around the mall looking at the sites, which was totally fine cause we like to spend time together and we have fun. And neither of us had been down there in years, so it was a-ok. We wish we could have scheduled a segway tour. MAN that woulda been sweet. Oh well. Then it was rush back up to where the Temple is (it's actually not in DC, it's in Kensington, MD, about 30 mins north of DC) to get food from Cafe Rio !! The best place to eat cause I miss it so much from Utah. ::sob:: We had to rush through the line and I had to eat in the car. Lame. Silly time constraints. Oh well. It was delicious. Even the next day. So rush back to the Temple where they have a Visitor's Center with all kinds of fun things to do, exhibits, murals, statues, videos, learning things. Fun Fun. Well the whole point for the trip was to go see this Christmas concert with Jenny Oaks Baker, an amazing violinist that my little sister in law loves. The concert was free why not. We made it to the concert 2 minutes before they gave away our seats. Rude. But it was cute little Christmas thing. We walked around to see all the pretty lights that are strung up everywhere. Said bye to everyone and hit the road. Ugh. 9pm. Yay...? I had to be back to make it to church the next day because I was teaching. Silly teaching. But we made it. We thought it would be a lot later like 4 or 5am by the time we got home, but we pulled in right after 3am. Sleep. Church. More sleep. The end of the weekend trip. 

So baby news. Went to my appt last week. Everything looks great. I heard the baby's heartbeat <3 Which was such a wonderful sound to make me feel better about everything. I didn't hurt my baby when I fell, my baby was fine even if I wasn't growing, etc. Silly mommy thoughts. The best part of the appt was leaving and scheduling my next appt for the gender ultrasound ! AH !! I can't believe it's already been long enough to see what my baby is... where is the time going!! So in a week, Dec 13th, I'll go get the ultrasound, keep it a secret from myself (I'm pretty sure I'll let Chris know, since he's being a butt about it) and then sometime after Christmas or the New Year I'll have my baby shower and find out. YAY! I'm super excited. Pretty sure I won't be fat for my baby shower. How lame is that? Except that, especially today, my jeans are NOT comfy and for the longest time this morning they were unbuttoned and unzipped. Thank you big t-shirt and hoodie. So maybe I am starting to grow. Woo ! So that's the fun news. So if you're coming to my baby shower, or whatever, I think it will be that week after the New Year when people are getting back from vacation and such. Oh So Excited ! And then I remembered everything I have to do. Anyone wanna help me register. Cause I don't want to. haha Or send me some suggestions :] THANKS !

Such a good looking group ! 

 Pretty Temple !

    The Washington Monument, in case you didn't know.

So that's been fun. Now this week is just work, survive, and make it to our break in a few weeks. And keep my fingers crossed that Chris passes all this classes.


How far along? 18 weeks !
Total weight gain: -3 pounds. Cool. 
Maternity clothes? I'm in the market for belly bands since I'm not so huge to not need my normal pants. Oh and another bigger bra. Cool!
Stretch marks? nope?
Sleep: The norm  
Best moment this week: hearing the reassuring slushy heartbeat of my peaches
Miss Anything? Um... no? 
Movement: Little pokes and jabs. Kinda like if I have the slightest twitch of a muscle deep inside me.  
Food cravings: Nope. but my baked potato today was divine. and i always want danged fruit
Anything making you queasy or sick: When we got back from our trip and i was so exhausted   
Gender: My prediction... since next week everyone will find out... is GIRL haha we'll see
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: My belly feels like its in the way and I'm squishing it when i lean to grab something  
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On. Fall off tho
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody. I think it's stressed 
Looking forward to: Everyone finding out the sex next week so they can get excited !

Oops

I missed last week ! Oh well. It was my ever so interesting week of laying on the couch. No joke. My last day of work was last Thursday, and only half a day, then Friday off, then the whole week of Thanksgiving. I seriously love(!!!) my job. So it consisted of me being so sick the first few days (nice timing jerk) and really thought I was going to be spending my vacation on the couch wasting away from want of food. But, alas, it was only a few days. And now I feel great. I hate to say it, cause it will come back to bite me, but I honestly do. This is the best I've felt in a looong time. I'm slightly exhausted but nothing like before where I couldn't keep my eyes open no matter how much I tired, and would laugh at the thought of making it through the day without at least one nap. Oh life is gettin' good!

Thanksgiving was fun. As always. I love seeing family. We never get to even though everyone pretty much lives within a 30 min drive. What's up with that?? And we only had 2 dinners this year as opposed to the three in one night last year. It's too hard to eat that much food. You feel obligated even though you just ate. And I love seeing my family. We got there 2nd again, and after the 30ish (haha) people we had at the Perry party my 8 people party at my grandma's was low-key. They thought it was rowdy, but really? Wanna bet?? I love turkey. And mashed potatoes and gravy. YUM. I'd eat it once a week if it wasn't such a pain to make a whole stinkin' turkey ! And tatoes, and gravy and casseroles, etc, etc, etc. 

Anywho. Life. Um... yeah. Pretty normal I guess. Getting geared up for Christmas. I'm finally "allowed" to listen to Christmas music. So woo ! And I think today (finally!) I'll get the last bit so I can finish my tree. I mean our tree. Nope, it's my tree. Chris hates Christmas. He even called himself a Scrooge. So :p My tree! I'm pretty excited. I love Christmas. Not excited about finding presents for everyone. Or finding the money for the presents for everyone. But the whole spirit, and the whole mood of society changes. I love it. It makes me so happy. And I love that people actually focus on Christ. Even if they dont for the other 11 months out of the year, at least 1/12 of their life will be spent on remembering His birth. Yay!

So baby stuff. Yay? I'm 16 weeks and some days along. Still fit in to all my clothes. Just fine. Jeans get a little snug if I sit for too long. But... nope. All these blogs with "this is where you should be" weekly ticker things I used to love. Now they're just telling me all the things I'm not experiencing. For instance, alphamom.com, LOVE her blog. Found it months and months before I was even pregnant. Hilarious ! Excerpt: Week 17 (where I am) 

"Possibly feel immensely huge and very pregnant (nope), but your bump probably isn’t as noticeable as you think it is (bump?). People may hesitate to comment or miss it completely, like the woman last night who came up and handed me an alcoholic cocktail and seemed genuinely shocked when I politely refused it, despite the fact that I feel like my belly eclipses my shoes at this point (eclipse?)."

Ugh. I hate you hilarious blog writing mother. While I'm honestly not bitter at all for not gaining wait and being huge and busting out of my clothes, I'm just slightly frustrated cause I feel like I've just been sick, and tired and basically battling the flu for 3 months. Are you sure I'm pregnant? Are you sure that whole ultrasound thing you did wasn't a pre-recorded baby video from someone else who's actually pregnant?? Ugh. Next topic !

So after I whine, let me be humble. I count myself lucky. I have had this chance that many women fight for, spend $10,000s to do, sometimes a lot more than that. So yes, I am blessed. I am so extremely lucky. I know this. I can count many personal friends and family who struggle(d) so please don't hate me. But until my belly pops out, or I feel a flutter or something, I just feel like I've been sick. So cut me some slack :p But yes, I love it, I'd never trade it for not being pregnant. I'm just wishing away my time (and body apparently) so I can actually be pregnant! Oh future me don't punch me in the face. 

But I have an appt Thursday, just a check up. Which I'm excited for, cause I had scary stuff go down this past month, and hearing my baby's heartbeat will reassure me everything's fine, even if I'm not growing, as long and she is. And then (exciting!!) my next appt will be 4 weeks from that Dec 27th, and I'm pretty sure that will be the anatomy scan aka what is the baby!! Yay ! I'm no positive. I'll know more this week when we make the appt. But WOO! I'll be 20 weeks so I dang better freaking have that ultrasound. So, a few weeks after that then I'll get to know what my baby is ! Yay for my fun baby shower. If you're confused why I won't know until Jan, read here -----> My super awesome totally original baby shower idea! 

On a super sad note. My in-laws beautiful chocolate lab ran off. Which she never does. And didn't have her collar on. Posted signs, called shelters, went and looked for her. And thankfully (sorta) social media helps. Everyone in the family posted pics and posted the general area she might be in. And someone got a message there was a dog (not alive) on the interstate. We'd probably have checked there the next day, but how insane is Facebook that you can do that. Years ago, you'd never lost post and find your dog that quick. Anyways, sadly, it was her. My sweet husband who has such a tender heart for animals was so broken up about it. The whole family was and still is. They only had her for two years (got her for Christmas, and her name was Noel, adorable) and was such a sweet playful dog. She will be missed, by more than her human family. Just wanted to put a little something about her. 

The tree amigos <3

OK happy stuff before I start crying !
How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain: 0, but hopefully something when I got to my appt Thursday
Maternity clothes? Nope. See my angry rant above.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Except for the husbands phone/text messages/alarms waking me up, I'm good
Best moment this week: Someone asking me when I'm going to start looking pregnant. Fo' realz!
Miss Anything? Um... no?  
Movement: I think so. Something. But it's so sporadic, and by the time it registers I forget what it felt like 
Food cravings: Fruit. ALL THE TIME. And artichokes. That aren't in season. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really. It's a nice change, let me tell you.   
Gender: Still saying girl. 
Labor Signs: No way
Symptoms: I get dizzy sometimes. COOL.   
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On. Falling off actually.  
Happy or Moody most of the time: Defintely moody. Sorry honey :] 
Looking forward to: My appt this week to make sure everything's ok!

Honey-2nd Trimester-moon?

Well I'm slacking as far as keeping up like I wanted to on this. Life got "busy" which means it really didn't but I just don't like to do anything so when stuff starts happening I'm like what the heck. 

This past week was normal. I guess haha. Work was kinda slow. Everyone was going away and there wasn't much to do. 4 hour work days? Don't mind if I do ! It's been nice. Especially since I still don't feel well and like to lay around. Goodness. When will this 2nd trimester seriously hit me. And it a good way. Not a bus hitting me like the usual! 

On a good note. [I forget what I've talked about and what I haven't, so deal with the repeats. Blame it on pregnancy brain since that's finally kicking in] The little house we were going to "rent" fell thru. Almost literally. It had a crumbling foundation. But, she found another place. YAY. It's a cute little townhouse that doesn't look outdated at all. And it came with pictures. Which I'll post later when its all official so I don't feel like a total creeper posting someones pictures on here. But it's super cute. WASHER AND DRYER ! And from the pictures (not the description) DISHWASHER.  I'M SO EXCITED. Pretty sure I get to go see it. I'm actually having the discussion as I type. Fun. It's super cute. Beautiful wood floors. Little stone patio area out back. Quiet little neighborhood. Like 5 mins from the mall so Sarah can come visit me all the time :] or I can visit her. And... Yeah. I'm pretty excited. Paula said it should all go thru (inspection pending but it looks like it's in great condition) and we'd be able to move in before/by/around Christmas. YAY. AH! NEW HOUSE ! I don't think you all realize. Years 17-23 of my life were spent moving every year or less. Every year. And we've been in this "wonderful" apartment for almost 2 1/2 years. In the same place ! I'm dying over here. I'm so excited.  

Yay happy!

And I'm so extremely excited about Christmas. I jumped up and down at Home Depot when we were playing with this voice activated Christmas tree thing. I want it. Just a side note: http://www.homedepot.com/Decor-Holiday-Decorations-Christmas-Ornaments/h_d1/N-5yc1vZc3sd/R-203266260/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#.UKPvsYc818E

It's awesome. And then walking around Target, I ended up in the Christmas section (I know, how did that ever happen, weird) and seriously just sat my stuff down, wandered the aisle singing the carols coming on, running my fingers along the decorations, just closed my eyes and smiled. Holy cow. It was like they pumped some drug in to that section and I was instantly happy. I want to live there. Build me a little elf house. I'll be set. Until they tear it all down post Holiday season :/

On a not fun/happy/cheery note. We did our big mouse study at work on Monday. 730am-530pm. Non stop. Woo. Horrid. Depressing. 36 mice. Lots of procedures and surgeries later (sorry, I'm trying to be as nondescript as I can!) and we're done. Ugh. So glad. I got thru it. I got lucky too cause I really didn't have to do any gross stuff. I just had to watch it.

Moving on! Baby thing.

How far along? 14 weeks
Total weight gain: Not that I can tell. Except 2 people have said I've lost weight and 1 said I gained...
Maternity clothes? Can't wait til I need them, and the ones I got are lovely :] Thanks Lorien!
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: the norm  
Best moment this week: Getting my box of maternity clothes :] that I want to wear now
Miss Anything? Not gagging. And not needing to eat every 2hrs to keep my stomach from dying 
Movement: I keep thinking I do, but its too high. 
Food cravings: Nope.
Anything making you queasy or sick: When I wait to eat. And then smell things.   
Gender: Everyone's still saying girl.  I feel bad if I pick one.
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: Gagging. All the time.  
Belly Button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Sick, so probably not happy 
Looking forward to: Feeling the baby move, or when I start to show. Almost a race to see which will happen first

*Update!

Went and looked at the apt.townhouse/whatever and I love it !! We were already talking about where to put stuff and all that. I'm pretty excited. Like dancing excited. Just gotta discuss details, wait for the closing, and give our notice and get outta here ! Yipee !! 

Happy November !

Weird. October went by so fast. In such a slow way. Does that even make sense??  Moving on !

What have I been up to... uh nothing. Feeling better obviously. [did I just jinx myself!] just a few gags and weird breathing fits over the sink every few days. But... I wasn't really bad before. I don't feel as tired. Which is weird. I actually made it thru Sunday without a nap. What is up with that ! Normal non pregnant me couldn't do that ! But this week has been pretty uneventful. It was weird handing out candy on Nov 1. Felt kinda creeper-ish. But we had left overs. I know a lot of counties rescheduled and people didn't know and all kinds of madness ensued and poor kids didn't get to trick or treat. Sad day. Next year I'm totally taking my 5 month old so I can swipe ALL of his/her candy. Oh yeah ! So excited :]

Then... MU game, went to Longhorn. Nummy! How I miss that place and how sad I am that I just now realized I love the Tonion... really? I worked there all the time, and there were always "left over" "sent back" "made too many" whatever, "here-vulture-servers-eat-this-free-tonion" and I'd walk right past it cause it was gross. What was wrong with me ! Anyways. It was a nice double date with my in-laws. I loved it. How weird. Who actually likes going out with their in-laws? It was my idea, and set up and I want to do it all the time. Especially if steak is involved. Speaking of steak. Stupid steak salesman. I hate door to door guys. Sorry if you do it. I loathe you. Especially cause I can't say no. So when I say no 4x and you still push me to get something. I officially want to call the cops. Especially when my husband isn't stepping up and saying "dude, she said no like 20 mins ago, why are you still here?" But on a happy note. I got a box of filets [my fave] that I have no clue how to cook in the amazing way that Longhorn does. So it will probably just be a waste. Oh well. Happy steaks.

Still love my job. Yup. My boss leaves for India tomorrow for the month. Life is going to get a lot more laid back around here [definitely didn't think that was possible] but I'm pretty excited for early days and a few hours of work and sleep :]

OH HELLO! Let me just forget the biggest thing ever. So last week I had my ultrasound. DUH. What the heck. I kept meaning to post stuff all weekend and be like yay babies ! But hello, apparently it wasn't a big deal. Whatever...

So last Thursday was my first ultrasound. I got nervous cause the tech asked me why I was having one when I got there to check-in and I thought she was going to nix it and I would have cried right there. But she said they normally don't do them this early [screw you, I was 13 weeks, I know people who got one at 5 and 7 and shove it] unless somethings wrong and blah blah. But she "squeezed" me through anyways. That's what I thought. Chris wasn't there yet. Sad day ! But I got in the room, loved the girl after we got past me possibly not getting to see my child, and I finally got to see my little one. Still doesn't seem real. Even tho she was shoving that thing into my full bladder and very clearly there was a little human in there. It was so incredible. Everything they say about how you feel in that moment was spot on. I still just couldn't believe it. And I could have laid there staring at that screen for hours and hours. Just watching him/her jump around, and wave, and arch her back and getting a tour "here's the head, here's the hands, count the fingers, here's the umbilical cord, etc" I soaked it all up ! THEN Chris finally arrived. But we got to do it all again :] I really should have recorded him watching since I'd seen it so I kept glancing at him to see his face. It was perfect. Hearing that heartbeat was so perfect. I want it was my ringtone. Not really lol... but sorta really. Such a good day. Got pictures printed, and got to see my little one jumping around like a little bean. Loved it ! I'll post pics at the end.

And I finally told people at work. I kept waiting for the "right moment" and it just felt awkward. I don't know why I find it hard to say "hey, I'm pregnant!" It's like this awkward, look at me look at me selfish spot light moment. I don't know. I'm weird. But my boss knew forever ago. But the techs I hadn't told. But I showed Katie the ultrasound pics and her reaction was good, but I could tell she knew. And she did know ! Piyali came right to her after I told her and was like can she work? OMG what are we going to do ! why didn't she tell us ! and Katie's like.. chill she's fine, she just can't work with toxins. [noted!] So she knew for weeks. And then Brent walked in and im like does he know too.. and she kinda looks sheepish and is like yeah... I told him about 2 weeks ago. I'm like FINE. I quit ! lol So the little students, they for sure don't know. So I'll at least get them. But Katie's fun now that she knows. She makes comments and looks out for me.. sniff sniff. It's cute :] I like us working together. We have fun.

OK no more typing. Sorta. On to my weekly-so-entertaining-pregnancy survey !

How far along? 13 weeks
Total weight gain: Nothing according to the scale at drs office last week. weird. 
Maternity clothes? I want to buy them all ! not cause i need them. But i have a box coming :] yay !
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Is sleep. Nothing different. Except peeing in the early AM.  
Best moment this week: the ultrasound and "telling" my coworkers :]
Miss Anything? Not feeling nauseous. Always what I say. 
Movement: don't feel it but it was crazy to see !
Food cravings: I'm loving wheat thins right now <3 especially with cheese. YUM.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Walking Dead. Thanks Chris. And smells still. Not as bad tho.  
Gender: I might have thought boy for a second today. Not going to lie. 
Labor Signs: no way jose !
Symptoms: Evil cramps. And gagging. Ugh 
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy :] 
Looking forward to: the day I "pop" according to all these dang blogs ! being overweight doesnt help but geez !

My favorite ^^^

 So far all 10 fingers and toes :]

 creepy halloween face :]

 Strong 160ish heartbeat [superstition says girl!]

 The other awesome halloween shot

not really sure where you see foot... but ok ultrasound tech :]

The White Halloween

So... why am I at work?  I'm not really sure. Everyone else has to school, and "I'll work from home" but I don't have work to do at work, so how would I bring it home. Shoulda stayed in bed.

It snowed. Weird. Since it only "dusted" twice, maybe last year for the whole winter. And here we are, October, and it's snowing. And sticking. Enough to cancel school. Except not really that bad cause they cancel school for all kinds of stuff. And I was such a pessimist about it snowing. There's no way, it won't last thru til morning, it will melt if it even happens. Nope. Still going strong when we left for work at 9am. I hope this is a preview of the rest of the season. Chris just stopped working last week, and how nice if in the next few weeks he's back at it, just plowing snow, instead of cutting grass. None of this no work for 4 months junk. Please ! It'd be such a blessing. I'd love to ya know, save money, since ya know, we're having a new person to feed, clothe, keep warm, have toys and all the cute stuff babies need, or don't need. So fingers crossed people.

And more happy notes. So, we have the smallest one bedroom ever, right? We've been in this small old one bedroom for... 2 years and 3 months. That's the longest I've lived anywhere since the house in NJ I lived in for 5 years. I was 17. Let that sink in. I'm 26. 10 years. So I'm dying. Seriously. A little part of me is dying in this dinky apartment. It's cheap. That's about it. I want white walls, a dishwasher, washer and dryer, even just the hook up for it. I'll go find my own W/D just let me have the hook up ! Well, since the thought of having an addition in May, I've been pushing more than normal to find something and get Chris on the wagon to find a two bedroom. He's fine, honestly, staying in our teeny tiny apartment until we leave NEXT May. Right... only if you want be to go on a shooting spree. Just the two of us barely fit in that dang apartment, let alone another human and all the things babies require. So... I will be moving out, with or without Chris. But hopefully with him. So here's my happy miracle. My coworker from my first job at Marshall is incredible and has a house she just bought in E. Pea Ridge (basically anyone with the last name Perry lives there so it's a good area for family) and it's a 2 bedroom yellow easter house that she's not really going to use. Just needs the address. So it's going to be empty. For a long time. And she thought of us. Cause she's amazing. So she offered it to me and said we can talk it over, look it over, etc etc and see what we think. I'm like LETS DO THIS since I NEED two bedrooms. And this would make it happen. And it satisfies Chris' desire to still have a ridiculously cheap 2 bedroom since she said we can just pay her the same rent we've been paying. Cause any money is better than no money she'd get if no one was there. Oh word? I'm pretty excited. We went and looked at it last week, but only the outside. Someone lives there. It was weird. So I can't wait to see inside. And decide. That's our only hesitation, which I don't even know if its a deal breaker. As long as its not dying inside I guess... Whatever. I'm excited. So so so EXCITED. I was seriously in tears when I got off the phone. This helps in more ways than Paula would ever know ! So if you read this Paula, YOU ARE AWESOME !

So happy day ! I probably should let her know we're interested. I haven't talked to her since last week... Eh, maybe she'll see this :]

 What else. We had this awesome "Fall Ball" last week at church. It was awesome. I wish I had been more involved but I was dying. It turned out so awesome and so much fun. Here, have some pictures!

I love these !

It was fun. And now, my weekly baby update !

How far along? 12 weeks 
Total weight gain: I don't think any. Angel's scale is actually less than the doctors. So... 0? -3?
Maternity clothes? not yet. But stretchy pants are sounding nice. These jeans today are a little tight
Stretch marks? nothing new
Sleep: I love sleep. I sleep well. Until I wake up and have to pee. 
Best moment this week: Denae commenting on my new assets ;]
Miss Anything? Sushi. It's everywhere. And not being nauseous
Movement: nope
Food cravings: i hate cravings, cause i get what I want, and its not as good as i want it to be !
Anything making you queasy or sick: same strong smells. especially when my tummy is empty. 
Gender: still saying girl
Labor Signs: no way. this question should disappear. its scary
Symptoms: throwing up every now and then, starting to go away. now its constant headaches. 
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On still
Happy or Moody most of the time: frustrated. 
Looking forward to: seeing and hearing my baby in two days at our first ultrasound !!


Oh, and I just want a second to gloat, and not to diminish anyone else's pregnancy woes, cause I've had it pretty easy and I don't deny that. But come see me if you've ever had to do mouse surgery while pregnant. In the 1st trimester, before you're morning sickness goes away. :p It was horrible. But I did it. And hopefully next time, my tummy will be more stable so I don't run to the bathroom in between. #pregnancywin

Happy Friday

Nothing really new. There never is though, is there? Just bored (and that's not new!) so I thought I'd update a little update. You know, for all my avid readers in Russia, China, Germany.. where else? I love it. Even if they are just googling stuff and accidentally wind up on my page without even looking. Makes me happy when I get to see my stats.

Made it thru week 2 at the new job. Still love it. Still kinda slow. We had contamination today. Sad. Bye bye yucky cells. That's pretty much been the highlight of the week. The main girl I work with kind has a crazy spazzy side. Not fun to see. It's a little unreasonable. But whatever. As long as she never yells at me that way, we'll be good ! I think I'm figuring out that everyone is leaving. Katie (who's been here for 5 years) is getting married in June and her fiancee lives in Indiana. Probably won't keep doing the whole long distance thing once they're married. So she'll be gone. Brent (the other "full time" kinda guy) is trying to get into med school. So he'll leave asap. And then there's me. The new kid. Who's going to be gone for two months from May-July. Uh... anyone else see a problem if people are jumping ship? Is this lab going to be run by undergrads ! Ah ! Oh goodness. I won't worry about it because... I can't do anything about it. Definitely not coming to work earlier than I have to from maternity leave. I don't even want to work so.. yeah. Just my fun puzzle piecing I did today of everyone's plans. Joy :]

I still haven't told my co-workers I'm having a baby. I kind of think my boss Piyali would have told Katie since they're bffs, but... she's never said anything. And I almost said something at lunch today (we went out to lunch today! as a group, together!) but it just seems weird to tell people. So I'm thinking when I say I have a dr's appt next week, and come back the next day with pictures of a baby (<3) maybe they'll get it. That's more fun. Less than a week til I get to see my beautiful little Peaches !

And I stole this from Sammys blog post for today. I used to kill my notes feed on myspace with these things. The longer the better. This one's pretty short. But it was fun to read hers so maybe mine will be too ! (Who am I kidding.. fun? psh!)

A. Age: 26. yuck.
B. Bed size: Queen :]
C. Chore that you hate: Right now, dishes. With a firey passion.
D. Dogs: our cute little princess Daisy
E. Essential start to your day: No alarm. Or pepsi.
F. Favorite color: Orange
G. Game: Hold to the Rod. Or my new fave, Dicecapades. 
H. Height: 5’3'' ish
I. Ideal Day: Sleeping in, spending time with Chris, maybe a little travel, shopping, food. 
J. Job title: Research Technician
K. Kids: 1ish sorta. She'll be here May. Or he...
L. Lives: WVa
M. Movie: Hm.. favorite ever! That's rough. Right now... Just Go With It or What to Expect 
N. Nicknames: n/a One day I'll have one. Like Mert.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Don't think so... I will in May !
P. Pet peeves: Attitudes, excuses, empty toilet paper rolls and people repeating "good morning" to a crowd when the response "wasn't good enough."Get over yourself.

Q. Quote from a movie:  “In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." Good old Mr Darcy <3
R. Right or left handed: Righty
S. Siblings: Two younger bros
U. University: No more school for me ! Workin' at Marshall tho...
V. Vegetable you hate: Um... ocra. Blah
W. What makes you run late: Oversleeping. All. The .Time.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Just on my teeth. 
Y. Yummy food that you make: All my food is yummy. Z. Zoo animal: Hippos !

Yay me. And wasting time. I had a rough time picking a movie quote. That killed. I kept going to books. I'm a geek !

Trying to stay busy !

So there's kind of been a lot going on. I think this is the first week that I don't have something every night, even though I have a lot I need to be doing. It's just nice to have a blank week on my calendar. I've started week #2 at the new job. I forget if I posted anything about it before. I didn't really have anything to say yet, so probably not. So far, I love it. I will hopefully keep loving it. It's kind of slow right now, which I guess is good, since being the new guy in a fast paced environment is exhausting. And I'm already exhausted. Mostly we're finishing edits for a paper to submit. So I get down time, to update my blog :] and get to help edit the paper. Which I do really love because it gives me such a good background into the research this lab does. Otherwise it takes forever to play catch up. But the people I love. We have normal conversations about normal things. I love it. They're all pretty cool kids. And some of the students are new (-ish) so I don't feel so far behind. Yay new jobs!  On the downside, last Friday they took our employee parking lot. Evil Marshall people. So we're all crammed into half of the student lot. Which is full. All the time. Yay for walking forever from Stadium. It's really not far. It's like a 5 minute walk. And its nice for now while the weather's nice. But when it gets cold, and snowy and gross... I won't be so chipper.

Chris is almost done working. I know I shouldn't be too excited about this, but he's been so busy between local grass stuff, and the 7-11 jobs he got for his dad that make him work sun up to sun down. It's such good money though, so I'm really honest-to-goodness not complaining. But it will be nice when him and I can actually spend time together, and I don't know, go on a date since he won't have to be up at 630 the next morning. We only have a few more months of this ! I gotta take advantage of us time !

On the baby front, not much going on. Still back and forth feeling great and then feeling really not great. It's so sucky. But into week 11, I'm hoping it all disappears in a few weeks. Hello 2nd trimester! So weird... I can't even think straight about that. I still haven't "felt" pregnant, besides the exhaustion, random nausea and sickness, oh and missing that monthly reminder. But really, I don't feel different, minus my crazy moods (according to Chris) and emotional and SO forgetful! Ah ! I used to be a genius! So it will be nice when next Thursday I get to see my little Peaches (finally!) and hear that wonderful heart beating (finally!). Oh it will be a good day.

How far along? 11 weeks 2 days Total weight gain: No clue. I don't like scales in my house :pMaternity clothes? Nope, but pretty syched for the box thats coming my way (hopefully! love you lorien!)Stretch marks? not any new ones :pSleep: Its my favorite part of the day. I'm learning to power thru the exhaustionBest moment this week: people telling me I'm glowing. I don't feel like I'm glowing haha or that pregnancy does me good, or something like that. Its a nice compliment that exhaustion and sickness look good lolMiss Anything? Being able to eat whatever I want without wanting to gagMovement: Nothing still Food cravings: thought I wanted McD's fries last night. Yuck!Anything making you queasy or sick: Still strong smells. Or people talking about gross things. Or thinking of gross things. Gender: More people saying girl !Labor Signs: I'd die :'[Symptoms: Background nausea, every few days actually getting sick, and I've added Activia to my diet if that is discreet enough... :DBelly Button in or out? In !Wedding rings on or off? OnHappy or Moody most of the time: Both haha I feel mostly happy thoLooking forward to: the 2nd trimester and no more sickness !