Month Four Escapades

So I realized I have not blogged in forever.....in a couple days I will be 20 weeks (5 months)...which is the half way point! I have had a very busy fourth month so here is what we have been up to.

First things first....ITS A BOY! This is me right before the ultrasound...i was sooo excited I couldn't concentrate all day at work. Michael got jammed up in the parking garage at the doctor's and told me under no circumstances was I to start without him. So the technician came to get me and I told her I had to wait for my husband....they got a kick out of that.

Baby and I were in a wedding....and we did a funny bridal party dance at the reception.

We went to a Cardinal's game...and they won!

Amber came to visit!
And we went up in the arch....630 feet!
We were ambitious and finally got hardwood floors put in. It was two weeks of our house being a complete mess but it was worth it. We decided that this definitely needed to be done before baby is born and before I got too pregnant.

So this is before......
This is during......after we got up the laminate that you see in the previous picture we realized we had some problems with the subfloor. Thank goodness for family!

And here is the finished product!!

So far pregnancy has been an adventure. It's so cool knowing I'm doing all these things and baby is experiencing them too (in some way i guess). Only 20 or so more weeks and we will get to see him and his reactions to new experiences!

Grass, Mothers Day, and 15 Weeks

This was our yard when we bought the house last August. What a hideous bush! This spring none of the already sparse grass grew back :) 

So we planted sod and this is what it looks like now! Also notice my vegetable/flower bed to the right although all the plants are too small to see in this picture. 

This was my first mother's day (kind of). I spent it with my mom and grandma. I like this picture because it's four generations although the fourth is still growing. I can't wait for baby to meet these amazing women in my life. They have shown me what it means to persevere, even when times are difficult. 
And last here is baby at 15 weeks :). Just a small bump now but my pants have gotten tight and uncomfortable. It is so fun each week to read about baby's development and it's amazing to think that it is happening inside of me. I don't see how people could not believe in God after going through pregnancy. Every part of this, even the seemingly annoying things, exist to protect and nurture the baby. Thank you God for this miracle of life. Thank you for allowing me to experience your creativity, sovereignty,  and love through this process.

My first blog ever!

This weekend was crazy! On Saturday I decided to go for a walk with my dog Sammi. We were almost home in the alley behind our house when a stray dog came up behind us. Before I knew it Sammi and this dog were fighting and Sammi was the underdog. I know you are not supposed to break up a dog fight, but because Sammi is the closest thing we have to a child I was not rational. All I could think was "I have to stop this". I was kicking the dog and screaming ( I know probably making the situation worse) and after a few minutes which seemed like forever I pulled Sammi up by her leash and ran home with this dog jumping on me to get at Sammi. 

Maybe because I am pregnant or because it was traumatic I instantly starting crying....and crying......and crying. Once my adrenaline went down I realized I had been bite. Eventually I regained some composure and called my OB and she eventually recommended I go to the ER. Because I was hysterical Michael left work to come with me. I am fine and my bite is healing nicely. Animal Control has not found the dog yet but the ER did not seem to be concerned about rabies. 

So we finally got home and had some errands to run and some friends were coming over so we got ready for that. Then before they got there we realized Sammi was not acting right. The vet was already closed and so we chalked her weirdness up to her being traumatized. Well as the night went on she kept getting worse, hiding under everything, panting and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually I called the emergency pet line but they recommended we wait until Sunday morning and take her to our vet. They told us to watch her gums and make sure they were pink......the start to a very long night......

Sammi was in a lot of pain, moaning, and crying, and she kept standing on our heads and moving around. Every hour I'm turning on the flash light to look at her gums :)  Needless to say we did not sleep and were worried sick. At 7:30 this morning I was laying there with her on top of me, with her face literally laying on my face, listening to her very labored breathing, thinking "if I will go to all this for a dog I can't imagine what I will do for my child". We eventually did get her to the vet and she was injured pretty bad. She is still acting very strange but is on antibiotics to deal with the infection and pain meds to reduce the pain. 

Anyways the point to this very long story is this.....I've only know you baby for a few weeks and already I know I will go to the ends of the earth for you. I know I will stay up all night when you are sick and fight for you when others try to hurt you. I thank God daily for you and the life you will have. I pray he continues to keep you safe and continues to prepare us to be parents that serve Him by raising you to know Him