question to all you moms

So I think that I figured out what is causing my morning sickness. Well, ultimately I know what is, the pregnancy, but on days when I "forget" to take my prenatal vitamins I feel incredibly better the entire next day. On days where I do take them (which is most days, I've been pretty good) for about the last week or so I am sick the whole next day. I've been taking them right before bed but then realized that I was sick all night and incredibly sick in the morning so I switched to dinner time, and that worked in keeping my dinner down, but still felt really nauseated all the next day. Yesterday it was so bad I wasn't really able to eat much at all, so I didn't try taking it with dinner since dinner was only a tad bit of popcorn which ended up coming back up when I brushed my teeth a half hour later. Sorry, gross. Anyway, I feel awesome today since I didn't take it last night. I'm still experimenting, but anyone else have this problem? Anything work? Switching brands of prenatals, anything? Good news is that I'm over 9 weeks, so that 2nd trimester is coming up quick... we'll see if that brings any relief.

rant

So I was in the kitchen this morning, busily finding food that sounds like it might be palatable to me and shoving it in my mouth before my stomach decides otherwise when the doorbell rings. Shoot, I'm in exactly what I wore to bed that night, an oversized tshirt, not exactly something I can answer the door in. And there is no way to get from the kitchen to our bedroom without passing the front door (and windows) so I'm stuck. I ran to the laundry room to see if there happens to be a pair of pants lying around and there isn't. So the doorbell rings (no joke) about 4 times in a row then long pause. Then about 3 more times in a row and another long pause. I hear them leave, and peek out to see a large utility van.

The annoying thing is that it was probably our builder. They're supposed to be finishing our yard off (it's still torn up from over a year ago) but the thing is, we keep stressing the fact that we REALLY want to be let in on the process. We are fed up with people coming over without letting us know, to work on our house without us having any clue about what they're doing, what the plan is to fix the basement, and where they are in the process. I'm thoroughly annoyed that they would just show up without letting Steve know they were coming. Even if I was able to answer the door, Steve's been the one working with them and I'd want them to talk to HIM before begining or continuing any work. I'm just so annoyed. And since Steve's the one calling them several times a week for the last 3 years, without getting much of any response, I'm sure he's even more so.

Oh, and here's a funny story too... so Steve been working with the cement contractor and finally got fed up with unreturned phone calls so he called our builder to tell him to deal with the problem. Our builder tells Steve that he'll talk to the cement people and get back to him. So several days go by and Steve starts calling the builder again repeatedly, getting people telling him that he's in a meeting and will call him back later that day, etc (really just blowing him off) and finally when he does get in touch with the builder the guy has the nerve to tell Steve "I haven't heard back from the cement people, so that's why I haven't returned your call". No joke! Really?? They didn't return your call? I can't imagine what that feels like... We've only been dealing with both of you for the past 3 years. Ok, done with my rant.

Has anyone ever used angieslist.com? I've seen commercials and wanted to check it out. We'd definitely warn someone before ever using this cement contractor.

moving slowly these days

So things are really just not getting done around here. First of all, I was out in New York last week for the wedding of one of my cousins, Jaelle.

Jaelle, bridesmaids, and mother of the bride

The yummy cake!

Me and the bride

(more pictures on facebook)

But most of all, I'm just wiped out most of the time. I am not feeling like eating a whole lot, so poor Steve has been stuck with pasta for about 4 nights in a row :) And I've still been taking naps just about every afternoon. There are several things that have been on the back burner for quite a while and it just doesn't seem like they're gonna get done soon... oh well, I guess that means that they're not really as much of a priority as my afternoon naps are.

big changes

Steve and I found out that we will be expecting a baby next March! We're really excited about it, and for this next phase of our lives. I'm sure it will be a big change, but after over 6 years of marriage it's about time :) We'd appreciate your prayers throughout the next several months.

Some frequently asked questions: How am I feeling? Pretty good! I've been taking naps almost every day which is highly unusual for me, but I'm thankful that I've been able to take it easy so far as well as still do and keep up with everything that is on my plate right now.

Are we hoping for a boy or a girl? I'm still letting it sink in that there's a baby in there! :) And we really would be fine with either. Although I have an easier time with girl names that I like, so that probably means that we'll have a boy... :) But if it's possible we will be finding out the sex before the birth.

more couponing

I don't know why it makes me so excited, but I love to see the % savings that they print on the receipt and today I saved 51% on a pretty large grocery trip! :) I ended up saving $62 between sales and coupons, getting many items completely free. I am happy to tote around my little coupon book for the occasional $62 savings!

29

Steve turns 29 today. Last year of being a 20-something for him. We celebrated by going to pick up some delicious doughnuts and as we were on our way home he realized that his license expires today. So we ran over to renew it. Little did he know that he'd have to complete a vision test to get it renewed. When the lady called him over to the vision Steve looked back at me with a look of shock, surprise and a little terror mixed in. For the past several years I've been asking him to go to the eye doctor but he doesn't think he'd wear glasses even if he got them so he's been getting by. So after a couple of attempts he passed the vision test and now he feels validated that his eyes are pretty good :) I was laughing like crazy at him taking the test, cause I knew he was sweating a little bit and trying his darndest to see the letters on his left-hand side. But now he's got another 6 years before he has to worry about another vision test. Look out if you see my husband coming at you! (just kidding, a little. it's only his left eye that he has a little trouble with...) Now we're off to grab a bbq dinner in a little bit!

St Louis

We were in St. Louis over the weekend for a friend's wedding and had a great trip. We drove over on Friday, and the wedding was Saturday afternoon, so we had Saturday evening and Sunday to see the city.

On Saturday evening we walked from our hotel down to the arch. It turned out that it was also the weekend of the All Star game in town, so there were a lot of activities going on and tons of people. As we walked to the arch someone stopped me and asked me a question. It sounded like she asked "Are you going to the grow concert?" I just smiled even though I really didn't understand what she said and said, "no, sorry". As we got closer to the arch it became clear that something was going on, everything was closed off and they were checking people's bags. I asked a security guard what was going on and he told us that we were right on time to see Sheryl Crow give a free concert. Kinda cool, and definitely unexpected. So we stayed for a bit as we checked out the arch. (again, I'm irked that I'm using our old camera that is breaking down!!)


On Sunday we headed to the St. Louis zoo. It was fun, and we ended up leaving just as it started to pour rain. Perfect timing.