ode to bargain shopping

Oh how I love sales....

Thank you Kohls for your amazing buy one get one sales, your Kohls charge card discounts, and other random discounts you give because you're amazing.

Thank you those who give your old clothes (especially your clothes that are not gross and have some style) to the DI. When rummaged through long enough, there is always a steal deal to be found.

Horray for finding a pair of pants, 2 pairs of shorts, and 8 shirts for $50. Happy day.

a little worse and a little better

I'm excited we've finally hit the "pretty safe" period of pregnancy. I've been SO worried about a miscarriage. I'm CONSTANTLY checking for any signs...I guess I just figured it was too good to be true that I was pregnant. But...we hit 12 weeks and everything still is going fine.

Well...except I found out that what really gets me is when I get a headache now. I've always gotten headaches (for anyone who HASN'T ever experienced a migraine, I don't want to hear anything from you...you don't know), and when I have a migraine, I sometimes throw up once and then I start to feel better.

But now, when I get a headache, it means I throw up and start a terrible vicious cycle. My head is pounding and I throw up, which drains anything out of my stomach, which makes me nauseous again....then I throw up again which makes my headache pound more and thus starts the cycle over. So I went to the ER again this week.

This ER experience was terrible. The doctor was honestly psycho and VERY liberal in his ways. He said there was NO WAY he would give me pain medicine for my headache because "Utah has a drug addiction problem, especially with morphine, etc" I wanted to get another opinion, but unfortunately, when you go to the ER at 1am, there is only ONE doctor on staff. ONE.

The only good thing to come from our ER trip, was that we got to see an ultrasound of Baby Mills. He/she was NOT happy to be poked at 3am and was moving all around! We saw the heartbeat, arms flailing, feet kicking....it was great. It would have been tear gushing good if not at 3am, my head nearly exploding, and my anger towards the doctor.

ONE THE GOOD SIDE.....I have been getting better around food in the last week. I was able to eat hamburger TWICE. On Friday I had taco salad and Saturday we went to In'N'Out burger since my sisters came to visit!

I'm glad I wasn't sick while my sisters were here. We had enough to deal with having all three of us together...we laughed, we fought...typical sister things. It was fantastic! I remember how much I really miss my family when we're all together...then I have to watch them drive away. :(

So no picture at this moment, I still look about as good as my last post. :) And I lost a pound since I was weighed two weeks ago at the doctor....guess from all the barfing.

Til next time....

prego with no spaghetti

Too bad I probably couldn't have this right now with all of my food aversion

Here are some things we have experienced with pregnancy:

Food aversion- yes

Nausea- yes

Fatigue- YES

a visit to the ER to hydrate and stop constant puking- yes

a feeling of complete joy and happiness - absolutely

Here is some of our story and stats as of now- I was sick a little over Christmas and had food aversion and some nausea in the car driving to and from Tennessee, but I figured that was from the bazillion hours in the car. Wish we would have known, because that would have been the coolest Christmas present to give our families, but hey, we still got to have fun calling family and friends and telling them the news.

We found out we were pregnant at the very beginning of January. Funny thing was I took a test because I was scheduled to go into the fertility doctor (they always ask first when your last pregnancy test was taken. So I was ready to have an annoyed response of "well as of YESTERDAY..." but I got to eat my words.) We were upstairs getting ready for church and I looked over at the test and saw the two lines I had wanted to see for so long. "JOHN! ummmm....????"

We both were a little confused and thought maybe something was funny....false positive. (We didn't know false positive tests were practically impossible) So we decided we'd take another one after church...same result. So with two positive pregnancy tests we were baffled but hoping for a miracle.

THE NEXT DAY, I puked for about 18 hours straight and couldn't keep anything down. ( I wonder how much of morning sickness is psychological..?). And thus the journey really started for us.

We went to the doctor on January 21st, and I got to do all the fun check-up things, but most exciting was that our doctor found the baby's heartbeat!!!! It was more amazing than words...I hate saying that phrase, but it's true. I can't explain the feeling. Now I understand what my girl friends would tell me about being pregnant and having a baby- you just have to experience it.

Currently, I have good days and bad days. Poor John can't make any food...I about threw up when he made chicken last night... he was so nice to open windows and then eat outside so the smell wouldn't continue to permeate the house.

Here is a picture of what I look like recently. I already can't button most pants...it's probably from being bloated, but hey.....it's okay since I'm pregnant. Can't I just blame everything for the next six months on that??? Then on having a newborn??? Then on having kids in general??? :)

Hopefully the second trimester is as good as I hear it is....It's coming up SOON...so we'll see.

(Hopefully I start feeling better soon so my pictures will look better as well!!!)

2009 in review...

2009

What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?

Drove through a LOT of states! :) Which I have done, but went through new states like New Mexico (and no offense...wouldn't live there...I'd choose Texas over it!)

Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I probably made one or two, but didn't keep them! ehh...but this year John and I made some...I'm determined to eat better and loose weight (unless I have a reason not toooo :) )

What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? Well...a baby for one, but hey...i'm happy to have John graduate and maybe have a new place to live....???

What dates from 2009 will remain etched in your memory, and why? Summer....John was gone and we found out how much we DO love each other and how much better we do TOGETHER than apart...no long distance relationship for us! :) I will also remember going home in June for Carly's graduation, our summer trip from NY to Provo when we visited so many cool church history sites. All of our visits with family have been awesome (washington, tennessee)

What was your biggest personal achievement of the year? Getting into my third year of teaching...which now I'm finally feeling like I am catching on with my students at least!

Where did most of your money go? Food, cars, and SCHOOL

Compared to this time last year are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer? happier in our situation and life, extremely fatter......and...ehhh about the same

Did you fall in love in 2009? Yup, I get to continually fall in love...with my family and my kids at school...each always surprises me continually with something and gives me another reason why i love them!

What was your favorite TV program? still CSI..but I really liked Drop Dead Diva that was new this year!!!

What was the best book you read? I read so many! I don't know which was my favorite....

What was your greatest musical discovery? lady gaga

What did you do on your birthday and how old were you? I turned 24 and spent time with the Mills in Tennessee

What kept you sane? my hubby, Crafts as an outlet, Friends and Family, afternoon naps :)

crazy but...smart? puppy

So Kota is sick. It's about as bad as a baby being sick...she throws up and has diarrhea...and doesn't have a diaper on...hmm.. so ya.

We both went out today and left them at home. When we got home, there was some throw up. Whatev....we have handy duty puppy cleaner that works like a charm.

I take the puppies outside and I hear John from inside, "Come here...." So I wander inside, "what?"

"Go look in the bathroom."

So I slowly creep up to the bathroom, scared for what I am going to find. I look in the bathroom: normal. "I don't see anything...."

"Go in a little further...."

"Okaaay......"

So then I see it.....Kota has pulled the best stunt of her life. While we were gone, she couldn't hold it in any longer.... deciding where it would be best to poop while Mom and Dad are gone...she chooses...well...almost the last place I would expect her to go.

Where you ask?

In the BATHTUB! lol! I'm convinced that if the toilet had been open, we would have had a dog actually go poop in the toilet. Way to go Kota....needless to say...it was an easy clean up. :)

Kitchen

Alrighty, for those of you who don't know, we moved at the end of August. Yes, we moved a whopping block and a half from our old duplex. But, this is for sure an upgrade. It's the same layout as the old one, but a million times better. Here is the best place in the house (in my opinion)

The Kitchen!

(notice....the DISHWASHER! ahhh love it)

I LOVE the cabinets and the color. It makes it so homey and comfy.

Our little table and "nook"

I like the green color with my "country crafties"

The table is mostly for my crafts or other random things, but we do eat here sometimes too :) I recently made a gumball machine decoration! (thanks Kristy for the pattern!) This is John's favorite as it will soon have real gumballs in it...

And for now, that is all of the pictures I have. BUT! Tune in soon for other pictures of the house...who knows...once Saturday cleaning is done you may see more. Or just come visit me for a complete tour :)

officially one of the best books I've ever read

I started The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society late Saturday and couldn't put it down. I HAD to finish it TONIGHT (thus, yes no pictures of my house yet I"M SORRY!).

BUT if you need a book, this is beyond fabulous. I have no more words....I'm going to bed to bask in the glory of a good book. ahhh.....