A Baby Story

The day after Valentines Day, February 15th I took 8 pregnancy tests and then went out and bought two more boxes that had multiple tests in it. I was sure they were all wrong, but at the same time it explained so much. Still unconvinced and scared to death I needed a doctor to give me the exact same test I had take 8 times and diagnose the results. Positive. They were positive. He said "congrats, is this an exciting thing?" and I said "yeah, Unexpected, but yeah we'll get used to the idea". David was in fact not he first person I told, I knew he wasn't ready to hear it and he was not home when I first tested. When I took that first test I did not wait the 3 minutes before checking the results, instead I took a 12 minute shower. When I got out I glanced over at the test expecting it to be negative. Positive. I sat down and cried and than took another (above, first 2 tests taken) and it said the same thing so I text my best friend who has 2 of her own. She was so happy, and that made me feel better about it all. It still did not feel real. 

When David got home I sat down with him and said I have something to tell you, and I said I think were having a baby, he just turned into a stone haha no emotion, no response. He wanted to forget I said anything, he was so scared (so was I but im a girl so its different). He told me to not talk about it and in a week take another test and see what it said and I said no if im pregnant I need to start taking care of this little fetus (thats when I went to the doctor). We soon told our parents and families and closest friends. Next month we get to find out if were getting a boy or a girl =] Moments like these I live for.

Even after the first doctors appointment I was expecting them to say something like "Oh, whoops, that was a mistake your not pregnant, must be the hormone you were taking previously that turned those tests positive."
But they didnt. When we went in the next morning to have our first ultrasound I was so scared they would not find a baby, but they did ;] The first ultrasound (when you are so early) is usually vaginal so they can get a good look at the baby and the ovaries and other baby maker organs in there. I had a TV hanging on the wall right in front of me so I could watch what she was seeing and looking at. She spent a good 15min looking around and typing things and I never saw a baby or something I thought could even be a baby (I was looking for a bean). Than she moved it and I saw this perfect baby (pictured above), I started crying. It was beautiful. The most amazing thing I have ever seen or made ;] We got to see the heart beat also, it was so perfect. Than it started to become more and more real. Being able to hear the heart beat is like the icing on the cake, its the best sound I have ever heard and I want to listen to in 24/7. Every night before I go to bed I put my stethoscope in my ears and the other end on my belly and I try to listen so hard and hope my baby is big enough and strong enough that I will be able to hear it, But I still cant yet =[ Ill save that for the Doppler I guess. I first felt my baby move at 11weeks which is kinda early. Its more common for super tiny girls to feel it that early. I feel the baby move daily now (today is 14w2d) and I have been for a while. It super soft and tickles. I started a time line that I will put in the baby book right by the 'first step', 'first tooth', 'first smile' you get the idea. This is it so far....

Jan 24- You started growing in Moms belly but no one knew

Feb 15- Mom and Dad found out you were growing in Moms belly this morning

Feb 25- Mom and Dad told your grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles, ect, that you were coming

March 16- Mom and Dad went to the doctor to learn all about taking care of you

March 17-  Everyone got to see pictures of your perfect body and Mom and Dad saw your beautiful heart beat (first Ultrasound)

March 19- It was announced to the world that you were soon coming

April 4- Mommy got to feel your little body move around in her belly

April 6 Mommy got to hear your perfect heartbeat and check how you were growing

Those are things that I NEVER want to forget.. =]

Wont we make the CUTEST baby EVER!!?! =] Yes, yes we will!!

They're Only Shoes...

Lately, usually on just Mondays Athena has a hard time not having us around and she gets very bored and chews things up. Oh, I should mention, she only chews MY things up, mostly my shoes. She always chews up which pair of heels are my favorite at the time.. it’s devastating. The reason this happens on Mondays is because on Sundays we go to my parents or to Dave's parents so she is alone basically from 1-11ish (poor thing). She goes to my parents with us when we go but not to Dave's parent’s house. So Monday morning we wake up at 6am and leave to do various things, and one of us won’t be home until about 2 that day. So she goes through a lot of separation anxiety, so it’s hard for me to be mad at her. First she chewed up my wedding heels, they were SOOOO gorgeous =[ and perfect for any outfit! and they were special to me! I got married in them! Then she chewed up my favorite black pumps, they were sooo sexy, high, and simple. Then this last Monday she got a hold of my Brown wedges. This broke me. I have a lot of emotions since i'm pregnant, soo, I Closed myself in our bedroom and bawled on the bed, than I cleaned up the mess of shoe pieces on our bedroom floor than I went and sat in our closet and shut the door, and sat with my shoes and just bawled and bawled. David does not handle crying and emotions very well so I was not looking to get any sympathy from him. BUT he came and found me in the closet crying with my shoes and he sat down with me and held me and just let me cry. I really needed that 'its ok to cry' touch from him. Than he had to go do something so he leaned over and said 'look at all these shoes she has left you' (meaning she has not chewed them up yet) and he kissed my forehead and told me it would be ok. =] I was like 'WOW!' no one could have handled that any better! Dave totally understands me, and there is no one else I could spend my whole life with. I love him. =] and I even love Athena still hahah

(No matter where something is, Athena can get into it.. its insane. So don't think I leave my beautiful shoes scattered around the house cause I DON'T!)  =]

Part Of My Bucket List

I have a bucket list. It is very long, and I would like to think it is idealistic! I have never wrote this stuff all down so believe me this list wont be complete, and as I get older I will think of more to put on it.
I always thought I would have half this stuff crossed off my list before I had any babies but, I guess this little baby of ours just wanted to be a part of it all. Cant say I blame Her/Him! =]]

1. Go to New York City
2. Go on a Cruise (to somewhere besides Mexico, and the Caribbean)
3. Go to New Zealand, Germany, France, Africa, Cambodia, China/Asia, Australia, Peru, Belize, Bahamas, Brazil, Egypt, Italy, Haiti, Switzerland, Ireland, Netherlands, Jerusalem, Russia, Mongolia, Himalayas, ect.
4. Serve a third world country on a Medical Mission
5. Serve a mission with my wonderful husband Dave
6. Sky dive
7. Ride a hot air balloon
8. Visit all 50 states
9. Go to the Calgary Stampede
10. Learn German, French and whatever other language I can handle
11. Build a 10,000sqft house
12. Go snorkeling
13. Visit Hawaii
14. Go ice climbing
15. See the Northern Lights
16. Buy Dave a Baby Grand (or full size Grand Piano) and dedicate a room in the house to it.
17. Go trekking in the Rain Forest
18. Visit small off the map villages in Africa, ect
19. Hike a volcano
20. Back pack Europe
21. Take pilot lessons, and fly my own plane/helicopter
22. Visit an actual Castle in England or Ireland..
23. Go through a temple session in every state and country I have visited
24. Visit an exotic animal auction
25. Own a full leather outfit, and look sexy in it
26. Weigh my high school weight of 103 (or whatever is healthy)
27. Go on a safari
28.


I will be adding more =]

Dave and his bike

Well these are some pictures of Daves bike, he was going to sell it since we have a baby on the way BUT I told him to keep it =] he deserves it and he loves it almost as much as he loves me hahahah thats a lot!!!! He always gets mad that I dont take enough pictures of it and of him on it so I thought I would document a few so he wouldnt feel ignored ;]

More and More About Babyyy...

Well I am officially obsessed with this baby in my belly. I have been planning the baby room and choosing names (Dave said we can not give the baby a name until its born....lame). I have even thought about who will be at the hospital with me (everyone), what my baby showers will be like, down to the clothes my baby will wear. I have been maternity shopping, looking at baby items such as cribs, bumbos, high chairs, dressers. There is a LOT to be don't while the baby is cookin'!!

I have always wanted to have a boy first so he can look after his little sisters and brothers, and for a while I thought it was going to be a boy, Now I really believe its a girl. Im fine with either.

I had a couple ideas of what I wanted the baby room to be like, I thought if its a boy or girl I could do owls! how cute would that be!?

Than I thought, if I have a girl.... I want to hang a little cute chandelier from the ceiling, have a cast iron crib, lots of sparkles and pinks and purples and zebra! A rich baby =]

Something told me Dave would not like the zebra though... or spending 1500$ on a cast iron crib. BUT they do make cribs that look like cast iron for a lot cheaper at places like toysrus..
I kinda just want to use a pack-n-play for the permanent crib instead of a wood crib, they are way handier, but we'll see =]

I cant wait to put all these eensy weensy tiny clothes on my baby either!

cute little socks that look like shoes =]

Next month we will know for sure exactly what we are getting ready for!! =]


The baby girl name I have had picked out for years is Ashly Anberlin Catalina Madison Cole, Dave thinks its wayy to many names =[ so I can only pick a couple, but they all mean something to me! Ashly is my bestest girl friend in the whole wide world (note: spelled ASHLY, boy version of ASHLEY). Anberlin is a band that I LOVE!! Catalina is a name that a family I love has used for one of their baby girls, and Madison is after Ashlys Grandparents who are AWESOME, their last name is MADSON so I just changed it a bit.
ASHLY ANBERLIN CATALINA MADISON COLE

Some other names I like for boys and girls are:

Buck John Owen

Sydney

John David

Remington

Olivia

Studs

Ashly Anberlin Catalina Madison

Landon

Daniel

Tatum

Rocky

Mathew Burton

Marshall Rigdon

Glenn

Harvey

Ashton

Marley

Ashlynn Rae (or Jae)

Adelle

Hans (and other family (GERMAN/FRENCH) names) 

That is all

-Mrs.Cole and baby

Yellowcard- Dear Bobbie (lyrics)

Do You Remember When...?

The night I met Dave, I was with my friend Michelle, she was going on a date with Zach (Dave’s friend) so they brought us along (Dave and I) so it would not be awkward for them but instead for all of us =] I’m so glad I went cause I almost backed out last minute cause I didn’t want to meet or date a boy my age (I liked them older, mature, and established. Anyway my friend Michelle heard this song that we fell in love with, we often text parts of the lyrics randomly to each other and whenever we see each other we listen to it and sing. But this became a repeated song in our cars.

It’s a beautiful song about an old couple (Bobby and her husband) and he is reminiscing about old times and telling old story’s and a lot of “remember when’s..?’’ in fact the name of the song is Dear Bobby.

It a ‘me and David’ song for sure!

What’s not to love about the 50s and 60s though since were on the topic.

Bangs, black and white saddle shoes, pink poodle skirts, pleated skirts, curly hair, pony tails, guys with hair like Elvis, Elvis, muscle cars, Marylin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, swing dancing, black and white movies, leather jackets, motorcycles, drive in movies, dances, jazz bands, Johnny cash…. =]]] the list could go on and on! The best movies were also filmed in this ‘era’.

Well this is the song that is all about my life with Dave….

(old husband speaking) Dear Bobbie,

Do you remember when you were young and very pretty? I do.

I remember pleated skirts and black and white saddle shoes.

Do you remember dancing half the night? I do

 I still think of you when we dance although we can’t jitter bug as we did then.

(singing) Do you remember when how long has it been?

1945

You opened my blue eyes to see a whole new life, do you remember when I told you this that night that if you’re by my side when every day begins ill fall for you again. I made a promise when I told you this that night.

I’ll be fine

When I die than I die lovin you

It’s alright I’ll be fine, when I die then I die lovin you

(old husband speaking) Do you remember the times we would give up on each other then get back together? We finally was married in 1949. We drove the yellow convertible on our honeymoon. Do you remember? I do.

(singing)Life has led us here together all these years this house that we have made holds 20,000 days the memories we’ve saved since life has led us here

I’m coming home to you slipping off my shoes resting in my chair I see you standing there the silver in your hair I’m coming home to you when I lay tonight when I close my eyes I know the sun will ride here or the next life as long as you’re still mine than its alright

(old husband speaking)You have grey hair now but you’re a beautiful woman and the years have been good to both of us. We walk slow now but we still have each other. The glue of love is still bonding us together. Love is what I remember. Do you remember?

Baby Love Baby

I love feeling our little baby move around in my belly, I cant wait until She/He gets bigger and bigger so everyone can feel for themselves!! This is something I cant wait to share with everyone. Right now my baby is about 4 inches long, On May 31st (NEXT MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!) My baby is supposed to be about 10-12 inches long, holy cow thats a huge difference!!! ANYWAY thats when I get to find out which wonderful sex my baby is going be =]

Right now I am only 13 weeks and when I have my next ultrasound I will be 19 weeks! (holy cow!, half way!)
I cant wait, I always wanted a boy first, Ill take either, but I want a girl now just so I can dress her up in bows and dresses, Dave wants a boy so for his sake I hope its a boy. But really they both have pro's and con's so i'm happy with whatever i'm challenged with!





In 1999 Doctor Joseph Bruner was performing a spina bifida surgery on an unborn fetus. This was risky. They cut open the expectant mother and remove the Uterus with the baby inside and place it right next to the mother on a table or whatever. The 21 week old fetus reached out of the uterus and held the doctors finger. What a miracle. The room went silent and all the surgeons stopped and stared as this little baby boy held the doctors finger. I can not even imagine how beautiful this would be to witness. The little boy lived and is healthy, happy, and about 12 years old today!!

This is the actual photo of the 21 week old fetus and doctor. Who ever was camera ready was smart thinkin ;]

The youngest born fetus to live- at 22 weeks gestation, Amillia born to a family in the UK, she was 9 inches long and only weighed 10 ounces =] WOW! (born in 2007)

This brand new baby weighed 19.2 pounds!! Not the worlds largest born baby though...the largest born baby (documented) was 29.25 pounds hahah thats like delivering a flippin toddler!! Wow there are some tough mothers out there, here I am complaining about my sisters 7 pound baby being too big for me to deliver!







This young girl (20) I work with has had many miscarriages =[ but God did give her one baby, karlee. She was born at only 6 month gestation, and had to stay in ICU until she would have been 9month gestation. She got to come home when she was 3 months old, she weighed only 2 pounds. she is fairly healthy and beautiful.

How can anyone ever question if there is a God, we witness (maybe not personally) so many miracles happening EVERYDAY!!!

Date Night....and other stories

The other night Dave and I wanted to go on a date, cause its been a long time since we went on a real date. We thought it would be nice to invite people than we decided going alone was best because we needed that one-on-one alone time. You would think since we are married and don't have any kids except the one in our belly and the giant 4 legged one that we would get a lot of one-on-one time, but, thats not so. Married  life is complicated and working, with school and extra curricular activities doesn't leave us a lot of alone time.
So we took the bike (i'm trying to get as much riding time in as I can before my belly is too big) to Tepenyakies in Boise (my favorite), It is a Japanese Steak House and they feed you way tooo much really really good food =] than after that we were going to go to a movie but since my bed time is 930 I knew I would fall asleep, so we rented a movie. And it rained on the way home so that made a fun 30 min bike ride home! It was fun though and so nice to relax together! I'm very glad we got to do that =]
I always thought married life would be like having a live in boyfriend...super fun, all play, no work. But its a bit more complicated than that. I love it don't get me wrong, but its more work than kids think it is. So when I see young kids jump into it (and later get divorced) i'm like you have no idea what its like to look after someone before yourself and to pay bills and blah blah blah. I never thought about money when I was young, I had people hand it to me left and right, I always had the nicest things and got to go everywhere when ever. Now I have a budget,and I have to work for my money, this is why I tell my 39 nieces and nephews to not try to grow up so fast! Being a kid is way fun! And then I try to convince them to be nail technicians and beauticians and, you know, stuff that we could all benefit from.. =]]
I have some storys i'm not so proud of, and some I love to tell. I have one that I LOVE to tell but maybe I should not be so proud of it...hahhahah
About 6 months before I met David I met this random guy who was ugly inside and out (this makes me sound so horrible) but he had a lot of money, and he thought I was the most beautiful thing (cause I was), He knew I was mormon so I mislead him and turned that into I don't kiss, I don't hug, I don't sit on laps, I don't hold hands haha =] So he always bought me stuff and since he was always gone for work he would transfer money into my personal bank account and he gave me his credit card to max out....awwwwww it was heaven for a teenage girl, maybe not every teenage girl but for me it was. So I was always (everyday) getting tons of boxes in the mail and my mom was like 'how can you afford to pay for all this stuff and your brand new car??' ha =] I would just say 'I dont know'. I should not be happy I took advantage of this beast but I did, and its a good lesson for people... really it is! =] the lesson is DONT BE STUPID and DONT TAKE ADVANTAGE (even though taking advantage never had an ugly turn in this story) and I learned how to budget more after I 'dumped' him. Than I met my wonderful husband =] and my life was complete. He thought that I had a rich family cause I had nice things and a nice new car (thanks to Stupid), But I grew up on a farm style land. My parents house is very old (and very neat), it used to be a train depot back in the day so its right by the tracks (which I hate cause I got hit by a train once.....in my car...). Well thats a story for another time...

=] Laura

I literally carried wads like this in my purse hahaha (not all 100s, but still, awesome)

Hate is a Strong Word...But I Really Really Really Don't Like YOU!

There is this girl I know, too well. We used to work together. She thought we were best friends, we weren't. When I really needed someone to go places with me, cause I don't like to go alone, I would have her tag along, cause she always would. I complained about her too often, Dave was getting really annoyed with me. So finally after all her drama and lies and her 'my bad story is way worse than your bad story' and her 'my good story is wayyyy better than your good story' and the her forgetting she already lied about this so when she tells me this story again its 100% different, yep, I got tired of that ridiculousness. I called her out and said you 'effing annoy me'. I was very kind about it... well, actually, No I wasn't. I was very mean and it caught her off guard so she was full of hate and  name calling. I never ever one time called her anything but a liar, and I always ending the text with a '=)))' so that makes it nice.....-ishh.
So she quit her job, since we worked together and I might have said 'everyone at work thinks you are annoying....=))))' Ok that was really uncalled for, BUT maybe if you knew how this girl was and the things she would lie about and say to me, you might say 'Oh! Good than!!' Everyone at work loved it, everyone of my friends, family, and loved ones in my life who happened to know her loved that I did it.

But I found myself feeling a little bad. I have not yelled or got in a girl fight in a long long time, so it was a train wreck waiting to happen...

Recently I heard that she is getting married, and my first thought was 'I KNEW SHE WOULD FORCE HIM INTO THIS!!!!!!!' Than all these mean thoughts ran through my head.

Last night I had a dream that we saw each other and she gave me this really awesome mirror, and we both said 'I'm Sorry..' and meant it. But we were not friends still, we were just on a better note. No I never want to be friends again, BUT I need to be the bigger person, and throw the drama to the side and just forget about it. I need to say i'm sorry.
I carry my stress in my shoulders and neck, and the last 3 months I cant even sleep cause they hurt so bad. So I think carrying this baby has given me a lot to think about, I have a lot, well not a lot, but a few people that I should make amends with and there are a few things I need to let go of, and a few things I need to do.
-Laura

Welcome to the world :)

I love babies!
I love My baby in my belly,
I love Dave, he's my baby!,
I love my baby Athena,
I love all 36 of my nieces and nephews,
I just love babies. Period.

I was so greatful to have my sister pregnant at the same time as me so we could share feelings and situations, but I am just as happy (even more happy!) to welcome her new baby William James into the world! He was born today at about 1pm, he is 7lbs, thats a good weight but much bigger than I want to push out! ;)
He joins an immediate family of Mom, Dad, Big sister Liz, Big brother Jack, and Big brother Robby.
He has his dads nose, 10 toes, ten fingers, and every single one of them is sooooo beautiful! I always have to peel the babies blanket off and check the belly button, feet/toes, and hands/fingers.

The only thing wrong with him is, he has a hairy back hahah BUT it runs in the family turns out, than when they are a few months old it disappears, but its very cute don't get me wrong =]
Im very glad I have been able to talk to all my family today via the phone, or in person. I LOVE spending time with my parents, siblings, and nieces/nephews (even my inlaws but, I have not seen them today).

My Moving Baby... :)

I don't normally blog every day let alone 3 times in one day BUT this is well worth blogging about!

Today I was driving home and I felt the strangest feeling I have ever felt, in my tummy, towards the left side, and towards the bottom, it was just a small spot, But I felt a flutter almost like if there were a fish in your tummy and it flipped around. It felt a lot like 'butterflies' also and it was a very distinct strong feeling. Unmistakable. I felt it again about 50 seconds later, while I was calling my pregnant sister to see what she thought about this movement that I already KNEW was my baby... She said 'Oh, no, you are not far enough along to feel your baby, you will be at least 3 months before you feel it', and I said 'you fool :) I'm starting on my 4th month in just a few days!' She than assured me I was feeling our little Anberlin Catalina baby...I already knew it was the baby, I just needed someone to reassure me. I got home about 20 minutes later and felt a tiny flutter again right after getting out of the car. Its amazing, crazy, weird, unbelievable, and its all mine to feel all to myself. I wish so bad Dave could feel it, But right now its just for me and he will get his turn but he has to wait until our baby is a little stronger, and bigger  :) Life is so amazing!

-Laura 11w0d

Ballet:

I love Ballet. I danced until I was a junior in high school. I didn't want to stop but I was working a lot and so I didn't have the time =[ My girls will always dance and, if ever I am given another opportunity, I will dance again =]
Ballet is just the most beautiful dance no question. Pointe Ballet is the most gorgeous, hardest, amazing dance.

These wonderful shoes cost a fortune, but they are so fun to dance in. I have all my ballet stuff neatly tucked away in a pretty box in the top of the closet, my tights, leotards, slippers, skirts, all of it. Let me tell you, you will never have as much freedom in ANY outfit, as you do in a leotard and slippers.
There are so many steps, and jumps to remember. Spinning across the floor is my favorite and I sometimes catch myself doing it across the wood floor or tile.
First, second, third, fourth, and fifth positions are the positions that every ballerina starts out in. They are not complicated at all, must they have a perfect way they must be done.
Ballet of Idaho is doing The Sleeping Beauty Ballet this weekend and I would love to go. You can really put literally any story to Ballet.
I was very flexible, stretching on the pole in front of the mirror was something I could do for hours. It just feels so good, and only that pole can stretch you out in the best ways. That almost sounds inappropriate. Dancing in front of the mirror and watching yourself dance to that loud fast music, or slow soft music each has a thrill of its own. To have the best jumps you MUST be flexible, I am (maybe not at this minute..) awesome at jumping if I do say so myself! I had many big tall mirrors in my room that I used to watch myself and I had a pole attached to the wall that I used to stretch, and that was a great investment!

I had a male teacher at one point, I was probably 15 and he was only 20's..? He was as good looking as he was good at dancing, he was a little fruity though, go figure. I often didn't dance in a class but I danced one on one with my teacher, so I could be the best. This is why I am so mad that I stopped because I put so much time, effort, money, and hard work into this sport. I wasn't meant to just stop cold. But I did. I will need to post some more pictures of me doing this lovely sport. And Ballet in fact is a sport. It takes hard work, you sweat, your sore, you can get hurt, ect, ect. I love Benjamin Button, it is a favorite movie of mine, I love that She joins the Ballet and dances everywhere, My heart truely broke when she couldnt dance with the Ballet anymore... I know, I know, its just a movie ;]

Birthday for Dave and Other stories..

Well, Dave is now the big 21! He cant wait to go to the bars and get DRUUUUNNNKKKKKK!!!! So he says, some reason I just don't believe him...weird. I got him some good presents, I even went to Banana Republic and got him some new church clothes! Church clothes are expensive, its ridiculous.
We also got to watch conference this weekend and it was so good. I was so excited that they are giving us another temple here in the Treasure Valley, Meridian!! AND, Fort Collins, CO! I love that town and I know some great people who live there so i'm glad they get to enjoy that as well. This last week Dave, Zach, Athena, Rebel, and I went to the lake cause it was a warm day and Rebel (Z's dog) jumped out of the back of the truck while we were driving and broke his pelvis in 3 places. I have a lot of feelings, especially for animals cause they are so helpless hahah so I had a hard time with this one!
My sister went away to her officer training yesterday, and will be gone for 3 weeks doing so. Im so excited for her, this was such an awesome opportunity and a great job.

My other sister has this huge fat belly that is going to explode any day...I offered a trade, I get to be in the delivery room with her and she can be in my delivery room (She doesn't know I am inviting the whole world, literary, anyone who wants to watch is invited, (ill probably invite the whole FB world once the delivery date is closer!) Ive invited everyone I can think of, I just thing the mood will be lighter if I have a ton of people in there pampering me). She turned away her end of the offer, so the first baby I get to watch be born will be my own and I have a feeling I wont be doing much watching....?
I have another doctors apt this Wednesday and I cant wait to hear my little babys heart beat again! Everyday I think about how great it will be when my babys heart beat is so strong I can listen to it with out a Doppler and instead with my stethoscope!
Well, I really think that is all I have to share for today. =]
-Laura

It's a Beautiful Day

The last couple days have been amazing, the weather was 70-76 degrees. I actually got hot in a t-shirt! I have not been doing well at exercising since I found out I was pregnant, because I am scared of hurting the baby, even though the doctor said I HAVE TO exercise for an easier labor and delivery. Its to early for lamaze classes so I am going to start a yoga class here in the next couple weeks. Today Athena and I went on 3 walks! I washed all the blankets on Athenas bed and off our bed today and I really wanted to hang them outside to dry cause I love clothes from the clothes line =] Well I dont have a clothes line so I was using our patio furniture and draping blankets on them so they could sun dry. I cant wait to sleep with them tonight, and Im sure Dave and Athena are just as excited as I am ;]
Just a short post for today, my baby has been making me very tired and sick today...little brat! Im tired of not being able to eat or drink water. But i'm excited to be a Momma, having Athena has prepared me a lot. She is good, she doesn't listen, she throws up in the night, she wont eat, she sneaks things, she whines, shes messy, she wants to play, she wants my attention, she wants to cuddle and sleep with me, she tests my patients, she loves grandmas house, and she loves Dave and I unconditional, ect, ect.
I love my family!!