No more carrots EVER...

This little peanut has made its' mama have a lifetime aversion to carrots. Never again will those disgusting orange sticks come into my house. For the most part I am trying to have a healthy pregnancy so yesterday I ate carrots as a snack and as soon as I was done eating them I felt like I was on the verge of puking all day. I can't even look at them, let alone think about them without getting queasy. They kicked my butt yesterday and I was so weak and nauseous that it took everything I had just to function.

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Bring it on morning/all day sickness. It's all worth it.

A long overdue visit from my Mom...

"Mom, it has 2 lines. Do you know what that means?"

The proud daddy-to-be talking to his mom and his mom freaking out with new grandma joy.

Happy Birthday Mom! We about charred off Dean's face with your million candles but it was worth it so you could huff and puff to get your wish. We'll pretend that we didn't see you had to try to blow them out twice.

Hi little peanut!!!! You were only the size of a poppy seed in that picture!

I had to take Mom out to the "The World's Largest Truckstop." Hey, you take what you can get out here in Iowa. It was actually pretty fun.

Personally, I think Mom should take up a career in trucking. The freedom of the open road. The cool hats. The fridge in the cab. What more can you really want in this life?

However, trucking is not so much for me. I'll continue being a massage therapist, thank you very much.

We went up to Maquoketa Caves and hiked and played around in some caves.

The Mississippi River decided it wanted to flood the old part of Davenport so we had to go down to the skybridge to check it out. Everywhere you see water in that picture is the flooding of the streets.

A flooded park. And obviously we couldn't be happier about it.

Awesome. I love the one lone car that is stuck in the water next to the skybridge.

A stoplight in water? Preposterous.

A good phlebotomist is hard to find these days...

I went to the Dr.'s yesterday and did a blood draw and we are officially pregnant. Baby Sheldon will be coming into the world around the beginning of January so we could have a Christmas or New Years baby. I still can't believe that I have this little mass of cells growing in me that will turn into a fully functioning person. That's just hard to wrap my head around. The morning sickness comes and goes, and I welcome every second of it either good or bad. We feel so blessed and excited for this journey together.

Drumroll please.....

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!

We found out this past Saturday morning, and Dean and I couldn't be more excited. We have been trying for 5 months and our countless prayers have finally been answered by our loving Heavenly Father. We feel like the luckiest people in the world, and can't wait to experience this miracle together.

2 lines = baby Sheldon

SO EXCITED!!! I was still crying from sheer joy.

The proud parents-to-be.

Halfway party...

Honig and I went to a party at The Lodge this past Saturday to celebrate him being halfway done with Palmer. It was fun to get to dress up and seeing everyone looking so snazzy. We had a good time with our friends, ate too much food, watched a hypnotist work his magic on some of his classmates, and then we had to leave because I wasn't feeling so hot.

This is the only picture we got of both Dean and I the whole night! We're with our friends Brett and Amy.

Dean, Tiff, Keven, the back of Matt's head and the side of Nate's face.



I'm sure Dean and Brett were talking chiropractic. They're both smarties.

Radiant Tiff and handsome Keven.

Teeter Totter...

My mom was rockin' out on a teeter totter. How awesome is that!?!?

Graddy party...

Can I just say that I have the sweetest husband in the world? He threw me a surprise party for graduation at the institute building on the 18th, and there were over 50 people (with the kids included) who came and I was so incredibly touched and crazy surprised. Robyn and Emily, two AMAZING women who need to become party planners, helped throw it together and I can't thank you two enough. I was told it was a "party for Joseph (Robyn's hubby) for doing so well at Palmer" so of course I was going to go and support him for working so hard in school and then when Dean and I showed up, the lights were off and I thought we were in the wrong room but then the lights got flipped on and everyone yelled "SURPRISE!" and I about wet myself. I couldn't believe that so many people got together on my behalf, and I immediately started tearing up and started running around the room hugging everyone. I felt such an overwhelming feeling of love and appreciation for everyone there and I still get a little emotional just thinking about it. Once all the "thank you's" were said, we had a Mexican food buffet which was like a glorified Mexican Thanksgiving. There was SO MUCH food and it was all so delicious. Thank you everyone for bringing something nummy. We had such a good time chatting it up that night and I can't thank everyone enough. I've never had a surprise party in my life, and I must say that I am a fan of them.

Beautiful Emily.

Sister Atchley giving ME a massage. Now the tables have turned...

Allison and Dave, the happy newlyweds.

Gangsta' Robyn, Tiff telling a story, Keven looking bored, James and Jessica listening intently.

Pregnant Katie getting some nourishment for her baby.

Some of the wonderful people at the partay.