It's been a while...

I had to get in atleast one post before 2009. Nothing much to write about these days. I doubt you want to read about my nausea, excessive trips to the bathroom, and what I'm enjoying eating.

Oh well, you get to anyway, well some of it. I can't say that I've really been sick. I just learned that when I'm hungry eat, doesn't have to be a huge meal, but if I don't then I dont feel so well. So if its 10am and I think I can wait til noon to eat, I can't. I feel like a bottomless pit somedays. I really have been enjoying grapes and oranges and triscuits. Not together. Chicken is my friend. Beef is not!! Only puked once, but I think it was just a bad burger. Smells are a big thing, I actually made Ben go get groceries because just the thought of all that did not set well with me. Wal-Mart was torture! Between the cologne and food, yuck!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Ours was good. I missed getting together with Ben's family on Christmas Eve because I wasn't feeling well.

This past weekend, Lindsey, Heath, Ben and I went to see Jeff Dunham live. It was a great show! Guitar Guy is really good, he was the opener. I think the show was definitely worth the drive plus we got to see snow! We went from 70 degrees here to below freezing and snow! I really want to play in it but we didn't.

Tomorrow, I have a Dr's appt and ultrasound. So thats exciting. Hoping to have pictures to show!!

Best Christmas Present EVER!!!

We were planning on starting Clomid once I got my period. Well.....I never did. :) I told myself I'd wait til Friday to take a pregnancy test. I actually used my only one in the house the day before our RE appointment, just to see if I had an excuse to cancel the appointment. It was negative, but it also would've been too early anyway. So a week later I had Ben go buy some more tests. I was still planning on waiting til Friday but figured what the heck. I had this feeling that I was pregnant, I just felt like I was. Granted, I've never been pregnant, so I dont know what that feels like. BUT, I took the test. Results showed soooo quickly. I sprinted out of the bathroom and pretty much threw the test in Ben's face. He was on the computer not paying any attention.

I started laughing/crying/hyperventilating all at the same time. He was shocked. We hugged and laughed. I was still holding the test and Ben finally said "You peed on that thing?!?!" DUH!

So...a great Christmas present and Anniversary present. Our 4 year wedding anniversary is tomorrow!

I couldn't sleep that night of course, so about 1 am I got up and took another test, just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. ;) I ended up taking all 3 in the box. When am I gonna use them again? Atleast not soon for sure.

I had my blood test on Friday, came back with great numbers. So Friday night we told our parents. We got a folding picture frame and put in a pic of us and on the other side put "Merry Christmas from the three of us." Both sets of parents were very excited. We told the rest of the family Saturday. So its been a busy busy weekend. Exciting and busy!

I haven't let myself get overly obsessed with looking at baby stuff yet, but I have a snow day today, I'm guessing it will happen. :)

I know everyone has questions, so here is my FAQ. I should've done this before announcing and then printed it and handed to everyone. :)

Q: When did you find out?

A: 12/10/08

Q: When is your due date?

A: What I can calculate says August 13, 2009. That will probably change

Q: How far along are you?

A: approx 6 weeks. I haven't had an ultrasound yet so those are just my calculations

Q: Is it a boy or girl?

A: Its way too early to know that

Q: Do you have names picked out?

A: Yes, only for a girl though. I have some boy ideas but nothing I'm set on. I do have a little while to decide though.

Q: Are you excited?

A: OF COURSE!!!! I think Ben is more excited than I am, if thats possible.

Q: How are you feeling?

A: Great! Hoping I dont get sick!

For now I'm still going to the RE. They gave me the choice, since we hadn't done any treatments. Go to them for first 10 weeks then go to OB. Or just go straight to OB. I stuck with RE because I figured we could get in faster as far as ultrasound and things.

Now for pictures!!

First test!

Cell phone pic of all 3

Cell Phone pic of what we gave our parents

Heres Ben's grandma after we told her. Theres a small story to this one. We went for her birthday. This was all Ben's idea by the way. Right before we left, we stood for a picture.

Ben said, "What do we say when we take a picture?"

His grandma, "Cheese?!"

Ben "No, Leah what do we say?"

Me "Leah's pregnant!"

Then the picture was snapped. It was funny! Ben's parents were the only ones there that knew. So it was a suprise for everyone.

Neglected

Yes, my blog has been neglected. I have good excuses. Busy, boring, busy and still boring. I figured you didn't want to hear about my numerous dr's visits. I'll make it the short version.

Eyes-haven't really changed in 4 yrs

Went for my wrist/arm-fam dr sent me to ortho-he thinks its a nerve in my elbow. So I've got meds to take, but I can't take them now. I'll explain why later.

RE-were planning to start Clomid once I start my period. Don't go back til March. Of course that has changed now as well. Thats a separate blog. :)

Our Christmas tree and decorations went up a few days after Thanksgiving. We haven't put up the big tree since 2005, so i was pretty excited. I have pics of that to show you.

I started the Twilight series right around Thanksgiving. Finished the first 3 books rather quickly. I'm on Breaking Dawn right now, but its taking me a while to get it finished. It is a long long book though. Thats my excuse. :)

Not the best pictures of our tree and stuff but it'll do for now. Much prettier in person!

Guess what?!?!

I haven't posted about my weight loss in a while, though it was time. I did actually quit paying for Weight Watchers, but I've still kind of kept up with it. AND...stepped on the scale this morning....

I've lost 18lbs!!

Yes its taken me a while, but thats totally ok, since I haven't put it back on. 2 more lbs til 20 lost! I can't believe it!!

I totally pigged out at Thanksgiving too, seconds and everything. Very little dessert but I still ate. So I'm shocked really!!

Just had to share! :)

What I did Friday...

The baking bug bit me and I made some stuff, instead of going shopping with all the Black Friday crazies (no offense to anyone that went).

First I did pumpkin pie. I used fresh pumpkin in the recipe. For the pie crust, I used my grandma's recipe that is super easy! I decided I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie. It smells good but I'm not a fan of the texture. Ben says it was good and his co-workers liked it as well. So yay!!

Second, I made a cake. Sorta. I got the recipe from Rachael Ray's magazine. It started with gingersnap pancakes. I took gingersnap cookies and crushed them up and added them to pancake batter. You also add cocoa to the batter, thats why they're dark.

Then, I made whipped cream and added some espresso to it for some flavor.

Now, the chocolate sauce.

Then you take a pancake, put it on your plate or whatever you're serving it on. Add whippped cream, then add pancake and repeat until you use all of them. I had 9 total, I think the recipe had 8. Close enough.

Then you cover with your chocolate sauce. I think my chocolate either wasn't cool enough or something because it was very runny. The picture in the magazine made it look thicker than mine so the next picture looks really awful. Its messy, but aren't the best foods messy?!? :) I apologize for my poor presentation.



Ben also took it to work where half was eaten. So it must've been good. He said before it got out of the driveway half of it had slid off, so it was even messier when it got to work. Oh well!!


I also made these cookies. Yes I was busy, but glad to be for sure!



I'm proud of myself because out of all of it, all I ate was one bite of pumpkin! YAY!