Friday, December 12, 2008
It's official!!!!
Well, it's been about four to six to eight weeks of wondering depending on which point you want to start counting. Wondering if it's just stress (considering we've had quite a bit of that lately!!) or if it might actually be possible. Well, after five negative tests it's finally come up positive!!!! I should have known better than to even try to get a positive test so soon. Neither pregnancy before ever showed up positive until about now anyway. But, it has been kind of embarrassing to be wearing maternity clothes without that little piece of confirmation. Had a lot of the other symptoms, but some of those you can make yourself feel. So, after four straight weeks of trying to convince myself that I wasnt, I wasn't, I wasn't, I can finally say with confidence that I really am pregnant. Nathan actually said something on Monday about my being pregnant, which made me feel a little better, but it's nice to have the little stick agree with me. Now I can actually have symptoms and not think I need to check in to the mental ward. So, now it's wondering when my due date will really be. According to dates, it's July 24th, 2009. However, with Annika, my dates and the ultrasound were about 3 weeks apart. We'll see! :)
Monday, December 8, 2008
Christmas Getting to Know you More
I saw this on Nathan's cousin's much more updated blog and thought it was cute:
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? It depends on the gift, but I like doing the paper kind as it gives more room for improvements.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I grew up on fake, but Nathan and I have always had a real one. Now, we go to a tree farm just south of Tipton and find the perfect tree, which of course has to be completely adjusted once we get it into the house. Artica did get a purple fake one this year as a Christmas gift.
3. When do you put up the tree? Generally we try for the weekend after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends on our travel to MN. Lately, it's been either on the day of Christmas (sad, I know) or the day after
5. Do you like eggnog? Gag :(
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A pencil sharpener that was electric. I still have it. We had one out in the garage and I had whined one night to my dad about having to go out into the cold garage to sharpen my pencil. The package said from Santa, but I knew.... I kind of get teary every time I think about that story!
7. Hardest person to buy for? The girls, actually. I just don't think they need anything else I have to put away.
8. Easiest person to buy for?
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I'm thinking about starting a collection.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Normally, mail. This year, I don't think we're going to make it, though.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I think it was Mr. Bumbles, but then again, it was a white elephant gift!!!
12. Favorite Christmas movies? I like them all, but the Grinch does get watched every year!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When Nathan tells me I can.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I would have if the rules had been explained about Mr. Bumbles.
15.Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Spritz cookies. My MIL always made some for Christmas. I will miss those!
16. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? A little of both.
18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Probably not.
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Depends on if it's the year of the angel. Nathan doesn't like something at the top of the tree, but I finally found an angel he could tolerate and we use it every other year.
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We do one present at 6pm on Christmas eve or the stockings if there's not a lot of presents. Then, the rest of the loot gets devoured the next morning. The actual days sometimes vary related to my work schedule.
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? The Christmas music starting SO early that by the time Christmas comes you swear if you hear Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree one more time you'll pop Rudolph in his Red nose. (Credit to our Cousin Kelli for this answer)
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? We're collecting snowflakes for the girls for their own trees when they get older.
23.Favorite dinner food? I like turkey for Christmas dinner, but don't mind a good ham, either.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? I really don't have anything in mind, have had a hard time thinking about it really.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? It depends on the gift, but I like doing the paper kind as it gives more room for improvements.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I grew up on fake, but Nathan and I have always had a real one. Now, we go to a tree farm just south of Tipton and find the perfect tree, which of course has to be completely adjusted once we get it into the house. Artica did get a purple fake one this year as a Christmas gift.
3. When do you put up the tree? Generally we try for the weekend after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? Depends on our travel to MN. Lately, it's been either on the day of Christmas (sad, I know) or the day after
5. Do you like eggnog? Gag :(
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A pencil sharpener that was electric. I still have it. We had one out in the garage and I had whined one night to my dad about having to go out into the cold garage to sharpen my pencil. The package said from Santa, but I knew.... I kind of get teary every time I think about that story!
7. Hardest person to buy for? The girls, actually. I just don't think they need anything else I have to put away.
8. Easiest person to buy for?
9. Do you have a nativity scene? No, but I'm thinking about starting a collection.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Normally, mail. This year, I don't think we're going to make it, though.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I think it was Mr. Bumbles, but then again, it was a white elephant gift!!!
12. Favorite Christmas movies? I like them all, but the Grinch does get watched every year!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? When Nathan tells me I can.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? I would have if the rules had been explained about Mr. Bumbles.
15.Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Spritz cookies. My MIL always made some for Christmas. I will miss those!
16. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? A little of both.
18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Probably not.
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Depends on if it's the year of the angel. Nathan doesn't like something at the top of the tree, but I finally found an angel he could tolerate and we use it every other year.
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We do one present at 6pm on Christmas eve or the stockings if there's not a lot of presents. Then, the rest of the loot gets devoured the next morning. The actual days sometimes vary related to my work schedule.
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? The Christmas music starting SO early that by the time Christmas comes you swear if you hear Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree one more time you'll pop Rudolph in his Red nose. (Credit to our Cousin Kelli for this answer)
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? We're collecting snowflakes for the girls for their own trees when they get older.
23.Favorite dinner food? I like turkey for Christmas dinner, but don't mind a good ham, either.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? I really don't have anything in mind, have had a hard time thinking about it really.
Going to Texas!!!
I'm a little bit excited about getting to go somewhere I've never been, but at the same time, sad it has to be for a funeral. Coming off of a devastating three week journey to the north side of the country, now it's time to go to the south side! My Aunt Anne passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2008 and Mom and Dad are going to come here today so that we can drive to Texas and attend the funeral. I'm excited because I will get to meet in person three of my cousins that I've never met from Anne's family. Supposedly, I've met Cliff when I was 13, but I don't remember that at all. I certainly have never met Janet or Rick. It's not going to be easy as we have to take Annika with us. A man in our church is not doing well and our babysitter would have exponentially increased duties if something happened to him while I was gone. So, here we come Texas! :)
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