8 Weeks

This weekend was Highland community days. I had to go in to school to get some work done so I missed the parade but I was able to catch Nathan's performance with the Highland Pipe band. They played with a couple of other bands from the westside. I always love to hear them play, but this time was even more special as they dedicated their rendition of amazing grace to the 3 firefighters who lost their lives fighting the Twist River Fire. Monday was the start of the official school year for both of us. Nathan is starting his J2 semester of the WSU Nursing program and will be very busy learning all about Med/Surg. I had my first official day back filled with meetings, meetings, and more meetings. I also met my student teacher for this fall and was able to get somethings done in my classroom. Tuesday was the first day with students and we had our ultrasound appointment. We were both very excited and I know for me it helped the day fly by. At the appointment they got my weight (down another pound) and BP (111/58 same as last time). The doctor discussed some things with us and then it was down to business. He first tried to do the ultrasound on my belly but wasn't able to get a good enough view so had to do an internal ultrasound. As he was looking he said "I am glad I did this, do twins run in your family?" I was like "NO, why??" he did some measuring and looking around and then decided there is only one baby. We were both very relieved. One baby is scary enough, the the thought of two was terrifying. We were able to hear the baby's heart beat and got to see a picture of it. I know it is a long way off but I can't wait to meet our little one. The rest of the week was pretty uneventful as we got back into the routine of work, eat, sleep. I am always exhausted at the end of the day, my feet are tired my legs are tired, my voice is tired. I really only had nausea issues today because we took Mu to the vet right after school and I missed my snack before dinner. Mu has been acting erratically lately, licking herself a lot, running then licking, thumping her feet before and after licking, and we just wanted to get her checked out. They couldn't see any bugs on her so they did some blood tests. One of the markers they look at for kidney function was high so they scheduled a retest in a month. The vet said she wasn't sure what could be causing the erratic behavior so she is going to research some things and we will continue to monitor Mu to see if we can get any clues. She also got her yearly vaccinations, and was not a happy camper by the time we got home two hours later.

7 Weeks

As usual this last week has flown by, it was our last week of summer before the 2015-2016 school year. On Tuesday the 18th we had our first doctor appointment. So far we are very happy with our choice of doctor as their staff is always friendly, kind, competent, and willing to listen to our questions and concerns. Most of what the appointment entailed was answering lots and lots of questions. They also took my height, weight (I had lost a pound), blood pressure (111/58), and what felt like a gallon of blood. Honestly it was about 12 vials and I came very very close to passing out. It was extremely embarrassing but Nathan took great care of me, and after laying on a gurney for a while and drinking some water I was good to go. At the end of the appointment we were thrilled to find out that we would be able to get our first ultrasound Tuesday of next week. I have been having some nausea most evenings but I think it has to do with the amount of time between lunch and dinner. I hope to be able to get a handle on it before school starts. That is pretty much it for baby news, we are both very excited and can't wait to see the baby and hear it's heart beat. I feel like that will make this dream a reality. After the appointment/when I was able to walk without passing out, we went to pick up some stain to finish staining our deck. We worked on it the rest of that day and we very excited to be able to finish the last major project we had on our to do list for the summer. That night Nathan was finally able to fly the flag he purchased a few months ago, he wasn't allowed to put it up until the deck was refinished. After the stain dried and cured, Nathan put together the BBQ the Krogers got me for my birthday. We moved our picnic table and benches on to the deck and brought over an umbrella the Krogers had in storage. Tonight we had the Krogers over for the inagural BBQ of steaks, salad, and pears.

6 Weeks

The last week has really flown by, mostly because summer is coming to a close and Nathan and I both have to start thinking about going back to school. I have been feeling really pretty good this last week, mostly just tired a lot with occasional nausea. We have mostly just been working on things around the house and Nathan has been working on some things around the orchard. On Saturday the 8th we went over to Julie and David Lambertson's for a BBQ. Their son Joel and his family were visiting from New York so it was really nice to see them and have great food and company. On Monday the 10th Nathan and I went on a little road trip to WSU in Pullman so that Nathan could get some cougar swag. It was a long drive but worth the trip as Nathan came back with a hoodie, a long-sleeve shirt, and a hat. I even got in on the action and walked away with a couple sweatshirts ( I promised to thin my collection by two.....eventually). Tuesday we had a dentist appointment, I knew I was supposed to get x-rays so Nathan and I discussed whether or not I should say I was pregnant or just to refuse the x-rays. We finally decided I should just tell them that I was pregnant, I know they are bound by HIPAA, but since Rich and Karen both go there I was nervous about telling them. It was very weird to tell someone other than Nathan and my doctors office. My hygienist was very happy for us and said she was glad I said something because we would put off x-rays until after the baby comes. On Thursday the 13th my sister and her kids came down to visit us. They got here around 1300 and we went on a tour of the Cowiche Growers packing house and then swimming over at the Lambertsons pool because it was about 100 out and too hot to do much else. On Friday Nathan made everyone pancakes for breakfast and then took Maria and the kids out in the orchard to pick peaches, explore, and do a little archery. After all that fun, they came in to have lunch, we went to the playground at TIS and then they headed home. I didn't do a ton of entertaining while they were here I mostly just worked on meal prep and cleanup, but I was exhausted! I just told Maria that I didn't sleep well that night, which was true but it wasn't the only reason I was exhausted. Nathan and I are both so excited about this pregnancy so it can be difficult not to just share it with the world.

5 weeks

I can't believe it has been a week since we found out I am pregnant! It is still such a foreign concept at this point, I don't know what it will take for it to feel real....an actual baby? We were pretty busy enjoying one of our last real weeks of summer. Nathan went up to Ellensburg on Friday July 31st to hang out with his good friend Charles. I went to dinner with Rich and Karen and their usual Friday dinner group. On Monday the 3rd my parents came to stay with us for a few days, they were on their way back from Glacier National Park. We put the last few finishing touches on the guest bathroom that afternoon, there's nothing like house guests to motivate you to finish your home improvement projects at the last second. On Tuesday we went up to Leech Lake with my parents and Nathan's parents. We had a picnic lunch and we canoed, paddle boarded, talked, and Nathan tried to fish (it was too windy). We all had a great day, I felt a little nauseous on the way up and down from the lake but it was manageable. My parents headed home on Wednesday afternoon and after they left I took a nice long nap. I have been taking a lot more naps than usual, I just get so exhausted I feel like I can't keep my eyes open. On Thursday I made my first prenatal appointment, it felt very surreal to say I had a positive pregnancy test and set up the appointment. I somehow managed to sound disappointed or something when I was talking to the lady and it was kind of awkward because I am beyond excited. They wanted to set the first appointment for Tuesday August 25th in the morning....AKA the first day of school. I can't miss the first half of the first day of the school year! Luckily we were able to get it scheduled for August 18th, I am pretty excited for the appointment just because I feel like it will make this pregnancy official.