May 2009
10 posts
Keeping secrets and baby sniffing
Well, we’ve almost made it through this entire family visit with no one the wiser…. Except our moms.We decided they should know, no matter what. Grandma Debbie got tears in her eyes and abruptly took to watching after me and giving me lots of great knowledge that only a nurse/mother of 3 could know. Grandmother Mary cried her eyes out and has already sent me lovely words about how much...
Something amazing has happened
Brent has cleaned the bathtub for the first time in our marriage. Grandma Debbie is coming into town to visit us this week and he didn’t want me breathing the chemicals of the cleaner. I can not believe he cleaned the bathtub, all on his own, without even a single complaint. I think he’s secretly plotting for father of the year.
Keep your fingers crossed for us this week. I have...
It's already getting out of hand over here.
Brent is driving me nuts and we’re only on day 1. At this moment, our butterbean is probably the size of a m&m and I’ve already been forbidden from riding on the back of his motorcycle. He thanked me for being “a vessel for his child” which made me want to gag over how cheesy he sounded. Later, he wished that we were having twins. and then triplets and I almost got...
Today is mother's day.
I slept in. I ate a bowl of trix cereal. then I decided that I’d been feeling weird for too many days. So I sent Brent to the store for a pregnancy test. I fumbled with the packaging, followed all the steps, and then I immediately went to occupy myself in our bedroom. I tried to make the bed but my hands were shaking. Brent came in holding the test. There was a little + sign. Even though...