Rewards for Work

You reward you kids for work, so why not reward yourself for a good job?

Evan has been hard at work refinishing the trim work upstairs along with painting every room, so I made the deal that if the bedroom was finished by Saturday I would go golfing with him.  Well he did finish it, and we went to the New Hope golf course on Saturday morning.  I wasn't expecting miracles since I haven't golfed for the last three years and Evan gets out a fair amount. Turns out I still got it in me!  I beat him fair and square with him shooting a 45 and Spud/I shooting a 43 on the nine-hole course.  On the last hole Evan 'lost' the scorecard…. because being schooled by his pregnant wife is just plain embarrassing.

Dad's has better step up his game because Spud looks to be a fierce competitor.

Telling Work

On Friday I had my 11/12 week appointment. Everything is great, and Spud's heartbeat is 165. I like to think his anx has gone down because his momma can talk openly about the pregnancy! Anyways, during the appointment they discovered a 'lump' on my breast. A little scary! After a weekend of praying and pondering I had another appointment today with the New Hope Chest clinic to get an ultrasound. First off, they have the right idea by giving you a preheated robe. Secondly, after a quick ultrasound it was determined that a rib had popped out… not out of place but just sticks waaay out. Weird, but completely fine and safe!  

Since this was the second day in a row where I showed up late I figured I better come clean to my director and now I hid the fact that these appointments aren't going to stop. At about 6:15pm we were still sitting at our desks and I could hear her jamming out to country music. Not going to lie I was a mess, but was determined not to break down. As I approached her desk, she greeted me with a grin and asked how I was doing (she knew about that morning's appointment). I told her that I was doing great and that I had another obstacle ahead of us (I was never nominated for best vocabulary use :)). I blurted out that I was not going to be around during Holiday since Evan and I were expecting. She was so happy that she immediately jumped up and hugged me! However, my response was the most absurd that it threw her off - I offered to make a PowerPoint and lecture to explain why I was valuable and how I could handle work-life balance. Her response was pretty priceless as she laughed and admitted she would have been impressed with a PowerPoint because she LOVES PPT (she makes them for EVERYTHING - she is crazy); however, this was just work and life is much more important.  

Needless to say Spud is officially out and I am not going to be putting together a PowerPoint this next weekend. Let Nursery room painting begin! :)

Announcement is out!

Our Lil' Idaho, Spud, has been introduced to our closest friends and family over this past week!

On Easter weekend we made the announcement to our family with a red gerber daisy and blue violets and a note attached saying:
"Some flowers are Red,
Some flowers are Blue,
Our bundle of joy is due…
November 11th!"

I cannot express how wonderful it is to announce our exciting news to our family and have my sisters and cousins providing amazing advice and support!  Evan also spread the news at a friend's bachelor party and I started spreading the word amongst my friends.

I decided I needed to notify my manager before anything got back to her.  I was so nervous since I am placed on Holiday at work that she would be upset and my chances for advancement would be diminished that I started crying while telling her…. or it could have been the hormones.  She was so sweet and even offered to give us her baby gate and high chair!

Side note: Thank you Mel for not being upset with me for being a 7month pregnant bridesmaid!! You radiate the Fose Factor!  And Roger and Mary - you two are just fabulous and I loved your card.  I will definitely monitor/limit what I am able to do for home improvements ;)  Natalie, your constant texting has been a pure blessing and Evan and I have agreed that it has been so, so fun seeing Spud's aunt get so genuinely thrilled!

Tomorrow is our next appointment.  We are at 11 weeks, so we should be potentially hearing the heart beat :)

Milked It

I have been forgetting this left and right.  Evan describes it as painful because he can see my wheels turning, but just cannot recall what I was going to say or do.  Tonight was one of those nights.  I was making a chicken casserole hot dish, and thought I had all the ingredients mixed in.  As I was placing it in the oven I remembered that I had forgot the cup of milk.  My reasoning is not always sound, and I decided that if I poured it over top it would either evaporate in the oven or be absorbed.  Note- it doesn't do either.

Nonetheless, Evan still ate it and didn't know what it was actually suppose to be like.  During the meal he mentioned that it would be REALLY good if it had a crunchy top.

Fun Fact: it was suppose to be crunchy but I milked it.. :)

Kitchen Floor

Over Christmas Evan took on the ginormous job of removing the kitchen floor that was covered in carpet, and replaced it with tile.  A few weeks ago he was finishing up putting the transitions in the floor between the hardwood and tile.  As he was hitting the last nail, the hammer slipped and hit the tile cracking it and making Evan react by painting a rainbow with his words :)

Tonight we (or I should say Evan) is spending his Friday night tearing up the one tile to replace it with another.  Here he is chipping away all thin set (cement).  You can tell he is happy because you can see his defined jawline :)

First Ultrasound

Evan and I had our first ultrasound of Lil' Idaho this morning.  At 8 weeks and 3 days, we saw the heart beating at 173 beats per minute and the size of a raspberry.  My morning sickness is subsiding, but I feel like I have Alzheimer's and constantly forget the simplest things .   

I'm convinced it is a little lady, and Evan is convinced it is a little guy.