Two Pink Lines!

On Wednesday, August 6, our lives changed forever. We thought I may be pregnant so we bought a pregnancy test on Tuesday. I wanted to take the test right away because the anticipation was killing me! But Alec wanted to wait till the next morning because apparently morning is the best time to take a test. I barely slept at all that night.

When we woke up the next morning, Alec took the furkids outside while I took the test. The 2nd pink line showed up so fast and so clear. I just stood there staring at the test. When I heard Alec come in, I hollered at him to come here! I showed him the test and he just started laughing then I started laughing then we both cried and laughed at the same time. All I could say was "How did this happen?" I'm not sure what I meant by that. I mean...I know how it happened, but I was just in shock that it FINALLY happened!

We got ready for work and could barely contain ourselves all day. We finally broke down and told my friend and our boss, Dana. We were hoping to not tell anyone till after our first appointment or after the first trimester, but we're just too excited!

I took another test when we got home just to make sure (and we bought a 2-pack so no sense in wasting!). It was positive too!

So now our days are filled with deciding baby names, rearranging our furniture to make room for baby and trying to figure out how this whole parenting thing works! We are determined to make our furkids into perfect angels before the baby comes, but we'll see what happens!

I haven't been sick - just a little nauseous now and then. I've been tired and get worn out easily. I haven't had any weird cravings either. So far not a lot has changed except now I get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night which is super frustrating.

Alec has been very supportive and makes me feel as comfortable as possible. He's been sympathy eating - indulging in a nightly hot fudge sundae with me. We find ourselves tearing up every time we see a baby on TV or hear a song about babies.

Other than being totally consumed with babies, we haven't been up to much of anything else. Alec has decided he wants to start catfishing at the dam each weekend. He even helped my grandpa clean fish a couple of weeks ago! As long as he cleans them before he brings them home, then I'm perfectly fine with the idea!

My mom's garden is out of control so she gave us a ton of tomatoes, some canning jars and her salsa recipe.

We also had some okra from my Grandma and decided to pickle it!


So if I get any cravings for catfish, pickles, salsa or pickled okra, I'm set!

No News is Good News!

We haven't been up to much lately. In fact, this past weekend was our laziest yet! Alec did fix his bicycle tire so we cruised around the neighborhood and park last night. But I think that was really the only thing we accomplished all weekend! Weekends like that are nice, but they can make you feel a bit worthless!

Maybe we're just recovering from all the stuff we did a few Saturdays ago...

We took the kids to The Dog Days of Summer on Main Street in Broken Arrow. The merchants on Main Street were out with treats for the furkids and giveaways for the humans. It was sooo hot, but I think everyone had a good time!



Alec hung up a clothes line so we can do a little something something for the environment and our electric bill. I'm amazed how fast the clothes dry outside!

I bought Alec a Garage Butler for his birthday. We (ok - really just Alec) are notorious for not remembering whether or not we closed the garage door when we leave for work in the morning. In fact, this just happened a week before Alec's b-day. We were 1/2 way to work when Alec asks "Did I close the garage door?" I couldn't remember so we had to turn around and go home. Lo and behold, the door was open! On our 2nd attempt at our commute I thought to myself - there HAS to be something that helps close your garage door when accidently left open. Thus...The Garage Butler! This gadget can be set anywhere from 3 minutes to 1 hour so if your garage door is open for the specified time, it automatically closes! We think we've put it to use a few times since Alec installed it, but we're not sure.

And lastly, Alec put together the shelving unit his parents got him for his birthday. Yea! Our garage is starting to look like a garage and not just random piles of stuff!


Hopefully next weekend will be a bit more productive!