Let Lent Begin!

I was very impressed with the actual Cross symbol that I got tonight at Ash Wednesday Mass. Normally I just get a blob on my forehead and no one knows what it is. But this guy took his time!
Day 1 of Lent went pretty well. I had no cravings for chocolate...probably because I had chocolate chip cookies and cocoa puffs for dinner last night! Not having meat was probably the most difficult part of today. I'm already planning what type of meat I want for each meal tomorrow!

OK, off to pack for Colorado! Woohoo!

16 weeks and daring maneuvers

This weekend we helped a friend move out of his apartment and in the process I almost got decapitated! I wish there was video of our adventure because I'm sure it would be very funny! So basically we loaded everything up in the garage at the bottom of the apartments and we had his mattress, the dolly and some other stuff in the back of the truck and then the trailer was full behind it. Well as we're trying to leave the garage Greg notices that the mattress is probably not going to clear the concrete ceiling of the exit. So I get out of the truck and hop in the back to push the mattress to one side and duck as we're going underneath the overhang. So we're making it through fine and then I start to notice that something is pulling at my leg and pulling me off the truck! So I yell at Greg to stop and I turn around to see what was going on. Apparently the dolly was just tall enough to catch the edge of the ceiling. Well it started tipping over, which made the box sitting on top of it move, which made the cooler sitting on top of that tip backwards, grabbing my leg and pulling me off the truck! So Greg put the truck in reverse so that I could loosen the straps holding everything on the truck. So then in order to get out of the garage I had to hold both the mattress and the dolly at different angles (while ducking, mind you) so that we could fit under the overhang. It was quite interesting! I was beginning to wonder if Greg and I should just be professional movers since we've been doing it so much, but my pondering stopped at the exact moment I almost got scalped by the concrete ceiling! I think we'll keep our day jobs for now!



Some family friends gave us this great t-shirt for the baby. Now the baby can represent when we watch the games! I think their first sign language symbol is going to book hook 'em horns! We're very excited! Thank you Fuchs'!

This weekend we were also able to visit with Joe, Amanda and Cole and their new baby, Owen. So cute! I hope our baby is as calm and good as Owen is. He's sleeping 6 hours at night! He didn't even make a peep while Greg and I took turns holding him! And Cole is a great big brother! So much fun! Our fingers are crossed that we might be so lucky!

I wanted to post some pregnancy pictures before we left for Colorado this weekend. So this is the 16 week picture. Not too bad! People are beginning to notice that something's going on. They're still just not sure if I ate too much at the pizza buffet or if I'm growing a baby inside!



This is me stuffing my face with cool ranch Doritos and Peanut M&M's while reading a book! Mmmm! The mid-afternoon snack of champions! I was simply trying to finish the bag of chocolate before Wednesday so I won't be tempted to break my Lenten promise of giving up chocolate! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

I can't imagine why I was weighing 7 pounds more at my last check up! I still think it was operator error!

I'm very excited for a relaxing weekend in the mountains! I can't snowboard now, so I'm bringing lots of books to read! A family friend gave me the recommendation of Charlaine Harris books and I've liked what I've read so far. So I'll bring a couple of those with me. If you like the Twilight series, you'll probably like these Sookie Stackhouse books. It's about a Southern vampire! Anyways, hopefully we'll get some good pictures of the boys skiing. I don't know that pictures of me reading or sleeping in would be very exciting!

Have a good rest of the week!

Eight hands are better than four

This weekend my parents came down to visit and they got put to work! We drove up to Arkansas again this weekend to get a little more done on the house and we got A LOT done! Way more than Greg and I could have done in two months by ourselves! The boys got the vanity in the bathroom changed out. Here is a before and a during picture. The drywall had to be changed.

I forgot to take an after, but I'll get one! It took a while because the old cabinet must have been super glued in there and then the new cabinet had to be "custom" fitted around the pipes. Now at least we can say that the house has custom cabinets! They also replaced several electrical sockets, installed new light fixtures and hooked up all the appliances! And put together a futon...ooohhh!

Mom and I got some good cleaning done and figured out what else we need to bring up there. We're so thankful to Mom and Dad for helping this weekend. They both had colds and there is no heat in the house yet! We had two space heaters that kept it pretty nice during the day, but WAY too cold at night. It made getting up at 4am to empty my bladder very difficult! All in all, it was a very productive weekend at the lake. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
We got back late Sunday afternoon for Greg's soccer game. They won 3-0, but we only watched the first half because it was really cold and windy! Then Monday I had a checkup at the OBG. Everything sounds good. They listened to the heart rate, took some more blood and weighed me. Apparently I've gained 7 pounds. I'm not sure if that's since I've been pregnant or since the last time I saw her (which was only 1 month ago). I blame the cold weather and the extra layering! All I'm saying is that I'm hoping it's since I became pregnant, because 7 extra pounds a month will make for a rough 6 more months!
OK, well time for sleep! I'll try to post more pregers pictures soon!

I'm changing professions!

While I'm waiting on Greg to get home from work, I thought I'd update the blog with my newest adventures. I think I should quit the Physical Therapy profession and become a professional truck driver! Before you all laugh until you cry, let me give you my reasoning. Tonight I had to go pick up Greg's truck and drive it all the way to Lewisville to pick up a trailer so that we can bring all the lake house stuff to Arkansas this weekend. Let me preface this by saying that I'm not a fan of driving Greg's truck by itself in the first place and feel the need to check my blind spot 4-5 times before switching lanes. OK, so I'm headed over there and we're doing great, no traffic (even though it's 6:30 in Dallas?!), get to the house and back the truck right up to the trailer! What?! I amaze myself sometimes! So then I have to hitch the thing on and hit something with a hammer to get it to lock in to place, then hook up the lights and the chains and then head to Quik Trip to fill the tires up with air! I don't know who Greg thinks he married. Anyway, so I fill up the tires with what I'm guessing is enough air because I don't have a tire gauge to measure the psi, hoping the entire time that the tire doesn't blow up and mangle my face before my baby gets to see me for the first time! (Strange, I know!) Once that was done, I headed back home and made it safe and sound with the trailer still attached!
So let's move on to the professional trucking aspect. There are only a few personal issues that I'd have to work around. First being the fact that I can't stay awake in a car if the ride is longer than 45 minutes! Second, I'm not a fan of switching lanes or making turns when I'm hauling something, but I'm sure they have routes that I could cover that meet those requirements. And third, an automatic transmission since just thinking about driving a regular car with 5 gears gives me a mild anxiety attack. I can't imagine what I would do if there were 10 or 15 gears!
But, on the upside...I enjoy eating fast food (maybe not every night, but often enough), I can sleep in tight spaces because everything seems big when you're 5'3" (on a good day!) and I've become very proficient at squatting to use the restroom! So I think I'll try out for the England trucking company first to commemorate Katie's maiden name!
Here is a picture of the monstrosity I had to drive and the garage filled with items to bring up the the lake house. I can't wait until I get to park my car in the garage again!