Consistency would be nice...

I am a bit tired of this roller coaster of queasiness. I would be ok if I could predict when I would feel icky. But I can't. I have no idea. For a while, it was mid-morning, when I got hungry, or when I ate too much. Some mornings, though, I feel fine. Sometimes when I eat, I feel fine. Usually when I get hungry, I do feel yicky. Today, I was doing ok (except for waking up with a headache), then I ate some pizza for lunch (not too much), and now I just wish the tile guy would finish working on my bathroom so that if I start feeling worse I can go lay on the floor in there. (why does it always feel good to lay on the bathroom floor when you are nauseous??!) I won't fit to lay on the powder room floor. When will this madness be over, I ask you?
I also seem to be in this stage where I don't really look pregnant, so sometimes its hard for me to remember that I am. And I still have this nagging feeling that something could still go wrong, so I guess I'm trying not to presume too much. Most people I work with know by now, so I get a lot of attention and congratulations from them, but it still doesn't seem real. I guess it will soon enough, right?
(and, by the way, I really wish the tile guy would hurry and finish. I don't like having weird workers in my house. I would hate to go hormonal on him and kick his ass out. =) )

First Trimester Woes

I've had a hard time updating this blog, and I'm hoping that once my classes are over (end of this month) things will calm down and I'll do a better job. Our ultrasound appointment was really cool! We could see the little heartbeat and our little blob with the big 'ol head. She said everything looks great and I go back on Aug. 8th for my next appointment. Hopefully a month after that we'll know the sex! That I am really looking forward to.
I'm about ready to be out of the first trimester. I feel queasy half the time, and I want to eat stuff that I can't. I can only eat small amounts at a time, and I haven't had that much of an appetite. Hence, I have lost about 4 pounds since I got pregnant. So, I'm not showing at all, even though I really want to be. But yet my pants are tight because my belly is rounding out, so I can't wear a lot of my old pants. I also have to get up in the middle of the night to pee, and that is getting old fast. People tell me that the second trimester is great, and that I'll feel good and be all happy and glowing. I certainly hope that is true. Right now I just want some normalcy, and it can't be good that school starts next week and I'm in classes and just have so much going on. I just keep thinking that as long as I can make it through the next 4 weeks or so I should be home free for a while.
I'm looking forward to the new school year- this year-round bit will take some getting used to, and I have to leave early on Tuesday and Thursday for the first 3 weeks, which I know will put a strain on my coworkers. This whole Sara going back to school thing has proven to be a big pain in my ass. It's almost over, though. Right??

First photo!

Big NEWS!

So I wanted to wait until all the main parties had been informed before I continued the blog with its new theme. Since the house is no longer under construction, we needed a new project. And its a BIGGIE. I'm...

Ok, so you can't see it well in that picture, but trust me. I'm PREGNANT!! YAY! I am very excited. As of right now, I am going on 8 weeks, and am due at the end of January. That could change slightly after my first ultrasound next Wednesday. It did not take long- in fact, Randy and I were both shocked at how quickly it happened. I think he's still in shock. =)

Things are going good, so far. I've had off and on nausea- mainly if I get hungry or if I eat too much. I'm starting to feel really tired, too. Like I can't get enough sleep. And the running to pee needs to stop. Other than that, no problems. We are getting settled into the new house, and everyone is adjusting just fine.

So far everyone I've told has been really supportive of the kiddo to come- my mom, of course, is tickled pink, and Randy's sister takes the cake for the best reaction to the news: she kept yelling "You're gonna have a baby???!!!!!!" His folks are happy, too. And all our friends have been great.

I'll try to update when I can with news of what all is going on in our life.

Cheers to all!!!

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It's FINISHED!!!!!!

Well, it has been awhile, mostly because they started locking the doors and we had to go by while the agent was there to let us in, and because our camera has been dead and we kept forgetting to get batteries! BUT! It is finished! Tuesday is our walk-through, and we close Thursday we CLOSE!

Today we took pics, and the carpet is all vacuumed and power is on. Our fridge and washer/dryer are the last things to come, and they may not be delivered until after we close. We are SOOOOOOO excited! it looks terrific. But judge for yourself:

We have paint! And cabinets! All in one weekend...

Here are the latest pics. We haven't been by yet today, so there will probably be more pics later tonight. We're hoping our solid-surface countertop got put in today! Our gray that we chose for the walls turned out INCREDIBLE! It looks sooooo good with the white trim. It's a neat color, cause it changes in different light- sometimes it looks blueish, sometimes purpleish, and sometimes gray.

They put our kitchen and bathroom counters in yesterday, too! We were worried how the off-white kitchen cabinets would look, but they turned out good! I love the wood color in the bathrooms, too.

Dining room

Loft
Kitchen

Master bath

Upstairs bath

off topic, but needs to be done...

I just want to take a minute and post a memorial to a friend of mine at work who died suddenly last Wednesday from a brain aneurysm. Beth Jackson was a first grade TA, and an incredible person. She leaves behind a husband and 2 children. Her death has affected all of us and she will be very missed by so many people. Rest in peace.

Molding!

Here's the latest, folks. They have been working like dogs getting stuff done. We have a walkthrough scheduled for 5/29- That's only 24 days away! They got all the drywall mudded in one day, then one day to sand, and they've been working on molding this week. We went by today and they were painting our gray!!! We will take pics later this weekend.

These aren't such good pics because of all the dust in the air...

Picture molding in the dining room:

Chair rail we had put in the back bedroom upstairs.

We're gonna put wainscoting under it and paint it white!