Holiday Outfits

So my baby due date went perfect with holiday sales. These outfits were 2.99! The Halloween and Thanksgiving are 0-3 months. And the Christmas 3-6. Perfect!!!

Bump!

So people laugh at me when I say I already have a little bump. So here it is, and I am not sticking it out at all!

Goodbye Boomer

SOOOO. We are no longer dog owners. Back in June, a customer of Jhon's said she would give us a free pure bred pekingese, with his papers back to all his grandparents. He was worth hundreds of dollars, so we thought why not. And he is stinking adorable!!! And we love Boomer.

Well, I ended up taking classes and not getting home until 7 or 8. And Jhon is working 2 jobs. So poor Boomer had to be thrown in the backyard alone all day, or kept in the kennel for way longer than he should be. And when he came out he wanted to play, and we just didn't have the time to give him all the attention he needed.

He also has a very small bladder and we don't have a doggy door. So if we forgot to take him or put him out, our carpet paid the price.

He slept in his kennel at night, and as soon as he hears me wake up, he starts whining to get out. So while I try to get ready, he is just whining away. I almost lost it one morning, after he had peed the night before and then started whining in the morning. I realized I could not handle the whining every time I get up with the baby and so on.

We just decided now is not the time for us to be still working with a puppy while I am pregnant. We love him, he is cute and fun, but we decided to put him on craigslist and see what happened.

We listed him on Thurs. night. We had 2 very interested ladies by 9:00 am Friday!!! Well, Boomer's new mom, just had a a pekingese who died. She is single, and he will be her companion! When she goes to work, she takes him to her mom's. There he has another dog to play with, a doggy door!, and attention ALL DAY. She is going to spoil him and give him so much attention that we couldn't give him!

When I left him yesterday, I was sad. I had to leave fast, once she decided she wanted him and handed me the check. I couldn't look at him again once I knew I was leaving. I wondered all night if he was going to cry missing us, or be sad. It was really hard. But as I left, I was kind of relieved. No pee, whining, or fur anymore. Does that make me terrible??? That I could just give up my puppy????

We did sell him, so half of the money we got, was put to buying a steam cleaning vacuum to clean up after him!!!!! Jhon spent hours Friday night cleaning our carpet. Unfortunately, we found where Boomer's favorite spot was, and we will have to keep cleaning that one!!!

So no pets for us, for quite some time.

First Ultrasound!

Today I went in for my first ultrasound. Peanut is 5 millimeters, exactly how big (s)he is supposed to be!! It was so cool to see the heart beating! Doc. said once he sees the heart beat, Peanut most likely will be perfectly healthy, about 90% sure. Yeah!

So Far So Good

Peanut is doing well! I went to the doctor last week, got the confirmation that I am pregnant. He did some exams and said everything looks good. He sent me to do a blood test. I got the results yesterday. All my levels are good, I am keeping my iron in the normal range, and the HCG count is good. I have my first ultrasound to hear the heart next Tuesday. The doctor said he can say he would be 90% sure Peanut will be fine if he hears the heart then! I can't wait!
Things are great. I am just really, really hungry all the time. So far, that is it!

Big New Year Surprise

I know that a lot of people don't like to tell what I am sharing until later on, like after the first trimester, but gosh darn it! I can't help it. I took 3 pregnancy tests today :), two different brands, and all 3 said....I am pregnant!

I know things can happen. But I am just excited I can be pregnant. Hopefully our little peanut makes it through the first trimester and all is well. If not, I am just so ecstatic to know I can even get pregnant at all. I have had issues that affect fertility for 13 years, so I was really afraid I could never get pregnant. So we would love any prayers for the baby to grow and do well!

Jhon keeps saying he is going to have his third son. I can't lie, I would like a little girl, but I will be overjoyed either way!!! So if all goes well, all the online charts and calendars say it would be around Sept. 10th. I am going to try to get into the Dr. as soon as I can!

So now my sister and I are preggers together!!

What a happy new year gift!!!!

New Years

Jhon suggested we go for a picnic for our New Year's Date. So we packed up some food and went out to Red Rock. Then we went shopping for a coat for Jhon. We went to Dillards and discovered half off of all the sale prices, a lot of things already half off. Jhon got some clothes and a $350 coat for $78 bucks! Then we went and had dinner together. It was a great day!

Greyhound Journey

So there posts are all out of order because of the pictures I had that were mine, and getting my sisters.
Here is our bus journey story.

So Solomon and I took the bus to Mesa on Dec. 20th to make it to the King Party. Jhon came up Sunday evening, the next day.
The bus ride to Flagstaff was great. A super nice and friendly military girl was in front of us. She gave Solomon a patch she wore in Irag for a year from her uniform. We met lots of people. Solomon had his PSP, I had some books.
Then in Flagstaff, things got interesting. Most of our new friends got off to switch buses. We were supposed to hang out there for 30 minutes. Solomon and I ran to get a postcard and got some Dairy Queen. We were back, and after the 30 minutes they let new people on. SO the bus was full. We had been back and waiting forever and some dude had been shopping comes back. His seat is taken and him and the bus driver argue about this for 15 min. Finally, the guy gets to come back on and some poor guy got kicked off. After we finally leave, about 15 minutes later a guy comes back to say there is a drunk guy in back who may have soiled his pants and was being annoying. The bus driver stops, tries to get guy to stay in bathroom. He won't do that. So we have to turn around, go back to Flagstaff and drop the guy off. Solomon was very excited about this drunk guy story! It made us late enough to miss our connection from Phoenix to Mesa. So we had to wait in Phoenix for the company to get us a cab to Mesa. It was quite an adventure, but we did make it to the party! Whew!

Christmas Eve at the Arizona Temple

We went to see the lights at the temple.

Trains, carousels, and fun characters

Another night in Mesa, we drove out to some place that has trains. We waited in line for awhile, but they had characters walking around and the carousel to keep the kids occupied. When we finally got on the train, there were lots of fun lights and it was very beautiful! It was a fun night!

Amazing Jakes

One of the nights in AZ, we took the kids to Amazing Jakes. It has a buffet, and lots of games and rides.




One of the nights in AZ, we took the kids to Amazing Jakes. It has a buffet, and lots of games and rides.