Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all of our veterans and those still serving our country at home and abroad. We owe you a huge dose of gratitude for your bravery and honor. If you know a soldier, airman, marine or sailor, please thank them for their service.
This Memorial Day weekend, David and I had a little fun and still managed to get some work done. I organized a surprise (early) birthday event for him so he'd have the opportunity to celebrate with friends before we left for Minneapolis this summer. It was called his Hole-in-Forty-One Party. Yes, you got it - there was some golf involved. David only knew that he'd be spending the day with me. He didn't find out until Saturday morning that we were playing golf that day. Surprise! And when our friends Leo and Dan showed up at the course to complete the foursome, surprise again! It was so fun to organize this for him and watch his face when people started showing up! And how nice of David to let me beat him on his birthday round! (hee hee) He likes to claim that I bamboozled him. Golf is a game for ladies and gents, my love; I'm no swindler! Thank you to our friends, Leo and Cristin, for hosting his dinner party, and to Lindsey for driving ALL THE WAY north to join us!
Today, we spent the morning working our way through more bins, boxes, piles, and stacks. Another trip to Goodwill, another dent in the closet. We're a few steps closer to our nomadic journey, our minimalist lifestyle. I'm feeling lighter!
A special Happy Birthday to Anitra! Thank you, Anitra, for sharing your birthday weekend with David this year. So happy we got to hang with Brodi while you and Dan enjoyed a night out! We had a great time in the park with you and your friends too. Glad the weather held out for your picnic, even though it threatened loudly!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Weekend Warriors
It's the first sunny day in almost 2 weeks. I can see the green in the foothills and snow on the mountain peaks. It is supposed to be 72 degrees today and we have those bright, puffy clouds in the sky. It's beautiful! What am I doing? I'm stuck inside. T minus 18 days until the big move. I've reorganized the hall closet, down-sized our bedroom closet, cleaned the floors, and I'm about to go to storage to work on packing more of our winter clothing into our tiny little storage locker. Grrr. Wish I could go for a hike today instead. Oh well, a few more hours and then David arrives at the airport. We have tickets to the long-awaited U2 concert tonight! My dream concert! Bono! Swoon.
According to my timeline, we have started week 9! This means our baby is 1 inch long, about the size of a grape. We had a little bit of a scare this week. I found out I had a subchorionic hemorrhage which fortunately stopped quickly on its own. Baby Behr looked great on ultrasound - growing well and heart beating at 176! Baby and I had to make a pact after that though. No more scary stuff! Mama doesn't need any more anxiety. Essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through fine-tuning in the coming months. Baby's heart is almost finished dividing into four chambers, and the valves are starting to form — as are baby's tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone - thank goodness. I think this amused David. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. I think we've decided to keep baby's sex a surprise. Baby's eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. We'll keep ours closed until baby is born, so we have one more thing to be excited about during the laboring process! Speaking of labor - our due date was calculated as Christmas Day! Baby could have the same birthday as cousin Adele or cousin Jack!
A little birdie told me someone else is also pregnant! Can't wait to celebrate the news next month!
According to my timeline, we have started week 9! This means our baby is 1 inch long, about the size of a grape. We had a little bit of a scare this week. I found out I had a subchorionic hemorrhage which fortunately stopped quickly on its own. Baby Behr looked great on ultrasound - growing well and heart beating at 176! Baby and I had to make a pact after that though. No more scary stuff! Mama doesn't need any more anxiety. Essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through fine-tuning in the coming months. Baby's heart is almost finished dividing into four chambers, and the valves are starting to form — as are baby's tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone - thank goodness. I think this amused David. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. I think we've decided to keep baby's sex a surprise. Baby's eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. We'll keep ours closed until baby is born, so we have one more thing to be excited about during the laboring process! Speaking of labor - our due date was calculated as Christmas Day! Baby could have the same birthday as cousin Adele or cousin Jack!
A little birdie told me someone else is also pregnant! Can't wait to celebrate the news next month!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
little bean
May 8, 2011
Happy Mother’s Day!
On the way out of Church today, Fr. Faustinus greeted me with a “Happy Mother’s Day” and a handshake. I’m pretty sure Father doesn’t remember if I do or do not have children, but I was glad he erred on the side of caution and extended that pleasantry to me. I’m so excited to be a mother!
I had another OB appointment on Friday. This appointment was basically a review of my labs - all normal - and establishing the follow up visit. The nurse practitioner also offered to do an in-office ultrasound. I was so nervous, but agreed, because I figured it would help alleviate some anxiety. Either there is still a baby or there’s not.
There is a baby! and baby measured at 6 weeks 3 days. The little bean’s heart rate was 122. I could see his or her chest pulsating with each beat! Susan said the heart rate will speed up in the next few weeks. I was so relieved and so moved to see that little munchkin in there! I snapped a few pictures of the ultrasound pics with my iphone to send to David since he wasn’t in town. Just makes keeping this little miracle a secret so much harder! Happy Mother’s Day to all my Momma ladies!
Happy Mother’s Day!
On the way out of Church today, Fr. Faustinus greeted me with a “Happy Mother’s Day” and a handshake. I’m pretty sure Father doesn’t remember if I do or do not have children, but I was glad he erred on the side of caution and extended that pleasantry to me. I’m so excited to be a mother!
I had another OB appointment on Friday. This appointment was basically a review of my labs - all normal - and establishing the follow up visit. The nurse practitioner also offered to do an in-office ultrasound. I was so nervous, but agreed, because I figured it would help alleviate some anxiety. Either there is still a baby or there’s not.
There is a baby! and baby measured at 6 weeks 3 days. The little bean’s heart rate was 122. I could see his or her chest pulsating with each beat! Susan said the heart rate will speed up in the next few weeks. I was so relieved and so moved to see that little munchkin in there! I snapped a few pictures of the ultrasound pics with my iphone to send to David since he wasn’t in town. Just makes keeping this little miracle a secret so much harder! Happy Mother’s Day to all my Momma ladies!
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| 1st US - 6 weeks 3 days |
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| 1st Belly Pic - 6 weeks |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
pea in the pod
May 3, 2011
Well, we finally made it! We’re pregnant!
I found out the morning before flying to visit David for the Easter weekend. It was pretty unromantic actually. In fact, after stopping at the pharmacy, I turned the console of the car into my personal laboratory with a saved sample of urine and a digital pregnancy test. When that plastic indicator stick read, “Positive,” I giggled and cried through the disbelief and joy. David is in Salt Lake City, so I decided I would try to call him and if he picked up, share the news. Since he didn’t, the poor guy had to wait until I arrived. We shared the Easter weekend together, celebrating the season of New Life for more than one reason!
As of now, we are firmly in week 6. We’re still careful to balance our joy with a teensy bit of guard, but this time feels different to me. Praying every day that I'm right...
Baby Behr is about the size of a lentil bean right now. Baby’s eyes, nose and mouth are beginning to form and his or her heart is beating 100-160 times per minute. This week, I have my second 1st OB visit (yes, you read that right!) and we’re planning a trip home for David so he can be here for our first ultrasound in a few weeks.
Let me tell you, God has a plan. It really doesn’t make sense to me that we would be pregnant now, but I am extremely grateful. Up to this point, I have been planning to leave my job and our insurance. I’d be bluffing if I said I wasn’t wondering if I should keep going with the move to Minneapolis or turn around and stay put here in Denver. However, if God has put us on this path, I have to trust Him and continue to put one foot in front of the other. This is an opportunity that will allow us to spend more time together as a family. And that has to be right!
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