The Gender Test

Mykol and Candis told us about a gender test that you can buy and take at home.  They tried it when they were pregnant with Nixen and it was right, so we thought it would be something fun to try.  We took it last week and the results said..........BOY!

We have our appointment next week with the Dr to confirm the sex of the baby so we are excited to see if our gender test is accurate.  There are several bets that are taking place within the family, so it has created some fun competition. 

The Prune

This week we had our 10 week check up with Dr. Brar.  Everything looked perfectly healthy and on track.  While we were there, we mentioned to the nurse practitioner that we had thought about signing up for a 10K in the fall once the weather cools off.  I got the axe on that one and that nurse laughed and said most of their patients are complaining that they can't do anything and here I am wanting to run a 10K......HA!  I know where I get it from, Mom.

For most people turning 50, they want to celebrate by having a big party with all their friends and family or maybe a big vacation- not my mom.  She decided she would bring in 50 by competing in an Ironman in November- that is a total of 140.6 miles of swimming, biking, and running.........so you can see where I get the itch to stay active.  For now I'll just have to stick to 5K's and normal exercise.

During our visit with the Dr, we also scheduled our 12 week ultrasound and they told us that we can find out the sex of the baby at that time.  We were under the impression that they would be able to give us a hint since most people do not find out until 16-20 weeks, but the nurse was pretty adamant that the guy they have coming in is very good and has not been wrong yet.  Can't wait!!!

It's a HABOOB!

Tuesday night we attempted to let the dogs sleep outside, but of course Lima started barking at nothing, so Anthony went to go let them in.  When he came back he told me that the sky was brown and it looked like a dust storm was coming.  We didn't think anything of it when we heard some thunder shortly after that.  Yesterday morning as we drove to work, we noticed all the cars on the freeway that looked like someone had dumped a bucket of dirt on their car and we wondered what in the heck happened the night before.

It didn't take long for us to find out that a 50 mile wide and 1 mile high Haboob took over the valley the night before.  My co-workers were telling me that it looked like something out of a movie...one minute it was light out and the next it was pitch black with zero visibility. 

I was bummed we missed the excitement, but after hearing about the cleanup, I'm not too sad that we are missing out on that!

4th of July

For the last couple of years, I have spent the 4th of July in Flagstaff.  It was always a great time of the year to get out of the heat and with school being out, it was a good time for me to see my sister.  Last year when Anthony I and went up, we watched part of the parade that goes through downtown and loved it...it really has a small town feel with all the families lining the streets decked out in the red, white, and blue.  So, we decided to head up to Flagstaff again this year. 

Because the dogs have been couped up in the house due to the heat, we thought we'd make a little family trip out of it.  The girls were very well behaved for the whole weekend and we felt good about letting them out and about.  We are going to try to make it a family tradition to go every year, but I think with a little one next year we are going to have our hands full and might not be able to take the dogs.

In addition to getting some much needed outdoor time, we got to visit with Laci a little even with her busy schedule of 3 jobs!  We had dinner with her and Ian and Oreganos on Sunday night and we had lunch with her at Diablo Burger (my fav!) before heading back to town.  It was the perfect little get away!

Our Nest is Growing

Anthony and I are excited to announce that we are expecting our first baby!  We were definitely planning for one, but we were surprised that it happened so quickly!  I am currently 9 weeks 4 days and due on February 3rd, 2012.  So far being pregnant feels.........SLEEPY.  If I had the time I could probably take a couple hour nap everyday, so I look forward to the weekends when I can and Anthony lets me sneak one in every now and then during the week. 

Neither one of us have a preference of the sex of the baby, but we both had dreams on the same night that led us to believe we are going to have a girl, but I guess we'll have to see.

We have also been very surprised at how quickly my belly is growing.  We thought I wouldn't start showing until after the first trimester, but as you can see it is already popping out a little.  Anthony is looking forward to my "big ol' belly".

4 weeks

9 weeks

The Good Soil

Gardening runs in my family....my dad always grew things as we were growing up and my grandparents have kept gardens for as long as I can remember.  I have always wanted to start my own garden and we came across a garden kit at Home Depot that got us very excited about starting our own. 

A couple of weeks ago, Anthony spent the weekend getting everything ready and setting it up.  We planted our seeds hoping that something would grow- since we are both new to this, we weren't expecting anything.  The other morning when we went to water the garden we noticed our squash is already sprouting up!  We are so excited and look forward to planting more in September!!

First Date Night

I won a couple of Diamondback tickets at work...perfect timing for us to go on our first date as husband and wife.  Anthony had just finished his finals the week prior and we had both been exhausted from getting back into our regular work schedule, so we needed a little time out.

We had dinner before the game at Gallo Blanco.  The weather was perfect and the sun was starting to set.  We had a little extra time after dinner, so we decided to enjoy a drink on the roof top.  The only other time Anthony and I had been there, it was night time and the roof top was crowded so we didn't stay long....it was so much more beautiful during the day because you could see all of the downtown buildings.  We will definitely be back!

My boss had told me that the seats for the game were box seats, so we were pretty excited, but to our surprise, they were even better- front row and a little further than the third base.  The guys we sat next to kept telling us that these seats get the most baseballs.  The roof was open and there was a wonderful breeze that was coming through the park.  It was a nice and relaxing evening!