Thank goodness!

I cannot believe that I forgot to mention this!  Over the holidays the placenta finally formed, which means I do not have to take progesterone shots anymore.  Yay!!!!  Since they had to be intra- muscular, there was no way I could do them to myself.  Josh, and a few other poor souls, had to be my nurses. And I had to endure ore, numb butt for the past two months.  I am just really glad they are over with.  So I thought I would share.  Yay for placentas!!

Vacation part 2

So Josh and I are safely back in AZ and back to work. Sad... Anyway, I thought I would let you all know how the second part of our vacation went. Once we got to Texas things slowed down a lot. Thankfully! The boys got to golf while Cheri and I went to Babies R Us (for four hours). That was fun and overwhelming all at the same time.

Why is it that you see so many adorable baby things when you are not pregnant and then as soon as you are with child, nothing looks worth the overpriced tag they are asking for? I was bummed, but didn't let it permanently ruin my excitement. I just have to get more creative now. Back to the story...

That night we went to Cheesecake Factory with Jake, Hillary, Mom and Dad. Then we saw "Yes Man" with Jim Carrey. It was a great movie. I just wish the teenagers making out next to me would have watched it. They might have enjoyed it more than whatever they were doing...

The next day we sat around, watched a couple of movies and football games on TV, than that night we celebrated our traditional Thye family Christmas. Although having New Years and Christmas on the same day was a new one for us, we had a lot of fun. Cheri even made up a Deal or No Deal game to give us out gifts. It was fun! But I think Josh has some new additions to the rules for next year.

We finished our trip spending time with the rest of the Thye clan. We went to Springcreek BBQ, Hillary's favorite restaurant in Texas. And then went to Phil and Miekka's just to spend time with everyone. We played games (basketball and wii mostly), talked, and enjoyed being together.

The next day we flew home. Now here we are. Back at it, but really missing being on "break". Thanks to everyone who helped make Josh and I's trip so much fun. Hopefully I will get around to putting up pictures soon. :o)

Happy 2009!

As I look back on 2008 I am in awe. God is so good! I just can't wait for the next years adventures to begin. I pray that your night is fun, and safe. We will see you in the New Year!

Vacation

So the past few days have been fun.  We hopped on a plane on Friday to Texas only to get into a car and drive to Kansas to visit some of Josh's family up there.  I had a blast!  I had never been to Kansas first of all, and it was so much fun to see the fam up there.  While there we did a historical tour of all the places Josh has lived.  We started in Olathe and went to three of the four Kansas houses.  That night we went out to eat with Denny, Diana, Doug, Chanda, Lyndsey, Terry, Kole, and of course the four of us.  The next day we went to downtown Kansas City and visited UMKC where Dave got his advanced degrees and then to the Plaza where we saw the cutest light display.  We also went to Union Station where we saw this huge train and Christmas display.  It was really something.  It was to Doug and Chanda's to stay the night after that.  We played cards until 2:00 am but we had a blast, so it was worth it.  On our way back we stopped in Wichita where Josh had the fondest memories.  So that was really fun.  We saw his school's, the tree he ran into impressing a girl, the fields he played soccer in, the zoo he never shuts up about, the house he made lots of memories (and trouble) in, talked to the current owner who was a little freaked by our spying, and the church he went to.  It was quite a trip.   The only down side was my nausea.  Apparently our little one doesn't like the car as much as daddy.  Oh, and we learned that grapes and anything grape flavored is a bad idea.  Ask the girl in Dick's who watched me cry as I wiped throw up off my shirt.  Yikes!  Anyway, we are back in Texas now, and are looking forward to seeing all the family here.  Happy New Year!    

Here we go again...

And believe me we will never get bored of it. 

We went for another ultrasound today and Baby Thye is perfect! The little heart beat has sped up a little to around 176 beats per minute and the length measured at 36mm. I can feel it growing every time I feel a cramp on that side, which is really cool. What was most fun today though was we were able to see what actually resembles a baby, not a blob or tadpole.  If you look closely on the left hand side you can see the head (which is the biggest part of the baby right now). Then right below is the heart beat. You can see it flashing slightly. Then the best part, hands!! They are to the side of the heart beat. Before the camera was rolling Baby was shaking them uncontrollably, only as if to say, "Hi mommy and daddy."  Then as soon as we had our excitement, Baby settled down to be photographed and measured. Good little one. But daddy kept trying to get the hands waving, since that was hilarious and so cute. One thing you can't see on the video are eye sockets. Yep, this baby will have eyes! Hopefully big and blue with amazing lashes like daddy. At least that is what I am hoping for. Thank you for all your continued prayers and take a look at this amazing Christmas miracle.

 

Feeling good...

Josh is home safe. I am not throwing up.  My cats still love me.  And tomorrow I get to see our baby again.  So life is good.  Just thought I should let you know since last post was a little sad.  More to come tomorrow...

I miss my hubby!

So Josh left on Tuesday for the Midwest Music Conference in Chicago. I think I have cried myself to sleep every night since he left (but I am pretty sure it is the hormones and I am not that big of a baby.) Anyway, I do miss him. He flew out on Tuesday. You know. The day the whole country was under storms and Chicago runways were covered in ice. Yeah that was good for me to know sitting at home worried to death! Everything changes when you are expecting. I even drive differently, like totally grandma style. I think I even cower at people if they are driving 5 over the speed limit. I am scared of everything lately. So as I watch the news and see that Chicago is getting more and more snow everyday, the thought of my husband flying home just seems like a far off reality. I feel like he will never come home. And then I don't want him to come home because I don't want him dying in a flight. It is just so frustrating, and scary. But I am kind of getting used to living in fear. I am scared of everything now a days.

On another note, I have discovered a couple of other things (besides being a complete fraidy-cat) I am not loving about pregnancyville:
- Fruit roll ups and mac and cheese combo (but I thought they sounded good...)
- Plugged up nose, runny nose, nose issues period! (this doesn't help the tummy either)
- And constipation (seriously if anyone has suggestions I am open, YIKES!)

Things I loved about pregnancy:
- Wearing big clothes
- Feeling my baby grow, daily (I never thought I would love cramps so much!)
- Having my cats lay on my stomach every time I am sitting (they know...)
- Thinking of baby names, texting them back and forth with my hubby (he has had some weird ones though)
- Reading everything I can find (maybe that is why I am scared though. I think I might cut back)

Anyway, I am off to bed. Pray for me tomorrow as Friday night alone will feel very sad. And pray for Josh's safety home on Saturday. Thanks!