Sunrise, sunset

It has been almost a week since I have posted anything, but we got a lot accomplished in the very beginning of the week and then I have been biding my time just waiting for my days off from work this weekend.

Like I said, the very beginning of the week was a huge success. We went to Conway on Monday to look for a place to live, and fell in love with the first one that we looked at and put a deposit on it that day. We will be living in a cozy little 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom duplex with a washer and dryer for $475 a month. The neighborhood is in a great part of town, and the neighbors moving into the unit next to ours are another married couple, and the husband will be a professor at Central Baptist College. We definitely hit the jackpot with this one. Moving day will be June 15.

On Tuesday, we went to see my new obstetrician (former gynecologist of mine), and got our first ultrasound. He said that the baby is doing great and has plenty of amniotic fluid, so all of that sounds good to me. I had a bacterial infection for over a month that my former obstetrician was constantly misdiagnosing, but Dr. Johnson was able to tell me exactly what it was and wrote me a prescription that made me feel completely better by the next day. Matt really likes Dr. Johnson a lot too, so that will make these next few months a lot easier for us. Oh yeah, we will be living only 2 minutes away from the hospital, so I consider that pretty lucky.

Our next ultrasound is scheduled for June 14, which is the day before we move. We are both very anxious and excited for the ultrasound (mainly because we will find out the sex then) and our move, but are just trying to get by in the meantime.

I will be posting my ultrasound picture soon and perhaps some pregnancy pictures.

And so it goes...

I felt the baby move today! I swear that it was doing summer salts in my belly. My sister-in-law, Allison, replaces my "it" with "she" because she is convinced that we are having a girl. We think we're having a boy, but only time will tell.

We are still trying to find a suitable place to live in Conway. Matt and I both have Monday off of work, so we are going to head that way in hopes of finally being able to put down a deposit on something. I hope to not have to move again for awhile, but that all depends on what we find.

I have been feeling extremely lethargic for the last few days, so I realize the urgency of getting all of the boxes packed just as soon and quickly as possible. I honestly thought that I was supposed to have a lot of energy during my second trimester, but I suppose that isn't going to happen to me.

I am almost done knitting the scarf that I started a few days ago. Matt was sweet by purchasing more yarn for me once I am done. I am not too crazy about the colors he chose, but the thought was nice.

I have officially switched to an obstetrician in Conway and will be seeing him for the first time on Tuesday, so I will possibly post more after that appointment.

Boxes, boxes everywhere

I am spending my second day off trying to pack up the many things in our little apartment. Matt owns a TON of books, and to boot we also have CDs, movies, decorations, etc. that need to find a temporary home in a box so that we aren't making a billion trips between the current apartment and the moving truck.

However, I am taking it easy with the packing so that I am not doing any heavy lifting with this little munchkin growing in my uterus. I am placing the boxes where I want them to be when I am done filling them, and just taking everything to the box rather than lifting after the box is full. I am trying to keep things to where I do just about all of the packing and Matt does the loading since I won't be able to help. I don't want him to feel like he is having to do all of the hard work. After all, moving is a chore.

I had a lovely evening last night with Greg and Kassi Kennedy and their 3-year-old daughter, Anya. Kassi and I have been the best of friends since 4th grade, so it is wonderful to have her so close in Conway. We went to Lilly's Dim Sum Then Some for dinner, and it was everything I hoped it would be, and more.

Kassi taught herself how to knit when she was pregnant with Anya, and gave me a "teach yourself" knitting instructional set and 3 keens of yarn so that I can start knitting for the baby and even go to her yarn nights at the library in Conway. I have already taught myself a few stitches and have developed a rhythm, so I think I will be able to make some nice things.

Happy Mother's Day!

I thought that it would only be appropriate for me to acknowledge this widely recognized holiday for obvious reasons. This blog wouldn't flow very well without it!

I actually received a Mother's Day card in the mail from my mother. She was the one person who wasn't thrilled about me being pregnant, but it looks like now she is getting used to the idea and she's starting to come around.

Right now, Matt and I are dabbling with the idea of me changing jobs so that we won't have to drive all the way to downtown Little Rock once we move to Conway. It is lovely in theory, but a little easier said than done. I am still extremely scared about us finding a place to live, so hopefully things will start to pan out in the next couple of weeks or so.

There really isn't much to say today since nothing has really happened. I will keep up with the blog throughout the week though.

If it's too good to be true...

Then it probably is.

Both places that we looked at in Conway today were a bust. I am so upset that we even bothered. The ad in the paper on the house said 4 rooms, newly renovated, $375 a month. What they fail to mention is that there is not a refrigerator, closet, shower, or any room for storage. I was absolutely mortified. Now don't get me wrong, I am not a snob, but this was just awful.

The apartment was actually $525 a month (unlike what it says on their website). We looked at it anyway since we were already there, and decided that it was way overpriced for what was offered.

So for now, back to the drawing board.

We're Hunting Howses... hehehehehehehe

Sorry everyone, I thought Elmer Fudd immediately.

Anyway, we are officially starting our house hunt today!
We have been planning to move back to Conway for some time now, but have not really had any available time to devote to this sure to be rewarding yet tedious task. Today we will be looking at a 2 bedroom house going for $375 a month and an apartment that has a listing on their website for $400 a month on a 1 bedroom, but we'll see how valid that is.
I got hardly any sleep last night, so I am feeling rather groggy but still in good spirits that things are going to fall into place for us since we have until the end of next month to figure something out. It is going to be wonderful to be close to my best friend, Kassi Huff Kennedy, again.
I feel like there are so many things to accomplish in such a little time. I am going to start packing up everything just as soon as I can get my hands on some boxes, but poor Matt is going to be left with the heavy lifting himself. Don't worry, it isn't nearly as bad as it sounds. The only real "heavy" stuff that he will have to deal with is the mattress/boxsprings and a couple of desks.
We have already chosen baby names for the most part, so I may make a poll and get the opinions of everyone on here. It might be kind of fun. I have also started to put together the beginnings of a "skeleton" baby registry. I only have 3 because I get bored, not because I expect stuff from all 3 places.
So, to wrap up a little bit of rambling, I will go ahead and post a poll, and possibly even pictures of the places that we are looking into living at to get opinions.

Just Matt and me and the baby makes 3

I am trying to make a go at this blogging thing. I have failed to keep up with many blogs in the past, but hopefully I will do better with this one since we are going through a bit of a milestone.

I am currently 14 weeks pregnant, due November 3, 2010.

My first trimester felt like hell that would never end. I know that sounds terrible of me to say, but that is just how I felt. I cried every day for a week for absolutely no reason, had nausea every day at the same time, tired and cranky all the time, didn't want to be around people or do anything. The stress of how we were going to do this was almost unbearable. Somehow though, we are starting to manage things by implementing a plan.

I am enjoying my second trimester so far. I have more energy now and have a premature disposition to wanting to nest, but that may also be because we are moving back to Conway, AR in a few weeks. We are just trying to find a place to live right now.

I had an appointment with my OB today and got to hear the heartbeat! I have never listened to anything so amazing before. I nearly cried. This was the first time that my pregnancy actually became real for me. Other than the fact that I can't fit into any of my pre-pregnancy clothes anymore.

There is not much to say for now, but hopefully I'll be able to get more on here soon and perhaps even a few pictures.