6 & 7 WEEKS!

Pink: Six Weeks! Purple: 7 Weeks & SICK!

Well, these last two weeks have been crazy to say the least. Week six we actually got to see the baby (will post ultrasound separate). We were supposed to have our first appt. on November 6th however I had a little bit of spotting so the doctor wanted me to come in right away for an ultrasound. The entire appt. took 3 hours! We went and met with the pregnancy educator and then went to ultrasound and ended with the nurse practitioner! It was a lot in one day! All is well with baby! YAY! It was neat seeing that there is actually something in there:) They were able to find baby's heart rate as well, it was 120, pretty good considering baby just got a heart that week.
This week (week 7) has been full of stress. First, I became sick after my appt. last Friday (while at the doctors I actually had a bit of a temp. 99.1) so the weekend was spent doing much of nothing but resting! I should not have went to work on Monday however, deadlines made it necessary. Needless to say the day was horrible full of crying and throwing up, but I made it! I also got hit with the worry bug this week! Budget worries! Are we really ready for this? Nick and I just got done paying for our wedding, thinking about the expense of having a little one is freaking me out! I want the little one to have everything! I know babies don't cost much at first, but in reality it's an added expense that we need to plan for. Also that baby will grow and so will the expenses, wanting to be able to provide everything the little one could want/need/or ask for is causing me major stress! Thankfully, I have a great husband and mother who remind me everyday to relax and just go with the flow! I have nine months to figure it out which right now seems like forever!
In other news I did end up getting the flu shot a couple of weeks ago. I could not pass it up, they had 70 (Thermisol Free) shots at Sam's Club and wouldn't you know I made it just in time to get the last one! There is a free clinic for the H1N1 shot tonight, I plan to try and get that one as well. After doing lots of research and talking to my doctor I have decided that danger the H1N1 can cause for not only myself, but for baby too, far outweighs the risk of getting the shot. I am going to listen to the professionals on this one:)
In the last two weeks I have already turned into a crazy worrying mother...jeez it will probably just get worst too:)

Week 6&7:

We were a sweet pea and now we are up to the size of a blueberry! Baby has a heart and is working on the brain!

Symptoms: Still a bit tired, and the cravings have hit! I am addicted to pickles! No morning sickness, the nurse said I am a lucky one. (Thank goodness on this one! I could not imagine working with morning sickness. I have friends that have done this and they are AMAZINGLY STRONG WOMEN!) Also I have lost 5lbs. The nurse said this could happen and that it is okay in the first trimester (I probably needed to lose it). I am thinking it is probably a combo of me not drinking alcohol anymore and drinking a lot more water. Also my diet has changed a lot too. Nick has been cooking me some healthy meals!

My Thoughts: Will I be this worried forever?!

His Thoughts: I can't believe there is really a little baby in your belly. Nick really enjoyed the ultrasound. I am glad he was with me that day!

Books: I have moved on to baby nursery catalogs.....oh-no! and What to Eat When You Are Expecting

5 WEEKS

The week of the flu shot dilemma! UGH

Well this has been a tough one for me. I called my OB nurse last week and asked if it is okay for me to get the flu shot. She said yes the doctor highly recommends it, but they were out. She then said the H1N1 vaccine was supposed to be at their office by the first week in November and asked if I wanted to be put on the waiting list because the doctor recommended that too. Sure why not?
Then I started my research! My mom had mentioned that I should get the non thermisol (preservative free) version of the flu shot. So I call and ask my nurse about it she said the doctor recommends either, they have only been giving the one with preservatives, but they were out and it would be tough to find one that did not have them. Man was she right I called every pharmacy in Sioux Falls NONE of them had even the regular seasonal flu shot. I called both my doctors and nada. So I guess I am waiting on that one.
Then the nurse calls me yesterday (10/20/09) and tells me they have the H1N1 and I can come and get it. There were only 100 shots available. I tell her I want to think about and I will call her back. Well I go back and fourth with myself, my mother and my husband and I don't know what to do. I decide to set up an appointment to go in the next morning and get it done.
I do my research last night and read that the H1N1 is still being tested on pregnant women. They only tested on women in their 2nd and 3rd trimesters, none in their 1st. This makes me nervous. I then find that some doctors don't even like to give the seasonal flu shot to women who are in early pregnancy. However, it is recommended because although they don't know the affects it will have on the baby, they do know what the flu can do. It can cause high fever which can lead to neural tube damage. So I am stuck, not really sure what to do.
In the end, my OB ran out of the H1N1 and I still can not find the seasonal flu shot without preservatives. I am so early in my pregnancy and so many things are being developed at this time for baby; heart, brain, nervous system. My only choice now is to wait it out until the shots become available again (hopefully closer to my 2nd trimester which I think is mid-December). I plan to lay low for awhile, and keep up on the hand washing and sanitizer! It's a tough decision for any woman in my position I guess, what makes it so hard is that we are supposed to keep all things toxic out of our bodies; alcohol, smoke, caffeine, etc.. Yet we are supposed to get a shot that they are not really sure how it will affect the baby.
I will be patiently waiting for the shot to come available again....


Now to WEEK 5! Woo Hoo

According to ParentsConnect, baby is the size of a sesame seed, and it's heart and brain are starting to develop!

I kind of feel like it is more real now, because this is when most women find out, the week after the expected period, but I had to be really on top of things with my thyroid issues so I found out pretty early. I have not been to the doctor yet, 2 more weeks, but I have probably talked to the nurse 10 times! I hope I am not the only new mom with so many questions!
So here it goes!

Symptoms: Still tired yet, falling asleep by 7ish is normal. I am pretty sure my friends think I am crazy. I have also been avoiding family events mainly because of my fear of the H1N1, UGH. Not nauseous yet, I hear it is on its way though! I still have the smelling power of a super hero too!

My Thoughts: Flu season is stressful, I can't imagine what it would be like with a little baby. I also can't believe I am already having to make decisions that affect us both.

His Thoughts: Are you really going to bed now?

What I am reading: The Pregnancy Bible (awesome book! I will probably buy it) Nick is reading a book called DadLabs Guide to Fatherhood, he says its really good, written for fathers by fathers. Grandma and Grandpa also gave him Bill Cosby's Fatherhood he has not started it yet.

MY how puppies GROW!

Well it's been awhile, I have been so unbelievably tired. UGH hope I am not getting sick, it seems like everyone is! I will try and keep up better:)

On to puppy things! I am happy to report Mia is *officially* (cross your fingers) better. She is no longer on any meds! YAY! She is active as ever, which makes us feel bad because the weather has been horrible it actually snowed last week! Between that and the rain, it means limited walks outside. In other news 3 weeks after purchase, Mia has out grown her crate. Good thing we kept the box and receipt! I had a feeling this would happen. I noticed yesterday morning that she would not go in, and she usually just walks right in. Well once I put her in there I noticed her back is touching the top! Oh my, she is too tall! So I guess we are back to Walmart tonight, hopefully we can return it, and get the next size up which is huge! I wonder where I will put it! Mia, please stop growing so fast, can't you just be a puppy forever (minus all the energy)?

4 WEEKS

So according to the online calculator thingy I am four weeks as of Tuesday! Crazy huh? That's a whole month! Well I guess the first 2 weeks you aren't actually prego, so technically I am 2 weeks:)

So the day after our positive I called my OB right away, it is weird telling strangers and hearing congrats, I heard it 3 times today! I set up my six week appointment (we meet with the nurse practitioner and get educated!) and my eleven week appointment (that's when we get to hear the heartbeat!) I was surprised they didn't tell me to come in and take a blood test, that's how it usually works on the movies. Nick was too! He was like "why aren't you going in today?" Jeez we are probably such newbies!

So yeah it feels so real now, setting up appointments and all. I am still so nervous I have already called the nurse back once, I just want to make sure I am not doing anything wrong! I wonder if this will last the entire pregnancy.

On to the pic. I have decided to do a weekly belly pic! I think I am going to do it in the same black tank every time so there is consistency. Here I am at four weeks, probably just bloated, tummy will not start growing for awhile, but its a good before right?!

I signed up for weekly emails from www.parentsconnect.com its neat they send you info on the progress and size, generally what the hell is going on in there. So this week the baby is the size of a period at the end of a sentence. Like that one:) Here's a summary of what's going on with me.

Symptoms: mild cramps (this is normal!), very sore boobies (ouch!), extreme tiredness, and VERY sensitive smell (the potpourri at the craft show I attended killed me!)

My thoughts: OMG I am kinda freaked out about my body turning into the baby's temple!

His thoughts: I am kinda jealous you get to experience all of this stuff and I don't

What I am reading: What to Expect When You are Expecting (the library rocks)

Telling His Parents

So the day after we decide to go tell Nick's parents in person too. They live about 45 min away from us. We had planned on waiting until Wednesday because Nick has class on Tuesday, but we were too excited to wait. So I let Nick call in this one time (I know we need to start saving these days for baby related things!).
He calls his mom and tells her we are coming out so his dad can show him how to use the wood chopper. His mom tells him to call his dad and let him know she was planning on going to his cousins volleyball game so she probably wouldn't be there. Well then he calls me freaking out, "my mom said she won't be there?!" "what do I do?" So I tell him to just tell her we have wedding photos to show her that she hasn't seen before. Well that does the trick!
We head out to their house, both nervous, Nick is very excited that he finally gets to tell some of "his people":) We get there and Nicks dad had just got contacts so he was struggling with getting them in. We were working on getting them both in the same room, this proved tough with him in the bathroom poking his eyeballs out. While Nick's mom was setting up the dinner table she causally asked "what have you guys been up to lately?" We both look at each other and smile, and Nick comes back with a quick answer about our puppy I think. The plan was to hand her the wedding photo disc with the pregnancy test. Side note, the spendy test stops working within 24 hours they must be right on to the min, because it stopped saying pregnant on the ride there. Good thing we still had the cheapo one it lasts for 48 hours.
So finally we all sit down for dinner and Nick says "so you asked us what we have been up to lately, well..." and he handed his mom the tests. They were both very excited and said congrats. We finished dinner and Nick then called his siblings. Maybe I will make him write how that went down. They were all very excited. I did talk to his sister on our way home and she called me a mommy:o) That was a first!

We finally got home at around 10ish I was very tired (cooking a baby takes ALOT of energy) so I read a little for What to Expect When You are Expecting and fell asleep!
10/14/09

Telling My Parents

Nick and I went back and fourth several times on deciding who and when to tell. We talked about waiting to tell anyone until 3 months, but we were way to excited and decided we would just tell our parents. Here's how it went.

October 12, 2009 (the day we took our test)
In the midst of test number two I was so shocked I wanted to call my mom right away. Nick stopped me, and told me to wait. So immediately after we get confirm #2 we head to my moms.
We show her the tests and tell her guess what?! She is just as shocked as we are, and I am almost positive that at some point she was trying to figure out who I got to pee on these things. She smiled that entire night! Well then Malinda walks in the room shortly after and goes, "what's going on?" "are you pregnant?" Well I guess we are telling siblings too:) She then follows up with "you are going to get so fat!" What a nice 14 year old sister!
My dad was out of town at the time, so we were thinking we would wait for him to get back to tell him in person. Well then he calls shortly after and is talking to my mom. She then hands me the phone and says "Moni, I can't do this, you need to tell him." So I tell him and he says "nice":0) and mentions how he is too old to be a grandpa. He then asked when he can tell his mom, and we make him promise to wait! We were planning on telling her at Thanksgiving, they leave the day after, so that way we would have already gone to the doctor and we could tell them in person.
So we head home and I then call my brother. He is so excited and says "I am going to be an uncle!" He then told Nick about how it's soooo going to be a boy and the joke around a bit. Next I call his girlfriend Amanda, she was my first screamer! And then she kept saying no way! Once I finally convinced her I was serious she was even MORE excited. We then talked a little about how much fun it would be for her to buy cute little girl outfits:)
After that I read for a little from my What to Expect Before You are Expecting book and went to bed. What a great first day of pregnancy!
10/14/09

My Eggo is PREGO!!!!

HAAAAAAA! I am the worst secret keeper in the world. This is going to be so hard. I will at least get to do some venting via blogging (yet I can't share my posts yet, they will just be drafts for now).

Here's how it all went down. Yesterday October 12th I got home from work and had a hunch that I might be prego, it was either that or PMS. I just happened to have one test (left over from many a pregnancy scares) so I decided to just take it. Nick and I were having our typical after work convo, how was your day? Blah Blah Blah. So mid convo I tell him I am just going to do it. I had planned on taking one this weekend, because my period was due in the next couple of days, but excited me could not wait. So I run into the bathroom pee and then walk out, I can't sit there and watch it. I am pretty sure Nick wasn't even aware I was doing it at the time. Then I walk in and my heart jumps there it is, the second pink line, it was faint, but it was there. Holy crap! I grab Nick he looks at it and goes, "oh no baby, you read it wrong." I tell him to look closer and then he sees it. Shock! We were all smiles, yet still so shocked, neither of us thought it would happen this fast! So we then decide we need to take another one since the second line was so faint! We go straight to Walgreen's, while in the car Nick says, "I am going to be dad." We go straight to the aisle where the tests are find the most expensive test ($20) this must mean its better right? This time we got the one without the lines, this one was digital and had words. While waiting to check out there is a screaming baby next to us, we both instantly look at each other and burst out laughing. We rush home Nick gets me a HUGE glass of water, and we wait for me to have to pee. Minutes later, finally I take the second test, PREGNANT!
We are so excited and scared all at once, I can not describe the feeling I am bursting with JOY!

Up Next....telling the parents.

10/13/09

Wednesday Walk...sixty-four and sunny

We were there right at sunset. It was a perfect day. Not too hot not too cold.

I liked the reflection in this little swampy area.

They are faint, but you can see the geese flying in the center of the sky.


Mia & Rascal wished they could fly to catch the birds.


The trees are starting to turn. Such beautiful fall colors.

We try to walk Mia everyday for at least an hour. This week it has been difficult due to the rain. Today was gorgeous! We took her friend Rascal with us on our walk through Sertoma Park, a path we often frequent. All photos were taken with my camera phone, I think they are pretty good considering....

From zero to five....

There is so much going on in my life it's crazy. I have always had a great memory. As of lately it escapes me. Especially when it comes to taking my meds. After my surgery I went from taking no pills at all to 5! The worst part is they all have to be taken at different times of day and can NOT be taken together. This means I have to remember 3 separate times a day to take a pill. I struggle, hopefully this post will help me remember. Well at least for awhile...

Knitting Parties

Christmas is just around the corner. Being the planner that I am, I decided to be crafty with my gifts this year. Budgets aren't necessarily any tighter, however, with the economy being in its current state you never know what will happen. Nick and I are working on our saving skills, one way is cutting back on gifts. This is REALLY hard for me, I love giving gifts as much as I love getting them. I will think about it for days, even buy something and return it then get something else numerous times. I strive to find that PERFECT gift.

So this year I thought I would be crafty, I was going to knit EVERYTHING! I used to knit awhile back when I was in college, but nowadays I am a little rusty. So I hit up the library (which is amazing BTW will post about that later) and checked out a youth/teen book on knitting. I went straight to Walmart purchased everything I needed and went straight home to get started! 5 long hours later I came to the realization that teaching myself with a book was not possible. I even had Nick there cheering me on, "you can do it babe, you can do anything you set your mine to."

The next I was talking to one of my friends about my attempts, she then said "I know how to knit, it is so easy!" I told her she needed to come over immediately after work so I could get this figured out. She taught me in 10 minutes! We then sat there for hours are just chatted while we knitted. It was very relaxing, I am looking forward to many more knitting parties to come. Not to sure on the status of me knitting all of my Christmas gifts tho.......stay tuned.

Maybe a baby.....?

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage....right?!


Nick and I finally got the double okay to start "trying" for a baby. Why was an okay necessary you might ask? Well long story short, our non-honeymoon, two weeks after our big day was spending a weekend in the hospital after my total thyroidectomy surgery. This was followed by a week of recovery and amazing care given by my hubby. So me minus one thyroid equals us having to wait for a doctor to say okay you can try! It was supposed to take 3 months of waiting, ended up taking 1 1/2. WOW the fact that it is an option for us now makes me nervous and excited all at once.

All I have to say is "we'll see what happens". As of right now, all I am planning on carrying is a food baby;)

Pic: is me with the cutest baby ever Nate Jr. (aka. My Baby), he was born Halloween morning 2007. I was there. It was beautiful. He will be two soon. My how time flies!

All the leaves are brown....

It's fall ya'll! I love fall. If there could only be one season all year for me this would be it! The colors are beautiful, the air is crisp, and it is finally cool outside. I would much rather it be cold than hot, this is bearable to me. Nick and I went to the apple orchard last Saturday and it was a little disappointing. There wasn't much to pick from. I guess there was a lot of hail damage this year. It was odd the ground between the trees was covered with apples, but the trees were full of bad ones. We still managed to pick a peck of apples, which is a lot. So time for me to find some new apple recipes. I still have to make that pie too!

Lazy Sunday

Sundays are my favorite! Nick and I rarely leave the house on Sunday. We stay in our PJ's ALL day. Nick usually makes us a huge breakfast and we read the paper. Another treat I get on Sundays sometimes is tea (I am not really a coffee person) from Starbucks. Usually I am a Chai tea kinda girl, but not today, it is fall! This means I get a pumpkin spice latte! Yum-O!

Other plans for our lazy day. We are going to make an apple pie! From scratch! Go to my parents for my favorite meal, meatloaf, and probably watch at least 3 movies on TBS:)

I LOVE SUNDAYS!

p.s. Nick I am sorry about the pic:) If you could just keep your eyes open!

Our Little Diseased Puppy:(

THIS IS VERY LONG....Sorry venting was needed!

I plan to eventually give an introduction of my small family. So far it is just myself, my husband Nick, and our new puppy Mia! So lets start first with our newest edition!
Mia is our almost 4month old puppy. She was born June 5, 2009. We would like to think that we saved her! Nick and I had been back and forth about the idea of a new puppy for awhile. The main reason being our new carpets! We just bought our house this past April and the first thing we did was replace the carpets! With new puppies comes potty training, never good for a new carpet! We finally decided we both wanted a puppy. Maybe we needed a little excitement. We had gone to both the shelters in town a few times, but no luck. I really wanted an older dog that was a little more mellow and hopefully trained! Nick wanted a puppy that he could call his own and raise from a young age. Well guess who won that fight!

So there we were August 29th looking through the paper there was an ad for small, wormed, Jack Russell Terrier/Brittany Spaniel mixed puppies. They were described as "docile". We called the lady said we could come out the next day around 11am she was located near Brookings. So Nick and I woke up the next morning just knowing if we drove all the way out there, we would probably end up with a new puppy. Thankfully we had at least agreed on the sex, female, so we had one decision made. We get there around 11:30am and call the number again, this time the husband answers says his wife is waiting at the KFC parking lot. This is right off the Brooking exit, so, convenient. However, I really wished we could have met the parents, that way you kinda of get a feel for what kind of dog you are getting.

We arrive and there is an old beat up Buick waiting in the lot with a kennel full of about 6 puppies. Two were girls. One black and white, one brown and white. Nick liked the black and I liked the brown. The black one looked more like a Jack Russell and the brown more like a Brittany. We put them down on the ground and the black one was much more active. She at least moved around the other just laid down. They did not look healthy at all, covered in dirt, probably dehydrated and sickly. We will never know what kind of care they had. I knew it wasn't a good idea to take a sick puppy, but we fell in love and let our impulse buying kick in. She was only $25! If we only knew:)

We were now proud owners of our new puppy MIA! (like Mama Mia). As you can see in the picture Mia is black and looks more Jack Russell than Brittany. As soon as she jumped up on Nick the decision was made. She chose us! Later on I read that you should not pick a puppy this way, it is better to pick the laid back ones, they are much easier to care for! We bring Mia home and spoil her to death. She does great in her new home. She had a little trouble with separation anxiety at first, but this was probably her missing her siblings. She was doing amazing at potty training! So we set up her first vet appt. for the following week!

Once at the vet we find out immediately Mia is going to cost a little more than $25. First off she looks kinda skinny, and isn't very active like a puppy should be. The vet checks her for Parov ($49) a very scary disease that 50% of the time kills puppies. Thankfully, that test comes back negative. Then we find out that Mia is behind on her shots, so we get that taken care of. The check her out, trim her nails, administer the shot, and she is good to go. We are told to just keep an eye on her. Not knowing what type of care she was in before leaves a lot of possibility as to what could be wrong with her. The vet asked us to bring in a fecal sample sometime that week.

Here is where the problems begin. We bring in the sample, they test it ($39). She is positive for Giardia, which usually does not show up in a normal fecal test, but because her levels were so high it did. This is very scary news for me because it is one disease that is also able to be contracted by humans. However, you would need to somehow ingest your dogs fecal matter, so as long as you practice good hygiene when handling you are fine. We start her on antibiotics ($18) for ten days, take in another sample when they are done ($49), and she comes back negative! It's gone woo-hoo!

Not for long. The following week Mia has some vomiting and her tummy was making some really odd nosies, in fact, it sounded like she was going to explode. Being new puppy owners we become very worried. She then the following day has more "bathroom issues" so we decided to make another appointment, and bring in a fecal. The vet says it could be just stress but she would send the sample out again to test for Giardia, and she wants to start her on the antibiotics again just in case. Also she discovers that Mia has a yeast infection in her left ear, which means more meds. Total visit ($120) and two very discouraged puppy parents.

The next day Friday Sept. 25th, test results are in. She does in fact have Giardia (for some reason the last sample that came back negative maybe did not have it in there?) AND she has round worm, hook worm, and Toxocara. She now needed to be on two more meds! We felt like such horrible dog owners. We then went to the vet that night to pick up her new meds and get her second set of shots. We had a long conversation with the vet, she let us know that it was not our fault and in fact, Mia probably got all of the worms from her mother when she was breastfeeding. She also let us know that we probably did save her, because we are helping her to get rid of all of these parasites which the person we purchased her from probably would not have done. So we get her shots and meds, third trip since being new owners, to the vet is over ($85).

Mia is a very playful, and happy puppy! Once we get this stuff kicked we hope she will be even better! Then we will be able to take her many more places without worrying about her infecting other dogs! So I will keep you all posted when all of the meds are complete (about ten days) on her status!

My advice to anyone looking for a dog, cheap does not necessarily mean lower cost. Our initial $25 purchase has so far turned into $320!!! That's not including food, toys, crate, bedding, and other fun puppy accessories. THINK BEFORE YOU BUY! Despite all of this, we still love her, and would not have had it any other way!

The Beginning...

Well, I have been back and forth about starting a blog for awhile. Finally decided to take the plunge! There were a few reasons I had against it (time consuming, privacy, judgers, fear that my life is just too boring to blog!) but several for it (fun, hone in on my writing skills, sharing news/events with family and friends).



So here it goes, I really want this to be a "fun" blog. I really have no expectations of becoming a major blogger with lots of followers. I think I would even be okay with zero, well maybe at least one! My hubby, of course:). I plan to use this NOT as a platform for my ideals and opinions, but more as an online journal/scrapbook. I guess you could say I just have a lot going on up there and I need somewhere to write it down in somewhat of an organized manner.



In fact here is a list of things I have been thinking about using this blog for:

• My tales of being a newlywed (August 1st 2009)


• My tales of being a new puppy owner


• Photographic evidence of my cooking attempts


• Actually doing the 30 Day Shred w/ Jillian Michaels and tracking my progress


• Sharing my "maybe a baby" thoughts


• Step by step directions of my crafting attempts
• A reminder to myself of what I have accomplished in the last year.

So here we go.........

When I am finished I hope to print and publish this into a scrapbook keepsake!

Wish me luck! Hope I have enough excitement in my life to keep you entertained.

About Me

Since I never did it on Facebook. I will do it here...

25 Random Things About Me!

1. I was married August 1st 2009
2. I wanted destination wedding...that didn't work out so we had one here. It was stressful, but we were glad we could share our day with EVERYONE.
3. 2009 has been a very busy year for us! New House, Marriage, Surgery, New Puppy and hopefully more to come!
4. I grew up all over the U.S. (Army brat) once we hit HS my parents settled in the mid-west. My dad found a job here, we had no family here at all. Slowly they have moved this way. It's exciting to be surrounded by family, but takes some getting used to.
5. I have always wanted to go to Prague. We will someday too!
6. My hubby was ready to propose in June 2008, but we had to play the waiting game until November 2008.
7. Speaking of the hubby, we met in a bar. I never wanted to meet my husband this way, but it worked out. At least he was the bartender and I was a customer.
8. I graduated from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. I miss the city everyday!
9. Before there is organization there must be chaos......this would explain the state of my house as of recent.
10. I hate laundry, thankfully I have lots of clothes so I can go at least a month without doing it! This is sad I know.
11. The baby cravings have started however, I want to be 100% finically able to support a child just as well, if not better than my parents did for me.
12. My favorite meal of all time is my mom's meatloaf. I don't know what she does to make it so good, but it's delish.
13. Our puppy's name is Mia. We agreed on the name right away, I don't think it will be this way when it comes to babies.
14. I can cook, this is not a secret (really), but I prefer not to since I met the hubby. We do enjoy cooking together tho...
15. I might have a mild case of OCD. I am a freak when it comes to germs, especially hand washing.
16. I am a pretty stressed out person, it's just in my nature. As of recent I have been working on this. (This blog is part of project clam down)
17. I am half Italian, my grandma is slowly sharing her family recipes. It's hard to catch on because for her cooking is a full-time job and for me it's hobby. Probably why hers always taste better.
18. I love to travel. "The more places you go, the more you know." I have a feeling we will not be living in the midwest forever either, but we will see what happens.
19. My mom is my best friend. She is still my mom, but I feel truly blessed to have such a great relationship with my mother. I can tell her anything!
20. Now I see why I never did this on Facebook, it feels lame trying to think of 25 interesting things to say about yourself......To be continued..:)