Well I've been so busy. I wish I could say I was busy with baby stuff, however work has been taking a great deal of my time lately. This being the end of the 1st quarter with the EPA's new reporting methods and new rules, we've been very, very busy. I've been working nearly 6 or 7 8-10 hour days per week and I still can't seem to catch up. Luckily the end of the month is in the near future...so I keep my fingers crossed we'll get it all done and I'll survive!!
Troy's been busy with the running his business, and as with most small business it has it up and down days but overall he's doing very well and keeping pretty steady. He's up to 4 dump trucks, 2 roll-off container trucks, and a plethora of equipment used mostly for demolition and land clearing. We have been in the process of buying a 3+ acre piece of property for almost a year now. We had to go through some many loop-holes, the big one being the property needed to be rezoned in order to run the business off it. Well the rezoning went through the beginning of April, so now we are working on actually buying the property. We can use all the prayers we can get!! We'll keep you updated on the progress..
In the mean time the guys, Troy, his dad and some friends have been working evenings on the nursery. It seems to be coming along. YAY!! Friday night, I managed to put the cute little swing together. I was actually very impressed with myself!! Today we put the crib together in the room and added the bedding. It's finally starting to come together. Just need the rest of the furniture!!
Well as for me and Jayla (oh yeah, if you haven't heard we picked her name!), we are doing well. I went for a checkup on Thursday and did my glucose test. My midwife, Jenny, says Jayla seemed to be growing well and she had a very strong sounding heart. I gained 3 lbs in 3 weeks...right on track! YAY! Well I've had people tell me I look huge (as in my belly looks bigger than normal for 7 months) but Jenny said I looked normal and actually growing just fine! Whew that's a relief!! We also talked about my carpel tunnel and my fingers going numb in my right hand; it's not painful just very, very annoying, especially when I'm just trying to eat a bowl of cereal!! She suggested I get a wrist splint and wear it at night. Haven't done that yet but plan on getting something as soon as possible. Sleeping at night has become something of the past, getting comfortable isn't so easy these days, my hips start hurting sleeping on my side and my arms go numb!! Ugh!!! It's all worth it in the END!! Overall my pregnancy really has been really great and not too much to complain about. I don't have any major cravings -- well I do enjoy sweets much more than I did before (definitely carrying Troy's daughter -- he's got the biggest sweet tooth I know of) and no nausea or sickness, thank goodness!! My blood pressure, is doing well and seems to be stable with the medication. I've been walking daily, usually take 2 breaks at work to walk around the parking lot and keep my blood flowing --- it's also a nice break from the work load!! Jenny would like me to start stretching and take a Yoga class. So starting May 9, I will be going to a Prenatal Yoga class. I'm exctied to started that! Troy and I also start our Lamaze and other classes in May, definitely can't wait to start those!! Can't believe we're counting down the weeks...11 weeks to go!! WOW!! I have another ultrasound appointment April 29th and return the to doctor for my next check-up on April 30th, I'm on the 2-week checkup schedule now. Here we go ... me 29 weeks along:
Last Wednesday, we enjoyed at night the theater for our upcoming anniversary. Our Saegner Theater had been under-going renovations for over a year and recently started having shows again, so as some Grand Opening shows they brought in some Broadway shows. I was able to get us some really great seats for the show Stomp. It was our first Broadway show, we were so impressed with all the stuff they used to actually make music and it actually sounded really good. Throughout the show they did these skits and got the audience involved and let me tell you Jayla got involved too, she was a kicking and moving. It was just a fabulous show and really fun experience!! On a final note, at the end of the show we all stood for a standing ovation to get them to come out for one more skit, which they did, and we all sat down. As I sat back I heard some go snap.... OMG... I was leaning towards the isle now... my chair broke!! Yes it was literally hanging on just by the right side!! I just got up and stood off the side while the show finished. The lady that sat people in there seat saw the whole thing happen and felt so bad but I was okay and it was the end of the show ... so I told her it was no problem, it happens. Just thought it was quite funny actually!! Troy tried to give me his seat but at that point I just wanted to stand anyway. But overall it was really a fun night and we enjoyed our first Broadway show experience.
Troy and I also celebrated our 1 year anniversary last weekend. Can you believe it's been a whole year?!?! Our anniversary actually fell on Easter Sunday this year. Which is really quite funny because when I planned the day for us to get married on, it was a goal of mine to try and not have it around any holidays or birthdays!! Hahaha!! Oh well!! I now feel very blessed to have celebrated our 1st anniversary on such a special day, as Easter.
So Saturday (the day before our anniversary), Troy took me to dinner at restaurant in Mobile, AL called Felix's Fish Camp. From the outside it looked like a laid back family style seafood joint. As we were walking up I said to Troy, "I think I'm really over-dressed for this place." He just smiled and walked me inside. WOW, was I wrong. It was a very nice romantic restaurant, right on the Mobile Bay, with candle-lit tables and live music. The food was outstanding and the service unbelievable. I found out later they are owned by the same company that owns Chris Ruth's Steakhouse (now I understood!). They gave us a table with a great view of the sunset on the water. For dessert, the waitress brought us out a Fried Strawberry Cheesecake with a sparkler flaring. She took our picture and later brought us a Happy Anniversary card with our picture in it. I was just awed!! What a great place and wonderful night it turned out!
This photo is from our anniversary night & me at 7 months!We did thaw out our anniversary cake topper and enjoyed a piece of it with some of dearest best friends (Jake & Rebecka). Honestly it was really really good!! I couldn't eat much because of my upcoming glucose test, so I wrapped it back up and plan to thaw it out next week. Hopefully it'll still be good. I was so impressed with out moist and delicious it really did taste. Yum-O!!
Ok well I think that's our update for now!! I'll try to post more often...
Thanks and love to all!!
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