Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Not too far off.

Where to start?

Life seems to be standing still yet moving so quickly. James is on the hunt for a job and so many opportunites come up but are diminished because of this or that; not enough experience, someone else snagged the job, or they're not hiring for another few months. We're just holding on, trying our hardest to stay positive, and keep praying.

I'm finally broadcasting my new hair!


I went three shades darker brown, two above black (even though it looks super dark) and then got a vertical slice of red, which is just a type of highlight, but in thicker chunks cause I wanted the red to be obvious.


Rockin' the lazy eye.


Sorry the pictures are kinda blurry.

A lazy sunday afternoon, watching a movie on the love sack. 



Life is good and I'm so happy with James. We're so close to selling the car! We're going to use the extra money to first pay off some credit card debt so that we don't have to pay wasteful interest, and then we're going to get a new car. So exciting! Hopefully when we go to Arizona for Thanksgiving I'll successfully get my license. That sounds so pitiful but ohhh well.

The hugest blessing in our lives right now is......{drumroll please}... being pregooo! I'm 99% positive only family reads this so I feel safe speaking of it :)
It involves a lot of sleeping, eating, and peeing. It's hard to get up in the morning and even harder to sleep peacefully through the night. Luckily my morning (a.k.a. all day) sickness doesn't involve throwing up but it includes long bouts of nausea and sometimes incurable cravings. 
I love knowing that there's a little bean growing inside me; that's what I refer to he/she as often--my little bean. Sometimes when I lay on my stomach or even just push my stomach I can feel things there that weren't there before. It's hard to explain. Like little lumps. Deep inside me.
James is my sweetie-sweetheart. For some reason, I've been calling him crazy pet names lately. Boo boo bear, Booger butt (may not seem affectionate, but it totally is.), Sweetie sweetie sweetie sweetheart. Yeah, I'm grossed out by myself sometimes but it's fun. Moral of the story is, he's super sweet and loves to cater to my every need. Five minute back massages while I'm in bed before he goes to work (when they need him of course), Back massages to help me fall asleep, foot massages while we're watching tv, food outings when I crave, and he has become THE kitchen cleaner. Much like my own father. It's kind of awesome.
We've temporarily moved the TV into the bedroom because I'm much more comfortable there and it's easier for me to fall asleep to a movie. Life is never going to be the same.
We went to our very first ultrasound last week and found out that i'm 10 weeks along (11 tomorrow!). We arrived and were informed that it would be, uh, awkwardly administered (my words, not theirs) because they thought I was only 7 weeks along, instead of on my tummy like the nurse had said it would be. So they gave me a giant napkin to dress in, a cup to pee in, and off to the bathroom I went. After all was said and done, it wasn't as horrifying as I thought it would be. James was holding my hand and we got to see the little bean in my tummy and hear the heartbeat. It was an amazing experience.