Busy Weekend!

It is 8:45 on Monday night and I am about ready to crash! This past weekend was very exhausting, but also exciting. First of all on Friday I felt the baby kick for the first time. I was in my classroom during study hall at the end of the day talking to one of my students. Midway through the conversation, I said "Ooo, I think I just felt the baby kick!". The student was so cute, he started clapping and cheering, and got the rest of the class to follow suit. Then that night Jason and I went to a movie and during the movie I felt the baby kick 2 more times. It was really cool!

Saturday I spent the day watching/coach volleyball at our home varsity invite. It was a very long day!

Sunday we met my parents in Appleton. They drove down for the day to help us get started with a baby registry. We went non-stop from 10:30a to 5:00p! The boys lasted with us through the morning, but then went and watched the Packer Game a restaurant near by. After a morning of "looking around" my mom and I went back to Babies R Us and spent almost 2 hours registering. Then went and spent more time at Target doing the same thing! To top the day off...although exhausted...we went shopping for more maternity clothes. Needless to say the day was very overwhelming but successful! The registry is not complete but we have a GREAT start. THANKS MOM AND DAD!!!!!! :)

***P.S. Our friends Dustin and Tara Zeal welcomed a baby girl to the world on Sunday October 5 :) Ashlyn Kelly Zeal. Congrats to the Zeal Family!

9/29/08 Dr.'s Appointment

The doctor's appointment today was pretty short. The doctor asked us if we had any questions for him. The one question Jason had, the doctor couldn't answer. Jason tried to get the doctor to give us his opinion of if he thinks it is a boy or girl. Of course the doctor doesn't have a thought either way since we haven't had the ultra sound yet. Jason tried to get him to tell us his thoughts based on the heartrate, but the doctor said that the heartrate is not a very accurate way to determine if the baby is a boy or girl.

The heartbeat registered in the high 150's again. When looking for the heartbeat the doctor pointed out that he could hear "strong kicks". Although I'm not sure if I've felt any kicks yet, it is good to know that you can hear the kicks! The strong sudden sounds that we heard were the kicks.

**Next appointment November 3

16 Weeks

My belly is definitely starting to take shape! Our next Dr. appointment is Monday, September 29.

Maternity Clothes

Over the past 3 weeks or so I've had this fear that I am going to wake up one morning and my clothes won't fit any more. A while back when shopping with my friend Heather I said, "Let's just look at the maternity section". Well....as we got closer to the section I decided that I wasn't ready to look yet. This past weekend Heather and I were at the mall shopping again. At the first store I made it into the maternity section, but Heather was the only one looking through the clothes. At the next store, Heather picked out a couple of things and told me to go try them on...which I did. It was so strange to look at myself where clothes that at the time look really big and baggy and think that in a matter of time they will probably fit me! :) At the final store we went to that day, I was finally at the point were I was asking the clerk questions, picking out clothes myself, and spending 3o minutes in the dressing room trying on tons of stuff. I only ended up with a couple of things that day, but it was a huge step for me :). At least now I will survive the morning when I wake up and nothing fits! haha

Actually, this morning I put on a pair of pants and decided that even though they were a little snug that I could still where them. Well about 30 minutes after I got to work I had to undo the snaps because I couldn't handle how tight they were! haha. My maternity clothes days are coming soon I believe..... :)

Mommy & Baby's First Packer Game

Jason and I went to the Packer Game the Thursday before Labor Day weekend. Believe it or not...after 2 years of living in Green Bay, it was my FIRST Packer Game. One of my good friends Kurt has season tickets in his family. He and his girlfriend Adara invited us to go with them to the game. It was so much fun. It is definitely something I'd like to do again! About 1/2 way through the game we realized not only was it my first Packer Game, but it was also the baby's first game! After the game, Adara insisted on buy our baby's first packer apparel. Thanks Adara and Kurt! We had a wonderful time :).

Practicing

Jason and I got a little baby holding practicing this past weekend Up North. Our nephew Collin is 2 1/2 months old. Jason held Collin several times throughout the day and each time got more and more comfortable. It was nice to spend the day with Jason's family. His parents have a permanent campsite in Lake Tomahawk. Conveniently, it is only about 15 minutes from my parents home in Minocqua. It was a great weekend!

First Official Craving

I had always heard that pregnant women get uncontrollable cravings. Well...driving home from Minocqua yesterday I got the sudden craving for my Mom's Chili. Why I got this desire I am not sure...guess that is why they call it a craving. So needless to say, before we even got home to De Pere I called home and asked my parents to email the recipe. Everyone's chili is different but here is my favorite...my Mom's!

2 Pounds of Hamburger - cooked and drained
1 - 2 cans of Whole tomatoes - peeled (they come that way)
2 cans of dark red kidney beans
I rinse all the cans and throw that water in as well (not full cans, just some extra liquid)
1 teaspoon each of Garlic powder, onion powder, & salt
1/2 Teaspoon of black pepper
2 -3 teaspoons of Chili powder

Put it all in a slow cooker and cook all day on about medium. It really isn't "cooking" so you can eat it any time, but the tastes mix if it simmers all day.

You can increase or decrease any of the ingredients depending on what you really like