We love our dog...and have only had her for a few months. We talk about what we ever did before we had her! She keeps us busier than we used to be, but all in good times. Here are a few pictures of our awesome puppy, well technically shes not a puppy anymore.

On a walk with her dad on the trail behind the house. Notice she is so good she doesnt need a leash! Someone was walking by the other night while I was walking her and said, "looks like someones been watching the dog whisperer!"

Shes my cuddle bug...worried for when baby comes becuase I think she'll get jealous!

The family so far...to be continued in March!

Red Juice Update

Turns out we have a very territorial hummingbird that chases the other ones off! We noticed it after I blogged the first time when we saw him sitting in our only tree and "fighting" the other ones off. Apparently this is normal, but we would like to feed them all and not just him. Oh well, someones getting fed because the each feeder is a lot lower than it was on Thursday!

Our Red Juice Drinkers

My mom and Alan visited back in July and bought us a hummingbird feeder to stick on the kitchen window that faces the back yard. For the first month we didnt have any hummingbirds at all, but lately we've had so many that we purchased another feeder. The one my mom and Alan bought was hard to see from the screened in porch and deck so we found the perfect spot for the new one-on a thingy that the old homeowners used to hang a bird feeder. Side note: I wanted a bird feeder, but Jake said theres already enough birds out here and that we would only draw the nasty, black, mean ones closer to the house and it would cost a lot of money to feed all the birds in the neighborhood! I agreed since behind our house is an open pasture with a woodsy area filled with birds. We even sometimes see hawks (I think thats the bird) and other weird, not normal birds with long legs flying around usually landing on a dead tree behind the walking trail. Back to the hummingbirds...We were up at my grandparents and they said that this time of year they drink more to fill up and fly south on the wings of some bird (I cant remember which) and then in the spring/summer they hitch a ride back up and they swear they have the same ones every year. We've probably spotted 6-7 in a 5 minute period. They sit in our only tree in the back yard and wait, take turns to get to the feeders. They arent used to the new one yet, but hopefully they will understand its there too. This "bird" feeder is cheaper since I make the food as needed and out of water and sugar with a little food coloring-even though my mom said they will come if its not red-I just think it looks prettier! Sitting out here now, I havent seen one yet...bummer. I'll post pictures if I can snap one of them...those suckers are fast! Spoke too soon-theres one, gotta go!

Doctor Visit #2

At 4 weeks, July 7th, 2010

Week 8: August 8th, 2010

Week 13: August 30th, 2010

Tuesday I had my second prenatal visit which, thankfully, did not take as long as the first one! Everything is great with the baby, heart rate at 156-Jake thinks its a boy (as me how he knows-he doesnt).

I've put on about 5 pounds since my last visit and maybe 7 in the entire first trimester...which is normal considering gaining 1/2# each week. However, the doctor pointed out that, ever so smoothly, that my 5-7 pounds of weight gain is clearly not the baby since my uterus has not extended outside of my pelvic bone!! Thanks doc...I needed that & if you didnt already know..I knew that! I sort of laughed as the nurse looked at me before the appointment and said- "Are you even pregnant?". The first thing the doctor said after she looked at my chart she said "ahh..week 13, so you're in that is she fat or is she pregnant stage, huh?". I again tried to laugh and said, "well, that must be what happened to my waist!". I think I'll try another doc in the group next time-so far I'm 0/2 for personality-not a good sign.

By the way, maternity clothes are by far the BEST things ever! So much more comfortable than normal clothes that fit too tight in areas they didnt used to be as tight. My patients keep saying to me, "Oh is getting into those maternity clothes, huh?"...needless to say that some of the shirts I own may seem like maternity, but they are just a little fuller and noone said anything when I wore them before I was pregnant.

So excited for the next few weeks when the baby DOES start to show and people KNOW I'm pregnant.

Pictures to come soon! Progress isnt much, but its something.