Can you ever have too many?

I recently cleaned out my closet to make some room, and to also clean out those items which either don't fit or I don't wear anymore. I was standing in the closet today, and it dawned on me that almost the entire bottom shelf was jeans! (This was after I had given away several pairs to goodwill!) I counted, and I have 14 pairs of jeans. Is this normal? It feels a little ridiculous....

Belly Pic!

I officially can't fit into some of my pants. I have two pair that I can still button, but I have some maternity pants that are much more comfortable! I won't bore you all with pictures every week, but from now on we will be taking a pic a week. I am a member of babycenter.com and my fellow mamas-to-be are posting some fun belly photos, so I decided to join in. It will be exciting to see the progress as the belly gets bigger!

Do you know your neighbors?

Mike will tell you I am very nosy. I like to think I'm not nosy, just curious. So I was playing on the internet today and found this awesome website where you can type in your address and with the help of Google Maps, it pulls up all the people in your neighborhood who have criminal records. It gives you their name, address, age and offense. It's shocking how many people have criminal records, and how close they live to you! You might be shocked too....

http://www.criminalsearches.com/neighborhood/

Our New Animal

So last night we made a trip to Target to purchase a new vacuum. Our current one just doesn't do the job, and with a cat and a dog, we need a good one! Plus, I don't want our little peapod crawling on a dirty floor! After reading vacuum reviews, we knew we wanted a Dyson- it doesn't lose suction! We chose the Absolute Animal- and you'd think we bought a new electronic device. Mike is completely in love with this new machine! He vacuumed last night, and this morning again- the whole house! This may just be our smartest purchase yet! We'll see if the enthusiasm lasts...

The heartbeat!

So today Mike and I went to hear the heartbeat of our little one! She used a doppler, and next appt will be an ultrasounds. Really, and I know this may be crazy, but up until now it really didn't seem real. AND in the back of my mind has always been the thought that maybe I wasn't pregnant( crazy, I know!). I mean, I have had only two symptoms: nausea for a couple weeks and itching, which is better now. So, hearing the heartbeat today made everything real. The doctor said it was 150, which I have no idea whether that's low or high or what it means. I'm sure it's normal. Our next appointment is August 20th, and we find our whether we are having a boy or a girl!

So after the doctor left, Mike looks at me and goes, "I thought we were going to know today what we were having?!" He claims I told him this was the appointment where we find out the sex. So, he was quite disappointed. I'm sure I didn't say that! Of course, this is classic miscommunication with us- I'm not surprised. Everyone at his work was waiting to hear, and he had to disappoint them, too. He was kind, at least he made it seem like it was his fault, not mine.

And MORE cruise pics...

I don't know how they knew it- but our waiter at dinner knew it was our anniversary. So, they brought out my dessert(these pictures are out of order) with a candle, and sang to us. Then, two people who were also in the dining room came over and sang "happy anniversary" in Italian- it was awesome! The last night, we realized we had only a few pictures of us together and got a couple we had dinner with to take our picture on the stairs. Needless to say, next time we need to do more of that! AND you can't forget the towelgami- every evening I looked forward to finding our what animal was neatly folded and placed on our bed. The elephant was my favorite!

More cruise pics

This last picture is from when we were in Cozumel. We didn't do any of the planned activities, we kind of explored on our own. We found a hole in the wall Mexican place called "Mr. Chile's" and they had their own bottled water- Mike had to get a picture. I am trying to talk him into emailing me the pictures from his camera- mine aren't as good. They will be coming soon!

Some cruise pics

Here are some of our cruise pictures from my camera. When we were in the Grand Cayman Islands, we swam with the sting rays.

A Father to the Fatherless

"Though thy father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me." Psalm 27:10

Have you ever tried to make someone love you? It's completely impossible. I am left hurt, disappointed and tired. At what point do I give up and stop beating my head against this brick wall? At what point do I stop allowing myself to be continuously hurt? At what point do I stop expecting too much? Loving without expecting anything in return seems so hard.

However, there is my Father in heaven who receives me with open arms. He holds me, whispers words of comfort to me, and is the Father I need him to be. He knows my deepest thoughts and feelings, my sorrow and my hurts. He is my strength when I am weary. He loves me unconditionally. I am so thankful that when I am rejected by my earthly father, He takes up for me. Thank you Lord, for your love!

AAAHH!

So I had some nausea the week we went on our cruise and probably the next two weeks after that. For the last week or so I have felt fine!

BUT, the last few days, I have become EXTREMELY itchy. And I mean ITCHY! I itch all over- and I thought there were no bumps, but I think there are! Am I paranoid or crazy? Has anyone else gone through this? Help! I need some relief!