Joey and I have decided we are going to leave Facebook. I'm actually really excited about it. So unless I have your contact info, this will be the only want to stay in touch with me from now on.
So I'm just gonna blab for a few, get back into the swing of blogging. Joey made the most delicious no bake cookies tonight. I'm gonna go have the biggest one with a glass of milk!!!
We find out what the gender of our baby is on May 10 and I'm so excited to be able to start buying stuff!!!! And to stop calling the Baby E, and start calling him/her by their name.
Work has been really trying lately, and I'm contemplating my options for after the baby if born. Being a stay at home mom isn't financially an option for us so I'm trying to get that dream out of my head for now.
We are watching the NFL draft so I'm gonna get back to that. Colts are up in 5 picks!!!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
anyone else baffled that I am going to be a MOM?!
So, as of this coming Friday, I will be two months pregnant. I. Will. Be. Two. Months. Pregnant. Pregnant...me...
We found out January 29, 2011- by accident. We had only been "trying" for 3 months- and by trying, I mean, no birth control. We weren't even at the point yet of taking temperatures and calculations. I don't think either of us thought it would actually happen so fast.
So, over the course of those three months, I would take a pregnancy test at the end of each cycle just to test, not really expecting anything. So, that night, it was time for the habitual test taking, and I opted for the cheap one. Mom had brought me a cheap dollar store test earlier in the week that some friends of hers had given her as a prank retirement gift. When I was finished taking the test, I left it at the sink and went about doing some cleaning while waiting for the results. I went back a few minutes later two see two pink lines. I matched the results up with the box, and two pink lines meant pregnant. I just stared at it. I even contemplated not showing it to Joey but then I thought, what the heck, I'll get him excited. I figured the test was just cheap and inaccurate. I went to the living room to show him the test and he just smiled, his eyes got kinda big and giddy. I said I would drink some water and wait a bit and then take the more expensive test I already had. His excitement got me excited and I started to think that it might not be so inaccurate. So, to relax, I took a bath. When I got out it was time to take the other test. I took it, and then set it on the side of the bathtub. Kairi ran in, and bumped it with her nose, and it fell right into the draining bubbly bath water. I got all hyper and new that the bubbles and water had probably messed with the results. Joey pulled it out and said something like, well, you better not look at it then. I said, why not?!? He replied, it says you're pregnant! We kind of jumped around and flipped out and I said, well that's it! You have to go to the store and get another one! For all I knew, that last one had been contaminated by the bath water! ;) So, at 10:30pm, he jumped in the car (all the while I was panicking that he would die in a car crash on his way to bring me a pregnancy test) and ran to kroger. The pharmacy of course was closed and all the tests were locked up. So, he ran to the BRAND NEW CVS, which was also closed! Ran to the Walgreens, which thank the Lord, was open AND had the tests unlocked, and grabbed the digital ones that actually say "Pregnant" and "Not Pregnant". Foolproof. I had been gulping water while he was away so finally at 11:15pm I took the final test. I put it on the ledge of the tub again and this time shut the bathroom door while we waited outside with the timer set to three minutes. When the time was up we walked in, hand in hand, only looking at each other. I said, on the count of three, we can look at it together. One, two, three. We bent over the tub and clear as day was the word PREGNANT. Ok, now I was convinced. So we screamed, and jumped around, and hugged, and kissed, and had stars in our eyes. We were kinda in shock too. We took the picture of the three tests and emailed it to my mom. Called her up, told her to check her email. She said, "Megan, what are you trying to say?!" They were REALLY shocked. And excited. But very shocked. And then I realized that at that point I was already "one month" pregnant, so then we got all excited and panicky that was only had 8 more months to plan, and buy, and prepare!
It's been a fun last month. It will be even more fun when I finally go to the doctor and hear a heartbeat and am 100% convinced that all those tests weren't false positives. I've not had any morning sickness, and any symptoms I have had, I never would have related to pregnancy. It's hard to believe that now I only have seven months to plan, and buy, and prepare! It's such an unreal feeling, kinda blissful.
My dad is calling the baby, "Baby Mohill". Don't know where he came up with that. We are calling the baby, Baby E or Little E. Both names for boy or girl start with "E" so for now it makes sense.
I've babbled enough for now, I'm sure I will have alot more to say soon when I start to blow up and get all hot and cranky ;)
We found out January 29, 2011- by accident. We had only been "trying" for 3 months- and by trying, I mean, no birth control. We weren't even at the point yet of taking temperatures and calculations. I don't think either of us thought it would actually happen so fast.
So, over the course of those three months, I would take a pregnancy test at the end of each cycle just to test, not really expecting anything. So, that night, it was time for the habitual test taking, and I opted for the cheap one. Mom had brought me a cheap dollar store test earlier in the week that some friends of hers had given her as a prank retirement gift. When I was finished taking the test, I left it at the sink and went about doing some cleaning while waiting for the results. I went back a few minutes later two see two pink lines. I matched the results up with the box, and two pink lines meant pregnant. I just stared at it. I even contemplated not showing it to Joey but then I thought, what the heck, I'll get him excited. I figured the test was just cheap and inaccurate. I went to the living room to show him the test and he just smiled, his eyes got kinda big and giddy. I said I would drink some water and wait a bit and then take the more expensive test I already had. His excitement got me excited and I started to think that it might not be so inaccurate. So, to relax, I took a bath. When I got out it was time to take the other test. I took it, and then set it on the side of the bathtub. Kairi ran in, and bumped it with her nose, and it fell right into the draining bubbly bath water. I got all hyper and new that the bubbles and water had probably messed with the results. Joey pulled it out and said something like, well, you better not look at it then. I said, why not?!? He replied, it says you're pregnant! We kind of jumped around and flipped out and I said, well that's it! You have to go to the store and get another one! For all I knew, that last one had been contaminated by the bath water! ;) So, at 10:30pm, he jumped in the car (all the while I was panicking that he would die in a car crash on his way to bring me a pregnancy test) and ran to kroger. The pharmacy of course was closed and all the tests were locked up. So, he ran to the BRAND NEW CVS, which was also closed! Ran to the Walgreens, which thank the Lord, was open AND had the tests unlocked, and grabbed the digital ones that actually say "Pregnant" and "Not Pregnant". Foolproof. I had been gulping water while he was away so finally at 11:15pm I took the final test. I put it on the ledge of the tub again and this time shut the bathroom door while we waited outside with the timer set to three minutes. When the time was up we walked in, hand in hand, only looking at each other. I said, on the count of three, we can look at it together. One, two, three. We bent over the tub and clear as day was the word PREGNANT. Ok, now I was convinced. So we screamed, and jumped around, and hugged, and kissed, and had stars in our eyes. We were kinda in shock too. We took the picture of the three tests and emailed it to my mom. Called her up, told her to check her email. She said, "Megan, what are you trying to say?!" They were REALLY shocked. And excited. But very shocked. And then I realized that at that point I was already "one month" pregnant, so then we got all excited and panicky that was only had 8 more months to plan, and buy, and prepare!
It's been a fun last month. It will be even more fun when I finally go to the doctor and hear a heartbeat and am 100% convinced that all those tests weren't false positives. I've not had any morning sickness, and any symptoms I have had, I never would have related to pregnancy. It's hard to believe that now I only have seven months to plan, and buy, and prepare! It's such an unreal feeling, kinda blissful.
My dad is calling the baby, "Baby Mohill". Don't know where he came up with that. We are calling the baby, Baby E or Little E. Both names for boy or girl start with "E" so for now it makes sense.
I've babbled enough for now, I'm sure I will have alot more to say soon when I start to blow up and get all hot and cranky ;)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
My Christian walk (which before this week has been a consistent saunter) has changed dramatically. A few days ago the Lord spoke to me in a way I've never heard. I won't dare say He hasn't spoken to me numerous time before but this time I think He may have yelled. He made sure I finally heard Him. I can't quite delve into the many ways in which our relationship has changed quite yet. I'm still figuring that out myself. But one thing is certain, my life has been about theology and doctrine and structure. That's how I like to live my Christian life. That IS NOT how God likes me to live my Christian life. Oh my word, how I have been WRONG. Please keep myself and Joey in your prayers. Our lives are about to change in ways I hope we don't see coming. For the first time in my life, I can and want to say that Jesus is my King. Period.
who's your brother, who's your sister
you just walked passed him
i think you missed her
as we're all migrating to the place where our father lives
'cause we married in to a family of immigrants
my first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man
my first allegiance is not to democracy or blood
it's to a king & a kingdom
there are two great lies that i’ve heard:
“the day you eat of the fruit of that tree, you will not surely die”
and that Jesus Christ was a white, middle-class republican
and if you wanna be saved you have to learn to be like Him
but nothing unifies like a common enemy
and we’ve got one, sure as hell
but he may be living in your house
he may be raising up your kids
he may be sleeping with your wife
oh no, he may not look like you think
I've heard this song many times before but never really listened to the words the way I did today. It is sticking with me today...
"King and a Kingdom" - Derek Webb
you just walked passed him
i think you missed her
as we're all migrating to the place where our father lives
'cause we married in to a family of immigrants
my first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man
my first allegiance is not to democracy or blood
it's to a king & a kingdom
there are two great lies that i’ve heard:
“the day you eat of the fruit of that tree, you will not surely die”
and that Jesus Christ was a white, middle-class republican
and if you wanna be saved you have to learn to be like Him
but nothing unifies like a common enemy
and we’ve got one, sure as hell
but he may be living in your house
he may be raising up your kids
he may be sleeping with your wife
oh no, he may not look like you think
I've heard this song many times before but never really listened to the words the way I did today. It is sticking with me today...
"King and a Kingdom" - Derek Webb
Friday, January 21, 2011
Does anyone have any ideas on improving memory? It's been bad most of my life but the last 4 years or so it has just fallen out of my brain! I have reminders and lists all over the house that I MUST write down the moment it enters my head or else I WILL forget it. Guaranteed! I use my phone (both the calendar and the notebook) as well as sticky notes, a notebook, and several paper calendars. I'm worried about that day when we have kiddos running around here. If I can't remember my own dealings, how am I going to remember theirs? I had to write myself a note this morning reminding myself to eat breakfast and then to pack my lunch before leaving for work. I got to work with a 3x5 card already half filled with things I wanted to get done today. I don't even know how many times I've stood up to go do something and forgot what it was I stood up for. I had an associate come to me today with some things she is concerned about. She rattled 5 or 6 things of to me, no reminder notes. I said, wow, I'm so impressed you just told me all those things without forgetting even one! She said, yeah I have a good memory. Why do you think I asked you to get out your notebook? Everyone knows my memory is bad, we laugh about it from time to time. But what makes it bad? I mean, what is it in my brain that doesn't work properly? Or is it nothing like that at all? Do I just focus on the wrong things or too many things? Do I not listen carefully? Do I have ADD?? ;)
I don't know what the deal is but I would really like to start working on improving it. Anyone else in this boat? Have any solutions?
I don't know what the deal is but I would really like to start working on improving it. Anyone else in this boat? Have any solutions?
Monday, January 17, 2011
I'm old enough to retire, right?
Back to work tomorrow. But, that's ok, it's surprising how much my outlook changed when I wasn't even thinking about it. And thank goodness, too. I like my attitude much more this way :)
So tonight was Balsamic Filet of Beef, mashed potatoes, and sauteed peppers, onion, and french green beans. I don't deal with green beans much so I was concerned about sauteing them but they turned out great. The filet was incredible. A little more done than I would have liked but tender and juicy just the same. You've GOT TO TRY this beef. Mix some dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper and just rub it all over the beef. Roast at 450 until it's cooked to your liking and you will fall in love. Yum yum yum!!!! I make my mashed potatoes with butter, sour cream, salt, and pepper. I run the potatoes through a food mill rather than use a masher or mixer and they are the creamiest potatoes ever. I've used the food mill for quite some time (thanks to Ina) but I never thought to put sour cream in the potatoes until last spring when a friend's mom made us meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Thanks, Kim!! She basically taught me how to make meatloaf as well (which is on the menu for later next week). All this food talk is making me hungry so I'm going to scrape up a snack and hit the sack...maybe I should throw poetry into the blog mix as well? ;)
So tonight was Balsamic Filet of Beef, mashed potatoes, and sauteed peppers, onion, and french green beans. I don't deal with green beans much so I was concerned about sauteing them but they turned out great. The filet was incredible. A little more done than I would have liked but tender and juicy just the same. You've GOT TO TRY this beef. Mix some dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper and just rub it all over the beef. Roast at 450 until it's cooked to your liking and you will fall in love. Yum yum yum!!!! I make my mashed potatoes with butter, sour cream, salt, and pepper. I run the potatoes through a food mill rather than use a masher or mixer and they are the creamiest potatoes ever. I've used the food mill for quite some time (thanks to Ina) but I never thought to put sour cream in the potatoes until last spring when a friend's mom made us meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Thanks, Kim!! She basically taught me how to make meatloaf as well (which is on the menu for later next week). All this food talk is making me hungry so I'm going to scrape up a snack and hit the sack...maybe I should throw poetry into the blog mix as well? ;)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
I used 2 heads of garlic at dinner!
We had mom and dad over for dinner today. I love feeding my dad. No offense to Joey but the guy loves everything I make. Of course my goal is to always please him with a dish or new recipe but he's so in love with my love of cooking he only ever has good things to say. It's hard to judge my realistic cooking prowess when he's the only other one eating it. My dad, however, gives me the feedback I'm looking for without even meaning to. When he sits down at my dining room table he acts like he's never eaten anything so tasty. The man had 4 helpings at dinner! Without even verbalizing his feelings of my food, my dad tells me exactly what I need to know.
Tonight's cuisine was Italian. Shrimp Scampi Linguine and Bruschetta. I have never liked bruschetta. I had it at Olive Garden some time back and it was so bland and lifeless. Never counted myself as a fan. Joey has wanted to try it out for a while so we ordered some at Macaroni Grill last weekend. OMG, it was perfect. The tomatoes were bright and fresh, the basil and garlic complimenting each other and the seasonings were just right. I know it couldn't be harder than tying a shoe so I called my parents, the guinea pigs and asked them to dinner. Anyway, not to brag, but my bruschetta was even better. I used roma tomatoes and a 25 year old barrel aged balsamic vinegar that just put it over the top. Shaved parmesan and grilled rustic Italian bread (brushed with a garlic olive oil) just made it all that much better. It was so good that when we ran out of bread, we were throwing it on the linguine just so we could continue slurping it's juicy goodness.
The Shrimp Scampi Linguine was very surprising as well. The last time I made something like that was way back when Rachel Ray first came out and I knew nothing about cooking. Her recipe called for chicken broth in the sauce. The shrimp tasted like they had just finished eating chicken ramen and it was terrible. This scampi was exactly how it should be. Butter, oil, garlic, lemon. So fresh. Toss with linguine, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes, good to go! Tomorrow forecast calls for balsamic filet of beef...it's our present to us before we go back to work.
Speaking of work, tomorrow is our last day off. I've honestly never had such a relaxing, yet multi-faceted vacation in my life. I am in no way, shape, or form looking forward to going back to work, but I can say that this vacation was good and long. Tomorrow is going to be 100% vegging. I probably won't get out of my pajamas. We have a stack of movies ready for viewing and a clean house to demand we sit down and enjoy it...in fact, I think I'll start right now.
Tonight's cuisine was Italian. Shrimp Scampi Linguine and Bruschetta. I have never liked bruschetta. I had it at Olive Garden some time back and it was so bland and lifeless. Never counted myself as a fan. Joey has wanted to try it out for a while so we ordered some at Macaroni Grill last weekend. OMG, it was perfect. The tomatoes were bright and fresh, the basil and garlic complimenting each other and the seasonings were just right. I know it couldn't be harder than tying a shoe so I called my parents, the guinea pigs and asked them to dinner. Anyway, not to brag, but my bruschetta was even better. I used roma tomatoes and a 25 year old barrel aged balsamic vinegar that just put it over the top. Shaved parmesan and grilled rustic Italian bread (brushed with a garlic olive oil) just made it all that much better. It was so good that when we ran out of bread, we were throwing it on the linguine just so we could continue slurping it's juicy goodness.
The Shrimp Scampi Linguine was very surprising as well. The last time I made something like that was way back when Rachel Ray first came out and I knew nothing about cooking. Her recipe called for chicken broth in the sauce. The shrimp tasted like they had just finished eating chicken ramen and it was terrible. This scampi was exactly how it should be. Butter, oil, garlic, lemon. So fresh. Toss with linguine, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes, good to go! Tomorrow forecast calls for balsamic filet of beef...it's our present to us before we go back to work.
Speaking of work, tomorrow is our last day off. I've honestly never had such a relaxing, yet multi-faceted vacation in my life. I am in no way, shape, or form looking forward to going back to work, but I can say that this vacation was good and long. Tomorrow is going to be 100% vegging. I probably won't get out of my pajamas. We have a stack of movies ready for viewing and a clean house to demand we sit down and enjoy it...in fact, I think I'll start right now.
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