Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Few Words



Well I've been thinking a lot about how my life is changing and wanted to sit down and write something about what has been going on. Last weekend we went to a few garage sales looking for great deals on baby items. We did find a portable baby swing (not what i'd pick but a good back up none the less) and a monitor system. When we got home Ryan and I got to play "walkie-talkie" throughout the house testing out the new monitor. You know thinking about it they really are fun inventions. How is it that it's so much more fun to talk to eachother (no matter you're age) when in a different room? Anyway then Ryan set up the Portable swing in the living room.....and it hit me all night while I stared at the swing, this is really happening. Our lives will never be the same. We have baby furniture in our house. I'm not sure why it was that moment. I thought it had sunk in. And I'm sure it will sink in many more times. But that night was...I don't know how to describe it. It was a wierd feeling. I thought that moment would come more when I felt the baby move or some monumental moment like that but nope it was a swing. After waking up the next morning all those fearful feelings had passed and since then I've been looking at it wishing I had the little person to put in it. The waiting is hard. I know we should be greatful for these two weeks of nothing to do, because after that we're going and I don't see the end. In two weeks we'll know the sex of the baby (finally) and that means shopping can finally start. Two days after that we close on the house and that means moving can begin, carpet replaced, painting can be done and of coarse the baby's room. I'm pretty sure that's going to take us at least until Oct. So we should be glad about this little break of nothing planned, but it's hard to sit and wait. On to other things, I can feel the baby now, it moves a lot in the morning and right before bed (still not strong enough to keep me up at night) but every time I put my hand down to feel it, it stops moving, so up until now I've only felf it from the inside. Which means Ryan hasn't gotten to yet. And last week I grew at a rapid rate. The most noticable so far. I'm now in Maternity pants, but still wearing my own tops for now. Anyone who thought I was busty before you should see me now :)

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

NYC


Well we finally made it, I have wanted to go to New York for as long as I can remember and we did it. It was an incredible trip. We stayed with Robert and Sophie and I really felt we got the true NY experience. We saw everything like a real tourist, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Times Square, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Staten Island, Brooklyn, but also got to see places we never would have if not for our fabulous local tour guides. And the food...amazing. I finally got to go to a real coffee cafe, you know where they serve you in a real cup not paper. Saw Carrie Bradshaw's apt, and the friends building. OK too much to mention it was so.......words cannot describe. It meant the world to me. Thank you to Ryan for taking me, and a huge thanks to Rob and Sophie without them it never would have been possible. I can't wait to get back.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Oregon Fishing!









Yesterday we went Sturgeon Fishing. Today we're exhausted. It was indescribable. Ryan and I got up at 2:30a.m, left the house by 3:30(after I had put on 2 stocking caps and a hat, 1 long sleeve undershirt, 1 thermal,1 reg shirt, 1 sweatshirt, stretch pants, jeans, 2 pairs of socks, furry boots, 1 scarf, and 1 coat) and drove to Portland to meet up with Peter our Fishing guide. We met at the dock at 6:00, and we were fishing in the Willamette River by 6:30. The first catch was Ryan's a 45in 25lb fish. My first one was much smaller, and left me wondering how great the fishing would really be. But they just kept coming. By the end of the day (1:30 when we were both half dead) we hauled in some 40 fish. Ryans biggest being 55in and 60+lbs, My biggest... too big to pull in the boat, approx 70in and 70 to 75lbs. You can only keep one Sturgeon a day and it must be between 34 and 54in. We kept one had it prepared and brought it home. It was one fishing trip we will never forget.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Spring in Eugene









Spring is beautiful here. Everything flowers. I took a minute to take a few photos around the yard, to bring a little bit of spring to those living in the desert. Hope you enjoy! PS: The baby lambs are not in my yard, but thought they looked very cute on our drive last Saturday.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009