15 weeks and counting

The Scoop:

Weeks Pregnant ~ 15 weeks, day 3

Size of Baby ~ 4 inches, about the size of an orange or an avocado

Baby's Weight ~ 2.5 oz.

Baby Prediction ~ I think it is a girl. Nicki things it's a boy. The Man thought it was a girl until 13 weeks, so now he is on the boy bandwagon

Baby Girl Names ~ Last week the list would have looked like this: Harper Marjorie, Scout Marjorie, Madalynn Marjorie, or Kennedy Marjorie.  Well this week the list looks like this: Harper Marjorie or Scout Marjorie still love the other two names, but I guess we have to start cutting them down sooner or later since our baby can not have 4 different first names I should say that the middle name is after both of my Grandma's both amazing women

Baby Boy Names ~ The list has been the same since August: Jackson Henry or Josiah David.  Jackson would be after one of my Grandpa's it is actually kind of confusing as to how that works since his name is actually John and I called him Grandpa Jake but just trust me on this one and the middle name Henry is after the Man's dad.  The other name well is pretty obvious that it would be after the Man.

What's New ~ This week I had to go out and buy some more leggings and shirts to wear with them...belly is growing but I don't think it has 'popped' yet, so waiting to buy dress pants and jeans till then.  I still sleep anywhere from 10-14 hours a day, that includes a mandatory nap. I was a horrible speller before I got pregnant and now it seems I am even worse. I ask Nicki all the time how to spell the simplest of words, even there it took me 5 different tries to spell 'simplest'  If I don't write it down I will not remember it, even if it is 5 min. later.

Food That Makes Me Happy ~ Caramel....I love everything about caramel. Cheese balls are amazing you know like the fake Cheetos. I prefer beef foods over chicken.  I will eat chicken but it normally does not taste very good unless ALL of the fat is cut off of it. Claussen pickles are also a favorite...well they were before I was pregnant too

Bump Pic ~ 

Flashback: weeks 4 - 13

As promised here is the first part of the pregnancy

Baby Bumblebee @ 4 weeks

Baby Bumblebee @ 7 weeks

Baby Bumblebee @ 11 weeks  This one is more of the heartbeat than the actual baby

Baby Bumblebee @ 13 weeks

Baby Bumblebee @ 13 weeks

Baby Bumblebee's Heartbeat @ 11 weeks

For the record to get the heartbeat on this post was not very easy and took a lot of brain power but its up and it should work.

Flashback: 14 weeks

So it's a week late but here is the first baby bump picture taken last week at the airshow!

Secrets No More...

It is officially no longer a secret so why not blog about it :)

The Man and I are expecting a baby!!!  We are both extremely excited/nervous/excited/scared, did I mention excited, about everything going on.

Here's the Scoop:

~ We have known for a while now but decided to keep it a secret until a couple weeks ago when we informed our parents and siblings.

~ We are 15 weeks along, with a due date of April 10, 2012

~ There have been lots of doctor appointments which equals 4 ultrasounds by 13 weeks  I will post those later


~ I would love to keep it off of Facebook but know that, that really isn't possible in today's world and there will probably be something on Facebook very soon  which I promise I won't be mad about


~ Everyone can thank the Man for all of you finding out about our little secret.  I wanted to keep it a secret till Christmas


~ We found out that we were expecting a week after the Man deployed

~ We will be finding out the sex of the baby because the Man HAS to know, so he can call the baby by its name  even though right now we call the baby bumblebee, I guess that just won't work for the rest of the pregnancy


~ I have been feeling pretty good.  very tired but over all pretty good.  I was nauseous for about the first 10 weeks.

~ I can't touch raw meat or cook it for that fact.  I can eat it if someone else cooks it for me.  Same with touching unwashed potatoes....its not going to happen!

I think that pretty much sums of the basics as to whats been going on and hopefully also explains why I have not blogged in forever.  Everything going on in my life seems to revolve around this pregnancy and it was a secret, so I had nothing to talk about :)  I can't wait to see what the up coming weeks have in store for us.

Celebrating 100 years of Naval Aviation

I decided to finally blog about something other than saying sorry I haven't blogged in forever!

This past weekend Nicki and I were able to go to the airshow that was held on the Navy base to help celebrate 100 years of Naval Aviation.  I was really excited about everything the airshow had to offer, since I had never been to one before.

Events of the day:
We had to get up way too early on a Saturday...6:30 a.m.  The gates opened at 8 a.m. for everyone to start coming onto base and to check out the booths at the show.  The actual airshow did not start until 10 a.m.  Well Nicki and I were on base by 8:15 we were both very proud of this!  Once there we set up our lawn chairs and then headed to check out all the different jets and planes.  All the events of the airshow ended at 4:30.  Yep we were there from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. granted it would have been that bad except it was at least 90 degrees!!!  Needless to say Nicki and I both left a little sun burnt oops should have bought some sunscreen before we went

Up & Down: Blue Angel Jets

Up: Hang-glider that just landed

Up: World War II planes

Overall I had a fantastic time and the Blue Angels are amazing!!  If you ever get the chance to see them definitely go.  The day was a little long with the heat we were dealing with but it was still worth it.

Love for Wisconsin

In case any of you did not know I happen to LOVE Wisconsin.  Now all the awesomeness happening in WI sports just makes me love it even more.

Let's recap the past couple weeks in WI sports:

- Brewers are in the playoffs and I must say they are doing AMAZING only 1 team stands between them and a trip to the World Series!!!  And to top it off I actually get to watch these games and can see the Crew in BEAST mode!

- Badgers are now ranked #4 after destroying Nebraska last week...another amazing game I was ecstatic to be able to watch!

- The Packers are 4-0 and currently leading Atlanta in the 4th so I am making an early prediction of 5-0 


I hope all of you are excited as I am about how well the state is being represented right now. Just wish I could attend one of these games.  Sorry if that was not as good of a recap as you were hoping for I was distracted by the Packer game and really wanted to finish this post!

Vegas...the city of lights, the city that never sleeps, or in my case the city that takes all your money in a very short period of time!

Earlier this week I had the privilege of driving to Las Vegas for work.  We would only stay one night and my hotel was completely paid for.  Being the good sister that I am Nicki has never ever been to Vegas I decided to bring her with for the 2 day trip. 

Here is about how the trip went:

~ Drove 6 hours with 2 stops along the way

~ Found our hotel in North Las Vegas not near the strip but very close to the base I was working at the next morning

~ Took a $45 cab ride to the strip Yep thats right $45 one way cab ride just so I could let my sister experience the strip for the first time

~ Saw some crazies while walking along the strip

~ Gave Nicki $20 so she could actually gamble You guessed it, she came to Vegas with $12 in her pocket...she some how managed to lose her debit card & drivers license in the 2 months she has been living with me 

~ Walked the strip closer to our hotel in hopes of a cheaper cab ride back...Took a cab back and paid in cash this time so it only was a $35 ride

~ Went to bed, woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed whatever that is suppose to mean

~ Gave Nicki the iPad, $20 and the spare car key and told her to wait for me at the food court till I was done with work.  I worked over 4 hours.

~ Left Vegas to start our 6 hour journey home but decided to stop at the casino on the Nevada/California border for lunch.

~ Decided to try our luck at gambling again. Nicki lost what she had left from the money I gave her earlier and I ended up winning $35.  

~ Drove the rest of the way home. Had to wait in road construction for about almost an hour.

So that about summarizes our 2 day trip to Las Vegas and back.  It was a lot of fun jamming out to 'family-sing-a-longs' during the car rides.  The only part that sucked was having to get up super early the rest of the week to work...but I guess thats life!