This Weekend and Last

I apparently didn't post about it, but my mom came down to visit last weekend to spend one last "solo" weekend together before the baby arrived and it was awesome! Dad was supposed to come down and hang with DH, but something came up and he couldn't come. :-(

But, I still had an awesome time just hanging with my mom! We hung out and chatted, went shopping, went for walks, out to eat, apple picking (complete with cider donuts - yum!), just everything! Yay!

And this weekend DH and I are spending together in case it's our last one as just the two of us. We've been trying to do things like that lately anyway, but the reality has set in that this may, in fact, truly be the last weekend! We're going to go to dinner, watch movies (not in the theater - I can't handle sitting there that long anymore), go for walks, just whatever we want to do, whenever we want to do it. I can't wait! (And yes, I know we can do many of those items with the baby, but it's still something special to do with just the two of us). ;-)

Here are some pics from apple picking (I like the ones better with my mom in them, but I don't want to post without her permission):

And Larissa - if you're reading this - we are so close! Wonder which little guy will come first!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Getting my Hair Cut!

I just schedule an appointment to get my hair cut next weekend! DH gave me a gift certificate for Christmas since I kept talking about doing it and I haven't used it yet!

I haven't had my hair cut by a "real" person since the 9th grade - and I'm 33! I always just keep my hair long-ish and just trim the bottom. I never saw the sense in paying someone to do that, so I've always had my mom or DH do it for me.

So, needless to say, I'm pretty excited - curious what they'll come up with - that and I love when people play with my hair - yay! My only criteria is it still has to go in a pony tail and no bangs. Oh - and not above the shoulder. Sounds pretty boring, but that's me. ;-)

I can't wait!

Hi there!

Haven't posted in a bit - been busy. But I'll post again soon, including an update from our first OB appointment on Wednesday - yay!

In the meantime, we went to visit my sister and her family in VT this weekend. And we told them as well as my other sister that we're pregnant - yaaaay! They were so excited for us! They both had a feeling something was up that we were hiding (IVF, not the pregnant piece), so we came clean on pretty much all of it. My youngest sister lives in Australia so we told her via Skype so she actually got to see one of the ultrasound pics and we got to talk to her - so that was pretty cool. And I was going to surprise my other sister once she was done putting my nephew to bed, but she saw me telling the Aussie sister, so oops! No surprise! haha

And the visit itself was great. And my little nephew is just absolutely adorable. He's about 7.5 months and getting cuter every time I see him. Woohoo!

DH and my FBIL went ice fishing on Saturday while my sister, nephew and I went to do wedding stuff. Probably the last ice fishing they'll get in this season, but soon enough it'll just be replaced by regular fishing. LOL

And let me tell you - my sister is going to be the most beautiful bride I've ever seen - she tried on her dress for me and she looked so absolutely beautiful. She is going to take her FI's and everyone's breath away - I can't wait for the big day!

OK, other than watching the NCAA tourney (great job Siena!), we didn't do much else. Was a nice and relaxing visit. I'll post more later. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

7dp 5dt & a Trip to Babies R Us

7dpt: More HCG is produced as fetus develops

Well, today is going to be spent with exciting trips to Babies R Us and the grocery store and cleaning the house. Now - don't be jealous -- not everyone can live the exciting life that I do! ;-)

Yeah, the trip to Babies R Us is for my 19 year old niece. Maybe she's 20 now? I don't know. Either way, she and her now husband are due next month - although we hear she's on bedrest now, so who knows. It makes me so mad sometimes when I think about it. Neither of them had a job when they got knocked up, neither had a high school degree and live with their uncle. Good times.

At least now he has a job and a GED. But she still has neither. So, yup - they of course found out they were pregnant and got married in November and is due next month. I can't make it to the shower, but my DH is going out there in a couple weeks so will bring my gift with him and have his mom bring it to the showe. Even if it were in town, I'm not sure I could make myself go to the shower. I don't know. I probably would since I wouldn't want to be rude, but I just don't know...

But, enough about that - moment over. The rest of the errands are for the SUPERBOWL!! Not sure what we're making yet, but will most likely involve making pizzas, wings, cheesy taco soup and who knows what else. And the house cleaning - the house isn't bad right now, but sometimes you just need a good excuse to get the house in top shape, you know?

So all the work today for a fun day tomorrow. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

We are traveling to Rochester to celebrate this year with DH's family. And next year, back to my parents. Anyone else traveling this year?

Also - I made cupcakes and I have to show them off. I thought they came out pretty cute!


My little Turkeys!




And a little guy close up:




This picture is pretty fuzzy, but you get the idea - I ran out of candy corn, so just made fun M&M dotted ones!

(And yes, those are Halloween cupcake papers - that's all I had - close enough, right?! haha)

So, if you're traveling, be safe and have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Twilight!

I am off to see "Twilight" today with some friends at 3:45 and then to dinner after to gush over the movie. I canNOT wait!

Anyone else read(ing) the books and seeing the movie?

Cramping - joy, joy?

Well, I've been cramping off and on the last two days. so, I'm going to take that to mean my period is going to arrive right on time - gotta love a 9 day LP, eh? Well, I'll take it as a good thing since that means I'll get to call and set up my CD3 appointment and get IVF#3 underway. Wish me luck!

Now, back to puppy-watching ;-)

(see below for puppies)

Puppies!

Take a look at this link - it's awesome! It's a camera constantly on six puppies and their mommy. Adorable!

http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016

The 6 Shiba Inu puppiess (3 boys and 3 girls) turned 4 weeks old on November 4th, and here are their names!

Girls:
- Autumn (Purple collar)
- Ayumi (Yellow collar)
- Amaya (Red collar)

Boys:
- Aki (Green collar)
- Akoni (Black collar)
- Ando (Blue collar

I should probably keep this from DH - he's been wanting a puppy now for a while! haha

Our Baby?

A couple of girls on the Nest did this and thought it would be fun to try. I went to http://www.makemebabies.com/ and uploaded pictures of us, and here is what our future baby will look like:



http://makemebabies.com/viewbaby.php?bid=6985779


Not too bad, right? LOL

Almost the weekend!

Hey there - not too much going on this week - nothing too exciting. DH is going away this weekend. Leaves tomorrow (after we get to do lunch together!) and then he'll be back sometime Monday. So this weekend I think I'm going to have an alone, girlie weekend. I like having those every once in a while, you know? Watch chick flicks, get whatever I want for dinner, maybe grab myself a yummy dessert, maybe look or a pair of shoes, drive around and look at leaves, and watch a bunch of cheesy things I've DVR'd! And then Monday I'll go in to work and hopefully he'll be home before I do!

Other than that, not too much going on on the baby making front, either. Due to my thermometer deciding to not work I honestly have no idea where I am in my cycle. I have a new one now but based on the temps it's giving me, I can't really tell if I'm pre- or post-O. I could go by the CM or CP, but those are only so reliable alone. Much more reliable with temps. Oh well. Guess I'll just wait it out until the inevitable - b/c I know she'll show her ugly face!

Hope all is well!

Love Animals?

Or maybe even just like them? ;-) Check out the new icons located on the top right of my blog!

All you have to do is click on the icons each day, answer fun trivia questions about cats and dogs, and they will provide 10 pieces of kibble to Animal Shelters to help feed hungry cats and dogs! And yes - even if you get the answer wrong, they will still donate the kibble!

I've been doing this for a long time now (thank you Sandi!) - and it's even being featured on the Ellen DeGenerous show today!

So please, play every day - the more we play, the more hungry animals that get fed!

Apple Picking!

So, as promised, DH and I went apple picking on Saturday. The weather was absolutely gorgeous - such blue skies! It was a great weekend to go as there were 4 good options to pick:

McIntosh
Cortland
Empire
Jonagold

We like all 4, so it was hard to decide! We ended up picking mostly Jonagold with a few Cortland and Empire thrown on top. The McIntosh ones were on the other side of the orchard, so we skipped those.

And, if anyone wants to read up on some of the apples, this website is really helpful: http://www.nyapplecountry.com/ There's a whole bunch of info out there, plus some fun things, as well.

Here are a few pictures...




Yum! (yes, we're dorks lol)



And the views from the orchard are awesome. We usually hike the mountains before we pick, but we got a late start didn't hike. But we'll be back a few more times to hike before the snow comes.



I love that it's so close to our house which is in a city. It's a great thing about where we live - drive just a few minutes and you'll be out of the city and into beautiful country!

And don't even think for a second that we didn't stop and wait in line to get our cider doughnuts. We allow ourselves to get them once a year - and they are worth every single calorie!






So - now I just need to get eating and baking - there are a lot of apples to be used!

Adorable Puppies!

OK, so I lied - I apparently wasn't done with my posts for today. I saw this link and just had to share it - it was too cute not to!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCnAjel02lM

Also, on a pet related note, my sister sent me this link on why cat's don't eat and some things to try - it has a lot of good info in it! I've also decided to start force-feeding him the baby food/soft cat food so he's at least getting something.

http://cats.suite101.com/article.cfm/why_isnt_my_cat_eating

OK, now I'm done - have a great day!

Twin Moose Playing In Sprinkler

This is just to precious not to share. Babies of all sorts are just amazing, beautiful, and happy, playful things - no wonder we want them!

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=yNy9jTeolUk

I hope this brings a smile to your face and warms your heart - have a great weekend!

The Weekend

Nothing too exciting happened this weekend. Did some stuff around the house - cleaned up, yard work, etc... We picked our first vegetble - a jalapeno! I forgot to take a picture before I started using it. But up next we have some Early Girl tomatoes growing!

I took this picture a couple days ago and there were two small tomatoes growing - but we actually now have four!

We went to one of the Drive-Ins this weekend as well. The first movie that was playing was Get Smart and the second was The Love Guru. Neither was fantastic, but neither was bad either. That's the beautify of the Drive In. You pay $7, you get to see two movies, bring in yummy snacks, and make out with your husband if you want! haha So who cares if one of the movies isn't all that great, right? It's fun! ;-)