It's been two years since Matt and I met and our lives were forever changed :)For those needing an awesome recap, see my very first blogpost about Matt and how we met in the Cascade Lakes Relay. This was our very first photo taken together; unfortunately I was too shy to insist standing next to Matt when they started shifting people around by height to fill in the photo better. Also I didn't want to seem to stalker-ish. And I ALMOST (the words almost came out of my mouth) asked him to have someone take a pic of us... but I was too shy. But I guess I wasn't too bad because a few minutes later, he asked if he could call me; I said "I'd like that." (I thought it sounded classier than just "yes" because it also shows that I really want him to; he still teases me about it). And later that night, after getting dinner together and sitting in his car talking for hours, I wasn't too shy to give him "kiss me" eyes... and thus, my very favorite first kiss, and my last (I actually remember thinking "wow, if this is my last first kiss, this is going to be amazing!").
It's hard to believe how much has changed, and for the better. These have been the best two years I've lived so far (albeit they've had their own challenges, of course). But every day I am so grateful that Matt ran into my life! I can't believe my luck! Over the course of getting to know him, I have discovered some eerie personality similarities to my dad (how did that happen that I picked a guy like my dad?!), but at least I know all about an entire beautiful fall Saturday spent watching at least 3 different football games, and how some nights plans get rushed so that we can catch the start of the game (thankfully we finally got a DVR though). But he is absolutely the sweetest, most considerate and kind, fun-loving, calming, gentle yet strong, sexy, supportive and athletic guy possessing more sports-knowledge than I could ever want to explore ;) And he says the kindest things, and helps remind me to be my better self. (When I was dealing with a tough situation, he told me "listen to your heart and do what it says. You want to be sure you're approaching this lovingly." Wow, and here I was feeling like being petty). I am endlessly blessed to be his wife.
So... this weekend Matt bought a canoe and we packed it with camping
gear (it actually held up) and set... canoeing... on Sparks Lake, which
has to be about the most popular canoeing lake in the area. After a bit
of paddling around, we found a decent enough spot, unpacked, setup our
new tent... then Matt went wandering around and found a BETTER spot. So
we packed up, got back in the canoe, and reset up camp. But it was worth
the move as the second spot was SO much better- great view,
private(ish), but difficult approach. In fact... poor Matt actually fell in while trying to unpack us, and nearly risked ruining his new iPhone.
But the view was awesome.
We made a campfire and watched the stars.
Apparently Ellie is terrified of fires so she hid in the tent most of the time, poor wimpy thing. So Zoey enjoyed the solo attention.
My app guy played with his Planets app, which only somewhat accurately shows you were constellations are.
Well, I've made it 2/3s through the first trimester (not hard to do when I didn't know til 4 weeks). I'm excited for the next trimester when apparently I won't feel as tired, and I'll get to see the baby and start showing. All the fun stuff then. Plus, the chance of miscarriage drops from 15% to like 2% so that'll be a relief.
At 8 weeks, webbed fingers and toes are poking out from baby's
hands and feet, eyelids practically cover the eyes, breathing tubes
extend from the throat to the branches of the developing lungs, and the
"tail" is just about gone. In baby's brain, nerve cells are branching out
to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. Baby is about the size of kidney bean now, and is constantly moving and shifting. It's pretty amazing how fast a human is created (yet, honestly, right now it feels very slow).
Other than fatigue, I'm feeling pretty good. I haven't had any nausea. My digestive system is, um, sometimes struggling and uncomfortable but generally I feel good. And the fatigue isn't as bad, most of the time, as I expected when my doctor said I'd feel like I'd been hit by a bus. Not too irritable though my fuse is definitely shorter. Oh, and when I get hungry... okay, I'm just as psycho as before. The other day, I was so tired and hot and hungry by 5pm (I think I forgot to eat an afternoon snack) and Matt was going to eat leftover pizza for dinner... which I was trying not to eat because I'm trying to eat healthier. So, being all hormonal, I pitched a little fit about having to eat healthy and I didn't WANT a salad for dinner cause I had that for lunch, as I took out the block of swiss cheese and just took a bite straight out of it. I just needed something quick but cutting a slice sounded way too time consuming. Matt just laughed. Thankfully he's patient.
We have our Baby Pick'em designed and I'll post that next. Good stuff! Otherwise, I need to finish my baby quilt I've been working (slowly) on since January and I have a lot of reading I should do, about pregnancy, what to expect, etc.
The Cascade Lakes Relay is this weekend, and only Matt is running it :( I probably could've done it, but since we found out, I haven't been running, just in case. I wasn't sure if it's a big deal or not. I'm not supposed to get fatigued when exercising and it's just been so hot outside so running sounds like it'd be too much. So I dropped off our team, even though I only had 3 three-mile legs (but the first one would have been in the hottest part of the day). Matt's bummed because at first our team said I could drive his van, now they say it'll be too cramped. So I'm staying home with the dogs. He already wasn't looking forward to it but I'd talked him into it for his 5th year (he gets a special t-shirt for running each year of the race's existence). This might be his last though. I can't imagine myself wanting or trying to run it next year with a 4-month old baby (esp since I plan to breastfeed); and the race is 30 hours from start to finish for our team so we do have to run in the night, etc. Too much. Anyhow, I'll be wishing Matt luck, and maybe trekking out in the night with a pizza delivery :)
