Morning Sickness Sucks... but its TOTALLY worth it!

6 weeks today and feeling sick, which is a great, great sign. Breast tenderness, major fatigue and trouble sleeping are all a bunch of fun! We are super excited and have our first appointment on Wednesday. We aren't telling the big wide world until February, but I thought since at least we made it past the time frame when we lost our first pregnancy, and I'm feeling so terrible (which is awesome), I should share it with you guys. Love you all and we are so excited. If we go to term our due date will be Sept 12th. Yay!

VEGAS!!!

Vegas was so much fun! It was my first time there and I was loving all the sights. New York New York and Paris, and the Bellagio... the Luxor! Just so many interesting buildings and designs! And I still can't believe the electric bills these places must pay... insane. We had a great view from our room at the Mirage, and were gaping out the window for the first hour!


We immediately went for a walk down the strip, stopping first to see the volcano show outside our hotel, then on to the water fountains at the Bellagio... (and I got to drool in the windows of Chanel and Dior... yum...) and we had drinks in our room and enjoyed the scenery.


The next day we went to see the Secret Garden at the Mirage, which is basically a dolphin area and a garden with tigers and lions. There were underwater tanks where we could get really               close to the dolphins, it was amazing. They also had some white tiger cubs that were adorable, about six months old.




That night we went out to a nice romantic dinner together downstairs at Kokomo's and just enjoyed our quiet, married version of a Vegas vacation. I was really close to the end of my cycle, and as the weekend wore on, I could no longer kick back wine and cocktails with Scott... but we still had fun!


The next day, Scott did some golfing and I relaxed and watched trash television. Wow, the depths I will sink to when no one is around and I have nothing else to do and limited channels, hahaha! When he came home we had a quick dinner and got fancy for my surprise show. It turned out he was taking me to the Beatles "Love" Cirque de Soleil! It was incredible! A great mix of hits and obscure songs, beautiful, beautiful costumes and props, and incredible acrobatics and dancing. My jaw was on the floor when the beautiful ladies hanging from ropes began to climb them using their toes... I can't even conceive of that...

The next day we headed home happy and had a very smooth drive and a wonderful time together. YAY VEGAS!

Holidays with the Schmalbachs

Well the holidays were great all around! Steph, Scott and I stayed in and had movie marathons and such all through Christmas Eve, had some great home cooking and opened presents together on Christmas morning. I helped Steph sew her own stocking that matched ours, so that for Christmases to come she will have her own. We went for cocktails to a family friends and saw the Schmalbachs also.

We then headed up to the Bay Area to see Scott's family, have a Christmas party with them and then we saw the Puccinelli's for a bit. Zach has gotten so big already! After that, we came home for a day and then headed down to San Diego to stay with the Schmalbachs. We had a great time as usual! Shopping and eating and playing with Sydney. We played the game "Things" to keep us up on New Year's Eve and were all laughing 'til we cried!

The next morning, Sydney spent a lot of effort trying to get "Scott Thomas" out of bed, it was so cute! She had all her stuffed animals on the bed and was rolling around, climbing on him and talking to him. They had become great friends this trip.

From there, we drove out to Vegas!

Merry Mary Merry Mary Christmas!

Well, nothing much to report, but I LOVE Christmas! the house is decorated, the tree is up... the lights are on the front of the house. Its so cozy! I printed a bunch of winter-themed photos and framed them in silver for the mantle. I've always wanted to do that for Christmas.

I am building a website for a family friend, doing lots of painting and reading. We are spending Christmas Eve here at home, just the three of us, and then we are headed to the Bay Area and San Diego. We are doing a tour of California. I am especially looking forward to a cocktail party at a family friends house in SLO on Christmas Day. And also, I can't wait to see the Puccinelli's again. Zach has grown so much already!

Love to you all and have a Very Merry Christmas

FINALLY

Four days late and it arrives. Why??!! Things are hard enough I tell you. We did take our Christmas card photos yesterday and decided on a cute one we both like:

Day 31

Still no period! If I thought I was pregnant this might be exciting, but I feel like an emotional time bomb! If its coming, lets get it over with already!

Day 29

Ok... two negative tests and no period... I finished another painting! Yay! This one is of Kris' son Wyatt, I thought it would be a nice Christmas gift since I had all the materials out already.

So... definitely cramps... just waiting on the green light here, so that I can refill my prescription and all that, but I really hope this late period thing doesnt become a trend. Its hard enough waiting for day 28...