thankful

As I am in the thick of school, closing our house in Sonoma, trying to sell our Santa Rosa condo, a sick pooch and of course, pregnancy...I am getting T-I-R-E-D.  Big life events just keep happening!  It just seems I can't get enough sleep!  I wake up in the morning and my hips hurt from sleeping on my sides.  I suppose I can't complain too much, I only wake up on average once a night and am sleeping pretty well.  However, I just am having a hard time imagining this going on for 3 more months!  People who see me can't believe I'm not due until June!

As I complain, I realize how wonderful Joel is.  He has been so supportive in our very tough February and I couldn't imagine going through this without him.  Last night he read Goodnight Moon ABC to Sprout and I loved it.  What a lucky baby to have such a wonderful daddy!

A very exciting thing in the last month is that we found a church!  For years now we've admired St. Andrew Presbyterian when we drive by on Arnold Drive coming home through Sonoma.  It is the most beautiful white church on the outskirts of Sonoma.  We've now gone 2 times this month and have truly enjoyed it.  It's a bit sad that it took a horrible scare like Sprout to become Anemic to get us to go to church, but now we are hooked!  What an uplifting experience to begin your week!  We're so excited to be close to it once we move!

nursery decor

Now that we are in escrow for a house in Sonoma (hooray!), I can finally start realistically thinking of the nursery for baby Green!  Here is what we have so far:

Adding some gray touches with clean lines

the striped fabric will be a window valence that I will make

this fabric will be for a pillow on the glider that I will make

...and finally the bedding.  We're doing a white simple crib from Land of Nod

We found this dresser at Restoration Hardware Outlet

23 Weeks

The past couple days have been quite a rollercoaster for Joel and I.  I was exposed to parvovirus in December and have had many blood tests to ensure that it was a recent exposure.  Sure enough it was and now the baby is infected as well.  This virus is not a big deal to kids or adults.  However, to a fetus it is a big deal because it causes anemia.  We've been monitoring the baby extra carefully because of this.  Yesterday at my appointment, the doctor became very concerned because there was a lot of fluid in the baby's belly and also the heart rate/intensity was much higher than it should have been, with a bit of an enlarged heart. 
Because of this, we went to San Francisco today for another ultrasound with a possibility of getting a blood sample from the umbilical chord and then a blood transfusion.  Luckily, the heart rate was a bit lower and the doctor is hoping that baby is in recovery mode so procedures were not performed.  We go back to the city on Monday for another check.  Keep us in your prayers!

18 Weeks

baby.is.big.

Last week I had my "5 month" ultrasound and baby Green is still booming!  I'm really starting to think that I'm further along than they're expecting.  It already weighs 9 oz. which is about a week and a half bigger than it should!  It sure would be easier if it came early! 

We were able to find out the sex but chose not to.  However, everytime the nurse told us to turn away-I just couldn't force myself!  Don't worry, I couldn't figure anything out!  It is still a surprise-but I sure did try!

I think these 4D pictures make it look like an alien

Still love the "old fashioned" ultrasound pics

Geweke button nose perhaps?

Peter and Larkin O'Leary-December 18th, 2010

Joel and I were so fortunate to be included in Peter and Larkin's nuptials in Oahu, Hawaii!  What an excuse for a week-long vacation!  We had a great time on the North Shore, staying at Turtle Bay Resort.  The day of the wedding was gorgeous with an outdoor ceremony and dinner for 15 in the pavilion with doors that opened all around to the sounds of the ocean!  Come Sunday, we had HEAVY rain until the day we left (Wednesday) which was unfortunate!  My tan suffered!

Peter and Larkin at their rehearsal dinner at Ola's

Scott and Kristy Thompson, Larkin and Peter O' Leary, Joel and I

The waves were HUGE during the storm!  No surfers on these days!

Thanksgiving Pictures

Better late than never!  We had an amazing Thanksgiving in Tahoe with the Geweke clan, except Brett, Sam and the kids :(.  Joel was the happiest camper as he got to ski on the day after Thanksgiving.  We hadn't seen that much snow in November in years upon years!  Here are some pictures from the holiday...

Baby!

Joel and I are so excited to be starting a family!  My first trimester I was SO NERVOUS, thinking of all the what-ifs.  Now that I'm in my 16th week, I'm feeling much better about things.  We're not finding out the sex of the baby and it could kill me by the end, but the mystery of it all is fun as well.  Here are a couple pics of Baby Green from my 14 week ultrasound.

At this ultrasound, the baby was 5 days bigger than my "expected" duedate.  Seeing that Nan and Tim's wedding is on June 18th, the earlier the better for this precious babe!  It was very active during the ultrasound, which was so fun to see.  I have my monthly appointment tomorrow, but I don't think we'll have an ultrasound.  So, I'll be lingering over these pics for a while.
I've been feeling pretty great.  As I told Joel yesterday,  I don't feel 100% (in fact, I can't remember the last time I felt 100%) but I really can't complain because I haven't had any morning sickness.  I have no cravings and the smell of fish/crab makes me want to run out of the room!