I have finally found time to update, or maybe I should say I finally have some motivation! Well, I'm pregnant...5 months and 1 week to be exact. Brent really needs to take a profile picture of me to show how not pregnant I look so I can remember that feeling forever!
If you read the Christmas post, you will remember that we had 6 couples in our group pregnant at the time, and 2 more made announcements that night. We knew we were pregnant while at that party, but it was too early to make the announcement. I thought my running to the bathroom after chewing up a mouthful of Brie was enough to give it away to some!
Christmas wasn't quite the relaxing experience we had been hoping for. The last week of work I started feeling "all day sickness" creeping on as well as a terrible head cold that left me literally in bed for half of my 2 week break! I didn't bother going to the doctor because I knew I wouldn't be able to take any antibiotics, so over-the-counter medicines that really don't work was all I was left with! No puzzles were put together and we made it out only for the things we couldn't avoid. Even Christmas morning gift time was interrupted by several instances of my needing to make sure I didn't vomit.
School started back and I finally had my first experience of hanging my head over the toilet for 5 ralphing sessions the morning of my first day. Being at work was miserable because no one knew I was pregnant, but I felt so awful.
After our 12 week visit to Winnie Palmer, we were finally able to make the announcement to everyone! Just this past week at my 20 week appointment we found out we are having a little girl!! (I sent a special order in to God and he saw fit to grant my desire) Elizabeth Grace should be here around August 6th. We are now in the middle of hunting for second hand furniture or at least some really good deals! Family and friends are being so generous with us by lending us some big dollar items while they aren't being used. One of my biggest gratitudes goes to my Sunday school teacher who let me borrow probably around 100 pieces of maternity clothes for all stages of my pregnancy. I'm hoping to get by without spending hardly anything on clothes!! God has been so good to us and has blessed us beyond measure.
Why all the budgeting and being careful with the $$? Brent and I made the decision around Christmas that it would benefit our family for me to become a stay-at-home mom. I've already started working on my budget grocery shopping skills. Just last night we received $40 in free groceries just by my becoming a "smart shopper". Its an exciting time, a bit of a scary time thinking about one salary, but a time I know God will carry us through if we are faithful to him and make wise decisions about our finances. We will just have to get over the fact that vacations are a thing of the past and going out to eat is a luxury that won't occur very often!
I promise I will update more often now that I am feeling a lot better! My sewing machine has collected dust over the last 5 months as I have not felt like doing much of anything and now won't have anywhere to be set up since we have to make room for a nursery. I say its a good trade though ;)
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