My dr. appt went well. I am 10 wks pregnant, and so far, the baby is fine. Here is the first photo. My due date changed by 1 day. I'm now due 1/31/07. (Too late to claim on my taxes!) During the ultrasound, I thought, "It's a girl!" But, I really don't know yet. I'm happy with whatever. For those of you who don't know, the baby is just over 1 in. big now. About the size of a walnut. I just don't understand how people can think that it's not a real baby yet. During the ultrasound, the baby's arm was waving up and down, as if saying, "HI, Mom! Rock on!" I did a big thing today, I took out some maternity clothes. (I've been wearing some, but I have been pulling them out of the tote. I've been too scared to put them in a drawer.) Well, I pulled them out to hang up! I haven't hung them up yet. But, I'm working on it. It is the worst feeling to pack away maternity clothes after you've hung them up due to a miscarriage. Do I think that keeping the clothes in the tote will keep things from happening? NO! I just don't want to make myself cry more if something does happen. It's amazing that even though I am pregnant right now, when I pulled out the clothes (to hang up) I had to keep myself from crying. I had memories attached to those clothes.
"These are the pants I wore when I went yard salin' for baby supplies"
"This is the dress I wore to Farrah's bday party"
"These are the pants I wore when the dr. couldn't find a heartbeat"

My point is, a new baby does not replace the one lost.

I went a whole day yesterday without getting sick! I cleaned my room, bathroom, Brianna's bathroom, and did some laundry. However, the laundry is not put away yet, but atleast it's washed. I also "half-way" cooked chicken & brocolli alfredo. David cooked the other half. But, I made the sauce myself and it was so yummy. It didn't make me sick either. Courtney Greene just let my house this week. I sure do miss her! But, to keep me occupied, Elizabeth Sillin is staying with us for about a week. I haven't seen her much, but for good reasons! Farrah Boucher is also in town, and I'm thrilled. I know I'm going to cry when she leaves. I might get a visit from the Lyman's this weekend. I hope it works out. Friends! friends! Friends are here! I can't wait to post some new pics, but not yet. After Farrah leaves.

The question from everybody seems to be, "How is David doing at Integrity?" Truthfully, I don't know how much money he's bringing home (don't ask, don't tell) but he comes home happy (but tired) everyday. I know that Todd, Brian and David are all opening accts consistantly. He's not coming home early, so I imagine he's got enough work to keep him busy. He told me recently, that he considers himself to "have a full week". Todd hired a newbie too. The company is growing! Hope this answers any questions. I don't ask about the paycheck, because I'm trying to live "tight" regardless.