New additions!!

It has been quite the year! Almost exactly one year ago, we got a new house. About three-ish months later, we got a labradoodle pup:Macy keeps us quite entertained! She has the biggest personality ever. She's only chewed 2 corners, a hole in the wall and a set of blinds. I'd say that's not too shabby considering we both work full time. Until recently...

About six months after we got the dog, we found out we are expecting a baby!!!!!!!!!!!!
The first three months were quite brutal. I was nauseous from about 4am to bedtime every single day. Since I was waiting to tell work, I powered through with plenty of Vitamin B6 suckers and SeaBands on my wrists. It. Was. Awful. You start to forget what "normal" feels like...but then at about 14 weeks, the nausea and dizziness had complete and totally vanished. I felt like a brand new person! Until two weeks later at a routine doctor visit where the doctor put me on bedrest.

So now, the dog doesn't have any opportunity to chew anything because I'm here all day long. It's been good knowing I'm doing the right thing - kind of nice to have someone tell you that you HAVE to relax for awhile. I hadn't done that in far too long! So, I'm making the most of it with ample time on the couch.

We are so stinkin excited - we just want the day to get here. February 27th, 2012 is the supposed big day! 2012 is a leap year so we are hoping the baby isn't born 2 days later...

We'll find out if it's a boy or girl exactly 3 weeks from today!

One more wonderful addition to the last year - our great friends invited us to join them at their family timeshare in Kauai in June. Since enjoying Kauai in 2010, we had been dying to go back. We accepted their invitation (whole-heartedly!) and had an ammmmazing week. We love them to pieces for inviting us! We saw whales this time on our sailing trip too. I just love this island!!







Thanks, Erin & Pat!!