On His Way!

Nick is on the way to his interview right now so this is just a quickie post! Again, please just pray that this is THE opportunity and that he's offered a position! I know how badly he wants this and how much it would mean to him and I think I want it to work out just as badly as he does! I will post an update again when I get the chance to let the blogger world know how everything went for him! Thanks for your thoughts and prayers!!!!

The Results Are In....

This morning when I got up I had a voicemail from the hospital with the results of my glucose tolerance test yesterday. The results: all was normal and I don't have gestational diabetes :)

Thanks for the prayers for my health! Now if only the job situation would work out for Nick I would be the happiest girl ever :)

Prayers Please!!!!!!!!!!!

Tonight isn't quite my usual post. Instead of filling you in on the latest ongoings in my life I am instead coming to you to ask for prayers for a few things.

A) First and foremost I am asking for prayers for Nick and his job situation. He has an interview on Thursday and I can tell that he REALLLLLYYYYY wants this job more than any other he's ever interviewed for. He has been doing so much to prepare for it and working so hard to get ready that I just know he will be crushed if he isn't offered the position. His current job is going nowhere and his boss has no plans for his future. I have been praying for the last week or so for this interview to work out into a job offer and would seriously give anything for it to work out. He is happy in the other areas of our life, excepting his current job and it would mean sooooooo much to me for him to be happy there :)

B) Second, tomorrow I have to go for a 3-hour glucose test for gestation diabetes at the hospital. Last Monday I did the 1-hour test but sadly "failed" it with my blood sugar being 191 whereas the cutoff is 130. Therefore, tomorrow I have to go in and have my blood drawn right when I get there, then I have to drink some Glucola stuff, and after that I have to have my blood drawn every hour for three hours after drinking it to see if my body is breaking down the sugars properly. Now I know if I do have gestational diabetes that it really ins't a big deal. It would likely just mean a diet change and more exercise and that the baby's growth would have to be monitored more closely as the fetus of a woman with GD can get bigger than normal and could cause the woman to have to have a cesarian. I am just asking for your prayers for God to watch over mine and Emma's health thoughout the rest of the pregnancy whether or not I have GD.

So there you have it :) Hopefully next time I blog I have good news on at least one of these fronts!!!! Thanks for your prayers and thoughts!!!!

Something Better this Way Comes?????

Well this past week has been interesting in the job hunting world for Nick. He hadn't applied anywhere for a while because he hadn't found any opportunities that really appealed to him, however, a week or so ago he applied for a few positions, and has had 2 phone interviews so far and has another one tonight!!! I think of the three positions he would prefer the one tonight, so hopefully God will help guide us and give Nick an opportunity for a new and better job!!! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we could REALLY do with a job/employer change for him!

In other news I went for my 28 week doctor's appointment today wwhere they did a glucose tolerance test to see if I have gestational diabetes. They said they would call later this week if the results weren't good, but otherwise I wouldn't hear from them, and if I don't have it then today was the last time I have to have my blood drawn which would be great! I now have to start going to the doctor every other week until I hit 36 weeks (I am 28 weeks right now) and then after that it goes to once a week. I can't believe I am getting so close :) Won't be long before we're holding our baby girl!!!

Emma Rae's Nursery

So I haven't made good on my promise to upload pictures of our Washington D.C. trip for a number of reasons, mainly because of the amount of time it takes to put pictures on blogger, and also because I've been busy working and getting Emma's nursery ready :) So instead of DC pics, I have decided to put a few on here of the baby room!

It turned out really nice and now we just need a baby to put in there to complete it :) We have gotten really lucky and have found some great baby stuff we were needing at garage sales for almost nothing! Also, Mom and Mollie have sure helped out a lot with finding stuff for us such as clothes, a high chair, bassinett, and a pack and play playpen!

Other than working on her room and garage saling, there hasn't been much going on here besides work. I am planning (if everythings works out okay) stopping working around the first of July so I have six weeks at home to relax and just do some last minute stuff before Emma makes her arrival :) In a few weeks I'm going to talk to the HR woman at my job and see what my leave options are since I'm part-time. We're hoping that I can leave at the beginning of July, and then about a month and a half after having the baby, can get back on the schedule for one or 2 nights a week at work so that in case we find that we need the money the option is there. Not sure if that will be possible, but it doesn't hurt to talk to her about all of my options.

Think Nick and I are going to go on a date night tonight to see Robin Hood which looks really good! We're trying to do more stuff together lately because we know that this summer will go fast, and seeing as how it's the last one as just the two of us, we're planning on taking advantage of some couple's time :) Speaking of which, he will be home soon, so I think I had better get off the computer now! Will update the blogging world of anything new!

Family Vacation

Yesterday was our first full day back in the grand ole state of Nebraska, home to much better drivers than anywhere on the East coast :) Nick and I had a great vacation out in Washington DC this past week, which I will use this post to fill you in on (pictures will come at a later date).

The first day we arrived out there, after getting our rental car we took a short jaunt up to Fort McHenry in Hanover, MD, which is the fort where the Star Spangled Banner was flown. After that we made the trek to our hotel, which should have only taken an hour, but because of traffic, took about two.

We then proceeded to spend three full days in DC, during which time we saw almost all of the monuments/memorials, visited numerous museums, toured the Capitol, visited Ford's Theatre, and several other things that I can't even remember :) In between each day spent in DC we planned two day trips: one to Gettysburg and one to George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. Nick and I both said that Mount Vernon was probably the favorite thing we did as we got to tour the 8,000 acre farm/plantation, and we also took a cruise on the Potomac River where we saw Mount Vernon from the water as well as Fort Washington.

We were lucky enough to have great weather for the majority of the time we were on vacation. The only day that was a little dismal was the day we went to Gettysburg. It was pretty chilly and cloudy that day, but we still made the best of it and had a nice time :) The day we arrived out East it was around 85 degrees, as was the following day! I think our very last full day there was the best weather-wise because it was in the upper 60's, sunny, and the museums weren't full at all so we could see what we wanted, when we wanted :)

I can tell that Nick is excited to plan for another vacation because he was saying that as soon as we got home, we needed to begin planning for our next vacation, which will include another family member :) Although I had a great time on this vacation, it was a little bittersweet knowing that it really is the last one for just the two of us. This is not to say that I'm not totally excited about having a baby and beginning the family, but I just feel kinda sad knowing that mine and Nick's time alone is coming to an end so quickly. Anyhow, I know that having a family will be great and so that's what I keep reminding myself about on the days I get a little blue :)

As I said, I will post some pictures of our trip probably next week some day that I don't have to work, as I am going to have some lunch and then get ready to head to a (hopefully good) day of work!

And the Verdict Is In....

Nick and I found out on April 2nd (consequently, Good Friday!) that we are going to have a baby GIRL!!!!!!!!!!! Nick had been guessing "girl" since we found out we were pregnant, and I was guessing "boy" for the sake of argument :) However, as we began to get closer to finding out, I just had a feeling that it was a girl. Although you can't count on the old wives' tales to have any truth to them, nearly all that I had been reading indicated that I was going to have a girl, and low and behold, it's true!!!! I think both Nick and I are super excited, and although I'm sure he would've felt more confident if we had a boy first, I think he's really looking forward to having a daughter as he's never been around little girls before (which should prove interesting for him!). Of course I would have been ecstatic either way, I was really excited to find out it's a girl because I think that will help MY confidence a bit because, being a girl, I know a bit more about them.

Nick and I were talking and he wants to take her fishing, hunting, to play ball, etc. when she gets older :) I have made sure to reassure him that kids are interested in the things they are brought up doing and so that just because we're having a girl doesn't mean she's going to be prissy and not like the outdoors, because with both of us being outdoorsmen, how could she not be! :)

We have tossed around name ideas, and since I'm sure no one ever reads this blog I feel comfortable sharing the ones were debating between. Right now it's between Audrey and Emma. I think we're both leaning towards Emma because it has a distinguished and classic ring to it. For the middle name we are going with Rae because Nick's middle name is Ray (his mom's is Rae), and because I don't think Dawn really sounds good with Audrey or Emma. We still haven't really begun on getting the nursery together yet because we need to take my full bed back to mom and dad's, along with our big corner desk. After that we're going to paint the room a soft yellow and put a border a little above half-way up the wall. For the theme we have decided on a baby animal theme :) I thought it was cute, and plus, it can work with either boys or girls.

Dad and Grandpa Kenny have been working on, and recently finished, making some animal cut-outs to hang on the nursery walls, and they look awesome! Dad cut them out and Grandpa painted them, so of course they turned out amazing :) Nick was talking the other day about being concerned because as he put it "Your dad and grandpa are doing something special for the baby. I'm the Dad and so I want to do something special for her too!" So he's decided we're going to the Build-A-Bear Workshop this weekend and he's going to make a special teddy bear for our baby as her first stuffed animal :) I thought it was a super cute idea and think it will be fun!

I still have more to blog about (DC trip), but am kinda tired, so think I will call this good for tonight and will type again soon!