morning passages

this is a piece i've been working on (it's slow going - my skills are so rusty.)

music is by phillip glass, from his score for "the hours."

(sorry for the horrible audio quality.)

our quick stop at the OH state fair

we were only able to stay an hour or two, but during that time we got to see: some cute animals (and one unfortunate pig..) some neat rides, we watched a couple of marching bands, and smelled tons and tons of pretty much every sort of fried food imaginable. (deep fried butter? deep fried pepsi? seriously guys. these must be the sins-unto-death of the food world. shudder.)

we'd love to go back one year when we have more time! looked like there was so much to see and do!

seven days in marysville

"he'll zap you any way he can"

do you need a good laugh today by any chance?
i did.

and this gave me a realllllly good one.

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just a little update for interested family members...

my midwife appointment turned out to be pretty boring. they confirmed my pregnancy, and estimate i'm around 6-8 weeks. i have a more in depth appointment next week, and an ultrasound in exactly two weeks.

nausea and fatigue are reallllly hammering me this week - today's been especially tough. every time i'm tempted to complain, however, i try to remind myself that i'd really prefer to be miserable than have no symptoms, as those symptoms are at least reassuring that my body's working hard on something important. and i also try to remind myself that this won't last forever, (though at 6-8 weeks, it sure feels like it's going to be forever.) :)

thanks for your love and prayers!

so it begins.

it started in ohio, and seems to be getting worse each day.

luckily it gets better by late afternoon, and i start to feel like a normal human being around 6pm.

i'm taking it as a good sign. i never got sick with my two losses. 

midwife appointment in the morning.. hoping that i'll find out how far along we are!

two-day "date" and surprises

it has been HOT!

my mother in law watched olive for a couple of nights last week, while my niece and nephew were in town visiting (olive loves cousin time!) it was very quiet and lonely at home without baby girl, but we tried to take advantage of the time together. we saw "captain america" at a local dinner theater, and stuffed ourselves silly on burgers (sans buns!) and popcorn.

it's a treat getting to go out for coffee by ourselves. we even got to read through the paper without olive spilling milk all over it.. ;)

i had been feeling kind of funny for a week or two, so with fingers crossed we took a little test to see

if our suspicious would be confirmed...

it's really too early to be sharing, but since only our families read this blog, i thought i'd share the "proof." we're very happy, and very anxious as the first trimester can be so scary. i'm looking forward to (hopefully) getting an early ultrasound next week so we can get a little peace of mind!