How is our August is going...

Hey everyone! I meant to post sooner, but alas I have discovered the joys of morning sickness, which, has nothing to do with being in the morning. Dave and I have been able to find some time for fun, however, and we managed to get in a trip to Nashville. Of course all we could afford to do was stand outside the Grand Old Opry and look at it, and take a stroll through Opry Land Mall (which is the spitting image of Great Lakes Crossing, by the way) but it was still a good time! So here are some goodies to feast your eyes upon!Here we are on our way to Nashville. Dave is singing his heart out in case you were wondering.

Hmmm...I think this place might be pretty famous. I don't know though, it has to do with country music. And we all know how I feel about country music.

We also have a picture of a pretty man sitting by a pretty garden near the Grand Ole Opry.Like Great Lakes Crossing, the Opryland Mall has one of those huge hunting and fishing stores with real waterfalls and live fish. I don't recall any displays of children playing with guns in the Michigan store, though.

Well that is pretty much all I have from Nashville, but I did have a request from a young cousin of mine to see a picture of a real army guy. Luckily for him, I happen to know one of those.

Hmm...Is he taller than the front door?

Last but not least here is a belly update for us all. Don't worry, I'm not showing. What you see is entirely bloating and fat, ick. This is seven weeks, time is flying. (Hey Dani, my baby has less of a tail now, hehe.)

Baby Pool

Here is something fun for everyone to do regarding the baby.

This link will take you to our baby pool, where you can make guesses about our baby's birth.

Our Baby Pool

A new addition

Well, as most of you now know, the May family is about to grow. I got a positive pregnancy test two days ago, which was a happy surprise. I thought I had started my period. I had the usual signs, sore breasts, sleepiness, moodiness, and even some brown spotting. I waited and waited for the crimson wave to show but the it just didn't! So I had one pregnancy test left. I had been testing all month due to my sore breasts, which by this time I assumed was just PMS. I decided to take it. Dave looked at it, said nothing, and tossed it to me. While it was sailing through the air, I said something along the lines of, "you can just tell me it's negative." But I looked down, and lo and behold there it was!!!

We were nervous, excited, scared, thrilled, a million emotions all mixed into one. We decided we just tell our mothers and sis for now. But then my mom begged,"please,please let me tell Aunt Mary." I said alright, but the next thing I know, Jerry is calling me up, "mom says you have something to tell me and she can't tell me!" So I realized this little secret just would not keep.

I called the Dr. (I had already had a well visit scheduled) to find out what to do. I was told by the nurse in the general clinic, "well I'm going to cancel this appointment because you won't be needing it. I am going to transfer you to the OBGYN clinic. Congratulations." The OBGYN clinic told me that I was about 4 weeks along, with my due date being around April 12. At my first appointment they will give me an orientation, and set up my appointment to hear the heartbeat. (The the thought of a little heart beating inside me made me cry happily.)

I started to worry that maybe one test wasn't enough. What if it was wrong? I decided I better take one more, just to be sure, and here it is! Two lovely pink lines.

I am doing pretty good, just a little sleepy and very hungry thirsty. We are both very happy to be parents, and can't wait to meet our little boy or girl. I will keep everyone posted and let you know how things are moving along. Just for fun, I thought I would try to post pictures of my belly every couple weeks, so we can all watch it expand together. So here it is at around week 4.

And finally here is a the gift I got from my very thoughtful husband. For all my hard work getting myself knocked up. (HaHa.)