So I got this new book...

I got a book at the library the other day and it is hilarious! SO funny. Daniel doesn't think it is one bit, but really its comical. It's called "Everything I Know About Men I Learned from my Dog" by Clare Staples.
Allow me to read an excerpt from my new found wisdom concerning men:

"Play Time"
"Dogs need to play and occasionally they will get caught up in a really fun game. Your dog might have found some others to play with, a squirrel to chase or just a really good smell that needs further investigation. During these periods, regardless of the fact that he loves you completely, he will forget about you. He will hear the sound of your voice calling him but it will just seem unimportant, annoying even. When he finally comes back to you, the worst thing you can do it be angry. He is back, so greet him with enthusiasm and a big pat and remind him how good it is to be with you." -p. 85

"Let Him Be"
" If you chase a dog, it will run away. This is always true, no matter what. The more you chase, the more he will run. There is just something in his nature that makes him do this, no matter how much he loves you and how much he loves being with you. A dog instinctively becomes nervous when stalked and chased. However, turn your back on him and walk away quickly and he will come running after you, determined to catch up with you and be by your side" -p.83

Now, I don't know about you- but this is SO true in our relationship, the last one especially when we were dating!!! And I just think it's so funny. There are tons more- but out of respect for Daniel I try and limit my reading cuz I just end up laughing too hard and he doesn't think it's that funny.

We Have GREAT News!

Yesterday Daniel and I had our 5 month ultra sound on our baby. And we found out that we are having a BOY!!!I am sure that this happens with everyone, so bare with me as I am a first timer:-) It was the coolest experience EVER! The lady showed us everything about our child and it was SO neat to see his little bones, and heart and head and brain. It was just amazing! I was in awe and shock mostly because I had no idea what to expect and Daniel had to sit down a time or two to catch his breath. Daniel thought it was a girl. I was hoping for a boy so I had no idea what it was because I had my bias get in the way. But alas, a boy we have!

According to the ultra sound lady he was a wiggler. That kid was all over the place. Again, I have nothing to compare him too, but I was amazed at how much he moved and how little I felt. I thought he moved a lot, but thats only what I can feel. He was all over the place in there. Poor kid has no room and it's only going to get worse.

Then here comes the other news... it's not bad! Well, at least not for anyone but me... He is in the 93rd percentile for size! HE IS LARGER THAN 93% OF ALL THE OTHER BABIES HIS SIZE!!! Some of his measurements were as much as 2 weeks a head of schedule! Now that is ALL his daddy. Daniel was 10lbs when he was born and apparently he was a wiggler as well. So this is all Jacobs baby. Oy! I'm a little worried- not going to lie. Ya never know- he might level out, but what if he doesn't? What if he just keeps growing and growing?! I'll never be the same!!!

Whew... its intense and crazy but we are so excited. Now, let the shopping begin! First grandson on my side and the 6th out of 16 on Daniels side so we're a little scarce on the males. Makes it even more fun!

Well, I guess it's my turn

I suppose it's about that time to announce that Daniel and I are pregnant! Most every one knows, but there is something official about posting it. At first I needed a lot of convincing because I simply couldn't believe it. But we are so excited!

Basic Information:

• 18 weeks along
• Due 2 June 2010
• We will find out the gender in 2 weeks
• I've gained about a million pounds
• I haven't been too sick. I get afternoon sickness. Thankfully I haven't thrown up much
• The worst part (besides gaining a million pounds) is terribly sensitive skin. Any contact with things will make my skin turn bight red and it raises like hives. The redness lasts for a long long time. I take Zyrtek religiously. Before I found this miracle drug I got unbearably itchy. The bottoms of my feet, palms of my hands and even my gums get SUPER itchy when I don't take my medicine. But I'd take itchiness over nausea ANY day!
• We have been discussing names of both genders. We'll get more serious when we know what we are having and when it comes.
• I feel the baby - well what I think is a lot, especially when I eat
• No unusual or specific cravings. Bacon, sausage, cheese and Mexican food are always a hit. Sadly I can't eat my most favorite food in the world, hamburgers. Yuck!

I think that's about it

Here I am at 4 months (I'm in all black because we were celebrating my boss's 50 birthday at work. Hehe, I thought it was funny)

In other news this month- Daniel and I shared our 2nd anniversary a few weeks ago. We had a fantastic time! For starters we had dinner at our favorite sushi/french restaurant. Then we headed to old town Parker and got hot chocolate and strolled around looking at the beautiful lights and Christmas decorations. We love Parker! It's so beautifully decorated and we had a great time.

With the snowmen

Us in the gazebo. You can't tell but it was decorated in thousands of lights and bows and garland

Christmas this year was spent in Utah with Daniels' family. So we had Christmas early in our house. I know it looks like this picture was taken on Christmas morning, but in reality it was taken at night right before we opened presents :-) We had a great holiday.

Late late late Thanksgiving/Bronco Game

Our Thanksgiving was CRAZY! So this is mostly going to be pictures cuz re-living the craziness isn't part of my 'relaxation over the holidays' plan:-) First stop: Matthews wedding. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun being with Daniels family. We are also so excited to have Laura officially in our family. But mostly we are excited that the chances of another holiday/winter wedding are close to none.

They tied their ties too short. hehehe

24 hours later we were back in Colorado getting ready for the long awaited Bronco game. For Daniel's birthday I got him tickets to the Thanksgiving Day Bronco game. We were going to go with Afton and Matson- cuz Matson is a fanatic as well. Sadly as the day came Afton and I got sick. Being out late and in the cold just wasn't a good recipe for our health :-( So we regretfully and with great effort gave our tickets to Brett and Joseph.

The final crew- headed off to the game

There they are! Having so much fun without their wives.

Notice how there aren't any pictures of food or much of family. Honestly- I don't remember much of either. Also that weekend my mom ended up in the hospital and my grandpa died of cancer. So it really was an absolutely crazy week. But fun pictures :-)

He's So Strong

When Daniel gets really excited he kind of...what's the best way to describe it? Well, he gets really antsy and gitty, kind of like a kid on Christmas Eve. Anyway, so we were getting ready to go to his brothers wedding he was feeling this gittiness. In the midst of all the chaos he (being the wonderful man of hygiene that he is) brushed his teeth. Well, when he was shaking off the water on the edge of the sink, he hit it so hard and so fast that the head of the brush snapped right off.

Now, this may not be blog worthy but I thought it was hilarious! I have never seen that happen before! I mean what kind of tooth brush just snaps clean in half like that? Better yet, who bangs it that hard? We have cheap plastic sinks. They aren't sharp. There is no edge. It's just a round little sink. But together- this sink and Daniel conquered the toothbrush. And I thought it was really funny. Daniel, on the other hand, was ticked. Haha!

My Little Helper

So these are the pictures and hangings we have in our hallway. A few pictures and these squiggly candle holders that I got at Kohls. Obviously I haven't put any candles in it yet. So I was walking down the hall today and found that Daniel decided he would help me by putting in decorations of his own :-)

Look down: Do you see it yet?

There it is! Good N Plenty's. See how much of a help my husband is?! Hehehe- isn't that the cutest thing you've ever seen? I just giggled and thanked him for being such a wonderful decorator. I don't know if I have the heart to replace them with candles.

Halloween!

Probably the best Halloween we've ever had. We didn't carve pumpkins:-( We are so lame. But we did dress up in awesome costumes and went to a friends party and had a blast! Honestly Tammy and John, best party we've been to. It was just a few couples from medical school and we ate delicious food (again, thank you Tammy) and hung out. The boys played Rock Band and the women sat around and chatted about our husbands and their strange habits and we laughed until I was in tears. Then we kicked the boys off and rocked a little band ourselves.

But get this - never happened in my life- literally. So we are all having a great time. Just hangin and talkin and playin Rock Band, like totally enjoying ourselves, right? Well the boys come up to us women and were like 'we're leaving to go study'. It was only 10 o'clock and they cut our wonderful party TO GO STUDY! Never in my life has something like that ever happened! Usually, I am yanking on someones arm to get them out of the door because I am so antisocial. But this time I was really disappointed that we had to leave so the dang student doctors wouldn't fail their test. The sacrifices we make! :-) (Poor Daniel didn't get home from studying that night until 4am because the party was such a huge break).

But you have to guess our costume. I was given the task of finding a costume for us and after researching on the internet we found several good options. But finally chose the winner. You have to guess what we were. We were a couple- so we went together. Individually our costumes can stand alone, but they are meant to be together. (Also, when in the heck did Halloween become the holiday where women competed for the title of biggest skank? I don't want to offend anyone, because I'm not thinking about anyone in particular. But I was at the Halloween store and I swear the only option for women was skanky, low-cut, no clothing costumes. Have I been that oblivious my whole life? Totally shocked me. ESPECIALLY when women are buying these costumes WITH THEIR KIDS! HELLO! They are going to be scared for life! Poor things.) Anyway- here are the pictures. Guess what we are:

Who doesn't love Daniel's natural fro and chops?! Awesome huh?

There you can see his chops a little better

And here are some pictures with the rest of our part. Playing Rock Band and group pictures.

Daniel rocking out like The Edge from U2. He just got back from their concert in Las Vegas:-)

Can you guess what we are yet? Daniel is a hippie and they are all about peace. And I am a mime and mimes are quiet. So we were Peace and Quiet! Get it? So funny! We laughed- probably the only ones who did, but there ya go.