Poor Pitiful Me...

So this morning, I was feeling pretty good when i woke up. Then got in the shower and almost passed out. I decided that my blood sugar was too low, and thought it would be best if i worked from home today. Luckily, that is an option I have at work. Anyways, most of the day until a few hours ago...I have felt nauseaus and not like myself. I started to feel pity on myself, and realized (while watching Apollo 13 for the 2nd time in 2 days) how lucky I am.

I have a wonderful husband, great parents & parents in law, great friends & family that care about me and this child. More than anything, great people that have helped me to the life I have today. Just reminded me to be thankful for everything in my life and the life I am helping to grow. Love you all!!

Bean Marshall

So today was our first appointment. Ev couldn't go, so my Momma went with me. On this lovely, rainy, nasty day...I got to see the first picture of our little one. Very cool...actually way cooler than I could have imagined.

So here's the scoop on Baby "Bean" Marshall...we are not quite as far along as we thought. We are 6 weeks and 1 day - so that means our baby will make it's red carpet debut on April 19th, 2009, or sometime in April. The ultrasound showed a very strong heart beat which was very cool. I asked my friend Jessica, who is a recent addition to the Mommy Club, "is it normal not to feel pregnant?" Well she was right and there acutally was a little "bean" in there. hahaha!!

Well for now - I did get some good feedback about questions I had. I can't eat raw sushi (that's what I figured) so now I can get the fattie "fried" goodness rolls they offer :-) The biggest suprise and very excitable answer to my questions were that I can take baths - if anyone lived with me or new me or anyone who lived with me in college for that matter, knows that I am a waterbaby...I live in the tub and now I acutally have a big tub I love...and I can take baths!! WHOOHOOOO!!! Also, my blonde hair will continue to look fabulous because I can get it done! So, I will be good looking and in a good mood from soaking in the tub. That is all for now!

OMG!

So when I went to the grocery store last week - I just randomly decided that I should buy a Preg Test. I have taken my fair share since April - even when i knew that the result would be an expected "No!" But on this day, I opted for the Publix $6.99 special with only one test. Well I got home, and got ready to start making dinner for me & Ev. But right before i cooked the squash I said, "I need to go ahead and take this," I also had to teetee really bad so...there you go.

Well i watched as I always did, and saw the first line appear and was like okay...No again...no BIG deal. So i left it alone and came back and almost fell out. It was positive. So I calmly picked up my cell phone and dialed Everett..."Can you please pick up some more cornmeal and a very good preggo test? I just got a positive." At that point neither one of use really new if this was "real." So Ev comes home with the Caddy of preggo test - 3 EPT's - 2 regular and one digital. So I took the digital one first. This is the one that say Preggo, or Not Preggo. Well it said preggo too. Well that still wasn't enought so I took another one ( do you see a pattern here?? :-) )

So here we are...We are about 7 or 8 weeks now! And go to see "Dr. Longhorn" as Ev calls him, next Monday. I cannot tell you how excited we are. It still doesn't feel real, but I am having a few symptoms, thankfully so far no sickness :-) Just a few mood swings, sore boobies, and teeteeing all day & night long. Baby Marshall should make its way into the world next April...will keep you posted on updates!!

UPDATE: Wow does time fly...

So after all my reminiscing...it turns out another great thing happened in August, I found out Everett & I are expecting our first child. What a great birthday present!!!

Wow does time fly...

Yesterday, when I went to pick up Ev's weekly dry cleaning the lady asked me, "Can you believe it's already August?" I said "No", and it really made me think. Not only had I just turned a year older (good-bye mid-twenties), but thought back to all the Augusts before.

Such great things, have happened in this month for as long as I have been alive. For my parents, August was great because I was born. But in more recent years, many important things have taken place: I started my Auburn experience in August, Found my future husband, got engaged on my 21st birthday, my niece Huntley's birth...the biggest realization was when I thought about my youngest niece. I remembered that Maddie will turn one year old in about 2 weeks. It was a strange thought, because I forget that she has only been with us for that long. It feels like she has always been a part of our lives.

I thought back to a year ago - We were anxiously awaiting the birth of Madeline. I was supposed to go to Atlanta for the wedding of my dear friend Lizzie. I went back & forth all week, trying to decide what to do. I had missed Huntley's birth and didn't want to miss another. So i decided, to stay in town so I wouldn't miss a thing. Well, she didn't make her arrival until Tuesday, Aug 28th. But I got to share that moment with our family and I wouldn't trade it for the world. Even cooler, was the fact that her 3-year-old Big Sister was outside the room as well, hearing her baby sister cry for the very first time. Then hearing what only a child could percieve, "Is she out?" haha! Yep, she's out!

Whoa...a real life blog!!

Another birthday...another year older - so i figure, as i get older & hopefully wiser, that now is the time to start a real blog. One that will let people know what is going on with my life and my thoughts (crazy and kinda wacky for you normal folks), so here goes.

For those who need a quick run down of my life journey so far: I graduated Auburn University on Dec. 17th, 2004 - I married my husband Everett on the very next day. We lived in Birmingham for about 3 years while he was in school. The Ham was amazing...so much shopping, great food, great hangouts...terrible traffic (still nothing on Hotlanta though.) I got my Auburn bubble popped before we even got married, as our apartment got broken into. It could have been much worse, but fortunately we were out of town. Really makes you realize that the world can be a scary place. Birmingham also brought us some great friendships and camaraderie that we really miss. But have made the good effort in keeping in touch so far. Shortly after we got married, I talked Everett into getting a dog - our "child" Oscar is a sweet Maltese, who is extremely grumpy...but we love him so! Talk about character - he's got a ton of it!!

Anyways, fast forward to May 2007 - I was there as Ev (what I call him for short) got his Doctorate of Optometry Degree from UAB. I was as proud as I have ever been...what an amazing accomplishment. Now, we are back home in Montgomery - which we love. I think being in Auburn for 4 1/2 years then Birmingham for 3 really makes you glad to be home. Plus the fact that we still have long-time friends, our amazing families & 2 nieces, really makes us glad we are no longer missing out on even the smallest things.