top ten reasons i knew i was pregnant

surprise, surprise...... we are pregnant. truly- a complete shock. i should have known though.
1. the obvious...... i missed the lucky day
2. i cry at everything- then i cry again at myself crying
3. anything that smells drives me crazy
4. i could eat a grilled cheese sandwich or cereal for every meal- on the random occasion that i feel like i could eat
5. my house looks like world war 3 has hit
6. laundry seems to be a thing of the past...... we're wearing our summer clothes at this point- we've just layered them
7. poor noah has spent 6 of the last 7 days in jammies all day- much like myself. the one day he was dressed was because his daddy felt sorry for him and got him dressed
8. i would love to have a 4 day nap- i have recently accepted that i may have to settle for an hour here and there
9. need to get the bigger bras out
10. one minute i love my husband and think i should thank him for this wonderful gift and the next i don't think i can stand to even look at him- poor guy.

i really have good intentions of keeping this up to date- i feel a little more settled at this point in time- with some direction at least. glad we have a date now- sept 1st is what we're going with at this time. we'll see. back to work i go. have a great day.

i'm thankful for
1. a healthy baby brother or sister for noah in my tummy
2. a relatively patient husband (usually)
3. the time we got to spend with my dad and gail this weekend while they visited

paradise park

a good friend of mine told us about this awesome place near us called paradise park. it is so much fun- and noah loves it! this is the second time we have been there. we went there with my sister in law and her kiddos when they were here a few weeks ago. they have a ton of stuff to keep him busy- and a great price to go with it. today my mom and i took him out there and i would have to say that the slide was his favorite part- he loves to go down and then climb back up. some pics from our fun day.

i'm thankful for:

-having my mom and terry so close that they are able to spend a lot of time with noah
-that it rained today instead of snowed
-naptime!

back from a break.....

i have no good excuses, no reasons to have not stayed caught up on the blog- so i will try to sum up the last few weeks. had an amazing time visiting family and friends- as you all know i love the holidays. noah was a lot of fun this year too although i think he was more into eating the paper than what was actually in it. i have also come to realize that he may have acquired my patience from the gene pool. doesn't exactly have any...... especially when it comes to toys in packages with a million twisty ties holding it in there! we had a great christmas with our family here, then traveled to il to visit family there and then had another great week with more family after that. my sister in law, her hubby and their kiddos stayed for a week and celebrated aaron's 30th birthday with us and new years! a full house- but lots of fun. we had a surprise party for aaron which we somehow pulled off. he sure made it challenging though. it will be awhile before i attempt that again- so if anyone hears me even thinking about it- remind me that i said that! i got this amazing new camera from my entire family so i have been taking lots and lots of pics. still have some learning to do- but i practice often! it will be hard to pick which to share. it's a goal of mine to keep caught up on this for all our family and friends- starting today :)
here's hoping everyone had a great holiday and are starting the year off right. the pics above are a few of what we have been up to lately. i think i will add a thankful list- just a few each day- at the end of my posts to remind myself of everything i have been given (even the little things) so that when i print this out someday for my kiddos they will know how truly lucky we are. so here goes things list #1:
i am thankful for :
-the means to blog and keep up with family and friends
-a sweet little boy who makes me smile every minute
-a great start to a new year