jenny!

i have got to be the luckiest girl ever! my dear friend just came to spend 3 entire days at my house! there weren't any kids, hardly any husbands and not very much else requiring our attention.

friday night we spent talking in the living room with the tv as background noise.

saturday, jenny was able to sleep until 10am! i think that's quite different from her normal schedule! we watched a movie until we eventually got ready for the day. we headed out for pizza hut (which was amazing!) and a viewing of australia (which was equally amazing!). after the movie, michael made us an amazing dinner of steaks, some delicious potatoes he invented, fried eggplant, garlic bread and fresh corn on the cob! holy moly! we finished the night with another movie and a lot more talking!

sunday we hung out forever until finally making a quick trip to the grocery store where jenny ran in to get a few things for making her insane bean burritos! (man, it sounds like we did a lot of eating!) we watched another movie that we both fell asleep in the middle of so finally turned it off and went to bed.

she got up this morning, got ready and headed for home. it was the best weekend ever! i mean, who gets to hang out like that very often?

jenny-
thanks for leaving your family for the weekend to hang out with your old friend! i had the best time and it was exactly what i needed! you're the best and i love you!

crying over commercials

there is a new gerber commercial where parents are saying vowes to their unborn babies.

oh my word.

do they realize there are very emotional people sitting around watching tv who are suddenly bombarded with this commercial?!?!?!

people, don't make this harder than it already is...

a great weekend

we had a great weekend visit and christmas with the family. mom and dad came in on wednesday evening. landon, sarah and the babies and matt and mandy came on friday evening. it was a wonderful experience except for the fact that i felt incredibly nauseous, mandy had some kind of stomach bug and couldn't keep anything down and grayson and ellie were both sick and didn't sleep well. other than that, we all had a great time together.

my family took good care of me and made me infinitely happy by just being near. before leaving on monday, my mom cleaned my house. i mean, it was picked up before they all got here, but i didn't have the energy to clean clean. my mom even hung clean towels all nice and neat in our bathroom. i know she worked so hard and i could never express my gratitude. i almost cried when i walked in after school and smelled pinesol. it just smelled so clean and fresh and wonderful. thanks mama, you are the best.

the past two days at school have been just about like my past two weeks have been. blah. the good thing is that i told all of my teammates the news so they all understand now and hopefully won't think i'm too much of a baby.

a few weeks ago jenny told me to be prepared to start doing stupid stuff like putting my car keys in the freezer. i haven't done anything like that yet but tonight michael definitely proved that he's having sympathy pregnancy stupidity. we looked all over for the remote for the downstairs tv. a few minutes after i gave up, he walks into the bathroom smiling. he put the remote in the pantry while getting a snack earlier today. hehe. i'm sure he can't wait until i start doing stuff like that.

other than that, things are pretty normal here and now i'm ready for bed. goodnight all.

Happy New Year...

i can't believe it's 2009!

for some reason, it feels like it's gonna be a life changing year! :)

happy new year everyone! hope it's a great one!

"are you feelin' it?"

yes. i feel pregnant.

for the past 2.5 weeks i've had terrible morning sickness. i haven't actually gotten sick yet, but the neusea has been terrible. without being completely gone, it has relaxed a bit the past three days. i'm really hoping that i am learning to take care of this. i cannot imagine what it will be like if i'm still feeling this way when school starts again. i mean, i've hardly left the house, it's been so bad.

absolutely nothing sounds good. when it's time to eat, it's hard to shove anything down. my mouth is dry all the time and i can't stand the taste. i got tired of peppermints pretty quickly and read somewhere that a few people sucked on lemon drops. believe it or not, that has actually kind of worked. it doesn't leave a super strong flavor in my mouth and while it is really sour for a few minutes, i kind of enjoy it. i've tried a few times to eat eggs in the morning (protein, protein, protein) but i just can't. i tried once again this morning because that's what my doctor told me to do yesterday. i can't. about the only thing i can eat is a bowl of cereal. i guess i'll just do what works.

michael has been amazing. he has been grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning (except for that one day) and waiting on me hand and foot. i think i could get used to this. :) i do feel bad for him though because in these two weeks off, he's been stuck at home with a bump on a log. i've sent him out several times to play golf and for that he's grateful. he's given me great back rubs and run perfect temperature baths.

when we first found out we were pregnant, the baby was the size of a sesame seed. since then, instead of just saying "it" we've been calling him/her sessi. yeah-we're all about the nicknames. michael wants a girl and i want...either. i know everyone says that, but it's really true. i'm just happy to be given this chance. we pray for sessi's health all the time. i know it's still early in this pregnancy and things can happen, but we know God is in control of whatever happens.

when we found out, we drove to san angelo to tell mom and dad. we left a little package on their doorstep, rang the bell and hid behind a bush. mom came out, picked up the christmas wrapped gift, looked around and walked inside. the next time we saw her, she was bawling like a baby and could hardly speak. it was really sweet. they are both so excited.

i can't believe i'm giving ellie and grayson a cousin. every time i open my computer i see their picture on my desktop and think about how sweet they'll all be together. sweet babies.

as sick as i've been, this is a pretty amazing experience and i'm honored to be a part.

blueberry

according to my babycenter website, baby kotze is about the size of a blueberry!!! we found out a few weeks ago and i am now 7 weeks and some days pregnant! our first doctor's appt was today and we got to see the baby's heart beat and find out the offical due date. august 17th, 2009. ahh!!! i can't believe it!

well, here it is, the first picture of our 12 mm baby!

happy birthday old lady

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday to you!

happy birthday dear amy,

happy birthday to you!

i love you, cousin, and i hope you have a wonderful

27th birthday!

happy birthday

today my baby brother turns 25. he's a quarter of a century old. :) i can't believe it. i still remember when he was small enough for me to put in my baby cradle and rock.

matthew,
i am so proud of the man you have become. you are compassionate, genuine and Godly. i pray for you everyday and i know God has amazing things still in store for you. i love you and i hope you have a wonderful day today! i'm glad you were too "sick" to go to work. :)
love you bunches,
sister

just to prove

that michael is a real man...

my kitchen looks just like it did 23 1/2 hours ago...

he's gone and i just can't stand it anymore.

sucker.

merry christmas

as previously thought, we did sleep in today. until 11:30. yeah, we don't have kids. yeah, we know when we do we won't be able to do that. yeah, yeah, yeah. we know, we know, we know.

but today, we loved every minute of it!!

we opened our presents, just the two of us. i got a really soft brown robe that i told michael about a long time ago. i also got a rachel ray cookbook, some new perfume, a beanie and some stocking stuffers! michael got a sweater, ratchet and socket set, screwdriver set (yes the man likes tools), a sony navigational thingy and one final present. michael has a picture of his mom and her brothers as babies. it's very vintage where the boys are wearing cream shirts with little bow ties and brown shorts. michael's mom has curly blond hair and is wearing a light blue dress with ivory ruffles. i had the picture framed and matted at hobby lobby. it turned out beautiful and michael really loved it. i love him.

michael then made delicious pancakes with peanut butter and syrup. he then said he would clean the kitchen. what a great christmas present! no matter that 10 hours later it looks exactly as it did then plus a water bottle or two...i know my husband will do what he says...:)

i called ellie this morning. after the hello's and such i asked if she got a wagon from santa. there was a short pause and then she clapped her hands and yelled, "yea!!!!!!" i think she was very excited about her wagon but i'll let sarah tell that story.

my house is a mess but michael and i are going upstairs to watch a movie and finish christmas off right. merry christmas, everyone. hope it was wonderful!