mmmmm....warm

So cozy, our evening view.
Gunner and Pisty on the "spit"

This year Tim went with some friends and gathered wood in the mountains. He has sawed and chopped and split to his utter exhaustion, and we have reaped the benefits. We are trying not to use the furnace so much and so far our bill has not differed much from last summer. We had new doors and windows put in last March and between those and the fireplace we have had a cozy winter(affordable too!) The other night Tim had the fire going so good it was over 80 degrees in the house and we had to open the door to the garage to cool it down. We know it is too hot when even the weenies leave the room. They usually prefer to slow roast themselves like little hot dogs on a rotisserie.

Our Humble Abode

Pretty new paint, and Tim scraping the roof to take down the lights
Blurry shot of house with lights

Old drab paint

We had the house painted in early November and we couldn't love it more!! We went from the drab earthtones to a sunny yellow. We think our house adds alot to our street now, but who knows if the neighboors agree. Tim put up the lights this year without assistance and they turned out great. We just love having a new look for our house!!

I forgot to mention that we went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago and we like the office very much. They didn't do anything with the baby yet, just took alot of blood. We go again tomorrow for what they said would be a "long" appointment. Hopefully they will try to hear the heartbeat. That for me would be really nice to hear, makes the woozies easier to bear.

9 Weeks

Tim splitting wood

(he has been working so hard)

I don't have a picture yet, I have lost about 13 pounds so the most visual I could give is the saggy front of my jeans! Things have been going alright, aside from the fairly severe morning sickness. But, boy can I sleep now!! I have had trouble sleeping most of my life and that, friends, is a thing of the past. I would say that the dogs and Tim are coping quite well. They just put up with the running to the sink or toilet nearest me and keep on smiling(or wagging as it were)

Tim has been amazing, he is now the house wife and the shopper and the errand runner and he takes it all in stride. My heart goes out to any woman who has been sick with a pregnancy without the support of a good husband. So far I have continued to work and hope and pray that it will continue. Please keep us in your prayers. Especially Tim who I will likely exhaust in the next few weeks!!

We're Expecting

Tim's "6 week sympathy belly"

Much to our delight we are proud to announce that we are expecting a baby.

And don't worry, I am the one carrying it:)

I am roughly 6 weeks along and feeling every "green at the gills" moment.

Of course we would have loved to have called everyone personally, but what can we say, this really is a quick way to keep everyone posted.

We should have more details after I get into the doctor, but according to the fantastic due date calculators on the internet I will be due around August 7th, which is my little sister Kimmy's birthday. She has already offered a name suggestion, Kimothy. Cute isn't it?

Tim is excited, but right now he is trying to get me on with the local police force bomb squad. I seem to have acquired super-human sense of smell. I can smell the different metals of my pots and pans when I cook with them. Not to mention every other thing that wafts into my vicinity, it's really not the best super power, especially because half the smells make me "urpy".

So please keep the 3 of us in your prayers, we'll post as soon as we know more.

And thanks to Tim for posing for a "belly shot" He's the only one showing right now.