Update on Life

I figured it's about time for me to update my blog...it's been way too long! Anyway, here is a summary of what has been going on the last few months:

May:

My Grandpa passed away. Luckily, Andy and I were both able to fly to Seattle to attend his funeral. The funeral was very nice and it was fun listening to everyone's memory of Grandpa. I will miss my Grandpa but I know he is in a better place.

Andy graduated from his master's program and no longer has to attend classes. YIPPEE! Unfortunately, he still has one independent class to finish before he can actually receive his diploma. But, I am still very proud of what he has accomplished. I know it hasn't been easy for him.

June:

Found out I was pregnant. Andy and I were soo excited. :)

July:

Planned a last minute trip to Duluth over the Fourth of July weekend. It was a lot of fun! The Whetten's and Jaclyn's dad stayed with us Thursday night and we were talking about Duluth. Andy and I had always wanted to go so Andy decided that we would do it. We booked the hotel that night for Friday night. We also learned that the Whetten's were moving to Utah sooner then we expected...we thought they were leaving mid-August but they ended up leaving by the end of July. They will definitely be missed! It was tons of fun hanging out with them. At least we can stay in touch via facebook and our blogs. :)

Duluth was a lot of fun! Our hotel was located downtown so we were in walking distance of the some of the sites. We left Friday after lunch and headed to Split Rock Lighthouse. It was AMAZING! The lighthouse was located on top of a huge cliff. We hiked down to the bottom and that was when we saw how high up the lighthouse was located. Also, the lake was sooo calm. The next day, we were walking around and we saw a huge barge pull into the harbor. That was fun to see as well.

We also had a first ultra sounds of the baby...the first ultra sound the baby was just a "blob" to me...it didn't seem real. This was at the beginning of the month. Near the end of July, we had our second ultrasound. It was amazing at how fast the baby was growing. It went from a blob to actually looking like a baby. AND, it was moving all over the place. Andy refers to the baby as a dinosaur. I was surprised that I couldn't actually feel it.

August:

My parents came to visit! I was sooo excited for my parents to come. It is always good to see family. The whole time my parents were here, they helped us complete a lot of the projects that needed to be done...i.e, re-staining the deck, finish the landscape clean up in the backyard, etc. With their help, Andy was able to get everything done. He is SOOO happy. Before he was very stressed out about it but now he can relax more. All we have to do now is just maintain the yard.

While my mom was cleaning up the back, she found a bunch of gao choi (chinese grass). She had brought some from home but was excited to see it. My mom and dad determined that an asian person used to live in our house. My mom also created a small garden and replanted some of the choi. It will be fun to see them grow. Hopefully, I'll remember how to cook it.

With the pregnancy, I have been feeling much better. During the first trimester, I did not have morning sickness...it was more evening sickness. As I drove home from work, I would feel slightly nauseated. It was almost like my car sickness that occurred when I was younger was coming back. Then, nothing ever sounded good, which Andy kept stating that it didn't matter if it sounded good, I just needed to eat. I of course, had a different opinion. Anyway, now, the nausea is gone but I get a very nasty taste in my mouth after eating. Hopefully that won't last for very long. I can also tell that my tummy is getting bigger because my pants are getting a bit more snug....which I do not like because it just makes me feel very fat. :( Andy keeps telling me that it's baby and not fat..but I still can't help the way that I feel.

Anyway, that's about all that's been going on. I can't believe that August is almost over. Work during the summer was very crazy but it has calmed down now. We are expecting things to get crazy near the end of the year as well. I am hoping it won't be too bad, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.