Such an exciting day!

Steve and I went to my first doctor's appointment this morning. Apparently, I'm measuring between 7 weeks 1 day and 7 weeks 5 days. The doctor said it's hard to tell at this early in the game and he said that the baby was kind of hiding so it was difficult to get a good picture at first. He also said that the sonogram has a 5 day margin of error so who knows where in the 7th week that I am in. He went over the basics with us and told us about the different tests I'll have to do to make sure that the baby isn't at risks for things like spina bifida which is the most common disorder in caucasions. He told me I'd need to get a 12week ultrasound (yay!) to test for some disorders and then another ultrasound at 20 weeks I think (which is the big one).

We also go to see the heartbeat. It was so unreal. It just looked like a little flutter of a light that you could barely see but it made it all a little more real to me. He said that once you see the heartbeat, the chance of miscarriage goes down about 90% or something like that so that was really good to hear. Anyway, here's the big picture....

Practicing our golf lessons at Top Golf

Saturday, Tiffany, Steve and I decided to go to Top Golf.

We received a loaner car from Chevrolet of our exact Tahoe that we bought but just not in our color. I'll start this post by saying that this is the first time in months that I woke up LATER than Steve. He was SO excited to drive that thing! Seriously. He was like a kid at Christmas. It was unbelievable...but cute.

So we spent a few hours at Top Golf and it was so fun. I love that we are taking these golf lessons because I really feel like I've improved a million times over.

Top Golf has to be one of the coolest driving ranges in the world. The downside, is that there are THREE in the United States. Seriously. It is different from a normal driving range.

First, it's a little more expensive than your run of the mill driving range. Second, they have servers that serve you food and beer and an full menu! There mozzarella sticks tasted incredible to this pregnant lady.

They also have these microchips that are in the golf balls so that when you get your bucket of balls, YOUR balls are programmed with YOUR name and information. Genius! So, when you are up at the tee, you drop your golf ball from your bucket down the hole in the plastic bin next to the tee and voila! Your score is being recorded.

In this picture below, you'll see Tiffany up at the tee ready to swing. You may be wondering what the little crop circle-looking colored things are in the field. They are targets for us to hit at.

So, when your ball hits any of the targets, it records your information, like how far the ball went and depending on where in the target it hit, you get a score. To keep track of all your scores, each bay (the thing you sit in by your tee) has a computer screen that does the math for you. How cool is that??

So, each game is 20 balls and you can win games by hitting a certain target on your 11th ball or different things like that. this place is so cool I can't believe that there aren't a million more all over the country. Apparently, they only have one in Alexandria, one in Chicago and one in Dallas. Someone needs to work on getting them in more locations. Oh well, I guess I can't complain since I can at least drive 30 minutes to one.

So, anyway, we had a fin day at Top Golf, and then Tiffany and I went to play a 9 hole course by our houses where we were stalked by a fox on hole #1. No lie. It was kinda scary.

I don't have pictures of that since I had left my camera in the car but I'll leave you with a few more from Top Golf. We'll be sure to be back again soon.

This was Steve and I sitting in our bay. It's cool cause you can chill and watch your other player hit their balls and eat or drink and then you are up. It's kind of like the bowling version of golf.

Steve can seriously hit the ball soooo far. His balls just always curve to the right.

He looks like a professional to me!

I, on the other hand, can hit straight but not far at all. I don't know which problem I'd rather have.

And, lastly, I have a video of Tiffany swinging a horrible shot but I have to figure out how to post a video. I'll try to figure that out now.

Goodbye Ole' Bessie!

Friday we got a new car.

Steve has been DYING for a new Tahoe for at least the past 2 years.

But first, I need to pay respects to the OLD car.

He wasn't happy about trading in "Bessie" who had been oh so reliable to him since he bought her in 2002. Bessie was Steve's first car that he had ever bought himself. I remember when he made his last car payment for that car and he was so proud of himself for paying her off.

He asked me to take a final picture of them together. Doesn't he look so proud??

I do have to say that this car is in VERY good condition for being a 2002. Steve took such good care of it.

Coming soon: Pictures of the NEW car! We don't have our actual car yet but should be getting it today...since we already bought it on Friday. But, that's a whole nother story.

Nothing New

Oh, I am so excited for this week to end. This weekend we are probably going to go buy a Tahoe for Steve. It will be nice to have a big SUV so we can haul stuff if we need it. Both of our cars are so small and only have trunk space and not much of it.

I'm hoping that maybe at the end of this year, I can trade in my car for a smaller SUV. I need ROOM! And, if I'm going to be putting diaper bags and strollers and car seat and all that crap in my car then it needs to be bigger. I think Steve is okay with this plan.

However, my first priority is moving out of Northern Virginia finally. We can't afford to be here and me stay at home. So, instead of paying (thousands of dollars) for someone else to watch my child, I feel like I need to stay at home for awhile. Oh darn!

Filled almost all fo the important people in...

So, Steve and I went to my mom's house for the 4th of July. My brother, sister and her family, my mom, and some friends were all there. The first night, when everyone was there and we were making dinner, I told my mom and Chris to come into the house and acted like I was making toast with a glass of wine (non-alcoholic but they didn't know). So, then I said that we had an announcement to make and Kim blurted out "YOU'RE PREGNANT!!!" And, I nodded yes. I think everyone seemed really excited. Chris said taht Kim was doing an old lady dance.

I did have my first emotional rollercoaster moment come to life Friday night. I could not stop crying. I was the ONLY sober person in the house and it wore on me big time. I just wanted Steve to be my one sober person (or at least half sober) that I could talk to and he was too drunk. It was horrible. I learned that I need to try not to put myself into a drunk party situation for the next 9 months where I have no one to talk to. I'm glad it's over now though and I hope I can get a better grasp on my emotions also.

So, after we told everyone there about being pregnant, my dad had called Chris' phone and they put me on and I told him as well. He had a typical Wayne reaction which I expected but seemed excited.

Now, the only people that we need to fill in are Steve's family. And, then it's all out in the open. So, weird.

Overall, it was a pretty good weekend. Not as fun as years in the past when I could drink too but it ended up okay.

I need

...an update picture. I keep forgetting to have Steve take one of me or to just do it myself. Not that anything has really changed but it would be nice to get in the habit of taking pictures so I don't forget all the time.

I'm feeling the same still.

No morning sickness yet...yay!
I do have back pain (mostly lower).
I'm always freezing cold (I don't think that has anything to do with pregnancy but it's been since I found out)
I am getting a pudgy belly so my pants aren't fitting as comfortably as before. It's nothing noticable to the outside world though.
Boobs are still sore adn HUGE!

We're going down to the lake this weekend to tell my family. I'm excited for it to be out in the open to everyone now instead of having this secret. I'm also glad I waited to tell them in person.

So, as promised, below are some pictures from Ocean City. I definitely didn't take as many as I wish I had but at least we have some...

Welcome to Ocean City!!!


I think I mentioned this in the previous post but our hotel room was awesome (in my opinion) because it was at the end of the boardwalk so it wasn't crazy with people since we were so far down, it was still right on the boardwalk and it was right ON the ocean. The view was awesome! This is the view from our balcony...


And this is the view when you looked to the right off of our balcony down the boardwalk.


Another picture down the boardwalk. I LOVED IT!


I feel like we spent quite some time out on the balcony.


It's always hard when you are on a romantic getaway as a couple and you just can't get many "together" shots. It can be kind of frustrating sometimes.


Luckily our neighbors on the balcony next to us were out and we asked them for a little help.


We walked all the way down the boardwalk and back on the first night. It was cool to see the rides all lit up. There were a lot of people at the beginning of the boardwalk. A lot of STRANGE people too. It made for GREAT people -watching!


This was at the beginning of the boardwalk where they have models of sharks that people have caught that were record breaking.


Again....with the non-together pictures. Frustrating.


We had a pretty big fridge in our room that we STOCKED with waters for when we went out on the beach. It came in handy moer than I ever thought it would!


When we got back from the beach on Saturday, I was welcomed with THESE for my 30th birthday! I love Tiffany...


Very pretty...


Steve caught a picture of me getting ready to go to the all you can eat seafood buffet. It was soooo good...


And, after dinner we hit up the putt putt. Steve did pretty good.


Me...not so much.

It was a GREAT weekend and I wish we were there now!