Nebraska Trip

Andrew, my mom and I left for Nebraska at 5 am on August 10.  We had Tevita and his wife Cristi stay at the house while we were gone.  The drive to Nebraska was quick.  I drove the first few hours and then Andrew and my mom took the rest of the trip.  The first night we went straight to my grandma Pat’s and had dinner with Grandma, Julie and Emily.  Grandma made these pizzas on bread and had fresh tomatoes.  Unfortunately, I could only have a bite of the yummy tomatoes because a few days before I had eaten a cinnamon candy, and apparently I’m allergic to Cinnamon so my mouth had blisters in it and it was excruciating to eat acidic foods.

 The next day we went boating and fishing with my dad.  We caught about 12 fish.  Andrew and my dad ended up eating it all that night.  I couldn’t eat any because I’m not supposed to eat fresh fish, especially out of the Elkhorn River, but I could tell little V wanted some. 

On Monday evening we went out to the Fremont Lakes with the Smith side of the family.  We did some boating, the boys tubed and then we barbequed.  It was a great time.  The rest of the week, we spent most of our time boating on the river with my dad.  We didn’t get in the water too much this year because the river was so low there was hardly any to swim in.  Andrew did get in one time and had the genius idea that we should stir up the flying carp and he would attempt to catch one.  HAHA that was a fail, but it was fun to watch.  Last year the flying carp were just beginning to enter the river system and now they have almost taken over.  They are crazy little creatures.  The vibrations in the water cause them to jump out of the water and go crazy.  We found it amusing to drive the boat where we knew they were and watch them fly around.  (My dad even had one land in his boat the week before we got there). 

The day before we left, we had the Oltjenbruns family out for a fish fry.  It was great to see everyone, including old friends that I hadn’t seen in years.  Everyone enjoyed lots of fish, boat rides and catching up.  The next morning we left my dads at 4:15 am and started our LONG journey home. 

We had such a great trip and already can’t wait to go back.  I love going to Nebraska and love that I get to go every year with my best friend.  We had so much fun together and I love how well he gets along and fits in with my family. 

 Cat fish

 Me and Kenz

 Corn Toss- Andrew dominated

Dad, Me and Andy

We are having a boy!

Once again I have fallen behind on blogging, but I am attempting to catch up.  So back in May Andrew and I found out that I am pregnant.  We waited a few weeks before telling our families and waited even longer before telling everyone else.  I was so excited when I found out.  I took one test and there was a very faint line, so I quickly took another which a definite positive and then for fun I took another.  Once it had sunk in I jumped around my room doing heal kicks.  Andrew was at work when I found out and didn't know I was taking the test.  It was so hard not to call him and tell him the news, but to make it a little easier I called and told him I had a surprise for him when he got home.  I then made a path through the house with string that had words taped to it.  The string led to a big box full of pink and blue balloons and under them was a piece of paper that concluded the string of words, pretty much just saying "we are going to have a baby!"

The first couple of weeks after I found out I was pregnant I felt great and couldn't even tell I was pregnant.  Starting around the third week I began feeling VERY sick.  I couldn't get out of bed without having to run to bathroom to vomit.  I would drink water and within 10 min it was coming up.  Smells were horrible.  Just being in our house made me sick, so I spent a lot of time in bed or outside where I could get some fresh air.  Being consistently sick lasted about 4 weeks and I ended up losing quite a bit of weight and am just starting to get to my starting weight.  I think being pregnant is the most amazing thing ever and I love every part of it so I tried not to complain too much, but I know there were times I definitely whined a little to Andrew.

I am now 18 weeks along and we know we are having a BOY!!  I finally "popped" last week and started to show.  I still don't look very pregnant and really just look like I'm getting a gut, but it's coming along.  Andrew and I already can't wait for our little guy to get here.  Andrew talks to the baby every morning and night and it's so fun to hear what he says.  We also registered after we found out we were having a boy.  That started out being a blast.  We took a couple of the girls that live with us along and they helped pick things out.  By the end I was tired and ready to be done.


That is all for now.  Here are a few pics.

13 weeks

17 weeks