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So I love to read other peoples blogs, i just find it interesting & its a good way to keep up with people you may not see often! One of the blogs I read the writer is pregnant as well & is 3 weeks further along than I am so its neat to see what i can expect in the up coming weeks! One of my favorite blogs is White and Fluffy, its a food blog as well as whats going on in my life blog & she writes weekly so that's awesome. There is only problem....all of a sudden the thought of certain foods just make my stomach churn! So i have to skip over some parts unless it just sounds good and in that case i will probably be cooking it for dinner! Cooking dinner here lately has been a chore b/c my usual menu has a few items that just make me gag at the thought of them. So far I've been lucky enough that I'm not experiencing a lot of nausea but definitely food aversions & they are just as bad! I refuse to through out some of my left overs b/c just the thought of smelling them again kills me! I must say I'm pretty blessed i will take this any day over hugging the toilet!

My nightly routine used to be go to bed around 11, I am now lucky if I make it to 9! The other night it was about 8:30 and i asked Joseph if he was ready for bed....he just looked at me and laughed....I don't think he gets it! Luckily his mom & sister came over the next day and kinda put it into perceptive for him. I can go to bed at 7:30 wake up at 8:00 and still be SOOOOOOOO tired! They say in about 5 weeks I should overcome this and be a ball of fire! Well i can't wait and neither can my house...we have had so much going on mixed w/ my fatigue I'm very behind on laundry. :(

So far everything is going good, I have a doctor apointment on September 30th and i get another ultrasound!! :) Can't wait!!!

1st Doctors Apt....

So we had our first doctors appointment yesterday, i was stressing b/c due to our crazy busy schedule at work i wasn't sure Joseph would be able to make it! I wasn't OK with anyone but him going b/c it deserved to see his kid first and b/c its different to be there rather that just see a black and white picture. Dr. Tran explained so much to he and I that i thought it was really neat.

So to start our day we went to lunch at Olive Garden & of course I ate too much and didn't feel that great! :) I then told Joseph to enter the Hospital vs. the Professional building so we had to do a bit of walking, but we got to the apt. with a few minutes to spare. When they called me back they asked some question & they were going to do exam so Joseph decided that he would go to the waiting room until time for the ultrasound, it was kinda funny but i don't blame him at all! The nurse calculated my due date and said i was 3 weeks pregnant.....i was like ummm what date did you use & she calculated it wrong for sure. According to the CORRECT calculations she said i was 7 weeks and 6 day due on April 29th. So then Dr.Tran came in and she was shocked that i was back so soon, as was I! At last the moment I was waiting for time for the ultrasound...so Joseph came back in! She said look at the screen...you see that blinking that's your babies heart beat, we were both amazed at how small it was (weeks 6 is the size of a blueberry). She measured the embryo and it measured 6weeks and 1 day & then she measured the sack and it was 6 weeks and 1 day so that was good news! May 11th is our little ones due date. Everything checked out great, she even printed us out a picture:

But...of course they had to ruin my high ... i had to have blood drawn...8 vials at that! I usually pass out, in fact i passed out 2 months ago when i had my first appointment with her! This time I was good though I had them talk to me and it was smooth sailing! I go back on September 30th for another ultrasound to verify the date & size. So we had a great first appointment, we stocked up on all kinds of information & prenatal vitamins...it was like trick or treating the bag was FULL! When taking our HIKE back to the car I was looking at the pic, and I said you know Joseph I think it looks just like you...hahaah! :P

So after our appointment we ran all over Pearland getting all the many things we needed & finally got home around 6:30 or 7 (we started at 11:00)! Once i got home and we were relaxing my mom said post it on fb already I'm ready to tell my friends I'm going to be a Meme! So now the world knows and is preparing for Baby Penney to enter the world! Everyone has been asking what are you hoping for, but really I don't care I just want a baby. I always thought I would want a boy first but really just a healthy baby will be just fine with me...of course Joseph wants a little boy but would be thrilled with a little girl!

So much...

We have had a crazy busy year, weddings have over consumed our life...but thats awesome we have been a part of so many peoples important day! I've learned so much through it though beings that i had just got married the year before...if you haven't been a bride then you don't understand how important your bridesmaids are to you. So to Brittney i wasn't one when i was in your wedding and I apologize b/c i sucked now that i looked back! You don't realize how important it is to attend the shower, the bachelorette party, help out with the little nick knacks, but most of all just make yourself available to just listen! I'm so glad that I got married first so that i knew these things and was able to help out! :) This weekend will be our last wedding, kinda sad but at the same time I'm thankful! Steph & Trav are two of our closest friends and i can't wait to see them & be a part of their very very special day! :)

Now that we have news of a baby I'm so ready for life to calm down, it will i know...well in some ways but others it will only pick up! 9 months really isn't that much time...not to re do a room & make it a perfect sanctuary for my precious little one! It's going to be over in a flash! My dear friend Brandi just had her beautiful baby girl Tenley Blake, i can remember the day she wrote on the kids menu at LaCasona "I'M PREGNANT"! Geez, that wasn't that long ago! Beings that i have the holidays to consume most of my pregnancy it will be over even sooner! November we should find out if it will be a boy or girl & thats only a few months away! Time flys by so fast these days!

I've been feeling pretty good, I can tell that my emotions are a little out of whack...crying isn't hard to do! In the first few weeks nausea was really bad but has began to subside...I'm not complaining! I look forward to Fridays even more now b/c I get an email saying how my little one will be changing this week! It's so crazy to believe i have a life inside of me...but amazing at the same time!

Big News....

The past few weeks i just haven't felt good. I've been having hot flashes, getting nauseous all of a sudden, constantly tired going to bed at 8 is awesome, and parts of my body just ache. So Joseph's sisters invited us out to dinner Sunday night & before we went i figured i better take a pregnancy test just see if i was...since we would probably drink some wine. So i went to the store & got it knowing it would be negative like the other 50 thousand i had taken in the past year....much to my surprise i finally got a positive! I was in such shock I definitely didn't think it was going to come this easy b/c next month i was supposed to be put on fertility meds. due to my PCOS causing issues. So i yell for Joseph to hurry up and come here b/c i was in disbelief....I said I just took this b/c of the way i have been feeling (he knew i hadn't been feeling A+). He was excited but wasn't sure....I have been taking Provera and it makes my cycle come....well i had just taken it 7 days before so he & I both weren't sure if maybe this could produce a +. Thank the LORD FOR GOOGLE!! I googled it and it can actually be beneficial...it is basically progesterone (a hormone your body uses a lot while pregnant). So we went to dinner shared the news w/ just his sisters! I took another test the following morning and again we got another +... as soon as I rolled out of bed to go and walked out Joseph said WHAT DID IT SAY!

We are so happy....so I went to wal mart to buy some Onesies for our moms that said "What happens and Grandmas stays at Grandmas" thinking this would be a cute idea even though Joseph wasn't thinking so.





So that afternoon we went to tell our parents and they were ecstatic, altough neither of them caught onto why i got them a onesie...i had to explain it ok I'm PREGNANT! Thinking we would hold out on telling most people until after the doctors appointment on the 16th we said to keep it quiet...even though they didn't listen but that was ok b/c i couldn't keep it any longer either! So a few people already know and if you're reading this YOU KNOW!! :) I would say I will be 7 weeks on Friday the 10th according to the calculator on thebump.com. It's still not real to me...I just can't believe it! I wouldn't have thought that within the first 2 months I would end up pregnant! So now of course my day consists of BABY stuff....nursery bedding, reading up on info, names, what the baby is like at the moment! Keep checking back I will try and keep this updated!

Garbage Anyone?

I saw this on one of the blogs I follow & really wanted to share. It's definitely something that we should all consider when someone lashes out at us or hurts of feelings. Sometimes its hard to accept when someone hurts your feelings or treats you wrong, but you never really know what they are going through. This is definitely something to think about, here is the email she got:


One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.' He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so..... 'Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't.' Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.

Our New Addition

After several unsuccessful attempts we finally have a new addition to our family... a 12 week female Yorkie, Bayleigh! Joseph was totally against having a new puppy & I wasn't taking no for an answer. I've been looking for about 2 years now, dropping it here and there, but pretty persistent. We were going to get an English Bulldog but after finding out she was he...that bit the dust. I brought the neighbors Chihuahua over the other day and he was just MAD!!! So after really thinking it out & pleading for days I finally found my puppy! Joseph wasn't very happy w/ me the first few days but he got used to her and now loves her.

Bayleigh's First Night

It took Clowie a few days to get used to her, I guess she takes after Joseph! Now she is beginning to come around, she enjoys playing w/ her! Clowie weighs about 80 lbs and Bayleigh about 4 lbs...so playing gets kinda dangerous! She slings her around by her toy but Bayleigh just thinks its great! I think with time they will be inseparable!

Clowie Checking her out....

Napping Together

Monday Bayleigh went for her first hair cut! She did really well so Pam claims... but I think she tells all of her clients that!

Such A Pretty Girl

Here are a few more pics of her, isn't she cute!!!

1st Anniversary Cruise to Cozumel

All of the AWESOME towel animals!! That was the best part of the day coming back to see what animal we might have!!

While parking we could see the tail & THE SLIDE!!

As soon as we got on Fun Ship Freddy wanted to take a picture!

We are back & we survived!! Lucky us we took off all week last week (well Joseph did I had to work on Monday) and that was great! A few days off to prepare for the cruise & then 4 days of pure ocean view!

So we left Galveston on Thursday May 20th & returned Monday May 24th, although we had a great time I was so ready to step on land again!!! When we first got there we decided we would just walk around and check out the boat. First thing we noticed and was quite disappointing there was only one pool and it was tiny w/ 2 hot tubs! Needless to say we didn't spend any time in the pool b/c it was packed full!! One night we got to enjoy the hot tub for a little bit but as soon as someone else wanted to join us we were out! LOL! The Casino on the boat was pretty big & Travis spent most of his time in there, that was his first gambling trip so he was hooked. He came home ahead so that's always a good thing! Everywhere you went there was a photographer and he wanted to take your picture,we had a few taken. They are crazy w/ their prices (not just on pics but on everything) one picture was $21.99 INSANE!!! I'm a sucker though & beings it was our 1st Anniversary I wanted a few for memories. The food on the ship was really good, they were probably ready for us to leave Joseph & Travis usually ordered 6-7 things for breakfast, for dinner 4 appetizers, 2/3 entrees every single night!! OH PLUS DESSERT!!! They sure got their moneys worth!! And for the best part....Cozumel!!! It was sooo pretty the beaches were white sand and the water was crystal blue! We decided to do the Beach Party it was basically just a day at the beach w/ all inclusive food and drinks. I do have to say they play up in the brochure their menu a lot....but we survived until we got back on the ship. Joseph & I rode Jet Ski's that was my favorite part of the entire vacation! It was awesome! You could also get on a water trampoline, climb a glacier (kinda like a rock wall but in water & inflatable), canoe, and ride the paddle boats. The water trampoline was really fun & the slide on it made it that much better!!! Joseph was the only successful one to make it to the top of the Glacier and the Paddle Boats were fun but tiring! We also got to do some shopping, of course that was the best part to me. I'd like to just go and check out the shops with out having to beat the clock but we got to see plenty! The following day was our anniversary & my awesome husband had flowers sent to the dinner table! That totally made my day, although stupid customs made me give em up but I got several pictures!! That night we went to Karaoke, there were several people that had amazing talent on that boat and some that its just amazing how good they think they are!! LOL They had a country dance party that night too so we went to that & had a good time! OH the comedian was quite entertaining, although that was the night that I got sick :(.

So we had a great time and did quite a bit! I was so ready to be home b/c I really missed Clowie, goofy I know, but true!! Our 1st Anniversary was great & I cant wait to spend many many more with the love of my life. When we got home we ate the top of our Wedding Cake....it's definitely not as good as a year ago, lol! I'm going to attach some pictures but if you would like to see them all check out our shutterfly link:
http://daniellejosephpenney.shutterfly.com/#

Formal Night

At Dinner The Wind Star Putt Putt was fun!

The Casino

The boys checking out the view! Steph & I on the slide!!

The pool in Cozumel was very pretty! My favorite part!!!

Hanging out in Cozumel!

Anniversary Dinner, my flowers & the cake they brought us and sang to us!

ONE YEAR OLD CAKE!! EEEKKKK


Can't say it was very good!