6 or so weeks and counting

We went to the doctor for the first time today. We actually liked this doctor. They did confirm what we already knew, that we are having a baby. She is approximately 6 weeks along, which would put the due date around Sept 20th. Everything is going well. She had some bloodwork she had to do, but other than that, nothing much. The next appointment is scheduled for rodeo weekend in February (10th week). At this time, we may get our first sonogram of the baby, with a scheduled one at 12 weeks for diagnostic reasons (help to screen for some disease). As soon as we get one, we will put it up.

Baby Bump Tuesday

Yes, you read right. It is baby bump Tuesday. Let's take a look at who all in the families are pregnant. First their is Amy (LeAnn's cousin on her mother's side), Landra (LeAnn's cousin on her father's side), and LeAnn! We found out today that she was pregnant!!!!!!

We think that she is about 3 weeks along. The last pregnancy test she took was about 2 weeks ago and it was negative. However, due to other issues, we decided to check it again and it came back positive. All of our family knows (all of LeAnn's aunts and uncles and parents and my parents), but we figured that we would like to let others people know. We have our first prenatal appointment on Monday at 9:30. I will be there (taking 3 hours off from work). We are both looking forward to this wonderful experience.

We have been looking forward to this experience for quite a while. We have been looking at cribs for some time, trying to find the right crib for what we want. We are going to look at JCPenny's in a couple of weeks to try and find one that we like. We did like one from the Amish store in Casa Grande, but it was really expensive ($1000). Instead, we are going to be practical.

Other things we now have to think about are changing table, diapers, clothing, food, bedding, and all of the other things that our new bundle of joy will need. Luckily, we have two wonderful families that will help us out as we need it.

On other notes, we are also in the process of renting out our townhouse. It has been on the market for 3 months with very little activity due to the depressed market. As a result, we decided to rent it out for the next several years. We signed with a very nice lady who is the rental agency. We are hoping to rent it out within a couple of months. I also plan on doing most of the repairs that are needed (which should be very few due to the extensive renovations that have been done). We are planning on renting it out for about $700 per month.

We will keep everybody informed about the pregnancy and the other things going on in our lives. I hope everybody is doing well.

David

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!!!!

A new year has officially started. I hope everyone enjoyed the last 61 seconds of 2008 (yes, I said 61 as they added an extra second to account for drift). Happily, LeAnn and I both are safe and happy. I was asleep (big surprise) and LeAnn stayed up.

We both took it easy yesterday, trying to enjoy ourselves before going over to a friend's house for an open house. We did eat and play lots of dominoes. I was sick as usual.

The day before new year's, we went up to Katie's house to do some repairs and pick up a freezer from my grandmother's. I repaired her drawers, her doggie door (which I installed the last time I was up there, re-keyed her locks, and fixed her thermostat). Katie was not feeling well, so we tried to keep the noise to a minimum and allowed her to get some rest. She was feeling better on the 1st.

LeAnn is working today and forgot her badge. It was not a big deal, but it involved 2 trips to the hospital. It happens occasionally. We will get over it.

I return to work on Monday. I enjoyed my time off, but I enjoy what I do more.

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Years.

Please pray for Stan and his family for the loss of his father. Continue to pray for Katie and Donna and their health.

David

So, This is Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

It is really early in the morning and we are getting ready to go to my parents house for Christmas. I am looking forward to spending some time with my parents and LeAnn's. Donna is celebrating her 29th birthday again.

My grandmother is in town with my family as well. She came over yesterday to view our new house for the first time. She loves it. It is hard to believe that we have lived here for 9 months already. Time sure does fly by.

Back to Christmas. LeAnn and I opened our presents to each other last night. I got movies, tools, and some other goodies. LeAnn got clothes (which she wanted), a book, roses, movies, and a gift card for the Melting Pot (one of our favorite restaurants). LeAnn thinks that I went overboard, but I think that she got what she deserved. I love her and she loves me, that is what matters.

Grammy's was another enjoyable Christmas Eve. Nearly everybody was there. We shared our presents, spent time talking to each other, and eating. The normal assortment of sweets were available, along with chile, corn bread, and tamales. Unfortunately, the food did not like me, so I don't feel to good. Oh well, 2 hours of sleep will have to do.

I have to go, as we are leaving. Hope everybody has a Merry Christmas.

Please continue to pray for all of our families and those who are traveling during this busy time. I hope that you are all safe and enjoy Christmas.

David

Blessings

This year amid the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas, David and I had the honor of taking some time out to deliver gifts to our fellowship group's Adopt-A-Family. The family was truly grateful for all the gifts small and large. Their jaws dropped as they realized that in addition to the gifts that halfway filled their tiny living room we had also brought them a double stroller, a toddler bed for their son(who slept on the floor previously), and a dresser. They were thrilled and truly speechless. As we witnessed their joy it was brought home to me how blessed we are to both be working at good jobs, to be living in a home with plenty of extra space, to have enough money to go to the grocery store and buy everything that we need, to have the support of friends and family both near and far. We were privileged to be able to share the abundance that the Lord has given to us this season. We pray that the Lord will bless you abundantly this Christmas and through the coming year. Merry Christmas!
Love,
LeAnn and David

2 weeks before Christmas

It is almost 2 weeks before Christmas. Aunt Lorna and Uncle Stan have come and gone (after a very eventful trip here). I spent about 2 days with them. They arrived several hours late, but got here safely. We watched the U of A / ASU Football game over at Dena and Juan's house on Saturday. We all left a half time, due to exhaustion. On Sunday, we had a huge family BBQ. Almost everybody was there. We all shared time with one another and spent the day playing games and watching TV. Everybody had a good time, and it was especially good to see Lorna and Stan. Maybe some day we will be able to go see them instead.

LeAnn is working yet again. Her December schedule is really messed up because of holidays and things that we have planned. We will survive and get through it. She is still enjoying her job, and is looking forward to the holidays.

I am still enjoying my job. The principle thinks of me as a minor miracle worker, getting stuff done that she wants to talk to me about before she has the chance to do so. It is not my fault that she ends up being the last to know about problems. I try not to get her involved too much, so she can do her job. I do mine better than I think they expected. My transition to Technical Services has gone smoothly. I am now full-time and am enjoying it all. I have still been learning the layout of the campus, as I keep having to go and find the network equipment with no direction as to where it is. I keep telling myself that I have 8 days left (we end school on the 18th and have to report on the 19th).

Please continue to pray for Katie, as she didn't get to see Lorna and Stan due to illness. We continue to pray for all of the family who read this and all of our friends as well.

We continue to wish you a Merry Christmas. I will post something again soon.

Thanksgiving 2008

Hi everybody and Happy Thanksgiving. I am home with LeAnn, who was called out due to low census. We had an eventful Thanksgiving this year. Since LeAnn was supposed to work tonight, she slept all day while I was over at her parent's house working on their new surround system. I installed the wires last year, and now they upgraded. Good thing I did that before hand. Their surround system is semi up and working (needs a few wires, but works for now). We will be having Thanksgiving with them tomorrow, and then my parents on Sunday.
Donna was working on pies all day today. They smelled wonderful. Too bad they will all be gone tomorrow. My parents are having Mexican food when we go over there. My dad is sick, so they couldn't go and visit my grandmother in Phoenix. They are going to try and see her on Saturday.
We are NOT going shopping tomorrow. We did this one year, being at the store at 2:30am. This year, we have most of our shopping done beforehand, but are going to go later in the day to get some things that we just purchased at a lower price then return them.
Tomorrow, I am also going to install Steve and Donna's Christmas Lights. As Katie will be down, I feel that we should all work together and get the Christmas Tree up and the lights up. This will be a simple undertaking, but take quite a while, especially with cherries on Saturday and dinner tomorrow (with LeAnn possibly working).
One very important thing that I forgot, the dogs have been destinkified. We gave both dogs a bath and trims. They now smell so much better.

We are ALL looking forward to Lorna and Stan's visit within a couple of weeks.

We wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving and a enjoyable Christmas Season.

Please pray for all of our families and friends during this Christmas season. Pray for Katie, that things will be good for her including her job. Pray for good health for my parents and Donna.

David