4 weeks - Dec 10, 2009
8 weeks - Jan 7, 2010
Not too much visible change, but some things fit differently (or not at all). Also, I cannot really exercise, so that may accelerate some changes!
Mr. and Mrs. Estrada
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Over 10 down. . . 30 to go!
I am 11 weeks pregnant now and we wanted to share our early pictures with everyone. I am getting a bit more energy back, but miss using Ibuprofen to relieve sinus pressure.
4 weeks - Dec 10, 2009
8 weeks - Jan 7, 2010
Not too much visible change, but some things fit differently (or not at all). Also, I cannot really exercise, so that may accelerate some changes!
4 weeks - Dec 10, 2009
8 weeks - Jan 7, 2010
Not too much visible change, but some things fit differently (or not at all). Also, I cannot really exercise, so that may accelerate some changes!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
And we're back!
A belated 'Happy 2010' everyone!
First, our big news: God has blessed Brian and I with a new life in my womb!
The baby is due in the middle of August, so I am almost through the first trimester. I have been very tired - too tired to blog, apparently - and eating about as often as an infant. I have not felt well, but could be much worse! I am getting weary of sleeping in 3-4 hours at a time.
The hardest time I have had was trying to get through our days at the airports while traveling to Texas for Christmas. I do not have the gumption to relay the travel tribulations again, which is the other reason I have avoided blogging. I can only say that I was glad that Brian and I were together for most of the tough parts of the travel and it was so exciting to tell our parents our big news in person. A grandchild was exactly what my parents wanted for Christmas, and Brian's were happily shocked.
With my limited energy, we have not done much in the house in the last month. We painted the office and set up the bookshelves, but still have nothing on the walls. Christmas decorations helped pick up the decorating slack for a while, but not things are looking barren again. The future nursery is the only room we have left to really make over, and it may be awhile. We are increasingly aware of our need for furniture and lights. I hope we have time and energy to make these purchases; they will likely require a trip to Manchester or Boston and a truck rental.
Our wireless doorbell has a strange quirk. In December, we found that it would not work, so we replaced the batteries. When that did not produce a functioning doorbell, we took it to Radio Shack, where a helpful clerk could not identify the defect. He suggested that the speaker was broken, as the wiring was correct. So, we placed the ringer button next to the bell piece and it now rings on its own, randomly, about once a week! It is pretty creepy. We cannot figure out why it rings when it does, or why it does not work when the button is pressed.
As for happenings, we have not been very social lately. We hosted a small but lively Holiday party in December, complete with Charades and a gift exchange (the Snuggie was the hot item). We are so excited to host again next year. We also attended a small New Year's Eve party that required formal dress! Brian headed off to Phoenix to meet his father and some friends at the Fiesta Bowl to cheer on TCU against Boise State. While TCU did not win, Brian enjoyed the spectacle and camaraderie.
Both of us have been busy working, as he is spending some days reading applications from home and I am working 3 days a week and several Saturdays. We are looking forward to some short winter get-aways and have starting planning the summer trips already (tentatively).
We can recommend the Disney movie "the Princess and the Frog" as a future classic. It had hints of Alladin, Beauty and the Beast, and the Jungle Book. Of course, Brian enjoyed the "frog' aspect, but the movie frogs were much cuter than his beloved horned frogs!
First, our big news: God has blessed Brian and I with a new life in my womb!
The baby is due in the middle of August, so I am almost through the first trimester. I have been very tired - too tired to blog, apparently - and eating about as often as an infant. I have not felt well, but could be much worse! I am getting weary of sleeping in 3-4 hours at a time.
The hardest time I have had was trying to get through our days at the airports while traveling to Texas for Christmas. I do not have the gumption to relay the travel tribulations again, which is the other reason I have avoided blogging. I can only say that I was glad that Brian and I were together for most of the tough parts of the travel and it was so exciting to tell our parents our big news in person. A grandchild was exactly what my parents wanted for Christmas, and Brian's were happily shocked.
With my limited energy, we have not done much in the house in the last month. We painted the office and set up the bookshelves, but still have nothing on the walls. Christmas decorations helped pick up the decorating slack for a while, but not things are looking barren again. The future nursery is the only room we have left to really make over, and it may be awhile. We are increasingly aware of our need for furniture and lights. I hope we have time and energy to make these purchases; they will likely require a trip to Manchester or Boston and a truck rental.
Our wireless doorbell has a strange quirk. In December, we found that it would not work, so we replaced the batteries. When that did not produce a functioning doorbell, we took it to Radio Shack, where a helpful clerk could not identify the defect. He suggested that the speaker was broken, as the wiring was correct. So, we placed the ringer button next to the bell piece and it now rings on its own, randomly, about once a week! It is pretty creepy. We cannot figure out why it rings when it does, or why it does not work when the button is pressed.
As for happenings, we have not been very social lately. We hosted a small but lively Holiday party in December, complete with Charades and a gift exchange (the Snuggie was the hot item). We are so excited to host again next year. We also attended a small New Year's Eve party that required formal dress! Brian headed off to Phoenix to meet his father and some friends at the Fiesta Bowl to cheer on TCU against Boise State. While TCU did not win, Brian enjoyed the spectacle and camaraderie.
Both of us have been busy working, as he is spending some days reading applications from home and I am working 3 days a week and several Saturdays. We are looking forward to some short winter get-aways and have starting planning the summer trips already (tentatively).
We can recommend the Disney movie "the Princess and the Frog" as a future classic. It had hints of Alladin, Beauty and the Beast, and the Jungle Book. Of course, Brian enjoyed the "frog' aspect, but the movie frogs were much cuter than his beloved horned frogs!
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