Where the birds come to die...

After this weekend, I've concluded that our house is where any bird must come to die! Morbid, yes. This weekend we had 5 dead birds at our house. Ew, ew, ew. The first three birds were found by Chris when he was installing the new sprinkler timer. They were just tiny little things, so we think they fell out of a nearby nest and didn't survive the fall. Chris took the time to bury them in the yard. The second incident/fourth bird occurred while we were eating breakfast in the nook near our patio door. We were happily munching on our cereal when a loud thud resounded on the patio door. We turned to look and a poor bird must have flown straight into the window. First of all...I got physically ill because the poor thing didn't pass right away...it sat there and struggled for a good minute. Honey saw the whole thing and started to flip out! Chris was able to clean up the mess quickly before we had to leave for our hospital tour (couldn't leave the bird out there with Honey panicking). I didn't let him bury the bird this time...I don't want a whole graveyard of birds.... So we found another permanent resting place for the bird in our outdoor trash can (in several plastic bags of course). Finally, later that evening, we were leaving the house to see an almost adult bird standing in the driveway near our garage door. Most birds would be scared by an opening garage door. Not this bird. We decided to let it be and hopefully it would be gone before we returned. When we returned home, we saw the bird huddled in the corner near the garage...poor thing. We thought maybe he's just trying to get some warmth back or regain his energy. Unfortunately, the next morning before church we saw him in the driveway with his feet in the air. Poor, poor thing. And poor, poor Chris for having to clean up all of these little birdies! I think we'll be happy if we never have to see another bird ever, ever again!

Onto baby-related news: we had our hospital tour this last Saturday. It was like a slap in the face by reality. Maybe not to Chris: but to me! They discussed what entrance we would use when I was in labor. The safety procedures to prevent any baby theft. What amenities are in all of the labor and deliver and post-partum rooms. The do's and don't's and visitor restricitons. They explained the tools they have available to aid in labor... Oi, oi, oi! 15 more weeks to go! It sounds so far away, but at the same time seems SO close! I found out that I have to select Morgan's pediatrician soon. They will not let you leave the hospital until they have a pediatrician's name on file. I guess I'll have to check who's covered by my insurance and who's affiliated with the hospital we'll be at.

I hope ya'll had a great weekend and have a great week ahead. I'm going to change into some comfy clothes to go on a walk with Chris when he gets home!

A belly pic?

Yes, yes, Molly, you're wildest dream has come true! LOL! We took a belly pic for YOU! Here I am at 23 weeks:


I just noticed after looking at these pics that my baby belly is kind of pointy! :o)~

We had our 22 week check up last week. Things are going well! Little Morgan's heart was pounding away at 160 BPM (look at my strong little girl!). I have my gestational diabetes test before the next appointment. Let's keep our fingers crossed! I did have some weight gain with this appointment: 4 lbs. HOWEVER, they gave us the wrong weight numbers at the last appointment...so even with the 4 lbs of weight gain, I am still 4 lbs lighter than my first OB appointment in December. Who would have thought? Honestly, it just makes me realize how much extra weight I was carrying before becoming pregnant! Good to know (and to remember)!

When uploading these pics, I realized I had some pics from our Shreveport trip. Honey got to meet Chris's dad....and they became the BESTEST of friends!






And for those of you who know Katie (our cat), this pic of her and Honey on the same couch are for you. We didn't know how long it would take for them to get used to each other, but I think they love each other in their own love-hate kind of way!


Take care everyone! (Molly - I hope you appreciate the belly pic!) :o)

We did it!

We finally registered at Babies R Us! Melissa (my sister-in-law) braved the adventure with me. If only you could have seen us sitting on the ground (it hurt to crouch for that long) looking at the different breast pumps and accessories needed....the different bottles....the different aspirators...the different thermometers... :o) We came up with this strategy: go middle of the road...not the cheapest...not the most expensive. Whew! We did manage to finish the registry in 2.5 hours...which I heard is not too bad! Most of the larger items are neutral (allowing us to hopefully use it for a second child). Being that we don't really know all of what we'll need for a baby...I'm not sure the registry really includes everything of what we need...but oh well! We'll play it by ear.

John and Melissa were in town for the long weekend. We had a great time! It was so fun just to hang out and chill with my brother and sister-in-law. We took Mel to her first NBA game (Suns vs. Kings). Even though we won that night, it looks like our chances for the playoffs is slim to none. Boo. On Saturday, we drove up to Sedona for a wonderful (cold) day! We did some hiking at Slide Rock. It was so fun and being almost 6 months pregnant...I think I did fairly well!

I promise, promise, promise....pictures coming soon!