Not-So-Quick Quick Takes

1.  We had a few birthdays this month.  First, Daisy turned ONE!!!  Can you believe it?  We had a little party with hats and a little cake.  Spoiled much??  Yes, but she (and we!) loved it!

Happy Birthday Girl.

I think she liked her cake!

Such good sports.  :)

2.  Next up was Doug's birthday.  I do not have the best record in celebrating his birthday.

Birthday #1:  The first year we were together, I had to work a pro-life dinner on his birthday.  He spent his birthday listing to a ex-abortionist speaker talk in vivid detail about the evils of abortion procedures.  Not exactly a "Happy Birthday!" moment.  It was bad!  He left that dinner saying that was the most depressing night of his life.  Way to go Jenny!

Birthday number #2:  I was dead set on making him a cake.  See below.  It was a disaster.  Plus, the Colts lost the Super Bowl that day.

It's true... I did try.  Eeek.

Birthday #3:  I don't even remember it, so it must have been bad too!

Birthday #4:  This year, I was determined to at least make it a little better.  I think it went ok.  We had a little party with some work friends.  I didn't make a cake.  I bought cuppies and some fun St.ar Wars themed party decorations.  Yep, finally a good wife!  I also got him a special gift.  Best birthday together so far!

Yummy and not made by me!  Perfect combo!

Wild About Daddy.  Best birthday gift I ever bought!

3. I'm not so sure about Lent this year.  I usually look so forward to it and this year... I am pumped for it... but not like I should be.  My soul is ready for it... needs it... but I'm having trouble getting 'into' it.  

So, for Lent, I am:

*Giving up being negative about a few crazy liberal friends of mine that drive me up the wall.  I've decided to spend time praying for them instead of wanting to scream at them every time I see one of their FB posts.  I've 'unsubscribed' from their FB posts so I can focus on the positive, instead of the negative.  If I take all the liberal, political stuff out of it... deep down they are GREAT friends.  They need prayers and I need to be a better friend.  This might not seem like a lot... but man praying for those that drive me crazy is hard!!  One of them is someone who was so insensitive to my IF... so there are a lot of wounds there.  I will do my best.  

*We are also doing the 40 Days, 40 Bags Challenge.  This house is FULL and it is driving me NUTS!!!!

Goodbye crap... we don't want you in our house!!

* I'm also limiting my time online.  Why??  Because all my favorite people are giving up FB and pin.interst.  So... the Internet is a little boring these day!  

4. I recently joined a Catholic book club and I LOVE IT!!!!!  I *knew* this blogger and she invited me. It has been great!  The ladies are wonderful and the discussions are fantastic!  Love it!!  

5.  Speaking of the above blogger... She and I will be going on a Catholic Road Trip next month!  Whooo hoo!  We are going to the Behold Conference in Peoria, IL.  Is anyone else going????

6.  I've been feeling pretty good lately.  The second time my progesterone was tested, it was a little lower... but still great at 26!  My doc put my on some oral progesterone as a precaution and that's been fine.  I have had a few pregnancy symptoms.  Today is really the first day that I felt nauseous all day.  I didn't get sick... just felt yuck.  I was so thankful for feeling sick!  I've never been so happy to want to puke ever!!  I've had bits of nausea at night for the past week... but today seemed different.  I'm tired, but I always am.  I also have some interesting things happening with my Boobular area.  Lets just say it's not that cold out... and they are at full attention all the time.  Apparently, that is normal.  I'm taking that as a good sign!  Hehehehe! 

7.  Doug and I are anxiously awaiting my first ultrasound on Monday.  I am praying my heart out that all is well with Baby H and that we will see a beating heart!  I know I haven't posted much since my initial HCG numbers and such... but it is so very overwhelming that I can't even write anything coherent about it.  I start thinking about it and I just cry.  It's so surreal and crazy and such a miracle -- hard to put that into words!

And... Hi Prayer Buddy!  Thank you for all your prayers!!  If you are new here... WELCOME!!