Remember Us?

We know it's been a while, but we finally got some pictures on here!! We wanted to include a picture of us, just in case anyone forgot what we looked like (Peyton too!). :)

Our New House

Here are some pics of our new place. We move in our stuff in just a couple days!

Lydia Grace

Some pictures of our beautiful niece, Lydia. She's the 10 pounder! :)

We Miss Our Friends from Chi-town

We wanted to make sure to get some pictures of the Bachellers on our blog. We miss you guys!

What's up ya'll?

So yeah, like Amanda was saying, I was sick as a dog last weekend. The aftershock experiences were just as bad as the flu. On my way to work on Wednesday, I 'flaggelated' so bad that my eyes watered up and I had to open my car window. Also, there were a few nights Amanda threatened to kick me out of the bedroom. As much as you all wanted to know this, I have other pressing information to share: we finally closed on our house! We will no longer be living in a basement and have our belongings stored up in a box! Well, have a Merry Christmas.

-Jonathan

Yuck!

That pretty much sums up our week! Jonathan and his parents were all sick over the weekend with various cold/flu/stomach bug symptoms. I guess it's a good thing we didn't close last Friday because no one was healthy enough to move us in! Then, I caught what everyone else had and was so sick on Monday I thought I would seriously die! I threw up for the first time in probably 15 years (hey, if I had to live it, you have to read about it) and had next to nothing to eat that day (and even less of what I ate actually stayed down!). Since Monday I have felt better but still extremely tired and have wanted little to nothing to do with food. I hope this baby is getting enough nutrients! That is seriously the only reason I eat now. If it was up to me, I would eliminate food forever. It is so gross. So anyway, that's how I've felt this week. As far as the house goes, we were supposed to close Tuesday; then on Tuesday they told us it would be Wednesday; then on Wednesday they told us it would be Friday! So now we are scheduled to close tomorrow at 3pm. Obviously, we won't be moving in or anything until the middle of next week. We'll leave for Indiana right after closing. So, all in all, it's been a rough week for us. But hopefully the worst of it is over and we can just enjoy Christmas and look forward to returning to our new home!

A Little Frustrated

So, as you may remember, we were supposed to be closing on our house today and moving in this weekend. Well, our paperwork for the loan did not get completed on time (someone at the bank was slacking on the job) and so now it looks like we won't close until Tuesday afternoon. It's just kind of frustrating because we're heading for Indiana Friday, which gives us very little time to move in and get stuff settled. I doubt if we'll even put up any Christmas decorations, though I can't see myself going without putting up the tree at least! So, if we still have our tree up in March, you'll know why--we didn't get to enjoy it at Christmastime like every else! :) It seems like everyone in Jonathan's family is coming down with some type of stomach flu. I haven't been affected by that yet, though I am stuggling with a bit of a cold. And, of course, the nauseau and disgust with food is still there. Only a couple more weeks of it, hopefully!

The Most Beautiful Sound

Well, I had my 10 week check-up yesterday morning. Jonathan was unable to go (he had a meeting he couldn't miss), which was fine, because I knew it was going to be a long appointment of tests and questions. It was long (two hours) and full of questions, tests, and intrusive exams (to say the least--haha). They took about six vials of blood to test for various things, leaving me just enough blood to get home before collapsing. But the best thing was that my doctor surprised me and said we could try to find the heartbeat! I was so excited but he told me that there was only about a 50% chance he'd be able to find it this early on. After a couple minutes of searching, he told me we probably would just have to wait until next time. And then I heard it. It was the most amazing, awesome, indescribable sound I've ever heard. To actually hear that tiny heart beating reminded me of the true miracle of life. I know, I know, I'm getting a little corny, but deal with it. :) I called Jonathan right away afterwards to tell him (he was like, "That's cool, hon"--such a guy response) and then I called my mom and bawled like a baby! It was truly the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.

And the Award Goes To...

Emily, the aunt-to-be! Okay, so lots of people have been asking me what kind of reaction we got from the family when they found out we were expecting. Well, contrary to what most may believe, my mother did not, in fact, have the greatest reaction (though she did come in at a close second). No, no, the winner of the "Greatest Reaction to Finding Out Jonathan and Amanda are Expecting" goes to my sister, Emily. Her high-pitched screams repeated five or six times, combined with "Oh my gosh!", "Are you serious?!", and "I knew it!" clinched the title for her! I think she was still smiling in her sleep that night. What can I say? She can't wait to be Auntie Em. :)