No Intentions!!

Just so you all know, I have no intentions of taking maternity pictures to show off my ever-growing belly. While I know some women (and men) think this is a beautiful thing and that I should be in love with the growth of my mid-section, I just don't buy it. Don't get me wrong, I am happy to be pregnant and ecstatic to be having a little on come May, but I don't have to love what it happening to my body. I have always had issues with the way I look and getting bigger by the day does not help :) There are some women who are "cute" when they are pregnant and look great in these types of pictures, I am not one of those people! I am 6'2" with a large frame ... this does not make for a "cute" pregnant woman. Heck, I can hardly find maternity clothes that will fit my body, let alone "cute" maternity clothes.

So, for those of you who keep asking for pictures so you can see my belly, don't hold your breath. Unless Eric can sneak a pic of it (and me) for that matter, there will probably not be any evidence of this pregnancy via pictures to be found. Your only chance to see this large mama will be to get on the road and come see for yourself :)

Happy Tuesday!

UPDATE

Went to the doctor again yesterday morning for my 22-week check-up. No worries .. all is good! The HR was at 133 and perfectly normal. I am measuring right on track where I should be too. The only bad thing about yesterday is that I had to undergo glucose testing for diabetes. I had to drink this AWFUL "glucose juice" and then wait one hour to have blood drawn. I don't usually mind needles, but when they have to stick me 4 times, it gets a bit annoying. You should see the "tracks" I have on both of my arms from the attempts to draw blood. The guy was finally able to get a vein in my hand so we got the test done on the fourth try! I go back in 5 weeks for my next appointment and we should have more news then for you. Until then, I will just enjoy swollen ankles and movement in my stomach from the bugaboo!

David and Angie are coming out this weekend to spend time with us! They will be here tomorrow night. I guess I can share the news now that, they too, are expecting! They are looking at a mid-September delivery date so it is still pretty early. It should be a fun weekend ... I will get to scare Angie with all the horrors of pregnancy. JUST KIDDING!! They are going to get to see a men's and women's game on Saturday while they are here.

Well, off to lunch. Have a great day!

New Week

After finishing our non-conference schedule on a high note with a road win at Xavier, our team has taken a few backward steps with 2 conference losses. This has made for a stressful week as we are trying to get our players back on track for the upcoming games. We played Nebraska on Saturday in Lincoln and did not look good. It was a nationally televised game too, which made it that much worse to sit through. Hopefully we will get back on track though with practice today and tomorrow ... just in time for our road trip to Baylor. We leave tomorrow night and play Wednesday.

Other news ... we have officially surpassed the half way mark in our pregnancy. Still on track for a late May delivery. I am feeling good still, which has been extremely helpful. Not a whole lot of news to report other than than. We go back to doctor on Jan. 23rd so I am sure we will have more details following the visit.

Check us out on TV Wednesday day ... CSTV if you get it!

They're BACK!!!

I am sure most of you know about our good friends, Evan and Kelly McCasland. They have been living over in Japan for the last 18 months as Evan worked for Nissan on assignment. They had told all of us that they would be back to the States for good on Jan. 31st, but they surprised all of us by showing up at home for Christmas. They landed back in Tennessee on Dec. 21st and "hid out" until Christmas, when they were able to surprise their families. They showed up and Evan's parents home on Christmas Eve and then made their way to Kelly's family on Christmas morning. It was probably the best Christmas gift for both sets of parents.

Other friends of ours, the Hetzers, host a New Years Party at their home and Evan and Kelly decided to make their appearance for good on New Years Eve. Eric and I were not able to attend because of our jobs, but we heard that it was a good time by all. Evan and Kelly are planning to come visit us out here in KS in the very near future so we are very excited to see them and have some time with them on our own.

We are so glad they enjoyed their time in Japan, but even more excited that they are home safe. They spent some of their "hiding out" time house shopping and even found a new home. They are set to close on the 28th so they will have a busy few weeks ahead. Evan went back to work today with Nissan and Kelly is busy searching for a new position as she gave her previous job up when they initially moved. Please keep them in your prayers as they settle back at home and get accustomed to life in the south once again!

Welcome home Guys ... We love you and are so glad that you have made it home safe!

Crazy Month!

I have been all over the place the past few weeks ... out to California and back, then to IL through a snow storm and then down to KY to see family and friends for Christmas. Finally, I am back at home and back to work here is KS. We played our first game since the Christmas break today and got another WIN! We are 10-2 with one more game before the conference season :)

Following our games in California, Eric and I traveled through a horrific snowstorm to get home to IL to be with my side of the family for Christmas. We made it safely and were so glad that we were able to see everyone. We were only there for a couple of days, but it was great being "home" and seeing everyone. Here are a few pics of the events from Christmas with the Wulfs.

Eric really got into the spirit ... he loved his new boots and shop vac!

Check out all the presents! My mom does an awesome job of decorating for the holidays!

After dinner and opening gifts with my family on Christmas Eve, we packed our bags, said good-bye and headed for Kentucky. Eric's family has always opened gifts on Christmas morning so we are able to celebrate with all of them as well. We made it into Bowling Green shortly after 1 am on Christmas morning so we made GREAT time! We were exhausted, though, and headed straight to bed. Eli, our 2-year old nephew, was awake early on Christmas morning and ready for presents. Jennifer, his mom, had to remind him that Santa had come ... Eli was more concerned that Uncle Eric had come. He went to the front door to make sure Uncle Eric's car was in the driveway and then headed to the bedroom to find him before going to see what Santa had left for him. We spent Christmas morning watching Eli open all of the presents from Santa. It was fun as it he starting to "get it" more that there is a Santa!

Uncle Eric and Eli in the new tee-pee that Santa brought!

Later in the morning, we packed up yet again and headed to Eric's mom's house in Russellville, KY. We WAITED forever for Andy, Jennifer and Eli to arrive so that we could open presents that we bought for one another. It was nearly 3 pm before they got there!! I am not one who likes to wait around to open presents on Christmas ... I am going to be like my parents and let my kids open on Christmas Eve :) We finally opened presents and got some really cool gifts.

This was the first year that I did not have to be back in KS until the 27th so we were able to stay an extra day and have more friends over to celebrate. Our good friends -- the Bibbs and the Moores -- all came to see us on the 26th and we were able to catch up and play with the kiddies (the Bibbs have a one year old, Lily, and the Moores have a three year old, Paul). C-Moore, one of Eric's fraternity brother, is an awesome musician. He brought his guitar over and we all sat around in the living room (like old times) and listened to him sing. The cool thing this year is that there was little ones (Eli, Paul and Lily) all jamming along. It was very special. I couldn't help but think how next year at this time, Eric and I would have one of our own to watch and enjoy!

Because of all the traveling that we were doing that week, we decide to leave Huey with my parents. I trust that he is in good hands and that they are giving him lots of love and attention. My brother (and tenant) John is at home with my parents right now, so I trust that he is helping to make sure that Huey is taken care of. I do miss the Big H and am ready for his return. John is supposed to return to KS on Jan. 3rd so Huey will be coming with him! I can only imagine the excitement that he will have to be back at home :) He loves car rides, but hates being left. It will take a day or two for him to stop being mad at Eric and I, but I am sure that we can help him get over it. He can't stay mad at us for long ...

It's a ..... !

Don't worry, Bumpy, I am not going to post the sex of the baby here! But, in case anyone else is wondering, we know what we are having and we are very excited. We are 16 weeks along now and the doctor decided this would be a good time to get our first ultrasound. With the amount of traveling I will be doing over the next few weeks/months, she wanted to make sure that all was ok with the baby. Everything turned out to be fine ... everything looks great and the baby is very healthy. We were even able to tell what we are going to have! So, if you would like to know (and you haven't already called one of us, please do so and we will be happy to share the wonderful news). Just remember -- my dad doesn't want to know so you can't be the one that lets the cat out of the bag.

The other good news is that I am finally getting over this nasty cold! It has been over a week now and I still have "remains of it" hanging around. I can honestly say that I am feeling better and can function once again. Eric, however, has gotten it and is down for the count. I am trying to keep my distance so that I don't get it again, but I hope that he is able to fight it off quickly.

So, all in all, it has been a GREAT day. I am going to try and scan some of the baby pictures that we got this morning. You can't see a whole lot cause the little bit is still very small, but you can see some things. It was amazing to see the baby move in my belly. All I can say is that we are truly blessed :)

Cold weather & ICE!

It is that time of year ... the temps have dropped and the weather is getting nasty! Over the weekend, we had our share of ice, snow and sleet. Overall, though, it wasn't too bad. Eric did have to go into work at 5:00 am on Sunday morning to get crews out to clear parking lots and sidewalks, but it hasn't been that bad. We are expected to get more storms in tonight through Wednesday morning. These are expected to be much worse so keep your fingers crossed for us!

Ice storms always remind me of when I was younger. I can't remember what year it was, but I remember waking up on Valentine's day (yes, February) and seeing EVERYTHING covered in ice. It was crazy. You could walk on top of the snow as it was frozen hard. I remember the trees in my parent's backyard -- split right down the middle. Several of them were killed or took years to come back because of that one singe storm. We were out of school for a few days because the power was out in several areas and the roads were too slick to drive on.

Let's hope that is not the case this week. There is too much to do ... although, I wouldn't complain too much if we had a snow day! I haven't had one of those in a REALLY long time :)