Tuffy is finally home!

I spent all day in town yesterday, including making 4 trips into the vet to check on Tuffy and see him.  They were amazing with him!  And I'm happy to say that he's finally home.  They did keep him overnight last night just to make sure he wouldn't throw up again.  Now he's under close observation at home, and if he does get sick again in the next few days he has to go back in for a series of x-rays.  But looks like he's very happy!

The vet wasn't sure what made him get sick.  They did a blood test - and everything came back perfect.  They also did an exam of his mouth/throat and there were no red flags.  They said if he continues to get sick at home, to bring him back and they will do an x-ray and barium x-ray treatment.  But fingers crossed we don't have to do that!!

Otherwise, Scott and I are both tired from our long days... I'm looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Long night!

We had a very interesting and long night last night....  Our cat Tuffy started throwing up from 7pm last night to 7am this morning, about 30-40 times!!  We didn't want to take any chances in case he may have gotten into something, or if he had swallowed a string or anything at all!!  He's my little man and it kills me when he's sick!  So we rushed him to the vet this morning and he's there now getting tests done to see what's wrong.  My hormones must be through the roof today because as soon as we walked into the vets office I start crying! And I couldn't stop no matter how hard I tried! Scott kept telling me, "It will be ok!! He's going to be fine!" but all I could respond with is, "I know... I just can't help it! I'm pregnant!"

That's about the most exciting thing (although not exciting, just sad) that's happened in the last week.

I guess a few other things are going on with us.... Last week, I drove the Bronco down to get the mail and once I got to the mail box, it died on me!  Luckily it wasn't too cold out and just as I was walking back with the mail, your neighbor Jackie pulled in and rescued me!!  We tried getting it started several times with no luck.  They are so awesome! She took me back to her house (because Scott had to go to Billings that day/night for a training at work, so I was home alone) and insisted I stay with them for dinner.  Then when her husband and son got home from work/school they literally towed the Bronco back to our house for us!!  Although it wasn't the most fun evening because of the Bronco dying, I really had a great time hanging out with them! 

Unfortunately, the Bronco is still not working.  Scott's going to call my dad this weekend and bounce ideas off him to see if something clicks for him that may be the problem.  He thought, after all his research, that it may be some thermometer sensor thing.  He replaced that with no luck.  So back to the drawing board!

Well, Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and yes, I still have all my Christmas stuff up including our tree! Mostly because out cats have quit drinking out of their water bowls and now all they want to do is drink out of the Christmas tree water.  Crazy cats! :)  But we expected the thing to start dying, but it's not!!  It's actually sprouting new stuff all over it!  I'll try to take a picture before we take it down....  hoping it comes down this weekend.

On the baby front:  I think we've finally picked names!!!  I'm only 10 weeks 2 days along (I thought I was only 9 weeks, but the Dr's office said I'm 10 weeks! I think I lost count!!), so we still have several weeks to go till we find out for sure, but to know that we finally have both a boy name and a girl name (still deciding on the girl's middle name) picked out is kind of exciting!!  For those of you anxious to find out, you all are just going to have to wait!  I do have my first doctor's appointment next week and I'll update you all about that when that time comes.  I'm anxious but very excited!! 
And I have to say that I'm really starting to show.  I've gained between 7.5-9" around my waist line already, yet have managed to lose 10 lbs because I don't have much of an appetite at all.  Luckily I'm not getting real morning sickness, but I'm feeling nauseous throughout part of the day.  What seems to bug me the most is toothpaste, the smell of the litter box/toilet, and cold air! Every time I go out in the cold air I start gagging. 

My appetite is finally starting to come back a little and I am having cravings - Sutton's potato wedges and El Toro Mexican food! Both are in OH.  But when Scott and I had to drop off our rental truck (when we moved all out stuff out here), we dropped it off in Utah (7 hrs away) and found another El Toro that had AMAZING Mexican food!  I told Scott a couple days ago to expect that at some time during this pregnancy we are going to take a weekend trip to Utah just to get Mexican food! haha

I don't think, or I can't think of anything at the moment, that there is any other fun news to share, but I'll keep you all updated when things do come up!! 

Have a great rest of the week!
Kristen

Off to the races!

January 9th

Brrr it’s cold outside! And I think all our fellow Ohio friends and family are getting a taste of what our temperatures have been here lately!  As I’m typing this, the snow just rolled in off the mountains and the wind is blowing maybe about 20 mph.   All our cats are sitting at the front doors watching the crows attempt to fly in this crazy wind! It’s quite comical.  Although it’s cold outside, it’s a very comfortable 72 degrees inside. 

We may have some more home updates coming up soon!!  Scott and I have decided exactly what we want to do on the walls – the bottom approximate 4’ will be horizontal wood boards, the same boards that are on the outside of the house. Then above those boards we will be adding drywall up to the ceiling.    The color pallet will be white/off white and a light tan.  I want neutral walls so I can ‘accessorize’ the house with fun curtains, pillows, decorations, etc.  But, before we even get started on putting up the walls, we have to wire in the outlets and the lights.  We already have all the wiring and I think Scott has most of the outlets, boxes, etc, so if all goes well, this weekend we will probably be starting to wire up the house!!

On the baby front, all seems to be going well!  I still have a few weeks till my first appointment.  I only had morning sickness for a few days around Christmas, thank goodness! However, something I never expected, I have no appetite for anything right now. I’m not having cravings, and I’m rarely hungry at all.  I’ve been eating healthier – more veggies and fruits.  The fun thing is I am starting to show!!  I have the start of a baby bump!  But here’s the interesting part, because of my lack of appetite, I haven’t been eating as much (but I have been making sure I do eat enough), even though my waist line has increased almost 7” so far, I’ve managed to lose 6.5 lbs.  For the most part I’m feeling well.  But I’m ALWAYS tired!  I find I take at least one 2 hr nap a day and I fall asleep by about 8pm each night and it’s so hard for me to get up with Scott at 6am.  I’m anxiously awaiting the second trimester where my energy levels should start to come back!!

January 10, 2015

Last night we had some fun!!  The Park County Animal Shelter put on its annual Corgi and Jack Russell dog races in Cody.  Our neighbors are huge animal lovers just like Scott and I and they got us tickets to attend!  This was a fundraiser for the animal shelter where lots of items were donated for a silent auction, you could buy dinner (It was SO good!  Smoked pork sandwiches, potato salad, pasta salad, chips, and a piece of really good cake), you could even bet on the races and they even served drinks too.  We both ate dinner and then watched the races.  They were hilarious!!   5 dogs, each with little doggie coats with their numbers on them all loaded up in the ‘starting gates’.  They were so excited they would start barking as soon as they were in the gates.  Then when they were let loose, a toy on a rope would start moving around the track for the dogs to follow.  Typically only 2-3 of the dogs actually followed the toy and the remaining dog were star struck by all the people watching, or they’d get to the first turn and get turned around and head back to the starting gates!  It was so much fun!!  I can’t wait to go back next year!

I apologize I didn’t get any pictures of the races.  The place was packed!

I do have a funny story for you all….  Maybe some of you can relate!  A few days ago, I texted Scott a shopping list to get at the grocery after work.  On the list I asked him to get something sweet from the bakery, hoping that it would be some kind of cake!  Well, when he came home, he got everything on the list except for that, or so I thought!!  Well, this morning, I woke up and headed to town with Scott (he has to work a few hours this morning, so I could go to the library in the meantime).  But before we left I said I needed to eat something before getting to town because my stomach was actually growling!  I had intended on buying us both McD’s for a treat, but he said he was eating cinnamon rolls at home.  Apparently, he DID buy something from the bakery!! And he hid it, in plain sight, in the kitchen but I just never saw it!!  That stinker!!  He thought it was the funniest thing!

I don’t think I have any other exciting news or funny things to share at the moment, but as soon as I do I’ll post them!!

I hope everyone is having a GREAT 2015 so far!!