May

Thank you so much for everyone who stopped by to congratulate me. As some of you know, it took us almost a year to conceive this little baby, so we are super excited that it finally happened. As of today, I'm 14 weeks pregnant (I even added a cute little counter on the left side of the blog).

I have been pretty lucky so far. I only had bad nausea around weeks 7 and 8. I still get it every now and then, but no puking thank goodness! I'm also pretty tired, but mostly very sleepy. I have not gained any weight so far. I crave junk food and carbs (but haven't given in too much). And ground meat, raw chicken and blue cheese make me gag.

We haven't gotten any ultrasounds, and most likely will only get 1 or 2. Our first at around 20 weeks. We did get to listen to our baby's heart beat 2 weeks ago, that was awesome :) It's weird, but since I don't have that many pregnancy symptoms and I haven't actually seen my baby, it still doesn't seem real. Maybe once I start showing it will become a little bit more real.

In other non baby news, I finally received my repaired lens, so it's ready for my trip to Mexico in a few weeks. Now I want a camera bag/purse to carry it in... but I think it'll have to wait since I probably have to buy some new clothes. It already feels like summer here... not good at all! I can only imagine Mexico being even hotter.

We woke up today noticing our carpet was wet on the other side of our kitchen sink, and since Lily is such a good doggy, it was not pee. A plumber came in and fixed the tiny leak that caused so much trouble. Now we have two holes in the wall that need to be patched up. Oh the joys of being a homeowner :/

And while writing this post, Lily has thrown up like 3 times and also has diarrhea... my poor baby :( She is also walking really slow and well, she just looks sick. I'll keep an eye on her today, or else a trip to the vet tomorrow morning. I guess I'll try to finish laundry now, hopefully tomorrow I'll have no surprise leaks and no sick doggies.

And happy whatever you celebrate too :)

My favorite dog

My friend Candice and I took Lily to the dog park in Winter Park today. We saw two other Shelties among other cute dogs. I even got Lily in the water for a little bit... I think she had a great time. Doesn't she look adorable sitting cute for auntie Candice?

(Photo taken by Candice)

This is Lily, my little Sheltie

Age: almost 4 years old. Favorite foods: bananas, carrots and cheese. Likes: chasing squirrels, airplanes (not helicopters though), birds and shadows, going on car rides and jumping in between your legs to bite your crotch (when she gets crazy) Dislikes: baths and cuddling (not necessarily in that order). Nicknames: Lilicans, ninis, mimis, cujo, mammer jammers, willy, billy, etc.

Small updates

Since we went out for dinner on Valentine's Day, we had a quiet Saturday. We baked raspberry squares, which I should have cut into heart shapes, but didn't think about until they were already cut, oh well. They came out very good! We're already talking about making other flavors, maybe figs...


We also watched the movie Shop Girl. I really liked it! Even though it's a "Hollywood" movie, it had the feel of an indie movie, which I really liked. Jason Schwartzman is so funny in it! Speaking of television, Mike and I really like British sitcoms and lately we've been watching The Vicar of Dibley, and now, it's one of my new favorite tv shows.

I took Lily to the vet on Monday. She had a "hot spot" right above her tail. I didn't know what it was, so I didn't want it to spread. Her little "hot spot" costs us over $100. Oh well, at least she's never really had any health issues. I took her to Petsmart because her regular vet is kind of far, and I wasn't brave enough to drive over there. She sure got a lot of attention there, especially because of the never ending barking.

I don't remember if I had mentioned it before but, I'm working on some greeting cards to add to the shop, hopefully I'll get them printed by this week, I already tried twice, but the colors kept coming out too dark. I also want to start posting some of my favorite Etsy shops on this blog, so be on the look out for that. That way, if you ever want to give me a fabulous gift, you know exactly where to find it hee hee. Ok, I believe it's bedtime, good night!