This week was quiet

I'm a little over 11 weeks now and after the fun of last week's appointment, I am happy to say this was a quiet week. Like with most pregnancies at 11 weeks, most of the "symptoms" have died down (ok, not my huge boobs or over-emotionalness, but everything else).

It was a fun week. A friend had her baby (Yay, Chrystal and Baby Ben) and my sister-in-law announced that she is expecting, too. She is about 6 weeks behind me, but God help her! She is 40, her oldest just graduated high school and still has 5 at home!!! But she is a great mother and this is really happy news for her family (and the rest of us). :) It was going to be lonely being the only one in the family and my friends who is pregnant, so I am glad to share it with her.

Also, we had a little medical scare with Emma. She fought stomache cramps and vomitting most of the week and so I took her to the doctor Friday afternoon. We ended up checking her sugar at the appointment because apparently, flu symptoms are a sign of diabetes in small kids. It was a little more elevated that it should have been, and since she has family history, I checked her fasting sugar Saturday morning. It was 95, perfect, so the scare was short-lived (thank GOD!). I check both of the kids' fasting numbers every 6-8 months, just to make sure we are on where we need to be, but it would break my heart if the results were ever leaning towards diabetes. I wouldn't wish this disease on my worst enemy.

I just got some sad news that the pet of one of my other sisters-in-law is showing signs of aging and may be getting very sick. That breaks my heart! I remember how devastating it was when we had to put Charlie down; there will never be another dog like Charlie - or Malcolm (or Ariel either). Pets are so much love when they are with us, but they all seem to live us too soon!

I'm on my way to 12 weeks. I hope after I get to 13 weeks, I can finally really relax and enjoy parts of my life I have been missing out on lately. I know - lucky 13? I have always been a little off, as anyone who knows me can tell you. After all, I got married on October 13th at the Gatlin Gun Club! :)

Oh, in other swell news, my friend, Nichole, offered us a baby bed and mattress! That was really kind of her and a real answer to prayers. We don't have anything other than a pack 'n' play and an umbrella stroller, so we are going to have to replace everything. We did start a registry. Not that I am going to share where with anyone, but it was a way for me to show Jim things I like.

Xavier started scout camp this week and already got to shoot BB guns and go canoeing. Emma has learned to love "writing" (aka tracing letters in her preschool book). Jim just seems tired all the time (but I love him SO much! I couldn't do this without him!). And the patio is set to get worked on this weekend.

Let's just see how the rest of the week goes...