My First Trimester

All that I can say is "phew! I'm glad it's almost over!"

Most of the time I haven't felt pregnant or I feel sick. (Lots of being sick).

I'm so blessed to have a husband that feeds the dogs for me (because the smell absolutely makes me gag), he makes the occasional dinner, takes out the trash, and does the dishes! Can we say that I won the lottery with this guy?!

But on a more serious note, I've decided that I'm switching doctors. I've only had one appointment, but I felt uncomfortable from the get-go.

I'm switching to a midwife! This is something that I'm beyond excited about, so excited that I'm going to write an ENTIRE blog post about it. ;)

Here's a little graphic I made for my first trimester.

Of course there had to be more to say on the "first trimester" matter. But really, it all sounds like complaining. I mean am I right?

Have you ever heard a woman say, "Man! This is the best trimester! I feel great! Unicorns! Rainbows!"
Nope? I didn't think so.

There is only one thing I know for sure. I'm getting fatter, and I'm so enjoying this process and the knowledge that comes with it. I can feel my heart swelling for this baby. I feel so connected, like this is exactly what I'm made for... caring for this baby.

Many hugs!
Kylee

How We Told Facebook About The Baby

We just added this photo to our timeline. It's pretty much the only way we would release news. We are dorks. 

The Day We Found Out We Are Pregnant

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Yep, we are pregnant. Currently I'm about 9 weeks pregnant.

You know how when God is trying to tell you something is about to happen by giving you warning signs? Well He knows that I need these warning signs to learn anyways.

I quit my job a week before we found out. We didn't tell my family or anyone for that matter that I was quitting because well I hated it and that was enough for me and Jacob. The warning sign was when I told my sister, Charyse that I had quit my job she said, "I hope you're not pregnant!". That made a little light go off in my head (PING!). But I was only one or two days late. I couldn't be pregnant. We are VERY careful, have been for 3 years.

The second warning sign was when I went to the store with Jacob and said, "Oh, I need to get girly supplies."
His response was, "Why? You're pregnant."

We took the pregnancy the same week. The first one we tried was one of those two pink lines ones. Well there was one really dark line and a VERY faint pink second line. I convinced myself that it was negative. Directly after taking that test, Jacob and I were talking (well he was talking-- I was crying).

My mom called right then. (How does she know!?) It wasn't for that reason.

My dad was in the hospital. She needed me to drive her to her house to get clothes, they didn't know how long they were going to be there. (EEErrrch? You mean it's THAT serious?).

I left shortly after that to drive her. Jacob was left thinking about the possibility that we were pregnant, and I was left with the same thought just clouded by what my dad was going through.

When I returned the same evening, Jacob was waiting with a digital pregnancy test. "Pee on this one."

I did. I couldn't look. A lot had happened that day and I didn't know if I could even read.

"Pregnant" it read.

I was elated, mostly scared (I mean- I didn't have a job and talk about bad timing!), but I was happy too. We have wanted to be parents since day one, given we definitely didn't plan on it, but blessing all the same.

We told my mom the same day, really within the same couple of hours, that my family found out that my dad had cancer.

It's funny how things work out.

I was feeling such a mixture of emotions. I felt guilty for being so happy that we were having a baby and simultaneously feeling horrible for my dad.

Stage three cancer, 5 weeks pregnant. That's all I could think about.

I think that this has really increased my faith. Praying everyday for a faith, healing, and favor for both my dad and praying for health for my sweet baby. Praying that He doesn't take either one from us. 

I'm faithful for the healthy baby. I'm faithful that God is going to heal my dad.

I Revived My Blog... Sorta

Well, I let my domain name expire and then some Japanese company (?) took it over. So I'm back to good ol' .blogspot.

It's been a long time since I've blogged. And I should probably say why. It's just that I don't really have a reason. I just didn't blog. I got busy and left it alone. Now I'm less busy, and I want to get back to it.

I will catch up on what's happened here at our house my next post, but for now I want to go and read everyone else's blog!

I love you because we hate the same things

When I saw this quote on Pinterest, I laughed-pinned-laughed some more! (Apparently so did Jake, because he pinned the same thing). Jacob and I are so snarky and sarcastic, that I forget we are being mean sometimes.

We have a hard time staying positive, but that's really who we are. We are more the "cup being half empty" and "the rest of the world is being stupid" type of couple. We can't help it! This may be a little far fetched to believe, but we are really genuinely nice people... just deep down. :P

But, what got me thinking today was a picture on Facebook of a new couple posting pictures of their gifts they got each other. (I thought it was silly too). But, the girl got the guy some red vines and his favorite tea, and the boy reciprocated with the girl's favorite type of sharpie. (It's getting sillier, huh?).

I was thinking how silly we all are when we first get together with our loved ones. We tend to cling onto little bits of information about the other (like knowing Jacob loves Ice cream, reeses flavor in particular). We want to show the other how much we know about them, like the smallest details are the most important.

Now, even though I would prefer for bigger/better gifts than a pack of red vines, I still realize it's the small things that matter the most.

I don't know if I've quoted this before, but it's still one of the best bits of advice I've ever received.

"In marriage, you should always give your spouse twice as much as your receiving. This keeps the scales from ever being balanced."

So, my question is... What silly thing have you done for your spouse/significant other? Did you get him some red vines? What about some ice cream? Go show them that you care so much that you want the scales to be unbalanced. You want to give them way more than you could ever receive! 

My 25 before 25 list

 So, if you don't follow me on instagram, please do so now! Username: sincerelykylee. Go! Now!
Earlier this month, I posted a half picture of a list that I put together. It's my own "25 before 25".
Here it is!

1) Ride a bike around Lake Hefner.
2) Run around Lake Hefner
3) Make "the perfect sushi roll"
4) Go to New York
5) Go to North Carolina
6) Go to California
7) Learn to waltz
8) Run a half marathon
9) Learn archery and be like Katniss for a day.
10) Take a self-defense class.
11) Sing Karaoke
12) Ride a train
13) Be vegan for a week
14) Go to Belgium and see Lindsay (my sister)
15) Stay in a bed and breakfast
16) See a beach (might be able to kill two birds with one stone when I visit a costal state from 5-6)
17) Learn to make pottery
18) Fly Kites
19) Re-upholster a piece of furniture
20) Stay the night in a tent
21) Paint with watercolors, acrylics, and oils
22) Become an early riser
23) Tithe every week
24) Lose 25 lbs.
25) Have a sweet little baby.

My birthday is coming up. It's July 3rd. I have 3 years to accomplish this.

Gallery Wall - Phase One

So, I have a bare wall that I'm ready to do a gallery wall. I don't know exactly what prints I want up there yet, but I thought I would share my phase one. Phase one is the planning phase in my house. I like to think about things for a while before I commit.

Let me know what you think and if you know of any good places to get art/prints.