Well, in about an hour (well, less actually) is my first appointment! I'm not sure how long it is going to be, but afterwards we are meeting with someone who wants to give Trixie a new home.. and then we are meeting up with Michael's brother Brad and his wife Mariah and their baby. It's pretty exciting because I haven't met Brad yet... but don't worry, I'll post about the appointment later. And I'll call the people that have asked :)
Although, if it's twins I'll probably call everyone.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Michael's Two Front Teeth :)
So today Gates and I were texting back and forth a little bit... and she asked what I wanted for Christmas...
I asked Michael, and he said "My two front teeth".
So, I told Gates that what I wanted for Christmas was "Michael's two front teeth ;)"
She responded with, "Bahahaha I mean, I guess I could like.. Try to do that.. But I don't think your husband would look too cute without them! lol"
Haha, and that is one of the many reasons I love Gates Alexis Kielty.
Anyway, today has been alright I suppose. Not too terrible. Michael and I have just kind of enjoyed being with each other. It's been a pretty long week, so the time together was nice :)
We're about to go make some dinner (that I'll hopefully be able to eat). We're going to make Sweet and Sour Chicken. :)
and Tomorrow we're going to try a yummy-looking crock pot recipe I found online! It's Creamed Corn Chicken Soup. So, I guess we'll see what it actually tastes like!
Anyway, that's about it...
Although, we decided we're going to have to give Trixie away after all. I've just been too sick to help with her, and it's been too hard for Michael to have that responsibility on his own. We think she'd be better off with a different home right now and hopefully she'll get the love and attention she deserves.
I think once we post her online she'll go pretty fast because she is still very much a puppy, but she is almost completely trained. She doesn't have accidents inside anymore, and she's learned some pretty fun stuff. (Like "high five"). She's a very smart dog, and a very cute one. It'll be really hard the first little while after she's gone, but as long as I know she's getting the care she needs, it'll be okay. I hope she goes to a family with kids... she REALLY likes playing with people, especially children. And she's actually really good with them too.
She's a very playful puppy still, which is why we just can't do it right now. Michael doesn't have the time, and I don't have the energy. We need an old dog that is calm and cuddly right now :) Haha, but, that's not gonna happen anytime soon. We'll try a puppy again when our kids are old enough to want one and help a little bit with one.
Anyhow, I should get going so I can at least sit in the room while Michael is cooking! :)
-Amy
I asked Michael, and he said "My two front teeth".
So, I told Gates that what I wanted for Christmas was "Michael's two front teeth ;)"
She responded with, "Bahahaha I mean, I guess I could like.. Try to do that.. But I don't think your husband would look too cute without them! lol"
Haha, and that is one of the many reasons I love Gates Alexis Kielty.
Anyway, today has been alright I suppose. Not too terrible. Michael and I have just kind of enjoyed being with each other. It's been a pretty long week, so the time together was nice :)
We're about to go make some dinner (that I'll hopefully be able to eat). We're going to make Sweet and Sour Chicken. :)
and Tomorrow we're going to try a yummy-looking crock pot recipe I found online! It's Creamed Corn Chicken Soup. So, I guess we'll see what it actually tastes like!
Anyway, that's about it...
Although, we decided we're going to have to give Trixie away after all. I've just been too sick to help with her, and it's been too hard for Michael to have that responsibility on his own. We think she'd be better off with a different home right now and hopefully she'll get the love and attention she deserves.
I think once we post her online she'll go pretty fast because she is still very much a puppy, but she is almost completely trained. She doesn't have accidents inside anymore, and she's learned some pretty fun stuff. (Like "high five"). She's a very smart dog, and a very cute one. It'll be really hard the first little while after she's gone, but as long as I know she's getting the care she needs, it'll be okay. I hope she goes to a family with kids... she REALLY likes playing with people, especially children. And she's actually really good with them too.
She's a very playful puppy still, which is why we just can't do it right now. Michael doesn't have the time, and I don't have the energy. We need an old dog that is calm and cuddly right now :) Haha, but, that's not gonna happen anytime soon. We'll try a puppy again when our kids are old enough to want one and help a little bit with one.
Anyhow, I should get going so I can at least sit in the room while Michael is cooking! :)
-Amy
Friday, December 9, 2011
Addicted?
I fear I am becoming addicted to blogging, but it's pretty terrible for everyone else... because I really have nothing to say, I've just got a ton of time on my hands recently.
But, not only am I addicted to blogging, I'm addicted to reading other people's blogs, so it's frustrating when other people don't update their's "fast enough" for me to read a new one every time I get on... (which is like.. every 2 hours...).
Anyway, that's all I'll say for now. It's just going to be another boring day... although, it is friday! Michael left for work at 6 this morning... and won't be back until later :(
BORINGGG.
But, not only am I addicted to blogging, I'm addicted to reading other people's blogs, so it's frustrating when other people don't update their's "fast enough" for me to read a new one every time I get on... (which is like.. every 2 hours...).
Anyway, that's all I'll say for now. It's just going to be another boring day... although, it is friday! Michael left for work at 6 this morning... and won't be back until later :(
BORINGGG.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The Worst Day
Today has been the WORST day. Okay.. maybe not the WORST, but it's been terrible.
To think, we thought I was getting better...
I have been throwing up ALL DAY. On the up side, I feel better afterwards... for about 30 minutes. I don't think I have every been so sick before in my life. I don't have any energy because I haven't been able to keep water, ginger ale, or pedialyte down all day. I've got literally NOTHING in my stomach... I don't even think there is much acid in there any more. I can't really stand or sit up for more than a few minutes without falling over. Yay, what a happy life. And poor Michael comes home from work to a sick wife who looks like she's dead on the bed, and a whining puppy dog who needs to go out.
I feel so bad sometimes. I've actually been super depressed the last month or so because I feel so bad that I literally CAN NOT do anything. The apartment is a mess, and Michael stresses about it because he feels like he has to pick up every responsibility that I can't do anymore. He cooks, works, goes to school, gets things for me, tells me stories to make me happier, and tries to clean... But, it's too much for him to do alone. I just feel so bad and it makes me so sad to see him worry about EVERYTHING and not be able to do anything to help. I just feel so sad sometimes because I feel like I am the worst wife in the world. The saddest part for me, is I try SO hard to feel good enough to pick up at least a few of the things on the floor, but sometimes I can't even do that much. I'm not used to not being able to do anything but sit around sick all day for weeks at a time and it makes me really depressed. I've always been a pretty busy person.. and I still am (well, was...) but now I just get to watch my life pass by.
Today, the owner of the Academy for Cosmetology I go to texted me to check up on me... and it just made me feel really good. I really REALLY miss going to school, but I just can't do it. I'm terrified that I'd get there and be alright for an hour, and then be stranded there because I wouldn't feel well enough to drive all the way home. I really like my school because it's more of a family environment and you get a lot of support from everyone there. My classmates are absolutely fabulous! (They're almost all moms though... so maybe I'll fit in a bit better now! haha). They are really great though. When they found out I was pregnant, they were super excited for me, and all gave me different tips about what worked for them (surprise surprise, NOTHING works for me).
Anyway, about my final tonight... Michael just emailed our teacher, and we might just do a recording of the song later on this week or even in NJ. We'll see what she wants us to do. There is no way I'll be able to perform tonight anyway... I really can't even sit up without being propped up, and even then I get dizzy real soon after. I just want to eat! That's all I want to do... I am SO hungry, and I FEEL hungry, but I also feel super sick at the same time. Talk about worst feeling in the world. I JUST WANT SOME FOOD DARN IT! But, I suppose there will always be tomorrow... and hopefully it's not as bad as today.
If you just read all of that boring, kinda gross, rant, I'm sorry. Read the other post today, it's better.
-Amy
To think, we thought I was getting better...
I have been throwing up ALL DAY. On the up side, I feel better afterwards... for about 30 minutes. I don't think I have every been so sick before in my life. I don't have any energy because I haven't been able to keep water, ginger ale, or pedialyte down all day. I've got literally NOTHING in my stomach... I don't even think there is much acid in there any more. I can't really stand or sit up for more than a few minutes without falling over. Yay, what a happy life. And poor Michael comes home from work to a sick wife who looks like she's dead on the bed, and a whining puppy dog who needs to go out.
I feel so bad sometimes. I've actually been super depressed the last month or so because I feel so bad that I literally CAN NOT do anything. The apartment is a mess, and Michael stresses about it because he feels like he has to pick up every responsibility that I can't do anymore. He cooks, works, goes to school, gets things for me, tells me stories to make me happier, and tries to clean... But, it's too much for him to do alone. I just feel so bad and it makes me so sad to see him worry about EVERYTHING and not be able to do anything to help. I just feel so sad sometimes because I feel like I am the worst wife in the world. The saddest part for me, is I try SO hard to feel good enough to pick up at least a few of the things on the floor, but sometimes I can't even do that much. I'm not used to not being able to do anything but sit around sick all day for weeks at a time and it makes me really depressed. I've always been a pretty busy person.. and I still am (well, was...) but now I just get to watch my life pass by.
Today, the owner of the Academy for Cosmetology I go to texted me to check up on me... and it just made me feel really good. I really REALLY miss going to school, but I just can't do it. I'm terrified that I'd get there and be alright for an hour, and then be stranded there because I wouldn't feel well enough to drive all the way home. I really like my school because it's more of a family environment and you get a lot of support from everyone there. My classmates are absolutely fabulous! (They're almost all moms though... so maybe I'll fit in a bit better now! haha). They are really great though. When they found out I was pregnant, they were super excited for me, and all gave me different tips about what worked for them (surprise surprise, NOTHING works for me).
Anyway, about my final tonight... Michael just emailed our teacher, and we might just do a recording of the song later on this week or even in NJ. We'll see what she wants us to do. There is no way I'll be able to perform tonight anyway... I really can't even sit up without being propped up, and even then I get dizzy real soon after. I just want to eat! That's all I want to do... I am SO hungry, and I FEEL hungry, but I also feel super sick at the same time. Talk about worst feeling in the world. I JUST WANT SOME FOOD DARN IT! But, I suppose there will always be tomorrow... and hopefully it's not as bad as today.
If you just read all of that boring, kinda gross, rant, I'm sorry. Read the other post today, it's better.
-Amy
My Husband Loves Me SOOO Much. =)
I just want to take a second to appreciate Michael. He's always doing the sweetest things! He has been so helpful, and so wonderful while I've been sick. I feel really bad, I haven't been able to do much around the house, or anywhere really. It's been a big enough chore to get out of bed! But he has just been so good about it, he helps me do the things I need to do, and he feeds me. When he gets home from work, he always asks how I'm feeling and if there is anything he can do to help me. He is constantly looking out for me, and making sure I'm as comfortable as possible. I just hope I'll be able to make it up to him someday. I try to do as much as I can on my own, but sometimes I really can't do something, and he'll always do it with a good attitude, even though I know it's not what he'd like to be doing.
He also has been really good at putting up with my want for Ramen. He's really sick of Ramen, but he still makes it for me, and finishes what I can't. He's just been really good about not complaining about what I want to eat, and just dealing with it instead. I feel really bad. :(
He's definitely starting to gain some weight too.. because he finishes everything that I don't (which is basically everything that I have). Tehe... that's not my fault, right? At least he's getting enough to eat!
I just really appreciate how sweet he has been to me, and how hard he works to try to keep me comfortable and happy, even though he's got a lot on his plate right now.
Anyway, last night was the worst night, EVER. But, I'm sure there are worse to come. Michael was feeling pretty sick, so he was having a really hard time sleeping. His shoulder has been really bothering him the last few days, and so he has been trying not to sleep on that side, but last night he had a stomach ache, and could NOT sleep on the other side. So he was trying to sleep on his hurt shoulder, with a tummy ache, next to me. I was really struggling to get comfortable, and I had a fever. I just was NOT feeling good at all. So, it woke up about every 30mins-1hr. It was dreadful. Then, on top of that, for some reason Trixie was having a really rough night too. She was up until 3:30 AM. Yikes! None of us slept well, at all. But, it's alright I suppose. Michael still woke up early and wasn't able to go back to sleep, so he woke me up... and I could NOT for the life of me fall back to sleep. So, I layed in bed until 9:30 trying to sleep, then just gave up. But, this morning has NOT been a good one. I've been terribly sick again. yuck. I haven't been able to get comfortable, my eyes are droopy and hurt, and my tummy will just NOT give me a break.
Anyway, Michael just headed off to work. He's starting his project today! It's pretty exciting, it just means I won't see him much for a while. =(
It's alright though, at least I can sort of walk around the apartment. I am really grateful we don't have stairs atm. I don't think I could do stairs. I just get too dizzy and lightheaded anytime I stand, I'm pretty sure I'd fall on the stairs. It's hard enough not to run into the walls.
So, hopefully tonight I'll be feeling well enough to take one of my finals. (Today is the LAST day of class, and it's an in-class final). Michael and I are singing a duet for our final for this class. And our teacher has been SO good about me being sick. She is the BEST teacher I have had at BYU, by far. She is so silly, and she makes it okay to be silly. It's a music performance class where we perform a piece of music about every other week. She makes it completely easy to stand up in front of a bunch of different people and sing. She makes it okay to look dumb, or mess up or anything like that. It is absolutely great! Because of her, it has just been so much fun. Everyone is able to be themselves. Anyway, so tonight is our last night to take our final, so I REALLY hope I'm feeling better. And I hope Michael is feeling better too. I mean, if it was a written final, I could take it for sure. I'd be hard and I probably wouldn't do very well, but singing? Now thats really hard to do when you're about to throw up... so this could be interesting.
hmm... so last night we saw Arthur Christmas. It was actually pretty cute. :)
It was a good movie for little kids or for people in the mood to watch a animated christmas movie that isn't Rudolf... It was definitely a fun one. At least, we liked it. And it wasn't just because it was the first time we had gone on a date in a long time, and it wasn't just because it was my first time out of the house in a while...
Anyway, I'm sleepy, so I'll probably go try to take a nap. Yay for mid-day naps! They make me sooo happy! But... I usually wake up feeling pretty gnarly. =/
Anyway! Good night! ;]
He also has been really good at putting up with my want for Ramen. He's really sick of Ramen, but he still makes it for me, and finishes what I can't. He's just been really good about not complaining about what I want to eat, and just dealing with it instead. I feel really bad. :(
He's definitely starting to gain some weight too.. because he finishes everything that I don't (which is basically everything that I have). Tehe... that's not my fault, right? At least he's getting enough to eat!
I just really appreciate how sweet he has been to me, and how hard he works to try to keep me comfortable and happy, even though he's got a lot on his plate right now.
Anyway, last night was the worst night, EVER. But, I'm sure there are worse to come. Michael was feeling pretty sick, so he was having a really hard time sleeping. His shoulder has been really bothering him the last few days, and so he has been trying not to sleep on that side, but last night he had a stomach ache, and could NOT sleep on the other side. So he was trying to sleep on his hurt shoulder, with a tummy ache, next to me. I was really struggling to get comfortable, and I had a fever. I just was NOT feeling good at all. So, it woke up about every 30mins-1hr. It was dreadful. Then, on top of that, for some reason Trixie was having a really rough night too. She was up until 3:30 AM. Yikes! None of us slept well, at all. But, it's alright I suppose. Michael still woke up early and wasn't able to go back to sleep, so he woke me up... and I could NOT for the life of me fall back to sleep. So, I layed in bed until 9:30 trying to sleep, then just gave up. But, this morning has NOT been a good one. I've been terribly sick again. yuck. I haven't been able to get comfortable, my eyes are droopy and hurt, and my tummy will just NOT give me a break.
Anyway, Michael just headed off to work. He's starting his project today! It's pretty exciting, it just means I won't see him much for a while. =(
It's alright though, at least I can sort of walk around the apartment. I am really grateful we don't have stairs atm. I don't think I could do stairs. I just get too dizzy and lightheaded anytime I stand, I'm pretty sure I'd fall on the stairs. It's hard enough not to run into the walls.
So, hopefully tonight I'll be feeling well enough to take one of my finals. (Today is the LAST day of class, and it's an in-class final). Michael and I are singing a duet for our final for this class. And our teacher has been SO good about me being sick. She is the BEST teacher I have had at BYU, by far. She is so silly, and she makes it okay to be silly. It's a music performance class where we perform a piece of music about every other week. She makes it completely easy to stand up in front of a bunch of different people and sing. She makes it okay to look dumb, or mess up or anything like that. It is absolutely great! Because of her, it has just been so much fun. Everyone is able to be themselves. Anyway, so tonight is our last night to take our final, so I REALLY hope I'm feeling better. And I hope Michael is feeling better too. I mean, if it was a written final, I could take it for sure. I'd be hard and I probably wouldn't do very well, but singing? Now thats really hard to do when you're about to throw up... so this could be interesting.
hmm... so last night we saw Arthur Christmas. It was actually pretty cute. :)
It was a good movie for little kids or for people in the mood to watch a animated christmas movie that isn't Rudolf... It was definitely a fun one. At least, we liked it. And it wasn't just because it was the first time we had gone on a date in a long time, and it wasn't just because it was my first time out of the house in a while...
Anyway, I'm sleepy, so I'll probably go try to take a nap. Yay for mid-day naps! They make me sooo happy! But... I usually wake up feeling pretty gnarly. =/
Anyway! Good night! ;]
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Another Boring Day for Amy!
So, it's 11:34. This morning I haven't done tooo much, but I have been able to eat quite a bit! So that's kind of nice. I think this is one of the first times in the last two months my tummy hasn't been rumbling because of hungry, or hurting because of morning sickness. I think that's a good sign, right? Although, recently I've been getting morning sickness later in the day, rather than all day. Which, I guess is kind of nice in a way... I get a little bit of a break. It just makes falling asleep a bit harder. And I haven't been sleeping too well the last few nights.
So, Michael's at work, and he gets to start his research project pretty soon. He applied for the Orca grant a little while ago, so if he gets chosen, it will be really nice for him to have already started the research. The research they are doing actually has a lot of potential to be very successful and VERY quotable. Which, for Michael will be great, because he'll be the first author, and it will look really great for Med Schools. The more papers Michael gets his name on (especially first author), the more likely he is to be able to get into the med school he wants to go to. So, it's pretty excited for a bunch of different reasons. They've got some great research ideas, and Michael will get some great opportunities to go to conferences and write some papers. I think it's cool what they are doing anyway...
So, my plan for today? I'm going to the Distribution Center (so if anyone needs something and they don't live in Utah/close to one, let me know before 3:30) and then Michael and I are going on a date :). I'm not sure where/what we're doing, but Michael knows... haha. So, hopefully I'll still be feeling well by then, if not, we might not actually go. It's just been forever since we've gone on a date... so we're going to try to! Especially since in a few months, we'll definitely not have as many opportunities to go on dates... unless we find a baby sitter.
Anyway, that's my plan for today! YAY! How exciting!? So, I'm kind of sad, because Michael will have to be in to work ALL day friday (like 12 hour day...) for his project, so maybe I will have to go over to Kelli's again so I don't die of boredom. Heh. Or maybe I'll just watch TV/Movies on Netflix all day again...
Or I mean, I guess I COULD study... and I probably SHOULD study... but, that doesn't sound very fun at all. If I try to study all day, I'll definitely die of boredom. Anyway, I'm going to go eat some more food! (An everything bagel with some fresh veggie flavored cream cheese! YUM!).
Love ya all!
Amy
So, Michael's at work, and he gets to start his research project pretty soon. He applied for the Orca grant a little while ago, so if he gets chosen, it will be really nice for him to have already started the research. The research they are doing actually has a lot of potential to be very successful and VERY quotable. Which, for Michael will be great, because he'll be the first author, and it will look really great for Med Schools. The more papers Michael gets his name on (especially first author), the more likely he is to be able to get into the med school he wants to go to. So, it's pretty excited for a bunch of different reasons. They've got some great research ideas, and Michael will get some great opportunities to go to conferences and write some papers. I think it's cool what they are doing anyway...
So, my plan for today? I'm going to the Distribution Center (so if anyone needs something and they don't live in Utah/close to one, let me know before 3:30) and then Michael and I are going on a date :). I'm not sure where/what we're doing, but Michael knows... haha. So, hopefully I'll still be feeling well by then, if not, we might not actually go. It's just been forever since we've gone on a date... so we're going to try to! Especially since in a few months, we'll definitely not have as many opportunities to go on dates... unless we find a baby sitter.
Anyway, that's my plan for today! YAY! How exciting!? So, I'm kind of sad, because Michael will have to be in to work ALL day friday (like 12 hour day...) for his project, so maybe I will have to go over to Kelli's again so I don't die of boredom. Heh. Or maybe I'll just watch TV/Movies on Netflix all day again...
Or I mean, I guess I COULD study... and I probably SHOULD study... but, that doesn't sound very fun at all. If I try to study all day, I'll definitely die of boredom. Anyway, I'm going to go eat some more food! (An everything bagel with some fresh veggie flavored cream cheese! YUM!).
Love ya all!
Amy
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Soup From Michael
That was some good soup!
Amy may have posted about the chicken noodle soup that I made a few days ago. I really liked it. I guess I just have a knack for some spices and flavourings. And yes I just spelled that correctly for a Canadian. We woke up this morning to a house that could see your breath. I mean that in our house you can breath and see your own breath. It is soooo cold. I was going to wait until Amy woke up to call about the heating but much to my surprise the heating called us! Apparently our landlord was so on top of things that she called the company herself to get them to check it out for us. I really appreciated a small thing like that. Unfortunately it seems that other people have heating problems too because they have a full day today and can't make it until first thing tomorrow. It seems that twenty four hours cannot go fast enough!
I guess for me I am looking for dismal grades this semester. It isn't the end of the world but I have my work cut out for me. I am enjoying working in the lab though. We will be starting my research project this week and running some tests before we are out for the holidays. I'll be doing some western blots (a way to check for proteins) some southern blots (a test for RNA) and some lipid analysis. We should get a good picture of whether or not our hypothesis will yield any results.
Amy is doing pretty well this morning. She was able to eat just less than half of the soup that I served for myself (to share of course). I am always so impressed by the way that she continues to go forward even though it is so hard for her. I just do my best to make it easy on her. Not much works. ;). I just love her so.
We spent the last few moments awake last night reminiscing about how terrible a job was that we both did during the summer. It made alot of other terrible jobs seem so much better. My suggestion is to never work for a boss that will never allow you to speak up about what is really going on but will still blame you and not trust you because of other peoples' mistakes. Instead work for Ben. He will work with you and listen to you and even compliment you.
The weight of being a dad is still settling in and I expect that feeling to continue until I have been one for at least eighteen years. I look forward to it so much however. I guess that is one of the things that helps me wake up in the morning. And soon it will help me wake up every morning. Several times. And at night. Good thing I have tested living on not much sleep before! I will have to do it again before long.
I guess that is todays post. Unless Amy posts again. We love you all!!
Amy may have posted about the chicken noodle soup that I made a few days ago. I really liked it. I guess I just have a knack for some spices and flavourings. And yes I just spelled that correctly for a Canadian. We woke up this morning to a house that could see your breath. I mean that in our house you can breath and see your own breath. It is soooo cold. I was going to wait until Amy woke up to call about the heating but much to my surprise the heating called us! Apparently our landlord was so on top of things that she called the company herself to get them to check it out for us. I really appreciated a small thing like that. Unfortunately it seems that other people have heating problems too because they have a full day today and can't make it until first thing tomorrow. It seems that twenty four hours cannot go fast enough!
I guess for me I am looking for dismal grades this semester. It isn't the end of the world but I have my work cut out for me. I am enjoying working in the lab though. We will be starting my research project this week and running some tests before we are out for the holidays. I'll be doing some western blots (a way to check for proteins) some southern blots (a test for RNA) and some lipid analysis. We should get a good picture of whether or not our hypothesis will yield any results.
Amy is doing pretty well this morning. She was able to eat just less than half of the soup that I served for myself (to share of course). I am always so impressed by the way that she continues to go forward even though it is so hard for her. I just do my best to make it easy on her. Not much works. ;). I just love her so.
We spent the last few moments awake last night reminiscing about how terrible a job was that we both did during the summer. It made alot of other terrible jobs seem so much better. My suggestion is to never work for a boss that will never allow you to speak up about what is really going on but will still blame you and not trust you because of other peoples' mistakes. Instead work for Ben. He will work with you and listen to you and even compliment you.
The weight of being a dad is still settling in and I expect that feeling to continue until I have been one for at least eighteen years. I look forward to it so much however. I guess that is one of the things that helps me wake up in the morning. And soon it will help me wake up every morning. Several times. And at night. Good thing I have tested living on not much sleep before! I will have to do it again before long.
I guess that is todays post. Unless Amy posts again. We love you all!!
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