Welcome to California

So, I went through my first earthquake on Tuesday. It was craazy... I was in a meeting with my team, and all of a sudden, everything started to shake. Apparently, I had this crazy look on my face, like what the hell, and I grabbed the computer and tried to hold it still. All of a sudden, my associates were yelling, "Everyone get under the tables!" The next thing you know, the entire building was shaking. It shook for about 30-45 seconds, which doesn't seem like a long time, but when the whole building is shaking, it is a pretty long time. Once it stopped, we ran back to our desks to be with everyone else and my associates got under their regular desks. We went outside and stood out there for awhile. Apparently, they had engineers check out the building to make sure it was safe. Well, there were cracks on a lot of the walls. There were 3 T.V.s hanging from the ceiling that fell on the third floor. Yeah, some genius thought it would be a great idea to hang 27 inch (I don't know exactly how big they are, but at least that big, if not bigger) from the ceiling in an area that has earthquakes. Apparently, we were pretty close to the epicenter of the earthquake, so we got it pretty bad. Luckily, my entire team decided to go home afterwards, so it was a pretty good afternoon. So, I survived my first earthquake. Some people got really upset and were crying, but it wasn't too bad. Apparently, there was a really bad one a few years ago, which is why some people really freaked out.

So, the pregnancy is still going very well. My stomach still gets bigger and bigger every day. Josh finally felt the baby kick for real last night. He was pretty siked. It's pretty crazy feeling the baby kick. I can also feel it when he is just flipping around in there.

I think we've decided on a name-Jeremy Cole. Let me know what you think. I think it is pretty cute. We are going to have a girl's name picked out just in case, but I have no idea what it is going to be, yet.

Here is a picture of my giant belly. It is a terrible picture, so please don't pay attention to how I actually look. It looks like I have a double chin (I swear I've only gained 6 pounds or so). I just had Josh take a quick picture of me with my belly so everyone could see how big it's gotten with his phone, so it is not a good quality picture and not flattering for me at all, but it really shows my belly well. I actually look pregnant in it for sure. Don't mind the guy in the wet suit on the T.V. We are watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. Yeah, that is my actually belly-no stuffing or anything. It is pretty crazy. I will post the new ultrasound pictures once I get them scanned onto the computer.

Drum roll, please....

So, we had the second ultrasound appointment on Friday. The conclusion I came to in whether or not to find out was if the baby wanted us to know, then it would be positioned in a way that we could find out. So....it's a boy! We didn't get a good money shot, but we're pretty sure. The technician pointed out his little peepee to us, but we didn't get a good picture of it. The baby wasn't cooperating and kept his legs closed when we tried. Apparently, you don't have to drink a lot of water anymore when you get your ultrasound. I drank a ton of water, and I think it made it harder see the baby. The ultrasound pictures aren't as clear as I thought they would be. I haven't gotten a chance to scan them on the computer, yet, but will put them up as soon as I do. Now it's just time to think of a name...

My stomach is definitely showing now, too. I swear, it is bigger every morning I wake up. I went out and got pregnancy friendly clothes. I haven't gotten any pants, yet, but I got a few shirts that I am pretty sure I should be able to wear through most of my pregnancy. I got a couple of dresses, too. Nothing to moo-mooish, yet, but I'm sure those will come at the end. For now just 2 dresses that should fit my belly, but are still cute.

The baby's kicks are definitely getting harder, too. Nothing painful, but definitely much stronger. Josh still hasn't gotten a chance to feel it, yet. I swear, when he's not around, the baby kicks like he's kicking a soccer ball, but when Josh is around, he sleeps or just kind of flips around to where you can't really feel him.

It's crazy to believe that there is actually a baby in my stomach... When we were at the ultrasound, you could see his arms and legs moving around. He's so big now that his whole body didn't fit in one shot like the first picture. I can't even imagine the next one.

Sex or no sex?

So, I had an appointment this past Tuesday. I thought it was going to be the big appointment where we could find out what sex the baby was. I made Josh come and everything. Well, it turns out it wasn't the big day. The big day is next Friday. I'm up in the air whether or not I want to find out. Josh really wants to know. I understand the reasons for not wanting to know, but I really like the idea of being surprised. It's wierd that I don't want to know because I am the type of person that needs to be able to plan everthing out. Josh, of course, is awesome and said if I don't want to know, he'll do what I want, but I know he definitely wants to know. The appointment on Tuesday was just a general 5 minute appointment. We heard the heart beat again. 150 beats per minute. I asked the doc if that was fast, which he said it was, but he said not to try to use that as an "old wives tale" test of whether it's a boy or girl. He said the heart beat is still not regulated by the brain yet. Josh also wants to look for a doctor that is closer to Long Beach. I understand looking for a new doctor because our doctor is like 45 minutes away, but I really like my doctor. As the office manager for the doctor said, "Once you've had one person digging around in there, you don't want to have anyone else do it." I mean, with a comment like that, how could they not be meant to be the doctor of an Olson? My stomach is definitely looking pregnant. When I do have my girl moments and talk about how "fat" I'm getting, Josh pulls out the brownie points and says, "Baby, you're not fat, you're just pregnant." Yeah, who couldn't love a guy like that? Not that I'm really gaining much weight. I've only gained 4 pounds since my last appointment, which I guess is really right on track. It definitely seems like I should have gained more with the size of my belly and my giant rack. Right...I don't think I'll ever have a giant rack, even being pregnant and all, but I guess time will tell. Still haven't had the usual symptoms of being pregnant. No puking, no swollen feet or hands, yet. My blood is definitely flowing double time. I hate to jinx myself, but I think I'm having a pretty darn good pregnancy. Everything else is life is all right. Work is work. Nate moved in with us last week. It's pretty sweet. Well, if you've got any thoughts on whether you think we should find out or not, then leave me a comment and let me know!

Internet, at last

So, we finally got the internet again-woo! Just got back from dinner with Nate and Josh. We are getting more and more settled in the new apartment. Still have some work to do, but it's good. Nate is moving in for a few months, which will be good so we can save some money. I've gained 4 pounds since my last appointment, which is pretty much what I should have gained. Also, I just ate, so I'll have to weigh myself when I'm not really full. My bottomless pit of a stomach has now gotten a bottom. I eat like a girl now and rarely ever finish a meal completely...the baby's already taking up a lot of room in my stomach, I guess. I'm definitely showing now. I think I am at the point where you can tell I am pregnant just looking at me. I haven't gotten bigger clothes, yet, but it'll have to happen soon. Luckily, all my work clothes were too big for me to begin with, so I don't think I will have to buy new work clothes for a little bit. I can definitely feel the baby kicking. It's not strong enough for other people to feel it. It's kicked a few times when Josh is feeling my belly, and he hasn't felt it. My next appointment is on Tuesday. I think we can find out what the baby is, if we want. I thought we were in agreement not to find out...until last weekend. Josh has decided he thinks he wants to know. I still don't know, yet. Understandably, it would be much easier to prepare, but I still like the idea of being surprised. I don't know. We'll see. We still haven't really decided on names. Or really thought about it..is that bad? There's just been a lot going on, but now that we are getting more settled in the new place, we'll start working on it. We talked about it a little tonight at dinner, but came up with nothing. Well, Josh said he thought of the name Mila, but I'm not sure. A little too close to my name, if you ask me. Oh well, we still have plenty of time.

The Big Move

So, Josh and I moved into our new place last weekend. It was a very busy weekend with Lucy and Richie coming out to visit, too. Here's how the weekend went...

Lucy and I hung out on Friday and went to the Long Beach Aquarium. It was so much fun. We watched the sharks get fed, which was a little disappointing because there weren't big chunks of bloody fish being thrown in like we were hoping. We also touched a lot of rays and sharks. Saw the Sea Lions and all kinds of sea life. Then we went back to Lucy and Richard's hotel and swam in the pool and went down the 186 foot long water slide-that's long, not high. It was pretty fun. I think we went down it like 10 times.

Josh and I spent all day Saturday moving into the new apartment. Despite my offer to help move boxes, I was not allowed to lift a box, so I packed while Josh and his friend, Nate, moved all the big stuff into the new apartment. Luckily, the new place is only a few blocks from the old place, so it wasn't so bad. Then, I had the fun job of spending 5 HOURS cleaning the old aparment. But let me just say, it was SPOTLESS.

On Sunday, Lucy, Richard and I went to DiSnEyLaNd! My friend, Jeff, who works there hooked us up and got us in for free, which was sweet. It was so much fun. We got there at 10, went on a ton of rides, ate a lot of junk food, saw fireworks, and didn't leave until 10. Richie had to leave at one point to go to a final meeting for his conference and Lucy and I were planning on going back to the hotel (I was hoping for a nap, but really the plan was to go to the pool), but Disneyland was so fun that we never left! We saw the end of the High School Musical parade, saw the Pixar parade, and got wet on Grizzly Bear Rapids. The fireworks were awesome, too. I like fireworks a lot.

So, needless to say, it was a very fun, yet tiring weekend. This whole week has been pretty exhausting still. I haven't gone to bed before midnight this entire week, which for me since I got pregnant is craaazy. Since I found out I am pregnant, I haven't stayed up past 10, and usually I'm in bed by 8 or 9 at the latest. Yeah, I'm a party animal...

Josh and I are getting settled in the new place. We bought stools for our counter top area. We bought lamps for the living room and our dark, dark bedroom-it doesn't have a single light except in the half-bath, which doesn't really help much to light the room as you walk in... Our new little place is really coming together. Now it's time for a kitchen table and a new couch adnwe'll be all set!