What's new with us

Life is flying by so fast, but it still seems so far away for us to meet our little one! We are still in limbo with Mike's job. We decided not to put life on hold though. I got a new job at Terrace Grove and I'm loving it! I didn't realize how much I liked working in geriatrics until I wasn't anymore. They make me laugh and smile every single day I'm there and they make me feel like I'm really helping them. That brings me so much joy and makes me so happy I decided to go into nursing! The job is actually a perfect schedule for me. Just part time and no grave shifts. I'm covering for a lady who is on maternity leave which is perfect because they don't have to worry about my maternity leave when it finally gets here! Mike has been doing very well in his job too. I see his confidence grow everyday and he feels like he's found the job that he'll retire in.

We are so blessed in so many different ways. We are both amazed with how much we see the blessings and will of our Heavenly Father being done everyday. We hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter!

We're pregnant!!

I know most of you who look at our blog already know but, we're pregnant! I'm twelve weeks now and I've had my first ultrasound. It was so amazing to see our little baby in there! I really could have watched it all day long! It made it feel more real to me. The baby is about 3 and a 1/2 inches from the top it's head to it's bottom. The heart rate was a rapid 166 beats per minute. The doctor says everything looks great and we couldn't be happier! I can't wait to find out what we're having so I don't have to call it an "it" anymore. We've just been calling the baby "Bubbles" so far cause sometimes when I'm not feeling well it kind of feels like bubbles rumbling. :) I noticed Mike kind of had this look of shock on his face at first. I asked him after the appointment if it was shock. He said a little, but pure amazement after that :) We are both so happy and excited to meet this little one! :)

This is "Bubbles" :) I was a little scared right when she first showed me because the baby wasn't moving at all, but then I saw it's fast little heartbeat and I felt so much joy and relief! Our baby is pretty mellow. He or she only flung his or her little arms and legs a couple of times. The doctor said that it's amazing how sometimes even at this stage they show their personality. Guess "Bubbles" takes after his/her mama! :)

I figured I'd do a trimester to trimester belly shot. So here's the first. I hate my side profile though so who knows about next time. :)

...We're not in Kansas anymore.

No we're not in Kansas anymore thank goodness! Mike and I went to Topeka Kansas for 2 weeks for his job. I went with so I didn't have to be alone for 2 weeks. All I can say is I love having mountains. It was so flat and boring there! And we were even in the "woodlands". I just hung out at the hotel while Mike was at work. My days included sleeping, reading, walking and the treadmill, and lots of TV. Really exciting stuff! :) We were both so ready to come home and to eat a home cooked meal. I always like going to dinner, but I've had my fill for a while. The most exciting thing that happened there was we were one county away from where there was a tornado warning. That was pretty cool. :) It's not a very large city especially for being the capital. But it was kind of nice to get away and see new places. :)

This is us before our flight left for Topeka. Don't judge, it was early!

Like I said, it was early and luckily Morgan has fixed my hair situation! :)

Mike loves it when I take his picture :)

This was our kitchen for 2 weeks. Not bad for a hotel except all of their frying pans were horrible! We tried to make pancakes one night but the pan was so warped it burned half and didn't even cook the other half.

Then our bedroom/living room.

You can't really see it but there was a huge pothole in the hotel parking lot that Mike loved to hit with the rental as hard as he could. That poor little Corolla. It had a rough 2 weeks.

We went to this awesome park that was close to the capital building. It had to ponds with turtles and ducks and geese. These turtles we basking in the sunlight then about 2 seconds after Mike took the picture they all jumped in the water at the same time! So cute!

You can't see very well but there was a squirrel with a huge bushy tail! There were squirrels running around everywhere at this park. We were enjoying the 80 degree weather with them.

Holy Cow Time Flies!!!

Wow, I'm not great at this blogger thing. The last time I blogged, it was NOVEMBER! So, needless to say some time has passed since my last post. Mike and I are doing great. Our Christmas was so fun! We had a great time with friends and loved ones. I quit my job in January and it was AWESOME! Avalon just wasn't the place for me. I really miss my co-workers and the girls, but others, I don't miss at all. So far I've just been a stay at home wife and I love it! I've applied for other jobs but nothing has came about yet. Mike is such a hard worker! He's been enjoying his job. He's been traveling quite a bit. He went to LA a few weeks ago. He was at the airport and ended up seeing a couple of celebrities from the Sun Dance Film Festival. He saw Alan Thicke (dad from Growing Pains) and "Lex Luther" (I don't know his real name). He actually had a chance to chat with "Lex" for a bit. He said he was a really cool guy. He said he hardly recognized him with his red Mohawk instead of his bald dome. He got home from LA, then had the weekend off then flew to Seattle for a week. He will be going to Portland in a couple weeks and then Topica Kansas for 2 weeks. We're trying to see if we can work it out that I get to come along on that one. We're still kind of in Limbo when it comes to the final work plan. We're hoping after the month of March Mike's job will know what they're doing with us, but who knows. Mike and I had our 4th wedding anniversary on February 1st. Unfortunately Mike was out of town on that day, but we celebrated before. We're pretty laid back when it comes to Anniversaries and Valentines these days. We both just love to be able to go on a date. That's all we need. :) It's so great to continue to learn and grow together and our relationship just keeps getting better! I'm going to really try to keep up a lot better on my blog, that includes taking pictures.

I thought this was a funny picture. This was the day after we got married 4 years ago.

Mike was able to snap this pic of Alan Thicke with his phone. Kind of blurry but you can tell it's him. :)

4 months is soon.... right?

Ok, so I have to say I got really sick of blogging as you can see from the 4 month gap!! So, I figured I would write a little update.

Mike and I are doing great! He is still working at Biomat and liking it a lot. I think that the "new job" euphoria is wearing off and it feels a little more like work now. We still don't have any idea if, when, and where we are going to end up. We're both quite anxious to find out so we can somewhat plan the rest of our lives! :) One thing we did find out is that I didn't get accepted to the RN program, again. :( I'm okay with it though, because it's at least one worry out of our minds. After I told Mike I didn't get in, he said, "well, I guess that means we're moving." We would both love to be able to stay in the valley, but we will go where we're supposed to go.I still work at Avalon. That's been an interesting experience and I've actually learned more than I thought I would. Unfortunately it's been about working with a female manager instead of about nursing :)

Sorry I'm so lame and don't take pictures! But here is one that we did as part of a Seamons family photo. I will do my best to be a better blogger! Thanks to all of our family and friends for all they do for us!

Will post soon, I promise.

Updates

Hello,

So I obviously haven't post anything about us since Easter! I guess I kind of feel like our lives are a little boring, so I don't have much to post about. Mike and I are doing really well. Mike has been learning a lot at his new job. He is really enjoying it as well. He had the opportunity to go to Seattle for a class about leadership. He flew out on a Wednesday afternoon, and flew home on Thursday night. He started being a phlebotomist a couple of weeks ago and seems to be doing really well at it. He came home from work one day with a red spot on his scrub top. I thought it was blood and got kind of grossed out, then he told me it was ketchup. : ) I'm really surprised at how well he is handling the blood and all. This is a guy who almost passed out from the site of his own blood! I've just been working as well. I really hope that I can improve on my nursing skills with this job because sometimes I feel like I'm not even a nurse at all! So all in all life is good! We are extremely blessed to have each other, our wonderful families, and so much more!

Here are a few pictures Mike took while he was in Seattle.

This one is of the building his class was in.

Here is the famous fish market.

Concrete jungle.