Are we the only ones?!

Oh what a week!
Thursday: On the way to take Kevin's dad to the hospital (in 2 separate cars); we got separated. Some lady that had taken a Darvocet and fell asleep driving sideswipes me. So, after flagging her down to pull over (she had no idea this happened) we work out everything with the police. I call my OB to see if I can just go in to get Cooper checked out. She tells me to go straight to the Emergency Room. I start to panic. I have no way of getting in touch with Kevin, my dad who always handles the car insurance stuff is on a plane, so I call my mom in tears trying to relay information to her but it was just panic and wailing... I go up to the Labor and Delivery floor to be strapped onto some monitors and I start to freak out. I have never been in the hospital before, I have never had to wear one of those awful gowns, I have never had to do something like this on my own.
So, I get settled and I hear from Kevin (after several people relaying messages and putting notes on his car) and his dad is going to the emergency room too. Only at a hospital in Fayetteville. Praise the Lord my mom called and said "I don't know whats going on, where are you? I'm on my way" 2 and 1/2 hours later Kevin is able to leave his dad and as he just sits down in my room, the nurse says everythings fine! You can go home now! I truly enjoyed the time I had listening to Cooper's heartbeat and hear him kick. I just wish there were different circumstances.
We leave and get dinner then spend the next 10 hours at the hospital in Fayetteville. Kevin's dad is admitted and we finally leave around 4am.
Tonight, coming home from work, Rembrandt (the cat) runs outside as soon as the door opens and Kevin has to chase him down. Looking closer I see what I thought was blood all over him. I suddenly realize it is bright red paint... I run into the nursery and see an entire pint of red paint sprawled out in the middle of our tan carpet. Not even to see the tiny footprints all over the carpet, walls, windowsills, etc... Apparently when you have cats that can jump to open doors, just setting the lid on the paint doesn't work too well. Our beautiful nursery is destroyed. We had spent an entire week perfecting the white polka dots on the red stripe between the 2 gorgeous shades of blue. Now there are red "polka dots" all over the room. 2 hours of using the wet-vac has just made a bigger pink spot in the middle of our tan carpet. I am furious. Not even to mention that they opened the pantry door and dumped 1lb of flour on the floor, pooped on it, and knocked other various baking items into it.
For those of you who don't know these cats have destroyed our house. They are barely 1 year old. After getting them fixed, declawed, and on anti-anxiety meds, they still poop, pee, jump to open doors and tear everything apart. So, I (the crazy cat lady) have come to a decision to get rid of my babies. They have brought me so much laughter and joy but double that of hatred for them. It is going to be hard, but we cannot live like this especially with a baby on the way and needing to save money. I am detaching from them and we hope to find them a home soon. If you know of anyone who is willing to take these 2 heathens please let me know. They have to go to a good home where they will not miss their mommy and be able to stay together. WE ARE DESPERATE!

So, only 16 more weeks of pregnancy (supposedly) and we shall meet Cooper Silas Geng. Our bouncing baby boy is doing quite well and apparently is pretty aggressive with all the punching and kicking he is doing to his poor mother. Hopefully we will have our 19 week ultrasound pictures up soon!

The sickness

We had our 14 week checkup this morning! Everything looks good! Little bit's heart beat was around 160 and it was the 1st time we heard the heartbeat. I had the day off and I bought 2 maternity jeans for San Francisco...
YES! We are going to San Fran on Friday morning. Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the school shooting that Kev's family was in. We have been invited to a luncheon at the Children's museum that his mom started in Stockton, Ca. I am excited to go because I will get to see where Kevin grew up and also support him while we do all this stuff. We are also scattering his mom's ashes in San Francisco bay. So it's going to be a hard weekend, but we are going to head into San Fran from Saturday to Tuesday to do sight-seeing and to relax some. Needless to say, we have a ton of stuff to do.
So, officially into the 2nd trimester and I am much more sick than I ever was months ago. I was throwing up last week and as I sit here writing this, I am fighting some major nausea. I got a prescription today to help with it, but I am way too sick to even drive to walmart to pick it up... I am even afraid to run to harps just a few blocks away for some ginger-ale and Dramamine. Here is another reason to show you just how bad I feel...
If you know me, you know I love my kittens. Cosby and Rembrandt are my babies... Last Friday we dropped them off at the vet to get fixed and declawed. Being the over-emotional person I am (even un-pregnant) I cried all morning long because my babies were having surgery and I wouldn't get them back till Monday. So, we got the cats back today and they have been in the laundry room. We decided not to let them out in the house because they aren't supposed jump and run around till they recover. Also because they have peed all over our house, we haven't had a chance to extensively bleach the tile floor. We don't want them to keep marking. So, I promised my husband I wouldn't let them out to sit with me till the bleaching was done. I am so sick right now, I can't mop the floor and let my babies out... it's killing me! I can't move off this stupid couch to even go visit them in their lonely laundry room...
Ok, so I am wondering if I have distracted myself away from the nausea to find some crackers or water or maybe even venture to wal-mart... pharmacy closes in 45 minutes... this needs to pass asap....

Baby picture!

Well, I think my new year resolution will be to keep up with this whole blogging thing. As of today we are 12 weeks, 4 days pregnant. Here is our first baby picture of the little nugget!

I think that its a girl. We are just so excited! Our next appointment is January 12th. We are both learning so much... from new budgets to cloth diapers to all the weird things going on with my body. Poor Kevin has been so patient and wonderful. I have been feeling pretty good except some extreme bouts of nauseousness.

Coming up this month: the 2nd trimester, the cats get fixed and declawed!!!!!

A baby!

We have had a year full of excitement...engagement, elopement, buying a house, and a wedding. We didn't think that that was enough... We had to add another surprise.

We are having a baby!!!

We found out Nov.14 after assuring Kevin that I was not pregnant. Well, I am 7 weeks along and we are just ecstatic!!! We are getting ready for Cooper (a name we both like recently) who should be here around July 13th. Most people don't tell anyone till the 1st trimester is over. I had to tell my boss at work so I would not be involved in a restraint with a child (Kev and I work where kids can get very violent). The news leaked at work and I thought it would be fair to let other people I know better in on the secret as well.
I have been feeling pretty good. Just some nauseousness, but not too bad. Our 10 week ultrasound will be December 15 and I am dying to hear that heartbeat! Not sure if many people read this, but it's fun to tell our little secret!

So, Kevin is really excited about blogging now! Apparently I forgot to tell him that we have one. We have updated and added some fun music for you to enjoy! We are still waiting for more pictures from the wedding... now, its time for us to ... clean the house!

OK! Its been a while. We had our wedding ceremony on October 11. It was pure bliss! Here are some pictures from a friend. I am still waiting for the professional pics!

Here are my 2 flower girls, Keri, Jessica, and Gretta (the memorial candle bearer)

My family!

Alex, Jessica, Darnell, Me, Kev, Michael, Keri

So cheesy, but fun!

"Rain turns the sand into mud, night turns the evening to rose, stars turning high up above, you turned me into somebody loved"

Our marriage and new home!

So, a lot has happened in the past month. Kevin and I eloped on May 1st. We closed on our house May 2nd. We got impatient and wanted to live together in our new home. In the past month we have cleaned poop off the walls, painted, installed carpet, installed hardwood floors, and became the proud parents of 2 baby kittens. Cosby and Rembrandt, they love us!!!
We are still planning the regular wedding stuff for October 11... its just going to be really laid back. It's important to us to have our family and friends there to celebrate with us.
So, thats just a quick update on our lives... We hope to have pictures up soon (if we can find my camera cord witch is packed somewhere).