A Happy Post!

I figured after that last post We could all do with something a little bit happier so here is our big (yet not so surprising) news! I'm pregnant! Woo hoo, Woo hoo! I'm pretty sure almost everyone already knows but nothing is official until it has been posted on my blog. ha ha I am due on January 4th. Yesterday began the start of week twelve and what will hopefully also include no more throwing up. I've never been a big fan of it (I always cried when I was little), but the pregnancy version is much worse. I'm sure all you mothers out there will agree with me. Other than that though, I am doing okay. I don't have energy to do much of anything, which kind of sucks, but it is nice that I have the summer off from work so I don't really have to do much. The kids at school are in for a big shock when I go back to work. I'll be 19 weeks by then and most likely have a little belly to show off. I don't think I am showing yet, I just look a little chubby. My parents gave us the cutest little giraffe rattle as a congratulations gift and it sort of scared me a little. I guess this is all really happening huh?! Yikes! It doesn't seem real to me yet because I don't look pregnant and can't feel the baby move yet. The sonogram picture looks the same to me as all the other ones I've seen. It's weird to me that it's actually mine. I'm guessing it will set in soon. As for our guesses on what it will be, I almost positive it's going to be a girl. Jacob thinks it's going to be a boy that he wants to name Jake Jr. Cross your fingers that it is, in fact, a girl. :)

Tribute to Lacey

It's very sad to me to look at the post before this one and see my two sweet dogs and read over the sentence when I said that Lacey's sickness was nothing to worry about. It turns out that I was wrong. What We thought was kennel cough turned out to be distemper. Anyone who knows anything about this disease knows that it is bad news. It is a neurological disorder that starts out as a cough and cold and turns into seizures and other not so fun things. It has about an 80 percent mortality rate and even the dogs that do recover still have permanent neurological damage and seizures. We took Lacey to the emergency vet around 9:30 on Monday night because she had been having seizures all day. They kept her there over night to test her and give her medication to stop her seizures. I picked her up Tuesday morning and she just did not look good. I could tell that she was suffering and had the feeling that she wasn't going to get better. I took her to her regular vet and he confirmed this. Just the look on his face when he saw her told me all I needed to know. Unfortunately, there isn't really any treatment for it and she kept getting worse. We made the decision to put her to sleep because We didn't want her to suffer anymore. You all know how much we love our dogs so this decision truly broke our hearts . She was such a sweet little dog and so full of life. We will truly miss her and will never forget her even though she was only with us for such a short time. Here are a couple pictures and a video that remind me of happier times.

January 26th, 2008-June 17th, 2008

Doctor Ace

Poor Lacey has been sick for the past week or so with Kennel Cough. No worries, it's basically just like a cold for dogs. It's kind of annoying but she's so cute I can't get mad at her. There isn't really anything that speeds up the recovery, so we just have to wait it out. One of her symptoms is runny eyes. She tries to rub them with her paw but she can only do so much with her four little toes. Luckily, she has Ace to do it for her. Jacob and I are always saying how much we think Ace use to be a human in his past life and this just further proves our point. He cleans her eyes for her! She sits there quietly and Ace gently licks her eyes until they are clean. I think it is the cutest thing! He takes such good care of his little sister!

The Longest Drive Ever

For Memorial Day Weekend, Jacob and I went with my family to visit my Granny in Denver. On the way there, we divided the drive into two days, stopping in Albuquerque one day and then driving the rest of the way the next day. The weather was beautiful! It was always under 80 degrees and there was a cool breeze. It was definitely a nice change from the sweltering heat of Arizona. It was good to see my Granny and Dean. It brought back so many memories. I loved the fact that even though I hadn't been there in 6 years, her house still smelled the same. It was a great trip, except for the ride back. We drove it all in one day, 14 hours to Tucson and then Jacob and I still had to drive the two hours back to Phoenix. Let me tell you, I am not looking forward to getting back in the car any time soon. Here are some funny pictures from the drive and us trying to keep ourselves entertained.

Here is my Mom all squished in the back seat.

Here is Aubrey with my Dad's fish oil, bleh.

This Jacob sleeping. If we're in the car for longer than 15 minutes, this is how he ends up.

A classic Jakey face.

Last Day of School

The 22nd was the last day of school. In the fall, I will probably be working for a different district so it was the last time I would see the kids I have been working with. It has been a difficult and extremely dramatic couple of months but I enjoyed them. I was a little sad to be leaving but I'm on to bigger and better things. Here are some pictures of the kids.

This is Alex. He is mildly autistic. He really loves super croc (the relative of modern day crocodiles) and draws them really well!

This is the whole group of kids with me and the other teachers. I am standing on my tip-toes. lol

David vs. David

Since the beginning of the American Idol season, I had a feeling that it would come down to David Archuleta and David Cook. They are definitely the most talented and have consistently good performances. Now the finale has finally come and I have no idea who is going to win! I am rooting for David Archuleta, although I wouldn't be that disappointed if Cook won. I like them both! David Cook is more of a rocker and David Archuleta has pure talent, his voice is amazing! They will both be succesful no matter who is crowned the American Idol. Watch tonight on Fox at 7 o'clock and vote after the show. Good luck to both of them and may the best David win!

Welcome Home Lacey!

Lacey is back and we are so excited! Especially Ace. I think he was really lonely without her. She had parvo (yucky!) and was in the vet hospital for 4 days. She was pretty sick and really skinny but she is all better now! She has the cutest little bandage on to cover where her IV was. She definitely hates it and has been trying to rip it off since we got home. She is noisy and hyper as ever but it isn't annoying (yet) because we really missed her. Feel free to come visit us if you want. :)