Under Construction Pictures

We have decided to part our garage into a garage that fits one car and an office/guest room. Last week we tried to sell things that we were storing in there. This weekend Nathan framed the wall with the help of Gabe Wilson and right now he's working on the electrical with the help our neighbor who does remodeling for a living.

Next weekend will be the drywall and doors. Then the weekend after that is paint. Then the carpet and molding and all finished! I think this is turning out to be much easier and quicker project than we had imagined which makes me think Nathan is going to want to do this again, very soon.

16 Weeks on Tuesday

In two days I will be at 16 weeks. Here is what I currently look like. You may notice a little bit of a baby bump. Not much, but enough for me to go out and get my first pair and only pair of maternity jeans yesterday. I'm wearing them in this picture.
Now you may be thinking the same thing everyone who passes me in the grocery store is thinking, "wow that girl needs to wear loser clothes, she's a got a chubby tummy". May I say to you and all of them, yes, I used to have a chubby tummy but believe me, this is a new kind of chubby. This is a real live baby bump that is growing week by week.

We should have shared this a while ago but here is the ultrasound that was taken when I was at 9 weeks. Notice the white dot in the middle of the black hole, thats Tiny Jones.



So, today we went out and bought our first baby item. I know, it's early to be buying baby things but hear us out (and by US I mean Nathan wasn't dragged into this decision, he was as much about buying it as I was). Since the 9 week appointment when we saw the baby was really there we started going to baby boutiques. Well, a few of those boutiques had strollers in them that were very classy. So, I started researching strollers just to see what was out there. With the advice of a friend who is now seven months into her pregnancy, almost eight, we went ahead and bought the Baby Bargains book to find out more about what to buy and what not to buy, what's worth it and what isn't etc. So with the help of that book and several websites we came across a stroller we really liked. It can work off road and on, it can hold an infant car seat and you can switch it out for a toddler seat. It's really durable so it will last us through several kids (don't worry we aren't planning to create a Jones Colony). You flip the seat around so the baby faces you. It's a "lighter" weight than most and it isn't bulky. I didn't want cup holder's, etc. That's good for some people but not for me. We're Nalgene People.

Well, on Friday when we were at Babies R'Us buying a baby shower gift for that friend I was telling you about we decided to take a look at their strollers. It was there AND IT WAS ON SALE! This stroller is not the cheapest one in the books so after seeing the sale, I did some more research and we decided today to go back and get it because of the sale. I think we saved 36% by getting it today. (Which I think is awesome for me who never gets anything on sale... It's not that I don't want to it's just that it never works out.) We also had some baby money saved up already so we were able to get it with that. We have 90 days to return it so don't worry. If we change our minds we can still take it back.

Lastly I wanted you all to know that Bentley wasn't so keen on jumping in for me to go on a longer outside of the store test run. I think it's because he's mad at me for shaving him today. Wanna see those before and after pictures too? Here they are:

He's summer ready!

That's it for this blog.
Love you all!

Tiny Jones

Tiny Jones is the name of the small person currently sucking all the energy out of me :) 

We found out we were pregnant on a Friday an hour before my friend Missy was supposed to come pick me up to go see Marly and me. Which by the way, never take a newly pregnant woman to see a movie about her favorite animal which dies in the end (you know you saw that coming!) I was a wreck for about 3 days until I got my composure together for work on Monday (about the baby, not the dog, though I was a wreck in the theater). Then Nathan and I kept it a secret for 5 weeks. We told a few more people and then kept it a secret for 4 more. That's the longest secret I've ever had to keep as well as the hardest. I was sick everyday, not throwing up (sorry for the gross details) but nauseated constantly. But hey, I lost 5 pounds over that time... I wasn't eating much. It was hard to not tell people why I was such a bummer to be a around. 

So back to that Friday. When Missy arrived I knew I needed to tell her, my friends Aundi and my mentor Kathy. I needed a few people to know who would know exactly what kind of emotion I was feeling and wouldn't express too much excitement to me yet encouragement and love. You see... we weren't "planing" on a Tiny Jones until maybe 2011/2012 but God had other plans. So I was in shock and those friends were able to come along side me as I processed this change. 

Nathan and I are now REALLY excited. We are having to work out all the details which I will say is stressful but we know that everything is in God's hands. This is his miracle and so we know He's going to provide us with the strength and the wisdom we need. 

A couple prayer requests. 

Please pray that I will safely cary our little one and deliver it into this world safely. Pray that he/she is healthy as can be! I must be honest... we are hoping he/she is at least half as cute as his/her cousins are. You all have to check out this months SHAPE magazine. Zion is a model! Crazy! 

You can also pray for us as we start visiting Daycare centers. We want to find the perfect place for Tiny Jones. Unfortunately, at this point in our lives it isn't wise for me to quit my job and stay home. We have a lot of school debt to get out of and we need to start saving for some of the things we hoped our child would have like a house to play in, a nice school to go to, ballet or soccer clubs, etc. 

We will continue to update our blog. I know you think I'm lying but seriously! We know that our lives can be boring sometimes but we also know that everyone will be interested in the little dude or betty (a surfer word for hot chick. ha) to come. 

For you Facebookers: I've decided to not put baby stuff on my facebook. I think it's weird because of how many random people I have on there... I hit accept on friend requests way too often. And, you never know when an old high school friend had a mental break and is now crazy... I don't want them knowing about everything. So, check this and comment here or e-mail us. 

Love you all!!!