For Example....

I sometimes find it hard (maybe bothersome is a better word) when it comes to reporting things to authorities (namely calling cops when I'm irritated by something a neighbor is doing or things we see on the road). Sometimes I just don't want to be bothered with it or just don't have the time...This weekend we had a perfect example of why it is good to act when you see things that just don't seem right.

We were headed to Winchester to visit with family. We had just gotten of the AEDC exit and turned onto HWY 127. We were following behind a beat up Ford Explorer with plastic sheeting covering where the back window should've been. When this person turned onto 127, they had a hard time staying in their lane. This seemed odd to be but I didn't think too much of it. As we continued down this road for 15-20 minutes we continued to notice this driver having an ever increasing amount of difficulty remaining between the lines. 3 times they almost hit oncoming traffic and one time they almost took themselves out in a guard rail.

We had finally had enough and I told Ben to call the cops. He called the Sherriff's Dept (thankfully still had the number in his phone). The dispatcher was someone Ben knew very well from when he worked in the county and they asked us if we could safely follow the car to help them keep up with them until the cops could pull them over. We ended up getting into Decherd city before the cops had any cars close. An undercover vehicle swooped in front of us and turned their lights on. It took a good 3-4 minutes for the driver to even realize a cop was behind him with flashing lights and almost just as long to get off the road.

We got stuck at a red light shortly after their pulled him over and Ben noticed in his rear view mirror that after the cop open the door, the driver was quickly pulled out of the driver's seat and placed at the car being handcuffed. Ben was like "dang their arresting him!"

We got to the farm and figured we'd call later to see what had happened. Instead Aaron (the dispatcher) called us to let us know that the driver had a mobile meth lab in his car!!! They were so thankful we had called and so are we. One less idiot on the road and hopefully some lives were saved from an inevitable wreck waiting to happen!

Hope everyone else had a great weekend :)

Good news

Dr R called today to let me know that Ben's blood work came back and he is not a carrier of the cystic fibrosis gene. So this is good news. The only thing that could happen would be my carrier trait being passed on.

The Crock-Pot just makes life easier!!

I haven't decided if following certain blogs makes my life easier or causes one more uneeded obsession :) One such blog posts their weekly menu with plans to do some freezer cooking at the bottom. I pay particular attention to the freezer cooking area because I like to make more than we'll eat and freeze it for later when we are in need of a quick meal. As I was browsing last week I saw a meal that just by the name peaked my interest. Taco Chicken Bowls. I followed the link she had posted to another lady's website where the recipe was posted. What I found there only fueled my recipe addiction! Not only did the recipe for Taco Chicken Bowls look super simple, cheap and require little effort, but there were numerous recipes that peaked my interest and the blog was immediately marked as a favorite....I need to join a recipe hunters anonymous program...:)

The best part about the Taco Chicken Bowls was that most of the ingredients are always in stock at our house....and the crockpot gets to do ALL the cooking. LOVE IT! See...juxtaposition of addiction versus life made simpler :).

Enjoy the Yumminess!

The Lord will Provide

It's a wonderful thing to be able to watch the Lord's blessings unfold right in front of your eyes. I've not been getting many shifts at work lately, and the few that I did get canceled or didn't qualify. Ben's been getting a great deal of shifts this month which has been wonderful. We have Daniel and Meagan coming in town with their family next week so Ben didn't take any ambulance shifts for a 4-6 day period. Now normally this wouldn't be a big deal but Ben is also about to go through some additional schooling and had to not take any extra shifts on later in September too. It's nice to see his shifts evenly spread out so you know there is that extra money coming in a some money can still go to savings without being paycheck to paycheck....So it's been so reassuring to see the last two weeks as my shifts for August went from none to 4. The downside is that at least one of these shifts will fall while Daniel and Meagan are here. Hopefully it won't hinder us from visiting.

All is well...I'm 10 weeks today. I was reading over some blog entries from back when I was pregnant with Alli and it was funny to read about some of the dreams I had. I had a dream last week that wasn't very funny but it didn't shake me up. I was at the Dr. office for a check up and we were going over some blood work. Dr. R was telling me that some number should be closer to 400 and I was at 1 so I should be miscarrying any day. I told him, no I think that's wrong because I feel fine. We argued about it but he was very matter of fact and the appointment was over. I then try to find an ultrasound tech to do an ultrasound on me to check on the baby and the heart beat. No one will do an ultrasound...

That was pretty much the dream. I woke up thinking that was weird, and went back to sleep. We then two days later, I get a phone call from Dr. R wanting to talk about some of my blood work...after having had that dream so recently, my heart immediately sank. Then when he started telling me about the blood work I realized it wasn't anything to worry about yet. When we got the blood work done, I asked what all they were testing for. One of the things we tested for was whether I was a Cystic Fibrosis gene carrier. They explained what that meant and the low odds of probability that both Ben and I have not only the gene but the gene with the same mutation. There are over 1000 CF gene mutations and you have to have the same mutation to run the risk of passing it on to your child potentially giving them CF. So the next step they wanted to take was to test Ben. So we have to wait at least another week to get those results. We aren't concerned because the odds are so low that we would both be carriers but it is what it is and either way, this child is a blessing from God and will be seen as such.

I'm trying really hard to be good about my diet but I'm failing miserably. I really don't want to get gestational diabetes again but it's really hard when I'm craving so many sweets with this pregnancy! So I'm looking forward to cooler weather coming in the next few weeks (hopeful thinking) so that I can get out with Alli and take some walks. Exercise is one of the best ways to void off gestation diabetes...so time to get active.

We hope everyone has a great weekend.

Let's start taking bets...

Well we had the official doctor visit today so that now I can comfortably say...yes...we are pregnant. Of course, most people who read this are family or very close friends...and you already knew :). So here is the little peanut...
We thought we were around 9 weeks along...little peanut is tinier than expected and is only measuring 8 weeks exactly today. So we are a week earlier than we thought, no harm done...kinda figured because my body likes to be off anyway. :) So...due date is March 16. We will try NOT to have this baby on the Ides of March. :) So anyhoo, here's the lo down from today's visit.

Baby's heart rate was good at 159 bpm. Fast little booger huh?!?
Everything looks good...I continue to get to be normal, which is nice....
The best news is that just because I had gestational diabetes with Alli, does NOT mean I will have it with this one. So we'll see how it goes.

Ok...so I know mom and Shannon are hoping I've got a little boy growing inside me...anyone else venture to make a very early guess??

Small achievements

Today marks day 3 of Alli waking up with a dry diaper....we're making progress here. Now if she can just mentally "want" to potty train....one day...one day