Things I've learned about pregnancy...

Here are just a few things that I've learned about me being pregnant:

1. My boobs are HUGE!! =)  At least to me.
2. My nose is very stuffy!
3. I am thirsty all of the time!
4. My lips are HORRIBLY chapped!
5. At 16 weeks, I am still in my regular clothes and barely showing.  No one else can tell, but we can a bit.
6. Sitting next to the breakroom at work is dangerous!  Every time I smell something, I immediately start to crave it!
7. I only felt yucky until week 9.  That's pretty awesome!
8. I have to look at something 24 hours later to see if I still like it.
9. There is a lot of information on everything you may or may not need for the baby.  And there is too much crap!! 
10. I am kinda grumpy/irritable lately...just ask the hubby.

That's all for now. 

Also, I found a few more color schemes that I liked.  Actually, both of these are pretty much the same.  The ones that I posted before are definitely cute, but possibly a little too classy for the Wisbys =)  These are a little more our style.

What do you think??

We couldn't be happier!

It has definitely been a while.  I haven't posted because I was trying to hold in the excitement and would not be able to post without talking about it. 

Our prayers have been answered!  God has blessed us with the opportunity to be parents.  Our little one will arrive around July 12, 2011.  We couldn't be happier!  We are truly blessed!

Now, we are planning to wait until the little one is born to find out if it's a boy or girl!  But for now, I want to document some of the gender neutral things that I like, such as bedding and rooms.  This is just information gathering at this point.  If anyone has any really good gender neutral room and bedding ideas, definitely let me know!

I don't want the African theme, but I like the colors in this one:

Almost 2 Years...

Josh is on a long road trip.  He drove down to Tennessee this afternoon and turned right back around to drive up here.  He's gonna be sleepy, but it's nice that we can do things like this.  He can call me up in the morning and tell me he's going to Tennessee, I can call him up and tell him I'm heading to DC.  Not that we really ever get to do this, but it's nice that we were able to this time. 

It will be our 2 year anniversary in a few days.  Almost 2 years ago, I had the time of my life!  I'm married to a fantastic man who has made life interesting ever since I've met him!  And I swear he is a comedian! =)

Things that my husband has done for me over the past 2 years of marriage:

• You are the funniest person I know
• You don't like to see me sad or cry and do everything you can to make me smile
• You always give me a "bite" even when I know you don't want to
• You almost always save the last bite for me, unless you "forget"
• You forget things, or don't pay attention...A LOT =)
• I enjoy just being with you...I enjoy just being, with you
• You listen to me and usually take into consideration the "suggestions" that I make...and yet it seems that I am either eating my words or laughing because it actually works when you do it and it may have taken a "tiff" to get that far :)
• You are an amazing partner
• You push me and have so much confidence in me
• You enjoy my independence and encourage me to keep it, even when I don't feel like it!
• You allow me to see a person that no one else gets to see
• You love me for me

Thank you Joshua, for making the past 2 years amazing!

I love you!

Why I can't sleep

There needs to be some sort of  switch for my brain!  I need to be able to turn it off for bed time!

Things that are currently not allowing me to sleep:

• Looking for a home
• Build or buy "Used"
• Can't find any home in the area we want with the 3 criteria
• Who do we need to talk to to build
• Church
• Lumber Stores
• Family
• How much can we spend
• How long will it take us to save the Down Payment
• Baby
• What are the next steps
• What is plan A, B, and C
• How much do they cost
• How long will it take
• What is the opportunity cost (There's my Econ degree)
• People who don't like me or are mad at me
• You don't even know me
• I would never purposely or knowingly do something to hurt you
• I may seem mean at 1st, but give me a day and you'll see it's because I'm a little shy
• I hate confrontation, but I would rather talk it out than not talk at all
• School
• Should I go back
• What does Josh need to do to go back
• How much will that cost
• Opportunity cost
• Budget
• What are our new goals after paying the loan
• How is Mallarie's going
• Vacation
• Can we go with Jessica and Dave
• Do I save more so that I have more next year

When did I become such a Type A personality (The test I just took said I'm in the middle)??  Seriously, do I have to have a plan at all times to be happy?  Am I really the type who is this discombobulated without a plan?  I understand we're in the beginning stages of starting a newish chapter...or maybe a few new chapters, but I'm not a big fan of feeling this out of place!

Catch up...

So...Josh was gone for 8 days visiting family out in Wyoming.  I had to stay back to work, so I missed out on playing with the family.  On the bright side, Josh gets to see his sister twice this year!  Anyway, he's back and I'm so happy about that!  Although, I'm trying to figure out how to sleep with his whistling again =).

On the baby making front...we did go back to the doctor today.  Good news...Josh is fine!  All his tests came back great!  Even the one that caused us to do these additional tests!  Apparently it's all about timing!  But...trying to time him with me is going to be tough!  As my mom said, "It makes you wonder how accidents happen."  As I say...the Lord is definitely teaching me patience!

The next step is the fertility doctor.  This will help us figure out how aggressive to be.  Hopefully we'll be able to get some answers on what we should do.  I need to know the odds for all of the options.  If we go the least aggressive route, how long will that take and will it actually work, or is there a 5% chance it will??  If we go the medium route, how much more of a chance is there that will work better than the 1st.  Hopefully we'll know something a little more by next week!

Right now...definitely enjoying spending time with hubby!!  He's busy watching Dazed and Confused right now.  Of course this is a movie that he'd love! =)

I have an amazing family!

I have an amazing, faithful, caring, selfless family!  I have always known that my family was here to support me, be here for me and celebrate with me...but you don't always get to see it.  Of course it was prominent at our wedding!  That is why we women cry, because we see how much we are loved by so many people and it becomes overwhelming...in a good way. 

And the neat part about my family is I'm not just talking about immediate family.  I am talking about 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cousins a gazillion times removed.  When something is going on in our family, EVERYONE knows about it.  Some people don't like that, but in our family it is followed by support, love and LOTS of prayer! 

Josh and I are definitely on the receiving end of a lot of that, and lately we hear more and more about how many people in our family are praying for us.  Because my family knows EVERYTHING, they all know that we are having some difficulties in the baby making arena.  And because they know that, they have been saying many prayers.  I have one cousin who has put us in the prayer book so that the nuns at church are praying for Josh and myself.  My mom spoke to the priest who married us and he asked that I call and speak to him.  After giving me a name of someone to speak with, he said he would be saying prayers for us.  My aunt just sent us a card that said that a votive candle has been lit for our intention for the next 365 days and that we will be included in the thoughts and prayers for daily mass.  One of my other cousins gave me the same prayer card she used when praying for her little miracle who finally made his appearance.  My Godmother is saying prayers.  My cousins are saying prayers.  My granny and my aunt gave both Josh and myself medals.  And we have many friends who are praying as well.  They are included in this amazing family!  And these are only a few that I know about. 

I know that there are a lot more prayers going on and Josh and I are so very grateful!  This is just one of the many reasons why I have such a fantastic family!  Not just because they're praying for this purpose, but because they care so much about us and want so much for us.  I am a strong believer in the fact that this is one of the main reasons that I am so calm through this whole process.  Don't get me wrong, I do get very impatient at times, but even if it comes down to us not being able to have children, I am still very calm.  I know there are other options and am just excited about the opportunity to teach and care for one of God's babies...not matter how that little one may come to us!

I just wanted all of my family to know how much we love you and how much we appreciate all the support, love and prayers! 

And Baby Wisby...one day you will see this and know how much you are truly loved...even before you were with us!

Camping

So the hubby and I went camping this weekend. We went down to Brown County. It was a great weekend!

We went down Friday night ready to set up! Got to the gate at about 9:30. Josh talked to the guy and couldn't find our name. 15 minutes later they discovered that the person who booked us, reserved Saturday night/Sunday night. So we had to pay for an extra night and take the only site available. Now, mind you, this wasn't the site that we were reserved for, so we had to move by 2:00 on Saturday. Oh well, at least we get to practice putting up the tent!

Now, the site we were given was the 1st one you saw, so everyone drives by it. AND there wasn't a great spot to set up camp! It was either on the gravel, which I was concerned about a hole in my...I mean our...tent. Or set up on a slant. 15 minues later, we finally made the decision. Guess who slept, rolling down the hill! =) We finished setting up at about 11:15.

Josh woke up bright and early Saturday morning. If the sun's up, so is my hubby!!! He took a walk, came back and woke me up. We took a short bike ride and then went hiking for about 2 1/2 hrs. That's a lot of hiking for this girl!

After hiking we came back to tear down the tent and move to our next site. This spot was a nice spot. We were a little closer to our neighbors, but at least we weren't rolling down a hill! Then we got cleaned up so that we could go into town and look at the shops. We walked into a few and then found a cute little place to eat.

That was pretty much the most exciting stuff. We just came back started the fire and relaxed until bed time. Josh went on a hike Sunday morning before we left. I decided that was my chance to sleep in! :)

We're excited to go back! There are a lot of things to do there.

Next weekend Josh is going camping/boating with some guys from work and I'm heading to Mom's to go canoing! Woohoo!