Yay! Today is Friday!

Today is Friday. We love Fridays. For one, I dont have any classes on Fridays. Today has been a special day though. Yesterday Shalyn drank this mixture that had 50 grams of glucose in it. That is a lot of sugar! The doctors were checking for gestational diabetes.
    Well, she failed that test. The cap was 140 and her levels were at 144. So we had to come in today and she did the next level up test. She had to fast starting at 12 midnight last night. At 8:30 this morning she drank the same drink only this time it had 100 grams of glucose in it.
    As she was drinking it she told me, "Why would anyone put this much sugar in their body?" At about half way she said her body was telling her that she was done. It didn't need anymore sugar. She downed the whole thing as fast as she could. And for the next three hours we had to stay at the doctors and get her finger pricked every hour.
     After the first two prickings they told us that we could go home because she passed both of them. They didnt see a reason for her to stay around for the third prick. After that we had lunch at Quiznos. I tried one of their $5 subs. It was the honey-cured ham and Swiss and it was good!
     There were these tents set up across the street next to Arby's so we decided to head over their and check in out. It was the National Guard doing a fundraiser for veterans. We bought some raffle tickets and put ours in the jar for the camping deluxe kit. Hopefully we'll win. The drawing is right now so if we do win we'll be receiving a phone call shortly. :)
      Here are some pictures from the window fiasco we had a few weeks back at Cougar Court:

I'm a bum. Sorry Karen :)

     So I'm a bum. I haven't posted anything for a while because I dont have a lot of time and I also thought that no one was reading it. Today I heard through the grape vine that someone was bummed that I hadnt updated in so long. That has given me new energy and determination to stay the course and pick back up where I left off. :)

     This past Thursday was 25 weeks for Naomi. That's the name we have given her, at least that's what her name is until we see her. She might pop out and not look like a Naomi at all. At 25 weeks she weighs a pound and a half, about that of an average rutabaga. She is doing great. It's kinda funny. Every time Shalyn says Naomi is kicking and moving I put my hand on her stomach to feel. And as soon as I touch Shalyn's stomach it seems like Naomi goes dead still. I havent been able to feel her yet. But she's only at 25 weeks so that will probably change later on down the road.
     This past mother's weekend Shalyn and I went to Pocatello for her brother's graduation. That got me all excited about my own graduation in July. Big things are coming. Then we went back to Blackfoot and had a huge feast in honor of both his graduation and his wife's birthday. On mother's day we went to church and then called all our mothers. I got Shalyn this pearl necklace. The best part about that was she had no idea it was coming. She was very excited. :)
    Right now we are both in the thick of school and work and baby stuff. I'm applying for grad school at ISU and Shalyn is doing her thing. I've learned that it's very expensive just applying for grad school, let alone paying for each semester. Oh, and we moved to a different apartment complex. This one has so much more room for the same price. We just couldnt say no. Life is good.

Happenings over the last few days...

What a last few days it has been! We have done quite a lot over the past 5 days. Thursday the 8th was the last day of school for both Shalyn and me. We are glad to be done with this winter semester and starting on the spring semester. This will be my last semester for my bachelor's degree and Shalyn will have three more.
     On Friday the 9th Shalyn had to work. Like any other work day she got ready by putting on her work outfit and doing her hair. She drove to work, which is only a quarter mile away. She doesnt like it when the AC is right in her face. She reached over to change the vent's direction and drifted to the right. As she looked up she realized that she was in the process of going over the curb. As she tried to re-correct the front passenger tire popped. I got a call from her and ran to her rescue. It was a crazy event. She called me her knight in shining armor then took my car so she could get to work on time. It wasn't a cheap ordeal either. But we got new tires just before our trip to Utah, so we're happy. We don't have to worry about it for a few years now.
     A few days later on Sunday night Shalyn and I were laying in bed having our pillow talk and just slowly falling asleep. She was laying against my stomach. It's a pretty comfortable position but I wouldn't want to fall asleep like that. As our conversation was winding down she rolled over onto her left side. There was this big wet spot on my stomach. I asked her if she peed on me and she said,, "I don't think so." She thought I was just joking so she put her hand over on my stomach to tell me that I wasn't wet. As she put her hand on my stomach she was like, "Oh wow, you are wet." We spent a few minutes trying to figure out what was going on.
     Ladies and Gentlemen, when a woman is pregnant she sometimes "lactates." Well, while we were laying there just talking, she was "leaking" on me. It was the funniest thing as we were trying to go to bed that night. We were thinking about all these funny experiences that we get to have here on this earth. It's truly fun.
     And then today it freak snowed all morning. Later this afternoon Shalyn and I went to the store to buy some sandwich fixings. As we were leaving to go to the store we were playing in the snow. I threw a snow ball at our front window but missed it and hit the brick. Dissatisfied, I made another snowball and threw it at the window, wanting to see the "splat" on the glass. There was a "splat" aright, accompanied by a "shatter" and a "crash." Shalyn looked at me and I looked at her. We then busted up laughing and drove away as fast as possible. Later I realized this was dumb because it wasn't like I had broken someone else's window. The window was our own. The snow was melting so it was really heavy. I didn't think it would break the window though. Pics to follow. :)
     And just now Shalyn was sitting on the couch and started giggling, saying that the baby was moving. I came over, sat down beside her, and put hand on her stomach. That kid kicked my hand hard! It was so neat to be able to feel her in there moving around. It was the first time I've been able to really feel her in there. It was a real eye opener to the fact that I'm going to be a dad. Exciting times!