Nightmares at 30

I remember as a schoolboy my worst nightmare was as follows. I would wake up, do my morning routine, ride the bus to school, go to home class, and then in morning Chapel snap out of my haze and realize I am standing in front of 500 of my schoolmates with out my pants on. Ahhhh!

I am happy to report that I always made it to school with my pants on. But apparently I have new nightmares. It's been 13 years since I took my SACE high school exams, 10 years since I took a university exam, and yet apparently I am still haunted by their memory.

For example, last night I dreamed the I showed up completely unprepared for my Industrial Chemistry 4 final exam. Apparently I chose to ignore swotvac (a week of study vacation given to study for finals) and try wing my way through. I suspect most of you have little idea of what Industrial Chem involves but the massively overstuffed folders stored in my parents garage attest to the hours of work involved in problem solving and notes to read for each Semester's class. Needless to say, I woke up with my heart pumping. Another favorite is dreaming about the same lack of preparation for a Maths exam.

I think I need to go to sleep reminding myself that I have passed all my exams...

Happy Birthday Jenee

Yesterday was Jenee's Birthday! Happy 25th darling! You are one beautiful woman and everyday I get to wake up next to you I am reminded of how blessed I am. I can't wait for this next year, to meet our little girl and start this new chapter in our lives.

Todays belly pic is below! Trixie has been kicking around her Mommy's tummy a lot lately.

Happy Sombrero Birthday Jenee

Concerned Women for America

My cousin Rebekah works for the namesake of this post. It is a Christian organization who's background is "...the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a rich 30-year history of helping our members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy. There's a cultural battle raging across this country and CWA is on the frontline protecting those values through prayer and action."

Bek recently published an article combating a popular atheist movement called Atheist Agenda. I strongly recommend you read the article by clicking here.

"She's a soccer playa, she is, she IIISSSS..."

Yes that is a quote, Billy Madison of course....Now to the point of that quote :). Though the winter Olympics are over, apparently the Uterus Olympics have just begun! Our little Trixie (Apparently I need to make clear that we aren't actually naming her that but what a great nickname Aunty Heath!) has been kicking and pretty sure flipping all over the place! Though we haven't seen any protruding hands or feet yet, my stomach has changed shapes a few time I am pretty sure. The nurse warned us at our appointment that the Placenta (eewww I know) is at the top and we probably wont feel much for a bit. Monday, March 1st I kept feeling goofy feelings and didn't think much of it, then it dawned on me to push a little harder on my tummy and low and behold... CONTACT! I yelled for Nate and within minutes he felt it too. Well something has gotten into her because she is going nuts now. Pretty sure today she is doing somersaults because I feel like I am on the down hill part of a roller coaster every few minutes. She is a synchronized swimmer!

On another note, there is so much going on right now that we are just going non stop. Nate has proven to be quit the juggler as he deals with his preggo needy wife (trying not to be to bad), work, personal stuff, and getting ready for baby. Poor guy needs a vacation from life at this point! We will have to work on that for him. We have a crib set up and some clothes put together. I ordered our carseat which was REALLY exciting. Can't wait to get that.

We may just have to hook it up for the heck of it.

And don't think we wont! Here it is! I know pink is a bit ridiculous but Nate, the loving compromising husband he is, let me have it even though if we have a boy next I will have to figure out how to cover it. Hey I am pregnant leave me alone :) (Only have 4 months to take advantage of that!)

War Wounds

Last Friday at Crossfit I had to do a lot of rope climbing and this is the result of muscle fatigue. After the third round of 1 min wall ball, 1 min rope climb, 400m run my strength was gone and as I tried to control my descent down a 20ft / 5m climb I lost control and as a result received this lovely rope burn and two small blisters on my hands. The blisters I can deal with, but this rope burn is lovely, it breaks open, bleeds and stings like no-one's business in the shower...


I have to wonder, why am I paying for this? (Because I love it...)

Jenee + The Girl

Jenee: February 16, 2010.

More Quilts!

Jenee has been busy working away on her projects. In a single weekend, she turned out a diaperbag, baby quilt and stuffed kitty for her friend Grace. Pretty impressive! Especially since its all made of patchwork squares that she had as left overs from other projects.

Now that here Mom and Dad ave been here for their visit I can reveal a little about the latest project. For Linda's 50th birthday, Jenee is making Linda a Texas themed quilt. It's quite an undertaking as each square is something different. I have been doing most of the cutting for Jenee and because its so involved, I can only handle about an hour at a time doing it.

When its done, it should be something pretty special. There will be patchwork, embroidery and some amazing freehand quilting. I may show some squares here as we progress so if you are interested check back. The amazing thing is this quilt came right after we finished Heathers quilts and Jenee decided that she wasn't going to do anymore tricky quilts for a while. I guess she didn't really define what a while was to be.

8 Minutes of Ultrasound

It's a bit long, and the quality is a tad grainy but its my little girl and she's so stinking cute. You dont have to watch it, but now I can see her anywhere... Sappy, I know. Watch for the leg kicks, thats her response to the technician waking her up so she'd move around for us. So funny...

Fun and Games

Well, now we know we are having a little girl, everything is starting to become very real to Jenee and I. Everything is starting to crystalize in my mind that I am going to be a daddy and Jenee is going to me a mommy, and we have been on a high since finding out. The moms and dad's reading this know what I am talking about when I say that things are changing in us as we prepare for our little girl, like our priorities for example. That new bed we were wanting for ourselves is taking a back seat to the things the baby needs, and to my supprise, its not as hard as I though it would be to make that adjustment.

Well, after finding out and emailing / texting everyone on the planet as to what we are expecting, we have been receiving plenty of name recommendations. I thought I would share some with you. I wont share the whole story for each of them, Jenee may if she has the energy, but I will say that Jenee and I do have some names we like, now all we have to do is agree on one. Anyway, here are some 'special' names that have been recommended for us...

• April Jeana
• Jeana April Susan Betty
• JoeLin
• Jeana April Susan Betty JoLin
• Jeana April Susan Betty JoLin Greg-Weena
• Jeana Greg-Weena
• Cougar
• Trixiebelle Jasmina Greg-Weena

So much specialness here. Last Saturday we went to Babies 'R Us to register and we had a great time. It has become alarmingly apparent how easily my heartstrings can be tugged at the sight of a cute onesy that says Daddy's Girl, or Mommy's Little Angel. It would be far too easy to have spent hundreds of dollars on these things, I really didn't think I would be so sentimental, I guess I was wrong. Here are some photos from Saturdays fun.

Mommy and Daddy do not condone the skanky infant 2-Piece bikini.

Aaaaand a few hours later we found dad...