Whoa- June 20 was my last post???

Sorry folks, I obviously have let this blog thing go to the way side.  There's been a lot going on in the land of the Jenkins in the last month.  So, I'll simply catch you up to speed!

Well, the summer is in full swing and we've had our share of heat waves up here already.  And, our lack of central air simply SUCKS!  Yes, we have window units but it is NOT the same.  Oh well, though.  Summers up here don't last too terribly long and I can get by with the house being around 78-80 (with the air on).  Granted, I make our bedroom about 65 degrees at night, which is awesome.  But, I'm definitely ready for Fall!  I love Fall up here so much.  It's amazing with the leaves changing and crisp temps.

Other than the weather, another main topic of our summer was Dad & Rhonda coming to visit on 4th of July weekend.  We had such a fantastic time and they got to see a lot of our area.  We went to the AT&T National Golf tournament, a first Friday celebration in a nearby town, and then stayed at the Ritz Carlton on their last night in Philly.  It was a great time!  I'm so glad they came up and now I'm waiting on the next visit from someone!  Alison (my best best friend) is coming to visit August 3rd and then she and I are driving down to Florida so I can spend about a week in Pensacola!  I'm super pumped about her coming to visit!  Love her so much!  And, the roadtrip is bound to be an experience!!  haha  You never know what will happen when the two of us get together.

Christian has been traveling quite a bit on short trips this summer and he leaves for a 30 day trip to Bahrain on July 27th.  I'll certainly miss him and this is the first time he will be in the Middle East since we've been together.  So, I have my own stresses about that.  But, I'm faithful that everything will be fine.  :)  Before he leaves, we're heading to Maryland this weekend to see his family for a few days.  They have a family reunion this Saturday so that should be a good time.  We'll also play some golf and enjoy the cooler weather in the mountains of western Maryland.  We come back Tuesday and then we only have one more week before he leaves.

And, to get to the main topic, I think everyone that this blog is sent to already knows that I'm pregnant.  We're super excited but I'm still pretty nervous.  As you all know, we tried for about a year with no luck.  I was referred to a fertility specialist who found a polyp in my uterus and I eventually had a hysteroscopy and polypectomy to remove it.  And within a couple weeks, I got pregnant!  I'm eight 1/2 weeks now and everything has been going ok.  I had my first ultrasound at 6 weeks and 4 days and we were able to see the heart beating.  That was pretty awesome.  I had a minor scare yesterday when I was at work and had some pretty bad cramping and ended up coming home to rest.  The cramping went away as soon as I laid down and relaxed and I had no bleeding whatsoever.  I called my doc and he said it may have been from the exam I had the day before (normal pap and all that stuff that goes on at first OB appt) or just because my uterus is expanding and if there isn't any bleeding, there's no need to be alarmed at this point and to let him know how I was feeling today.  So, I called him back today to let him know that I feel fine and they just told me to drink plenty of fluids and stay off my feet as much as possible.  So, I didn't go to work today either and I'm off until next week.  Since I stand for about five hours at a time at work, I figure that's not the best thing to do when the doc tells me to stay off my feet.  So, other than that, I'm feeling fine!  I have some very sore boobs, I'm crazy tired and hungry almost all the time.  Just please say a little prayer that everything is still OK and continues to go OK throughout the pregnancy.  I assume it's normal to freak out about something happening but this has been a long time coming and I just hope and pray that everything stays healthy.

I know there are some of you that I don't directly send this to but who follow my blog anyway.  I just ask anyone to please NOT post anything on Facebook.  This blog is a little more intimate and I don't mind a few people knowing but I'm not ready to broadcast it to the world just yet.  Thanks ahead of time.  :)

So, needless to say, we've been busy!!!  I also want to congratulate two of my best friends on their pregnancies too!  Laura and Stan are expecting twins!!!!  And Christina and Chad are expecting a little one a few weeks before we are.  Sooo exciting.  I would absolutely freak if I was having twins just because Christian is gone and that would NOT be easy but I know Laura and she's a rock and her and Stan's families will certainly be there for them since they all live within about 20 minutes of eachother!  Fantastic.  Christina is my friend who lives in VA Beach and he husband is actually deployed right now until December and she's due in January.  So, I'll have to visit her to keep her company a little during the pregnancy.

Anyway, I hope you're all having a fantastic week!  It's more than half way over now!  Enjoy the upcoming weekend and I'll keep y'all updated on everything.

xoxo,

Chrissi