Anniversary and Baby Unger update

Adam and I celebrated our 2nd Wedding Anniversary yesterday! It's hard to believe that it's been that long! We had a nice evening out at a restaurant that we hadn't tried before (Kamrai in Lemont) and then relaxed at home for the evening. Quiet and uneventful, and we were just fine with that!

Baby Unger continues to do well. I am 16 weeks along now and have a little bump. I told a woman today that I was pregnant and she just looked at my (lack of) belly and just gave me that 'just you wait' smile...  We have a regular check up next week and then our 20 week ultrasound scheduled for the end of June. I'm very excited to see our little one as more than a peanut or little bat as they were on the first ultrasound. We also hope to find out the gender if they cooperate. We'd certainly like some help in reducing the number of names to comb through!

We also painted the nursery. I am very excited about how it turned out!

... and bump photos....

11, 13, 14.5 and 16 weeks.

I feel like I had a bigger bump (bloat?) at 13 weeks than I do at 16 weeks. It's hit or miss. Some days I feel/look bigger than others. Generally I'm feeling pretty good. I have a lot of ligament stretching so I'm pretty sore, but that's par for the course. Otherwise, we are just moving along, talking about baby names, looking at nursery furniture and keeping up with the house/normal stuff!

A busy couple of months!

I know that it has been awhile since there has been an update from us other than my birthday post. Things have been a bit crazy around here in the Unger house, so I wanted to post an update on what's been going on.

Adam got re-promoted! He is now back to being a co-manager at the Walmart near our house and seems to mostly be enjoying it. He is currently on night shift so that's been a tough adjustment. The back and forth of schedules really just wears on both of us trying to keep up with what is going on. Plus, they just recently went through inventory so that's always an added stress with extra shifts, but we survived and the store did well!

I got a 'promotion' of sorts as well. I'm in the same position with the Ritchie Lab, however we got my position upgraded to a level 3 from a level 2. It is just a way for Human Resources to re-evaluate the job you are already doing and see if it's worthy of an upgrade. It's been a long, 10 month fight, but it was official as of April 1st!

We've been in our house for a full year as of March 18th! We've been fortunate to have had the opportunity to build this house and look forward to continuing to make it our home. We've rounded out our year of first holidays and are into our second spring/summer. We love it! We have a few projects we want to do (paint the office, hang cabinets in the laundry room, switch from mulch to river rock, etc) but overall we love every bit of our house and really enjoy spending time at home either by ourselves or with our guests.

We are still spoiling our guinea pigs. They want to share some news with you:

Yes, it is true. Adam and I are expecting our first child this fall! I am just over 13 weeks along right now, and feeling pretty good. I had some pretty nasty morning sickness the first few weeks but that faded by week 8 and I could at least eat SOME foods again. Now my two main aversions are chicken (unless it is fried) and the smell of coffee, especially if it is burnt! The exhaustion is letting up as well and I can make it through the day with out a nap now! :O)

Here is our first ultrasound picture at about 9 weeks of our little 'bat baby' as we are calling it. Hanging upside down already! 

We will be turning one of our spare bedrooms into a nursery in the coming weeks/months, which I am very excited about. We are doing a cute safari theme and have a border and paint picked out! Now just to find the time/energy to jump in!

We will find out the gender when we have our 20 week ultrasound if our wee one cooperates. You all know I'm too much of a planner to not know! But we will be sticking with mostly neutral gear / nursery colors anyway. Keeps it simpler if there is a second and neutral to pass on to others!

Thanks for allowing me to share our big news! I'll try to post updates here every so often, so check back!