bad blogger

that's me!  had a great time in Atl and will try to post tomorrow.  My nights have been pretty bad and I've spent most of them curled up.... with a smile on my face :)

Fun 4th plans

Every year we go to Atlanta for the fourth.  It is tradition for all Fredricks to participate in the Peachtree Road Race (a 10k).  This will be my first year not participating :( but for a good reason :).  We are super excited bc this is the first time we have seen his parents since we found out we were expecting AND we get to skype his sister (in Australia) to tell her the good news!
I had an appointment with a nurse educator this morning.  She was like talking to a wall, but I guess it had to be done. 
Been feeling pretty poopy in the afternoons.  Yesterday I cried about everything.  I started crying bc there was nothing I could think of to eat!  I finally decided I wanted my Mom's spaghetti so she came over just to make it for me!   I have been having a hard time with food.
Looking at food just makes me nauseous....that means NO Food Network, NO cooking magazines and it has been hard reading my favorite Food blog posts!
Have a great weekend!  We'll be back on Monday :)

Eventful day!

What a day!!!  My day started at 9 babysitting the Reaves twins til 11:30, lunch with my friend Jennifer who just had a baby. volunteer at Bargin Box 3:30-6:30, dinner with the girls 7:30.  I am beyond tired!
It was so nice to meet the girls for dinner.  It seemed everyone was celebrating something special, 4 engagements, anniversaries, and pregnancy.  I was good and kept my mouth shut.  It was so hard.  I wanted to jump in and share my good news too!
J called me on the way home to come meet him pick him up from Village Tavern.  He had been with customers and consuming adult beverages for quite a while.  As we were about to leave this guy came up and started talking to me and saying something about me being married.  I had no idea what he was even saying so I told him I didn't know what he was talking about.  Our friend Kerry kind of stepped in and the guy started talking junk to him asking if he was my guardian..... wrong thing to say!  Kerry, Justin and Jay all got mad and there were lots of words exchanged....loudly.  I was very embarrassed.  I am sure it wasn't good for my heart rate to get that high!!
Ahhh...now time for bed...gotta get up early for the dentist :( love my dentist, but hate going!!

Double the love

Today was our first u/s and the first thing out of the nurse's mouth was "there are two sacs" Tears of joy instantly came to my eyes!! 

They are both measuring 7 weeks 1 day, which is exactly what I am. 

Baby A had a heart rate of 152 and was 1.10 cm.
Baby B had a heart rate of 138 and was 1.04 cm.

Baby B looks like a baby already, but the part that looks like a head is the yolk sac...sounds like and egg, not a baby!  Mom said that it is an old wives tale that if the heart rate is high, then it will be a boy!  So maybe Baby A is going to be a boy!!

Still in shock!!  Time to clean out closets, guest rooms, and attic to make room for our little additions!

Hoedown Throwdown!

Tonight was my good friend Courtney's engagement shower.  It was a great party and was "Hoedown" theme!  They cooked a pig (OMG the best bbq I have ever had!) and everything was decorated to the theme!

They even had a band!

with the  bride to be!

toast to the bride and groom to be

We had a great time!  Good to see some old buds and look forward to their wedding in October!

The Help

Has anyone read this? OMG, I'm in love!  I have about 100 pages left and don't want it to end. 
What are some other good reads right now?  I have a long summer reading list!

Life has been pretty boring around here.  We are looking forward to Monday when we get to hear heartbeat(s).  It will be such a relief!  I am still feeling poopy late afternoon to bed time.  Eating makes me feel good... but it has been hard to find foods I want.  Today, at the store, I loaded up on baked potatoes and flavored water.  Do you think I had a baked potato for dinner? Nope.  All the sudden I wanted a quarter pounder with fries.  So, so bad for me but I needed it! ha!

I spy

Berries!

Apparently I am growing raspberries and blackberries behind our deck?

Who knew?

Should I eat them?  My friend Katie said it looked like poison ivy mixed in?? I have no idea....but it is kind of cool.  there are a ton of berries!!

Today was another scorcher!  The forecast called for a sunny day so I greased and packed up and was headed to the pool....until it was overcast.  Boo... so I went to lunch with Brooke!  The sun was out when I got home so I pretended I was at the pool in my back yard!

Pregnancy update.  Can't wait for our appt next Monday to hear the heartbeat(s).  We are so excited to skype Justin's sister to tell her the news.  She has been in Australia since March.

The past few days I have been getting "morning" sickness in the evening.  It seems to hit around 5:30 and can last til I go to bed.  Not complaining bc I am so happy to be pregnant, but I won't be mad when it goes away.  My friend Susan said it best.. you feel like a constant hangover. Yep. that is a perfect way to describe my feelings!  I have also noticed that I go for major carbs to feel better.  Tonight we had loaded baked potatoes!  Hit the spot!  Still not into sweets, however I am going to try bananas again tomorrow morning.  

Still haven't gained any weight! actually lost a few probably due to the lack of appetite.

Actually went to the gym today.  It felt great to be active!!

Have you checked out the new cooking channel?! I'm super excited!