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So, for those of you that I have talked to recently, know that I have had some weird pregnancy test results. Some positive, some negative, some not working... I never really doubted being pregnant, but wanted some reassurance!

Well, I called the dr's office yesterday and they said to come in for a blood test. I did and I got the results back today and all is good! The person calling to tell me the results said that I am good to schedule my first appointment (at 8 weeks) and can schedule an ultrasound at any time. So...I ran with the ultrasound idea!!!

Ultrasound - Monday, September 8
1st Appt - Friday, September 12

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A little something has had me questioning the timing needed (lets say 245 days or so) to take care of the following items:

- Get Rachel detached from her sapie...that is her way of saying paci, or pacifier.
- Get Rachel in to her big girl bed.
- Get 24 months worth of Rachel scrapbooking up to date.
- Take a vacation.
- Save money, lots and lots of money.
- Enjoy not having a "."
- Enjoy only mental margaritas.
- Worry (heck, that will be a lifetime).
- Paint the kitchen, foyer and decorate a bedroom.
- Figure out how to build in to the budget a housekeeper, laundry person, and what the heck, a hot pool boy for the pool we don't have! (Or does a kiddie pool count?)
- Gain weight, without looking fat.
- Buy bigger bras...Jamie, Jamie, Jamie...stop drooling!
- Sleep, sleep, sleep.
- Have worryless se......nevermind.

I hope that you have all shared in a good laugh. Please keep us in your prayers!

Rachel at 2

I know that I haven't posted in a while, so I am sorry. Nothing much has been going on at this end.

To schmooze my fellow blog readers over, I thought that I would share Rachel's professional pictures that were taken just before her 2nd birthday. Isn't she a sweetie???

For the record, I am not a big fan of characters in pictures or on clothes for that matter, but thought that since she was having an Elmo party that I could do a picture with some of her Sesame Street stuffed toys. I didn't know that the cutest picture of her would be the one of her sitting by herself with her Elmo shirt on. WHY DID I HAVE TO PUT HER IN THAT SHIRT. Great picture, but it looks stupid with Elmo's eye on the one corner of her shirt!!!! And I got the shirt only because it said "2 Cute" and thought that it would be perfect for her party. Gerrrrr!

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It has been a fun and crazy weekend!

Friday during the day, I went to the Wave Pool with my cousin Heather and her kids. It was a super hot day, but all the better to be having fun in a kiddie splash area and lazy river! Then, in the evening, I went scrapbooking with friends Alison, Michele, and Shelley. Had a blast, but realized that my pages STINK. I said it then and I will say it now, I am going for quantity, not quality. But, can't a girl have it all? I want super nice pages too!!!! Oh well! When are we going to plan our next event for? I will even host it at my house if we don't want to spend the $$$ to go out!

Saturday was my birthday. Can you believe it? I had a wonderful day! We spent most of the day at Greenfield Village walking around and then we went to visit Jamie's Grandma in the hospital. (For those of you who may not know this...she is who Rachel is named after and is 93 years old.) Well, she has pneumonia, a blood infection and a UTI. It was very nice to see her, despite the circumstances. Then, on our way home, we stopped at Sterling Fest for a short visit to explore the Art Show. Nothing too exciting there. Then, back home to enjoy my birthday cake hand crafted by Jamie. He did a great job!!!

Today was filled with housework...clean the kitchen, do dishes, rearrange part of Rachel's room, cut the grass... We have a big push to get some stuff done before Tuesday...when we celebrate Rachel's 2nd birthday.

Yes, that is correct. She is turning 2. I can't believe how quickly time flies by. I told Jamie that celebrating my birthday now takes my back to not being a child, but rather being pregnant waiting for my sweet little girl to make her grand appearance.

Thank you Lord for this sweet and precious little girl. She is the sweetest gift of love!