APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY.....

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BABY!!!
That's right, the Beaver family is adding one more!!! I'm currently almost 12 weeks along and we couldn't be more thrilled!
I had my first appointment today and got to hear that sweet little heartbeat. Makes it so REAL!! I'm also so excited to FINALLY let the cat out of the bag too:)

In other news:

Nathan and I have both been vaccinated for the H1N1. Some girls on the volleyball team came down with it last week and that was kind of scary. Pregnant women are high risk group for this virus...bad and dangerous for us to get it! So I called my doctor and had to take Tamiflu...it made me feel so yucky so I'm glad to be vaccinated!

Speaking of Volleyball, my team is making me so proud! They started out really raw but have come together as a team and we are 3 wins and only 1 loss in league!!! We only have two games left and I'm hoping we can finish strong. My morning sickness made most of the season kind of rough on me...early morning/all day tournaments, long bus rides, etc. I'm starting to feel so much better and want to give the last two weeks 100%!

Cass is still battling his kidney stone. He had to go the ER about a month and a half ago and they tinkered with the idea of surgery to remove it. Well, they decided he could probably pass it on its own but after several weeks and no stone...he is scheduled for surgery on the 28th. It doesn't sound like it will be a very pleasant experience.

IT'S OCTOBER!!!! I love it! We have been to two different pumpkin patches...Nathan has painted FOUR pumpkins and Cass has carved one. I wait for Fall every year as soon as it's gone so I'm glad it's finally here!

I really do have updates and lots to say...I have just been crazy busy with Volleyball, motherhood, and being a good wife, that I haven't found a good time to sit down and write about it all. Stay tuned. I promise a good update in the next few days!

Stupid girl

We were coming home from Corvallis the other day and the girl driving in front of us was texting while she was driving. She literally had her head down for at least six miles (we exited). She was all over the place too...she would veer toward the right white line, then the middle line, slow way down, etc. Cass even tailgated her and she didn't even notice. So he honked. She glanced in her rear view and went right back to texting. I was FURIOUS!!!! What if she crossed that middle line and hit and killed someone head on? What if she crashed into the ditch and killed herself? So I did it...I called 911 and reported a driver posing a threat to others (wreckless driving)!! The 911 dispatcher was glad I called.

Watch out for a red Honda Accord driven by a stupid girl...she puts your and your families lives at risk!

Things I'm looking forward to...

Looking forward:

• Fall...my favorite season.
• Lots of Birthday celebrations this month. Good times with family and friends.
• Volleyball season. My girls have a lot to learn:) But the Varsity is looking great!
• Taking Nathan to a pumpkin patch.
• The holiday season is quickly approaching!!!
• I will see my first paycheck in five months. It's about time!
• After a few weeks of gym hiatus due to volleyball obligations...I'm hitting it hard again and going to run a 5K in October...I'm recruiting people to do it with me...anyone interested?

Nathan is also growing like a weed....I'm SO looking forward to this holiday season with him. He will really be able to enjoy it all and it's so fun to watch him get excited.

His two year old stats were:

height: 36 inches=87% Cass and I think he is more like 38 inches. It was hard to get him to hold still at the doctors office so he was slightly crooked.

weight: 29 lbs.=62% This is good...he's becoming a good eater and that makes me happy!

Nathans favorite things:

-baby tomatoes...he eats them like candy
-playing "eye spy" in the car
-playing with any type of ball...soccer, basketball, baseball, bouncy...anything!
-reading books
He talks in full sentences and says things that blow me away. This morning he told Cass to "KNOCK IT OFF" and yesterday told me "I got SO upset!"
I think he is so smart! I'm so proud of him and love him like crazy!

(Cass just asked Nathan what his favorite things are and this is what Nathan listed:)
-peanut butter
-playing with elephants
-dragon tales on tv

So there you have it!

Worst night in a long time....

It's a good thing I have this little man to wake up to and make me happy...

Last night was the first night in a long time that Nathan slept through the WHOLE night without needing mommy! Unfortunately that didn't mean a good night of sleep for me:(
I went to bed around 10:45pm after trying to create a starting line up for next weeks game. I was tired so I crashed pretty hard...at 11:30pm I wake up to some rumbling, like an old pick up truck driving around upstairs. Not a pick up truck though, it was my upstairs neighbor doing laundry! I WAS PISSED! This is not the first time she has done this and I'm losing my patience. Not only did she do laundry, but she vacuumed as well. Seriously, for as much rent as we pay, we should not hear so much through the walls. So annoying.
So I finally fall back to sleep around midnight. 2:30am I wake up to a mans voice outside. Talking on a cell phone? Seriously, so I lay there for a few minutes and then hear him walk up the stairs to the upstairs neighbors (not the laundry lady). For TWELVE MINUTES he knocks on the door. Starting out softly but gradually getting louder. Who is this guy? Is he a stalker? Should I be concerned and call the cops? Then it literally sounds like he busts down the door! Holy crap...I jump out of bed, look out the window, our door peep hole, and listen. Cass gets up and I tell him how long I've been listening. I don't hear much noise for a few minutes and then the guy comes back down the stairs...so we get up to see who this man is. It's a cop! What the heck? He's standing in the middle of our parking lot shining his flash light around looking important. I'm thinking the worst of the worst is happening (of course, I'm paranoid). I make Cass check and make sure all our doors are locked. A few more minutes pass and then an ambulance pulls up. Ok, someone is sick or hurt...I'm feeling better because there appears to be no crime scene:) The bright amublance lights shine right into our bedroom windows and about eight men go piling up the stairs...right next to Nathans bedroom, so how he doesn't wake up is beside me?! Pretty quickly after they go up, they all come down. The upstairs lady WALKS down with them, climbs herself into the back of the ambulance and they take her away. NICE! It is now 3:30am and I am wide awake. I think about my volleyball lineup and finally fall back to sleep.
6:20am...garbage man pulls up and bangs the big old dumpster into his big old truck. I'M TIRED! I can't fall back to sleep and Nathan wakes up at 7:15am.

Needless to say, this is why coffee is my drug of choice!

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!!

On this day, two years ago, our sweet, precious baby boy was born!!! He is what our lives are all about. We love him so much and can't imagine our lives without him!!!

WHAT?!

Weirdest dream last night...I ran into Jon Gosselin (don't know him? Google him) at an airport and said "Hey Jon, I'm a huge fan!" (which by the way, I'm a not!) Then we go ahead and take a picture together. However, he is ALL OVER ME! He wants to hug and flirt. In my dream I was flattered but my husband (not Cass in my dream) was near by. Later on I email Jon. WHAT???!!!
This dream is SO not ok with me!



p.s. my husband in real life has a body that produces lots of kidney stones. He got one yesterday at work and spent a couple hours in the ER. Poor guy. Turns out its 8mm which is pretty big. He has to have it surgically removed sometime this week. Keep him in your thoughts...the surgery doesn't sound "comfortable!"