The end of January!

I had no idea today was the 31st! Well, January came and went in a hurry, that's for sure...As I'm sure everyone is still wondering about the gender of the baby situation, no news is HORRIBLE news. This whole referral thing has been a nightmare. I was calling them about once or twice a week to see if I could find the right person to talk to, but finally last week we just went in to the office and we're going back there today. We shall see if the fire under their roll-y chairs needs to be re-lit... Oh, and the sweet tooth thing has returned! Very sad. I was hoping I would just continue with the pickle/salt thing, but no. It's back to chocolate and ice cream, baby! (Thank goodness Thomas doesn't like my favorite kind of ice cream- zero competition.) I don't feel like a boat all the time, just some of it, but Renee informed me that pretty soon here I'll be a yacht. Oh goody. The farther along I get, the more people smile at me when I'm out. I'm pretty sure it's just because I'm fatter than they are...

The pic makes the pooch's eyes look like he's a minion, but he's still super sweet! He's a spot-stealer though. The moment you get up from the couch, he's there. Actually, if he sees a vacant inch in between 2 people on the couch, he's there. He went to the vet a few weeks ago for his shots, and he did very well! The only thing he whined and cried about was getting his nails cut. I thought for sure they were turning him into glue back there...I'm still not sure he will forgive us when he goes back for his little surgery...Of all the times I've taken him to the dog-park, he's the only one I've ever seen there that's not fixed. Thank goodness he's not too aggressive. When he finds a pit or a boxer, he pretty much just shadows them wherever they go. If they start to get rough he just hops around sideways like a bunny saying "AH! What are you doing?! I was told to play nice and you are NOT playing nice! HELP!" The good news is he's completely oblivious to any fights that get started. One started about 10 feet away from him and he just turned around and snuck away (please don't notice me, please don't notice me)...It's a good thing he doesn't cause problems because he ignores me too when we're there. Although I will say, when I want to leave, all I have to do is catch his eye and start walking towards the gate and he is right there- so no one has to know he's not completely trained to come when called! :)

Thomas' parents are coming this weekend-woo hoo! Thomas got off work and if Sue doesn't bring too much rain with her this time, maybe we'll get to do some hiking or something outdoor-sy. :) But even if it's pouring down rain, we'll still be glad they're coming.

As far as food goes, the most-cooked item award still goes to cookies! A close second goes to pancakes, but you can't just pick up a pancake...the concept's not the same...see, this is why I'm gonna be a yacht!

Good news! There's gonna be a girl I know living next door! I use the term 'know' loosely here- I've seen her like twice, but still. Some of Thomas' friends were gonna move into the complex and the one next door happened to still be vacant so if all goes as planned, some of his friends will be much closer and one of them's a GIRL! :) I hope she never reads this, cuz she's gonna think I'm a freak...

(When Steve and Sue come I'm sure there will be lots of pictures taken, so we'll be sure to steal some to post!)

The Klopfensteins :)

Happy New Year!

Happy 2011 everyone! I have decided to blog this year. Partly because we are so far away and partly because this should be added incentive to start taking more pictures. :)

Apartment news: Slowly (but surely) we're getting the place put together. The main pieces of furniture are there- the bed, the couch, the tv...and I'm very satisfied with the kitchen! :) It's nice to be a street or two away from everything, but the only downside is that you walk out of your door and run into somebody! I will say that our apartment is more on the edge of the complex- there's not exactly THOUSANDS of doors and decks and stairs right outside of the window. And you can even see the house with the Christmas lights! I'm telling you, that was the only reason I was sure it was the holiday season...one house had lights. :) As soon as I find the camera, I'll post pictures of the place (I know some of you have been asking for those).

Baby news: Now, don't get excited. Everyone seems to be asking so no, we don't know what it is quite yet. I promise- we haven't found out and not told anyone! As soon as the right information gets sent to the right people I can call and make an appointment and we will let everyone know just as soon as we find out. :)You know how some people get that cute little bump and everyone just knows they're pregnant? I just look fat. I feel the urge just to tell people that I'm pregnant so they'll know I'm not trying to look bad in my clothes! Life isn't fair...The military needed to have a positive pregnancy test on file from their lab, so we went over and I got some blood drawn. The next day I get a call from one of the nurses. She informed me that my test was, in fact, positive! (surprise!) I informed her that I sure hoped it was...She just kind of laughed and asked if I'd taken a lot of pregnancy tests. Well, I'm 21 weeks so I've done more than just take home pregnancy tests! :)

Dog news: We got a dog! It's the best of all worlds- he's already house-trained and now I have someone to take me on a walk. :) He was found on the base and since no one claimed him, he was up for grabs. So, we grabbed. He is a lab/pit mix, black with some white markings and he's super sweet and almost too cuddly. The last chance for the real owners will come when we take him to the vet. We'll see if he's chipped then. I wish we knew his name! For right now, we haven't named him. We've run tons of names by him, but he doesn't really seem interested in any of them...One look at his face and you know you can't name him anything too butch-like- he's much too sweet. But on the other hand, we can't call him Snickers...So for now he comes to whistles, kissy-noises, big-boy's, buddy's, sugar's, sweet-pea's and hey. Right now, he's staring at me from around the corner. All I can see is a tip of a tail, an ear and baaarely one eye. He thinks he's so sneaky...

It is official now. Thomas will be deployed in the summer. :( So, now there's no way around it. Before, I could at least say, 'We don't know for sure' and 'It's not official yet'. Now we can't say any of those things! But, we can pretend...We haven't really talked about what I'll be doing/where I'll be at when he's gone. (refer back to the pretending it's not going to happen...) I could a) stay here, b) go back to Greenville (sooo very tempting...) or c) go back home to where all the babysitters live. :) OBO! Throw some offers at me! ;)

We're looking forward to all the changes the new year will bring! Don't be strangers!

The Klopfensteins :)