SURPRISE!!!

Surprise to everyone... Marcie IS pregnant... or was at least. Ren and I took her to the vet yesterday cause she was acting sick, vomiting with diarrhea, no appetite, and panting really bad. I thought she had mastitis or an infection in her uterus, but when the vet came in he told us she was starting to go into labor... and we were kinda shocked.

So around 12:15 in the morning I heard her start getting uncomfortable and cry. Ren wanted me to sleep so he went out in the living room with her and got me up at 4:00 am cause she was about and hour and a half into her labor and the puppy was stuck. They say you need to get the puppies out within the hour after labor starts cause they are in that sack of fluid and they will suffocate. So I went out and was trying to pull the babies out... and Ren was trying and he was totally stuck. We kinda thought he was dead, and I thought even though the body was stuck lets cut the sack of fluid so maybe we can get our fingers in there. So Ren cut the sack and drained the fluid and the puppy started breathing! So Then I thought the puppies ribs were stuck in her pelvis so I stuck my fingers up there to see how much room there was and when I pulled them out, the pappy came too. So it had been about an hour and forty five or two hours since she started labor and we had a healthy puppy and Marcie is doing well too! The puppy is soooo tiny, and she is such a good mommy. He is white with chocolate spots!!! Im glad two spots didnt make a solid! He is really dang cute. Ren went back to bed finally at about 5:15 (after we both showered) and I stayed up and went to work. So yeah... we have a puppy we werent really expecting... but we are happy!

Who do you think he looks like!?!

Doesn't he have a cute button nose! It looks kinda like he might have a dimple chin, but I cant tell if it's a shadow or not. The doctor said he looks really good! He was moving around a lot
during the ultrasound...show off. Every visit the doctor gives me a few face and body pictures and Ren a wiener picture and says "for the proud father to be!" Ren wants to keep it in his wallet... he is so proud! I have been feeling pretty good, still going to the gym as much as possible... but doing the elliptical sure makes me have to pee! Im to the point were sleeping on my side is pretty much the only comfortable position to be in. AND... oh my gosh... I have been getting the worst butt cheek cramps and calf and arch cramps! But the butt cheek cramp is a tough one to stretch out in the middle of the night. Ren and I saw my stomach move for the first time too, which was bizarre. Totally cool though. So Monday is my 6 month mark so I will post a new picture of my Buddha belly then.

Coming along...

We had a very productive day yesterday... our room upstairs is mostly put together and lookin good! We cleaned up the whole upstairs and moved the crib up to the baby room and just arranged all the stuff in there. We also finished our registry at Babies R Us and Target, which Ren just went crazy with the clicker. He sure loves that job! I seriously under estimated the size of Babies R Us... its ginormous! We had a busy baby day yesterday... a little baby stuff overloaded.

Our trip up the coast

Okay, So we really had fun this whole weekend... Aside from our hot air balloon ride... Sunday we took a drive up the 101 freeway just to get away for the day and drive up the coast! We stopped in Laguna Beach at a street fair, then we drove up to Newport Beach, had lunch at a really yummy BBQ place in Huntington Beach and went to another street fair there... and there was a huge volleyball tournament going on too! So then we decided to just keep going North and went to the La Brea Tar Pits in LA and walked around the park, we went up to the Hollywood sign (which was an adventure... we went through the Hollywood hills and got a little turned around in all those windy streets) and then we went to the Griffith Observatory, we drove down the entire Hollywood Blvd were all the stars names are and the Chinese Theatre, and to end the day we drove through Beverly Hills and Rodeo Dr. Big long day of sight seeing and driving. And we had the dogs with us the whole time in the back and took them on all these fun walks everywhere!

The Hot Air Balloon

Ren and I decided since I had the week off from work, and we weren't going on vacation anymore, that we should do something both of us had always wanted to do for our anniversary coming up this week!  We went on the Del Mar hot air balloon ride and went over Del Mar, (but not directly over the ocean) Rancho Santa Fe, and Rancho San Diego area... we saw some of the biggest beautiful homes in the county here from a balloon!  It was so amazing!  We were up there for a good hour and 20 minutes or so... you could imagine how bad I had to pee when we landed! It was not even cold either... it was warm #1 cause we were always going WITH the wind and #2 cause Ren and I were right under the burners!  So there was like 5 balloons that went up the same time as us.  I took a picture with my belly so we can show Gavin that he was there too, some day!  Such a fun day!
          
                    


          

Okay per your request....Annie!  I have been taking pictures every time I hit a new month mark. I didnt do a 3 month picture cause I wasnt showing at all hardly, so the top picture is 4 months and I just took the bottom one this morning cause my 5 month mark was yesterday.  I had my first person ask me at the gym (my yoga instructor actually) when I was due... so that means I have passed the point of looking pot bellied and now look pregnant!  (and no... I wasnt wearing my Babylicious shirt!) The lady that works at Marietas also said something to me.  Kinda makes me think we go there too much... but it is the best Mexican food around! I do love my sopes!

Good News!

I think this is fabulous news!  We took Marcie to the vet yesterday to see how many puppies she is having and... she is having a false pregnancy!  I was so happy to know she is not really pregnant, cause I dont really want puppies right now... and she is just too young.  So the vet said that her body has the hormones of a real pregnancy and she may even produce her milk, but then her body will realize its not pregnant and she may go into heat again.  This time she does we know what to do.  Send her away to "fat camp" (or Jeff & Justyn's house) Look in the picture she is so fat she has to do the fat girl side sit!  I think its funny!