WV

Nathan and I decided to skip town and head back to WV for a short/long weekend. His parents were going to come visit us, but with his grandma, its easier for us to go to them (for now!) We had a wonderful weekend. There's something so comforting about the rolling mountains. We always get such a kick at the constant up and down and round and round of the roads. It reminds us why we find snow driving in Michigan so easy... because we learned to drive in the snow in WV. And of course we continued the our tradition when we cross into WV; we play Country Roads by John Denver and sing along very loudly... at least two full times through. And the leaves couldn't have been more beautiful. But even more important than the terrain, we had a wonderful time on Sunday with family. Nathan's brother and his family and his sister and her family joined us for lunch at Nathan's parent's house. Our nieces and nephews are all growing too fast. The nieces were both just over a year old when Nathan and I began dating, the two youngest nephews were not even born yet, and the two oldest nephews were about 8 and 9 years old. Now... the girls are in 6th grade... the two youngest nephews are getting so big and smart (I think in 2nd and 4th grade)... one nephew is a senior in high school and the other a freshman in college. I'm still confused how all that happened. Is my little growing baby also going to grow up that fast?????

In baby news... not much to report. I'll be eight weeks on Thursday and still not a hint of nausea (knock on wood!) The IVF drugs caused major, rapid hormone changes. I read and was told of all the horrible things they'd do to me. Yet I felt great and normal (except during the hyper stimulation.) So I think my body must handle hormone changes fairly well. I do hope this continues. And I have found myself talking to the baby more and more, which is still kind of funny since there's not even a bump to talk to. I go back to the Dr on Monday for more blood work and another ultrasound. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the baby again and get the reassurance, again, that the baby is still growing and developing perfectly.