Food!

I would like to give everyone a glimpse into a typical day for us. Feel free to substitute any type of food for the ones listed, trust me, any food works:

Quaylan: Hey, where are all the apples?

Amanda: I ate them.

Quaylan: What? we had like 7 of them, and we just bought them 2 days ago.

Amanda: I was really hungry for apples.

Quaylan: Fine, I'll eat a yogurt.

Amanda: You mean the ones we bought yesterday, yeeeeaaaa, they're gone.

Quaylan: Ok, I'll have leftover chicken I made for myself.

Amanda: Oh, i got up last night and finished it.

Quaylan: Seriously?? geez, I'll have a sandwhich.

Amanda: Ummm, no bread, I made two sandwiches for lunch today, and boy they were so good!

Quaylan: Didn't we just spend a few hundred dollars at the store on food????

Amanda: I know! Crazy how hungry I am.

Quaylan: Whatever. I'll have a beer.

Amanda: That is so unfair and inconsiderate!!

You know you're living in a small town when...

This is what makes the front page of the local newspaper.

a growing tummy

Quaylan and I have been doing weekly belly pictures to watch my growing tummy. Even though I still fit all my clothes and have only gained 2 pounds I was shocked to see this weeks pictures! Its not like my belly is really growing outward. It just seems that my muscles are slowly disintegrating, leaving behind a nice little fat layer right under my belly button. I also never had much of a waist before, I'm built like a ruler, but what little waist I had is GONE! I can grab a nice handful of belly on my sides and lower abs. Awesome. Most people told me I wouldn't show till around 4 or 5 months, but I feel it! Also, after I eat I get sooo bloated I look like I'm 8 months already. But who cares, I'm gonna keep on eating and wearing my clothes as long as possible! I can actually hold my belly right now and I love it. I feel closer to my baby when I can hold my tummy. So as I finish this first trimester I am looking forward to really growing!
Here are some comparison pictures. The ones of me in gray are from 3 weeks ago. I've already lost a good amount of muscle but still you can see some definition. The ones with me in pink are from two nights ago. Basically the overall size of my belly is changing!

On another note, I'm usually the only girl in the free weight section of the gym whenever I work out. I can't wait to waddle in there with my big belly and still be better at lifting that most of the men in there!

A Rainy Day

So it's raining out here in CO. It's 50 degrees and has been raining for the past 24 hours and its not expected to let up until next week. So we'll be spending the weekend inside. At least there is track and field on. Lifesaver. Kanye won't be too happy with the rain as this means that she will have to stay inside. What a summer though. You don't understand how OPPOSITE this is from summers in Arizona. This is looking real bad for us if its already cold in August. Please pray for us thin-blooded Arizonians.  

Oh yeah, Amanda likes her job. 

The New House

With Amanda's head in the toilet every 20 minutes, I decided to clean the parts she was not in and take some pictures. Below are some pics of our house. We finally have it pretty much set up. The only thing left is painting in our bedroom and eventually setting up the nursery. You can find more of these pictures and video more after the jump at (http://gallery.mac.com/qallen24).

Yummmm pudding

Well so far I've been very blessed.  I haven't started work or school so I've been able to sleep until 11.  I wake up thinking, "good morning world, yay, no morning sickness for me!"  and go about my day with minimal queasiness.  Until today.  I had to wake up at 7 to be at my new job at 9 in order to fill out HR paperwork.  I realized that that's where my morning sickness has been hiding!  I thought I was going to throw up on myself in the car!!  Thankfully, I made it through all the introductions and paperwork and drove home.  I promptly fell asleep on the couch and slept for FOUR hours!!!  Great, now I feel lazy and sick!  Upon waking, I follow my adorable husband into the kitchen to get a snack with him. Once he pulls his chicken and macaroni out of the microwave I see it, smell it, and run to the bathroom!  I didn't throw up, but had to keep my distance.  Ok, now I'm starving and need to eat but the thought of food is gross.  So I grab a package of chocolate pudding and yum yum I'm gonna eat the whole bowl!  I officially start work at 8:30 on Monday.  This is going to be very interesting...

Here's a picture of Luka and Kanye, because a picture of me gagging in the toilet is not nice, and I really miss Luka!

Altitude is Killing Us!

We are now living at 4,600 feet above sea level and the altitude is kicking our butts. I tried to take Kanye out for a run the other day. We were both excited because we could actually run outside in the middle of the day and it not be over 110 degrees. We both started out great, moving at a pretty rapid pace. Maybe we were being a little to ambitious but the weather was perfect running weather. Within 5 minutes Kanye was dragging behind me with her tongue hanging on the ground. After 10 minutes it felt like my lungs were about to explode and my left arm was hurting because at this point Kanye was trying to sit down and I was dragging her while she just slid on her butt (imagine how that would look). We ended up walking home feeling defeated with both our tails between our legs.