science camp = sigh camp

well lets just say that you learn from your mistakes. last week (before i found out i was pregnant) i got asked to take another student from a different special ed. room to science camp with his 6th grade class. after talking to tyler, we agreed it would be a good idea since i would be compensated for the extra time and since it was wednesday thru friday, i would be making some good money. then i found out i was pregnant, but by that time i was a little too committed. so i went, and just told myself to be careful. we went up to prescott wednesday morning to a place called chapel rock. for some reason i thought the other world of camps would be as fantastic as camp tatiyee, ya let me be the first to tell you its not. this camp was not equipped for a child in a wheelchair. with all the buildings being two stories, the only cabin with wheelchair access was miles away from everyone, the bathrooms were small, there were rock walls everywhere...ya it was horrible. and thats just the campus. all the classes were upstairs or hiking. i pushed my body too hard for being pregnant. i dont even push myself that hard while i am at camp.it made me realize how easy it is to take teamwork for granted. i wished so bad that i had another tatiyee counselor to help with the load! it was horrible. i did have a nice couple in my group who tried to help a lot. but i am exhausted, and i really need this weekend to rest and recoop!

one more thing!

i also forgot to mention our other exciting news! after a blessing from tylers grandpa, tylers manager at work stepped down and tyler got promoted!!! finally, after months! he starts in the shop this week. then we found out about the baby, and now i just heard tyler passed his pt test at drill this morning! he had been to drill two weeks ago and needed to shave over a minute off his time in order to pass. he has been working on it over the last two weeks, but he was still really nervous. we said a prayer this morning, and he did it! with 8 seconds to spare! our life would have changed dramatically if he hadnt passed, and i was scared to even know how..but he did it. i am so proud of him, and so thankful for the power of blessings and prayer!

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fso im sure most of you have heard, but me and tyler are expecting a baby! on thanksgiving i started to feel really sick, pretty much the whole day. then for a week after that i was sick every night. i started seeing a few other signs, but thought maybe they were just happening and my mind was hoping they meant what they are supposed to. so i planned on taking a test this weekend, just for kicks. i hate the unknown it drives me crazy. wednesday i was looking through the calendar and realized i was a week late. so i couldnt wait anymore. i went next door to walgreens and bought a test. of course the guy checking me out was stupid and asked for my id and then laughed when i compliantly pulled it out. jerk. by this time tyler would be home in an hour and i wanted to have it done by then so i downed a whole gatorade and took the test. after waiting the longest 3 minutes of my life, and debating if i wanted to look, i saw two lines. wow. i had planned on telling tyler in a cute way like giving him an early christmas present with a clue in it.but i was way too impatient. i met him at the door when he came home and said guess what. now i couldnt bring myself to say im pregnant, i was still in denial, so we played about ten minutes of the guessing game. he was so excited. we told his parents that night and then mine the next day. and to our surprise, everyone else is excited with us! i havent been to the doctor yet, i plan on going during christmas break so were only guessing that im 3 or 4 weeks along. i should be due around my birthday august 3rd. we are so excited for this new experience, although were also terrified. but the lord works in mysterious ways and im sure our lives will be blessed by this.