Red Squirrels and German Porn....*smh*

Ok, so another week (or so) has gone by and I didn't write a single thing about anything going on!  Whatever shall we do!?  Get over it I think is the best bet :)

So, first, let us back track a bit- because I have uploaded pictures, and so I will be posting them on my facebook page (as well as some of them on here...check both places...I will make sure to add captions to fb so you know what you are looking at!)

I hope that everyone had a great Easter...we did.  It was sad not being at home this year, and knowing that we missed Easter lunch/dinner at Nancy and Don's house- it is always so much fun watching Cole (who is the only little one left for now) hunt eggs.  It is also a promise of a good meal! (Hey, my family can cook- don't be upset about it!).  We had out own Easter though!  The Easter bunny did come and see both of us.  Here is Mark's "basket"...in the bag.  The actual basket is the one I got (excuse the crap pic with my finger in the way!)

He got Godiva Chocolates, a Lindt Chocolate bunny, and a hunting game for the Wii.  I got some peeps with chocolate on the bottom, a Dove chocolate bunny, some lilac candles and tarts for my warmer, and a glass topper for a big candle with daisies and ladybugs on it.  It was a nice Easter.  We also celebrated something else on Easter...Mark's 30th birthday!  He seemed to really enjoy it (which he always seems to!).  He got War Horse (the movie) and a beer stein from Schweinfurt (where we live).  He also had a HUGE dinner (no, we didn't eat the "typical" Easter dinner...).  We invited the neighbors from downstairs up for steak with onions and mushrooms, mashed potatoes, salad, and chocolate cake (that I made...from the worlds most complex, yet easy to read, recipe...)  Here are the pics of the cake...from the beginning to the finished product.  It was NOT a beautiful cake, but it was an amazingly delicious cake...



ummm...it stuck in the pan...and cracked/broke

And this is "fudge icing"

on my lopsided/broken and glued together cake

It is probably the ugliest cake I've ever made

...but if you put enough candles on it...

...and set it on fire...it is kinda pretty

...and then you pray the smoke doesn't set off the alarm, so the MPs, fire department, and rescue squad doesn't have to come...and the whole building doesn't have to evacuate like it did when the lady upstairs burned chicken.  All was well :)

This week has been slightly less eventful than previous weeks...mostly because of Easter (the whole base had a 4 day weekend...and pretty much everything was closed on Monday in town for Easter Monday).  We did drive around Monday...I, of course, didn't think to grab the camera, but since it was rainy, there weren't many pictures to take anyway.  We did drive through several small villages, and that was neat- I promise to get pictures of this one day and post! (No, really!)  We mostly relaxed. 

Now to get to the title of the blog...interesting huh.  Well, today was a busier day than yesterday.  I had a doctor appointment with the dietitian today (the one I don't like as much).  I honestly have no clue...she tells me that my numbers for the most part are fine (out of 30 finger pricks, 3 or 4 came back high...and each time it was something I did...I drank orange juice in between a meal once because I am trying my hardest to not get whatever crud I am trying to get...that made it a bit higher...)  Anyway, she asked how far along I was (apparently no doctors/hospitals ANYWHERE communicate with each other...) and I told her...but then told her that Roy would be here next week most likely (more on that in a second).  She told me that it was not worth it to go on insulin for a week, and to come back Friday before my doctor appointment with my regular doctor so she can see what I did this week.  She said my "long term" test came back fine (I asked her about it)- she said it was just in the green, but it was still in the green...so I am just not sure.  Anyway, I will go back again on Friday.  After my appointment, we went to the commissary to get a few things, then to the post office.  On our way off base from the post office, I saw my VERY FIRST GERMAN SQUIRREL!  It was red, with long fur coming off the tops of his ears.  VERY cute.  If I had had my phone with me, I would have taken a picture...again, I am a loser lol.  I will get a pic of one before long!  He was the neatest thing! 

After our trip to the post office, we went to the "E Center" which is what people call one of the economy grocery stores (edeka is the real name I think).  We walked around the WHOLE store for probably over an hour (until I couldn't hardly walk anymore...)  Mark got a selection of German beer to try, and I got some apple juice mixed with mineral water...lol.  We are such exciting people.  Anyway, at the front of the store, there was a HUGE magazine section, so I was looking at them...and noticed dirty magazines in the grocery store!  Not only were they RIGHT there...they weren't in plastic!  Now, (fact of life I guess), everyone has seen a dirty mag in a gas station...and 9 times out of 10 they are in plastic...so the fact there was a Playboy with no plastic on it made me think that SURELY it couldn't possibly be a real Playboy...so I looked.  That's right folks...I opened a dirty magazine in the middle of a huge grocery store...and it in fact WAS a real Playboy...I saw boobies in the grocery store.  lol.  Who knew...

Ok, so now backtrack to LAST week...Tuesday to be exact (ya know, after I was busy failing my drivers license test...).  We had a doctor's appointment where we learned that Roy was then measuring 8lbs 12oz...which means he gained 2 pounds in 2 weeks according to the ultrasound.  Dr. Heinrich told us that at my next appointment we would discuss induction or c-section.  She also said his belly is measuring bigger than his head...which means he has a higher chance of getting caught coming out.  This increases the risk for all sorts of issues for him, as well as a required emergency c section.  I have now accepted the fact that I will be having a c section.  When we go to the doctor on Friday, I will ask if it can be done on Monday (the 16th).  The doctor goes on a weeks vacation on Wednesday, and I am honestly not sure he is wanting to stay put much longer as it is.  I am sure that everything will be fine- just kind of a scary thing, to go through the entire pregnancy and expect one thing and then be told how dangerous it could be for the baby...which in the long run is what is most important. 

So, now you are caught up on everything here.  I will go through and take picture of the apartment this week and post them either on here or on Facebook- it depends on everything that goes on :)  Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!