Chiropractor Visit

My lower back and sciatic nerve has literally been a pain in my rear for the last three weeks or so. I've been experiencing a shooting pain down my leg that brings me to my knees and I've been avoiding painkillers as much as I can. So, I finally found myself in a chiropractice office praying that this will be the solution to my problem. The chiropractor examined my back and alignment and sure enough, there was lot of tension in my lower back. It was probably brought upon by the excrutiating 14 hour drive to and from Phoenix to Denver during the holidays. He did a quick adjustment (I never heard so many bones pop in my life) which brought some temporary relief. I have a follow-up visit tomorrow and hopefully we can determine a treatment plan that can provide permanent relief.
On the pregnancy front, Mike and I took our first trip to Babys R' Us yesterday. Although, I had to convince Mike to take the trip, it was him whose eyes lit up as we browsed the aisles. Suddenly, he was test driving strollers, checking out the bouncers, pack n' plays, and bedding. It may be early in the pregnancy but it was nice to get an idea what we would like for the baby. This is only one of many trips we will be taking to the store!

It's Friiiiiiiiiiday

The weekend is here. Sweet! This was Genevieve's last week working full time. Being on her feet all day is too exhausting, so she will be going to part-time in February and then doing side work at home. Lucky her!

I plan on playing Xbox 360 pretty much all day tomorrow since she'll be working 12-6. Yep, that's right. I finally mentioned Xbox after 4 postings. Get used to it because there's more where that came from!

No football this weekend since Super Bowl is coming up on Feb. 5th. Too bad for the Broncos. This was the farthest Jake Plummer had ever reached in the playoffs, and boy did it show. He pretty much choked. Maybe next year....maybe next year...

Thank you from the McLean's!

Thank you everyone for your warm wishes and congratulations that we received yesterday. It was very nice to see your responses and comments. We know that this is a life changing journey but we are ready to take on the task. We would like to thank our family and friends who have been so supportive of us this past 9 years (since we declared ourselves boyfriend and girlfriend!). Without you, we would not be in this place in our lives. We look forward to hearing your knowledge and experience that will not only help us throughout this pregnancy but through parenthood as well--we hope!

First Ultrasound

Ultrasound Picture 1 01/19/2006
Originally uploaded by mikeandgen.

Today we had our very first ultrasound! We saw the first images of our little baby and it was amazing. It measured at 10 weeks and 6 days, making our baby's official due date August 11th. But, you never know...Mike may just get a special present on his birthday - August 7th. At this point we're happy to hear our baby is progressing well and excited to see what the future holds.

Do you want to know a secret?

We have recently released some classified information. Genevieve is PREGNANT! How cool is that? She is a little over 9 weeks along, so it's still very early. We are super excited, and have the first ultrasound scheduled for next week. The due date is August 13th, 2005. If we are lucky, it will be a Leo, like me. Leos are awesome.

More details to follow.....

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! Finally, we have a new site. Back in the day, we used to have an online presence over at http://mikeandgen.tripod.com. It ended up being kind of a bust due to many reasons. The new format for this blog makes it MUCH easier for us to post updates, so bookmark us and check back frequently!