Landoll's Mohican Castle

This past weekend we went to Landoll's Mohican Castle, which is an hour SW from our house. It was built about ten years ago and has been up and running for three years. They have about a dozen suites and are located on 1100 acres. The castle was built from field stones and trees that had fallen on the property. It was pretty chilly while we were there but the sites and hiking were really nice!

Interesting story: There once was a church (and attached cemetery) on the property whose congregation had a fight about what language was to be spoken -- English or German. English became the official language of the church and shortly after the church was burned down. The German members were so upset about the chosen language that they uprooted their ancestors and re-buried them about a mile down the road. Both cemeteries are still there.

There is a nice restaurant on the grounds and we had made reservations for that night. However, once we got there, because it was rainy and cold, we decided to pick up a pizza and have a warm night inside instead. It felt kind of funny being at this beautiful resort and ordering a pizza, but what do you do? When you hear the call of cheese and pepperoni -- you have no choice but to listen and obey! :)

The castle was amazing and it's hard to believe that it's hidden in the hills of Ohio between Columbus and Canton. We had a blast and would recommend it to everyone and anyone! Hope you enjoy the pictures! :)

First Prenatal Visit

We had our first prenatal visit on September 27. They confirmed that I am eight weeks along and the due date is May 10, 2006!

As some of you know, I was told that I would have issues with my pregnancy due to my lymphodema and swelling problems. The LPN (Judy) that I met with said there shouldn't be any problems as long as we can keep my blood pressure from getting too high and keep an eye on the swelling. So, ladys and gents -- let's hope and pray she is currect! I wasn't looking forward to a trimester of bed rest anyway, that's for sure!

They didn't do much at this visit but blood work and answer all of my 100 million questions! My next visit is November 1st and we'll get to hear the baby's heartbeat then -- we can't wait! :)

As far as how I'm feeling and any symptoms I'm having, I've been very lucky! I'm pretty exhausted and am having some minor back pain -- especially while sleeping. I haven't had much of an appetite (mainly because the idea of most food turns my stomach) but no morning sickness to speak of! Overall, I'm feeling good! And whatever is "ailing" me at the moment, it doesn't seem too bad when I think that we're going through this for the baby -- at least there is a good cause, right?! :)

Many of you have asked if we're going to find out the sex of the baby. To this I respond, "If you have to ask -- you must not know me very well!". I'm too impatient to wait seven more months to find out what we're having -- it's already killing me! So, YES, we will find out!!! And we will share that exciting news with all of you as well. However, we are planning to keep the name a secret until the baby is born. There has to be a surprise somewhere! :)

Until the next visit...