::Feeling great
::Really into my Faith Hill mix on my iTunes
::Comfortably busy
::Looking good (according to my coworkers-not my opinion)
::Feeling like my tummy is enormous
::Absolutely, 100% sure that I'm feeling Peanut move occasionally. YAY!!!
::Tired of being broke (too bad that isn't likely to change)
::Thankful for all the blessings in my life
::Totally in love with my husband--he really is great
::Enjoying every minute I can with our daughter; she's just so darn cute and sweet!
::Thankful for all my wonderful friends
::Thinking I need to be a better friend by keeping in touch better
::Wishing I had someone to clean my house and cook dinner every night (but there's that broke thing...)
::Enjoying my job, but at the same time wishing I could be a stay at home mom, at least part time (that money thing again!)
Hope everyone is doing well!
Wednesday, August 23
Monday, August 21
Little Peanut
Well, we still don't know if Peanut will be dressed in pink or blue, but things are looking good health wise! From crown to rump our little one measures 3.25", which is quite a change from .75" 5 weeks ago! (If memory serves me right about the measurement during my first ultrasound.) Everything looks great with the baby and his/her cozy little home in my uterus. My next appointment is September 11 (I know...) and then we should know if Ashleigh will have a brother or sister. And also, surprising to me, my C-section has been scheduled for February 8th!
Things are good with me too! I got some prescription sinus medicine AND found out I have a bladder infection so I of course got meds for that too. By Saturday morning I felt like a new woman! Felt great Sunday too. Feel pretty good today, BUT since I threw up (LOTS) about 15 minutes after taking my wonder drugs, not AS good as I probably would have otherwise.
Saturday we had a wonderful time at Caiden's birthday party. Ashleigh and Caiden played in the pool and I was very diligent with sunscreen so there was no sunburn. Not even a tan line! ; ) Ashleigh also got to play on their swingset, which was a big treat for her. To my knowledge, it was the first time she'd been down a slide. (Sliding board to you Yankee people-ha ha!)
Sunday was very productive in the areas of grocery shopping, house cleaning and good old playing and hanging out.
It was a great weekend, just WAY to short!
Wednesday, August 16
This and That
I've had so many random thoughts the past few days, and of course, since I didn't write them down, they're gone...probably forever. But here are a few:
::When I get old, I hope I'm not one of those old women who look like they just got through sucking on a lemon. I mean, has their life really been THAT bad?
::I washed a glass by hand last night for the first time in years. I'll wash plastic cups, but little scared of the glass. I've got a big old scar on my left index finger to show why. The boogers are wicked if they break while your hand is in it!
::It still amazes me how much I love my daughter. I really didn't even know that kind of love existed. And I love lots of people. It's just different when it's your child. And humbling to know my Mom feels the same toward me.
::I don't really get the whole "being stressed out" thing. I mean, over some things-like life and death situations-sure. But work? Not really. And that's not just the Prozac talking, either. I learned a long time ago it's just not worth it.
::I'm such a pregnant geek. I'm all excited because the doctor's office called yesterday and moved my appointment from 10 to 8 Friday morning. So I'll get my ultrasound 2 hours earlier!! I can do without the poking and prodding that will come after on this visit, but I'm all about an ultrasound. She MIGHT be able to tell the gender, but I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up. I'm sure we'll have to wait on that until next month. ; (
Enough of my idle ramblings...here are some photos!
Ashleigh riding around "our property" ; ) with her Daddy on the 4-wheeler. She loves it!
Looking pretty at the baby shower Sunday afternoon:
Our girl loves her ravioli! AND cutting up for the camera...
::When I get old, I hope I'm not one of those old women who look like they just got through sucking on a lemon. I mean, has their life really been THAT bad?
::I washed a glass by hand last night for the first time in years. I'll wash plastic cups, but little scared of the glass. I've got a big old scar on my left index finger to show why. The boogers are wicked if they break while your hand is in it!
::It still amazes me how much I love my daughter. I really didn't even know that kind of love existed. And I love lots of people. It's just different when it's your child. And humbling to know my Mom feels the same toward me.
::I don't really get the whole "being stressed out" thing. I mean, over some things-like life and death situations-sure. But work? Not really. And that's not just the Prozac talking, either. I learned a long time ago it's just not worth it.
::I'm such a pregnant geek. I'm all excited because the doctor's office called yesterday and moved my appointment from 10 to 8 Friday morning. So I'll get my ultrasound 2 hours earlier!! I can do without the poking and prodding that will come after on this visit, but I'm all about an ultrasound. She MIGHT be able to tell the gender, but I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up. I'm sure we'll have to wait on that until next month. ; (
Enough of my idle ramblings...here are some photos!
Ashleigh riding around "our property" ; ) with her Daddy on the 4-wheeler. She loves it!
Looking pretty at the baby shower Sunday afternoon:
Our girl loves her ravioli! AND cutting up for the camera...
Friday, August 11
Get Real
OK, after my last post, which was a bit of a downer, I just had to share this.
I was looking at some pregnancy website stuff, and was looking at the exercise related stuff. Because while I am quite certain I won't overdo it, a girl's gotta be sure, right?
Well, one little "tip" said to weigh yourself before and after you work out and to drink 2 glasses of water for every pound they lost during their workout.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HA! I say.
I'm pretty darn sure that I have never lost a pound of sweat during a workout. Ever. Much less during pregnancy. I mean, I'm all about the AC and fans. And if I start sweating buckets...well, it's time for the cool down.
Of course, this could be why my maternity clothes are large and extra-large rather than medium, but...oh well. I'm not going to sweat away POUNDS of fluid. Not voluntarily anyway.
Have a cool weekend!
I was looking at some pregnancy website stuff, and was looking at the exercise related stuff. Because while I am quite certain I won't overdo it, a girl's gotta be sure, right?
Well, one little "tip" said to weigh yourself before and after you work out and to drink 2 glasses of water for every pound they lost during their workout.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
HA! I say.
I'm pretty darn sure that I have never lost a pound of sweat during a workout. Ever. Much less during pregnancy. I mean, I'm all about the AC and fans. And if I start sweating buckets...well, it's time for the cool down.
Of course, this could be why my maternity clothes are large and extra-large rather than medium, but...oh well. I'm not going to sweat away POUNDS of fluid. Not voluntarily anyway.
Have a cool weekend!
So much for feeling better...
Thursday I thought I might die. OK, not really. But if I hadn't been able to sleep most of the day, I'd probably have wished at least a temporary, non-harmful coma.
Headache doesn't even describe what I felt. It wasn't a migraine, although most people who haven't had a real migraine would say it was. This morning it was much better, only to begin throwing up. Great. Luckily, that didn't last too long, and I think I'm on my way to feeling kinda-sorta good. Hope so, we've got a visit to my family scheduled for tomorrow!
I feel sort of petty even complaining about my minor ailments, though.
I have a friend that I work with that needs everyone's thoughts and prayers.
She just turned 30 this spring, which makes all these health problems even more troubling. She was first diagnosed with heart disease, then it was later determined she also has kidney disease. She's been in the hospital all week and will be there a good bit longer, it seems as they run more tests. I'm sure that she will be fine in the long run, it's just so scary for anyone, especially someone as young as her to have all these problems. And all the waiting is so hard, because you can't really deal with anything until you know what exactly you're up against.
I have another friend who's 32 who's just had her second chemo treatment...
It's so easy to get discouraged, but I will stay positive.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Headache doesn't even describe what I felt. It wasn't a migraine, although most people who haven't had a real migraine would say it was. This morning it was much better, only to begin throwing up. Great. Luckily, that didn't last too long, and I think I'm on my way to feeling kinda-sorta good. Hope so, we've got a visit to my family scheduled for tomorrow!
I feel sort of petty even complaining about my minor ailments, though.
I have a friend that I work with that needs everyone's thoughts and prayers.
She just turned 30 this spring, which makes all these health problems even more troubling. She was first diagnosed with heart disease, then it was later determined she also has kidney disease. She's been in the hospital all week and will be there a good bit longer, it seems as they run more tests. I'm sure that she will be fine in the long run, it's just so scary for anyone, especially someone as young as her to have all these problems. And all the waiting is so hard, because you can't really deal with anything until you know what exactly you're up against.
I have another friend who's 32 who's just had her second chemo treatment...
It's so easy to get discouraged, but I will stay positive.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Tuesday, August 8
Could it be?
Dare I hope? Could it be?
This is day number two of feeling good. REALLY GOOD. I mean, I still get tired and winded more easily and all that fun stuff, but no headache (knock on wood). No sickness or anything. Well, brushing my teeth is a little tricky still, but otherwise, all is well.
I felt so good yesterday...get this: I worked out. This is something I did regularly before getting pregnant, but I haven't been able to even think about it for about, oh...3 months! I plan on working out again tonight, too. Look out world! ; )
So could this all mean that my all-day-long-think-you're-gonna-die sickness might be coming to an end? I sure hope so. I hate feeling like crap. I have stuff to do. Like clean out an entire room and closet to make room for the little one causing all the changes. And try to get my daughter to crawl into her toddler bed and fall alseep on her own and stay there all night long. Then work on potty training again. Because this first go around just hasn't worked AT ALL!
This is day number two of feeling good. REALLY GOOD. I mean, I still get tired and winded more easily and all that fun stuff, but no headache (knock on wood). No sickness or anything. Well, brushing my teeth is a little tricky still, but otherwise, all is well.
I felt so good yesterday...get this: I worked out. This is something I did regularly before getting pregnant, but I haven't been able to even think about it for about, oh...3 months! I plan on working out again tonight, too. Look out world! ; )
So could this all mean that my all-day-long-think-you're-gonna-die sickness might be coming to an end? I sure hope so. I hate feeling like crap. I have stuff to do. Like clean out an entire room and closet to make room for the little one causing all the changes. And try to get my daughter to crawl into her toddler bed and fall alseep on her own and stay there all night long. Then work on potty training again. Because this first go around just hasn't worked AT ALL!
Monday, August 7
Sweet Baby Girl
First off, let me say that my daughter is normally dressed! But I decided to let her have some ketchup with her french fries and really didn't want another ruined shirt!
She loves to color these days! This particular session, however, she decided she'd rather color herself...then as always happens when she gets bored, she starts to eat them!! I hate it when she does that and take them away as soon as I realize what she's done, but I'm pretty sure eating crayons hasn't killed a child yet!
Ashleigh got a special treat a couple of weeks ago when her Mamaw took her to McDonald's for a Happy Meal. Doesn't she look like a little heathen in her do-rag?
Several weeks ago, I got Caiden's toddler bed from Rachel. Ashleigh hasn't slept in it nearly enough, but she sure loves to play in it!! If she ever gets quiet and I have to go looking for her, I almost always find her with some of her stuffed animals in her bed.
She loves to color these days! This particular session, however, she decided she'd rather color herself...then as always happens when she gets bored, she starts to eat them!! I hate it when she does that and take them away as soon as I realize what she's done, but I'm pretty sure eating crayons hasn't killed a child yet!
Ashleigh got a special treat a couple of weeks ago when her Mamaw took her to McDonald's for a Happy Meal. Doesn't she look like a little heathen in her do-rag?
Several weeks ago, I got Caiden's toddler bed from Rachel. Ashleigh hasn't slept in it nearly enough, but she sure loves to play in it!! If she ever gets quiet and I have to go looking for her, I almost always find her with some of her stuffed animals in her bed.
Shamu
OK, I finally decided I wasn't going to get any better, LOL!
Just keep in mind this was taken about 7:30pm, after a long day during which I felt particularly crummy...
And I weigh 3 pounds LESS than when I got pregnant!!! This is what I looked like at about 6 months with Ashleigh.
Just keep in mind this was taken about 7:30pm, after a long day during which I felt particularly crummy...
And I weigh 3 pounds LESS than when I got pregnant!!! This is what I looked like at about 6 months with Ashleigh.
Thursday, August 3
Where Did My Baby Go?
Seriously. I mean, I know where Ashleigh is, but what happened to my baby?
I've lost count of how many words she knows. It's unreal. And she's speaking in short little sentences. Here are some examples:
::Look Mama?
::Where did {insert whatever here} go?
::What was that?
::I'm sleepy.
::I'm OK!
::I want {juice, milk, cookie, nana, grape, etc.}
::Help me! (This one cracks me up every time)
::Bye-bye, miss you!
::Bye-bye, see you later!
::That's my chair.
::Get me down.
And I'm sure there are more. She'll be 20 months old Tuesday. I don't think we've got a baby genius, but I do believe she's ahead in the verbal skills area. Oh, and I'm sure you can imagine these aren't all pronounced perfectly, BUT you don't have to live with her to know what she's saying either. Everybody can understand her!
In other news (LOL)::
::I'd also like to thank the aliens for returning my car & house key. The sneaky suckers put them underneath my truck seat. But they sent me some sort of subliminal message to get me to look there, so I can't be too mad, I suppose.
::I'd also like help coming to terms with how quickly my waist has disappeared. I'm 3 months pregnant today I promise, this is how I looked at 6 months with Ashleigh!!! I'm going to try to take a "belly pic" today, even though I think I look a total mess. I plan on posting my monthly "belly pics" of course, and I think I'll also post my Ashleigh-pregnancy pics so you can compare. It's CRAZY!!!
I've lost count of how many words she knows. It's unreal. And she's speaking in short little sentences. Here are some examples:
::Look Mama?
::Where did {insert whatever here} go?
::What was that?
::I'm sleepy.
::I'm OK!
::I want {juice, milk, cookie, nana, grape, etc.}
::Help me! (This one cracks me up every time)
::Bye-bye, miss you!
::Bye-bye, see you later!
::That's my chair.
::Get me down.
And I'm sure there are more. She'll be 20 months old Tuesday. I don't think we've got a baby genius, but I do believe she's ahead in the verbal skills area. Oh, and I'm sure you can imagine these aren't all pronounced perfectly, BUT you don't have to live with her to know what she's saying either. Everybody can understand her!
In other news (LOL)::
::I'd also like to thank the aliens for returning my car & house key. The sneaky suckers put them underneath my truck seat. But they sent me some sort of subliminal message to get me to look there, so I can't be too mad, I suppose.
::I'd also like help coming to terms with how quickly my waist has disappeared. I'm 3 months pregnant today I promise, this is how I looked at 6 months with Ashleigh!!! I'm going to try to take a "belly pic" today, even though I think I look a total mess. I plan on posting my monthly "belly pics" of course, and I think I'll also post my Ashleigh-pregnancy pics so you can compare. It's CRAZY!!!
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