Let the festivities begin!

It's Friday! My mom and dad are traveling from Florida today to spend an unspecified amount of time with us. I'm so excited!! It's going to be a busy week. Relatives from all over are coming to our house to celebrate Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for. Family, friends, an amazing husband who loves me beyond belief, and a sweet baby on the way. I can't wait to see everyone! On a sadder note, this is the first Thanksgiving I we will have without both of my grandmothers. Grandma Lois passed in December 2008 and Grandma Sophie passed in February 2009. We miss them so much!

Grandma Lois

Blow it out your ears...

...steam, that is. Why is it when I want to get things done, something has to stop me? All I want is a clean house. But no. I can't clean with chemicals. But if I don't do it, it won't get done. So, am I putting my baby's life in jeopardy just so my shower floor won't be pink? I hope not. Pink shower floors are disgusting. So, on top of not being able to use chemicals (but doing so in moderation), our crazy dog thinks its fun to jump on me. And not on my legs or anything like that. He's just big and clumsey enough to reach my belly. So, now I'm freaking out that our baby is going to be born with paw prints all over him/her. I joke about that, but I'm really concerned. But, apparently I'm the only one who will play with the dog. Then, when he does something wrong, I'm the one who gets to yell at him. Then I'm the one who feels bad. So, after I get finished crying about my baby with paw prints and my pink shower floor and my nasty, gross house that just gets grosser, and my dog that just won't listen, I'm going to take a shower (in the clean bathroom) and try to relax. The last thing I need is to go into labor earlier than my baby needs. It feels good to vent.

Tinkering Tuesday

I slept in this morning. It was nice. I haven't been sleeping very well at night. Every time I have to flip to the other side, I wake up. Then I realize I have to pee. So I have to actually get out of bed. By the time I get back in, my mind is racing - I need to read more baby books, I need to find a pediatrician, I need to pack my hospital bag, I need to actually register at the hospital, etc...ugh.
When I finally did get out of bed this morning, it was time to work. And clean. I haven't cleaned in forever. I keep putting it off, hoping my hubby will volunteer to do it for me. So far, no luck. So, I get to clean both bathrooms today. yay.
The good news about today is we are going to K and D's house to eat fondue! I don't know if we're actually going to cook meat like at the Melting Pot or if it is just a chocolate or cheese fondue. Or both. Either way, I don't care. I LOVE FONDUE!!! yum.

This and that

It's been about a week since I last posted. Busy week. Toby was back to his normal self on Tuesday...jumping and playing and completely ignoring any command given to him. On Tuesday, we had our Cross Country Banquet. Shane's Rib Shack catered and we brought home about 10 lbs. of pork, 20 chicken tenders, a million brownies, and bread. We are still eating off of that. Who would have ever thought we'd get sick of Shane's? Our team gave us over $300 in gift cards. We were truly blown away! It was such a blessing!

Not much happened on Wednesday, but it was hump day!

Thursday, we had another baby shower! Got lots of fun things like diapers, wipes, toys, handmade blankets, a boppy pillow and cover, etc...FABULOUS!!!!

Friday, my hubby participated in a flag football game that ended not so great for him. He always says his "hips don't lie!" Well, his hips didn't lie. Apparently they bobbed and weaved one way and his feet bobbed and weaved the other way and he fell on his shoulder. We don't know if it is separated or dislocated. It's not broken, thank God! I got to baby him on Friday night :)

Saturday, he babied me. He took me shopping and we got a ton of stuff off our registry. Now, all we need is the post-it-note sized list I made. Sure beats 16 pages of registry stuff. We are very excited abou the great deals we found. LOVE BURLINGTON BABY DEPOT!!!! If you haven't been there, I definitely suggest it.

Blue Monday

I usually don't like Mondays for various reasons. There is just something about the day. It may be because it's the start of the work week, but I think it's because it is the end of the weekend. There is a difference. I don't mind work. I do mind the passing of the weekend. There is just something about those two days off. I love getting to spend time with my hubby. He is gone all day during the week and now wrestling has started. He teaches and coaches. So, that makes for one looonnng day.

Today is definitely a blue Monday. Even though the hubby is at work, I usually have our little Toby, our boxer, to keep me company. Today is different though. I dropped Toby off at the vet this morning for his neutering. His own personal demise. I feel terrible. Toby is a happy 10 month old puppy with a bubbly personality. He is loveable and funny and we are always laughing at his antics. Sometimes he gets carried away, but for the most part, he is a wonderful pet. I feel terrible because when I dropped him off, he had no idea what he was in for. He just looked at me trustingly with his droopy little puppy face, his tail wagging. It was only when I went in the other direction from him that he realized something was up. I'll admit...I cried. I'm about to cry now typing this! I get to pick him up later this afternoon. I hope he still loves me with his amazing puppy innocence.

Thoughts...

Okay, so there are a few things that I have been dwelling on...

1. The Fort Hood incident - now that my hubby is in the National Guard, things like this catch my attention in a heartbeat. My heart goes out to the families that lost loved ones due to this crazy guy who killed these soldiers because he didn't want to be deployed to Iraq. Hello crazy guy, did you not realize that when you joined the Army, deployment would be an option you had to face? Now, thanks to you, families have lost someone whom they loved. The saddest part, besides the fact that it was someone they trusted, is that some of these soldiers just got back from being deployed. So, they went overseas, looked danger in the face, came back to tell about it, just to be murdered by someone at their own American base on American soil. This guy should be...well, I can't really say how I think this should be handled.

2. Moving on to brighter things - Cross Country - I coach cross country and our boy's team made it to the State Championships in Carrollton! Yay! We are going to race our best and hopefully bring home some hardware. If we don't, I know we will have at least one, maybe two, who will bring home some medals. One of them may place first!

3. Pregnancy - Of course I was going to bring this up! So, yesterday morning I got my first leg cramp of my whole pregnancy. I guess I should count my blessings because I am 9 months pregnant. My mom said she got them all throughout her pregnancies. But, my leg is now killing me! My calf muscle is so pulled, I feel like I ran a marathon without stretching. And, also yesterday, the baby kicked me so hard, it startled me awake. Wow! It didn't hurt, but I get the feeling he/she is getting bored in there.

Well, that's about all for now.

A Week Ahead...with a girl?

Today, I went to the doctor and all looks well! The baby's heartbeat sounded strong and the doctor said I was measuring a week ahead. Are we going the have a Thanksgiving baby? Possibly. But, are we having a girl? Who knows. When the midwife was measuring me, she said something about wondering if she could find HER butt. I winced a little at that. Not because I would be upset about having a girl, but because I did NOT want to know until the baby was actually born. It is supposed to be a surprise. Maybe it still is. The midwife quickly corrected herself by saying that she only said "girl" because she was getting girl vibes. The baby's butt, by the way, is just under my, uh...heart, for lack of a better word :)


As for the insurance stuff, I feel a little better about that. I talked to the insurance lady and she laid it all out for me in terms that I could understand...I think.


Tuesday, I went shopping for the outfits to bring the baby home in. If it's a boy, it will look like this:

Sorry! Couldn't figure out how to get it to turn clockwise!

If it's a girl, it will look like this:

We are sooo excited!!

Why is insurance so confusing?

Well, this is my very first blog. I just enjoyed reading my old friend from college, Amber's, blog that I decided to try one of my own. So, I have no idea how this will turn out.

I'm expecting my first child in December. On the first, to be exact. But dealing with all the insurance stuff has my head spinning. When I was working, I had single insurance and my husband did too. I paid some money for the pregnancy on that, then I quit my job. I switched over to Charles's (my hubby) insurance and paid more money on that. Then, his job dropped the insurance they were using and switched to another one. Ugh!! We have paid way more than we were supposed to, and are anxiously awaiting some refunds! Why is it so hard? Just give me our money back already!

I've decided if I do go back to work, I will never work in the insurance business. Too confusing.