Tulips, shower, RV and more!

What a week! I have a ton of pictures to share but I don't have any ready yet. I am currently, as we speak, uploading my pics... all bazillion of them. Look for a big picture filled post tomorrow including pics of my ever expanding waistline!! It's growing by leaps and bounds but I'm STILL stretch mark free!!! I'm knocking on wood and moisturizing like crazy! I do believe it's mainly genetic though.
We survived Tulip Time in Pella, IA and loved it! The flowers were amazing! My wonderful hubby rented a RV so I could travel in comfort and NOT have Miss Thing during that trip! Technically I'm not suppose to be traveling several states away for work and fun trips this late in the pregnancy but my OB checked to make sure everything was still "sealed up" before we went so no worries! It was officially a work trip but we had so much fun that it certainly didn't seem like work. We got home at 1am Friday because I had a dr's appt Friday morning. That appt went great as well except Miss Thing did not appreciate her space being invaded when Dr. R tried to find her heartbeat so she kicked him a couple times. He just laughed and said that's quite a strong girl in there:) I also gained 2 more lbs which I solely attribute to all the Dutch pastries I ~had~ to try while in Pella.
We had my side of the family's baby shower on Saturday. It was so much fun to see all the relatives and friends! Lance and I were both extremely overwelmed by all the generosity and love that was poured on us and Miss Thing! I think I opened gifts for a couple of hours. We received so many beautiful and useful items. I'm currently washing everything so I can put it away (as long as it resides on a hanger as we STILL don't have our nursery furniture).
I am officially done with all work travel that takes me farther than a hour away. Lance is in SD this week but he's only a few hours away so he can get home if anything happens. I'm pretty sure Miss Thing is enjoying her surroundings and is planning on staying in there for a while longer.
This week, I'm nesting, cleaning and trying to get this house in tiptop shape for spring/summer and Miss Thing's arrival. I'm going to get a prenatal massage, go shopping for a coming home outfit and think about packing a bag for the hossy. I'm going to start arranging my scraproom into it's new form (there will be pics to follow), take some naps, walks and dig in Lily's garden. I'm going to enjoy these next quiet weeks! We also start Lamaze class on thursday. It's going to be a great week!

Love the garage sales!

My mom and I got up early and went garage saling this morning. We love to garage sale. It's always interesting to see what you can find. I found an adorable brand new duck chair for Miss Thing's room. It is big and plush! I've been looking at them in the Pottery Barn Kids magazine but couldn't justify spending that much. I got it for $5! YAY! We also picked up a cute little rocking chair that I'm going to paint and a plush paint rocking horse that whinnies and makes hoof noises when you push the buttons on it's ears. Very cute! We got some other stuff too but now I can't remember what. It was perfect weather for garage saling too. Cool with a warm sun. So nice:)
Then we came back to my house, unloaded all the loot and went to the best little drive-in in the area which happens to be about 5 miles from our house. Apparently everyone else had the same idea as it was packed. They have great food there!
Tonight we're watching Nascar and putting together the pack-n-play as our crib is still ~in route~ and won't be here until the end of the month. Hopefully it will get here before Miss Thing does! Oh, I'm doing laundry too.
I did take some belly pics but I haven't got them uploaded to my computer yet. My scraproom/office is all ripped apart since we're doing a little remodel in there so access to my cords and computer are currently not as handy as usual. I'll try to get them on tomorrow. I've grown quite a bit!! I don't know how men can stand to have a beer belly all the time?? This baby belly really gets in the way of bending over, putting on my shoes, putting on pants, ect.

You'll also notice from the comments from the last post that my brother has found my blog again. He always adds a little color with his comments and smart #ss wit. You would think that since we share blood and possibly eventually my liver, that he would be on my side but alas he sides with Lance all the time! ~sigh~ He better hope Lance's liver is as ~nice~ as mine is... when/if that time comes....
Mine could come with a lot of strings attached! tee hee hee

Kicking the Ick!

I'm finally feeling like a real person again. I'm typically not the sick type. I almost never get sick but my immune system has been kicked in the #ss due in a large part to being pregnant for 13 of 15 months. My body is ready to get back to its regularly scheduled life which does NOT include making and nourishing life. Little does my body know... it will be doing this again... maybe even a couple more times. I'm not planning on telling my body as I think after the year and a half that it's had, it would definitely rebel! Maybe science will hurry up and invent a way for men to be pregnant and Lance can do the next couple! Ahhh...that would be great!

Miss Thing has now found/reached my ribs. She was kicking them last nite...it wasn't painful per se but just shocking that she's that big already. We have only 48 days left until EDD-day but it seems SO far away as I'm growing by leaps and bounds, getting less to little sleep and not able to eat hardly anything due to Miss Thing squishing my insides. Man does that sound like I'm complaining...I REALLY try not to do that as we are very blessed to be pregnant with a healthy little girl after losing Lily. We both thank God every day for Miss Thing so I definitely don't want to sound like I'm ~over~ the joy of being pregnant because I'm not. I just see the end in sight and can't wait to meet this little wild woman and be able to bend over again!

Speaking of which... here are a list of things that I think need to be invented for preggo women!

• spray-on lotion that you don't have to rub in. Just spray it on your legs and you're moisturized!
• sleeping area that elevates you to fend off heart burn, cushions your aching hips yet gives you support so there isn't any back ache, has a cooling system as I'm always roasting, has built in props that keep you on your side but still lets you lean back on pillows so not to squish the baby. Miss Thing hates when I lean too far forward on my body pillow...apparently I'm invading her space. Little does she know... she's invading MY space! She also dislikes when I sleep on my right side. She's a fussy, opinionated thing!
• tums dispenser that resembles a Pez dispenser (easier access) or even an IV drip of tums.

OK that's it for now but I'm sure I'll think of more;)

Good bye April!! It's been real fun but bring on May and the summer weather. The sooner May gets going, the sooner June gets here! YAY!!

Random bits.

• I seem to have lost my belly button:/ I have or more accurately ~had~ a very nice innie which has been rapidly decreasing in depth. Now it seems to be more of an even-ie. Apparently Miss Thing is taking ALL the room she possibly can. Yikes!
• my kennel cough (as Lance refers to it) is getting better. I'm not waking myself up all the time and/or gagging from coughing anymore.
• I seem to have contracted the flu over the weekend which I've deemed the sw.ine flu. Really I don't think I ~have~ the sw.ine flu but since it's all the rage right now I'm trying to be in style. Luckily that seems to be winding down too as I actually have food in my stomach that has been there for longer than 1 hour. Miss Thing really appreciates that too!
• I have the WORLD'S BEST husband EVER! Lance has been so great while I've been down and out with all the sickness the last week or so. He's the best! We were suppose to take off on a business trip yesterday but there was no way I could travel so he stayed home with me to take care of me. How sweet is that? He even offered to stay home today even though I know he's anxious to get some of his work in the cities done. Seriously...the best!
• I'm a closet Nascar fan. I do plan on remaining in the closet on this one but I seriously LOVE nascar. We watched the Talledega race yesterday and I told Lance I want to go there and camp in the infield with all the Nascar crazies! Maybe it was just the fever and flu talking but I thought that sounded like fun! Plus it looked so nice there... 82 degrees and sunny. Lance was all for it.
• I'm rearranging my scraproom for more space. When I say I, I actually mean Lance is moving everything around for me. Again...he's the best! I've decided that there isn't much room for Miss Thing to join me in there unless she's in utero which is NOT where I plan on keeping her for much longer. 50 days left!! I will post pics once I get everything moved around which will take awhile because I have ALOT of stuff. Plus I have to ask Lance in sections so I don't overwhelm him with all my goodies. Plus I only have him move the heavy stuff. I do the rest and I wear out quickly these days.
• The lilies, roses and hydrangea are starting to bud in Lily's garden! I can't wait to get that finished and all put together this spring. Again a lot of that is going to have to be Lance but I can do some of it.

Big Baby!

Another FAB.U.LOUS doctor's appt for Miss Thing! Although apparently we're going to have to call her Miss Big Thing as she's weighing in at over 1 lb above average. She should be around 3.25-3.5 lbs and she's 4 lbs 7 oz. EEK! Everything looks great on the u/s eventhough she was less than cooperative for the whole process. She did wave at us several times but that was about it. No good face shots again because she would roll or put her hands up again. Little stinker!

I also have not gained a single lb since my last appt 2 weeks ago! YAY!!! Now if only I can keep it that way for a little while longer. I did get an internal check just because Lance and I are going on a big work trip this next week a couple of states away so Dr. R wanted to check to make sure everything was ~sealed up~ still. It was/is and everything looks perfect for 32 weeks along! I don't think I'll EVER get sick of hearing that!

I have just recently experienced my 1st bout of cankles. Ick! I've NEVER seen my ankles so huge in my entire life. Even when I sprained my ankle really bad and was on crutches for 3 weeks, my ankle wasn't this fat. It was like I had gained 100 lbs but solely in my ankles and lower calves. Eww! I guess I shouldn't complain too much as I'm definitely on the homeward stretch but it's still gross.

Today we're packing and trying to clean up the house before we hit the road. I ~need~ to clean/reorganize my scrap room/office but I don't know if it's going to happen today. The sun is shining and I'm going to head outside for some yard work so I can get my vitamin D and so fresh air. Gotta love that!!

Happy Birthday Lee!!!

It's my brother's 29th birthday today! YAY!! We had pizza and strawberry-banana pie for him last nite at Mom's house. Now he's watching the Twins play while squatting on our couch. I also maybe him is favorite breakfast this morning which is Favorite Muffins. They are a muffin with nutmeg in it that is dipped in butter then rolled in cinnamon and sugar. I did this as part of a bribe to get him to finish the painting in the nursery. The good news is it worked!

Oh the baby front, less than 2 months! That's crazy!?! Very exciting but wow! What's also crazy is that our crib and dresser/changing table is not coming until the end of MAY now. The company that they were ordered from is notoriously slow plus they won't send a truck unless it's full. So if Miss Thing decides to join us earlier, then she's going to be sleeping in a laundry basket or box. Not very fabulous!! :/

Actually we're getting a pack and play too so she can sleep in the bassinet portion of that but I was really hoping to have the crib this month. We're holding off on finishing the decorating until the furniture comes as we don't exactly know how we're going to arrange things. So we're in wait mode.

I haven't had anymore Braxton Hicks since thursday so YAY for that!! I'm been enjoying the horse show in Fergus all weekend but picked up a severe cough. Lance is calling it kennel cough as a result from being around horses all weekend. For the record, the cough started before the horse show so ~good try hubby~!! Not so much! If anything would make me feel better, it would be a horse show!

What's that?

Why is it so silent over at this blog?? Could it be because...

• the author is 32 weeks pregnant?! (When did that happen?)
• this pregnancy is completely normal (knocking on wood) except for those dang Braxton Hicks that attacked last night, but those are normal too.
• I'm swimming in a sea of pink and purple items that need washing, putting away, organinzing, ect
• I'm STILL waiting for the crib and dresser and starting to freak just a little about that eventhough I have 2 months left if Miss Thing doesn't break out of there sooner.
• I'm trying to keep up with horse things but I'm killing myself doing it
• I do try to slide in some work every now and then but my boss is fabulous so he dotes on me. (You all know Lance & I work together right??)
• I'm trying to get things organized before Miss Thing but I'm starting to wear out.
• I'm not sleeping very well anymore... which I think is the dumbest thing EVER!! Why shouldn't a pregnant woman, especially near the end, get the greatest sleep ever in order to be well rested for when baby comes.
• Also, why am I wide awake at 4am??

Isn't it funny how this blog is so completely baby-oriented?! When did that happen? Oh well! Welcome to Motherhood:)

Today I'm cleaning, organizing and putting things away. I'm calling on the crib to see what the ETA is. I'm photoshopping with some friends tonite as they are new to photoshop and need help. I'm taking Teddy for a walk, making strawberry banana pie for Lee's birthday this weekend & taking a nap! Tomorrow I'm going to a horse show... can't wait! My horse is not ready for the show yet as she is still shedding like crazy. It looks like she has ~the mange~ or is molting! She's slick (no winter hair) on her neck and shoulders, has clumps of hair in the middle and her butt is furry. She's quite funny looking!! Definitely NOT is show shape!