The fabulousness that is... + a naked dog!

The fabulous part is The Children's Place store! WOW! Could that store be anymore ~me~?? With all the bright fun colors and glittery accents... I was in heaven! Why don't they have a store like that for adults? Now, I've walked by this store several times but have not paid any attention to it along with all the other baby stores. It's just not my thing to ooh and aah over baby and little kids clothes. Now that I'm almost a mom, I decided to check it out since it was right across from Victo.ria Sec.ret where I was using my handy dandy coupon to get new undies. First I should mention that this is the 1st time I've been to the mall since before Christmas. I'm just not a ~mall~ girl. Now don't get me wrong... I LOVE to shop but just not at a mall. I prefer the trendy boutique type stores. So I decided to check out The Children's Place since I haven't been in there before + it was close + Miss Thing needs a baptism dress. I walked in and am immediately welcomed by an adorable purple outfit with lime and fuschia accents + a matching hat! Ummm, hello coming home outfit! Into my bag it went! Then I move on to the sale items... love them! More items are chucked into the bag. I finally managed to drag myself out of there with a huge bag and over $100 spent but completely missed the 4th of July outfits and a baptism dress didn't even cross my mind. The good news is I received a 15% off coupon so I am going back to hit what I missed next week or the week after;) Maybe the week after that way they can restock and have some new items in there!!!

Now for the naked dog... Teddy got shaved today just like last year. He is so dang funny looking but it is so much nicer for him. Plus he loves to swim at Lance's parents lake so this keeps him nice and not matty. His head and tail are the only things that have any hair left on him so when his tail, which naturally curls over his back, touches his buzzed back he tweaks out. It is so funny! It's like he thinks something is attacking him. He did this last year for the first couple of hours but then he finally realized what was going on. I'll take some pictures and update this post with them when he wakes up.

Lance is heading home as we speak. We have our 2nd lamaze class tonight for 3.5 hrs. Why must they be so long? Tomorrow I have a dr's appt in the morning then my mom and I are going to go buy flowers at our favorite nursery and plant them in my pots and in Lily's garden. I will take pics of Lily's garden next week as it should be close to done by then. Hopefully! The lilies are growing like weeds (YAY!) and the hydrangea are sprouting too. I'm not sure what the rose bushes are doing but they look healthy. Yay for all that:)

Why is it...

that a dog (namely Teddy) will bring you a toy but then not give it to you?? He totally stands in front of me with his ball (or whatever toy of the moment) but will not give it up until you wrestle him for it. Why is that?? Do other dogs do this or is it just my dumb dog? I was sitting outside, taking a break from shoveling rock in Lily's garden, when Teddy comes flying up to me with his tennis ball. Uncle Lee has gotten Teddy addicted to tennis balls... thanks Uncle Lee:/ So I tell him to give me his ball and he turns and backs his butt up to me. First of all, Teddy is fixed so there is no confusion about what "ball" I'm talking about. He's only got the one and it's in his mouth. So I push his butt around and try to pry the ball out of his mouth. I finally wrestle it loose and chuck it. He's thrilled to go run after it. He comes running back and its a repeat of before. WHY??

I also added a poll on the right side of my blog as to when Miss Thing is going to arrive and what her size will be. Please feel free to add your guess:)

I LOVE...

Jamie Foxx! Grrrr!! I love his acting, his singing... really his everything! There's nothing on Jaime Foxx that I wouldn't like a piece of ;) tee hee hee With that being said, he's on Ellen today:) I'm not one to watch a lot of tv but when I saw the commercial that he was on today, I've been watching the clock as I go in and out of the house and cleaning so I don't miss it. He just finished performing "Blame It" which was fabulous plus Ellen interviewed him. ~sigh~ Whatta guy!
Apparently Miss Thing likes his singing too because she started bouncing around when he started singing. I then had to explain to her that while I appreciate her taste in music and the fact that we can jam to J. Foxx together later, he is much too old for her and Mommy saw him first so I have dibs! After Daddy of course:)
Now I can get back to my regularly scheduled life:) ~sigh~

1 Freaking Month!!!!

What the heck?!! We have 1 MONTH until Miss Thing's due date!!! Holy crap! How can that be? She could be here anytime. That just seems so inconceivable to me. We're extremely excited but it just seems like I'm really going to be pregnant forever instead.

Lance is off to WI for the next 2 days so I am under strict instructions to NOT have the baby! ha ha ha! I told him I'd see what I could do:) Like I have any control of it? I try not to lift too much or exercise/over-do-it, ect while he's that far away. The braxton hicks tend to come on when I do too much.

I did however mow the lawn yesterday. Lance was doing the front yard so I did the back and side. We have 2 mowers so I always do the easy part. Luckily it was cool out so I had a big sweatshirt on. I really don't look pregnant unless you look closely... at least in a huge sweatshirt that is:) I also forgot how sensitive my skin is to the sun when I'm pregnant so my face is a little pink today. It is turning tan as the day goes on though. I really feel bad for people that burn all the time. I have olive skin so I brown from hot water basically... except when I'm pregnant. Oops!

Lamaze class

I just have to say that the hospital we're going to puts on fabulous baby classes! We haven't had a bad one yet. Our Lamaze class is 3 weeks long with each class being 3.5 hours long. I wasn't too sure if I wanted to take it or not as I've already been through the birthing process just not at full term. I'm so glad that we're taking it as I feel like I'm even better equipped and more confident that I can go through labor and delivery naturally. I'm not ~opposed~ to having an epidural if my doctor wants me too or if I have horrible back labor with my already bad back but I just don't feel like I have to have one. We'll see when the actual time comes.
We have exactly 1 month left as of tomorrow!! Can you believe that? We are pretty much ready for Miss Thing to get here except for the whole crib and dresser/changing table issue. We're now working on cleaning the house and doing yard work. For anyone that lives by us, yes we are going to mow our lawn but it rains EVERY TIME Lance is home. I would mow but he wants the special blades on the mower and that is something I don't do. So lawn mowing is on the agenda for today along with shrub trimming, ect. I just wish it wasn't so cool out. What happened to spring?? 33 degrees (this morning) is NOT spring!

Getting it in writing.

I want to remember what exactly it is that I love about being pregnant along with the things that I can do without. That way when Miss Thing is older, she can have some documentation about what it was like to be pregnant with her. Due to pregnancy brain and then new mom brain, I'm going to blog about it so I've got it down.

Things I love:

• every u/s where I see that little heart fluttering like crazy.
• every appt when I hear her heartbeat and Dr. R saying that everything looks perfect.
• her movement from the first tickle to the now huge tummy shaking jabs and pokes. It's so interesting to feel an elbow or knee poking out of my stomach... as long as they are gentle pokes!
• watching my belly grow.
• loving how Miss Thing interacts with her daddy. This is definitely going to be a Daddy's Girl! I have absolutely no doubt about that.
• all the baby items that have suddenly taken over our house.
• my new thick hair
• the fact that I don't have to shave my legs hardly ever (I'm not sure why, but I love it!)
• my wonderful hubby and how he takes care of me even though it sometimes drives me crazy that I have to ask for so much help with the lifting and carrying and anything that involves bending over for long periods of time:)

Things I could really do without:

• the heartburn
• peeing all the time
• the swelling, puffing and bloating (I haven't worn my rings in months)
• not sleeping well or often
• the ache that has come to live in my hips and nether regions
• Miss Thing jabbing my ribs
• the sciatica nerve pain which has disappeared for awhile
• not being able to ride or jog or bike especially as the weather is getting so nice
• the significant lack of Diet Dew and BEER! Oh what I wouldn't give for a nice tall ice cold Bud Lite with olives or a Mike's Lime. Yummy!!
• not being able to bend over as well or long when tying my shoes or lotioning my legs, ect.

OK, this list is looking a little lopsided as I really have had a very easy pregnancy this time around. The enjoyment has far exceeded the ~do withouts~ even though the list doesn't look that way. I've been very comfortable all throughout the pregnancy until just the last couple of weeks. With only a month or so to go, I'm not surprised that things are going to get increasingly uncomfortable. I'm fine with that. It also means that Miss Thing could arrive at anytime or she could wait until her due date & after. Again I'm fine with either as long as she waits until after 37 weeks and after the crib and changing table arrive! That's really all I ask;)

Picture post!

Here are the promised shower and tulip festival pics!

This afghan was made by my grandma!!

This quilt was made by my mom!!

This is my 2nd cousin and I. Everyone always thought we were sisters when we were little.

Betsy is due the end of July with their 2nd.

This is Lee enjoying Miss Thing's prayer bunny.
Lance enjoying the cake:)

Pella, IA's Tulip Time

The RV Lance rented for us. What a nice way to travel:)