Thomas got home from "Man Trip" with some guy friends last night and I am being a good wife and letting him sleep in for his birthday...so I'm downstairs in my pjs at 9:30 and thinking, It's a good time to blog! :)
Well, I am feeling Ella kick and punch me like crazy now. She (just like Aaron) is most active at about 11pm and 8am. Basically I go to sleep getting kicked in the bladder and wake up getting kicked in the ribs. I stopped using "weeks" and started saying "months" when referring to how pregnant I am. 6 Months sounds good. Can I make it? YES I CAN! (Bob the Builder is on....)
Unfortunately, I had to refill my Zofran medication due to being sick every day this week. I take it before I eat a good lunch and it keeps me feeling good until about 9:00...so I've been eating extremely light for dinner (Cereal & Fruit or Juice...mainly). No biggie.
I had the HARDEST time finding Aaron some brown summer sandels this week! No joke, I went to 10 different stores before finally finding some at Shoe Carnival (it's BOGO there...so stock up, ladies!!!) He wears a 9 1/2 and has a THICK foot. Half the shoes he tried were too small in the thickness of the shoe...not the length. Needless to say, I was very pleased to find some good shoes yesterday! :) I also got some cute cute cute black flip-flops for myself at Carnival. Swollen feet and closed-toed shoes don't mix. I literally stretched a hole in my favorite black flats because of my puffy feet. The three body parts that grow immensely for me during pregnancy are: boobs, feet and the obvious...tummy! :)
Anyone know of good CHEAP pedicure places in Abilene? Gotta have cute toes....even if they do look like mini sausages!
This weekend is going to be amazing...I LOVE Easter Sunday. We have some special things planned for our service at Champions. I cannot WAIT!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
the secret to getting away with anything!
...Is being pregnant! How else can you get away with some of these things! If you did this and you were not pregnant, people would label you as weird, socially awkward or a gluttonous pig.
1. You can order pineapple and green pepper pizza and people think it's cute.
2. You can puke your toenails out in a public bathroom and people stop you at the sink to offer to buy you a sprite out of pity.
3. You can accidently let a little fart or your tummy can make crazy noises and people just smile at you.
4. At a birthday party, you can confidently ask for seconds on cake and people will be proud of you.
5. You can wear the same outfit several times a week (because it's the ONLY thing that fits you right now!). And no one cares!
6. You can gain 40 pounds in 6 months with no guilt or shame!!
1. You can order pineapple and green pepper pizza and people think it's cute.
2. You can puke your toenails out in a public bathroom and people stop you at the sink to offer to buy you a sprite out of pity.
3. You can accidently let a little fart or your tummy can make crazy noises and people just smile at you.
4. At a birthday party, you can confidently ask for seconds on cake and people will be proud of you.
5. You can wear the same outfit several times a week (because it's the ONLY thing that fits you right now!). And no one cares!
6. You can gain 40 pounds in 6 months with no guilt or shame!!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Potty-training update....
ALERT: This is a "Mommy Blog" and "potty" words are used frequently in this post. Beware.
We are now in full-time pull-ups during the day! AND, because Walgreens carries cheap but GOOD pull-ups, we are not having to spend almost $10 a week. Praise Jesus! :)
Aaron is doing really well! If I am consistant on having him sit on the potty every hour, then he goes! We are still working on "going" all the way and not just a little at a time. I give him 1 M&M every time he pee-pees. He only gets candy when he actually "goes" and that seems to help him get the point of going potty! He is even pottying in public places (Wal-Mart, etc...) when we are out doing errands.
We have not mastered poo-pooing...I guess I haven't caught him at the right time yet.
This method seems to work best for my Aaron. He hates being rushed and needs a laid-back environment in order to accomplish something different. I'm very proud of him. :)
We are now in full-time pull-ups during the day! AND, because Walgreens carries cheap but GOOD pull-ups, we are not having to spend almost $10 a week. Praise Jesus! :)
Aaron is doing really well! If I am consistant on having him sit on the potty every hour, then he goes! We are still working on "going" all the way and not just a little at a time. I give him 1 M&M every time he pee-pees. He only gets candy when he actually "goes" and that seems to help him get the point of going potty! He is even pottying in public places (Wal-Mart, etc...) when we are out doing errands.
We have not mastered poo-pooing...I guess I haven't caught him at the right time yet.
This method seems to work best for my Aaron. He hates being rushed and needs a laid-back environment in order to accomplish something different. I'm very proud of him. :)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
this is too funny...
Last night was an exciting game for the Champions Church softball team! After the 1st inning, we were down 12 runs and came back to beat them by about 12 runs!! Yay! We are 4-0 after last night! Go guys!!
I have to share this story...so hilarious.
Aaron came with me to the 6:30 game last night and I was truly impressed at how much attention he paid toward the game. For the majority of the time, he just sat next to me on the bleachers, watching the game intently, and cheering when they made a hit! It was funny to hear my 2 year old shouting out phrases like,
"All right!"
"Home Run!"
"Ooooh, Almost!"
"Good eye!" (Don't think he really understands that one...)
He has always LOVED sports and he will watch almost any sport in fastination. He is amazingly talented at all the Wii Sport games and hits a pretty hard line drive from his T-Ball stand! Gotta brag... :)
Anyways, at one point during the game he got up from his seat and walked over toward the dugout. I kept my eye on him as he approached one of our player's bat bag hanging outside the dugout. Something in it caught his eye and he reached up and pulled it out. A cup. Yes, a cup. A "pee-pee protecter cup", if you will. Trying to be discreet while the other Mom's were stifling giggles, I sweetly (but sternly) called to Aaron, "Oh honey, that's not yours! Please put it back right now."
Aaron kept turning it over in his hands, trying to figure the contraption out! Now here's the funny part: Faith Quinonez was standing near Aaron and when she saw his newfound discovery she skipped over to him and informed him in her Motherly tone, "Oh Aaron! That's a nose proctector! See?" And then she proceeded to place the "nose protector" over her nose to show him how to correctly use the device.
All of us Moms nearly fell out of the stands because we were laughing so hard. While Faith put the "nose protector" back in the bag, I was scrambling to find my hand sanitizer in my purse.
Oh what innocence! :)
I have to share this story...so hilarious.
Aaron came with me to the 6:30 game last night and I was truly impressed at how much attention he paid toward the game. For the majority of the time, he just sat next to me on the bleachers, watching the game intently, and cheering when they made a hit! It was funny to hear my 2 year old shouting out phrases like,
"All right!"
"Home Run!"
"Ooooh, Almost!"
"Good eye!" (Don't think he really understands that one...)
He has always LOVED sports and he will watch almost any sport in fastination. He is amazingly talented at all the Wii Sport games and hits a pretty hard line drive from his T-Ball stand! Gotta brag... :)
Anyways, at one point during the game he got up from his seat and walked over toward the dugout. I kept my eye on him as he approached one of our player's bat bag hanging outside the dugout. Something in it caught his eye and he reached up and pulled it out. A cup. Yes, a cup. A "pee-pee protecter cup", if you will. Trying to be discreet while the other Mom's were stifling giggles, I sweetly (but sternly) called to Aaron, "Oh honey, that's not yours! Please put it back right now."
Aaron kept turning it over in his hands, trying to figure the contraption out! Now here's the funny part: Faith Quinonez was standing near Aaron and when she saw his newfound discovery she skipped over to him and informed him in her Motherly tone, "Oh Aaron! That's a nose proctector! See?" And then she proceeded to place the "nose protector" over her nose to show him how to correctly use the device.
All of us Moms nearly fell out of the stands because we were laughing so hard. While Faith put the "nose protector" back in the bag, I was scrambling to find my hand sanitizer in my purse.
Oh what innocence! :)
Monday, March 30, 2009
that funny little feeling...
Uh-oh. Spring is in the air. My windows are open. Time to CLLLEANN!!!!
There is something about Mondays that always send me into a crazy organization project. Today I completely took apart Aaron's booster seat, washed the fabric, hosed off the crusted cereal crumbs/fruit snacks that were embedded beneath the fabric and spent about 2 hours trying to figure out how to put it back together!
I also got the car vacuumed & washed. Yay for clean cars and carseats! I am now contemplating on how to dust our master-bedroom ceiling fan blades (which are hung about 12 feet from the floor....hmmm...)
Thomas and I bought a new juicer last week.
I can already tell a difference in my energy level from drinking a cup of juice a day. We made a decision last week to really make an effort at healthier eating. So we have been juicing for one meal (usually lunch) and having a small high-protein/low fat meal for the other. "Juice" usually consists of 1 apple, 1/2 orange, 1 or 2 carrots, 1 celery stalk and maybe a random broccoli or cantalope in there...
I LOVE juicing real citrusy fruits like grapefruit/lemon/apple and my personal fave is strawberry/kiwi/apple. Those are more like desserts than meals!! Ha! Watermelon is also really good, but I prefer to just eat that.
Anyways, tonight's menu consists of talapia, steamed rice and broccoli. (....not in the juicer...lol)
...and for those of you that noticed on FB....I did cheat today and make HOMEBAKED sugar cookies. Hey, at least they are low-fat!!! ;)
I will be 22 weeks tomorrow. Everything has been going much more smoothly. I've only been sick about once a week for the past 3 weeks. YAY! We have pretty much decided on "Ella" as our baby girl's name. Not quite sure on the middle name yet...but we have a couple we are debating over. My next appointment is on the 13th and I think I get to do the wonderful glucose sugar testing thingymabopper. Mmmm... I love me some sugary orange soda! ;)
Well, that's all for now! I am going to take advantage of naptime to get a few more things done around here...ceiling fan HERE I COME!!!!!!
There is something about Mondays that always send me into a crazy organization project. Today I completely took apart Aaron's booster seat, washed the fabric, hosed off the crusted cereal crumbs/fruit snacks that were embedded beneath the fabric and spent about 2 hours trying to figure out how to put it back together!
I also got the car vacuumed & washed. Yay for clean cars and carseats! I am now contemplating on how to dust our master-bedroom ceiling fan blades (which are hung about 12 feet from the floor....hmmm...)
Thomas and I bought a new juicer last week.
I can already tell a difference in my energy level from drinking a cup of juice a day. We made a decision last week to really make an effort at healthier eating. So we have been juicing for one meal (usually lunch) and having a small high-protein/low fat meal for the other. "Juice" usually consists of 1 apple, 1/2 orange, 1 or 2 carrots, 1 celery stalk and maybe a random broccoli or cantalope in there...
I LOVE juicing real citrusy fruits like grapefruit/lemon/apple and my personal fave is strawberry/kiwi/apple. Those are more like desserts than meals!! Ha! Watermelon is also really good, but I prefer to just eat that.
Anyways, tonight's menu consists of talapia, steamed rice and broccoli. (....not in the juicer...lol)
...and for those of you that noticed on FB....I did cheat today and make HOMEBAKED sugar cookies. Hey, at least they are low-fat!!! ;)
I will be 22 weeks tomorrow. Everything has been going much more smoothly. I've only been sick about once a week for the past 3 weeks. YAY! We have pretty much decided on "Ella" as our baby girl's name. Not quite sure on the middle name yet...but we have a couple we are debating over. My next appointment is on the 13th and I think I get to do the wonderful glucose sugar testing thingymabopper. Mmmm... I love me some sugary orange soda! ;)
Well, that's all for now! I am going to take advantage of naptime to get a few more things done around here...ceiling fan HERE I COME!!!!!!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
i'm loving this...
Here's the bedding I have picked out for our baby girl's room. When I saw it, I just knew-this is the one!!
and matching lamp...
and wallpaper border...
and pretty little baskets!!
and matching lamp...
and wallpaper border...
and pretty little baskets!!
Monday, March 16, 2009
a whole new world
The past several mornings I've awakened to sharp cramps and what feels like indigestion. This morning at 4:00am, I couldn't go back to sleep because of that nagging discomfort. So, after tossing and turning for a couple hours, I decided I must be experiencing Braxton Hicks. I went ahead and called my doctor at 9:00 just to ask the nurse if these cramps were normal. I didn't expect her to tell me to go ahead and come in at 1:00! So I got dressed, went to WalMart and did a few errends. The nag never went away, but it was never really unbearable or anything...just sharp and mainly annoying!
Thomas was able to get out of work to come to the appointment and I am SO glad he did! My sonogram was suppose to be next Monday, so I was surprised to find out they wanted to go ahead and check out the baby today!!! On the way to the doctor's office, I joked with Thomas, "I'm wearing a bright pink shirt today...is that a sign??" We laughed. Haha.
I knew that everything was fine with our baby, but it is such a wonderful feeling to actually SEE the heart pumping and beating. As I watched the screen, we saw all 10 fingers and toes, arms stretched high over a perfectly round head, and....nothing in between her legs. "Looks like a girl, at first glance!" the doctor announced to us. I laughed, "Now, when you say 'looks like', what percentage would you say?"
"I would say 90-95% based on what we are seeing here." He replied
Stunned. That was the only emotion I felt for a few minutes. I didn't believe him! No way.....
I guess I am still a little bit in denial even now!! Calling my family and saying the words "she" and "her" was so foreign to me. Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic that we will have a sweet daughter along with our little boy, but I was just SO SURE....
Anyways...because the appointment was so last minute, he was moving quickly through the measurments. He did say he was very pleased with the way she was measuring. We got a picture of her feet and hands....will post later! Turns out the cramps I was feeling were stretching pains because I am carrying her so low. They said it's possible she might be pushing on a nerve as well...
Oh my word. A little daughter. I cannot wait!! Girl clother are wayyy cuter than boy clothes and I cannot WAIT to go buy some cute outfits with matching bows and shoes...ahhh. So much fun!!!
Thomas was able to get out of work to come to the appointment and I am SO glad he did! My sonogram was suppose to be next Monday, so I was surprised to find out they wanted to go ahead and check out the baby today!!! On the way to the doctor's office, I joked with Thomas, "I'm wearing a bright pink shirt today...is that a sign??" We laughed. Haha.
I knew that everything was fine with our baby, but it is such a wonderful feeling to actually SEE the heart pumping and beating. As I watched the screen, we saw all 10 fingers and toes, arms stretched high over a perfectly round head, and....nothing in between her legs. "Looks like a girl, at first glance!" the doctor announced to us. I laughed, "Now, when you say 'looks like', what percentage would you say?"
"I would say 90-95% based on what we are seeing here." He replied
Stunned. That was the only emotion I felt for a few minutes. I didn't believe him! No way.....
I guess I am still a little bit in denial even now!! Calling my family and saying the words "she" and "her" was so foreign to me. Don't get me wrong, I am ecstatic that we will have a sweet daughter along with our little boy, but I was just SO SURE....
Anyways...because the appointment was so last minute, he was moving quickly through the measurments. He did say he was very pleased with the way she was measuring. We got a picture of her feet and hands....will post later! Turns out the cramps I was feeling were stretching pains because I am carrying her so low. They said it's possible she might be pushing on a nerve as well...
Oh my word. A little daughter. I cannot wait!! Girl clother are wayyy cuter than boy clothes and I cannot WAIT to go buy some cute outfits with matching bows and shoes...ahhh. So much fun!!!
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