8 months!

I'm incredibly late with this one, because of the holidays and the fact that my PC is a dinosaur and I try to avoid it completely...but nonetheless, I did manage to snap a picture of my sweetie on her 8 month bday.

Isabel Jade, at 8 months you:

*Crawl like a champ and pull up and cruise the furniture. I believe you will be walkng within the next couple of months.

*Make several noises like ba ba ba ba, and you blow raspberries. You've started to stick your tongue out at people who stick their's out first. You laugh and talk to yourself and will play contently with your toys for 30 minutes or so at a time. You are into everything!!!! I am constantly finding new ways to childproof and still yet you manage to get into things that are big no-no's!

*You wear a size 6-9 months in clothing and a size 2 diaper. We attempted to move you into 3's because we have a stock pile of them, but you just aren't there yet and that is a-ok! You weigh around 18 lbs. You're next checkup isn't until next month so we don't know that exact amount.

*This month you got sick for the first time. :( You were hoarse and had a really runny nose for several days so I took you to the doc and he said you had a double ear infection. No fun!

*You still like to be held to fall asleep at night or even for naps. You sleep decent, but usually will wake up at least once during the middle of the night because you have lost your pacifier.

*You are eating 3, 6 oz bottles a day and roughly 3, 4 oz bottles with food. We feed you fruit in the morning, a meat and veg for lunch and usually more fruit or yogurt in the evenings. We are starting to experiment with solids a little more. So far you have had some mashed potatoes, animal crackers, jello, pickles, and pinto beans. You also love to eat puffs. I have yet to find a food that you don't like. :) We still have to be very careful because you STILL don't have any teeth.

*You do not like any sort of confinement. We set up a playyard in our living room and you escape it. You don't want to be in your car seat anymore. You don't even like socks on your feet and you rip them off 100 times a day! Ha! You are a little bit on the ornery side, I think.

I cannot believe that you are 8 months old. I feel like you've been in our lives forever and not very long at all, all at the same time. We love you very much and are having so much fun watching your little personality develop.

7 months!!!

Isabel Jade:

At 7 months, you are a wild child! :)
It seems like since the last post, you have started doing so many new things. You crawl. Not just a little bit, but all over the place and at a fast rate of speed. You are pulling up on any furniture that is at your level. You are sitting up on your own. We have dropped your crib and your pack-n-play down to the lowest level. You are just generally into EVERYTHING! This is such a fun and exhausting stage!

You are sleeping great (most days). You go to bed around 8:30p.m. and wake up around 5 a.m. to take a bottle and then sleep until about 8 a.m. You normally take a couple of 1-2 hour naps during the day.

You do not like confinement! After a while of being in your car seat/stroller/high chair you are ready to be out! I've just started putting you in the shopping cart instead of leaving you in the car seat while I get groceries, and you seem to be a lot happier.

You take around 4-5 bottles a day and eat 2 jars/cups of baby food. We mix it up. You also still take cereal in your nighttime bottle. This week I decided to let you try a sippy cup with juice and you picked it up just like you knew what you were doing. I don't think we'll have trouble weaning you off the bottle when that time comes. (not rushing it!)

You wear 6-9 months in clothing and a size 2 diaper. We'll probably bump you up to a size 3 in the next week or so. You also weigh somewhere around 17 lbs. You're long and your waist is tiny. Your thighs....are not tiny. haha

We love you very much and I cannot believe that you have been in our lives for 7 months!

6 months!

Isabel, at 6 months you:

*Weigh around 16 lbs. We'll know for sure this next week when you go for your checkup. You look really long, so I am eager to see how many inches you've grown. You wear a size 6 months in clothes and a size 2 diaper.
*You've started eating Ger.ber 2nd foods and you like them so far. You still take around 4, 6 oz. bottles a day, and you eat cereal first thing in the morning and before bed.
*You have started to reach for people (mostly me) and you are like seconds away from crawling. In fact, you pretty much are crawling...it just isn't very graceful and it doesn't last for long just yet. You are also trying to sit up on your own.
*You are sleeping so well. Normally you sleep anywhere from 10-12 hours a night without waking up. We have an off night every once in a while, but even those aren't so bad.
*Still no teeth, but you have not acted like you feel well these past couple of days and I wonder if you aren't trying to get a tooth in. I hope that's all it is. :(

Just like every month, we adore you. I will never be able to express to your Dad just how grateful I am that I get to stay home with you each day. I have the best job on the planet and I'd argue that with anyone. :)

5 months!

First off, let's pretend that this date says Sept 21. :) BUT...the picture is actually from Sept 21 so at least there's that. We were having a "stay in our pajamas" day, so I slapped a bow on her tiny bald head and we ran with it. Haha.

Isabel Jade, at 5 months you:

*Weigh somewhere around 15 lbs. No appt this month so that's a guesstimate. You are around 25 inches long. You are in a size 6 months clothes, and wear a Size 2 diaper.

*Eat 2, 6 oz bottles a day mixed with rice cereal. You eat 2-3, 5 oz bottles of just formula. And you eat a fruit in the morning and a veg in the evening. Your favorites are prunes, pears, & sweet potatoes. But you have also eaten and do pretty well with green beans, peas, bananas, apples, peaches, & squash. You're a good eater to say the least.

*Love baths, looking at yourself in the mirror, toys, your pacifier, talking and laughing, & Pedro. (our Chihuahua)

*Hate the big dogs, diaper changes in public restrooms (still trying to figure this one out) & being still in any one place for very long.

New and fun things that you do:

Roll everywhere at a fast rate of speed, get *almost* into the crawling position, sit in the tripod position (sometimes), talk and talk and talk, laugh & squeal for no reason at all, SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT HALLELUJAH, watch every single thing that the dog does, grab for things (toys, the dog, hair, jewelry, glasses, etc.), you slap at the giraffe toy that hangs on the handle of your car seat, and my favorite thing that you do is wake me up in the mornings not by crying but by talking to your mobile. You always wake up in a good mood.

Is it possible to love you a little more each day? You are such a joy to our lives. We are so blessed to have such a happy and healthy little girl to spend our days with.

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4 months!!!!

*You weigh 14.1 lbs (50%), and are 24 3/4 inches long. (75%)
*You wear 3-6 months clothes and a size 2 diaper.
*You eat 5 oz every 3 hours and take a 6 oz bottle with cereal right before bed. We will be starting some Stage 1 foods tomorrow if the doctor gives us the go ahead. I can't wait!
*You sleep from 9pm until about 4am and then you take a bottle and go back to sleep until about 7am. I guess this is our routine for now? You take a morning nap around 9am-10am and usually an afternoon nap from 12pm-3pm.
*I can't feel any teeth just yet, but you are a drool machine and EVERYTHING goes straight to your mouth. You like to suck on teethers as well.
*You are rolling all over the place and grabbing on to your feet. You have also started to sleep with your hiney up in the air and I think this might be the cutest thing ever. I have given up on you sleeping on your back. You're over it and you just immediately flip to your stomach.
*What little hair you had at birth is basically gone. You are the prettiest baldy I've ever seen.
*You laugh and smile about everything. I guess you get that from your Mom. ;)
*You still have gorgeous blue eyes. I am almost convinced that they will stay this way, although neither your Dad or I have blue eyes.
*I feel like you change a little more each day and we are still loving every single second with you. :)

I'm still around...

So maybe you've noticed...or not at all, haha-- that I haven't been blogging as much. I am still reading. Still commenting. I just haven't been posting. Clearly all that I want to post about is my child and while that is interesting to some of you it is excruciating for others and I get that. This was an infertility blog and then it was a pregnancy blog and now...well, you know. I am basically using it to keep up with Isabel's monthly stats.

And it's a viscious cycle because next year we will most likely attempt another FET. And there will be infertility talk...and God willing, pregnancy talk, and then maybe pictures of a new baby/babies.

Moral of the story, I don't guess there is one except that things are great on the homefront and soon I will post some cute, cute, cute pics of my even cuter baby. Oh, and I am still keeping up with you all. :)

3 months!

* You weigh somewhere around 13.5 lbs. You didn't have an appointment this month, so I had to weigh with you on our scales and this is what I got. You wear size 3-6 months clothes and a size 2 diaper.

*You are eating 5-6 oz every 3 hours. Sometimes you get hungry quicker than that!

*You sleep (roughly) from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Occasionally you will wake up around 3 a.m. and go back to sleep with a little coaxing. (is that a word?)

*You also take about 3, 1-2 hour naps a day. Usually around 9 a.m., noon, and then around 5 p.m. which is probably too late, but you are persistent with wanting to sleep around that time so we don't fight it.

*You are noisy! You jibber jabber all day long and squeal! Just this week you have started to laugh, and it is so cute!
And when you aren't doing that you have your fist crammed in your mouth! You love that fist and we can hear you sucking on it over the baby monitor! And there is so much drool right now! Lots of people tell me that you will probably start teething a little early, but if there is anything I have learned about you Miss Priss, it's that you do things on your own time.

*You love your crib mobile! It cracks you up! You also love your taggie(s). Rattlers are just whatever for now.

*You still love bathtime. Right now we give you a bath every other day because your skin seems a little dry and I don't want to make it worse. You kick and splash in the tub and then have meltdowns while we put lotion on you. You really do hate that part, or maybe you're just mad that we got you out of the tub!

*You rolled over for the first time on July 9th. You rolled back to belly and have done it a few more times since then. Everything I have read says you should roll belly to back first...but that's not happening yet. I am confused about this, but like I said...on your own time. :) Maybe you'll walk before you crawl? haha

*You are starting to get such a cute little personality. As I have mentioned before, you rarely get upset...BUT, you are a champion fit thrower when you do get upset. Oh my goodness you have a set of lungs on you!

*I cannot believe that it's already been 3 months! Time flies when you're having fun!

And because Momma likes to take pictures.....

Here's how I know....

That I made the right decision to stay at home with Isabel. Because even when I am changing her diaper in the Hob.by Lob.by bathroom, and she is screaming bloody murder, enough that people come to check on her and then she later poops through her diaper and onto her clothes in the middle of Koh.ls....I still know without a shadow of a doubt that there isn't a place in this world that I'd rather be....except for maybe at home. :)

What have I been up to?

Okay I'll tell you...

*My last day of "work" (the kind you get paid for) was June 21st. I have pretty much been blissfully unaware of what day it is, what month it is, or what time it is from that point on. It's not important.

*I started training for my 5k that is in October. There was a time not *too* long ago that I could just pick up and run 3 or 4 miles and survive. And then there was pregnancy, where I decided that eating and laying around would be much more suitable ways to spend my days....and then there was 6 weeks after that where I decided that if I couldn't do that one thing, then it was probably best I didn't exercise either...and then another 2 weeks after that I had stitches in my leg and wasn't allowed to exercise, but alas...I have run out of excuses. I will finish up Week 2 of the "Couch to 5k" plan tomorrow, and so far...so good. :)

*A few weeks ago we encountered the blue screen of death on our PC. For whatever reason my husband flung himself full force into fixing this issue and was basically glued to the computer every spare chance he got. I am proud to report that FINALLY we got everything somewhat reinstalled and up and running again...except our speakers aren't working and we haven't figured that one out yet. My husband is having youtube withdrawals in a bad way...HALP!

*I was accused of having a tan a week ago. Wha?!?! Everyone knows that I am as close to albino as possible without actually being one. Maybe having a baby did 1 good thing to my body? Maybe my skin tone magically changed into one that is able to tan? Maybe there really are unicorns and leprechauns? Speaking of leprechauns...hey Laci, remember that one time I convinced you that I had a tattoo of one? Good times.

*I am an insomniac. Can.not.sleep. Hence this post...but hey, at least I am posting something!!!

Happy 4th of July ya'll!

Yes, the purple clashes....but this lady was having none.of.the.pictures this morning without that paci!!!!!!

2 months!

Note: My computer has been on the fritz, so this is a late update due to that...but the picture and the stats are true to Isa.bel's 2 month birthday! (June 21)


*You weigh 12 lbs, 3 oz. You are 22 1/4 inches long. You were 75th percentile on weight and head size and 50th percentile on length. :) You got your 2 month shots and only cried for a bit. Tough girl!

*We are finishing up our last pack of Size 1 diapers and then you will start 2's. This makes your Mom a little sad for some reason, I guess it's because you are growing SO FAST and I want you to stay little for a long, long time!

*You wear 3 months, and 3-6 months sized clothes. Your closet is unreal! It is starting to resemble Mommy's closet and that is not good for the bank account!

*You eat 4 ounces every 3-4 hours in the daytime, take a 5-6 oz bottle around 9pm and again at 4am and then we go back to sleep until time for Mom to get up for work. This has become the routine with the exception of usually one day a week when things get off track.

*You are so funny! You grin all of the time and now you're starting to coo and talk to us, especially when we leave the room for any amount of time. It's like you're saying "Um, hello--I'm still in here!" When you are in your car seat, if you're awake, you are just talking it up and kicking your feet!

*You LOVE to take a bath and you just grin and splash, but you HATE to get out of the bath and have lotion rubbed on you. It ticks you off big time!

*Your eyes are still dark blue. They are so pretty! In some pictures they actually look brown because the blue is such a dark color.

*You still have very little hair and now we are seeing the "waller line" in the back where it's coming out. You are gorgeous even with your little old man hairdo. :)
It looks like you may have auburn hair, which is what your Momma has too!!

*You still like your soothie pacifiers. And so does Pedro. He has chewed up 3 now and we're not even sure how he is getting them. He is a sneaky little Chihuahua.

*You have gotten better about not fussing when we put you down. I think you like your freedom to kick and squirm.

*You LOVE tummy time, actually it usually puts you to sleep. Your neck is very strong and you pick your head up and look around, but apparently it wears you out. haha

*You just started sleeping in your crib in your room and you are doing great! I think Mom and Dad are sleeping better as well.

*You are actually eating a little less than you were. For about a week you were taking 5 oz bottles at every feeding and then you dropped back down to 4 oz. Must have been a growth spurt!

*You are still such a good baby and we are having so much fun watching you change and grow, but SLOW IT DOWN little lady, we are enjoying you being little and I know it will fly by!

Your friend Eve.lyn kinda likes you too! :)

Worn out!!!

With Daddy after his Mount Magazine 15k

Headed to a baby shower with Mom!

Look at my tiny human!

Apparently Nanny had a mini fashion show today and sent the pictures to my e-mail. :)

I got a new job!

As a stay at home Mom. :)

Today I put in my notice. There were a lot of details leading up to this event, but nonetheless I am so blessed and excited to get to stay home with Isabel.
And I am so appreciative of my husband who made it possible. Love you, dear.

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How much difference a year makes....

I follow a blog of a sweet girl who found out today that she isn't pregnant after her first IVF. She is devastated of course and as I was trying to leave a comment to tell her that I am sorry, it dawned on me that this date sounds familiar for a reason.

Exactly 1 year ago today, I found out I wasn't pregnant in the form of a phone call from my RE's office. It was our first attempt at IVF and we had been through so much. I remember feeling absolutely defeated.

And here, exactly 1 year later....I have a beautiful, 7 week old little girl.
So for those of you who are still trying to become a mother, please never lose hope. You have no idea how much difference a year, or even two can make.

God is good.

I went back to work so now I have time to blog again....

Okay, I have actually been back since Monday. I had a lot of people check up on me because they knew I was dreading going back, but thus far it hasn't been *too* bad. For one, Isabel is staying with my Mom on the days my husband works and with him on the days he is off, (he works 2 days on 2 days off) so I haven't had to deal with a daycare type situation.

And from here on out this post gets pretty random:

I have had a ton of people ask me what we are going to "call" Isabel. Ummm, I am pretty sure we will call her by her name. lol
Why is it that everyone thinks that she needs a nickname or a shorter version of Isabel? It's not like I named her Supercalifragalisticexpialladocious....in which I would probably call her, Super...because who doesn't want to be called that?

It's HOT outside. Like 90's all last week and this week. But you won't get any complaints from me because I was sick.to.death of the rain. Bring on the heat baby, I LOVE Summer! Now I just have to find a turtleneck, ankle length swimsuit for this lovely post-baby body of mine. But that's a whole other post.

My husband is training for the Pike's Peak Marathon. This isn't his first marathon, but this is his first to train for with a wife working full time and an infant at home. OH man....

Last but not least, having a baby makes you pretty popular at Wal.Mart. Never in my life have I had the urge to walk up to a complete stranger, touch their baby, and make weird noises. I would kinda like it if that was a mutual thing. Yes, my baby is cute...I won't deny it, but no touchey. I don't know where your hands have been and if I did, I probably wouldn't like it. I also do not want you to ask me if I am breast.feeding. I really don't see how it pertains to you. lol

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The Birthing Story at last....

I am going to hit the high points, because I don't want this to be the longest post in history and I know if I set it up in parts, I will never finish it, so here goes...

Wednesday, April 20--I go in for a visit to Dr. M. I am 3 days overdue at this time and he agrees that it's time for her to come out of there. I am still not dilated, at all. He arranges for me to come in that night so that they can give me Cyto.tek (no idea how that's spelled) in order to thin my cervix and such.
We check into the hospital at 8:30 p.m. and they start my IV and start the first dose of the above mentioned medicine. The nurse checks me (before the meds) and says I am at a 2, so that was confusing because that very morning I wasn't dilated at all. They give me an Amb.ien so that I will sleep and that did not affect me whatsoever, which I hear is crazy. I had never taken it before. I did however have a nice dose of Nu.bain (again with the spelling thing) and that eventually made me go to sleep for awhile.
That next morning the new nurse comes in and introduces herself and checks me...I think I was between a 3-4 at this time and she told me to go ahead and get the epi.dural if I wanted it. I should not have listened to her...stay tuned to find out why. Ha.
At 7 a.m. Dr. M comes in to break my water. That is just nasty of course and then the epi.dural guy comes in and does his thing. I was nervous, but that part was pretty uneventful actually. They placed the dreaded catheter and from that point on I was good to go. I wasn't feeling any pain, my family was there just hanging out in the room...no biggie and then Dr. comes into check me later that day. I think it was like noon or so and he says I am dilated to an 8. He kicks my family out because he thinks I will start pushing soon. He was wrong.
And instantly I started feeling the pain. OMG. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk, I couldn't function...I will never forget it. I just remember thinking that the epi.dural was a load of crap, and that's when the pump started beeping at us. Yep...the epi.dural was gone. To make a long drawn out story short...I was miserable. I felt like I needed to push and the nurse said it wasn't time and then she disappeared to go do a c-section. There are a lot of things that I don't remember, because I blocked them apparently, but I do remember jerking my blood pressure cuff off and throwing it the floor so that the alarm would go off and they would come back and check on me. LOL. I laugh now, but I wasn't at the time. Nevertheless, I started pushing when I reached a 9 because I basically refused to wait any longer and 1 HOUR and 40 MINUTES later....she was born. 9 lbs, 11 ounces.

I wouldn't say I handled the birthing process gracefully. Ha. The nurses and my husband say I did great, especially when they saw how big she was. Nothing could have prepared me for any of it...the pain, the exhaustion, the pride I took in her the instant she was born, even though I was hysterical. It was by far the hardest and best thing I've ever done.

1 Month!!!!!

*You weighed 9 lb 14 oz, 2 weeks ago. I would guess you at a little over 10 lbs today.



*You wear a size 1 diaper and have since birth. No newborn diapers for you!



*You wear very few newborn-sized clothes an fit mostly into 0-3 months.



*You eat 4 ounces every 3-4 hours, including nighttime but you (usually) go right back to sleep after feedings. Your Daddy and I consider ourselves lucky that you sleep that well.



*You aren't colicky and have spit up maybe twice in the entire month that you have been alive.



*From birth your eyes have been big and blue. We expect them to change because I have hazel eyes and your Dad has dark brown ones, but we'll see. So far they have not changed at all.



*You have very little hair and it is brown. It actually has started to look lighter this week. We may have a redhead on our hands. You certainly have the temper of one...it doesn't flare up very often but when it does...YIKES!



*You like your pacifier, but only the soothie ones like they give you in the hospital. You don't care for the others (the cute ones). You also like to suck on your hand and I have caught you with your index finger in your mouth a couple of times. I fully expect you to suck your thumb pretty soon.



*You are rotten. I say that with affection, but oh man. You have made it very clear that you prefer to be held. :)



*You LOVE to eat and are cranky if you aren't fed RIGHT when you think it's time. When we put the bottle near your mouth you will shake your head violently from side to side like you can't go another second without eating. It's hilarious.



*You are such a good baby and this has hands down been the best month of our lives.




Anndddd....you make a pretty cute frog too. :)

Quick update and some pics!

I'm still going to tell that birthing story. It makes me shudder just to think about it. Ha! The really fantastic thing about it all is that I have a GORGEOUS little girl sitting in the room next to me who gives me the what-for every time her paci falls out of her mouth and I am not there to poke it right back in...which isn't often, because I am usually there...just staring. Not in a creepy way but in a fascinated kind of way.

We have been home for 10 days now, which is just exactly as long as we were in the hospital and I will tell you that the home part has been a LOT more enjoyable than the NICU part. I just want to take a second to say to all of you parents who have had babies in the NICU...you are my hero(es). I know that our 10 days was nothing in comparison to the weeks and even months that a lot of you have had to deal with and I honestly had a really hard time with it. I couldn't even stand the IV's that were in her tiny little head, so I don't know what I would have done if it had been more serious...anyway, moving on...you guys have my full respect!!!

Mothers Day was amazing! My husband made sure of that although he says Isabel did all of the planning! :) We are just trying to get a routine down and enjoying every second with our LONG AWAITED daughter! And of course managing our volume of visitors! This baby is rather popular! Gotta go, someone thinks they are starving to death! Here are some pics!

ON ANOTHER NOTE....DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH BLOGGER? Am I the only one having issues? Ok, thanks.

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Introducing to you....

Isabel Jade
April 21, 2011
9 lbs, 11 0unces
21 inches long

Isabel is doing great, but has to spend her first 10 days of life in the NICU on antibiotics.

Mom & Dad are exhausted and ready to be at home, but have never been so obsessed with anything in their whole lives. We could literally spend 24 hours a day just staring at her.



Birthing details to come. :)
No ladies, she was not a c-section.
I win a trophy, right?

Happy Due Date Isabel, now get the heck out of there!!! :)

Yes, today is my due date. Yes, it's time for her to come on out and meet the world. No, she hasn't chosen to do that yet. SIGH. I had 2 appt's last week with a different doctor. Mine is on vacation. Nice, huh? Not that doctor's shouldn't take vacations....but even a nurse told me that mine RARELY does, and he picked my due date week to go. Apparently, it doesn't matter anyway because this baby is in NO HURRY to come out. I have been hooked up to a non-stress monitor 4 times now and each time they tell me how happy she is in there and that everything is perfect. I am ready to get this show on the road!! This upcoming week will be my 3rd week of maternity leave!!!! I am going to run out of time soon. So, I am very thankful that she is healthy and happy to be right where she is....but I do plan to walk a marathon today to try to convince her to come out!!! Okay maybe not a marathon, but maybe a mile or so. Haha! So whatever you do, pray, wish, rain dance (er, baby dance)....will you do that for me and my child who likes to do things on her own time? :) I would love to go into labor today...or tomorrow....or ANY DAY NOW.....

Stillllllll pregnantttttttt, the sequel

• How far along: 39 Weeks


• Total weight gain/loss: 34 lbs gained. My goal was to keep it under 35.


• Maternity clothes: Ha! You could say that....


• Sleep: I take naps and still go to bed at 9 at night. I can't get enough sleep and I think I wear myself out during the night with all of the tossing and turning and bathroom runs.


• Best moment of the week: I was off work all week and got to hang out with J. I could get used to that. :)


• Food cravings/aversions: I mostly eat out of necessity at this point. Nothing really sounds good and I KNOW that whatever it is will give me heartburn.


• Belly button in or out: Flat. And not attractive looking at all.


• Stretch marks: If she doesn't come out soon, it's going to look like I've been mauled by a cougar.


• What I miss: Oh my...what a list that would be! I am super thankful to be pregnant with what seems to be a healthy baby, but NOW...I am ready for her to come OUT! Omg.


• What I am looking forward to: HAVING THIS BABY!!!! Out of the belly and into the arms!!!


• Weekly wisdom: Wisdom ha! I feel scatterbrained and clumsy at this point. I have no wisdom.

I'm still pregnant....

I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks, mainly because this was my last week of work and I was trying to get things wrapped up, but also because I promised pics the last time...and I haven't had the energy to mess with it. Sad but true. I am 38 weeks pregnant today. How do I feel? I don't really know what I am supposed to feel like at this point, but I'm uncomfortable at best. Sleeping is becoming non-existent and I have a cold which isn't making it any better. I am thankful that I am officially off work and now I am just ready for this baby to get here!!!! Other than that I feel okay. I'm marking things off of my to-do list and getting things put up and organized. We have had a total of 4 baby showers at this point and still have one baby event coming up that my husband's workplace sponsors. Needless to say, we've been very blessed and other than the world's most awesome jogging stroller that my husband is on the hunt for, I believe we have everything that we could possibly need at this point and more. I had an appointment this past Thursday and I was 50% effaced. Doc seems to think it won't be too long....we shall see. And I very much intended to keep my picture promise, but I just realized that I cannot find the pics that I'm looking for. Maybe they're not on this computer? Sigh...I can't even remember... I will get them on here eventually.

My Kid is Huge...an update

Yesterday I had an appointment with my OB. We'll call him Dr. Suck...because I'm not thrilled with him at the moment. Maybe next week he can go back to being Dr. M....we'll see how it goes.
Anyway the appointment started off with an ultrasound, YAY! This part was good. The tech was awesome and showed us some pretty cool stuff including a set of chubby hands and some super long toes. We also saw some chipmunk cheeks and a buddha belly....are you starting to notice a trend here? My kid is chunky. And so much for that "giving birth to Sasquatch" thing, (that's for you Amy) because not only is my kid chubby....she is also bald! Ha! Anyway, the ultrasound tech goes on to tell us that Isabel (yes...it is still Isabel, she wasn't hiding any boy parts) already weighs over 8 lbs. I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and I already have an 8 pounder in there! You do the math. Monster baby! I should have been freaked out, but I really wasn't. I have expected a big baby this whole time. And I was more concerned with the fact that she has all of her fingers and toes and is healthy and STILL A GIRL! Everything looked great!
She is also head down and the placenta is right where it should be. Good news!

So Mom, J, and I walk back into the lobby, pretty much on Cloud 9...because "Hey, I've got a great biggo healthy girl who could come out at any second and be fine (theoretically)"! And then they call my name to go back to see Dr. Suck. To make a long story short, he wanted to spend the 3 minutes that he dedicated to me, basically complaining about the 5 lbs I gained (over a 6 week span, mind you) and telling me not to eat sugar! OMG...I don't even eat that much sugar. This whole pregnancy I haven't wanted sugar. Read back if you don't believe me!!! Not only that, but my blood glucose and urine levels are perfect!!! And my blood pressure is low...and yet he is still griping at me!!! Grr. So anyway, I deal with it. He tells me to come back in a week and he will check me and we will discuss inducing at 39 weeks, but at this point he had already killed my buzz. So I go back into the waiting room and schedule next week's appointment and then we all leave and I spend the next 2 hours being mad. haha

Now that I have gotten over it (a little) I am trying to re-focus on the fact that at the VERY MOST, I will have a baby in my hands in 26 days....and most likely it will be more like 20-ish days. Whoa. And there's a pretty good chance that the outfit she wears home from the hospital will be 3-6 months!!! LOL. So even though Dr. Suck was having a cranky day--God answered our ultrasound prayers and our baby still looks great!

My next post will have pictures. Baby shower pictures, 36 week belly pictures....etc. I will make it happen.

Fancy pants, Attitude adjustments, & The day I almost lost an eyeball...

Disclaimer-I know how annoying it is for someone struggling with infertility to read about a pregnant person who is complaining. Some of you annoyed me at one time, I'll be honest. :)
BUT....I am still very thrilled, blessed and excited to be pregnant and I will tell you this, I've had a good one...but there are still some things that will chap your hind end, no matter what you had to go through to get to this point. And with that....

I mentioned before that I love to shop. And at one time a couple of years ago I would have considered myself pretty fashionable actually. Of course I was thinner than I had ever been in my life, I worked at a place where I had to dress up 5 days a week, and I was making more money than I ever had before...all contributing factors. Nevertheless, I think pregnant clothes can be really cute....on other people and potentially me too, if I had the energy to care. My point? I worked 8 hours yesterday, went to lunch in public with my friends, and also made a trip to Wal-Mart in a pair of maternity yoga pants (my fancy pants), a tank top with a cropped zip up hoodie over it, and a pair of basic black Old.Navy flip flops. My hair was a hot mess and I had on powder and mascara and that is all. Sadly there are more days like this than there are dressed up ones. But I'm tired. Note: I have on a dress today so that people don't forget that I am not actually homeless, but it took a lot out of me to put it on.

Like I mentioned above, I am so happy to be pregnant. I really am. My home life is great and even work is tolerable right now. I feel good, well okay anyway...just the typical uncomfortable, not sleeping well stuff that everyone deals with at some point...but I am CRANKY! I spent 30 minutes trying to come up with reasons why I might be cranky and I cannot figure out a single one, other than hormones. Hence, why I need an attitude adjustment. I've threatened myself with a timeout today if I can't be nice. I'll keep you updated.

I have all of these ideas for what is going to happen after I have the baby. Those of you who currently have children will need to take a breather and allow yourself to make fun of me after you read this part, and that's okay. Ultimately I want to get my body back in shape and lose the weight. Who doesn't? But beyond that I have about 15-20 fertility drug pounds that I want to get rid of too. I've been finding 5k's that I want to run and have discussed joining a gym with my Dad...you know because of all of the free time I will have. lol And there is the dieting.....this morning I had a sausage biscuit from McD's and actually said out loud to myself..."enjoy this now, because your fast food days are almost over".
Anyway, I have the fear of sinking into a sweat pants and no makeup rut, and ideally I don't want that to happen. I want to be a Mom obviously, but I still want to be a fashionable one whose husband is actually excited to see her when he comes home. Right now my morning routine WITHOUT a baby to tend to is this:
-Wake up 20 minutes later than I need to
-Fall asleep in the bathtub because I'm too lazy to stand up in the shower
-Get out, dry off...MAYBE remember to put on my stretch mark stuff (ugh, another post)
-Find whatever clothes are clean and will still cover me. There aren't any other rules than that.
-Towel dry my hair, slap some mousse in it, scrunch it and pull my somewhat grown out bangs up with a bobby pin
-Deodorant, very important
-Foundation (sometimes), blush, powder, mascara* and that is all...which is pointless because it still looks as though I didn't bother at all.
-Brush my teeth and think happy thoughts so I don't gag/throw up
-Let the dog out to pee
-Leave

(notice shaving my legs wasn't mentioned in there anywhere)

I don't want this to be a permanent routine!!! I'd like to think that someday I will once again flat iron my hair and put some thought into what clothing I am putting on my body. And that for the love of everything holy I will remember to put jewelry on again!!! I miss my wedding ring!!!
And make up....make up is important to me. Not that you could tell that right now.

*Mascara is a necessity because I have almost invisible eyelashes. One time I tried to apply fake eyelashes to see if I would like them, and I almost lost an eyeball. I've never even glanced at a package of them in Wal-Mart since. I was traumatized.


This is a long, dumb post. I'll leave you with an update:

35 Weeks (and 3 days)


Total weight gain/loss: I have gained 32 pounds. I actually gained about 30 of those in the 1st and 2nd trimester and have been pretty well stuck on this amount for over a month now. I'm good with the standstill. :)

Maternity clothes: You betcha. With the exception of some of J's t-shirts when I can get by with that.

Sleep: So tired. Reasons I can't sleep: mind will NOT shut down, back hurts, wrist hurts (tendonitis), HEARTBURN, and then the 48 trips to the bathroom of course.

Best moment of the week: JT got to feel her moving around a LOT last night. She was all over the place.

Food cravings/aversions: Nothing really. There isn't ANYTHING that doesn't give me heartburn. I had grapes yesterday and almost died. GRAPES PEOPLE!!!

Belly button in or out: Still in, can you believe that? It's ugly and flatter...but still in.

Stretch marks: I've seen worse, but mine are pretty gross. And still NONE on my belly. It's the weirdest thing.

What I miss: Riding the 4-wheeler with hub, bending over, sleeping...although I don't expect to do that again for a LONG time. I miss normal clothes too.

What I am looking forward to: 36 week ultrasound on Monday...PLEASE still be a girl. Don't get me wrong...a boy would be fabulous...but I don't have the mental capacity nor the time to return this many girly things and replace them with boy things...and more importantly, PLEASE STILL BE HEALTHY!

Weekly wisdom: 35 weeks is long enough. 40 is a dumb number. ha!

Wooshy Gooshy Anniversary Post!

I warned you. :)

Sunday, March 13th is my 7th wedding anniversary! On that same date in 2004 I married, MAYBE the coolest person to walk the planet. Seriously, we have always just meshed personality-wise. He is hysterical, I am easily entertained...it works. We've gone through a couple of rough patches and I'm not going to pretend that we haven't, but I cannot fathom spending the rest of my life without him. And of course he is a private person and refuses to have anything to do with blogging or facebook, but don't for a second think that I won't send this link to his email. If I'm going to brag this much, he better know about it. lol

So here you have it, a list of things that I love about my husband:

-He knows how to do EVERYTHING. Seriously, he can fix things, build things, do things that I don't have a clue about. And if he doesn't know in advance...he figures it out and masters it in no time. We don't have to call a repair man for anything, because he WILL figure out how to fix it and chances are he already knows how.

-I think he may have tiger's blood. haha, Charlie Sheen style.
Really though, he's a runner. You've heard me talk about it before in this blog, I'm sure...but the thing that amazes me about him is that he is never really out of shape. He can go for a couple of months and not run (which he hates to do) and pick it right back up. But as if that weren't enough he fits his training schedule around 60+ hour work weeks at times. And the man can sleep for 4-5 hours and take off the next day full of energy and I need 8 hours just to function...and I'm not a runner (yet, but I hope to be soon) NOR will you catch me working more than 40 hours a week. Ha!
I don't think he knows just how amazed I am at his energy.

-He is funny. Sometimes not even on purpose. Even when he tells me "I wish you could just be quiet so I can watch Big Foot stuff on tv", I can't help but laugh hysterically because of the way he said it. He can be a terd, but there isn't a day that goes by that I don't laugh.

-He takes care of me. This is the BIG one. We were babies when we got married and most of the people our age were still partying or working goofy jobs to get through school or even just to get their parents off their backs. In 7 years of marriage and even the 3 years of dating before that...I have NEVER once had to worry about money or something not getting paid for. He has such a strong work ethic and just does what needs to be done. If something needs to be paid for, he figures it out and I haven't made it easy on him with my job jumping and changing my major in college 400 times. Recently, he got a promotion at work and I am just so excited for him because no one has ever deserved anything more. I just hope it's not too stressful.

-He is an analyzer. OMG. He thinks everything through. Even things that most people can give an answer to in a second flat....he will think about every single aspect of it. All of the possibilities that could go along with it...it's crazy. But for that very reason, he RARELY makes a bad decision.

-He's pretty. :)
Some people feel pretty during pregnancy...I am not one of them, and so the fact that I think he is so handsome almost makes it worse on me right now...but he is. I have even told my friends that I think he may have the perfect butt. And he is going to be super thrilled to know that I shared this with my blog friends. haha

-He's good to me. Really good to me. Some of the reasons I can't even mention on here, but the ones that I can I will. He tells me that he loves me every day. I don't think he's ever missed a day in 7 years of marriage. We still say it EVERY time we're on the phone. He holds my hand in public. He asks how my day is and calls me (most of the time) to check in when he is at work all day. He takes my side when I complain to him about people. And if you know me you know I like to be right...even when I'm not.

-He is a good person. Like a really good person. He tells me stories about work and I can't believe that he handles things with such grace sometimes when I am ready to HURT someone for him. He always does the right thing, even when it's not the convenient thing to do. And he worries about things that he has said or done that might offend someone. Once again I feel inferior to him when it comes to this...sometimes I am quicker to just do what I want and not what needs to be done, I'll be honest.

-He takes care of business. If it needs to be done, he figures out a way to do it. Regardless of time or what the effort entails...he just handles it. For example, I don't have a clue when our bills are due or what most of them are (amount wise). And I honestly prefer it that way. He is MUCH better with money than I am. He keeps maintenance up on our 3 vehicles, even when it means standing outside in the freezing cold at night to change the oil in my car. He takes the trash down every Friday and I NEVER have to do it. That sounds minor, but we have a long driveway and he has to do it at like 5 or 6 in the morning because of his work schedule. I'm starting to ramble...

I could go on and on...literally I have more bulleted paragraphs in mind...but you get the point. To sum it up...Happy Anniversary to the perfect person for me. I could not be more in love with you than I am this very second.

So many things!!!

So much is going on, holy cow! I am 33 weeks and 4 days and I had a doctor appointment today. Since my last post I have had 2 baby showers and just as soon as someone gives me some pictures of those, I will post them. Ahem...Mom.
The showers were fantastic. We got SO many things. Her room is pretty much finished, except for organizing and a couple of shelves that I am waiting on my husband to finish.
Speaking of my husband, he just got a promotion and he is working a lot of hours due to training, so he has been so busy as well! Life is FLYING by right now!
Upcoming things-1 more shower, plus Gerber Baby Day! Labor and Delivery class on March 12th, my 7th wedding anniversary on March 13th. (wait until you see the sappy post about that one!)
My last day of work is April 5th....I'm pretty much just spouting off random dates at this point but maybe it will help me remember everything. To my IRL friends, let me know if I am missing something.

Today's appointment: NO WEIGHT GAINED! (WOO!), Heartbeat, bp, measurements all good. I asked my Doc if we could get just 1 more ultrasound and he agreed so I am super excited about that. He estimates her at about 4lbs right now although he tells me that it's JUST an estimate. And I got to eat Chik-Fil-A afterward, oh happy day!

I still feel good. A little bit of ankle (cankle) swelling. My sleep is hit and miss, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's only good because I have taken a Ben.adryl. And the heartburn...ohhhhh, the heartburn. I am living on antacids.
BUT, other than that I feel awesome and I am just ready/terrified to get this show on the road! :)

I'll never know how much it cost to see my sin upon that cross...

I've sang this song in church several times and I love it each time, but yesterday driving home from a super long day, I needed it. Life is busy and exciting right now and it's hard not to get caught up in the petty everyday issues that aren't really issues at all. No matter what is going on in life there is ALWAYS this, Jesus died for us. Without that, nothing else really matters.
Thank you Jesus for the wonderful life you've given me and the wonderful baby life that is on the way. :)
Everyone have a great day!

32 weeks (tomorrow)

How far along: 32 Weeks
Maternity clothes: I wear them about 98% of the time.
Sleep: I'm still sleeping okay just with many bathroom breaks.
Best moment of the week: Everything checked out well at my Dr. appt. Always good news.
Food cravings/aversions: Still just liking food in general.
Belly button in or out: In
What I miss: I miss the days that I considered jeans comfortable; those are gone.
What I am looking forward to: 2 baby showers this upcoming week!
Weekly wisdom: Stay off of the internet! There is a lot of bad news out there and I'm better off not reading it at this point in my life.

5 Question Friday

Again, I'm copying Kaitlin, while I'm counting down the minutes until time to go home...

1. Have you worn the same outfit more than one day in a row?
Absolutely not, oh wait. I have maybe worn something to church on Sunday and then wore it to work on Monday....maybe once or twice. I just asked my friends earlier if it's okay to wear the same jeans 5 days in a row as long as I wash them sometime around Wednesday. This is not because I don't have any clothes, it's because none of them FIT or are comfortable. Ugh.


2. If you had to choose any LARGE city to live in, which would it be?

I am pretty anti-large city to be honest. I don't care for them. But, the hubs and I always said we would move to Orlando though. We love it there.

3. Fly or drive with the kids on vacation?

I don't have any kids, okay well I technically have one in my belly and she's already been to Colorado via automobile. We usually drive unless it's just ridiculously too far. Not big flyers.

4. What is your idea of "spring cleaning"?

GETTING RID OF DUST! I live on a dirt road and have laminate floors throughout my house and it seems like no matter what I do there is always a layer of dust. That's also a good time to do the stuff I never make time for like cleaning out the fridge, or cleaning the grout in the bathrooms. I hope to do these things very soon, with some help....ahem HUSBAND!

5. What is the best book you have ever read?

I love to read and I think as a child my absolute favorite was Charlotte's Web and now as an adult (besides the Twilight series in which I am in love with), I really liked the book In Search of Eden, by Linda Nichols. You should check it out.

The definition of glamour:

Finding bread crumbs in your bra at the end of a long day. SIGH.
*Note: aforementioned crumbs came from the Subway foot long that I had at lunch, with chips. Every bite eaten. There are starving kids out there people!!!

I will be 32 weeks on Sunday. I'm sure I will have a picture to post because I have somewhat agreed to let my Mom take some pics on Saturday. And I'll do the highlights then too. I know you're 0n the edge of your seat.

Doctor appointment tomorrow. How long before I have to start doing these weekly? Right now I'm at every 3 weeks.

30 weeks! And nursery sneakpeak.

Grrr, it's dark--but that's the crib, new recliner, and curtains. And all of the wall hangings are lined up in the floor. It's a shame that you can't tell how cool those curtains really are. I'll post another pic later.

Crib with bedding all washed and ready to go.

Covered belly....

And the dreaded bare belly pic. Okay, I said I wouldn't do this, but I'm just thankful that I don't have stretch marks or that dark line on my stomach. Let me have my moment. Also...I have been carrying LOW this whole time. I think it's more apparent here. And yes...I'm WHITE, what else is new?

How far along: 30 Weeks

Maternity clothes: I wear them about 98% of the time.

Sleep: It's just okay this week. I'm waking up A LOT to pee, of course--but then it's a little harder to fall asleep because my back is hurting like crazy!

Best moment of the week: JT and I finally got our timing down and he was able to feel the kicking. Usually, the second I put his hand on my belly she stops. Stubborn!

Food cravings/aversions: Cadbury eggs are here!!! YAY!!!!

Belly button in or out: Still in. Not even flat yet. My belly button was pierced, so the hole where the ring was is a little stretchy looking, but that's about it.

What I miss: The sunshine, and that has NOTHING to do with being pregnant. NO MORE SNOW!!!

What I am looking forward to: Her being here. I wanted to experience pregnancy and I have now for 30 weeks. Don't get me wrong, I want her to stay in there until full term, but I am ready for full term to get here!

Weekly wisdom: I can't really think of any at the moment....

***By the way, Megan at In this wonderful life is hosting a pretty neat giveaway that you should check out. A percentage of the sales goes to raise money for Congenital Heart Defects.

29 weeks and I won some awards!

First of all I won this:

Thank you crossingmyfingersbutnotmylegs!!!
And I also won this:

Thank you to Lori!!!!

There are some rules to this award. I'm supposed to tell some things about myself and tag some people for the award, I believe. Right now I'm a little strapped for time so I just wanted to thank you girls for giving these to me and do a quick update.

29 Weeks

How far along: 29 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I will tell you all my total in the end. Let's not update it weekly...it's no fun. (for me)

Maternity clothes: I wear them about 98% of the time.

Sleep: Waking up a lot, but falling back asleep easily.

Best moment of the week: I had an appointment this past week and my bp was back to normal (was a little high last time). Everything is measuring right, her heartbeat is strong, and there is still nothing wrong with my pee. Life is good.

Food cravings/aversions: Every single thing on this planet gives me heartburn. I don't really crave anything in particular, but I eat plenty.

Belly button in or out: Still in. Not even flat yet.

Stretch marks: Boo.

What I miss: Tying my shoes without blacking out. lol

What I am looking forward to: 2 baby showers coming up in Feb. Birthing class in March. Maternity Leave in April. (hallelujah) Oh and then there is a baby due in April too! :)

Weekly wisdom: It's not unheard of for the furniture salesman (we bought a recliner this weekend) to ask you if you're going to breastfeed. It doesn't matter that he is MALE, 400 lbs, and a complete stranger....he still wants to know, because well durrrr...that is a deciding factor in what type of recliner you buy. Surprised you didn't know that.

*Disclaimer: Salesman apologized profusely after he realized what he'd done, but still--I thought it was a story worth telling.

Snow Day!

27 wks 4 days

Back yard

Front yard

Woke up this morning to a few strong "suggestions" from family members that I not try and drag my pregnant self to work this morning. The roads aren't bad right now, but the temperature is dropping and I live 30 minutes away from work, so the fear was that it would get bad before I could get back home. I may have mentioned my track record before, but my driving in the snow/ice has not proven to be something I excel at. haha

J had a wake up call last night. I told him that we have 12 weeks left and you could see the look on his face like "WHOA." I mean it's not like he doesn't know my due date, but he said when I broke it down into weeks like that it just made it a lot more intense. Haha. I had to remind him that just because my due date is in 12 weeks, that doesn't mean the baby won't come before that. And let's hope she won't take any longer than that...lol.

Anyway, he is working OT today, partly because of his 12 week freakout and I am spending the day indoors with one spoiled rotten Chihuahua.

For those of you who read my blog, I'd like to take the attention away from me for a moment (doesn't happen very often :) ) and ask you to check out Laci's blog. She is somewhat new to this, so leave her a comment or follow her, especially if you're into healthy cooking or losing weight (2 things in which she has done a lot of lately), not to mention she has a pretty cute kiddo that is also fun to read about.

27 Weeks/OMG my dogs are cute!

We'll start with that dog thing. :)

27 Weeks!

Something about posing for a picture that is taking too long to happen, gives me the Chandler face. I know that most of you know what I'm talking about. Sigh.




How far along: 27 weeks


Total weight gain/loss: I ain't gotta lie to kick it....26 pounds so far. But, it's not my fault--because my baby weighs 20 lbs already. I just know it. And my boobs weigh at least 15...so actually I'm in the negatives. I win.


Maternity clothes: Yes. With the exception of the clothes that I steal from my husband's side of the closet when possible.


Sleep: I can't complain. I wake up A LOT, but I fall back asleep--so it's okay.


Best moment of the week: This week isn't the first time for this, but I have become addicted to 45 minute baths. I read in the bathtub so that's part of it, but also that's the easiest time to see my belly jumping up and down.


Food cravings/aversions: Will NEVER eat LJS while pregnant again. The end.


Belly button in or out: In. I honestly don't see it being out unless it's at the very end of my pregnancy.


Stretch marks: Still hips and top of thighs. A few on the boobs. None on the stomach.


What I miss: My energy.


What I am looking forward to: Baby showers, maternity leave, winning the lottery, having a baby. Not in that order.


Weekly wisdom: I don't have any.

The one where the caffiene kicked in...

I've been waiting about 30 minutes for a fax to go through and I can't possibly move on to the next thing until that happens, haha--so I am blogging just some random thoughts.

See that virtual baby thing to the right --> I think it would be a lot more realistic if that particular baby was doing a tap dance on a bladder. You look at her and she is just sleeping and floating around when it reality THAT ISN'T WHAT SHE IS DOING AT ALL! I'm not complaining--for real, because when she stops moving it starts to worry me. But omg, I either need her to move on up to my actual belly and out of my no-no area or I need to have a procedure to re-locate my bladder or there will be a diaper in my near future...and not a baby sized one...a great big one. Huge even.

Where we're at on the nursery......I want to take some "before" pictures and post them, not for you necessarily, but for me because I think it will be neat to see the work we've done at the end. Anyway, we have the bedding, the crib, and a bassinet. My Mom has literally gone nuts with decorative things and hair bows so we have lots of that too. And clothes, because well....I like to shop. And so does my mother and sister and MIL and SIL and my besties and so on and so forth. But the bows and clothes have nothing to do with the nursery, so I will get back to that. My husband is re-furbishing an antique dresser for the room because we have it and it's perfect sized. I am calling it antique because honestly, I don't know where the H it came from...it came with the husband almost 7 years ago....that's antique enough :)
I decided a long time ago that I didn't want a changing table, because I want the baby dresser to convert to a little kid dresser and I also didn't think I would use the changing table that much.
I feel like I am rambling, but originally we were going to paint the nursery a light purple and now we have decided to go with a more neutral light tan instead and accent with purple. Purple bedding, purple wall things, you get my drift.
My husband is either trying to mess with me majorly or he truly isn't convinced that she's a girl. Somebody at his work told him the story of the "girl" who turned out to be a boy at birth and since then he has wanted to neutral up the major things...like wall colors and furniture....just in case. Haha.

Okay okay, so what's left to get? EVERYTHING. I am starting to get a little panicky about it even though I have (supposedly) until April to get it figured out. At the same time I am holding off on buying anything else, because I want to see what the baby shower will bring and then go from there.

I think I hear the fax machine. Apparently sending a fax from Arkansas to Colorado today just isn't possible.

I can take a hint!

Nobody delurked. Not one single person. Sad Day.

Anyway, here are some recent pics. Enjoy. All 3 of you. lol

Me on my 27th birthday (23 weeks pregnant, especially in the face)

Christmas at Mom's house (and Dad's foot)

Harley, my big boy! Picture is a little dark.


Tater, my other big boy!



Pedro, relaxing on the couch after a long day of relaxing on the couch.

Husband with his Christmas game face on.

Delurk & Paricipate!

It's International Blog Delurking Week!

Say what?

That means if you read this blog but don't comment, you should say "HI" today! Let me know you're out there and reading. Tell me a bit about yourself. Tell me your favorite tv show or movie or even better your most embarrassing story..Or not, just "Hi" is okay too. You don't have to have a blog, you don't need to be infertile, pregnant, or even married, just let me know you're out there. I know that there are quite a few folks who follow this blog but don't comment and I'd like to know who you are!!

And because I stole this from AL, you should say Hi to her too. Especially if you already read her blog as well. :)