Thanksgiving Success!

Well, Thanksgiving was a hit and I think everyone generally had a good time. It was fun but I paid for it the next day. Bob and I went to bed around 11:30 that night and I ended up having to get up at around 1:30 for bathroom trip #1 of the evening and I seriously thought I was going to have to wake up Bob to assist me there because I was in THAT much pain. So a couple Tylenol later and some more R&R and I felt better by Saturday. It was great to have everybody there though! Good to see all the family...well most of them anyway.

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We put up our tree on Saturday evening. It is a 9 foot pre-lit tree and it looks AWESOME! I LOVE IT! I just love Christmas decorations.
Here is our tree:



















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Here is my updated belly shot...I am currently 33 weeks:

Hiccups

So I went to the doctor yesterday for another check up and when she was checking his heart rate we noticed he had the hiccups! It was so cute! Thought I would share.

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Getting ready for Thanksgiving, doing a lot of last minute shopping for groceries, preparing the house for 16 guests (not including Bob or I) and trying not to doddle...speaking of, I gotta get to work...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner...

So I have decided to have Thanksgiving at my house, as most of you already know, and I am starting to feel a TINY bit overwhelmed. Not b/c I can't handle it, but b/c I feel bad that I can't help Bob really clean the house and get it ready for everyone. I will be mostly concerned with having enough room in my fridge for everything and making sure I have everything I need to prepare a Turkey Dinner. My parents are coming up the night before and mom and I will start preparing some of the cuisine then. I am really looking forward to them coming. They haven't been here in a couple of months...so they haven't seen the nursery yet with all its furniture and decorations, etc.
Of course the family members that cannot come will be missed greatly and we are all bummed they can't be here to join us. I am worried about Stacy traveling so close to her due date...regardless if it is only a 2 hour drive or not! Sure we have a hospital here in Warrensburg, but I don't really want to have and "emergency" during the holidays! So be careful Ms. Stace...:-)

30 Weeks...

10 more weeks to go...
Went to the doctor's today and everything is good. My gestational diabetes test came back all clear! :-) I really had no worries about that though. Decovin is doing well, his head is down, but he hasn't dropped yet so he COULD potentially move all around still, which is what I think he does ALL day and night to drive me crazy! LOL! But I do enjoy it at the same time, kind of cool to know he is just sitting in there, chilling! :-)
This may be T.M.I. (Too Much Info) but I have been having pains in my pubic bone/groin region and the doctor tells me that this is very normal. She explained that the cartilage at the base of the pubic bone naturally gets thinner or something like that and that eventually my pelvic bone will adjust in some fashion when he drops that will cause the infamous "pregnancy waddle" in some women. Anyway, it hurts and I don't like it and I am not looking forward to the drop stage...
We almost have the nursery squared away, we just need the bedding and a glider and we are all set! ;-) His parents so graciously bought us a new crib and it is FABULOUS! I love it! We purchased the matching changing table also and it now looks like an actual nursery...I have already pre-washed a good chunk of his clothes and anticipate a few more loads after baby shower #2 and baby shower #3. :-)
For those of you who didn't see my progression shots already...this is what I currently look like:

We all fall down...

So I went in for my latest doctor's appointment last Thursday to do my scheduled test for Gestational Diabetes. This is standard procedure and they request that you eat or drink nothing with sugar in it before the blood draw...soooo, I got up in the morning, ate one piece of bacon, one piece of toast and one egg. I usually have my snack around 10am but I had to go in at 10am to drink this AWFUL sugar filled drink that has to sit in your system 1 hour before they draw your blood, and once you drink it you cannot eat anything until then...so when I came back an hour later, I was feeling shaky and ready to eat...but I had to have my blood drawn first. They sit me in the chair and begin the painstaking process of finding a vein (after two pokes usually they find one)...so normally I have NO problem AFTER they poke me looking at the blood coming out into the tube...except for this time! I looked at it and became VERY woozy and almost passed out...I thought I was going to throw up or something. The nurses got me some water and a cold wash cloth for my head and some animal crackers to snack on. After about 5 minutes, I was all better. I have never been that close to passing out in my life...it was kind of scary. The doctor said it was b/c I had all that sugar in my system from that drink...I was just glad it was over so I could go and eat something substantial! :-) I won't find out about the results for a bit, but I am sure I do not have it.

Oh and I also start going to the doctor every two weeks now...it's getting closer to Decovin time! :-)

Uncomfortable Much?!

I am now starting to get into the uncomfortable phase of my pregnancy and I still have a WAYS to go! My back is increasingly in pain along with my butt bone and my feet keep swelling no matter how I much I watch my sodium intake!! I'm doomed...I got a massage yesterday...that was AWESOME, but it just made me realize how much I need one more often...I hope Santa gets me one of those again for Christmas! I am even considering hiring this lady to be my Doula, it is expensive but not as expensive as I thought, plus then I wouldn't have to have Bob keep "attempting" to rub what hurts during my contractions, etc...I'm tossing it around anyway...Bob hasn't said one way or the other about it...he just says..."oh yeah?" I'll keep trying...

Anyway...I have a busy week set up for the Halloween festivities...two parties and a pig roast...should be fun...I will take pictures of my costumes for everyone to laugh at! :-)

I've put in my notice at my job and I will continue to work full time up until the 14th of November and then I will go to part time (10-2) up until the 9th of December. Then I am done...I will use this time to prepare for Decovin's arrival...anxiously, nervously, painstakingly, etc...I can't wait to be done with work though...I know a lot of my pains come from sitting in a crappy chair and typing all day...I try to get up and around as much as possible but work still has to get done...we shall see how much more I can TRULY put up with!

So, I think I have decided that after I have Decovin and get settled into a "routine" if-you-will, I am going to look into becoming a Pampered Chef Consultant...So if you want anything, you know where to go! :-)

Mandy, it would be so great to hear from you again...I know you are uber busy, but we miss you in the BLOG world!

26 Weeks...

So I am now officially in my 3rd trimester! WHOO HOO! And now I am starting to feel uncomfortable...my back hurts a lot more often, my belly feels stretched to the max and I keep getting cramps that the doctors have now informed me are due to Decovin's growth spurt...and that this will likely continue as my pelvic bones start to separate in preparation for birth...YIPPEE!!! Aren't us women lucky! Why don't they teach this to you in health class?! Well anyway...enjoy the buddah belly!

Baby Shower #1

This was very successful, 30 people were in attendance and we received tons of gifts! It was a lot of fun and my sister-in-laws did a great job of throwing the party! There was good food and good company! I have to admit my favorite gift from this shower had to by the rocking horse my sister gave us...SO CUTE! She even bought him a cowboy hat so he can role play! How fun is that?! Thanks Aunt Christy! But a very close 2nd was the Jeep Renegade walker that his mom bought us. As most of you know Bob is obsessed with his Jeep and Jeeps in general so this just adds to Bob's excitement as he plots to make his son just like him. :-) Thanks to all that came!

Pre-Natal Class=BORING!!!

So Bob and I started our prenatal classes a couple of weeks ago and so far we have learned absolutely nothing! It is like reliving high school health class where everyone starts snickering the moment the instructor says words like: perineum, anus, vagina, or penis. It's ridiculous, yet I laugh too! Our instructor is an older lady...I would say in her late 50s early 60s and she is VERY monotone! Makes for a long 2 hours! Plus the chairs they give pregnant women to sit in are HORRIBLE! Can we say "back support" people! COME ON! We get a break about half way through but sometimes that just doesn't cut it. Next week should be interesting though...lamaze...we shall see...

Miscellaneous

Ok, seriously...be thankful you don't have to sit by people with extra gastricjuices that brew all day and have no shame of letting them rip with people in ear shot...maybe she is just used to my co-worker's deafness...HELLO!! GROSS!!!

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So we went to my parents house this weekend for a bit of a family reunion...it was a blast and I forgot how much I missed outdoor cooking and camp fires! We all ate so much food it wasn't even funny! We all got to meet my Aunt Mendy's "in-laws" from Australia and they were the most delightful couple. I think they enjoyed the cookout too!

I also got to pick pecans, haven't done that in years. They are just starting to fall now from my parents trees and I had fun hunting for them in the grass. Bob got to go 4-wheelin' on my Aunt and Uncles toy and he had a blast too! It was an eventful weekend and the weather was perfect too!

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My cousin, Stacy, is having a hard time with her hubby being deployed. This is his second go-round to the middle East and this time he will be gone in total for about a year and a half! They have a 2 1/2 year old little girl and she is pregnant with their 2nd child and due in December. She is starting to feel the pains of separation and having to deal with being a single mother yet again and having to deliver her child without her husband anywhere near! He won't get to meet his new baby until it is over a year old if my calculations are correct. I do not envy her but I think of her often and hope she is doing well. I love you Stacy! Hang in there!

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Mandy, you still alive? You haven't posted a blog since September 30?! Miss your funnies girl!

Dry Mouth/Bad Breath Syndrome

AKA: halitosis...Seriously people there is help out there! Find it! Remember the "walking farting lady" I referred to in one of my previous posts? Well, she also has this horrible syndrome to boot! Being anywhere within earshot is dreadful...the constant smacking of her tongue against the roof of her dry mouth is enough to make you want to punch something...it's like nails on a chalk board...it gives me the chivels just thinking about it...even worse if you are in smelling shot...her breath is worse than taking a big ol' whiff of cow manure! GROSS!!! Ok, I'm done venting...

Weekend Work

So this past weekend Bob decided to take on the HUGE challenge of building a retaining wall in our front yard by our stairs...he got started and it is LOOKING AWESOME...I can't wait to show you all pictures, but he is at a stopping point right now b/c our stairs have a crack in them and we are waiting on the builder to come and look at them before we go any further otherwise we will just be ripping the wall right back out. After this is all done (stairs and wall) we will then proceed to work on our grass...as it is DEAD! Our neighbors must really love us. Oh well, we are trying.

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I am looking forward to this weekend at my parents house. Bob hasn't even been to my parents house since we have been back...he has seen my folks, but just hasn't been to the house! Can you believe that?! We have just had a crazy summer...too many weddings! But I am looking forward to the cookout like no one else can imagine...I have been craving a weenie roast since I left the Midwest!!! Cast Iron skillet cooking here I come! I am also thrilled to see my Aunt Mendy and Uncle Jim and his parents. YEAH! Fun for me!!! :-) HURRY UP FRIDAY! I think Saturday is the craft festival so I am also looking forward to going to that too!

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On the baby note, Decovin is a kicking away and just have a grand ol' time in my belly! :-) I had a check up last Thursday and his heart rate was good and so was everything else...I have one more visit in 4 weeks and then it goes to every 2 weeks until 36 weeks...I am getting excited. Bob and I start a PreNatal Class tomorrow that last for 6 weeks...I am also looking forward to it, but I don't think Bob is...LOL!

Mail Box go boom...

So I get a call from my neighbor today during work hours...she proceeds to tell me that some little old lady in a JAGUAR (go figure!) hit our mail box today and flipped it all around and it is all out of whack...she got the nice little old lady's phone number and she also gave the nice little old lady my number. The nice little old lady called me also at work and left me a voice mail apologizing profusely and offering to pay for the "fixing" of the post that is now mangled below ground...Poor Bob...just one more thing to add to his "Honey Do" list...**Sigh**

Fetal Brain Drain in action!

I CAN'T BELIEVE I forgot to mention this already!!! Bob finally felt Decovin kick on Monday night during football...I think he is going to be a sports fan! Bob was like "Weird, I can't tell if that's you or him!" I told him it was Decovin cuz I can't make my stomach do that normally...HELLO! I was excited he got to feel him though! WHOO HOO! GO DADDY!

How pregnant am I?

So my mom and I got into a discussion last night about how pregnant I was...I told her I was just about 24 weeks along and she was like...no you are only 5 months along...it took us awhile to figure out that some months only have 4 weeks and other have 5...plus you should really count weeks b/c it is more accurate and the normal gestation period is 40 weeks long...SOOO...I'll leave it up to you to calculate how pregnant I am...lol! I am tired just thinking about it...

"Excel Happy"

My boss is what I call "Excel Happy", he thinks that everything should be made into an Excel spreadsheet. Thank goodness he is easily convinced that it is not necessary usually, but I am getting pretty handy with Excel anyway! **sigh**

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Mandy, to answer your question in your comment, yes, I made the poncho in the picture. :)

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I found myself the other day using the word "doo-hickey" to replace the actual word of the item I was referring to. This could be blamed on Fetal Brain Drain again but I think mostly I just didn't know the actual name for the item. Hmmm...something to ponder...where do we get these made up words anyway?! :-)

Success!

So all my co-workers LOVED my pumpkin roll and one lady was like...we needed a pregnant lady to be around us a long time ago! haha! One guy even said..."YOU MADE THIS?! Wow, it looks like something you would buy..." He loved it too!

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Oh and I finished my poncho that I have been working on just in time for Fall also, however, I don't think I will be using it anytime soon thanks to Hell's Kitchen outside! Geesh! :-( It is pretty though! :-) I love it!

Baking while preggers

So tonight I decided I would be Suzy Homemaker and bake a Pumpkin Roll for my co-workers to enjoy on our first official day of Fall tomorrow. Well, let me tell you...I for sure need to invest in an apron b/c when I got done, I had a combination of flour and powdered sugar in a line across the biggest part of my belly...**sigh** And to think...it is only going to get worse...LOVELY!

He moved!

So, I am now currently and actively feeling Decovin move on a regular basis. It is weird and cool at the same time. I tried to see if Bob could feel him kick, but his little legs aren't strong enough for daddy to feel yet. I know it will be soon as he is an active little thing...let me tell ya! :-)

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We got our first official gift from our registry today from our friends in San Diego, Jerusha and Eli Bookhamer. They got us our crib mobile! It is so cute! Thanks guys...we love it! :-)

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This weekend, I also received my first official belly talk...my best friend Crystal had the best time rubbing my belly and getting all close and personal with it all the while, cooing and cawing to Decovin...I think he liked it...you tell me?

Wedding #6

Well, I survived our last wedding of the season. My best friend, Kim Gibson (now Kim Grooms) was married on 09/17/05 to Justin Grooms. It was a beautiful ceremony and I am so happy for them! I was a bridesmaid and I have included a picture of the beautiful bride and myself...