Home Alone 1

   I had a few days back at work and then the weekend came:) Mary went to Palm Springs for the weekend before heading to Yuma for the week to work. So I was home alone and fully able to rot in my own filth. well..i did randomly scrub the baseboards in the kitchen and mop. I almost moved onto the bathrooms, but Sex and the City probably came on or something.
   Since my last scrapbook weekend got interrupted by vomit I wanted to set this weekend aside as well for scrappin. I spent all day sat and sunday scrapbooking. I only left the house to get food and scrapbooking gear. I am now all caught up!! Except for my V-day ultrasound(cause I don't have prints of the pics yet) and I have to do my whoooooole Germany trip. ugh! not looking forward to that. 

A while ago I was at Babies R Us and saw a woman with a stroller..well it was just the frame with a graco carseat. I want to get a carseat and carseat carrier as well. But I really liked the one she had, it looked like it rolled more smoothly and could maybe be used as a jogger. So I stalked her til I saw the name. Then I found it online...$600!! what crazy B-word pays that much?! (well I would if I could) but why ya gotta crush me like that? 

frankly i don't care what car seat is in this, i just want it. one downfall though..no cup holders. mama's gotta put her iced tea somewhere.

Anyways, I guess I'll stick to my classic Graco stuff. oh! A lady I work with named Mioko gave me a $25 gift card to target today for the baby cause it was my last day. so sweet! I'm gunna miss those ladys, I seriously worked with the best Kids Klub staff..besides Maria haha she just didn't get the give and take of the job. (i'm counting on the fact that i highly doubt she'll read this) I don't have anything big to blog really. I just figured I should cause I was talking to myself a lot. Sometimes I will really talk to myself and make myself laugh, like I'm 2 people. seriously. I have problems. 

Oh AND I think I'm getting a cold. hopefully this will be the last one for a while since I just had my last day at work. Ladies (and gents) I need you to get out your calendar and look at my ridiculous record..I was sick with a bad cold the 2 weeks after Jon left on Jan. 4th, then I got sick Feb. 7th for 7-9days with a cough, Feb. 20th I got the stomach flu for 3 days, and now Feb. 28th I now am getting a cold. WHY ME?! At least I don't have to work so I can sleep as much as I want to. And thank Jesus it's just a cold and nothing crazy. I can put up with a stuff nose and sore throat a lot easier than vomit and a fever. 

I still can't get over your letter hunny, I think I may go read it again:) you're the best letter writer! 

<3

Unwanted Hospital Visit..

   Sunday was day #1 of sickness. I pretty much slept alllll day just to get away from the nausea. Monday started well but went downhill around 3pm..that's when I started to think about heading to the hospital. I woke up tuesday, I was planning on going to the hospital, but I felt fine when I woke. I ate breakfast and took a shower a while after and I felt really lightheaded  and wound up losing my breakfast. So I gave up fighting and I decided to go to the hospital. 

   Mom had the day off so she and Wayne came down to take me so I wouldn't be alone. When I got there I had to give a urine sample so they could tell if I possibly had a UTI cause those are a big NO NO when you're prego. And they gave me some fabulous anti-nausea medicine(which I got a prescription for and I plan on using those as ammunition when pregnancy gets the best of my stomach) We waited a pretty long time, I think mostly just to get my urine sample back to see if I had a UTI or was dehydrated.  They finally decided to give me an IV of fluids, I was glad though cause I knew that would definitely make me feel better.  I had mom come in and sit with me after they put in the IV (hunny you owe me a nice dinner for that IV!) The IV took 30 minutes to go in. It was so weird, my arm was cold from the fluids going in..ICK! haha they gave me an orange popsicle too to make sure I wouldn't throw up easily.

don't I look sexy?

 The biggest thing that made me not stressed about the IV (besides my impending doom in 5ish months) was that the girl behind the curtain to my right got a fricken SPINAL TAP and I had to listen! Basically she got an epidural but instead of putting stuff in they took stuff out. Poor girl was crying and her hubby was nervously tapping his boots. I said a lil prayer for her. It sounded bad, but I heard her say it wasn't as painful as it was just plain scary. So that made me not as scared about getting an epidural.

Score!

After we left, I was supposed to pick up my prescription but that was gunna take an extra hour+ and I hadn't eaten in basically 48hrs. So I decided to go back when they opened the next morning to get it(and I wound up only waiting 20min!) We went to Hometown Buffet..you shouldn't "buffet" after something like that, and I didn't haha I'm not dumb hello! I only had 1 plate of food and it was delicious and I savored every flavorful bite! PLUS I didn't throw it up! HOORAY! I went to bed around 10 and prayed for a full night of sleep and baby jesus blessed me! I only woke up once to pee..typical. Oh sweet slumber! Thank God for modern medicine and thank God for free health insurance!! woohoo!

I love you hunny! You better be out havin fun petting baby tigers and playing in the Thai jungle!! (while I'm here puking and getting IVs..jerk!)<3 you!

Woe is Me

   With all this thinking and dreaming of baby showers and even a farther off wedding I'm planning. It has brought up the sore spot again of the fact that..I have no friends. Especially a best friend. Well I have a best friend, I'm married to him. But as girlfriends go, I really am lacking.

   I am surrounded by women and people I love and love to talk and share with. Like Dana at my work who is a riot and who always gives the best advice. Or Jen Jackson who I can only hope to be like in motherhood. And Makenzi who knows exactly what I'm going through..almost too literally. But I don't have that one special girlfriend who I can say anything to and she'll understand completely and I can say anything and not be embarrassed. I don't even know who I'm going to have as bridesmaids at my wedding.   Maybe my hormones are making me emotional or the fact I'm watching Sex and the City and I wish I had 3 awesome girlfriends to call ME fabulous. 


   I guess it's kinda hard to acquire friends your own age when you have the life of someone 5 years older than them. eh. at least I'll have my baby and husband to hangout with.

My Sweet Sweet Valentine's Day

Today was a day that I originally was sad about because it's our first Valentine's together but you weren't here with me:( but when I scheduled my ultrasound for V-day, I knew it would be at least an exciting day. We had a nice early(but not too early) appointment. So I got up and got ready and didn't have to wait too long before it was time to go. I stopped by starbucks to get a sugary latte so the caffine and sugar would get the baby movin. I also drank a ton of water and went pee 3 times in the 45 minutes we were there haha

our beautiful baby! look at that HEAD!

For Makenzi, just her and I went in. It took a little work to get a clear view, but it didn't take long for the tech to tell us what it was:))) It was nice to be there for her cause I would want to have someone there for me. It was hard to sit through cause I had to pee the whole time and bolted off the couch once her ultrasound was done haha

nice picture of the spine:)

I was really happy to have mom AND wayne there, wayne missed out on the first ultrasound cause there was so much medical stuff going on too it would have been awkward for him to be in the room.  The tech was so nice and easy to talk to, I suppose if your job is to strictly to ultrasounds all day long you have to be a baby lover haha. She showed us what was in each view so if we were confused she'd clarify. There were some sort of little floaty bits in the water and she told me the baby had peed hahah she also showed us the baby's full belly. 

little foot and toesies!

Our baby was a little more difficult than Josh and Makenzi's. It was in weirder positions and we had to wiggle around to get the baby to move. The tech said the baby was really relaxed (i guess that latte didn't work!) It was in a lounge position for a while with it's legs up and ankles crossed. We got to hear the heartbeat. It was strong, but mellow and slow cause the baby was so relaxed haha

The baby's legs kicked back and relaxin. one leg bent and one resting on my organs probably haha

After the ultrasounds, we went to Babies R Us but surprisingly we didn't buy anything. But it was fun to be able to look at gender appropriate clothes and bedding:) After that I talked mom and wayne into taking us to Chili's. I did give all 3 dogs baths the day before so I had more than earned it. I got way too stuffed on cheese fries and mini burger bites, but i did have a little salad too! ahh i never get sick of Chili's. We went to See's after that cause mom and wayne had a certificate for 1lb. We each picked about 6 pieces. yum yum!

most of the baby's body, but the best part is the full high-five it's givin us. or a "no pictures please!" haha

The best part of my day was getting back to the apartment and finding a beautiful vase of flowers and a super cute note from my love. AND my order of maternity clothes from oldnavy.com. Such an awesome day:)

I love you so much hunny, be safe.

<3

15 weeks

Haven't done much this weekend cause I've been sick:( I came up to mom's on thursday, I showered haha and I went to Costco to get some passport pics taken so I can have mom get me an Amtrak Pass. Friday I took Henry and Brom to the dog park to get some exercise and see if having Brom there would calm Henry down. It did! Henry got a little stressed, but once he saw Brom running and playing he chilled out and just started running around. We met a lot of different dogs including 2 huge great danes and a lil 5mo puppy.  
  When I got back I went out back with a new magazine that came in the mail and sat out in the sunlight for almost an hour I think. I got a little color and plenty of vitamin D! I went and walked around the Outlet mall a little just to get out. They have a Gymboree store there and a Carter's store..such cute stuff! Gunna wait til i know the gender though to buy anything(darn!)
   Later I went to the church to talk to Jen J about wedding stuff at the church, I got there and they were setting up for a Valentine's "sweetheart dinner" fundraiser for the youth group. Jen was heading that up cause Dave couldn't be there. So I started to help set up cause there were a bunch of 13 year old boys there haha I wound up helping in the kitchen the whole night dressing salads and prepping bread for the tables. I did this once a few years back with Jen and I love this kind of stuff, the organizing and bustling busyness. We had a really good time keeping things running smoothly and teaching the kids how to wait tables. Plus I got free food!

I slept with a humidifier and took some benadryl to help me pass out so I slept good thursday night, friday night I didn't take anything so I slept pretty bad:/ I was up for what felt like an hour coughing every 30 seconds pretty much. So I got up at 2am, had a bowl of cereal and took a benadryl and slept fine the rest of the night. I spent pretty much all day today relaxing on the couch. I'm feeling pretty crumby right now actually. I thought the 2nd trimester was supposed to be the easiest!

My veggin out spot on the couch, gotta get the pillows just right to keep me propped up hah

I'm now 15 weeks and I have (about) 15 more til you get home. I think my 30th week is the first week of june, so hopefully you'll be home then and we'll have about 10 weeks before our baby comes. My belly has really begun to grow, but I'm looking more.."full" than a low bump. I'm startin to think this baby is gunna sit high in my abdomen because I have a full round belly already, it's just small. I guess I'm ok with it, it makes me look more "pregnant-y" than just fat. And if I push out my belly I look really pregnant haha

gettin bigger!

if i push out! haha

I have to go take a shower before it gets too late and I skip it all together haha 

I love you hunny, talk to you soon (hopefully!) <3

hunny,

where are you?
I can handle the puking by myself, I can handle the abdominal pains by myself, and I can even suck it up and go to the doctor by myself. But I really just need a hug right now. This week has sucked so bad. I've been sick all week, and getting horrible sleep because I'm up all night coughing and going to the bathroom. I've lost the drive to go to work and I just want to quit.
 And to make it worse, my tooth is hurting and I probably should go to the dentist but I HATE the dentist and the thought of a Navy dentist terrifies me..they could not be as trained as someone who went to school for like 10 years, and I'd prefer to take some drugs to calm me down or knock me out a bit which I don't think I can do since I'm pregnant. 

I just need a good nights sleep and a leg rub, and maybe a yummy hazelnut latte. I just wish we were 4 months down not 1. Ugh, I'm gunna go buy some benadryl or something. I love you and I miss you so much. Hope to talk to you soon.

<3 your wife

super sunday

Super Bowl Sunday I got up early (ugh!) and went to the early 8am church service. It was a really good service, Pastor Gary's son spoke and I got to see adam, sarah, and little bennett after. Mom and Wayne were gunna BBQ for the game and Frank was up for the weekend. I was planning on just spending the day there, but I saw that Jana was home and she had her new BoYfRiEnD over. I went over there before the game and for the first quarter of the game. 
I went back to mom's for the rest of the game cause I still needed to pack my stuff to come back to oside. I ate a TON too, Jana's dad bbq'd some chicken and we made burritos and then back at mom's wayne made pork ribs, tri-tip, and one of Frank's friends brought pizza. Oh so much food hunny! I felt HUGE! 

I heard that Old Navy was having a one day sale of 30% off everything..and I know you want me to SAVE SAVE SAVE but I've had my eye on some maternity clothes. So I went online this morning and ordered a maternity/nursing top, a maternity dress, and a pair of shorts with a belly panel. I'm so excited to get them in a week or so and wear everything! :)))

I had a really bad case of pregnancy amnesia this morning haha..it wasn't even like I forgot my phone at home or my coffee on the roof of my car. I usually work at 8am, I'm always the first person there. But on mondays I work at 9. So this morning I woke up at 7 cause I got to sleep in. I got ready like normal, left 30 minutes before work, everything normal. When I pulled up to work I was shocked cause it was so crowded in the parking lot I could hardly find a spot. I felt like something was different. I walked into work and saw the clock said just about 9am. But I thought I was supposed to be there at 8. I freaked cause I thought I was an hour late! Dana couldn't figure out why I was freaking til i remembered it's monday and I don't work til 9:P 

I was feeling pretty yucky today though. I've had a headache almost all day even though I've been drinking water constantly. I got sick this weekend cause it's so dry up in Elsinore and in my mom's house. At night my throat and nose would dry out so not only does that make it easier to get sick..but just being pregnant weakens your immunity. So I have a cough now, it's like I have a tickle in my throat and I have a stuffy nose. poop:( well hopefully it doesn't last 2 weeks like my last cold.

Love you hunny<3

14 weeks!

If I push on my lower stomach I think I can feel the top of my uterus! haha that sounds weird for the average person, but for a pregnant lady it's great! My nugg is growing! in a few weeks I should get to feel it wiggle:)


I came up to Mom's for the weekend like always..but I noticed something once I got here. Hi Henry..hi Jordie....where's Brom? Now Brom is about 3 years old now(we rescued him so we're not sure exactly how old he is) he's an English Pointer. Our dogs are very lucky dogs, they are all adopted from the shelter and we have a very large yard for them to run and play and explore. But Brom has never been fully happy with that. He's always loved escaping and running about Lake Elsinore.  I have even witnessed him dig out of the yard in about 2 minutes flat. He just loves adventure. So I found out he was at the pound, so I went and spent $90!!! to get him out.   

Brom enjoying his freedom

I decided it might be good to take him to the park to let him run around and get some energy out so he didn't turn around and escape immediatly. At McVicker they have a baseball field that is enclosed and the dogs can't get out. There was a man there with 2 big dogs and Brom was so excited to play..well..run haha He was like a rocket ship running all around. The other dogs couldn't even keep up. He ran round for about 15 minutes before he started to slow down. After I felt he had gotten the excess energy out I took him home. If anyone is interested in a FREE ENGLISH POINTER!! Let me know. He really is a good dog and knows sit, down, and "go to bed" he's a good listener. He just gets a little over excited when you take him out cause he doesn't get out of the yard much(besides when he breaks out) Just make sure you have a secure backyard. He even kills gophers and squirrels! haha

Friday I had to myself! I took a good shower in the morning, I even shaved my legs hunny! haha I went and got my toes done cause it had been a month since I last got them done and I figure that'll be my monthly treat while you're away since you're not here to rub my feet and legs. They even have massage chairs to sit in while you're getting your toes done! dreamy:)

 

I had red last time and I wanted something more girly..I call it "watermelon"..   

yay!

After that I met up with Makenzi for some Chipotle:) yum yum! Oh and I went to Michael's for Scrap booking stuff, I am DETERMINED to catch up before this baby comes! I also bought a self teach kit to learn how to knit..I wanna make lil things for my baby. Except..knitting is fricken hard. I learned how to start a line, but my loops are always so tight I can't knit off of them:/ I try and retry to make them more loose but the only way to make them nice is to tighten them all the way other wise they look sloppy. UGH!! It makes me want to use the knitting needles to poke my eyeballs out!

Thank you for writing me and letting me know you're ok:) I love you Hunny<3

Mid-Week update

So a couple of weeks ago I had a dream..no, a nightmare. I had a big SAGGY butt! NOOOOO! I vowed I would not let that happen to me. So yesterday after work I planned on working out. Right after work. So I wouldn't have the chance to go home and then lose my drive to exercise. 

I wanted to swim for a while and then shower there at the gym, but the pool only has 3 lanes and they were all full:( So I decided to workout a little and see if it opened up. It didn't, so I did some cardio on the elliptical then hit the floor(and the butt machines!) usually glute machines are used while laying on your stomach..poop. but there was one where you can stand. So I pumped it up on that machine and did a few others that focused on the upper legs. It paid off too cause today I woke up with a sore butt and inner thighs! woohoo!

Today I went again so I could stretch out my sore spots. I walked on a treadmill for about 45 minutes(better than nothing hunny!) and I did a few arm machines..gotta keep those arms firm too! Then I stretched a bunch. The Local LA Fitnesses are starting to offer more classes in the middle of the day that I want to take advantage of since I work during morning classes and don't want to go in the evenings. Hopefully I can keep this up for a few months:P

Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the week..thursday! It's my favorite because I get to go up to Elsinore! My manager has been giving me friday-sunday off. So I head up after work/in the early afternoon on thursday and stay for 3 nights. It's nice to get away from oceanside cause it's so crowded down here, and our apt makes me uneasy(I don't feel like the air in our apt is clean, there's so much humidity. our windows and those of our neighbors always have LOTS of condensation on them) and the smell of our apt makes me kinda sick..well so does my mom's, but there's more to do up there. Plus I get to be around Henry and try to socialize him. 

Love you Hunny:)

OH! and I got an awesome pregnancy journal from Amazon. It asks me questions about my pregnancy, physical state, and emotions and has spots for me to put in lots of pictures. It's called "Waiting For Baby" super cute:)