3 months left! WHAT?!?!?!?

I can't believe that there are only 3 months left of bearing this sweet child of mine. I really feel like I am losing time to get things done.  I hope this isn't a sign that I'm not going to be a good mommy.  The nursery is still in progress.  I have the closet ready for him. ha ha In fact, its already holding some of his goodies.  I need help getting the big items out of that room.  Once they're out then the room will look better.  Robert and I got some samples for the lil guys room. Here are the colors we chose to sample. 

I am wanting to go with a real light blue for the walls.  There's a light blue color in the bedding so I think that will go well.  Once this project gets started, I will document with pictures. :-) I can't believe we've lived in this house for almost 3 years and Mini Cooper's room will be the first to get painted since we've lived here. He must be some special lil boy.  ha ha But, this has sparked some motivation to get the rest of the house painted. Robert was talking about painting the kitchen this morning.  Watch out! The Coopers are going to start some home improvements. I would like to get new flooring, but they may have to wait a little longer.  We will most likely get a professional company to come out and clean our carpets rather than do flooring.  We will see.  I am excited about these home improvements.  I hope we can have it ready for Mini Cooper before he gets here.  Once he is here, we really won't have time.
So, yesterday I had my doctors appointment.  Mini Cooper's heartbeat was at 147bpm.  That's a good rate.  It's so relieving to hear that thing beat to reassure he's still there.  After last weeks sickness of the gallbladder attack, I was so nervous that the stress I was in would harm him.  On the other hand, he's a mover and shaker.  He is moving all the time. So, that's a wonderful thing.  Although, it concerns me that he maybe a wild child. Robert and I are both calm and reserved.  We are not going to know how to act with a wild one. ha ha
I had to do the glucose test at the doctors. It wasn't bad at all.  The drink I had to take tasted like a Sunkist.  I gulped it down like it was nothing.  Doctor says I should know Tuesday the result.  I am praying for good numbers. If numbers aren't acceptable, I will be seeing him next week to see what we will have to do.  If numbers are good, I see doc in 2 weeks.  We went ahead and scheduled for March 9th.  So, now I am wondering if my appointments will be every two weeks.  Am I already that far along to see him every 2 weeks?  Oh boy!! I then had to go wait in the lab to have my blood drawn.  I had to wait for an hour so that the drink could do its thing.  The hour really wasn't that bad.  I am a people watcher, so that always help with time. ha ha  The lady who drew my blood was amazing.  If you know me, I HATE needles.  I didn't even feel the needle touch me.  She made conversation with Mom and I talking about giving birth. I have concluded that I will take whatever drug they are willing to give me.  This girl is not doing the natural crap.  I don't want to be in so much that it will become too late to take anything.  Just give it to me! 
After the doctors, Mom and I got lunch at Capone's near Highland Village.  It was ok.  I wanted a brick oven pizza and I had found this place online.  My favorite place for brick oven pizza so far is in Dothan, AL.  It was THE BEST!  I think it was called Firestone Pizza.  We then made our way to Pottery Barn Kids because they were holding the "last" quilt to complete our bedding set.  I wanted to go ahead and get it just in case it wasn't available later.  Apparently, the Dr. Seuss bedding is very popular. You can't even get it online right now.  I still have a few things listed on the registry.  Once that was done we went to our yogurt shop that we usually go to when we are in that area.  My favorite flavors are the vanilla bean, vanilla wafer, and Ghirardelli chocolate.  I like to top it off with fruit.  Usually just strawberries. Here's a photo.

Mom likes the "odd" flavors with all kinds of toppings. LOL I wish Baytown had a place like this.  I would keep them in business.

So, Mini Cooper is 27 weeks.
90 days to go!
He is the size of a cauliflower.
Weighing 2lbs
He is 14 inches long. 

Hopefully we will make progress with the nursery by the next blog. :-)

Last Week of the 2nd Trimester! YAY!

WHAT A WEEK!
So, Thursday night at about 10pm I got that pain I had dreaded to feel again.  Darn gallstones!  Had a gallbladder attack all night Thursday through Friday night til about 5:30pm! What a horrible and miserable way to spend your weekend off.  I contemplated to go to the E.R. but I remember when I had an attack 4 months ago when I was 4 weeks pregnant that there wasn't much they could do for me.  Gallbladder can't come out until baby gets here.  Friday morning I thought I had gotten over the pain when it hit me again around noon.  When I finally realized that I can't take the pain anymore it was after 2 and the doctors office was already close. Lucky them.  I had my O.B. paged praying that he would have an answer to some relief. Luckily he sent a prescription and Robert picked it up on his way home.  In the meantime, I was texting Robert, since he was at work, letting him know how I felt.  He had kept checking on through out the day. Robert decided to come home early in case we were going to the E.R.  That medicine was an answer to my prayer.  Within the hour I was feeling better.  Saturday was a day of no energy and just took care of myself to be ready for work on Sunday.  On top of that, I have a horrible cold.  I haven't had any taste buds for 3 days.  I can't smell.  That could be a good thing. HA HA Bedtime is miserable because I can't breathe.  I have a smokers cough.  Last night, I had enough and my wonderful husband ran out to Walgreen's to get me a humidifier and some Vick's cream. Once I had those, I slept great.  I hope it helps tonight too.  These last few days have just been pooey.  On the bright side, Mini Cooper is on the move.  It's a relief to feel him move especially since I had the excruciating pain Thursday/Friday.  With me not feeling good, I didn't get a weekly picture.  I promise I look the same from last week.  HA HA. 
96 Days to go!
He is the size of an english cucumber 14 inches long
He will weigh 2lbs this week! 
Friday is the glucose test.
Until next time.

99 Days left til D-Day!

I just wanted to post that we are over the three digit numbers! Holy Cow! Time is going by so fast.  We have so much to do. The soon-to-be nursery is still an office. :-( Well, I have the closet ready.  The closet is already collecting clothes and goodies for our Mini Cooper.  I better get busy.  I am hoping to purchase some paint this weekend so I will have it on hand when I am ready to get that done. There will be pictures.
:-)
Our lil boy is an active one.  I can see him moving all around.  I wish there was an at-home ultrasound machine so that I can see what he's doing all the time.  It's killing me that we haven't seen him since our 19week ultrasound.  Hopefully, we will be scheduled to see him one more time before he is really here.

The thing that I want the most right now is Dairy Queen's ice cream cone.  Nothing fancy with a blizzard or dipped cone, just plain vanilla ice cream cone.  They have the best.  Sonic's has an extrememly weird flavor.  You think you're having a sugar cookie/doughnut ice cream with popcorn cone.  Just weird.  Even my friend Rae said it did.  She's been my DQ buddy. lol I think it's time for another run to the DQ!

Until next time...

The Beginnings of having a plan A, B, C, D...

So, who knew that having a child would make you have to make huge decisions before the lil one is even here?!? That big decision is daycare.  Unfortunately, my lil guy will be going to daycare when the new school year starts.  I have always thought I would be able to live the "american dream" and be able to stay home to raise kids.  At least for the first 5 years of their life before they start Kindergarten.  We live in a time now where both parents have to work.  Our jobs are never promised so we both feel comfortable that I should keep working after Mini Cooper arrives.  Robert and I never thought about daycare because my Mom said she would watch him for us when I had to go back to work.  Well, that was before my Dad made a huge job change and is working in Sarjah (United Arab Emirates) for at least 3-4 years.  Mom is planning on doing a lot of traveling so that she can see Dad.  Dad can't come into the USA for so many days for tax reasons. So, they are planning cruises and wonderful vacations when Dad gets his time off.  So, that changed our babysitter plans.  Most daycares don't do drop-ins so we will be registering him for the whole school year.  Luckily, Robert's Mom works with the school district and will have summers off so she can  keep our lil guy if Mom is out of the country.  I know he'll be in a good enviornment.  He'll be going to First Baptist Church's Wee School.  Only 10 babies will be allowed to enroll so we had to jump on securing a spot for him.  Wish I could be a stay-at-home Mommy, but hopefully this will be the next good thing for our Mini Cooper.  He's not even here yet and he's registered for Wee School! haha

25 Weeks-103 Days to Go!

So, the second trimester is nearly over!  I can't believe how fast time is going.  I have been so lucky to have a non-sick pregnancy.  If pregnancy is like what I've experienced, I could do it a million times more. LOL I better be careful with what I say.  Baby is not here yet. I don't want to jinx the last trimester. I haven't grown that much as you can see from the pictures. I am assuming that is a good thing.  There is no denying that I'm not pregnant because I can feel the lil guy move all around and actually see it too.  It's very strange and a bit freaky. Robert gets weirded out about it when I tell him to feel.  Haha. Just wait til you can see the hand and foot, is what I'm thinking.

On Thursday, Mom and I made a trip to Pottery Barn to pick up the crib bumper that they had on back order for me.  The crib bedding is a new collection and apparently very popular.  My MIL called me last weekend to tell me that online it was showing bedding UNAVAILABLE.  I freaked out and made a few calls to see what was going on.  That's how my back order got started. So, at the store and Mom decides to go ahead and purchase most of the bedding! YAY! Thanks Mom for doing that.  I'm so worried that if I leave it on the registry, that people will have a hard time to get.  The quilt is still on back order so the store is supposed to call me when that comes in. After that, I will have the collection.  There are still a few other things on the Pottery Barn registry that I kept on there.

Thursday night comes and I ache from head to toe. My back was especially hurting. I was thinking that my gallbladder was starting to flare up again. I prayed and prayed that the pain would go away.  I went to bed in so much pain. Friday comes and  I didn't get out of bed til about 3:30! I must have needed that.  haha I thought about the pain some more and thought that maybe it was the baby doing it.  Baby is growing and things are growing/stretching with him that maybe the pain came from that. I felt rested and haven't felt the pain since I went to bed Thursday night. 

On Saturday, Robert and I had a few errands to run before we celebrated a special lil boy's 1st Birthday, Jaxon.  A friend of mine students from Barbers Hills had a car wash to help raise money for sweet Austin's medical bills. Austin is truly a miracle. Lindsey has a facebook page to keep us posted on his progress.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Austin-Our-Fearfully-and-Wonderfully-Made-Miracle/224461137631248?sk=info
I didn't have time to get my car washed but I had to stop by and see her and give her a lil donation to show my  support.  Lindsey is such a beautiful person inside and out and I will continue to pray for her lil miracle to keep growing strong. 

Nothing else to report. 2 more weeks til the Glucose test.

Close up of lil baby belly

You can tell lil better here that I'm pregnant :-)

Sweet Jaxon's 1st Birthday-enjoying the cake Momma made just for him.