Last day of October

::::::::::Breathes a sigh of relief::::::::::

I made it.  I made it all the way through October and 9 months of pregnancy.  Woohoo!!!  So unless my body REALLY kicks into gear, Jon Kent will in fact be a November baby!  Whew!!!  Now by orders of his daddy, Jon Kent isn't allowed to come until the 11th of November or after.  By orders of his grandfather...PawPaw...Poohba...whatever he wants to be called, Jon Kent isn't allowed to come until the 20th of November.  BUT late Nov. 19th would be fine though as well.  The 11th wouldn't be so bad.  It's only 12 days away.  But the 20th seems like a really, really, really long time off.  I guess only Jon Kent really knows when he is coming.  But atleast it will be sometime in the month of November!

Today is also Halloween.  But for the most part everyone did the trick or treating last night.  I have already took down all the Halloween decorations that were in my house.  After tonight I will be taking my jack-o'-lanterns off my "fall display".  Then it will just be scarecrows and half dead mums.  And to add a plus to Halloween being over and Thanksgiving on it's way...tomorrow it's supposed to start turning COLD!  YESSSSSSSSSS!!!  I'm just TOO excited about that!

Anyway, it's time for church.  Yall be good and have a great Sunday!!!!

                                   

L&D

*Labor and Delivery*

Kent was just about to leave for work when we decided with all the stomach pains I was having, that it might be best to call the hospital and talk with someone.  So I did.  The nurse told me to come on in and get monitored.  I thought...OK...probably nothing but atleast I would get checked out and maybe just maybe a miracle would happen and I would be dilated and ready to have this baby.  *NOPE*  I get in and they strap monitors on me and check me.  I am dilated to a big fat ZERO and 50% effaced.  Jon Kent is at a station -2.  So, they let the monitors monitor me for FOUR hours and check me again.  Once again....ZERO dilated and 50% effaced and still -2 station.  *sigh*  The nurse smiled and said...see you in a couple of weeks...

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Stick a Fork in me...I'm DONE!

I'll admit it...I'm miserable.  I don't mind telling you that I am miserable.  My stomach is hurting me like crazy today.  I couldn't tell you if it's baby related or just some stomach bug.  But either way, it's not fun.  It's like a constant dull pain that does go into my back.  Then every now and then I have sharp pains.  As long as I am laying now, it doesn't hurt all that much.  But if I stand up and walk about for any long periods of time...ACK!!  It starts hurting!  The thought of food right now...GAG!!!  But at the same time I am hungry.  It makes no sense to me.  I'm not about to call the doctor and for them to tell me to come up there and get monitored and then find out it's gas or something.  I'm to the point now where I DON'T want him to come before November, but at the same time I just want him here.  Thursday night I was having pretty steady contractions.  Nothing hard, just my stomach tightening up.  But I figured what the hey I'll call the on call doctor and see what I should do.  I ended up talking to a nurse, and she told me to drink a big glass of water and take two tylenol and see if that helps.  So I did and it did help.  The contractions slowed up and eventually stopped.  So who knows when Jon Kent is coming.  He keeps acting like he wants to come and then chickens out.  I guess in the next few days/weeks we will see.  Anyway, I'm off to eat lunch...gag...or atleast try to.  I'll talk with yall later!!!

Well ain't I just a good little housewife...

Kent has been cooking a lot here lately.  Just because either he wants to or because I have been busy doing things around the house.  Thankfully, he likes to cook so I don't feel so bad when he does it.  However, I have felt kinda bad about him cooking so much so I decided that tomorrow when I cooked that I was going to go all out.  Make him something that he really likes and something I have honestly never made before and would need a recipe for.  I am going to make meatloaf (from scratch) with rolls and a cake.  I have already made the cake as you can see in the picture.  It's called a dirty snow cake.  It's white all on the outside but has oreo cookie crumbs on the inside to make it look like "dirty snow".  Anyway, it took me forever to make it...lol.  It will probably be awhile before I tackle that cake again!!!  ANYWAY, I am actually looking forward to cooking tomorrow.  I hope it all tastes good.  Anyway, I am about to pass out from running around all night.  I just thought I would share my proudness (is that word?) with yall!  Have a good one!!!

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I couldn't think of a subject title, so yall just get a smiley face today.  So, first of all let me complain about something.  If you will look up and see that I am currently hearing the TV/AC.  Well, the TV is OK...but the AC...UGH!  Come on.  It's almost November for crying out loud!!!  And it's like 80 something degrees outside!  It's just CRAZY to me that it's almost November and my AC is running.  Craziness I tell ya...CRAZINESS!  I digress...

Well, only 19-24 days left until my due date(s).  Woohoo!  The days are starting to run out!  I still feel completely unprepared for this child.  Not so much with being unprepared to be a parent...but I feel like *I* am not ready.  My hospital bag STILL isn't completely packed, we still haven't gotten a pediatrician (going Nov. 1st to do that though), I don't feel like everything is organized enough (although I am sure Kent would disagree), and I just don't feel ready because I just don't know when he is coming.  It's not like preparing for a guest to come.  You know when they are coming, so you can clean and cook and just get ready for them.  But with a baby...it's like SURPRISE I'm HERE!  Ummm.... 

5 days until Election day.  So...go VOTE! 

I just got through exercising.  I think I exercised for about 40 minutes.  It actually felt pretty good.  Usually I am about to die after I get done, but not today.  Which is a good thing because I need to go to Wally World.  I was going to go last night, but I never made it.  But tonight I am going.  I have to.  I have ran out of too many things not to go.  Plus, Kent needs for me to go pick something up for him as well...so it's my duty as a wife to go and get it for him!

Well, I am off to go shower!  Yall have a great Thursday night!!!

He's getting own my *nerve*

Yes, I said nerve and not NERVES.  Jon Kent is laying on a nerve in my right *hip* area.  Whenever I stand up too fast or for too long he always seems to find that nerve.  It HURTS!!!!  For all I know, it could be a *type* of contraction.  Because everytime I read something else on contractions, I discover a *new* contraction...tightening of the stomach, menstrual cramp, back pain, etc.  Who knows! 

Today Kent and I were looking at the calendar.  We were trying to see when a *good time* for Jon Kent to come.  Yes, we know he will come when he wants to come, but we were just trying to figure some things out.  Kent plans on taking 2 weeks off of work once Jon Kent gets here.  I want him to be off for Thanksgiving and Kent wants to be off for the Auburn vs Alabama football game.  In order for this to happen, I can go in to labor no earlier than Nov. 11th.  So, if that were the case and I DID go into labor that day, then that is only 15 days away!  Exciting!!!  But, he'll come when he wants to come.

Well, Kent is currently getting ready to go to work.  He'll be leaving in about 45 minutes.  Then I probably will start washing clothes and take a shower myself.  I cleaned the house earlier today.  So, my night is pretty much free to do whatever.  I am thinking about going to Wally World and picking up a few things.  The Lunar Eclipse is also happening tonight.  I hope I remember to watch it.  It starts at 9:14pm central time.  But watch...it will be cloudy. 

Well, that is all for now!  I'll talk with yall later!  Yall have a good one...

*~*Hummm*~*

Today was my 36 week appointment with the doctor.  From now on I will be going weekly.  YAY!!!  My next appointment is Nov. 2nd at 8:15am.  Hopefully with weekly appointments the days will go by a bit quicker.

Today's appointment was VERY, VERY, VERY uneventful.  Not that I really wanted an eventful appointment.  But *SOME* excitement would have been nice.  I get there and they call me to the nurse's station to tinkle in the cup and get weighed.  I gained ZERO pounds.  Was really hopefully to have lost some pounds...but I'll take what I can get.  Anyway, I get into my room and the doctor comes in and tells to me undress from waist down and tells me I will be getting my Group Strep B swab test done today.  He looked over to Kent and said something along these lines, "we'll be getting a swab from her vaginally and a swab from you rectally."  LOL.  Kent just kinda laughed...  Anywho, the doctor came back in and we listened to the heart beat..it was 159bpm.  I was measuring right on 36 weeks.  And here is the kicker...NO EXAM!!!  He just took the swabs and THAT'S IT!  So, I have no clue if I dilated any or effaced any... *sigh*  I guess there is always next week...  I am still having braxton hicks/contractions...whatever you want to call them.  Now, they are kinda in my back.  The best way I can describe the back pains is like this...it's like someone is pinching my kidneys.  Well, that was my appointment for today.  Nothing else special really happening.  I'll talk with yall later!!

*~*Blah*~*

That's just how I *feel*.  Not bad...not good...just *blah*.  I *was* going to exercise, which usually makes me feel a bit better, but I have yet to do it.  I still may...but I doubt it.  I am kinda *hurting* with pressure, not so much pain.  So, I don't know if exercising would be a good idea or not.  I still may *try* do a little walking and see how that makes me feel.  I need to do something, because I feel really lazy right now and I hate feeling that way!

Today Kent and I went grocery shopping.  We were totally out of food.  We went to Wally World, Food World, and Winn-Dixie.  We got a lot of stuff, so hopefully that will last us for a bit.  The last time I went grocery shopping was like 2 weeks ago...so hopefully today's trip will also last us 2 weeks!  After watching some TV I cleaned the house up a bit (swept, vacuumed, and put up clean dishes).  Kent is currently at Marvin's getting something to fix something...lol.  Tonight will probably be a night at home watching TV...so exciting.  We have to get in bed early tonight because I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning at 8:45am.  I am soooo hoping that I have progressed atleast a little bit.  And I am hoping that I haven't gained any weight!  I'll update yall on that tomorrow when I get a chance.

Well, that is all for now.  I think I am going to go fix some supper and get the remote and preprogram the evening's TV shows.  Yall be good and I'll talk with yall later!!!

23 days and counting...

Only 23 more days until my due date.  Well, if you ask my doctor it's 28 days...but...what does he know!?!?!?!  They give you sooo many due dates that in the end it's all just guessing.  My first due date was Nov. 4th, then the 17th, then the 22nd, then back to the 17th and now in my *charts* it has the 22nd.  So, in other words...sometime in November!!  Even though the last few weeks have gone by so S-L-O-W-L-Y the whole pregnancy itself has gone by pretty quickly.  I remember getting excited when I finally hit the *only 99 days left* mark.  That feels just like yesterday though!  So, I am pretty sure once I have Jon Kent in my arms, I will say that it ALL went by too quickly! 

I am still having contractions.  They are sorta getting stronger.  Still nothing that is horrible or any worse than a mild menstrual cramp.  But it has gone into my back some.  I much rather have regular cramping in front than I would to have back pains!!!  But if it's helping progress me along...then fine by me.  I'm just trying to keep an eye on things to see if the contractions start getting stronger and come more regularly...if that's the case...then Kent will be getting a call from me while he is at work.  I am still saying early November.  But...with that said...he'll be two weeks late.

My Friday Evening...eventful

Last night was FULL of contractions.  They weren't anything strong, but they were there.  It got to the point to where they were every 10 minutes.  I thought about calling the doctor, but I knew they would just tell me to either wait it out or come in for monitoring.  The contractions finally started to slow down.  It went to every 15 minutes, then every 25 minutes, and then it was just *every now and then*.  So, I figure it's just my body's way of *gearing* up and getting ready for the big event.  I still have another week until I am considered *term* so I am willing to wait it out.  I want to be able to bring Jon Kent home with me instead of him having to stay longer because he was born early.  I say he will come early November...around the 10th.  That would be about a week and half early.  So, we'll just have to wait and see.  Either way...it's not toooo long now!

My grandmother's *party* last night went fairly well.  A lot of the family showed up.  I was really surprised at how many showed up.  I believe there were like 18 of us there.  I could tell that it really made my grandmother happy to have us all there.  I just wish Kent could have been there instead of working.  He misses out on a lot of things because of his job.  But...we gotta eat and have a roof over our heads...so he must work. 

And on another note...YAY to me....I am currently being featured here:  AOL Parenting Community: Pregnancy Circles  It was really a surprise because I didn't think they would do it so quickly!  So...THANKS for choosing ME!!!

Tonight, we are having a cookout for my grandmother.  Since not everybody was able to come last night, we are having a cookout at her house this evening.  Hopefully everyone will make it!  Tonight is when we will all give her her gifts and things.  It should be a good time.  I hope she enjoys it and her gifts!!!

Well, that is all for now.  I need to go exercise and get things done around the house.  I hope everyone has a good weekend!!!

 

Happy Friday to All!

It's FRIDAY!!!!  Everyone is out and ready to start their weekend!  I just like Fridays because I know Kent only has 2 more days until he gets his "weekend" (Monday and Tuesday).  Today is also my grandmother's 80th birthday!!!  So, even though she has no internet...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her!!!  A lot of the family is getting together tonight to eat with her at a local steakhouse.  It should be fun! 

Yesterday was a lazy, lazy day for me.  After being so busy on Wednesday my body was just too tired to do much yesterday.  I did get about 35 minutes of exercising in, but that was just about it.  Kent came home from work at about 4:30pm.  He bought me some flowers.  I was really surprised!  He can be a such a sweetie!  I then cooked us some supper (pancakes and bacon...had a craving).  We watched TV for the rest of the night and made a trip to Wally World.  That was just about all I did yesterday...lazy I know.

Today, I exercised but didn't make it through it.  I started having some contractions and they went into my back.  So, I had to call it quits for the day.  The contractions are starting to come more often but they are no where near regular.  So I *think* we still have a few more weeks.  We'll know more about how I am progressing when I go see the doctor Tuesday!  I'm looking forward to that!  He'll probably say...you have done NOTHING!!!  LOL.  We'll just have to wait and see!

Well, I guess I better get going.  I need to get ready and head over to my parent's house.  Kent is at work, so it looks like I will be over there for most of the night!!!  Yall have a good Friday night and a great weekend!  Bye!

Phew...I'm tired

Today was a busy, busy day!!!  I got a lot done, but I am paying for it now.  My poor little piggies are *puffy* and my back is sooo sore!  So, this is how it went:  I exercised from 8:55am-9:30am.  I then took about a 15 minute water break before starting my cleaning.  I threw in a load of clothes and started my cleaning.  I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned until about 12:30pm.  Also while I was cleaning there were other loads of clothes being washed.  I cleaned every room in this house, which isn't saying A LOT but it was the *nesting* cleaning that got to me.  I even got on my hands and knees to clean the bathroom floor!  The baby's room looks SUPER clean and everything is out and ready for little Jon Kent!  After cleaning, I hopped in the shower and got cleaned off.  I took a break and watched *A Baby's Story* at 1pm.  I also got ready to go to Wally World.  After getting ready I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a few things to put in my hospital bag.  I also FINALLY found some nursing bras.  I seriously hope they are comfortable!  After Wally I came home and unloaded everything and finished the 6th load of clothes (UGH).  I started packing my hospital bag only to be over come with the fact that I don't feel *ready*.  So, my bag is like half packed...if that!  When Kent got home I started cooking supper and we just finished that up about 15 minutes ago or so.  All the dishes are washed, the house is the clean, all our clothes are clean, and half my hospital bag is packed.  Sounds like a successful day to me!!!  Now, if I could only go into labor....

I'm up! I'm up!

::::Blinks eyes:::::  Yup, it's almost 8am.  *sigh*  And I'm up.  Kent went into work today to work the day shift.  He traded with some guy so that they guy could go to the doctor either for himself OR with his wife.  I forget which one.  And then tomorrow, he has to work the day shift again because he has some sort of training that he has to do once a year.  Sometimes, I just wish they would make up their minds as to what time they want the boy to work.  This flip-flopping is crazy.  The training that Kent has to do is shooting different guns.  They have to make sure they can still shoot them so when they go on hospital runs or if a riot broke out, etc they are certified to shoot any guns given to them.  Atleast that is what I heard when Kent told me why he had to train again.  I don't think he is looking forward to it though because last night while playing basketball, he jammed his thumb pretty badly.  It was all swollen up.  Hopefully, by tomorrow it will feel better!  Soooo...my day today is going to be WONDERFUL.  I have already made up my mind that I am going to have a good day no matter what!!!  After I get off of here, I am going to go read another chapter in my lovely "40 Days of Purpose" book, then it's exercising for a bit, then it's cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.  Doing all of this is going to be a bit harder than usual just for the fact that I maybe got 5-6 hours sleep.  First, I just couldn't go to sleep.  Then when I finally went to sleep, I had to get back up and tinkle.  We also moved the cradle into the bedroom so that the cats could get used to it being in there and even though there isn't a baby in it yet, I kept waking up checking it to make sure cats weren't asleep in it.  Thankfully, so far they don't care for it too much at this point.  Let's hope it stays that way or they will be packing their little kitty luggage and going to see their grandparents across town...LOL.  Anyway, that's all for now.  I'm going to go now and start my day!  I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!!!

I was on my way to bed....

So I figured I would update real quick.  My Tuesday was VERY uneventful.  It rained ALL day with thunderstorms here and there.  We were under a tornado watch for the whole day as well.  I did NOTHING until about 4:30pm.  Kent went to the local rec. center to play basketball with his dad and a couple of people that he works with.  So, I figured I would get some exercising in.  Which I did for about 35 minutes.  After exercising I washed dishes and cleaned my bedroom.  I would have cleaned more, but Kent came home.  So, once he got home and settled we made supper and watched TV for the rest of the night.  I took a bath around 9pm and then watched the news with Kent.  Kent went to bed at 10:30pm along with the cats.  He has to go in on day shift tomorrow so he had to go to bed early.  Anyway, after he went to bed I got on the internet and read my email and my message boards.  I just got through doing all of that and I am now off to take my medicine and brush my teeth and go to sleep.  Hopefully I will be able to fall right to sleep.  Here lately I haven't been doing so well with getting and STAYING asleep.  Last night I got up 4 times just to tinkle!  Anyway, tomorrow is cleaning day for me..woohoo.  I have clothes to wash and surfaces to clean.  And I will need to get some exercising in there somewhere as well.  I'm also determined to get my hospital bag packed as well.  So that is all for now.  Yall be good and I'll talk with yall later!

*~*Look...an update*~*

Yes, I am FINALLY updating my journal!!!  Woohoo!  Go me...go me...  Anyway, now that all of that is behind us....

Not much really happening here lately.  Thus the reason for no update.  Yesterday was Sunday, so that meant church and Granny's.  The usual.  After eating lunch, Granny, Kent's moma, and sister came down to the house to look at the baby's bedding.  Then a few minutes later Pops and Kent's daddy came down...for some reason...still not sure why.  After they left, I cleaned up the house a bit and got on the internet to read my message boards.  My moma then invited me over to eat supper with her and my daddy.  So I did.  We ate and watched TV.  Kent called me around 10pm and told me he was home from work, so I went home.  We watched TV and a movie and then went to bed.

Today, we got up somewhat late...10:45am and had some breakfast.  Kent decided the car needed to be washed so we went over to Granny's and washed the Element.  I went over there and walked on the treadmill for about 40 minutes.  I walked 1.93 miles burned 200 and something calories and like 60 or 70 something fat calories.  After walking, Kent and I came home and he cleaned out the inside of the car and I washed dishes and cleaned up the house.  We then spent some "quality time" together and talked about when the baby gets here and all that fun stuff.  I hopped into the bath real quick and got cleaned up before Kent's daddy got here to put in the new light for our bathroom.  After they did that, Kent hopped in the shower and we went to Subway for supper.  It was actually nice because we went in and ate.  We got to talk (which I always enjoy).  It kinda felt like a date!  Corny I know...  Anyway, then we went out to where Kent's sister works and bugged her for a bit.  Wal-Mart was our next stop.  We had to pick up somethings and return somethings as well.  Now, we are just watching the news.  I guess we will stay up and watch TV or something.  I have no idea what our plans are for tomorrow.  There are supposed to be some storms coming in tonight and into tomorrow.  They are suppose to be servere.  We'll see. 

BABY UPDATE:  Kent and I *think* he has dropped.  There is a bit more pressure in my southern regions...lol...  As of today...he only has 5 more weeks.  4 weeks and 2 days with *my* due date (Nov 17th) but 5 weeks with the *doctor's* due date (Nov. 22nd).  The doctor told us that he wouldn't let me go past the 22nd.  So we atleast are hoping the doctor holds to that promise. 

So, there's an update.  Yall enjoy!!!  I'll talk with yall later!!!

I knew it would happen...

So, I knew it would happen.  It happened to my brother and I just knew it would happen with Jon Kent.  But I didn't know it would happen BEFORE he even got here!!!  His name is not Jon or Jonathan.  His name is JON KENT.  BOTH names.  Yes, we are southern and yes he has TWO names.  My brother's name is Jon Paul.  People call him Jon or Jonathan or JP.  But for me...his name is JON PAUL!  I am not being mean by any means.  But its just weird to hear people calling Jon Kent, Jon.  It just doesn't *feel* right.  In my mind since the day we found out we were having a boy...it's always been Jon Kent.  The End.  *sigh*  I guess I better just get used to it....

Auburn is currently playing.  They just started about 15 minutes ago.  They have already scored a touch down!  Woohoo!  War Eagle!!!  They are playing Arkansas.  Hopefully, we will win this game too.  So for we are 6-0.  So that is good! 

So, what have I done today?  Let's see...  I made Kent and myself some lunch.  Then while Kent got ready for work, I loaded the trash up to be taken out and started cleaning the house up a bit.  Then Kent left for work at 2pm and I finished cleaning the house.  After cleaning the house, I worked out for about 40 minutes.  I then went outside and took care of my flowers that are in my *fall decorations* on the front porch.  I swept the front and back porch.  I have started washing clothes.  I still have 3 more loads to do.  Now, I am just watching the football game.  I'm probably fixing to go hop in the shower real quick because I have plans for tonight.  Anyways, yall be good and I'll talk with yall later!!!

*~*A few of my favorite things*~*

Today was a good day.  Not much going on today.  Kent and I got up to a FREEZING house.  I think Kent said the temp. was 65 degrees IN the house when we woke up!  Brrrr!!  We turned on our heaters for a bit this morning.  I made us some blueberry pancakes and then we watched a movie.  We watched "The Day after Tomorrow".  I think that's what it was called.  It was a really good movie.  Kent bought it the other night and we just now got to watch it.  Anyways, it was good.  So, then after the movie I made us lunch.  We had chicken and french fries.  After eating Kent got ready to go to work and I cleaned the house up a bit.  After Kent left for work, I hopped in the shower and got ready to go to Wally World.  After taking a shower, I looked around in my closet and basically realized that I had nothing to wear that was for "cooler" weather.  But I managed to find something.  ANYWAY, I went to Wally and picked up a few things and headed back home.  I have watched my "Friday" shows and now I am bored.  THUS, the reason for my favorite things pictures...  So yall enjoy them and I'll talk with yall later!!!  BYEEEE!

The baby's bedding FINALLY arrived!!!

Woohoo!!!  Jon Kent's bedding finally arrived today!!!  I was sooo excited when it got here!  We have been waiting on it for about a month now!!!  I have already washed it and now it's just waiting on little Jon Kent to come sleep on it!!!  YAY!!!  Yall enjoy the pictures!!!

*~*More Random Pictures*~*

I just love pictures.  So, I took some more random pictures around the house.  Nothing big, but just things that I look at regularly.  So, I hope yall enjoy them! 

I did clean my house today!  YAY!  I gave the bathroom a good cleaning and the rest of the house got the works as well.  The last load of clothes is drying right now.  They should be ready to be folded any minute now.  I did go walk on the treadmill for about 30 minutes today.  I burned roughly 160ish calories and 50ish fat calories.  I am *trying* to watch what I eat and drinking PLENTY of water.  Hopefully, that will keep my weight under control!  Also, I cleaned tonight which is a workout in it's own!

Tomorrow, no plans as of yet.  It will probably be just a lazy Thursday!  The weather is still supposed to be *fall like* so that will be nice to enjoy.  I'll probably do some *sort* of workout tomorrow as well.  We'll just see how it goes tomorrow!  Well, that's all for now.  Yall have a good night!

It's FALL*~*Random Pictures

It feels like Fall outside!  Woohoo!  FINALLY!!!!!!  I just love, love, love Fall!!!  It's my favorite season!  You can put the windows up and just let the breeze blow through...so nice!

So, what's instore for me today.  Umm let's see...  Kent is currently in town running errands and getting his hair cut.  I am *thinking* about going and hopping on the treadmill over at Granny's for a bit.  Then, I will probably come home and cook lunch for Kent and myself.  Kent goes back to work tonight (4-12) so I will probably clean the house while he is gone.  I also need to wash clothes.  I washed our *fall/winter* clothes last night.  I figured with the cooler weather coming we better get those out...even though I can't wear any of mine at this point...but in a month or so I will be able to...I hope.  Anyway, now our *regular* clothes need to be washed.  It feels like for the past week all I have done is wash clothes.  But hopefully after tonight, I will be done for awhile!  So, that is how my day will go I guess.  Yall enjoy the *random pictures* and I'll talk with yall later!!!

My doctor's appointment

I went for my "34 week appointment" today.  It went fairly well.  I peed in a cup (woohoo) and they didn't have to stick my finger!  Anyway, they weighed me (UGH) and I gained SIX pounds!!!  SIX!!!!  I was like what?!  So, after that I wasn't in a very good mood.  The more I thought about it though, the more I knew it couldn't be right.  I started thinking about it and I usually wear flip-flops but today I had on some heavy shoes...so while at the doctor's office I decided once I got home I was weighing them suckers.  Anyway, we go in the room and they take my blood pressure it was 125/83 or something like that.  Jon Kent's heart rate was 153bpm and I was measuring right on for 34/35 weeks.  He checked to see where Jon Kent's head was and thankfully it was still down.  The doctor said that it "should stay that way" so everything is still a go for a natural (when I say natural I mean vaginal) delivery.  Anyway, I go back October 26th and after that appointment I will go every week.  So, back to my shoes weighing me down.  So, I get home and weigh myself WITH the shoes.  Then I weigh myself without the shoes and I was 2.5 lighter.  SO THERE!!!!!!  I only gained 3.5 pounds!  It made me feel a bit better, but I still exercised for 45 minutes today and I have only drank water.  We'll see how this works out.    I got another package in the mail today from a friend over the internet!  It was full of baby goodies!!!  Which you can see it all in the picture!  So, yall enjoy and I am off to spend the rest of the night with my hubby!  Yall be good!!!

Itchy, Itchy

 

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I am seriously itchy.  It has been going on for a couple of weeks now.  And from what I have read...there is no cure.  Well, there is a cure but that cure is delivery this baby.  It's some sort of side effect of all the hormones circulating in my body.  Some women itch ALL OVER until the day they deliver.  Some only itch in certain spots.  Some don't itch at all.  Well, for me...it's my legs.  Well, anywhere below my knees.  Taking a bath only makes it worse....shaving has become a nightmare (for many reasons, ie: can't bend over...itching legs...can't see them all that well..you get the idea).  There are no bumps on my legs nor is this a rash.  It just simply itches!  There is no lotion that will satisfy my legs or creams or drugs.  I just simply have to scratch.  BUT...I've also been told..."DO NOT SCRATCH YOUR LEGS.  IT WILL CAUSE SCARING!"  Great.  Atleast I don't have stretch marks...yet.  So...anyway...  Today was the typically Sunday.  Church, Granny's to eat lunch, kiss Kent as he leaves for work, etc. etc.  But today I had a baby shower to go to.  It was for Kent's cousin's wife or Granny's brother's son's wife.  Either way...it was family...they came to mine...so we went to their's..kind of thing.  It was actually pretty fun.  We played games, ate, she opened gifts, etc. etc.  Granny (goodness knows I love her) was talking to her sister and they were talking about how "I didn't look as big as someone who is 8 months pregnant."  Which I find great pleasure in hearing...until....  Granny says...Emily was tiny to begin with so instead of getting big all in her stomach...she got big all over....ACK!!!!  My heart sank to my toes.  I know she meant it in a good way....if there is one....but my heart was still in my toes.  Even more of reason to hit the treadmill as soon as it is OKed by the doctor.  UGH!  But atlas I digress.  After the shower, I came homethrew a load of clothes in the washer and took a nap.  Then I watched "Mean Girls" on DVD.  It was OK...but nothing to break down the doors at Blockbuster to rent.  I then had some supper and I am now fixing to go fold the last load of clothes.  YAY!  Kent should be home in about an hour and we will probably just watch TV until we go to bed.  I am going shopping with my moma tomorrow morning.  Kent has a doctor's appointment.  So we really don't have "plans" to do anything.  So, I guess that's it from my corner of the world.  I'll talk with yall later!!!

*~*Saturday*~*

My *Fall Cleaning* is FINISHED!  Well, for the most part.  All the *major* stuff is completed.  YAY!  AND...Kent was *supposed* to work today (7:30am-4pm) but he called in so he could "spend the day with me".  I thought it was sweet.  I was thrilled that he took the day off.  He helped me with the cleaning and we watched some football games together.  It was nice just spending time with him!  We went out to eat with my parents tonight as well.  We went and ate at Garfield's.  I had the Bourbon chicken...YUMMY!  Then we went to Lowe's.  We looked around there for a bit and bought a few things and then headed home.  Kent is currently in town getting us a movie to watch.  There is no telling what he will bring home.  I told him no *fighting movies*.  We'll see what he gets.  The pictures are off a package that I got in the mail today and some belly shots that I took today as well.  Yall enjoy!  I'll talk with yall later

Starting to s l o w down....

Well, my energy level has finally started to slow down.  It has seemed to happen over night though.  I told Kent that about a month ago I knew it wasn't going to be long before my energy bottomed out.  But it just seemed to have snuck up on me.  My house is clean and all but if you have read my journal for anything length of time you know *clean* isn't good enough for me.  It has to be SUPER clean.  But these days...I'm starting to not even care.  I have a "To Do List" on my fridge and it has on there *Fall Cleaning* with a list of all the cleaning I will be doing once I start.  Usually once I write the list down I start on the cleaning...but not this time....  It has been sitting up there for about 2 days and I still haven't started any of it.  And honestly I don't see things getting done with it for at least a few more days.  I just don't have the will power or energy to do it.  It makes me tired thinking about doing it. <sigh>

Anyway, I got a package in the mail today.  It was my Boppy pillow.  Which is in the picture above.  I received it from a friend that I met over the internet.  We are in a email loop together.  She is currently pregnant as well.  I really was happy to see it!  I have been wanting one for awhile now.  I was waiting to see if I would get it from someone before going out and buying one myself.  I'm glad I waited!!!

Well, that is all for now.  I need to go turn on my pumpkins (they are fake and have lights in them, but they look real).  I guess it's a night of sitting on the couch and watching TV for me.  Yall have a good night!!!

The madness is complete...

YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!  YAY!

The remodeling is done!  Woohoo!  I now have a completed bathroom WITH tub!  ::::does the I can actually take BATHS now dance::::  The bathroom really turned out much better than I expected.  And actually even though the remodeling make the bathroom smaller...it actually feels bigger.  It's crazy!  There is still stuff that needs to be done around here though.  I need to recleaned the nursery because it was where we put everything while we redid the bathroom.  I need to basically clean the whole house eventually and really do a good cleaning.  Like from floor to ceiling.  But for the first time in awhile...I am in no mood to clean.  I mean the thought of cleaning right now just makes me soooo tired.  But it will be done eventually.  It has to be done before the baby gets here.  PLUS, I need to start packing for the hospital.  Get all the baby's things together to take and all.  Anyway, yall enjoy the pictures!  I'll talk with yall later!  BYE!!!!

PS:  I would like to thank all who helped in this.  Kent of course...he really did a good job and put in a lot of hard work into this bathroom.  Even though he told me he would NEVER do it again.  But I'm glad he did this for me this time!  My daddy, he put in a lot of work into this room as well.  He put down MOST if not ALL the flooring and he helped in a lot of other ways as well!  Kent's dad, he helped put all the trim and molding up.  I would thank the handymen who did a lot of the work...but they got a check...so that's thanks enough!  ;0)

Oh the madness!!!

OHHH my goodness.  Yall...my house is a M-E-S-S!!!  It's a total mess.  And even though right now I have NO control over the situation...it's driving me NUTS.  There is grass in my carpet, sawdust all over my bathroom, bits and pieces of wood all OVER my house, pieces of an old shower all over my house AND yard, cardboard in my front AND back yard, and just tools laying EVERYWHERE!  If yall know ANYTHING about me you know I am a neat freak when it comes to my house.  So, this is really teaching me patients.  By the way, for yall wondering what in the heck I am talking about.  I am FINALLY getting my bathtub put in today.  As I look into my bathroom now, they have the new wall built and the tub put in.  They still have to put the surrounding walls in that go with the tub/shower unit.  Only negative thing to really come out of this is they are going to have to cover the only window that we have in the bathroom.  BUT I just don't think there was any other way around it because our house isn't level at all.  It's off by like 5 inches.  It's crazy and yet funny all at the same time.  My daddy gives us a hard (in a joking way) time about our house not being level.  Because seriously you can take a ball and set it in the livingroom and it will roll down the hallway into the bathroom.  ANYWAYS....back to the tub.  Hopefully (fingers crossed) it will all be done by this evening.  We'll see!!!  So, while the "men" have been in the bathroom all day I have done pretty much nothing.  Not much I can do honestly.  I washed clothes yesterday and hung new curtains.  Today, I went up to Granny's and walked.  I walked for 45 minutes, burned 233 calories, 72 fat calories and walked 1.82 miles.  Not bad.  The rest of my day is really up in the air.  It depends on what happens with the tub and all that mess.  I'll update yall on it later.  Until then...

*~*Bored*~*

I'm currently in the middle of washing clothes.  FUN!  But for the most part I am pretty bored.  There is *stuff* that needs to be done, but at this moment...it will just have to wait. 

Today was a pretty slow day.  It's race weekend here...Woohoo...not.  But thankfully the race is over and I *think* Jr. won.  Now, for the mass exit of upset Gordon fans, *celebrated WAY TOO much* Jr. fans, and the rest of the general racing population.  See ya in 6 months....  Take your time coming back now...ya hear!  Anywho, Kent and I took apart our bathroom.  Trying to get it ready for the tub that will go in tomorrow.  We got for the most part everything out and off the walls.  We then went to Granny's to eat lunch.  Kent had to go in to work at 2pm so I stayed up at Granny's until about 3:15pm or so and came home and started washing clothes.  I then took about a 45 minute nap.  Which was very refreshing.  Now...all I have to do is finish washing clothes and some new curtains that we bought.  I have to iron the curtains and then hang them.  I'm hoping they turned out nice.  Anyway, I also need to do some *cleaning* at some point.  But nothing major...I mean really...what's the point.  With all the bathroom mess that will be going on tomorrow...they will have my house looking like a pigpen in no time.  So, I will just put things away where they belong and call it clean.......sounds good to me.  Well, I guess I will go...since the entry has been one of my more boring ones...  Yall be good!  Bye!

HAPPY, HAPPY OCTOBER!!

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Yes, I know I am a day late but it'll be OK.  I can't believe September is gone and October is here.  Next thing you know, it will be November!  I'm getting excited and VERY anxious all at the same time.  I know in a little over a month and a half I'll have a child in this world that is MINE!  It's a scary thought!  So..what do I have planned for this month???

October 4th:  Getting the bathtub put in.  Hopefully this will be a one day project...but it may take 2 days.  We'll see.

October 11th:  Kent has a doctor's appointment.  Just a check up.

October 12th:  I have a doctor's appointment.  My 34 week check up.

October 26th:  I have another doctor's appointment.  My 36 week check up.  After this appointment I will be going every week!!!

October 31st:  Halloween.

I have somewhat of a busy month.  I'm sure other things will come up, but for now...this is all that we have *planned*.

Well, that is all for now.  I'm off to watch the rest of the Auburn VS Tennessee game.  So far Auburn is winning 31-3 going into the 2nd half!!!  WAR EAGLE!!!!