Good-Bye November!!!! It's been one BUSY and LONG month!!! But it was a month FULL of memories that I will NEVER forget!!! I gave birth to the most wonderful little boy in the world! It was an experience that although foggy (LOL) I will never forget. In a small way, I am sad to see November go. I waited 9 long months for it to get here and now that it's here, I don't really want to let it go. But I'm not in control of that so.....on to December and Jon Kent's 1st Christmas!!!!
Not me...Jon Kent. We went today to have Santa pictures made. They actually turned out pretty cute. We got them to put them on a disk for us, but our computer is SOOOO advanced (LOL) that it doesn't have a disk drive only a CD drive soooo we will have to get them off at one of the grandparent's house. So, I'll try to get that done soon. But anywho, back to the story... Jon Kent went to sleep on the way up there and there was NO WAY of waking him to take a picture with Santa. So in one of the pictures (we got two poses done) Santa is *sleeping* too. It's cute. After taking the pictures Jon Kent did open his eyes...but only to look around and then it was back to sleep.
Since we were already at the mall, we decided to do some Christmas shopping. I get to mark 4 more people off my shopping list! Woohoo. Which also means CHRISTMAS PRESENT WRAPPING TONIGHT!!! I did a lot last night. And tonight is the lighting of the tree in New York City, so while that is on I think I will wrap gifts while sitting under the tree. Well, I better get going. My little man is fussing... I'll talk with yall later!!!
UGH...it's been two weeks already!!! But I must say things are FINALLY starting to settle down....whew! Anywho, we took Jon Kent to the doctor today for his two week check up. They weighed measure etc. etc. He now weighs 7lbs even and is 20 3/8 inches long. Can you believe it...7lbs!!!! Just two weeks ago he was 5lbs 8oz!!! I was amazed! Anyway, everything checked out just fine. We got back Dec. 16th for his one month check up and SHOTS..ACK!!!!
Today was a pretty busy day as well. This morning I went grocery shopping and bill paying while Kent stayed home with Jon Kent. It was nice to get out for awhile alone... But when I got back we had to hurry and feed Jon Kent and get to the doctor because the route we usually take to the doctor was closed off and the other way we can take, takes about 15-20 minutes longer. So, we were rushed... But as you can tell we made it. Now, I am going to go wrap some Christmas presents while Jon Kent sleeps. I'll talk with yall later!
Julia Roberts gave birth to her two twins today. The story ( AOL News - Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins)on AOLs main page said that she wasn't due until early Jan. But that her and babies are doing fine. I know that for one I couldn't imagine having a baby a month and half early and I couldn't imagine having twins...whew!! I know now how hard it is with just one...I couldn't do two...atleast I don't think I could....no, I know I couldn't. Anywho, I hope that Julia and babies continue to do well!
Good Luck Julia!!!
My baby is growing up. *sniff, sniff* He turned a week old today. We went to the doctor's today for his one week check up. Since he was so small when he was born (5 lbs. 8 oz), they wanted to make sure he was growing and getting enough to eat. So, we went today and they weighed him and he weighed in at 6lbs and 2oz. I was so proud of my little piglet! The doctor was really amazed at his growth and she said she was very pleased! While she was doing the rest of the check up, Jon Kent peed on the table and it almost got on her. It was funny! Anyway, we go back in another week to see how he is doing.
Today has been a pretty good day. Tiring but good. Jon Kent only woke up once during the night. So we all slept from 12 midnight to about 5am, then Jon Kent woke up and I fed and changed him, then we all went back to sleep until about 9:30am before he woke back up. So, last night was a really good night. Once we got up, I put Jon Kent in his swing and got a lot of cleaning done. I dusted and vacuumed the bedroom, living room, and Jon Kent's room. I put in a load of laundry and cleaned the kitchen up a bit. It felt good to clean again...lol! After that I hopped in the shower. After getting out I gave Jon Kent a bath and then fed him. Then off to the doctor's we went. I was amazed at all that was done. Espeically since Kent was at his own doctor's appointment for most of the time I was doing all this.
Anyway, I need to go. A little cat nap calls my name! I hope everyone is having or had a great day!!!
Sleep...what's that? <yawn> Honestly, I knew we would never sleep like we did before Jon Kent got here. But knowing and experiencing are two TOTALLY different things. Once you realize that you will probably never sleep 4 hours straight again...it can get to you. Jon Kent has been doing pretty good though. He usually has trouble going and getting to sleep but after his 2nd night feeding, he usually sleeps for about 3-4 hours straight. Which is nice. This morning he woke up at 6am and I feed and changed him. I tried putting him back in his cradle but he just wasn't having it. So I cuddled up with him in the bed and he slept til 10:30am!!!! We were amazed. I guess he just doesn't like to sleep alone. He also got his second bath today. He HATES taking baths though. He cries and screams the whole entire time. But goodness knows I love him. He has so many different things about him that just make my heart melt. The little faces he makes, or the way he pokes his lips out like he wants to kiss you....just soooo sweet!!! Can you tell I'm one proud mommy!?!?!?!
Yesterday, Kent, Jon Kent, and myself went to the doctor to see about my blood pressure. It was still running in the hundreds (bottom number). So, we go and as soon as he put Jon Kent in his car seat he was out like a light. And he didn't wake up until we took him out of his car seat over 2 hours later!!! Anywho, we got to the doctor and I had to give a urine sample and it came back with a lot of protein in my unrine which meant my blood pressure had been high for a while. They then take my blood pressure and sure enough it was still running high. Well, I go in and talk with my doctor who puts me on some medicine to get it down. I have to take it 3 times a day for a week then 2 times a day for another week and then 1 time a day for another week. They have to slowly wean me off of it so that my blood pressure will remain down. Hopefully when I completely come off of it, I will be able to get back to a regular exercise routine which will also help with the blood pressure. Here's hoping anyways. The only side effect that I don't like is that it makes me VERY VERY VERY sleepy. Like I'm not sleepy enough as it is!! Oh well! Atleast I can still breastfeed while on it. Which is what we were most worried about.
Anyway, that is all for today. I have got some more pictures of Jon Kent but I need to put them on the computer. Things have been way too busy for me to really sit down and do that. Hopefully soon though! Well, I will talk with yall later!!! Bye and WARRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE, HEY!
Frustrated just about sums it up for me! I'm very, VERY frustrated! Kent I went to bed around 1:30am and I was feeling a bit crampy but nothing that was out of the ordinary. Well, I kept waking up through the night with contractions. But as soon as I would wake up I would just fall back to sleep. Well, after 4:30am I started getting them and they had gotten worse. I started timing them and they were about 10 minutes apart. Around 5:30am they were 5-7 minutes apart and HURTING like crazy! I finally got out of bed around 6:30am and went and laid on the couch. They were still coming 5-7 minutes apart. Around 8am I decided to go walk and see if I could get things going better. I walked for about a mile and came back inside. The contractions weren't hurting me as badly but there was A LOT of pressure in my "southern regions". I came in and ate some breakfast and decided to wash some clothes just in case we had to go to the hospital later on. So, I started doing that. Well, around 9am I went and laid in the bed and pretty much just passed out because I was just so tired from not getting any sleep and then fighting contractions. I woke up around 11am to basically no contractions. I was HIGHLY frustrated and depressed! I thought FOR SURE that we would ATLEAST be in the hospital tonight having the baby if we hadn't already had him. *BIG sigh* I guess there is always tomorrow...or the 17th...or the 22nd. Kent has gone into work, so hopefully if anything DOES happen I will be able to get to him in time. I'm going over to my parent's tonight to watch the Auburn vs Georgia football game. Maybe things will start up again. I am hoping anyways. I'll keep yall updated on the progress or the lack there of....
Scott Peterson was found guilty today for 1st Degree Murder of his wife Laci and 2nd Degree Murder for his son Connor. It makes my faith in the judical system go up a bit. Because we all know that it hasn't always worked in the past. I hope now that Laci and Connor's memory can live on in peace knowing that justice has been served for their deaths! It's such a shame that one man's selfishness can come down to ending two precious lives. I hope he does get the death penalty. Laci and Connor got the death penalty...so should he!!!
I am really in the Christmas shopping mood. I just want to go out to the mall and shop, shop, shop. It would also benefit me by having to walk from shop to shop. Maybe get things going with Jon Kent. Since it seems like he is nice and snug in there. Anyway, I have sooo many ideas on gifts. It's just getting out there and doing it now. The weather is perfect for shopping too. It's cool but not COLD. I would love to just take a whole day and shop. But Kent isn't into that sort of stuff so it's hard to just leave the house with him here. I want to spend as much time with him as I can before he goes to work...so....I'll end up shopping alone after he leaves for work one of these days. *sigh*
Tonight I am going over to my parent's house. Once Kent leaves for work I am going to hop in the shower and get ready. I have no idea what we will do. I need to be shopping for Kent's Christmas. I have no idea what to get him. And he won't tell me what he wants... "I don't know... I haven't really thought about." MEN!!!!!! He knows what I want...but I have no idea what he will be getting me. He'll probably wait until like the day before Christmas to get it though. But I love him!!!
Anyway, Kent is out of the shower so I am off to find something to do until he goes into work. I'll talk with yall later!!!
Well, Thursday is here. Only 1 more day and the weekend will be here. Nothing special really going on. Auburn is playing Georgia in football. It's supposed to be a really good game. A game that is VERY important to Auburn. Because this game determines if they will play in the national championship. I'm hoping they win...but I am not going to stress over it too much.
Kent is currently getting ready to go to work. The wonderful 4-12 shift. It's not too bad, but the hours can get long when you are home alone at night and nothing really good is on TV. *sigh* Plus, with it being so rainy and what not, my DISH is acting up. I hope it doesn't rain too hard tonight...then I REALLY will be without TV.
I walked somemore today. I walked roughly 2.3 miles, burned 290 calories and 90 fat calories. I'm still hoping that with all this walking and *other things* we will get Jon Kent out into this world real soon. Atleast that is what I am hoping for.
Well, I'm off to rest and relax with Kent before he heads off to work. I'll talk with yall later!!!
I had my 38 week doctor appointment today. It went for the most part fairly well. I gained 3 pounds (grr), tinkled in a cup, and got my blood pressure taken. Everything came back fine. The doctor came in and checked for the baby's heartbeat and it was 152 beats per minute which is also good. He then went to measure my belly. I should have been measuring around 38cm. But instead I was measuring at around 36cm. Which means Jon Kent has dropped about 2cm. He said lets see if I can feel the head. And sure enough he could. I however am still not dilated one bit and only 50% effaced. Which kinda made me a little upset and stressed. I was hoping to have done SOMETHING, but I guess not. He said that he will see us next week if not before...blah, blah, blah.
So, I am miserable. My face has broken in some sort of rash...which is always pretty... My legs have rashes on them and they itch, itch, itch. And I feel like a bloated pig. I am having contractions but apparently not any that are strong enough to do anything. I guess I will start walking and doing all that stuff either tonight or tomorrow. All I really want to do tonight is sit on the couch and stuff my face with M&Ms. Which I am SOOOOOOOOO craving right now. I have chicken and potatoes cooking right now...which smells good...but I rather have M&Ms.
Kent and I went grocery shopping earlier. We got a lot of good food. Hopefully, it will last us until after the baby comes...that is if he comes in the next week and a half. Hopefully, he will. Anyways, I am off to find something to do...or something to eat.... Talk with yall later!
Today was a fairly good day. Kent and I got a lot done around the house. We even planted some tulips in the flower bed. Hopefully, they will come up nice and strong come spring time. I hope so anyways. I LOVE tulips, so I am hoping these do well and come back year after year.
We went over to visit with Kent's grandparent's today. We stayed over there for awhile. Kent's granny and myself were sitting on the porch talking when I hear Kent yell. I looked up and saw him laying on the side of hill. See, Kent and his grandfather were cutting down trees. Kent had an ax and Kent's grandfather had a chainsaw. Well, as Kent was walking down the hill, he lost his footing and fell ONTO the ax. The ax hit him in the back of the head. Thankfully, the ax was fairly dull so he only got a minor scratch and a bruise. I just thought he had fallen and hit his head on the ground. I had no idea he hit his head with the ax. I am just thankful though that he is OK!
After visiting with the grandparents, we came home and got ready to go to the mall. We ate at Chik-fil-a (sp?) and watched the Incredibles. It was a lot of fun. We also went and got Jon Kent some more clothes at BabyGap. They were having a good little sale. Now we are home and about ready for bed. I have a doctor's appointment bright and early tomorrow. So I will update yall on that later. Until then...yall be good!!!
That is when Jon Kent is ALLOWED to come. Not TOO far away... But I have my moments where no matter what I want him OUT! But Kent then reminds me that if he comes NOW or before the 12th that he won't have Thanksgiving off. There are times that I hope he does come after the 12th. Heck, there are even times that if he came on the 22nd I would be fine with. But then there are those moments where I just want him OUT, OUT, OUT!!!!! It's amazing the stages that I go through on a daily basis...I want him out, I don't want him out, I want him to wait, I don't want him to wait, he can come anytime he wants, no he better come now...etc, etc, etc. If he hasn't come by the 16th of November I am HOPING that my doctor will schedule me for an induction (if I have progressed some on my own) for the 20th, 21st, or the 22nd of November. He told us when we first started going to him that he WOULDN'T let me go past my due date which on my charts say the 22nd. So I am hoping he holds to his promise. I guess we will just have to wait and see. The waiting game....it's *oh so much fun*...*enter sarcasm*
Here are some things that I can't wait to happen....not in any particular order!
For Jon Kent to get here
To be able to wear clothes that FIT and don't look like a TENT on me
To exercise without worrying about hurting the baby
To tan
To feel attractive again
To go shopping for "skinny clothes"
To hold Jon Kent and watch him sleep
To feed Jon Kent for the first time
To decide who Jon Kent REALLY looks like
To count every finger and toe that Jon Kent has
To go Christmas shopping
For Thanksgiving to get here
For Christmas to get here
To have Jon Kent's first picture with Santa taken
To have our "first family portrait" taken
To see my feet again
To take a HOT HOT bath
To build my own house
So many things I can't wait for...but I must....atleast for now!
Yes, it's really true. I swear I am not exaggerating!!! My Fall Dream has finally come true. It's COLD (well not like freezing cold, but cold) outside!!! Can you believe it?!?! After all the waiting and complaining...it seems as though Fall has finally arrived. Can we all give a big WOOHOO to Fall!?!?!!?
So...what to talk about...what to talk about.... ::::5 minutes later::::: Ummmm...
OK, so my life at this particular moment is boring...uneventful... Not really much to talk about. Kent is at work, I am watching TV and Jon Kent is still baking in the oven....the usual...
Have you ever caught yourself doing something and think...wow, I am such a nerd. Well, today I was reading some of AOL's Editor's top pick journals and as I was going through them, I thought to myself...wow...I am such a nerd. Don't know why I thought it, but I just did. It's amazing the things you will think when you are all alone. I also thought people who talked to themselves were weird...but I find myself doing it. Thankfully, I am still young enough to catch myself before I actually start moving my lips. I think the older you get the less control you have and you just start talking OUT LOUD without realizing it. Thankfully, for now, I just talk to myself in my head...and there goes that thought again....I am such a nerd...
Like my new colors for my journal?? It's supposed to be the colors of fall or Thanksgiving. I'll probably change it a thousand times before I settle on one thing. But I'll give it awhile to see if it grows on me. I wish AOL would give us some new backgrounds to use. ARE YOU LISTENING AOL??? You know how AOL has that commerical where the lady walks in to like an AOL board room meeting or something and she is throwing all these ideas at them on how to make AOL better. Well, here is a chance for AOL to listen to THIS customer!!! Get some new backgrounds for your journals! Like make them for the seasons or holidays. That way we can decorate our journals to the seasons and or holidays!!! But who am I kidding....maybe someday.
Today it has rained pretty much ALL DAY!!! And the cold weather STILL hasn't come in yet. Hmmph. They said it was going to come in yesterday and then it was going to come in tonight. Now they are talking about it coming in sometime tomorrow afternoon. I just wish IT WOULD COME!!! Here it is November 3rd and it's still high 70's outside. Which by all means does beat the high 80's we were having last week!! I just want fall to come already AND STAY! I cleaned house today...like every Wednesday. But I just *barely* cleaned it. Just enough to make myself FEEL good and FEEL like I actually cleaned it. I also washed clothes. We got up late this morning, because we stayed up late watching the election turn out. Plus, we were both tired from getting up so early yesterday to go to the doctor. I also went to my parent's tonight to eat supper with them. We watched TV and CSI:NY. Now, I am home...just waiting on Kent to get off of work. Well, that is about it for now. Maybe I'll have some more exciting to talk about tomorrow. Later!
Bush Wins, Bush Wins!!
Woohoo for Bush getting his second term. I hope and pray that many positive things come from his second term in office. No matter who you voted for, I hope we all can come together as a country and support our president as he takes us through the next 4 years!!
Go Bush!
I had an appointment to see the doctor at 8:15am. It went pretty well. They called me back and weighed me (gained 2 pounds
After the doctor appointment I went and got my hair trimmed. Nothing major. Just got the dead ends cut off. Then Kent and I went and voted. I am sure you can tell who we voted for. It's been a miserable day though...lots and lots of rain. But the rain is supposed to bring MUCH cooler weather, so it will be worth it! Anyway, that was my appointment and pretty much my day. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday night/ Wednesday!
It's Election Day!! Have you voted??? It's a right and privilege that we should all take full advantage of. So, while there is still time left....
GO VOTE!!!!
I can't believe that it's November! Woohoo!!! There is SO much that is planned for this month! I can't wait to get things started!!!! Here are a few things that are planned as of now.
As you can tell there is a lot happening in the next few weeks. Not to mention a few birthdays that are thrown into the mix. I for one though can't wait! Because by the end of this month, I will have Jon Kent in my arms instead of in my belly!!! So...let's get this month started!!!! I hope everyone has a great November!!!!
