What a wild week it's been

I can't believe our little Charlie cracker is already over a week old now! The week has gone by very fast yet very slow at the same time. We've definitely had our challenges but this girl is totally worth it. She has stolen our hearts.

So far she has been an exceptional eater. She eats anywhere from 2 1/2 to 4 ounces each feeding and has already gotten back up to her birth weight which her pediatrician was incredibly impressed with. Eating all this delicious milk makes her sleepy so she sleeps pretty well after a nice meal which gives us about a 3 hour time frame of her passed out. I had some pretty bad issues with breastfeeding and developed mastitis in one of my now HUMONGOUS tatas. Seriously these bad girls have grown out of this league. Anyway, due to my mastitis I am now on antibiotics and have moved from breastfeeding to pumping. It is working well for the most part and we've kind of gotten a little bit of a schedule down. To be honest even though she sleeps quite a bit we still don't have a lot of free time which is why it's taken me this long to blog! All our free time is spent doing shitty/pissy/spit up laundry, trying to keep up on the shit ton of dishes/bottles/pump parts, housework and trying to slip in some food for ourselves in between. With all of this it is amazing how fast the day flies by. I have to say to my single mama friends that I am in AWE of you and how you could do this on your own. This is tough enough w/ an extremely supportive husband. I couldn't imagine trying to handle this on my own.

Wade has been my rock through all of this, as I knew he would be. Through a few hormonal melt downs he has been there by my side and being nothing but supportive and positive. He is truly more than I could ever ask for. Charlie sure is lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have more to tell but I want to post some pics of Charlie. We think she is gorgeous and I know we are biased, but I don't care. She's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on.

Wade all suited up to go into the OR

Our 1st Family Photo

Our new little family

Charlie showing off her new bow

Ready to ditch the hospital & head home

Once my schedule gets a little more settled I'll hopefully be back around to visit your blogs again! I miss you guys and just know that I'm a little preoccupied at the moment but will be back.

xoxo~

Nugget will be here tomorrow (hopefully)

Quick update from the doctor appointment yesterday. Men, this may go into the TMI category so you may want to stop reading here...

Basically after the doc did way too much digging around for my comfort he informed us that there is not too much happening and was not hopeful in regards to me going into labor on my own so we are scheduled to go in tonight to have cervidil applied to "ripen" my cervix. This drug is supposed to thin out my cervix so that when we begin the induction process it is easier and makes things faster. That is what is on the books for tonight, then bright and early tomorrow assuming the cervidil does it's work the doctor will break my water and start me on pitocin. This will bring on contractions and get labor on it's way. So if all goes as planned we could have Nugget here tomorrow or early Friday sometime.

Keep your fingers crossed for me. I am terrified of a LONG labor. I'm not necessarily terrified of the pain though b/c I completely plan on having an epidural the second I can. I am not afraid to ask for pain meds. I'm a wuss.

We'll hopefully be able to update as things progress. I think the hospital has Wi-Fi so you may even be hearing directly from Wade for the very first time ever! We'll see how things go!

xoxo~

Somebody wake me up when I have this baby

Still no baby. We see the doc today at 2:45 and there is a possibility of them admitting me and inducing me however that is only if things are “favorable”. (Who the hell knows what that means) If not then I will be induced Thursday (at the latest) if she doesn’t come on her own which at this point I’m pretty certain she is the most stubborn baby ever and does not want to leave the comfy confines of my ute. So she’s late and stubborn like me and hyperactive like Wade. Great. :)

Also, I was a bad wife and totally spaced on posting a note here to my wonderful hubs for him to have a Happy Golden Birthday on Saturday! He turned 31 on July 31st. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget to tell him in person but I usually like to shout it out to the interwebs too. Since I couldn’t give him what he really wanted on his birthday (a baby!) we went to go see ‘Inception’ with Bob and Amy and then went to Coopers for some drinks afterwards. A pretty tame birthday but Wade said he had fun. And the movie was spectacular! It seriously was a great big mind fuck of a movie, but boy what a good fuck it was! I highly suggest seeing it.

Just for me to be able to look back on I thought I’d post some stats on my pregnancy.

Waist size – 40.5 inches (It looks like I swallowed a beach ball. For reals.)

Weight gained – 38 pounds (3 more than the max suggested. Oops. Ben & Jerry’s be damned.)

Weeks along – So far 40 weeks and 5 days. Ugh.

Things I miss the most – beer, wine, liquor, sleeping on my stomach, normal sex (wait, just sex in general b/c it’s non-existent at this point), my wedding ring, my high heels, non-maternity clothing, my small boobs, my ankles, my social life, sleep, my chin… Those are just off the top of my head. I’m sure I could think up tons more.

Still no stretch marks, knock on wood. But I was recently told that these little suckers can sometimes show up AFTER birth. What the hell? Mother Nature would never be so cruel to me to make me go overdue with none just to have them show up after I have Nugget. Right? Please? Pretty please?

So Nugget turned from a July baby to an August baby. Her birthstone is now the peridot but she’ll still be a Leo. I’m happy about that.

Hugs~

I'm going to let the pictures do the talking

Kobe looks wasted. Funniest picture of him, I love it!

The bathroom is DONE!

My most recent belly shot taken on Friday @ 39 weeks 1 day. Six days until my due date. I've been having some wicked cramping too so hopefully this is a sign that I'll pop Nugget out soon b/c I have never been so uncomfortable. It's awful.

Nugget's room is complete. The bookcase was the last item we were waiting for and now that it's hung up the room looks great! I love how it all turned out.

My two boys. Seriously the cutest picture ever.

I did a lot of walking/shopping this weekend hoping to bring labor on. Unfortunately all it did was make me crampy. But Nugget has dropped lower so that is something. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I have her by her due date but I don't see that happening. I think she's going to take after her mama and be late. Damn.

You win some, you lose some, you break some

Well, it’s official. Wade’s broken wrist is going to need to have a pin placed in it. This glorious and expensive surgery will be taking place tomorrow morning bright and early. He can no longer say that his motorcycle racing is fairly inexpensive b/c this shit is ridic. He will be in a wrist cast for a week following the surgery and then a splint thingy for another 5-6 weeks after that. He’ll have to learn how to do diaper duty w/ this on b/c he is NOT getting out of it. Sorry buddy but I’m doing (and have been doing for the last 9 months) all the work here so you’ve got to step up once she’s outside of my ute. I’ve got wishful thinking that he’ll be done with his racing after this but that is all it is… wishful. Unfortunately not very realistic. But here is hoping that once we have this kiddo his priorities will change a bit and he won’t have that need for speed/adrenaline all the time.

In other good news, we got our tub refinished on Monday and it looks like a brand new tub! I love it! I am thinking I’ll be bathing in it tonight! Just call me Shamu! :) We also got our new mirror/medicine cabinet and lights last night and Wade will be installing them either tonight or Saturday. He’ll be out of business all day Friday w/ a numb arm. (Insert stranger hand jokes here. Teehee.) So once these last two items are installed our bathroom is DONE! Hallelujah.

Shiny and sparkly! Love it!

I’ve got my 38 week OB appointment tomorrow afternoon. We’ll see if anymore progress has been made. At my appointment last week I was just under a fingertip dilated. Although not much (at all) it made me excited to hear that at least something is going on and she’s getting ready to make her appearance. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that I have her on the 19th to honor my Grandma, but at this point I don’t think it is likely…

Happy Thursday everyone! TGTIF! (Thank God Tomorrow Is Friday!)

Nugget's Nursery

I thought I'd share a few photos of the basically complete nursery. We are still waiting on the delivery of the book shelf I ordered which should be here Thursday and then once we hang that and one final picture we will be done! I love the way it turned out and it's one of my favorite rooms in the house now. I think that is probably a good thing since I will probably be spending a lot of time in that la-z-boy! :) (Sorry the pics are not the greatest. I took them w/ my iPhone.)

Dresser and changing pad w/ new drapes, blinds and flowers above the window

La-Z-Boy! And you can see just the bottom of the new lamp hanging above it.

Crib w/ new bedding, growth chart on wall and mobile hung up

Also new on the home improvement front, our tub is now refinished, white, shiny and brand new looking! Yay! Wade will be installing the new sink/vanity tonight or tomorrow and this weekend's project will be to install the new mirror and lights. After that I can finally say our bathroom remodel is COMPLETE! I can't wait to be able to take a bath in our new tub! It's going to feel so nice w/ this fat belly floating in it! :)

Randomness is all my brain can handle at this point

So I've got 3 weeks left. My brain is scrambled. I feel huge (nothing new there but I didn't think I could feel any huger 3 weeks ago, now I am dreading what I will feel like in another 3 weeks). Luckily the end is in sight and I can now say I am due this month. Since my brain is fried I thought I'd throw out some randomness that I've been meaning to post but just haven't gotten around to it. Bullet points baby.

• I finally ordered our crib bedding. It should be delivered today. I can't wait. We decided to go with this set:
• I also ordered a wall bookcase since Wade decided he probably wouldn't get around to making one in time. We should get that next week. Yay!
• I worked my ass off last weekend and got most of the nursery in order. Loads and loads of laundry full of baby clothes and blankets were done along with hanging up a mobile, growth chart and mirror. I can finally look in that room and picture a baby living in it! (I'll post some pics soon!)
• Wade crashed last weekend at his race and broke his wrist. I said it's not getting him out of diaper duty so he'd better hope it heals fast. No sympathy from me!
• I don't recall if I shared this w/ ya'll or not and I'm too lazy to look back at my posts so... this is the adorable outfit Nugget will be sporting on her trip home from the hospital. She's going to look SO cute!


• I've been upgraded to weekly OB visits so I get to find out if I am progressing towards labor every week. I can't wait to go this afternoon. It's so fun having them dig around down there. (That is sarcasm.)
• Our 4th of July was tame compared to our past. We grilled out with the neighbors and watched their kiddos do some bare chest dancing (hilarious) and just hung out. Unfortunately I started to get really uncomfortable and tired and I was home and on the couch by 8:30. I am officially Lamey McLamerton.
• I'm tired of people looking at me and telling me "Any day now" or "Wow, you're really pregnant" or one of several other options. I know I resemble a beached whale. I know I look like I'm going to pop. You don't have to remind me. Now pass the cheese puffs.
• Little Nugget is supposedly weighing in at a massive 6 pounds at this point. That seems unreal to me. That is until she kicks my bladder or shoves her foot into my ribs or stretches my belly farther than I ever thought possible and then I know she's got to be big b/c it is painful!
• Coming up this weekend? A whole lotta nothing. We don't have anything going on between now and Nugget's due date. So we are pretty boring. Thus my lack in posting. I just don't have all that much to share. I guess we've reached the boring wait-it-out stage. I can't wait when I can post and finally share some exciting news w/ you guys!
  

How bout you guys? Anything new going on? I need to live vicariously through you all b/c my life certainly is not exciting at this point. But hey, I guess it will be pretty soon!

xoxo~

36 week update

Like Whoa.

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 32 pounds (um yikes?!?!)

Stretch Marks: None. Still thanking the baby Jeebus and hoping upon hope it stays this way!

Sleep: Minimal. Exhaustion has hit again. I toss and turn all night trying like crazy to find a position that is comfortable but I can’t sleep on my stomach (for obvious reasons) and I can’t sleep on my back either b/c of the pressure on one of the main arteries or whatever so it’s only on my sides. Not cutting it one bit. Even with my body pillow.

Best Moment This Week: My baby shower last Sunday in Des Moines. It was so great to get to see everyone and we got some great gifts for Nugget! Also, Wade installing the new tile floor and wainscoting in the bathroom. It looks great!

Movement: Nugget is a mover and a shaker for sure. And now that she is getting so large (approx 5 ½ pounds at this point) the jabs and pokes are starting to get painful at times. I find myself gasping at times when she really goes to town. Yikes!

Food cravings: Strawberries again. Can’t get enough of them. And pineapple and fruits in general. Also pizza. I don’t want you guys thinking I’ve become a health nut b/c I totally am not.

Labor Signs: I’ve had some Braxton Hicks contractions here and there but nothing major.

Belly Button in or out? This is weird but it depends on Nugget’s position in there. Sometimes it is out and I mean WAY out. Other times it is flat across and other times still I’ve even noticed it being in just the slightest bit. So I guess it just depends on how she’s lounging in there.

What I miss: I still miss my wine, beer, margaritas, martinis, etc. I also miss not swelling up at even the slightest bit of heat and humidity. Although it hasn’t been as horrible as some, it’s still no fun. And I definitely miss sleeping on my stomach. And my pre-pregnancy clothes/body. And normal sex (sorry TMI). And sleep. And late nights out. And my energy. Ugh. I guess I miss a lot.

What I am looking forward to: This long holiday weekend! I can’t wait to have a day off. I’ve been keeping my PTO usage to a minimum so that I can use as much as possible when Nugget is born so I haven’t had a full day off in quite sometime! We;ve got a lot that needs to be done before she gets here and I'm hopeful we can get a lot checked off that list this weekend!

Weekly Wisdom: Get up and walk around often. It helps with the swelling and keeps my tailbone from hurting more. (For some reason my tailbone kills me when I sit down. It is awful and I have no idea why.)

Milestones: We can now say I am due this month! Happy July!!! :)

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th!

Ain't Nothin Gonna Break My Stride (or Waddle)

Today is a big day. Well not really. But I like to pretend it is. Today is my 35/35. I’m in my 35th week of pregnancy and have 35 days left to go. Pretty rad when you think of it that way. 35 days is only a little over a month and it makes it seem so close. But then somehow it still feels so far away… Hmmm…

Regardless, today is a good day. It’s bright and sunny out (although hot and muggy and making me swell, but we are only focusing on the good stuff) and my wonderful co-workers are throwing me a shower tonight. I’m looking forward to some more socializing! And I’m wearing my favorite maternity dress which is long so it’s hiding my cankles! Although it’s not hiding my little sausage toes. Oh well. Can’t win em all.

Last weekend, Shannon and Derik’s wedding was beautiful and a ton of fun. This fatty even made it out on the dance floor and even dropped it low. And then I promptly needed Wade’s help to get back up. :)

Kara, the beautiful bride Shannon and Me

Wade made a bra! He's so talented!

My mom is obsessed with talking to little Nugget. Even while we are out dancing she starts trying to talk to her. :)

Me, my Mom and Kara

My hugeness, my Dad and Kara

This weekend I get to drive down to Des Moines for my final baby shower hosted by my good friends Ang and Katie and my sis, Kara. I can’t wait to get to see all my Des Moines girlfriends one last time before having this kiddo. I wish I got to see them more often…

While I am in Des Moines lucky Wade gets to work on continuing our bathroom remodel. We purchased a shit ton of shit (yes, my vocabulary rocks) from Home Depot this week and he will be tearing out the old sky blue heinous tile flooring and replacing it with some new natural colored tiles, putting in a new sink/vanity that actually has some storage for our tiny bathroom and hanging white wainscoting on the walls. Lots of work! I can’t wait to see it when I come home on Sunday! Needless to say he’ll be working his tail off this weekend and even after all that our bathroom STILL won't be completely done. We still are going to replace that fugly mirror and the lights above it. Sorry hun! But know that I appreciate all your hard work in trying to get our house ready for little Nugget! :)

You can just barely see the icky sky blue tiles that don't match anything. Ew. And that mirror has got to go ASAP.

Other than that, nothing else new on our home front. How bout ya’ll? Any fun plans for the weekend? I can’t believe next weekend is already the 4th of July holiday. We normally would spend it out on Lake Bracken soaking in the sun and water and drinking in the booze. This year I suspect it will be MUCH lower key. Bah. Oh well. Next year.

Lata gatas~

Help me Baby Jeebus

I know. I’ve been MIA. Again. I had a beautiful baby shower last weekend and got some wonderful gifts from my very generous family and friends. This is going to be one well dressed little girl! However, my brain is totally elsewhere. It’s like I can’t concentrate at all. I’ve been swamped at work and it’s been so hard to focus on anything. With only 6 weeks separating me from my due date I’ve gotten a bit nervous. But also a bit excited. And scared. And thrilled. And anxious. And, well, you name it and I’ve probably felt it. I have such frequent mood changes it's like I'm bipolar. I am so ready to be done being pregnant but at the same time that means that I’ll have a baby. I’ll be a MOM. My entire life as I know it will drastically change and there is NO GOING BACK. And, well, that freaks me the eff out. (Although being able to sleep on my stomach again will be sooooo nice)

I asked Wade the other day if he was nervous at all to become a dad. His answer? Nope. Not in the least. And you know what? That pisses me off. Why does he have all this confidence that I am so obviously lacking? I feel like I shouldn’t be having these doubts, but I know NOTHING about being a mom. I know NOTHING about caring for a newborn except for how to change a diaper and that is only b/c I practiced on Kobe the other week. (And yes, he HATED it. Sorry little buddy.)

This is his 'I'm so totally pissed off at you Mom' face.

I feel so utterly unprepared for this even though it looks like the baby fairy threw up all over our house w/ little pink onesies, blankets, rattles, bibs, diapers and everything else you could even dream of.

In one week if I were to go into labor the doctors would not stop it. Even though little Nugget would be a little bit undercooked she’d be far enough along that the doctors no longer would feel the need to intervene and stop the labor from progressing. That means that in one week I could technically have a baby at any moment. Yes, I realize that going into labor that early is rare. But it happens. And I’m not ready! I’m scared shitless.

So… any words of advice? Any positive thoughts? Any ice cream or cookies? Send them my way!

We picked up our recliner last week so our final piece of furniture is in the nursery. Now all I have to do is organize/clean it so that a baby can actually live in there and get some final necessary items and we're set! (Ignore the massive mess!)

We have our final childbirth class tonight and then tomorrow we head out to my good friend, Shannon’s wedding. I'm looking forward to having something to get my mind off things. And it will be fun watching my family and friends get drunk. Although it would be more fun if I could get drunk with them. All in due time…

xoxo~

Less than 8 weeks left of cooking time!

Happy Friday love cakes!

I’m so glad it’s the freaking weekend. Even with Monday off the week felt long, didn’t it? Yesterday we had Nugget’s 32 week doctor appointment and everything looks great! They did another ultrasound and found that the placenta has moved up along with the growth of the uterus so I no longer have placenta previa and am cleared for a normal birth! No c-section required!

Nugget is weighing in at approximately 4 pounds 2 ounces and is in the 55th percentile for size. Tech said the blood flow looked good and her heartbeat was 128 and strong. We also saw her stomach had fluid in it which means that she is swallowing correctly. She must really like all the junk I’ve been feeding her! :)

Here is the best pic we got of her. I know I am biased but I think she is adorable. She’s filled out so much in the 4 weeks since we last saw her. What a big girl we have! I’m getting so excited to meet her…
In other news this weekend looks to be fairly uneventful. I’m meeting Wade out for happy(less) hour after work tonight (it’s only happy(less) for me, everyone else who can drink calls it happy hour). Tomorrow I’ll probably just get more of the much needed chores done around the house and Sunday Wade is in his first ever triathlon. He’s pretty excited about it although I’m not sure how excited he is to be doing the running portion on a broken toe. Oh well. No one is forcing him to do this. He willingly signed up! :) He gets no sympathy from me! (Yes, I’m an evil bitch). Haha!

I’m also hopeful that we can get a recliner/rocker picked out for Nugget’s room this weekend. Then we can get the room laid out and stuff hung up and consider it 99% done! I love being able to check things off my to-do list.

I hope ya’ll have a SPLENDID weekend!

xoxo~

You've got to pay the troll toll...

Dorks on parade :)

Memorial Day weekend was great; as expected. The fam came up and we enjoyed perfect weather! Saturday we picked up Kara’s wedding dress and then went to watch Wade race down in Elko for their ‘Eve of Destruction’ event. It was actually a ton of fun. They had regular racing throughout the night but then they also had some fun things like motocross jumping, school bus racing and ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ jumping interspersed throughout the night. The best was when they ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ jumped a school bus off the ramp. Hilarious! And even better yet, Wade won his race! So the night was not only a lot of fun but a success!

Sunday we relaxed all morning and then went mini golfing and eventually made our way downtown for the Twins game. The weather was not cooperative during the first 3 innings but eventually cleared up and the Twins won! So another fun and successful night!

Look at the sky! Amazing! And yes, we were in the nose bleeds!

Thursday is our next ultrasound to check the placenta again and see if it has moved further from the cervix opening. So I’ll have some more pics to share of our little Nugget later this week. I can’t wait to get to see her again! :) At this point she is supposed to be near 4 pounds! She’s getting so big. Well, at least I’m assuming she is b/c I DEFINITELY am! Ugh!

Other than that nothing too big going on this week. I plan on starting in on the massive amount of laundry that I need to do before Nugget arrives. That should be a blast. And hopefully Wade and I will find a recliner that we can agree on to put in Nugget’s room so we can get her room put together finally. Such exciting lives we lead… :)

Only 8 more weeks until I can enjoy a nice cold one. Mmmm... (Don't you love how I count down to drinking?)

Hope you all had a splendid long weekend and have an even better week!

xoxo~

Gadzooks! When did I get old?

Tomorrow is my birthday. I’m not sure why, but for some reason this year I feel so much older. 31 seems way worse than 30. When I was 30 it was like I was basically still 29 b/c it’s so close but now, well, 29 isn’t close anymore and I’m definitely in my 30’s. I’ll blame these feelings on my pregnancy hormones and my fat pregnant face (and arms and thighs and cankles and… well everything else).

Tonight Wade is motorcycle racing in Shakopee and hopefully can win some moolah. Last weekend he took a spill at his flat track race and ended up breaking his big toe (but he still won his main event! Badass!). The doctor gave him this silly looking foot brace thing that he has wore a total of 30 minutes while he weed whipped the yard. He is walking on the outside of his foot instead b/c he said the brace is too big and looks like a slipper. Probably not the best way for it to heal but I do agree that the thing looks ridiculous. The things we sacrifice for fashion; in this case his big toe. No biggie. It's just a toe. He's got 9 more.

My parents, Kara and Todd are coming up tomorrow afternoon to celebrate our b-day. The fun thing about having a twin is that you always get to celebrate together! Some people may hate sharing their b-day with someone else, but I don’t see the big deal about it. You still get to celebrate and have the day be all about you but at the same time you get to celebrate DOUBLE! Double the fun!

We’ll be picking up Kara’s beautiful wedding dress tomorrow afternoon, watching Wade race in Elko tomorrow night and then Sunday we are hitting Target Field for our 1st Twins game at the new stadium. I’ve heard wonderful things about it so hopefully the weather is nice like they are predicting. A weekend full of fun! The only way it could be better is if I could drink. Sobriety is overrated.

Yesterday marked the single digit countdown in my weeks left of pregnancy. That’s right, there are only 9 weeks separating me from my estimated due date. Hopefully I won’t go past my due date but it is always a possibility. I’m hoping and keeping my fingers crossed that if anything I go a tad early. I’m ready to be done with this pregnancy shit (although I’m not sure I’m ready to be a mother, but who ever is?). It’s not that my pregnancy has been bad b/c in reality it’s been smooth sailing, but I’m not one of those women who just LOVE to be pregnant.

“Oh, look at me with my big, round, cute belly! Aren’t I a beautiful pregnant woman? I am woman, hear me roar! I can make humans! I’m making a miracle! Oh, look at the baby kick my belly! Isn’t it glorious?!?!?!”

Um. No. That is not me. Don’t get me wrong. I am blessed and grateful that Wade and I are able to have Nugget. But I won’t be sad when I’m no longer pregnant. I’ll be chugging down a Blue Moon or a Crispin or a bottle of wine or margaritas or... well, name your poison. I'll be drinking it. :)

The only cool thing about being knocked up is getting to feel her kicks, but even then sometimes they are bothersome. Also, I’m starting to get to the big uncomfortable stage and with the temps heating up, my feet and cankles don’t like the water retention swelling that is going on. My toes look like little summer sausages but not nearly as appetizing. So I’m hoping for a July 19th birthday. That would be 10 days earlier than my due date and my grandma’s birthday. What a way to be able to celebrate her memory! I’m hopeful that if I do end up having to have a c-section then maybe I can choose that date. If I don’t need a c-section then that date is highly unlikely. But one can hope!

What are you all up to on this glorious long Memorial Day weekend? Hope you all have fun plans!

Catch ya on the flip side!

Busy Beaver

Wow. This week has flown by. I’m not even sure what all I did but it’s Friday and the sun is out (halleluiah!) so that makes me happy. Wade and I have decided to tear up the bathroom with a little home improvement project. I say “little” but what I mean is tear out the ugly sky blue tile flooring and replace w/ new porcelain tiles and tear out the nasty, moldy wall surrounds and leaky faucet in the shower and replace w/ new bright white shiny walls and new faucet. Once that is done we are going to get the tub refinished. Supposedly this is comparable in price to getting a whole new tub installed but a lot easier.

Unfortunately we have family coming this weekend so they may have to see some of this going on. (Don’t read that the wrong way; I’m glad to be having company, I’m sorry for them to have to deal w/ this while they are visiting us.) We are working on a limited time frame w/ Nugget coming in 11 weeks or less. (Holy shit!) We’ve got a lot that needs to get done in that time and not a lot of free weekends to do it. So tonight Wade will hopefully get the old wall surrounds tore out and be ready to start installing the new walls tomorrow. Assuming all goes well (which w/ our old house NOTHING ever goes as easily as it should) we could technically have the shower done before our company even gets here since they aren’t arriving until Sunday. Wouldn’t that be grand? We’ll see how that goes. I will post before and after pics for those interested in home improvement gone awry. :)

Wade’s graduation ceremony is Monday morning which is why we are expecting family here. My dad, Wade’s mom, step-dad, sister, grandma and grandma’s boy toy are all coming. It will be nice to get to see them all again and celebrate Wade’s huge accomplishment. I am so proud of him!

A quick pregnancy update: at my last OB appointment my doctor recommended doing kick counts once a day. I’m supposed to count the number of kicks I get in one hour and if it is 10 or above we are good to go. If I don’t get 10 kicks in an hour then I should contact the doctor and they can run some tests to make sure nothing is wrong w/ Nugget. I started doing these on Tuesday. I kind of forgot to do them Fri-Mon… Oops. Anyway, Tuesday I got to 10 kicks in like 10 minutes so I stopped b/c I was done. Easy peasy. Wednesday I decide that I’m still going to continue counting for the entire hour just to see how many times Nugget blasts me w/ her ninja moves. I counted 59. And I know I missed some b/c I was at work and got distracted. 59! How can some people have a hard time getting 10 an hour and I get basically 1 each minute? Thursday was a bit less but still a ton with 37 kicks in an hour. And today Nugget assaulted me with 45 kicks. She’s a busy little beaver in there doing who the hell knows what.

Needless to say I’m a little scared of what is coming out of me. She is one wiggly mother fucker for sure. Some of her kicks and rolls are so strong they take my breath away. I think we’re going to have our hands full.

Also I've noticed I now have pregnancy fat face. This was not a welcome discovery. In fact it downright blows ass chunks. But at least it's the freakin weekend.

Happy Friday Asshats!

xoxo~

Nugget's 28 week photo shoot

Here is our little Nugget in all her glory posing during her 28 week photo shoot. What do you think? Does she look like me? Haha! I may be biased (actually I KNOW I'm biased) but I think she is adorable already.

The ultrasound went great and everything looks normal with Nugget. She is measuring approximately 2 pounds 7 ounces and is in the 45th percentile for size. Everything is average! Which in pregnancy I think is a good thing! :) However my placenta has only moved 2 cm away from the cervix so we have to go back in for another ultrasound in 4 weeks to see if it has moved any further.

Here she is yawning. You can see her tongue. I think it looks like Edvard Munch's "The Scream".

What do you think? Do you see the likeness? :)

I also took the liberty to show you exactly what you are looking at just in case you are not well trained in looking at these ultrasound pictures (which I know most people aren't and think they just look like blobs). :) So below you will see exactly what you are looking at. Isn't she lovely?

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I'm heading down south today after work while Wade is staying home and hopefully cleaning our house. I'll keep my fingers crossed on that one. :)

Happy Friday!