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~

Wordless Wednesday

Congrats to Shannon & Derik!

It was a beautiful wedding!

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~

Wordless Wednesday

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!

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

It's been awhile since I've done a wordless Wednesday post. I'm going to try to get back into the swing of things around here. We'll see how that goes since I have mega baby brain these days. Anyway, Kobe either totally ruined or totally made this photo depending on how you want to look at it. Hunter is just the cutest 6 year old ever and super stoked for his first ever soccer game! I guess Kobe was so excited for him that he just couldn't contain himself any longer... :)

(Thanks for the photo Mitch & Beth. It gave me many good laughs!)

Happy Hump Day!

Bathroom Remodel Gone Awry!

What did I say? None of our home improvement projects are ever as easy as they should be. Part of this is b/c of the age of our home. It was built in 1950 and things back then were made differently thus rendering projects more difficult due to needing to find hard to get parts or the house settling and causing aches and pains. The other part of the difficulty is due to our home's previous owners. To say that they didn't upkeep the place as well as they should have is an understatement. Wade and I have put so much sweat into this house b/c of things they just let slide.


The shower surround was no exception. What should have happened is Wade should have been able to tear out the old walls, replace some of the plumbing for the new faucet, glue up the new walls and put on the new faucet. Instead Wade tore off the old walls to find deeply rotted drywall underneath them due to the previous owners not waterproofing the window (which I've blogged about before). Idiots.

So Wade had to make another run to Home Depot (we should buy stock in Home Depot) for some waterproof drywall and a few other items. He tore out the old moldy shit and cut and screwed up the new stuff. Next step was to put the new faucet piping in. Wade promptly found that since the old faucet was so old it wouldn't fit the new faucet and had to go back to Home Depot for some plumbing supplies. We are lucky he is so handy and can cut and solder piping! Unfortunately one of the old pipes was being stubborn and broke part way up the wall so Wade had to cut an even larger hole in the wall. Fun shit.

He finally got it all soldered together and ready for the new faucet. Yay!

By the time this ordeal was over with it was getting late at night and he was finally ready to start gluing up the new walls. But, uh oh. He doesn't have enough adhesive. I made a final run to Menards for some more glue to save him some time. (That was the extent of my help w/ this project; besides helping to pick out the surrounds. I know. I'm so helpful.)

It was late Saturday night by the time he got all the walls up and ready to be caulked. Keep in mind we have visitors arriving Sunday afternoon. We were pushing it! :) Luckily he woke up early Sunday to finish up putting the new faucet on and caulking around the walls.

The finished product looks 100% better. I love it. Wade is the best handyman ever! Now all that needs to be done is to touch up the paint around the walls. That will be my job. I will then feel so uber useful. Aw who am I kidding? I don't care. I'm freaking making another human being. I'm SUPER useful. Screw it! :)

Luvs~

Hats Off to the Grad!

Wade, the GRADUATE! Although he was technically a graduate in December when he finished up his MBA, the grad ceremony wasn't until yesterday. After a long 2 hour ceremony we finally got to celebrate Wade's big achievement. He now has his Master's degree from Carlson School of Management! What a smartie I married! Good looking and intelligent? I think it's safe to say I scored big time w/ this one! :)

It was a beautiful day out and we went to lunch after the ceremony to Tugg's and sat out on their patio. The weather could not have been better. I actually started to get a little sun burnt after sitting in the bright sun for 30 minutes! Yikes! Guess that is what happens when you are pale ass white and finally see the sun after 7 months! :)

It was a great long weekend and as always good to see the family and hard to say goodbye. Luckily we'll get to see them all again soon w/ this baby bound to make an appearance shortly. (Only 10 more weeks until my due date, holy shit!)

Later dudes~