my opinions on inducing...

I have been thinking about doing a post on inducing, strictly my opinions, but didn't want to step on any toes. I just think maybe it could help those woman who are pregnant, or those who aren't but plan to be one day & don't know much about the birthing process!

Again, this is souly MY opinion & how things worked for ME. All woman are different & all pregnancies are different!

The whole time I was pregnant with Ryder, i just KNEW he was going to come early. NOT! That is just what I hoped would happen! My "first" due date rolled around. Then my second due date rolled around. NOTHING. As i drove to LR the last 5-6 weeks of my pregnancy, I just knew that this time there would be some "change". Nope. Not one time did he have ANY kind of news of Ryder possibly coming out ANYTIME soon. He always looked at me & said, "Well go home & have some contractions. I'll see you next week." Many trips I spend the whole drive home crying because I was just so sick of being PREGNANT!! (That may sound terrible, but until you've been there...don't judge.)

I always knew there was an option to "induce" labor, but knew I wouldn't dare do that until I was at least 40 weeks. When being induced, you are given a drug, pitocin, to make the labor process start up & hopefully move you right along...but that's not always the case.

My worst fear (& my Dr. knew this...because I tried to drill i into his brain!) was to be there "in labor" or have been "induced" into labor, then nothing happen over a long amount of time & eventually ending up having to have a c section. I have known a HANDFUL of people that this has happened to, & I was not going to be one of them!

At my 40 week appointment, out of frustration & tiredness & just plain ready to be "done" we scheduled for me to be induced...I was hesitant to do it in the first place but I totally felt on the spot being in the room with my Dr. & I just desperately wanted to know WHEN?!? So I thought I'd just figure out "when" on my own!

He said he wouldn't worry about Ryder being in there too long until 42 weeks, which is when the placenta starts to go bad...he said at that point he would want/need to pull him.

Before we even got home from the Dr.'s office I had changed my mind & knew being induced wasn't the right thing for ME to do. Even if I would have FINALLY had an answer to WHEN Ryder was finally going to be here...Jake & I both realized that it would just be selfish of both of us for me to be induced, because obviously lil man was quite happy in there & he would come out when he was ready!

So this just meant more waiting. & more wondering. & more sleepless nights. & more uncomfortableness 24/7 etc. Etc..

A week & a half later...at 41.5 weeks pregnant...I finally started having contractions SIX minutes apart. My plan was to go to the hospital when they were five minutes apart for one whole hour. Six minutes apart was close enough...so I knew that this was finally IT!

We had waited so long, semi-patiently on Mother Nature to do her thing, & she finally was!

I was still not even a "1" when I got to the hospital! Ahhh...

I ended up being in labor for 16 hours & it was only bad for a while before I got my epidural which I got at like a "2"...ha!! I made very slow progress & had to have my water broken for me (which I was iffy about...) but it all worked out.

I WAS given pitocin right before I was about to have Ryder to speed things up a bit because Ryder was in distress in more than one way, & my body wasn't ready to push him out yet. So yes, there are certain times & circumstances where this drug is needed! But my body had already done everything it was supposed to do on it's own & just needed a little bit more "push" to finish the process...

I am so thankful for modern medicine..so don't get me wrong!

Anyways...all this to say, wait on Mother Nature's timing....God's timing! Don't try & figure things out on your own & when YOU want things to happen! It WILL happen. "You are not going to be pregnant forever!" That's what I had to keep telling myself!

I always think back & wonder what would have happened if I had stuck with the induction date I had set with my Dr. Would I have laid there for hours & hours & made no progress & just ended up having to have a c section? Ahh...Probably so because my body just wasn't ready then!

That is why I am SO glad I waited for someone else's timing, & not my own!

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90th Post!

Pregnancy...

The books forget to tell you what pregnancy REALLY does to your body. Things you don't find out till your baby is 5 months old.

I had to wear heels today for the first time since last fall/winter...and does one pair fit? No...they are all TOO TOO small. I had big feet anyways...but MAN OH MAN! I'd like to think I get new shoes every year, but then again, I will still wear shoes from the previous years that are still in good shape. Especially the ones that don't go out to style. So...it has taken me SO long to accumulate my shoe collection over the years. Finding JUST the right pair in JUST the right color for JUST the right price...right?

So..here I am. Having to start over. From SCRATCH. Luckily flip flops are cheap. But heels, NOT so much.

My feet were already big (9.5) and I had to buy a pair of 10s the other day. I thought it was just the brand. Obviously not.

My mom said her feet grew a half a size with EACH pregnancy! That would just mean my shoe collection would have to RESTART! HA!

Pregnancy was fun at times...and I look back & think I took it for granted, because there are so many woman out there that would give their own life to be pregnant & just get to experience that feeling, but I did not LOOOOOVE it like some woman do. Yes...I loved feeling Ryder kick and roll around and punch me, and throw his lil fits....& hear his heart beat, & know that I was supporting him, and that HE GREW inside of ME...I provided him with EVERYTHING that he needed to develop into the perfect little baby he is today. I would not take it back for anything, but it just changes your body in MORE ways than you know!

Busy...

I guess I'm too busy creeping on other people's blogs to update mine! Ha!

Dr. on Monday went well (if you can say that I guess...). We told him we wanted to do what he would want his wife to do. Without any change, that means come back & see him next week, when I will be 41 weeks, ALMOST 42. That is what he said he would get worried about him staying in there, and probably pulling him.

As much as I would love to induce right now, obviously my body ISN'T ready for it...and I don't want to force it into something it's not ready for!

I have eaten a WHOLE pineapple ALL by myself the last 2.5 days...yes, I have lil sores on the sides of my lips from all the ACID! Ha! It's just SO good...I bought it and ate it after a friend told me that is supposed to help! So far no help, but the pineapple was good, and healthy for me & lil Ryder!

I went to the Dr. with a friend/neighbor of ours & her new 6 week old. She was going in for her check up, and her husband couldn't go, and was afraid Braxton would scream the whole time! He was a good baby ALL the way there...I fed him a bottle & burped him, and he was a sweet lil baby! It was fun to get out and do something different! It also made me look forward to RYDER getting here EVEN more!

Ta-Ta for now...I have pictures to post, but not tonight.

Today IS the day...

August 30th is what we have all been waiting for for 8 months plus...

Well, today is that day, and Ryder is still inside my biggo belly! Ha!

It's okay though....if he is happy, then we are happy. Going AGAIN to the Dr. tomorrow...but I just looked @ Jake & thought...I honestly don't REALLY wanna go! Ha! It just gets my hopes up that something has changed, only to hear it hasn't.

Four years ago Thursday is when Jake & I met up at the Firehouse while he was working, and I was doing volunteer community service work with DBS for Hurricane Katrina! We talked about how cool it would be if he came that day! Guess we'll wait & see!

STILL in there...

I am still here. And he is still in THERE.

Dr.'s appointment on Thursday was not at all what I wanted to hear. I cried the whole way home.

Still nothing....NOTHING. He is due SUNDAY.

Go back on Monday. I walked last night, and almost all day today (around Hobby Lobby, Target etc.).

I'm gonna be a busy little crafty girl around here tomorrow to keep me busy!

I am afraid he is just gonna hit me and come ALL OF A SUDDEN. :/ EEECCCKKKK!

STILL waiting...

I'm still here...

At home.

WAITING.

I have completed the cakepops & boy did I make SUCH a mess! Maybe pictures later!

Currently trying to keep my feet up, and drinking that water, no contractions.....I KNOW SERIOUSLY! & Ryder sleeps all day & is up ALL night.

small update

Just letting you know he's still in there! Ha...nothing seems to be happening, just killing time @ home ALONE for the last few days!

Dr.'s appointment on Thursday though...and Jake said we'll probably take our bags, JUST in case!

ANOTHER week....

Dr. on Thursday's EXACT words..."Well, this baby must really like his due date." Sad day in my life...but I guess it just gives us a few more days to prepare for his arrival!

I went & got my manicure & pedicure today which was SO nice! I just read a magazine during my whole pedicure...it was nice just to lean back & relax!

The hubs & I went to Lowe's tonight to get some stuff for some of his jobs, ate McAlister's (which both of us LOVE!) & then came home...and he put Ryder's stroller together! WAHOO! He asked me if I was going to take pictures & I said yeah in just a minute...but I never got the camera fast enough! Ha! We're watching the Soloist now...

I have a big day planned for tomorrow...and I'm really looking forward to seeing a good friend! :)

Update w/ pictures tomorrow....OR the next!

the Dr. said...

Visit to Dr. S yesterday wasn't very eventful. "Not Today" are his usual words.

I told him a/b my abscess experience (since I forgot last week). He measure my belly with his tape measure. Listened to Ryder's heart beat...it sounded fast to me, but who am I to know?! I asked him if he would induce me if Ryder hadn't arrived by the 30th. He said it depends on what my body is saying then. The lovely internal check as I stare up @ the ceiling..."NOT TODAY!" I had thinned out since last week, but still closed. :/ NOT what I wanted to hear, but I guess I should be thankful I have however much longer to finish getting things ready!

"Go have some contractions & I'll see you next week." HA! He thinks he is SO funny! Ha!!

The only appointments they had open next week were on Monday, and I was like I'm not coming back on MONDAY for him to tell me that nothing has changed! So they squeezed me in on Thursday! & Jake is going to try & go with me..it might be the last time...but I guess I shouldn't get my hopes up... :/

The last few nights I have gotten NO sleep @ all what-so-ever. I move from the bed to the couch for a few hours...back to thinking I can sleep in the bed...BACK to the couch...then realize THAT hurts my back too...so back to bed before hubs wakes up and realizes I'm not there! Ha! But really...it's NOT fun. Another problem is that Jake likes to sleep DIAGONAL in the bed. I'm all for snuggling, and we always like @ least our feet to touch, but when I'm BIGGER than normal...I need ALL the room I can get on my side of the bed. It also sucks that I only have two sleeping options. Right side or left side. No stomach...DUH, and I can't even THINK about laying on my back without having sharp pains in my lower back. SO...sadly, I look forward to his alarm going off every morning so I can stretch out and get some good, half-way decent, as good as I can get 9 months pregnant sleep. PHEWWWW....

I got a pre-natal massage today which was FABULOUS!!!!!! I thought they would have a table for me with a big hole in the middle for my belly...but they just did it on each of my sides for thirty minutes with a big body pillow to hug which was still great. I enjoyed it so much! As much as I enjoyed it, it FLEW by! That was a GREAT birthday gift from my great in-laws! =)

Enough about me for tonight...

1 weekend down....2 to go

We had a good weekend! Not too busy, not too boring! (Like that EVER happens!)

Friday night I thought I would be bored @ home...but it ended up not being so bad. I seem to get alot done while I'm here by myself...and time seems to fly by! I actually went to bed by like nine thirty. I woke up every 2-3 hours or so though...hoping & wondering if it was time for the hubs to get off work & come crawl in bed with me! He finally did...and we slept in till about ten, which KILLS him when he rolls over & realizes what time it is! Ha...he says I MAKE him sleep in!

Our neighbors that just had a lil baby boy 2 weeks ago, had a bunch of family over for BBQ & hamburgers Saturday afternoon & invited us over there. We hoped on the cooler cart & road over there. I had a gift for them and Braxton, and of course I wanted to see the sweet baby boy! The mom looked SO good for just have a baby 2 weeks prior. Braxton is still SO little! I think it made me and Jake even more ready & excited. I asked her what she would recommend doing/taking that they didn't think about since we're about to do the EXACT same thing in a very short period of time! That made me feel good and prepared...I still find myself texting her asking her random questions Jake & I think about.

We had some friends over for dinner...the hubs cooked some delicious Hawaiian chicken, his famous potatoes & grilled corn on the cob! I made brownies...haha! & sweet tea! I did end up eating the ENTIRE left over pineapple which was oh so PERFECT, and it literally BURNT the end of my tongue! Everything tasted funny & kinda hurt all night...haha! Come to find out pineapples have ALOT of acid in them, but it was worth it!

I got up & made the hubs some blueberry muffins this morning before church. I learned that next time I'll need to use TWO packages cause our "muffins" were more like blueberry cookies! Haha! They were still good I thought!

Worship this morning @ church was awesome, as always. I hate that I had to sit down less than halfway through...but I feel like I just have to hold Ryder up, and it's hard for the pain not to consume my thoughts, but I can still worship all the same! Less than 20 minutes into the sermon though, we had to leave. It's just so hard for me to sit there sitting STRAIGHT up...trying to lean against Jake, crossing my legs, uncrossing my legs...sitting up straight, leaning forward....just TRYING to get ANY relief I can. Jake looked over @ me and said you wanna go? And as much as I hated to say yes, I had been thinking it for a good while...almost bringing tears to my eyes from just the uncomfortableness.

Well...since we skipped church! :P hehe...NOT really! We went to Target and I got a bunch of travel size stuff for the hospital, some nursing bras, looked @ robes but they were all too short...and got Jake a new pillow & pillow case for the firehouse. By the time we were done, it was time to head to Market Place for lunch with the in-laws for Jake's mom's birthday. I got her a "grandma" card that I made from Ryder. I wrote MIMI on the front with my left hand, and signed it LOVE, RYDER on the inside with my left hand as well...and she CRIED! I thought it was awfully sweet! =)

I went with my dad to see Papa John @ the place his lives today. He is doing SO SO good! He looks good, talks good, his color is good, and he is just a mess like he used to be! I hate that I don't get out there more, but I'll be taking Ryder out there to see his Great-Grandfather VERY soon!

I cooked tonight...YES COOKED! Well...chicken cordon bleu out of a box, brown-sugared green beans, & left over specialty potatoes. It was a pretty good meal I thought!

I am running a trial run on what I'm making to give out to guests @ the hospital when they come to see Ryder! I'll do half of it tonight...and the rest tomorrow...can't tell what it is, but let's just hope it turns out!

America's Best Dance Crew starts tonight, as well as the season finale of Kendra. Sad day for me & Jake...haha! And of COURSE Army Wives! I'll have PLENTY to watch tomorrow! =)

Ryder-Man..

I have officially come to realize that Ryder is definitely getting squashed in there. Poor thing...It's not just when he wants to kick & squirm, but ALL the time. It's definitely getting closer to the time of his arrival for sure! I have even started to notice I can't eat as much as I used to because he is up there making my stomach all squished up & small. I'll just be honest...I haven't had ANY trouble eating what I wanted the last 8 months! Haha!

We are ready for the day Ryder won't be so locked up & squished inside of there!

What a BUSY week...well last TWO weeks!

During Jake's "Man-Weekend" I went to Stuttgart for the weekend to spend some time with Pooh. It was pretty nice & relaxing just to get away, and not have to clean the house or do laundry etc. That was Jake & I's first time away from each other for more than like a day, and we missed each other more than we ever thought! That Sunday when I got home, I went straight to my first baby shower for Ryder @ Abbey's house. I got to see alot of girls from High School that I hadn't seen in a while, and a bunch of OBU girls. Everything was beautiful & tasted delicious! (MAYBE pictures to come if I get around to uploading them on the computer & then on here!) I got alot of wonderful things that I look forward to getting to use on baby Ryder! =)

That week FLEW by, b/c I was off work that next Friday. I headed to Hot Springs on Thursday after work to stay with Pooh & her family on Lake Hamilton & go to the Miss Arkansas pageant. I missed Wednesday night, and I felt so left out of the loop! Ha! I was thankful I got to go the rest of the nights though! Friday & Saturday Ryder & I just laid out @ the pool & took turns reading my birthing book & Twilight...(yes, I'm still reading that. It's hard to find time for Twilight when I have some many other baby books to read!) I got some good sun, and I am just now kinda peeling from it!

I ended up driving home Saturday night after the pageant, cause once again, Jake & I just really missed each other! We never thought it would be as bad as it was! And also...that way I was @ home Sunday morning so we could get up & go to church together, since we hadn't been able to go together the last few Sundays b/c we were out of town, and his work schedule!

We both got alot done that day after church....I made a list for both of us, and we pretty much got to check it all off! That is such a wonderful feeling!

That week, while out @ lunch with my mom in downtown Conway, I found a dresser for Ryder that I planned on making into a changing table. It was the perfect color...didn't go all the way down on the bottom which made perfect room for BASKETS!!! & it was a GREAT price compared to some of the things I had been looking @ online! So I went back the next day & bought it, and come to find out it was 10 percent off! EVEN BETTER! (Hopefully I can post pictures of later as well!)

This last week, seemed like I didn't have time to do ANYTHING! Monday, Jake worked so I went & ate with my parents, and that doesn't put me getting home till 8 or 9 o'clock...which means shower & bed!

Tuesday night...I had a shower hosted by some of my mom's friends that was just beautiful and so much fun! Everything was green & brown, and the kitchen @ the home it was @ happened to be GREEN! SO it was just perfect! (Again...hopefully pictures to come!) We are so blessed to have such generous people showering us with some many wonderful WONDERFUL gifts!

Wednesda...I had a Dr.'s appt. in LR & I wasn't there a total of 10 minutes...and all is good. I asked Dr. S a few questions I had jotted down while reading my birthing book. I have one more two week visit, & then the weeklies will start! After I got home we went & ate with some friends of ours & just hung out @ their beautiful home. The weather was so nice, we just sat out on the back porch till way past dark, and it was actually so nice, I kinda got a little chilled after the sun went down!

Thursday night...Jake was working once again, and I ran a few errands after work, stopped by the station to visit him and then the SATBs (YES, all of them!) came over to hang out, and help me organize a little bit more in Ryder's room. It was so great to have everybody together at the same time just like every other day back in the good ole days! Kelly ran out of gas in the drive way which was WAY dramatic, I'll spare you most of the details. We tried rolling the car out in the street so it was flat, but that still didn't help & then we were stuck in the street! There were three gas cans in the garage, but without Jake being home, we didn't know which one was car gas. We finally got a hold of him and found out which one was safe, and loaded Karl up with enough gas to make it to the gas station!

Friday...I had been having some throat pain Thursday night, but not THAT bad. Friday morning was just BAD BAD. I called my PCP & off course "Our office will be closed Friday July 24th." I called my mom & just cried & cried...I HAD to get in to see a Dr. I couldn't be like this ALL weekend! Jake called his Dr.'s office here in Greenbrier, and they got me in...so I drove ALL The way to work, and just turned a/r and came back to Greenbrier, got some meds (which still haven't even kicked in & started working yet) then drove BACK to Conway to get my haircut! It's pretty short, but I like it! It had gotten TOO long!

We were supposed to go to a cookout last night, but I was just too sick, and not feel well @ all. Jake went & helped cook & everything. This morning we went & got Rex some new tires (they were much needed!) Some friends of ours lil girl's birthday party was @ noon, but again...I didn't make it, still not feeling great, maybe even worse. Jake went & got me some McAlister's soup...it was so hard eating that soup (which felt great on throat) while I watched him eat a sandwich with thier YUMMY honey mustard!

We are watching Trixi for the week while my parents are @ the beach...(with pretty much the rest of Conway!) Ha! She has been doing pretty good...I opened up all the bottom of the blinds for her to look out!

I noticed late last night our neighbors who are due with their first lil boy on Thursday car was gone! I said UH OH!! I had Jake text him this morning & find out if it was time! He said they were trying to having him then. A few hours later he text back & said Braxton is here! =) That just makes me want Ryder here even sooner! They will be JUST a/b a month apart I'm guessing!

I think I'm gonna go & try to upload some pictures! YIPPEEE!! Such a LOOOOONG post...SORRY! I should update more often & they won't be this long!

1st 2 week Dr. visit!

Today I went to see Dr. Singleton for my first "every two week" visit. Morgan went with me...I could have gone alone, but I thought it would be fun for us girls to get away! She got to hear the heartbeat, which I thought she would enjoy! I was told sweet lil Ryder is head down! I had NO idea! But I'm not going to get my hopes up (too much) cause ALOT can change in 8 weeks! YES--EIGHT WEEKS!! That is SO scary to say! We went & ate PeiWei which I seem to eat every time I go to Little Rock for an appointment!

-Mom told me I'm already starting to waddle.

-I'm up @ least twice a night have to go to the bathroom. It's the last thing I do before I go to bed, & the first thing I do in the mornings.

-Ryder loves to talk to Daddy & tell him what I have done to him during the day!--POKE him! (Jake HATES when I poke @ him!)

FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND...

Last minute, we decided to go to Branson with Jake's parents. We left early Friday morning & went & ate breakfast up @ his parent's store, and then hit the road! We ventured down to the Branson Landing which was really cool & pretty. My parents have been there alot, but I had never been...this was only my second time to Branson!--CRAZY...I know! That night we went to the Kirby & Bambi Vanbourch Magic Show. We were on the front row...and it was ALOT of fun! I got to pet a baby kangaroo...it was so SO soft!! I was SO tired that night, and we didn't get back to the hotel till like ten thirty, and I still had to shower & everything to get ready for bed.

Saturday we did a little more shopping, @ the Branson Landing as well as the Tanger Outlet mall. I found alot of cute lil things for Ryder like a green piggy bank, some socks that looks like sneakers...and my FAVORITE purchase! PeePee TeePees!!

How FUNNY! I can't wait to use them!!

After shopping a lil more...we headed home around two, and I slept majority of the way! It's so hard to get comfy in the backseat of a truck while being PREGNANT.

Our first fourth together...and we were just pooped by the end of the night. We came home cleaned up around here a little bit, went & got Taco Bell & watched the fireworks outside. They didn't stop till after we went to bed...so many little kids here in the neighborhood, it was crazy!

Jake had to work on Sunday, but I went up to the Little Red River to Nana & Papaw's with my parents & lil brother. The whole fam was there, so it was a good get together...minus my hubby!

Nana had finished Ryder's bedding that week, so I got to bring it home! I will take pictures later, my camera is completely dead now..but I'm still missing the mattress, so you can't get the FULL affect yet w/o the sheet & stuff, but other than that it looks good!

Laundry to be done...@ least I got an update in this week!

I know...it's been WAY too long since I have posted. How am I going to have time to post with a baby, when I don't even have time to post now? Lol...

I have DEF. hit the tired stage of pregnancy. I used to be able to come home & vaccum, cook dinner...fold clothes, sweep off the back porch...whatever needed to be done! Now...by the time I get off work & get home I'm just ready to blop on the coach & rest.

I went to the Dr. last week...and he told me Ryder was transverse--which was my guess ALL along!

It has started to be a bit painful when he is up getting all up in my ribs. I find myself getting short of breath & just wanting to push him down with my hands. Dr. S said he really didn't care how he was until 36 weeks...which means 5 more to go! I go back in two weeks...well 1 now.....July 8th, so hopefully 2 weeks after that I can have another ultrasound. I have only had one... :/

The firehouse got new uniforms, which they put on & take off at the firehouse every morning, so I don't have to wash uniforms EVER EVER again! AHH!! How NICE?

Connie got us a high chair this weekend! It's so nice, I really like it!

It looks just like this! It folds up together so be put away in storage or something...and the seat also goes up & down so he can be table height or lower to the ground to watch tv or something! Ha! The seat will also sit up straight or lean back...AND there are two trays, one that you can just pop off the top to wash in the sink or even in the dishwasher! I was excited!

I started training a lady today to take over my position/job when I leave. It's a bit stressful b/c I have to explain myself & ever move & decision I made ALL day long for her to learn, but so far so good I guess!

AND...only two more days in the work week for me! We're off on Friday! Couldn't be happier! I hope to get somethings a/r here done...and maybe some more Baby Registry stuff. I started @ Wal-Mart.com tonight...but I'm sure I'll have to go to the store to update etc.

It's hard to believe Ryder will be here in less than TWO MONTHS!! From TODAY actually!! CRAZY!! I told Jake last week...10 more weeks, and it won't just be me & you any more! How strange!

I have started to look online for some birth announcement ideas...and I'll probably just have a local shop downtown recreate what I find!

We are so busy the next few weekends! FULL to the rim!

Ryder took his first swim in the lake on Sunday...we were out there ALL day after church. We didn't get home & in bed till about 11, but it was alot of fun, and I know he's ready to do it again!

GOOD NIGHT!--Jake's movie is over!

few updates...

-I'm starting to get to the tired phase #2...I can tell @ work & @ home. My feet hurt ALL the time. As relaxing as showers are, I want to hurry up & get out so I can just sit down & relax.

-As of a few weeks ago (I forgot to blog a/b it!) I officially have the usual linea nigra running down the very center of my belly!

-Ryder had the hiccups today for the first time! AHHH!! It's almost like a kick or a punch, but it's pretty constant...he did it a/b five times & then I finally realized what was going on! Sweet thing! =)

-It's getting noticeably harder to bend over, pull my knees up, get off the couch...etc. all those little things & it's only going to get worse! Sadly I try & make Jake do what I can ask him to do...but majority of the time, I just have to do it myself! Ha!

-On average, I am now getting up around 4 times to use the restroom in the middle of the night. & it's only going to get worse as he gets bigger! But that's okay though!

We had a couple from down the street over last night for steaks, and yummy potatoes & veggies that my wonderful chef husband made! It really was ALL him...I can't take credit for any of it, not even the bread. Maybe the sweet tea! HaHa! It went really well though...we have hung out with them before, but it was with ALOT of other people @ their house. They are expecting a little boy (Braxton) on July 30th--just four weeks before me! She is just so ready to have him..and I know how she feels, cause we are ready to see Ryder, and she is four weeks further along than me!

Jake has gone to look @ something over at a guys house...so I'm making him some brownies! Chocolate & Peanut Butter! YUMMMM!!

Two more days till the weekend! One more thing...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELL! LOVE YOU!

cute lil baby purchases!

This pictures is kinda hard to tell what it says...that's why I took the other ones as well. Don't freak out cause it's BLUE! These are like 35-40 dollars @ a store here in town & I got it for 15. If I don't end up using it...I'll give it to one of ya'll to use in your lil boys nursery!

"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord my soul to keep"

Cute lil kleenex box...my GREEN! from Tuesday Morning, a store here in town for like 2 bucks. Again...if I don't use it, it's not like I'm out a big chunk!

My favorite purchase! This is kinda my inspiration for what is hopefully going to become! It's just a lil burp cloth thing..that will prolly just turn into a lil blanky the baby carries a/r!

Super cute lil firetruck, all zipped up!

& inside...some more FRIENDS!

lil fire hydrant..

lil fireman-->(DADDY!)

lil water pail-

& cute lil Dalmatian!

I also ordered the ZUMBA 4 DVD set a few days ago...so it should be here soon! I just miss it so so much I had to get back in it! & now I can do it whenever I want, in the privacy of my home!

I'm currently catching up on Dancing w/ the Stars...and from what I've seen...Melissa looks FREAKIN HOTT!!!!! She deserves to after having to put up w/ loser Jason!...GAAAAHHHH!!!

GOOD NIGHT! Two post in one night...WAAAHOOOO!!!

bad mommy & bad friend

SO...I found out @ the Dr. on Tuesday that I'm really on 14 weeks. I guess I was just getting ahead of myself or something! Jake & I just went to Little Rock Tuesday by ourselves, and it was a great appointment...nothing too big, or different than the last. We heard the heartbeat again which was exciting since my stomach is getting a little harder & it's kinda becoming more real.

Funny story...This morning I was telling Jake I woke up last night a/r 4 with bad stomach pains..and luckily just rolled over & feel back asleep. Jake said..."Oh, Ranger was just acting up wasn't he?" I didn't even notice....but RANGER is his pet SQUIRL! He meant RYDER...but I didn't even realize till he was like Ryder, I mean Ryder! We laughed @ that one pretty hard!

We went out to eat @ Slim Chicken's tonight...it was both our first time. It was REALLY really good! I would def. go back!

We actually might agree on a new lil girl name.....AVA. That is only like the second girl name we have agreed on...& we have been through probably 50!!!

Jake's working a double tomorrow & Saturday, so I will probably just be catching up on things by myself this weekend.

Oh yeah...BIG THING!--JAKE GOT A PERMANENT STATION THIS WEEK! Yesterday was his first day there...and I think it's going to be a really good thing. It's up North, which is where his brother actually works on C shift. No more driving to a different station every time he works!!!

Guess that's it...if not--I'm sure I'll be back for an update!

MY BAD...

Of course I forgot a few things...

Baby O is a/b the size of a lemon (or your clinched fist) & is finger sucking, toe wiggling, and growing some hair for warmth! It is also producing urine & breathing in amniotic fluid.

I also forgot to mention...WHO HAS TONSALITIS FOR THE THIRD TIME IN SIX MONTHS? Yes, that would be me! I went to the Dr on Thursday & he has gotten me some good pills that have helped alot!

That's all for now...hope I didn't forget anything else!

I apologize..

Every week I have great intentions of my blog for that week...but as you can tell, it hardly ever gets done. I am so sorry....not only to ya'll but myself.

This week was BUSY BUSY!

RECAP:

MONDAY-G has his first baseball game & varsity played first so we got out there bout 430 and if you don't remember it was FREEEEEEZING! Well...G's game started a/r....uhh let's see--830. YEAH!! I only stayed to watch him bat once, b/c I was WAY past freezing. He ended up hitting a double, and scoring the game-winning point!!

TUESDAY-I was supposed to go to bible study with my mom...but my throat was KILLING me, so I slept through it.

WEDNESDAY-Jake & I had dinner at probably my FAVORITE place...Los Amigos!! Then we went to New Life for some couple/pre-martial counseling. It went SO SO SO well...Jake & I both wanted to go back the NEXT day!!! He knew so much about us & our relationship already it was kinda scary...but I guess that's just how every couple it. He made me want to go buy the 5 love languages...and I got it tonight at CBO!!! Like I need ONE more book to read right now!

THURSDAY-Went to talk with a pregnancy counselor lady in Little Rock which also went VERY VERY well. It's someone who doesn't know my past, or anything really going on, that ISN'T emotionally involved. I'm not exactly how she is going to help me, but we'll see how the future meetings go! When I got home, I got some chick, and went & ate it at the firehouse with Jake, and watched KRIS ALLEN MAKE IT TO THE TOP TWELVE ON AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!! I had never ever watched the show until last night, so that was exciting! It's cool to see signs around town, and cars all chalked up rootin for him! I wanted to take some pictures, but my camera wasn't in the car.

FRIDAY-VERY VERY slow day at work, but I guess I got alot done. My parents left for Branson this afternoon. Jake & I did a lil shopping, Old Navy, CBO, Staples, & Target. Come to find out I had a Target card with over 50 dollars on it I found in my car today, that I ALMOST threw away!!! So everything I got at Target I guess you could say I pretty much got for free! Ha! We grabbed some Quizno's on our way home...watched a few SuperNanny episodes, and we were both pretty much asleep before we realized it! Jake headed home, and I hit the shower so I could get in bed at a decent hour!

TOMORROW-ARKADELPHIA bound!!! For the Miss OBU pageant! I'm so ready to see everybody!!!! Details & pictures later of course!

13 weeks!

This WAS me @ week 12. I felt ever so big that day, and I look at week 13, and think, "Oh, maybe I wasn't as big as I thought, or FELT!"

Today marks week 13. The last week in the First Trimester, which means morning sickness should pretty much be DUN-ZO after this!!

When I found out something as big as a PEACH was growing inside of me, it kinda made me step back & think WOW! Something really is GROWING in there...and it REALLY is getting bigger & bigger! I'm excited, but to think something really is GROWING 24 hours a day inside there!!!

Well, I only feel & look big on certain days of the week, so that is when I take my picture to get the most out of it.

Work went well today. Mom brought me lunch since she was off for President's Day. By the time I ate & she left...it was almost four!!

Oh the BACHELOR tonight!!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!! Me & mom SCREAMED when he let Jillian go! I could not believe it. I already had in my mind that she was going to be the one, and Melissa was going to be the runner up & be the next Bachelorette!!! And now that it's Melissa, and Molly...he BETTER pick Melissa, or I'm boycotting the show..FOREVER!

Well...I didn't plan on staying up this late, but new friends w/ new pictures on facebook will do that to you!