I don't know where my brain is the last couple of days but I had forgotten how far along I was. I just checked the calendar and I think I almost 26 weeks...6 1/2 months! Where has the time gone?! I haven't even STARTED the nursery yet! I have just kept thinking oh I have so much time still...I will get started after the holidays. Well here we are...and the pressure is on! Now I just have to make decisions...which is NOT something that is easy for me! I hate committing to something cause it makes me SO nervous to not be able to change my mind. Hopefully one piece at a time things will start coming together and my nerves will calm. Its all going come together...it has too! I want to set myself of deadline to be done with the nursery by the beginning of March..that way if I go into preterm labor we will still be ready. Bobby is on his way and I want a cozy place to bring him home too!
In other news...we got some good news from the doctor last week. I haven't mentioned it much but we have had some concerns with our precious baby. We had a big scare that Bobby's heart walls were forming to thick...which can cause a narrow valve...which makes his heart have to work to hard to pump the blood. It can cause the baby not to grow and/or heart failure. There wasn't any signs of his growth being affected or that his heart rate was elevated, so for a time we were just waiting and praying. We went back to the specialist last Wednesday though...and got some great news. His heart is ok after all! The doctor was able to see everything he needed to see this time...and it resolved all his concerns. YAH! We couldn't have received better news! And on top of all Bobby is cruising right along with his growing...he was at 1 lb 11 0z. Go Bobby! Yep, that's about the only reason I feel comfortable with how much weight I have gained...I don't mind at all...as long as HE is gaining weight too!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Can't wait to read my answers next year!
New Year's Quiz
1) What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Ran a 5K without walking at all...and actually managed to do it on several occasions.
Got pregnant.
Reached a high weight mark I hoped I'd never hit.
2) Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year.
Well I can't remember what my resolution was last year (yah for having this quiz to look back on next year) but I am sure it was something boring and predictable about losing weight...and in that case I did. Until I got pregnant of course. My New Year's resolutions for this year...to stop worrying so much about Bobby and just try and ENJOY my pregnancy. And of course to lose all the baby weight after he is born.
3)Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, several friends that did...but no, I had NO idea what they were going through at the time. Its all different now that "I" am the one pregnant.
4) Did anyone close to you die?
Thank God no.
5)What countries did you visit?
None...I am sure this will be a repeating answer throughout the years...I am not a traveler.
6)What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Courage to face any and all challenges ahead in life.
7)What dates from 2009 will remain etched in your memory and why?
The day we found out I was pregnant. The day we found out the sex of the baby. (can't remember either calendar date...but I can recollect every emotion like it was yesterday).
8) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My personal fitness, BEFORE pregnancy of course. I was running like a couple miles a day four to five times a week. It was the best self esteem I have had in years.
9)What was your biggest failure?
Letting my worrying and anxiety take over my pregnancy.
10) Did you suffer illness or injury?
Oh just alot of nausea from morning sickness...otherwise nothing serious thank goodness.
11) What was the best thing you bought?
I just asked my husband what he thought it was and his response automatically? OU season tickets. haha. Then he changed it to his new mower. Yeah...we obviously don't think the same way. I would say maybe my iphone. My old phone was SUCH a piece of crap...anything would have been an improvement.
12)Whose behavior merited celebration?
My husband...getting off painkillers after his having two surgeries in the last year was really tough. He really does come through on what he says he is going to do...I respect him so much for that.
13) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Liars, know-it-alls, selfish people...you know just the usual annoying characteristics.
14)Where did most of your money go?
Doctor and hospital bills! yucky!
15)What did you get really excited about?
Getting pregnant...but the MOST exciting giddy feeling I have ever experienced was the first couple hours after we found out we were having a boy.
16)What song will always remind you of 2009?
Well I don't know that I will remember what year it was when looking back later...but I will go with one of my favorite songs of the year...I'm Yours, Jason Mraz.
17) Compared to this time last year are you:
Happier or sadder? Its been an up and down year...at times I have definitely been happier than I have in years (it was one of the best summer's of my life)...but also there have been a few bumps this year that sent me lower than I knew I could feel. Overall I truly think I am a happier person.
Thinner or Fatter? Well the first half of the year I was thinner than I have been in years...the second half...I am ten times fatter than ever before. I don't mind though...I am growing a little man!
Richer or poorer? Same probably...
20) How did you spend Christmas?
With family...
21) Did you fall in love in 2009?
Still in love...more than ever actually.
22) What was your favorite TV program?
Nothing is coming to mind immediately...American Idol I guess. Real Housewives'
23) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't' hate this time last year?
No, not really.
24) What was the best book you read?
I just read the Twilight series in the last year (exactly this week last year actually, I remember cause someone let me borrow their book when I was at their Christmas party)...it still at the top of my list.
25)What was your greatest musical discovery?
Zack Brown Band...love them.
26) What did you want and get?
To get pregnant.
27) What did you want and not get?
An easy non-stressful pregnancy...for everything to go normal.
28)What was your favorite film of the year?
Nothing is standing out.
29)What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
Robby surprised me with my favorite meal and some very sweet unexpected gifts. It caught me completely off guard, he isnt' usually that type. It was a wonderful birthday. I am 26.
30)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't know maybe a promotion. I don't really have many complaints...
31) How do you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Comfortable...borderline lazy. Which has gotten increasingly worse as I have gotten bigger.
32)What kept you sane?
Probably my dogs...sounds cheesy but it never gets old to come home to animals that are jumping with excitement to see you.
37) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009?
We have NO IDEA what plan God has in store for our futures...we must just move forward with faith that everything is for a reason. Count the blessings we DO have...
38) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Not a song but I read this quote the other day that has stuck with me...and I am trying to live by it. "Don't let one cloud ruin the whole sky". I can't remember the author.
1) What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Ran a 5K without walking at all...and actually managed to do it on several occasions.
Got pregnant.
Reached a high weight mark I hoped I'd never hit.
2) Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year.
Well I can't remember what my resolution was last year (yah for having this quiz to look back on next year) but I am sure it was something boring and predictable about losing weight...and in that case I did. Until I got pregnant of course. My New Year's resolutions for this year...to stop worrying so much about Bobby and just try and ENJOY my pregnancy. And of course to lose all the baby weight after he is born.
3)Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, several friends that did...but no, I had NO idea what they were going through at the time. Its all different now that "I" am the one pregnant.
4) Did anyone close to you die?
Thank God no.
5)What countries did you visit?
None...I am sure this will be a repeating answer throughout the years...I am not a traveler.
6)What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
Courage to face any and all challenges ahead in life.
7)What dates from 2009 will remain etched in your memory and why?
The day we found out I was pregnant. The day we found out the sex of the baby. (can't remember either calendar date...but I can recollect every emotion like it was yesterday).
8) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
My personal fitness, BEFORE pregnancy of course. I was running like a couple miles a day four to five times a week. It was the best self esteem I have had in years.
9)What was your biggest failure?
Letting my worrying and anxiety take over my pregnancy.
10) Did you suffer illness or injury?
Oh just alot of nausea from morning sickness...otherwise nothing serious thank goodness.
11) What was the best thing you bought?
I just asked my husband what he thought it was and his response automatically? OU season tickets. haha. Then he changed it to his new mower. Yeah...we obviously don't think the same way. I would say maybe my iphone. My old phone was SUCH a piece of crap...anything would have been an improvement.
12)Whose behavior merited celebration?
My husband...getting off painkillers after his having two surgeries in the last year was really tough. He really does come through on what he says he is going to do...I respect him so much for that.
13) Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Liars, know-it-alls, selfish people...you know just the usual annoying characteristics.
14)Where did most of your money go?
Doctor and hospital bills! yucky!
15)What did you get really excited about?
Getting pregnant...but the MOST exciting giddy feeling I have ever experienced was the first couple hours after we found out we were having a boy.
16)What song will always remind you of 2009?
Well I don't know that I will remember what year it was when looking back later...but I will go with one of my favorite songs of the year...I'm Yours, Jason Mraz.
17) Compared to this time last year are you:
Happier or sadder? Its been an up and down year...at times I have definitely been happier than I have in years (it was one of the best summer's of my life)...but also there have been a few bumps this year that sent me lower than I knew I could feel. Overall I truly think I am a happier person.
Thinner or Fatter? Well the first half of the year I was thinner than I have been in years...the second half...I am ten times fatter than ever before. I don't mind though...I am growing a little man!
Richer or poorer? Same probably...
20) How did you spend Christmas?
With family...
21) Did you fall in love in 2009?
Still in love...more than ever actually.
22) What was your favorite TV program?
Nothing is coming to mind immediately...American Idol I guess. Real Housewives'
23) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't' hate this time last year?
No, not really.
24) What was the best book you read?
I just read the Twilight series in the last year (exactly this week last year actually, I remember cause someone let me borrow their book when I was at their Christmas party)...it still at the top of my list.
25)What was your greatest musical discovery?
Zack Brown Band...love them.
26) What did you want and get?
To get pregnant.
27) What did you want and not get?
An easy non-stressful pregnancy...for everything to go normal.
28)What was your favorite film of the year?
Nothing is standing out.
29)What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
Robby surprised me with my favorite meal and some very sweet unexpected gifts. It caught me completely off guard, he isnt' usually that type. It was a wonderful birthday. I am 26.
30)What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I don't know maybe a promotion. I don't really have many complaints...
31) How do you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Comfortable...borderline lazy. Which has gotten increasingly worse as I have gotten bigger.
32)What kept you sane?
Probably my dogs...sounds cheesy but it never gets old to come home to animals that are jumping with excitement to see you.
37) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009?
We have NO IDEA what plan God has in store for our futures...we must just move forward with faith that everything is for a reason. Count the blessings we DO have...
38) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year?
Not a song but I read this quote the other day that has stuck with me...and I am trying to live by it. "Don't let one cloud ruin the whole sky". I can't remember the author.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Early Christmas present for Mommy!
Last night Bobby decided to make his presence know...I finally felt him kick! This time I am 100% sure! So it was just a day short of 23 weeks. Its lower than I expected, right below my belly button actually. I don't know what made the difference yesterday but he was so BUSY last night, I felt it over and over throughout the evening. I had ate some Christmas goodies...maybe it was just the sugar in them? This morning I was anxious to feel him again so I drank a glass of orange juice right away...and like clockwork there he was again! Now I am starting to wonder how much of the time he sleeps and how much he is awake? Anyone know the ratio? He is actually kicking me like crazy as we speak. I LOVE IT!! Its the best feeling in the world. Well that's all for now...gotta go start getting ready for the Christmas craziness that is set to begin this evening. Everyone be safe on the roads...MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I dreaming of a WHITE Christmas!!!
Well Christmas is almost here...I can hardly believe it! Every year I get so excited...I am who you might call a Christmas fanatic. You could lump in right in there with Clark Grizwalt. I expect all the major elements of the holiday! I have three times as many decorations for Christmas than I do any other holiday and I spend hours, some times days decorating the house and the tree. I want my husband to create magic with the lights outside (as you may recall my husband scaling our roof to get them up this year). I shop and wrap for not only myself and Robby...but also for other family members that don't enjoy the process as much as I do...uh hmm...my father-in-law. Oh and I start listening to Christmas music entirely too early just to make sure that I feel like I get the sufficient amount of time with it before its gone (technically I have been listening to it non-stop since oh...halloween. But hey who's counting? Well besides my husband anyway.
Yes, Robby puts up with all my silly-ness pretty well but there is really only one thing that HE wants to make it a special Christmas. SNOW! He L.O.V.E.S it. And it looks like we just might get his wish this year after all! Yesterday I heard on the radio some weatherman say "Oh I bet Tulsa doesn't get snow...Wichita yes...Tulsa no. And I was soo bummed. We always get jipped down south here. But then this morning while I was in the shower I heard Robby yell YES! and I said WHAT HAPPENED? He said they are saying on the news we are supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow! Yah yah yah! We got so excited! The anticipation for it is almost more than for Christmas itself! We will definitely enjoy it. I just wish I could go sledding this year...but I think this will be the one year Bobby and I sit out. We will just make the hot coco for everyone instead though! :)
This might just be the best Christmas ever. So much to be thankful for this year...so much to look forward too...and hope for in the next year. I am totally feeling the warmth of the season. Merry Christmas everyone!!
Yes, Robby puts up with all my silly-ness pretty well but there is really only one thing that HE wants to make it a special Christmas. SNOW! He L.O.V.E.S it. And it looks like we just might get his wish this year after all! Yesterday I heard on the radio some weatherman say "Oh I bet Tulsa doesn't get snow...Wichita yes...Tulsa no. And I was soo bummed. We always get jipped down south here. But then this morning while I was in the shower I heard Robby yell YES! and I said WHAT HAPPENED? He said they are saying on the news we are supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow! Yah yah yah! We got so excited! The anticipation for it is almost more than for Christmas itself! We will definitely enjoy it. I just wish I could go sledding this year...but I think this will be the one year Bobby and I sit out. We will just make the hot coco for everyone instead though! :)
This might just be the best Christmas ever. So much to be thankful for this year...so much to look forward too...and hope for in the next year. I am totally feeling the warmth of the season. Merry Christmas everyone!!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Run Run Rudolph!
So is anyone else feeling the rush this year? It seems like the season is just moving so fast. I feel like I have been running around non-stop and I am feeling overwhelmed with everything I still need to get accomplished in the next couple of weeks. The problem is I have NO ENERGY to get it all done! Now granted I am suffering from a wonderful snotty nose cold, that makes my body ache like I just ran a marathon...but still, this is MY FAVORITE time of year...and I want to be able to enjoy doing the Christmas shopping, instead of feeling like breaking out in tears of exhaustion after I get back in my car from the mall. Same with wrapping presents...usually top of my list of favorite things to do, normally I can't wait to get out all the wrapping paper and ribbon as soon as I got home and get things out of the bags. This year the gifts have been sitting in a pile for a couple of days after I have bought them until I can gather enough energy to start the project. And even then I have to take breaks from my back aching from leaning over to much. Oh well, most of the fun in Christmas for me is the "preparing" so I guess I should just sit back and enjoy that the process is stretched out for me...even if its because I am a slow moving, back aching, runny nosed pregnant woman. Oh I can just see Robby drooling now...I am just so irresistible these days. hahhahahahah
In Bobby news...things are pretty quiet. I think I might have felt him kick a couple of times...but being the inexperienced mother I am, there is no telling if it was legitimately him or not. But I am waiting patiently for more communication from him. :) I am growing quite a bit. My belly sticks out pretty obviously. I have received the comment on more than one occasion that "I am big for being 5 months". I can't decide if that is exciting or depressing. I enjoy showing...it makes me feel more confident that people don't just think I am lazy for no reason if they can actually see that there is an obvious reason behind it. And I have always thought a growing baby belly is the most adorable thing. Its just that since "I" am the one growing I have realized for the first time that what isn't so cute about it is that EVERY thing else on your body grows too. And if people think I am big now...I can't imagine what I am going to look like in four more months. I'll take it though...as long as Bobby continues to grow! Go Bobby!
So this second picture is really a not so glamorous picture of me but I wanted an example of how much my belly has grown. I don't think I realized how truly thin I was (everyone always considers themselves fat in their own personal image) but now, I am in a whole new level!
In Bobby news...things are pretty quiet. I think I might have felt him kick a couple of times...but being the inexperienced mother I am, there is no telling if it was legitimately him or not. But I am waiting patiently for more communication from him. :) I am growing quite a bit. My belly sticks out pretty obviously. I have received the comment on more than one occasion that "I am big for being 5 months". I can't decide if that is exciting or depressing. I enjoy showing...it makes me feel more confident that people don't just think I am lazy for no reason if they can actually see that there is an obvious reason behind it. And I have always thought a growing baby belly is the most adorable thing. Its just that since "I" am the one growing I have realized for the first time that what isn't so cute about it is that EVERY thing else on your body grows too. And if people think I am big now...I can't imagine what I am going to look like in four more months. I'll take it though...as long as Bobby continues to grow! Go Bobby!
So this second picture is really a not so glamorous picture of me but I wanted an example of how much my belly has grown. I don't think I realized how truly thin I was (everyone always considers themselves fat in their own personal image) but now, I am in a whole new level!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
I'd like to compare belly's with the next Santa I run across...
Yep I am definitely growing! I feel like my belly just looked HUGE in this dress. Oh well! I am proud to be carrying around my Bobby in there! Next time I will have to put all the pictures of my belly along to way in a row to compare.
And per Nicole's request...some pictures of Christmas time at the Reed's!
And per Nicole's request...some pictures of Christmas time at the Reed's!
Monday, November 30, 2009
I LOVE the holidays...
I LOVE the holidays...but I'll tell you what...I can already tell this year is going to be harder than usual because I get so tired I can barely keep up! I feel like I didn't even get to sit down the entire four days I was off! That's ok...it was a great weekend and I wouldn't change any of it! I'll start from the beginning of my holiday weekend...I got some great news from my OB on Weds afternoon that my amniocentesis came back completely normal. I not quite ready to go into detail about why this was so important...but let's just say I had been losing sleep waiting to hear those results...hoping and praying to hear good news...and I DID! I could hardly believe it. The nurse double checked again and yes, again she said the words to me. "Your results came back completely normal...the doctor read the report with a smile on her face and told me to GO CALL HER BACK AND TELL HER THE GOOD NEWS!"
W. O. W.
Talk about the best day of my life! I called my husband and then shot out of my chair at work to do a lap around the office giving hugs and spreading my wonderful news! We continued the celebration that night by going out to eat and smiling ear to ear the whole time. What a way to start a long weekend! :)
Then came Turkeyday! Boy did we ever have alot to give thanks for! I had gotten up early to make one of my favorite staples for thanksgiving...my late grandma's mashed potatoes. (I seriously think I could survive on potatoes alone these days.) And then we had to Robby's grandma's to celebrate the day. Thank goodness it was a pretty low key day because I was already worn out from all the excitement the day before.
Friday morning....AKA BLACK FRIDAY! Well I chickened out on going to do the early EARLY bird shopping even though it crossed my mind a million times, right up until I went to bed Thursday night. My girlfriend was all ready to go at 3 AM if I was up for it...but I just didn't think I could hang with her. I decided to go for the less craziness at about 8AM. There were still a few stores that had lines wrapping around the place but thank goodness I never had to get in any of those lines. I went with my mother-in-law and she had a list of huge items and was on a mission. Lets just say four tie-downs and seven hours later we were back to the house unloading and finishing up with online shopping. WHAT A DAY!
And there was no resting in the picture for the poor pregnant lady from there either...oh no, I had to get right back up and be out the door by 8AM again the next morning with Robby on the way to Norman for the Bedlam game. The weather was nice and we played good so it was a wonderful day. We stopped for dinner in OKC at Bricktown so by the time we got home it was dark and another day was gone.
Sunday...day of rest right? Ahem...I wish...it was my first day at home in a while and I had A LOT to catch up on. I put clean flannel sheets on the bed (ready for a our cold weather!), did all the laundry, gave the girls a bath, went and got groceries, cleaned the house, wrapped Christmas presents, worked on my performance review for work, and we finished the Christmas lights outside (in the COLD and rain I might add) but it was totally worth it because the house looks a million times better.
W. O. W.
Talk about the best day of my life! I called my husband and then shot out of my chair at work to do a lap around the office giving hugs and spreading my wonderful news! We continued the celebration that night by going out to eat and smiling ear to ear the whole time. What a way to start a long weekend! :)
Then came Turkeyday! Boy did we ever have alot to give thanks for! I had gotten up early to make one of my favorite staples for thanksgiving...my late grandma's mashed potatoes. (I seriously think I could survive on potatoes alone these days.) And then we had to Robby's grandma's to celebrate the day. Thank goodness it was a pretty low key day because I was already worn out from all the excitement the day before.
Friday morning....AKA BLACK FRIDAY! Well I chickened out on going to do the early EARLY bird shopping even though it crossed my mind a million times, right up until I went to bed Thursday night. My girlfriend was all ready to go at 3 AM if I was up for it...but I just didn't think I could hang with her. I decided to go for the less craziness at about 8AM. There were still a few stores that had lines wrapping around the place but thank goodness I never had to get in any of those lines. I went with my mother-in-law and she had a list of huge items and was on a mission. Lets just say four tie-downs and seven hours later we were back to the house unloading and finishing up with online shopping. WHAT A DAY!
And there was no resting in the picture for the poor pregnant lady from there either...oh no, I had to get right back up and be out the door by 8AM again the next morning with Robby on the way to Norman for the Bedlam game. The weather was nice and we played good so it was a wonderful day. We stopped for dinner in OKC at Bricktown so by the time we got home it was dark and another day was gone.
Sunday...day of rest right? Ahem...I wish...it was my first day at home in a while and I had A LOT to catch up on. I put clean flannel sheets on the bed (ready for a our cold weather!), did all the laundry, gave the girls a bath, went and got groceries, cleaned the house, wrapped Christmas presents, worked on my performance review for work, and we finished the Christmas lights outside (in the COLD and rain I might add) but it was totally worth it because the house looks a million times better.
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