Okay - it's been a week and I am still patiently awaiting my daughter to make up her mind on whether or not she is finished baking or not. The contractions are still consistant, painful, and really annoying but I am dealing. I know the pain of them is probably not even close to the pain of the real ones, but at least I am getting my warm-ups in. (All good endurance events should start with a solid warm-up, right?)
I finally got to see my doctor today and fill her in on all the happenings of last week. While she didn't directly say it, Jason and I could tell that she was a litte annoyed with the fact that one of her partners had the nurses give me the shot to stop the contractions - because she feels that anything after 34 weeks should be okay and that they should have let me go to see if I would have started on my own. Anyway, I measured at 40 weeks - today I am 36 weeks, 6 days...so 3 weeks ahead. She says that she is either a really big baby or I just have alot of water in there! I am hoping for the latter.
She said that she cannot help my contractions any with an induction until at least 39 weeks but would be willing to do an internal and membrane sweep (stripping of membranes) at next weeks appointment IF I even make it to next week. (She's convinced I won't make it.) We teased around that she was the on call Dr. tomorrow night and L&D are known to be busy on full moon nights - let alone a blue moon. So as she casually walks out of the room, she slips "See ya tomorrow". :) Who knows when our girl will make her appearance - but I know that I am ready! I have hit the wall and am ready to meet her.
*Note: A membrane sweep is when the Dr. 'strips' the placenta from the uterus causing a release in progesterone - which typically induces labor. Also, by doing this, the placenta is no longer supported as well as it was and can cause the water to break, again inducing labor. There is no science to it, but for some women, they have their babies within the next 24 hours, and others it's another week before things really get going. I am just glad to know that all these contractions will get a little help in opening up the cervix for her to get her little head out of.
I am off work until Monday. I am not sure when I will call it quits but I know the end is soon b/c it is getting really uncomfortable and hard to focus at work with pain all the time and pure exhaustion. I want to work as long as possible but there comes a point where enough is enough - and I am almost there.
The only plans I have for tomorrow is a hair cut! It's getting long and unruly. I know it is discouraged for a pregnant women to take such drastic measures in cutting their hair but it's hair and it will grow back. Heck, I'm not even sure how short I will go - but I know that most of it is going!! :)
I hope everyone has a wonderful new year....I know ours is going to be drastically different than either of us is prepared for but we are excited for 2010 and can't wait for it to get here! Happy New Year!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Pre-term Labor and all it's glory!
Here are the happenings from the week:
12/21/09 – Left work around 1430 p
So yesterday (12/20/09) I noticed that my girl wasn't doing a whole lot of moving around so I drank something and laid down only to get 3 counts in a little over an hour. I tried not to think anything of it and waited until after dinner - when I only got another 2 movements. I was starting to get worried. I told Jason that I would see how she was this morning before freaking out and calling the doctor. I got one movement after breakfast and nothing after lunch so I called the doctor who told me to go to L&D for a non-stress test.
They asked if I had had any contractions today...to which I said that I had probably 3 or 4 but nothing close enough for concern. (I have been having several a day since thanksgiving so I didn't think anything of them. In fact, at one point, I had them down to 3 in an hour. My OB said that if I got to 34 weeks, then she wouldn't stop them). Anyway, they got me hooked up and left the room after seeing that baby was looking ok so that they could monitor me for a half an hour or so. When the nurse came back, I told her that I thought I was having another contraction...to which she responds with "you've been having more than one. You have been having them about every 2 minutes!!" (Remember, they say to go to hospital if you are having them about one every 5 minutes.) My OB is on vacation so the on-call Dr. ordered an ivy of fluids and a shot of tributeral (sp?) to stop the contractions...as well as have an internal performed. Thankfully, I wasn't dilated at all and cervix was completely shut, they were able to stop them, and I was able to go home.
I guess the more concerning part is that of all the movements it showed the baby was making - I didn't feel ANY of them. They said it could be because the baby was measuring bigger and just didn't have the space to move around any more. Now I feel like I am going to be a paranoid mess these last few weeks b/c I don't want to overreact when I don't feel her but at the same time don't want something to really be wrong either. I was told - to call and be safe rather than be sorry...so I get the feeling that won't be the last trip to the hospital before her actual arrival!
12/22/09 – Was driven to the hospital from work around 1345p, boss wouldn’t let me drive
On Monday (12/21/09), I went to L&D because of fetal movement. While I was there, I was having contractions 2 minutes apart - but no dilation - so they stopped the contractions with tributerol (sp?). So today, I went to L&D yesterday with contractions about 4-5 minutes apart. They give me a non-stress test to measure and sure enough they are about 5-6 minutes apart. They give me fluids and something for blood pressure and I sit and get monitored for about 3 hours. Baby looks good and is active. When they did an internal, I was 1 cm but cervix was still very thick. So a slight change from Monday.
In any case, the on-call Dr. decides to keep me overnight for observation to see if I would progress any. At about 7p (after sending Jason home to pack a bag), the nurse comes in and says that she will monitor for another 1/2 hour and if no progress of cervix, that they are sending me home. My contractions went from 5-6 minutes apart to 2 minutes apart again!! But no further progression in dilation. I got sent home with contractions 2 minutes apart!! They didn't want to stop them or help them along since I was only 35 weeks, 5 days - just want to see what I will do on my own....which I don't have a problem with, but sitting at home with contractions 2 minutes apart is NOT my idea of a good time!
I am told the issue is that I have a tilted uterus - so although I am showing numerous contractions (I think I counted 30 in the last hour I was at the hospital) they aren't enough to soften my cervix. Most of them were between 40-60 seconds long - and those are the ones you want for progression to happen.
I'm tired and frustrated and just want to lie in bed and hold myself. This is going to be a long month if they don’t decide to do anything sooner!
12/23/09
Didn’t go to work today but contractions didn’t start up until around 1300 p. I had my weekly OB appointment with Dr. Byrkit’s partner, Dr. Rominger….who said that if contractions get more painful and are still 3-5 minutes apart, to come back in to the hospital. Otherwise, to just deal with it as long as possible and ensure that there is fetal movement.
12/24/09
Didn’t go to work today – just worked from home and did as much as I could do.
I woke up with severe back pain and contractions at 0330a. This lasted until about 0730a. I even thought that I might be leaking amniotic fluid or that my water broke but I realized that it was a false alarm and was instead more of my mucus plug. This makes the fourth occasion of finding it…so not sure how much more is left to lose! I am hoping that she doesn't want to be a Christmas baby and can bake a little longer to make sure your little lungs are as developed as possible!! Stay put sis!
In-laws are on the way over from Indianapolis...but thankfully house is clean and ready for company...thanks to my wonderful hubby! I will keep you all updated with any further happenings but for now, I think I will keep my butt in Decatur until she arrives! NO more travels for me.
12/21/09 – Left work around 1430 p
So yesterday (12/20/09) I noticed that my girl wasn't doing a whole lot of moving around so I drank something and laid down only to get 3 counts in a little over an hour. I tried not to think anything of it and waited until after dinner - when I only got another 2 movements. I was starting to get worried. I told Jason that I would see how she was this morning before freaking out and calling the doctor. I got one movement after breakfast and nothing after lunch so I called the doctor who told me to go to L&D for a non-stress test.
They asked if I had had any contractions today...to which I said that I had probably 3 or 4 but nothing close enough for concern. (I have been having several a day since thanksgiving so I didn't think anything of them. In fact, at one point, I had them down to 3 in an hour. My OB said that if I got to 34 weeks, then she wouldn't stop them). Anyway, they got me hooked up and left the room after seeing that baby was looking ok so that they could monitor me for a half an hour or so. When the nurse came back, I told her that I thought I was having another contraction...to which she responds with "you've been having more than one. You have been having them about every 2 minutes!!" (Remember, they say to go to hospital if you are having them about one every 5 minutes.) My OB is on vacation so the on-call Dr. ordered an ivy of fluids and a shot of tributeral (sp?) to stop the contractions...as well as have an internal performed. Thankfully, I wasn't dilated at all and cervix was completely shut, they were able to stop them, and I was able to go home.
I guess the more concerning part is that of all the movements it showed the baby was making - I didn't feel ANY of them. They said it could be because the baby was measuring bigger and just didn't have the space to move around any more. Now I feel like I am going to be a paranoid mess these last few weeks b/c I don't want to overreact when I don't feel her but at the same time don't want something to really be wrong either. I was told - to call and be safe rather than be sorry...so I get the feeling that won't be the last trip to the hospital before her actual arrival!
12/22/09 – Was driven to the hospital from work around 1345p, boss wouldn’t let me drive
On Monday (12/21/09), I went to L&D because of fetal movement. While I was there, I was having contractions 2 minutes apart - but no dilation - so they stopped the contractions with tributerol (sp?). So today, I went to L&D yesterday with contractions about 4-5 minutes apart. They give me a non-stress test to measure and sure enough they are about 5-6 minutes apart. They give me fluids and something for blood pressure and I sit and get monitored for about 3 hours. Baby looks good and is active. When they did an internal, I was 1 cm but cervix was still very thick. So a slight change from Monday.
In any case, the on-call Dr. decides to keep me overnight for observation to see if I would progress any. At about 7p (after sending Jason home to pack a bag), the nurse comes in and says that she will monitor for another 1/2 hour and if no progress of cervix, that they are sending me home. My contractions went from 5-6 minutes apart to 2 minutes apart again!! But no further progression in dilation. I got sent home with contractions 2 minutes apart!! They didn't want to stop them or help them along since I was only 35 weeks, 5 days - just want to see what I will do on my own....which I don't have a problem with, but sitting at home with contractions 2 minutes apart is NOT my idea of a good time!
I am told the issue is that I have a tilted uterus - so although I am showing numerous contractions (I think I counted 30 in the last hour I was at the hospital) they aren't enough to soften my cervix. Most of them were between 40-60 seconds long - and those are the ones you want for progression to happen.
I'm tired and frustrated and just want to lie in bed and hold myself. This is going to be a long month if they don’t decide to do anything sooner!
12/23/09
Didn’t go to work today but contractions didn’t start up until around 1300 p. I had my weekly OB appointment with Dr. Byrkit’s partner, Dr. Rominger….who said that if contractions get more painful and are still 3-5 minutes apart, to come back in to the hospital. Otherwise, to just deal with it as long as possible and ensure that there is fetal movement.
12/24/09
Didn’t go to work today – just worked from home and did as much as I could do.
I woke up with severe back pain and contractions at 0330a. This lasted until about 0730a. I even thought that I might be leaking amniotic fluid or that my water broke but I realized that it was a false alarm and was instead more of my mucus plug. This makes the fourth occasion of finding it…so not sure how much more is left to lose! I am hoping that she doesn't want to be a Christmas baby and can bake a little longer to make sure your little lungs are as developed as possible!! Stay put sis!
In-laws are on the way over from Indianapolis...but thankfully house is clean and ready for company...thanks to my wonderful hubby! I will keep you all updated with any further happenings but for now, I think I will keep my butt in Decatur until she arrives! NO more travels for me.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Happenings of December
I figure I better write now or it will be after the New Year before I get the chance again.
December started off as an emotional month. My grandmother passed away on December 5. We laid her to rest on Dec. 9. My brother was asked to be a paul bearer so he and Misty took off from Nebraska on Tues morning (Dec. 8). Thank goodness they left when they did because all of the snow closed down many of the highways. They stayed with Jason and I until Thursday when they decided to head back in hopes that not all roads would be closed. It was nice to see them again (haven't since their wedding) it just sucks the circumstances. My grandma was a wonderful lady and I am so thankful for all of the wonderful memories I have of her and grandpa.
On Thursday, I started my weekly appt.'s to the OB. I can't believe I am far enough along to be having weekly appointments now. That means she is going to be joining us anyday now. All was well at the doctor with a strong little heartbeat. On Friday, I took a vacation day so that Jason and I could take maternity photos. While most of these pics were of me and my every expanding belly, I made sure her daddy was in some of them too. We are pretty happy with their work and can't wait to take our little one for pics. We bought a package that includes Little Dreamer, 3 mo., 6 mo., 9 mo., 12 mo., and 19 mo. pics. The photographer is Uphoff Photography and they do great work!! Check out some of their work: www.uphoffstudio.com
We began cleaning our house from bottom up on Friday night. Thank goodness my husband is such a wonderful helper because it didn't take long for me to get exhausted. I would do as much as I could standing and then anything that required lower floor work, he took over. (ie, I would dust top half of bookshelf and he finished bottom half for me!) He really got to sweating on Friday!! On Saturday, Jason took Charlie to the vet for his quarterly anal gland expression...don't ask...and then we went out and finished up our Christmas shopping. All of the stores were crazy busy and I was exhausted after the first store. I just can't last as long as I used to! I guess that is what happens when you are 8 months pregnant! I got all the presents wrapped and we finished up cleaning the house today! Thank goodness...the house is ready for company!
Last night, two of my best friends, Meaghan and Yvonne, drove over from Springfield to go out to eat dinner and to come see my house. Meaghan just finished up her Master's this last week so it was a mini celebration of that as well as a last dinner before I become a mommy. The two of them have 5 kids between them so they are very good for all the questions I have!! Thank goodness for mommy friends. We sat around and chatted for several hours....and I even had them help me chose a name - although she is still nameless. Poor thing!! Anyway, it's evenings like that - that make our move to Decatur so worth it. I just wish it happened more often!
Although I am on call this week at work and will have to go in on Christmas day, Sat and Sun., it shouldn't be for too long. Jason's family is driving over from Indianapolis on Christmas Eve evening and staying for most of the weekend. It will be nice to have company but I am also really exhausted thinking about it too!
Our next Dr. appt. is on Wednesday - and with one of our regual doctors partners. Hopefully, he won't throw us for a loop and do anything we aren't prepared for...like an internal or something. I'll keep you updated on these appts.
Take care and have a wonderful Christmas!!
December started off as an emotional month. My grandmother passed away on December 5. We laid her to rest on Dec. 9. My brother was asked to be a paul bearer so he and Misty took off from Nebraska on Tues morning (Dec. 8). Thank goodness they left when they did because all of the snow closed down many of the highways. They stayed with Jason and I until Thursday when they decided to head back in hopes that not all roads would be closed. It was nice to see them again (haven't since their wedding) it just sucks the circumstances. My grandma was a wonderful lady and I am so thankful for all of the wonderful memories I have of her and grandpa.
On Thursday, I started my weekly appt.'s to the OB. I can't believe I am far enough along to be having weekly appointments now. That means she is going to be joining us anyday now. All was well at the doctor with a strong little heartbeat. On Friday, I took a vacation day so that Jason and I could take maternity photos. While most of these pics were of me and my every expanding belly, I made sure her daddy was in some of them too. We are pretty happy with their work and can't wait to take our little one for pics. We bought a package that includes Little Dreamer, 3 mo., 6 mo., 9 mo., 12 mo., and 19 mo. pics. The photographer is Uphoff Photography and they do great work!! Check out some of their work: www.uphoffstudio.com
We began cleaning our house from bottom up on Friday night. Thank goodness my husband is such a wonderful helper because it didn't take long for me to get exhausted. I would do as much as I could standing and then anything that required lower floor work, he took over. (ie, I would dust top half of bookshelf and he finished bottom half for me!) He really got to sweating on Friday!! On Saturday, Jason took Charlie to the vet for his quarterly anal gland expression...don't ask...and then we went out and finished up our Christmas shopping. All of the stores were crazy busy and I was exhausted after the first store. I just can't last as long as I used to! I guess that is what happens when you are 8 months pregnant! I got all the presents wrapped and we finished up cleaning the house today! Thank goodness...the house is ready for company!
Last night, two of my best friends, Meaghan and Yvonne, drove over from Springfield to go out to eat dinner and to come see my house. Meaghan just finished up her Master's this last week so it was a mini celebration of that as well as a last dinner before I become a mommy. The two of them have 5 kids between them so they are very good for all the questions I have!! Thank goodness for mommy friends. We sat around and chatted for several hours....and I even had them help me chose a name - although she is still nameless. Poor thing!! Anyway, it's evenings like that - that make our move to Decatur so worth it. I just wish it happened more often!
Although I am on call this week at work and will have to go in on Christmas day, Sat and Sun., it shouldn't be for too long. Jason's family is driving over from Indianapolis on Christmas Eve evening and staying for most of the weekend. It will be nice to have company but I am also really exhausted thinking about it too!
Our next Dr. appt. is on Wednesday - and with one of our regual doctors partners. Hopefully, he won't throw us for a loop and do anything we aren't prepared for...like an internal or something. I'll keep you updated on these appts.
Take care and have a wonderful Christmas!!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
7 weeks to go
I can't believe that the last time I blogged was October and now it's December! Whoa, I have absolutely no idea where November went! I am currently 33 weeks along with only 7 weeks until our little girl has finished 'cooking' and we finally get to meet her! I have so miuch to do to get ready and yet I feel so overwhelmed.
November was a good month of helping Jason and I start getting ready -- we had 2 Baby showers!! The first was on Nov. 7 in Indianapolis for all of Jason's family and my good friends from Lilly. Grandma Williamson hosted it for us and we got lots of goodies! Great Aunt Marilyn made these really awesome cupcake toppers made of fondue! I was impressed. The second was on Nov. 29 in Springfield for all of my family and friends. Grandma Janet, Great Aunt Bonnie, Great Aunt Doris, and cousin Jill hosted it for me. The two best tasting cakes were made by my best friend and Matron of Honor, Meaghan Buecker. The best part of both showers is that people actually helped us start a library and brought us books in addition to all of the other necessities we will need as new parents! All of these goodies are in the nursery and I have got to start going through it all and get that room in order so that if she decides to make an early appearance, we are ready!
Speaking of early appearance, I went to the doctor yesterday for our regular appointment. While the doctor can't predict when she'll be ready to meet us, I did measure at 37 weeks and she said that she is a pretty big baby for 33 weeks. She is still head down and sitting low. I told her that I had been having cramps for the last two weeks -- which apparently are Braxton Hicks contractions. She asked how frequent and since I really didn't know to be timing them, I just told her about 3-4 a day. She told me that I need to get to 34 weeks and should they get stronger and more frequent, they probably won't try to stop labor. So - we have to make it to next week!! Plus, I am going to begin timing them just to ensure they aren't frequent enough for me to go to Labor & Delivery.
Here are some pictures of me at 30 and 32 weeks.
30 weeks
32 weeks
Next week, on Dec. 11, Jason and I are going to take some family (yes, that means Charlie and Lucy) and maternity pictures. I hope they turn out good b/c I really want to be able to put some pictures up in our home and to have for her scrapbook. Other than that, I am trying to take it easy at work due to very swollen feet and hands that are feeling the effects of carpel tunnel!! I just keep trying to tell myself that this is temporary and will be worth it!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving and it is looking forward to Christmas that is just around the corner. I will try to keep this better updated the closer we get to bringing home our little baby! Love you all!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!!
I don't know about any of you....but I love the fall. On one condition....that it doesn't RAIN soooo much that all the leaves fall within a matter of 3 days and you get no time to enjoy them! We have gotten so much rain over here - I was beginning to think it was more like spring time. I guess I am just thankful it hasn't been cold enough to turn that rain into sleet or ice!
Anyway - lets get you all caught up since Oct 8 last post. On the 9th, we drove over to Omaha for Nick and Misty's wedding. It was a carpool - with Jason, my mom and myself in one car and Jim, Aunt Doris, Kellie, Stacy, Olivia, and Caitlyn following close behind. What they didn't know, is that I was serious about peeing every hour to hour and a half. In fact, we even got to stop because I felt sick and vomitted in the car!! Not sure if that was from lunch or car sickness or pregnancy - but did learn that my husband doesn't do vomit well. We are going to have to get him over that real quick! So, a typical 6-6 1/2 hr. drive turned into about 8 hrs and we arrived just at the start of the rehearsal. Whew...
Anyway - lets get you all caught up since Oct 8 last post. On the 9th, we drove over to Omaha for Nick and Misty's wedding. It was a carpool - with Jason, my mom and myself in one car and Jim, Aunt Doris, Kellie, Stacy, Olivia, and Caitlyn following close behind. What they didn't know, is that I was serious about peeing every hour to hour and a half. In fact, we even got to stop because I felt sick and vomitted in the car!! Not sure if that was from lunch or car sickness or pregnancy - but did learn that my husband doesn't do vomit well. We are going to have to get him over that real quick! So, a typical 6-6 1/2 hr. drive turned into about 8 hrs and we arrived just at the start of the rehearsal. Whew...
On Thursday October 22, Jason got a call from Buy Buy Baby telling us that all the furniture we ordered was all in!! Thankfully Jason was off work on Friday October 23 - so he got my dad's dulley (sp?) and he and Margaret made the trip over to Indy to pick it all up. The only snag was on the way back home when they got a flat tire - but my husband handled it nicely and was able to get it all home in their original pieces. He had some friends from work stop by our house and give him a hand getting it into the nursery. Overall, Jason did just over 500 miles that day. I was glad when he made it home safe and sound.
On Saturday October 24, I woke up and did some litter pickup (environmental stewardship project for work) but then came home and Jason and I started in on the nursery. Well....more like Jason started on and I just got in the way taking pictures....check these out:
If you know me, you know that there are about 20 more pics but these are just some of the highlights. We still have alot of decorating to do, but at least the furniture is here in case she decides to make an early appearance. On Sunday, I called my mom to see if she wanted to come over to Decatur and check out the room. She liked it alot and said that she is getting anxious to pick up the baby out of the crib....so are we! Mom and I also went to Sam's club to get some much needed shopping done but otherwise, I spent the rest of that day making baby shower invitations (sounds weird, but you know it's what I like to do) for my Spfld shower on Nov 29 that my Aunt Bonnie, Aunt Doris, mom, cousin Jill and best friend Meaghan have all planned for me.
On Thursday (Oct 29), Jason and I had our first prenatal class that the hospital offers for free. While I know there are things I would like to learn, I knew this class would be good for Jason. If nothing else, to help him feel more comfortable knowing what is going to happen and his role. The class was huge so they broke us up into two groups so that it makes for a better learning experience. I am pretty excited about it and hope that we learn one or two useful things throughout the 5 week course.
As for this weekend -- nothing special planned. Jason is working - as usual and I will probably be scrapbooking - as usual. I will leave you with a few updated pictures of 'the bump'.
26 weeks
28 weeks
I hope you all have a safe and Happy Halloween! I can't wait to get some 75% off candy tomorrow!! Not for me - for her :) (Although I'm sure a few will stick around on my hips!)
Thursday, October 8, 2009
25 weeks down, 15 to go!
I love Fall....I wish it could be fall all year around. The weather is perfect (except when its raining) and the trees are beautiful! Love it, love it, love it.
22 weeks
24 weeks, 1 day
Thought I would post some current pics of me and my expanding stomach. She is a growing girl - there is no doubt about that! Today I am 25 weeks along with only 15 to go. We are in the home stretch!! I can't believe it has gone that fast!! I have to have my glucola test in 2 weeks...and speaking of 2 weeks, my appts are now every two weeks!! I have been having some Braxton Hicks contractions (according to my Dr. - I had no idea that is what it was) so I have to watch my intensity on the treadmill and try not to over-do it. I just thought I had some cramps...oops!
Both Jason and I are getting anxious for our furniture to arrive. Jason called the store last night and found out that the dresser and crib were in - but that the rest (hutch, bed rails, night stand, chair) were still on there way. We are hoping it will be in by the first week of November when we head over to Indianapolis for a baby shower that his mom and sister-n-law are throwing for us.
Tomorrow we are headed over to Omaha Nebraska for the weekend. My brother is getting married and we are pretty excited! I saw that the temperature was only going to be a high of 49F - so a little nervous about that b/c I am not sure I have any jackets that can wrap around my big bump!! Other than that - I hope it is a wonderful day for them and that everything is perfect! I took a vacation day today to get us all packed and ready. When Jason gets off work, we will be driving to give our 'babies' to Scott and Heather for the weekend. I already miss them and they aren't even gone yet. What's it going to be like with a real child!???! Oh boy!
Alright - gotta get off here and do what I took the day off to be doing. Happy Fall - enjoy it while it lasts!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Vote on Baby Girl Names!!
I forgot to mention in the last post to vote on your favorite girl names. Jason and I are pretty fond of about 2 or 3 of these but we wanna know what you all think. All votes have been cleared so if you have already voted on the name several months ago -- you'll have to do it again! If you have any ideas, email me! We wanna hear your suggestions! This name thing is SERIOUS...I hope she likes what we give her! :)
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Looks like we are having a ....
GIRL!!! That's right...on 09/09 we had our ultrasound to find a perfect, beautiful, healthy baby girl growing inside. Yes, our hearts were set on a bouncing boy but we are excited that God has blessed us with a healthy little girl. Here is some pics from the appt.
On Labor Day weekend, Scott came to save the day and help us figure out where the leak in our basement was coming from. Turns out - its no big issue right now. It basically comes down to poor layout of pipes/vents but the house was built in the 1970's - so ?? Other than that - it was a good weekend. Dad and Margaret came over when the Scott/Heather/kids were here for pizza and dad found himself entertained with our 2000 pc. puzzle for the evening.
On Sept 11-13, Jason and I went over to Indianapolis to do some baby furniture shopping. They have this awesome store - Buy Buy Baby - that has just about everything you could ask for. We got the furniture ordered....now we just have to wait 8-12 weeks for it to come in and then it will be time for assembly. We also got a chance to hang out with some good friends that I worked with at Lilly. We had an awesome evening and are so greatful for such good friends!!
This weekend -- is our 1 year wedding anniversary! It's crazy how time flies by. I would have never imagined a year ago that I would be 5 months pregnant with a beautiful girl! We are soooo lucky! For our anniversary, we went to breakfast and did some shopping. Then we came home and I finished our baby registry online at Babies R Us while Jason finished up some errands. Finally, we both sat down to watch our wedding DVD - the engagement shoot, rehearsal dinner, pre-ceremony, ceremony, and reception - every minute of it! What a wonderful year it has been.
We are getting pretty excited to travel to Omaha in 3 weeks to witness my brother commit his life to his fiance Misty. I hope they know how magical married life can be --- there is nothing better than waking up every morning next to your best friend and knowing that no matter what happens - you always have them on your side!!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
August happenings
Another month here and gone....I can't keep up anymore!
Let's see what did we do in the wonderful weather month of August...
Scott, Heather and the kids came up the first weekend. They just got a new little miniature dachshund - Brody. He is simply adorable and seems to be fond of our little Lucy. Although I was exhausted, it was a nice weekend. Jason and Scott played on Saturday while Heather, Margaret, the kids and I went to lunch and caught up with each other.
I took August 14 off so Jason and I could hang out. We first went to the Salon where I got my hair cut off and he got a much needed pedicure. Apparently, he's been going a little crazy with the ped-egg and made his feet worse rather than better. After the salon, we headed out to the Illinois State Fair where we walked around from about 11a-3p. After getting BURNED (as usual), Jason made me go shopping for some much needed maternity clothes. Although I hated to spend the money -- I definitely needed to do it.
Last Sunday, Jason and I went into Spfld to do some shopping. I needed to go to LensCrafters but b/c I'm so blind, they needed to order my lenses - so the whole glasses in an hour went out the window. My mom joined us for the shopping so that we could get some stuff for my brother's upcoming wedding. We had pizza for dinner with my mom then came back to Decatur to get ready for the long work week ahead of us.
I had a two day training at work that I really enjoyed. I am getting more and more into this audit business and may think of directing my work/career in that direction. Other than that, work is just work.
This weekend - we did our grocery shopping on Friday night. I never thought in a million years that I would get to a point in my life where the highlight of my Friday night was grocery shopping. But its here -- and we are boring. Oh well, we are okay with boring.
The bad news of the month is that we found a leak in our ceiling....the basement ceiling and we aren't really sure where it is coming from. As soon as Jason got off work, he poked his head around trying to find the source but it appears that all pipes near the water puddle are dusty so it must be traveling down from somewhere else. He wants to cut out some drywall to take a look but I'd rather be safe than sorry and have someone help him so that we don't cut the wrong section, etc. If anyone knows how to help and can....PLEASE call Jason. We would really appreciate it.
Then after Jason got done playing detective on our leak on Saturday, we drove into Spfld and went to a Lanphier football game to support Steve (Meaghan's husband), who is the head football coach. Let's just say that LHS has some work to do - but it was fun hanging out with Meaghan, her babies, and family. It was so nice today that we walked the dogs at 230p -- usually not the best time of day to do so b/c of the heat. Today, it was perfect!
Here is my week 18 photo op. Unfortunately, the belly is larger than I'd like for it to be just under half way but if it means that the baby is growing and healthy - I'll just deal with it. I will be 20 weeks on 09/03 and our next doctor appt is 09/09/09 -- which is the ultrasound to make sure that everything is growing the way its suppose to. Hopefully, we will also find out the sex too so we can get to some highly anticipated shopping.
Hope everyone had a wonderful August. September will also come and go - hope the weather makes it enjoyable. I can't believe Jason and I have almost been married for a year now! How time flies!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
July - our favorite month - has come and gone
What a month!! I love July but it always goes by WAY too fast!
Nick and Misty came over on July 2 and stayed until July 5 when I rode back with them to Omaha to spend my birthday week. Jason was going to drive out on July 9 and spend the weekend with us but that booger surprised me and showed up on my birthday when I was out to dinner with Nick and Misty. I hate surprises -- but this was a good one and definitely made my birthday that much more special. I spent the day shopping with Misty and getting a full body massage!! NICE!
Other than that, I spent the week working on their wedding invitations. I love to do that kind of stuff and wish that I had the opportunity to do it more often! It gave me the itch to start my own business but just don't have the nerve and feel like this might be the wrong time in the economy to do so. Anyway, Jason and I drove back to Decatur on July 12 - and back to work we went on July 13. :( (Thanks to my mom for watching our children...they love hanging out with their friends Beau and Sadie)
We went for our next doctor's appt on July 16 where after a few minutes - we finally got to hear the heartbeat! Such a relief. We didn't get it hear it long but it was really fast and just pumping away! It made my heart smile and something that both of us had been waiting a long to time to hear.
Then - Jason's parents came to visit on the weekend of July 17-19. They hadn't been over since January so it was really nice to see them and visit. We just saw them in May but its always nice to have company come to see us. Jason had to work on Sat. so I got to hang out with them and entertain. Not much to entertain with in Decatur - but I think they enjoyed their time here.
As for the belly bump...I would post a pic at 13 weeks - but I wouldn't want to blind us all with my pale skin! Jason took it in my scrubs and sports bra. For the 15 week pic - I will dress more modestly for all to see.
Just went in to Spfld. today to get a belly band or 'the tummy sleeve'. We went to a store called Motherhood Maternity. Pretty nice store. My work pants are getting snug and I don't want to keep having to order bigger size uniforms once a month - so hopefully these will help out. Then we went to Babies R Us to start pricing out baby furniture. We will probably wait until Sept when we know the sex before buying because some furniture looks girlish and others boyish....Jason doesn't think so, but I do. Plus they say most of it takes 8-12 weeks to order and get -- so Sept/Oct will be as late as we can probably go in case the lil dude decides to come early for some reason.
The hormones have finally got to my gums - they are a little swollen and bleed when I brush! I get a cleaning on Aug 11 - so that ought to be a bloody mess. Other than that, I get little twinges down there and I wonder if that is it moving - but feels more like I have butterflies or something. Maybe its just my imagination! I had growing pains in my mid region about a week or two again...just read that it was the hormone relaxin that was in effect and its basically enlarges your pelvis for what its about to carry. Glad most of that feeling is over.
Other than that -- just enjoying the weather before it changes the leaves and starts getting cold again. We are expecting company the first full weekend in Aug (Scott/Heather/kids). We are hoping for a getaway weekend sometime in Sept to celebrate one year - just haven't finalized any of those details yet.
The hormones have finally got to my gums - they are a little swollen and bleed when I brush! I get a cleaning on Aug 11 - so that ought to be a bloody mess. Other than that, I get little twinges down there and I wonder if that is it moving - but feels more like I have butterflies or something. Maybe its just my imagination! I had growing pains in my mid region about a week or two again...just read that it was the hormone relaxin that was in effect and its basically enlarges your pelvis for what its about to carry. Glad most of that feeling is over.
Other than that -- just enjoying the weather before it changes the leaves and starts getting cold again. We are expecting company the first full weekend in Aug (Scott/Heather/kids). We are hoping for a getaway weekend sometime in Sept to celebrate one year - just haven't finalized any of those details yet.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Making things official...
By now the news has begun to spread so we thought that we'd make it official...
We are expecting a little Williamson in late January! I am almost through my first trimester and am anxiously awaiting to find out exactly what we will be having. I really want a little boy but am adjusting to the option that it could be a little girl. Either way - all we, as any parent wishes, want them to be healthy! Our 1st 2 ultrasounds only showed 1 heartbeat -- THANK GOODNESS! I might have passed out if there was more than one.
I have been lucky enough to only experience Nausea and no vomitting. The only food aversion I have had is POPCORN. We have a popcorn popper right around the corner in the break room at work - and it gets used all day everyday. The smell is horrific and I am now to a point where I can't eat it at all without getting sick. Early on, I had a salt craving and loved salt and vinegar chips. Thankfully that has worn off. The only other craving was noodles - I didn't care if it was spaghetti, mac and cheese, chili -- anything that had noodles, I wanted it. That only last a little over a week. Other than that - nothing else has changed.
Jason and I are pretty excited and can only hope that everything is smooth sailing from here. We will keep you posted on 'the bump' and our happenings as we prepare to have our lives drastically changed in the next year.
We have started our list of names too and want your help. We are sure this list will change as time goes on but go to this website: http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9717734 and vote for your favorites! Once we find out the sex (b/c there is no way that I could go without knowing!), we will update the list again to only include the names that apply to the gender and probably add a few choices.
We are expecting a little Williamson in late January! I am almost through my first trimester and am anxiously awaiting to find out exactly what we will be having. I really want a little boy but am adjusting to the option that it could be a little girl. Either way - all we, as any parent wishes, want them to be healthy! Our 1st 2 ultrasounds only showed 1 heartbeat -- THANK GOODNESS! I might have passed out if there was more than one.
I have been lucky enough to only experience Nausea and no vomitting. The only food aversion I have had is POPCORN. We have a popcorn popper right around the corner in the break room at work - and it gets used all day everyday. The smell is horrific and I am now to a point where I can't eat it at all without getting sick. Early on, I had a salt craving and loved salt and vinegar chips. Thankfully that has worn off. The only other craving was noodles - I didn't care if it was spaghetti, mac and cheese, chili -- anything that had noodles, I wanted it. That only last a little over a week. Other than that - nothing else has changed.
Jason and I are pretty excited and can only hope that everything is smooth sailing from here. We will keep you posted on 'the bump' and our happenings as we prepare to have our lives drastically changed in the next year.
We have started our list of names too and want your help. We are sure this list will change as time goes on but go to this website: http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9717734 and vote for your favorites! Once we find out the sex (b/c there is no way that I could go without knowing!), we will update the list again to only include the names that apply to the gender and probably add a few choices.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Lots of new things....
Wow - its only been a month! It seems like at least 3 months. I need to get on here more often so that my blogs don't turn into novels!!
We have seen several deer in our backyard nibbling at our trees. They see us come out, pose for a quick pic, and then they are back off into the woods. Jason is loving this -- not a typical sight for a city boy. Check out some of the pics we got of it/them/same deer - who knows.
We have seen several deer in our backyard nibbling at our trees. They see us come out, pose for a quick pic, and then they are back off into the woods. Jason is loving this -- not a typical sight for a city boy. Check out some of the pics we got of it/them/same deer - who knows.
Okay - so this month has been a whirlwind. We went over to Indianapolis the weekend of May 14-17 because Jason's cousin got married on the 16th. As always - the trips fly by. We didn't do anything special for Memorial Day weekend. My friend Molly came over on that Sunday and we went for a walk. Jason and I then went out and decided we were ready for some patio furniture since we have a 3 level deck and nothing on it but a grill. Other than that, I think we watched movies.
Then we made the leap - and did what no one else seems to be doing these days...purchased a new car. This has been a long time coming for me. I told myself that I would get one for my 25th birthday - that didn't happen, then I said with tax money the next two years - that didn't happen, so finally it was time. We needed to get Jason out of his lease so in went the 2006 Chevy Silverado and out came a 2009 Chevy Traverse (the new crossover b/c they don't make Trailblazers anymore). We love it! The pictures really don't do it justice. It has BluTooth, OnStar, XM, a built in DVD player, rides VERY smoothly, can carry up to 7 people -- just lots of FUN, FUN, FUN.
That's about it for now. I hope to get on here a little more often in the near future...so stayed tuned for all the summer details of our life in Decatur! We are planning on a trip to Omaha the week of my birthday, my cousin is scheduled to have her baby on my birthday (07.08.09), and we have a wedding and my 10 yr class reunion right around the corner. Busy, busy, busy!
Stay tuned....
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Is it May already!?!?
It's been awhile and I figured I needed to write before it becomes June or July! I don't know about all of you but time is flying!! and I mean FAST!
Let's see....what's going on in wonderful Decatur? Well, nothing! HA - seriously, its been a pretty uneventful month. Jason and I celebrated 3 yrs on 04/22 by going out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse - the place we first met. I don't feel like its been 3 yrs but he thinks its been longer! Can't blame him - I'm not as sweet as I appear!
I've said it before - Jason is usually my entertainment around here. He was with the 'beep' and the running into the post....well now, he's been amusing me at Super Hula on Wii. Yes, its exactly what it sounds like - Hula Hooping! Seriously, nothing funnier than a grown man hula hooping against a clock trying to go faster for more 'spin' points! Good time - you have to witness for yourselves.
On Sunday, Jason and I made a trip into Spfld for Mother's Day. We stopped out at the farm first so that Jason could give dad some fence and get some log chains but then we went to Spfld to take mom to one of her favorites (and mine too), Toyko of Japan! Nothing spells falling off the weight wagon quite like salty Japanese food! It was good and we had a good time. After dinner, we went to visit my Grandma McCreight in the nursing home. It had been awhile since I had heard from her but the saddest thing - she had no idea who I was! Her memory seems to be fading quickly and nothing hurt worse than for her to look at our wedding album and not know who I was or anyone from my family...brother or dad. She recognized mom but didn't remember how she knew her. Very sad. Sometimes, as sad as it sounds, you'd rather the people you care about pass on rather than fight daily with their memory.
As for me and the weight wagon -- well, I didn't hit my goal of 17 lbs. in 17 weeks but I think I did ok. I lost a total of 11 lbs. I just started up another 17 week session (which goes to Sept!!) and lost 1.4lbs today! So officially, 12.4 lbs. Another 7.6 lbs and I'll be satisfied. It will just be to keep it off then - that has always and will always be my struggle.
We are headed out tomorrow for Indianapolis. Jason's cousin is getting married on Saturday so we are making another long weekend of visiting family and friends. I am hopeful to see one of my college friends before she and her husband head to Kansas for him to complete his residency. But as always - there are alot of people to see in very little time....I hope to make some time!
Signing off for now - hopefully, I can catch you all up in a few weeks again. Please come visit us - we love company!
Let's see....what's going on in wonderful Decatur? Well, nothing! HA - seriously, its been a pretty uneventful month. Jason and I celebrated 3 yrs on 04/22 by going out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse - the place we first met. I don't feel like its been 3 yrs but he thinks its been longer! Can't blame him - I'm not as sweet as I appear!
I've said it before - Jason is usually my entertainment around here. He was with the 'beep' and the running into the post....well now, he's been amusing me at Super Hula on Wii. Yes, its exactly what it sounds like - Hula Hooping! Seriously, nothing funnier than a grown man hula hooping against a clock trying to go faster for more 'spin' points! Good time - you have to witness for yourselves.
On Sunday, Jason and I made a trip into Spfld for Mother's Day. We stopped out at the farm first so that Jason could give dad some fence and get some log chains but then we went to Spfld to take mom to one of her favorites (and mine too), Toyko of Japan! Nothing spells falling off the weight wagon quite like salty Japanese food! It was good and we had a good time. After dinner, we went to visit my Grandma McCreight in the nursing home. It had been awhile since I had heard from her but the saddest thing - she had no idea who I was! Her memory seems to be fading quickly and nothing hurt worse than for her to look at our wedding album and not know who I was or anyone from my family...brother or dad. She recognized mom but didn't remember how she knew her. Very sad. Sometimes, as sad as it sounds, you'd rather the people you care about pass on rather than fight daily with their memory.
As for me and the weight wagon -- well, I didn't hit my goal of 17 lbs. in 17 weeks but I think I did ok. I lost a total of 11 lbs. I just started up another 17 week session (which goes to Sept!!) and lost 1.4lbs today! So officially, 12.4 lbs. Another 7.6 lbs and I'll be satisfied. It will just be to keep it off then - that has always and will always be my struggle.
We are headed out tomorrow for Indianapolis. Jason's cousin is getting married on Saturday so we are making another long weekend of visiting family and friends. I am hopeful to see one of my college friends before she and her husband head to Kansas for him to complete his residency. But as always - there are alot of people to see in very little time....I hope to make some time!
Signing off for now - hopefully, I can catch you all up in a few weeks again. Please come visit us - we love company!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
After Lucy recovered from her horrible weekend...we got to keep my mom's dogs for about a week while she went over to Omaha to visit my brother and his fiancee. This is a real cute picture we were able to snap of all 4 weiners trying to take a nap together.
The next weekend I went into Spfld since Jason had to work and hung out with Meaghan and her family. I went over to Elisabeth and Katie's soccer game and then met up with Yvonne and the four of us (Molly, Meaghan, Yvonne, and I) went out for a lady's night. We had dinner and drinks at Applebee's. It was nice!
Jason was off for Easter so we went to a morning service. The church was okay but we still need to look around to find one we both like. Yes, the Easter bunny made a visit to my house. He dropped off flowers and chocolate (which isn't doing the diet thing any good because you can't waste choc.)
Then for Meaghan's birthday, Steve surprised her with a couple's evening out at the Funny Bone on Friday. We ate dinner at their house and then went to the comedy club for some laughs and drinks. I realized that I don't just drink one or two - I end up having too many and am miserable the following day. I did have a good time dancing though -- burned some calories in the process!
As for the weight wagon -- I'm not sure if I am getting dragged from it or am really still on it or not? I haven't been doing good at all ... in fact, the last 2 out of 3 weeks I gained 0.6 lbs!! I was doing so good this week until all the 2 pt beers hit and then to make it worse, I gave into a M&M blizzard on recouperation day! So - we'll see how weigh in day goes this week.
This week will be a long one - I'm on call! :( This means middle of the night phone calls and very little sleep. A good thing about the week - its an anniversary week for Jason and I. We met three years ago on the 22nd! Can't believe its been that long already. He'll tell you that it seems like longer - so not sure if that's really a good thing?
Hope you all have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Lucy's Nightmare Weekend
Last weekend, I had Charlie and Lucy scheduled for their 6 mo. vet appt. Since this is the first visit in Decatur - its a new doctor. We found one in February that we really liked when Lucy hurt her paw and we needed to get an x-ray to ensure that everything was okay.
Anyway, both were due for a heartworm test and all the fixings. When the doctor started administring the shots, I noticed that the called it something different than what I was used to. In Indy, its called DHLLP but here they say its the same vaccination but in a different formulation - called DAP. After they got those, they needed to get the kennel cough (even though they've never been boarded a day in their life) because they are around other dogs and wanted them to be protected in case we take them to a dog park. This too was different - its always been administered by shot but over here it's a liquid that goes down their nose - to which they sneeze half right back up. Not sure how that works - but whatever.
Their appt was at 11a and 1130a - when I got back home, Jason and I decided to go to Spfld to look at a new vehicle. I told him before we left that I really don't like leaving them after they have gotten shots in case anything happens. (This is called jinxing yourself!) Anyway, we got back home around 8p. Nothing was atypical - both dogs seemed fine. Around 930p, I was watching TV when I hear a "BLLLLAAAAHHH" behind me. I turned around to see that Lucy had just gotten sick on the carpet. I immediately went to the kitchen to start cleaning up the mess when I returned to see that Lucy looked weird from a distance. As I got closer, I noticed her hair sticking up in spots on her face. She had HIVES all over her head! I, of course, panic. I yell to Jason (he went to bed about 10 minutes earlier) to come and help b/c something is wrong with Lucy.
We contact the vet who tells us that she is probably having an allergic reaction to her vaccines. She tells us to give her a tablet of childrens benedryl - which of course we have none of b/c we don't have children! DUH - so off Jason goes to the store while I follow her around the house as she precedes to continue vomitting. She was digging her head into the carpet just trying to get some relief so I held her and rubbed her. Jason and I had to force the pill down her throat b/c she had no interest and kept spitting it back up. I was so nervous that she was going to choke on it.
To make a long story shorter - after an hour, the swelling on her face went down so we went to bed after 11p. I woke back up at 1245p when I heard her jump off our bed. I turned the light on to find that her entire body now was covered in hives! So back we go to the phone to figure out what to do....another dose.....and at 11am the next morning when the hives are gone but the swelling is....another dose. This poor little precious 12 lb. baby had a rough night....and so did Jason and I with very little sleep.
The good news - is that she is back to her spunky self! It definitely gave both of us a scare and we are thankful that she is okay. We now know to have the doctor give her benedryl before her shots and to keep an eye on her after she gets them. What was so unusual to the doctor is that they usually see a reaction no more than 6 hours later.....this didn't happen for about 10 hours! She is a tough cookie!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Greetings from Cedar Rapids...
I am writing from my hotel room in this very windy city! The hightlight of my day was going to the worlds largest truck stop - oh boy! Anyway, just sitting here thinking I've got nothing but time on my hands so what the heck - I'll write another blog and fill you all in on my weekend.
It started off pretty bad. Jason and I were to leave for Indianapolis on Thursday after I got off work. Well, I get a phone call from him on Wednesday telling me that the has done something to his ankle and he's on the way to the doctor. Turns out, he sprained his ankle pretty bad and needed some TLC and ice. We went to Indy anyway but if he had any free moments, I made sure he was sitting with his foot up and icing it. He seems to be doing better and doctor gave him a work release today so he will be back at it tomorrow. Nothing a little Advil and cold pack can't fix.
Anyway, we stayed with his parents but weren't really there too much. Lots of people to see and things to do. I got my hair cut about 3 inches, bought some new running shoes, and met up with some old colleagues from Lilly. Jason and I were also able to meet up with his buddy Jeff Czap and family. They are awesome and we had a great time as usual. I just hate how weekends that you look forward too go by so quickly.
I will be in Cedar Rapids until Wednesday. I am here for what is called a QC Cell mtg - but basically, its all of the Lab Superintendents from all the plants meet to discuss instrumentation, cost savings, sample testing practices, etc. I am not Decatur's Lab Superintendent but was told by the Divisional Quality Manager and my boss, the Quality Manager, to be here....so here I sit. I have implemented a program into the lab that I was asked to present to the other plants since we were the guinea pigs - so I guess I will have something to do at this day and a half meeting.
Just missing my hubby and children. Okay - off to bed. More later.
It started off pretty bad. Jason and I were to leave for Indianapolis on Thursday after I got off work. Well, I get a phone call from him on Wednesday telling me that the has done something to his ankle and he's on the way to the doctor. Turns out, he sprained his ankle pretty bad and needed some TLC and ice. We went to Indy anyway but if he had any free moments, I made sure he was sitting with his foot up and icing it. He seems to be doing better and doctor gave him a work release today so he will be back at it tomorrow. Nothing a little Advil and cold pack can't fix.
Anyway, we stayed with his parents but weren't really there too much. Lots of people to see and things to do. I got my hair cut about 3 inches, bought some new running shoes, and met up with some old colleagues from Lilly. Jason and I were also able to meet up with his buddy Jeff Czap and family. They are awesome and we had a great time as usual. I just hate how weekends that you look forward too go by so quickly.
I will be in Cedar Rapids until Wednesday. I am here for what is called a QC Cell mtg - but basically, its all of the Lab Superintendents from all the plants meet to discuss instrumentation, cost savings, sample testing practices, etc. I am not Decatur's Lab Superintendent but was told by the Divisional Quality Manager and my boss, the Quality Manager, to be here....so here I sit. I have implemented a program into the lab that I was asked to present to the other plants since we were the guinea pigs - so I guess I will have something to do at this day and a half meeting.
Just missing my hubby and children. Okay - off to bed. More later.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Happenings for the end of March...
Ok - what's new in wonderful Decatur.....
Let's see last weekend, I was able to trade my on-call Sunday with another supervisor so that Jason and I could go into Spfld to the home show. We stopped by Meaghan's to hang out with Jack for a little bit (Oh yeah, Meaghan (my matron of honor) and her husband Steve welcomed Jack Mitchell Buecker on Feb 26 - he's pretty cute and I'm told he got the middle name from his Aunt Junebug (muah)!) and then we were off to pick up my mom to hang out with us at the convention center and have lunch.
Anyway, getting to the point - or rather the funny part of the story - Sunday brought severe weather into Spfld with very high gusting winds and large amts of rain. As we were walking into the convention center, Jason had his umbrella out and pointed in front of him to break the wind so that he could walk. What he didn't see was the street sign in front of him...and BAM or rather, SMACK right into it. He's got a good shiner on his arm and get this -- he bent the sign! I think its hilarious!! He doesn't and still complains that his arm hurts. It's like a bird flying into a newly Windexed sliding glass door! Picture that!! But the weather was serious enough to have them send us all to the basement of the convention center until the weather passed.
So at the show, we found some people to come out and give us quotes on getting new windows/siding/gutters. We won't be able to do it all now but we just want to know what it will cost when we are ready and able to do so.
We are getting excited for our trip back to Indy next weekend. It will be a nice break from the ordinary days we have and a chance to see friends and family. The following weekend, we are thinking of trading in Jason's truck for a Chevy Traverse. We'll see how that goes! Chat with you all soon!
Let's see last weekend, I was able to trade my on-call Sunday with another supervisor so that Jason and I could go into Spfld to the home show. We stopped by Meaghan's to hang out with Jack for a little bit (Oh yeah, Meaghan (my matron of honor) and her husband Steve welcomed Jack Mitchell Buecker on Feb 26 - he's pretty cute and I'm told he got the middle name from his Aunt Junebug (muah)!) and then we were off to pick up my mom to hang out with us at the convention center and have lunch.
Anyway, getting to the point - or rather the funny part of the story - Sunday brought severe weather into Spfld with very high gusting winds and large amts of rain. As we were walking into the convention center, Jason had his umbrella out and pointed in front of him to break the wind so that he could walk. What he didn't see was the street sign in front of him...and BAM or rather, SMACK right into it. He's got a good shiner on his arm and get this -- he bent the sign! I think its hilarious!! He doesn't and still complains that his arm hurts. It's like a bird flying into a newly Windexed sliding glass door! Picture that!! But the weather was serious enough to have them send us all to the basement of the convention center until the weather passed.
So at the show, we found some people to come out and give us quotes on getting new windows/siding/gutters. We won't be able to do it all now but we just want to know what it will cost when we are ready and able to do so.
We are getting excited for our trip back to Indy next weekend. It will be a nice break from the ordinary days we have and a chance to see friends and family. The following weekend, we are thinking of trading in Jason's truck for a Chevy Traverse. We'll see how that goes! Chat with you all soon!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Fun but eventful weekend
Hello friends and family -
We are winding down from the weekend after many hours of Wii. Our nephew and niece came to visit and were a force to be reckoned with on the Wii. I do believe I beat Sabrina once at boxing but she in turn kicked all three boys butt at golf. We had a really good time with Mario Kart too! It's a good thing that game isn't 3D.
It was a very eventful weekend. Our sweet Lucy managed to hurt her paw as she chased her new 'boy toy' Kinu around. Jason and I ran her off to the vet and left everyone here. Its a good thing we did - b/c Scott was working on our door from the garage when he smelled something funny like smoke. He took a look at the neighbors just to find smoke billowing out from their garage. He immediately grabbed his fire extinguisher and helped them as much as possible before the firefighters arrived. Jason and I came home to 3 fire trucks in front of our house....I PANICKED! The smell of smoke on Scott's clothing brought back a lot of memories from Reservoir.
Anyway, Jason and I are both coming down with something. Jason thinks he is getting (if he doesn't already have) a sinus infection and my throat is sore - and we all know what that means for me! I am just hoping it gets better before it gets any worse.
Update on the weight wagon....Its week 6 and I weighed in today to find that I had lost another 1.6 lbs making it a total of 6.8 lbs in 6 weeks! So I am 0.8 lbs ahead of my goal. I couldn't believe it either with company and a little less exercise than I am used to getting! Another 10 weeks to go and I will be smokin'. HA!! :)
We are winding down from the weekend after many hours of Wii. Our nephew and niece came to visit and were a force to be reckoned with on the Wii. I do believe I beat Sabrina once at boxing but she in turn kicked all three boys butt at golf. We had a really good time with Mario Kart too! It's a good thing that game isn't 3D.
It was a very eventful weekend. Our sweet Lucy managed to hurt her paw as she chased her new 'boy toy' Kinu around. Jason and I ran her off to the vet and left everyone here. Its a good thing we did - b/c Scott was working on our door from the garage when he smelled something funny like smoke. He took a look at the neighbors just to find smoke billowing out from their garage. He immediately grabbed his fire extinguisher and helped them as much as possible before the firefighters arrived. Jason and I came home to 3 fire trucks in front of our house....I PANICKED! The smell of smoke on Scott's clothing brought back a lot of memories from Reservoir.
Anyway, Jason and I are both coming down with something. Jason thinks he is getting (if he doesn't already have) a sinus infection and my throat is sore - and we all know what that means for me! I am just hoping it gets better before it gets any worse.
Update on the weight wagon....Its week 6 and I weighed in today to find that I had lost another 1.6 lbs making it a total of 6.8 lbs in 6 weeks! So I am 0.8 lbs ahead of my goal. I couldn't believe it either with company and a little less exercise than I am used to getting! Another 10 weeks to go and I will be smokin'. HA!! :)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Our Valentine update
Happy belated Valentines Day to you all!! Jason and I had a wonderful day together yesterday. With him working part time - we rarely get a day off together and it just worked out that it was Valentines. I woke up to 2 dozen roses, a large stuffed dog with a rose in its mouth, another stuffed teddy bear, two cards, and lots of Dove chocolate. He even went so far as to but some wire and a glue gun so that he could take the Dove candies and glue them to the wire so that he could make his own 'candy' bouquet! It was really cute and thoughtful!
He in turn was spoiled with some Wii games, candy and a card. He has been playing the same Wii game that comes with the system for about a month and a half now, so it was time for something new. Then we went and got Papa Murphy's pizza and ice cream from Culvers and rented 2 movies.....just like our 1st Valentines together. (Except we had Cold Stone ice cream but that doesn't exist in Decatur so we improvised.) All in all, a wonderful day!
I am doing well on the weight wagon. My goal was a pound a week so I should be at 4 lbs for 4 weeks....I have lost 3.8 lbs. So - just barely off target. Now I need to really pump it up after that pizza and ice cream last night!! so that I can reach 5 lbs this Wednesday.
Nothing else new for us. We will be having company this weekend - Scott, Heather and the kids - and are looking forward to that. We'd like to make a trip back to Indy soon but just haven't been able to pin point a good weekend to do so. Take care - miss you all.
He in turn was spoiled with some Wii games, candy and a card. He has been playing the same Wii game that comes with the system for about a month and a half now, so it was time for something new. Then we went and got Papa Murphy's pizza and ice cream from Culvers and rented 2 movies.....just like our 1st Valentines together. (Except we had Cold Stone ice cream but that doesn't exist in Decatur so we improvised.) All in all, a wonderful day!
I am doing well on the weight wagon. My goal was a pound a week so I should be at 4 lbs for 4 weeks....I have lost 3.8 lbs. So - just barely off target. Now I need to really pump it up after that pizza and ice cream last night!! so that I can reach 5 lbs this Wednesday.
Nothing else new for us. We will be having company this weekend - Scott, Heather and the kids - and are looking forward to that. We'd like to make a trip back to Indy soon but just haven't been able to pin point a good weekend to do so. Take care - miss you all.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Time continues to fly by...
Wow - where has the time gone? I can't believe January is already over!
Nothing new in Decatur. Jason will taking a driving test in February so that he can potentially become full time with Lowe's. Our problem has been locating a CDL Class B truck -- the driver's license facility requires that you provide your own vehicle for the test and well, we just don't have one sitting in the driveway - so its been a struggle, but we have found one and can't wait for him to take the test, pass and get on with life!
Charlie and Lucy are still living are really hard life! They are so funny though with all this snow we've gotten. They look like rabbits jumping in it because if they don't run and jump, they will be buried in it....at least Lucy does.
My biggest excitement in the last two weeks was finding the CD that came with my digital camera so that I could get the ~600 pics off of it and onto my computer! Now, I can finally start printing some off for frames and scrapbook! Speaking, today sounds like a great day to scrap! Take care and keep in touch.
p.s. I'm still on the weight watcher wagon...haven't fallen off but I gotta say that all the Valentine candy is really testing my will power. Is there ever a month that the stores don't sell candy for some holiday!?!?!?!?! because next comes Easter then Memorial Day then the 4th of July and the list goes on.....
Nothing new in Decatur. Jason will taking a driving test in February so that he can potentially become full time with Lowe's. Our problem has been locating a CDL Class B truck -- the driver's license facility requires that you provide your own vehicle for the test and well, we just don't have one sitting in the driveway - so its been a struggle, but we have found one and can't wait for him to take the test, pass and get on with life!
Charlie and Lucy are still living are really hard life! They are so funny though with all this snow we've gotten. They look like rabbits jumping in it because if they don't run and jump, they will be buried in it....at least Lucy does.
My biggest excitement in the last two weeks was finding the CD that came with my digital camera so that I could get the ~600 pics off of it and onto my computer! Now, I can finally start printing some off for frames and scrapbook! Speaking, today sounds like a great day to scrap! Take care and keep in touch.
p.s. I'm still on the weight watcher wagon...haven't fallen off but I gotta say that all the Valentine candy is really testing my will power. Is there ever a month that the stores don't sell candy for some holiday!?!?!?!?! because next comes Easter then Memorial Day then the 4th of July and the list goes on.....
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
One week down, 16 to go
So today marked the finish of week one on my way to becoming healthier and stronger. I officially lost 1.6 lbs and was thrilled considering last week was my first on call week at work. (This means calls at any time of day for lab/sample/instrument issues. I got many calls including those at 1145p, 1 a, 130a, 3 a, and 330a) So you can imagine that working out and eating well wasn't at the top of my list - but I made it a priority and am glad that I did! My goal is simply a pound per week - so I am off to a great start.
One negative thing that Jason and I have learned about living in a small city (or should we call it town??) Um, gas and electric companies are few and far between - or there is only one and they are a monopoly!!! Our gas/electric bill ..... drum roll please ...... was $450!! So, I would like all of you to take a second and count your blessings if yours was less. If it wasn't... well, never mind, I can't imagine anyone have a worse bill! We are outraged but there is absolutely nothing that we can do....so we are going to look into getting our chimney cleaned and go back to the days of wood burning!!
As far as company goes, I believe Jason's parents are making the journey over from Indy this weekend and I know he really misses them! Weekends always go by fast when you have company. Other than that - it's my dad's 54th bday - so may end up having dinner or something. Hope you all have a wonderful relaxing weekend!
One negative thing that Jason and I have learned about living in a small city (or should we call it town??) Um, gas and electric companies are few and far between - or there is only one and they are a monopoly!!! Our gas/electric bill ..... drum roll please ...... was $450!! So, I would like all of you to take a second and count your blessings if yours was less. If it wasn't... well, never mind, I can't imagine anyone have a worse bill! We are outraged but there is absolutely nothing that we can do....so we are going to look into getting our chimney cleaned and go back to the days of wood burning!!
As far as company goes, I believe Jason's parents are making the journey over from Indy this weekend and I know he really misses them! Weekends always go by fast when you have company. Other than that - it's my dad's 54th bday - so may end up having dinner or something. Hope you all have a wonderful relaxing weekend!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Stop that beeping!!
Just thought that I'd share with you our funny story of the week....
So for the past four days Jason has been on the search for this beeping noise in the house. It sounds like any typical smoke detector whose battery needs changed. So naturally, he goes to the one closest to where the beep is coming from - Nope that's not it. Then it stops. The next day, the beep begins again. Now he is thinking that it is our humidifier sensor telling us that our water level is too low....so he fills it up. Nope, not it. Then he disassembles the sensor b/c that has to be it. Nope, still a beep.
So then last night he is going mad over it all the while I just think its plain funny. So he goes around the three closes areas and dismantles everything -- and I mean everything!!! (Meanwhile, I'm kicked back in the front room getting my weekly dose of Bachelor) The longer he looks, the more agitated he is becoming. So after three fire alarms, the humidifier, the thermostat, and the carbon monoxide detector have all been dismantled ... we wait ... and there it is... another beep! I think this is hilarious - he doesn't! So we start banging on the walls around where the beep is. (Wait - first picture the two of us standing in a room trying not to breathe so that we can hear the beep when it goes off about every 2 minutes - and get agitated when the dogs move)
I tell him, it has to be coming from a cold air return vent in our kitchen. So we take that off just to find that it isn't in fact a cold air return but just some 4x4 beams from the remodeling. Whatever we did banging worked ... because now the beep is gone.... until today when Jason gets home from work and "BEEP" So he gets a mirror and flashlight and tries looking down that cold air return. Guess what he finds in the middle of a drywalled/painted wall ??? A smoke detector that has been left or fallen during the remodel and its battery is low. So now he must become McGuyver (sp?) and get some hangers opened up and hooked together to get this thing so that we don't have to put a whole in the wall. After about 30 minutes --- tada! The beep is no more! And that is what life is like in the Williamson home this week!
So for the past four days Jason has been on the search for this beeping noise in the house. It sounds like any typical smoke detector whose battery needs changed. So naturally, he goes to the one closest to where the beep is coming from - Nope that's not it. Then it stops. The next day, the beep begins again. Now he is thinking that it is our humidifier sensor telling us that our water level is too low....so he fills it up. Nope, not it. Then he disassembles the sensor b/c that has to be it. Nope, still a beep.
So then last night he is going mad over it all the while I just think its plain funny. So he goes around the three closes areas and dismantles everything -- and I mean everything!!! (Meanwhile, I'm kicked back in the front room getting my weekly dose of Bachelor) The longer he looks, the more agitated he is becoming. So after three fire alarms, the humidifier, the thermostat, and the carbon monoxide detector have all been dismantled ... we wait ... and there it is... another beep! I think this is hilarious - he doesn't! So we start banging on the walls around where the beep is. (Wait - first picture the two of us standing in a room trying not to breathe so that we can hear the beep when it goes off about every 2 minutes - and get agitated when the dogs move)
I tell him, it has to be coming from a cold air return vent in our kitchen. So we take that off just to find that it isn't in fact a cold air return but just some 4x4 beams from the remodeling. Whatever we did banging worked ... because now the beep is gone.... until today when Jason gets home from work and "BEEP" So he gets a mirror and flashlight and tries looking down that cold air return. Guess what he finds in the middle of a drywalled/painted wall ??? A smoke detector that has been left or fallen during the remodel and its battery is low. So now he must become McGuyver (sp?) and get some hangers opened up and hooked together to get this thing so that we don't have to put a whole in the wall. After about 30 minutes --- tada! The beep is no more! And that is what life is like in the Williamson home this week!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sweatin' with Richard Simmons
Hey gang-
Back on the bandwagon again...I officially started Weight Watchers for the 'billion'th time. I did it on my own May '07 to summer '08 and actually lost 30 lbs. But due to all the wonderful happenings in my life, I gained 10 of that back....so back on the bandwagon!! I don't mind some days...other days, I want nothing but chocolate.
The best quote I've heard about weight loss is "Nothing tastes as good as you will feel when you have reached your goal weight!" And, I suppose it's true.
The other motivating factor is that I somehow got talked into participating in a 4-man Marathon relay in April, which is roughly 6.5 miles a piece. No sweat since I have completed several mini-marathons (13.1 miles) but a BIG sweat when all I've done lately is sit on my caboose and spoon out the chocolate.
So, if you see me eating like a 100 lb model, its okay - I don't have any eating issues except for the fact that I'm not eating. Oh yeah - this isn't a New Year's resolution either! I learned a long time ago that those just weren't for me....
Chat later ~
Andrea :)
Back on the bandwagon again...I officially started Weight Watchers for the 'billion'th time. I did it on my own May '07 to summer '08 and actually lost 30 lbs. But due to all the wonderful happenings in my life, I gained 10 of that back....so back on the bandwagon!! I don't mind some days...other days, I want nothing but chocolate.
The best quote I've heard about weight loss is "Nothing tastes as good as you will feel when you have reached your goal weight!" And, I suppose it's true.
The other motivating factor is that I somehow got talked into participating in a 4-man Marathon relay in April, which is roughly 6.5 miles a piece. No sweat since I have completed several mini-marathons (13.1 miles) but a BIG sweat when all I've done lately is sit on my caboose and spoon out the chocolate.
So, if you see me eating like a 100 lb model, its okay - I don't have any eating issues except for the fact that I'm not eating. Oh yeah - this isn't a New Year's resolution either! I learned a long time ago that those just weren't for me....
Chat later ~
Andrea :)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Trying Something New
Hello Hello! So its a new year and with that - I have decided to get out of my box and try something new. Friends of mine, Mike and Vicki Pratt, use this blogspot to keep family and friends updated on the happenings in their life! I love the idea and figured that I would give it a try for my family and friends....hoping that some of you will do the same and try it yourself.
2009 is going to be an exciting year - Jason and I have no idea what's in store but we are excited to finally be through all the wedding planning, the new job, and moving to a whole other state! Talk about life's stressful situations all given to you at once in a basket! But we made it and now that we will make it through anything.
Ok, I'm making this entry short - just to see if it works and see who all wants to join me in a new thing! Can't wait to hear from you all!
Love
Jason and Andrea :)
2009 is going to be an exciting year - Jason and I have no idea what's in store but we are excited to finally be through all the wedding planning, the new job, and moving to a whole other state! Talk about life's stressful situations all given to you at once in a basket! But we made it and now that we will make it through anything.
Ok, I'm making this entry short - just to see if it works and see who all wants to join me in a new thing! Can't wait to hear from you all!
Love
Jason and Andrea :)
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