Kirby

I HATE door to door salesmen.  I dont trust them, the creep me out, they have an agenda.  I'm in sales.  I know.  Had Landon not been here I would have just shut the door in the mans face....especially after he came back from his car with a Kirby sweeper box.  I know they are awesome, but I love my Rainbow and I already have a Kirby as well.  It's a model from the 1970's, and although it is louder than all get out (Luke runs and hides), and is harder than crap to push (I cant use it while pregnant..seriously), the dumb thing sweeps just fine.  It just so happened that Landon has been wanting a new one, but I refuse to part with my Rainbow.  Still, if Hubs wants to humor the nice black man with the sweeper at my door...then humor him will shall.

He had these little filter things that showed how much crap he was sucking out of the carpet.  He did it at LEAST a dozen times in the SAME spot.  I JUST SWEPT last Thursday.  After the last sweep he took, the pad he pulled out STILL HAD FUR.  Each swipe he took got a new pad.  A dozen pads later it still had fur.  I was sold.  They took the Rainbow as a partial trade in and told them to take it out of my house before I took it in the yard and stoned it.

I just cant live with that much crap in my house and a baby on the way who is going to crawl around in all that.  Not to mention I havent blown my nose ONCE since the man left.  I ripped the furniture out of the living room (well, Landon did :)) and swept it all.  I then proceeded to dust, everything, got the baseboards, did the corners in the ceiling, you name it.  Plus, the guy who did the demo shampooed a portion of the living room floor (now the rest looks like crap so that's the next step).  Yeah, my vacuum shampoo's better than the expensive shampooer I borrowed off my grandma last year.

BEST birthday present EVER.  Thanks Hubby!  :)

It was a full circle kind of day

I keep saying that this pregnancy is emotionally hard and today was just another example.  I woke up feeling pretty great.  The boys were both on the ball,  my hubby was being his normal charming self.  It was another great to start to the week.  I went to the bathroom and, crap.  No I didnt crap.  I was spotting.  I called the doctor because I had to work today.  I felt that all would be ok, but I couldnt have lived with myself if I went on to work where I would be on my feet running around for 4 hours with no break, and then something happened to the baby.  I would spend the rest of my life feeling like I had lost my baby for the grand price of $40.  Not worth it.  Any way, the nurse I talked to, Amy-shes my favorite, agreed with me.  She said it wouldnt be a big deal, but I had to let them know in 20 min. and she wasnt comfortable with making a decision like that given all that happened last time.  She told me to lay with my feet propped up for a while, see how it went, and to call if it didnt work or got worse.  Of course, after about an hour all was fine.  Again, just us all being overly cautious.

I was doing pretty good through it all.  Of course after everything was ok I started freaking out. I'm a nut like that.  I havent been feeling the little peanut move as much, and not at all the last few days, so it had me worried more than anything.  Again, NOT a big deal at 16 weeks, but it is a little unnerving when you pretty much only breath when the baby moves and then it stops.  Landon called to see if I needed him to pick up anything when he came home.  I had FORCED him to go to school this morning.  He was about as much of a wreck as I was.  He must have picked up on my mood because about an hour and a half later he walked through the door, way early, with a few groceries and the most gorgeous flowers I had ever seen!

That pretty much made my day!  After that I was fine.  Landon made me a late lunch and we watched Harry Potter till Luke came home from school.  After his homework was done we carved our punkin.  Landon used a red LED instead of putting a candle in it.  It looks pretty spooky!

 Luke wasnt too keen on getting his hands dirty in the punkin, but I managed to get him to pull a few seeds out.

 My boys getting ready to cut the face out of the punkin...and baby Jax's bed in the back :)

 Landon and the punkin...it's lit, but you cant really tell in this picture.  We will have to take another when it's dark out.

After we carved the punkin I roasted the seeds and made a big pot of beef and noodles with a roast we had after Church yesterday.  Currently the boys are fighting over a game of Mancala (again) and we are all watching Cars on the Disney channel.  While typing this Baby Jax gave a few good kicks.  Pretty soon I'll go in and clean the kitchen up, the boys will grab another game or one will go for the wii while the other watches, someone will get a random idea to do something special like get ice cream, then Luke will take a bath, we will read some books, and then all go to bed.  I love our life.  The day is ending just the same way it started...amazing.

16 weeks

Today marks 16 weeks for us, or 4 months if you prefer to look at it that way.  Either way, we will be half way done in 4 weeks!  Yay!!!  I cant wait to meet this little one!  The entire pregnancy still doesnt quite seem real to me.  I'm having a hard time letting myself go emotionally and get attached.  Understandable I suppose.  I know I will feel much better about everything once it is born and in my arms.

Lately I have been experiencing some minor swelling in my hands and feet.  Normally it would be no big deal, just normal preggo stuff, but I have a nasty history.  I've still been really tired, not sleeping well, and dizzy from time to time too.  I suppose it's all normal.  I mean, I AM making a person here.  It's rather uncomfortable sleeping on my left side all the time.  My back hurts, my belly pulls on my hips when I'm on my side.  I had been sleeping sort of sitting up on the couch and that was helping, but last night I was able to spend the whole night with my hubby!  It was great!  I just rotated from side to side each time I got up to pee (like every hour or two) and tried to favor my left side unless it was really uncomfortable.

Luke seems to be getting more excited since we told him we are going to find out the sex of the baby.  He's really pushing for a boy, but we will see.  He knows he has no choice and says he just wants a sibling that is ok, but he would Prefer a brother.  Kids.

Ok, Here is the update:

How far along? 16 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Not sure.  I'll have to get back to you after my appointment this week.  I dont really worry about.  My body will do what it needs to.

Maternity clothes? Just went out and bought some winter clothes cause I've never been lucky enough to have a winter pregnancy before.

Stretch marks? Still not really seeing any.  I'm pretty good with the Palmer's though.

Sleep: Still not sleeping very well at night.  Just too uncomfortable.  I make sure I get enough though.

Best moment this week: The look on customers faces when I tell them I'm only 16 weeks along.  It's priceless.  I wish I had a dollar for every time I was told I was huge this weekend.

Movement: Not as much as before, but what I am feeling is getting stronger.

Food cravings: HA!  Everything.

Anything making you queasy or sick: It's getting better.  Now I just worry about setting off my preggo allergies.

Have you started to show yet: Oh, yes.

Leakage: Bladder of course.  Seriously, who doesnt after three pregnancies?

Gender prediction: Boy.

Labor Signs: No but I had some braxton hicks last week.

Belly Button in or out? Still in....for now.

Wedding rings on or off? They are coming and going now.  It depends.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody.  Watch out!

Weekly Wisdom: If I'm cleaning...just get out of the way.

Finally!

THIS JUST IN!!!!!!!!!

LANDON JUST TOLD ME THAT WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT THE SEX OF THE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excited! Ending up it's for Luke's sake that we are doing it, but still! I'm so excited!

Cysts...gag.

Well, the last couple days have been nuts.  I was under the impression that I was having Braxton Hicks all day yesterday and the evening before.  Looking back I think it was just something else getting in the way and causing some trouble.

Cysts seem to run in the family (thanks Mom) and I am no exception.  None have been bad enough to send me to the hospital, although I suppose a few ruptured that were bad enough I SHOULD have went...me and hospitals just dont get along.  They have come and gone the last few years, hormonal little sacks of fluid joining be before Auntie Flo came.  One false move and the suckers would rupture, if not they simply went down until the next month, but there was always one hanging around.

I suspected one when I was pregnant with Vanessa, but there was so much other stuff going on there that I really didnt think about it too much.  This time around, however, I've had more time to notice things...more time for things to happen.  A turn to quickly or a funny bend, getting up to quickly, sitting up in bed or rolling over to quickly...all these things have left me with sharp stabbing pain in my lower right hip.  At first I assumed it was muscles stretching, but then I started researching it and seen other mom's who were experiencing similar pains.  Cysts.  Lovely.  Made sense once it was suggested to me.  The pains were coming at similar times, just easier to trigger than when I was not pregnant (which, again, made sense).  It would also explain why I got big so fast with both Vanessa and this baby.  I bloat something aweful with cysts when I'm not pregnant so why would this be different.  After thinking it over I'm always more bloated out after being on my feet or at the end of the day...just like my cysts pre pregnant.  Walking and movement irritates them.

So over all these little jewels are harmless.  Normally they want to do an Ultrasound and see where they are, how big, that sort of thing.  I was told to take Tylenol.  Yeah, no.  I was incorrectly diagnosed with Osteoarthritis at 20 and put on 1000-1500mg three times a day for MONTHS.  Needless to say, acetaminophen has no effect on me whatsoever.  Like it would help with this type of pain any way.  But, the doctor doesnt seem to be concerned and they seem to have gone down so I wont worry.  Today was much better.

On a positive note, I am seriously getting kicked now.  No more of this, "Wait I THINK that was one" stuff.  The little sucker is getting strong...it's such a great feeling and brings me so much peace of mind.  I hit 15 weeks on Sunday so our next ultrasound (and last if all is well) will be around the first of November.

Victoria's Secret Nursing Bras

Ok, finally I get around to this.

Vicky's had two options for nursing bras.  One was unlined and had an under wire.  The other was lightly lined with NO under wire.  I chose the latter.  Under wires always cause me grieve when I'm lactating so I steer clear.  They didnt come in very many colors and were $44.50, but it was a nursing bra....from Vicky's.  I dont care if they only had ONE color.

The email confirmation said my bra would be arriving around October 7th, but it was here just 2 days after I placed the order.  Of course, I ran in right away and put it on!  Now, normally I HATE bras with no under wire.  They ride up.  This one is not so bad.  There is still some tugging, but nothing like with my "normal" bras.  I love that this one is lined a little.  If you are like me you need that extra layer while pregnant or nursing just to keep things...well...lets just say it keeps your t-shirts smooth and "bump" free.  The clasps for "easy access" as my husband calls it are traditionally at the top of the cups and are super easy to work one handed.  The straps are thicker than a normal Vicky's bra, but not as wide as others I have.  Still, the comfort is pretty good...granted my milk isnt in, but it feels better to me.

Over all, I really like this bra.  It's nothing too special, but it's super hard to find good nursing bras around here so it was worth the money to me...I had a $10 off coupon too.  I have never seen one around here that was lined and under wire free...that was my biggest thing about it.  Since purchasing it I have found others similar for about half the price.  I guess what I'm saying is that it's a typical great Victoria's Secret bra, but for no longer than you are going to wear it.....well, it's a little pricey. 

Flutterby Kicks

Not much has been going on the last few days.  Ive been busy working around the house and just keeping it in running order.  Grandma and grandpa are having a garage sale this week and I've been helping them out so things around home haven't really been getting done.  Landon helped me out the dishes the other day and I took the afternoon "off" to come home and do laundry, but I have to actually work tomorrow...which means nothing will get done then.  I'm really over retail.  LoL!

I think we must be going through another growth spurt because I have been sooo tired these last two days.  Yesterday was REALLY bad.  Grandma says I look bigger too.  I'm starting to look forward to my doctor's appointment this month for the simple fact that it will mean hearing the little one's heart beat again.  It brings so much peace of mind to hear that sound.  I really dont think I am going to be able to really relax until the little peanut is born, but it is very reassuring to hear that little heart chugging along!


Daddy and I took a ride in the Corvette the other day.  Probably will be my last ride till next year seeing as how I can BARELY get out of the dumb thing.  I dont feel the baby kick much, mostly I can just feel pressure in the area where it is.  While we were out riding around it kept moving all over the place.  It was everywhere!  We got out in Galion to stop at a store and I was treated to about 6 HARD kicks in the side!  All I can figure is that the little one was NOT ready to stop the ride yet.  It  must have liked the vibrations of the car.  Once we got on the road again it was moving all over the place.  We made a deal on the way home.  I ate a hot fudge sundae and it would NOT beat me when I got out of the car at home.  It worked. :)  Mainly it's active times are around 1 or 2pm and then from 6pm to about 8 or 9pm.  Sometimes in the mornings, but as the ultrasound tech told us, our baby likes to sleep in the mornings.  LoL!  Definitely Landon's kid.