It has been a while, I know.
I've been working really hard on the house.
The move was good although some things were damaged. We should have been better prepared. We'll know better for next time. However, the house is wonderful. I think every day we say how much we love it, how much we were blessed by it, and how grateful we are of it. Pete loves it too... and as a matter of fact, so does Chloe. Everyone is pretty much just happy.
Bryan's birthday was the 26th so we had a surprise birthday party for him on that Saturday. He was surprised but everyone (but Emily) failed on saying the "Surprise!" part. Bruce did manage to yell "pickle" for some reason.
He got his pirate party -a mini one at least. He had a party hat and had to go on a treasure hunt for his gifts. It was pretty entertaining. He also got pretty spoiled. Not just that night, but I had also given him two gifts thus far, Sunday he was given a grill by his family and me as a group gift, and he gets one more this weekend from my family.
Fourth of July weekend, our friends were out of town and since we were going to his family (again) the next day we opted to stay in. Not that it mattered too much anyway since I don't think there were even any fireworks in town. We would of had to have gone out of town- which neither of us wanted to do. So far we have evaded the 4th for no reason for the 5 year. We have nothing against it, and we actually really like the fireworks show.
We just haven't (for some reason or another) seen a show since we've been together. I think one year we really tried but they were taking their sweet time and it was getting past 11. Sarah had a driving curfew and she was one of the people driving.. We probably would have gotten home around 1:30 if we stuck around.. so it just didn't happen. Actually the fireworks started as we got onto the interstate so we kind of watched it as it left our view.
This last Sunday we had a farewell party/birthday party for (my bro-in-law) Bruce. His b-day is on the 15th but he wouldn't be here for it. We had planned on surprising him with extra gifts that his mom, Deb, would place secretly in his room for him to find but he found them sooner than expected. So he got to open them all. He said that he'd rather open the gifts with his family and enjoy the "day" than open them by himself 4 hours away.
Tuesday I had my last baby appointment with my Dr. Bryan came along and we invited Deb along so she could hear the baby's heartbeat as well. It was pretty cool (as always) and this time my Dr. located how the baby was laying. I figured that she was laying how the Dr said she was. I've been feeling the baby pressing her foot into my rib cage lately. The Dr. pretty much clarified that it was her foot, found her butt and could feel enough to locate to her head. So now I'm on my way to the OB/GYN in two weeks.
(Baby's kicking and swiping as I'm sitting here. It makes me happy.)
Afterwards, Bryan and I went to wal-mart to start registering. It took us 2 hours and we only got a third done. We were so tired after but then Bryan took me out for dinner. I was pretty stoked. I had had a very good day.
So that night, for the first time, the baby made me jump pretty high and squeal as she swiped the side of my belly pretty hard. And my hand was there too so it was even weirder! So Bryan put his hand on my belly and got to feel it for himself. It was cool, once for me, once for her dad. Then she settled down. It's always so joyful to feel her moving around in there -even when she's kicking my in the ribs. I've got to say, I love being pregnant, in spite of some of the stuff it brings with it.. including my sad new stretch marks :( It's alright, one word- Mederma.
On Wednesday, not only Bruce left for Chicago to begin school on Monday, but I came down to CB to hang out with my mom and sisters until Friday.
We met Courtney in DM to trade me off. We had a bit at Cracker Barrel then headed to CB. On the way I kept feeling the baby pushing her hand into my side so that I could feel a firm spot. Court felt it too, which she thought was pretty cool. Later that night I could feel the baby kicking and swiping again so Courtney wanted to feel- which she did. It made her jump but she thought it was pretty awesome and she was pretty proud that she got to feel it. It's just so funny how active she is.
Anyway, mom's trying to sell her house so pray that it does. The sign went up yesterday and there's a showing on tomorrow at 5. The house is spotless and kind of empty. Grama came to help and it seems she did a pretty good job.. seeing as how we can't find anything. Courtney and I went and got primer and a tan paint for all the colored walls. Since we just got done house hunting, I tried to give them the knowledge from what I gained from it. At least knowing that a house that is very neutral will sell way quicker than one that's not.
Tomorrow Courtney and I will head down to Grama and Grampa's along with Bryan from CR. He has to bring a u-haul down so we can get the baby stuff back up along with few extra thinks. Saturday, mom and Sarah will join us and we'll all hang out until Sunday when we will head home.
I miss Bryan.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Thought I'd throw in a quick update.
Yesterday we were suppose to close on our house,
but there is one kink that we are waiting on.
The bank needs something from the courthouse,
the courthouse is closed from the flood,
we're still waiting on the "done deal."
So in other words...
we haven't closed yet :(
Our guy at the bank said that
he'd get us into the house by Saturday-
no matter what. :D
I can't wait to be in our home.
Our adorable,
lovely,
all ours
home.
I'm still fighting off this cold.
Luckily I'm winning...
sorta.
I have this stupid cough but
it feels like it's at least getting junk out of my lungs.
Yum.
We took Pete to the vets this morning.
He's been peeing and throwing up a lot.
We were afraid he'd have diabetes.
The Doc gave him some antibiotics
and had to draw some blood.
Turns out Pete is as bad about blood being drawn
as a human (Bryan) is.
He slept for three hours when he got home.
I guess it took a lot out of him.
I packed some more today.
I just know that people will be throwing things into boxes :(
I feel so unprepared for moving day.
but there is one kink that we are waiting on.
The bank needs something from the courthouse,
the courthouse is closed from the flood,
we're still waiting on the "done deal."
So in other words...
we haven't closed yet :(
Our guy at the bank said that
he'd get us into the house by Saturday-
no matter what. :D
I can't wait to be in our home.
Our adorable,
lovely,
all ours
home.
I'm still fighting off this cold.
Luckily I'm winning...
sorta.
I have this stupid cough but
it feels like it's at least getting junk out of my lungs.
Yum.
We took Pete to the vets this morning.
He's been peeing and throwing up a lot.
We were afraid he'd have diabetes.
The Doc gave him some antibiotics
and had to draw some blood.
Turns out Pete is as bad about blood being drawn
as a human (Bryan) is.
He slept for three hours when he got home.
I guess it took a lot out of him.
I packed some more today.
I just know that people will be throwing things into boxes :(
I feel so unprepared for moving day.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
And it's only gotten worse...
We finally had a dry day yesterday.
It's going to rain a little more today.
More tomorrow.
Then a few more dry days.
Hopefully it will dry up some of the flood.
Only a few houses have been saved out of many.
Bryan and I are almost surrounded by the flood.
Our church has officially closed for a while.
The sewer water leaked into the well.
Not to mention the flood is heading its way.
We also have to conserve water.
No flushing.
Washing hands.
Showering.
Laundry.
Dishes.
Only drinking water.
It's going to rain a little more today.
More tomorrow.
Then a few more dry days.
Hopefully it will dry up some of the flood.
Only a few houses have been saved out of many.
Bryan and I are almost surrounded by the flood.
Our church has officially closed for a while.
The sewer water leaked into the well.
Not to mention the flood is heading its way.
We also have to conserve water.
No flushing.
Washing hands.
Showering.
Laundry.
Dishes.
Only drinking water.
This DQ is now underwater.Wednesday, June 11, 2008
I'm not ready for the Chicago trip to be over.
Friday evening my family got here. We had dinner and turned on the air conditioning. The air mattress pump wasn't charged so we had to run to Wal-mart for another one. I got a foot rub from my mom before bed
-4:30am was to come early.
Saturday morning I was awake at 3:45am. I laid around til about 4:20am when I finally got up. I didn't want to get up any earlier and wake any one else but it turned out that almost all of them were already getting around.
Out the door by 5:10, we were on our way.
We all pretty much slept the drive, stopping at 9 for some Cracker Barrel. Breakfast was alright but Bryan was still pretty sick and didn't really enjoy it. Grampa didn't really enjoy his either.
After breakfast we finished our journey into Chicago and at about 10, hit the Field Museum right away. Some of the exhibits were pretty amazing. My favorites were the t-rex and whale skeletons and the elephants, the Egyptian tomb and the underground.
We said we'd meet at 4 but by 2:30 we were all pretty much beat. My sisters went to the aquarium and then the museum so we had to wait for them for a bit but they were done pretty quickly so we headed to the hotel. Plus I was incredibly swollen from all the walking on the hard floor.
It took us about an hour and a half to get there but it was worth it because the hotel was really nice. The only thing that was bad was that our rooms weren't connected so we had to keep going through the hall and knocking on each others doors.
We all were starving so Grampa ran to target and we ordered pizza, eating almost everything. We all went to bed pretty early, around 9. But all in all it was a good day.
Sunday, Grama and Grampa were up bright and early -6am. They went to the pool and walked in the water for some exercise. They are some tough grandparents. Bryan and I were up at 7:30 so at 8 we tagged along with the grandparents to IHOP. It wasn't too far so we walked, plus by the time Bryan and I figured out we were walking we didn't want to turn around. But it was worth it. Breakfast was good and so was the conversation. At the end a family sat down with two little girls who blew us kisses. The youngest one, about a year old, looked like an adorable little elf. She kept grunting at me to get my attention. I was ok with that.
We stopped at Target since it was on the walk back, and shopped around a bit. Bryan was coughing so bad that he was miserable so we left. We got back to the hotel by around 10 and my mom and sisters were just waking up. Soon Courtney, Bryan and I headed down to the pool while Sarah hit the weight room.
We swam around for a few hours before some little kids came down about 12:45. One of the kids shouted to his mom, "Hey mom! Take off your clothes and get in the pool!" It was so funny. We decided to get out and get ready for the day.
Mom, grama and grampa headed back over to Target for a food run. When they got back we hung around the room. My mom, sisters and I got bored so we decided to put on fake tattoos. It was quite entertaining but now I'm thinking of getting one inspired by one of the fake ones.
We walked over to Chili's because we were craving steak. Bryan ended up getting his meal for free because they screwed something up. However, it was really really good. I love their mashed potatoes -mmm. We thought about stopping at Coldstone but were all too full. So we stopped at Target -again. We walked around and I found a pair of maternity shorts. They are so comfy. And so much cooler than wearing capris. We headed back -exhausted- and hung around for a bit before we decided to go swimming again. This time we all went except for Sarah. It was a little chillier than earlier but it was nice.
We all got out around 9 and thought we'd order a movie but Bryan, grama and grampa headed to bed. So mom, court and I watched the end of Hairspray and then headed to bed for another long day.
Monday we got out of the hotel by 9 and started to head out. Someone gave grampa different directions to the Museum so we wouldn't have to hit the interstate. It took about 45 minutes but that was better than the 2 hours it would've taken. We missed the exit twice but got back into the Field Museum for the free day -second monday of the month.
Bryan and mom wanted to check out a couple more things so Courtney and I hit the gift shops. She didn't want to leave Chicago empty handed. So after some careful searching she found a really cool rock windchime. I found myself an amber ring and picked up grampa a wood-burned gord owl. It all was pretty dang cool. I really wanted this cute panda but it was a ridiculous gift shop price of $40. Not worth it.
We left the museum at 12:20 and headed to the Museum of Science and Industry. My legs from the knees down were killing me so I got a wheelchair and Bryan pushed me around. I wouldn't have made it otherwise.
We started checking out some of the old cars when my family spotted a guy from Project Runway. So we started to chase him down so I could see him but he was quick and obviously in a hurry to get somewhere. So we got some water and checked out the circus area. It was a lot of fun even though we are "big kids."
We found the PR guy again, he was in a side room decorating. Courtney got a couple of pictures.
We then headed to a quick 3-D show where I had to switch seats with Bryan because someone with a big head who couldn't sit still sat in front of me. We then went to see the U-505 submarine. It was incredibly cool. We even got to take a tour inside of it and in spite of how big it looks it's incredibly cramped on the inside.
We kind of jipped ourselves by not going earlier because we didn't get to see everything we wanted. At 4:30 we left and headed on out.
I fell asleep and woke up when we stopped for gas an hour later. We were stuck in traffic that whole time so we didn't get very far. We all got out and had another round of Cracker Barrel. Our waitress was terrible and it made things worse since we were all starving.
Bryan made up for it. When we were all heading to the car, Bryan had to use the restroom. When I went to get in I found a Cracker Barrel bag and tried to figure out who's it was since everyone seemed to have bought one. When I opened it I found a panda bear. I was tickled pink.
Bryan had bought it and snuck it out before the food had arrived. Then when he came out he was carrying something. Openening the door he handed me a box saying, "this is for mom, mom." It was a cast iron bird feeder -gorgeous- and it was for Mother's Day. He had had Court do some detective work in finding out if I'd like it. I really had :)
The rest of the ride was kind of long but we made it home by 11. A little squished, a little tired and poor Bryan still sick.
Tuesday morning, everyone was ready to go by 8:45. We gave grampa his gord owl for Father's Day and he really liked it. We all prayed and they headed home. I missed them immediately.
I had a Dr. appointment yesterday. I had to drink some stuff and have them draw some blood for a diabetes check. Hopefully I don't have it but we'll find out soon enough.
My doctor tried to find the hearbeat to check on the baby but the baby is a swimmer and very fidgety. My doc called -her- stubborn. At one point the baby kicked the microphone. I thought that was pretty funny.
Bryan -still sick- got checked out and they think he had bronchitis. I'm starting to feel a little dry throat but I'm fighting it and in denial. I think that's the best way to keep from getting sick.
-4:30am was to come early.
Saturday morning I was awake at 3:45am. I laid around til about 4:20am when I finally got up. I didn't want to get up any earlier and wake any one else but it turned out that almost all of them were already getting around.
Out the door by 5:10, we were on our way.
We all pretty much slept the drive, stopping at 9 for some Cracker Barrel. Breakfast was alright but Bryan was still pretty sick and didn't really enjoy it. Grampa didn't really enjoy his either.
After breakfast we finished our journey into Chicago and at about 10, hit the Field Museum right away. Some of the exhibits were pretty amazing. My favorites were the t-rex and whale skeletons and the elephants, the Egyptian tomb and the underground.
We said we'd meet at 4 but by 2:30 we were all pretty much beat. My sisters went to the aquarium and then the museum so we had to wait for them for a bit but they were done pretty quickly so we headed to the hotel. Plus I was incredibly swollen from all the walking on the hard floor.
It took us about an hour and a half to get there but it was worth it because the hotel was really nice. The only thing that was bad was that our rooms weren't connected so we had to keep going through the hall and knocking on each others doors.
We all were starving so Grampa ran to target and we ordered pizza, eating almost everything. We all went to bed pretty early, around 9. But all in all it was a good day.
Sunday, Grama and Grampa were up bright and early -6am. They went to the pool and walked in the water for some exercise. They are some tough grandparents. Bryan and I were up at 7:30 so at 8 we tagged along with the grandparents to IHOP. It wasn't too far so we walked, plus by the time Bryan and I figured out we were walking we didn't want to turn around. But it was worth it. Breakfast was good and so was the conversation. At the end a family sat down with two little girls who blew us kisses. The youngest one, about a year old, looked like an adorable little elf. She kept grunting at me to get my attention. I was ok with that.
We stopped at Target since it was on the walk back, and shopped around a bit. Bryan was coughing so bad that he was miserable so we left. We got back to the hotel by around 10 and my mom and sisters were just waking up. Soon Courtney, Bryan and I headed down to the pool while Sarah hit the weight room.
We swam around for a few hours before some little kids came down about 12:45. One of the kids shouted to his mom, "Hey mom! Take off your clothes and get in the pool!" It was so funny. We decided to get out and get ready for the day.
Mom, grama and grampa headed back over to Target for a food run. When they got back we hung around the room. My mom, sisters and I got bored so we decided to put on fake tattoos. It was quite entertaining but now I'm thinking of getting one inspired by one of the fake ones.
We walked over to Chili's because we were craving steak. Bryan ended up getting his meal for free because they screwed something up. However, it was really really good. I love their mashed potatoes -mmm. We thought about stopping at Coldstone but were all too full. So we stopped at Target -again. We walked around and I found a pair of maternity shorts. They are so comfy. And so much cooler than wearing capris. We headed back -exhausted- and hung around for a bit before we decided to go swimming again. This time we all went except for Sarah. It was a little chillier than earlier but it was nice.
We all got out around 9 and thought we'd order a movie but Bryan, grama and grampa headed to bed. So mom, court and I watched the end of Hairspray and then headed to bed for another long day.
Monday we got out of the hotel by 9 and started to head out. Someone gave grampa different directions to the Museum so we wouldn't have to hit the interstate. It took about 45 minutes but that was better than the 2 hours it would've taken. We missed the exit twice but got back into the Field Museum for the free day -second monday of the month.
Bryan and mom wanted to check out a couple more things so Courtney and I hit the gift shops. She didn't want to leave Chicago empty handed. So after some careful searching she found a really cool rock windchime. I found myself an amber ring and picked up grampa a wood-burned gord owl. It all was pretty dang cool. I really wanted this cute panda but it was a ridiculous gift shop price of $40. Not worth it.
We left the museum at 12:20 and headed to the Museum of Science and Industry. My legs from the knees down were killing me so I got a wheelchair and Bryan pushed me around. I wouldn't have made it otherwise.
We started checking out some of the old cars when my family spotted a guy from Project Runway. So we started to chase him down so I could see him but he was quick and obviously in a hurry to get somewhere. So we got some water and checked out the circus area. It was a lot of fun even though we are "big kids."
We found the PR guy again, he was in a side room decorating. Courtney got a couple of pictures.
We then headed to a quick 3-D show where I had to switch seats with Bryan because someone with a big head who couldn't sit still sat in front of me. We then went to see the U-505 submarine. It was incredibly cool. We even got to take a tour inside of it and in spite of how big it looks it's incredibly cramped on the inside.
We kind of jipped ourselves by not going earlier because we didn't get to see everything we wanted. At 4:30 we left and headed on out.
I fell asleep and woke up when we stopped for gas an hour later. We were stuck in traffic that whole time so we didn't get very far. We all got out and had another round of Cracker Barrel. Our waitress was terrible and it made things worse since we were all starving.
Bryan made up for it. When we were all heading to the car, Bryan had to use the restroom. When I went to get in I found a Cracker Barrel bag and tried to figure out who's it was since everyone seemed to have bought one. When I opened it I found a panda bear. I was tickled pink.
Bryan had bought it and snuck it out before the food had arrived. Then when he came out he was carrying something. Openening the door he handed me a box saying, "this is for mom, mom." It was a cast iron bird feeder -gorgeous- and it was for Mother's Day. He had had Court do some detective work in finding out if I'd like it. I really had :)
The rest of the ride was kind of long but we made it home by 11. A little squished, a little tired and poor Bryan still sick.
Tuesday morning, everyone was ready to go by 8:45. We gave grampa his gord owl for Father's Day and he really liked it. We all prayed and they headed home. I missed them immediately.
I had a Dr. appointment yesterday. I had to drink some stuff and have them draw some blood for a diabetes check. Hopefully I don't have it but we'll find out soon enough.
My doctor tried to find the hearbeat to check on the baby but the baby is a swimmer and very fidgety. My doc called -her- stubborn. At one point the baby kicked the microphone. I thought that was pretty funny.
Bryan -still sick- got checked out and they think he had bronchitis. I'm starting to feel a little dry throat but I'm fighting it and in denial. I think that's the best way to keep from getting sick.
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