Ok, so I know that I said I'd blog after my doctor's appointment on Monday, but, to be honest, not too much happened, so I didn't really have much to say. No progress has been made towards delivery, although I was told that "we're getting close" to progress being made. I think I know what that means, and I think it's good news, but it wasn't the news I was expecting. Oh well... As my dad would say, "it is what it is...". No worries, though. I have full confidence that Maddy will be here before her 12th birthday. LoL. No, really, she can't stay in there forever, so I'm sure she'll be here whenever she's good and ready!! :)
I, also, have decided that she is going to come out with an afro and bell bottom jeans. When she moves now (which is OFTEN), it feels like the lava in a lava lamp looks... Who knows?!?! Maybe she'll be SUPER laid back. Not sure who that trait would have come from as neither Bryan nor I are SUPER laid back. Bryan is pretty laid back, but not THAT much.
To totally change the subject...
As it's been previously mentioned in a couple of other blogs, tomorrow is September 11th. This is a day that my generation will always remember as well. This is the first day in the history of my life that seems to deserve the "where were you when you found out" question. None of us were around for any of the other major events in American history. While that is a neat thing to be able to say, "I know that I was in XX place when I found out", I sure hope that none of us EVER experience this again. September 11th was a very eerie day. I know I will never forget the events of that day, and the uncertainty and nervousness I felt about what was happening in our country. I'm proud to say that I, while it may be indirect, am playing a small role in protecting the freedom of our country. More-so Bryan is the one that is playing the larger role of protection so that you and I can be here in our comfy homes and comfy beds every day and night. For that, I thank him and the other soldiers. I also thank those of you that have written blogs commenting on our soldiers... whether it was a recent blog or one from previous months. Your support helps the soldiers and their families make it through things like deployments. Ok... now I'm just rambling.
Back to Maddy... My next appointment will be 2 weeks from the last one, so not this coming Monday, but the next one. I know I'll probably blog on Sunday with some updated pictures, then again the following Sunday (all before the doctor's appointment), so, for now, I suppose the best I can do is just tell everyone to assume that no news is good news at this point!! Keep Maddy in your prayers, though. She's a movin' and a shakin' (not so much in the literal sense... we don't want to hurt her), but we all know that things can change VERY quickly with a fragile little life! :)
Oh, wait! One more little story. Last night my very good friend from college, Leslie, called to talk with me about her plans to come visit us in November. While we were talking, she suggested that she and I go out on the Saturday night that she's here. She told me that she wanted to go out... just the two of us... and leave Maddy home with Bryan. I agreed, but she asked that I talk to Bryan about it first. So, later on last night I talked with Bryan about it, and told him that while she is here, we'd like to go out... just the 2 of us. I asked if that was okay with him. He told me that was fine, but gave me a funny look as if to ask "why are you asking my permission??". I reminded him that if Leslie and I go out to dinner, he will have to BABYSIT. He got a funny little smirk on his face, and had a bit of an "ah-ha" moment. It was a pretty cute moment we had. LoL. I think maybe it's starting to set in with him. LoL.
Ok, now I think I'll REALLY let everyone go. Not too sure why I got so wordy tonight, but... I DID! :)
Talk to you later!!
Love you guys!!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
New Week... "New" Pictures...
Good Sunday evening everyone! This weekend has just FLOWN by. We've had a good weekend, but it's hard to believe that it's over already!!
Friday night we went out to dinner with some friends to Abuelo's... Mom, you can tell me all about your Spud Maxes from McAlisters, but this is my turn to tell you all about my AMAZING enchiladas from Abuelos!!! :) The meal was GREAT, and the company wasn't half bad either!
Saturday, Bryan and I got up (after sleeping in) and did a few chores around the house. Shortly after the chores were finished, it was time to take Nash to his obedience class. Once again, he did well. He sure knows how to make his momma proud!!! After we were back home, we did a few more little things around the house, then went to a friend's house for a BBQ. The food was good, and, again, the company was nice as well!! After leaving their house, we went and did our grocery shopping. Once we got home again, our friends Mike and Breezy came over for a little while to socialize. We always love having them over to chat. I'm going to miss that when they both deploy in the not so distant future.
Today, we slept in again (hey, we have to do it while we still have the chance!!). As soon as I got up, I remembered that some of the girls from the squadron had invited me to go with them to get pedicures. I felt a little guilty for going, but Bryan told me that I deserved to go, so I went. Now, I have pretty toes!! After the pedicure, Breezy and I went shopping for some of the necessary supplies for Jess's bridal shower next weekend (Aunt Do, I'm stealing a few of your ideas... I hope you don't mind). After getting home from shopping, Bryan and I made dinner (he grilled chicken, and I did some pasta [it turned out okay w/ no milk, Mom] and veggies. We sat outside to eat (mostly because I didn't feel like clearing off the kitchen table), and enjoyed our dinner. Finally, we took my weekly picture (I'll post it at the end), then went for a walk. I am really starting to struggle with any lengthy time of exercise. We only made it through about half of the neighborhood, and at a slow pace at that... Bryan and Nash were patient with me (Bryan more-so than Nash) and kept with MY pace. Now, we're just sitting here watching a little TV, winding down from the weekend...
I guess I COULD also catch you up on LAST week... Last week was the first week that my replacement at work was there. We got several things accomplished last week, and she is picking up very quickly... THANKFULLY!! Thursday was our first childbirthing class. Bryan got a little freaked out, and told me at the end of class that I was on my own from here on out. I'm glad he was only teasing!!! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I hope she has good news that we've already made a little bit of progress. This past Friday marked 35 of 40 weeks. We now have less than 5 weeks to go!! I'm not completely miserable, and I, of course, want what's best for Maddy, but my curiousity is getting the best of me... I just want to get to meet her!! Oh well... I guess that's about it from the Texas folks... I'll try to make some time to blog tomorrow night... especially if the doctor has any sort of news for us!!
Have a GREAT week!!
Here are this week's pictures:
This is Maddy and Mommy from the front this week...
This is Maddy and Mommy from the side this week...
This is Maddy and Mommy from the side LAST week... Do we think Maddy has dropped any?? I've had some symptoms that would imply that this has happened, but I am just not 100% sure... After looking at the pictures, I think maybe she has just a little, but not a lot yet... Any thoughts from anyone???
Love you guys!! :)
Friday night we went out to dinner with some friends to Abuelo's... Mom, you can tell me all about your Spud Maxes from McAlisters, but this is my turn to tell you all about my AMAZING enchiladas from Abuelos!!! :) The meal was GREAT, and the company wasn't half bad either!
Saturday, Bryan and I got up (after sleeping in) and did a few chores around the house. Shortly after the chores were finished, it was time to take Nash to his obedience class. Once again, he did well. He sure knows how to make his momma proud!!! After we were back home, we did a few more little things around the house, then went to a friend's house for a BBQ. The food was good, and, again, the company was nice as well!! After leaving their house, we went and did our grocery shopping. Once we got home again, our friends Mike and Breezy came over for a little while to socialize. We always love having them over to chat. I'm going to miss that when they both deploy in the not so distant future.
Today, we slept in again (hey, we have to do it while we still have the chance!!). As soon as I got up, I remembered that some of the girls from the squadron had invited me to go with them to get pedicures. I felt a little guilty for going, but Bryan told me that I deserved to go, so I went. Now, I have pretty toes!! After the pedicure, Breezy and I went shopping for some of the necessary supplies for Jess's bridal shower next weekend (Aunt Do, I'm stealing a few of your ideas... I hope you don't mind). After getting home from shopping, Bryan and I made dinner (he grilled chicken, and I did some pasta [it turned out okay w/ no milk, Mom] and veggies. We sat outside to eat (mostly because I didn't feel like clearing off the kitchen table), and enjoyed our dinner. Finally, we took my weekly picture (I'll post it at the end), then went for a walk. I am really starting to struggle with any lengthy time of exercise. We only made it through about half of the neighborhood, and at a slow pace at that... Bryan and Nash were patient with me (Bryan more-so than Nash) and kept with MY pace. Now, we're just sitting here watching a little TV, winding down from the weekend...
I guess I COULD also catch you up on LAST week... Last week was the first week that my replacement at work was there. We got several things accomplished last week, and she is picking up very quickly... THANKFULLY!! Thursday was our first childbirthing class. Bryan got a little freaked out, and told me at the end of class that I was on my own from here on out. I'm glad he was only teasing!!! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I hope she has good news that we've already made a little bit of progress. This past Friday marked 35 of 40 weeks. We now have less than 5 weeks to go!! I'm not completely miserable, and I, of course, want what's best for Maddy, but my curiousity is getting the best of me... I just want to get to meet her!! Oh well... I guess that's about it from the Texas folks... I'll try to make some time to blog tomorrow night... especially if the doctor has any sort of news for us!!
Have a GREAT week!!
Here are this week's pictures:
This is Maddy and Mommy from the front this week...
This is Maddy and Mommy from the side this week...
This is Maddy and Mommy from the side LAST week... Do we think Maddy has dropped any?? I've had some symptoms that would imply that this has happened, but I am just not 100% sure... After looking at the pictures, I think maybe she has just a little, but not a lot yet... Any thoughts from anyone???
Love you guys!! :)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!
This is just a quick note to wish my parents a VERY HAPPY 31st Anniversary!!!
How's that for an "oldie but a goodie"?!?! That was Easter 2003... Can you believe how much has changed in 5 1/2 years?!?!
Love you guys! I hope you had a good dinner at Bonefish!! :)
How's that for an "oldie but a goodie"?!?! That was Easter 2003... Can you believe how much has changed in 5 1/2 years?!?!
Love you guys! I hope you had a good dinner at Bonefish!! :)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Another Week Down...
We are one week closer to D-Day, as I like to call it. As of this past Friday, we are 6 weeks from Maddy's due date!!!! Check us out:
So far this weekend, we've been VERY productive!! All of the laundry has been washed, dried, folded and ironed. The house has been picked up and cleaned... Bryan finished the necessary touch-up work on Maddy's room... NOW, we can truly enjoy our day off tomorrow!! I hope that everyone has a good day off!! I think we're going to go shopping for some things for Maddy tomorrow. We have a list of items we still need to get before she is here... Hopefully, we'll knock some of those things out tomorrow!
Oh well... It's getting late, and we're pooped! Talk to you guys later!
Love you guys!! :)
So far this weekend, we've been VERY productive!! All of the laundry has been washed, dried, folded and ironed. The house has been picked up and cleaned... Bryan finished the necessary touch-up work on Maddy's room... NOW, we can truly enjoy our day off tomorrow!! I hope that everyone has a good day off!! I think we're going to go shopping for some things for Maddy tomorrow. We have a list of items we still need to get before she is here... Hopefully, we'll knock some of those things out tomorrow!
Oh well... It's getting late, and we're pooped! Talk to you guys later!
Love you guys!! :)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
So Much Has Happened...
...Since the last time I blogged...
On Wednesday, I had a rough start to my day at work, and the last thing I had to do (before picking my mom up at the airport) was attend a meeting at the other YMCA in town at noon. I hurried over there as to not be late. When I got there, we were supposed to meet in a particular office. When I got to the door of the office, there were pink and white streamers and balloons all over the place... They threw me a surprise shower!!! Wasn't that sweet?? Here are a couple of the pictures from the day:
After the shower, I headed to the airport to pick my mom up for her visit!!! Once she was here and in the car, I surprised her. I had to go watch a video on having an epidural, then go get my blood checked. Don't you know she was THRILLED?!?! HaHaHa. She's such a good sport!! She went with me and watched the video, then sat in the waiting room while I had my blood drawn.
Not too much else went on until Friday. Early Friday morning Bryan had to leave for a work trip. Late Friday afternoon Jenny, Bryan's mom, came into town. This WAS the weekend of the big shower that my friends Jess and Breezy threw for me. The three of us (me and "the moms") went out to dinner, then came home and chatted until bedtime. We got up Saturday morning in time to have some coffee and juice (coffee for them, juice for me) and a bagel, then got ready and headed to the shower.
The shower turned out GREAT!! I had a WONDERFUL time, and Maddy got lots of really great stuff!! I think this kiddo is just about set (for the first few weeks anyways)!! I don't have very many pictures because my mom and Jenny were helping me with giving the gifts to me to open and keeping track of who gave what, so they were unavailable to take pictures. My friend Jess took quite a few, though. I'll have to get her to e-mail hers to me! Here are a couple of the ones I have, though:
Lastly, I will leave you with this week's pregnancy pictures... Maddy is growing like CRAZY (and so am I)!!!
I hope that everyone has a great week! Bryan is in North Carolina this week. Please say a prayer that he makes it home safely on Thursday, as is planned!! :) Also, my mom has to return home on Tuesday... another prayer then would be GREAT!!! :)
Love you guys!
I LOVE YOU, BRYAN!! :)
On Wednesday, I had a rough start to my day at work, and the last thing I had to do (before picking my mom up at the airport) was attend a meeting at the other YMCA in town at noon. I hurried over there as to not be late. When I got there, we were supposed to meet in a particular office. When I got to the door of the office, there were pink and white streamers and balloons all over the place... They threw me a surprise shower!!! Wasn't that sweet?? Here are a couple of the pictures from the day:
After the shower, I headed to the airport to pick my mom up for her visit!!! Once she was here and in the car, I surprised her. I had to go watch a video on having an epidural, then go get my blood checked. Don't you know she was THRILLED?!?! HaHaHa. She's such a good sport!! She went with me and watched the video, then sat in the waiting room while I had my blood drawn.
Not too much else went on until Friday. Early Friday morning Bryan had to leave for a work trip. Late Friday afternoon Jenny, Bryan's mom, came into town. This WAS the weekend of the big shower that my friends Jess and Breezy threw for me. The three of us (me and "the moms") went out to dinner, then came home and chatted until bedtime. We got up Saturday morning in time to have some coffee and juice (coffee for them, juice for me) and a bagel, then got ready and headed to the shower.
The shower turned out GREAT!! I had a WONDERFUL time, and Maddy got lots of really great stuff!! I think this kiddo is just about set (for the first few weeks anyways)!! I don't have very many pictures because my mom and Jenny were helping me with giving the gifts to me to open and keeping track of who gave what, so they were unavailable to take pictures. My friend Jess took quite a few, though. I'll have to get her to e-mail hers to me! Here are a couple of the ones I have, though:
Lastly, I will leave you with this week's pregnancy pictures... Maddy is growing like CRAZY (and so am I)!!!
I hope that everyone has a great week! Bryan is in North Carolina this week. Please say a prayer that he makes it home safely on Thursday, as is planned!! :) Also, my mom has to return home on Tuesday... another prayer then would be GREAT!!! :)
Love you guys!
I LOVE YOU, BRYAN!! :)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Maternity Portraits
Good evening all... I just wanted to share a little bit of what's going on here with you. On Saturday morning, Bryan and I went and had maternity portraits taken. We went back yesterday and chose which ones we wanted printed. There were so many to choose from that we had a difficult time making our choices. While we were looking at the proofs, though, the photographer asked us to sign a waiver to publish some of the pictures on her website. I thought I'd share it with you. I will warn you that the site seems to take quite a long time to load, so if you get tired of waiting, I understand. I'll try to take some pictures of the ones we got printed once we have them and have them on the walls here.
The website is: http://www.ibgphotography.com/Pregnancy.html
Once you are on the website, there are 5 pictures of us on there. The first one is on the third row in the middle. The second one is the 5th one down on the left-hand column. The two pictures directly below that are ours, and the very bottom row in the center is us again. The very last picture was one of our least favorites... for a myriad of reasons (the main one being the pose itself), but apparently the photographer liked it.
With all of that being said, click on the link, leave the room, grab a cup of coffee, maybe have a little snack, run some errands, etc., then go back and the page should be loaded. I hope you are able to see the pictures and enjoy them!
Love you guys!!
The website is: http://www.ibgphotography.com/Pregnancy.html
Once you are on the website, there are 5 pictures of us on there. The first one is on the third row in the middle. The second one is the 5th one down on the left-hand column. The two pictures directly below that are ours, and the very bottom row in the center is us again. The very last picture was one of our least favorites... for a myriad of reasons (the main one being the pose itself), but apparently the photographer liked it.
With all of that being said, click on the link, leave the room, grab a cup of coffee, maybe have a little snack, run some errands, etc., then go back and the page should be loaded. I hope you are able to see the pictures and enjoy them!
Love you guys!!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
33 Weeks
Friday marked the completion of 32 weeks of the pregnancy. Maddy has developed enough that if something were to happen, and she decided to make her grand appearance, the doctors would let nature take it's course, and she'd be here to stay!! I'm very excited, a little nervous, but VERY excited!! Bryan and I have agreed that we both just want to know what she looks like. If the doctor wants to take her out so we can have a "peek", then put her back in, we'd be A-OK with that!! :)
As my mom mentioned, she'll be coming to visit on Wednesday. Bryan's mom will be here on Friday. They are both coming for the shower that my friends are throwing this coming weekend. Unfortunately, Bryan will be going out of town for work on Friday, and will not return until the following Thursday, so he and his mom will miss seeing each other... Bryan's mom will leave on Sunday, and MY mom will be here until Tuesday!!! I'm VERY excited at having some company... especially since Bryan will be gone for part of that time!
Yesterday morning, Bryan and I got up and had some maternity portraits taken. The girl who took them is close to our age and was GREAT!! We both had a really good time during the "shoot". I feel like she got some good shots. We go back tomorrow to see the proofs and make some decisions on what poses we want and what sizes of those poses we want. The girls that are throwing my shower have chosen this as their gift to us. I thought that was a pretty neat gift idea! I'll see if I can share some of the pictures with you guys after we get them.
Well... I guess that's about it for now... I'll leave you with this week's pictures:
Oh yeah... and yesterday after we took our pictures, we stopped and took pictures of some of the windmills that are near our house... Here's one of the pictures Bryan took:
As my mom mentioned, she'll be coming to visit on Wednesday. Bryan's mom will be here on Friday. They are both coming for the shower that my friends are throwing this coming weekend. Unfortunately, Bryan will be going out of town for work on Friday, and will not return until the following Thursday, so he and his mom will miss seeing each other... Bryan's mom will leave on Sunday, and MY mom will be here until Tuesday!!! I'm VERY excited at having some company... especially since Bryan will be gone for part of that time!
Yesterday morning, Bryan and I got up and had some maternity portraits taken. The girl who took them is close to our age and was GREAT!! We both had a really good time during the "shoot". I feel like she got some good shots. We go back tomorrow to see the proofs and make some decisions on what poses we want and what sizes of those poses we want. The girls that are throwing my shower have chosen this as their gift to us. I thought that was a pretty neat gift idea! I'll see if I can share some of the pictures with you guys after we get them.
Well... I guess that's about it for now... I'll leave you with this week's pictures:
Oh yeah... and yesterday after we took our pictures, we stopped and took pictures of some of the windmills that are near our house... Here's one of the pictures Bryan took:
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