shower pics and beyond. :)

dang....it's been a long time.

OMG! SHAME ON ME!!!! I cannot believe I have neglected this thing for this long. How embarrassing! j/k.
Im just going to do a quick run down of what has been going on.

I have had 4 showers from wonderful, wonderful people. We were showered not only with gifts but lots of love and advice.
I had a shower at my prior school at Northwest. I had a shower at my current school at Barron. My sweet friends gave me a diaper shower at Jennifer's house. We got TONS of diapers...I mean TONS. We are both so thankful. Ashley, Melody, Jennifer and Michelle hosted.
My mom's sweet work friends also gave me a shower. I must say she will be the best dressed kid in Hutto. We got some adorable stuff!!

Things are pretty much ready and waiting. I sorta got a slow start at first. I had a panic attack about 2 weekends ago for not having a car seat. That was my big thing. We made a big target trip with gift cards and got a majority of things that we needed. We now have a car seat! Her room is ready. Her bedding is ADORABLE. My mom's friend Kathy Johnson is so talented and did an amazing job on it. It goes perfectly with her orange room. I even washed some of the 0-3 month outfits. We'll see if she fits in them....my doc is saying she is about 9lbs. I just have a hard time believing that.
Now it's just a waiting game.

I started going to weekly appointments to the doctor. Last sonogram and check-up is when they told me she is about 9lbs. I told my doctor that I didn't believe the sonogram, so many times my friends have told me that their doc is telling them that they also have a 9 or 10lber, when they give birth, their baby is like 7lbs. So I am taking that info with a grain of salt. No doubt she is a big girl. When my doctor saw that she was huge I could instantly see his eyes have money signs in them b/c he immediately jumped to scheduling a C-section. I said I am good I'd like to labor first and if I need a C-section from there then I'll do it. Still haven't decided on pain meds. I am on the fence. I will probably end up getting them but I'd like to try without them. We'll see Im sure this thinking will all change when I get my first contraction. I have been having crazy braxton hicks. Paul has to now help me in and out of bed! That's fun.

 My old co-worker Keitha was 4 weeks behind me and had her baby last Saturday at 34 weeks. And it really hit home. This whole birthing thing started getting to me. I am a little scared. Paul mentioned to me in the car the other day "You know, there is going to be a time when I get a call saying you are in labor, and that is the ONE thing I will be focused on and I have NO IDEA when that time will be and that drives. me. nuts." And he's right. Scary....

Oh I had an appointment today ,and I am no dilating. I don't think I will until she comes....she's stubborn...........like her Daddy.

I still attempt the gym. I am trying to get there 3-4 times a week. I am doing weights and cardio. It's getting harder and harder with my fun varicose veins. They are sooooo flippin painful! I swear if I could get rid of those veins I would be golden.

Valentine's has come and gone. I was a little sentimental as it will be our last Valentine's day without kids...don't get me wrong Valentine's has really never been a big deal for both of us.But, to think it's our last one as NON parents....I told Paul that he can't love the kid more than me. But I can love the kid more then him. :) He got me flowers, he filled my car with balloons and got me a HUGE card with a box of chocolates....He's a keeper. Last weekend we went on a date to see Silver Lining Playbook then we went and ate at Longhorn steakhouse. IT was a good date. Hopfully there will be more where that came from. :) :)

Nesting finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I have said it. I am finally nesting. It has come to that point where I have no choice but to do so. It didn't come naturally, I had to force myself. I put a picture up on facebook of the crazy nursery I'll try to get it up on this blog. There was stuff all over the floor color splotches all over the walls. It looked pretty bad....I thought it was funny, others did not. So I decided to get my butt in gear.  Paul and I have decided that we enjoy doing things...everything.......the hard way. :)
Nesting has consisted of
1.Finding a color for the walls
2. Stripping, sanding and painting (thank you Paul) the chest of drawers we had in the spare that we'll use for her dresser.
3. Putting in a white fan instead of brown. The brown one made the room look real dark.
4. Finding wooden letters for her name to put on the wall.
5. Putting together a book shelf thing that we got for a wedding gift. It will also go in her room.
6. Picked out fabric!! Finally. :)
So things are coming along...slowly.
Paul's mom is planning to come in next weekend to paint the room. Thank God! So I can check that off my check list. I have my first shower next week from my other home at Northwest, I can't wait to see those people. :)

Pregnancy:.....I feel really bad about complaining about it all the time but, I figured this is my blog and I'm telling the truth....it sucks. I cannot walk for any length of time without this GODLY amount of pressure in my pelvis area. Let me try to describe what it feels like. It feels like 60lbs of cinder blocks sitting in my pelvis trying to get out (her head) because of the amount of pressure my pelvis radiates heat!!!! It's pretty bad. Oh and this is a new and fun development, my right arm, every night at the same time hurts like a B****, during my nightly routine Paul has to massage it.
I would like to make a list of things you normal people should STOP right now taking for granted:
1. Bending over
2. Putting your shoes on (I procrastinate and DREAD putting my shoes on)
3. Reaching for something on the top shelf
4. Standing and cooking
5. Getting out of bed, off the couch, out of a chair and the tub
6. Putting pants on
I for one, will NEVER, EVER take any of those things for granted ever again.

I went to body pump the other day, I felt like a normal contributor to society once again. I was dying yesterday and today from the amount of soreness. But, in a way I liked it. :)

I think I have decided for sure to take all 12 weeks of my maternity leave. Even though we'll be out a whole pay check one month and half a pay check another week, I've heard it's worth it. If I go in on March 7th (her due date) it will be exactly 12 weeks on the last day of school. Soooooo I CANNOT have her early. I'll have to squeeze tight. ;)

Christmas, sprained ankle

 

 Well Christmas has come and gone.....We spent it with my mom and dad at their house. Melody and Auntie Barb also joined us. Every year my dad says "It's going to be a small Christmas this year" and every year it never is. We make it out of their like bandits. I got a pandora bracelet from Paul and a Kindle Fire from my mom and dad...completely addicted to it. My parents got Paul a grill also, which we needed. They are always wayyy too generous.
Melody, Paul and I decided to go for a nice Christmas walk. (Because we are athletes.) 2 blocks later...I must've not seen a curb, it was pretty much like slow motion I remember falling and screaming bloody murder at the same time crumbling to the ground. Melody instantly laughed, Paul ran up not knowing what was going on. I couldn't talk because I was just shocked. I tried to get up and new instantly that Paul needed to go and get a car to take me back to the house. Yes, folks.....I sprained my ankle. The pain was excrusiating!!! AWFUL!!!! I was thinking to myself, 30 weeks pregnant I am already dying because most days my groin feels like it's either ready to deliever a baby or it's going to fall off and I just sprained my flippin ankle....REALLY???! Story of my life. So after opening presents I spent the rest of my Christmas on the couch. Going to the bathroom every ehh 15 minutes because that's what pregnant people do. Paul had to help me each way unable to put any pressure on my foot. Once again Paul gets the prize of taking care of me and waiting on me hand and foot (literally.) He's so patient and I am so lucky. I nursed my ankle all day yesterday (day after Christmas). Today I am determined to get out of this house. I am feeling much better:

28, 29, 30,

Pregnancy so far has been going. :) To say the least. I am just one of those people that does not enjoy this. I am moody, fat, tired, unmotivated. I am still trying to work out but don't like it and don't want to. :( My sciatic sucks, my neck hurts, my groin hurts!!! I don't like asking for help or having people help me, I like to be able to do things on my own. I've gained 16 pounds and don't understand how anyone can carry an extra 16 pounds. It's pretty ridiculous.
On a lighter note. :) She's getting way big, and I am feeling her a lot more which is pretty great. I am ready to see her. We ended up getting a second opinion with a different fetal medicine doctor. The last one just wasn't communicating very well. I don't know how much I wrote on here about the last fetal specialist (which is different from my normal OB) The last appointment he had told me that he wanted to continue to look at this spot on her brain that "was normal" but he wanted to see me in 2 weeks just to check on it. I was very very upset.
The other doctor was great. I don't know if he was great because they gave us GREAT news or because they were really nice and I could understand them. Before the sonogram they looked at the notes from the last doctor and was confused in the first place as to why they were even worried about the false positive on the spinal bifida test. Apparently there wasn't even a 1% chance that she had spinal bifida. During the sonogram they said everything was normal and beautiful. Her head is huge. At the time I was 28 weeks, overall the baby is measuring an average of 32 weeks. Her head is the average size of a 33 week old baby. (Thank you Paul)
We got a CRIB!! One out of 10000000 things that we need has been marked off our list. We got it off of craiglist and pretty excited about it. Paul likes to say several times a day "WE HAVE A CRIB IN THIS HOUSE." It's pretty surreal to have a piece of baby furniture in the house. We touched it up with some more white paint because it had a few knicks in it.  I am working on deciding on bedding. My mom has a friend that has been willing to make it but there is just so much to choose from.

sciatic sciatic, I HATE YOU!

(pic uploader isn't working of course, I'll have to try to upload the rest later...booo!)
I feel bad I've been complaining a whole lot in these posts but it's the truth. Pregnancy sucks!! I am sick of this whole sciatic pain, I have also developed these awesome huge blue veins in my groin. They throb when I stand or walk and radiate heat!! It's awful!! I can't be on my feet or walk for any length of time before I have to sit and rest.  Once again, my poor husband. I can't thank him enough for putting up with me. I ask him to do stuff and he doesn't complain or question. Love him!
I do like when she kicks. <3. She's kicking as we speak.
I went to Dallas last weekend to see one of my best friends Ashley, we went to Canton with her sweet co-worker. I didn't do too bad. I got a cute picture frame for Myka's room and a cute outfit. The rest of the stuff I bought is for the house.
I finally got the Christmas stuff up in the house. Now for the Christmas shopping....I use to get excited about Christmas shopping, but not looking forward to the fun pain I'll have to put up with while doing it. (Speaking of, I had to sit while cooking today at the stove...) ridiculous!
I've been looking at bedding to try to get ideas. My mom has a good friend at work that has been willing to make me some. I'm very excited! I am liking the chevron pattern. But we'll see what I end up with.
I figured I'll pick out colors then go from there.
I have this week and half of next week to go before break! AND boy am I ready.
OMG!! I FOUND A LONG TERM SUB!! She subbed for my co-worker's class a few weeks ago and I snapped her up. She's taught before in Manor and just had a baby. I'm confident she will be great with my kids. It's a huge load off my back. :)

22, 23, 24 weeks!! oops.

Oops...it's been awhile. Sorry, technology has really made me mad lately. So mad I wanted to throw the computer across the room. I finally realized I was logging in the wrong way. As you can tell I DID figure it out.
Nothing much to report. Except she's moving like crazy and on my sciatic nerve like crazy. I figured out some exercises and stretches that give me some relief. Sleeping stinks.....she's on my diaphragm which makes it hard to breath.
I hate to admit it but I told my mom on the phone that I am not enjoying this whole pregnancy thing. I don't like all the limitations of not drinking (I miss wine) and happy hours. I don't even bother to go anymore because I can't drink. And my sleep habits are absolutely amazing! I go to bed at like 8 on Friday and Saturday nights! I am just SO. TIRED. The sciatic nerve thing is REALLY painful. Which sometimes limits what I can do at the gym. I am just ready for her to be out!! I want the baby and skip the whole pregnancy thing. I DO like the food part. I don't think twice when I shove something in my mouth. :) That's sorta fun.


I think we have finally established a spelling. I think we are solid on Myka. We are also playing around with the middle name Rowen...I know it's different. But so am I. AND SO IS PAUL...