Man, was I grumpy or what!?

I just read my last post and it made me laugh. I was so flippin' angry when I wrote all of that. Definitely not feeling like myself:) I'm feeling much better today and I got SO much done this weekend, I am quite proud of myself. I made a list (gotta love lists) that was three pages long of stuff that I wanted to get done around the house and crossed off almost 3/4 of it by the time Travis got home on Sunday afternoon. He was very impressed and told me I was amazing for being able to do most of it with my big ol' belly. He did get a little miffed that I did some of it because I moved some heavy stuff (although I did move it with a hand truck, so it's not like I actually lifted any of it) but I explained that if he would have been here, he could have moved it himself but since he wasn't, I did (so pbhllt). He scored major brownie points with me on Saturday because he sent me a BEAUTIFUL bouquet of flowers:) It's funny, when I think about getting flowers, I am never too keen on the idea because there are only a few flowers that I actually like and I don't like the idea of them dying. BUT when I get flowers, it's a whole different story. I was tickled and smelled them all day and thought about how much I love that man of mine. I'm psychotic!! They were so gorgeous...all orange and yellow (my fave). Anyway, my house is slowly coming together and I am definitely nesting...I can feel it. I DO NOT like to clean in a any way shape or form. I avoid it at all costs and do the minimum always (which is why I really need to hire a maid). But I swear, this whole last week I have been craving to clean EVERYTHING (I might as well be doing all of it with a toothbrush) and get everything organized in my house. When I got into the shower on Saturday to take a shower, I ended up cleaning it for the 1st 15 minutes I was in there and eventually had to convince myself just to take a shower because I was going to run out of hot water. It is crazy! I can't wait to get our carpets in and get everything hung on the walls.

I really do wish that I was more amped to have a garage sale. I've never actually put one on by myself before and I am not keen to sit in my driveway and have strangers go through my stuff. My sister Sarah keeps giving me crap and says that if she were here, she would do it for me because it is so fun to have people give you money for crap that you are just going to throw away. Sorry, I have zero desire to have a garage sale. I am not throwing it all away though. I am going to give it all to good will. I have dvd racks, tons of bedding and lots of clothes and shoes. There are two Bose speakers that we never hooked up that I just want out of my sight and a really nice Rebox treadmill that we spent a pretty penny for back in the day that I don't want to look at anymore. I have my spin bike and my pool and that's all I need:) I'm sure we could get some decent $ for all of our unwanted stuff but I am absolutely not motivated to sell it. It makes me feel better to give it to charity anyway:) I have to work now...see ya!

Travis is on my sh!t list...

He left for Wyoming on Saturday to go pour a ski lift on the top of a mountain in Jackson Hole. He doesn't seem to understand that although he "compromised" and is only going up for a week, he is also leaving a very emotional, tired and needy pregnant wife at home alone!! I love him and I want him to have a good time but to hear about what a fabulous time he is having and how cold and beautiful it is and how he wants to stay there for the rest of his life makes me want to kick him in the nuts when he gets home, rather than give him a hug. I went to my first childbirth class last night and if it wasn't for my WONDERFUL sister-in-law Heather (whose anniversary was last night), I would have been the only single mom at the class. Deep down, I really don't mind that Travis is gone but when it comes to the little things that I would like him around for, I get pretty upset that he had to chose NOW to leave me alone. I am glad it is only for a week though and not the original THREE MONTHS he was hoping for. Can you believe that?!!! He was actually contemplating leaving for 3 months when our baby was going to be due in 3 months!!! He wanted us both to go up there and it took some determination on my part to convince him that there were a MILLION reasons why that would not be a good idea. In short, I have doctor appointments to keep, classes I had signed up and paid for, my insurance doesn't cover me if I go to Wyoming, so if there was a problem with the pregnancy or I went into preterm labor, I would be screwed, the baby's room is not ready, we are in the middle of renovating our home...the list seriously goes on and on. I swear, sometimes he just gets tunnel vision and thinks that what he wants to do is the best and only way to do it. Luckily, I have learned how to talk him down most of the time and if nothing else works, I just cry and he hates to see me cry, so he concedes:) So, he'll be home in4 days and I have a list a mile long of things I need him to do. Our carpet got into town yesterday and if he were here, I could have had it installed today:( Oh well, what's done is done and he just needs to come home. Damn, I'm a needy, emotional butt:) I love him, I love him, I love him (just have to keep reminding my pregnant self of this). And that's enough of a hormonal rant for me today:)

A HUGE thanks to Sarah B. for making my baby invites and sending them out!! I've received phone calls telling me how cute and how very "me" they are...no duckies, chicks or bunnies:), they are just "cool". I can't wait to see them! I am really excited for my shower and can hardly wait for my sister's wedding and the arrival of my little man!! There is SO much going on in these next few months, it is insane!! Time is flying by and it seems my list things to do gets longer instead of shorter with each passing day. I am trying to do as much as I can everyday, even if it is just a little at a time to get everything ready. I'm so tired and excited...I feel a bit delirious!!

I laughed, I cried...

And then I cried some more:) I'm done with Harry Potter and I have to say that I feel a little empty:( At least I have the movies to look forward to. I can't wait until Cole is old enough for me to read all of the books to him or for him to read tham himself and talk to me about them! Damn, I love me some Harry!! I had a doc appt. yesterday and everything is going great. I am actually 30 weeks today and I can't believe how fast it has flown by! I have to go tomorrow to get a glucose screening test done...huh? My doc appologized in advance and asked me not to hate her because appearantly it is a disgusting experience. Great...I just hope I don't throw up whatever they give me to drink. Good times. Anyway, my belly is getting bigger and I can't wait for my baby shower to get here!! Travis is leaving next weekend to go to Wyoming for a week and I don't know what I am going to do without him. Not that I am a total invalid but I definitely like him fetching me things, like drinks and popsicles, instead of having to get up and get them myself:) I haven't gone grocery shopping without him either during my entire pregnancy, so that will suck too. I'm a cry baby:( I'm gonna miss him and I hate that he gets to escape the desert for a week and I am left here to boil. Oh well. He better have fun because he's gonna have to do a whole lotta stuff when he gets home;)!!

HARRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

I just tracked my Harry Potter book and it was shipped yesterday and it will be delivered today!!!! I love Amazon.com! They shipped me book 4 & 5 a day early as well! I will be reading it by tonight and all of the losers who didn't pre-order from Amazon (no offense) will have to wait in their long lines at midnight to get their copy. Am I a nerd or what?! I don't care! I cannot wait to find out what happens to everybody...I think I am most interested in what in the heck is going on with Snape. I actually have to work now, so I can't write much more but I can't express how excited I am to read this last book...well maybe I can...IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII LLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEE HHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY PPPPPPPPPPPPPOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

This little piggy...

I don't recognize my feet by the end of the day anymore:( I am either on my feet or sitting in my chair with my feet on the ground all day and my poor ankles and feet are paying the price. I am trying to put them up more but I am up and down all day and don't really have a convenient place to put them up. Thankfully, I have a lovely pool that I swim in every night and that helps with the swelling alot! But the last few hours of work are tough & the drive home & standing while I make dinner is torture. It seriously feels like my toes are going to pop off. My doctor said that with as hot as it is and for as long as I'm on my feet all day, it is normal. As long as my blood pressure stays normal & I'm not having bad headaches, it is not a sign of preeclampsia. It is just a sign of being pregnant in the hot ass desert! So, I miss the bones that used to stick out on my ankles and as much as I've never been fond of my flinstone feet or short little piggies...I would gladly take them over these scary puffed up sausages at the end of my legs:) (good visual huh?) My belly is getting heavier and I swear Cole is going through some kind of growth spurt because I feel stretched inside and have terrible shooting pains down low on my uterus when I stand up or roll over in bed. Ah the joys of pregnancy:) Overall...I'm feeling pretty good & my few complaints are totally manageable.

I'm getting really excited for my baby shower in August!! I'm mostly excited to spend some time with people I don't always get to see, so hopefully people show up:) And to top it all off I get presents! I actually feel bad that a majority of the things on my registry are so expensive but I guess when you are having your first baby and you need EVERYTHING, some things are spendy. A few people have actually called me asking what I want the most because they want to get me the best present because they loved what I got them so much (too sweet). Usually, I make diaper cakes for baby showers that I go to (3-4 layer cakes made out of diapers that are stuffed and decorated with essential goodies). I LOVE making them and actually wish that more people that I know were having babies, so that I could make them more often. I actually wouldn't mind starting my own business where I made them and sold them!! That would be a dream job for me. I would have to find a way of making them less expensive though...I ususally get carried away and put way too much stuff in & on them:) I'm rambling...bye!

Happy 4th!!

I had a great day yesterday...minus the 119 degree weather!!!! Had a great birthday lunch with my family for Travis, went to a pool party with some friends (although I didn't swim because I don't have anything to swim in...at least nothing I would want anyone to see me in), had an awesome Cold Stone creation and watched Travis' fireworks show! It is just too hot for words...seriously. I know it's the desert and all but this is one of the hottest summers we've had in a while. And it's not just because I'm pregnant and feel like I'm in an oven all of the time...we are breaking records for high temps all over the place!

I remembered to bring in some pics from my ultra sound...enjoy:) They really aren't as clear in the stills as they are in the dvd but most of them still look pretty cool:) I love my baby!!

This is the side of him with his arm in front of his face & you can see his little ribs. He's only 26 weeks, so he still has quite a bit of chunk to pack on before he is born.

These are his legs. I like this picture because of the definition in his calves.

Definitely my forehead & my nose:) Poor boy.

He might look more like Travis later but this boy is ALL me in these pictures.

And just for fun...the picture of his package!:)

AWESOME...

I had a 3d/4d ultrasound on Saturday and it was probably the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed:) I got to see my baby boy's sweet face and watch him wiggle around inside of me. Absolutely awesome. He spent most of the first 10-15 minutes with both of his legs and feet pulled up against his face. He was grabbing his feet with his hands and was covering his face pretty good. Finally after switching sides and even sitting up for a few minutes, he dropped his feet to his chest and we got an amazing view of him. He was sticking his tongue out and rubbing his eyes and blinking! He looks just like me:) I burst into tears when we finally saw his face...I didn't think I was going to do that. My sister Sarah was in town and she started crying at the same time I did. I had no idea how clear we would see him and how much he would look like me. Travis was of course thrilled to death and said he likes that he looks so much like me since he thinks I'm so cute:) And since I am the female version of my father, Cole looks just like my dad. When I showed the pics to my dad, he said, "Hey, that looks like me!". Travis' family was in the ultrasound room with us as well and although this is #7 grandchild & nephew for them they were so excited and oohed and aahed at everything he did. My room limit was 10 but a few extras squeezed in for the main event. Everyone there included: Aunt Sarah, Daddy Travis, Grandma, Great-Grandma, Aunt Cassidy, Aunt Heather, Aunt Julie, Aunt Candice, Cousin Jaden, Cousin Owen, Aunt Jami, Cousin Abby & Uncle Nate. I will post pics when I remember to bring them into work. The first thing that Cole decided to show to us was his penis:) Because he was a little spread eagle and had both of his feet in front of his face, we got a very clear picture of the goods. The ultrasound tech said, "oh...you do already know the sex don't you because your baby is NOT shy!". I told her we already knew and she said that there is NO doubt now because "there's his package!". Too funny. The tech was so nice and she was getting very excited to finally see his face after he was covering up for so long. I had the best time and was so happy that so many people came to see him...I think that makes up for my crappy birthday:)!!

I had a great time with Sarah over the weekend. She had her 33rd birthday on the 29th and we swam all day in the pool on the 30th. Let me tell you that floating in a pool when you are pregnant is wonderful!!! I didn't realize how heavy he was until I had to climb out because I was getting pruney. It was a very good feeling to be weightless for a few hours!! I always have the best ime with my sisters. Hopefully one day we will all live nearby each other. I better make it to Sarah's wedding in September. I know that I will be pushing it because I will be 38 weeks on her big day but I have had several talks with Cole, telling him to just stay put until the day we get back from the wedding:) Say a little prayer for me!