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!

Sorry Sarah:(

Let me take this opportunity to officially state that I am an ASS. I swear on my life that I had every intention of going to your party. I went home early from work so that I could get my laundry done, so that I could pack for my trip on Saturday. I told Travis to be sure he was home by 5, so he could shower and be ready to go with me. I put my first load in around 3pm and my 2nd at around 430pm and Travis was home at 5 and showered promptly. We both laid down on the bed and waited for my laundry to be done. I woke up at 946pm and smacked Travis, "WHY DID YOU LET ME FALL ASLEEP?!!!!!!". "Wha? Huh? Wha?".

So there you have it...we fell asleep for almost 5 solid hours!! I honestly don't know how it happened and I was so angry at Travis, I felt bad afterwards. It of course wasn't his fault because we both fell asleep. So, I am glad that I called you earlier to wish you a happy birthday. From your blog, it sounds like you had an excellent party. I am so pissed. I really wanted to see Beth, Howard, Erin, Nate, David & Michael and I really wanted to hear Tyler and his band play:) And see you of course. I hope you can forgive me. If I wasn't pregnant, this never would have happened, so technically we can all blame Cole:) I'm sure that me not being there didn't ruin anything but I am still sorry. I was looking forward to us being able to talk about being 30 together:) So...HAPPY BIRTHDAY you beautiful girl!!! I LOVE YOU TONS & TONS!!!!!!

On another note...I went to my big sis's bridal shower over the weekend and I didn't miss that by falling asleep:) It was the first bridal shower I have ever helped throw and I must say that it was the best shower I have ever been to. We had the best food and the prettiest decorations. The room was filled with great funny people who adore my sister and it couldn't have run smoother. Good times!! I swear, my belly doubled in size while I was gone and I think I'm finally starting to look pregnant:)

Hey

Well...my 30th birthday sucked. Being one not to dwell on things, I'm not going to go into great detail but lets just say that EVERYONE from Travis' family forgot my birthday and when I say everyone, I mean everyone (even Travis). I understand that he knows my birthday is June 14th and he was unaware that Thursday's date was June 14th but come on. Put forth a little effort. We have been together for eleven years and this is the first time he completely forgot, which I guess is ok, as long as it never happens again:) Whatever, I'm over it.

Being 30 really isn't much different than being 29. I haven't really even thought about the fact that I am 30 until writing about it right now. I'm definitely more consumed with the birth of my first baby!! He is definitely growing like a weed inside of me because he can reach all new places to kick. My sister Sarah's bridal shower is this weekend and I'm so looking forward to seeing my sisters and mom!! I fly up Saturday morning and I rented a car, so I have to drive to Chico all by myself for the very first time. Ususally, my mom or sister pick me up from the airport but I decided to let them off the hook and just drive myself. The more I think about it, I wish I wouldn't have because I will miss the conversation:( It is an hour and a half drive from the airport in Sacramento to Chico and it usually flies by when I have someone to talk to. Oh well, it will be an experience.

Travis finally started putting down our wood floors and they look awesome. I can't wait until they're done. Travis stayed the night in Mesquite last night which sucked big time. He is trying to get a big job done there, so that all of his workers can be here in Las Vegas to work on their next job at Nellis Airforce Base. He is such a hard worker and I love him for that but I definitely hate it when it keeps him away from me. I don't like sleeping alone:( Well, that is a recap of my uneventful life.