Shootin' The Poop

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. We'll see you in 2008! And yes, that means I'm officially declaring a blog posting hiatus for myself for the next few days. Ahhhhhhhhh!

Perfect Picture

This morning Abbie woke up at 6am and came to our bed for some cuddling.  Of course she and Mike fell right back to sleep, so I took advantage to get in some People magazine reading in peace. 

I looked over at the clock a few minutes ago to see how much longer I had before I needed to wake everyone up.. it said 7:16am.. I looked across the bed at my family and took a mental picture.  A picture that I want so badly to freeze in time.

Mike is asleep on his back with Abbie's head on his chest and his arm around her torso.  She is stretched across the middle of the bed with her legs up against me.  Bailey is curled up at my knee and Pacey is sprawled out on his back between Mike's feet.  Parker is awake with me rolling around and kicking to the point I can see my stomach move.

Life is quiet and perfect right now.  Life moves so quickly that I don't get enough of these quiet moments to stare at my family and reflect upon how blessed I am.  These moments make me tear up and so happy.  Life has changed so much over the past 5 years... and I know that if I were to take another picture 5 years from this moment it will be so different again.  It goes by too quickly and I am trying to cherish every single moment of it all.

As tired and frazzled as I have felt the past few days, I am so contently happy at this very moment.

Early Christmas Gift!

I'm pregnant!

Nah, not really.  I'm just being funny.  Did you laugh?  Did you really think I was pregnant?

But on the real side of things.  Miss Marley has us open up our Christmas gifts that she made at school.  One being a very cute ornament where they made snowman out of her little fingers on a glass bulb.  The other one being...

This lovely red "Pinch-Pot".  I am assuming they named it after the style in which it was made.  It weighs about 5 pounds and it has now taken its rightful position on my desk, where it keeps the stray paper-clips in order.  I LOVE IT!  Homemade gifts are THE BEST!

Another busy weekend in store.  Tonight I have 6 of my nieces and nephews coming to spend the night and then we are taking them to Knott's tomorrow.  Sunday we get to meet up with MK, Nik, and the girls to exchange gifts.  And on Monday we are taking Marley to El Capitan to see Enchanted.  It should be a good time.  If I do not have a chance to say so before Christmas, I hope everyone has a lovely time with their families.

Cheers!

Hi. Still Alive! I Promise!

All I have to say is that it's hhhharrrrdddd working full time, having a family, trying to prepare for Christmas (YIKES!  Less than a week away!) AND trying to keep up with all of the celebrity gossip!

Totally old news and so yesterday by now but I really feel the need to beat a dead horse.  Jamie Lynn Spears.  Preggo.  16.  Please say it's a joke!  Although we do know now for sure that sadly, it's not a joke.  The saddest part is that even at 16 it's likely that she'll be a way better mother than Brit Brit.

This past Sunday we had so much fun!  Me, Alan, Maddie, my mom, stepdad, stepsister, Andrea and Marley all went out to look at Christmas lights.  There's a neighborhood here in town that goes all out.  My mom's friend lives in that neighborhood and has this cool little golf cart that pulls another cart and he cruised us around.  Fun!!  His carts are all decked out for Christmas (think tacky... but oh so fun!) - lights, garland, Christmas music playing, the whole nine yards.  It even has a microphone and speakers attached too.  Miss Marley was the official microphone holder/talker for the evening and did such a great job wishing everyone Meerrrryyyyyy Christmas!  We had candy canes to pass out too.  Maddie was in awe of all of the lights and inflatables and was constantly saying "wow"!  She's gotten quite a few holiday related words down too such as snowman, choo-choo, ho ho ho, etc.  I have pics but they're at home.  I will post those tomorrow.

Is everyone done with all of their shopping?  I have to buy one more giftcard, get a few bucks out of the bank for our older nephews and then we're pretty much done.  Hallelujah!

Another b-day bites the dust...

Can I just tell you how tired I am this morning?  I can't keep my eyes open! Yawn.

Anyways, we had a nice quiet weekend with my family. 

Saturday we got up early and took Abbie to see Santa- ya she cried and cried and looks tortured in the pics.  I will scan and post them this week.  We still had to take the pic for memory sake.  We are mean mean parents.  Then we finished almost all of our Christmas shopping.  I only have 2 people left to buy for.  Then we dropped Abbie off at my inlaws while Mike and I caught a movie.  We saw Atonement - it wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but still good.  Depressing and funny at times.  Very interesting.  Then we went back to my inlaws and celebrated my birthday with Mike's family.  They were all so generous and I got lots of gift certificates to Norstrom, to get my nails done, make-up and a books.  I also indulged in a piece of cake that my wonderful hubby made me like he does each year.  yellow cake with chocolate frosting- yum, yum!

Sunday we were lazy in bed and played with Abbie, my hubby then made me bacon, pancakes and eggs for my birthday breakfast, we hit the grocery story and then off to my parents house for lunch.  I got my iPhone from my hubby and Abbie and wonderful cards and shoes and season passes to the San Diego Zoo/ Wild Animal park from my parents (more of a family gift, but I love it!).  We then went home and vegged.  I napped, wrapped some presents and danced with my Abbie.  Mike made us dinner and did the dishes- yeah! I haven't been feeling that great the past few days and I just didn't want to do much.  Didn't want to put on make-up and I just wanted to be with my family.

Its funny how much your birthdays change as you get older and have a family.  My birthday weekend may have seemed so boring to some, but it was so perfect for me.  i was surrounded by those I love and with my wonderful husband and baby girl.  I am carrying a healthy baby boy that will be here before we know it - life is good!  I am so blessed!!

And can you believe I am 32?  Were did the time go?  i am getting old!  But so far I love my 30's!!!

We have a date....

Parker will be here the morning of Friday, March 28, 2008!!!!

The same birthday as my best friends son and a day after my cousin's 18th b-day.

The pressure of a name!

So I quietly mentioned that our son has a name and I received e-mails and people posted that they want to know what it is!  Why?  Whats so big about knowing the name?  hehe!

Here you go you nosy people!

PARKER MICHAEL

And today at my OB appt I should get a delivery date!  yeah!  For those that like to know where I am ... I am 23 weeks and 1 day preggers today!  We also found out that Parker has the same bone condition that my Mom, myself and Abbie have.  I was heartbroken when I was told on Friday afternoon, but after a couple good cries and the rational side of my brain taking over I am ok with it and know that he will be ok.  I am still sad, but life goes on and he is healthy!  I have received questions and e-mails about our bone condition from many of you (which is called Ostegensis Imperfecta (OI)) and I promise that I will some day soon do a whole post on it so you all have a better understanding of it and our type.  There are very severe types and we are the lowest!  Yesterday I also had a fetal echo cardiogram on his heart to make sure that the diabetes hadn't done any damage and the test came back normal!  He has a healthy heart!  yeah!  I was stressing about it before the test.

OK, I think thats it!  Happy Hump Day all!

Christmas, Christmas Time!

Well, Happy Holidays y'all!  I hope all of your shopping is done or close to it.  I hope your gifts are wrapped, or close to it.  And I hope your baking is done, or close to it.  (notice a theme here?)

My shopping is all done minus the stocking stuffers, my wrapping is about 1/2 way there, and my baking?  Not even started yet!

This week starts all of the holiday fun.  Marley has a couple of fun non-Christmas related things going on at school.  Tomorrow they have PJ day and Friday she gets to go to lunch with the Principle and a few other kids in a limo to the Rainforest Cafe (her prize for her participation in the jog-a-thon).  Friday night we have my work Xmas party.  Which has been held on the owners yacht the past few years, but will now be at our Sales Manager's home (the owner sold his yacht to get a bigger jet).  This is a HUGE undertaking for our Manager, he is doing the whole thing, food, drink, everything for about 35 people.  I am looking forward to it, it should be a good time. Saturday, Marley has her Annual Xmas party with her cousins, we have Ferdie's Xmas party and our neighbors party.  Sunday, we are planning brunch with my old roommate Chantal who is visiting from TX with her family and new baby.  After that we are supposed to go check out the Stanley Cup.  (Sheesh, I am getting tired just thinking about all of it!)

Miss Marley, last year.        And this year.

PG Update....

Well I am 22 weeks and 2 days pregnant today.

My son (who by the way has a name now) is very very active!  I can even see my stomach move form time to time.  And Mike was also able to feel him on the outside yesterday.  He has started earlier then Abbie did and seems like a stronger kicker already- yikes!

We received most of our tests back from the amnio and he is a healthy boy!  No chromosomal disorders or any other problems they screen for.  We are just waiting for the bone condition test to come back.  The cells were sent to PA last week, so hopefully we will know something in the next week or so.

We know we want to do a baseball or sports theme for his room, but I don't like any of the bedding out there, so I am hoping that something good comes out at the beginning of the year.  We haven't even started shopping or working on his room- maybe after the first of the year.  I don't feel the urgency this time around since I know he will also be with us for 3-4 months in our room.  Maybe after the holidays.

I am going through another round of sickness (I have a hard time calling it morning sickness since mine is not just in the mornings).  Tuesday I went home from work because i was throwing up so much and yesterday I stayed home and tried to rest.  Only feeling so so today.

I think that is it... oh wait- I have only gained 4 pounds, yet I feel like my stomach looks so much bigger.  My GD seems to be holding with the dosage of insulin I am taking, but I do feel like a human pin cushion and my belly is all bruised and red pocked from the needle marks.  I feel so bad for those that have it full time! 

Hoe you all have a good Thursday!

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!

The FRUSTRATION is almost too much to bear!  I lost my cell phone about 2 weeks ago and I need to replace it.  I have been with the same provider for over 10 years and you think that things would get easier.  NOOOOOOO!!  The salespeople in the stores are worthless and I cannot log into the website, because apparently I cannot figure out my damn log in and password, and the call center?  ARE YOU KIDDING ME!! It is so obvious that I am getting a call center in India, yet my rep's name is Dylan Thomas.  Yeah, right, and I am Lady Di.  I have been told that I have a $150 upgrade credit, so I found the phone that I want.  It is only $49.99 with all of the discounts that they are offering, so you would think that my $150 would cover that right?  Nooooo, I have to pay the $49.99.  That doesn't make me happy but it is not the end of the world.  What killed me is the tax of 40 something dollars that they want to charge me.  Wait!  There's more...maybe I will change my plan, we have been texting more, so maybe we should add that into our plan.  As it is right now we pay $59.99 for 800 shared minutes.  Dylan offered me 750 minutes for $69.99.  Now why would I pay MORE for LESS minutes?  And the texting?  $5 per phone for 300 messages.  It is not adding up right.  I am considering changing companies, but I am a creature of habit and I get a nice discount on my bill because I signed up with them when I was with my previous job.  What to do, what to do?!?  Any suggestions?