In a line of bad days, this one ranks up there.
I had to go to the medical center today to get my anemia test and my gestational diabetes test done. I was surprised that my nurse practitioner actually put in the order to the lab to have them done. So I get up there and I wait. And wait. And wait. After about 45 minutes I get called and finally helped. Then get to enjoy a nasty sugary drink that is supposed to tell them if my body can digest sugar properly. It tasted like a little kid had tried to make fruit punch cool aid, added way too much sugar, and something that made it have a bitter aftertaste. Not pleasant. And then, I get to wait another hour without eating anything to wait for them to take my blood. Needless to say I was pretty happy when I finally got to leave.
The high point of my day was getting to go and have lunch with Chris. It's not often that I get to go and share pizza with my husband at work!
I then begin my trip to Babies R Us. Now, the reason I planned this trip was because I got a coupon booklet with two coupons that I really wanted to use: a 20% off any regular priced item in the store, and one for a free bouncer with the purchase of 150 dollars or more. If I hadn't had these, then I probably would not have made the trip to the store for baby necessities for several more months. Now that the scene is set up, I get to the main Babies R Us store in town, only to find that most of the store is devoted to strollers/car seats, clothes, and furniture. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I was hoping the sections with bathers, pacifiers, breastfeeding supplies and all of that good stuff would be a little bigger. But I thought, "No worries. I'll still manage to find some of the things I need from my registry." And I did. I was super excited because the bouncer that was on the coupon was a tan and brown little bear bouncer that I had seen a while back, but thought that we didn't necessarily need. But, if I was going to get it free, then I really wanted it and was glad it was this particular one. I go through the store picking up some of the stuff that I knew I needed: a boppy, a cover, a monitor, some pacifiers and soothers, a mirror to see the baby when he is in the backseat, some nipple and bottle cleaner brushes, a breast milk freezer set, an arm and hammer diaper pail, and a bather, and I pick up the "free" bouncer too. I go to the checkout and the cashier informs me that I have to buy items from somewhere other than the "baby gear" section. My first initial thought was he was joking...after all isn't the whole store gear/items that are devoted to babies? I asked him to explain what he meant and he told me that there were different sections: the baby gear, which was all the necessities, and then other sections like the furniture, the clothes, the toys, and the strollers. I was astounded, because I hadn't seen anything on the coupon that said anything like that. But I didn't want to make a scene, and I didn't want to put everything back, so I went ahead and got the stuff. By the way thanks Steffany and Barbergail for the gift cards, both of those got used today.
I won't be going back to that Babies R Us, we'll just go to the one we registered at that's near the mall. Chris and I are debating on whether or not to go and get a humidifier on Friday.
In good news, it was amazing to see my Barbergail and mom this weekend. They both got to feel the baby move, and I was really excited for them. I made pot roast as a welcome dinner, and it turned out pretty good. I know that drive must have been exhausting to them, but I'm so glad that they made the trip.
Sunday Chris took the time to work on his newest project: my jeep. My theory is, he has done everything that he can to make his truck nice and pretty and all fixed up, so now my jeep is his new pet project. Lol. So thank you babe it looks amazing! He cleaned out the floorboards and repainted them for me, and took and redid my fenders. It's crazy how much of a difference it made. It literally looked like a black and white difference on them. It looks almost new after all the work he has been doing to it. I'm very happy and grateful that I have a husband who is very handy and can help me take care of my vehicle, among doing MANY other things that I could not do myself.
I only have 4 more weeks of my Introduction to Public Administration class, yay! One less thing to stress about as it gets closer to my due date.
I'm 29 weeks tomorrow...one more week and I'll be 30! Eeeek only a little over 10 weeks left and he will be here. Why does that sound so much shorter than 2 and a half months? Excitement and nervousness are still pretty prominent when I start thinking about my little man getting here.
By the way, for any of my friends that are pregnant and taking the time to read this, I strongly suggest making the time to walk at least 30 minutes a day. I know it makes no sense, but on the days that I don't walk, I feel exhausted and my back hurts from carrying all the weight around. But on the days that I walk, it never fails that I feel better! Just a tip.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
February: The Busiest Month of Them All!
It has literally been crazy around here lately.
I'll start in order of most important first: Levi. His heart rate was 154 when we went in on Monday, so everything is staying well. I am scheduled to go have my anemia and gestational diabetes tests done sometime this week. I'm honestly surprised that the doctor told me I had to go and get them! I asked her if William Beaumont would allow me to have a birth plan, and to my utter surprise she said yes. So I plan on bringing that in on my next appointment which is March the 4th. I am 28 weeks as of today, so exactly 12 weeks left before my due date! This has gone by entirely too fast. I feel like we just found out we were pregnant, and now suddenly we have no time left before Levi gets here. Where did time go??? I'm back to being nervous like I was when we first found out we were pregnant, and a lot of my insecurities are starting to kind of raise their heads. I have no doubt that Chris will be an amazing dad, I just hope I can be just as good of a mom! I want to do everything possible to give Levi the abilities he needs to succeed in life and to let him know that we love him very much. I can only hope and pray that we do our best and raise the young man right! I'm starting to feel some of the exhaustion return, especially with being back at school. My feet have started swelling, which let me tell you, not the most pleasant experience, especially when you are dumb enough to try to wear heels. Blisters and soreness galore! It's uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time as my ribs feel like they are constantly under pressure. On the upside little man is moving almost constantly, and you can see him from the outside now! I can't wait to show mom and Barbergail when we go to visit them this weekend in Fort Stockton.
Chris did great at his Soldier of the Month board and I am so proud of him! I know how stressful his job can be sometimes and I am proud of him every single day for going and having to deal with all of the issues that his job throws at him.
For our 6 month anniversary/Valentines day/my birthday Chris went all out. I honestly cannot think of another person who is so selfless and caring. He was supposed to go grocery shopping with me that morning, and when I got up and got ready to get going he picked a "fight" with me so he wouldn't have to go. I return home an hour and a half later only to be greeted with a huge smile, hug and kiss, and an array of thoughtful presents. The little stinker tricked me!!! =) Not that I'm the hardest person in the world to fool, but Chris did it the best! I loved my presents. It shocks me that he can know exactly what I want, even though I hadn't said or even thought about what I had wanted.
Many of you know we have been searching for land for when we move back home. I will be the first to admit I get attached way too quickly, falling in love with a place after researching it for just a few hours. It seemed for a while that everything I found had LITERALLY just been sold days or a week or two before. However, we finally got in touch with VA United Home Loans and got prequalified and actually have a realtor that works almost solely with the VA who has been a great help. He found a house for us with two acres off Texla Road, and we requested more information because Chris loves it's "Country Charm". I for one could do without the blue cabinets, but hey that's what paint is for! The rest of the place looks clean and well kept. It'll need to be fenced and we will have to get appliances, but can't go putting the horse before the buggy. And I want to say thank you to anyone and everyone that has been helping us with that: Mama Gina, Mom, Dad, Momma Diann and Mr Shane....yall have been our eyes and ears back home, looked up information and gave us your opinions about different pieces of property that we have looked at, spent time that you could have used doing anything you wanted and instead you chose to help us out...your help has been invaluable and we will never be able to thank you enough!!!
School has been really tiring. I'm thankful I am only going 2 days out of the week; if it was any more I think I might be missing more class. Introduction to Public Administration is definitely not my thing. I'm glad it's only a 7 week course: one less to worry about stressing over at the end of the semester. And it fulfills a requirement on my degree plan. But it's not something I would ever want to pursue a career in. Speaking of school, obviously I won't be going to UTEP anymore once we move home. Which makes me semi sad. I enjoyed the big university campus and all of the things that came with it. Plus it would have been nice to have a degree that had University of Texas on it. However I think I have almost decided on doing an online degree from here on out to allow to me to spend more time with Levi and Chris and also give me more of an opportunity to be able to work. I'm determined though to finish school so I can help provide for us better in a few years.
I think that is everything that I wanted to make sure that we shared with everyone, if I think of anything else that needs to be said I'll either revise or make another post. Hope you enjoyed reading about a couple of weeks in the life of Chris, Meghan, Levi and Daisy!
We love everyone and can't wait to have more to share soon!
(Oh, just on a sidenote, among the many things that our spoiled son will be getting, Steffany found a pearl snap onesie for Levi to wear to match Daddy!)
I'll start in order of most important first: Levi. His heart rate was 154 when we went in on Monday, so everything is staying well. I am scheduled to go have my anemia and gestational diabetes tests done sometime this week. I'm honestly surprised that the doctor told me I had to go and get them! I asked her if William Beaumont would allow me to have a birth plan, and to my utter surprise she said yes. So I plan on bringing that in on my next appointment which is March the 4th. I am 28 weeks as of today, so exactly 12 weeks left before my due date! This has gone by entirely too fast. I feel like we just found out we were pregnant, and now suddenly we have no time left before Levi gets here. Where did time go??? I'm back to being nervous like I was when we first found out we were pregnant, and a lot of my insecurities are starting to kind of raise their heads. I have no doubt that Chris will be an amazing dad, I just hope I can be just as good of a mom! I want to do everything possible to give Levi the abilities he needs to succeed in life and to let him know that we love him very much. I can only hope and pray that we do our best and raise the young man right! I'm starting to feel some of the exhaustion return, especially with being back at school. My feet have started swelling, which let me tell you, not the most pleasant experience, especially when you are dumb enough to try to wear heels. Blisters and soreness galore! It's uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time as my ribs feel like they are constantly under pressure. On the upside little man is moving almost constantly, and you can see him from the outside now! I can't wait to show mom and Barbergail when we go to visit them this weekend in Fort Stockton.
Chris did great at his Soldier of the Month board and I am so proud of him! I know how stressful his job can be sometimes and I am proud of him every single day for going and having to deal with all of the issues that his job throws at him.
For our 6 month anniversary/Valentines day/my birthday Chris went all out. I honestly cannot think of another person who is so selfless and caring. He was supposed to go grocery shopping with me that morning, and when I got up and got ready to get going he picked a "fight" with me so he wouldn't have to go. I return home an hour and a half later only to be greeted with a huge smile, hug and kiss, and an array of thoughtful presents. The little stinker tricked me!!! =) Not that I'm the hardest person in the world to fool, but Chris did it the best! I loved my presents. It shocks me that he can know exactly what I want, even though I hadn't said or even thought about what I had wanted.
Many of you know we have been searching for land for when we move back home. I will be the first to admit I get attached way too quickly, falling in love with a place after researching it for just a few hours. It seemed for a while that everything I found had LITERALLY just been sold days or a week or two before. However, we finally got in touch with VA United Home Loans and got prequalified and actually have a realtor that works almost solely with the VA who has been a great help. He found a house for us with two acres off Texla Road, and we requested more information because Chris loves it's "Country Charm". I for one could do without the blue cabinets, but hey that's what paint is for! The rest of the place looks clean and well kept. It'll need to be fenced and we will have to get appliances, but can't go putting the horse before the buggy. And I want to say thank you to anyone and everyone that has been helping us with that: Mama Gina, Mom, Dad, Momma Diann and Mr Shane....yall have been our eyes and ears back home, looked up information and gave us your opinions about different pieces of property that we have looked at, spent time that you could have used doing anything you wanted and instead you chose to help us out...your help has been invaluable and we will never be able to thank you enough!!!
School has been really tiring. I'm thankful I am only going 2 days out of the week; if it was any more I think I might be missing more class. Introduction to Public Administration is definitely not my thing. I'm glad it's only a 7 week course: one less to worry about stressing over at the end of the semester. And it fulfills a requirement on my degree plan. But it's not something I would ever want to pursue a career in. Speaking of school, obviously I won't be going to UTEP anymore once we move home. Which makes me semi sad. I enjoyed the big university campus and all of the things that came with it. Plus it would have been nice to have a degree that had University of Texas on it. However I think I have almost decided on doing an online degree from here on out to allow to me to spend more time with Levi and Chris and also give me more of an opportunity to be able to work. I'm determined though to finish school so I can help provide for us better in a few years.
I think that is everything that I wanted to make sure that we shared with everyone, if I think of anything else that needs to be said I'll either revise or make another post. Hope you enjoyed reading about a couple of weeks in the life of Chris, Meghan, Levi and Daisy!
We love everyone and can't wait to have more to share soon!
(Oh, just on a sidenote, among the many things that our spoiled son will be getting, Steffany found a pearl snap onesie for Levi to wear to match Daddy!)
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