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Thursday, April 30, 2009

This week...

has sucked major ass.

Sorry for the lack of blogging.

I will update more either tomm, or maybe Saturday. I just need an evening of fattening food and mindless television to recuperate from my stressful week that isn't even over yet.


Oh, and this kid is stuck all up in my ribs on my right side. It's literally painful to sit down. Yay me.

Monday, April 27, 2009

4/27/09

First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!!


So I just got back from my doc appt. a little while ago. It wasn't too bad. Not crowded this time, which is nice, some other days that waiting room is FRICKIN PACKED!
I had to have my glucose test today which wasn't too bad either. It wasn't a whole lot of stuff to drink, maybe 1 cup at most. And it smelled orangey, which is what Linds had told me. The flavor was basically a cross between orange soda and orange gatorade. Not too terrible at all.
Then I had my appt. and then had to go back down to the lab in an hour to have blood drawn. Hurt a little bit this time, but at the current moment my arm isn't too sore. But last time it felt fine all day, then I woke up the next day with a huge bruise and really sore arm, so we'll see.
I hope it's not too bad tomorrow, because I have a lot of work to do at work (Tuesdays are always busy because the new ad starts on Wednesday), and seeing as I'm a cake decorator I'm constantly moving and bending my arm. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

My sister also talked to my mom today. She got a job in Indiana. Not in her field, but a job never-the-less to keep her working while she has time to keep searching for something in her degree area. She graduates in 2 weeks, and the whole fam is going down to visit. It'll be a nice little break to get away for a couple days. I'm looking forward to it. Sadly I don't know WTF to wear. I've been basically living in 3 pairs of pants. A pair of jeans, a pair of blue pants, and my black work pants. I'm not exactly rolling in money at the moment, so I'm not sure I can go buy something. I'm thinking I had several summery, sundresses last year that all have that high, empire type waist on them that may just do the trick. Since they're so flowey, I may be able to make it work. As long as my boobs will still fit in the top part. We'll see.

I feel kind of tired, but don't know if I'll be able to actually nap right now, but I'm going to go put my feet up and lay on the couch for a while.

~*Tiff*~

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Oh lordy!

So I just made Matt watch this video I found online.
haaaaaaaaaaaa



http://childbirthvideoandlaborpain.blogspot.com/



EDIT-5/21
Ignore that link now, apparently they change the video every so often, and that's NOT the same video anymore

4/26/09- 28 weeks!!

Sooooo, this pregnancy acid reflux crap is REALLY getting annoying.
I NEVER had it this bad until I got pregnant.
If you've never had an ulcer or acid reflux....it sucks. It's like a feeling of nausea and that you're going to get sick....but topped with like a burning esophagus/throat. Literally feels like your throat is on FIRE. And being pregnant, there's only so many things you can take, and you can only take so much of it.
I've been trying to stay away, or only eat in moderation things that cause that. But it's hard and it sucks because I crave chinese and italian. Chinese can be greasy, which you're supposed to stay away from. And Italian isn't any better. I am alwayssssssss in the mood for eggplant parmigiana and pasta! Always. And the tomato sauce has acid in it that can be bad for people with acid reflux. So yeah. But I was fine when I woke up today, and only ate a bagel with a tiny bit of butter. Laid back down at around 9:30, and woke up at 11am with my throat feeling like it was going to explode!! So unfair.
Oh well. All I know though, is that after I have the baby my body get back to normal.....at least internally, lol. I can diet and workout to get myself un-fat. But if my insides decide to keep giving me stomach problems, BOY ARE WE IN TROUBLE!! I will be one unhappy camper.

On another note...
Most chicks don't want to admit that they are scared to giv birth and become a parent. I have no problem telling the truth. I feel no need to pretend I've got it all together. No one has it all together, so maybe the world would be a better place if people stopped pretending they did, and got real. Some people may have it more together than others, but there's no need to throw it in people's faces acting like super-employee, or super-mom, or whatever. I have a few friends who are parents who constantly feel like other are putting them down, and they feel inferior. I want them to know they aren't, and they are doing a great job.
And with that said, yeah, I am scared shitless to give birth. And while I am excited to be a parent, I know it's going to be hard and be different. It's never easy. It's one of the biggest adjustments you will ever make in your life. And I know I can't get away from all the people who want to give advice, but the ones who do it condescendingly get on your nerves. Does that make sense? Some parents are ill-prepared, or don't have a real idea of what raising a child is about, or know much about babies. But my family and true friends know how educated I am. I may not have done it for my own child yet, but I do think I know more than a lot of first time parents do, and people who really know me, know this. I know I will be sore, and tired, and breastfeeding can be a pain, and the baby will be crying constantly, and I won't get any sleep, and you can go through more than 12 diapers a day for a newborn, etc etc etc. I know. I do.
I appreciate the people who goodheartedly want to be there for you, and tell you stories, and give advice, but some people just act like such know-it-alls, and talk down to you. It gets on your nerves a lot. So for my beautiful friends who have had babies, I commend you all for not beating the crap out of people who got in your business and overstepped their boundaries!!
I've got a good husband, who plans to help all he can, even though he may not have much experience. I have an awesome family, who I know I can rely on at any time of the day or night. My mom has 5 kids. She gets it. I already know that if I am overexhausted, or just need some time away for a few hours, she will be there for me, and always help. I know not everyone has that, but I do, and am so thankful. My friends are pretty great too, although most aren't up for watching newborns, lol. I know if I need something they will be there for me.
I've been babysitting since I was 11 years old. And I've been babysitting little Liam since he was 2 weeks old. So I have the general idea of the shitty stages that kids go through.
I think I'm truly more scared of the actual birth, than of afterward. Afterward I've got a great support base, and people can help me out. No one can help you push the baby out!! Not literally anyway, lol!! I know my mom and Matt will be there for me emotionally and whatnot, but I'm terrifying of pushing this kid out!! (And yes, don't worry, I do already know all the gory details).

Anyway. I am pretty excited for my shower. I'm sad some people I really care about won't be able to be there, but I know that they are just as sad/upset as I am.
Jess is moving next week to Texas and while I couldn't possibly be more happy for her, I'm not sure I could possibly be sadder at the same time. You only get so many friends in your life that can be your friends no matter what. No matter whether you talk everyday, or have that phase where you haven't talked in 3 months. Through the petty fights, and the job stress, and college, and boyfriends, and when neither of you have time for each other. There's this point a few years after high school where you realize who will ALWAYS be your friend. I'm lucky enough to have a handful of these people, and Jess is one of them. Kelly just better not leave me too though!!
Jess leaving is actually part of the reason I started this blog.
Like I said before, Facebook and Myspace are nice for 'events' and pictures, and little updates.
But to truly be able to keep in better touch with people, and keep them updated I was inspired by Lindsey's blog to start this bad boy. Maybe I will try to get Jess to use hers too!! (She had to make one for a class in college, lol, she will probably be surprised I remembered). But then she can keep us updated on her new job and life in Texas.
Now if only I can remember to keep writing in this, and not get bored and give up after a few weeks, I will be very proud of myself. I'm sure after the baby is born I will always have something to talk about anyway :-)

Saturday, April 25, 2009

April 25th

So I am pretty wiped out today.
It's pretty hot out, plus I got a phone call yesterday, and it was my boss, basically begging me to help her out at some point because apparently the other people in my department are ill-prepared for a busy weekend. And since she lets me choose my own hours, I opted to go in 3rd shift, and work a few hours. It's a lot easier to get work done when there isn't any customers. So I worked midnight-4am. I like it because of the peace and quiet.
Then I came home and crashed for a while, but I think it's catching up to me now, and I'm getting a little worn out. We ate dinner like almost 2 hours ago, and I'm in this in-between stage where I'm not really sure if I'm hungry or not. I hate that. So I don't know whether to take a nap.....eat.....do both, lol. So many options!! haha
I'm thinking maybe ice cream. It will cool me off and maybe give me a sugar rush to wake me up.

Okay, well, anyone who reads this, enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I can't ever think of titles...

So last night sucked ass.
Big time.

I made dinner for everyone, and was all excited to eat it. I made chicken and gravy and rice.
So I eat and everything, and I was feeling pretty great all day.
Then like 20 minutes later, I start feeling like crap, and really nauseous.

So yeah, I made it into the bathroom just in time to get sick.
This sucks.
I'm more than 27 weeks along now, and still getting sick. Soooooo unfair...
I've tried it all guys, ginger ale, crackers, pepcid, etc, etc, etc....
thanks for the tips......nothing seems to help. Oh well...
I guess things could be a lot worse. I haven't had any real major problems or complications (knock on wood), so I shouldn't complain.

Other than that, work kinda sucked today. I LOVE what I do. Cake decorating is pretty easy and fun, especially when you are the main person, and the boss of the other decorators. But people are CONSTANTLY taking cake orders wrong. Some of these people have worked there 10 years or longer, you'd think they'd be able to take a cake order correctly!!! But no, every freakin week there's several screwups. So annoying. Plus it got REALLY busy towards the last 1/2 hour of my shift, which sucked b/c I was trying to cleanup and finish up for the day, and the customers were like attacking the bakery. It was nuts. But oh well.

Now I'm going to go eat the rest of my chinese food and watch Jeopardy with mom, then American Idol.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

27 weeks

So I did pretty much nothing today.
Which was nice.
Because even though I often say I do nothing, I do end up doing a lot of cooking or cleaning, or general running around.
We went to bed pretty late, so I definitely slept in.
Got up, ate a sandwich, then had some cake. Mom and I chitchatted about my babyshower. She's a traditionalist and prefers to keep showers a 'secret', but we have so much going on in the next few months (my sister's college graduation, my brother's g/f's college graduation, my cousin's graduation, plus I started working on some weekends), that it would be a pain to have tried to keep this a secret. Sooooo I know about it! Which is okay, because I'd hate to be surprised and show up to it looking like crap. Which actually might happen anyway, lol. Seeing as I've gotten the horrible luck of nasty skin and pimples with this baby, as well as HORRIBLE roots from not dying my hair :-/
I'd really like to dye it, it's driving me nuts.
It's going to be June 6th. I'm worried I'm going to inevitably forget to invite someone and they will be offended or get upset. But I have pregnancy brain, so I can't help it! I'm sorry. Plus I don't know how many invites my mom got, but we are probably not going to send out too many "courtesy invites." You know, the invites you send to family you know won't come, or friends who live far away and you know can't make it. So if there's anyone random who reads this who wants to come, just let me know. We always have tons of food and stuff.

Anyway, I'm getting kicked now and it's very uncomfortable so I'm going to chill on the couch.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

First post

So I decided to start a blog.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to keep everyone important in my life updated on things with the more pregnant I become, the busier we all become, and the more people move away!
Myspace and Facebook are nice for quick updates, e-mails and pictures, but I'm not really fond of their blogs or notes for really keeping people updated.

Yesterday when I decided I wanted to start this I had about a million things I wanted to write about. Now I can't even think of one.
I'm staying at my parents this weekend. Matt is away on his annual camping trip with the guys, and I HATE being home alone overnight. I'm screwed if he ever gets a job where he has to travel.
He'll be back tomorrow and hopefully he had a good time. He works so hard, so he deserves a nice break.
I'm also 27 weeks pregnant tomorrow. Sometimes it feels like it's going fast, other times it really feels like it's dragging. But I suppose I'm 2/3 of the way done with it, and that's pretty impressive. I'm kind of sad that I didn't get a cute little belly like most of the other people I know. I've been carrying very low the entire time (which people CONSTANTLY feel the need to tell me, hmmm.....don't you think I already know this??). So I had held off on taking more pictures until I had a cute little pregnant looking belly to show, and really, it barely looks like I'm pregnant in my mind, I personally think it looks like I've just put on weight. I'd also like to know by the time most normal women are at the 6-7 month mark how much weight they have put on. I know what you're supposed to gain according to your prebaby weight and height and all.....but I don't want a chart or quoted weight. I want to know REAL women's actual weights!! Most women at work told me that with their first they gained WAY too much. One said 70 total. Another said almost 100. Well, I'm nowhere near either of those. And while I do have 3 months left, I am not too too worried, because I put a lot of my weight on in my first 4 months, and have been holding rather steady for the last 2 months or so, with only small gains. So anyway, I just kind of look fat at this point, and keep waiting for my "cute" little belly to pop, but it's looking hopeless. So no pics there. Plus when I went for my 20 week U/S, by the time she was done taking all her measurements, he had moved face down, so we only got 2 pictures of him. I was kind of upset. Well, not kind of, I was really upset. I cried later when we were home. I tried not to let it get to me too much though, because hopefully we are going to go to the place that does the the 3D ultrasounds. You can get pictures and CDS and all that of the baby. I've heard it's fabulous. So hopefully we can do that here really soon.
I've got my glucose test on the 27th. Oh joy.


Okay, well, I'm going to go eat my chocolate cake and my vanilla ice cream with reeses now.