Weekend of Fun!

So i'm really glad that it is Friday because a) this week has D-R-A-G-G-E-D on FOREVER...and b) i get to spend all day Saturday with my hubby, and then get our maternity pics taken. Joel and I haven't had pics done of 'us' since the wedding so i'm really excited to see how they turn out. I'm going to go to Old Navy today to get a new shirt/outfit for the pics too so shopping is always exciting hehe.
It's still really cold outside which is lovely...staying below 65 in the afternoon...so i'll get to wear my little peacoat for ths pics like i wanted to....just makes it seem more like fall. I keep picturing all of these different poses in my head that i want to do so i should probably start writing them down for Kara (our friend/photog) to try and work with. I'm such an 'artsy' person and love photography myself (though i'm not SO great at it) so i'll probably be difficult to work with.
As far as our family update...nothing too new to report. I had another checkup on Weds. and mom and baby are doing great. Mom has gained a total of 19 lbs so they say i'm right on track but i am technically gaining over a pound per week, which i don't really want to continue so i'm going to need to start working out more or walking around the neghborhood now that it's cool out. I don't understand how i can put on a pound per week and not see it EVERYWHERE. I mean when i put on that much weight after we got married it was OBVIOUS but now other than the obvious belly, i don't know where that 19 pounds is hiding! Oh well...i guess it's a good thing that i don't have flappy 'teacher arms' or a double chin yet, LOL.
Joel is doing well and work is starting to pick up and get busy in prep forthe holiday season. It's a bittersweet thing because he does get a lot more overtime, which really helps us out financially, but i don't get to see him very much during the week. But then again i only saw him for like 20 mins most days anyways so it's not like we're missing out on too much. His company has also been really gracious so far this year with the profit sharing so it's nice to look forward to that. I guess the shrinking economy hasn't affected the 'drinking economy' too much. I mean...when people get sad...they drink....when people celebrate...they drink. SO i guess it's a pretty safe business, which is sad to think about but hey...it's a job right?
Ok i should go and get ready for work now. I hope everyone has a great weekend and to Vanessa, if you still ever read this...Congrats Mrs. Sanyer!!!! :)

Kicks Kicks and more Kicks!

Our little baby Kenzie has gotten super active and really strong recently so i decided that it was time to do the 'kick count' that i am at the point of being able to rely on now. You're supposed to see if you can feel 10 kicks within one hour. If you feel less than you should rest and drink a sugary drink and try again...if nothing still then call the doc. So while sitting here at work i did it once early in the morning and i got 10 kicks and rolls in 2 minutes, LOL. Later on when she was being lazy i tried again and it took a whopping 17 mins to feel 10 kicks. Needless to say i think our little girly is growing fine and getting strong. :) I can see my belly jumping whenever i lay down and watch it, which is fun. Joel is still amazed at how hard she can kick whenever he feels her.
This weekend should be fun, Joel and I were blessed by his company with a HUGE profit share bonus so we get to have a date night and some baby stuff shopping. I'm psyched, plus i get to buy a cute shirt now for our maternity photo session next weekend. Whoot Whoot!
Well i'm at work now and gotta do some real work...but i'll update this weekend and maybe include some nusery pics since everything is really starting to come together. Crib, bedding, changing table, clothes, dresser, toys, and all of the neccessities! I'm so excited! Everything feels so REAL now!!!!

ACK! 91 days to go!

I can't believe i only have 91 more days to go! How exciting! eep-ah!

So anyways....i'm going to vent about dumb people for a moment. I stopped at a gas station a few days ago to get a gallon of milk to get me through the next 3 days (LOL), and this guy walks in. He looks at me and says so how far along are you? I say 6.5 mos. He then says woah! gonna have a big baby huh, it's a boy? To which i replied with a half smile, no it's actually a girl, and left it at that. Now i know that i have a pretty good sized belly, but when i look at it and try to imagine a 12 inch 2 pound little girl in there, i can't even see how she fits in there at all!? I don't think people, especially men who don't fully understand pregnancy and how it progresses, understand that it's not like the baby is a little tadpole anymore. I mean my uterus is the size of a friggin soccer ball! Not to mention that i did keep all of my intestines and they gotta go somewhere! It's not neccessarily making me self-consious or anything, it's just annoying!? I only have like 12-13 more weeks to go in this pregnancy so of course i'm going to be big! Plus i'm only 5'3'' and 129 lbs so it's gonna show. I dunno, i guess the guy was just a moron. What would he say if he saw me 10 wks from now....'beached whale on aisle 7!' LOL
Anywho....we had a great vacation and Vanessa's wedding went wonderfully. I'll have to blog more about the vacation later...gotta get back to work.

Another appt check-up!

Today i had my 25 wk appt. The doc was at the hospital doing a delivery at 9 so it took forever for her to come back to the office and see the patients there, but i understand the reason why so no biggie.
Are you guys ready for this....i gained...drumroll please......7 pounds this month! Now i know that a lot of that is baby and all...but goodness! I feel bigger but not THAT much bigger, LOL. But all is good and pretty well right on track because i'm just over half way done and under 1/2 way to the 'typical 30 lbs' i am supposed to gain. Baby was measuring perfect and the heartbeat was of course, nice and strong. I'm starting to feel pretty regular movements so it's fun, but at the same time not. This morning i got to sleep in a little because of the appt at 9am, and at 5:30 little girly decided it was my normal time to wake up so she went on a kicking spree for a while. It's still fun to feel her moving and growing inside of me, but when i want to sleep...i wanna sleep! :)
We're on the final countdown now to our vacation and i'm trying to get the house all cleaned up and tidy before we leave. I don't have too much left to do but it will be hectic on Thursday night i'm sure.
Well i gots to eat my lunch and get back to work so i'll try and check in lata! if not, i'll see most of you guys next week! :) hurray!

Thuuuuuuuuursday

Well it’s Thursday….another week has almost come and gone. Woop Woop! I’m starting to get sooooooo excited about our trip to FL! Granted I’m going to miss the cool weather that we’re having up here….it’s 46 right now with a high of like 69….but I do also miss the nice warm and sunny beaches in FL. I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself for the whole week without my Rupert and Lilly though. Lilly has such separation anxiety that I’m actually worried about her mental stability, LOL. Luckily though Joel’s friend has agreed to house sit for us and that is Lilly’s boyfriend, so maybe she’ll end up enjoying the time with him even more than she does with us! Rupert will be fine; I’m more worried about how much I’ll miss the little pig-man.
We’re starting to plan the trip a little more and get into details. I think on the way down we’re going to meet up with my mom and her hubby and do a late dinner or something. It’s going to be really late, but it’s the only way we’ll get to see them so yeah. We’ll get to Knoxville around 10pm I think and they’ll meet us somewhere in there. Hopefully we can find a restaurant that is still open, LOL.
I’m getting full-blown into my ‘nesting’ mode right now and am oddly looking forward to the weekend so that I can clean. How weird is that? I know I won’t have much time during the next week to do it so I figure I should get it all done this weekend for our houseguest. J Shampoo carpets, wash everything fabric, wash the bedding, organize everything, leave a note for him with all of the details for everything, sweep/mop the kitchen floor, ugh! So much to do!! But I’m excited to do it! (I’m a weirdo)
Poor Joel, he has no idea what he is in for on Friday next week. He needs to sleep for as long as he can since he’ll be the one driving through most of the night. So far I have him taking me to work, loading up the car, changing the oil in the car, talking to Chris about coming over and stuff, he has to go to the store and get his tobacco for the week, getting snacks/groceries, packing his own stuff….the list goes on and on. Hehe…he has no idea yet, LOL.
I really wish that I could take a ½ day on Friday as I had originally planned, but with the windstorm that we had a few weeks ago I took a ½ day because I couldn’t call in to work to see if we were even open, and I had no power anyways. Phooey. I know I could ask for it and probably get it, but then I’d only have 2 days left total for the year, and that just won’t work at all. If it weren’t for having a Dr. appt on Weds. I could probably cut out an hour early, but with the appt I’ll already be having to make up 2 hours and I can’t make up any more than that.
Well hopefully today on my lunch break I can get down to the eyeglass store/place/thingy and get my Rx sunglasses ordered. I have been putting it off forever but I need to get them before the end of the year since I get one pair per year and next year I need to get new regular glasses.
Well….i’ve blabbed on long enough for now I guess. I should probably get back to work or something……see you all soon!!!