Future Soccer Star

I have determined that my baby will someday be a famous soccer star. Or at least that's what I gather from his/her actions the last several days. Since I'll be 19 weeks tomorrow, it's no surprise that I have started feeling the little booger kick. I first noticed it when I was in North Carolina last week at a sales training class. I think all the flying upset or excited the little guy/girl and he/she started kicking the crap out of me. Of course at this point it only feels like big air bubbles moving around or muscle spasms, but I have determined it is the baby because it's a feeling I'm not used to having. He/she has calmed down a bit since I got back home, but boy was there a lot of action going on when I was flying. They must hate flying just as much as I do. I hope I haven't passed my insane motion sickness onto this kid, but I guess that will be determined at a later date.

I go in for my ultrasound at 21 weeks on July 15. Then I can start calling this baby by his/her name. Yep...we finally picked out a boy's name, but that will be kept secret until we find out what we're having. I hope this baby isn't shy, because I don't think I can wait much longer to find out what we're having. At this point I'm assuming it's a boy and keep calling it a him, so I hope if it's a girl, I'm not giving it identity issues already. lol.

As of now, our family and friends have started to shower us with amazing baby gifts and things for the nursery and it just makes it all the more exciting. I would leave the nursery door open all the time so I could look in and enjoy, but the pups sometimes like to leave the baby little presents in there as well and I just think that's totally wrong. Bad Patsy and Bentley! Anywho...that's all the baby news for now. Later.

P.S. I finally satisfied my husband's greatest desire of having a 50" Plasma TV and we should be getting that this week as well. Now I just have to upgrade my DirectTv box to an HD receiver for the bonus room. I told him this was our last big purchase before the baby gets here, so he better enjoy it!

Our Frontline

I snapped this one myself and edited it as well. I removed a HUGE billboard in the background as well as all the overhead power lines. Not too bad for someone that doesn't have much artistic ability. I feel like we're the little truck dealer that could.

OCC's got nothing on him.

And this is why I follow in my dad's footsteps.

Belly Belly Belly

This is what gaining 8 lbs. in a month looks like. This is also what I look like at 17 weeks.

That Can't Be Right

I went for my 17 week checkup today and of course they forced me to step on the scale. Now I expected at least a 5 lb. increase from last month, because my stomach has been expanding at a rapid pace the last couple of weeks, but I was hoping there would be a miracle and I would have only gained 2 or 3 lbs. Well what showed up on the scale was far from a miracle. I gained 8 lbs. since my last visit a month ago! 8 lbs.!!!!! Holy crap! Now, the nurse said "Oh it looks like you've had a growth spurt, but that's pretty typical about this time." That made me feel a little better, like maybe it wouldn't happen like this again. But the doctor on the other hand said, "You've gained 8 lbs. in a month! What have you been eating?! You should only be gaining 3 or 4 lbs. Fast food is bad!" I told her I didn't eat much fast food (and that's the truth) and then I hid under the table. No, really I didn't hide under the table but I got so depressed about my weight I wanted to go home and eat a pan of brownies. Just kidding. I ate Subway for lunch and that's what I'll continue to eat for lunch until I can't stomach it anymore. So my goal of only gaining 25 lbs during my entire pregnancy just flew out the window. I'm already half way there! This is not looking good, but I will just start watching what I'm eating and get my butt off the couch and start walking more. Anywho...I can't wait to play with the new baby monitors my BFF, Casey, sent me today. She got me a couple other things too, but I think the monitors are the only thing I can really test out right now. She's the best. Thanks Case!!

Little Things Make Me Happy

I told a customer today that I was pregnant and he just looked at me and smiled and said, "Oooooh...so there's two of ya." Yes, that's right, there are two of us. For some reason this man's comment just made me smile. It's not just me anymore, I have a baby to take care of (even at this point) and that thought makes me happy. I can't wait until November.

To Travel Or Not To Travel

Well, Brett and I have been planning on attending a friend's wedding in Indiana in August for quite a while now. We had planned on taking a few days off from work to go up to South Bend and visit some friends while we were in the area for the wedding. This was before I found out I was pregnant. The wedding is in August, which means I'll be 6 months pregnant by then. Although, a break from the hot August weather here in TN sounds really nice, the potholes in Indiana do not. Now, if you've never lived away from northern Indiana, you probably don't realize how bad the potholes really are up there. After living in TN for 4 years, when we go back to South Bend I swear my car is going to fall apart from the crappy roads. When I was up there last summer I just couldn't believe how terrible the roads were (I guess over the 19 years of living there, I got used to them).

I say all this because yesterday when Brett and I were driving down 840, everytime we hit a bump I felt like I was going to pee my pants. The bridges on that highway don't have the smoothest transition, so everytime we approaced one, I cringed. That's when I turned to Brett and told him I didn't think it was a good idea to go to Indiana in August, because I can't even handle bumps now and I'm only 4 months pregnant! Also the 8 hour drive is really unappealing. For anyone who's ever been pregnant, I think you can understand my concern. Also Brett only has a week of paid vacation and I'd kinda like for him to use it all when the baby comes, instead of for traveling to South Bend. So as of right now, our trip up north this summer is cancelled. Unless I have a serious change of heart, it ain't gonna happen. As bad as I've been craving Hacienda mexican food, it's not worth the drive!! And on top of it all, my dad does not like giving me time off work, so he'll probably be very pleased with my decision.

On a side note, I met my next door neighbor last night (the only one I had yet to meet) and she filled me in on all the ins and outs of pregnancy and child birth. She has three daughters ranging from 1 1/2 years to 11. We talked for probably an hour and a half and I got every last detail about labor I think I'd ever need. The thing I found refreshing was that she had an epidural with each of her kids and said they all went very well. From what I've heard, it's pretty hard to go through labor without one, so I'm trying to get all the facts I can about them. Anyway...that's all for now. Catch ya later.