ok, I'm back... finally!

Sooooooooooooooooo did ya miss me?

The trip to NY went really well. The planes were full so I was warmer than I wanted to be, but over all the flights were smooth, the layovers were uneventful and there weren't any delays... even getting back into Dallas where it has been raining for what seems like forever! The weather this year is the exact opposite of last year and quite honestly I'm very glad about it. I love rainy days! :D

The shower was wonderful! My family and friends totally blew me away with their generosity. I'm still overwhelmed by it all.

C painted the baby's room and b/c of the generosity we received in NY, we are able to order all 3 pieces of furniture we want for the room. We wanted to go do that on Saturday, but the store has a coupon that starts on July 23rd so we are gonna wait to use that for it. I'll be sure to take pics once that is all set up. I'm getting pretty excited about it and so is C. He was really bummed that we have to wait to use the coupon. If we weren't going to save a significant amount of money... I think he would have just ordered it anyway.

When I got back, I had a NST (non stress test) on Thursday and a sono on Friday and all is A-OK with the lil bean.

We have a home project in the works, I'll try to take before, during and after pics. I'm really hoping to have it done in the next week or two. Course, I'm not doing the work... that is gonna have to be all C, I'm just 'supervising'. :D

I've been 'tagged' to do a 7 things you didn't know about me blog... I'll work on that and hopefully have it up for you soon.

Now to leave you with some pics from the shower... I didn't take any of these!

My Step-mother, Beth & me



My 'other mother'. This is Debbie. She and my mom were best friends. Debbie and her family is my family! She hosted the shower in her home/yard.



My Aunt Virg, she's the one who takes care of me!




Here is my Aunt Sheri, she flew up from Orlando, FL; then my Sis in Law (and friend) Stacy, and my Aunt Dorene, she flew up from Austin, TX... she has also taken on a roll of taking care of me. I have WONDERFUL family and friends! I love them so much!



This is Sharon, my almost sister, who organized this whole thing.
In this pic, she is measuring my 'girth' for a game. (so humiliating by the way)



ok, I'm sure I've bored you all to tears by now...

~til next time!

So long... farewell....

I'll be gone for a week folks... with NO internet access!!!!! I really don't know how well I'm going to handle this. Seriously. I'm the type who checks her email every 20 minutes. SO there is going to be some major withdrawal going on here.

Here are a few pics that I have from when some friends of ours came to visit.... the last time I was gone for almost a week! :D





ok, so I really don't have a whole lot of pics of that visit. Guess you'll have to wait for R to put them up on her blog!! :D

I'll catch you all up to speed when I get back next week. In the mean time, would someone please keep an eye on my hubby for me??? I hate to leave him all alone!

It is a bit odd...

last night the baby was moving around, not jabbing but rolling or whatever... so I put C's hand on my belly and he could feel it. I couldn't help but laugh at his reaction... his face said EW That's disgusting!!!! but his words were that must feel weird. And it is, but in an odd way neat and majorly reassuring. My aunt lost 2 babies in the womb and that is always in the back of my mind, so I get uber nervous when I don't feel the little bean moving and grooving. I try to reassure myself by saying this is totally a miracle from God and He will finish it perfectly. But I'm not delusional... even Christians lose babies. I'm just trying to trust Him that He has this in His hands and that whatever the outcome is... He will prepare me to handle it.

I had a post...

at 5am running through my head, but now I can't remember it all. I do remember that I was going to say how glad I was that we have health insurance. I mean seriously, God's timing is sooo perfect. If I had gotten pregnant in 2003, when C was out of a job and we had no insurance I just don't know what we would have done. During this pregnancy I have seen my OB dr at least 2x a month if not more, a cardiologist once, he performed an EKG and sent me home on a monitor for 24 hours, I have seen the perinatologist 4x and at each visit he has performed a sonogram. My OB gave me the number for a dermatologist b/c I have this small rash on my abdomen (its going away so I haven't called... I'm dr'd out)I have a 'scrip for prenatal vitamins, my lancet and test strips for my glucose monitoring... and the machine itself, I had a 'scrip for blood pressure meds but I don't have to take those anymore, plus I have the 'scrip for the shots that I take daily. I have been to the hospital once b/c they were worried that preterm labor might set in and they hooked me up to monitors for 2 hours and did some swab test. (don't worry, all is good) At my last OB visit she informed me that I will be starting monitoring 2x a WEEK at the hospital... every Monday I go in for a NST (I think this means non stress test) and then on Thrusdays I will have a sonogram. This is from now until I deliver. The whole reason why this is running through my head is b/c I recently picked up a refill of my shots. Originally, the pharmacy told me that the ins would only pay for 14 needles at a time. This cost me $15. My dr warned me that it was an expensive med and that some ins cos won't pay for it, she said if this was the case to not pick up the meds, call her and she would prescrip a different med, but the catch to that was that I'd have to have 2 shots a day. So we figured $1 a shot a day wasn't too bad. Well, when I went to pick up my first refill, the pharmacist said that the ins co didn't want to pay. I told her, well neither do I!!! She said she wanted to make some phone calls to find out whats going on... so I went home. She called a few hours later and said she got it worked out w/ the ins co that I could now get 30 needles at a time and still only pay $15. YAY! Well, when I picked them up and saw the receipt and it sais "Your ins co saved you $986.89" I was shocked. Seriously, someone else would have to pay $1001 a month for this???? YIKES!!!! I haven't seen a bill yet from all the other visits I've been to, nothing from the hospital yet on the monitoring from the other day... but so far I've only paid out $10 to each dr... and only on the first visit, nothing on repeat visits. OH AND I have been to diabetic counseling... one class and 2 follow up visits... these take place at a major medical facility a few towns over. I don't know what we would do without our health insurance. I hate to think that the baby or I wouldn't get the medical care that we have been getting without the ins, but quite honestly, we couldn't afford it without insurance.
On the pregnancy front: I still feel fine. My complaints are minor. One is waking up to pee and not being able to get back to sleep for about an hour, and I really get annoyed b/c I have to wake up to roll over. I mean really, how rediculous is that???? I am a little annoyed that the one time in my life I could be eating whatever I want and not feel too guilty about it... I can't. I miss fruit juice, I miss indulging in ice cream and not feeling guilty. I don't like feeling monitored when I dish up my serving of mashed potatoes or pasta. I just want to sit on the couch with a fresh loaf of french bread and some butter. I want to eat a bagel w/ cream cheese every morning. I want to drink a regular soda. The occasional sips that I steal from C just aren't cutting it. I will need a regular coke from McDonald's with no ice when I am at the hospital! I want to be able to eat anything with out having to think about the consequences. I don't want to test my sugar levels anymore. I don't want kool-aid or decaf iced tea made with splenda anymore. I'm tired of reading labels. I used to freak thinking the baby was going to be here soon and I'm not ready... I'm still not ready, but I'm so glad this is almost over! Summer time and ice cream are just meant to be enjoyed together!

WHEW!!!

OK, I told you I was going to be gone for about a week!
I was soooo busy... the good kind of busy. We got a visit on Monday from 1/2 of the family that I used to be a nanny for in St. Louis. It's so amazing how quickly kids grow up. My little Sammykins is no longer little. But he's still my buddy! :D
Tuesday I had a dr's appt and spent some time in the hospital on some monitors b/c they thought I might be headed for some preterm labor... but nope! All is going well with baby (and mom!)
Then Wednesday we picked up some friends from the airport, they were staying w/ us til Sunday. We had such a good time! (well, I did anyway) Thursday, Becky and I went to GASC (great american scrapbook convention), *ETA: We met a friend who we have been chatting with online for over a year! It was so great to meet her in person and spend "real" time with her. V, so sorry I didn't mention this earlier... it was so great to meet w/ you and hang w/ you at convention... I'm ready for next year already... do you think we can get Becky down here again??? We spent the entire day there shopping and in 2 classes. Friday we did the touristy things, and Saturday we kinda bummed around and did a little more scrap shopping. All in all, it was a great visit, we packed in a TON of things it felt like way more than just 4 days. I'm going to try to get some pics off my camera to share w/ you guys... so give me a little time to get around to it.
I'm heading to NY next Thursday for a week, so again my blog will be going stale. Sorry about that. Soon, my life will have a ton of stuff for me to share that you guys will be sick of me I'm sure!!!
Have a wonderful day!

~til next time....