Friday, September 26, 2008

TIME OFF

Well due to unfortunate events in Wayne's family's life, I have gotten some time off of work to spend extra time w/Matthew. This past Wednesday I was called by Wayne to leave work early because his dad was being taken to the hospital. He ended up being admitted & now next Monday(late) will be the very earliest he can get out of there. He has a blood clot on his lung...this is a very serious thing. They are trying to break it up w/blood thinners. Please keep him in your prayers.
I took Matthew to Little Blessings at my dad's church yesterday(since I was off). Matthew had a blast!! He didn't really interact w/the other kids but he ran around having so much fun. I wish we lived closer so we could take him to it more often. Matthew would love it!!!
Well going to try to rest some(though I need to clean some too...lol) while Matthew is down for his nap.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Right Track

I went to the doctor yesterday. She said that everything's right on track(my weight, belly size, etc). I love to hear the heartbeat everytime....it's my favorite part of any visit. My next visit to her(actually to one of the other "partners") is next month for my glucola test. This tests for gestational diabetes. I was borderline w/Matthew. I really hate this test. You drink this nasty tasting liquid(kinda like a flat Sunkist) an hour before you go to the doctor. It's like pure sugar. Last year, my heart started beating so fast from it...I literally thought my heart would burst out of my chest it was beating so hard. Well this not only effects my heart rate but the baby's as well; plus it raises my blood pressure......oh so fun.....NOT!!!!
Matthew seems like he gets bigger & bigger w/each passing day. He loves to be outside. If he could be outside 24/7....I think he would be. He's very active. He has taken up playing football, soccer, & golf while at his papa & ninie's house each day.
Well better get back to work.

Friday, September 19, 2008

"BABY" PICS

Ultrasound #1 (6/11/08)
Ultrasound #2 (7/10/08)


Ultrasound #3 (8/21/08)
This is the day we were told it's a boy!!!

kinda looks like he's boxing!!




Ultrasound #4 (9/18/08)




looks like he's playing peek-a-boo




double checked that it's a boy. little white spot is an arrow
pointing to definite boy "package"






TIRED BOY!!!

This was our last trip to Sam's club. Matthew fell asleep on the way there & didn't wake up when pulled out of his car seat. We had to head straight to the towel section to try & make him as comfortable as possible(& yes we bought the towels before we left...LOL).

So tired!!! Going to go to sleep mommy!!
And he's out!!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

YAWN!!!

So bored!! I finished all my work for the whole work week yesterday. So now I have nothing to do("major projects") for the rest of the week. I have the day to day stuff BUT we are still in our slow time of the year..so it's not much(usually done in 15 minutes).
Matthew is so cute. I have to remember to have Wayne send the picture of him from our last Sam's Club shopping adventure....ADORABLE. The pic is in Wayne's phone & I keep forgetting to have him send it to mine or my email. As soon as he does, I'll post it.
Matthew loves to be outside. That's all he wants to do. I hate it because he doesn't understand why he can't go out when there's a rain storm coming or that it's too late & there are mosquitos & gnats, etc out. I can't wait to get the back yard set up where the dogs have their area to run & play & the boys will have the whole rest of the yard to play in(poop free....lol).
Matthew's attention span is getting a little longer w/each passing day. He can stay focused on something he's playing with or watching for a longer amount of time than he used to....as well as he knows how to play by himself & not always have to be entertained. This last thing is really good for me considering that I'm exhausted by the end of the work day & just want to rest.
Well I better get back to work....LOL!!

Monday, September 15, 2008

YIKES!!!

Well thank goodness this happened with Wayne yesterday & not me by myself today(or any other day). We went & did our shopping & then he decided that on the way home he wanted to stop & visit his parents really quick. Well we did so, then as we were loading the car to leave to go home, Wayne jumps out & starts looking at the tires. I looked down at my side & said "this back one is very low". Well it turned out between Target & his parents house, we had somehow gotten a piece of wood about 7 inches long in our tire. He did his best to plug it but it was still leaking. So Matthew & I went back into the house w/his mom while he & his dad ran to Sam's. Turns out we also had a nail in one of our other tires. This was irritating to us both because we just bought 4 new tires(off the internet) back in April. Thus nothing we could do about getting free ones, etc for the road hazards we had encountered.
Matthew ended up being really tired & took a 3 hour nap while daddy was gone. He even slept in his own crib last night for longer than he has in a long time. He justs loves to snuggle, that's why he loves to end up w/us in our bed.
I think we are getting closer to finding a name for the new baby. We have agreed on 2 names....
for the first name. One has a middle as well....but the middle name could possibly change as well. Only time will see. We need to go thru all the names again & see what middle name goes w/what first name & see if we find the perfect combo. We'll keep ya'll posted.
Baby's kicking....saying it's time for lunch.....better go feed him....LOL

Thursday, September 11, 2008

FOOD!!

I'm so hungry!! I can't seem to get enough!! LOL!! NO wonder I'm as big as a house...not really but sometimes it feels that way...LOL!!
Matthew was really good last night. We were out to dinner with some of the guys from Wayne's work. It was even Matthew's bedtime BUT he wasn't the least bit cranky like he is when we're home. He was his happy, joyful little self. I was very impressed. I was really afraid he be cranky, crabby baby BUT he wasn't!!
I started reading that book "Memoirs of a Geisha". I love it!! I just want to sit & read it all the way thru til I'm done w/it...BUT sadly I can't do that. I hate having to put it down. It's only taken me like 2 yrs to get started reading it. Now I wish I had read it sooner. It's a very good book.
Well, baby's wanting some food.....I better give in & eat....LOL!!! What else is new??? LOL!!!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Poor Baby

We put Matthew in the nursery for the 2nd time....he cried!!! They had to come get me because the lady could not get him to stop crying. Poor thing!!
We want to switch which hospital we deliver in BUT my dad thinks we should stay w/the one we already delivered with. He does have a point that it is closer to home. If we do it like we did the last time....Wayne will only be off work the day I deliver & then work the rest while I'm in the hospital....that way he's not "bored" just sitting there in the room all day(he can't handle that...my man of action). The draw back to the "new" hospital is that I might only get to see Wayne the day I deliver & not again 'til he's taking us home. At least w/the "old" one he could "sneak" in before work & then possibly get in a few minutes in the evening as well. We are going to go tour the "new" one next month & I may re-tour the "old" one as well. A few reasons I want to switch are due to the lack of good cold a/c(my thermostat was set on 60 yet I was sweating buckets & the chocolate bars my friends gave me to hand out melted the first night because it was so hot in the room) & then the last two days I was in there I was "forced" to have to walk the halls to hunt down my nurse to get pain meds. NOT fun after a c-section(though I know I needed to walk...BUT not when I was hurting that bad...lol).
Well time to get dinner going.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

PHEW!!!

Well, it looks like we've "ESCAPED" another hurricane. Thank the Lord! I was a little worried about it. Thank goodness it's missing us though.
WE bought Matthew a potty chair today. I think we're going to start trying to get him potty trained here really soon. It'd be nice to have him trained by the time the new baby is born.
Speaking of the new baby....Wayne just realized he's going to have 3 nights by himself w/Matthew. I think he's nervous....mainly because when Matthew's tired..he only wants mommy. I told Wayne it will be a good "bonding" experience for them....& hopefully it'll help once we bring new baby home.
Still no name picked out....waiting on Wayne's list still.
Well better get back out there to help make dinner.

Friday, September 5, 2008

YIKES!!

Well it looks like we may be getting one of the storms....hopefully not full on like earlier predicted...BUT if it continues the way it's going & or moves a little more south, we will still be on the "worse" side of the storm(more rain, more wind, etc). Keep us in your prayers!
Matthew impressed his daddy last night. He was ready for his nite-nite bottle & went to the kitchen gate to wait for mommy to "climb" over & get his bottle. But mommy told him that she had to go potty befire she could get it.....he left the gate & went to the bathroom door & opened it for mommy. Mommy then told him to go wait at the "bottle chair" & she'd be there in a minute. He obeyed. Daddy was very impressed that he knew exactly what mommy was saying. I told Wayne, Matthew's very smart....he knows where everything is(his room...where he goes for a diaper change, etc, etc).
Well better go finish making dinner.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

STORMS??

There are 3 storms out there...we are hoping none of them come our way...BUT can we get that lucky? I pray we don't get them only because of the discomfort I felt during the outer edges of that tropical storm we went thru a few weeks ago.
We have not decided on a name for this baby yet. I made 2 lists last week....it's Wayne's turn now. Then we'll compare, narrow it down to "identical" names off each list & then go from there. Matthew's name means gift of God...I found another that has that same meaning but not sure we like it or not. It'd have been so much easier if it had been a girl....we've had that name picked out for the last 5 years...LOL!!
Baby's HUNGRY!!! Better go feed him!