Belly Pic & 31 Week Appt.

31 Weeks 2 Days

Today I had my 31 week check up. I had gained another lb so that puts me at a total of 16. My BP was 110/60 and C's heartrate was 158. Everything is still looking soooo good which makes me really happy of course! I go back on Tuesday so hopefully everything continues to look good!

Candy Making and Light Seeing :)

Yesterday B and I got up and I had to run to a quick insurance meeting at work b/c the county decided to switch insurance companies. That only lasted about an hour and then I headed back to my moms to help everyone make goodies! Well, I did a lot of sitting and watching, but I did get to dip lots of things in chocolate while sitting down at the bar- lol! We were there until about 3:30 and then we came home and B played Wii while I rested on the couch for awhile.


Ryan got home and we had supper and then decided to go into Petersburg to look at the lights in the park. Brycen thought it was really cool that he got to get out of his booster seat to sit in the front w/ momma to look at the lights :) We had a fun short little outing. B loved looking at the lights and begged for more. I thought the castle one was really cool.

I took this w/ my phone so obviously not good quality!

We came home and just hung out the rest of the evening. Ryan has to work today and B and I are just hanging out watching Handy Manny (of course), playing the wii, and wrapping a few last minute gifts. This evening we go to my parents house to have Christmas Eve w/ my mom's dad's side of the family. I'm looking forward to eating :) lol.... and visiting too :)

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!! <3

30 week appt.

We just got home from Evansville a little bit ago. Ryan was able to go to the dr. w/ me since my appt. was late this afternoon. Dr. Reisinger was rushing out the door as I was walking in- she had to go deliver a baby at the women's hospital. I was a little bummed (okay, a lot bummed) that I wouldn't be seeing her today. I saw Dr. Brown instead. Everything is still looking good though. I had gained 1lb, so now up to a total of 15. My BP was 120/70 and C's heartrate was 147. All good news. I go back next Thurs. b/c Dr. R is off on Tuesday so I will see her Thurs. morning the 31st instead.


I'm just so ticked! Everything was going so good and my nerves were doing really really well and I had been feeling SO good... and then this happened and now I'm a nervous wreck! February really can't get here soon enough for me. I just want him out and safe and healthy! Just being real w/ ya people! I don't know why something had to happen like that-- especially when it seems that it was a total fluke. UGH! Please pray for me to get my peace back about it. That's what I'm praying for (well besides the obvious of keeping me and C healthy!). I'm so thankful he is a squirmy little thing, b/c that helps me to know he is doing good in there.


Tomorrow I am going to my mom's while Ryan is working. We are making Christmas candies/cookies/junk food :) Okay, well everyone else is making the stuff while I sit and watch and eat it! haha!


Thursday and Friday are filled w/ Christmas gatherings... the farthest we have to go is to my parents though- all of our things are at their house w/ different sides of their/our families so I'll only have to go like 5 min. from home-- nothing too stressful! If I don't post before then- I hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS :)

Trip to Triage...

Well, yesterday I felt fine all morning... I was working and excited that I only had to work 2 days this week. My mom brought me chinese food for lunch. I ate... then I started feeling weird... couldn't breathe very well... but I just figured it was C being on my lungs (like he is a lot of the time). By about 2:45pm I decided I was going to go home a little early and lay down and stretch out and rest... Hadn't slept too well the night before due to B being up coughing a lot of the night. I stood up to put my coat on and I've passed out enough times in my life to know what was coming... so I sat down in my chair right away and said "I think i'm going to pass out"... I was also feeling very nauseated. My Co-Worker ran to get our Co. Health Nurse, Amy, whose office is right next to ours. They came back right away to check my BP. The first time she took it she couldn't even hear it... the whole time I could barely stay upright in the chair b/c I was blacking out. She tried again and my BP was 74/64... Extremely low obviously. She took it again and it was coming back up it was 80/72 I think... Still way too low, but I was already feeling a little better... My color was coming back they said... I had started sweating and was freezing, but felt normal again. I called my mom to come get me b/c Ryan was in KY working on a job. Amy also took my sugar and it was fine- 114. After I called Ryan and let him know what was going on she took my BP again and it was back up to 104/80. It was the weirdest thing and I felt fine, but of course we decided I needed to go to triage and get checked out. My mom took me down and Ryan was leaving KY to come home, but he was a couple hours away. They got me into observation and hooked up to monitors. C's heartrate was doing fine. Thankfully through the whole thing he was moving like crazy so that was def. reassuring to me. My BP was low and then high at the hospital, but after they got me settled in it returned to normal. My dr. isn't in on Mondays :( but the nurse called and talked to one of her partners Dr. Brown.... who actually delivered Brycen and was on call when I went in w/ Andon and was in on my c-section w/ Andon, so she is the next dr. that I feel the most comfortable with. She said that dehydration can cause it, but I didn't feel dehydrated... I've been that way quite a few times in my life... she didn't know what would cause it really to bottom out like that... they said I could go home and rest and get plenty of fluids since everything looked fine w/ me and baby C. I have my regular check up today at 4:50 our time w/ Dr. R. I'm anxious to see what she has to say about it all. I stayed home from work today to rest and I'm off the rest of the week anyway.


With all that being said, it also is a reminder of how fragile we all are. Please keep praying for me and C until he gets here safely!

Christmas With The Knepps

Friday evening we met Ryan's parents and the rest of the family at the chinese restaurant in Washington for supper.

Brycen and Jayce at supper

After supper we went back to Phil and Marilyn's to open gifts. Brycen was excited to be having Christmas BEFORE Christmas- lol.

a remote control car that goes on the wall

walkie talkies


camera from aunt sonya and uncle john

getting into his stocking

"Santa" (Phil) came to visit- Poor Santa got revealed though b/c Brycen pulled off his beard, lol.

my sister in law, Sonya, and I... (and Corbin) :)

After we had Christmas we took Brycen over to Rich and Melissa's to have a sleepover w/ Isaac for Isaac's birthday that is this week. We didn't know if B would actually sleep over at their house or not. Ryan was prepared for a late night trip to pick him up, but we were surprised and Brycen stayed the whole night! Ryan had to work yesterday morning so he picked him up after he was done working. Brycen kept saying, "well yah I stayed, b/c I'm five now!" lol -- not too sure I like him being five!

Our friends Chelsey and Ryan came for lunch yesterday and brought pizza. We hung out and caught up- we hadn't all been able to hang out since around last Christmas due to the other Ryan's job. We miss them! It was good to catch up yesterday.

We met Ricky and Brittany at the mexican restaurant in Petersburg for supper and then they came over to visit. The boys played wii all evening while me and Britt talked about babies :) lol. I can't wait to find out what they are having this week-- either a little girlfriend or a BFF for Corbin!

Today we stayed home from church. I'm not supposed to be traveling farther than an hour away from the hospital in this 3rd tri-mester... since we already live 45 minutes from the hospital, church is def. past my limit. I've been going anyway, but Ryan is getting nervous! I'll probably try to go a few more times at least anyway... I think surely I'll know if I don't feel good and we won't go. Ryan went and got us donuts this morning and then we all watched "Elf"! It is my favorite Christmas movie :) We are going to go have tacos at my parents tonight. I'm so excited to have my brother home from college for a few weeks and we will be glad to hang out w/ him tonight.

I can't believe Christmas is this week... I'm looking forward to only working Monday and Tuesday.

29 Weeks 3 Days

29 Weeks and 3 Days

8 and 1/2 Weeks to go

I really grew in the past couple weeks if you check out the last belly picture!

Week 29-- Appt.

Yesterday, I had a check up w/ Dr. R. Everything went great. My BP was 110/70 and I had no weight gain... so still standing at 14 lbs total. Corbin's heartrate was 158 and he is still measuring right on track! So far, so good. Each time we get good news it brings us a little closer to meeting our precious little bundle of joy!


I hadn't planned on being off work before the baby was born... seems kind of pointless to me... but my husband seems to think otherwise. He thinks I need to take off sometime after the beginning of the year and try everything I can to keep myself healthy. It's something I guess we are discussing... Could you pray we make the right decision? I don't have a strenuous job- I sit at my desk all day and it keeps my mind occupied, but I do see where he (and everyone else it seems) is coming from too... I'm just not the type of person to sit around and do nothing for weeks! I fear it might make me crazy! lol. If my BP decides to do anything crazy then I guess I will for sure. I had a couple high readings, but then took it again and it was fine. I told Dr. R about it yesterday and she said as long as it goes down w/ the second reading then I'm okay, but if it doesn't then she wants to know right away. I guess you could say- we are all a little on edge.


I am so excited for Christmas- I love this time of the year. I know we have a lot going on the next couple of weeks so hopefully that will speed this up! At the most we have 8 1/2 weeks 'til we meet this little guy and I absolutly can't wait to kiss his face!


I noticed a knot on Brycen's neck yesterday, I think I'm turning into a hypochondriac or something.... but I took him to the Dr. this morning. It is swollen lymph nodes- he said probably left over from his body fighting off infections over the past couple of months... He wasn't concerned and just said to watch them- but this momma is always worrying!


I need to get another belly picture- it's been a couple of weeks, maybe we'll try to do that tonight!

Birthday Party, Family Christmas, Pre-School Program

Friday night we had B's birthday party. He wanted a Madagascar cake. He busted his lip on his knee before his party ever started-- it was bleeding pretty bad and he had a fat lip for 2 days! What a way to start your birthday party!
> goofy boy

had to do a "mean" one of course...

getting ready to open his gifts

listening to everyone sing happy birthday

blowing out his candles **All 5 of them**

B and his BFF Joey Wayne Ridao (brycen only calls him by his whole name).

We had everyone over for soups (veggie and chili) and cake and ice cream Friday evening. We just had our immediate families and then Joey and his parents came too. We got him a wii-- it was supposed to be for his Christmas, but his daddy couldn't wait to give it to him (not sure who is more excited?). He does seem to love it though so that's good!

Saturday we didn't do much of anything during the day. We slept in and then I made tutus most of the day. My family started showing up about 3pm to visit. We ate supper about 5:30 and just visited. It was my mom's extended family and we only see a lot of them once a year at this Christmas dinner.

Brycen got to open more birthday presents on Saturday from that part of the family. His poor lip :( he about bit all the way through it :(

Sunday we got up and had to be at church early b/c we were greeters. After church we had to rush to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things and come home. I had to make cookies for B's pre-school program that was that night. I did get a little nap in thankfully.

My Handsome little man on his 5th Birthday before church.

At his program- they all did so well- despite the fact that B said the whole way there that he wasn't going... !

He was not a fan of Santa either and refused to sit on his lap... his teacher finally persuaded him and I got this picture of him smiling!

Brycen and his girlfriend Kennedy <3>

They were born 1 day apart at the same hospital! They crack me up!!

We had Brycen's 5 year well-child check up today after work/school. He was 43 1/2 inches tall, which was the 60th percentile and he weighed 37lbs, which was the 25th percentile. He had grown an inch and a half and gained 1lb! Perfectly healthy and his lungs even sounded clear today- whoo hoo! The dr. did give us a prescription for a regular inhatlor now though! We have been dragging around a portable nebulizer so the inhatlor thing makes this momma veryyyy happy!

Tomorrow I have a check up w/ Dr. R-- I'm 29 Weeks today-- 9 to go at the most!

Show Us Your Life- Christmas Treat Edition-- YUM

Kelly is hosting Show Us Your Life again this week-- it's Christmas treats and goodies! YUM! My grandma and I have always baked Christmas cookies together since I was really little... and last year we started making goodies over at my moms... It was, me, Brycen, my mom, my cousin Brooke, and my grandma... my brother was there too- but he wasn't a lot of help! We do it the week of Christmas and we've already got it set on our calendar for this year too! Last year my Grandma went out and fell on the ice and had to go to the hospital- so hopefully this year will go a little better ;)

We made chocolate covered pretzels (white and reg. choc)... chocolate covered peanut butter cracker sandwiches, white chocolate covered oreos, 2 or 3 types of fudge, divinty, and buck eyes. Brycen and I always make chocolate chip cookies at home and some other goodies to put in tins for our neighbors/coworkers/etc...

My favorite are my pudding chocolate chip cookies and ritz crackers w/ peanut butter dipped in chocolate. YUM!

What are your favorite things to make at Christmastime??

Me and my grandma last year (obviously before she fell!)... I was sooo pregnant and sooo blonde! lol

My cousin Brooke--aka-- Booger, she loves me for that name ;)

What little boys are good for!

And what big boys are good for.... :)

Under the Weather...

First off, I want to thank Mandy for doing my new blog header :) I'm loving it sooo much!


Monday we had our u/s and then I came back to work... after work my friend Olivia (that now lives in Owensboro) came up to visit! She picked me up at work and we picked B up at school and went to my chiropractor appointment and then to Wal-Mart for a few things. We just love when Livy comes to visit! Ryan was at home working on the tile backsplash trying to get it done! When we got home Liv cut B's hair and highlighted mine. I was feeling like poo all evening :( but we still had a nice visit.


Tuesday I had to work, but Liv and I met up for lunch at Sweet Stuff in town before she had to head back. Tuesday I still felt awful all day :( (that's the theme of the week)... plus Ryan got sick too! ugh!! He did get the backsplash finished up though-- so that was good!


Wednesday was our day off, but it was soooo cold we didn't want to do anything but cuddle! We had to get up and get ready though b/c B and I both had checks up at the dentist. We both got good reports and B did so well! We had never went at the same time before so I was a little nervous, but he did amazing! I really really love our dentist office... even though I hate going the people are just wonderful. We had to run to Wal-Mart again to get a few last min. items for his party that I had forgotten about. Ryan and I did some "decluttering" in our desk area that night... It had been driving me crazy!


Yesterday I started feeling TERRIBLE in the afternoon so I came home and took a nap for about an hour... I wish I could kick this stuff! Ryan and my dad got our new washer and dryer hooked up (awesome!). I already had all my laundry done-- boo! I wanted to try them out! lol. I made them supper while they did that stuff and then B and I made cupcakes after supper for him to take to his birthday party at pre-school today.

I think it's the first time we've ever made cupcakes and I haven't eaten at least one! lol. Also, last night our deep freeze went out on us- BOO! Then Ryan broke a receptacle in the kitchen that they couldn't fix last night so I couldn't run the dishwasher and I had a million dirty dishes from cooking a big supper AND making cupcakes! And we have 20 people coming over tonight-- nice! lol- Oh well, I'm sure it will all get done... Ryan has his work Christmas lunch today and so he is going to get a new deep freeze and go home and switch out the food-- I'm glad it was so cold yesterday so everything stayed good. My grandma is also cleaning for me today so that's a big relief! I got my soup over this morning before work for B's party tonight... so hopefully everything will come together! Brycen was so excited about his party at school and his party at home tonight. He kept saying "well I'm having a party- BUT I'm still not five yet." lol. It was cute! Five just sounds so old to me...

We have a busy weekend b/c after his party tonight then tomorrow night my mom's extended family Christmas is at our house... And SUnday we are greeters at church and then Brycen has his pre-school Christmas program and party and I have to make cookies for that... I think this is our busiest (at least in the way of me having to do stuff) weekend of the month. I just can't believe my baby will be FIVE! I'm sure I'll have a big update after the weekend.

28 Weeks- Ultrasound

Our little sweetie, Corbin Fisher weighed in at 2lbs 5oz. Average at 28 weeks is 2lbs 2oz so he is just a little above average in weight right now. He was showing off for us in there! He had the hiccups at first, then he started opening and closing his mouth and smiling at us! It was precious! He looks soooo much like Andon it is scary! I mean identical really! I don't have to go back to the specialist for another 6 weeks- that will put me at 34 weeks and that appointment is for another weight check on him. It will be neat to see what he weighs at 34 weeks since we know what A weighed then (5lbs 5oz). It was so fun to see him again and see how much he had changed in the past 10 weeks (a lot!). Ryan and I had a lot of errands to run afterward. We got those done and ate and now I'm back at work since I have court hearings this afternoon. We also got to pick up our new washer and dryer today! Can't wait to get those baby's hooked up! I'm sooo tired today b/c I couldn't sleep last night and I still have a lot to do today/tonight! This whole week actually since B's party is Friday... Anyway-- hope you enjoy the pictures of C!

Christmas Trees!

Our "big" tree... I don't have a theme for this tree just all our ornaments on it... it used to be a pre-lit tree, BUT this year more than half the lights went out :( I really like the size of the tree though and the color so we and by we I really mean Ryan strung lights on it.

Little "country snowman" tree in my dining room

This is our red and silver tree- you can't see all the lights on it b/c it has a "twinkle" option and that's the one B chose so you only see about half the lights on it. I still want to get more decor for the tree, but haven't gotten around to it. I want some of those spiky sparkly things?? lol, I dont' know what they are called.
This was our first tree that we bought the together the year before we got married after Christmas sale and stored it 'til we got married.

Brycen's "John Deere" tree... you can't see a lot of the ornaments b/c it is all GREEN! lol- it has a lot of his tractor ornaments on it and some other John Deere stuff... plus green balls and ornaments (he picked them all out last year). It's the only tree in our house w/ colored lights.

I love putting the trees up- but by the time Christmas comes I'm ready to take them down (like that day!). Seriously, I usually always take them down the day after Christmas.

Go to Kelly's to see lots of neat trees!!

Show Us Your Life-- Christmas Trees!

Hey Everyone!!! I know I've talked about Kelly's Korner before and her "Show Us Your Life" blog tour! I haven't participated in quite awhile and I didn't realize today was the CHRISTMAS TREE edition!! I love peaking at other people's decorations so ya'll should go on over and participate (b/c I'm nosy!) :) I'll be putting mine on here tonight and linking up w/ her blog! You should do the same! I am not very creative so I love to get ideas from other people. You know where I saw the CUTEST tree the other day?? At the OB's office! Funny! I guess with 4 women dr's and all those nurses and staff they must be great at decorating!

Can't wait to see your trees!!

9 months...

Our precious Andon would of been 9 months old today... just wanted to take a minute and remember. Although his 34 weeks and 1 day of life inside me were too short for my liking, I'm still blessed to be his momma. I am blessed to have THREE boys, not two... and I am blessed w/ being saved by Jesus Christ so that when I die I can hold all my babies again in Heaven.

I do wonder how different our lives might be if Andon was here... Brycen was starting to walk at 9 months... Some days 9 months seems like a lifetime ago and other days it seems like yesterday.

~We love you baby boy and we know Jesus is holding you until we can again~

Appt. and Belly Picture

I had my pre-admission appt. yesterday at the hospital. That went fine, it felt weird doing all the same stuff less than a year later again though! The lady is super nice- it was the same one. We were concerned about Brycen coming to the hospital b/c of all the visitor restrictions that they have right now, but she gave me a paper on it and siblings under 17 can come, but you just can't send your baby back to the nursery after that. Believe me, I won't be sending my baby anywhere anyway so that trade off is perfectly fine with me! I was going to sneak him in in a suit case if they said he couldn't come ;)

We left the hospital and I had to drink my nasty orange drink and then we had an hour until my bloodwork. I drank my drink and my mom and B went into Toys R Us to buy stuff for the little boy that they drew off the tree at their church. I stayed in the car b/c that drink really makes me feel nauseous! When they got back out it was time to head over to St. Mary's to my Dr. for my labs. They should have the results from those today-- if I don't get a call then my glucose test went fine, so I'm hoping for no phone call!

After my labs I only had wait a few minutes before the nurse took me back to my appt. I had gained 3 lbs in the 2 weeks since I had been there last- yikes! I will blame it on Thanksgiving! That puts me at a total of 14 lbs. Dr. R measured my belly and the fundus height or whatever usually grows 1 cm per week and should be within 2 cm of the week of preg. you are in (give or take 2 cm). Well in those two weeks since I had been there mine had grown 3 instead of just 2! I'm still perfectly within normal range, but she said he had probably hit a growth spurt! I am anxious for my u/s on Monday to see how much he weighs! She was asking about contractions and I said "well they are probably braxton hicks, but..." and she asked me to explain how they felt so I told her and she wanted to go ahead and check my cervix just to make sure. She said since i was pregnant less than a year ago that puts me at greater risk for pre-term labor so she wants to keep a close eye on that as well. She did check me, which wasn't any fun, BUT it was a relief to know that no progress has been made! My cervix is still completely closed. What a relief b/c that would of been a for sure bed rest and I don't need something else to worry about with this pregnancy!! My blood pressure was 118/80 and Corbin's heartrate was 156. We got a good report all around! She isn't having me to see her next week b/c I see the specialist for an ultrasound/weight check on C. I go back to Dr. R on the 15th and then every week after that. She also made sure to tell me at the first sign of a scare of any sort from me she is admitting me to the hospital- so PRAY for NO scares, b/c I really don't want to be hanging out at the hospital for any length of time before the baby is born!

27 Wks 1 day-- 11 weeks to go!

Playing Catch Up

Well... since I haven't posted in over a week I guess I'm playing catch up... which is exactly what I feel that I'm doing in every other part of my life too! I hate that feeling of not being "caught up"... but I guess that is just part of it.

Last Tuesday I picked up Brycen from school and he had made this pilgrim attire!

Of course he couldn't be serious-- he held up his socks and said "dirty socks" :) What a goof ball!

My attempt at trying to get a good picture, but his smile was fake- it was real in the "dirty socks" picture! He is SUCH a boy!!

Tuesday we ran to the chiropractor and then to Wal-Mart. We were both very excited b/c it was our last day of our work/school week!

Wednesday we did stuff around the house and ran errands... Went to eat lunch w/ my momma at her work went and did some stuff for her at her house. They just got all new wood floors and painted and new trim and so she was stressing about the house a bit. B and I went over there and did some stuff so that when she came home she would be surprise :) I love doing stuff for people! That night we let B put up his John Deere tree in his room. He was so excited. I'm so sad I didn't think to take pictures, really b/c I was so tired from not sleeping that I layed on his bed and watched while him and Ryan did it.

Thursday morning we slept in and then got up and went to Ryan's parents for lunch. We came home and did our annual tradition of putting up the Christmas tree... the big one at least.

and this is the only picture I got...

The boys did most of the work while I sat on the floor and put hooks in the ornaments and "directed" them on what to do! lol. We got the tree up and I got a few decorations put out, but not a lot before it was time to go to my aunt and uncle's for Thanksgiving. I love going there and being w/ all my family! We are all so close and I really love it! Plus, I got to hold Kaydee Mae for most of the night! Corbin was kicking her :) I'm so sad that I forgot my camera and didn't have any pictures! My family is supposed to be emailing me b/c we did a bunch of different pictures... My cousin's wife Kayla, just had Kaydee, I'm pregnant, and my cousin Nick and his wife Cindy annouced that night that they are expecting on July 6th! Nick and Todd, my two cousins and I are all very close in age like that so that's soo neat we thought! Kaydee was such a good girl all night and slept most of the time I held up! She is soooo cute AND such a miracle! Her and Corbin will be close I am sure... Another neat thing is that they will be 4 months apart and that's exactly what Todd and I are too! I love Kayla (Todd's wife) and it was so fun to get to sit and chat for the evening. I ate way too much of course, but that's okay! My aunt Lisa even sent home her famous pumpkin pie w/ me! I don't even like pumpkin pie and I LOVE hers! We came home and pretty much went to bed b/c it was pretty late and Ryan had to work on Friday. Brycen and I slept in and I needed it. I don't think I had one good nights rest last week. We got up and finished putting up Christmas decorations and did laundry and cleaned and all that fun stuff. I got a lot done that day. When Ryan got home that evening we put up our other tree in "the red room". It's done in silver and red and I love it-- a red room is sooo neat to decorate for Christmas! I love it! After we got it put up we made an unplanned trip to Mi Pueblo to have supper w/ my parents and their neighbors. I wasn't feeling like cooking and I can never pass up Mi Pueblo! It was great as always! We came home and just relaxed after that.

Saturday we got up and lounged around for awhile before making a trip to Lowe's to get some stuff Home Depot didn't have when we went the week before. When we got home one of my closest friends from elem/middle/high school came over to pick up some tutus and we got to visit for awhile- that was so nice! Ryan worked outside on the stuff we picked up at Lowe's and I got our outside decorations put up... I don't do a lot... Just put the greenery and lights around the front deck/porch and put up my wreath and a big "country" looking snowman that has a lantern light on it that sits on the front deck/porch (whatever you want to call it). I am in need of a new winter doormat- mine is looking gross. I like to do just a "winter" one (like w/ snowmen or something) instead of just Christmas so I can leave it out all winter. That night we were just around the house... my back was killing me and I didn't get to sleep until around 4 am :( Needless to say, we didn't make it to church on Sunday. I slept in as long as I could, which wasn't early long enough to "catch up" on all the sleep I was missing.

We were just around the house again on Sunday hanging out... We went to my parents for supper and got to see my brother again since he was home for the weekend. We had loaded baked potato soup and these awesome sandwiches! YUM! I slept a little better that night...

Yesterday I was at work and then had a chiropractor appointment. I came home and needed to do laundry, but didn't. Brycen and I watched a Christmas movie "The Dog Who Saved Christmas" on ABC Family (i love that channel!). We just had frozen pizza for supper- not my brightest night as wife and momma, but I have promised everyone AND myself I would take it easier this time around... I'm trying! It just drives me crazy to sit around though... especially when there is stuff that needs done! Ryan finished trimming out kitchen/red room last night- finally! It looks really good! It took so long b/c he couldn't find the trim he wanted or something manly like that ;) He has to get the tile backsplash done and then I'm promising pictures of the kitchen update/red room stuff! He has to have it done by Dec. 11 b/c that's Brycen's birthday party so that's his deadline! lol (self imposed deadline I might add!).

Today I am leaving work at 1pm to head to Evansville. I have my pre-admission appt. and my glucose test and a dr appt. w / Dr. R... I have to pick up some Christmas presents that were ordered that are in. My mom and B are going w/ me so hopefully it won't be too bad of a day... yesterday I was 27 weeks- that means 11 weeks til D-Day! I will have an update w/ a belly picture and appt. stats tomorrow-- which I might add is my day off and I am looking forward to it! :) Those 5 days in a row off spoiled me!

Speaking of Christmas presents-- these babies are what I mentioned that Ryan was getting me when we went to Evansville last week:) lol It's not really my Christmas present, but I told him it could be!! I am so excited!

I'm not sure why one picture is smaller than the other?? It's supposed to be the washer and dryer... I am so pumped about them! They were on a major sale the week of Thanksgiving and my aunt is moving to GA for her job and happened to need a washer and dryer so she will be able to use my old ones... I never could justify getting new front loaders b/c my washer and dryer were still so nice... I have to say though- I'm def. pumped about these! We don't have them yet- waiting on them to be delivered, but it is worth the wait! Plus, now I can say I'm "green" w/ all the water and electric we'll be saving! haha! Although, that is a good perk!

Well, I'm not sure that I'm completely caught up, but I'm as caught up as I'm going to get b/c I can't remember anything else (GO FIGURE!)...

Oh yes, and obviously I found my camera... it was truly driving me crazy. My dear sweet little innocent boy had "stored it" for me under the recliner. nice! lol.

UGH!

I have an update coming... I really do... BUT for now it's going to have to wait, because I'm a total ditz these days and have "misplaced" my camera. I can remember taking a picture and laying it SOMEWHERE so that I would remember to charge the battery... but I never did charge the battery and now I have no idea where that SOMEWHERE is that I layed it... I have looked everywhere in the house... and I know it's in there somewhere... it's driving me crazy! I really think I would lose my head these days if it wasn't attached!

Weekend and 26 Weeks

Thursday night we ended up having to go to Jasper to Home Depot... us and our home projects! lol. We went to pizza hut to eat and our pizza tasted like soap... yikes, not good! Then Home Depot didn't have what we needed so it was a pretty bummer of a night!

Friday night Ryan went to the cabin again to hunt. Brycen went to the chiropractor w/ me after work and then we ran home and got his stuff packed and met my mom in town for supper at China Wok (seriously, best Chinese food ever, ya'll should try it!). Then we went and hung out at my mom's (my dad was at the cabin too). I made tutus and B and my mom watched a movie on TV. Brycen got to spend the night, but I was there until after 9pm so it wasn't too bad on me I guess, lol. I went home and put laundry away, fun stuff, and then went to bed. I actually slept REALLY good that night!

Saturday morning I got up and worked on tutus and laundry. My mom brought B home and we hung out... Ryan got home around noon and him and B went to get the H1N1 vaccines... Well, B got his second dose and Ryan got his. Poor Ryan hates needles (crack me up-I just don't see how he can gut a deer, but hate needles), he thought he was going to get the nasal mist, but then B insisted on watching Daddy get a shot first so they made Ryan get a shot too! haha! He didn't think it was very funny, but what a good daddy he is :) I did laundry and worked on tutus all day... I did other stuff around the house... I was worn out! We really just hung out that evening which was really nice. B and I did make brownies that all three of us were craving :) I didn't sleep well that night... it's always a little disappointing to sleep well one night and then not the next, but I will survive the next 12 weeks! Oh yah- Ryan didn't get a deer... He shot a doe and he said it went down flat on it's back and he KNEW it was dead... he then heard some other deer moving so he looked up thinking there might be a buck he wante too and when he looked back to where his doe was IT WAS GONE! He wasn't in the greatest mood after that. He said he trailed blood a little ways, but then it just stopped. He was pretty disappointed!

Brycen w/ our brownies! We iced them AND sprinkled them, lol!

Sunday we got up and went to church and then ran to WalMart for a few things... well actually only Ryan went in (thank you honey!). We came home and ate a quick lunch and rested and played a little bit... then Ryan went over to my parents to help them out on their new wood floors. I got some more tutus done and then B and I went over there too. B really was a big helper for Ryan and my Dad. We also got a ride in "the hotrod" lol. Brycen had the biggest smil on his face the whole time. We got subway for supper, YUM... Man, I'm craving that now!





Last night we went to Evansville... I got a big Christmas present- I'm so excited :) lol We left B w/my parents and uncle so he could "help" them finish up their new wood floor and we finished his birthday and Christmas shopping. We can't do it when he is with us, he is too smart for that anymore! I am completely done w/ Christmas shopping now and that makes me sooo happy! I wasn't too thrilled about going to Evansville again, especially when it was my last week w/ out an appt., but I survived! I am sooo glad to hav my shopping done and I'm getting a great Christmas present! I can't believe Brycen will be 5 in a little less than 3 weeks!

26 Weeks Down- 12 to go!

Dr's Appt. and Field Trip

Tuesday I had my 25 week check up w/ Dr. Reisinger. I had gained 1 lb (total of 11) and my BP was 100/60. C's heartrate was 160. Sooo great appt. nothing bad to report means nothing good, right?! I go back in two weeks on Dec. 1st and that will be a busy day b/c I do my pre-admission appt. at The Women's Hospital, then I have to drink the nasty glucola drink and head over to St. Mary's to my Dr. for my labs and then an appt. w/ Dr. R! I am not looking forward to that drink at all. I know--I'm a whiner! After that appt. I will start going to the Dr. every week... I really can't believe that time is almost here! Obviously, I'm starting that a little sooner than someone w/ a normal pregnancy, but I still can't believe I will be to my third tri-mester.


Yesterday I went to the chiropractor in the morning and then we had Brycen's field trip to the bowling ally. He loves bowling. He did really good too! A strike and two spares- he is better than me... but that's not saying much considering I'm TERRIBLE at bowling! haha!





After the field trip we got our usual Taco Bell and then headed to Wal-Mart. I was glad to have it all done and get home! Brycen was so tired he fell asleep on the way home. He has pretty much cut out afternoon nap time at home most days, unless he is just really tired. I was glad he got one in yesterday. I tried to nap as well since I was so tired (no sleep for me lately again), but my body doesn't know how to sleep anymore apparently so I couldn't even get in a nap!

This is the newest addition to our family--- Bear!

Picture is compliments of Brycen.

He really wasn't meant to be an indoor pet, but he kept running inside everytime we opened the door. He is pretty cute... and very playful which B loves. He is going to the vet on Monday so hopefully he'll still love us after that! haha. He never even had one accident on the floor so that was super easy- much easier than a new puppy. haha. I'm not a cat person, but really, he is cute. Ryan hates cats and even likes him sooo.... I was worried it would bother Brycen's allergies/asthma, but he hasn't seemed to be any worse than normal so that's good... I'd hate to break his little heart and have to put the thing back outside. We already know he likes mice too b/c he ate one outside on the deck- yummy, I know

Brycen took this of himself, he loves taking pictures and sneaks my camera out of my purse and it's case quite frequently these days. He's just so cute though, thought I'd share :) I guess maybe it's not proper to call your own child cute, but really, I think he is, so I'm going to say it anyway :) hehe!

He got to take a movie to pre-school to watch today... I guess that's the cool thing to do these days. He chose Country Bears. He loves that movie. His teacher was excited b/c she said that's a movie even she likes, haha! He thought that was neat that his teacher liked the same movie as him.

Tonight we have to run to Home Depot to get some things- house project stuff- go figure! I'm soooo glad tomorrow is Friday. I'm very much looking forward to relaxing this weekend!

Just You and Me

Well, Thursday evening we had to go to Evansville to help my parents get their new wood flooring brought home. It was def. worth the meal at Texas Roadhouse to go help them though (not that we wouldn't of helped if we weren't eating there!) haha! Big bonus was that we got to see my brother b/c he came over from school to eat supper w/ us! It was a late night, but I survived.

B waiting on his food!
B and my Dad-- they both look asleep


My brother and -- I actually hate this picture of myself b/c my face looks like a whale (no, please don't say it doesn't, b/c it really does!), but it's actually a picture of my brother SMILING and not making some silly face!

Friday I went to the Chiropractor... I finally broke down and went b/c I could barely stand up from sitting on the floor b/c of the pain... I really needed to go when pregnant w/ A and for sure after I had A (c-section), but I hate going to any dr. so I kept putting it off... well, I'm so glad I didn't put it off any longer. I go back on Wednesday and I can't wait! My whole pelvis was out of place and that was the source of my major pain I guess... plus had a few other things wrong... I could tell a big difference on how I felt on Saturday, but it was hurting again last night... I realize it got so bad that the adjustment won't start holding for quite awhile (especially since I'm pregnant). After my appt. I picked up B and we ran to Jasper to do a few errands and then we came home and played legos all night... I literally built a K Nex Lego Fire Truck more times than I care to mention! haha! Ryan was gone all weekend so it was just me and B (hence my title to this post). Brycen got teary on the phone talking to Ryan on Friday. He was fine until he talked to him and then he realized how much he was missing his daddy! He just doesn't think it is fair at all that Daddy gets to go to the cabin hunting w/out him... there have been promises of maybe next year... Momma doesn't like that idea though so we will see.

Saturday we got up and played and then decided we would just go see Daddy so maybe B's day wouldn't be so rough (having to hang out w/ momma while Daddy had all the fun!). It is about an hour away so not too bad of a drive and I knew Ryan was wanting to see B too since he felt bad that he cried on the phone the night before! Plus, it makes him so proud that B loves hunting and "man stuff" as much as he does! You will be able to tell that from the next few pictures. I don't mind, I love watching them together.

He loves putting on Daddy's hunting clothes

Ryan and B w/ the beaver at my uncle's cabin (behind them is a picture of my Papaw w/ a buck)... that made me sad... there were lots of memories of my Papaw here... it must of really stirred them up in B too b/c he talked about Papaw all weekend and sang a song to Corbin last night about him. I know my Papaw loved it how much B was/is into hunting and fishing. I wish he were still here to see him growing... but that's selfish, because he isn't in pain anymore...

A little boys dreamland! 2200 acres w/ nothing to do but run around!! It really is gorgeous up there! Sooo peaceful, I could be talked into moving up there very easily I believe.


Cutest Little Buck EVER!

My Boys <3

trying out daddy's tree stand--- really low of course! I love this picture b/c they had no idea I was taking it and it just really shows their close relationship and their love for each other I think!

When we got back from the cabin we just hung out all evening... we watched Bambi (of course!) and didn't do a whole lot.

Yesterday B woke up really missing his daddy and I didn't hear much else except, "when is Daddy going to be home!". We made it through the day though and got to finally meet and hold this little sweetie.

Kianna Brielle! She is sooo cute and she even smiled at me (probably b/c I made her a tutu!) haha :)


Ryan made it home (without a deer) :(


We were both glad to see him though!