33 wks and 5 days & a weekend update

**NEW Update** I just spoke w/ the phone nurse at the dr's office and my dr isn't in today :(. She had to speak w/ another dr... which I like them all, but I think you're always just more comfortable w/ your own dr. I'm supposed to go home and rest until my appt. tomorrow and keep that appt. I'm already scheduled for blood work for this stuff anyway so we'll see how that goes!!! Thank you all for your prayers!

**Update** Well, like this post says, I don't want to complain, and I don't! But I do need to ask for your prayers. I knew my face swelling was just so weird... I thought I better have our county health nurse check my BP today b/c I feel kind of tingly and stuff... she just checked it and it was 140/90. That's high and SUPER high for me. Mine is normally like 104/78.... or somewhere around there. Sooo if you, say a prayer for me. I tried calling the dr's office, but they are out to lunch. Since I'm going down tomorrow for an appt. I doubt she'll have me come in today, but Amy (co. health nurse) thought I should go ahead and call her and make sure and just let her know. They will be back in at the dr's office at around 1, which is 2 our time so I'll update when/if I know anything. Hopefully, I'm just stressed or something... but I don't feel stressed.

Well, here is a belly picture... you'll have to excuse the swollen face... I'm retaining water like crazy & i had a crazy tooth ache that made my face swell even more on one side lol. Luckily, the tooth ache is gone and that brings me to- I want to apologize for being such a whiner lately! I think B would call me a "baby whiner" lol... I really am so grateful to be pregnant and realize that last year at this time my heart was breaking b/c I wasn't. I get so caught up in being miserable & tired & grouchy and I don't want to say that I forget how blessed I am, BUT I do tend to overlook it I guess. I realize that in a few or a little more weeks it will all be over and I'll have a precious bundle of a joy and I won't even remember all this little stuff making me miserable. I also realize it could be so much worse! I don't want anyone to think I'm unappreciative of the gift God has given me, b/c I'm so not. I thank him daily, more than once for this precious baby that we tried so hard for! This is just a place that I feel comfortable venting & whining, but I definitely don't want that to be the overall feeling people get when they come read what's going on w/ our family! So- thanks for listening and I'll try to keep it more upbeat from now on :).
Here I am at 33 wks and 5 days.

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday I came home early due to not feeling well. I was up by the evening and feeling quite a bit better, thankfully! We just hung out at home and chilled :) Ryan isn't used to me being so anti-social and I think he was bored, but he is being a trooper! He made us hot ham and cheese sandwiches for supper, YUM! I was so thankful he made supper for us! Him and B played some trucking game on the X-Box most of the evening while I sat and laughed at them!

Saturday morning I got up and came into work to catch up on the stuff I missed the week before... wasn't too much really and I actually got some boring jobs done that I tend to put off a lot... like shredding papers... eww! I am really really glad to have that done! I am all caught up on my back log right now and that is just so exciting to me! We are normally months behind on cases and I knew I wanted to get it all caught up before leaving on maternity leave! I have accomplished that and now I just need to stay caught up on day to day stuff which is so much easier to do when you don't have all that other stuff holding you back! After I was done working my mom, B, and I headed to Vincennes and ate at Buffalo Wild Wings for a late lunch (I had the best chicken ranch wrap ever!!) and to Wal-Mart and to do a little shopping at Kohl's! I was worn out by the time I got home, but it was a fun little trip! Saturday night we didn't do anything again... I KNOW Ryan was going stir crazy, but I just couldn't motivate myself to want to leave or even have people over! We went to bed pretty early and I was glad about that!

Yesterday we were up and off to church. After church we had to run by Wal-Mart for a few things and then home we went. I took a nap with B again which was great- I slept for 2 hours, which I regretted last night at bedtime, but hey it made me feel good during the day! :). I got up and made a stromboli (yes, it's one of my favorite things to make!) to take to our family friends, The Doerner's for our little Superbowl get together. It was just them and my parents and us, so a relaxed evening, no big deal and only 5 min. from our house so it wasn't super late when we got home! Brycen got asked to be the ring bearer in the wedding of Jeremy & Megan coming up on May 2nd. He is going to pull little Lilyan down the aisle in a wagon! That will be so cute! This will be his 3rd wedding so he's going to be a pro at it :).

I think that's about all I have to update on for now... Tomorrow afternoon I have my 34 week check up at the dr's. They are doing another CBC to make sure my platelets are staying at a normal level so lets hope they are! I always look forward to hearing his little heartbeat, although he is so active, he lets me know he is doing just fine!

snow snow snow :)

Yesterday we were closed at work, but it didn't matter to me since I was off anyway! B & I didn't do much, just watched it snow and played games around the house. Ryan didn't want me taking B out until he got home so we were going a little stir crazy! Ryan got home a little early & we took B out to hold his puppies! He was so excited! They are getting to be little butterballs! I held one too and awwww I didn't want to put it down! Brycen is still obsessive w/ the white one and wants to name it "dinko", I have NO idea what that is?!

B Holding a puppy!! Hope he is this gentle w/ Andon :)

After we were done holding the puppies we went out and played in the snow! Ryan had to help our neighbor get his truck unstuck out of his driveway. That was interesting! Brycen just loves the snow! He just runs and like face plants himself in it! He cracks me up!

B w/ his cat Roscoe

Playing in the snow

Our House :)

I am having quite a few contractions today and feel like poop soo.... pray for me!

i didn't mean i was READY!

Okay- so first let me clarify, I am READY to meet this baby, and to NOT be pregnant anymore. BUT I am aware that it is too early and of course I don't want him to come too early! Now, that that is clarified, let me ask you to please say a little prayer for me. Last night for four hours in a row I had 5 contractions per hour. They weren't regular in time and they didn't get any stronger, but when they didn't stop after a couple hours I started getting a little nervous! My poor hubby was about to have a cow- b/c of the weather and stuff... They finally did stop. I didn't feel good all day yesterday and I don't know why my body was being so weird, but we def. do not want this baby to come too early, no matter how "ready" I am! I want a healthy baby! So if you get a chance, please say a little prayer, that these will go away! Since then I've only had one- two in an hour at any given time. I slept great last night which is an answered prayer. I came in to work (late) despite the winter wonderland outside! B is excited to get to spend the day at Mamaw Reece's (my mom) since his daycare/preschool is closed down. My boss says though when the next round of freezing stuff starts up, he is sending us home! I won 20 bucks this morning though :). Yesterday we all had to guess how much snow/ice we'd have by 7am this morning. I guessed 3 inches and on my boss's front porch at 7am it was 2 and 15/16 inches! So I won! Yay! :) lol. It took me 20 min. to get to my mom's this morning, which is normally a 5 min. drive! Hope you all have a great day & safe trips if you are out and about!

I have been terrible about taking pictures- so I thought I'd post this one- it's from last night and it's not very good quality b/c I took it w/ my cell phone. Ryan and Brycen's lincoln log village :). B LOVESSSSS lincoln logs :)

my titles are always the same :)

I haven't written in awhile... Well, awhile for me anyway... So for the update...

Thursday I don't think there is anything worth mentioning... But Friday, now that was an exciting day! Our dog, Izzie, had puppies... EIGHT of them! At least she picked a nice day to have them. lol. She isn't very big, so eight puppies were a lot for her. Three of them didn't make it through the night, besides being nestled in the garage in straw, under a heat lamp! I think she just knew she couldn't handle all of them, nature is so cruel! Me, being the big baby I am, started bawling. You would think Brycen would of been more upset than I was, but no, he just "got it" somehow... He honestly amazes me, every day. Ryan thinks I'm a big baby, but it was so sad! I was ready to move the rest of them in the house- but I got out voted on that one! The other five are doing fine though and are ohhh so cute!

Brycen likes the white one. We had promised him he could keep one... but we said it has to be a boy (i'm not sure how many boys/girls there are yet), but he really has his heart set on the white one... It's probably my least favorite lol. I like the all black one, but B usually wins :).

Saturday we were just around the house, checking out the puppies and making sure they were okay. B & I took a nap & then we all got ready & went w/ my parents and Tom & Marsha Boyd, and some other family friends, the Doerner's to eat at The Essen Haus & then off to The Buggy Bowl! I think that might just be my last game until Andon decides to make his appearance. We were sitting near the top, and I thought I might die by the time I made it up there for like the 5th time! Okay, die might be an exaggeration, but 8 months pregnant, plus heels, plus lots of steps, just don't mix! I was so ready for bed by the time we got home!

Yesterday we went to Bethel to church for Mya's (our niece) baby dedication. It was sweet and I was so glad we got to go. We hadn't seen John & Sonya and the kids in over a month, b/c they had been to Fla. and then they were all sick with different stuff so it was definitely time! We had lunch & visited. We came home and B and I took a nap again! We got up and went to my parents to visit and eat pizza for supper. I was craving pizza, which in turn decided to keep me up all night with heartburn/indigestion. No more pizza for me until he comes out. I get indigestion bad enough right now with out pizza making it worse!

I was really looking forward to a weekend of being home and doing nothing- but we weren't really home at all! Maybe next weekend... ha! I am getting really anxious about Andon... like child birth and stuff... but I'm so ready... I think. lol.

This week looks like it isn't going to be too busy, which would be great... I'm kinda hoping for the winter storm, even though I despise winter... I'd love to get snowed in :) What a great excuse to not leave the house! haha!

Andon (32 wks and 1 day)

*Andon (he wasn't very cooperative in getting his picture taken!) :)


He stuck his tongue out at Brycen and B thought that was just hilarious! :)


**Andon**

My appt. went well yesterday! I'm not sure why I was nervous... My placenta is out of the way now, so that was a great thing to hear! And Andon looks as healthy as ever! He weighed in at 4lbs- which is exactly what Brycen weighed at 32 weeks as well! She said that Andon will probably be about the same size as B was at birth, which makes me happy that he's not going to be a 10lber! lol. I hadn't gained any weight this time, actually had lost a lb. so she thought a lot of that 6lbs last time was water weight. Seen my ankles lately? You would be believe it! lol, they are more like kankles! :) I think that's all and I'm not forgetting anything... I go back on Feb. 3rd for regular check up! The time is flying by!

Snow Day :)

Well, luckily I was off yesterday for the holiday anyway so Brycen got to play outside all day! Well, we came in and went out about 500 times I think, but momma got too cold :) lol... I'm a wimp and I'd rather be in warm weather, but Brycen has been looking forward to a snow all winter long! When he woke up I told him to look out the front windows and he said (in a very excited, loud, 4 yr old little boy voice), "WOW, I prayed for snow, THANK YOU JESUS!!!" lol, it was the sweetest thing and I tried so hard not to laugh! :) This boy just makes my day! He wanted to go out RIGHT THEN. He wasted no time in getting his "snow clothes" out. We couldn't find his toboggan so he had to wear mine (yah, it's kinda girlie, but so what!) and he INSISTED on wearing cowboy boots, nothing could convince him otherwise. He wanted nothing to do w/ snowboots... and who am I to argue w/ a "real cowboy!" lol.
Wishing I would hurry up and take the picture so he could play :)


Making a snow angel!


One of his favorite activities of the day was to go down his slide & land on his back in the snow!


Trying not to get hit by a snowball from Daddy!


He was so excited for Ryan to get home and play with him!! Snow ball fights! :)

~I go today for my check up and ultrasound... they are supposed to see how big he is getting... HUGE I think! lol. I'm kind of nervous today for some reason- so if you think, say a little prayer for me! I really wanted Ryan to go w/ me to my appt. but since he's been off so much lately for his surgery he thought he needed to go to work :(. I'm a little sad, but I understand. Brycen is going with me though :). He can't wait to see "my bubby Andon" on the big screen! I have been having quite a few contractions- nothing regular, but some are painful... I don't remember having any of this stuff w/ Brycen... Not a big deal really, just more annoying than anything!

I think that's all that's going on right now... after my busy day in Evansville today the rest of the week is looking pretty quiet, which I am glad for. Our weekends too are really open these days and I'm so thankful for that, it gives me the time to catch up from the week and just enjoy our last couple of months of being a family of 3!

~Weekend~

**Friday night Rich and Melissa and their boys came for snacks & to visit. It was good to have them over. We had been meaning to for quite awhile, it just never worked out! I'm so glad we finally got to have them. Isaac & B had a blast of course and had every single toy drug from upstairs down to B's room! Those boys crack me up! They were so excited to see each other! We tried to watch a movie we rented, but it acted up on us and we didn't get to! We did get a nice visit in though!

**Yesterday I did not feel good all day... I thought I was getting the flu, but I guess not... I think this baby is just giving me a good case of indgestion or something! Luckily my house was clean and Ryan and B were content to play farm for most of the day so momma got some rest in! By evening I was about stir crazy & was ready to get out of the house. I think I needed the fresh air! We got ready in about 5 minutes flat & headed to the BR v. Loogootee game. I don't think Ryan and I have ever missed one since we started dating... I didn't get to go to a lot of games w/ him b/c I was always cheering, but the BR/Loogootee game was always on an off Sat. for PC so I always got to go! **Aww, the memories** haha. Brycen loves going to games and we hadn't made it to any yet so it worked out good. We didn't know if we would get a seat since we waited so long to decide to go, but we did! Had to park so far away, and I didn't realize how out of shape I was until Ryan was almost to the gym (CARRYING BRYCEN) while I was still out in the parking lot :).

**Today we went to church & then to Ryan's parents for lunch. My mother in law was too sweet to me and made me rest on the couch all afternoon! I have to say- I didn't argue w/ her too awful much! We went home and B napped for about an hour and then it was time for us to head over here to my parents house. We ate supper and now we're all just visiting (okay the guys are watching football and I'm blogging!) :)

**I'm looking forward to tomorrow b/c I'm off work for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday I have my dr's appt and u/s. I am anxiously awaiting it to see how big Mr. Andon is getting! I can't wait to see him again on the big screen :)