Happy Birthday

Happy birthday to Andrew!!!

Almost broke down

I was pouring a pepsi in a glass for Rory and I almost gave in. It was the smell and the fizz on ice. I just wanted to down that glass of pepsi right there. Something inside me was saying "take a sip. Just one sip won't hurt, nobody would know." Then I snapped out of it. I almost killed my no drinking soda streak, not even making it to five months. Not even close to my previous 5 year record. Shame on me.
Rory and I have been going through bins in our closets trying to get a little more organized before baby comes. Yesterday I found stuff from high school and college. A lot of it made me laugh. I came across some songs that Sara and I wrote. If I laughed any harder, I probably would have gone into labor. We had such talent. I wonder why we didn't pursue our song writing careers. Here is just a sample from a song, it was called the cowboy song:

There is a cowboy that lives down the street
Yes, a cowboy I'd really like to meet.
He wears his cowboy hat
He wears his cowboy boots.
I'd like to meet that cowboy
I'd like to meet that cowboy.
He rides his horse to work everyday
he rides his horse to work all the way
(harmonica solo)

Ya, he lives down the way
I'm gonna talk to him someday
Maybe I'll bring him brownies and milk
Maybe I'll make him cookies and cake
(harmonica solo)

We were such silly girls. Actually, I believe we recorded these songs on tape. The long lost tape. I bet Sara has it. Anyways, reading our songs made me laugh lots. So silly. Good times.

public restrooms

I am so frustrated with public restrooms. I always have to go, because the baby is sitting on my bladder, but every bathroom stall I have been in lately is a tight squeeze. The doors open to the inside, so when I try to open the door from the inside I have to squeeze my belly out. Colleen is usually with me too, so I just started using the handicap stalls so that we have room. The other day in walmart Colleen and I both had to go. We were using the handicap stall and this lady stood right outside the stall very impatiently. When we came out, she started huffing and puffing about people who aren't handicap using the handicap stalls. I just ignored her. With the way my hormones have been lately, she's lucky I didn't give her a piece of my mind.
I had an appointment the other day with my midwife. She said that the baby is extremely low. I can tell. I have to use the bathroom about 6 or 7 times a night.

Getting Ready

So, today we spent the day getting ready for baby. We bought some things we needed and then came home and washed some baby stuff like car seat covers and infant swing covers and crib sheets. I thought I saved most of colleen's stuff, but I can't find the baby baths. hmmmm. I have one more place to look tomorrow, if not I'll have to buy one. I was for sure I kept them though. It is amazing how stuff gets lost when you move. It feels weird that I'm within a month of having this baby. It doesn't feel like it. According to my pregnancy book, I should pack my hospital bag this week so that it is ready. I'm not ready to do that yet. Tomorrow I have my next appointment. They're going to make me fill out my paperwork for when I get admitted. I think its just hitting me that in just weeks I'll be having the baby. Such a crazy feeling. Anxiety and excitement.
Colleen has been so excited waiting for her baby too. She calls it "her baby." Sooo cute. If I drop something, she says "no mommy, I'll get it. You have my baby in your belly." So sweet.
Yesterday was Rory's birthday. Colleen made him a cake. She doesn't like chocolate cake, but she insisted on making her daddy a chocolate cake, because its his favorite. I thought that was so sweet, so I also let her make some cupcakes that she could eat. Unfortunately Rory didn't get home until almost 8:00 last night, so she just got to eat a cupcake with him and go to bed.

4 months and counting

I'm celebrating my 4th month of drinking no soda products. The first 3 months were the hardest. An Ice cold pepsi is all I wanted sometimes, but I made it. Being pregnant was my inspiration, but after the baby is born I plan to continue to be a non-soda drinker and break my previous record. My old record is 5 years of not drinking soda. I hope I can do it. I also went a whole year without eating candy, I wonder if I could do that again. I don't know though, I'm currently addicted to junior mints.

What is wrong with me?

I have been so irritable lately. I guess I could blame it on pregnancy hormones or the heat. I get frustrated at pretty much everything and even the littlest things bother me. So many things about this old house really bug my lately. Stupid little things. The air conditioner is super loud when it runs, my kitchen is always hot, the paint is chipping off the walls in some places, I can't run the microwave and toaster at the same time or I blow a fuse, oh and the doors stick, because there is so much paint on the walls. If we could afford it, I would so move off base. Usually little things don't bother me so much. It has to be pregnancy hormones. I keep telling myself to be thankful for the positive things. Like my air conditioner working in this 100+ degree weather. I should be thankful that we don't have to pay for utilities, so that I am able to run my air conditioning as much as I want. I'm pretty sure that little things are bothering me, because I'm 35 weeks pregnant, but I feel bad for feeling that way and I feel like I'm being selfish a lot of times. Then I feel like crying for being so selfish. Pregnancy is such a crazy thing. Not only does your body go through a million changes, but your emotions are all over the place. I think I need an ice cold yoo hoo.

I'm Still Here

It has been a long time since I blogged, but I'm still around. I just haven't been in the mood to blog lately. Its too hot and I'm too pregnant. Colleen wears me out and then the baby keeps me up during the night moving around. Even when the baby isn't moving around I'm just uncomfortable. I've been really tired lately.
Last month Colleen and I had a lot of fun with Sara and Fawn in Maryland. Then we came back down to North Carolina and we all went to Myrtle Beach. That was lots of fun. I do like the beach. Only to visit though. I'd rather live somewhere not so hot and humid. We've set records all week with the temperature up to 107 and heat index around 115. Too hot for a pregnant girl.
So, I've got about a month until the baby comes. I am so ready. I'm ready to fit into clothes again. Nothing fits me now. Such a struggle to get dressed in the morning.
Anyways, just wanted to say I'm still here.