Mama Bear

Last night around 1:30 am I woke up. I had a bad dream, one of those dreams that sticks with you. One of those dreams that you can't go back to sleep from.  The short of it was there was a bear in my basement of our old house on Bogert Road.  I heard it coming so I opened the door from the kitchen leading down to the stairs and I remembered that Dough Boy tried to get through but I kicked him back with my leg cause I didn't want him to get eaten and then shut the door behind me leaving him and Luca upstairs.  I walked down the stairs to find the bear right at the bottom, somewhere I wasn't expecting him to be. He grabbed my hand with his big teeth but it didn't hurt, I couldn't feel it but the pain in my heart was huge.  I had realized I had made a big mistake going down the stairs and that this bear was going to kill me but that is not why I was scared or in pain. I was scared because I knew that this bear was going to kill me then go upstairs and kill my dog and my baby and there was nothing I could do about it. I woke in a panic. My heart hurt. I couldn't protect my baby boy no matter what from the big bear that was coming for him. I actually thought of all the things I could have done differently instead.  I thought of all the things that I could have done but didn't to save him because I didn't think for a second it would end this way.  I immediately thought of the pour parents of those 20 children and for a split second I felt a fraction of their pain. 
A few minutes later I heard lil' man stirring on the monitor. I turned on the video to see what he was doing. He was awake and looking for froggie. He doesn't sleep with a night light so he was feeling around the crib in search of his soft satin blanket he sleeps with on his head.  At one point he reached down with his right hand and grabbed the sleeve of his left arm and pulled it up only to find that it wasn't froggie but only himself.  I don't usually go in to his room at night but after that dream I just had to. I had to go save the night and give my lil' man his frog. I walked in as stealth like as possible and grabbed the frog and dropped it on his head but as soon as I turned away he began to cry. I was spotted! I had to go back. I reached down and grabbed him and held him tight. Mommy's hear and froggie too.
Since Steven often abandons me in the middle of the night for cooler and quieter beds I brought Luca in to bed with me. As I moved the pillows aside and lied him down in the darkness of our room he let out a "mama".  My heart melted. That was the first time he had said that to me because he knew it was me, he wasn't just babbling. He knew that I am his mama, his mama bear. 

Devastated!

I have been a mom now for almost 8 months and every morning I drag myself out of bed somewhere between 7-8 a.m. I pee and brush my teeth before stumbling into lil' man's room.  There he is lying in his crib with froggie kicking away. How long has he been up? An hour? 5 minutes? Who knows? I sure don't but he lies there patiently waiting for his lazy mom to come and get him. As the sleepiness falls from my eyes my heart starts to warm as I walk across the room to his crib knowing I am about to experience the most amazing part of my life, his smile as he sees his mommy. For those of you that know him you know I have the best boy in the world. He is so easy going and happy. He loves everyone and laughs all the time. Okay, so some of that is a little biased. He is my love, my joy and my heart. He makes me laugh and he makes me cry. He makes me smile and he makes me curse and all in five minutes but I love my lil' man!
As I hold my not so little boy anymore I think of how big he is getting and how quickly he will grow up.  I think of how I can protect him, care for him and make his life as painless as possible.  I know I can't put him an a bubble and keep him safe forever. I know there are no guarantees but I will do what ever possible for him and I know I will just love him more and more everyday. No matter what life has in store for me I will do my best to get through it for my Lil' Man!
I can honestly say that yesterday's events have hit me hard and I know it is because I am now a mom. Of course if I wasn't a mom now I would still be saddened by what happened in Newtown.  After all I have a niece, my goddaughter, who is in the first grade in CT.  But now I have that bond, that bond that tugs at your heart when you hear his cry. That bond that warms you like a blanket when he belly laughs at something you did. That bond that will protect him forever, my lil' man.

Six Months Already?

Lil man is six months already but yet I can't remember life with out him.  Only six months and he's been everywhere, well almost. Let's see, he went to Cape May, NJ, Myrtle Beach,SC, Seattle,WA, Ithaca, NY, Philadelphia, PA, and Daytona Beach,FL. He was on his first plane ride at three months old and his first road trip at 5 months.
He has been teething since he was born and he still doesn't have teeth!
He loves to eat just like his mama and haven't really found anything he doesn't like to eat so far. Well, like his dad peas are not his favorite but like his mom he'll eat them!
He is sitting up like a champ and even standing with assistance of course. He can roll over to his belly and back but forgets he can so he just cries in frustration and puts his head down in defeat. Silly boy! He loves clap hands, laughs at everything and is ticklish too. 
Pavlovian response...I use Mustela no rinse soap to spruce him up and wash his face. I put it in a tiny spray bottle and I will spray a wash cloth with it a couple times then wash his face with it. Now when he hears the spray bottle he scrunches up his face before I even wipe it off. It's very funny!

He is the cutest bestest baby ever and I love him to death!

SLEEPING WITH FROGGY

Froggy

 So little man has a froggy blanket similar to the one below that he loves to sleep with. Thumb in his mouth the other cuddling his froggy that is when its not covering his face! He loves to put the blanket right over his head and lie there kicking his feet like froggy is suffocating him.  The first night he kept doing it I would send Steven upstairs to take it off his head and before he could even leave the room he would throw it back over his head and start dancing again. I guess, like his mom, who loves to sleep with a pillow over her head and his dad who always slept with his thumb in his mouth as a kid he too is developing a strange sleep habit. Hey, what ever gets you to sleep little man is good with me. Don't worry, the blanket doesn't stay there long. He tends to sleep on his side with said blanket off to the side as well. I think he likes to do it just to worry us or just to make us laugh.

T minus 24 hours

It's 3:40 PM on Tuesday. I am boarding a flight to Seattle in less than 18 hours and I haven't even packed yet. Procrastination, unfortunately, was always my strong point.
I am both excited and anxious. Excited to see everyone and anxious about the flight and time change for the little man.  We all know how I love my sleep and he sleeps a solid 11-12 hours a night and I am hoping it stays that way on our journey.  At least he had too good poops today so I am hoping he won't be a crank tomorrow on the flight. The flight is full. I keep checking on United's website. I was able to upgrade to their economy class or whatever they call it for the trip back but for the trip there I am stuck in the way back in coach.  Oh well, we'll just have to deal and hope it goes well.
Funny thing about this whole trip is that friends of mine from Brooklyn are going to be in Seattle the same time I will so I might see them. I haven't seen them in years and they live an hour away but we might hook up 3000 miles away instead. Very funny how things like that work  out.
Anyhoo... I better start packing and doing wash.
See ya soon Mt Rainier!

The FITS!!

Holy crapolly! Enough already! I don't know what it is. I am trying to be more observant in what I eat in correlation to his fits but I just can't figure it out.  I am freaking out though that he is going to have one while we are on the plane and it will be a disaster! Snot and sweat everywhere! Oh please Luca be a good boy for mommy and United flight 409!
He isn't big on naps during the day. He fights them which is weird because he is pretty good at going to sleep at night and he does sleep 11-12 hours so I really shouldn't be complaining about anything.  Even when we go out he doesn't nap that much anymore. That use to be the go to when he was really bad. Put him in the car seat and he would be out before you left the drive but not anymore. I guess this is only the beginning of all the changes that are going to come while lil man grows up.
What a set of pipes on this kid and he gets so mad! I guess that is the Italian/ Sicilian blood in him. When he gets upset or scared he makes the cutest sad face and all we can do is laugh at it! His mouth goes down and he starts to frown and furrow his brow. It is so cute and funny!
Well he finally fell asleep. He had been crying and yelling on and off for over an hour now. The mamaroo didn't work so I put him in the K'tan baby sling thingy and he is passed out. Guess I'll go watch tv cause there isn't much else I can do with him in there.

THREE MONTHS!

My little man is getting so big. I finally decided it was time to stop squeezing him into his three month size onesies and pj's and to move him up into the six month sizes.  The first of many I know.
I can't believe it's been three months already. Time flies when you can't get anything done! I am not organized at all and don't know how people with more than one kid do it. I can't even remember to feed the dog let alone another human being.
I do wish we could have another though. Not because I can handle it but I would so love to give Luca a brother or sister. All his cousins are so much older then him as well as all of my friends kids but unless we win the lottery in the next six months I don't see that happening.
Let's see what is Luca up too these days...he pretty much has control over that perfectly round head of his and is sitting up in his Bumbo seat. He loves to watch TV which is probably not a good thing but when you have a 46" television I guess it's pretty hard not to watch it.  He wants to talk and will babble for hours while running in place of course. He is sleeping at least 12 hours a night but still not good on the naps when we are home. He is also starting to fight us on his car seat sometimes. We got him a Frogg Togg cooling mat cause he is such a sweaty hot little boy. We cut it to fit in the car seat and so far I think it helps on those super hot summer days.  He is currently stuck in the size 2 diaper is getting a little to snug to the size 3 are a little too big still phase. He loves to smile and is trying to laugh so hard but just can't get it yet. His lip will go up on one side like Elvis when daddy kisses him with his scruffy beard. His feet sweat like crazy! You can see the sweat on them sometime they're so bad. He still has his little baby acne on his nose from birth along with all his stork bites and angel kisses. He loves to take a bath especially when the bubble machine is on. He looks at everything! Loves to watch his mobile, the TV and especially mommy and daddy. He had a staring contest with his zebra the other day. The zebra won.
For three months he is moving right along and can't wait for the next three months and beyond with my little man.

Two Months!

My little man is all grown up! He pretty much grew out of his cradle a couple weeks ago so we set up the crib.  He loves lying in it watching his mobile go round and round! Things are getting better. He still can be fussy at home and not nap which forces me to leave the house. Now that isn't a bad thing but it doesn't always work.  Like the other day I put him in his car seat and went for a drive but since I hadn't eaten all day I went to the drive threw and got a sandwich and drove to the Shop Rite parking lot. He slept long enough for me to eat half of my wrap so we took off down the road to the Petsmart parking lot where I ate the other half. I was feeling lucky so I loaded him into his stroller and went into the Petsmart for supplies. We lasted about 10 minutes until someone woke up crying. They quickly checked me out, thanks you Petsmart, and out to the car we went for a bottle. Then he was asleep again so off to WIC to pick up my checks. By the time we got home he had an okay nap for the afternoon so mission complete!
Today was a good day so hopefully he is getting over this and will be the perfect boy I know he is...haahahahhhahhhaa well close enough to perfect.
He is sacked out in his Mamaroo right now listening to his ipod.  U2's with or without you is playing and he seems very content.
He also has started to smile and its not just gas. he is so stinkin cute! You know he is mine cause he likes to laugh when daddy makes fart noise at him. That's my boy!

What a Difference a Day Makes!

Couldn't ask for a better baby last night and this morning. I even slept in our bed the whole night and only had to get up once to feed him and then he went back to sleep in his cradle no problem.  Lets hope there are more nights like that to come. Now we have to just work on a schedule. Thats a joke cause me on a schedule? I'll be late for everything but we'll try anyway and see what happens. I hope there is an app for that cause with out my phone I'm lost.

Speaking of lost...poor Dough Boy is so lost! He doesn't know what to do with himself now that Luca is here and he isn't top dog anymore. All I do is yell at him cause he is constantly in my way. I feel so bad for the little guy but I'm sure that once Luca learns how to throw a ball though they will be best friends!

So what do you get when you mate a Yohann with a Runfolo? A 6 week old who fits into 6 month old baby clothes already. When he was last measured he was 22 3/4" and that is in the 90% for a baby his age and he was at 75% for weight.  My little man is growing up already. I just bought him a sock monkey outfit and I doubt it will fit again. Now I will have to go back and buy a 6 month size for him instead.

Its a good thing I have piles of clothes all over the house for him.  We have to go get my old dresser from MJ's house so I can organize all his stuff so I know what I need to get the poor kid so he's not naked baby for the summer.

Crazy Baby!

I don't know what to do with this baby in the evening. He won't go to sleep lately and just cries no matter what. He's been up for almost 4 hours! Thats crazy! He's too young to be up that long. I feed him. I change him. I try swaddling him and rocking him. Nothing works on cranky baby. Try letting him cry it out but that can go on for hours! Then if he should fall asleep as soon as I put him down he wakes up and loses it all over again! Ahhhh!

He's Lucky He's Cute!

Holy cranky babies! Cry, cry cry...don't put me down...don't let me sleep for more then an hour...cry, cry, cry! 3:30 pm and I'm still in my pjs needing a shower! Don't know if he is just a gas man or he's getting colic or what but he sure can scream. Lucky I still have tough skin and it takes a lot of crying to upset me otherwise we would both be losing it! I guess a couple bad nights/days out of 30+ isn't so bad. He can't be perfect all the time. Can he?

 Ladies!

One Month Mom

I can't believe it was four weeks ago that everything changed forever,  Luca Albert came into our lives. My little man is so damn cute it's crazy.  I know, every mom thinks their kid is the cutest but mine really is. I asked my best friend a long time ago that if my child was ugly that she would have to tell me and she hasn't said anything yet so I'm going with he's adorable.
I have to say motherhood is very fun, challenging at times and definitely tiring but is so worth it when you wake up and see that little face.  Now I am a sleeper and was wondering how I was going to pull this off. After all I have been sleeping for as much as I've wanted for 40 years. Old habits are hard to break! I have been doing rather well with the lack of sleep but it still takes me awhile to realize that the noise I hear is not only a baby crying but my baby crying. Oh crap, I have to get up!  Now Steven who for as long as I have know him has claimed to be a light sleeper but he seems to be sleeping through the noise just fine. Funny how that works out but he does work so hard for us I can't complain.
The best part about all of this is that my two nephews finally realize I exist! Duncan who will be 10 in July and Drew who just turned 8 love Luca! I mean the girls love him too but they are girls and were so excited from the beginning but the boys are too cute with him.  They always want to hold him and say things like "when he is my age I can drive him to school" and "Don't let him have a binky cause he'll end up with teeth like mine".  Drew was holding him today when Luca started making his pooh face so it was only a matter of time and when he finally did the grin on Drew's face was priceless.  He was laughing like crazy.  Not only did that get Luca a big hug when it was time to go but me too! I don't think Drew has ever hugged me good bye with out being told before. How cute is that?

I can't wait to see what happens next. They love their little cousin! 

How Lucky Am I ?

Just hanging out with the family on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. Dogs and daddy are sleeping while mommy and Luca watch the Yankees play the Mariners.  I'm filling Luca in on how much mommy wanted to take out the Mariner Moose when she lived in Seattle.  

So I have officially been a mom now for 18 days but it seems like forever but in a good way. I didn't think it would come so easily to be honest with you but I am very lucky because he is a very easy baby, at least so far. I hope I don't jinx it! Like now, he is in his Mamaroo but still fussing. Come on kid, go to sleep will ya! Ah the Mamaroo won and he's out! 

Tomorrow is my first mother's day and I will get to spend it with the family at MJ and David's. Unfortunately daddy will have to work Sunday night so we are going to have our mother's day celebration tonight with some Grub Hut take out and Netflix! Couldn't ask for anything more then staying home and enjoying my new family. It may have taken me a bit longer than everyone else to get that family but it was definitely worth the wait. I couldn't ask for anything more. 

Boy motherhood has sure made me soft! 

Like father like son?

And where does he get that face from?

Ahh pooh!

This is the look you get from Luca right before he poops! Isn't it the cutest?

2 Weeks

The little man is two weeks old today and I still can't believe I'm a mom and Steven is a dad.  Time is going by pretty fast especially since all you do is sleep, eat, and change diapers although I definitely could use a lot more sleep.  I have to get use to sleeping when he is especially like right now but thought I would just check in real quick.  

The little man is doing great except he still doesn't want to latch on to the boob. Once in a blue moon he'll get it right but we'll just keep working on it.  He also does not like to burp then as soon as you put him down he pukes up. Work with me will ya! I was trying to give him a little sponge bath today and I guess he decided I wasn't doing it right and puked all over himself. I can't wait for his stump to fall off so he can get a proper bath and not smell like a homeless man anymore.  OK, I need to nap now. Sleep while you can! I gotta get use to that. 

APRIL 25, 2012

4 am was always my witching hour during my pregnancy. I was either up going to the bathroom, getting a snack or woken by little kicks so it was no surprise when the contractions started around that time.  They started a little before 4 am around every 5 minutes but that didn't last long.  They quickly progressed to about every 2-3 minutes and they were getting stronger! Wow, does that hurt!
I called Steven who was just leaving work that he better get home asap.  When he got here he called the doctor's office and told them we were on our way.  It was only about a 15 minute ride but boy did it sure feel longer than that.
We got checked in to St. Peter's hospital in New Brunswick.  I know, me at a Catholic hospital of all places.  The contractions were still going strong but I was only dilated about 2 cm so bring on the pain meds.  They helped take the edge off but around 10 am they brought on the epidural! Thank you baby Jesus! Wow, can't imagine going through that without one.  My progression was slow so Steven and I just napped the afternoon away as much as we could.  They decided to break my water at some point that afternoon to move things along.  Apparently it was full of meconium, the little pooper!
Apparently I was hypertensive when I first got there but how could you not be with all that pain. After all the meds and epidural my blood  pressure got better but was still on the high side occasionally.  Also little Luca's heart rate was all over the place, especially if I rolled on to my side.  After my failure to progress more than 7 cm and all the other factors they decided it was time for a cesarean.  It wasn't an emergency so to say but they sure did act fast.  The doctor didn't like his heart rate and the fact that he was still so far up and away from my cervix after all this time.
Now for those of you who don't know Steven he is not very good with needles and all that comes with them. I have to say he was a rock through the whole thing and didn't pass out once! He put on his scrubs and stepped up just like I knew he would.
I had the epidural already so they just administered the block so I was awake for the surgery.  All seemed to be going well until they realized that little one was way wedged in there and was not coming out.  The doctor started to yell for another stool so she could get better leverage I guess and kept saying he was stuck. This is when I started to lose it literally. Get the bucket, I'm going to puke! So not only did Steven have to deal with being there for a surgery, his child being stuck and not wanting to come out but he had to hold the bucket while I puked all over the place.  What a trooper!
They finally called for another doctor to come in and assist which seemed like forever but out he finally came.  He was sunny side up and all jammed up.  The doctor said that I would never have a vaginal birth. I'm still not exactly sure why but obviously something is in the way and not moving so the little guy would have never come out. Thank god this isn't the 17th century huh! Modern medicine is fabulous!
Now I don't know if it was the drugs, the puking, the confusion but when he finally came out I still didn't know what was going on. I was like what is it? A boy or girl? He was also not crying a whole lot so I didn't even know he was out.  Turns out his little lungs had some poop water in them and his blood sugar was low so the whisked him of to the NICU and me to recovery.
I was in recovery for  about two hours then they moved me to my room.  Steven, his dad, my mom and Raymond where all waiting for me.  They went to the NICU to see Luca but I still haven't gotten to hold my little boy.  The nurse did hold him up to my face after he was born and I got to give him a little kiss but it was so quick and I was so out of it I barely saw him.
Steven kept checking on him and he went from the NICU to the transition room so they could monitor him still to make sure he was all good.
At some point in the evening I was like wait a minute... I just had a baby, where the hell is he? Finally around 12:30 am they brought the little guy in and we got to bond.  We were a family now.

D-Day and Nothing!

Today is my "due date" and so far not much going on.  I tried some old wives tales like eating spicy foods, Chinese food and eggplant parm but nothing yet. I've been trying to keep busy and moving around but my Fred Flintstone feet keep getting in the way and since no good shoes fit right now I can't really go for a long walk.
Tomorrow I am off to the doctor's for a stress test to see what's up and make sure the not so little one is doing okay.  After that they will schedule an ultra sound to see how big the beach ball is and check the amniotic fluids and all.  After that I'm sure it will be sit around and wait for another week but I am hoping things will progress soon.
Steven's mom is flying up on Thursday so I really hope her grandchild arrives before she has to leave on Sunday! That would really suck if she came up for nothing and then have to wait until the next trip to meet  number her fifth grand kid.
The other "grandma" not only is in no rush to become one still but it trying to figure out an alternative name because she refuses to be called Granny, grandma etc... She is too funny!  Someone gave her a frame that said something like my Grandmother love me and she wouldn't even take it home. I found it at MJ's in the basement.  As far as I'm concerned she is not only the best looking granny to be but one of the funniest to be around. Ask any of the kids, they all love Kaka! Yes, that is what they call her and she has a problem with Grandma?

Any day now!

Hopefully! 39 weeks + 1 day and ready! I don't think my feet can get any bigger so this kid better come soon. Went to the doctors today and the baby's head is resting comfortably on my bladder. Gee, thanks. If nothing happens this week on Tuesday I will have a stress test and ultra sound and they will take it from there to see what's next.

It's hard to believe that after 40 years my whole life is going to completely change forever. I know for the better but I'm sure it's going to be a big shock. If only I met mister right ten years ago this would all be so much easier but it is what it is. At least I have mister right and not mister right now. I know for sure he will be the best dad he can be always.

Then there are the dogs. All they do is stalk every furry fluffy baby toy and blanket. I am hoping this will be our biggest problem with them adjusting to baby. I am sure the baby will get use to dog drool as quickly as the dogs will get use to baby drool!

Come on baby...let's go already!

Found it!

Eat enough and why am I wearing blue?

Captain's Log week 38

Ok baby, come on out! I would like to wear socks again! My Miss Piggy feet are huge and my ankles seem to have disappeared yesterday. At least my sciatic nerve isn't that bad anymore, acts up much less than it did last week.

Good news is that it doesn't look like we have to move right away so that helps. I don't know what is going on with this house but the longer we can stay the better for us. My previous employer still hasn't filled out my disability papers and it's been two weeks of me chasing them around to help me. Gee, thanks! I still can't believe how horrible they have treated me after I worked my ass off for them. What mean people. So needless to say I am flat broke. Just the way you want to be when you are about to give birth.

Enough of my sob story, let's move on to Tini's. My pour little pup has been sick on and off for months and they are doing more tests which really helps our bank account but what can ya do. She is so sweet and funny and it is so sad to see her under the weather. She will just sit there shaking uncontrollably for hours on end and there is nothing I can do but wait and see what the vet says. Hopefully it isn't anything serious and we won't have to make "the decision" anytime soon.

Nesting? ah, no! I seemed to have missed that part. Cleaning? ah, no! House is a mess! Clean dogs? ah, definitely no! I can't really bend over to give them a bath. Oh well, I better go do something productive today.

Baby's Corner?

Nobody puts baby in the corner...ah yeah, we do! So since we might be moving sooner then later we just set up the baby's corner in the spare bedroom instead of the whole room. It will do for now and as we need more stuff we'll go pick it out of storage if we are still here.

I washed and organized all the 3 month clothing I got for now. Some of that stuff is soooo small! I can't image that little one won't take after it's chunko mother and father and will grow out of all that in no time.

chunky daddy ! Hard to believe that's a boy who is a very picky eater!

37 Weeks and counting!

We are getting close and I have zero done. For those that don't know the house we live in is technically owned by Steven's brother who lives in Georgia. Steven and him bought it together about 5 years ago but for some reason only Michael's name is on the mortgage. Michael fell in love and moved to Georgia and basically walked away from his house here and hasn't put a dime into it since. The mortgage on this house with the taxes is insanely high and Steven can't pay it anymore. They put the house on the market months ago but of course it is not selling because it needs so much work so inevitably it will go into foreclosure soon.

Now my take of course is then we are squatting until the bank kicks us out but Steven's take is lets move as soon as possible. I guess he doesn't want to take advantage of his brother's misfortune and totally destroy what is left of their relationship. Again, I think you all know what my answer to that is but I have been doing my best to keep out of it since this is between them and not me.

I am hoping Steven cools down and we don't actually move anytime soon. Hello? we are going to have a baby any day now and moving is the last thing I want to do.

So needless to say all the baby stuff is still in boxes and bags from the shower and I guess I'll just pilfer what I need as I need it. I barely registered for anything but of course we got so much stuff cause that's what you need when you have a kid I guess. I was planning on just emptying one of my draws and sticking the kid in there like the good ole days but I guess that is frowned upon these days. Hee hee! We have the cradle set up and a changing table so for now we will have to make do and see what happens.

Some blurry pics!

Baby Shower

What to do with all this stuff? We had my baby shower on Sunday and it was pretty painless. Thanks to my Aunt and Uncle we were able to have it at their house so it was a nice casual and relaxed party. Just the way I like it! Everyone had a good time considering it was a shower.
Since I am the last one in the world to have a baby I didn't need to register for much so I got a lot of gift cards which cut down on the boredom of the gift opening process.
We still need to get baby's room ready. We haven't done anything yet. It doesn't help that this house could sell at anytime and we may have to move sooner rather than later. I am obviously hoping for later. I have so much stuff!
We are going to go raid my aunt's basement on Friday and collect all the furniture we'll need. I have so many cradles, bassinets, baskets and cribs to pick from it's pretty much like shopping down there. Then there is a whole swing, bouncy seat, exo-saucer, car seat section too. After 5 grandchildren she pretty much has it all. Between that and all my friends we got it all at the low low price of nothing! Can't thank everyone enough.
I would put some pictures up with this post but this computer won't let me. I will try to post some from my phone later.
I really need a new computer especially with all the pictures we will be taking of the little one.

Jealous much?

I don't know how these pups are going to do when baby comes along. I'm thinking it's going to be a big adjustment for all! They just can't seem to get close enough to either of us. Wish us luck

Damn time flies!

I can't believe it has been almost two years since I have posted anything on my blog. So much has happened and most of it just in the past year alone. I don't think anyone even checks this blog anymore but what the hell.
Let's see...where to start? As most of you all know I am pregnant and expecting in mid-April. We don't know if we are having a boy or girl which is the most exciting part of all this to me. It is one of if not only last great surprise in this world these days. There is no app or website that can help me with this one. We will only know the answer seconds after the little one shows up.
Steven and I can't decide on a girl name. We think we have a boy name picked out but we are totally stuck if it's a girl. I guess we'll have to figure it out eventually.
We also had a quickie wedding on February 10th. We decided the Monday before and with the help of my family, the good Reverend and Restaurant Serenade we pulled it off. Steven's mom happened to be visiting that weekend and it also happen to fall on Boppy's birthday so it worked out well. Unfortunately the rest of Steven's family couldn't be there because they don't live around here but we'll have a big party with a do over if we need to to appease all.
The room there only fits about 30 normal size people or 25 Russo size people. We had 28 so it was a little tight but we had a great time. My maid of honor was Aida Jean with Violet was a bridesmaid and Amelia was my flower girl. They had no idea what any of it meant but they were so excited to be a part of the ceremony. Duncan and Drew were the ring bearers as well so all of them were involved.
Calling it a wedding is a stretch. I think rehearsal dinners were more organized than this was but I wouldn't of had it any other way. Quick and easy and most important inexpensive.
I really didn't want to get married just because I was pregnant but in the end and for insurance reasons we decided to go ahead with it. Married life has not changed anything at all. We don't even have wedding rings. I love having him as my husband and couldn't ask for anyone better for the job because we know it's not an easy one especially since I got fired from my job 3 weeks before I was going to go on maternity leave.
Yes, you read that one right. I got fired from my job because I can't control my emotions and lost it with a manager. That job was stressing me out way too much anyway. I know, who fires a pregnant women? Men, that's who. The women fought for me but the men could care less. At least I don't have to worry about child care after the baby is born since I don't have a job to go back to. I'm sure it will all work out in the end, at least I hope so.
I guess that is a good start for not blogging for two years huh?