3 hour lab coming up. Boo.

I got a call today that I failed my 1 hour glucose screening. The cut-off is 140 and I got a 147. So that means I have to do the 3 hour glucose test. If I fail that, then I am diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. However since I failed the 1 hr by so little, and I read only 1/3 of those who fail the 1 hr also fail the 3 hour, I am not too worried yet. I am just not looking forward to the stupid test. I have to eat at least 300g of carbs a day for the next 3 days, then no eating starting at 10 pm on Sunday night. My appointment is at 7:50 am on Monday. They take your blood, then you drink the sugary drink again only this one is twice as sugary as last time. Then they take your blood hourly for 7/4/08the next 3 hours. I hope I can find a good book or magazine to bring. Or that there are some interesting characters wandering around so I can entertain myself by people-watching.

Wish me luck :-)

Fuzzy, winged little terrorists

It is summer, which means time for a variety of bugs to show their ugly little faces. At work we've been having a spider issue lately (or so I'm told - I haven't seen one yet). The other evening after Kaitlyn went to bed, Andy and I decided to sit on the front porch and enjoy some adult beverages. Well, he enjoyed a beer. I enjoyed a pink lemonade but I would have preferred a wine cooler if I wasn't pregnant. Anyhow I was sitting there, minding my own business, when a bee (or wasp or hornet or whatever it really was - I will just call it a bee though) comes up to me and buzzes around like I'm the best thing since sliced bread. It flies all around me, including up and down my arms. I would normally move off to another direction to get away, but I couldn't because I was sitting in a chair and the thing was right in front of me. To move, I would have first had to get up out of the chair and bump the thing out of the way in the process. So instead of moving, I froze still. My heart was pounding into my throat and I am pretty sure I was holding my breath much of the time. I squeezed my eyes shut while Andy tried to talk me through this crisis. Though I could not see, I could feel it's wings against my arm as it flew up and down. It felt like that thing was terrorizing me for ages, but in reality it was probably only like 30-40 seconds maybe? I don't know, I probably am not the best judge of the time that went by while I was sitting there frozen in terror.

So besides bees, another bug I have issue with is moths. Ever since I was little I have had this issue...although now that I am older I can handle the tiny little ones. When I was young I couldn't even stand those. But any moth bigger than my fingernail seriously grosses me out. The bigger, the grosser. I thought I was going to throw up last night at work when I went into the kitchen to shut off a light, and saw a moth fluttering outside against the window. This was not just any moth - this was like the mother of all moths. This thing was MASSIVE. Seriously the biggest one I have ever seen. And it was disgusting. It was furry, with a reddish colored body and legs, big beady eyes, and huge wings that I must admit did have a pretty neat pattern to them. But the thing was still disgusting even if it did have a pretty pattern. Anything that flies but does not have feathers, and instead has a big fat red furry body - well it is just wrong. Eeeeew I am getting the creepy crawlies just thinking of it! So of course I had to look it up online, and I believe it was Cecropia Moth.

Here is a picture I stole from Google Images:


The Cecropia Moth is a type of Giant Silk Moth. They are the largest moth in North America, with a wingspan of 6+ inches. They don't have mouths, so as adults they do not feed. They live for a short time to breed, and then they die since they don't/can't eat. What a life, hey? I am just thanking my lucky stars that I have never run into one of those things face to face while outside. If that thing flew at me I think I might have a heart attack.

Our fluffy pain in the butt, and brushing hair

The last 3 nights Cole has decided that it would be fun to meow and be a pain in the butt in the middle of the night. He is really anal about always.having.food so I thought it could be that, but nope. At least the first 2 nights he started at 4 am. Tonight he started at 1 am. It worked out okay since tonight is my last night off before going back to work, so I needed to get up for awhile anyhow in order to sleep tomorrow, but still. I didn't want him to be keeping Andy up or of course, wake up Kaitlyn. The last straw was when he started rattling a doorknob. He loves doing this, and although this time I think it was the bathroom door, I didn't want him to start in with Kaitlyn's. I came downstairs (he followed me), checked his food dish (which was just fine) and got on the computer. I had the baby monitor by me. A minute later, what do I hear but Cole running back upstairs, and then several "meows" over the monitor. Grrrr! The monitor is in Kaitlyn's room but obviously his meowing is still plenty loud enough even with her door shut that it is coming through loud and clear. So I go back upstairs to try and make him stop, plus I wanted to look for Ember since she seemed to be MIA. Cole knew he was doing something he shouldn't, as he took one look at me and ran. I found Ember, gave Cole a "look", and came back downstairs. He has been quiet ever since so hopefully he stays that way. I am sure Kaitlyn would go right back to bed if she woke up but I would just rather she not have to needlessly wake up in the first place. It is a really freaking good thing that Cole is so darn fluffy and cute. It makes it hard not to forgive him right away.

So Kaitlyn loves my brush. The handle has some kind of rubbery no slip stuff on it, and it is really rough. It must feel good on her gums because she likes to put it in her mouth. She also just likes to carry my brush around period. Today I had just gotten out of the shower and was needing to brush my hair, but she had my brush. She threw a fit when I took it - poor girl, lol. So when I was done, I gave it to her. I asked her if she could help brush my hair, and she did! I put it in front of me and she took the brush to it. So cute! She will try to use it on her own hair sometimes but she ends up bonking herself because it is too big for her.

Ohhh...speaking again of little fluffy pains in the butt....he just made a fly by. Meaning, a quick rub against my leg and then disappeared. Thought actually he did not just disapppear...he went to his food dish. Suprise surprise. He's sort of a little pig. When I first feed them after their dish has been empty, he always *has* to be the first one to eat. Smores will sometimes eat with him, but he always gets first dibs. Ember always waits until he is done - poor girl! If the dish is empty, look out! He will follow you and meow, or he will just lay there by his dish like a sick puppy. Even if he really isn't that hungry and ends up taking one tiny nibble. I think he just likes to know it is full at all times, regardless of his actual hunger. The food dish generally gets filled 2 times a day, and that is usually sufficient. But sometimes I have to deal with Cole's whining that the stupid thing isn't 100% full. Even if it is down to, say, 30%...he acts like he is starving. Yes, it is a good thing he is so cute and fluffy and loving with me because that helps me put up with him!

I’ve got a pocket full of sunshine...

That's what the song says, anyways. I think I should change the lyrics so they apply to me. A pocket full of hormones. They effect me in every way, both physically and emotionally. This heat is not helping either. At work the last couple of nights, I am so dang hot I just sit in front of the fan with my sore, swollen feet up. It is so hard to drag myself up to do my job...which for the first part of my shift means taking care of medications and helping out wherever I am needed. Sometimes it is really slow and I find myself bored, and other times I don't get a chance to sit down for quite awhile - depends on the night. Then later in my shift it means doing checks every hour...which involves going up and down stairs which my feet do not like. And then towards the end of my shift I do some cleaning for about 1-2 hours. Again, not something my feet are fond of. My current favorite part about this job, as far as actual job-related duties goes, is documentation. It is required, it is important, yet it is a sit-down task! Gotta love anything I can do sitting down when my feet feel like exploding.

OK - enough complaining. There are plenty of good things going on too of course. Like Kaitlyn's newest adventures. She spins herself around in circles until she gets dizzy, then stumbles around the room. And she likes it. She smiles during the whole process. What a silly goose! Andy discovered that she knows what toes are. You ask where her toes are and she grabs them. So cute! She surely knows many more words/phrases than we realize, it is just fun as we discover what exactly those words or phrases are. Also, she finally broke her 5th tooth! It is about time, let me tell you....we've been waiting for that tooth for AGES. But just like all of her teeth so far, it took forever to finally cut through.

This weekend is going to be fairly low key. Saturday will be interesting, as our cats (all 3) have a vet appointment. We go to a vet in Virginia since at the time we got our first cat, it was enough of a price difference that it was worth it to drive (not so sure anymore with gas prices the way they are these days, but oh well). Driving to Virginia with 3 cats (2 of whom will meow loudly the whole way), 2 adults (1 with a large belly sticking out in front) and a toddler will be interesting in our Taurus.
Then the rest of Saturday will probably be spent hanging out, cleaning, whatever. Nothing big. On Sunday, my parents are coming down to visit.

Oh and I am way excited to have both Monday and Tuesday off next week - that will give me plenty of time to both clean/organize (hopefully in the soon-to-be nursery) as well as get some extra rest. I hate when I only have one day off during the week, because I feel guilty if I spend it all resting, but yet there isn't enough time to both rest and get anything significant accomplished. Or maybe my expectations of myself are just too high. I guess I usually get a few small things done, and I should be happy about those things. But I always have this huge, long list in the back of my mind which inevitably does NOT get even close to finished. I guess I need to trim back my to-do list and try to view it in order of importance. After all, maybe it's not that important after all for me to re-organize the pots and pans. Not compared to the importance level of, say, doing laundry so we don't run out of things to wear. Especially me since I have limited wardrobe these days, lol.

Alright - I am done rambling. Can you tell I am bored at work? I could be doing something, but procrastination is my friend.

Fun surprise!

So Andy decided to get another picture inside the nest today - there are now 5 eggs! Before, there was only one and we figured maybe it was getting close to hatching because momma bird has been there constantly lately. But it seems that actually, she has been a busy momma, laying more eggs! I am so excited to have 5 baby birdies on the way.

Today our vet appointment for the cats went well - it was a noisy ride but it went okay. They are all healthy, especially Smores. She is apparently like the "ideal" cat, health wise. Ember needs to a lose a small bit of weight, and Cole could use a teeth cleaning. Otherwise all is well.

My parents decided on a whim to come down today, so we spent some time with them and they are staying overnight in a hotel. Tomorrow morning we will meet up for breakfast as well before they go home. And then we hope to go to the Zoo later in the day, if Kaitlyn and the weather cooperate.

Speaking of Kaitlyn cooperating - I think that tooth finally breaking has been like magic for her. For SO long, that tooth was bulging and so close yet so far away. She had been cranky off and on for so long, and spent many noisy nights in her crib. Not that she would cry and need attention, but just that she seemed somewhat restless. But the last couple of nights she has been sleeping wonderfully - not a peep out of her all night long. And sleeping in slightly longer than usual, it seems. Today, she had the best day attitude wise that she has had in ages. For as long as I can remember, really. Not that she is ever usually a super cranky girl, but like I said she has been a little on edge lately it seems. But today, I don't think she threw even one fit all day long. She was a happy, giggly little girl all day. I really think this tooth coming through has finally brought her relief. We spent some time tonight in my parent's hotel room and Kaitlyn had a ball, just running around and playing peekaboo and what not. I just put her to bed and it sounds like she is still awake, but slowly fading - and not upset at all. Just talking to herself every now and then. Or maybe talking to her puppy, or kitty, or bunny...all of who share her crib with her.

Now it is time for me to get to bed. I worked last night, and have been up since 4 pm yesterday (and that is after a week full of crappy sleep anyways). I had about an hour nap today but other than that I have been up for 28.5 hours. Yes, definitely time to go to bed. I am particularly excited to have the bed to myself for at least a few hours, as Andy is out with some of his old college buddies who are in town for Grandma's Marathon this weekend. Andy doesn't get the chance to go out with the guys often and he hasn't seen most of these guys in a few years, so I don't mind at all. Like I said, I am excited to have the bed to myself (at night for change - I have the bed to myself every day I sleep I guess but that isn't the same).

I just wanted to share the good bird egg news and then once I started typing I couldn't stop. But I am so ready to pass out now, so adios.

28 week Baby G appointment

This was the one where I had to do the Gestational Diabetes screening. So many people complain about how terribly awful the stuff you have to drink is. And it's true that it is nothing I would ever choose to drink on my own, however it isn't that bad. It just tastes like somewhat flat orange soda, only with even more sugar added. It is quite sweet but it's not as though it tastes like liver or something.

Anyhow after drinking that I went for my regular appointment. Everything is looking good. She always asks about the baby's movement, and I always tell her it moves like crazy. As I was saying this she was listening for the heartbeat with the doppler and said "yes, she is quite a mover". Then we started hearing a rhythmic swish or bump sound, which the doctor said was Baby G hiccuping! It was so cute, and funny. Even the doctor had to laugh a little - it really was funny. The heart rate, once she got the baby still long enough to get it, was in the 130's so all was well. We talked briefly about my main concerns which have been swelling, sciatica in my butt/leg, and Braxton Hicks contractions (for anyone who might not know, those are basically fake or practice contractions - they feel like an intense tightening and to me are somewhat uncomfortable, but not painful). She just encouraged me to take it easy when I can and try to put my feet up a lot. And of course call if I start getting too many of those contractions.

I had waited 40 minutes just to get called in to the appointment, so by the time I was out it had been almost an hour since I drank the glucose drink, which meant time to head back to the lab for my blood draw. I was surprised when she successfully found a vein right away and got the blood with no problems - usually people have problems finding my vein...when it comes to taking blood, inserting an IV, whatever. I have had so many bad experiences with them having to poke and re-poke and re-poke again! So I was very excited to get out of there so quickly and relatively pain-free :-)

Oh and since my last appointment nobody has called me to schedule the c-section but this time the doctor definitely filled out the request form (right in front of me) and I should be getting a call once they coordinate surgery's schedule with the doctor's and come up with a definite date. She is guessing it will be about September 2nd - that is a Tuesday. I would love a Friday but hey, I will take what I can get. And who knows, Baby G might still decide to come earlier anyways and pick her own day.

Gooseberry and some new pics

Today we went to Gooseberry Falls/Gooseberry State Park. We didn't spend too long there...long enough to admire the Falls, then go have a little picnic afterwards. We took Kaitlyn along in her wagon rather than a stroller...she loves that thing.

A lot of people smiled and commented how "that is the way to ride!" and women would say to their husbands "That is what I need for you to pull me in!" It was a beautiful day and the drive is not too long and really pretty.

I uploaded some new pics today - most under "Kaitlyn 3 months" and 1 under "Andy and me". The 1 lone one is a pregnancy pic. Have fun.

Annual Park Point rummage sales

Since our original weekend plans (to go to Cook) went haywire due to Kaitlyn's fever (which it seems, has turned out to be a precursor to a minor cold - she's never had a cold start out with a 104 degree fever but whatever), we decided to check out the Park Point rummage sales. We didn't go to a whole lot of them, and didn't find too much. I did grab a few new stuffed friends for Kaitlyn - a frog, a Ty beanie baby bird, and a care bear. Oh and a couple of books. I spent, like, $2 total I think. lol There are always a ton of stuffed animals but it is hard to find ones that are nice. (ie - not icky/old/dirty). We also stopped and got ice cream at one of the many food stands set up all over. Yum, this pregnant girl enjoyed that! Now I am dreaming about the mozzerella sticks and mini donuts I also saw advertised. I definitely have my appetite back since those several months of feeling sick and totally un-hungry! Kaitlyn rode along in her umbrella stroller and waved at people. Who of course would smile and wave back, especially women. Some of them would go "awww what a sweetheart" or something similar. The Park Point rummage sales are a good place to do some walking and people watching, even if you don't find much to buy. Which I am sure happens a lot, especially on Saturday since it runs Fri-Sat...so the good stuff likely gets picked over on Friday.

So yeah, that was our Saturday adventure. Other than that we have just been hanging out. Kaitlyn has been pretty cranky off and on all day. I took a nap, now Andy is taking a nap. We are totally crazy party animals I tell you!

Tomorrow if the weather is decent and Kaitlyn's mood/health are decent, we are maybe going to head up to Gooseberry Falls. I will post on that too and hopefully put up some pics as well if it happens. It is the 2nd highest it has been in over 25 years so I am sure the pics would be beautiful. We are kind of missing going up to Cook to spend time with my parents and check out the Timber Days parade with friends. My parents are always excited to see Kaitlyn too, so they were bummed...but they don't want to get sick. Sometimes the children just have their own plans in mind I guess.

Everyone enjoy your weekend!!

Fever and fog

Poor Kaitlyn - last night we ended up taking her to the ER because when it was her bathtime, I felt her and she was really hot. So we took her temp and it was 103.6. A little high for my comfort! They checked for the simplest and easiest things first, like ear infection, strep, bladder infection. Everything looks good. So then they had to take a crap load of blood for blood tests to check out more serious possibilities. The needle they stuck in (her arm, not finger) was huge. Poor girl. Anyhow they let us go because they didn't find anything bad in her blood tests. They are calling us this morning with more results from a few tests that take several hours to get results from, so we will see what they say.

Other than when her fever was at it's highest, she has been her perky old self. Even at midnight (4 hours later than bedtime) in the ER she was still running around like crazy. When we got her into the car seat for the ride home though, she started falling asleep literally instantly, before Andy even had her strapped in all the way. By the time we left her fever was down, but this morning it was back up to 101. I hope they call soon so that I know what is going on and can make arrangements for an appointment later today if necessary. Luckily I don't work tonight - if I did, I would have had to find a replacement because I worked last night (went in at 1 am, as soon as we finished in the ER and Andy made a run to Walgreens for ibuprofen so that we have both Tylenol and Ibuprofen now). If I had worked last night, and stayed up all day today, and then had to work tonight...I would have been up for like 42 hours straight - obviously not good for anyone let alone a 6.5 month pregnant woman. lol
So yeah, anyhow...lets hope for good news today. She doesn't even seem sick today other than her fever. Maybe it is a crazy teething fever? Who knows....but 104 was just too high to mess with last night.

And I have a quick vent - I am sick of the fog in Duluth. If you have ever experienced the super thick, freaky fog in Duluth, you know what I mean. And I am sick of it...it has been around every night/morning for several days. I especially hate driving to work in it. It's impossible to see anything, luckily I don't have a long drive and I have been there for 4.5 years so I know the way there like the back of my hand....but the fog is definitely one thing I don't love about Duluth. Until I lived here I never saw such fog.

Alright I better go....I have some stuff to do for work and I should get it done while Kaitlyn is happily playing on her own and watching Sesame Street.

Oh and yay for the Duluth Pediatric ER

I just want to say, they were really great last night. We didn't have to wait barely at all. There was a boy there before us, and I have no idea what his issue was but they put us ahead of him so I assume because a baby with a high fever was more urgent than whatever his issue was. The doctor we worked with all night was great, he came often to give us updates and check in, as did the nurses. They have a really nice childrens play area right by the pediatric rooms, so we were able to hang out in there and let Kaitlyn run around much of the time rather than sit in the tiny hospital room on uncomfy chairs or the uncomfy bed. They just re-did the pediatric ER recently and did a great job. We were very happy with the experience (especially compared to my experience when I was there to get the porcupine quill out of my thumb!). They even gave us a popsicle, offered to get us beverages etc, and Kaitlyn got a sippy cup to take home (we had put apple juice in it to get her to pee so they could check for a bladder infection). And a nice nurse brought us a home-made teddy bear that volunteers make, so we got to bring that home too. Later on in the night another nurse asked again if we had one to make sure we did. So kudos to St. Mary's for making things as easy as possible for Kaitlyn and us!

I am such a nerd...but what a relief!

So yesterday Andy put the camera up near the bird nest on our porch to try and capture how many eggs are in there. From what we can see there was actually only 1 egg. Anyhow that was yesterday afternoon. I saw momma in the nest only one time the rest of the day. I didn't see her in there all evening or before bed. Granted, she could have been snuggled way in there so I couldn't see...but I didn't want to open our front door and scare her away if she was there. Instead I just obsessively checked every 10 minutes and worried.

Then this morning I looked (just like 10 minutes ago) and still saw nothing. I decided to open to door, hoping she would go flying out of the nest like she usually does when we come around. Then at least I would know she had been there all night. So I open the door...and...nothing. Now I am really getting worried. Andy was careful, but was even holding the camera up there in the area enough for momma to abandon nest? And why am I SO worried about a single bird egg? Probably because I am an animal nut anyways...add in being pregnant and emotional....yeah. This little bird egg has to make it and I will be so sad if something happens!

Anyhow, I went into the kitchen to get some milk and after I was done, I decided to take one more peek out the window, just to double check that I didn't miss something. I looked out the window, and guess what I saw? Not only did I see momma, but I think daddy bird too! Often the males are more colorful than the females and this one was definitely more colorful...the chest had a red color to it. So anyhow, daddy (or what I think was daddy) flew away while momma got settled down a little.

As I was writing that, Andy came down and looked too but we can't see anything again. Still, I feel better knowing that they were just there. Yes, I am relieved that our bird family still seems to be together. Call me a dork. That is okay :-)

A mish-mash of stuff

Since I have no energy to do much else I might as well sit here and blog. I wrote one out a few nights ago at work, but it was storming and what happened right as I was about ready to submit? The electricity flashed and I lost it all! Grrrrr....

So my blog was about 2 things :
1. Disgusting Mentos commercial. The one where the guy is sitting by a water dispenser thing eating mentos. A woman comes along and she sort of "switches" his nose upwards and proceeds to kind of kiss him but it's more like sweeping out of his mouth with her tongue...I don't know but it comes along with this absolutely vile slobbery sound. I can't even stand to watch or listen to that commercial anymore. When she is done she turns his nose back down and walks away. Whoever thought of that commercial...I wish I could ask them "Why?!". Thanks Mentos, for turning me OFF to your product for the rest of time.

2.Stupid store hours. This local home improvement store, Skip's Home Center, is only open until 6 pm on weekdays and not at all on weekends. Call me strange, but isn't the weekend a prime time for people looking to do home improvement stuff? So you would think a home improvement store would want to be open and available to people during that time. Ah well it's out of the way anyhow...Home Depot or Menards is much closer to us and has good hours so whatever. I just always thought that was so dumb...

Other than that, I wanted to mention a fun new development at the Ganoe household...a bird built a nest on our porch and has layed eggs in it! I am excited to see the baby birds hatch someday and it will be fun trying to show Kaitlyn the bird coming and going. The momma is often sitting in the nest right now, keeping the eggs safe and warm. So fun! After doing a short google search, I believe it is some sort of sparrow or thrush, or if not then it is something very similar looking. So yeah, now we have lots of babies on the way (not sure how many eggs there are, as the nest is up too high to see inside).

Oh and I finally braved the camera and had Andy take a picture illustrating my pregnant self today at 26 weeks, 4 days along. Next time we take pics off the camera, I will post it. There are some other pics posted taken in the last couple of months with Kaitlyn, but I am wearing a jacket or baggy stuff in them so you can't tell. The pic today was with a maternity t-shirt so you will see...

Rummage sales are great! I love them... We went to a few this morning (not much since Kaitlyn was somewhat tired and cranky) and I got a few nice books, a toy (which happens to be a toy I have been wanting for awhile but couldn't find), and a few pairs of pants/shorts for Kaitlyn. Including brand-new pants with the tags still on them for $1. Can't beat that :-)

Kaitlyn’s 15 month stats

Went to the doctor for 15 month appointment - everything is good as always. Asked about a few concerns we had but all is well. Doctor said she is developing great. She seemed impressed with her vocabulary :-)

Weight: 21 lbs 8 oz (25%)
Height: 29 3/8 inches (15%)
Head: 18 1/4 inches (62 %)

Still my little peanut!!
We were going to schedule her next appt. (18 month) but it will fall so close to new baby's arrival (the first they had available was September 8th and Baby G might be a week or more old by then) that we might just call later and set up Kaitlyn's 18 month and Baby G's 2 week appointments to be the same time.
I can't believe next time Kaitlyn has an appointment, I will have a 2 week old....yikes! Our pediatrician has two babies the same amount apart as ours will be. She said it is busy but SO worth it. Her 8 month old and 2ish year old interact and laugh at eachother, and the 8 month old loves the 2 year old. I can't wait!

Trains and dyes

One of the current local stories in Duluth is a truck that got hit by the scenic RR train or whatever it is. The truck was parked on the tracks due to a back up at a stop sign. Luckily nobody was hurt (I haven't heard this but I assume the driver had plenty of time to get out of his vehicle since this train isn't the fastest annd plus it was slowing down even more in hopes of stopping in time). Ummm...guess that person learned the hard way that if traffic is backed up, and there is no room for your vehicle to be totally over the tracks...best to stay totally behind the tracks. Duh.

Another current news story is about the dyes in foods, especially foods marketed to kids, that they say may cause harm. One of the specifics they listed was hyperactivity. I haven't heard too many details on this though. The dye is in products such as juice, sugary cereals (fruity pebbles for example) and candies (like skittles). While I am no expert, and I haven't looked into this news story much, and I don't know the specifics of the studies that were done...my first thought was wait, you just came to a conclusion that colorful, sugary junk causes kids to be hyperactive? What a revelation....ever think that maybe the SUGAR is causing the increase in activity? Yeah, all that food has the dye in common. Because all those foods are marketed to kids. Kids love sugar. Kids like colorful stuff. It is all linked, ya know?
But like I said, I am no expert and I don't mean to say that maybe there isn't some validity to the possibility that the dyes in these foods are questionable. I just wanted to share my very first thought upon first watching the story.

And now, it is bedtime. I am always excited to go relax in our nice new sheets. They are SO comfy....Good night, and have a great day....

What we’re up to - long

I've been slacking and haven't blogged in a few days...sorry. It has been busy!

This past Saturday my parents came to Duluth with their truck so that Andy and my dad could get a couple loads of dirt to fill in some areas of our yard that got ruined last year during the whole sewer issue. They also went to pick up our crib and a new "big girl dresser" for Kaitlyn's room. The crib doesn't fit in our cars without taking all the pieces out of the box which is a pain! Unfortunately the store made a mistake and had the tags out for the crib, but no crib in stock. They paid, and then after it was all paid for were told the crib wasn't there. Andy was mad because the guy he talked to was being kind of jerky...but he ended up getting an extra $30 off the crib, which was already on sale. Go Andy! It should be in within a couple of weeks. We did get the dresser though, which will replace the dresser/changing table in Kaitlyn's room now, which is being moved to Baby G's room of course. And while Andy and my dad did all their work, my mom and Kaitlyn and I hung out around home. We went to Target and I spent too much money. Then I drove my mom by Kaitlyn's daycare just for fun.

On Sunday we were busy again. We put a small dent in organizing junk in the new soon to be nursery. (I am off today and I hope to put another dent in it). We went and ran some errands. I got new sheets for our bed. Nice comfy ones and I am so excited. Doesn't take much these days. We bought our flowers for the summer and Andy planted them while I kept him company (and Kaitlyn was sleeping). Andy has been very generous in letting me buy stuff for the kids (like clothes) and I found a super cute dress for Kaitlyn. As well as a couple of cute outfits I bought the day before...and a thing or two for Baby G...in addition to the over-abundance of stuff we already have for them...Yeah someone needs to stop me! No, actually as much as I love shopping, I am able to stop myself when I need to :-)

Kaitlyn is doing good. She has had a learning explosion the last couple of weeks. She has been saying a ton of new words...shoe, milk (which was just today..she said "mil"), bubble, uh-oh (I am sure I already blogged about the uh-oh's), bird, and I think she is saying "puppy" too. If we ask her to get certain things, she knows what we mean and will get them and bring them to us. Like shoe, Care-bear, milk, ball, etc. It is just SO much fun to watch her! This weekend Andy tried out her wagon (a Christmas present from some family) with her and she loved it. She is also really into books lately - she brings them to me over and over and over again so that I will read them to her. It's a good thing we have enough books to last 10000 years so that there can be some variety. Most of her books are in her bedroom but I keep a few downstairs, and just switch them out when I get tired of reading the same ones over and over.
I also got her a new Baby Einstein Video (Numbers 1-5) which she likes. There is a little horse puppet on it that she always laughs at. She laughs a lot lately...even playing on her own sometimes, she will just start giggling to herself. I love it :-)

As for me...I am getting huger and huger. My stomach is officially in my way. Baby G is still moving a crazy amount and making me wonder if she will come out as a seasoned gymnast, or with a black belt in karate. I am unfortunately having a lot of sciatic pain which brings me back to be pre-back surgery days. Though it isn't nearly as bad as it was before my surgery, it is still bad enough at times to stop me for a second and make me cringe. Luckily I think that time is going to be going by very fast. We have plans for most of the next several weekends already (going to see my parents, working around the house, going to Crane Lake) and I have a feeling all those plans are really going to make time fly by. Which is good because I am excited to meet Baby G. Baby G might have a name, I mentioned that. But we are still debating a middle name for it and until we find a middle name we might not announce it. In fact we might keep it on the down low until the birth, I don't know yet. Some family knows what the possible name is, but otherwise I have not told anybody.

So I guess that's all. I should get going and accomplish something. Or take a nap?

99 bottles of beer on the wall...

Ok, more like...99 days left before due date to go! (Plus she will be here earlier than that).

I just can't believe I am in the "double digit" portion of the countdown. I didn't even notice until someone commented on it today.

So YAY for 99 days!!!!