Fun Weekend!

This was a really fun weekend!  Friday night I just relaxed after getting off work.  Dustin was at work and I went to bed early.  Saturday I slept in and then did some things around the house.  Later in the afternoon Dustin and I ran some errands.  Then we came home and got ready for dinner with some friends in Ft. Worth.

My college roommate Angela and her husband live in Ft. Worth and we met up with them at this restaurant called Buttons.  It is soul food and boy was it good!  We had to wait an hour and 15 minutes for a table it was so crowded.  They have live music on the weekends and the band that was playing was their most popular band.  I have to say the food was worth the wait.  All of us had chicken and waffles for dinner.  That is some soul food!  It was to die for!  The waffles are injected with cinnamon butter.  The fried chicken and mac and cheese didn't disappoint.  Here is a picture of my plate before I ate the entire thing.

We were going to go bowling after dinner but it was so late when we got through eating we decided to call it a night.  I haven't seen Angela since her wedding last May so it was fun to catch up with her.  They just moved into a house in Ft. Worth and their new neighbor is the lead guitarist for Pat Green.  I thought that was pretty cool. 

This morning Dustin and I were very lazy...probably because we were still stuffed from the night before.  We slept until 10.  I haven't done that in forever.  I couldn't believe the time when I woke up.  Then I got ready for one of my long time friend's bridal shower.  Her name is April and she is getting married in April.

April and I have known each other since kindergarten and we lived together some during college.  She got lots of great gifts and there was lots of yummy food.  We had ice cream sundaes for desert!  I had so much fun at her shower.  There were about 8 of us there that grew up together.  We had so much fun laughing and sharing stories.  Even the high school year books were brought out.  Oh man was that interesting!

 Here is the gang!  We had a lot of great memories!

Now I am finishing up laundry and getting ready for Sunday night TV!  It was such a great weekend!  I will be back on Wednesday with an update after we go to the doctor!

19 Weeks

Before I update on you on Baby Grayson I wanted to share a heart breaking story with you.  Megan from In This Wonderful Life shared some heart breaking news about her little baby Cohen.  She is 22 weeks pregnant and they just discovered that her baby has 4 heart conditions.  They are currently looking for doctors all over the country that have had a case similar to theirs.  She and her husband had fertility problems and this baby was a long awaited blessing for them.  You can head over to her blog to read more.

Sometimes it is hard to be happy for yourself when you read about so many other people's heart break and struggles.  I don't know what it's like to struggle with fertility and so far I have a healthy baby growing inside me.  It sometimes makes you feel not deserving of what you have but it does make you appreciate what you have.  I am reminded daily of the many blessings I have and I try to thank God for them as much as possible.

Please pray for Megan, her husband and Baby Cohen.  My heart really did break after her reading her blog.

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I am one week shy of being half way through my pregnancy!  So far everything is great and I don't have any complaints.  In the last couple of weeks my belly has really seemed to grow.  I honestly can't picture it being any bigger than it is but I know it is going to get so much bigger.  It itches constantly.  Any suggestions on what I can use to stop the itching and help prevent stretch marks??

My appetitie has increased tremendously.  I am always hungry and can't ever seem to feel full.  Not good for trying to keep my weight gain under control.  My current cravings and things I have been eating a ton of are: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cheddar sour cream ruffles, pizza and ice cream.  Again, not looking good for keeping weight gain under control. 

I pee constantly and Dustin thinks we should buy stock in toilet paper.  Ha! Because it is my blog, I think my boobs are finally getting a little bigger.  I have to be totally honest here I was most excited about my boobs getting bigger while pregnant.  I have always been lacking in this department.  I had to buy a new bra this weekend but I was disappointed when I had to buy the same cup size just bigger around.  Boo! 

Grayson is moving a lot more these days.  I will feel small movements throughout the day and evening.  I start to get worried when I don't feel anything after a long period of time.  I know it is him moving though because I have never felt anything like it before.  I can't wait until Dustin can feel him move.  He tried to feel him move a few nights ago when we were in bed.  I could feel Grayson moving a lot so Dustin put his hand over my stomach.  He never could feel anything.  I think it is still a little early for that.

We have our big appointment on the 24th and it can't get here quick enough.  I am so ready to start planning the nursery.  I am about 95% sure that we are having a boy but I want to get confirmation before planning anything.  Maybe it wasn't such a good thing we had the doctor guess so early but I was so anxious to know.  Ha!

I put together a collage of belly pictures from 10 weeks to now.  I have been taking pictures every other week in hopes of seeing a difference.

I still can't believe that in 4 short months our little one will be here.  Time sure does fly by. 

Valentines Day Weekend!

Happy Valentines Day! Is anyone doing anything special today?  We celebrated V-Day early.  First things first, I got the day off work on Friday!  The total snow fall here in North Texas was 12.5 inches.  Still can't believe it when I hear it.  I have never seen that much snow in my life.  Here are some pictures I got off the local news' website. 

It really did look like a winter wonderland around here on Friday.  Dustin was off too and we slept in.  We were lazy most of the morning but around lunch time the roads were driveable so we headed out to get lunch and then drop off our stuff to get our taxes done.  I am hoping for a big tax return!! 

Friday night Dustin and I celebrated Valentine's Day.  We didn't do anything special.  We went to eat at Salt Grass.  It was very yummy.  We kept it simple and didn't get each other anything.  We just wanted to go out to eat and enjoy each other.  It was a fun evening.

Yesterday Dustin had to work so I went and ran some errands with my mom.  I bought a few very cute outfits for Grayson at TJ Max.  We also went to Target and Bed Bath & Beyond.  Then I came home and walked the dogs.  It was finally a beautiful day outside.  We finally saw the sun around here for an entire day!  Saturday evening I watched Love Happens with Jennifer Anniston.  It was a sweet movie.  I did cry at the end. 

This morning Dustin came home from work and did something he has never done before.  He surprised me with flowers and a card. 

He didn't stop there.  He also made me french toast for breakfast.  My favorite! I have the best husband in the world!  Thanks babe for being my Valentine!

We are headed to church and then to lunch.  Then I plan on being lazy the rest of the day.  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and Happy Valentines Day!

Snow Day!

The weatherman has been saying all week that we were going to get snow and we did!  It started really early this morning and it is still going strong.  The news just said that over 7" has been reported already in some areas of North Texas.  CrAzY! This is Texas people! 

Here are some shots out my front door.

I went into work this morning because the roads were not bad.  I left about 1:00 to head home.  The roads still aren't that bad right now but they will be tonight and tomorrow morning.  All the slush on the road will more than likely freeze tonight.  It isn't official but more than likely I will have the day off tomorrow.  Yay!  I was really hoping for a snow day. 

I am sure all of you that live up in the north east are laughing at me right now.  I can't even imagine what it is like to have as much snow as you guys do right now. I would be miserable that is for sure.  As much as I love snow days, I am so ready for Spring.  This winter has just been so cold and miserable.  I am ready for sunshine and warmer weather. 

I plan on staying warm and watching TV the rest of the day.  So glad the week is just about over!

Lazy but Productive Weekend

It was more lazy than productive and I'm sad it is almost Monday again.  Friday was a pretty slow day at work so I ran some errands during lunch.  I ran over to Target to pick up a few things and I found these.

Aren't they cute? Obviously it will be a while before Grayson could wear them but I just couldn't pass them up.  They are so adorable!

I left work a little early on Friday and Dustin and I headed to Red Lobster for dinner.  They just built a new Red Lobster near our house.  We haven't eaten at Red Lobster in a very long time so we decided to give it a try.  It was pretty good.  Then we came home and watched The Soloist with Jamie Fox.  It was a pretty slow movie and kind of boring.  The story line was good though.  I had never heard of the movie but saw it on Netflix and decided to watch it.

Saturday we went to breakfast at our favorite place Old West.  Then we headed to pick up some heartworm pills and dog food for the dogs.  After that we went to the grocery store.  Then we came home and I cleaned out the pantry and fridge.  It is embarrasing at how many expired items I threw away.  Then we cleaned up the house a little and then decided to tackle the closet in the future nursery.  It was a nightmare.  I couldn't believe the amount of stuff that was in that closet.  I think it was one of those places that became a quick fix for putting things that I didn't know what to do with when we moved in.  Here is what the room looked like after we started pulling stuff out.

There was still more in the closet. 

We finally got it all cleaned up and organized and moved into the guest bedroom closet.  The future nursery is all cleaned out except for our old desk top computer and computer desk and the stuff on the walls.  I plan on tackling that in the next few weeks.  I am so glad the closet is behind me now. After we finished that huge chore we relaxed, ate pizza and watched The Alphabet Killer and Management.  The Alphabet Killer was a typical murder mystery but it did have a few surprising twists and a different ending.  It was a good movie.  Management was funny and stared Jennifer Anniston.  The story line was stupid/funny but it was a good movie too.  We headed to bed after that.  I was exhausted.

Dustin is working today and I plan on finishing up a few things around the house before the Super Bowl.  I am going to go over to my parent's house to watch the Super Bowl for a little bit.  I am pulling for the Saints because they have never been to or won a Super Bowl before.  I think it would be neat to see them win.  I am looking forward to all the yummy food at my parent's house.  I am making a cheese ball.  This morning I found this sweet guy all cuddled up.

  

I hope you all had a great weekend! 

I Feel Like I Won the Lottery

In terms of day care that is. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Day care is a very scary situation for new moms. I know the first day I have to drop Grayson off at day care is going to kill me. It is so hard to imagine someone else taking care of your child. Dustin and I looked into several day cares around our house and we even visited one of them. It was a very nice facility and had lots to offer but I still didn't feel right about it. One of my best friends even works there. It just seemed too big for me.

I started to consider in home day care but I had no idea where to even start looking. As luck would have it, one of the moms in my Bunco group referred me to Mrs. L (that is what I am going to call her on here). I had actually met Mrs. L before when I subbed for another Bunco group. I was first referred to her about 2 months ago and Mrs. L wasn't sure if she was going to continue keeping children or if she would even have a spot open. She is only taking referrals at this time. The mom in my Bunco group put me in touch with Mrs. L a few weeks ago and we met with her last night. Turns out she has 2 spots open for the fall and one of them is Grayson's! Mrs. L is such a sweet, caring and loving woman that I know she is going to take great care of Grayson. I have heard so many good things about her and I know that this was the right decision.

She has been keeping children in her home for many years. She has a wonderful facility in her home and she only keeps 4 to 5 children at a time and they are all under the age of 2.  She doesn't keep kids older than 2. By the time your child leaves her day care they will know their ABC's and know how to recognize the letters. They will also know a little spanish and sign language. She also keeps the children on a strict schedule, which I like. She is registered with the state and she is so good about keeping up and complying with all the state laws. She is CPR certified too and there is a fire station 2 blocks away from her home.

I am so relieved and I actually feel good about day care now. I think it is going to be a great thing for Grayson. He is going to get lots of interaction and will be learning too. I am so excited and I feel like I won the lottery! We are going to drop off our deposit and paper work this afternoon. I am so thankful for God answering my prayers! He is so good!

17 Weeks

Excuse my weird expression.  This was take 10  5 and I was annoyed.  My belly is definitely growing! I can't believe I am already 17 weeks.  Grayson is going to be here before we know it.  I am really hoping that the nesting will set in soon.  I just can't seem to get motivated to clean out our office.  I have so much junk in the closet and all I can seem to do is stare at it and then close the door.  Maybe once I make sure that we are having a boy and I can really start planning the nursery I will get more motivated. 

So far the second trimester has been great!  My energy is picking up and so is my appetite. Yikes! I feel like I am constantly hungry.  I also feel more bloated than I ever did in the first trimester.  Grayson is the size of an onion this week.  He can also hear loud noises such as our dogs barking or loud music.  I bet he was jammin Saturday at the skating rink! Ha! Actually he was probably thinking get me the heck out of here. 

I have also been sleeping a little better.  My back still hurts but I have found a few positions that I switch between during the night that are comfortable.  I am sure it is going to get tougher and tougher to get comfortable as my belly gets bigger.  It is so hard to imagine it any bigger. 

I am counting down the days to February 24 when we get to sweet our little one again!