Saturday, August 4, 2012

3 days!!

*happy dance* So glad it's the weekend :)
Last night's family dinner wasn't so bad. Of course MiL and DH's aunt were excited and asked if we were. Thought they'd be annoying but thankfully they didn't go too crazy lol.

We went to Walmart afterwards. BIG mistake. Frickin forgot that it's tax-free weekend! They were busy as hell AND we still forgot what we went there for to begin with. DUH.
Think we're going to brave it or Target this morning. I want to get a wallet or something smallish so I won't have to carry around my purse along w/ a diaper bag. Only reason I carry a purse is for my debit, driver's license etc stuff anyway. Everything else.. meh.
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Actually slept pretty well last night. Probably helps that I didn't actually go to bed until midnight.
I just didn't feel tired at all and wanted to watch the Olympics.
Frickin NBC though. Was waiting up all night to watch the trampoline event... and what do they do? Leave it for the last possible second and THEN only show 3 athletes doing it. WTF???
Did get to see that 15yo swimmer totally kick everyone's ass though. That was cool heh.

Anyway... boooo NBC.

When I did finally go to bed... I guess I was more tired than I realized b/c I got to sleep pretty quick and only got up twice to pee during the night. Probably helps that I was kinda dehydrated and wasn't drinking anything like I usually do after using the bathroom though.
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Zoe was going crazy while I was watching tv. She loooooooves laying towards my left side. Her booty pointed towards the left so she can stretch her little legs out to the right.
She was kicking and moving all over the place. It was so cool feeling whatever knobby part she was moving around heh. There was one point when it felt like she stretched her legs towards my ribs and then really quickly pulled it back in.
Not sure if she was startled by something or what. Silly little monkey.
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And finally for now.... once baby girl is born... I'm going to start posting again on my TTC blog. I posted a link to it over on the right *points*

Guess I could've just made a new blog for baby shit, but meh... just use what I already have up.
Plus I'll be posting about losing weight again, on the road to start TTC again, etc etc so I think my other blog will be appropiate for that :)

Friday, August 3, 2012

Offtopic & photos

Thought of this a few days ago...

Stores really need to offer other types of registries. Birthday, anniversary, Christmas, etc.

Obviously with Christmas and birthday ones.. it would kinda ruin any sort of surprise, but come on... how many times have we all gotten crap we don't want? How much easier would it have been if you could've just pointed someone to a Birthday or Christmas registry with all of the stuff you'd like on it? Plus it would help people shop for those folks that are difficult to buy for.

I think it's a very good idea *nodnod*
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And photos :)
Stuff that MiL gave to us. Think some of the clothes might be hand-me-downs from SiL.

Cute blankets that MiL made. The prints are so cute and cheery

More wash clothes, mittens and socks

Couple of footie pjs that will be nice when it starts getting cooler. Not sure if these are from SiL

Hilarious onesie. It's so appropiate too. I swear.. FiL can and will sleep ANYWHERE. He's actually fallen asleep in a restaraunt before. The guy can sleep through anything and everything.

Super soft and warm outfit for when it gets cold

Newborn shirt. I think this one is from SiL, b/c I'm pretty sure I remember my neice wearing it..... honestly.. I hate it and think it's hideous and will conveniently forget that we have it so I don't have to put baby in it :P lol
Man I'm so bitchy! lol

She also bought a breathable bumper that I forgot to get a photo of. Meh, oh well.


And for the hell of it... a bump shot. 38w3d
Thought maybe my bump looked lower. Doesn't really in the photo.. def getting that kind of torpedo look to it heh. She must've been sticking her booty out
Not pictured are the new stretch marks I'm getting BLEH!
Have a few more small ones showing up on the other side of my belly button. Thankfully don't have that much more to go so FX they'll disappear after!

And is it weird that I like poking my belly button? It's still an innie, but there are certain positions I sit in that will make the upper part of it kind of poke out and it's all squishy lol. I can only imagine how amused I would be if I had an outie or if it flattened hehe.

4 days to go!

Counting today that is.
Broke down and cried this morning.
They were happy tears though. Just finally having our family... the thought overwhelmed me and I bawled in to my pillow.
Not that we weren't a family before or anything.

Kinda torn if I want this weekend to fly by or if I want it to go slowly. I want to spend these last couple of days with DH, but then again... I want our baby girl in our arms already. We'll see what happens I guess heh.
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She has been a lot more active these last couple of weeks. Always read that their movements become less? or something like that, but that is not the case with her. Seems like when she's awake, she's awake for longer now and moves around like crazy in there. Gotta cherish it while I can.
Even after all of this time, I'm still fascinated by the movements and watching my bump go crazy from it heh.
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Actually slept pretty well last night. I did end up taking about an hour nap yesterday afternoon. Kept waking myself up from snoring though heh.
Didn't go to bed until 11:30. Stayed up and watched some of the Olympics. Then I tossed and turned and got up to use the bathroom 3 times in 30mins, but eventually fell in to a good sleep.
Would've slept in a bit more this morning but our dogs internal clocks are so used to the routine we have that they start waking up and making noise etc.
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MiL called at frickin 9:40 last night. Keep in mind that we go to bed at 10.
She thought I had seen the doctor yesterday and wanted to know how the appointment went. Uhm... why she couldn't call sooner is beyond me.
This is why I REALLY don't want anyone else in the room as I deliver. She was a frickin annoying nervous wreck after SiL gave birth and would not shut up.
It's going to be bad enough having her visit while I'm in labor. I love her, but.... go away b/c you're stressing me out!
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Ok... ungrateful time... well not really ungrateful, but I feel like I am complaining.
I HATE the diaper bag SiL gave me.
It's just one of those simple tote kinds w/ a large pocket in front and back. I HATE HATE HATE IT.
I really wish she hadn't bought it for me b/c it's just not me at all. When she first gave it, I was ok with it, but then after having it for a while... just no.
For one thing... there are only 2 short straps on it meaning I can't carry it around any other way except for my hand. I NEED something I can sling over my shoulder/neck.
And then... it's just a PoS construction.
I washed it b/c it stunk of cig smoke and something in between the inner layer and outter layer came loose and is in pieces in there. NM that the stitching on it is coming loose and creating holes already.

I do appreciate her thinking of me and getting it, but like I said... I really wish she hadn't or at least asked me what I wanted first.

Will probably go out and get myself a different one. I told DH last night that I was just going to use his, and his words
"Nuh uh! That's MY diaper bag!" HAHAHAHAHA so cute!
Anywho... If we had the money to spend on one, I wouldn't mind a Petunia Pickle Bottom bag. I'm really not one to go crazy over bags at all... but these are SO nice. They have the long strap that I like... they also have backpack straps too! Tons of pockets and just look nice.
Buy Buy Baby had some last time we went and.. sigh...
They're so frickin expensive though.. so I'll just keep on dreaming :P heh

These are the 2 fabric designs that I like though
http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=40297781&
http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?SKU=40177571&

Sigh.... I wants.....

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Final NST

It went well this morning. Zoe was cooperating FINALLY and was moving around all over the place. Probably helped that I had some yummy sugary trail mix for part of my breakfast lol.
I don't eat enough for it to be a problem, but I did still have a good bit.
Her reactions or whatever were looking good though :)
WOO!

OH and last night or this morning, can't remember... I felt her SUPER low. I swear I probably could've touched her (think it was her hand) if I wanted to up my vajangle. That's how low I felt her. She was right there.
Hopefully she doesn't try to come out with her hand/arm by her head though.
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Photos time!
Scanned in some photos to share. Yes, it's me and my brother as kids. Just to show that damnit... we WERE once adorable hehe.

Baby me... think this photo was taken for my passport. I think Zoe is gonna have that much hair too. Not much but not totally bald :P

My brother. His first birthday.

My first birthday :D Not sure what it's called when they do this... and not sure if it's just for girls? *shrugs* I want to do it for Zoe though.... mostly b/c I just want to dress her up in something like that hehe.
And that's my brother being the giant goof he is.

And more of myself and my bro :)


Goofy faces and my pants hiked up to my armpits. WOO!

Wish I had more photos of him when he was little, but I guess those were in the sticky pages albums. Sigh....
Good times good times.
And when I say we were adorable.. come on.. how can you argue? lol
Not saying we are NOW.... puberty is a cruel cruel bitch. *nodnod*

Now... just need to get some baby photos of DH. Not sure who the hell has any. He needs to bug his family about it though.
We still have 3 white square picture frames. Was going to do cute little drawings in them, but I like the idea of having a photo of myself and DH as babies, and then have the middle be of Zoe when she arrives :)
Start our family picture wall.
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Still need to get photos of the stuff MiL bought for us. It's in the dryer right now and meh, I don't feel like getting it out. I will later.

Can't sleep..... again

Story of my life right now. SIGH
Woke up around 3am and yep, here I am 2hrs later wide awake.
Stupid body! You would think our bodies would try to get as much rest as possible in these last few weeks of pregnancy, but nope. It's the exact opposite. I guess it makes sense in a way since having a LO is going to keep us up even more.
Still sucks though...
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Ok, so lets say you have a bunch of old photo albums and someone wants them. What's the easiest way to give them the photos?
Send them in the photo albums right?
Pffft, wrong... well apparently wrong according to my dumbass dad.
We have old photo albums that I've been bugging him to send me for a while now. Some of those photo albums, the pages are sticky. So what does his dumbass try to do? He tries to peel off old 30+yo photos out of these albums instead of just sending me the entire thing!!
WTF??
He sent me a box of photos, and some of them are just totally ruined b/c he tried to peel them out. UGH I'm just so frickin done with him.

Anyway, speaking of the photos.... damn... I was a cute ass baby!
I say that with absolutely no shame lol. Seriously, I was ADORABLE when I was little.
Now... eh not so much :P lol
Same with my brother.... he was such a cute baby and kid.... and then he grew up. heh.
I'll scan some photos later and post them up.
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Damnit, there was something important I wanted to get before baby comes. Thought of it last night while trying to get to sleep and now I can't remember what it was. SIGH!
Can't remember if it was house related, nursery, baby, me, dh, us, what. Just remember it was like a "Oh yeah! We need to get this too."
Have no flippin idea what it was though.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Youtube videos

Just wasting the day away watching youtube videos of newborns and moms telling their labor and delivery stories.

Just listened to one and... I don't know why women feel like having a natural birth is some HUGE accomplishment.
Now don't get me wrong, I think it's impressive if a woman can do it, and more power to those that want to give it a shot. Frickin awesome if you can get through the pain.
But it's like they see it as a bragging right? Like they have something to prove. To themselves? To other women?
*shrugs* I just don't get it but whatever floats their boat. I still enjoy listening to all of the different experiences :D

Also watching a lot of newborn videos. Love hearing the different experiences of new parents, what they like, don't like, etc and then seeing their adorable little babies.
Watched one where the parents were giving their baby a sponge bath for the first time at home. Poor little baby did not like getting his body washed and he would snort! OMG so cute!!!
I especially like the videos where it's the father's making the video. They're just so excited and there's just something about a guy being so sweet and caring that is awesome to watch.

So yeah, that's how I've been wasting away my day heh.
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My boobs seem to be making a lot more colostrum. Yes, I'm still 'playing' with my bewbies :P DH laughs at me whenever I confess it to him. Pfft, he's just jealous cause he hasn't caught me doing it yet :P

I think my left boob is going to have a good amount in it. The right one... eh.
Left one I can massage a lot of colostrum out of, but the right one doesn't want to give any up most of the time.
Also, right boob colostrum is stickier than left boob stuff. Left boob stuff is very watery with no stretch, right boob still has a EWCM kind of stretch to it.

I dunno... just fascinated by what my body is doing heh.
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Got some fish tank water changes done today. Still need to do one out of the big tank.
The smaller tanks really needed it though. Have live plants in all of the tanks and there's this stuff called cabomba that's floating in the 29g. It was completely taking over the tank. Poor fish barely had room to move in there and I had been putting off doing a water change b/c of the aching and I didn't want to carry around a 3g bucket full of water etc.

Anyway, just said screw it and got it done today. Leaving the big tank for tomorrow. Will be easier b/c don't have to carry around buckets. Just use a long hose to siphon out the water and put some back in. It just takes about an hour to get it done which is why I've been putting it off b/c it's tedious.

Feeling ok though. I did start to ache a little bit, but not nearly as bad as I was fearing it would be.

Alrighty, gotta go wash rest of baby stuff and get laundry out of the dryer. Fun fun.

*shrugs*

Just sat here a good 2mins trying to think of a title. Lol

Lets see.... well, I told my brother and his wife & my mom about getting induced on Tuesday. They're all really excited :)
Hell, my brother is actually going to take a day off. I don't think he should since it could take a while for baby to come, but that's what he wants to do.

DH also told his mom yesterday. He said she really didn't react which kinda surprises me since she's baby crazy. *shrugs*
Tuesday isn't the greatest day for THEM though. I know his sister has to work and that's the day MiL babysits for her so.. not sure how that's going to work out. Oh well.. less people trying to barge in to the room is fine with me. Not like baby is going anywhere :P
It's not a race to see how gets to hold baby first or anything, ya know?
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Everything is pretty good here. Just have to finish up cleaning. Still have the bedroom to vacuum and I need to clean the stove off.
Also need to wash all of the stuff that MiL bought for the baby. DH picked it up yesterday.
Few mittens, socks, and 2 really cute receiving blankets that she made. I'll get photos later.
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If you ever want to make your own cards and you go to Kinkos to get them printed. Make sure to tell them that YOU are going to fold them.
I frickin swear.... DH and I just assumed that we would fold them.... but nope... they charged us frickin 9cents per frickin card to fold. Seriously????
It's not like a fancy fold either, just a piece of regular card stock folded in half!!!! Such a F-ing rip off.
Anyway, the cards came out really cute. Made DH write out all of the Thank Yous last night. I don't really know his coworkers so just thought it would be better for him to do it.
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I had the nastiest dream last night! That's your warning :P

Dreamt that I was being induced. And while in the hospital, I had to poo.. A LOT.
But they weren't just normal poos.... no... they were the size of footballs.
First few went down the toilet easily, but the last one was not budging so I had to get something to break up this giant turd in the toilet so it would flush. Got poo everywhere and yeah eventually cut it down so it all flushed away.

Couldn't dream about having a baby... oh no... had to turn in to a gross dream about shit :\
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Oh and when I was talking to my brother yesterday, he mentioned to me that my dad wanted to come up here when baby is born.
Now I don't want that at all, but can't exactly stop him if he wanted to show up.
BUT that's not it... he wanted to STAY WITH US. WTF????
Seriously??
Even my brother thought that was ridiculous. I mean come the F- on.... who the hell would even think that was a good idea?
Hmmm... new parents with a newborn? Yeah, sounds like a great idea to intrude on their time together while they're adjusting b/c I'm too cheap to get a motel!

So yeah.... after my brother told our dad everything, thankfully he's not going to come up.
Just ugh.....  idiot.
If he never sees my baby girl and any future kids in person..... I'll be totally fine with that. He can stay his ass right where he is.