Latest from the Doc

I had my 25 week appt this morning and everything is going well. Heart rate is 150 and I am measuring 25 cm - that's about the extent of the appt. Besides drinking that nasty glucose drink - ick. It did not taste like Sprite as promised! More like a melted green popiscle or a really bad shot (one of the fruity ones) you would get at a Buckhead bar.

We took a childbirth class over the weekend. It was basically an overview of everything, condensed into 6 hours. You know, the videos and all of that stuff. Since I am planning on using technology to it's fullest (ie bring on the epidural) I don't think we'll go to any other childbirth classes. I may take the breastfeeding class later in the fall and we may also go to the infant cpr class. Other than that we really need to start buying some things for this child. So far we've done nothing although we finally looked at furniture over the weekend. I keep telling Marsh that we need to knock this out before Sept 1st...otherwise we'll be missing games to shop!

My mom will be here Saturday night so we'll help her get settled on Sunday. Hard to believe how fast the summer has gone by - my brother moved into his dorm yesterday and starts soccer practice today. I think he'll be used to the heat being a Florida boy...it is so hot here this week. By far the hottest of the summer. I am running indoors most of the time but this past weekend I ran outside and thankfully I was up very early to avoid the heat. My days of running around the neighborhood are about over though...darn bladder pressure! The treadmill I use at the gym is right next to the ladies room...much more convenient!!

Nothing else too new and exciting going on for us. Hope everyone has a good week and try to stay cool!

A Quick Hello

Greetings from Virginia. I have never seen a longer security line than the one waiting for me at Hartsfield this morning. Apparently I now need to get to the airport 3 hours ahead of time. I made my flight just barely...I am about over traveling that is for sure! I'll be glad when I officially can no longer fly.

Good news on my mom - she received a good job offer tonight and she plans to accept. Tomorrow she hopes to secure a cute rental house in Alpharetta. So it is all falling into place and her move date is August 11th. Ready or not, here comes Grandma! Oh I hope she doesn't drive me nuts;)

We went to the Tim & Faith concert this past weekend with one of Marsh's brokers. It was alot of fun but my days of staying out late have long passed me by! We didn't get to bed until 2am...I am still recovering! I hope I can stay awake for some football games! I am off to read a little Harry Potter and then hopefully get a good night's sleep here at the Omni Charlottesville. Although I am hearing lots of noise in the hall...sigh! Bye for now!

Blue or Pink?

One of my favorite movies growing up was Sleeping Beauty. My sister and I would fight over what color her dress should be, b/c if you watch the very end of the movie Flora and Meriweather (the fairies) change her dress back and forth and my sister and I would strain our eyes to see what color the dress was as Sleeping Beauty fades from the screen. I wanted blue and Devon wanted pink. Well, fast forward to 2007 and as soon as I tell Devon she is going to be an Aunt, she automatically demanded PINK, meaning my baby had better be a girl. And you wouldn't you know, Miss Priss gets her way yet again...;)

We had our ultrasound this morning and as the technician put it: "that's what we call a hamburger, not a hot dog". Geez I love the medical terms! Yes, we are having a little girl and she appears to be healthy and growing right on schedule. The tech estimated her weight at 14 ounces right now :) I have lovely photos of her profile, her hands, her spine and her feet. My doctor said my bloodwork looks good and just to keep on keeping on. I verified YET AGAIN that I could continue running and lifting, as Marsh's entire family was appalled when I told them over the weekend that I was still running. And they about had heart attacks when I picked up Belue (she is our little dog about 45 lbs; I wouldn't dare attempt Munson!!)...I thought something was wrong with Belue when they all gasped. Pregnancy does not mean you have a disease nor does it mean you're fragile. Sometimes I get a little annoyed when people make me feel that way. I know they are just being caring but still...sorry, I don't mean to be ugly. Blame it on hormones!!!

Y'all have a good week!!

Quick "vacation"

We returned from St. Simon's yesterday afternoon...I swear the drive has gotten longer since we last went down 3 years ago. We had a very nice time though and the wedding we attended was lots of fun. The ceremony was held in an old Episcipal church in Brunswick so I loved it (since I was raised in the Episcipal church). I've already told my mom her first task after she moves here is to find us a church as I want the baby christened while Devon is home for Christmas. Plus it will be a great way for Mom to meet people. She is coming up the weekend of July 14th to look at places to live (and perhaps set up a few job interviews). It will be nice to have her visit and we've already planned on my first trip to Babies R US and to go see Harry Potter of course.

I bought my first maternity item - the Bella Band! Hopefully it will allow me to wear my regular clothes a while longer. Especially work clothes, as I only have to wear those once a month so the less I have to buy of the them the better for my wallet! I can't believe I am at the 20 week mark - the months are flying by so fast. Quick brag (sorry) - I made Marsh run with me down at SSI and he was not happy that I dusted him...and I was going slow!!! He ended up telling all of his friends though so I guess he got over the "shame" of a pregnant lady outrunning him. It will be a good story for the kiddo one day. Disclaimer - Marsh hadn't run for a few weeks since he was on the road for work...he is one of those that after 2 or 3 runs he's back at 8 minute miles. So usually I am the one left frustrated (since I run faithfully 3-4 times per week, for oh the last 7 years).

Devon and Phil made it to Dallas late Saturday afternoon. Everything is going well and they are getting settled into their new place. Scarlette had a blast on the road trip, apparently jumping all over the bed at the Holiday Inn in Mississippi. Devon starts work next Monday so she'll have all week to figure out her way around.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy July 4th holiday!

I Carry Your Heart With Me

I love the movie - In Her Shoes. While Devon has bigger feet than me, we've still shared lots of clothes, laughs and tears together over the past year living together. When I saw the movie for the first time (on HBO a few months ago) I boo hooed during that poem b/c it really hit me how much I love my sister. I am going to miss her so much. And her dog Scarlette who is part of our family and my dogs will be lost without her.

When my sister was born I was in 2nd grade, and while mom said I could stay out of school to welcome Devon home from the hospital I could not be bothered with that...it was the day of the science fair after all! Devon hated everyone but mom the first year of her existence so needless to say I wasn't too impressed with this little sister thing. In her toddler years she loved to torment me by 1) putting her feet on me all of the time and 2) going potty in her bed, getting up and getting in bed with me with her wet pjs, and then wetting my bed too. Oh the love I felt for this child...she'll tell you I got her back by never letting her touch my barbies or my sticker books.

During my high school years I didn't have much time for lil sis, and our family wasn't doing too great overall so she lived with my dad for a while. So we lost out on alot of time together...it really wasn't until Devon got to college that we started to talk often. She was (and is) someone that doesn't show alot of emotion and she also has alot of common sense. She doesn't judge people and she doesn't care much what other people think. Devon was there for me when I felt my whole crashing down 5 years ago - she listened to me cry and yell and would talk to me for hours on the phone when she could. I don't know if I would have made it through it all without her.

She was my first and only phone call from Vegas with my marriage news - I told her she could only tell if the plane crashed:) She knew right away she was going to be an aunt (she already is an Aunt - Marsh has called her Aunt Devon since we brought Munson home 3 years ago and even has it programmed into his cell phone). She is also the one that sets the time on my
Timex and figures out how to record on our DVR. I hope she can give me directions over the phone!!!

I know my sister will have a wonderful life in Dallas. This is her time - and I can't wait to be there for her wedding, her babies, everything. I carry her heart in my heart. Always.

It's not in my job description...

I am very happy to be posting as it means that I have a computer again. The piece of crap IBM T40 died last Wednesday which made working just slightly (more) stressful than usual. And my boss just didn't want to believe the computer was really dead so I was running around Atlanta talking to computer people, calling IT in Charlottesville, tearing my hair out, crying, cussing, you name it because I HATE COMPUTERS and I do not fix them. I promise you that nowhere in my offer letter does it say I am to try to diagnose and fix computer problems. I had issues when I moved last summer and I told my boss I would not go through this again but here I was, hysterical and frustrated and ready to quit. My new computer arrived Friday late afternoon, and we (Marsh, Devon and I) spent all evening getting it up and running...had a few more glitches...I threw one more temper tantrum...and finally the vpn, the network, the email, the internet, the shared files worked like they should. And I spent the rest of the weekend and today making up for lost time with my clients. I really really really needed a glass of wine...but alas a bowl of frozen yogurt did the trick. By the way, have you tried the Wendy's Frosty Float - not bad...

Other than that it's a busy week with Marsh gone to Chicago and me prepping myself for my sister's departure:( We head down to St. Simon's next Wednesday for a wedding and I am looking forward to it, although the blackberry works there.

Marsh finally told his co-workers today that we are expecting...we have been rather slow in spreading the news. We were holding out to tell two sets of friends until we saw them in person but they both told us within the past 2 days they are expecting! I am much further along than both so we looked kind of silly but not just calling them and telling them. Oops.

Guess I better get started on dinner and I have to do some training with Munson tonight. We've been going to a lady in Crabapple as we need the training probably more than Munson...he just has to learn we're the bosses. When we're giving him kisses and treating him like he is human he really isn't getting that message...not sure what that means for our parenting skills...sigh.

Quick update

Dr. and dentist appointments today - decided to get stuck in traffic just once instead of twice! Everything is going well as I enter my 17th week. Dr was happy that I gained 3 lbs and said my stomach measured fine and that is was pretty much it. Next month will be a little more exciting since we're going for the ultrasound.

Oh and my teeth are good too:)

Gotta go - will write more soon!