Tummy Tuesday (27 weeks)

• How far along? 27w 0d.
• Total weight gain: still only 11 lbs.
• Maternity clothes? busted out the pants a couple of times but my bella band is still my best friend :D
• Stretch marks? same old ones from before
• Sleep: Pretty good for the most part. Minus the heartburn and sudden needs to pee that is.
• Best moment this week:  Spending a day away from post and going to the beach before the hurricane comes!
• Miss Anything? Sitting comfortably.
• Movement: He's kicking my butt as usual
• Food cravings: Mac and Cheese! yum
• Food aversions: Anything that might give me heartburn
• Gender: Boy.
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Symptoms: Tired with a hint of heartburn
• Belly Button in or out? In (its a mile deep)
• Wedding rings on or off? On.
• Looking forward to: Labor Day weekend... no definite plans yet but it will be nice to spend time with my family!

Sunday Report

So I haven't blogged since Tuesday and I wanted to fill you all in on my eventfully last few days...

Wednesday I was woken up by a phone call from Directv calling to tell me that they could install my dish a day early, so of course i jumped on that and was rushing around to get ready for them before I left for work, only to discover that my work schedule had changed and instead of needing to be there at 11am, I didn't have to be there until 2pm. They got here around 12:30 so I was so happy and thought they would finish by the time I had to leave for work....WRONG... when I returned home at 5 he was just leaving! But I have to say...I'm LOVING the service and all the additional channels. (especially Disney Junior for Lilly)

Shortly after I arrived home I had to go pick up Mr.W from work and then pick up some food for dinner.

Thursday was not as eventful. I had to work 12-8 and it sucked... I stood in one spot prepping stuffed crust pizzas for almost 3 Hours, before doing that I was cutting and boxing pizzas for about an hour and after the stuffed crust I got some other dough ready for the night. Needless to say that my feet were KILLING me by time my shift was over, so I came home ate dinner and fell asleep.

Friday I was at work for about an hour when I had an "episode". If your wondering what an "episode" is, let me explain. I'm usually working when suddenly I will become very shaky, dizzy, lightheaded, nauseous, short of breath, having blurred/spotted vision and my heart will be racing. Anyways. The last time I had one of these I called the Hospital to make an appointment to discuss this issue with a doctor. Instead of an appointment I got told to come into Labor and Delivery next time I experienced one of these "episodes" and this brings us back to the beginning of Friday. 

I had Mr.W come get me and take me to the hospital after checking in and being put in a waiting room for about 45 minutes I finally got put in an exam room where I sat with my HUGE cup of water and was strapped to all those awesome monitors so they could keep track of me and baby. about 1 Hour and 32oz of ICE COLD water later I gave them their sample and then waiting to see if they found anything. another 45 Minutes later they gave me my discharge instructions which were as follows:

- Drink plenty of water
- Make sure you're eating enough 
- Rest

It was pretty much a waste of almost 3 hours! They didn't tell me anything I didn't already know! So by time we left and got home I was SUPER hungry and ready for a nap. We went home napped and then went to dinner. It was a nice quiet night with Mr.W and Lilly.

Yesterday we decided to have a beach day and drove down to Holly Beach. It was a little bit windy but we had lots of fun. We even got to take Rocko to Petsmart where he got a new ball for the beach and some treats.

After we finished swimming we found a pet friendly hotel and went and washed everyone up before heading into Lake Charles for dinner and some shopping. It was so nice to get away from Fort Polk for just a day and have some quality family time.

We found a dog park for Rocko to run at this morning before heading home and now we are just getting things ready for the week ahead. Hope everyone else is having a good weekend as well!

Burnt Out...

Today was a very long day. I woke up to the beautiful sound of lawn mowers cutting our yard. This should have been a sign as to what kind of day it was going to be.

We woke up, had breakfast and I headed of to work where i thought for whatever reason that it was going to be an easy day since our rotation is out doing training... but oh man was I wrong. My 12-6 shift turned into a 12-7:30 shift fairly quickly. Between people calling out, people showing up late, and the dinner rush, there was no escaping. By time I got home all I wanted to do was eat some dinner and go to sleep, but if your a mom you should know that napping with a 2 year old present is a ridiculous concept, and cooking yourself real food is the last thing you want to do after spending the previous 3 hours cooking food for other people.

This is where the day gets better...

I managed to scrap together a bagel and some juice and that was good enough for me. Mr. W headed to "the gym" no to long after. He returned with chocolate milk,  twizzlers, and some lemonade for me... all this meaning he did NOT go to the gym. While he was gone Lilly played some games and watched netflix on my phone while Ashley (my sister in law) and I watched The Hunger Games. It turned into a very relaxing evening.

Highlight of the day...

Lilly calling my STRAWBERRY lemonade...

STRAWBOOTY lemonade.

She cracks me up. 

July to Now

IN JULY:

We went to freedom fest. This year it featured Gretchen Wilson and .38 Special. We didn't know many songs by either band, But we did get to spend some time with our friends and with each other. And because it was july and Louisiana we spent some time at the pool trying to cool off. Lilly and I got a little sunburnt (myself a little more than Lilly) but its to be expected when you have such fair skin.

Mr. W turned 23. He had to work the roads on his Birthday but me and Lilly made him a cake for when he got home and it turned out great! He was so happy that his birthday wasn't a "complete waste."

also... we found out the gender of the baby and...

ITS A BOY!

PRESENTLY:

We have not decided on a name yet nor have we started shopping but it will all come in time.

I am currently 24 weeks along and he is growing right on track.

I am still working and plan to keep working until I find myself being in the way or the baby comes...which ever happens first at this rate.

Lilly spent more time in the water and even went bowling with us last weekend. I also decided to buy some playdoh for her and see how it would go and I must say I am slightly impressed that it has not been smooshed into the carpet or blended together. she has fun pretending its food and cutting it up. and everything else she makes is a "fish". She is as fun as ever and I am LOVING every minute of it!

April, May, & June

IN APRIL:

We took a couple trips to Houston. the first was to take Mr. W's parents back to the airport. we spent the day before at the zoo and took them to Rainforest cafe for dinner. The second time was with our friends we went to the zoo again and also went and did some shopping. Mr.W's sister, Ashley, ended up staying with us to help with Lilly while we are working and so that she could get out of small town, Michigan for a while.

We even had a date night with our friends. we all went to dinner and then went bowling!

IN MAY:

We got to see Baby #2 for the first time!

we also took Lilly to the new splash park on post, i got my new kindle and we brought home a new member of the family... Rocko!

And FINALLY Mr.W and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. He took me out to dinner at Hana's!(fancy Japanese restaurant)

IN JUNE:

We did a whole lot of nothing... we worked and worked and that's about it. everyone in a while me and Mr.W would actually have time off together and tried our best to make a day of it but that usually just meant taking Lilly to the park or going to a movie. but time together is better than no time at all <3

Let The Countdown . . . Begin!

So I've been super lame about blogging lately.

sorry everyone!

But I've been super busy and I'll tell you all about it. This past week was crazy hectic...

Monday, i was supposed to go to a birthday party for my friend's son, but it got postponed, so I spent a majority of the day cleaning for the party I  had on Tuesday for Tastefully Simple, which is super tasty and incredibly easy to make food and it may seem pricey at first but everything they give you goes a long way.

After my party me and a few friends took our girls to the park. Lilly loved going down the slides... she could do it all day if i let her.

Wednesday I went to the gym while Lilly was in daycare and then there was an FRG meeting to "help" us get ready for redeployment... but it was a semi waste of time, because they didn't really tell us anything that we didn't already know.

Thursday I had a party for the NFL season kickoff game between my beloved Green Bay Packers and the local New Orleans Saints... and big surprise... the Packers won! woot woot! what a way to start the season.

Friday I went to close out my Tastefully Simple party and then had a lovely dinner and some ice cream with a friend. it was a great day.

Saturday, however, was not so great. My poor little Lilly was sick with her first cold and was absolutely miserable and not too surprisingly she got me sick... we were invited to the postponed party and went, ate, had some cake, and headed home, NyQuil in hand.

Sunday Lilly and I just hung out at home in all out sickness and just lounged around and Lilly watched her silly little shows, including Yo Gabba Gabba, which is like sesame street on crack or something!

Monday (aka yesterday) Lillian and I hung out at home again trying to get over the last little bit of our colds

And today Lilly went back to daycare while i was at the gym for a couple hours and then we went to one of the playgrounds on post with a couple friends and ended up being there for almost 3 hours, but it was a good time!

(this thing was pretty fun to spin on... just so you all know)