Cancer sticks

I haven't been a regular smoker for over 5 years, and the taste of cigarettes is just nasty to me unless I'm stressed out. Last night, I smoked a Camel Light, and it was awesome. (I was 3 miles away from both of my kids, no second hand smoke for them.)

Do I want another?

Kinda, but not really.

If I can get Matthew to stop whining and use a normal tone of voice, I'd be even better. We're working on that issue.

I'm also going to start making sure that Josie gets her food from a bottle at least once a day (I have a really good Medela pump).

It's the little things that keep you sane.

Less frazzled

Ahhhhh, an hour by myself at the bookstore. I feel so much better now.

Frazzled

Well, yesterday I actually got laundry done (now I just have to fold it all and put it away), but the errands didn't get done until today. And even then, I still have one or two that need to be done, but I think I'll wait until hubby gets home and then escape the nightmare that is two screaming children.

Waiting for the Excedrine to kick in

I've got a migrain. Not a bad one, but a migrain none-the-less.

Domestically, I've got laundry to do and errands to run. Of course, all I really want to do is play my Sims2, but I did that yesterday, so I really should get my chores done today.

Right now, at 8am, I just want to go back to bed, but that's not going to happen, I'm sure. Off to take my shower while the baby is still sleeping.

Random shit

Well, Matthew has a fever, and we don't know why. I've switched his PCP with the insurance, but the new dr's office doesn't have his file yet, I don't know if they'll do a same-day-appt for him or not. I'll find out in about 20 minutes, I guess.

I think I've gotten most of the programs I need installed on my computer now. I've got to figure out where my web browser plug-ins are (like Java, etc), but even my sims2 is installed. Yay!

Oh, the big family dinner on hubby's side was this past Sunday, and Keith spent most of it at the ER with his Mother, who had heart palpitations and high blood pressure. She's fine, but it was a little nerve racking for the rest of us.

We're going to visit my family (at least the one's that still talk to me) this coming weekend so everyone can see the new baby (who is growing like a weed). I'll post some new pics later this week.

(I'm trying to post more often, this is my effort for today)

Re-installing programs & details

Well, we had to re-install XP on my computer, and now I get to re-install all my programs. Woohoo. Now if I can just remember all the programs I had!

Well, this sucks

My computer is on the fritz. I get to borrow hubby's until we fix mine. And I had just started playing my Sims2 again. Hopefully, it will be fixed by Sunday, I've got pictures I need to get edited and burned to cd to get copies of for the family.

A Brit in the States

Steve, Stacy, Keith, Janet, Josie and Matthew

(Steve is from Hull, England, visiting Stacy)

Can you tell the difference?

Exibit A:

Exibit B:

Okay, other than Matthew was a month or so older in his picture than Josie is in her's, and she has WAY more hair than he did! They are just tooo freakin' cute for words!

Pics of my two munchkins

My girl Friday

Welcome to the world, Josie Lynn, your family is so very happy to meet you!

7 pounds, 9.3 ounces

20.5 inches long

Born 7:44am, Friday, May 19th, 2006

Lights, Camera, Action

WIGGLES!

Well, today was the big day, the Wiggles (Matthew's favorite show) were in town live. He says he had a good time, but I think he was a little stunned and didn't really know what to think about it. He was devastated when the show was over, tho, so that's a good sign! We had pretty good seats, Murray (the one it the red shirt) actually was less than 3 feet away from us at one point.

Oh, and my hubby made me cry today. Matthew came up after breakfast and handed me a wonderful Mother's Day card that both of my guys had signed. So it was a good reason to cry. (Not that it takes much to make me wanna cry these days, the hormones are working overtime!)

Ready to launch!

So I had a midwife appt today, and out of curiosity I had her check to see if I was dialated yet.

Completely effaced and 2-3 centimeters dialated! AND Miss Josie has dropped. We are good to go.

Anytime.

I'm ready.

(Is she here yet?)

Of course, being dialated and effaced really doesn't tell us WHEN she'll make her arrival, just that it will be a fairly easy labor and delivery. We figure we've still got a week or two left, I'm not nearly emotional enough yet! Apparently, the day before I went into labor with Matt, I started bawling uncontrollably for no reason what-so-ever. Of course, I don't really remember this, but Hubby sure does!

Are we done yet??

It's the beginning of week 38, and I am soooo over being pregnant. It doesn't matter what I do or don't do, I'm achy and miserable. The scary part is that as soon as the baby gets here, pregnancy amnesia sets in and I will forget it all and want to do it all over again.

So yesterday, we painted our office. It is no longer turquoise. it is a dark raspberry on two walls, and a dark grape jelly color on the other two. We're putting our new verticle blinds up today, so we will have a 'dark' room with no glare on our computer screens anymore! Now if I could just get my braxton-hicks contractions to go away just as easily, I'd be a really happy camper!

Oh, and my hubby is the bomb! My 2 1/2 year old gets to go see his favorite show LIVE next Saturday. The WIGGLES are in town! I can only hope that Josie decides to either arrive before or after the show, since I can always get an auntie or a grammy to take him, but if my water breaks DURING, that's sooo going to suck ass for Matthew. Not that having my water break in public is a dream of mine, but can you imagine telling a 2 year old we have to leave during his favorite show EVER? It's going to be bad enough when the show is over.

Week 36

Well, I'm to the 36 week mark, and it sucks just as much this time as it did the first time. I hurt constantly, in one place or another. Usually two or three places at a time. I'm truly hoping that Josie decides to come early, because another 4 weeks of this? blech.

Of course, I made the comment last night to hubby that I will be so happy when I can lay on my stomach again, and he had to crush my dreams by reminding me that even tho there was no baby in my belly anymore after the birth, I still couldn't lay on my stomach, my boobs hurt too much! *sigh*

My next checkup is this coming Tuesday, and then I have to start going in every week. Yay.

On the plus side: I'm getting a baby! Really freaky that they're gonna allow me to take such a fragil creature home with me, AGAIN!

Week 34 checkup

Another checkup, another pound on the scales. I really can't complain, my total weight gain is only 17 pounds. I'm still not back up to where I was before I had the flu, tho.

BP was 112/70, baby's heartbeat was 142, and all is well. My next visit is at 36 weeks, and I'll have my strep-b testing done then. Then it's every week to the midwives until delivery.

She's almost here, can you believe it? Gotta get cracking and get the nursery set up!

I've broken a commandment

I covet something that belongs to my best friend.What is it, you may ask?

I covet her vacuum. That's right. Her vacuum.

Now, I don't have a cheap vacuum by any means, I paid around $250 for it. And it's a good vacuum. But it's not like her vacuum.

What makes her vacuum so wonderful?

It's a Dyson.

We've been marveling over these new vacuums ever since they came out, but no one's had the money or a good enough reason to spend that much money on a vacuum. My friend now owns her own cleaning business, and since she needed a vacuum for her business, she gets to write it off as a business expense.

I have company coming in on Monday, and thought I might see if I could borrow her wonderful Dyson to vacuum my house, seeing as how we've done so much wall repair and painting. She actually said yes. (She didn't really want to loan it to me, she was afraid I would never give it back.)

Oh. My. God. It is soooo fucking awesome. Hubby asked me if I wanted one for my birthday, and I have to say, it's running neck & neck with a new computer, which I've wanted for over 6 months now.

Honestly, I've never enjoyed vacuuming before. I HATE cleaning. But this, this is just the coolest vacuum EVER.

First it was drooling over a mini van at the dealership, now I'm drooling over a vacuum. I'm pretty sure I've left the hip and cool days of my youth behind. Strangely enough, I don't even seem to mind that much.

Cleaning day

I have company coming in on Monday, so today is laundry and cleaning day. Tomorrow is vaccuming day. woo hoo. My life is soooo exciting, isn't it?

Baby Josie is doing well, making me very uncomfortable most of the time. I'm fairly small boned, making it look like I have a beach ball under my shirt. All the other moms are jealous, but just because she's not sticking out doesn't mean she's not just as big as other babies at this stage, she's just burrowing into my body. It's very hard for me to even bend over anymore. I'm so glad the weather is warming up so I can just wear sandles instead of sneakers. Socks are a bitch to put on!

32 Weeks

.... and heartburn still sucks. I remember having alot of heartburn with Matt, but I had completely forgotten how much it hurts! Tums is my current best friend.

So Matt got the flu while Keith and I were in Santa Ana. He, in turn, gave it to me the weekend after we got back, and now Keith is recovering from his bout. The really sucky part (other than the puking, etc)? We still haven't seen our new neice! She's almost two weeks old! Hopefully we'll make it down next weekend, and I'll have a picture or two to share.

Happy Birthday Abby!

Well, one down, one to go. My mother-in-law is over the moon (now that she's over the flu). Scott & Jaynee (my bil & sil) welcomed little (kinda) Abby Caitlin into the world today at 9 pounds, 13 ounces, 20 inches.

In our baby news, we survived the plane flights quite well, and I've gained almost 20 pounds. Baby Josie is doing great, with her eta still around the middle/end of May. (Thank the Flying Spagetti Monster I don't have huge babies like my sil!)