Glucose Test and Stroller adventures

This week I had my glucose test....YUCK....it wasn't even the drink that bothered me it just tasted like a super sweet Sunkist....I had to fast the night before so it was just a weird feeling having nothing in your system then only sugar haha...it all worked out though!! I also had an ultrasound while I was waiting for the blood draw...they checked all her organ systems and took some fun pictures for Mac....she looks like a little person now, and weighs 2lbs...it's crazy though on one of the profile pics her nose looks just like my niece's its crazy how clear it was. Here is one of the pics!!

This weekend was Tibilow Days...this little fair thing in Bonner...and Dogs are welcome so of course I took my puppy (I know he's 205lbs but he's my puppy) so my sister and I are walking around with Boston (my niece) in the stroller and Tank...we are answering the normal 100 questions about Tank "How much does he weigh" "Is he a St Bernard" (this one is particularly annoying) "How much does he eat" "Do you have a saddle for him"....anyway so he was good all day he didn't get upset when he was being swarmed by people wanting to pet him and he walked through all the food booths and didn't "steal" anything....well my sister and I were watching the dance groups performing and Boston was napping peacefully in her stroller...and then this kid on a skateboard rolled by and Tank decided that he didn't like the skateboard and that kid was to close to the stroller (he is extremely protective of it) as Tank jumps into action as he jumps up his leash got stuck on the side of her stroller and I watch in horror as the stroller does a barrel roll...I jumped down to make sure she was ok and she looked at me like "Aunt Tital what just happened" then she started to cry....No worries though she is totally fine, only a little bruise on her elbow...thank goodness I was terrified....So we learned our lesson don't let Tank sleep near the stroller haha

Pottery Barn Kids is Dangerous

My sister and I went to Pottery Barn Kids today to order the glider I've been eyeing...in the process I fell in love with this lamp that was covered in fake roses....it was adorable, they wanted $100 for it...my sister and I both felt like it was crazy so we decided we could make it ourselves...after buying out Michael's flower department we made it and I think ours is much cuter and was less than half the price for everything! So I had to show it off!!

Trip down the stairs....

Had an interesting night last night...I took a little spill down the stairs...I'm such a klutz...I slid mostly on my rear but rolled a bit when I got to the bottom. Thankfully my good friend Amber was around. I put a call into my OG/GYN and the doctor on call sent me into Labor and Delivery because my blood type is negative. They ran some blood work to see if getting jostled mixed my blood with Isabella's...they gave me a shot of Rhogam which I will have to have again after she is born if her blood type is positive. The tests haven't come back yet, but because I was far enough along they gave me the Rhogam anyway after watching us on the monitor sent me home. The worst part of the whole thing was getting my blood drawn (the nurse was terrible) I thought Amber (who is also a nurse) was going to rip the needle out of her hand haha...I am pretty sure my worst bruise today is from the blood draw and not the one from the fall...haha I'm glad everything turned out ok....I guess I need to be more careful on the stairs =)

Mean Face at Babies R Us

Yesterday I went to pick up Isabella's crib....which I was very excited about. I went straight after work with Macs truck to make things easier...there was nothing easy about this trip....Macs parents got the crib for us (which was so nice) so they had talked to the people at the store here and then the store called me and told me to come pick it up.....so when I get there they have no record of any of this...and the very unhelpful person behind the counter was just looking at me like I was crazy because I was telling her that it was all already taken care of and I had spoken with someone just yesterday to schedule this pickup....I mean seriously it isn't like we have the most common last name, how many could there be. So after about 20 minutes of confusion she finally pulled her head out of her *** and found what I was looking for. Then she proceeds to tell me to just pull the truck around the back and press the service button and they will bring the crib out, I get back in the truck and drive around, I push the button and wait....and wait.....and wait....(I'm not very good at waiting either) so I start trying to distract myself, I put down the tail gait....make sure that I have bungee cords in case I need them....and then I push the button again....and no one appears, I'm super confused at this point because the people inside the store just sent me out here and now they are no where to be found. I call the store and get transferred a few times and while I'm waiting the door finally opens....it's been another 20 min at this point I'm sure.....the guy in the back proceeds to bring this giant box out and leans it against the truck and starts to walk away...I'm a little dumbfounded for a second, first off this box is huge, not sure how a such a little person's bed needs a box that big, second the guy is just walking away....I stop him and ask if he's going to help me get it in the truck, he looks irritated sighs and explains to me that he can't tie it down because it's a liability blah blah blah, and I say fine don't tie it down but could you at least put it in the truck, I'm pregnant I'm not supposed to be lifting much more than 25lbs (according to my last doctors visit) and this crazy person wants me to put this giant box in the truck....anyway he doesn't want to do it but does anyway....he leaves the bed half hanging off the tail gait and walks away....I seriously think steam is coming out of my ears by this point hahaha....so I climb up into the truck tail gait and all and use my hip to shove the bed the rest of the way into the truck bed and strap it down....I was so frustrated I started to cry which just made me more mad...I have always been a do it myself kind of person and feeling helpless like that was more than my emotions could take yesterday....but anyway we have the bed now and I have learned my lesson about going by myself when I'm picking something up, but jeez I thought a store that caters to predominantly pregnant people would be a little more helpful....it makes for a funny story now, I wish I had a video of my all ticked off trying to strap down that bed...hahahahahaha It's fun that her room is starting to come together and Babies R Us is very lucky that Mac is away right now...haha he was not a happy camper when I told him the story....I had to tell him to park his white horse in the stable for a minute....it's true though my gentleman did not understand how this guy could be such a jerk, I tried to explain to him that not everyone (not even the majority) of men are like him...I really got lucky with him!! =) I'm glad the crib is here now, and next week when I pick up the rest of the furniture I am going to take someone with me so there isn't a mushroom cloud over Babies R Us!!!

Leg Cramps.....AAAHHHH

So I've found another pregnancy fact that everyone forgets to tell you...Last night I got another one of those leg cramps that feels like Tank is chewing on me...hahaha it's just crazy I'm not sure how to make them better. It's happened a few times now it's really strange, one minute I'm sleeping the next I am trying to figure out why my leg is on fire...I've been googling it and asking the Doctors I work with....they say it's from either dehydration (which is not possible I drink so much water my eyeballs are floating) and also hypocalcemia, so I'm going to try and take in more calcium. It is pretty funny though when I'm jumping around in the middle of the night and Tank looks up like what are you we doing....hahha

I started registering this weekend, it went alright. Its a little overwhelming there are so many options and so much to think about. When baby shower time gets here it should be fun, it will be fun to see what other people think too! I can't believe this is really happening, in less than 4 months Isabella is going to be here. Sammie and I picked out paint for her room over the weekend too...we decided on a very pale purple. I didn't think everything had to be pink just becauae shes a girl. I found a beautiful mobile and wall decor from pottery barn kids they are butterflies made from real feathers. I like them a lot, it's been pretty easy finding butterfly stuff too...it seems like we picked a good theme! I think it's going to be really cute, I like more realistic looking butterflies, I'm not a big fan of the cartoon looking stuff. Some of the baby stuff is just way to busy for me...we will see how it turns out!

I got Macs first package mailed off today, it really is fun shopping for care packages. Hopefully he gets them soon, he's at a different place then he was last time so I wonder how long these will take. He is settled in and really seems to be liking it, I'm excited for him!!

These hormones are crazy....

One major thing I've noticed is that being pregnant has sent my emotions into overdrive. Its just ridiculous sometimes...for example I was just having a relaxing afternoon watching the dog whisperer and the next thing I know I'm sitting on the floor crying with my dog and he's staring at me like "again mom" That show isn't even sad!!! hahahaha it makes me laugh...I feel like I should come with a warning label...."WARNING could spontaneously burst into tears, laughter, or rage at any moment"....I know what some of you are thinking, "what's changed?" I've always been a "Bottle Rocket" as Mac has so affectionately put it; however this is getting out of control. Just like the other day at the bank, I was waiting in line to talk to the teller and the lady in front of me was being helped in spanish....I know I shouldn't let it bother me but sometimes I just want to scream at the top of my lungs "THIS IS AMERICA" well anyway I contained myself and then when I got up to the teller, I told her what I needed and she gave me that deer in the head lights look. She didn't understand me because I was speaking english. This spun me into a dimension of pissed off that I'm sure was a little over the top but seriously, fine I get it, I should be open minded and people should be bi-lingual and blah blah blah but if you are going to work in a place where you have to deal with the public you should at least be able to speak English...right....am I over reacting? I don't feel like I am but nothing feels like that right now.
Mac made it safely and I got to chat with him this morning, it was nice to hear from him. He's always such a breath of fresh air for me. I guess he found sometime neat for Isabella on his travels and I've been teasing him about how I've already been demoted...hahahaha I'm thinking of going baby shopping this afternoon, maybe start to register, who knows....I'm glad that most stores have an online option too so Mac will be able to help! Even though last time we went and looked at things, we picked out big items (strollers, cribs, bed sets) that we liked, but he told me he wouldn't be upset if I picked out colors of onesies without him. I think that was his nice way of getting out of it =) Well we will see how the adventures in baby shopping go.

So the countdown begins....

I had to take Mac to the airport this morning. It was tough....I'm already missing him like crazy. We had such a great few days home and even got an extra day we weren't expecting. Yesterday I had to work and realized halfway there that I had forgotten my lunch. I was chatting with Mac on the way, I just laughed it off and said I would go grab something no biggie...but then to my surprise one of the girls at the front desk called me and said that there was someone there to see me. I was totally confused and when I went to see who it was there was Mac with my lunch box packed with all my favorite things. Hes so thoughtful, I mean seriously how many men would drive almost 30min just to bring my lunch. He made me feel so special, he always does though...wherever he is. Thats what I try to keep thinking, we've been here before and this time it's a 1/4 of the time. No amount of time apart is fun though. When he left this morning we were talking about how when he gets back it's going to be practically baby time...that really made us both start thinking....it's gone so fast. That will keep us busy the next few months making final decisions on baby gear and all that jazz. I'm starting to feel the itch to buy things...I've tried to take it easy so far, but it's starting to get to me a little. Maybe I will make a list of things I need and then I can check them off, that might help....any Mom pros out there have any "must haves" if so...let me know!!

Preview of pics!!!

So here are some of the pics we took yesterday...Jami did such a wonderful job! I just love love love them....I will upload more later I'm so thankful we were able to get these done before he left...

macs home....fun pictures....and wasps

YAY!!!! Macs home...even if it's just for a few days it's still so nice to have him around. I just feel better in general =) Sometimes these quick visits home make it harder, but its still very nice just to have him in the same house.
Yesterday we went to Loose Park and took belly pics (THANKS SO MUCH JAMI) I think they turned out super cute they will be making their debut here soon. We took the shoes Mac ordered for her, they are Merrells, I always give him crap for wearing them all the time, however the little pink merrells he got for Isabella are adorable....and of course it's cute she has shoes like her Daddy. We had a great time, I'm glad we got these pics out of the way in case Isabella decides to make her grand appearance early and Mac comes home after she is already here. Lets all keep our fingers crossed that doesn't happen though...
A week or so ago Tank got stung on the face by a wasp and he looked like he'd gone a few rounds with Rocky....haha I felt awful for him but it was funny =) Anyway Mac told me he'd look into it when he got home, so we went and got wasp spray yesterday and he starts looking around on the porch....lets just say that our back porch was the midwest stronghold for the wasp foreign legion hahahahaha there were 12 wasp nests on under our back porch...it was crazy....ya'll should have seen Mac he was all decked out in his "eye pro" and gloves while Tank and I laughed through the window...I could not believe there were so many....I hope the spray stuff works and I'm glad I didn't investigate the situation myself. This morning our backyard looks like a wasp graveyard I hope they don't come back.