Hello Mr. Oxy Clean!

It seems quite funny to me that this pregnancy is causing me to have issues eating, the issue being not getting it all to my mouth. It is probably not due to the fact that I am pregnant… but everything really gets that excuse right now. Everyday without fail I seem to drip, drop, or rub my belly up against something. You don’t realize how many times I misjudge my size while standing next to the counter and end up getting stuff all over my belly. And then half the time I don’t even notice because I can’t see the bottom side of this huge melon. But thank goodness for yummy food!

Easter

I know this is a delayed post, but I couldn't leave out Easter! I got to spend part with both sides of the family. Here is some pictures from my day of fun!

Beautiful flowers from my Mother and Father!

Praise the Lord for Easter! Christ is risen!

Race Weekend!

For those of you that don't know, I work in the office buildings at the Texas Motor Speedway. So with this past weekend being race weekend, there was quite a buzz around the office... literally... the windows vibrate!

Here is a picture out my window of the Friday before the race, I sit right by turn 2. It was like a picture out of a where's Waldo book. You probably can't see, but there is this school bus painted black with "Redneck Ramada" painted on the side... classy huh?

















And here it is Monday after the races:











Another great part is that my Uncle and his band came to play at the campgrounds at TMS, so they stayed with me and we got to see them play Saturday night.







Praise the Lord for a safe race weekend!

Countdown!

If you ask my husband he will tell you how much I love to check things off of my lists. One of my other things that I now love is to count things down! Somehow keeping track of getting closer to my goals really seems to motivate me.

As of today there are…
5 more weeks until I FINALLY graduate from A&M (this one has been a long, long time coming)
7 more weeks until Stephen gets on that plane to head on home!!!
14 more weeks until my sweet baby boy, Tripp is here!!!

Unfortunately, it seems as though I am literally watching the clock, and the time seems to be slowing down. After having several contractions last week the doctor told me to stay off of my feet as much as possible. No shopping, cooking or cleaning… so sitting and watching the clock has become my new hobby. My previous goal of staying as busy as possible to try to make time move a little faster has backfired! I am trying to do anything I can while having my feet propped on the coffee table… I mean seriously, there are only so many good shows on television. Luckily I can still go to work and can prop my feet up there, the daily change of scenery is nice, but it is work. I have been hand stitching a rug for Tripp’s room (almost done, picture below)and even done some scrap booking. We will see how long this already nesting mother stays put on the couch! The contractions have slowed down and are not as bad, but they are still coming.

Here are some updated pictures of Tripp's room:

Here is the rug... almost done with it. Furry on one side, denim on the other, with a gingham border.

Luckily for me, I had some sweet visitors this week for dinner... the Muncys!

Praise the Lord for countdowns! And Praise the Lord for relaxation!

Today’s Menu:

I thought I would keep a diet diary so that I could see what all I am putting into this body that is growing so fast. I thought that it may help me to make better, healthier choices for me and my little bambino. Well, I started this morning and I have decided to quit already. This is too much work! I eat ALL DAY LONG! It is like I never get full, it is actually quite amazing really. This would be the prime time to enter an eating contest.

So here it goes…

Breakfast:
Bowl of oatmeal
Bottle of water

Mid-Morning:
A mixed berry yogurt
An ENTIRE bag of popcorn
Bottle of water

Lunch:
Dr. Pepper (my one caffeine drink for the day)
Taco Bueno Beef Burrito add EXTRA tomatoes

Afternoon:
1 Colby Jack cheese stick
Can of ginger ale
3 El Fudge cookies
1 orange
3 more El Fudge cookies… I love those little Keebler Elves!

Dinner:
I am contemplating that right now…


Praise the Lord for food! And Praise the Lord that I am feeding two!

I am not the biggest looser!

Well, I had another check up today... and little Tripp is healthy, maybe even hearty! There is the point of every appointment where you slowly get on the scale and see how much you and your baby have grown. Over the past 4 weeks, Tripp and I have GROWN!!! As I saw her move that dial to the next weight bracket, I gasped! I GAINED WHAT!?!?! I gave her this look like I was shocked... she replied "Oh, don't look at me!" I wanted to ask her if I could leave my pee sample first and then reweigh. As of my last appointment I had only gained 7 pounds since that little boy had started growing inside of me. Now add 12 pounds to that! I know what everyone says, don't worry about your weight, just as long as that baby is healthy! Well he is healthy alright! So, Mom, I know how you are always worried about me not eating enough... see like I said, "I am eating!"

When it all comes down to it, I really don't care at all about the weight... it is just so shocking! So this week, I am not the biggest looser, but I may qualify for the biggest winner!

Not only did I get this exciting news about my weight, but I also got to make the rest of my appointments! They must know how much I love to plan! So I will be there every other week until the last month and then we will be there every week. Yeah! I just can't get enough of hearing that little heartbeat!

Praise the Lord for our healthy baby boy!

Practice Makes Perfect...

I got a chance to have my sweet nephews over to spend the night on Friday. Practice makes perfect, right? And I need all I can get... especially with boys! We had a blast... loading up on sugar, staying up late watching movies, waking up early (some how I thought staying up late would make them want to sleep in... nope), waffles and syrup... and more syrup... it was a blast!

Praise the Lord for boys!