I must say...

I'm kinda butthurt that I now only have 3 followers...   why is that?   I know more people read this seeing how I post links of Facebook and I know people check it out.  I know 3 people didnt put almost 450 views on my page and if the did i would worry that they may be a little obsessed.  lol

First of all..   Im really wanting to re-vamp my page..   Think its a bit early to start working on a Halloween layout?   Or maybe I should just do something super girly like Hello Kitty?  Ha, it'll be a surprise.  :D

Second...     We finally went in for my anatomy scan.   I was right at 22w 2d and baby is healthy and well.   I do have to go back on the 31st to have a followup scan since baby was passed out and wouldnt turn for anything and the tech needed another picture of their spine and heart.  <3
And no, we didnt find out the sex.   Yes, we're serious about not knowing and even if we wanted to, baby had their legs closes with the cord stuffed in between anyways.  :)   bwahaha
Here's our little butterball..

Yeah, i know baby is upside down lol    My phone self rotates even when i dont want it to and havent quite figured it out yet..      Baby weighed in at 1.1lbs, right on track.


and another sideways picture of baby feet  <3



So also, three days ago i woke up with some awful awful pain my right wrist and forearm that just kept getting worse.   At first I thought i sprained it, but had no idea how and after some thinking, I realized maybe it's Carpal Tunnel.    Well after doing some research I didnt know what to think because the pain isnt in the right place to be carpal tunnel..  :/     So after 2 days of extreme pain, yesterday evening I finally sucked it up and went to Urgent Care.     Turns out is like Carpel Tunner, but because it's a differnt nerve it's called Ulnar Tunnel..



this one   ^^^ is showing where Ulnar tunnel effects.    Pretty much the Ulnar nerve runs from the inside of the elbow, under the forearm between muscles and down tot eh last two digits on the hand..    It's alse the same nerve that is effected if someone has Tennis Elbow only the pain doesnt extend from the elbow down just stays centralized for that.

Anytype of nerve problems are extremely common in pregnancy especially the last half because of your body retaining water and putting pressure on nerves, i guess the Ulnar nerve is effected mostly in people with diabetes also.   So lucky me gets to wear a brace when the pain comes and goes until delivery.. woohoo.  lol    I didnt even get a good brace, its just one of those molded white pad things and ace wrap.   :(



and...   finally for my last topic of the night...  Here are a few pics of my beautiful little girls.  :)    Theyre getting so big, I cant believe it.    Maleah isnt my wee wittle baby anymore, all she wants to do is follow Mallory around an play with her and Mallory is such a turd but is a really great big sister..  although she DOES have her moments.   <3

My little Maleah, 9 1/2 months old <3


Princess Mallory, 3 1/2 years old   <3





xoxo

Busy Mom

I feel like I have been SOOO busy in the last few days.. 

I was supposed to go to my anatomy scan scan for the baby on Wednesday but Jeremy locked the keys in the trunk of the car lol so we missed that appointment and had to reschedule for this coming Monday.    We had a regular check-up on Thursday and the Dr said the baby was sounding great from the heartbeat..  it was rigth at 140 and put me on medication to control my blood sugars.  BOO.  :/    Annndddd she asked if we found out what we were having yet and Mallory blurted out "A LIZARD!" before we could say anything.   It was freaking hilarious..   she's really such a riot.


Lastnight I seriously felt like I was nesting..  I spent an hr and a half going crazy cleaning my house from 1am-2:30am.    I washed a sinkful of dishes, scrubbed my counters, dusted EVERYTHING i could get to, scrubbed the leather on the couch, scrubbed the walls and my kitchen cabinets, cleaned out the pantry and cleaned up the toy room and re organized it.   WHOO!   bwahaha i really cant wait to be really nesting again so I have that unlimited energy to really clean until I collapse. 

My sister's baby shower is in a month and I asked her yesterday if she had worked on her registry yet and of course she didnt..  So we're going tomorrow to Target and BabiesRUs to put the things she NEEDS on there since of course people are going to buy adorable clothes.    I also spent the morning going through her FB looking through her friends' profiles like a creeper messaging them info on her shower and got quite a few replies already. 

Today's exciting events include Clementine bolting out the door and running around a few bulidings in the complex..  running into a woman's apartment to visit her and talking off again and coming home only to be cought by my upstairs neighbor's son.   She is such a turd, but I'm so happy shes home safe and sound.


Jeremy hasnt come home from after work yet but omg I am soooo hungry...  he promised me WHataBurger biscuits and gravy tonight but they only serve from 11pm-11am so he's going to run out late and buy me yum yums to stuff my tummy with.  :D

and last but not least..  my little bratty girls are being quite defiant today.   They were both VERY ready fro a nap today after waking up early and a visit with grandma and Maleah woke up as soon as i got back in from looking for Clementine and refused..  flat out REFUSED to go back to sleep..   until I plopped her booty into her stroller in the living room and rocked her to sleep.    Mommy:1 Maleah:0   

alrighty, i need to go find food in the house before I die of starvation before I get my biscuits and gravy.

Well... i think i've got this figured out..

Although i LOVE the idea of having a Halloween themed baby shower, we're going with Thanksgiving.

My reasons being:
I dont want to push the girls' party up a few weeks just because I changed my mind about my party..
I'm worried about all the stress from two events in such a short amount of time
Also, paying for a double Bday bash, plus rental fees/decor/food for the clubhouse to have the Halloween shower also, it's a bit much for one month.


But I did previously decide that once Maleah gets a bit older I'll do a Halloween Bday Party for them so i figure if I do a Halloween party now, i'll have already used up all my awesome ideas and I would have to come up with new ones..   well i'm not that creative!
    So i'll be storing those awesome game/food/fun ideas until then..  well actually i'll probaby throw them out on here once its closer to September for anyone reading that's interested in doing a kid-friendly Halloween party with a little grossness and gore, but not over-the-top.


Also, digital scrapbooking has yet again become my nemesis.    I've looked at all kinds of sites and have such a hard time finding kits I love that are freebies.   Eventually I'll suck it up and pay for amazing ones but until then..   *sigh*    yah get what you pay for!

Well there was my quick update and it's time for bed yet again past 3am...  I have tons of kits to unzip tomorrow and will be spending free time (aka any time not spent with the kids or Jeremy) making invites for the shower and the girls' birthday since the theme changed for them.  lol   little turds.

xoxo

Baby Shower Ideas.. So many of them!

So here I am..   So full of AWESOME ideas and have no idea which one to use.  :x


I was super set on having a Winter Wonderland themed shower because i love the super feminine pretty Holiday stuff..  and had a lot of awesome ideas.  
Why I'm doubting this:   Im doubting having this shower because i would want to have it in December.    December 3rd to be exact.     My Due date is December 18th, and I will have my repeat C section done atleast a week in advance.   If im put on bedrest again, any planning would be out the window.


Some ladies in the December Baby group i belong to on a parenting forum are having Halloween themed showers.   AWESOME, right?!   I freaking LOVE Halloween..  Its an awesome holiday with awesome decorations and its also my Birthday.  WOOO!  love it! Also, a Halloween theme would be super fun and easy to be co-ed.   have the kids wear costumes and do an apple bob, pin the bone on the skeleton..  have all kinds of crazy food and halloween candy and have so much more to do that would work for the whole family.
Why I'm doubting this:  My girls' birthdays are in October..   October 12th and 28th to be exact.   I was planning their party for the 22nd of October but i could move it up to the beginning of October to also do a Halloween themed shower at the end of the month on the 30th.   The only issue with this is that is a LOT of stress in one month..  But I would already have my Halloween decorations bought and out for display..   Im just worried two events for our family in one month would pretty much have people trying to decide if they would rather go to the girls' party or the shower and i would rather them not feel obligated for both but at the same time, i would want everyone to celebrate both occasions.

Im also considering a Thanksgiving themed party..   it'll be right smack dab in between the two other holidays and be thrown before actual Thanksgiving.    There are lots of cute ideas but its just a weird..  theme.  lol   Like I have food ideas and everything but ive never even heard of a Thanksgiving shower, but like a website i looked at said, what would be better than giving thanks for your family including the bundle of joy on the way?    right?!
Why Im doubting this:  Because its well..  THANKSGIVING themed.  i LOVE thanksgiving and all the food but I would hate to do Thanksgiving type food..  turkey, rolls, pies etc and have everyone get burnt out on it before Thanksgiving comes.  This is honestly the ONLY reason why I'm doubting doing this.    Also, the room i would be renting for the party here at my complex doesnt have a full kitchen, they have plug ins for a microwave (which we dont even own) and a sink in their 'kitchenette'  no fridge, not anything really so keeping hot foods hot til the last minute and cold food cold would be a pain in the ass unless we brought it all from the apartment last minute which is do-able but will be time consuming.

So...    as you can see, I am TORN.   Im leaning more twards the Thanksgiving themed shower just because the time of year it falls and because its..  rare.   But i need opinions.
Im actually going to try and add a Poll, so if you read this PLEASE VOTE which one YOU would do based on everything i've put down.    :)

Random Tidbits..

Our upstairs neighbors suck..   seriously.    Its an older mom who barely speaks english, a daughter in her older teens, and two teen boys that are like 13 and 15 but act like theyre 5 and dont know better..  umm HELLO it's 2:30am and you're being loud as fuck upstairs.  Like summer saults and wrestling eachother..  oh not to mention playing crappy Bass Guitar with their speaker on the fucking floor instead of doing something like..  putting it on a table so the vibrations dont rattle my ceiling and walls.  :/

My lovely fiance Jeremy got me a new cell today.. added me to his plan since ive been on my own Cricket plan and my phone suckeddddd...   he got me the Galaxy S and i LOVE the damn thing.   


Ummm....   I'm throwing my sister her baby shower next month.. Spetember 10th to be exact here at our apartment clubhouse and I'm pretty excited because i LOVE parties especially showers.   woot.    For those of you who dont know, my little sister Jessi is due with her first baby, a boy October 21st.  


I'm trying to arrange a diaper party/holiday party for December (assuming i dont get put on bedrest with this baby) and it's going to be a white and silver winter wonderland..  LOVE IT.   but i cant decide if i want to do a women only, or a unisex party.

Also, today I ordered probably 80 free catalogs..   my mailman is going to think i have major problems.  bwahaha

Over a MONTH late..

Yeah, i realize I havent blogged in a while..  so be prepared for a VERY long one.  bwahaha

Well, we moved July 2nd into our new apartment.   It's a 3bd 2ba 960sq ft place..   two balconies and its pretty nice.  :)

ive promised pics for-ever.   But i havent even gotten pics of the whole place since lighting sucks..  so heres a few Cell pics for any noseyasses  ;)

one side of the living room..   lunch time for the girls


view 2 of the living room, from the other side..   our front patio too


the one and only pic i have of the play room..   this is actually the 3rd bedroom thats right off the living room in the front of the house..   this room is a disaster in seriously 3.2 seconds 20x a day..   this is also going to be converted into the new baby's room..   yeah..  we'll get to that too.


view 1 of the kitchen..   yeah, its nothing special..


view 2..  still nothing special.   but its OURS.

Now I do fail to post pics of the bedrooms and our bathrooms..  because well..   the lighting sucks and our bedrooms are always in shambles.   lol   I swear the girls' room gets torn apart daily and I never feel like making mine and Jeremy's bed..   maybe one day i'll get to posting perty pics of them.   maybe..


We've added two new members to our family..   this is one..

Her name is Clementine.   We adopted her from the county pound when they were on emergency status and needed adopters.   Shes maybe 4 yrs old..  great with kids, other dogs and was already potty trained.  SCORE.    She actually developed kennel cough the day after we brought her home and after two weeks on meds (we've had her for a month now)  she's a whole different dog..  and looks completley different..   what do I mean you ask?

BAM!!  our naked dog.
She would seriously roll on the floor to be silly and scratch her back and leave a pool of hair on our dark brown carpet that looked like a backwards snow angel..
and here's our naked dog again..

what?   How did you know I shaved her?   lmao  it was our first time..  she did pretty good, but my shave job was AWFUL.  thankfull it's finally growing out a little more evenly.  whooo.
And no, we dont know what breed she is..  but we're gonna go with jack russell/schnauzer/corgi something or other. 


it's Monsoon season here in AZ.. well actually it's getting over but this is an awesome storm I took a Pic of from our park next door to our apartments..   I snapped this and literally 3 seconds later it was time to GTFO..   crazy dust storm and it started pouring as soon as we got inside our door.


And some new photos of the kiddos from just a few days ago




hmmm..  let's see what else is new..

Oh yeah, the new family addition #2..  Im PREGNANT..  yes..  again.  lol
Maleah is just 9 months old but she's going to have a sibling thats 15mths younger than she is.
Im due December 18th..  give or take a few days and we couldnt be more excited.. and scared shitless.  lmao    and thats where the baby's room comes in.    We figure by the time this new baby will be moved out of our room from their bassinet, Maleah will be around 18 months and be old enough to sleep on the bottom bunch with bed rails just like we intended from the begining..  and then the toys from the 'toy room' can be moved into the empty space that the crib took up originally. and then we'll actually be able to have a 'real' nursery for this baby...  
I'm actually going to our first ultrasound Wednesday afternoon for our anatomy scan, and we'll be able to find out if this is our 3rd girl or our first boy, BUT we're not finding out.  LMAO.  I'll be posting a guessing pool for anyone who does want to make a guess on the gender and when they'll come and their size etc.

Jeremy is feeling better fro the most part becides getting injured at work a week and a half ago and having to take some time off per dr's orders, but we're doing good.  

The girls are also doing great and Mallory is super excited about having another baby around the house..   Maleah is just a little monster and has starting standing on her own and is up to 6 teeth... she's growing up so fast.

Also, the girls  *coughmallorycough* decided to change their joint Birthday party from Kai-Lan to Hello Kitty..  which is AWESOME.  anyone who knows me knows I'm a huge HK lover.  <3

ugh.. yeah, well my fingers hurt from typing but im sure i'll have something else to update soon after they get a break.   xoxox