The Wardens

ALMOST ONE!

2009-09-29T08:01:00.000-07:00

SO.. iT*S TUESDAY.. ABBY WiLL BE THE BiG ONE ON FRiDAY! SHE HAS ALREADY CHANGED SOOOO MUCH! SHE STARTED WALKiNG/RUNNiNG. HER FiRST WORD WAS "KiTTY" AND HER SECOND WORD WAS "MOMMA". SHE iS JUST SO SMART! SUCH A LiTTLE SPONGE! THiS MORNiNG, SHE BROUGHT ME HER DiAPERS AND WiPES WHEN SHE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED! SHE ACTUALLY WENT iN HER BEDROOM, GOT HER DiAPERS AND WiPES OFF OF THE SHELF OF HER CHANGiNG TABLE, BROUGHT THEM TO ME, AND STARTED PULLiNG AT HER DiAPER! SHE iS ALSO BiG iNTO CLiMBiNG ON EVERYTHiNG NOW DAYS!!! i CAN*T KEEP HER OUT OR OFF OF ANYTHiNG!!! SATURDAY iS HER PARTY AND i CAN*T WAiT FOR HER TO GET ALL OF HER BiG GiRL PRESENTS!!! i*LL POST PiCS FOR SURE!!!

WEEBLES WOBBLE..BUT MiNE WON*T FALL DOWN!!

2009-09-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

YES! iT iS OFFiCiAL!! ABiGAiL iS NOW A WALKER! iT STARTED TWO DAYS AGO WHEN WE WERE iN CLAUDE (UP BY AMARiLLO) ViSiTiNG RiCK*S FAMiLY! WE PUT HER DOWN iN THE GRASS AND SHE SCREAMED AND CRiED AND SCREAMED AND CRiED! THEN, OUT OF NO WHERE.. SHE JUST DECiDED iT WAS BETTER TO WALK ON THE GRASS! SHE WALKED TO EVERYONE! iT WAS THE CUTEST! THEN, WHEN EVERYONE WAS iN THE BACKYARD BARBEQUEiNG, SHE STARTED WALKiNG AROUND ON THE BACK PATiO! i DiDN*T EVER THiNK SHE WAS GOiNG TO WALK "UNASSiSTED". SHE HAS BEEN WALKiNG W/ ASSiSTANCE FOR QUiTE SOMETiME NOW! EVERY NOW AND THEN SHE WOULD TAKE A FEW STEPS, REALiZE WHAT SHE WAS DOiNG, THEN TEETER BACK ON THE HEELS OF HER FEET AND PLOP DOWN! BUT SHE iS A WALKiNG MACHiNE NOW! SHE ALSO iS QUiTE A TALKER! SHE WiLL BABBLE ALLLLLLLL DAY LONG ABOUT WHATEVER iT iS THAT SHE iS TALKiNG ABOUT! HAHA! iT*S DEFiNiTELY TOOOO CUTE! SHE iS ALSO STARTiNG TO DESTROY THE HOUSE AND HER BEDROOM! SHE TAKES THiNGS OUT OF EVERYWHERE! OF COURSE WE HAVE THE HOUSE "BABY PROOFED" BUT THAT DOESN*T STOP HER FROM RiPPiNG EVERYTHiNG OUT OF HER DiAPER BAG, MY PURSE, MY SCHOOL BAG, THE "JUNK DRAWER" (WHiCH MAiNLY CONSiSTS OF BABY SAFE iTEMS JUST FOR HER PLEASURE), OUR DRESSER DRAWERS, AND ALL OF MOMMY AND DADDY*S SHOES!!! GOODNESS SHE iS A MESS! BUT WHAT A BEAUTiFUL MESS SHE iS!!!

ABBY UPDATES

2009-08-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

ABiGAiL iS NOW ALMOST A WALKER... SHE CAN WALK JUST HOLDiNG ONTO SOMETHiNG W/ ONE HAND... SHE HAS THREE TEETH ALREADY iN AND THREE MORE COMiNG iN!!! SHE iS NOW BABBLiNG A LOT!!!! SHE NEVER SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO "TALK" SHE iS GETTiNG iNTO EVERYTHiNG AND CLiMBiNG ON ANYTHiNG SHE CAN!!! LAST NiGHT SHE CLiMBED ONTOP OF A BOX AND TRiED TO CLiMB iNTO HER CAR SEAT.. THEN SHE GOT BORED AND PUSHED THE BOX OVER TO HER TOY BASKET ACROSS THE LiViNG ROOM AND CLiMBED ONTOP OF iT AND TRiED TO GET HER TOYS OUT!!! SHE iS SO SMART!!!! SHE iS DRiNKiNG FROM A REGULAR CUP AND SHE iS DRiNKiNG THROUGH A STRAW NOW!!!! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED THAT SHE iS DEVELOPiNG SOOOO FAST!!!! SHE LOVES HER KiTTiES AND WE TELL HER TO GiVE HER "KEY KEY A SUGAR" AND SHE*LL GRAB THEM BY THE HEAD AND GiVE THEM A "SUGAR". i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED ABOUT HER 1ST BDAY!!! WE ARE GETTiNG HER SOME BiG GiRL BEDDiNG THAT i AM TOTALLY STOKED ABOUT!!!! i AM SO GLAD WE FiNALLY HAVE HER ALL THE WAY OFF OF A BOTTLE AT 10 MONTHS AND SHE iS FEEDiNG HERSELF REAL FOOD NOW AND DOiNG REALLY WELL USiNG HER SPOON AND FORK WE GOT HER!!!! SHE AMAZES ME MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY!!!

THE BEGiNNiNG OF SOMN GOOD!

2009-08-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

DECiDED TO GET BACK ON TRACK TRYiNG TO LOSE WEiGHT... MiND YOU i HAVE NOT WORKED OUT iN ABOUT 7 YEARS SERiOUSLY... SO THiS iS A BiG CHALLENGE FOR ME!!! SO i DECiDED TO POST A PiCTURE THAT i HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE YESTERDAY SO THAT i COULD SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER AFFECTS!!!!

8 MONTHS AND COUNTiNG!

2009-06-18T05:50:00.001-07:00

THiS TiME LAST SUMMER, i WAS HUGE AND MiSERABLE!

THiS SUMMER:
i HAVE A BEAUTiFUL BABY GiRL THAT iS SO HAPPY, LAUGHS ALL THE TiME, AND REALLY LOVES HER LiL LiFE! SHE iS STANDiNG UP ON HER OWN NOW, TAKiNG A STEP, AND THEN GETTiNG UNEASY W/ HERSELF, AND SiTTiNG DOWN! SHE iS THE MOST PRECiOUS THiNG i HAVE EVER SEEN! SHE EATS AND EATS AND EATS! SHE LOVES HER SOME FOOD! i CAN*T BELiEVE HOW TiME HAS GONE BY SO FAST! JUST 4 MORE MONTHS AND SHE WiLL BE ONE! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED ABOUT HER 1ST BiRTHDAY!

ONTO OTHER NEWS:
THE HOUSE i THOUGHT SHE*D GROW UP iN, WELL, iT*S SOLD. NOW, WE ARE MOViNG TO GATESViLLE. iNTO A HOUSE THAT*S ABOUT A QUARTER OF THiS SiZE! iT WAS BUiLT iN 02 AND iT iS ROCK AND HAS A TiN ROOF! i TOTALLY LOVE iT! iT*S GOT SOME LAND, ENOUGH TO PUT TWO HORSES ON! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED! WE ARE MOViNG ALLLLLLLLL OF OUR STUFF TODAY! GAH! WHAT A LONG WEEK THiS HAS BEEN, BUT i WiLL BE DOWN THE STREET FROM MY BESTiE JUST LiKE iT USE TO BE BEFORE WE GOT ALL GROWN UP!!! OH, AND i HAVE A JOB iN THE ALZHEiMER UNiT! GO ME GO ME! SO EXCiTED!!! i LOVE THAT UNiT!!! =-)

AND SO iT GOES..

2009-05-20T20:11:00.000-07:00

SO, MCC SENT ME A LETTER THAT i DiDN*T QUALiFY FOR A PELL GRANT AFTER i RECiEVED MY AWARD LETTER. THEN THEY SENT ME MY PELL GRANT?!?! i AM BEYOND CONFUSED!!! i HAVE A TON OF PHONE CALLS TO MAKE TOMORROW. iT*S SUPER STRESSFUL! CLASS STARTS JUNE 1ST AND i AM JUST FREAKiNG OUT! i iNTERViEWED FOR A JOB AT PROViDENCE, AND i SHOULD FiND SOMN OUT THiS WEEK OR NEXT MONDAY. i HAVE BEEN KEEPiNG MY FiNGERS CROSSED FOR THAT.

TODAY WAS A SUPER BUSY DAY. WE GOT UP AT 6 THiS MORNiNG TO GET READY SO WE COULD GO MEET RiCK*S SiSTER SARA iN BELLMEAD TO TAKE HER OUT FOR BREAKFAST BEFORE SHE HEADED BACK TO CLAUDE. WE WENT TO HAROLD WAiTE*S, THEN TOOK HER W/ US TO HEB, WE GOT HER A MOiST HEAT PAD SO SHE COULD RELiEVE HER JAW PAiN FROM HER WiSDOM TEETH REMOVAL, BOUGHT GROCERiES FOR ME TO MAKE STUFF FOR RiCK TO TAKE W/ HiM TONiGHT TO WORK FOR THEiR COOK OFF, TOOK SARA BACK TO CHiNA SPRiNG, THEN DROVE BACK HOME TO MCGREGOR, THEN i STARTED THE POTATOE SALAD, DEViLED EGGS, AND MADE A CHEESE CAKE. AFTER THAT iT WAS ALREADY 1. i PUT ABiGAiL DOWN FOR A NAP, THEN i WENT TO LAY DOWN AND MY DAD CALLED AND GAVE ME SOME EXCiTiNG NEWS(i*LL SHARE LATER.. YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP COMiN BACK). THEN FiNALLY AT 1:30 i TOOK A NAP. SARA CALLED RiCK LiKE 7 MiN LATER TO GET DiRECTiONS ON HOW TO GET BACK TO THE iNTERSTATE FROM THEiR DAD*S HOUSE, THEN RiCK WENT TO BROOKSHiRES TO GET TORTiLLAS AND TAKE OUR MOViE BACK. i WAS SO ZONKED OUT i DiDN*T EVEN REMEMBER HiM COMiNG BACK BEFORE WORK AND TALKiNG TO ME. THEN MiSS THANG GOT UP AT 3 AND BOY SHE WAS FULL OF iT TODAY! SHE JUST LOVES GETTiNG iNTO EVERYTHiNG SHE POSSiBLY CAN! i*M FiNALLY RELAXED AND WATCHiNG SOME MOViES. i AM REALLY EXCiTED ABOUT GOiNG TO WEST POOL NEXT MONDAY TO HAVE A DAY FOR JUST ME NiC HER MOM AND HER MOM*S BEST FRiEND. i HAVEN*T HAD AN "ALL GiRLS DAY" iS SO LONG NOW iT SEEMS!!!! AGH!!!

CHiLD MiSSiNG...

2009-05-18T18:40:00.001-07:00

A LiTTLE BOY HAS BEEN MiSSiNG FROM THE MCGREGOR AREA FOR ALMOST 3 HOURS NOW. HE iS 4 BLONDE HAiR AND WEARiNG A BLUE SHiRT. WE HEARD iT ON SOMEONE*S POLiCE SCANNER WHEN WE WERE EATiNG DiNNER AT THE COFFEE SHOP iN MCGREGOR THEN WHEN WE GOT HOME THE MOTHER AND HER FRiENDS WERE STiLL OUT SEARCHiNG FOR HiM. WE JUST CAME iNSiDE FROM LOOKiNG AROUND OUR NEiGHBORHOOD AND i WANTED TO POST THiS FOR ANYONE THAT LiVES iN MCGREGOR OR KNOWS SOMEONE iN MCGREGOR SO THE WORD CAN GET PASSED AROUND TO HELP THiS FAMiLY. iT MAY NOT BE SERiOUS, BUT i WOULD WANT MY COMMUNiTY TO DO EVERYTHiNG iN THEiR POWER TO HELP ME FiND MY CHiLD.

iNTRODUCiNG...

2009-05-15T18:42:00.000-07:00

BRiNLEY MAY WEBER!!!

(OK, OK, i AM A LiTTLE BEHiND! BUT iT TOOK NiCOLE FOREVER TO PUT A PiC UP OF HER THAT i COULD STEAL!)

SO MY BESTiE NiCOLE, HAD MiSS BRiNLEY RiGHT ON HER DUE DATE. MAY 3 WAS A BEAUTiFUL DAY! RiCK AND i HAD GONE TO THE MOViES, AND i HAD CALLED NiCOLE(JUST LiKE i HAD DONE FOR THE WHOLE WEEK BEFORE) TO SEE HOW SHE WAS FEELiNG. SHE KEPT SAYiNG SHE WAS FiNE, BUT i KNEW iN HER VOiCE SHE WASN*T. SO i TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO GO TO THE DR iF SHE WAS STiLL CRAMPiNG. SO SHE GOT OFF THE PHONE W/ ME, AND "SAiD" SHE*D CALL HER OB. WELL, LiKE AN HR LATER SHE SENT ME A TEXT AND TOLD ME WAYNE HAD TO DELiVER SOME POSTS TO CROCKETT THE NEXT MORNiNG, AND i TOLD HER HE BETTER CHANGE HiS DADGUM PLANS! SO THEN SHE SENDS ME A TEXT AND WAYNE TOLD HER SHE WASN*T iN LABOR B/C iF SHE WAS SHE*D BE CRYiNG. WELL, i WAS THE OVER PROTECTiVE UNBiOLOGiCAL BiG SiSTER, AND i TOLD HER "FiNE, i AM ON MY WAY TO YOUR HOUSE RiGHT NOW" NOT 10 MiN. LATER SHE CALLED ME AND SAiD THEY WERE ON THEiR WAY TO THE L&D. WAYNE FiNALLY CALLED ME A LiTTLE BEFORE 8 WHEN THEY GOT HER ADMiTTED TO A ROOM. i HEADED STRAiGHT UP THERE AS SOON AS i HUNG UP MY PHONE. WHEN i GOT THERE iT WAS JUST HER, WAYNE, HER NANA, AND i. iT WAS ABOUT 8:15 AND SHE GOT HER EPi WHEN SHE WAS A 6. AT 10 THEY CHECKED HER AGAiN AND SHE WAS A 9. SO, WE ALL GOT KiCKED OUT. AND BY WE ALL i*M TALKiN LiKE 16 PPL! WE WERE ALL SENT TO THE WAiTiNG ROOM. WELL, iF ANY OF YOU HAVE MET MY "SECOND FAMiLY" WE ARE ALL iMPATiENT!!! LADELL, TAMMY, BAiLEY, AND i WERE RiGHT THERE OUTSiDE THE L&D DOORS JUST WAiTiNG FOR THEM TO TELL US BRiNLEY WAS HERE! WAYNE CALLED ON NiCOLE*S CELL PHONE, PUT iT ON SPEAKER PHONE, AND STUCK iT iN HiS BACK POCKET SO WE COULD "BE THERE". iT WAS VERY VERY FUN AND EXCiTiNG! AT 11:30, BRiNLEY MAY WAS BORN. VERY SWEET AND VERY PERFECT!!! CONGRATS TO NiCOLE!!!

DUN DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUN!

2009-05-14T16:56:00.000-07:00

SO, SOME EXCiTiNG NEWS!!! ABiGAiL HAS STARTED TO PULL HERSELF UP ON THiNGS... SHE HAS EVEN BEEN GETTiN ON ALL FOURS AND STANDiNG UP ALL ON HER OWN AND THEN WELL OF COURSE FALLiNG OVER. BUT SHE*S GETTiN iT!!!! i AM SO PROUD OF HER!!! SHE ATE SOME MAC N CHEESE THE OTHER DAY.. HAHA iT WAS ADORABLE!!! SHE DOESN*T HAVE TEETH YET, BUT BOY SHE CAN SURE CHEW!!! SHE DOES THiS LiL OLD MAN FACE NOW iT*S HiLARiOUS! SHE*S ALWAYS LAUGHiN AT HERSELF... ANNNDDDDD iT SOUNDS LiKE SHE SAYS "HEY" EVERY MORNiNG AND AFTERNOON WHEN i GO TO GET HER WHEN SHE WAKES UP!!!

OTHER NEWS, WE ARE TRYiNG TO SELL OUR HOUSE. i GOT SOME LOOKERS, BUT SO FAR NO OFFERS iN WRiTiNG. WE FOUND THE MOST PERFECT HOUSE EVER! ALL WE NEED TO DO NOW iS FiND THE LAND FOR iT... OH YEAH, AND OF COURSE SELL THE HOUSE! HA! THAT*S NOT GOiNG SO WELL RiGHT NOW, BUT OH WELL. JUST HAVE TO KEEP MY HEAD UP!

WHAT*S THE GOOD iN KNOWiNG iT ALL?!

2009-05-10T20:12:00.000-07:00

SO TO BE SMART, MOST SAY YOU MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE... THE DEFiNiTiON OF KNOWLEDGE iS AS FOLLOWS:
Knowledge acquisition involves complex cognitive processes: perception, learning, communication, association and reasoning. The term knowledge is also used to mean the confident understanding of a subject with the ability to use it for a specific purpose if appropriate. HAViNG KNOWLEDGE MEANS BEiNG AWARE OF EVERYTHiNG. iS iT WORTH iT? WHEN DOES KNOWiNG TOO MUCH OR KNOWiNG TOO LiTTLE COME TO A COMPROMiSiNG PLACE? WHEN DO WE STOP SEAKiNG KNOWLEDGE OR TRUTH AND BECOME CONTENT WiTH JUST KNOWiNG WHAT WE KNOW? WHEN DiD HAViNG TO KNOW EVERYTHiNG MEAN SO MUCH, WHEN NOT KNOWiNG NEVER ACTUALLY HURTS? DO YOU STAY iN THE DARK? OR DO YOU BRiNG iN THE LiGHT? iF STAYiNG iN THE DARK CAN SHEiLD YOU FROM THE EViLS OF THE WORLD.. WHY DO WE SEEK THE LiGHT? THE PART THAT iS SO TEARiNG TO OUR SOULS?HUMANS ARE SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE iNATE ABiLiTY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES NOT ONLY WiTH THEiR BODiES BUT THEiR MiNDS AS WELL. SO WHY CAN WE PROTECT OURSELVES FROM COLD, HEAT, EXHAUSTiON, STARVATiON, AND SiCKNESS... BUT WHEN iT COMES TO MENTAL iSSUES WE ALL STRiVE TO DRiVE OURSELVES iNSANE. iS iT SOCiETY THAT SAYS WE MUST KNOW EVERYTHiNG OR WE CANNOT MOVE ON... iS iT OUR SOCiO-CULTURE? WHAT iS THE DRiVE THAT MAKES US WANT TO HURT OURSELVES MENTALLY. HOW DO WE STOP iT? HOW DO WE ALL BECOME COMFORTABLE WiTH THE WAY PEOPLE AND THiNGS ARE? TO TRULY LOVE SOMEONE, YOU MUST ACCEPT THiNGS YOU MUST ACCEPT WHO THAT PERSON iS. SO WHEN THEiR MORALS BUTT HEADS WiTH YOUR MORALS... iS iT NECCiSARRiLY WRONG? OR iS iT JUST WRONG TO YOU AND THE SOCiAL CULTURE YOU LiVE iN? WHEN SOMEONE LiES DO WE NOT FORGiVE? WHAT ARE THE DRiVES OF A HUMAN BEiNG THAT MAKE US DECiDE THESE THiNGS... AND WHEN DO THEY STOP.... WHEN DOES EVERYONE FiNALLY REACH SELF ACTUALiZATiON... AND HOW CAN WE ALL GET THERE... iF EVERYONE COULD REACH SELF ACTUALiZATiON, i THiNK OUR SOCiETY AS A WHOLE WOULD BE

YEAH NOT SUCH A GOOD iDEA..

2009-05-07T09:36:00.000-07:00

SO i WAS GOiNG TO SPEND THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON THAT MEDi WEiGHT LOSS CRAP... UNTiL... i STARTED LiSTENiNG TO WHAT MORE PEOPLE WERE SAYiNG... i STARTED JUST FOLLOWiNG THE DiET... TAKiNG CALCiUM PiLLS, GREEN TEA FAT BURNERS, AND TOTAL CLEANSE... GUESS WHAT... i HAVE LOST 15 LBS iN 2 WEEKS. MAY NOT BE AS FAST AS ALL THAT BUT iT SURE iS A HELL OF A LOT CHEAPER!!! i STAY ON A 500 CAL A DAY DiET.. VERY HARD BUT WELL WORTH iT. i CAN SPEND MY 285 PLUS 70 A WEEK ON SOMETHiNG MORE PRODUCTiVE LiKE A GYM MEMBERSHiP AND A TANNiNG MEMBERSHiP... AND JUST TO SPEND. i FEEL GREAT NOW!!! i DON*T SLEEP AS MUCH AND MY TUMMY iS GETTiNG FLATTER AND FLATTER. THiNK i SPENT ABOUT 40 ON ALL OF MY PiLLS. SO THAT*S 40 A MONTH VERSUS 280. PRETTY CHEAP. MY GYM MEMBERSHiP iS 32.. AND i TAN FOR FREE. NO BiG DEAL! SO i SPEND ABOUT 72 A MONTH TO STAY FiT HEALTHY AND TAN. NOT A BAD DEAL! ANYONE CAN DO iT!!! i REPLACED ANY BEEF i USE TO USE iN RECiPES W/ LEAN TURKEY MEAT. THERE*S LiKE LiTERALLY NOTHiNG iN TURKEY MEAT! AND WiTH THE RiGHT SEASONiNGS iT TAKES LiKE BEEF BUT BETTER! i MAKE TURKEY MEAT LOAF, TURKEY SPAGHETTi, TURKEY TACOS, TURKEY ROAST, TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY LOL. SO FOR ANY OF THOSE WHO WANT TO LOSE WEiGHT... JUST DO iT NATURALLY... i HAVE NOTiCED SOME OF MY FRiENDS THAT HAVE DONE THiS HAVE GOTTEN TO A PLATEAU... WHiCH iS SOMETHiNG THE MEDi WEiGHT LOSS PEOPLE TELL YOU THAT YOU WiLL NOT HiT WHiLE ON THEiR EXPENSiVE PLAN. SO... JUST SET YOUR MiND TO iT AND DO iT. i HAVE SOME CHEAT DAYS HERE AND THERE, AND i AM STiLL LOSiNG... i WORK OUT 3 DAYS A WEEK, BUT i DO CiRCUiT TRAiNiNG WHiCH iS EVEN BETTER. B/C iT MiXES AEROBiC EXERCiSE W/ STRENGHT TRAiNiNG. AND THOSE BOTH iN THEMSELVES BURN FAT AND GiVE YOU A LEAN BODY STRUCTURE. SO GO JOiN CURVES AND GET ON A DiET! iT WiLL BE BETTER THAN DRAiNiNG YOUR WALLET =-)

CREEPY CRAWLER!

2009-04-29T13:19:00.001-07:00

SO MY LiL PUMPKiN HEAD STARTED TO CRAWL TWO DAYS AGO! SHE iS SO ADORABLE!!! ALTHOUGH, SHE ALL THE SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE WiLL JUST FLiP OVER ON HER BACK AND SLAM HER HEAD DOWN AND START CRYiNG. SO, i*M TRYiNG TO TEACH HER THAT THAT iSN*T GOOD LOL! SHE ALSO iS HAViNG A HAY DAY PLAYiNG W/ DiXiE*S THREE KiTTENS. THEY ARE 3 WEEKS OLD, AND SHE JUST LOVE LOVE LOVES THEM!!! i*LL HAVE TO GET SOME PiCS, BUT i CAN*T FiND MY MEMORY CARD RiGHT NOW!!!

ABiGAiL iS 6 MONTHS.. VERY EXCiTiNG MiLESTONE!

2009-04-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

WELL, MY BABY iS 6 MONTHS OLD! SHE iS TRYiNG SO HARD TO CRAWL AND SHE iS SiTTiNG UP ALONE NOW AND HOLDiNG HER OWN BOTTLE PiCKS iT UP PUTS iT DOWN AND PiCKS iT UP AGAiN! SHE GETS ON ALL FOURS AND JUST ROCKS iT*S HYSTERiCAL! SHE ALSO FiGURED OUT A NEW SOUND.. GROWLiNG... SHE PRETTY MUCH DOES iT ALL DAY NO JOKE AND iT iS SOOOO FUNNY!!! i WiLL POST MORE ABOUT HER WHEN WE GET BACK FROM HER 6 MON. APPT NEXT WEEK! =-)

SHE DiD SO WELL FOR THE EASTER BUNNY!!! SHE SMiLED!!! iT iS SO DARN PRECiOUS!!!

A LiTTLE UPDATE...

2009-03-25T10:01:00.000-07:00

SO i WAS CATCHiN UP ON MY FRiENDS BLOGS... WHEN i CAME ACROSS SHELLY*S BLOG ABOUT MEDi WEiGHT LOSS.. SO i CALLED... AND i HAVE A CONSULTATiON APRiL 8TH AT 10:15. i AM EXTREMELY EXCiTED!!! i CANNOT WAiT TO SEE RESULTS!!! i AM TOTALLY PUMPED UP ABOUT iT!!!

OTHER NEWS:
ABiGAiL iS DOiNG VERY VERY WELL! SHE iS SUCH A HAM! MY CAMERA ON MY PHONE DOES "SAY CHEESE" WHEN i TAKE PiCTURES AND EVERY TiME i PUT MY PHONE UP TO TAKE A PiCTURE AND iT SAYS "SAY CHEESE" ABiGAiL SMiLES REALLY BiG AND GiGGLES! SHE HAS GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT BLOWiN RASBERRiES. iT*S HER FAVORiTE THiNG TO DO. SHE GETS STARTED FiRST THiNG iN THE MORNiNG.. iT ALWAYS STARTS OFF W/ "A BOO A BOO A BOO" THEN iNTO THE RASPBERRiES. iT*S SO CUTE AND FUNNY. SHE THiNKS EVERYTHiNG SHE SEES BELONGS iN HER MOUTH. i HAD TO TAKE HER BLANKET OUT OF HER CRiB AND GiVE HER A RECEiViNG BLANKET TO COVER UP W/ B/C SHE CRAWLS/SCOOTS ALL OVER HER BED AND WiLL TAKE THE BLANKET AND PUT iT RiGHT iN HER FACE AND START CHEWiNG ON iT, SO iT SCARES ME! SHE iS DEFiNiTELY LOViNG HER BABY FOOD. i HAVE TO MiX iT W/ RiCE CEREAL BUT SHE WiLL EAT A WHOLE JAR iF iT*S iN ABOUT 2 OZ OF RiCE CEREAL. SHE LOVES SQUASH. HER FAVORiTE BREAKFAST iS BLUEBERRiES AND PEARS. SHE EATS SQUASH AND GREEN BEANS OR PEAS. SHE HATES SWEET POTATOES. SHE*S ALREADY A VERY PiCKY EATER! iT*S FUNNY! SHE HAS GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT EATiNG! i SAY OPEN" AND SHE*LL OPEN HER MOUTH REAL BiG. iT*S SO CUTE!!!

OUR LiVES:
WELL WE DECiDED TO PUT THE HOUSE ON THE MARKET. WE ARE CONTEMPLATiNG MOViNG TO AMARiLLO. THE NURSiNG PROGRAM AT AMARiLLO COLLEGE iS A LOT EASiER THAN iT iS HERE AT MCC. RiCK HAS APPLiED FOR TWO JOBS UP THERE DOiNG WHAT HE DOES HERE. SO CROSS YOUR FiNGERS AND HOPE HE GETS ONE! THEiR LAND UP THERE iS WAY CHEAPER. AN ACRE OF LAND iN CLAUDE GOES FOR ABOUT $900 VS. $10,000 AN ACRE HERE. iT*S SO SERENE UP THERE, AND iT*S NiCE. i HAVE REALLY GOTTEN TO KNOW EVERYONE FROM HiS HOMETOWN, AND THEY HAVE TAKEN ME iN LiKE ONE OF THEiR OWN. HE REALLY WANTS TO BE BACK UP THERE, AND i KNOW ALL OF MY FRiENDS AND FAMiLY WiLL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT. SO, HOPEFULLY THiS ALL WiLL WORK OUT FOR THE BETTER?!?! NOT SURE?!?! MY BiRTHDAY iS APRiL 5TH. WE*RE GOiNG TO HiS HOMETOWN FOR MY BDAY/OUR ANNiVERSARY. i AM SO EXCiTED TO GET TO SPEND THAT TiME W/ ALL OF OUR FRiENDS UP THERE! THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZiNG!

QUEEN SHEBA*S FOUR MONTH CHECK UP!

2009-02-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

SO WE TOOK MiSS ABBY TO HER FOUR MONTH CHECK UP. i HAVE GOTTEN REALLY GOOD AT THiS WHOLE SHOT THiNG! SHE WEiGHTS 11.11 AND iS 23 1/4" iNCHES LONG! SHE HAS DOUBLED HER WEiGHT AND GROWN 4 iNCHES SiNCE SHE WAS BORN. SHE iS iN THE 10TH PERCENTiLE iN HER AGE GROUP... i ABSOLUTELY LOVE DR. BiERWiRTH! HE iS SO AWESOME! HE TOLD ME SHE iS VERY HEALTHY BUT WiLL BE PETiTE JUST LiKE ME =-) UH OH! WE*RE iN TROUBLE! HAHAHAHA! ANY WAY. i HAD A BOTTLE MADE FOR AS SOON AS THEY GAVE HER HER SHOTS.. AND WHEN THEY STUCK HER THE LAST TiME i JUST POPPED iT RiGHT ON iN THERE AND SHE STOPPED CRYiN AND STARTED HER LiTTLE HALF GRiN! iT WAS CUTE! AND i*M GLAD SHE CAN FORGET ABOUT iT SO EASiLY AND SO QUiCK!!! SHE iS TEETHiNG! SO HOPEFULLY THEY WiLL COME iN SOON AND iT WON*T BE A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS! SHE LOOOOOOOOVES BEiNG TiCKLED!!! SHE CHUCKLES SO SO SO HARD! i BLOW ON HER SiDES OR TiCKLE HER W/ MY FiNGERS AND SHE JUST LOVES iT!!! iT*S TOOOO CUTE!!! SHE GETS TO EAT BABY FOOD NOW! WE HAVE STARTED HER OFF W/ THE RiCE CEREAL PLUS APPLESAUCE. SHE HAS BEEN DOiNG REALLY WELL ON THAT! LOVES TO EAT iN HER BiG GiRL CHAiR AND JUST MAKES THE CUTEST NOiSES!!!! NEXT WEEK i*M GOiNG TO TRY SOMN DiFFERENT W/ HER AND SEE HOW SHE LiKES iT. =-)

ABiGAiL iS ALMOST 4 MONTHS NOW!

2009-01-30T10:53:00.000-08:00

MAN TiME SURE DOES FLY! i HAVE BEEN SO BAD ABOUT KEEPiNG UP W/ MY BLOG! SO, LET*S GiVE SOME STATS ON MiSS ABiGAiL...

EATiNG:

32 OZ OF FORMULA A DAY

HALF A BOWL OF BABY CEREAL

iNTERESTiNG THiNGS ABOUT MiSS ABBY:

CAN SiT PRETTY MUCH UNSUPPORTED

WiLL GRAB FiNGERS AND PULL HERSELF iNTO A STANDiNG POSiTiON

LAUGHiNG CONSTANTLY

TALKiNG iN BABY LANGUAGE TO ANYTHiNG THAT WiLL LiSTEN

LOVES BATH TiME

HATES HAViNG HER "MANiCURE AND PEDiCURE TiME"

SLEEPiNG FROM 8PM TO 6 OR 7 AM

SLEEPS iN HER OWN BED

PLAYS WiTH HER HANDS CONSTANTLY

STARTiNG TO GRAB AND PLAY W/ HER TOYS

SiTS iN HER BUMBO SEAT ALL THE TiME

i AM NOT TOO SURE OF HER WEiGHT. SHE WAS 9.4 WHEN WE HAD HER 3 MONTH CHECK UP. i CHANGED PEDi*S TOO! WE ARE NOW W/ DR. BiERWiRTH WHO WE GET TO GO MEET FEBRUARY 4TH FOR ABiGAiL*S 4 MONTHS.. iT WiLL BE SHOT TiME TOO! BUT THANKFULLY, ABiGAiL DOES NOT GET FUSSY FOR SHOTS, AND WiLL PRETTY MUCH JUST SLEEP ALL DAY AFTER WARDS. WE TOOK HER TO CHEDDARS MONDAY JANUARY 26TH FOR AUNTiE COCO'S BiRTHDAY. NiCOLE'S POPPi WAS JUST iN LOVE W/ ABiGAiL. SHE WAS THE SWEETEST BABY EVER! SHE WAS VERY CALM AND SMiLEY AND TALKATiVE THE WHOLE 2 HOURS WE WERE THERE! SHE NEVER ONCE CRiED OR THREW A "FiT". i AM AMAZED AT HOW SWEET NATURED AND EVEN TEMPERED OUR CHiLD iS! WE ARE TRULY TRULY BLESSED! ABiGAiL HAS BEEN TEETHiNG... YES, TEETHiNG! SHE STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. SHE HAS BEEN DROOLiNG AND WiLL GET FUSSY LATE AT NiGHT, BUT NOTHiNG iNTOLERABLE. WHEN i SAY SHE iS FUSSY THAT MEANS SHE CRiES FOR MAYBE 5 MiNUTES BEFORE SHE FiNDS A WAY TO EiTHER LET ONE OF US SOOTHE HER OR SHE FiNDS A WAY TO SOOTHE HERSELF. i JUST CAN*T GET OVER WHAT A LiTTLE ACHiEVER SHE iS! WHEN SHE iS iN THE BiG GiRL TUB W/ ME SHE WiLL PULL HERSELF UP WHEN i HOLD HER THUMBS AND WALK, YES, WALK TO THE OTHER SiDE OF THE TUB. i WiLL PUT THE ViDEO UP AS SOON AS i FiGURE OUT HOW! SHE iS ALSO HOLDiNG HER OWN PACiS(WELL WHEN SHE WANTS ONE MAYBE 2 OR 3 TiMES A WEEK) iN HER MOUTH, AND STARTiNG TO GRASP ONTO HER BOTTLE AND HOLD iT WHEN WE LET GO OF iT!!!WELL, THAT*S ALL i GOT FOR NOW. =-) ENJOY THE PiCTURES!

COOKiES!!!!

2008-12-21T09:45:00.000-08:00

SO, CHRiSTMAS iS OFFiCiALLY MY FAVORiTE TiME OF YEAR! i LOVE THE LiGHTS, THE FOOD, THE FAMiLY, AND THE GiFTS! THiS YEAR, WE ARE HAViNG OUR FiRST WARDEN FAMiLY CHRiSTMAS AT OUR HOUSE! i CANNOT WAiT! i AM COOKiNG FOR EVERYONE! SOMETHiNG i TRULY TRULY LOVE DOiNG! RiCK AND i STARTED OUR FiRST FAMiLY TRADiTiON(EXCEPT ABiGAiL WENT TO SLEEP SO WE PUT HER TO BED!). i AM GOiNG TO START MAKiNG SUGAR COOKiES AND WE ARE GOiNG TO DECORATE THEM! WE HAD A BLAST DOiNG SO!!!

iT*S THE MOST WONDERFUL TiME OF THE YEAR!

2008-12-14T13:08:00.000-08:00

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SiNCE i LAST BLOGGED!!! WE TOOK ABiGAiL ON HER FiRST TRiP. AN 8 HOUR TRiP TO CLAUDE TO SEE HER GRANDMA iRENE AND PAPA DAN. SHE DiD VERY VERY WELL iN THE CAR. SHE ONLY CRiED WHEN SHE WANTED TO BE FED WHiCH WAS ONLY ONCE. iT*S LiKE SHE KNEW SHE WAS GOiNG ON A TRiP B/C SHE MADE SURE TO FiLL HERSELF UP BEFORE WE LEFT AND THEN ABOUT 4 HOURS iNTO THE TRiP SHE ATE 6 OUNCES WHiCH iS A LOT FOR HER B/C SHE HAS ONLY BEEN DOiNG 4 EVERY 4. SHE ALSO SLEEPS THROUGH THE NiGHT NOW. SHE STARTED THAT AT ABOUT 7 OR 8 WEEKS. iT HAS BEEN VERY VERY NiCE!!! i GIVE HER A BATH AT 7:30, FOLLOWED BY A NiCE LiTTLE MASSAGE, THEN A BOTTLE, AND BEDTiME. SHE DOESN*T FUSS. SHE ACTUALLY GOES RiGHT TO SLEEP, AND WiLL SLEEP TiL 4 OR 6 DEPENDiNG ON HOW TiRED SHE iS. THEN SHE EATS, WE GO TO HEATHER*S AND SHE SLEEPS TiL 9, EATS, AND THEN GOES TO SLEEP UNTiL 11:30 THEN USUALLY iS UP FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. SHE STiLL HASN*T LAUGHED YET, BUT SHE iS ALMOST SiTTiN UP BY HERSELF NOW. SHE CAN ROLL FROM HER BACK TO TUMMY AND ViCE VERSA. SHE LOVES SiTTiN iN HER JUMPAROO. OF COURSE SHE HAS TO HAVE THE CONSTANT ANNOYiNG ANiMAL NOiSES AND SHE JUST SMiLES SO BiG AND COOS AND AND GAH*S AT iT AND PUSHES HERSELF UP AND DOWN iN iT! iT*S SO CUTE!!! THEN iN ABOUT 30 MiN SHE GETS TiRED OF iT AND HAS TO GO iN SOMETHiNG ELSE OR GET iN HER SWiNG AND LOOK AT THE CHRiSTMAS TREE. WHiCH iS ANOTHER AWESOME THiNG! i WAS SO READY TO PUT A TREE UP iN OUR HOUSE!!! AGH!!! iT*S A GORGEOUS HOUSE AND THE TREE JUST MADE iT THAT MUCH MORE AWESOME! WE ARE DOiNG A FAMiLY CHRiSTMAS HERE THiS YEAR. i AM MAKiNG A HAM, MASHED TATERS, STEAMED VEGGiES, STUFFiNG, A CHOC PECAN PiE, ROLLS.. OH YUUUUMMMY! i CAN*T WAiT FOR ABiGAiL TO GET ALL OF HER COOL STUFF!!! i HAVEN*T REALLY GOTTEN HER ANYTHiNG YET B/C iF i DO i GiVE iT TO HER HAHAHA! SO i AM WAiTiNG UNTiL CHRiSTMAS iS LiKE A DAY OR TWO AWAY TO GET HER STUFF! i KNOW SHE WON*T REMEMBER HER FiRST CHRiSTMAS, BUT AT LEAST SHE CAN*T SAY SHE DiDN*T GET ANYTHiNG!!! ANY WAY THAT*S ALL FOR NOW!!!

~TAG~

2008-11-19T20:57:00.001-08:00

You're it!
Now if you read this & have a blog of your own, you gotta do it too! Go to the picture folder on your computer.Open the 4th folder. Pull up the 4th picture.
Tell us about it...

THiS WAS AFTER ASHLEY AND JARROD COOK*S WEDDiNG LAST DECEMBER. WE HAD SOME FRiENDS OVER AND WE WERE A LiL BiT TiPSY.. LOL AND i WANTED TO TAKE A PiCTURE W/ HiM AND HE WAS BEiN GOOFY! i SAW iT THE NEXT DAY AND iMMEDiATELY DECiDED THAT THiS PiCTURE BELONGED iN BLACK AND WHiTE! i LOVE iT! iT*S SO CLASSiC AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH LOVE AND HOW FUN WE ARE!!! AGH!!! i NEED TO PRiNT iT OUT AND GET iT FRAMED!!! LOL

GREAT NEWS!!!

2008-11-12T15:06:00.000-08:00

i AM SO EXCiTED! ABiGAiL GOT WEiGHED TODAY! SHE iS 8 LBS 4 OZ! FiNALLY AN 8 POUNDER! iT*S AWESOME! SHE HAS PUT ON A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEiGHT iN THESE PAST ALMOST 6 WEEKS NOW! SHE iS STiLL 20" LONG! LOL BUT SHE NEEDED TO FiLL OUT HER LENGTH!!! i AM PROUD OF MYSELF TOO! iN 6 WEEKS ALMOST(6 WEEKS TOMORROW) i HAVE LOST 30 LBS! NOW i AM 12 LBS UNDER MY PRE*PREGNANCY WEiGHT! i HAVE BEEN WORKiNG VERY HARD TO GET HEALTHiER! NOW i JUST HAVE ABOUT 20 MORE LBS TO GO TO GET DOWN TO MY GOAL WEiGHT OF 115! i AM PRETTY SURE i CAN DO iT! i HAVE DONE iT ALL NATURALLY W/ JUST DOiNG LOTS OF HOUSE CHORES, RUNNiNG UP AND DOWN THE STAiRS TO CHECK ON ABiGAiL OR GET HER DiAPERS OR SOMN, AND EATiNG LOTS OF VEGGiES AND FRUiTS!!! i JSUT NOW STARTED DRiNKiNG DR. PEPPER LAST WEEK. BAD iDEA i KNOW. BUT SOON i WiLL WEEN MYSELF OFF OF iT AGAiN!!! THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS i CAN START LiFTiNG LiGHT WEiGHTS AND DOiNG AREOBiC EXERCiSES HERE AT HOME WHiLE i AM BEiNG AN AT HOME MOM! i AM DEFiNiTELY BLESSED! OF COURSE, WE WON*T HAVE THE EXPENDABLE iNCOME i WAS PROViDiNG, BUT WE AREN*T HURTiNG. i JUST CAN*T GO SHOPPiNG ALL THE TiME LiKE i USE TO!!!! THANK GOD WE, AND EVERYONE ELSE, GOT ABiGAiL TONS OF CLOTHES! SHE iS FiNALLY iN HER NB STUFF AND SOME OF THE 0-3 MONTH STUFF! i AM SO PLEASED! JUST WiSH SHE WOULD LiKE HER SWiNG AND BOUNCY SEAT MORE! i HAVE LOTS TO DO AROUND THiS HOUSE TO GET iT READY FOR THE HOLiDAYS! i CAN*T WAiT TO SEE THE HOUSE ALL DECKED OUT CHRiSTMAS STYLE! ESPECiALLY SiNCE WE WORKED SO HARD MOViNG THE DANG PiANO AROUND SO WE COULD HAVE A MORE PRESENTABLE LiViNG ROOM! i CAN*T WAiT TO PUT THE TREE UP iN THE FORMAL DiNiNG ROOM!!! EXCEPT, WE STiLL DON*T HAVE A MASSiVE TABLE. WE ACTUALLY DON*T HAVE A TABLE AT ALL iN THERE. SO, WE*RE JUST GOiNG TO PUT OUR COUCH iN THERE B/C iN 3 WEEKS WE ARE GETTiNG A NiCE LEATHER COUCH FOR THE LiViNG ROOM!!! AGH! EVERYTHiNG iS COMiNG TOGETHER QUiTE WELL! JUST WiSH i COULD FiND A PART TiME JOB FOR EXTRA SHOPPiN MONEY!!! MOMMA NEEDS NEW SHOES HAHAHAHAAHHA!

SOOOOO LONG!

2008-11-11T16:21:00.000-08:00

OK SO i HAVE DEFiNiTELY GOTTEN BEHiND ON MY BLOGGiNG!!! i HAVE SOME NEW PiCTURES OF ABiGAiL, BUT i HAVE TO UPLOAD THEM. SO, i WiLL TRY TO POST SOME TOMORROW! WELL, i WENT BACK TO WORK LAST MONDAY, AND TUESDAY. DECiDED HOW MUCH i HATED THE DANG PLACE, AND QUiT. i DON*T WANT TO BE MiSERABLE SOMEWHERE AND COME HOME AND BE SO STRESSED OUT i JUST WANT TO CRY AND GO TO SLEEP! THAT*S NOT FAiR FOR ABiGAiL. PLUS, iT GiVES US MORE TiME TOGETHER. SHE NEEDS ME RiGHT NOW, AND i JUST CAN*T STAY AWAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY, THEN GET HOME AND ONLY GET TO SPEND ABOUT AN HOUR W/ HER AFTER i COOK, CLEAN, GiVE HER A BATH, AND THEN iT*S BED TiME! SO, i MADE A MAJOR DECiSiON. i HAVE DECiDED TO FiNiSH MY ELEMENTARY EDUCATiON DEGREE. i AM REALLY STOKED ABOUT iT, AND i AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE SUPPORT SYSTEM i DO! ANY WAY, FOR THANKSGiViNG WE ARE GOiNG TO CLAUDE. WE ARE STARTiNG A NEW TRADiTiON OF DOiNG THANKSGiViNG W/ MY iN LAWS. iT*S A LONG BREAK, AND iT GiVES US PLENTY OF TiME TO HANG OUT W/ THEM, AND FOR THEM TO SEE THE BABY. WE ARE GOiNG TO DO CHRiSTMAS iN OUR HOUSE! SPEAKiNG OF OUR HOUSE, MY MOM MOVED OUT THiS WEEKEND. SHE FiGURED SiNCE i DiDN*T HAVE A JOB, i COULD DO MORE THiNGS, AND SHE DiDN*T NEED TO HELP AS MUCH. THE COOL THiNG iS, SHE iS ONLY ABOUT 10 MiN AWAY! SO, iF i EVER NEED HER, iT WON*T TAKE HER LONG TO GET HERE! SO, LAST NiGHT, i WENT ON A CLEANiNG RAMPAGE! i TOTALLY REORGANiZED THE WHOLE HOUSE! THEN i COOKED DiNNER! THEN WE MOVED THE PiANO TO ANOTHER WALL iN THE LiViNG ROOM, AND REARRANGED EVERYTHiNG! i AM SO EXCiTED B/C iT LOOKS SO AWESOME! OH YEAH, WE TOOK ABiGAiL FOR A WALK THE OTHER DAY. SHE SLEPT, BUT THEN WOKE UP SOME AND JUST KiND OF LOOKED AROUND! iT WAS AWESOME!!! ANY WAY, WiLL MOST SOME PiCS TOMORROW! XOXO

MY LiTTLE MUNCHiE

2008-10-28T04:31:00.000-07:00

SO ABiGAiL iS 3 WKS OLD NOW. SHE iS ALREADY HOLDiNG HER HEAD N CHEST UP WONDERFULLY. LAURA CALLS HER A DiNOSAUR! HAHA! WHEN SHE iS HAViNG TUMMY TiME SHE PiCKS HER HEAD N CHEST UP AND HER LEGS LiKE A SEAL! IT*S TOO DANG CUTE! ALSO, LAST NiGHT SHE SLEPT 5 HOURS! SO AWESOME! SHE HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL GiRL! IF SHE WAKES UP N STAYS UP, WE MAY GO HAVE ANOTHER PLAY DATE WiTH HUNTER AND TY! THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER! AH! I AM SO HAPPY TO BE A MOMMY!

MY DR APPT!

2008-10-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

SO I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AS OF YESTERDAY,14 DAYS POST PARTUM, I HAVE LOST 16 LBS AND AM 1 LB LESS THAN MY PRE*PREGNANCY WEiGHT! SO EXCiTED! I GET TO GO BACK TO WORK iN 6 WEEKS! AND THE SAME WEEK iS THANKSGiViNG WHiCH MEANS ROAD TRiP TO CLAUDE! YAY! ABiGAiL iS DOiNG GREAT UP TO 3 OZ AT FEEDiNGS NOW AND JUST AS SWEET AS EVER! KATY WATCHED HER YESTERDAY AND THE BOYS PLAYED W HER! IT WAS PRECiOUS! HUNTER iS HER FUTURE BOYFRiEND HEHE!

FiRST DR ViSiT...

2008-10-15T05:46:00.000-07:00

SO ABiGAiL HAD HER FiRST APPT YESTERDAY! i AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SHE DiD PERFECTLY FiNE! SHE iS WEiGHiNG iN AT A WHOPPiNG 6.8 LBS AND MEASURES 20" LONG! SHE HAS GAiNED 1.6 LBS AND GROWN AN iNCH SiNCE WE LEFT THE HOSPiTAL! THAT iS AWESOME! SHE iS ALREADY GROWiNG SO FAST! THEY HAD TO TAKE BLOOD FROM HER FOOT TO DO SOME TESTiNG FOR DOWN SYNDROME REQUiRED BY THE STATE. SHE DiDN*T EVEN CRY! i THiNK DADDY iS GOiNG TO HAVE iT EASY WHEN HE TAKES HER FOR HER FiRST SHOTS! MOMMY CAN*T DO iT! HAHA! BUT ANY WAY, ABBY GOES BACK AT THE BEGiNNiNG OF NOVEMBER. WiLL KEEP YA*LL POSTED! =-) HAPPY MONDAY!!!

iT*S AMAZiNG!

2008-10-11T20:48:00.000-07:00

ABiGAiL*S DUE DATE WAS TODAY. i AM SO GLAD SHE MADE iT HERE 9 DAYS BEFORE iT! SHE iS SUCH A BLESSiNG TO OUR LiVES. SHE iS JUST THE SWEETEST ANGEL EVER! SHE iS A VERY MELLOW BABY..STiLL! i CAN*T BELiEVE HOW BEAUTiFUL SHE iS. SHE HAS ALREADY CHANGED SO MUCH. SHE SMiLES ALL THE TiME AT EVERYONE. i LOVE iT! SHE*S SUCH A DOLL! DADDY BOUGHT HER BOOTS LAST WEEK. THEY ARE TOO PRECiOUS! THEY ARE BROWN W/ PiNK TOPS.. AND JOHN DEER EMBLEMS ON THEM! i LOVE EM! SHE*S SO DARN CUTE iN THEM! i LOVE PLAYiNG DRESS UP WiTH HER! i CAN*T WAiT UNTiL SHE iS OUT OF HER PREEMiE CLOTHES AND iNTO HER NB CLOTHES THAT ARE JUST THE CUTEST! HE HE HE DADDY ALSO BOUGHT HER JEANS AND A JEAN JACKET! i CAN*T WAiT TO PUT HER iN THOSE EiTHER! AGH! WE LOVE SHOPPiNG FOR HER! WE CAN*T GO ANY WHERE W/OUT GETTiNG HER SOMETHiNG. i*M PRETTY MUCH BANNED FROM BABY STORES RiGHT NOW.. i CAN*T STOP SPENDiNG HAHA!

3RD DAY AT HOME FOR MiSS ABBY..

2008-10-06T21:22:00.000-07:00

WELL, MY BABY iS DEFiNiTELY A BLESSiNG! SHE iS JUST THE MOST SWEET NATURED LiTTLE GiRL EVER! SHE SPENT ALMOST THE WHOLE DAY AWAKE TODAY. JUST LOOKiNG AROUND AT THiNGS. i CLiPPED HER NAiLS SO SHE COULD HAVE HER HANDS. i DiDN*T WANT HER SCRATCHiNG HER PRETTY FACE ALL UP! SHE JUST LAiD iN HER PACK N PLAY AND STARED AT HER MiRROR THAT i PUT iN THERE. SHE MAKES THE CUTEST NOiSES EVER! NOW SHE*S BEEN ASLEEP SiNCE ABOUT 7. MY MOM FED HER AT 9:30, AND SHE WENT RiGHT BACK TO SLEEP. i THiNK iT*S B/C SHE WAS UP EVERY HOUR LAST NiGHT. i THiNK SHE KNEW HER DADDY WAS GOiNG TO BE GONE ALL DAY AND SHE WANTED TO SPEND TiME WiTH HiM HAHA! i ALSO GAVE iN AND PUT THE PACK N PLAY iN OUR ROOM FOR HER TO SLEEP iN. HER FiRST NiGHT HOME WE HAD HER iN HER OWN CRiB, AND i WAS iN AND OUT OF THERE ALL NiGHT B/C i WAS AFRAiD SOMN WAS WRONG W/ HER B/C SHE JUST SLEEPS SO PEACEFULLY. SO, NOW i CAN SLEEP BETTER JUST WAKiNG UP AND LOOKiNG OVER AT HER TO MAKE SURE SHE*S OK! (PiCTURES WiLL NOT UPLOAD WiLL ADD SOME LATER!)

ALL ABOUT ABiGAiL!

2008-10-05T13:54:00.001-07:00

THiS WAS BEFORE BABY, RiGHT AFTER EPi
VERY PROUD DADDY
SHE HAS SUCH BiG EYES!!!

SO, iT TOOK ME A LiTTLE WHiLE TO FiNALLY SiT DOWN AND TELL THE iNCREDiBLE STORY OF ABBY*S JOURNEY iNTO THE WORLD. iT ALL STARTED THURSDAY OCOTBER 2,2008 AT ABOUT 2:12 PM. i STARTED HAViNG CONTRACTiONS ABOUT 5 MiN APART 30 SECONDS LONG. i TEXTED RiCK AND TOLD HiM WHAT WAS GOiNG ON, BUT i REALLY DiDN*T THiNK iT WAS LABOR THiS TiME. SO, i WANTED iT TO GO ON FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS BEFORE i CALLED THE DR. WELL, HE GOT HOME AROUND 4PM AND i HAD STARTED HAViNG CONTRACTiONS 3-4 MiN APART 30-50 SECONDS LONG. i HAD TO PEE EVERY TiME i HAD ONE, AND i FELT A LOT OF PRESSURE. SO, i DECiDED TO CALL THE DR. WE ENDED UP GOiNG STRAiGHT TO L&D ABOUT 5PM. WE LiTERALLY STOOD OUTSiDE OF THE L&D DOORS WAiTiNG TO GET iN FOR ALMOST 5 MiN. WHiCH iS AN ETERNiTY TO SOMEONE HAViNG CONTRACTiONS! WELL, THEY FiNALLY GET US iN, GiVE ME A NiCE HOSPiTAL ROBE, i GET iN THE BED SO THEY COULD HOOK ME UP TO THE FETAL MONiTOR AND CONTRACTiON THiNGY. WELL, SHE CHECKED ME AND i WAS 5 CM DiLATED AND 100% EFFACED. WE WALKED STRAiGHT DOWN TO ROOM 532. i WAS iN SOO MUCH PAiN. RiCK WAS DOiNG A WONDERFUL JOB. FEEDiNG ME iCE, LETTiNG ME SQUEEZE HiS HAND WHEN i WOULD HAVE A CONTRACTiON, AND JUST BEiNG SUPPORTiVE. WELL, THE ANETHESiOLOGiST HAD JUST GONE HOME. SO, i FiNALLY GOT MY EPI AT ABOUT 7:20. THAT WAS THE BEST THiNG i HAVE EVER HAD iN MY LiFE. PAiN WAS GONE iNSTANTLY! WELL, WE WERE WAiTiNG ON DR. BACOFEN TO GET THERE, THE NURSE HAD ME PUSH SO THAT SHE COULD SEE HOW i WAS PROGRESSiNG. THEY ENDED UP GiViNG ME OXYGEN B/C ABBY*S HEART RATE WOULD DROP B/C SHE WAS ALREADY ENGAGED iN MY PELViS. THE NURSE HAD ME PUSH ABOUT 8 TiMES THEN TOLD ME "STOP STOP STOP SHE*S COMiNG". SO i HAD TO SiT THERE AND WAiT FOR DR.BACOFEN FOR ABOUT 5 MiN. ALL OF US WERE CUTTiN JOKES, AND EVERYONE WAS LAUGHiNG. i STARTED TO LAUGH AND EVERYONE SCREAMED AT ME AND TOLD ME NOT TO LAUGH B/C i WOULD LiTERALLY LAUGH HER OUT! HAHA! SO DR. BACOFEN FiNALLY GOT READY, i PUSHED 2 MORE TiMES, AND SHE WAS HERE! RiCK WAS SOO CUTE! HE JUST KEPT SAYiNG "THAT*S MY BABY, THAT*S MY BABY. i*M A DADDY!" THE NURSES THOUGHT HE WAS JUST THE CUTEST HUSBAND AND DADDY EVER! WELL, SHE CAME OUT AND HAD A 9 9 APGAR. WHiCH iS AWESOME! SHE WAS 1 1/2 WEEKS EARLY! SHE WEiGHED 5.48 LBS 19" LONG AND iS JUST THE MOST BEAUTiFUL BABY EVER! SHE DiDN*T WHALE AND SCREAM SHE JUST KiNDA SQUEAKED AT EVERYONE. iT WAS DARLiNG! SHE HAS BEEN A VERY NON-FUSSY BABY. i WAS UP WALKiNG 20 MiN AFTER i HAD HER. i DiDN*T TEAR AND i DiDN*T GET SWOLLEN. SO, i WAS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF MY BABY GiRL. OF COURSE, RiCK HELPED, BUT i DiDN*T HAVE TO SiT BACK AND WATCH EVERYONE iNTERACT W/ MY DAUGHTER. SHE iS SO SLEEPY! HAHA SHE EATS A LOT MORE THAN WHAT i THOUGHT SHE WOULD, AND SHE iS DOiNG JUST GREAT! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO ViSiT US, AND EVERYONE WHO BROUGHT ABiGAiL GiFTS. WE REALLY APPRECiATE iT!!!!

3 CM 75%... STiLL NO BABY...

2008-10-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

MAN! iF THE WAiTiNG GAME iS NOT THE WORST THiNG iN THE WORLD! MY DAD, THE SUPERSTiTOUS ONE, BOUGHT ALL OF HER FURNiTURE. RiCK PUT iT TOGETHER LAST NiGHT.. AND i ARRANGED EVERYTHiNG LAST NiGHT. WELL, WE GOT THiS ACUPRESSURE THiNG AND TRiED THAT LAST NiGHT. TODAY WE GO TO MY 4PM APPOiNTMENT, AND i ONLY DiLATED 1 CM SiNCE LAST WEEK! STiLL THE SAME EFFACEMENT!!! SHE SAiD MY CERViX iS VERY RiPE, MY BODY iS READY, BUT THE BABY JUST DOESN*T WANT TO COME OUT JUST YET! SO, SHE SWEPT MY MEMBRANES iN HOPES TO GET LABOR KiCK STARTED. WELL, AFTER THAT, RiCK TAKES ME OUT TO EAT AT CHiLi*S. WE ATE, AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME i START HAViNG HORRiBLE BREATHTAKiNG CONTRACTiONS LASTiNG 30-50 SECONDS 5 MiNUTES APART. THEN, WE GOT HOME, WALKED FOR AN HOUR UNTiL i FELT LiKE ABiGAiL WAS GOiNG TO FALL OUT, AND MY LOWER BACK WAS GOiNG TO FALL OFF. STiLL, NOTHiNG! i AM STiLL HAViNG CONTRACTiONS, SO i AM HOPiNG iT DiD KiCK START THE LABOR. i FiNALLY HAD A BLOODY SHOW. i HAVE BEEN LOSiNG MY PLUG SiNCE 35 WEEKS, BUT iT HAS BEEN REGENERATiNG AND FALLiNG OUT. SO, MAYBE THiS iS A GOOD SiGN THiS TiME! iF NOT, WE ARE DiSCUSSiNG iNDUCTiON NEXT WEEK. i WiLL LET EVERYONE KNOW AS SOON AS SOMN HAPPENS i PROMiSE! i HAVE MY CALL LiST ALREADY PACKED iN MY HOSPiTAL BAG, AND NiCOLE iS RESPONSiBLE TO CALL ALL OF YOU!!! =-) UGH i AM SOOO iMPATiENT NOW!!!! THEY SAY YOU GET THE "NESTiNG" iNSTiNCT, BUT i HAVE BEEN CLEANiNG B/C i AM A NEAT FREAK.. SO i FEEL LiKE DOiNG STUFF, BUT i GO AROUND THE HOUSE, AND CAN*T FiND ANYTHiNG TO DO! SO, i JUST DO SQUATS OR WALK AROUND THE HOUSE, OR PLAY MOBSTERS ON MYSPACE HAHAHA!!! AGGGGGH! WELL LOOKS LiKE i WiLL BE PREGO FOR THE FAiR THiS YEAR... iF SHE LETS ME MAKE iT TO THE ONE NiGHT i WANT TO GO WHiCH iS FRiDAY FOR GOOD OLE STONEY!!!! =-) i WOULD GLADLY MiSS iT THOUGH TO BRiNG HER iNTO THE WORLD!!!!

2 CM & 75%.. AND STiLL COUNTiNG!

2008-09-28T10:31:00.000-07:00

SO, STiLL NO BABY! i HAVE RUN OUT OF THiNGS TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE! THE ONLY THiNG i CAN REALLY THiNK TO DO iS TO JUST HANG UP ALLLLLL OF HER ONSiES iNSTEAD OF HAViNG THEM FOLDED.. HER ENTiRE ROOM iS DONE.. MiNUS THE NEW FURNiTURE GRANDPA iS BUYiNG FOR HER... BUT YEAAAAAH. SHE*S BEiNG WAY STUBBORN! i AM iN PAiN! HOW MUCH LONGER CAN i GO ON LiKE THiS?!?! WE EVEN WALK EVERY NiGHT FOR AN HOUR, AND YESTERDAY WENT TO THE ZOO! SO ALL THAT CRAP ABOUT WALKiNG, SEX, CASTOR OiL, AND SPiCY FOODS.. YEAH iT DOESN*T WORK.. FOR THOSE OF YOU iT DiD "WORK" ON... YOU WERE JUST READY!

i COULDN*T HAVE SAiD iT BETTER MYSELF..

2008-09-24T20:58:00.000-07:00

i TOOK THiS OFF OF MY BEST FRiEND AMANDA*S PAGE.. iT*S SO VERY WELL WRiTTEN AND SO VERY TRUE!!! THiS iS WHY i LOVE MY FRiENDS.. ESPECiALLY HER!

To me, marriage is important, it's everything. I don't think that a marriage has to last forever but I DO think you should stay true to the one you've sworn your heart to. Cheating shouldn't be an option because your partner deserves the truth without the lies and deception. Do you not think that the truth of you not loving them anymore will hurt them enough?
I don't see how people can aide in the destruction of a marriage and be remotely proud about it. People who make and break vows and think it's a joke are lost. Why would you want to be with someone who turns their back on someone they swore their heart to? Do you think they won't do the same to you? What is it that you think makes you special? You're not free from pain especially when you're "second best".
None of this is really my business but it's so hard to watch. I've never been married so I can't say I've ever been in the position to cheat on my husband/wife but I just don't think it's honorable. I'm a person who believes in love and married and people who destory it make me SUPER angry.
HOMEWRECKER...who wants that title? find someone who doesn't have prior commitments to other people!

REFLECTiON...

2008-09-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

AS iT NEARS OCTOBER 7, YET AGAiN, i REFLECT BACK. i MiSS MY UNCLE "BUG" DOUG SO MUCH THESE DAYS. JUST THE FACT THAT i CAN*T PiCK UP THE PHONE, CALL HiM, AND HERE HiM MAKE THE FUNNiEST JOKES EVER. i CAN*T EVEN BEGiN TO iMAGiNE WHAT LiFE WOULD BE LiKE WiTH HiM AROUND RiGHT NOW. i LiKE TO JOKE WiTH MYSELF, AND TELL MYSELF THAT THE REASON ABiGAiL iS BEiNG SO STUBBORN iS B/C MY UNCLE BUG iS UP THERE MAKiNG HER WAiT UNTiL HiS BiRTHDAY TO BE BORN. MAYBE iT iS JUST WiSHFUL THANKiNG. MY UNCLE MEANT A LOT TO HiS FAMiLY. OUR BLOOD WAS WAY THiCKER THAN WATER. NO MATTER WHAT TRiALS OR TRiBULATiONS OUR FAMiLY WENT THROUGH. i WiSH HE WAS HERE RiGHT NOW TO GUiDE MY COUSiNS iN A BETTER PATH THEN THE ONES THEY HAVE CHOSEN. HE ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO MAKE THE HOLiDAYS SO WONDERFUL. i WiSH ABiGAiL WOULD HAVE AT LEAST GOTTEN TO SPEND ONE THANKGiViNG OR CHRiSTMAS WiTH HiM. SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED HiM TO PiECES!!! ANY WAY, JUST WANTED TO WRiTE A LiL BOUT HiM...

i LOVE YOU UNCLE BUG! GLAD YOU*RE UP THERE LOOKiNG OVER OUR FAMiLY AS ALWAYS PROTECTiNG US!

iS THERE LiGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL?

2008-09-24T04:54:00.000-07:00

WELL, MONDAY NiGHT AT ABOUT 6PM i STARTED HAViNG CONTRACTiONS. THEY LASTED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND WERE COMiNG EVERY 5 MiN. WELL, AT 11PM i DECiDED TO CALL THE ON CALL PAGER. THE DR TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND COME iN. SO, OFF TO PROViDENCE WE WENT! THE HOOKED ME UP AND DiD THE NST. WELL, SURE ENOUGH i WAS HAViNG REGULAR CONTRACTiONS. YAY! i THOUGHT... THEN THEY CHECKED ME. ONLY TO FiND OUT i AM A 2 AND 50% STiLL LiKE i WAS LAST WEDNESDAY! WELL, THEY CALL THE DR AND HE DECiDES i SHOULD GO WALK AROUND FOR AN HOUR, COME BACK, AND DO THE NST AGAiN. SO, OFF DOWN STAiRS RiCK N i GO! ME iN TWO HORRiBLE HOSPiTAL GOWNS, FLiP FLOPS THAT WERE KiLLiNG ME, AND SWEATiNG LiKE A PiG! WE DiD OUR HOUR WALK, HOOKED BACK UP TO THE NST, AND THE ONLY THiNG WALKiNG DiD WAS MAKE THE CONTRACTiONS STRONGER. STiLL THE SAME LENGTH & DiSTANCE APART, BUT TONS STRONGER. WELL, THEY DECiDE THAT SiNCE i DiDN*T DiLATE, THAT i SHOULD JUST GO HOME AND TAKE ViSTARiL AND "REST". SO, THAT*S WHAT i HAVE BEEN DOiNG. iT*S NOT FUN BEiNG A ZOMBiE ALL THE TiME, BUT AT LEAST i AM NOT iN WRETCHED PAiN ALL DAY! THE DOSAGE OF ViSTARiL (iT*S USED AS A PRE-SURGiCAL SEDATiVE) MAKES ME SLEEP, NO JOKE, FOR 12 HOURS. i DO, HOWEVER, GET UP TO EAT EVERY NOW AND AGAiN. iF iT WASN*T FOR ABiGAiL, i WOULDN*T EVEN HAVE THE DESiRE TO EAT ON THESE THiNGS! CRAZY! BUT EVERYTHiNG iS STiLL THE SAME! i AM JUST GLAD MY BOSS UNDERSTANDS AND iS LETTiNG ME SUFFER THROUGH THiS PAiN AT HOME iN BED! iT*S NiCE TO BE ABLE TO JUST LAY iN BED AND DO WHAT i AM SUPPOSE TO! MY PREGNANCY HAS BEEN PRETTY PERFECT ACTUALLY. i WAS PRETTY SWOLLEN OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT ALL OF THAT HAS SUBSiDED. iT*S WEiRD HOW ONE DAY i AM THE GOODYEAR BLiMP, AND THE NEXT DAY i AM JUST A CUTE LiL SHORT GiRL WiTH A BABY BUMP *LOL*. iT*S BEEN A FUN TiME SO FAR! i JUST CAN*T WAiT FOR HER TO GET HERE, BUT SHE*S TAKiNG HER OWN SWEET TiME...

ANOTHER GREAT SATURDAY!

2008-09-21T09:08:00.000-07:00

SO, YESTERDAY WAS PRETTY GREAT! NiCOLE AND BAiLEY CAME OVER, AND BAiLEY DECORATED ONE OF ABBY*S SHELVES FOR HER ROOM! iT*S TOO DARN CUTE! THEN RiCK GOT HOME FROM WORK, i GOT READY, AND WE MET MY DAD AND UNCLE JOHN AT DON CARLOS FOR DiNNER. LET ME TELL YOU, THAT PLACE HAS THE NASTiEST CHiCKEN ENCHiLADAS EVER! THEiR SOUR CREAM SAUCE, iS LiTERALLY, MELTED SOUR CREAM! YUCK! SO, i ATE 3 SOPAPiLLAS iNSTEAD HAHA! THEN, BOUT 8, WE LEFT THERE, AND HEAD BACK TO OUR HOMETOWN MCGREGOR FOR FOUNDER*S DAY. THEY CLOSE DOWN THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN BLOCK, AND THERE*S A BAND, VENDORS THERE, FOOD, GAMES, BEER(WHiCH RiCK LiKED B/C HE COULD WALK THE STREETS OF OUR TOWN DRiNKiNG BEER AND LiSTENiNG TO GOOD MUSiC), AND EVERYONE FROM TOWN iS THERE! iT*S AWESOME! BEEN GOiNG TO FOUNDER*S DAY iN MCGREGOR SiNCE i WAS 16! THiS YEAR iT WAS BETTER B/C i GOT TO HOLD MY HUSBAND*S HAND AND WALK THE STREETS OF THE TOWN WE LiVE iN! iT WAS TOTALLY NiCE! WE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE, AND JUST HUNG OUT AND JOKED WiTH EACH OTHER ALLLL NiGHT! iT WAS SO MUCH FUN! THEN WE CAME HOME ABOUT 10, BECAUSE RiCK WAS TiRED! i WAS READY TO PARTY THE NiGHT AWAY ON THE STREET HAHAHA! i CAN*T WAiT TO TAKE ABBY NEXT YEAR! WELL, WE FiNALLY WENT TO BED ABOUT ONE, BUT i DiDN*T GET ANY SLEEP AT ALL! i KEPT HAViNG THE WORST NiGHTMARES EVER! BUT NOTHiNG TO DO W/ RiCK OR ABBY! JUST OFF THE WALL, MOViE TYPE NiGHTMARES! MY HEAD STiLL HURTS FROM THEM! i HAD 3 DiFFERENT ONES! i WOULD WAKE UP W/ MY HEART POUNDiNG AND SWEATiNG, THEN TRY NOT TO FALL ASLEEP, BUT i WOULD, AND THEN WAKE UP AGAiN iN SHEAR TERROR! i DON*T KNOW WHAT*S GOiNG ON! AGH! BUT... STiLL NO BABY =-( SHE iS GOiNG TO BE FASHiONABLY LATE.. YA*LL WATCH...

TGiF!

2008-09-19T14:46:00.000-07:00

i WENT SHOPPiNG TODAY. STiLL TRYiNG TO GET THiS BABY TO COME OUT! SHE HASN*T REALLY BUDGED! SHE HAS DROPPED LOWER THOUGH! i CAN SiT ON THE BED CROSSED LEGGED AND LEANED OVER THE COMPUTER W/OUT iT HURTiNG ANY MORE B/C SHE iS WAAAAY DOWN FROM MY LUNGS NOW!HAHA! ANY WAY, SHOPPiNG, i SHALL SAY, WAL-MART AND BORED PREGNANT WOMEN, YEAH, THEY DON*T MiX!! HAHA! i BOUGHT MORE STUFF FOR ABBY TODAY! THEN i WENT TO THE ULTiMATE ESCAPE SPA AND BOUGHT $145 WORTH OF MAKE-UP, AND THEN i CAME HOME AND PUT UP ABBY*S CURTAiNS. OH, i ALSO PAiNTED HER WALL LETTERS! THEY ARE WHiTE W/ GREEN POLKA DOTS AND ZEBRA RiBON TO HANG THEM ON THE WALL BY! AGH! TOO CUTE! i MUST SAY, i NEVER THOUGHT i COULD BE THiS CREATiVE! THE ONLY THiNG i HAVE REALLY BOUGHT THAT i HAVEN*T MADE MYSELF, iS THE BEDDiNG! EVERYTHiNG ELSE LiKE PiCTURE FRAMES, WALL LETTERS, DRAPES, SHELVES, ETC i HAVE BOUGHT VERY CHEAPY AND ADDED MY OWN FLARE! i DEFiNiTELY FEEL LiKE RiCK iS GOiNG TO SPOiL ABBY AND i ROTTEN! HE USE TO WANT TO BUY EVERYTHiNG FOR HiMSELF, AND NOW iT*S ALWAYS ,"BABY GO BUY YOU SOMETHiNG. i WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF." OR "OK BABY WHATEVER YOU WANT FOR YOUR OR ABBY iS OK WiTH ME." BUT USUALLY i DON*T BUY iT! i ABOUT DiED WHEN i SPENT $145 ON MAKE-UP!!! i VERY SELDOM WEAR THE STUFF ANY WAY! UGH! OH! TOMORROW iS FOUNDER*S DAY iN MCGREGOR! iT*S A BiG STREET DANCE/BBQ COOK-OFF/TRACTOR RACE/CONCERT THiNG ON MAiN STREET! iT*S GOiNG TO BE SOOOO FUN! i CAN*T GO UNTiL 4 THOUGH!!! RiCK HAS TO WORK TOMORROW! UGH! BUT WE ARE GOiNG AS SOON AS HE GETS HOME! THEY HAVE LOTS OF VENDORS THAT SELL COOL STUFF, AND ALL THAT! i CAN*T WAiT! MAYBE i CAN FiND SOME MORE STUFF FOR ABBY AND i?!?! HEHEHE AGH! FiNALLY, LiFE iS WONDERFUL AND i HAVE EVERYTHiNG i WANT, NEED, & DESERVE! i AM A LUCKY GiRL!!! =-)

ANOTHER DAY!

2008-09-18T16:15:00.000-07:00

SO i STARTED HAViNG THE WORST LOWER BACK PAIN LAST NiGHT ABOUT 3AM. i MEAN iT WOKE ME OUT OF MY SLEEP. WELL iT*S BEEN HAPPENiNG EVER SiNCE. i DON*T KNOW WHAT THE HECK iT iS! i STAYED HOME FROM WORK TODAY AND SLEPT LiTERALLY ALL DAY LONG. MY LEGS WERE PRETTY REDiSH/PURPLE THiS MORNiNG AT ABOUT 6. SO, i HAVE KEPT MY FEET UP. WHEN i*M NOT HAViNG SUDDEN SPiKES OF LOWER BACK PAiN, i AM UP WALKiNG. i AM REALLY HOPiNG SHE COMES SOON! i DON*T THiNK i CAN STAY LiKE THiS FOR MUCH LONGER! i DO, HOWEVER, STRANGLY FEEL BETTER? i STiLL HAVE THE LOWER SPiKES OF BACK PAiN, BUT i DON*T KNOW?! AGH! i JUST KNOW i AM SEVERLY iMPATiENT NOW! i HAVE ANOTHER DR*S APPT NEXT THURSDAY. i HOPE i DON*T MAKE iT TiLL THEN!!!!!

AND COUNTiNG...

2008-09-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

SO, i WENT TO MY APPOiNTMENT TODAY! THE DOCTOR SAiD i WAS 2CM AND 50%!!! SHE SAiD MY CERViX WAS SOFT AND MUSHY! SO, LET*S PRAY THiS LiL GiRL COMES SOON!!! i AM SO ANXiOUS AND READY TO MEET HER iT*S UNREAL! i HAVE ALREADY PACKED MiNE & RiCK*S BAG, PACKED THE DiAPER BAG, & RiCK PUT THE CAR SEAT iN MY CAR THE OTHER DAY! YESTERDAY, i WENT AND VACCUMED, CLEANED THE CARPET, CLEANED THE iNSiDE, AND SPRAYED SOME CARPET FRESHENER ON THE CARPET! MY CAR iS BABY READY NOW! AGH! EVERYONE PRAY i DON*T HAVE TO STAY DiLATED AND SORE FOR THE NEXT 4 WEEKS!!! =-) YAY!

ABiGAiL*S ROOM!!

2008-09-14T17:06:00.001-07:00

SO WE GOT HER ROOM DONE SOME WHAT. AT LEAST A PLACE TO PUT HER WHEN SHE GETS HOME! MY DAD iS GETTiNG HER A WHiTE 4-iN-1 CRiB AND A DRESSER/HUTCH COMBO iN WHiTE. SO, THiS iS JUST TEMPORARY!!! BUT i KNOW EVERYONE HAS JUST BEEN DYiNG TO SEE HER ROOM. SO, HERE iT iS!!! =-)

DADDY PiCKED OUT ALL THE SiGNS FOR HER ROOM, AND HE CHOSE WHERE TO HANG THEM! THE ONE ABOVER HER CRiB READS,"THE ANGELS DANCED THEY DAY YOU WERE BORN" AND THE ONE ABOVE ONE OF THE WiNDOWS READS,"YOU ARE MY SUNSHiNE" WE ALSO HUNG THE CROSS SANDRA GOT US ABOVE ONE OF THE WiNDOWS. iT*S GORGEOUS!!! LOTS OF PiNK iT iN!!! AGH! LOVE LOVE LOVE HER ROOM!!! STiLL HAVE MORE WORK UNTiL HER MASTERPiECE ROOM iS FiNiSHED!!!

OH BABY OH BABY!

2008-09-13T19:45:00.000-07:00

SO, i WANTED TO START OFF BY LETTiNG EVERYONE KNOW... TiFFANY WiLKES (HiGHTOWER FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DiDN*T KNOW SHE GOT MARRiED) HAD HER BABY BOY RAGEN!!! SHE JUST SENT ME PiCTURES! HE WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! SHE WAS JUST AS GORGEOUS AS EVER TOO! WHiCH i COULDN*T iMAGiNE HER BEiNG ANY LESS!!! AGH! i AM SO EXCiTED! SHE WAS 4 WEEKS AHEAD OF ME iN HER PREGNANCY. SO, NOW THiS MEANS ABiGAiL iS EVEN CLOSER! i CAN*T WAiT TO POST PiCTURES OF HER! i REALLY CAN*T!!! WE ARE PUTTiNG THE CRiB TOGETHER TOMORROW. SO, i WiLL POST PiCTURES AGAiN!!! ON WARD TO OTHER NEWS, i HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AGAiN ON FRiDAY!!! i HAD GOTTEN THE WORST LEG CRAMPS EVER! i*M TALKiNG PHYSiCALLY ViSiBLE PAiNFUL KNOTS ALL DOWN MY LEGS, AND i FELT LiKE i WAS HAViNG CONTRACTiONS. NOT SEVERE ONES, BUT ENOUGH TO NOTiCE. i THOUGHT iT WAS JUST FALSE LABOR PAiNS SiNCE i*M ALREADY DiLATED. WELL, i GO iN FOR THE NST, AND iT*S NOT CONTRACTiONS. DR.MiCUS RUBBED MY OH SO PAiNFUL LEGS, AND TOLD ME i WAS NOT GETTiNG ENOUGH CALCiUM AND i NEEDED AN EXTRA, YES EXTRA 1600 MG OF CALCiUM. SHE TOLD ME TO GO HOME, TAKE MY SEDATiVES SHE GAVE ME BEFORE, AND JUST REST. SO, OFF TO HOME i WENT! MY MOTHER BOUGHT ME THE CALCiUM PiLLS, AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU, THEY ARE MASSiVE!!! OH, DR. MiCUS GAVE ME SOME PHENERGAN FOR MY NAUSEA... LiTTLE DiD i KNOW, THEY ARE SUPPOSiTORiES!!! SO, I*LL STiCK OUT THE DANG NAUSEA... NOT PUTTiNG ANYTHiNG iN MY RUMP!! *LOL* ON WARD TO OTHER NEWS... i AM SO TiRED!! LET ME PUT SOME PiCS UP N GO BACK TO BED!!!

THiS iS MY TUMMY AT 35 WEEKS. i AM SO LUCKY NOT TO HAVE MANY STRETCHiES ON MY SKiN!! i ONLY HAVE THEM ON MY HiPS, AND THEN OF COURSE THE ONES i HAD GOTTEN LAST SUMMER FROM BEiNG A COW ON MY THiGHS!!!

SO, THAT*S ME AND MY BABY KiTTY DiXiE!! SHE LOVES HER BABY SiSTER ALREADY! SHE WiLL *OCASSiONALLY* SiT ON MY TUMMY AND BAT AT ABBY EVER SO GENTLY WHEN ABBY iS MOViNG AROUND iN MY TUMMY. iT*S SO ADORABLE! THEN, BABY KiTTY WiLL GET SO POOPED OUT SHE JUST CURLS UP ON ME AND SNOOZES OUT, THAT iS OF COURSE, UNTiL ABBY KiCKS HER OFF! *LOL* THOSE TWO ARE GOiNG TO BE THE BEST OF FRiENDS EVER!!! ON WARD TO THE SNEAK PEAK OF THE PROCESS OF ABiGAiL*S ROOM =-)

THiS iS HER BEDDiNG. iT*S WAY TOO CUTE! i AM SO GLAD i FOUND iT!!! HER ROOM iS GOiNG TO BE A CHiC COWGiRL THEME AND HAVE SOME RHiNESTONES AND SUNFLOWERS ON THE BORDER OF HER SHELVES i HAVE FiNALLY FiNiSHED =-) BUT YOU CAN*T SEE THOSE UNTiL THE WHOLE ROOM iS DONE =-) i LiKE TO TEASE!! HEHEHE

THiS iS THE COLOR OF HER ROOM! iT WENT FROM A BRiGHT UGLY BLUE TO THiS! iT TOOK SEVERAL COATS, BUT iT iS FiNALLY DONE!!! i AM SO EXCiTED!!! i WiLL POST THE PiCTURES OF HER TEMPORARY CRiB W/ HER BEDDiNG AS SOON AS WE GET iT UP!!! YAY!!!

Thanks Shelly!

2008-09-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

i WAS TAGGED.. NOW i TAG THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE READ THiS TOO HEHEHEHE

i am: COMPLETELY HAPPY

i think: THAT BEiNG A WiFE/SOON TO BE MOMMY iS GREAT STUFF!
i know: THAT GOD HAS A PLAN FOR EVERYTHiNG AND EVERYONE!
i want: FOR ABiGAiL TO GET HERE SO BAD ALREADY!
i have: THE BEST HUSBAND/FAMiLY/FRiENDS
i wish: FOR EVERYONE TO FiND THEiR OWN HAPPiNESS
i hate: PEOPLE THAT THiNK LiFE iS A GAME, AND THE PEOPLE THEY HURT SHOULD WASH THEiR HANDS OF iT AND MOVE ON... UGH!
i miss: MY UNCLE BUG SO BAD RiGHT ABOUT NOW

i fear: LOSiNG LOVED ONES...
i feel: VERY TiRED N EXHAUSTED! CAN*T WAiT FOR MY BABY TO GET HERE!
i hear: MY DAiSY GiRL SNORiNG.. i MiSS THAT DOG!
i smell: MY DAiSY GiRL.. HER*S A STiNKY DOGGY!
i crave: NOTHiNG.. i JUST HAD SOME NiLLER iCE CREAM!

i wonder: HOW THiS HURRiCANE WiLL AFFECT EVERYTHiNG!
i regret: NEVER TELLiNG MY UNCLE HOW MUCH HE MEANT TO ME, AND NEVER LETTiNG GO OF THE SMALL THiNGS HE DiD THAT UPSET ME. iT*S ALL TOO LATE NOW.. i REGRET REGRETTiNG..
i love: MY HUSBAND/FAMiLY

i ache: ALL OVER MY BODY ESPECiALLY MY LEGS!!!!
i care: ABOUT MY HUSBAND AND BABY LOTS N LOTS
i always: WANT TO MAKE MY FAMiLY HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT
i am not: THE KiND OF PERSON TO TURN AWAY FROM MY FRiENDS OR FAMiLY WHEN THEY ARE iN NEED.. i LOVE TO GiVE WHATEVER i HAVE TO HELP PEOPLE
i believe: iN TRUE LOVE.. THE LOVE MY HUSBAND & i HAVE COME TO SHARE AND GROWN THROUGH TREMENDOUSLY iN THE PAST YEAR
i dance: iN MY CAR, iN OUR ROOM.. ANYWHERE LOL i LOVE DANCiNG!
i sing: EVERY CHANCE i GET! i LOVE iT!
i don't always: UNDERSTAND PEOPLE AND THEiR ACTiONS
i fight: FOR WHAT i BELiEVE iN, MY FAMiLY, AND WHEN i KNOW i AM 100% RiGHT
i write: OFTEN NOW DAYS... iT HELPS!
i win:ALL THE TiME! HE HE iF YOU*RE A PART OF MY LiFE GET READY TO PAY THE "i WiN" GAME B/C i ALWAYS WiN HAHAHA JKJK
i lose: WHEN iT COMES TO BEiNG THE "NiCE" PERSON. i AM A STiCKLER FOR CONSEQUENCES AND i NEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHiNG THAT WOULD MAKE ME FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES..
i never: REGRET OR FORGET
i confuse: MY HUSBAND LOTS! HE CALLS ME "SPACE CADET"
i listen: TO LOTS OF MUSiC! i LOVE LOVE LOVE MUSiC!!!!
i can usually be found: AT HOME, WORK, OR ANYWHERE W/ MY AMAZiNG HUSBAND!
i am scared: LOSiNG A LOVED ONE
i need: TO GO SHOWER N GET READY TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE!
i am happy about: THE LiFE i HAVE!

DR.'S APPOiNTMENT!!!!

2008-09-11T17:28:00.000-07:00

SO, i HAD MY 35 WEEK CHECK UP TODAY! ABiGAiL iS 5 POUNDS!!! i AM 1 CM DiALATED AND HE SAiD i WAS 1CM(NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANT AT ALL?!?!?!)!!!! HER HEARTBEAT WAS 148. i AM EXCiTED AND NERVOUS! TO ME BEiNG DiALATED MEANS, iT*S COMiNG SOON! i SAY SOON, BECAUSE, WELL 5 WEEKS iS SOON! i COULD GO ANY TiME NOW OR GO FULL TERM! WE SHALL SEE WHAT THiS LiTTLE GiRL WiLL WANT TO DO! i AM TOTALLY EXCiTED NOW! SO ANXiOUS TO MEET HER! AGH! i CAN*T WAiT! HER ROOM iS FiNALLY ALL THE WAY PAiNTED. WE ARE GOiNG TO SET UP HER "TEMPORARY" CRiB THiS WEEKEND SO i CAN SET HER BEDDiNG UP AND TAKE PiCTURES... AND HAVE A CRiB JUST iN CASE! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON*T KNOW, MY DAD iS VERY SUPERSTiTOUS AND WON*T BUY HER FURNiTURE OR ANYTHiNG FOR HER UNTiL SHE iS HERE! SO, i AM GLAD RiCK*S MOM GAVE US A CRiB! AT LEAST iF SOMN iS BACK ORDERED OR NOT iN STOCK AND HAS TO BE ORDERED, SHE*LL HAVE SOMN TO COME HOME TO! PLUS, i CAN NOT STAND TO NOT HAVE HER ROOM PUT TOGETHER! GOODNESS! SO WE*LL HAVE PiCTURES UP OF HER "PRELiMiNARY" ROOM *LOL*!!! THEN, AFTER SHE GETS HERE, i*LL POST SOME OF HER ACTUALLY ROOM!!! THiS WEEKEND, BABA, NiCOLE, & i ARE SUPPOSE TO DO THE SHELVES!!! WEATHER PENDiNG OF COURSE!!! LET*S PRAY FOR THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNiTY AND OTHERS!!! UGH!!! i CAN*T BELiEVE THiS STORM THAT*S A BREWiN! LET*S ALL KEEP THE FAiTH!!!

Exciting!

2008-09-09T10:15:00.000-07:00

SO, YESTERDAY, i FOUND OUT MY BEST FRiEND NiCOLE iS 6 WKS PREGNANT! i AM SO VERY EXCiTED! WE HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE KiDS AROUND THE SAME TiME SO THEY CAN GROW UP TOGETHER JUST LiKE WE DiD! i DON*T HAVE A SiSTER! SO, NiCOLE iS THE NEXT BEST THiNG! i AM SO EXCiTED TO GiVE HER ADViCE, HAND ME DOWNS *LOL*, AND HELP HER THROUGH HER PREGNANCY! iF ABBY GETS HERE ON SCHEDULE, OUR KiDS WiLL BE 7 MONTHS APART! NiCOLE AND i ARE 9 MONTHS APART iN AGE, BUT WE ARE STiLL BESTEST FRiENDS! i AM MORE LiKE HER BiG COOL SiSTER i THiNK *LOL* MORE THAN ANYTHiNG ELSE! i WiLL KEEP ALL OF YA*LL UPDATED ON HER JOURNEY THROUGH PREGNANCY TOO! HEHEHEHE! YAY!

Oh.. Special Thanks..

2008-09-04T14:44:00.000-07:00

So, I just wanted to give a lil "shout out" to some folks haha! I always want people to know how thankful I am for them to be in my life! So, I wanted to thank you Shelly, Katy, my mom, and Apryle for always being just one comment away on MySpace or on here for any concerns or venting sessions I wish to have! It's so nice having friends that have been where I am, and can REALLY sympathize. Not just the ones that look at you like your a CRAZY insane squirrel on catnip and saying "Oh it's ok I understand." BECAUSE THEY DON'T and you can tell the sincerity in their voice. However, I do still love those who don't understand for being patient. Any way, just thanks ya'll! I appreciate everything!!!!

Family...

2008-09-04T12:56:00.000-07:00

So, I though tI would write some today. I have nothing else to do until I can get to Office Depot tomorrow. So, I'm just killing some time. I have notcied that it's not just ME any more that has family problems. It's really sad that in-laws have to be so dispicable! It really is. How can they go from standing next to you in support at your wedding, to being so rude and cruel only months later? It's almost like sometimes they get too upset that they can't be the center of the world any more, and that for once in their lives someone is more important to them. I mean it's crazy it really is! I have such sympathy for my friends that go through this, and I never knew it could pose such a turmoil in your life until it happened to me! How can your sister-in-law side with a trashy homewrecker, and then when you've had enough of the crap and stand up for yourself, you get yelled at? It's so weird! I don't understand people. I remember when my brother was engaged to Lauren, at first I didn't like her, but I grew to love her because my brother did. Even though, they didn't make it, he still has strong feelings for her, and I would NEVER do anything to hurt her. That is just cruel. Plus I have a thing called RESPECT for my family members. There's been some times that even my parents have dated people I found to be distasteful, but, at the end of the day, that's my family, and supporting them and their choices is all that matters to me. My parents support my choice to be with my husband after all that we have gone through. It hasn't been a cake walk, as no marriage ever is, but you know what? My parents love ME so much that they haven't even said ONE derrogatory thing about my husband, because they know how much I LOVE HIM and would NEVER do anything to make him feel unloved by me or by them. They actually CARE if my marriage works. They WANT IT TO b/c I WANT IT TO. You know I never heard my mother or my father even when I was in tears and didn't think I could do it, ever tell me to leave Rick. They were always asking me if it was worth it, and how they thought I should stick with him because he is young and marriage takes work. This coming from two people who divorced after 20 years. They were still supportive of MY marriage and MY family. That's how families are SUPPOSE to be. It doesn't matter if you disagree with something that your sibling or child's significant other does, you still support them. You can find ways to address any issues you have with them without being cruel or hateful. It's stupid, and insane to treat someone "NEW" to your family like the biggest outsider ever. Like highschool all over again. I swear! It's like if you weren't there from the beginning then you don't deserve to be there through the end? No, that's not how it works. People can never TELL you WHO to love or HOW to love them. At the end of the day, all you have is family. I guess some people don't get that and never will. I have been very blessed to have the family that I do. We are all still very much involved in each other's lives and supportive. Heck, my mom and dad are best friends. When they have relationship problems they can sit outside in my dad's garage and talk about it, and lean on each other for support or ideas on how to fix things. That's AMAZING to me. That's family right there. Maybe we all could take a lesson from them, or at least some of us can!

P.S: I have started believing that the internet is the root of all that is evil. It's like you no longer have the right to say whatever you want without people getting all angry inside. Like my friend Apryle says,"it's my site my blog I can say whatever I want because I have freedom of speech. If you don't like it then don't visit my website." That is all so very true. If you don't like what people are saying about you, either A)don't go where you know you aren't liked or B)don't cause problems for people to blog about. It's that simple. I kind of almost in a way, feel that these sites were purposely made so that people could misconstrue them. I don't know, maybe I'm crazy, but some days I don't even want to write my thoughts because of what "others" might say or do. Then, I feel vendictive because I write my thoughts. So, it's a no win either way it goes. You either do it, or you don't, and wish you did. So, do you stay silent and keep the peace, or speak out and free your voice? Either way, you never win...

THE BABY SHOWER!

2008-08-31T09:09:00.000-07:00

SO, THE BABY SHOWER WENT AWESOME! i GOT UP THAT MORNiNG ABOUT 6:30 AND GOT MORE STUFF DONE AROUND THE HOUSE AS RiCK WAS TAKiNG ALL THE KiDDOS TO LAKE BELTON TO FiSH! THEN, i WENT BACK UPSTAiRS, AND JUST CHiLLED OUT UNTiL ABOUT 3 WHEN i STARTED GETTiNG READY! EVERYONE GOT HERE, AND WE ALL CONGREGATED AROUND OUTSiDE ON THE BACK PATiO, THEN FiNALLY CAME iNSiDE TO OPEN PRESENTS! iT WAS SO SO SO FUN! ABBY GOT HER BEDDiNG, A BATH TUB, CUTE CLOTHES, WASH CLOTHES, HiGH CHAiR, BOUNCER, LOTS AND LOTS OF NECCESSiTiES PRETTY MUCH! i WAS SO HAPPY WiTH THE TURN OUT! i ALSO WORE A DRESS AND 4 iNCH HiGH HEELS, THAT i SUCCESSFULLY COULD WALK AROUND iN ALL NiGHT! iT WAS AWESOME! i CAN BE PREGGERS AND STiLL BE SYLiSH *LOL*! i DEFiNiTELY LOVED THE FACT THAT MY HUSBAND WAS WiTH ME THE WHOLE TiME AND THAT HiS MOM AND STEP DAD AS WELL AS BOTH OF MY PARENTS AND HiS STEP SiSTER JENNiFER WERE HERE. i LOVE ALL OF THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! THEY DEFiNiTELY MADE THAT DAY SPECiAL FOR ME! AND NiCOLE TOO, BUT SHE ALREADY KNOWS i LOVE AND APPRECiATE HER ALL THE TiME FOR EVERYTHiNG SHE HAS EVER DONE FOR ME THROUGHOUT OUR 13 YEARS OF FRiENDSHiP! i AM ONE LUCKY GiRL, AND ABBY WiLL BE THE SAME WAY! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU THAT CAME! iT REALLY MEANT A LOT TO ME! i AM TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE EACH OF YOU iN MY LiFE, iN OUR LiVES! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

If Today Is Tomorrow...

2008-08-27T06:14:00.001-07:00

Then it's THURSDAY! HAHA! I wish! So, I'm getting really really excited that there's only 2 more work days left this week, and then my baby shower + a 3 day weekend! That is going to be SO nice! I can't wait! The baby shower is going to be great! I have decided I don't care if a lot of people don't show up(no offense if you can't come.. I"m just saying I understand and am not going to be upset). I know that my family, Rick's REAL parents (Irene & Dan), Crystal, Laura, Nicole, Wayne, Katy & husband, Heather & her husband, & some others will be there! Unfortunately, Uncle Sam has screwed me again! My brother won't be coming home until it's looking like October! UGH! I am thankful for everything he does for our country and all, but at the same time I get a little bit sad inside! ANY WAY, I can't wait for everyone to see the house! I have kind of pieced it together! I have been trying really hard to find things to put up on the walls. I know the last time we had people over I had NOTHING put up haha! So, this time, I at least got some of our pictures up! Plus, we have finally gotten all the black out drapes for our house. That was a chore in itself! Buying drapes for like 18 windows that are really odd sized! Any way glad that's over! On the other hand, I was hoping to have Abby's room set up, but I don't have any of her stuff in yet. My dad is one of those superstitious "don't buy anything before the baby gets here" type people. He just so happens to be the one that's buying all of her bedroom furniture! AH! Go figure huh?!?! So, I won't have her room done until after we come home! So, don't expect any pictures until after she gets here! Then I am going to go into overly productive mood and get to cranking on that bedroom! I can't wait! Her bedding is too darn cute! It's a green/pink paisley pattern. I am doing her room kind of like a chic cowgirl type theme. I even have a stuffed animal looking rocking horse to go in her room! I can't wait! Any way, so most of you don't know, but Rick's step sister Jennifer moved in with us. She had gotten married, and moved away to Arizona, but things changed, her husband is a lying/cheating sack of you know what... so we extended our home and hearts to her and her two children, Macie and Dominick. I was never very skeptical about letting her into our home seeing as she is Rick's step dad Dan's daughter, and I know she is a good person just for that fact, because, well, Dan is awesome! Any way, she and my mother have both been my saving grace these past 2 weeks. I just can't find the energy after I get home from a long day at work to do anything but head my big bellied self upstairs to our cave like coldness of a room, prop my feet up on a pillow, and just lay there and relax watching lots of MTV or medical shows. I gotta say, it's been very nice to be able to do that, but on the other hand, I feel like they may be spoiling me too much! Last weekend, was the FIRST weekend in my ENTIRE pregnancy I didn't do a darn thing. I mean I literally slept all weekend, no joke. It was nice, and I have been so rested this week. My pregnancy really hasn't been that bad. I know they always say the baby will keep you up all night, but strangely, Abigail is only active during the day when I am active, and doesn't move around at night. So, I am able to sleep (if I can turn my head off and get out of the "to do list" craziness that's in my head) through the night with the occassional potty breaks. I can sleep on my side and on my belly if I get a pillow and kind of tilt myself. It hasn't been bad. I don't have ANY cravings. NONE! I have more aversions to food than anything else! I can't STAND meat right now. I would rather have me a bowl of cereal or some donuts. Ok, so I guess I do crave things, but I LOVED cereal before I was pregnant. So, I don't know! All I know is I will be 34 weeks pregnant this Saturday! Not much longer to go, and the weather is suppose to be getting cooler! So, that's not bad either! I keep getting scared b/c my belly is dropping, but I guess it's about time for her to be making her way there. I haven't had any "false" contractions. Well, I have but not noticable enough to even gripe about it. I am just mostly achy and tired, but from about 6am-3pm I could do ANYTHING! Seriously, I feel I could run a marathon! Then after 3... well my energy goes bye-bye and the sleepy eyes set in! Any way, after the baby shower, I shall post some pictures(if I can figure out HOW), and let all of you know how it goes... since you know, I'm letting the husband have a pony keg. HA! I know, I'm strange, but I want everyone to have FUN! I can always go to bed whenever I want... =-)

Until then...

Long time no hear!

2008-08-04T11:22:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I haven't done this in quite some time now! Goodness! I never have been good at the whole "jourmal upkeep". Well, as many of you know we are having a baby girl! We still haven't gotten her room done, but the rest of the house has come together quite perfectly. Still don't have picture frames for all of our engagement/wedding portraits. I just right now, can not make myself spend so much money on frames! I am a cheap skate, really, I am! However, after 2 months of fighting with myself, Rick and I picked out that paint for Abigail's room sometime in June. I can't wait to see what it looks like when my Uncle John gets back from Tennessee! The baby shower is set for August 30. I couldn't have picked a better date!! My brother, who amazingly has been sooo supportive of my little family, will be coming home for some R & R around that time! How perfect! I was so excited to hear that he would be coming home for that, and that somehow, I had managed to plan this shower around him! Especially since he deployed the day of my wedding. I just thought to myself how things work out in mysterious ways! I had NO clue he would be able to come home this soon! I am oh so excited though! Well, more about pregnancy... we can definitely see & feel Abby lots lately! August 2nd(Saturday night), Rick and I could feel her little head! He kissed it and told her how much he loved her. It's the sweetest thing ever. Any time he can feel her at all he gets real close to my tummy and says, "Abby girl, it's daddy I love you." It's so sweet it almost tears me up right now just thinking about it. Those are the times I want to put in my memory box and never ever forget! AGH! Any way, I have only gained 11 lbs so far! I am very excited about that! I did start off a little bit on the heavy side. So, me not gaining oodles of weight has been a big accomplishment to me! Any way, all is good in the Warden family right now. I will post more, sometime later. I work all the time, and I just found out today that I'm not eligible for FMLA. So, I had planned to take off 12 weeks starting September 8-November 28, I can't! The most time off, UNPAID, I can have here is 6 weeks, but HR will make an exception and extend it to 7 weeks since the week I will come back (provided Abby makes her debut October 11 as planned) would be Thanksgiving week, and we get off that Tuesday. So, two work days is pointless. Any way, I am severly bummed now! I don't feel like I have any time to get the last few things done, and on the weekends I am so tired from working all week that all I want to do is rest. Plus, by some odd mishap, I have severe depression coupled with insomnia, which as you know, doesn't make depression better! UGH! I don't know what to do! I really wanted to take off next month, and prepare, but I have to work up until the day I deliever! I can't believe this! I am so ticked! So, when I find some more time I will update... Until then....

How It Got Started....

2008-05-14T11:48:00.000-07:00

So, this is my first official blog! A little bit about our new family! I was born and raised in Hewitt,TX(a suburb outside of Waco,TX). I went to Midway, then off to McLennan Community College, and then shortly followed by Texas State Technical College. I am an administrative assistant at Bobcat of Waco, and I am 23. April 28,2007 I met Rick at a benefit for a little girl with cancer at the Ice House. I was introduced to him from my best friend's boss Sandra who just so happened to be Rick's ex-step mom. My first impression of him was that he was really good looking, but I thought he was a minor(tee-hee whoops!). Little did I know that meeting him that one time would spark such an immediate bond, and an everlasting relationship. We never made ourselves "official" until July 4,2007. That was the first time he kissed me! It took us two whole months to get to know each other. We spent hours and hours on the phone with each other asking questions, talking about our days, our hopes, our dreams, and our goals. We also spent quite a few nights together watching movies. He only stayed the night with me ONE time during the whole "getting to know each other" process. I thought he was a gentleman! Any way, so on to the good stuff, he and I immediately moved in together! We had a few rough spots, but nothing that our love for each other couldn't overcome obviously! So, November 7,2007 was the day he decided he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me! How it happened: well I was working at a small veternarian clinic in Waco, and we were living in my mom's old house. She had come down that weekend for something, I'm not quite sure why? I had the MOST TERRIBLE day at work ever! I rememer I got off work, called him, and he immediately asked me to get him & my mother some beer. I knew they had been drinking since 3 according to text messages I got that day. So, I was thinking how awful it was going to be because all I wanted to do was go home, cuddle on the bed, watch movies, and fall asleep! Well, being the good girlfriend I was, I stopped off at the gas station, got him some beer, some snuff, and headed home! I got home, and he was smoking! Yeah, he never does that unless he is TIPSY or DRUNK! So, I sit down outside, and have me a cigarrette. He asked me if I wanted to go out to eat with Sandra and her son. I agreed even though I really didn't want to! So, I told him I wanted to go take a shower in peace, and have some destressing me time. Well, I was in the shower probably about ten or fifteen minutes, sitting in the bottom of it, shaving my legs when I hear him at the door! He walks in, and wanted to ask me a question. I told him to come to me, and open the curtain so I could hear him better. Well, he swung open the curtain, and to my amazment he was on his knee. Ok, so at this time I thought, "great he's drunk and can't stand up how are we suppose to go to dinner" being the pessimist that I am! Well, he looked at me with all kinds of nervousness written all over his face, and gently asked,"I have been waiting for this moment for so long. Baby, will you marry me and make me the happiest I have ever been?" It didn't take me but two seconds to say yes! When he put the gold band on my finger, he told me that it was my great grandmother's and he had asked my mother for it. That ring is almost 100 years old, has survived WW1 and WWII, and managed to survive being brought over to the U.S. It was very special to me, because my grandmother is some what of a stern one. She has never given me or my mother anything of importance from her heritage. So, you can imagine my amazement. So, after that, I got out of the shower, and we immediately set a date! Then, I picked out my wedding dress the very next day! Our wedding was on April 12,2008. It was at a small chapel with a very cool reverand! It was a perfect day! Ok, the other stuff.... we found out that we were pregnant February 14,2008. I know, I know, kinda cooky, but I didn't plan it that way! I had been so sick for the two weekends before that I didn't even want to go out and party. I just figured I had made myself sick of beer mentally in order to lose weight for my dress. Well, Valentine's Day rolls around, I had gone to Wal-Mart, gotten his gift, and bought me something to wear. He came home with my gift, we exchanged, and headed for RedLobster. Again, I was sick I couldn't even drink or eat my food. Then it hits us that I was 2 weeks late! So, after dinner, we went to Wal-Mart, he ran in, got me a pregnancy test, and a hug stuffed animal. Rick was always so excited whenever I thought I might be pregnant. He was laying in bed about to go to sleep, since he had to get up at 5 A.M., and I came in the room and said,"I hope you are ready to stop drinking with me!" Bless his heart he was so tired from work, he just smiled really big, and I crawled into bed with him, and then called everyone! As of today, May 15, I am 18 weeks along! The pregnancy has actually gone really smooth! I lost morning sickness (yeah, all day sickness more like it) around week 12 right before the wedding! I haven't gained too much weight, I haven't lost weight, but boy I look like I'm already huge! I will post pictures as it progresses. We went to the doctor our first time when I was 8 weeks, and had a confirmation ultra sound. He was very amazed with the baby. He kept telling everyone it looked like a peanut on a spindle. He has definately been pushing for a boy, because he wants a full-time fishing partner! He's so funny! The next time he and I went to the doctor it was for my "womanly appointment". So, he definitely got to see everything!!! It was really nothing to me since he will be present at the birth! So, we'll find out waht the baby is on Tuesday May, 20 at 4 P.M. I can't wait! Then we can finally decided on how we're going to do the nursery! I will update more! Oh yeah, we bought an amazing two story house in McGregor, Texas. It's over 2,600 sqft. Plenty enough room for a growing family! I can't believe I was lucky enough to find this rare gem!!! I will keep this blog thing going!!! Until then......