Finally a Pregnant Picture...

Ok, I have been dreading putting a picture of me up of the blog for the whole world to see because I didn't want to just look like a fat lady that says she's pregnant. So, I am finally pregnant enough that I look it. So here is me at 30 weeks. Little Jeremy moves A LOT and is starting to shove my ribs out of his way. I feel good though and am happy. I am also sporting a new haircut. I got back from the grocery store tonight and I must have been craving it because I bought a lot of fruit. Well, my fruit drawer in the fridge has been so dirty and I just keep all the fruit in the bags in the drawer. Something leaked in there a million years ago... I don't really know. I'm embarrassed to say I was ignoring it because I didn't want to get down there and clean it. Well tonight with all my lovely fruit I just couldn't stand putting it in the drawer. So I pulled the drawer out to clean it and......OH MY GOSH.....it was way worse underneath. I had to give in to what was needed and I yanked all the shelves out and got to washing. All expired food when bye bye and everything got a good Clorox wash. Now look how beautiful! And I couldn't believe how much room is in there without all the old food. Yay me!

The rest are just some cute pictures of David. He is in underwear here and climbed into my clean laundry basket for a pretend nap.

Here is David's special friend/baby that he takes care of and loves and snuggles and does just about everything with. "Puppy" wanted to get his picture taken.

Here is my sweetness being his cute self.

Musings on the 3rd Trimester- Officially 7 Months Today

• I can no longer sit with my back and lap at a 90 degree angle
• Winding up the vacuum cord is the WORST chore
• I go pee, but when I stand up my bladder feels full again
• Bending over to pick something up precedes 5 mins of heavy breathing
• I am never sure what meal will stick, or which meal will be rejected
• Sleep is never sound with the constant bathroom trips through the night
• I need new garments, because underwear can only stretch so far
• Customers give me dirty looks at work because they think I'm 16
• I cannot go 2 mins without burping
• Light exercise is good while pregnant, but where to women get the energy?

March of Dimes Dairy Queen Night

Most of you that read this blog will get an email invitation and probably a phone call inviting you to this but here it is to read first. My work, Dairy Queen is hosting a MOD Team Tera night for my family MOD fundraising. From 4pm-10pm 15% of sales will be donated to MOD. So come one come all for a burger and some ice cream. You will getting food and donating! Its going to be Monday March 29th and the restaurant is located at Higley and Baseline right by the Gateway Hospital. Put it on your calendar. And like I said, I will remind you all PLENTY of times. :-) We got involved after my niece, Tera passed and attached below is a little of her story.

Our niece Tera was born 5 weeks early with complex congenital hear defects. Her prognosis was guarded but optimistic and positive. Doctors told her parents that her medical condition could cause death, but for 13 days, they focused on loving her and bringing her home. She successfully went through open heart surgery, but passed away on September 12th, 2001.

Along with Tera's parents and siblings, we have walked as a four state "Team Tera" in her honor for the last 8 years, raising over $21,000. It is a cherished family tradition. We appreciate your support as we try to do our small part to help other babies and families who endure the effects of prematurity, congenital birth defects, and infant death.

The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

Potty Time! < Gross Disclaimer

I caught David in mid-act and ran him to the toilet. He held on tight but he let some slip and we finally got a poop out of David!!!! On the Potty!!! Oh Hallelujah I thought it would never happen.

AZ March for Babies Zoo Day

We had the opportunity to attend a function for the Arizona March for Babies today at the Zoo. We are one of the Team Families and this will be our 9th year participating. My niece Tera Evelyn was born prematurely and died after living 13 days. We love her and miss her and remember her with help from The March for Babies (formerly March of Dimes). We also do fundraising for medical research for premature babies. Anything will help. Even $5. You can donate at the link to the right >>>>> After our lunch and event we got to play at the zoo. It was David's first time and he loved it and enjoyed spending time with his cousins. I got to be pushed in a wheelchair because of my pregnancy. I wanted to be able to make it through the whole day so Tyler was kind enough to push me. David's favorite parts were the petting zoo goats and the monkey encounter habitat with little squirrel monkeys. He even got to get a toy monkey at the end of the day which you can see in his sleeping arms in the last picture. He immediately fell asleep on the way home. Good sign we had a great day.

Calling All Mothers

I am sick and tired of poop. David will pee in the potty fine but he will not poop in the toilet. I have tried a few things already but I would like to know what has worked for you. Please comment.

David's Portraits

After 2 years of my neglecting to get photos taken of my son, I finally got us down to Target. David is not a cooperative smiler. His last session at 18 months we got 1 blank face picture and then the rest he was screaming. I think I waited so long because I was scared it would happen again. So I asked Amy to come with me and use her amazing photography skills. I just got to sit back and enjoy while she did all the positioning and funny noises while the Target worker took the pictures. It was such a different experience for me. Here are 2 of the best.

Isn't he adorable!!!

Polka Dot Posh = Awesome

My friend Roxanne starting doing this with some friends. It's baby/kid stuff and everything is soooo cute. They are all homemade and you can buy them on their etsy site, or on the blog which I have a button for on the right side of my blog. >>>> Here are some of my favorites.

Jim Butcher - Read His Books

This is the first of Jim Butcher's book series I read. It's called The Dresden Files. An awesome Fantasy story set in modern day Chicago. The main character is a sexy rugged man and the humor through out the book is my favorite part. He is planning on 20 books and book 12 comes out in April.

I loved the Dresden Files so much that I was hesitant to read his more conventional fantasy series. He wrote it after he started the Dresden Files so I was scared it might not be as good. I WAS WRONG! It's called The Codex Alera. The story is set in its own world with its own places and history. Plucky young hero that rises to the occasion. Very unique way he incorporates the "magic" in the story. I am addicted and so sad that there are only 6 and I am so sad to start the LAST ONE tonight.

Visit his website if you want more info.

http://www.jim-butcher.com/

The Day of 3 trips to Walmart

I love a good shopping trip like the rest of us but by my 3rd trip I was so sick of this parking lot. This morning I got up and went to the Walmart pharmacy and spent $60 hard earned cash for my prescriptions. We were waiting for our HSA account to be completed so that we could then use that money. So in the mean time I had to use our real money and then submit a claim to be reimbursed weeks later. blah! Then in the late afternoon Tyler and I found out that our account had been set up already and our current HSA cards were totally usable. UGH! I already spent $60 real dollars. So I went BACK to Walmart and went to customer service and they were able to give me back my money and then charge the Rx's to the HSA. Yay! Then I trucked back to the house to get ready for work and David ready to go to a sitter. Then at work my hair dryer broke. This is what allows me to take the frozen metal rings off the ice cream cakes. I couldn't do any work till I had a working one again so I got in the car and went to Safeway across the street. NO HAIR DRYERS. So, reluctantly I headed back to the same Walmart hoping no one recognized me from my earlier trips and picked up what I needed. Its been a long day and I don't want to drive anywhere for a long time.

Why can you be Pregnant AND Sick?

As most of you know I am pregnant right now, about 22 weeks, with a baby boy. We are naming him Jeremy Dale Daniel. I think God has played a trick on us women. Not only does our body go through changes to create the baby, also most of us get horribly sick. I have had my share of "morning" sickness. Now I am well past feeling nausea but have the very real possibility of having an ulcer. I mean, come on! Completely unrelated to being pregnant I have to get this now, which makes me throw up even more than in the first trimester. I miss food wanting to stay in my stomach. It's such a simple thing we take for granted. Eating. So I move forward, growing this guy inside of me. And despite it all, I am happy. I'm excited about this new little boy, about the change our life is going to have, about the love in our home, all while my head is in the toilet. I feel tricked but I am glad that happy hormones surge through pregnant women so we can overlook all the bad. I guess its a good plan. Thumbs up to my Father in Heaven.

Why were there Permanet Markers nearby???

So this is a picture of David cleaning up his mess. I had to take a shower this afternoon and he is too old now for me to take him with me. I usually let him stay in the living room to watch a movie and all goes well. Today I came out and sat on the couch and started talking on the phone. Slowly I began to smell permanent marker and wondered where on earth it was coming from. I mean, David has been mobile for 2 1/2 years now. I have moved everything that could possibly be in his reach that he shouldn't have....I guess not everything. I looked over at the computer desk and all over the screen and the desk was marker. Plus his shirt and face. He went straight to his room and I found a clue on the internet to clean the monitor with nail polish remover. So I got that clean and then calmed down a bit. I let David out of his room and made him start scrubbing the desk. I think it has come out as good as it is going to get. GRRRR!