US

Greg - he has been working hard to get things done at work and to get things done at the house. We are trying to get it unpacked and ready for Lexi to arrive and for company. We are not getting a lot done since I can't do a ton and he is now unable to do much. We found out that he has an umbilical (sp) hernia and will be going to San Antonio this week to have a sergon look at it and then make the appt to have it fix, I just hope that we both are not cut on at the same time!! We can't have both parents down for recovery. He has had the problem for about a year, but Greg being Greg, never said anything to me or anyone else thinking that it was nothing. He stated that it was just a minor thing at first, but now its way bigger and more painful. Imagine all that furniture he was carring around since he will not let the military move us with this issue going on!!

Brandie - I have just started a new term in school and one class is only 6 weeks long and that all falls during my possible delivery time. I have only 3 classes to take and then I am done with this part of my schooling. I will go and get my BS, but will wait about 3 months or so. As long as I start back before December I will be fine since that is when I am to start paying back my student loans. Lexi is still breeched, and I would know if she had turned. It hurts when she is just adjusting herself during the day. She is most active anyway from about noon - 6 pm. I have another appt on the 23rd of Jan and then after that one I will go in everyweek.
I have finally got all her clothing washed, folded and hung up. Her folded clothing is on the floor in her room since we do not have a dresser for her yet. Her room still looks like a storage room, but we hope that will be fixed before she comes. We still have lots to do, but it all depends on what happens with Greg's surgery on his tummy. I REALLY wished I had help here for the next 5 weeks since Greg will be out for a bit and its getting REALLY hard for me to do things.
Guest may have to stay in a hotel if its not all done in time!

Tori and Arwen update

Tori - She has a bit of a cold right now and some congestion in her chest. I am hoping that she will get better soon. She is getting super excited about Lexi coming out soon. She soon will be going to the base for something that is like pre-school for a few days of the week and she is super excited about it too. We hope to get her in for the 3 days a week, but she may only get in the class that is 2 days a week. Tori is up to about 42 pounds now.

Arwen - She is trying to potty train, but we still got a LONG way to go. I am not rushing her and she will go if we ask, but she will not tell us when she has to go yet and will just go in her diapers if we do not ask her all the time. She is also super excited about Lexi coming soon and loves to hug my belly and give it kisses. Arwen is up to 28 pounds now.

Both girls have grown about an inch since October and Tori maybe a little more than the inch. We will post more pictures when we get them taken.

Six weeks left

We have 6 weeks left until the due date at 40 weeks. We are looking at making decision that if Lexi is not head down by 37 weeks we will c-section so we do not allow it to turn into an emergancy. Now if i go in at my next appt on the 23rd and I am showing signs of a pending labor due to my cervix changing then we may make it sooner to have her. Either way we and the doctor feel that she will be here around 37 weeks - 38 weeks.

As of now she is still not trying to turn head down and when Greg talks to her at the bottom of my tummy she will turn a little (very Little) and then goes right back to her old position when he is done talking. I tried to rub on her head to get her to move in that direction according to what I was told to do and it does not help, she is refusing to move!! Go figure..its a girl and that is the way they can be!!

Well now we have maybe less than 6 weeks to do the following:
* clean out and paint the nursery - get it ready for guest
* buy a carseat - if we can get the money
* make sure that we do not end up with more than one family here at a time - I will go nutz if that happened
* Make sure I got everything I will need - I am not even close to ready
* Make sure I got meals in the frezzer that Greg can just heat up
* Make sure I got a plan for the girls - have no idea what I will do with them
* get my house Very clean before Lexi comes - God do I have a lot to do in a short amount of time
* Get all Lexi's stuff washed and ready
* Get my bags packed just incase of emergancy / labor starts
* Make sure I got all ours and the girls stuff all cleaned up and caught up like the laundry

The list is so huge I know I will not even come close to getting it all done, but I will try hard, its not like I am really sleeping all that much, so I do have a lot of time when the girls are sleeping to do some of it, oh and on top of it all I have a new school term starting This month that last 3 months, but I will then be done with my degree and finished with school until the summer and then I start my other degree.

Can we say STRESSED!!!! I feel as if I have this HUGE pile ontop of me and I can't seem to get out from underneth it to save my life. If I could afford it I would hire someone to come and get the house cleaned from head to toe before Lexi came. Its really nasty in a way for a newborn, due to the last tenets not cleaning EVER.

Baby Update

Ok well we just got back from the doctor's office and it was what I expected. Lexi is still breeched and in the exact same place as before. She just loves to be upright I guess. He estamated her to be about 4 1/2 pounds right now which is about normal, maybe a tad on the smaller end of the scale. So if we go full term them she will be about 7 1/2 - 8 pounds.

I will go again in 2 weeks on the 23rd of Jan @ 3pm and then after that it will be every week that we go in.

34 weeks tomorrow

So I will be 34 weeks along tomorrow and I am just now hating this. I have finally reached my point of suckness with the pregnancy, I am swelling SO bad these last few days that my fingers feel as if they will pop, Can't wear my tennis shoes all that well with out feeling like my feet are being squezzed way too tight.

I can't wear any rings and my face is so chubby looking. I am just hoping that this swelling is normal and not a sign of high blood pressure, but we will find out tomorrow. Its just odd that just in the last 2-3 days its gotten out of control. For those who may ask if I am getting enough water...YES. I am drinking from one of those water jug looking things that hold 2 ltrs and I drink all day from it. It sucks since I end up spening most of my time in the bathroom due to all the water.

I have also starting having contractions like I did with Tori and Arwen that will last an hour or more and then go away. I was having a bad day of them Sunday when we went over to a friends house to eat dinner and hang out. I think that day the contractions lasted about 5 hours, but were not constant the whole time. This can only mean that the time is getting close to when I will have her.

The doctor may preform the group b test tomorrow and if he does I will have him check me and see if I have started showing signs of changes down below and I will ask for him to let us know her weight status and of course the postition of her head!!

Besure to check it out tomorrow night for the appt. information. My appt is at 3pm, so I will be posting later in the day

update photo of me

Ok so here it is....I know that I am looking a bit on the fat side, but its all due to the swelling, since i have only gained about 17 pounds this whole 8 months, and that is Damn good since with my last 2 I gained 36-40 pounds.

Greg took the photo and I asked how it looked, his reply was that it looked as if I ate a dinosaur...go figure a MALE whould say that!!!

Ok here it is..........

Busy Mom's Fudge

I found this recipe somewhere on line and love how easy it was.

1 1/2 cup sugar 1 can (5oz.) Evaproted milk

1/4 cup butter 5 cups mini marshmellows

1 pkg. Chocolate Chips 1 pkg (1oz.)Pre melted baking chocolate

1 tsp vanilla

In a 2 qt. bowl combine the sugar, milk and butter. Microwave until it comes to a rolling boil and be sure to stir after its been in for about 2.5 minutes.

Cook for 5 minutes and then stir again after 3 minutes.

Add marshmelows and stir until melted and mixed in.

Stir in the chocolate chips, melted chocolate until smooth.

Add vanilla and pour immediatley into a 9x13" pan (greased) and let it cool in the fridge until firm.

Cut into squares and enjoy.

Yields: 2 1/4 pounds of fudge