Just a little tip from me to you...

Do NOT go to a nude beach without taking bug spray. This has been your weekly Public Service Announcement.

This Weekend Sucked

OK, so we went to Brooks for Tom's helicopter thing. I had no delusions whatsoever that he would be spending time with Orion and I except for at night and in the mornings when we woke up. BUT, I didn't expect that he would pretty much ignore the fact that we existed this weekend. Granted, I did stay in the motor home a lot reading, but really, what else was I going to do? It still was no excuse for me to have to repeat things six times before he even realized I was talking to him or for Orion to have to cry all the time because he wanted to spend time with Daddy. He could have spent time with Daddy, but it wouldn't have been any fun because the only thing Tom said to him this weekend was "no" and unless Orion was in Tom's direct point of view playing with his tools, Tom didn't say three words to him either. I know he was having fun, and for that I am happy. But it's ridiculous. There's another helicopter thing in September at the same place and I think it would just be better if Tom went by himself. Granted, he'll forget to eat, but he's a big boy and can figure that out on his own. It's just no use for us to go and feel horrible the whole time. Plus, I'll be 7 months pregnant in September and the last thing I want to do is spend all week chasing a toddler and then all weekend trying to keep him out of everyone's hair. And yeah, I understood that we wouldn't spend time together, but when he actually utters the words "I didn't come here to spend time with you and Orion" he just sounds like a douche.

It would be really nice if I could justify a weekend for me, but I just can't see how. I feel guilty when I spend money since I'm not working, which blows. Plus, all the things I like to do they frown upon while you're pregnant. Shooting, white-water rafting, riding horses...there's really not a whole lot my doctor will consent to since I'm already technically "high risk". *sigh*

Orion has learned how to climb over his baby gate, so I'm not sure what we're going to do about that. He came into our room this morning at 2 am and wanted to climb into bed with us. That's all fine and dandy, and yeah, the snuggles are nice, but he is going to have to learn that he can't just sleep in our bed whenever he wants to. We put him back in his bed (well, Tom did) and then he was right back in at 5. Since I'd been awake since 2 (once I'm awake, I'm awake), the second time I just got up myself and let the boys sleep. I've been sleeping like crap lately anyway, so it's not really like I'm missing out on much...lol

I can't wait for July 7th! We'll have our next ultrasound then and hopefully the technician will be able to tell us what we're having. Tom won't be able to come to this one because he's already taken a lot of time off the past few weeks. It sucks, but it'll be fine. He's gone to a couple which is really nice but with his position at work now he just can't get to them all. We were super disappointed that we didn't get to find out at this last ultrasound because more than anything he really wanted to be there for that. It bums me out that he won't be.

I started feeling the baby for sure last week, which was really awesome, and felt it a lot this weekend. Apparently it likes chili. heh

18 Weeks Pregnant

17 Weeks

Well, this week marked the 17 week mark! I'm almost half-way there!!! It's amazing. We had our ultrasound on Tuesday, but the technician sucked monkey balls, so we still don't know what we're having. I have another ultrasound in three weeks (on the 7th), so hopefully we'll find out for sure then. I hate being on pins and needles waiting. The technician didn't even look and said that basically, since I wasn't anorexic, he wouldn't be able to tell. That may have been the case, but he didn't need to put it that way...ya know?

Last weekend was fun. The girls' mom, aunt, and grandma went with us so it wasn't as relaxing a time as it could have been, but it was still a good time. Orion had fun on the beach (it was his first time!) and liked to throw the sand everywhere. He got wet a couple of times but overall, still had a blast. When we were leaving he saw the beach again and said "Beach? Ocean? No beach. Bye bye ocean." He had this horribly sad voice when he said bye bye too. Made me sad and want to take him back out one more time. But, we had the girls with us so that wouldn't not have been feasible or easy.

This weekend is the heli competition in Brooks. We're leaving today around noon and I still have the shopping to do. It's only for a few days, so it's not a lot of shopping, but I need to get the necessities...heh Unfortunately, Tim is parked behind me right now and I can't leave until he gets up or I wake him up...depends on what time it's getting to be. They like to sleep in. ;)

17 Weeks Pregnant

This weekend is gonna rock!

So, this weekend Mom and Dad are using Shelly and Cris' beach house because the girls' birthday was yesterday. It's going to be a family get-away. Tom, Orion, and I are headed down there tonight after Tom gets off work. I'm so excited!! We haven't gotten away together in a very long time, and Orion's never been to the beach. It'll be fun! Then, next weekend we're taking the motor home down to Brooks for a helicopter competition (R/C). Tom's really excited to go and while it's not really my thing, they fly the helicopters at night which is super cool to see. And even if it's boring to me, I get to spend more time with my honey doing stuff that he enjoys, so that rocks.

After I got back last week from my mom and dad's, Tom had arranged for Tim and Alicia to watch Orion while we went out to dinner and a movie. I had a really good time and it was desperately needed. We went to Outback (Tom had the crab, of course, and I had chicken) and then went to see "Up" which is the new Disney/Pixar movie. Yeah. So, those kinds of movies aren't supposed to make you cry. This one did. Twice. Now, in most instances I would chalk this up to pregnancy hormones, but I am not the only one that cried when they saw this movie and the others weren't pregnant. I highly recommend the movie though...it was REALLY good and I laughed much more than I cried. I'm hoping we can get out more often now that babysitting is fairly convenient at this point, but we'll see. We don't want to spend a lot of money because we're trying to save, but we can always just walk around the mall or go to $2 movies at McMenamin's. :)

My blood sugars have been somewhat decent the past few days. In fact, for four days in a row I had awesome sugars and got to put stickers in my log book. heh Then, this morning I wake up with a 127 as my fasting number. What the hell!? I think that's the worst part about being pregnant and diabetic...you never know what you're going to end up with. For instance, I could take my insulin one day, eat a baked potato and have a perfectly beautiful blood sugar number. The next day, I'll take the same amount of insulin and eat the exact same baked potato, and I'll crash in two hours. Still more frustrating is the day that I take the same amount of insulin, eat the same baked potato, and end up at 200. There really is no rhyme or reason to this silly disease when you're pregnant. It blows. I am, however, handling it quite well I think, and even when I'm not at perfect numbers my doctor doesn't seem to mind too much. He's pretty cool.

I can't wait until Tuesday!!! We love seeing the little one on the ultrasound screen. I have an idea of how I'm going to decorate the baby's room, so that's cool, and Tom seems to like it so we'll go with that. We're having the hardest time agreeing on names, which is frustrating, but we have a baby name book now that we're going over with a fine-toothed comb. We'll find something we both like eventually...let's just hope it's not when the baby's five. hehehe

Go to sleep!!!!!

Orion will NOT take a nap anymore!! He won't stay in bed!! All he wants to do is play, which is understandable for a 2-year old, and if he weren't such a little shit when he doesn't take a nap I would have no problem with the no nap thing. Ugh. I feel like the meanest mommy ever every time I tell him to get back in bed. *sigh*

Alicia introduced me to the evils of Guitar Hero. I'm addicted...it's SO much fun!!!!! I'm having a hard time putting it down and stepping away...though I haven't been on it at all today. My pointer finger is numb so I'm trying to see if I'll actually gain the feeling back in it. heh

We've moved into week 16 for the pregnancy, which is pretty cool. We'll have our Level 2 ultrasound next Tuesday (on Tom's birthday) and find out for sure what we're having.

16 Weeks Pregnant

Oh what a week...

So, this past week I was in Salem helping out my mom by babysitting my dad. He is recovering well from his surgery, but that just means he's trying to do more than he should. Throw in the fact that he can't drive for six weeks, and that makes for a very cranky daddy. Maybe "cranky" is the understatement of the century. Between Dad, the girls, and Orion, mine was the most well-behaved of the two year olds. The girls would throw fits (not huge ones because I nipped those in the bud) and Dad would throw fits that rivaled a three year old not getting the piece of candy he so desperately wanted. I actually had to yell at him a few times like I was talking to the girls. He's angry all the time and just plain a pain in the ass to deal with. I was never so happy to be home in my entire life...and I missed Tom terribly.

I'm just over 15 weeks now. Time seems to be creeping by!! They were able to get the measurements they needed on the third try for the first trimester screen, and my next appointment is on the 16th (Tom's birthday). It'll be another ultrasound, so I'm super excited to see the little one again. We should also find out for sure what we're having. They made a guess at the last ultrasound, but since it was so early, we're not taking that as 100%. Tom took the day off of work to go to the appointment on his birthday, so that's awesome. He'll get to be there with me. :) With this being the second pregnancy, me not working, and the position he has at work it's REALLY hard for him to get time off for appointments and ultrasounds. He's gone a couple of times, which rocks, and he'll be there for the big stuff...which is what's important.

I'm trying to figure out how to decorate another baby's room. With Orion is was super easy because we could use his name as a theme (outer space), but with this one, I have no freaking idea what to do. I know I have plenty of time, but even with as slow as the time seems to be going, it'll be time for the room shortly...and I'm a huge procrastinator.

The baby actually looks like a baby this week!!!!

15 Weeks Pregnant