Breaking through the Fibrofog…

We spent most of today taking our current computer room and moving the furniture out so we can make that room our nursery. To my suprise before bed I was able to paint 2 of the walls in the baby room, the new computer room still needs organized but it’s not that bad. So hopefully before the week is over the nursery will be painted and and we can start setting up baby stuff!! Dean wanted to wait longer to work on the room but I keep worrying that the end of this pregnancy will get difficult as my first did and I’d rather be involved in preparing the baby room then not so nows a perfect time. We’ve decided to just stick w/ the John Lennon set we had from when Caleb was a baby for this baby too so expenses for that stuff is well there is none, so I figured we could afford to spend the money on decorating instead!

Next week is Calebs 3rd Birthday party! i cant believe it’s been 3 + years since it was Caleb kicking from w/in my belly, now I am enjoying my little boy and a baby in my belly. It’s amazing! Caleb is excited about us painting the baby room but I dont think he really understands it, he keeps saying things are for “my” baby. I keep telling him it’s all of ours, daddy, mine and his. That we will all have the baby. I know he’s young and it’s cute to see him talk to my belly or the other day he even kissed it!

well it’s been a very long and busy day and we are all wiped out! Amidst the break we gave ourselves today we took Caleb fishing for the first time. we took pics but I probably wont be able to get them up for a few days, after Dean sets up the regular puter in the new office - right now only our laptop is online which is fine for most things, like updating here but not so good at posting pics. Hope everyone else has a good weekend!

Tonight our young adult ministry at church had our first Servant Evangelism outreach. We went to a park in Columbia and handed out free sodas, water, and bubble gum packs to anyone who wanted it. There were a lot of people there and we handed out about 70 bottles of water, and at least 50 bottles (20 oz size) of coke/diet coke and who knows how many packs of gum. Almost every night in the summer the Columbia Association holds free events in and around Columbia. Tonight there was a concert in the park so there were quite a few people to reach out to. Almost everyone w/ us was there for their first experience w/ Servant Evangelism and overall the response was more positive than negative. A few people still cant believe they were told no to their offers of FREE coke or gum. But for the most part we gave out more than we didnt. Caleb thorougly enjoyed himself and wanted to give everyone a pack of gum. But I think his favorite part was dancing to the music from the concert. It was a great night and despite how tired I was to begin with it went very well! Dean is hoping our next outreach will be to hand out FREE packs of gum to people hanging out by the bars downtown. We’ve got the gum it’s just a matter of when we’ll go. Dean and I used to do Servant Evangelism outreaches at our church in Ohio and are glad we are able to bring something so fun and easy to help people realize how they can serve their community in practicals ways to show God’s love.

Some pics- click on the pics for a supersized version.

Dean & I


Calebs new big boy bed, he has been sleeping in it w/ no problems since we put it in his room! His favorite thing though is jumping on it!

20 weeks pregnant

I did it!!! I passed my most recent Glucose Tolerance Test! I’ll have another test in about 7 weeks at which point I’ll be suprised if I dont have gest. diabetes yet, as thats when I found out I had it w/ my first pregnancy and I think it’s almost a given to get it again. I was somewhat suprised I passed the test this time but am VERY glad I did. Seven weeks of eating whatever I want!!! Mind you I admit being a little sugar crazy this last week while i waited for test results, I think I was so worried I’d have to start a new diet this week since I thought I’d fail the test, that I was trying to enjoy as much as possible. A bad attitude I am sure, someone at high risk for developing a sugar problem should probably do better to avoid a problem, but sometimes I just love my sugary sweets! So for now we can all live normally and I dont have to change my diet, Im very grateful to have it this far w/out problems.

Dean on the other hand has been sick since Monday, I told him today that he’s just feeling pregnant! I hate when he is sick, especially when he vows he doesnt need a dr til of course it’s late at night and he feels miserable beyond compare. My ultimatum is if he isnt up to going to work tomorrow then I make him an appt, I should have really forced the issue today so he could go to work tomorrow, but he is so set in his ways about not seeing a dr and I wasnt up for the fight.

I have some belly pics but am embarassed by how fat I am so I dont think I’ll share them sorry guys! Ironically I havent really gained that much weight, and everyone thinks I look good, but under the clothes I know the truth. It has a lot to do w/ having a tummy before I got pregnant and now the baby is moving that already unneeded unwanted fat up and out so I it looks like i have two baby bellies, it’s rather disturbing. Today we found belly pics from right before i had caleb and I was huge, I cant imagine being that big, but I know it wont be long! Dean thinks my chest has grown overnight and by my nagging back pain these last two days I think he might be right. I had a growth spurt in that area early on too so I thought I was done, but I guess not. I think I need some new clothes soon too but I hate to spend the money on that when we need other things. My shorts are starting to get tight which isnt too bad since I’m five months pregnant and still in my regular clothes. But I need shirts and now bras I suppose too, yes I know TMI!

caleb is getting that theres a baby in my belly, He has started patting my belly when he’s sitting next to me, it’s too cute. and he says the baby’s name sooo cute too, but I guess unless you’ve guessed what the name is you wont understand that until we announce the name. Speaking of Caleb, he’s finally well on his way to being potty trained. I thought it would never happen and every day is still a battle over pooping in the potty, but more often than not he’s going on the potty and not in his pull ups. It’s exciting, I was soo praying he’d be potty trained by his birthday or at latest before the new baby comes, and I think at this rate we are right on track. I dont look forward to potty training a boy again in 3 years as everyone says girls are easier to potty train but I can always pray the next child is trained sooner than Caleb was.

well I am off to bed, it’s been a stressful week w/ Dean sick and I’m not feeling up to par either. I’ve had my first headache in at least a month, maybe longer, since 3 , 3 1/2 months pregnant I really havent had a headache, until this week when I’ve had at least one a day. Just hoping it’s whatever Dean has and not my other problems coming back to haunt me again. Since dean’s had a headache and aches all week I’m guessing we all are just getting a bug, which is better than having to worry about my pseudotumor again. Time to get the kiddo in bed and sooner than later myself too!

The other night we were up late as usual and I couldnt fall asleep because I was sooo hungry. So I got up and made myself a sandwich, it was 12:05 a.m.! Today it’s around 11 pm and I am again extremely hungry. Tonight I am sure it’ s because I’ve spent that last few hours cleaning the house like a crazy woman because I havent done a thorough job lately and Dean was out so why not catch up on chores? The hard part about being hungry this late is I’m usually too tired to fix anything to eat and we dont have any quick snacks, like crackers available. I even went to the store this evening I dont know why I dont think of these things when I’m not hungry! So tonight I think I”ll just munch on some popcorn but I am just unbelievable hungry. I know I never felt this way w/ Caleb’ s pregnancy. I’m afraid this child is going to be huge if I keep eating when I am hungry, not to mention so will I! Well the popcorns ready and so is my belly so off to enjoy my almost midnight snack!

Things used to be so simple. Pre-marriage and kid(s) we were able to go out with whoever we wanted whenever we wanted. When you get married you kind of only want to go w/ one person or maybe some friends but scheduling isnt’ as big a deal. I am venting today becuase we have a lot of single or dating friends who like to make last minute plans but dont understand it’s not that easy for those of us w/ kids. Granted yes I chose to be only 25 w/ a child and one on the way, and others choose to remain single or childless until they are older, but I wish for once the other side would acknowledge that just because we choose a family over being alone doesnt mean we still dont long to go out and do fun stuff alone or even as a group or on a date w/ our spouse. It’s just harder and I guess I dont know why I expect someone who’s never had a kid to understand but I hardly want understanding, I just want acceptance that sometimes you need to be willing to change plans so all of your friends can go out together. Tonight I’ll be flying solo w/ the kid so Dean can go out. Not that I dont want to go with him, but it’s a Friday night and its hard enough to find a sitter for anyday of the week let alone primetime date night. So I choose to sit at home and do nothing. This is how things usually go in our life. I dont mind so much, except when I’m the one who is home 24-7 and never get to go out and do anything fun it gets to be kind of a drag. I love my son but theres something to be said for going out and having fun w/ adults. I think we are going out tomorrw w/ my brother and his wife to see a movie while my mom enjoys her 3 grandsons, but if it werent for mom I dont think we’d ever go out. I’m hoping to get out at least once a month w/ Dean before baby B comes because if finding a sitter for one kid is hard I cant imagine how hard it will be to find a sitter for two kids!!!

that being said, as seen in my prior post, last night I splurged at a salon for a good haircut. I love it! i’ve been seeing girls w/ their hair this way, it’s hard to see in the pic but it’s a cut I’ve always thought was cute so I went for it. I didnt know how I’d explain to the stylist what I wanted but I was lucky that two girls that were getting their hair done were almost getting the same type style done so I said I want that!! It was nice to get a good cut and have a conversation w/ an adult about anything but kids, but ironically of course we ended up talking about kids and being pregnant! While I was at the salon Dean was next door at Best Buy picking out a new digital Camera to replace our dead one. We kept saying we wouldnt get one but I’ve been wanting to document the pregnancy and it’s hard to do so w/ those disposable cameras since I’d like to post pics here. So we decided to splurge while we could, figuring making the purchase before baby B comes would be more sensible. So we ended up w/ this camera. It’s much more compact than our old Sony Mavica, which is good. The picture quality is better too, but thats expected since we bought our last camera about 5 years ago! So I’m sure I”ll be posting a lot more pics soon!