Nothing exciting going on here. VBS ended last night with a performance at the church and a hot dog picnic. The preschoolers did a great job of singing on stage. It was an exhausting week, but I'm so glad I participated. Still not ever going to teach little ones though:)
Lofton FINALLY felt Reese move Tuesday after lunch, and as I was reading this morning in my pregnancy journal about what Reese is up to this 25th week, I realized why Lofton could feel him. Baby Reese is huge! So much bigger than I thought. I swear when last I read he was seven inches (on average) long. Clearly he has undergone a growth spurt. He is now approximately 13 inches long.* I am rapidly running out of room!
* If you would like to know how big 13 inches is in comparison to your stomach, you can take a sheet of computer paper (11 inches long) and hold it up to your stomach. Or you could use a ruler but I didn't have one of those handy.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
A birthday and the first day of VBS
Happy Birthday Marene!
Lofton and I had a busy weekend of traveling. John Henry got married in B'Ham Saturday night. The wedding was a blast and Lofton got to spend time with a lot of his old Sig Ep friends. Unfortunately, we had to drive back around midnight so that Lofton could do the paper route Sunday morning. Have I mentioned how much I love the paper route?
Sunday, we spent a glorious day in Goodwater with our favorite birthday lady. Thanks for the extra pound cake Marene. Baby Reese loved it!
This week I'm helping Wendy teach vacation bible school at church. After one day, I can tell you that I am MORE than thankful I teach third graders and not Pre-K. Fourteen four year olds will wear you out in a heartbeat. I had to use my teacher voice very early and even put someone in timeout!
Baby Reese and I are now resting our feet and watching Baby Einstein with the only four year old we always love, Will. Baby Einstein is supposed to be highly educational for youngsters. Do you think Reese can absorb knowledge in-utero?
I am growing by the day, but (sorry Cassie) I will NOT post another picture until July.
Lofton and I had a busy weekend of traveling. John Henry got married in B'Ham Saturday night. The wedding was a blast and Lofton got to spend time with a lot of his old Sig Ep friends. Unfortunately, we had to drive back around midnight so that Lofton could do the paper route Sunday morning. Have I mentioned how much I love the paper route?
Sunday, we spent a glorious day in Goodwater with our favorite birthday lady. Thanks for the extra pound cake Marene. Baby Reese loved it!
This week I'm helping Wendy teach vacation bible school at church. After one day, I can tell you that I am MORE than thankful I teach third graders and not Pre-K. Fourteen four year olds will wear you out in a heartbeat. I had to use my teacher voice very early and even put someone in timeout!
Baby Reese and I are now resting our feet and watching Baby Einstein with the only four year old we always love, Will. Baby Einstein is supposed to be highly educational for youngsters. Do you think Reese can absorb knowledge in-utero?
I am growing by the day, but (sorry Cassie) I will NOT post another picture until July.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Happy (kind of) Father's Day, Lofton!
Happy Father's Day, Lofton. Even though Reese isn't here yet, he already loves you so much. No you don't lug him around in your belly, and no your body isn't undergoing some strange metamorphis, BUT you do take fabulous care of his mom!
Here are the top ten reasons why you are the best soon-to-be daddy ever:
1. When I was sick for FOUR months, you let me eat whatever I wanted and you never complained that I didn't cook. I'm soory that all the pizza and Wendy's has made you sick.
2. When I did cook, you did all the dirty dishes so I didn't have to look at them or smell them.
3. You pump my gas and clean the bathrooms so I don't have to smell the fumes from the bleach or gasoline.
4. You rub my back and my feet after I've been standing up all day.
5. Even when you are really comfortable lying on the couch, you get up so I can sit there and stretch out. Vice versa, if you are in the chair and I want to sit there.
6. You go to every doctor's appointment with me. You even ask Dr. Alverson silly questions, for example, "Can we have travel restrictions yet?"
7. You got a paper route.
8. You took me to Sam's last night in a rainstorm to buy a cheesecake sampler because I REALLY wanted some cheesecake.
9. You tell me I'm beautiful everyday, even though last week I lost my belly button and my stomach is huge.
10. You talk to Reese at night (while you rub my belly) and tell him how much you love him.
I am so blessed to be on this exciting new journey with you.
Here are the top ten reasons why you are the best soon-to-be daddy ever:
1. When I was sick for FOUR months, you let me eat whatever I wanted and you never complained that I didn't cook. I'm soory that all the pizza and Wendy's has made you sick.
2. When I did cook, you did all the dirty dishes so I didn't have to look at them or smell them.
3. You pump my gas and clean the bathrooms so I don't have to smell the fumes from the bleach or gasoline.
4. You rub my back and my feet after I've been standing up all day.
5. Even when you are really comfortable lying on the couch, you get up so I can sit there and stretch out. Vice versa, if you are in the chair and I want to sit there.
6. You go to every doctor's appointment with me. You even ask Dr. Alverson silly questions, for example, "Can we have travel restrictions yet?"
7. You got a paper route.
8. You took me to Sam's last night in a rainstorm to buy a cheesecake sampler because I REALLY wanted some cheesecake.
9. You tell me I'm beautiful everyday, even though last week I lost my belly button and my stomach is huge.
10. You talk to Reese at night (while you rub my belly) and tell him how much you love him.
I am so blessed to be on this exciting new journey with you.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Appointment
Not much news.
I had my 22 week check-up this morning. It went well and was very non-eventful. Reese's heart rate was still at 143, and I'm doing well also. I've been losing my breath fairly frequently lately and so Dr. Alverson tested my iron levels to make sure I didn't have an iron deficiency. He had to prick my finger (which really hurt), but no iron deficiency. Just a growing baby boy squishing my lungs. Dr. Alverson said I should enjoy my summer off, sit in the AC, and rest.
I go back on the 30th of June for my glucose test and some blood work. I am NOT excited about that at all.
I had my 22 week check-up this morning. It went well and was very non-eventful. Reese's heart rate was still at 143, and I'm doing well also. I've been losing my breath fairly frequently lately and so Dr. Alverson tested my iron levels to make sure I didn't have an iron deficiency. He had to prick my finger (which really hurt), but no iron deficiency. Just a growing baby boy squishing my lungs. Dr. Alverson said I should enjoy my summer off, sit in the AC, and rest.
I go back on the 30th of June for my glucose test and some blood work. I am NOT excited about that at all.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
I got my chair!
I have wanted an upholstered glider for YEARS. When Pottery Barn Kids started making them, I decided it was a "must have" on my baby list. The Pottery Barn chair doesn't fit in our budget, but lots of other people make them too. Mom and I went shopping this weekend at Goree's in Opelika and I found it. It won't be here for three weeks or so because they have to order it and do custom fabric but I am so excited to rock Reese in it. It's the perfect size and covered in a apple green chenille fabric. I also got the ottoman. Obviously, I'm going to need to put my feet up.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Happy One year Anniversary, 1114 3rd Avenue
This week marked the one year anniversary of when we closed on the house. My how our lives have changed. When we bought the house I was still in school and unemployed, but it was our (okay MY) dream house, so we jumped in head first.
So, here's to:
- A year of being real adults, with real responsibility. We OWN a house. It's ours. It doesn't belong to our parents, a friend, or a landlord. We pay a real mortgage and real bills and it feels very adult and very grown up.
- A year of surprises. Who knew that two months into homeownership the plumbing would back up on a Sunday. Did you know Roto-Rooter charges much more on a weekend? Who knew that for our end of summer party the pipes would clog and our house would smell like shrimp for three weeks. Literally, Lofton will never let us cook shrimp again. Who knew that that on the first cold morning in October when our heat wouldn't work, it was because our heat is GAS not Electric. Oops! Baby Reese better bundle up. It is very cold here in the winter.
- A year of wonderful family and friends. Thanks Mom and Dad, Sally and Lee for dropping everything to spend a weekend painting every room in out house last June. I'm sorry, I couldn't live with a purple dining room or gray walls. Thanks also for coming back two weeks later when I decided on a Thursday I wanted to move Friday and Saturday. Thanks for buying our washer and dryer, for donating furniture to our bare rooms, and for planting flowers outside. Thanks for loving our house as much as we do. Thanks Wes and Wendy for being fabulous neighbors and amazing friends. I feel in love with your family three years ago, and I never dreamed I would one day live across the street. Thanks for cutting our grass, Wes, even though we don't pay you. And for turning off the water when the pipes froze and busted. I hope you enjoy your free newspaper every morning! I can't wait for Will and Reese to be best friends.
- And finally, a year full of anticipating the future! Lofton has finished painting Reese's room. It's green, but I love it. And I love that this is the house we will bring him home to in October.
So, here's to:
- A year of being real adults, with real responsibility. We OWN a house. It's ours. It doesn't belong to our parents, a friend, or a landlord. We pay a real mortgage and real bills and it feels very adult and very grown up.
- A year of surprises. Who knew that two months into homeownership the plumbing would back up on a Sunday. Did you know Roto-Rooter charges much more on a weekend? Who knew that for our end of summer party the pipes would clog and our house would smell like shrimp for three weeks. Literally, Lofton will never let us cook shrimp again. Who knew that that on the first cold morning in October when our heat wouldn't work, it was because our heat is GAS not Electric. Oops! Baby Reese better bundle up. It is very cold here in the winter.
- A year of wonderful family and friends. Thanks Mom and Dad, Sally and Lee for dropping everything to spend a weekend painting every room in out house last June. I'm sorry, I couldn't live with a purple dining room or gray walls. Thanks also for coming back two weeks later when I decided on a Thursday I wanted to move Friday and Saturday. Thanks for buying our washer and dryer, for donating furniture to our bare rooms, and for planting flowers outside. Thanks for loving our house as much as we do. Thanks Wes and Wendy for being fabulous neighbors and amazing friends. I feel in love with your family three years ago, and I never dreamed I would one day live across the street. Thanks for cutting our grass, Wes, even though we don't pay you. And for turning off the water when the pipes froze and busted. I hope you enjoy your free newspaper every morning! I can't wait for Will and Reese to be best friends.
- And finally, a year full of anticipating the future! Lofton has finished painting Reese's room. It's green, but I love it. And I love that this is the house we will bring him home to in October.
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