All sorts of things going on!

Hello blog reader(s).  I know at least one person reads my blog, so I may only be talking to you, Melissa.  haha!  A lot has been going on since I posted my picture post.  I guess I should start by updating on the pregnancy.  Here goes!!

Welcome, 6th month!!!

I have been super tired lately.  Mostly because Miss P has been such a handful, but that is a different story that I will discuss in a second.  Obviously, I wasn't as busy when I was pregnant with her, so I didn't do as much as I do now.  With the amount of cleaning, holding, lifting and what not that is required from my precious 2 year old, I have some crazy Braxton Hicks contractions.  I try to take it easy as much as I can....and trust me....you can definitely tell when you walk into my home.  I just figured that my well being is a little more important than toys being put up all the time, my bathroom being spotless or even the dishes being done.  I also let my laundry go....I do it maybe twice a week!!  *gasp!!!*  

Anyway, with only three short months to go before baby G makes her arrival, I've been doing a ton of preparation.  I'm selling some stuff on craigslist that I don't need, donating some clothes to the Salvation Army and the rest I am either sending to ThredUp's concierge or doing the normal ThredUp thing....aka....stuffing boxes full of clothes and getting some moolah for them.  Not much, but every bit helps.  We basically have to clean out an entire craft/sewing/spare/random things room to make room for Paige's things.  I keep having to motivate my hubby to help me with this.  I guess he didn't learn the first time around when three months left in my pregnancy basically meant two weeks.  HAHA! 

As far as baby G goes, I can definitely feel her kicking me, constantly.  She's very strong in there, just like her big sister.  Her heartbeat has been pretty average, ranging anywhere from 147 to 157 bpm.  My next appointment is my 28th week one in which I will be receiving my Rhogam shot.  That just gives me the shivers.  Ugh.  It hurts.  Take your average shot and multiply the pain ohhhh by like.....a million.  That's what a Rhogam shot feels like.  That's what I get for being O neg....lol.  Oh well, I'd do it a hundred times if it meant that my baby was safe.  Well, here's my 6 month photo:

THE RED RING OF DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!

If any of you have an xbox, you already know what this picture means without me even saying anything about it.  For those of you who don't, it basically means your xbox is fried and needs to be fixed.  Unfortunately for MY husband, this means a three week wait.  I was happy about it until he borrowed an xbox from a friend.  Then I got mad because he just cooooouldn't wait for his to be repaired.  That caused all sorts of discussions about facebook, xbox and how they dominate our lives.  Then we decided that it should be the other way around.  Our children should dominate our lives.  Therefore, we are on a two week, possibly longer, hiatus from facebook and xbox.  I can't log into facebook for any reason and he cannot play any gaming console.  This means we can spend more time with each other.  We both like the idea, even if he acts like he doesn't to his friends.  lol.  He still has his poker night with his buddies and I still have Blogger and Pinterest.  When he is gone I spend my time organizing my weekly menu planner, getting my shopping list in order and figuring out what bills need to be paid when.  It has only been four days but I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me.  I've realized that by forcing ourselves to lay off of the nonsense that controls our lives, the more productive we have been.  It's nice.  I'm not looking forward to these two weeks coming to an end, so maybe we can figure out a way to implement this type of structure into our daily lives.  I don't think we should have to shut down my facebook account or his xbox live account, I just think that there should be a cut off point on how much time we spend on these things a week....or even a day.  I don't NEED it in my life, it's just an extra perk I have and I abuse my time management constantly while I surf around on facebook.  That's my husband/wife compromise story of the month.  Hope you enjoyed it.  HAHA! 

Lastly, I will talk about Miss P.  She has been sicky sick with her ear infections.  We've finally had enough of it and we're seeing an ENT at the end of the month.  It is going to take them TWO weeks to get her in.  If I wasn't already in dentistry and able to understand waiting periods, then the two week wait would tick me off.  I mean, my baby is hurting.  She keeps running a temperature and I am forced to keep pumping medications into her.  I just want her to be evaluated, scheduled for the tubes to be placed and be on with our lives.  She always tells me her ears hurt so I have to place numbing drops in them.  Then her fever goes back up when the ibuprofen wears off and I have to pump more of THAT into her system.  I'm just ready for the tubes to be in and for the fluid to drain out of the ears.  On the upside of this, she is still mostly her perky little self.  She has her moments of "I want to hold you, mommy!!" or "I need you, mommy!!!" and that is more than fine with me.  She won't want to hold me or need me forever, so I am taking it in while I can. 

Well, that's my blog for the week.  I'll leave you with a few pictures of our little joy.  She keeps us busy and very VERY tired.  LOL! 

Everyone have a fantastic day! 

Lately.......picture post!!!

Random pictures from the past two weeks!

We have gone on wagon rides, painted our toenails together, taken belly pics of baby G, had a slumber party in mommy and daddy's bed, watched Disney movies and cuddled bunches and bunches.

I love my girls!!!

Guess who is pregnant!!!!!

Again!!!!  Oh my goodness gracious we are excited.  I tested yesterday and I wasn't even suppose to start until this coming Thursday.  I'm an overachiever though, so I knew I had bought one of the "test 6 days before your expected period" tests.....and boy howdy....I was gonna USE that sucker!  At first I sat there, like most of us do, and watched the little oval window with anticipation.  I saw the liquid (okay, the pee) move across the window and a pink line appeared on the right immediately.  Then I saw it.  A faint pink line on the left.  Whaaaat??  I AM??!?  It was 6:56 am and I woke Mr. B up.  He was less than thrilled that I jumped on the bed with excitement but quickly turned his attitude around when he found out why.  I love that man.  Then I texted my mom.  Then I texted her again.  I couldn't for the life of me fathom that anyone else could be sleeping when I was this excited.  LOL.  So I went and slept for another 30 minutes.  Then Miss P woke up.   

She usually wakes up and cries "mommy!  mommy!" but yesterday she just whined and when I walked in she said "hi mommy!" in her excited voice.  As I went to change her diaper I said "mommy has another baby in her belly, just like you use to be!  Do you want a baby brother or a baby sister??" to which she replied "colors".  LOL!  So I guess she doesn't care as long as it comes out pink or green which are her two favorite, as she would pronounce them, "cuwars".  Gotta love it. 

So all day long I was excited and then it hit me at about 7:00 as I was cooking dinner.  "OMG....I'm PREGNANT."  Then I started thinking "how am I going to pay for two children in daycare, Miss P needs to be potty trained, how am I going to tell my boss since I have a co-worker who is about to have HER baby, what if I have to switch daycares because they might not have an opening for a newborn"....etc etc.  I basically freaked out.  Mr. B did a little too.  Then we decided that we would cross those bridges when we got there.  I do know that I will be having a MASSIVE garage sale in the next 4-5 months.  If you know me and you want some crap....come on over.  I have a junk room/guest bedroom that I need to clear EVERYTHING out of in order to make another bedroom for my "children"!  That sounds so awesome!  My children! 

Well, I guess I will end by showing you guys a picture of my lovely pee stick.  Yes, I took a picture of it.  Everyone else does too!  This line is so faint that you can barely see it.....but it's there!!!!!!!!!!!  So yay!  I'm ready to do this all over again! 

Happy 4th of July weekend!!!

Hello everyone!  So, I have been on blog hunts again, except this time I am searching home decor/remodeling blogs rather than crafty blogs.  Mr. B is about to kill me!  haha!  He keeps asking me what I have planned and how long it will take me to complete it.  When I told him that I wanted to re-paint the kitchen and paint/stain the kitchen cabinets, I thought he was going to freak!  His words, and I quote, were "well you just go right ahead and have fun with that."....haha!  He helped paint the living room and kitchen the first time and he told me then that I had better like the color because he wasn't doing it again.  I did at the time, but now I need something new and fresh.  I get bored of the way things look sometimes and I want to move furniture, paint, do big projects....etc.  I'm about to go to bed so this isn't going to be a long blog.  I just wanted to share one that I found.  This lady went into her local thrift store and found some matching side tables (which I have been trying to hunt down myself for over a year).  I have GOT to start seeing the beauty in things because I would have looked right over these.  I think I am going to try my hand at the Salvation Army tomorrow just to see if I can find any hidden treasure.  You never know.  Anyway, all she did was sand these beauties down and paint the wood and the hardware.  I was in love.  It can't be that hard...so I am going to try it out Monday while Mr. B is at work....IF I can find something to paint.  So here's the site!  If you like redecorating sites, you will really like this one.  Goodnight! 

http://niftythriftygirl.com/2010/04/27/side-table-make-over/

Lately.......

Hello all!  I haven't posted in quite some time.  I am still here! 

A lot has gone on since I posted last.  Miss P turned one!  She is actually 16 months old now and acts like she is 16 YEARS old!  She is so busy!  I took a video of her yesterday climbing over the couch...she is a monkey!  She has three favorite television shows that she freaks out about; Dora, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and The Wonderpets.  She has Dora sippy cups and she will point to her and say "Doda".....haha!  She says plenty of words and it is hard to keep up.  Yelling for "momma" seems to be her favorite thing to do lately.  She calls for me when she wakes up, when she's tired, when she has a problem or when she wants to show someone something.  It use to be "daddy" constantly and I thought "when is she going to call for MEEE??!?".  Now that she does.....constantly.......I think "can she just yell for her daddy ONE time???!!!"....haha!  she is also obsessed with shoes and will yell "shooose.....shoooose!" anytime she sees some.  It is interesting to walk through the shoe section in the store because she screams it.  Gah, I love this kid!  She eats pretty much anything you put in front of her and she LOVES mushrooms which is something she OBVIOUSLY gets from her daddy.  ;)


Yesterday was a busy busy day for me.  I had my Mirena removed and cut my long hair to my shoulders.  Yep....that's right....I am ready for another baby AND I have a mom haircut.  haha!  So, I guess all I can do now is just wait until I see those exciting two pink lines.  =)  I had the Mirena placed because I figured we'd wait a while until our next kiddo.  Then I got to thinking how I really wanted to be finished having children by the time I was 35.  Soooo....we decided that we would wait until Miss P was at least a year and a half old before we tried again. 


So what am I doing in my spare time right now?  Not very much....haha!  I am on the hunt for a old timey buffet table with lots of storage, though.  If anyone knows of one or wants to get rid of one, give me a shout.  I want to re-do one and I have the perfect place for it.  I have been having this nagging itch to redecorate my house for about a year.  I am tired of my living room and dining/kitchen area....so I am going to pick a friends brain for some ideas on making those areas my own.  I have tons and tons of ideas.  Here are just a few: 

I want to paint my yellowish wooden cabinets an off white color and put a black stain/glaze on top of it.  I love this look.  All of my appliances are black so I think this would look great!  I also like the granite....and whenever we get our roof fixed (six years from now??  LOL) we will update our countertops.  Until we get the extra cash, the blue laminate stuff will have to do.  *gag!!*

As far as my living room goes, a little paint and creativity go a looooooong way.  First of all, I would LOVE to paint and stain the wood around the fireplace.  It would completely change the look of the room.  After looking at the picture below, I LOVE the 3 mirrors on the wall.  I think I will be visiting Hobby Lobby very soon. 

I also have dreams of having my television hang above my fireplace.  My fireplace is PERFECT for this....we just have a huge projection tv taking up most of the space in our living room.  When Mr. B is ready to get rid of it, we will get one that we can mount above the fireplace.  Anyway, this next photo is a little too clean and bland for MY taste, but I love the wall color and I like how they threw some zebra print in there.  I plan on adding some red and/or green into the mix to give the area some color.  This is kind of what I'm wanting, though. 

I also love incorporating green.  It is hands down my favorite color and probably always will be.  I think this room is so pretty and clean.  If I had it my way, I would be making a gazillion dollars a year and would spend it mostly on decorating my house........okay, AND buying tons and tons of stuff for Miss P. 

Anyway, that's about all the time I have for now.  Hopefully the next time I post, I will have a room completed and photos to share.  We shall see!  Everyone have a great summer!