Little bits & pieces
I went to take my 3 hour Gestational diabetes test on Friday and found out that the receptionist forgot to mention one little point. I needed to fast. I was mad and angry and upset with the incompetent people at the lab. First off - I did not need to make an appointment. That seemed weird to me. It is 3 hours!! Obviously this is a time sensitive test. They are just going to plan their breaks and appointments around me? *shrug* I just don't get it. My friends woke up early on their day off to come watch J and then for me to NOT take the test just was the breaking point. They were understanding, but of course I felt bad. And to top it all off, I need to take Thursday off to take the stupid test. I really did not want to ask again if S&K could watch J and Friday is my anniversary (as if that matters at this point. More later on that!). So Thursday it is.
The icing on my little cake on Friday was the lab tech asking me if I wanted to reschedule the test. I simply turned and said, "I thought I did not need an appointment!" and walked out. Ugh!
As far as the anniversary goes. A & I will be celebrating 5 years of marriage. I keep asking him "What do you want to do?" and he doesn't reply. Makes me sad, actually. I am making him a scrap collage to go in a frame (and cover up one I did 6 years ago for him!) and plan on getting that printed. We are not planning on getting each other anything, really, but I would like some sort of sign that he is planning dinner or something.
His birthday is on Sunday, so that is another thing I need to come up with something for him from J for. I'll place an order for a DQ cake this week and we are attending a Brewer game on Sunday to celebrate.
And I guess I am tired of my pregnancy hormones making my emotions all over the place. I have not been happy in a really long while. I just don't know. . .
I failed!
I failed my gestational diabetes 1 hour test. Ugh! You know how mad I am?!? The real kicker - I weigh less now than I did STARTING out pregnant with J. I have been sick the first 18 weeks of pregnancy (I am in week 25) and still dry heave in the morning. I have gained between 10 and 16 pounds TOTAL for the pregnancy so far. I eat fresh fruit daily. My veggies - not so good unless I have dip. But I make it low-fat. I guess my downfall is the bit of regular coke I put into a diet fountain coke I sometimes get and those damn hostess cupcakes with the swirl and the cream frosting. Mmmm.... I love them. But I only eat ONE a day. Hard to stop sometimes. But I do it.
I am still feeling down in the dumps. Sad kinda. I don't know if I am overwhelmed or what. I hope it goes away soon. Probably just hormones.
I guess that is it. I'm off to grab some coffee.
feelin' poopy
Feeling poopy today. It actually started last night while I laid in bed with tears streaming down my face looking at my hubby. Why the sadness? I am in pain. My lower belly hurts. My girly parts hurt. I am uncomfy. I am getting kicked and jabbed high and low (oh, so freakin' low) and I have 3 months to go. Oye.
I know I am blessed and I am happy to be pregnant, but I ache. I feel bad. I feel like a horrible mother sitting there, letting J play by herself. All I want to do is sit with my feet up. Can I do that? Nope. Not until after J goes to bed.
I am thinking a trip to the chiro is in order. But do I really want to drag J to the chiro on my day off. Nope. But it will make me feel better. Really it will. And I am thinking a belly support band might help. Maybe? I dunno. I'd hate to buy it and not use it. But I'll do anything at this point.
Oh and I keep cutting my hair short. Pretty soon it will be gone again. I think I look better in short hair. I really think I do.
Back to doing work schtuff. Ick.
whoa. long time no see!
So I've been gone, like on a roadtrip gone. Had fun. Walked a lot. Parts hurt that were not good to be hurting. I can't believe I have 17 more weeks of being pregnant. I hurt. All over.
We went to St. Louis to catch the Brewers take on the Cards at the new stadium. Not impressed. With the new stadium or city. Loved the old Busch stadium. It was classy and had character. This one is just "eh." Eh because it looks like all the other stadiums out there. Reminds me (and A) a lot of Coors Field in CO. We had fun, though. Took another trip to the top of the arch. Watched the movie again on how they built the thing. Shopped. Got J a cute little shirt. Picked up 2 new Brewer hats for A. Hung out with friends we have not road tripped with in a long while. Like 7 years long. All was good.
Now for the city. St. Louis is the rudest city I have been to. Maybe it is my naive, northern/midwest upbringing. Maybe it is just plain "Having Good Manners," but we encountered a whole lotta rude on the trip. First off, we took the Metro Train just about everywhere downtown. We took it before the game and boarded 8 stops before the stadium. Ya think ONE person would have offered me a seat? Ya think one person staring at my pregnant butt hanging on for dear life would have gotten up off their fat asses to give me a seat? Ya think the family with 2 small kids, easily lap-sittable, would have had one of them sit on their lap to offer me a seat? You guessed it. Nope. 8 stops. Crammed into the train and getting smushed, pushed and prodded and no one offered a seat up to me.
Then we encountered a rude little girl at the hotel. She was about 8 or 9 - you know that "attitude" they have at that age? Well, she had a whole lot of it. We all we were waiting for the elevator after breakfast. Her and another woman quickly got on & I was a little too slow on the draw. So slow, the little girl watched as the doors started to close before I could get there. Yes, she did not hold the elevator for me. Right then and there, I vowed that J will not grow up to be one of "those" girls. We will instill manners, politeness and just all around common sense.
And the old people at the hotel and on the trains and just in general. I cannot wait to be a senior citizen. I can push and cut off people. Not wait in line. Just be rude because I am old and it is owed to me.
Surprisingly, we had fun. Just a whole lotta rudeness going on. I am currently working on the scrapbook for St. Louis. I am making a mini album and will print it out for our friends, too.
And J - J did well at G&Gs. Sassy. Got a few spankings. Slapped Grandma. Got new shoes. Typical weekend with the G&Gs.
p.s. I am actually going to scrap all of J's shoes. My mother needs to stop buying her those shoes. I'll post that when I get it done. Check out my gallery for some great new pages. I am just having a *little* bit of fun.
charity stuff!
I finally did a layout using the Angel Eyes kit from the Sweet Shop:
Click here for all the info!
Isn't that photo so . . . unattractive? That is what I get when I say "Cheese!" Sure it has progressed through the weeks, but that face is it. *sigh* Oh J.
More on one other Charity kit. This one hits home. It is for Lauren Reid's son battling Crohn's Disease. My heart aches even typing this because I have seen first hand what this awful disease can do to a human being. For the past 3 years (3 years already!), I have watched my mother go through this. Crohn's paired with depression was hell. Year one was pure hell. It has gotten better, but she has had a few flare ups over the past year or two. She is going through some trial treatments in hopes of finding SOMETHING that will work. She does not want surgery, although I think it might be best. I want my mommy around for a while as do her grandchildren. And my father. It hasn't been easy.
More on the kit and less on the tears. It is fabulous! 4 parts. 4 PARTS!! Bright, bold, primary colors. 42 designers. What more can you ask for? Go to Oscraps and purchase it or a section of it. It goes to a great fight.
wanna know something?
I am on Amy Teets' creative team! Rock on with my bad self. I am so super excited. You can find Amy's fab*u*lous kits and elements at
ACOT and
PDW. Seriously. Check them out. There is some amazing kits there.
And now for something fun! A layout I did using her
Back to Basics kit and I used the stitching & staples from Jennifer Layden's
Essential Elements kit.
Click here for more details.
I am off to pick up the house and do the dishes and so on and so on. You know, momma and wife duties!
