Rainy Saturday

Happy Saturday! Today was a rainy day here so while Drake was at work this morning I took care of a ton of laundry, the bills, all the fun stuff :) Then when he got home my parents stopped by and then we went to Jenn and Ronnie's house and had dinner and just hung out for the night. Vivian is getting so big. Look at that sweet little face ♥ Have a great night! xoxo

Comfy and Happy

The weekend is here! I am feeling much better after the other day. Today after work we went into town and had dinner and bought a couple things from the mall and World Market. Now I am showered and on skype with my best friend. Good start to the weekend! xoxo

Week 12

Sorry, but today's picture shows how I am feeling today...like total crap. I have been up since 3 this morning up and down to the bathroom not feeling good at all. I never threw up, just felt terrible. I can't complain...this is only the second time I have felt bad, I just hope I get my energy back tomorrow. I am home from work and threw on my pjs for an evening on the couch with Drake and Coz ♥ Happy Hump Day.

By now, your baby weighs a full half-ounce and is about the size of a large plum. Most of his systems are in place, though there's still plenty of maturing to do. For one thing, his fetal digestive system is beginning to practice contraction movements necessary for eating, and his bone marrow is busy making white blood cells — weapons against germs once he's out of your safe haven. The pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) has started producing the hormones that'll enable him (or her) to make babies of his (or her) own in a couple of decades or so.

Monday Funday

If you have read my blog for a while you know that I am a special needs teacher. One of my students will turn 22 next week. This means he will age out and not be with me anymore :( This kid is so awesome and always brings a smile to my face. Today I took all of the kids by the water to eat a picnic lunch outside and took some pictures of Cody so that I could put together a little album for him to remember our class by. How can this not cheer you up?! :)

He did such a good job modeling :)

oh...and we had to chase birds too! :)

The Monday workday is over...and grocery shopping is over. yay!

Productive...and pooped

A quick recap of the weekend-sorry no pictures.

Friday- did some cleaning and started tearing apart the house. :) I started taking everything out of what will be the nursery that is just junk and put it on craigslist. Whatever doesn't sell this week is gone.

Saturday- Went to the beach with my parents while Drake was at work and then had a photo shoot in the evening.

Today- Photo shoot this morning, took Cosmo to the dog park, and then went to Lowes and bought a pergola that we have been putting up in the back yard all afternoon. So pooped! It will be awesome when it is done, but I did not get to the grocery store like I planned because it took so long. :(

I am in a pouty mood because I am so not ready to go back to work tomorrow! Two more weeks and I am off for spring break though, so I can't complain. Hope you guys had a good weekend, sorry for the boring post. :)

Friday Eve!

Thanks Josey for teaching me how to hyperlink! :)

This is how Cosmo was laying on my stomach during Idol last night...I think she is on to us. :)

Tagged, Appointment, and Bathingsuit

I was tagged by Amanda at Our Fertility Journey and I can never dip out when I have been tagged :)Sadly, I do not know how to enter her name so you can click over to her page...how do I do that?! I am so out of the loop :)Ok...here goes

Rule #1: the tagged person must write their answers on their blog and replace any question they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

Rule #2: tag 4 people to do this quiz; they cannot refuse (ok, so nothing bad will happen if you don’t participate but I would love to see your answers). The tag-ee must state who tagged them.

1. If you have pets, do you see them as merely animals or are they members of your family? You should know this, but Cosmo is a member of our family! Drake and I adopted her right when we got married. She lived in our first apartment with us, now our first house, and will be around for our first baby. And yes we celebrate her birthday each year and get her presents for Christmas. haha

2. If you could have a dream come true, what would it be? Make enough money so that my whole family could quit working and we could just hang out everyday together without a care in the world.

3. What would you do with a billion dollars? Spend it on my family and travel.

4. What helps to pull you out of a bad mood? Drake ♥

5. What is your bedtime routine? Shower and get all fresh and clean and then sit in bed with Drake and watch crappy TV together.

6. If you are currently in a relationship, how did you meet your significant other? We met at UCF :) Drake was playing baseball and I was playing soccer and our teams worked out at the same time.

7. What kind of books do you read? I recently read Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs and loved it.

8. How do you see yourself in 10 years? Still happily married and going to watch my kids play sports :)

9. What’s your fear? Someone I love dying unexpectedly

10. Would you give up all junk food for the rest of your life for the opportunity to see outer space? No way!

11. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? Fix breakfast and let Cosmo out

12. If you could change one thing about your significant other, what would it be? He will not blow his nose! haha Drives me crazy...he will sniff and sniff all day instead of just blowing his nose and fixing the problem. But even though it annoys me, because it's Drake it's still cute

13. If you could pick a new name for yourself, what would it be? I like my name...if I was a boy my parents were going to name me Zachary Levi

14. If you had to choose between six months of sun or six months of rain, what would you choose? Sun for sure!

15. If you could only eat one thing for the next 6 months, what would it be? Mac and cheese

16. What is the thing you enjoy about blogging the most? All of the wonderful people I have met and been able to talk to...also having a journal of my day to day life to look back on.

17. Do you prefer salty or sweet foods? I have a bad sweet tooth!

18. What items are in your purse right now? My wallet, phone, camera, and lip gloss.

19. If you had to choose between vacationing at the beach or in the mountains where would you go? I love living where I can go to the beach anytime I want! But I have yet to see snow and experience that so I would love to vacation somewhere up north.

20. What do you watch on television that you know you shouldn’t? Easy...Jersey Shore.

Hmmm I want to tag:

Kathryn at The Gully Pack
Josey at My Cheap Version of Therapy (yep...you have been tagged twice!)
Stephanie at Blawnde's Blawg
T at The Inconceivable Journey

So on to my appointment this morning...everything went well. It was a quick appointment just making sure I had no concerns and that everything was still going ok. I have gained 2 pounds so far. I asked the nurse if I got to hear or see the heartbeat and she said they usually do it on my next appointment because at 11 weeks it is hard to hear still and they don't want to worry anyone if they can't find it, but she was willing to try if I wanted her to. Heck yes...go for it! So she searched and it took a while but we barely heard it! :) She had to hold the thing up to my ear and I could barely hear it, but it was awesome still. I go back in another 4 weeks and we will hear it really good then and then my next appointment after that will be another ultrasound to see what it is!! Crazy

Finally, I just wanted to share a picture of the bathingsuit I am getting for my birthday.

Oh yea, hot mama :) It will be here in time for my Spring Break...watch out Spring Break 2011, it's gonna get crazy! haha Wow what a difference a couple years can make.

Week 11

Hey everyone! Today marks week 11. In a way it seems crazy to me that I am already in week 11 and in another way I think about how long I have left and this is only the start of the journey. I am enjoying it every step of the way. I still feel good overall. The only symptoms I have had are some headaches, upset stomach due to the extra slow digestive system these days, and I still have my days where I have no energy. I have not had any crazy cravings...I have drank tons of orange juice and eaten a good bit of fried egg sandwiches lately. I loved seafood before I was pregnant and now the thought of it grosses me out. I head back to the doctor in the morning just for a check up, not sure what all they will do but I don't think it will take long. I hope you all have a great Tuesday! I am off to do kick boxing at the gym :)

About me this week...my dad just loves these! haha
*By now, you're surely familiar with the prenatal symphony of burps, flatulence, and rumbling tummy. Small, frequent meals should help with the discomfort. And make sure to eat and drink slowly to prevent swallowing extra air. You'll later use this technique when feeding baby! Prenatal yoga can also help settle down your belly and -- side benefit -- soothe those mood swings.*

Baby Wade is now the size of a lime!
Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future.

3 day weekend!

This weekend has been awesome. Any Monday off of work always guarantees a smile on my face :) Plus Kylie came in for the weekend ♥ Saturday my family met up at the bowling alley and bowled for a while and played in the arcade.

After we finished there and Drake got off work we came back to our house and played Just Dance. This picture cracks me up...Kyle and Kylie hit hands while doing some intense dance moves and the remotes went flying haha

The family ♥

After they left Drake and I headed downtown for a photo shoot and then it was time to meet up with friends for Joe's birthday dinner. We ate at McGuires.




Yesterday was beautiful. The windows in the car were down, the smell of sunscreen in the air, a packed cooler, and old school Red Hot Chili Peppers jamming on the radio. Yep...it was the first beach day of the year for us. The weather was perfect! Sunny and a nice breeze so that it was comfortable to just relax and get some sun.







Today Drake was back to work, so I went and said bye to Kylie, went to get blood drawn-yay, and took Cosmo with me in town to meet Drake for lunch at Bagelheads. A 4 day work week ahead :) I hope you all had a great weekend! xoxo

doesn't get much better

So last night my team gave me a $50 gift card to Carrabbas to eat. Today once Drake and I got home from work and took Cosmo on a walk, we placed a to-go order :) Now usually I would be smart and use the gift card on two smaller meals, but we spent the whole thing! Appetizer, Meal, and Dessert :) Now we are home in our sweats, eating awesome food and watching Idol. Sounds like a perfect weeknight to me! ♥