Quick little post before I finish uploading pictures from this weekend on facebook and then off to bed.
This past weekend we got out of town and headed towards the land of cheese, also known as Wis. We went to some friends wedding from college. It was so great to see them get married and I am so glad I was able to be there. I even stayed up till 12:30am Saturday night! I'm a risk taker, let me tell you!
Yesterday (Sunday) the drive back was good but once we hit town we were totally whipped. We really NEEDED groceries so we went to the store before we even came home because we knew we would never make it back out if we came home first. It took everything we had to shop and then carry the stuff up. We needed to do laundry also but that wasn't happening last night. Makes me REALLY miss living in Dells and having the laundry stuff in our own place. I keep reminding myself only a few more months of having to go down to the basement.
Last night I had a really hard time sleeping because my back hurt really bad. I think this happens when the baby is working on growing and gaining weight. Worked at 7:30am this morning so that didn't help at all either. Tomorrow morning I work at 7:30am again. I just keep telling myself that I will appreciate the paycheck when it comes.
This week I have so much homework to get done but don't have classes except for tomorrow afternoon. I will feel much better once this week is done and my family is here to visit. It's always good to have an event or something to look forward to!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Ketchup
Why is it that when I am sitting in class I could find so much to surf online. I could not pay attention for years and still be fine. On nights like tonight sitting at the desk while it is so quiet in here, I feel like there is nothing to do. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I HAVE nothing to do.. it's just that there is nothing I WANT to do. The key word here is want, not need.
Tomorrow we are taking off at 7am or earlier to head to a friends wedding. I am SO SUPER EXCITED. I NEED to get out of town for a little, bit away from the people and just drive. It's been so long, or at least it feels like it; 3 or 4 months now. And before that I felt so tied down this summer at work. But the doctor said everything was okay and cleared me to go to WI. Not only am I excited to head out of town but I am so excited to see my friends get married. It feel like it has been forever since they got engaged and I am so happy for them. I just hope to stay up past 9pm. That's my goal for now :) Sad but true! The other goal is not to go into labor in WI. I told Eric we are taking the car seat just in case something happens. I think that if we had to go out and buy a new car seat that would push me over the edge. I like to flirt with the edge but not go over. I don't make for good company then.
So the last few days I have been fighting with BabysRUs. We had been given a gift card in the mail from a friend for there and decided not to buy anything until we know more of what we need. Well, I sent Eric there the other day to buy the maternity belt thing and they said that there was no money on the card. I just thought the money probably didn't get scanned on their right. Boy was I wrong. I guess I am just naive. Upon calling the company and hanging out on the phone with them for about a totally of 2 hours the last couple of days, I guess something went shopping online with our card number on October 6th. It sure wasn't us. So after all of the hassle and me being angry with the way the company has dealt with it, I got a call today saying they are sending us a new card for the same amount of money that was originally on the other card. So life is better and I don't have to worry about that anymore. While I am almost 35 weeks pregnant and in the middle of midterms that was the last thing I wanted to deal with. I was less than happy with the situation. All I can say is don't mess with the pregnant lady in the middle of a semester! But alas it should be cleared up.
My dad has been so cute about this whole pregnancy thing. He has been asking all sorts of questions and wondering about how big the baby is, how I'm doing, who is going to take me to the hospital if Eric isn't around. Just really good inuitive questions meaning he obviously has spent time thinking about all these things. The other night on the phone he asked me if I wanted my mom to stay with us for a while after the baby is born. I honestly don't know. I guess it depends how the delivery goes and what kind of temperment the baby has. That and I haven't done this before, I don't know what I need. But it was just so cute that he was all worried and thinking about me. My mom HATES driving in traffic and couldn't drive in the Cities so my dad would probably leave her here when they came to see the baby after delivery but would then need to drive back to pick her up. And I know he would do that and be fine with it. What a great dad! So we will see what happens and what I need.
Well that's for all until Monday when I am back at this desk procrastinating the things I need to get done.
Tomorrow we are taking off at 7am or earlier to head to a friends wedding. I am SO SUPER EXCITED. I NEED to get out of town for a little, bit away from the people and just drive. It's been so long, or at least it feels like it; 3 or 4 months now. And before that I felt so tied down this summer at work. But the doctor said everything was okay and cleared me to go to WI. Not only am I excited to head out of town but I am so excited to see my friends get married. It feel like it has been forever since they got engaged and I am so happy for them. I just hope to stay up past 9pm. That's my goal for now :) Sad but true! The other goal is not to go into labor in WI. I told Eric we are taking the car seat just in case something happens. I think that if we had to go out and buy a new car seat that would push me over the edge. I like to flirt with the edge but not go over. I don't make for good company then.
So the last few days I have been fighting with BabysRUs. We had been given a gift card in the mail from a friend for there and decided not to buy anything until we know more of what we need. Well, I sent Eric there the other day to buy the maternity belt thing and they said that there was no money on the card. I just thought the money probably didn't get scanned on their right. Boy was I wrong. I guess I am just naive. Upon calling the company and hanging out on the phone with them for about a totally of 2 hours the last couple of days, I guess something went shopping online with our card number on October 6th. It sure wasn't us. So after all of the hassle and me being angry with the way the company has dealt with it, I got a call today saying they are sending us a new card for the same amount of money that was originally on the other card. So life is better and I don't have to worry about that anymore. While I am almost 35 weeks pregnant and in the middle of midterms that was the last thing I wanted to deal with. I was less than happy with the situation. All I can say is don't mess with the pregnant lady in the middle of a semester! But alas it should be cleared up.
My dad has been so cute about this whole pregnancy thing. He has been asking all sorts of questions and wondering about how big the baby is, how I'm doing, who is going to take me to the hospital if Eric isn't around. Just really good inuitive questions meaning he obviously has spent time thinking about all these things. The other night on the phone he asked me if I wanted my mom to stay with us for a while after the baby is born. I honestly don't know. I guess it depends how the delivery goes and what kind of temperment the baby has. That and I haven't done this before, I don't know what I need. But it was just so cute that he was all worried and thinking about me. My mom HATES driving in traffic and couldn't drive in the Cities so my dad would probably leave her here when they came to see the baby after delivery but would then need to drive back to pick her up. And I know he would do that and be fine with it. What a great dad! So we will see what happens and what I need.
Well that's for all until Monday when I am back at this desk procrastinating the things I need to get done.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Tums and Maternity Belts: two of my favorite things
I just need to share quick before I work on finishing my Holy Spirit paper.
I have been having such horrific back pain. Well, it was just annoying and hard to stand up for the last few days. Yesterday afternoon/last night it was horrible. I thought that maybe I was going into labor because I looked it up and sometimes you can just have back labor. Who knew?!?! The pain was kind of coming and going about every 15minutes too. I thought I would just wade it out and see if I could sleep that night, if not then I would have to call the doctor. I made it to sleep and woke up a few times through out the night but managed to fall back asleep. I decided that if I wasn't able to fall back asleep then I probably needed to do something about it :)
I also sent Eric out to Target to try to find a maternity belt. What's a maternity belt you might ask? Well click on the link and you will see. Of course no such luck that Target would carry them. They just have them for you to order online. Who thinks.. I want to wear that! I think I will just get one and have it on hand. No one. You only get it and wear it if you have to, in an emergency. And in such emergency you don't have time to order it online and wait for it to get here.
Once I figured out that BabiesRUs has them they were closed so I couldn't call to see if they actually carry them or just have them online.
So this morning my back was feeling a little better and I could stand-up so I can up to work at the infodesk. When the clock struck 9:30am I called over the BabiesRUs and Yippie they had them.. and even carried them in the store. Amazing.
So I called up the hubby and sent him on a maternity belt run. What a husband! So I put it on just about a half hour ago and it is the best thing since tums! I just feel so much better. Life is good again!
The End
I have been having such horrific back pain. Well, it was just annoying and hard to stand up for the last few days. Yesterday afternoon/last night it was horrible. I thought that maybe I was going into labor because I looked it up and sometimes you can just have back labor. Who knew?!?! The pain was kind of coming and going about every 15minutes too. I thought I would just wade it out and see if I could sleep that night, if not then I would have to call the doctor. I made it to sleep and woke up a few times through out the night but managed to fall back asleep. I decided that if I wasn't able to fall back asleep then I probably needed to do something about it :)
I also sent Eric out to Target to try to find a maternity belt. What's a maternity belt you might ask? Well click on the link and you will see. Of course no such luck that Target would carry them. They just have them for you to order online. Who thinks.. I want to wear that! I think I will just get one and have it on hand. No one. You only get it and wear it if you have to, in an emergency. And in such emergency you don't have time to order it online and wait for it to get here.
Once I figured out that BabiesRUs has them they were closed so I couldn't call to see if they actually carry them or just have them online.
So this morning my back was feeling a little better and I could stand-up so I can up to work at the infodesk. When the clock struck 9:30am I called over the BabiesRUs and Yippie they had them.. and even carried them in the store. Amazing.
So I called up the hubby and sent him on a maternity belt run. What a husband! So I put it on just about a half hour ago and it is the best thing since tums! I just feel so much better. Life is good again!
The End
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Productivity
Yesterday I was actually semi productive. In between clicking the refresh button on facebook I actually got a lot done.
While I was at work Eric decided that we needed to go out on a date last night. It's been so long since we have just gone out, just the two of us. We are both really bad at inviting others or making plans with everyone else. I asked for some Eric time last night earlier in the week and I got date night. It was amazing! We went out to the Old Spaghetti Works downtown. It was just a cool little environment and REALLY good food. It was really good to catch-up about the week and I hadn't realized how much I forgot to fill him in on. Ooops! And then we got home, watched some tv we had taped and I went to bed so I could be back at the desk at 8:30am. Perfect night and I even got 8 hours of sleep in. What more could a pregnant girl ask for?!?!?! Not much that is for sure.
This morning got to work at the infodesk. Wrote my mission sermon for my Monday's senior preaching class. Was done with it by 9:30. Yay for the Holy Spirit!
I drempt about the baby last night again. I can't remember what but that it was something about holding him and how much I wanted to hold him. Granted I'm holding him in my huge abdomen area but it's not the same. I think he and I both want him to be out. He's not so much all about the kicks anymore as he is about pushing his body in a way that he gets a little bit more room to move. I was reading a book last night and he is now over a foot head to butt.. that doesn't even count his legs. No wonder I feel like a house. And he should weigh about 5lbs now. I had Eric take some pictures last night of how big I am. ( I will post them later as I get them uploaded off the camera) We then looked back on pictures from a month ago. HOLY CRAP! I have grown so much. It's hard to tell when you are with yourself all the time. No wonder I am so tired all the time and my back hurts. I still have a month left. How does that work?!?! There is no way I can get bigger, and if so how?
So my goal for the rest of the morning is to get this Holy Spirit paper finished. Ready, Set, GO!
While I was at work Eric decided that we needed to go out on a date last night. It's been so long since we have just gone out, just the two of us. We are both really bad at inviting others or making plans with everyone else. I asked for some Eric time last night earlier in the week and I got date night. It was amazing! We went out to the Old Spaghetti Works downtown. It was just a cool little environment and REALLY good food. It was really good to catch-up about the week and I hadn't realized how much I forgot to fill him in on. Ooops! And then we got home, watched some tv we had taped and I went to bed so I could be back at the desk at 8:30am. Perfect night and I even got 8 hours of sleep in. What more could a pregnant girl ask for?!?!?! Not much that is for sure.
This morning got to work at the infodesk. Wrote my mission sermon for my Monday's senior preaching class. Was done with it by 9:30. Yay for the Holy Spirit!
I drempt about the baby last night again. I can't remember what but that it was something about holding him and how much I wanted to hold him. Granted I'm holding him in my huge abdomen area but it's not the same. I think he and I both want him to be out. He's not so much all about the kicks anymore as he is about pushing his body in a way that he gets a little bit more room to move. I was reading a book last night and he is now over a foot head to butt.. that doesn't even count his legs. No wonder I feel like a house. And he should weigh about 5lbs now. I had Eric take some pictures last night of how big I am. ( I will post them later as I get them uploaded off the camera) We then looked back on pictures from a month ago. HOLY CRAP! I have grown so much. It's hard to tell when you are with yourself all the time. No wonder I am so tired all the time and my back hurts. I still have a month left. How does that work?!?! There is no way I can get bigger, and if so how?
So my goal for the rest of the morning is to get this Holy Spirit paper finished. Ready, Set, GO!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Bondage of the Will
About a month ago I thought it would be a good idea to schedule myself till 9:30 last night and then 8:30-3 today and tomorrow. Who wasn't thinking, raise your hand. *you can't see it but I'm raising mine* I keep telling myself I can get a lot of homework done AND get a nicer paycheck. Maybe I should write that on a large piece of paper and hang it up on the desk. Maybe then I will really convince myself that it was still a good idea.
So I sit at the desk. Here is how the day will unfold:
8:30-9:30: Surf the internet, check facebook every 3 minutes to see if anyone has updated anything, blog, look at others blogs, sing to the radio, check facebook again, feed the baby some caffeine, check facebook again, check my email.
9:30-10: Take out my books and papers to write my Holy Spirit paper. 2,500 words, not too bad. I just need to start and it won't be so bad.
10-11: Start writing my Holy Spirit paper, check facebook again to see if anyone has updated anything.... come on people update something and make it good!
11-12: Tell myself that I have pissed away the morning and just really need to get this paper written. Try to convince myself that I will feel a lot better when it's done and I will really be able to relax.
12-12:30: eat lunch, surf facebook some more, check to see if anyone has updated any blogs, sing to the radio a little bit, check facebook some more, try to be a creeper on facebook but not very successfully.
12:30-12:45: try to convince myself to continue writing my paper. It's hared to get yourself motivated to continue a paper once you have stopped for a while.
You get the gist. This will be my day. I would love to say that I will/can break the bad habbits that I have developed but I'm not sure it will happen because I have a bound will. I know that's not what Luther meant by bondage of the will, but I think if facebook and the internet exsisted when Luther was alive he would better understand what a bound will really is.
So I sit at the desk. Here is how the day will unfold:
8:30-9:30: Surf the internet, check facebook every 3 minutes to see if anyone has updated anything, blog, look at others blogs, sing to the radio, check facebook again, feed the baby some caffeine, check facebook again, check my email.
9:30-10: Take out my books and papers to write my Holy Spirit paper. 2,500 words, not too bad. I just need to start and it won't be so bad.
10-11: Start writing my Holy Spirit paper, check facebook again to see if anyone has updated anything.... come on people update something and make it good!
11-12: Tell myself that I have pissed away the morning and just really need to get this paper written. Try to convince myself that I will feel a lot better when it's done and I will really be able to relax.
12-12:30: eat lunch, surf facebook some more, check to see if anyone has updated any blogs, sing to the radio a little bit, check facebook some more, try to be a creeper on facebook but not very successfully.
12:30-12:45: try to convince myself to continue writing my paper. It's hared to get yourself motivated to continue a paper once you have stopped for a while.
You get the gist. This will be my day. I would love to say that I will/can break the bad habbits that I have developed but I'm not sure it will happen because I have a bound will. I know that's not what Luther meant by bondage of the will, but I think if facebook and the internet exsisted when Luther was alive he would better understand what a bound will really is.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Things I Have Noticed Today
-- That I have only posted once this month and it's almost the middle of the month
-- I didn't realize that when people pass me in small spaces that I naturally suck in my stomach to allow them to get by. This doesn't work so well when you are as big as a house. And that people look at you like you are just standing in the middle of the room. Nope! I'm just really that big and I can't do anything about it. You will just have to squeeze through or go around.
-- I need to allow myself to rest. That sometimes I need to take that time even if others aren't super okay with me doing that. Sometimes I just need to do that for myself. I am not superwoman and I don't have to do it all and be all to everyone. And most people are okay with that. And I feel better now that I took the morning off and let my body rest.
-- I didn't realize that when people pass me in small spaces that I naturally suck in my stomach to allow them to get by. This doesn't work so well when you are as big as a house. And that people look at you like you are just standing in the middle of the room. Nope! I'm just really that big and I can't do anything about it. You will just have to squeeze through or go around.
-- I need to allow myself to rest. That sometimes I need to take that time even if others aren't super okay with me doing that. Sometimes I just need to do that for myself. I am not superwoman and I don't have to do it all and be all to everyone. And most people are okay with that. And I feel better now that I took the morning off and let my body rest.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Thoughts for Now
What to write about.... what even comes to mind at 7:50am on a Monday morning besides wishing I was still in bed. Or my lack of motivation to do anything at the moment. I don't even "feel" like drinking coffee right now. *gasp*
Got to work this morning and found the garbage can missing from behind the desk. Guess someone decided they needed it more then we do. Awesome... (note the sarcasm) It's just one of those items that you assume will be there and take for granted while you have it. It is also one of those things that bugs you and is hard to live without when it is gone. I guess this will teach me to be more appreciative of the garbage can. When it is returned I promise I won't take it for granted anymore and will pay more attention to it.
Then, the moment that I think I have it bad I hear someone's story or problems.... and I sigh because really, I have it pretty good. I don't have a 30 page paper due on Tuesday that I haven't even started. Gross!
My garbage can just got returned. One of the maintenance guys found it. life is good. I even feel that I have some energy coming back to me. It's the little things in life! I feel a little more complete again.... *sigh*
Got to work this morning and found the garbage can missing from behind the desk. Guess someone decided they needed it more then we do. Awesome... (note the sarcasm) It's just one of those items that you assume will be there and take for granted while you have it. It is also one of those things that bugs you and is hard to live without when it is gone. I guess this will teach me to be more appreciative of the garbage can. When it is returned I promise I won't take it for granted anymore and will pay more attention to it.
Then, the moment that I think I have it bad I hear someone's story or problems.... and I sigh because really, I have it pretty good. I don't have a 30 page paper due on Tuesday that I haven't even started. Gross!
My garbage can just got returned. One of the maintenance guys found it. life is good. I even feel that I have some energy coming back to me. It's the little things in life! I feel a little more complete again.... *sigh*
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