Happy Birthday... TO ME!

We'll I'm 22 today. Birthdays don't really matter after 21 anyway (until yo turn 65 at least). I know I'm getting older because I asked for practical gifts. From Dean all I wanted was a really good hair dryer with a diffuser. I have curly hair that is a pain to keep from frizzing and with winter approaching I need to dry my hair from now on so maybe this will help. My ILs gave me money to get a griddle, box grater, and new wind shield wipers. Dean and I aren't really big on birthdays. I didn't even go out on my 21st birthday. We are home bodies and enjoy vegging on the couch watching a movie. We are actually going out tonight to Famous Dave's BBQ to eat and watch the Steelers game.

We spent all day at the hospital getting my glucose tests and RhoGAM shot. My blood type is O negative, which means I can give to anyone but I can only receive O negative blood. The reason I had to get the shot was because if Noah's blood type is anything except O negative my body could develop antibodies against any future pregnancies we might have. The RhoGAM hurts like the dickens! I am usually good with shots and needles but this needle was thick and the nurse gave it too high so she hit a nerve. For an hour I felt like I hit my funny bone.

All and all not a bad birthday so far. I got to spend all morning and afternoon with Dean, we're going to eat BBQ tonight, and my boys are amazing! What more could a girl ask for?

Shower #3

We had our 3rd and final shower on October 24th. I know, I know... that was weeks ago but I have so not been in the mood to blog. My mom (Left: Tonya) and MIL (Right: Denise) did such an amazing job. My Aunt Tammy made the candles everyone got to take home and my grandma made the amazing vegetable beef soup and chicken noodle soup. We had soup, sandwiches, cookies, and cake. Everyone seemed to enjoy the it. Nothing better on a fall day than soup... especially homemade soup. I'm really lucky to still have all my grandparents and Noah will have great-grandparents from my side. This is 4 (almost) generations.My mom came up with the idea for the decorations even though I wanted a blue/stork/pacifier shower (inside joke). The joke is: We had a blue and champagne colored wedding shower so my mom has stuff still left over from that she could have used but I didn't want a typical baby boy blue shower. SOOOO my mom and I got on some shower idea websites together (320 miles apart via phones and amazing synchronizing) and found the cute pumpkin idea because the week after was Halloween and it was different. The weeks leading up to the shower my mom, and everyone else for that matter, kept telling me I was having a blue/stork/pacifier shower. Boo Boo spilled the beans and told me I wasn't (hehehe). What can I say? The kid adores her big sister. Speaking of sisters... these are my 2 sisters: Boo Boo (Brooke 7) in the middle and Katie (20). Boo Boo is called that because let's just say she was a bit of a surprise, an accident if you will, so I call her Boo Boo. She doesn't know the reason behind it so it's OK and it stuck so we just go with it. People used to ask if she was my daughter when I'd take her places because well #1 I am old enough to be her mother (15 year difference and let's face it... it happens) and #2 we both look the same and have the same chipmunk cheeks, curly brown hair and brown eyes. Katie on the other hand; we couldn't be more different. She is shorter (I had flats on and she had heals in this picture), blond hair, completely different facial structure, and I always excelled at sports and she always had good grades (I wasn't dumb just lazy as heck). Any way those are my sisters.
Back to the shower. We received soooooo many gifts. We packed light and even took the big car and still couldn't bring it all home with us. After the shower was over we had to separate everything into two piles: #1. things we would need if he came tomorrow/cool things we want to play with and #2. thing that can wait to come down with the ILs in November for Turkey Day. The shower was amazing over all and it was so nice to see everyone that came to it. I enjoyed getting to talk to people I probably haven't seen since our wedding 2 1/2 years ago... DANG has it been that long already?

8 months

How far along? 35 weeks 6 days
Total weight gain/loss: 35 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes... and I'm getting very tired of wearing the same 4 outfits and Deans t-shirts.
Sleep: Only when I'm not screaming
Best moment this week: My birthday is tomorrow but after 21 none of it matters until you turn 65.
Movement: The reason for my screaming.
Food cravings: Nothing really... I've always ate fruit and enjoyed a nice ICEE every now and then. I haven't made Dean run out at 2 am to get me ice cream... yet!
Gender: One very active boy
Labor Signs: I don't know anymore. It all sucks.
Belly Button in or out? Very out
Stretchmarks? None on my belly
What I am looking forward to: TURKEY!!!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't be a duck... don't do quack.

7 months (+ a few days cause I'm lazy)

How far along? 33 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 25 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yes. Just got fall clothes and a new coat!
Sleep: When I'm not being attacked from the inside out
Best moment this week: All week has been pretty awesome I must say.
Movement: All the time. He's definetly not my kid if he doesn't enjoy sleep
Food cravings: Nothing really.
Gender: My baby boy, Dean's son
Labor Signs: Two words: Braxton Hicks
Belly Button in or out? Out and proud
Stretchmarks? On my butt
What I am looking forward to: Thanksgiving!
Weekly Wisdom: Although it's nice to be right, sometimes you have to be wrong to make it right.

Why can't I live by the ocean?

We spent a wonderful week in Garden City, SC from Sept. 25th- Oct. 2nd. I know I'm really late but I have not been in the mood to blog at all. The beach was fun but it rained the whole time. It only stayed dry for 2 days. One night it rained so hard, it was coming through the seams of the door. I'm not much of an ocean person (the beach is another question) anyway so it was nice to just hang out with the family and enjoy some time with Dean before peanut gets here.

If it was only raining a little my dad, Dean, and Chris still went out in the ocean.
We got to see and do a lot despite the crappy weather. We went to Broadway at the Beach, Ripley's Aquarium, Barefoot Landing, Dixie Stampede (FYI this is it's last year), Alligator Adventure and a lot of cool restaurants.


We also got a new member of the family. I am proud to introduce, Turtle the turtle! I know he looks like he's going to rip your face off but he's actually only 3 inches big.

Shower #2

Shower #2 was a success. The best part: FOOD! What can I say? I love food. I got so much stuff but I just had fun getting to see my family and talking with all of them.The best gift I got was WVU onesies from my cousins Colleen and Sam. I know I'm from Ohio but I have always been a WVU fan. I'm just an OSU fan by marriage.We did something different. Instead of cards, I asked everyone to give a book and sign it. What happens when you get a card? You read it once and throw it away. Most cards are between $3-$5 which is RIDICULOUS! You can get a small book for the same price which can be read to Noah over and over.

Baby Shower #1

I had my first of 3 baby showers this weekend. It was here in Virginia for my friends. My mom, step-dad, and little sister Brooke came down for it to help out. We served my mom's homemade chicken salad on croissants, veggies w/ dip, fruit w/ dip, cheese & crackers, Chinese tea cookies my MIL got for me, and cake. There wasn't too many people. We had about 10 all together and DID NOT play any games. I hate going to showers and being forces to play dumb games... BLAHH. They are just not for me.

We went with an owl/orange and green theme taken from the invites I had made.
I got so many wonderful gifts from all my friends here. If I had Noah tomorrow I can honestly say I would be prepared. There are things I would like to have but I have all the bare necessities. I still need my cloth diapers but I'm going to use infant diapers for the first month because I have read the fit is not good on a newborn depending on their size. Don't get me wrong I would still love lots of nice things for Noah but we could get by for a week or so if we absolutely had to.

Dean went to his friend Adams house to watch the Ohio State vs. Miami game but came back under strict orders I wasn't allowed to open the gift from his mom without him present. Because of that, he decided to act goofy in the pictures his mom requested of him opening it. He's a smart butt (trying to stop cussing) but that's why I fell in love with him.

We head home to Ohio on Friday for shower #2 and hopefully going to our old high school's football game.