ALL THE HAPPY THINGS! Why so??

– Brad’s 2 interviews went great today and his current boss said he pretty much has nailed the new job!!! He won’t get the official word potentially for a few weeks though. Let’s hope he doesn’t get called to the new job right when I have the little guy.

– Katie had an excellent day at school, which made me super happy. She even got a no homework ticket for tonight! Since she was good I gave her-her favorite sandwich for dinner and now she’s happily playing and pretending to speak Spanish, haha.

– I ordered Benjamin’s crib/bedding/mattress, huge box of wipes/size 1 diapers, and the baby monitor! All on Amazon Prime, so everything should be here by end day Thursdaaaaay!!! 2 day shipping is the awesomeness.

– Just finished eating my favorite pizza = YUM. I’m feeling a bit tired since Katie has a cold and I was a little sniffley yesterday and this morning but no no no no, must not get sick.

– Thinking about heading out for a bit to a local thrift store to see what I can find baby-wise! SQUEE.

– The weather today turned out to be AH-MAZING! Up to 72 degrees with a breeze, so I took Katie outside this afternoon for a bit and the sun felt great.

So thankful, grateful, and blessed! Random note: this belly of mine is getting heavy lol.

Well, I got up from my nap sometime after noon and Brad had forwarded me an email saying that our tax refund might not come till sometime after Feb 15th, probably around Feb 27th. UHH, this little babe is due on the 27th and I was relying on that money to be able to buy more of his stuff. Good thing we had just signed up for a credit card not long ago so I’ll put it to use and then pay it when we get the tax money. Since we probably won’t have enough money for both a deposit on a new place and baby stuff then we’ll wait till Brad gets his work bonus money then spend money on another place to rent.

Know what that means?? I get to go ahead and buy baby things!!!! I’m gonna order his portable crib/mattress/bedding and big box of diapers/wipes, and the wireless baby monitor that are on my Amazon baby registry online then go out and about this week and buy the other essentials, including stuff for me like jumbo pads, nursing pads, and detergent to wash his bitty clothes!

Bit of a bummer but at least we have a back up plan and that will help us build credit too. Win-win.

Speaking of- gonna order Ben’s stuff online then get ready to head out to buy a couple groceries and BABY THINGS!

Stoked about Brad’s 2 interviews tomorrow (2 interviews but for same position) !!!

And and- I am 36 weeks pregnant today! So happy I made it this far. One more week until FULL – TERM!

It was a chilly day but we got up and went to church! Not sure if it’s the way baby Ben is balled up or if I’m having Braxton Hicks but kindof uncomfortable. Also, woke up with a stuffed up nose and I feel a bit out of it this evening… so seems I’m trying to get a cold. Brad didn’t feel well Friday and then Katie’s had a sore throat but meeeh. Hopefully with all the good stuff I eat and vitamins I take I can ward it off.

We all came home to eat lunch and then take naps. I woke up at one point and was freezing cold so went to turn up the heat a little and lay back down. When I finally did get up it was reallly gloomy outside. Ick. The sun finally peeked through a little later though.

I’m actually still a bit tired. Katie goes to bed in a bit then I’m gonna play my game for a bit.

SO EXCITED for this week! Sending good vibes for Monday to ya!

Benjamin’s due date is in less than a month!!!! Should be interesting to see how much longer it will be.

We went out for a couple other groceries this afternoon and stopped by a discount store, where Brad got a new hooded shirt and we found a shower curtain.

Now I just sat down for my usual Saturday night PIZZA~

My Chicago shows were reruns this week… boo!

That’s all for Saturday.

Happy Friday or Fri-YAY to ya!

Brad didn’t feel that well this morning so he took the day off but I had the usual morning routine and then took a nap a bit later on. I called Mom before I had to go get Katie from the bus and she had a terrible headache. =(

So, along with Katie getting in trouble with us yesterday she got a note sent home and was on YELLOW for behavior. She was rude to another kid and a few other strikes against her. Oh my goodness. She is our little diva for sure. Brad and I both talked to her about the whole situation and just hope she’ll get the message. Since Mom didn’t feel well and my aunt had plans AND Katie was in trouble anyway- she didn’t get to go over there like her usual Friday routine. We went out for groceries way earlier and then last stop to Whole Foods to get some food for dinner, which I am currently eating! It’s awesome. They had grilled asparagus and I love it.

Can’t wait to get my gaming on! Enjoy your Friday and start of the weeeeeeekend!!!

First off- they did have my ice cream yaaaaaay! Last night I took my aunt to the store and ended up talking way longer at moms than I planned so when I got back we just watched Bones and I’m gonna watch This is Us soon.

Today was my weekly preterm labor shot but my usual nurse was still not there. =( I only have ONE-MORE-SHOT!!! Brad is coming with me next week, YEEEEE. And we get to see our little monkey on ultrasound to make sure he’s head down. SO-EXCITED. Praying we find a house to rent ASAP too. Came back from the doc to moms house and Brad came to pick us up when he got off work.

I am not happy with Katie. Earlier last year she started sneaking into things she wasn’t supposed to and also lieing to us and I thought I could trust her. Wrong- then she did it again. Thought I could trust her. WRONG- AGAIN. And now we caught her in a lie again and messing with stuff she is not supposed to. I try to sit down and talk to her in a way that she can understand and not be too hard on her but this is getting old. I just hope she does the right thing like I know she can. *siiiigh*

Alright time to eat a bit more spaghetti and get ready to watch THIS IS US! Friday is almost here, woop!

Today was pleasant! However, last night after I went to bed I woke up at 4AM and little man was so close under my boobs that it really hurt so I went to pee then back to sleep but then woke up a bit later and had severeeeeee left leg nerve pain but I just flipped on my back and tried to breathe. OUCCCCCH. I also tried a diff ice cream last night with high fructose corn syrup in it and I think it sortof messed with me too since I’m so sensitive to stuff like that so I told Brad to look for my other ice cream.

Today was our last warmer day, was up to around 70 again but next week or so is gonna be in the 50’s but feel like high 40’s. Bleeeeh. Brad is for sure coming with me to next week’s baby checkup, yay!!! And I’m so excited about it! No braxton hicks today but we sure have an active little guy.

My aunt needs me to take her to the store in a bit so I’m gonna eat, take her, then come back to watch THIS IS US!!! and then Bones with my babe.

Hopefully they had my ice cream!

I did the same thing this morning that I did yesterday! After breakfast I folded a load of laundry, made the bed, styled/fixed my hair since I did wash it last night, and then finished printing off the work that I had fixed up for my aunt’s friend. Woop woop. I had a sort of broken nap cause at first I woke up and was too hot since we had turned on the heat earlier because it was chilly then went back to sleep and woke up because I was too cold. My aunt called me after I woke up and said she heard mom might get to come home today from the hospital.

Eventually Katie came home and had-had a great day at school but threw an unnecessary fit this evening so she got into trouble for that. I made spaghetti for dinner and called my aunt and she said mom just got home! They gave her a nice wheelchair and some other things so that’s good. They did end up doing the throat tests but nobody knows what the doc said about anything. *sigh* I’ll give her time to rest up and try to call her sometime tomorrow.

I started having some braxton hicks contractions earlier today but they’ve let up now but our little prince is wiggling a ton in my belly currently lol.

Oooh, I saw they have the movie Pearl Harbor on either Netflix or Hulu and I’d really like to watch it again but dang it’s 3 hours long. Such an awesome movie. I don’t usually want to re-watch many movies but I would like to see that one again.

Always excited for the evenings!!! Cause hanging out, ice cream, and gaming time is the best. Thankful, grateful, blessed for everything Heavenly Father has given me. I’m so excited for us and all the upcoming things happening! OH OH, speaking of! Brad has 2 more interviews for that potential job this coming Tuesday!! Then of course I’m getting more and more eager to meet and see our Benjamin. I nearly teared up when I saw a pic of a sleeping baby boy in a swing on an ad this evening. Just want to kiss his little cheeks!!

Cheers to a good Wednesday.

I made it to 35 weeks pregnant!!! Lately little Ben has been kicking and poking in such an owie manner lol. Sometimes right on the cervix. Y’OUCH. I just love to feel his movements though when they aren’t so hard haha. I haven’t really had anymore Braxton Hicks- maybe a few tiny ones? I still feel good though. In fact, this morning after breakfast I had a bit of my usual morning fatigue so I got up and started to get a few things done and felt motivated to fold 2 loads of laundry, make up the bed (a very rare occurrence lol), look through Ben’s blankets that need to be washed, and started the expense report work I do for my Aunt’s friend. Boom!

Took an awesome long nap before lunch and later my aunt and cousin went to see mom in the hospital but they still haven’t done the test they said they were going to do today and mom is getting upset and wanting to go home. They take forever up there to get crap done. Hopefully they will get on it, dangit.

Might wash my hair tonight. My dinner is almost ready! Time to eat and watch YouTube vlogs then get ready to take my aunt to the store. Hope everyone’s week has started out on the plus side! I’m so proud of Katie cause she’s been doing much better the last few weeks in school. Have a good night!

Well, luckily we didn’t really get any storms but today has been a buttload of rain and now the wind is coming in too. I usually get restless leg at night but last night I didn’t!! so I actually stayed up and played my game way past my usual time and I wasn’t tired either! But our internet went out at about 1:30AM so I went ahead and logged off and went to get a nice bath then got in bed and Brad had fallen asleep at like 9pm last night and slept until I came to bed then he got up and stayed up all night.

I meant to get up at 8AM but went back to sleep till 9AM and it was then usual breakfast, hang out, nap, lunch, and then this afternoon I drove my Aunt to the hospital to check on Mom. They are gonna do a throat test tomorrow since they believe her food is going down partly into her lungs… eek. Not sure what they would do for that? She’s still in a bit of pain and claims she still can’t breathe that well but from what my Aunt heard they said her lungs are as “OK” as hers can be with COPD and emphysema so I’m glad she doesn’t have pneumonia this time around. We didn’t stay long because it started raining harder and on the way out we were under the umbrella and both had to hold onto it because the wind was strong LOL. Got a bit wet trying to pay for parking at the booth since the lady took forever. The rain got even harder on the way home so I tried to be careful of the larger puddles on the side of the road.

Came home to fix mine and Katie’s afternoon snacks and I’ve felt great!!! I will be 35 weeks pregnant tomorrow – yes!! OH and also saw that yesterday, the 21st, made it a YEAR since I finally took my driving test and got my driver’s license. I’m so happy that I took that step, even though It has been a struggle for me to overcome my fear of driving but I feel I’m doing pretty good now.

Time to eat spaghetti and catch up on my YouTube vlogs!