Resolution list.

I know its a little early, but with the list I'm about to share I figured I would need some time to gain focus and come up with a plan. I usually don't partake in the silliness of making New Year's resolutions, but next year is going to be my best year so far. I'm putting it out there and keeping the end result in mind. I am in a position right now that I could be completely at peace with a little effort and re-focusing. By the way, this list has been constructed over the last month, so lots of thought has gone into each resolution. Here's my top 10 :)
1. To respect myself and put myself first. Whether that means telling people what I need or changing the situation to get where I want to be.
2. To put my kids needs first only after my own so that I can be a better mom to them.
3. To keep up with bills and get completely out of debt by 2010.
4. To flush my life of toxic people and surround myself with people who will help me better myself.
5. To expect more from others.
6. To lose my last 10 lbs and then maintain (healthfully of course)
7. To grow my daycare business.
8. To be productive and full of energy, at least, maybe 80% of the time :)
9. To be back in college by August of '09
10. To be unconditionally happy and to know that I am creating my own happiness, no one else is responsible for that.
What are your resolutions?

T-day Pics

After that craziness, I'll throw in some pictures for your viewing pleasure. These were stolen from cousin Sarah, so the credit goes to her. Thanks, Sarah :)

Putting it all out there.

I truly don't know what I need right now. I don't know if I am going through a transition phase due to the new daycare adventure or if, dare I say it, I am not cut out for the exact thing that I wanted so badly. I have been really down the last few weeks. I feel alone fairly often. Not alone in the sense that I need "someone" around really. More alone in my own head, if that makes sense. When I was working at Dara's, I always had someone that I could vent to. There were so many people around that cared for me, I never felt like I was out of the loop. I made friends easily and was complimented often. I'm feeling frustrated with myself now, more than ever. I have so much time to think and be "alone in my head" that I am dwelling on everything that Im unhappy with my life right now. I know I am blessed with my great family and the ability to be able to stay home with my kids. But with the amount of stress that I have put on myself with lack of money, I wonder if it was the right thing to do. I wish that I didn't question myself so much. I wish that I could just let things be and trust that we will always be fine. I'm not used to being so candid, especially for the world to see :) Maybe this will serve as a little bit of therapy for me, just to be able to write down my feelings will be freeing?
I'm sorry, I know this is kind of dismal. I'll end this with a little bit better news tho. I started filling out enrollment and financial aid forms yesterday to start online classes for summer of 2009 at Barton community college. I would like to get my associates online and then transfer either to Ft. Hays online or KSU to finish my undergrad. Then I will be graduated by the time that Peyton starts school in 5 years. Maybe this will put me on the right track and feel like I am doing something productive in making my best life.

Addiction.

I just want to apologize for slacking on posts the last week. Because of a wonderful friend, I have become hopelessly addicted to the twilight series books. I am about 200 pages from finishing the 4th book after starting the first book just last Thursday. Needless to say, between the time spent changing diapers, making dinner and reading, there hasn't been much time for anything else. Wes was criticizing me (in a joking way of course) last night about the amount of money I had dumped into this in the last week. I have to admit, its a bit ridiculous. After 4 books, the soundtrack and a movie ticket, it has added up. But I had to graciously remind him the price difference in our hobbies and mine are definitely still more reasonable :) Anyway, if you don't have the time to devote to finishing the series, don't start! Wes asked me about why I couldn't get away from them and the only thing I could compare it to was stopping a great movie during the best parts. Speaking of movies, Twilight was eh. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it, but unless you already had the passion for the story, the acting was lacking and it was incredibly cheesy in parts. I found myself laughing out loud during some of the more intense parts in the movie. But I didn't feel guilty about it b/c the movie was exactly as the book described (although missing some very important parts, in my opinion). Time to get some sleep, wanted to post as a distraction to get away from the book and go to bed :)

Thankful.

For everyone who is reading this I'm thankful. We are so blessed to have every person who is in our lives. For the final installment of the things we're thankful for, here we go:
Erin: I'm thankful for my health as well as my 2 health babes. I am thankful for good friends (like ones that bring you food and a great read just because:)).
Austyn: The Jones boys and Gracyn (not to be confused with the Jonas Brothers :)) and family, not just our family, other families too (her words exactly!)
Wes:Pumpkin Pie and whipped cream

Happy Thanksgiving, love you all!

Thanksgiving post continued... part 2

Okay, so I didn't get my post done yesterday, so we will all choose at least 2 things to put down today!
Erin: A roof over my head, food in my tummy and love in my heart :)
Austyn: Lots and lots of friends, baking with mommy(we just made chocolate chip cookies) :)
Wes: Chocolate chip cookies and turkey, pumpkin pie and ice cream
I guess we've all got food on our mind tonight! LOL :)

Thanksgiving week, Part 1

Since it's Thanksgiving week, I have decided to pass along what everyone in my family is thankful for. Everyday leading up to Turkey day, I will ask Wes and Austyn what they are thankful for and post their (and my) responses. Here we go:
Sunday:
Erin: I am most thankful for my amazing family. Wes, Austyn and Peyton as well as all of my extended family and Wes' family. We are so lucky to be surrounded by such loving and supportive people all of the time.
Austyn: Food, school and family... she could've gone on forever, but I had to remind her that we were doing this for 5 days :o)
Wes: Family and Friends... (he's my man of few words :o) )

New Adventures

With a few minutes of quiet while there are 3 sleeping babies, I wanted to update all of my close friends on what I am doing so that there aren't any awkward conversations later on. I have decided to become a vegetarian, both for my own health reasons as well as environmental and animal cruelty reasons. I have a tendency to be quite lazy in the way that I eat and fall back on easy junk food when I am tired and hungry. I have been preparing myself for this for the last few weeks, cutting out different types of meat a week at a time and I have already started losing the weight that I have been struggling to get off since Peyton was born. I have decided that I will still eat eggs and maybe occasionally fish, but otherwise I am going to focus on fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains. I need to take control of my health and I see this as being a way to jump start that. In addition to the health benefits, I am also doing it as a way to live a bit more "green". I have researched a lot of information about the amount of energy it takes to eat meat, both by losing natural resources (grass, land, water) to "fatten up" cattle to eat as well as the horrible practices that go on in slaughter houses. I'm not by any means an animal rights activist, but I have taken on a stance that I want to know what goes into the food that I am eating. Please know that this is completely a personal decision and that I will in no way preach what I am doing to anyone else. I don't promote it, I just think that it's the right thing for me at this time. Let me know what you think and if anyone would like to talk to me about it, please feel free! I'm not afraid of criticism, I've already received plenty of it from Wes about the veggie issue :)

Soap Box

I don't want to turn this into a political blog. But for just a minute I can't help but to get something off of my chest. I can't understand where some people feel that they have the right to judge others. With all of the different laws in other states that were up for vote a few weeks ago, I was extremely sad about the place where the world is headed. I don't understand how people can come up with a definition of love that is supposed to apply to everyone without understanding other points of view. We are given the right to vote for the greater good of the people and too many people vote without education. When you walk into a voting booth, too many people vote based on what party they are associated with or the ideals they were raised with. I'm not saying that is wrong, but I want to challenge everyone to look outside of the box and DO RESEARCH about what you are voting for. Think about the "what if's". Say you are one of the people that is opposed to gay marriage and/or gays and lesbians adopting children. "What if" you have a son or daughter who is born as a homosexual (yes I believe it is not something that you can choose, but that is MY opinion). How are you going to feel when you never have the opportunity to attend their wedding or spend time with your grandchildren. Who are you to say that 2 men or 2 women can't raise a child in a loving, stable home? Yes, there are challenges that will inevitably be presented, but aren't there challenges in every type of household? As many of you know, this topic hits very close to my heart. Not only b/c my mother, after 35 years finally felt that she could be true to herself and the person that she was born as, but because I have friends and other family members that this directly impacts. Why should they not be able to "love out loud"? There are only 2 people that I believe you have to answer to and that is God and yourself. There is no way that I can say what is best for someone else. I can only open my heart up to everyone allowing them to make their own decisions and give everyone equal opportunities. I have done a lot of research into the law of attraction and practice it in my own life. I truly believe in karma and that god will use what you are passionate about to teach you lessons. I hope that everyone can be blessed with a situation that allows them the opportunity to be open minded. I firmly believe that you can accept people and allow them to be what makes them happy without fully supporting all that comes along with it. I challenge everyone that reads this to be a little bit more open minded today, think about the hardships that other people have that are directly contributed to a decision that you made. Think about the difference that you could make in someone's life just by accepting and embracing them and what they choose in their life. If they aren't hurting anyone, then where is it anyone's place to judge them?

Quote for the day:

Rosa sat so Martin could walk…
Martin walked so Obama could run…
Obama is running so our children can FLY!

Thank God we are all lucky enough to live in a country as great this one. We are so blessed to have the freedom to vote and I am proud of our country today.

Do you accept the challenge :)

My friend Laura has a blog which I like to keep up with. This is from her blog, so I'm accepting the challenge in hopes that my readers will get to know a little bit more about me. I would like to tag the blogs that I read regularly... Nicole, Anne, and Casie to fill this out on their blogs and to extend the first part of the challenge to all of my readers without their own blogs: Mom, Amanda... everyone else who reads but doesn't leave me comments :)
Enjoy :)

Welcome to the new 2008 edition of getting to know your family and friends.

This is my rule (I changed them from the email): Anyone who reads this blog must start their own and make this their first post. They must also send me a link to their new blog in my comments section. :) Harsh, I know. Anyone who already has a blog is also welcome to fill out this survey. I tag you all!

1. What is your occupation right now? Daycare provider, mom, chauffeur, chef, personal shopper, housekeeper... :)

2. What color are your socks right now? None, anyone who knows me knows I live in flip flops, even when its cold!

3. What are you listening to right now? 2 babies chattering to each other and playing and one snoring... the greatest sound in the world!

4. What was the last thing that you ate? fish sticks for lunch, healthy, I know :)

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Wes tried to teach me once, but that was a long time ago!

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Grandma Siegle

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes, shes a great friend!

8. How old are you today? 25 years, 4 months and 18 days

9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Football, College or pro

10. Favorite drink? Diet coke

11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Blond highlights

12. Favorite food? hmmm.... so many to choose from! Probably southwest chicken wraps from houlihan's at the moment. Maybe just because that's what I've been wanting for the last week :)

13. What is the last movie you watched? We rented Leatherheads the other night... not very good tho.

14. Favorite day of the year? Everyday when I'm with my favorite people!

15. How do you vent anger? Clean house.

16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies and my jump it thing... those are the 2 things that pop into my mind anyway

17. What is your favorite season? Fall... I love the leaves changing and cool temperatures... Football weather!

18. Cherries or Blueberries? Cherries

19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? I hope the people that have blogs with post at least!

20. Who is the most likely to respond? Not sure... Hopefully everyone!

21. Who is least likely to respond? Probably mom... since she doesn't know how to start a blog :) Love you mom

22. Living arrangements? Happy family... mom, dad, sweet daughter, fun baby brother. No pets tho... too much work :)

23. When was the last time you cried? Watching yesterdays Oprah this morning... I'm a sap :)

24. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Don't know. I'm not sure who all reads this.

25. What did you do last night? Went to bed at 10, woke up at 3 and couldn't go back to sleep so I got up and watched tv and cleaned.

26. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheeseburgers

27. Favorite dog breed? I would like to have a boxer and a boston terrier when we get a house and the kids are older.

28. Favorite day of the week? Weekends when I get to spend the whole day with my favorite people.

29. How many states have you lived in? Just 1, Kansas

30. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

31. What is your favorite flower? Gerbera Daisies

Patience

Update on the Overturf household! Everything is wonderful and moving along perfectly. I guess that's why I haven't updated my blog in awhile. Its funny that when things are not quite right, we can find so much more to write about. And when things are good, we just feel like we are bragging when we write about how wonderful everything is. I love that I am able to stay home with the kids right now. I appreciate every minute with them now and am finally getting to enjoy them more than I ever have. I feel like I am finally a mom who is self-sustaining. With the quitting of my job, I now have control over my house, cooking dinner and occasionally allowing myself to take a bath with the door locked so Austyn can't come barging in (without feeling guilty :) ). I realize that I earn some time for myself (although I wish Wes would more often. I'm only partially kidding :) ).
Tomorrow is Austyn's big Halloween party. Somewhere around 8-12 kids will converge on my small house expecting to be entertained. It will all be worth the expense and time preparing just to see Austyn having a great time. I will post pictures next week and let everyone know how it goes.
Today I got to talk to a couple of wonderful friends that live out of town now and it was great to be able to catch up with them. Thanks to both of them for the great conversation and thank you for your friendship. I'm so blessed to have all of my great friends and love to be able to reconnect with people that otherwise I may have lost touch with.
Alright time to curl up on the couch with hubby, we're watching Leatherheads and trying to write, I'm losing what's going on with it :)

Photo Purge!!

Found a few pictures stashed away on my camera! Note the picture of Peyton watching football... that was NOT a set up shot. The kid can sit and watch football for as long as you will let him :) Not a good sign this early!

New room!

We're stepping into uncharted territory tonight. Peyton is spending his first night in his new room!! YAY! Okay, so it's still not completely done yet, but I took matters into my own hands. Tonight, I set up his crib, got the carpet pieced together and set up a few things. He was asleep in like 2 minutes! I think he likes his new bed! Here's a few pictures of him sacked out, he looks so peaceful when he's sleeping :)

Backwards!

I know that they are backwards, but skim through the pics and then read the 2nd post for the update :) (Thanks to Sandy for the great pictures of the kiddos!!)

I'M BACK!

After almost 3 months without a computer, we are finally back in business! So here is a quick update for everyone who doesn't know what is going on in our lives and give you a bunch new pictures of the kiddos!! As of the 3 weeks ago, I am officially a SAHM!! I quit Dara's at the end of August and am getting ready to open up a home daycare!! I'm sooo excited and love being home able to focus on my family!! Austyn started first grade and is loving it already! She really likes her teacher and I think that she is going to be good for Austyn. Peyton is growing by leaps and bounds!! He is rolling over and has gotten very animated. He is still a very happy baby and is getting his very own personality(which happens to be stubborn, just like his mom) :) Everyone is doing great and now that I have my computer back I will try to get the blog updated more often ;)

One More

 

I didn't notice this picture when I was going thru picking them to put in the post but when I posted it on facebook, everyone loved it! So I decided to share it on here also! He looks like he loves her already, and we know she loves him!

New Kiddo Pics take 2

 

 

 

 

The pictures didnt all fit in the first post, so here are the rest :)

New Kiddo Pictures

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry its been so long since I updated!! I have been a little busy these last 5 weeks and haven't had a chance to post :) Some of these pictures are from the hospital, but its fun to see the change Peyton has made since birth! He started smiling this week and I think he is tired of me having the camera in his face trying to capture as many goofy smiles as I can!

Sleep Deprived

I can not believe that Peyton is already 11 days old! Time flies and he is already changing looks and personality. He is a very good baby, very content most of the time and is sleeping as well as to be expected. He wakes up for a couple hours in the middle of the night, but for the most part he is a great sleeper.
Austyn is doing great with her baby brother and has been a huge help! She loves holding him and feeding him, but we still haven't gotten a diaper change out of her :) We have had to set some boundaries for her with him (ie no tickling him until he is old enough to defend himself :) ) but she is really loving and gentle with him, so I dont think we have much to worry about.
Nicole got the slideshow posted of Peyton's birth and it turned out amazing. The link is nicolemanphotography.com/slideshow/Peyton.
Please check it out!
Thanks for all of the phone calls, visits and good wishes over the last couple of weeks! We are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends and I'm so glad we could share our big day with all of you!

 

 

 

 

He's Here!!

Peyton Thomas arrived on Friday, April 11th at 5:51pm. We induced at 1 and he showed up just a little less than 5 hours later, perfectly healthy and beautiful! Things went very smoothly and I think that he was more than ready to meet the world. We've been home since Sunday afternoon and he is doing very well. He's a very content baby and does just as Austyn says, "eats, sleeps and poops" :) He never really cries and if he does its only when he is hungry and doesn't last longer than it takes to prepare a bottle. We have been so fortunate to have many visitors, calls and good wishes. My incredibly talented best friend, Nicole photographed the birth and got some great shots that I will get posted very soon! You can also see some on her photo blog at http://nicolemanphotography.blogspot.com.

Tomorrow!

I can't believe that in a mere 22 hours I will be laboring away, maybe a few short hours away from being a mother of 2. What a crazy thought. The house seems as ready as it ever will, I think that work is at least ready enough to make it through the weekend without having to call me and I think my body is ready to be in control of itself again. Not that I haven't actually really enjoyed being pregnant this time, because I have. But I think that a good thing can only last for so long and now its time to hold Peyton in my arms instead of carrying him in my belly. I have a feeling that if we weren't inducing tomorrow, he would probably be here any day now on his own because all of the signs are starting to point to it. But the induction at least gives me some guilty sense of control which I tend to need often. I keep reading on baby websites how there is no legitimate reason for induction unless its for the safety of baby or mother, but the doctor seems confident that everything will go perfectly and I trust his opinion. After all, already being 3 cm dilated, 70% effaced and having lost the mucous plug last night (sorry if TMI :)) but my body seems like its ready and may just need a little push to get going.
With Austyn I think I was naive so I wasn't nervous at all to have a newborn at home. Now due to experience and knowing what to expect, I'm again not nervous at all. Kinda strange being a bit of a worrier, I'm very calm and laid back about the upcoming events (although sleeping or attempting to tonight may prove my feelings are otherwise).
Time to go to work for the last day for 3 weeks. I feel a little sense of relief thinking that no matter what, the world is not going to fall apart while I'm off for a bit and the store will still be standing when I get back. Maybe a bit disorganized and chaotic, but still operational. I'm really looking forward to the time off to get to know my new baby and strictly take care of my real family, instead of my work family.
I will update with pictures as soon as I get some free time next week!

Thank you, thank you!

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate Peyton today with me at the shower! I had a great time and love all of the wonderful gifts that we received! Thanks to Nicole for hosting it for me, I couldn't ask for a better friend! You all are wonderful, thanks for being a part of our lives!

37 weeks

Doctor again yesterday, now 2-3 cm dilated and around 60-70% effaced. Peyton's head is really low and he still doesn't like being poked and prodded b/c he moves up as soon as they check me :) Last night I got extremely sick and am just now trying to keep food down and get my stomach settled. I dont know if I have a bit of the stomach flu or if my hormones are starting to go crazy with the thought of impending labor? I know that we are definitely to the homestretch and ready or not, Peyton will be here soon!!

36 weeks and 2 days

Another doctor's office visit day! Dr. P checked my cervix today, 2 centimeters dilated, 50% effaced and Peyton's head is really low just barely above my cervix. We scheduled our induction for Friday, April 11th, as long as he doesn't decide to make his appearance sooner! I'm so excited and ready to hold him in my arms instead of carrying him around in my belly! This weekend is going to be a cleaning weekend and by next week I want the house to be ready for his arrival! I go to the doctor next Tuesday to find out if I have progressed any further.
Austyn told Tammy (Wes' mom) on Sunday that when the baby gets here, we are going to send him to live at her house. When I asked her about it, she said that she doesn't want to EVER have to change poopie diapers, so she doesn't want Peyton here! :) I love 5 year old thoughts! I'm really curious to see how she handles having someone else taking "her" time!

35 Week Belly and Sono Pics

 

 

 

 

So we finally got around to taking a couple pictures of this swollen bump in my midsection :) Also, these are the pictures from the sonogram last Monday, we had to take pictures of the pictures b/c our scanner doesn't connect to our laptop. Doesn't make much sense huh! Anyway, all is going well as we anxiously await Peyton's arrival.

April 17th

We went to the doctor for my second sonogram and found out everything looks great. The sono tech said that he is 5lbs 6oz and has a full head of hair! Now we just wonder what color that hair is! They changed his due date to April 17Th, but we are still looking at induction on the 11Th if he hasn't decided to make his appearance by then. The doctor reviewed the pictures and said that everything looks perfect, placenta is still growing and intact, baby looks good, healthy and is growing just as he should. I asked him about my weight again (just like every week)and got the same answer as always. He keeps telling me not to worry, as long as Peyton is growing my weight is of no concern. I was down almost another pound this week, so I've now gained 9 lbs since my 8 week appointment. Not too bad, but I do still have 5 more weeks to go! I am going to try to teach myself how to scan pictures in at work on the scanner and will attempt to put the newest sonogram pictures up so you can see his chubby cheeks and all that hair!

Doctor's Update

I had my 32 week appointment this morning and got good news from the doctor. He still has a feeling that Peyton is large and wants to do another sonogram in 2 weeks along with my next appointment. He said that if it looks like Peyton is going to be pushing 9 lbs, then we will probably induce early. But he said that we could definitely induce a week early either way, so hopefully we will have a baby by either the 11Th or 14Th of April! Crazy to think how close that is!! So many things to do before then!! Otherwise, Peyton's heartbeat was good, right about 139. My blood pressure, proteins and iron all looked great. Weight was down almost 2 lbs from a month ago, but doc still didn't seem concerned. I'm weighing right about 10 lbs heavier than I was at my 8 week appointment, so at least I know I'm gaining and most of my clothes are still fitting with some alterations (such as the rubber band on my jeans button right now :) ). Anyway, I'm very anxious to see Peyton again in 2 weeks and told Austyn today that she could miss the first part of school to go with us again to see him, so she is excited too. Although, I don't know if she is more excited about seeing her brother or missing school :) Probably the latter! Hope all is well with everyone, those of you reading this that have blogs of your own need to update, I'm having blog withdrawal :)

Sunny Saturday

Before I immerse myself in house cleaning for the morning, I wanted to jot a quick update! Nothing really new, just growing and stretching and kicking and wiggling. Peyton moves non-stop. Not big movements, just rolling and shifting which sometimes catch me off-guard when I'm waiting on a customer at work. Its hard not to be like "oh, wow, what was that!" :) I think I would get a few strange looks, but as its more obvious now that I am actually pregnant most people would probably understand. I have been told quite often lately that I'm getting "fat" now! I guess my customers are comfortable with me and know they can joke around with me :) 8 more weeks, its sooo hard to believe that I've already been pregnant for 32 weeks! Time flies by and I know these next weeks are going to go by even faster! I have a doctors appointment Monday morning, so I will update the latest after that!!
Can't wait for this amazing weather this week! With the way this winter has gone so far, a week of great weather is just what the doctor ordered!!

Slightly off the mark...

Hey guys, I just wanted to write a quick post to let everyone know what I'm doing right now with my Mary Kay stock. When I started selling Mary Kay a few months back, my director did my initial order and over ordered some things for me. So to get them off of my shelves and open up some room for some new stuff, I am going to offer everything that I have in stock right now for 40% off. I have Timewise sets and single items, microderm abrasion sets, eyeliners, eyeshadows, lipstick/gloss, pretty much a little of everything, but never the things that I need for my sales :) If you have specific items that you need right now, please let me know!! Also, if you have never done a consultation and would like to find out what I have to offer, give me a call or drop me a line and we'll get it set up! Thanks so much! Thanks for bearing with me about this post, please let everyone you know that uses MK about the sale. I could use the extra space right now and need to clear out my shelves!

Calm before the storm.

OK, so it's been awhile since I posted. I am still fighting this cold/flu stuff, but that is no excuse for not dropping a line. I apologize. Anyway, no new real big news lately, just lots of time spent getting ready for Peyton! Cleaning house, doing laundry and shopping have been major time suckers lately and I have neglected my blog because of it!
I really need to stay off of the old navy baby website, I ordered another 10 things off of it yesterday! But, I can say everything was on sale and nothing was more than 7.50. So at least I'm bargain shopping! I love buying boy clothes now tho, no pink, no frills, just cute little blue and green pieces! So much fun. Don't get me wrong, girls clothes are much cuter, but with all of the clothing issues we have had with Austyn lately, its refreshing to buy blue :)
I've spent a lot of time at work lately getting things ready for my leave. I am tentatively planning on being off work from April 14th to May 12th. Then after that I will be working Wed and Thursday at night and Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the day when Wes is home with the kids. We decided that the only way we could afford the summer while Austyn is home, is to not have either of the kids in daycare. Then when Austyn starts first grade in August, we will get Peyton into daycare and go back to our regular schedule. I think it will work out well, just limit the time that me and Wes spend together. But that is only for a few months and will be for a good cause, so I'm not worried.
Peyton has been REALLY active the last few weeks again, but as space is getting smaller in his little home, he's rolling a lot more than jabbing. Not a lot of sharp pains now, but definitely a lot of pressure when he sticks a knee or his back against my belly button and pushes with all of his might! He's always active about an hour before bed so Wes has had a good time "playing" with him, pushing on different spots on my stomach. Peyton then responds with a movement either in that spot or by moving to another area to get away from the pokes. I sometime wonder if he gets annoyed by people "invading" his area.
Thats all for now, have to go get motivated for the day!!

Overrun by the flu!

Austyn and I have apparently been consumed by the flu this week. I called my doc today and was told that there is a bad strain of the flu going around right now causing sinus problems, coughing, vomiting and achy body. I guess that explains Austyn's problems over the last couple of weeks, but I'm surprised that flu is the diagnosis since she never ran a fever. She seems to be doing much better, but Im a different story :) The doctor said it takes 7 to 10 days to run its course and I am somewhere around day 2 or 3. So I probably have a long weekend ahead. The doctor also said that my blood work came back on Tuesday and it turns out I'm moderately anemic as well. So tomorrow I have to start on a new prescription for that. This isn't a very happy post, but I just wanted to let everyone know whats going on in case they dont hear out of us for a few days! :)
On a positive note, I'm stoked about the new port-a-crib that we got for Peyton. I was at Kmart on Tuesday and ran across a $99 playyard on clearance for $60! I was worried about it missing something or being broken, but upon getting it out of the box, it was in perfect condition! I was so excited and will get pics of it posted tomorrow (whether anyone cares to see it or not :) ). It is definitely an upgrade from the laundry basket that Austyn slept in when she was a newborn!
Hope everyone is doing well and evading the flu!

28 Week Labs

Went to the doctor's office today for my 28 week appointment and labs. Everything turned out well, the glucose test was normal and so was the urine check, which means the UTI is all cleared up. Sorry if that's too much info, just the update :) Baby's heartbeat was 138 and I have gained exactly 10 lbs since my first appointment. It was pretty funny tho, when I drank the glucose sugar stuff, the baby started going crazy! Moving and shifting all over the place, he is definitely sensitive to sugar!
Austyn is home again today from school. She has vomited twice in the last 3 weeks at school and then when she gets home, is fine. She has had some sinus thing on and off, so I dont know if thats causing it or if there is something going on with school that may be making her feel yucky. I am going to email her teacher and see what her opinion is on the situation and what we need to do about it. I'll keep everyone posted!

Organization

My post last night was successful in that I did have a very productive evening! I'm not sure tho that the post changed my attitude or if it was the tearing in to the bathroom cabinets and organizing. There is something almost therapeutic about organizing. I'm starting to understand its calming effects. Maybe before Peyton gets here my house will be clean and organized after all :) My energy is starting to wain (from what it was 2 weeks ago), but I am going to keep truckin' b/c I want more than anything to have a completely clean, organized home the day that we walk in the door with our new baby. It is going to be such a relief to not have to worry about searching to find things and knowing exactly where things are going to be when I need them. I want everyone to hold me responsible to that b/c I know it makes me feel better when I am living in a happy place :)

Thinking positive.

Being very frustrated right now, I've decided to make today's entry 3 things I'm thankful for. Then I am taking care of the task of blogging AND changing my attitude so I have a productive evening :-)
1. Heat and Electricity, b/c it would be reallly cold in my house otherwise!
2. Austyn's smile and hug when I come home.
3. The fact that its already Wednesday, so its only 2 more days until the weekend!

What is everyone else grateful for?

Wow

Wow that's a big belly! I can't believe what a difference 11 weeks make! I can proudly still fit in the jeans I'm wearing in the first picture tho :) Austyn is so excited for her little brother and loves feeling him wriggling around in there!

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I do solemly swear...

to be a better blogger. I have been randomly scanning through other blogs for about an hour and have decided to try to write a short quip every day! I'm going to start today with a couple of belly pictures since I HAVE been promising for like 2 months :) Thanks for your patience!