Birthdays and Eyebrows

So I'm now officially 14 weeks and in my second trimester! I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping and am debating the purchase of a pregnancy pillow. Has anyone tried one? They are expensive and I don't want to waste the money on something that isn't worth it but I really miss the 10 hours of sleep a night I was getting!


This past week went by really quickly. We went to dinner with Mike's family for his grandma Rosie's birthday. I really wasn't feeling well but it still was nice to see everyone. Rosie had to have one of her knees replaced on Thursday but is doing really well. She has moved to the rehab facility where she will hopefully get lots of good care and heal quickly!


We went to Adeyln's 4th princess surprise birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese and it was complete madness but fun. She was very cute and excited. I also ran into Tara and her nieces... is that a sign of getting old when you run into your friends at Chuck E. Cheese?


Saturday was very low key. Michael woke up early to go with our neighbor, Ken, to visit one of Ken's brothers in Indiana who has some kind of self sufficient home. I don't know much about it but Michael said it was really cool. Apparently he doesn't pay for electric or water and they grow all of their own food. While Michael was away visiting I spent the day reading Kristin Hannah's "The Winter Garden". I love to read but I haven't written a book report since ummm.... who knows... but it was such an amazing book! It took a while to get into but I really ended up loving it. For a serious book reviewer check out Michael's cousin Amanda's awesome blog here... http://www.glowsnoveladdiction.blogspot.com/ Just thought I'd share!


Michael spent Sunday afternoon out in the heat at Ethan's football game and then stayed to watch some of Bella's cheerleading. I've decided to wait to go to a game when it gets cooler out. While he was at the game I went to a family get together at my parent's house. My Uncle Mike is home from Chicago so this was a little pre-gathering before our big cookout next Sunday. It was a lot of fun to see everyone and my face was hurting from laughing so hard! My cousin Lisa made some delicious vegetable soup that I enjoyed! Vegetable soup has been one of my only cravings so far and this soup was GOOD! I also got to spend a little time with my little Toby boy.


Tonight we're just kind of hanging out. I've been trying to convince Michael for years to let me pluck his eyebrows. He has very thick, dark hair and big handsome brown eyes that would look so much better sans the hair! For some reason he chose tonight to let me pluck away!! Too bad I got about 3 eyebrows out before he couldn't take anymore. Why are boys such wimps? I explained to him that waxing is much quicker and hurts a lot less and he is considering it! We might need to have a date and visit the salon and both get ours done (mine are pretty rough these days too). I think this might be an example of why women give birth and not men... :)

Lucky Girl

There wasn't much going on again this week. Work was insane for me and I'm hoping the stress will decrease in the next couple of weeks. Michael had a better week because his assistant was back from vacation. I was so exhausted from my stressful days at work I went to bed early every night. Luckily I've been physically feeling better... I'm hoping its part of the move into the second trimester! I'm anxious to start feeling the baby move but from what I hear it will be a few more weeks. My belly has gotten harder and my pants officially no longer fit. I've been wearing a lot of dresses and have a couple pair of maternity pants. I think the winter will be much more challenging when it comes to clothes!

This weekend was full of relaxation and I really enjoyed it! Saturday Michael and I went to lunch with his sister Erin and her boyfriend Conor who were visiting from Pittsburgh. Mama Peggy came along also and it was so much fun. It's always so great to see Erin! She is always smiling and kind and you can tell she really loves and cares about her family. And we love and care about her and Conor a ton too :)

On the way home from lunch we stopped at the jewelers and Michael ran in to have my ring cleaned. It needed it soooo bad because I hadn't stopped in since the wedding! He came back to the car with a big sparkly diamond. It looks great! He also brought with him a little surprise. The jeweler, Phil, says he is always about 90% right about guessing the sex of his customer's babies! He gave us a little tiny gold baby ring in a pink little box. So I'm marking it on our list of predictions. I still deep down really believe this baby is a boy but we will be THRILLED either way! I'm excited to know what this little person is but part of me will miss the excitement of not knowing. Who knows... maybe he or she won't cooperate and we'll have to wait the rest of the 9 months. Never know!

Michael was going later that night to a cookout at his brother's and I decided I needed a mini-vacation. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to do this but the best escape from life's stress for me is to go stay with my parents for a night! We had a nice (and healthy) home cooked dinner together and my mom and I stayed up watching a Hallmark movie together. I got to sleep in my big comfy bed with my favorite little fury guy Toby. Then I wake up to breakfast! Man... the life!!

When I got home I discovered my wonderful husband had cleaned the kitchen and living room! Now the rest of Sunday afternoon can be spent reading, catching up on the DVR and laundry. I'm a lucky girl!

The next couple weeks should be fun. Adelyn turns 4 on the 29th and she is having a princess themed party. She has invited all of her little girlfriends and Michael (???). She says he is her Price Charming. How hilarious is that? She loves him as much as he loves her. So cute! Labor Day weekend Michael and I are travelling down to Ashland, Ky to go to Kennetta's wedding. When we get back home we're having a big family cookout with my family to celebrate a bunch of birthdays and my Uncle Mike will be home from Chicago for a visit. I'll be sure to blog and post pictures. I hope everyone has a great week!

Not Much New

Other than Michael and I both having a crazy work week last week not much has been going on. It seems like we haven't been seeing each other very much. By the time we get home from work and eat dinner I'm about ready for bed. I've been pretty lucky that I haven't been too incredibly tired during the day but by 9:30 at night I will fall asleep on the couch if I'm not in bed. This is a really funny change in our relationship because I was always the one up for hours after Michael went to sleep. After living alone for so long I really enjoy some alone time to read or catch up with friends by talking on the phone or watching some of my reality TV addictions. Now that I'm in bed early Michael has been staying up playing XBox with his friends and family or watching some boy shows which has been some great alone time for him. I guess the adjustment to having less "Tammi-time" needed to happen eventually before the baby gets here. It just seems like it is happening so quickly :)

Some books say I have transitioned to my second trimester this week while others say I have another week to go. Regardless, there have been some significant changes. My nausea (which was getting pretty bad) has almost subsided. I have a little trouble in the evenings if I haven't eaten enough but that is much better than being sick all day. What has taken place of the nausea is this INSANE back pain! Between last week's stress from work and this back pain getting so bad I thought I wasn't going to be able to take it. I spent the weekend trying to rest as much as I could. I had to miss Kennetta's bachelorette party in Louisville and I was really sad about that. (I've heard it was still a huge success and they had a great time!)

I went to my 12 week doctor's appointment today. Sorry if this is TMI... but I found out that my uterus is very tilted which is causing the baby to grow into my spine instead of my abdomen. (I'm totally THAT girl discussing her uterus to anyone who will listen... so sorry). The good news is that it will correct itself over the next 2 months. I'm glad to know there is a reason and that the baby is okay and most importantly it will only be a couple months of pain instead of 6 more! We were unable to hear the heartbeat because of this same problem. I was a little upset about that but the doctor assured me that everything is progressing normally and I have nothing to worry about.

So that is pretty much the summary of my life... maybe I need to get Michael to guest blog about how he is doing. I'm not sure that would happen but if it did he would say all he does is work and come home to an evil prego wife. First year of marriage.... so fun :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!!!!

Pictures

Here are few random cute pictures because I haven't included any in my past couple blogs.

These first two pictures are from some of the million dress fittings we went to for the wedding. Kim couldn't make it to this one but we were trying to get the girl's dresses ready. I know it was a nightmare but at least we have the crazy memories :) Bella actually found out that night she had strep... poor thing.

Here is a picture from our cookout at Cathy's last weekend. Doesn't he look pretty good with a baby? He is starting to bond with Alexis :)

Ethan played football last weekend at Paul Brown Stadium and Bella cheered for her team as well! I thought this picture Michelle sent me was adorable! Doesn't he look so grown up?

That is all for now!

Goodbye 10th Week!

So I'm officially 11 weeks pregnant today and I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am that the 10th week is over! It was a rough one!! Aside from all of the typical prego symptoms (mostly fatigue and lots of nausea) my pregnancy brain MAJORLY kicked in this week.

A couple of weeks ago Michael made a very tough decision for our family and traded his gorgeous truck in for two cars because I've still been driving my 2002 Toyota Echo that is not very safe and would not work once the baby comes. He surprised me and got me a brand new 2010 Mercury Milan Premier that has every feature I could dream of. It is white with black leather interior and one of the features I'm most excited about are the heated seats for winter! Wednesday night I was meeting my mom, her best friend Debbie, her mom and my Grandpa for dinner and I was feeling kind of sick so I stopped by the house between work and dinner. When I was pulling out of the driveway and as I was going in reverse I ran into the HOUSE and knocked the mirror off the driver's side. WHAT THE HECK! I ended up not going to dinner and cried until Michael got home. He wasn't happy but to his credit he didn't yell at me and was happy I was safe. He has ordered the parts for the car but it has been sitting in the garage ever since.

Another very sad moment this week happened Monday morning. When I was getting ready for work I was listening to the radio and the traffic report said that there was an accident on I-75 South which is the way I usually travel to work. Thinking I was being smarter than the traffic I decided to take I-74 to I-275 and go the back way to Florence. I'm feeling very proud of myself as I get on the interstate, turn some music on and think about the day ahead. Next thing I know I look around me and I'm in Brookeville, Indiana!!! I had to go another 2 exits to find a way to get back on the interstate in the opposite direction. Apparently I missed the I-275 turn off and my 30-40 minute commute turned into a good 2 hours. I also got lost on Thursday on my way to Frankfort for a meeting but that detour was not quite as bad. Needless to say, I totally believe in pregnancy brain and only hope it gets better!!!

On a brighter note, Michael and I went to a cookout Saturday at my Aunt Cathy's and got to see the Art kids. The food was great and we had a lot of fun. Cathy even bought me my first pumpkin pie of the season and it was YUMMY! My favorite! Alexis was in a good mood for half of the night and I got some really cute pictures. She is getting big too fast!

Today was Leah's second birthday!!! Valerie and Tom had a bunch of friends and family over to their house to celebrate. Leah was so adorable and it was a blast watching her open her gifts. I can't believe 2 years ago we were all at the hospital waiting for her to arrive! The newest Ramp, Nathan, is almost 3 months and growing quickly! He is so cute and was so good and let everyone pass him around and take turns holding him.

I'm excited to see what week 11 brings and I'll be very happy to transition into my second trimester!