I have the sweetest husband EVER

Once I remembered it was our anniversary, I was thrilled with Brian's invitation to take me out to dinner. We've really been trying to watch our $$ with a baby on the way so it's been a while since we've gone out and had a nice meal. Brian suggested Madden's which I love and we reserve for special occassions. So that was the plan...after work we'd clean up and head to downtown Brian for dinner.

Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. We both went to work this morning around 6:30am - lots to do. And then I got hung up at work til almost 6:30pm. It was a long day and I spent about half of it on my feet. Needless to say my tooties were fluffy. By the time I got home I was exhausted and did I mention fluffy? Oh I was still willing to go out to dinner BUT I was moving very slow.

Luckily my wonderful, considerate, and caring husband had mercy on me and my fluffiness. He offered to go pick up dinner instead of insisting we go out. THANK YOU!!! So, as I type this blog he's on his way to Madden's to grab dinner with a pit stop at Luby's for fruit salad. What can I say? What baby wants baby gets.

The first song we danced to as husband and wife was You Save Me by Kenny Chesney. I love our song. Brian picked it out and its so appropriate. I truly think God brought us together to save each other every day. Thank you God! And thank you Brian for being the sweetest husband ever. I guess I'll keep you around another 4 years.

4 Years Ago Today

Four years ago today Brian and I took the big plunge and became husband and wife. It was a great day! We got married in a little historical church in downtown Chappell Hill, Texas with about 100 of our closest friends and family in attendance.

I remember walking down the aisle and seeing Brian standing there waiting...he honestly looked he was going to pass out or make a run for it. Luckily, he did neither and made it all the way through the ceremony. Then we headed to the Brenham Country Club for a classic Brenham beer and bbq reception. We left the reception at about 10pm with the Best Man, Robert, and his fiance, Katherine. It had been a long day - a great one but a long one none the less so I was totally ready to go home and go to bed. However, Robert managed to talk us into going to the Texas Hall of Fame to see Zona Jones. That's right we went to the Hall after our wedding! The looks we got were priceless as we came strolling in in our wedding attire. I figured what the heck, when was I ever going to have the chance to wear this dress again : )

Here's the even funnier part. Yesterday morning Brian sent me a text message that said "May I take you to dinner tomorrow night." Keep in mind this was about 6am so I was kind of surprised to get a dinner invite so early. That's why I responded "Why? What's gotten into you?" Well, before he could answer I called my mom as I do every morning. As we were chatting about the approaching royal wedding this Friday Mom asked me when our anniversary was...and I was like what anniversary. THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME!!! Brian was asking to take me out to dinner for our ANNIVERSARY! I totally forgot.

It must be the baby. She's sucking out all of brain juice.

They're Here!!!!

My friend Amber finally had the twins early, early this morning...1:10am and 1:11am to be exact! She had to have an emergency C-section but mom and babies are all doing great.

Noah Andrew weighed in at a sturdy 6lbs 10oz (top pic)
and his little brother

Adrian Reece was not far behind at 5lbs 8oz (bottom pic)

The boys were 5 weeks early. Can you imagine if she had carried to full term? YOWZA!!!

My friends Aimee, Jessica, Whitney and I dropped by the hospital this evening to see everyone. Amber looked exhausted but happy and so did daddy, Ivan. I was kind of sad we didn't get to see Noah and Adrian - they're in NICU until they're lungs are a little further along. I'll keep you posted on their progress.

Congratulations Amber and Ivan! Now the fun begins!

Other fun side effects of pregnancy!

My little piggies have turned into full blown sausages!!! Look at my puffly toes. And, I have cankles! You know where your calf just runs into your foot with no visible ankles. That's right CANKLES!!!

Combine this with my arm brace and baby acne - I'm a sight.

But you know what? I DONT CARE! I love this little baby growing inside of me. I prayed for her everyday and I cannot wait to see her.

Ahhh the joys of pregnancy...and Judy

Lately, especially at night, my hands have been falling asleep and then they ache from the inside out all the way down to my elbows. I had no idea what was going on so I called my doctor. She said I have Carpal Tunnel. Apparently, it's very common during pregnancy. She promised it would go away after I have the baby but in the meantime I'm stuck wearing wrist braces. I keep one on my right hand pretty much all the time and when necessary wear both at night. My right hand seems to be way worse than my left. You know, my dad had Carpal Tunnel and I never really understood how his fingers could be numb and hurt at the same time...let's just say I get it now.

So where does Judy factor in to all of this? I pulled off the braces to take a shower this morning. When I got out one of the braces was missing AND SO WAS JUDY!!! Needless to say I found them both...Judy grinning like a crazy dog and my brace missing most of the Velcro. That dog has some serious issues! I'm sure if it were Brian's brace she probably wouldn't have even sniffed it. She loves her daddy. ARGHHHH!!!

Judy's Sad Face...

Saturday I cleaned the house from top to bottom and then worked a few hours at the station. By mid-afternoon I was pooped and ready for a nap. I plopped myself down on the couch ready for a little shut-eye when Judy came barreling through with her talking ball...yes, a ball that talks when its rolled. I have no idea what I was thinking when I got that for her. Anyhoo, she proceeded to play with it for about 20 annoying minutes until it rolled under the couch. YES!!! No more talking ball. She barked and squirmed and whined - basically begging me to get her ball out from under the couch for her. Finally, she settled down and went to sleep or so I thought. With the peace and quiet, I dosed off pretty quick. When I awoke an hour later I found Judy in the middle of the living room with what was left of my flip flop in her mouth. She had already totally destroyed the other one! As an aside, I have to mention that Brian's flip flops were by the door...two feet away from mine. Did she even sniff them? NOPE! Just ate both of mine. I loved those flip flops so I gave her a good scolding. That's when she slinked her way up the couch and planted herself across my tummy with her "I'm so sorry mommy" face. Awww! I had no choice but to forgive her! I mean look at that face : )

What a push over! I'm going to be in real trouble when the baby comes!

We have a nursery!!!

Early last year I decided to take a really dull, boring room in our house (picture 1) and make into a bright, beautiful room (picture 2). I loved the "yellow room" as Brian called it. He wasn't really a fan of the bright color but was willing to live with it since he didn't have to sleep in it. When we found out we were expecting, I decided to make the "yellow room" into a nursery. Brian insisted that I repaint the bright yellow walls a softer yellow color. He claimed the yellow was so bright that the baby would be able to see it through her eyelids! Blahahaha!

Well, I haven't repainted yet...and maybe I will maybe I wont. I apologize the colors a little off in pictures 3 and 4 because I took those with my cell phone. Rest assured its still Rubber Ducky Yellow. That was the name on the paint can : ) It's a cheerful little nursery. Big hugs to my in-laws for getting the baby bed for us! Way to go grandma and pawpaw. The bed is perfect! As you can see in picture 4 Judy, our dog who totally thinks she's a human, is checking out the baby bed. I'm pretty sure she thinks it's for her.

As a side note I love the antique dresser. I painted it turquoise. Now I'm trying to find some hot pink flowers or butterfly drawer pulls. Any suggestions? The rocking chair is the rocking chair Brian's grandparents gave his mom when he was born. Go ahead and say it AWWWWW!

Let's see something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. All done! And you thought that was only for weddings.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Brian and I went to see the Lincoln Lawyer tonight. It was truly a great movie...solid story line, lots of twists and turns, suspenseful, oh and Matthew McConaughey with no shirt! I give it four thumbs up - two from me, two from baby. She was pleasantly surprised. She just went for the popcorn. Next, I want to see Insidious! It looks really scary. I love those kind of movies. You know the ones where you have to sleep with the lights on for a while after. CREEPY and FUN all at the same time!!!

Gnat - the other white meat

I was back up at the radio station this evening training one of the new guys on how to record a commercial. I love doing commercials. Production (producing commercials) is one of my strong points. So I'm in the production studion just talking away into the microphone when I see a gnat out of the corner of my eye. The next thing I know I take a deep breath and IN GOES THE GNAT!!! GROSS! I started coughing and gagging and in my effort to get it out I SWALLOWED IT! That's right I had a gnat for dinner. Needless to say I made quite the impression on the new guy. For those of you who are curious...yes, gnat tastes just like chicken.

It's a GREAT day to blog!

This Blog is Filled with GREAT news! I got my results back yesterday afternoon from the extended version of the dreaded blood glucose test (4 hours to be exact)...and the results are....wait for it....here it comes....NORMAL!!! Everything was normal. I was so excited I celebrated with a bowl of frosted flakes and a chocolate milk shake! I'm back on the wagon today though. For breakfast, I chocked down an egg white omelet with spinach and feta cheese with a whole grain bagel on the side. This healthy eating is going to kill me. Oh, and I got the biopsy results back from the ugly mole I had removed too. Everything was NORMAL! Now I'm just waiting to have my itchy stitches removed : ) Thank you God for once again answering my prayers!

I Got Stitches!

All my friends kept telling me how great their pregnancies were...glowing skin, thicker longer hair, and an overwhelming maternal feeling. Huh? So far, my pregnancy has been plagued with morning sickness, acne, thicker longer hair in the craziest places, and an overall queasy feeling. And now, as if it couldn't get any better, I had an itty bitty tiny mole on my shoulder at least it used to be itty bitty. It seems as my tummy began growing larger so did my itty bitty mole until it was so itty bitty anymore!

This morning I had an appointment with a dermatologist. He decided that since it had been steadily getting bigger that it was probably a good idea to remove it and have a biopsy done. He feels pretty confident that it's nothing to be worried about BUT better safe than sorry. So, I now have 4 big stitches in my shoulder where my itty bitty mole used to be. Alright, it didn't really hurt when he did it but I'm waiting for the numbing stuff to wear off. That should be fun!