Doctor's Appointment - 28 weeks

It's been almost 2 weeks since my appointment. I'd love to say it wasn't very eventful - but that would be kinda a lie. The time with the doctor was fine - she pushed around on my belly, listened to the babies heart beat, asked some questions, and we talked about classes and such.

After that was the part that wasn't so fun.

They checked me for anemia and diabetes. Which means I had to drink this sugary orange Koolaid stuff then wait around for an hour while it got into my system. Then they had to take blood. The drink they gave me reminded me of Hi-C's Slimer flavor drink for the 90's. Anybody else remember that?

When it was time to draw blood they couldn't find my veins and had to poke me 4 times. I still have 2 massive bruises on my arms from where they poked me (yeah, 2 weeks later!) After some pain and torture they said they wouldn't call me with the results unless there was a cause for concern.

So guess what happened the next Monday? You guessed it! I got a call from the doctors office. When I called back no one would take my call so I left a message. Four hours later - right before the office closed - I called back because I wanted to know what was going on! Finally someone told me. Come to find out, my call was a mistake and that I was 'just fine'. Thanks for freaking me out then freaking me out more by not calling me back...

Expensive Weekend!

We thought we should start looking for the appliances we need to buy for our new house. We had decided on the brands we wanted but just needed to look around and compare price/etc. We've actually been out a couple of times before but needed to get serious about it.

We started with the washer/dryer. We knew we wanted LG or GE. We headed out to Best Buy (because we hadn't looked there yet) and found exactly what we wanted within 20 minutes - at a great price! But, of course, we needed to check around to see if it was the BEST price. So we wrote down some info and headed out to the car to make some calls. Everywhere we called either didn't offer that model or sold it for about $100 more per piece.

The last place we called was Sears. They said they would honor that price and beat it by 10% - AWESOME! So, back into Best Buy we go... We asked if they would match that price. After some calling and manager approval they gave us Sears' price, and free delivery, and Best Buy points (about $20 worth), and the option to come back in a couple weeks to move it to their Best Buy Credit Card for 18 month free financing (I didn't want to open the card just yet seeing that we're trying to buy a house and all). So, we got a $1,600 MSRP washer/dryer for just over $1,000 - not too shabby in my book!

Kyle couldn't really handle any more shopping on Saturday so we took the night off.

Sunday we headed over to the Mart to check out Mattresses, Dining Tables, and Sofas. We found the mattress we wanted was on sale for about $200 less - CHARGE IT! (Although Kyle wasn't fully convinced so we did go over and sit on a sofa while we called other mattress stores to make sure we were getting a good price.) On top of the good price we got 12 month free financing and have 30 days from day of delivery to get a lower price if it goes on sale more. And then we found a very nice eat in kitchen table with a butterfly leaf and 6 chairs clearance priced at 1/2 of MSRP. A couple grand later (and a smore's maker) we walk out of the store.

SOMEHOW, I was able to convince Kyle to walk around Legends a little bit with me and we spend another $150 on clothes for him (and a couple things for me ;) )

By then, we're exhausted and our wallets are empty - so we had to go home.

If I Got Paid...

...for every time I went to the bathroom I would be a rich woman!

In fact, the other day, as I was getting up to flush the toilet I got the 'urge' again. REALLY? Kyle seemed to think that was hilarious.

Bellybutton Check

Kyle's latest thing is to 'check' my bellybutton. By 'check' I mean poke at it and laugh because it's getting shallower and shallower...Don't worry Kyle, you'll get your payback - someday I'll poke at your head and laugh as your hairline recedes and recedes :)

Doctor's Appointment - 26 weeks

Pretty uneventful, but I like that. An uneventful doctors appointment is like an uneventful airplane ride...I'd rather have it uneventful then eventful!

I peed in a cup then they took my weight (up 2 lbs from last visit but still down 5 total). My blood pressure was a little high so they took it again at the end of the appointment and it was just fine. We heard the baby's heartbeat - in the 130s - and got information about birthing classes and pre-registration information for the hospital.

My gag reflex is still off the charts but I only get sick about once a week now - and only in the shower. The shower is like the perfect storm of puking.

• The humidity in the air makes my extra pregnancy mucus drain down the back of my throat - making me hack like and 80 year old smoker.
• Apparently hot water makes your blood pressure drop which adds to the symptoms
• Brushing my teeth has always kinda made me gag (which is why I do it in the shower) but I'm trying a new toothbrush and got some kids watermelon toothpaste. I've also learned that I shouldn't let the toothpaste or brush touch my tongue - that just makes it worse...

I get to go back in 2 weeks for all the yucky tests - the anemia one and the diabetes one...all I know is I have to drink some sugar goo and get poked at with needles. Should be a great time!

We Bought a House!

It's about time isn't it?

I'll post more pictures once I take them (the one's in MLS arent' great) and more details once we're actually fully under contract. Yea, I'm so excited and ready to have our own place!

Lessons

Baby's getting started on the lessons early. Right now, baby's just sampling activities. Every night around 10:30 baby heads off to it's lesson for the evening. Monday night was swimming (baby learned the frog kick), Tuesday was kick boxing, and Wednesday was Tae-bo.

Let's hope baby takes up reading or knitting soon...