...is no more.. We moved everything out today and it's all on my back porch.. Not sure what I'm going to with all of it.. Good news is that the table can be broken down and put in the attic.. Which means I don't have to rent a storage unit.
Today was my last wedding for the year and until the new baby comes.. I'm not really sure how I made it. Well, I do know.. Kelli & Chris, that's how.. But I really had about 15 contractions throughout the day and had a couple more on the way home. For the next 5 weeks, my feet will be up and Chris will be probably doing everything.. I really think she's going to come early..
One of our traditions is to take a family photo on the couch the morning of Christmas. Through the years the photo changes. This year Joey is gone and Sally Mae is here. What a year. Oh, and I'm pregnant again in this pic. I have a scrapbook containing a photo from each year. It's amazing how our lives have changed over the last 9 years.
Thanks parents for the WII...
I'll post Xmas pics later. But for now, it's all about getting out of Tehachapi ALIVE!! It's a good thing we left when we did. It was snowing, we left Ian & Rachel's and almost slid off the road into someone's fence. Scary.. After being on the freeway for awhile it started to get better and then all of a sudden it got worse. I think the video doesn't show how loud the hail was and I missed the lightening.
Today, I had a last minute Xmas family portrait session.. I took the opportunity to get some shots of Alex at the part.. None of the Alex one's turned out. My flash is busted and he's just too fast, but Chris did manage to get this shot..
Oh man is it cold today in Bakersfield.. 34 degrees.. We've got a big day ahead of us today and i was out there helping Chris load things into the car.... I should have stayed in bed. Alex has the right idea..
We've been calling her New Dog cause we don't really know her yet.. Last night I just COULD NOT get her in the crate for bedtime. I wanted her there cause I don't know how potty trained she is.. Anyway, I gave up and went to be. She slept somewhere and was completely quiet all night until 6:45 this morning when she wined at my bedroom door.. I was soooo excited.. I shoved her out the dog door and I think she did her stuff.. So there may be hope for her staying here.. Her playing with Libby is still a little weird. She wants to, but is not sure how to and give up control at the same time. She wants to be dominate over Libby. I've already started correcting her on that issue. Anyway enough of dog training talk. here are some better photos taken with a better camera.. 
So, Alex and I are on our way out the door when we are greeted by none other than beautiful little stranger.. Beige, tail wagging, and happiness.. My heart melted... So, in the car with us she went.. I drove straight to Chris' work to show him our new addition and his words were, "OH NO!" I said what any pregnant hormonal woman would say, "OH YES!" :) She is soooo cute.. She came with me to drop off Alex, I showed her to a couple of my friends and then we finally made it home for an introduction to Libby.. It didn't go so well.. Libby was fine with her, but she is in heat (I think) and a little temperamental with other dogs in her lady area.. Who wouldn't be? All she did do was show her teeth and I corrected her promptly.. But I am waiting for them to play. For now, she's been mostly sleeping..
I thought that due to my current situation (being pregnant) that I didn't have to do any Xmas shopping.. Wrong... I'm tired.. But honestly shopping is easier than going to the post office.. Don't these people know they are supposed to pack, seal and address their stuff BEFORE they get to the counter.. I have no patience for this behavior.. Especially when I spent much time the day before getting everything ready so all I had to do was stand in line like a good girl and pay for my postage.. To top it off I ran into my "worm". Those who understand "worm" will understand my frustration.. I wish I was in a cabin somewhere with a fire, sitting by the window staring at huge snowflakes and drinking something hot and creamy.. NOT running around Bakersfield and running into Bakersfield people..
So Chris and I were wondering about how many words Alex says.. We figured about 20 or so.. Silly us!! We started righting them down.. 20...30...40... No, we're up to about 80 words that he says. Maybe they aren't perfectly clear, but he and we all know what he's saying.. Is this normal to have so many words or is our baby just smart? I mean we've always thought he was smart.. What parent doesn't think their kid is smart.. But then there are those who really are smart... But there's just no doubt that he's cute...... :)
Well, I guess it's been forever since I blogged about nothing..
started out horrible.. Depression is a hard thing... Hard on me, hard on Chris and probably subconsciously hard on Alex. But somehow we went anyway and ended up having a nice time.
I got Alex a baby doll to ready him for his little sister to come. He loved it. Fed the baby, held the baby and then tried to drink the baby's bottle. Sooooo cute.. I think he's going to be a great big brother. 
I'm getting excited about the baby shower on Sat. I'm really glad we changed the location. Although we've had a beautiful week (in the 80's), it's going to turn cold today. Down to the 60's. So, I think we made the right decision. Can't wait to see everyone.
Well, it was a long weekend, but Chris and I finally got the computer moved into the living room. Now the new baby will have her own room. Here is a view of the new computer armoire that houses all my junk: closed and hiding everything. It looks better closed.
Then there is a photo of how everything fits inside.. 
We love this piece of furniture and spent forever trying to find the perfect station for me. As it turns out a couple pieces don't fit, but nothing is ever really perfect and we had to be flexible. Well, I had to be flexible. I didn't want the printers out in the open. But, what's been ordered and built will have to work. Now the only thing I need it noise reduction head phones to drown out Chris' football games when I'm trying to work. :)
Sometimes I wonder how I don't have a heart attack when Chris and Alex play. This is what happens when I go in the other room for a few minutes to work or send an email.. Followed by a bunch of running.. His favorite thing to do..
Late that night when Alex was asleep, Aunt Susie & Matthew came over to babysit for a bit. We went to a friends house for about and hour. It was fun and here we are. chris said since it was past midnight and it wasn't halloween anymore, he wasn't required to wear a costume. Party Pooper.. But I dressed up with my pregnant self. :)
Happy Halloween Everyone! 
Happy birthday to my friend Bridget who lives in Ada, Oklahoma. Hope you have a wonderful day. I mailed your gift yesterday, so it won't be there (UPS) until Thursday. Sorry.
Alex is not allowed to go the the Vet Hospital anymore. Somehow tonight he found a thermometer and I caught him trying to take Libby's temperature. In the bum. I laughed so hard. He was doing it right too.. Boy, that kid is observant.. Lord help me?? :)
We picked him up this morning from the vet. She said, "are you here for an appt?" "No, we are here to pick up our cat." "Is the cat in the hospital or in boarding?" "He's already dead." "Oh, sorry. (to another worker) Will you get their cat out of the freezer?"....... I think at that moment I almost fainted. Somehow, I didn't. I also don't think I was breathing, just crying under my sunglasses signing paperwork.
I went to the wedding rehearsal for tomorrow's wedding. Chris went to this crazy BBQ stand down the street and said to the old black church ladies, "my pregnant wife said she wanted ribs when she came home." They said, "NO SHEEE DIDN'T!!!" :) There were ribs waiting. I went to pee and Joey came into the hall where he could see me and was panting and in obvious pain. I think he was waiting for me. I yelled for Chris and we got in the car and went to the hospital. On the way, we had decided that he did not deserve to be in pain any longer.
First, Prayer Requests:
Please pray for Joey. He's in the hospital with unknown problems. We took him in this morning and he will stay there while we are out of town. They are going to give him fluids for the 1st 24 hours and then go from there. Our estimate was about $800, so we'll just see.. He is after all 17 years old. He hasn't been eating or drinking much for about a week and has not been himself.
Hello all Carina and Lesley friends. I don't usually intermingle work with pleasure, but just wanted to let everyone know that Lesley's album is up on the website. Here's a link.
As Jen said, Carina is doing good this morning and Jen will get to see her soon. Thanks for the prayers. But keep them coming. I'm going to call her myself in a while and let her know we are all thinking of her.
So, today is Carina's big surgery. She doesn't have to be there until 4pm. So in reality, we (Jen) won't really know anything til about after midnight. It's about a 5-6 hour surgery. So she said she would call in the morning to let us know how Carina is doing after recovery. It's a long time to wait to get word, but I'll post something as soon as I know something. For now, all we can do is pray that God will be there in the OR to guide their hands and give them peace and strength to do their jobs correctly.
Well the results of the ultrasound weren't as good as I had hoped. "She" wouldn't get into position so that we could see anything. She was sitting with her legs open, but sitting on the placenta like she was sitting on a mound of dirt. So there was nothing to see, just her big head and cute leg bone.
It's nice to feel a baby kicking in my tummy again. I'm designing an album and I'm not sure if it's the way I'm sitting, the music or the fact that she's getting bigger, or I guess all 3, but it is nice. My flutters are turning into bump bumps. Much sooner than Alex. Is this a sign that she's bigger or crazier? Hum??? But Alex always loved the music.
I think our phone is fixed.. Chris called last night and they came over today. Said there was water damage which makes complete sense. The sprinklers hit that box every night. Not good. Anyway, they fixed it and it's now working.. Yeah!
Well, I started out this morning by pulling GRAY hair!!! Ugh.. I also at some point have to go to the DMV to renew my license that I never got a notice about. Double Ugh! But here's me when I was cute and little. I don't have anything younger at the moment. My scanner is broken. But, yeah, close enough.
It went really well, I think. A ton of people showed up. Some I thought, didn't and some it didn't think, did. I think everyone had a good time. At least they looked like they were. Everyone is always cranky about games, but hey they came to the party and I think had fun with the games despite themselves.. Although, the story game could have been a little funnier. Maybe it was just Chris' drunk reading. So speaking of drunk. Ummm a couple of people had a little too much which was pretty funny. One person tried to lick my eyeball. Not funny.. No mention of names here. They know who they are.
So is anyone coming to Chris' party??? I think i need to start getting some RSVP's.. I got Susie's, Abby's, and I know Scott and Jen are coming, but what about the rest of you? I just need to know how much food to buy and cook.. Muna will be in Tahoe.
Well, just to give a quick heads up. The date for the baby shower is Nov. 22, 08 at my house. I'm going to try and keep it simple (but you know me).
So he went to the Dr. and got an X-Ray and his foot is not broken or fractured, just sprained. So, elevation, ice for the first 2 days and then heat. But always elevated. No running for 2 weeks, so no softball. But at least it's not broken and we don't have any weddings for about 4 weeks, so he should be okay by then. Hopefully.
Last night at the softball Chris hurt his foot while rounding 1st base. He elevated it all night, iced it, and slept on Vicodin (sp?). This morning, he can't walk at all.. So off to Urgent Care we go to get X-Rays or whatever.. I told him he's not aloud to be sick. That's my job and his job is to take care of me.. Well, not today.
So it started out as a pretty wonderful day. I had breakfast with 3 of my photo friends and it was great (except Alex towards the end. But he's 20 months and has limited excuses) But when I came home I just lost it. The house, the cat litter, the fact that my neighbor who promised to take Evil Sally Pants away this weekend, didn't take her. and she's still here trying to get into our house (for the past 2 weeks).
So thanks to Susie, we went on our first official date since Alex was born.. We had a quick dinner at the pizza place close to the theatre that took FOREVER to get Chris' sandwich made, which gave him 6 minutes to eat it before the movie started.. So, we finally got over to the movie (thought ahead of time and bought the tickets early) and then ran into old friends of mine from Teh. high.. what a blast from the past. They looked exactly the same, not a day older, but better and more beautiful than ever.. I however had no make-up on and look and feel fatter than ever. But was still happy to be on a date with my gorgeous husband. Anyway, I'll have to get together with them to really catch up..
Today was a very long day spent working at the computer. So, it was time for Ink (for the printer) and Frozen Yogurt from our favorite Mannings Yogurt.. Here is a funny picture of him being done with having his picture taken and then a cute video..
Wouldn't it be nice to win the lottery? I think about 100k would work fine. I'm not asking for much.. Take off the taxes, pay the debt and put a little in the savings and then go back to normal life without the worries of money.. Last night I prayed, "God, please give me 100K, a good night sleep and a healthy baby".. We have a ways to see the baby, I dreamt all night that the government wanted me to work for them (top secret of course) (cause we watched that new show, Fringe-which we liked and have now started recording) and the money didn't come today. But I paid bills, got gas and still have $20.. It's a good day. Chris made dinner and Alex is almost asleep... I wonder sometimes, when I'm going to be able to get off this merry-go-round??? Maybe in the year 2021...
So, as I said, we got our new car.. Well, practically new.. Only 1 year old with 23K miles.. Pretty new.. and for 7K less than the used car lot.. Ha! Take that sales people.. We are pretty happy with it. Although the gas is going to be a bit more, we'll just have to pick and choose where we go.. The color may look a little weird, but it was the time of day, dusk.. It's dark gray, charcoal.. It's kind of nice to not have 2 white Toyota's in the driveway.. We looked a little obsessive. Now we have variety and I HAVE CUP HOLDERS in front and rear air for Alex.. God, thanks for the blessing in disguise.
So, tonight we went to a BBQ/football game party at Chris' friends house. At some point Alex joined the other kids (all under 4) to slide down the kiddy slide. Chris is outside, I'm inside watching through the window. So, Alex decides to position himself on the side and no one can go down. Not nice. So this other boy tells him (like 2 year olds do) to get down.... By pulling Alex's hair..... I'm still just watching. So Alex is telling him "no no no" and shaking his hand at him. Moments later they are friends again and move on with life.. I never went out there, the moment passed.. Oh, there was a ball.. Much more interesting than the slide or having his hair pulled..
Okay, can I get any more tired???? I guess the end of today's story is that we got the car I spoke about earlier. Yes, The Honda Pilot is Ours!! I like it and it's comfy to drive. It's late, so I'll have to put up pictures tomorrow. Too tired and too dark outside. We got all of our stuff moved over to the new car and filled it was gas. $70 A little scary. We'll have to see how far it goes.
I finally felt the baby last night. All the buzzing and vibrations. It was fun.. Maybe it was the chocolate pudding (not sugar free) that woke it up.. Not sure. But it was nice. Sad cause only I can feel it at this point, but Chris was still excited.. Yeah for heartbeats and movement. :) Here is a baby at 16 weeks which is what we are. Still kind of strange, but getting there.
Well, I had a Dr. appt. today and am happy to report that there is still a heart beat. Yes, I was a little worried.. Well, a lot worried.. I've been doing too much lately and have had some cramping. and with my luck and the way things have been going I can never be sure of anything from one day to the next.. Just bringing in the groceries is now an issue. A task that results in an hour or two on the couch trying to keep cramping from setting in. I've never been good at telling people "no". But am going to have to start.. My body does not like having babies.. plain and simple.
Well, there is a Honda Pilot at the credit union.. It's a tricky situation.. You have to bid on the car and will never know what others are bidding.. So, I bid$21K and hope to get it.. But it's practically brand new. 2007, 21K miles with Leather interior (+ other stuff).. We'll see. I guess if God's wants us to have it, then we will.. But it doesn't have a tow package or DVD players. But it DOES have cup holders in the front and rear air for the kids..
I've never seen a baby soooo desperate to be in his own bed.. Chris entertained him from Oxnard til Castaic and then he cried himself to sleep (about 40 minutes) and then a song came on that startled him and he cried until we finally got him in his bed.. He did stop for a minute until I had to take two seconds to pee and he had a melt down pushing me to his bedroom and pointing to his bed saying "nigh nigh" and crying. I tried to change his diaper, but no, he just wanted to sleep.. I feel the same way.
Well, I went by the body shop to get my things from my car and I was confused cause I couldn't find my car.. He said, "it's right here.. " i said, "no, that's not my car" and then started crying.. I guess I just didn't remember.. Anyhow, I got my things.. It's amazing how much junk you keep in your car and don't even know it's there.. A little embarrassing.. but whatever.. So, that's all. I'm waiting for the guy to return from lunch to tell me the damage or results of the inspection.. If they do total out my car, then then next car I get WILL have cup holders! Dammit!!! :) (long story)
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