11 More Weeks to Go!

Wow time has flown by! I had a great Thanksgiving with the family. On Saturday, my sister, niece and I went to get a Christmas tree and spent the rest of the day decorating the tree and baking cookies!! It was a long day, but so much fun. I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner. My sister found out she is having another girl! So our baby boy will be the only boy around here! I am getting bigger by the day, and not liking it. I can't wait to feel like myself again. If that is even possible. Two weeks left of school and then I get 4 weeks off. I am definitely looking forward to the break!



Peanut got a much needed hair cut



I am enormous.



My niece, Mila...hard to imagine a cuter kid!!

Stress and Hormones are Winning!

I had my 1 hour gestational diabetes test last and I failed! Because I don't have any risk factors, it's probably nothing, but I have been here at the lab at St. Joe's Hospital for the last 4 hours doing the second portion of the test. Hopefully all comes back normal. If it doesn't, I will have to check my blood sugar four times a day for the next 3 months. NO FUN! And it's likely a hormonal imbalance caused by...what else...STRESS!

Will update more later and try to put up some new pictures!

Busy, Busy!!

What a busy week it has been. Time is really flying by now! I had another conference this week, which was actually really good. I attended and the Military Kids and Families Summit as a representative for the VA and also got to attend as a military wife. It was a great 8 hours of networking and learning and I am really glad I was able to be a part of it.

School has been going well, but is keeping me very busy. I have some pretty big projects coming up, so my weekends have been filled with research and group meetings. I took today off to go shopping in Seattle with my sister, which was awesome. And I was able to get my Christmas shopping all done.

Mike and I have picked a name!! But we aren't sharing...yet. I went to Michael's and bought some letters for his room. I spent the last few nights watching TV and painting. So here is a hint for you all!



I know...not very helpful!!


I also finally got some Cougar gear for the baby. Go Cougs!



No USC baby around here!


That's about it for now!

Our Ridiculous Peanut

Oh Thank God for Weekends!

Had a rough day! There was a big storm this morning, so driving to work was a nightmare. I got to work and was there for a few hours when I started feeling funny. Next thing I knew I was on the floor! My blood pressure dropped really fast and caused me to collapse. Luckily I didn't go all the way out! I had such a long and busy day at work and was happt to finally get off...until I hit I-5 and a 2 and a half hour drive home!! I finally got to my sister's to pick up Peanut and thought the day couldn't get any worse. I greeted my niece and picked her up to give her a hug...and she peed on me. PEED! Needless to say, I am happy to finally be home!!

More to come...