I PASSED!!!

I passed my glucose test! YEAH!!!

Today the electrician came and did his thing upstairs, finishing much faster than we had thought. He even had enough time to call the inspector and have him come out today as well. WE PASSED the electrical inspection. The plumbers are coming tomorrow morning, so I went and bought the vanity and toilet today. After a few inconveniences at Home Depot I was finally ready to load up and hit the road. Kaylee just went down to bed and Marcus just woke up, so we are about to head outside to the truck so I can show him what I bought.

My sweet little girl

I just had to tell you about 2 things Kaylee did today.

First of all, twice today, she got one of her stuffed animals and put it in her high chair. Then she rambled a few words to the animal and walked into her play room. She grabbed various food items, and other things from her kitchen. She returned with her arms full ready to feed her animal the delicious meal she prepared. She talked to the animal the entire time, and even stopped to take bites herself. She remembered to bring a spoon, fork, and even a cup.

The second thing i just had to share with you happened this evening when I was cooking dinner. I must have said out loud that my head hurt, I didnt even know that I said it. Kaylee came and rambled off some words to me, of which i did not understand. When she realized that I didnt understand her, she showed me what she was saying. She took me by the arm and led me to the couch where she had stacked up the pillows, exactly the way i do and motioned for me to lay down. I nearly cried. She knew that i wasnt feeling good and that i needed to rest. She is so compassionate and sympathetic.

I love my little monkey!!!

Totally wiped out!

I guess yesterdays adventures were a bit too much for Kaylee too. Last night she went to bed at 5:30 (30 minutes before her usual bedtime). I figured that she would wake up at her normal time of between 7:30 and 8:30, however now it is 9:15 and she is still sleeping soundly in her bed. I am about to have to go and wake her up for Kindermusik class.

Let me try and figure this out.... When she goes to bed 30 minutes or more AFTER her bedtime she wakes up EARLY (mommy doesnt like those mornings). When she goes to bed 30 minutes BEFORE her bedtime she sleeps in LATER. Does that make sense to anyone else? I guess it just goes to show that babies and kids thrive when on a schedule.

A Day FULL of Doctors

All I know for sure is that I NEVER want to have another day like today!!!

I saw more doctors today than I cared to see all month long, and spent more time in waiting rooms than I wanted to also!

It all started last week when I had my big glucose test. That's the one where they make you drink that disgusting drink, to check to see if you have gestational diabetes. Well unfortunately my test came back positive. So they scheduled me for a 3 hour glucose test this morning. I had to fast all morning (that in itself nearly killed me!) they wouldnt even let me drink water, then go drink that nasty drink again, and have them draw my blood 4 times. I was in my doctors office for 3 1/2 hours. I felt like I should have gotten a job there, that's how long I was there. I should get my results from that either tomorrow or Wednesday, hopefully I will pass this time.

After leaving there I had to rush to get something to eat and then meet my mom and Kaylee at Dr. Shea's office (Kaylee's Ear Doctor). Last Friday I took her back to her pediatrician, suspecting another ear infection, and found out that she has another one which makes 6 infections in the past 4 months. The pediatrician suggested tubes, so who better to take your child to than the world's best ear clinic? My mom had to bring Kaylee for me because the 2 appointments overlapped. So we sit and wait there for another 2 hours (they had already waited 1 hour before I arrived, so they were there a total of 3 hours). Dr. Shea told us that Kaylee needs tubes in both her ears immediately, so we scheduled the surgery for this Friday morning.

When we were walking out of that office my mom and I were both hungry again (Kaylee skipped lunch and nap, so she was hungry too), we decided to go get a bite to eat at Chick-fil-A. It was there that Kaylee got her "second wind," so to avoid another trip into Memphis this week (you'll read later why another trip into Memphis this week would be impossible!), I decided to go get my allergy shot. That was how we ended up at the 3rd, and final, doctors office. Thank God we were only there for about 45 minutes. So in all I think I spent nearly 6 1/2 hours in 3 different doctors offices today. After all that sitting, I cant figure out why I am so freaking tired. I feel like i could sleep for 24 hours straight.

On top of all those appointments I had to schedule an eye doctor appointment for myself last week and found out that I have an eye infection. COULD ANYTHING ELSE POSSIBLY BE PILED ON MY PLATE???

So while we were out gallivanting around the city, hahaha, Marcus was home with our first worker men (thats what I call them when Kaylee says "was dat?"). The HVAC guys were here to install the 'space ship' looking stuff upstairs, that's my technical term for the air ducts. The best part is we get to return the $50 programmable digital thermostat we bought thinking that we had to supply it (we didnt want one of those regular old kinds), the HVAC guy said that our unit comes with a digital thermostat so Marcus asked if it was programmable. He said that it was not, but that he would switch it to a programmable one for FREE. Cant ask for anything better than that. They did a great job, surprisingly finishing in less time than I spent in doctors offices today. We have the electrician scheduled for this Wednesday. Marcus decided to stop by Home Depot and return the thermostat on his way to work and look for the recessed cans and trim kits for the cans, so the electrician can install them when he comes. He was able to buy all 8 cans and trim kits for $110 which is $10 less than the electrician was going to charge for the cans by themselves, so there's even more money we saved today! I think that the framers and plumbers are going to be starting this week as well. Also tonight, both ceiling fans and hall light fixtures were delivered.

Looks like the rest of this week is kinda busy, it goes something like this:

Tuesday morning- bug man coming to spray
Tuesday later in the morning- Kindermusik (makeup class)
Tuesday early evening- flooring guy coming to measure, give quote, and show us samples
Wednesday morning- regular Kindermusik class (mom is coming with us so she can see what Kindermusik is all about before she has to bring Kaylee by herself while we are in Hawaii)
Wednesday all day- electrician coming Wednesday afternoon- playdate with a friend (hopefully we can fit that in)
Wednesday evening- go pick out vanity/ sink and toilet for upstairs bathroom
Thursday will be filled with either the electricians finishing up, plumbers and/or framers starting
Friday morning- Kaylee's tubes in her ears
Friday afternoon- more framing and/ or plumbing
I am sure I have forgotten some

So if you dont hear from me for awhile that's definitely why. I hope everyone else has a much more relaxing week than we have planned!

Grandpa survived

Today I had my big glucose doctor appointment! Let me just tell you how excited I was to get to drink that FABULOUS drink! JK
Anyways so I had scheduled my dad to keep Kaylee for me since my mom is out of town. I will have to admit I was a little worried about leaving her with him for that long by himself, it ended up being like 6 1/2 hours after i added all my other errands to the list.
I brought Kaylee over to him as soon as she woke up this morning. I fed her breakfast and then left for my appointment. Dad felt the need to give her not 1, but 2 more pieces of fruit after her breakfast. That is how grandpa "bonds" with his grand baby, by feeding her, and she absolutely LOVES him for it!

I realized when i was in the waiting room of the doctors office that i did not tell him what time to put her down for nap. So i decided to call.
I started by saying, "i forgot to tell you what time to put her down"
and before i could get the rest of my sentence out
dad says, "She's already down"
I was like "really? she usually goes down about 10:30, but since she slept in a little this morning i was going to tell you she can stay up until 11."
Dad said, "well i asked her if she was ready for bed and she went back to her room and grabbed her blanket, so i put her down."
"GOOD JOB DAD!" i replied

He has put her down in the past, but i was proud of him, he did it without me even telling him the time or giving any instructions and without mom there either.
So after nap Mary got home from school and played with her. Kaylee adores Mary! Dad decided to pawn off his babysitting responsibilities on her while he went and ran some errands. Then he got back in just enough time for Mary to go to work. When I got there to pick her up she had just finished ANOTHER snack and they were playing in the garage. Kaylee was enjoying running out in the rain and then back into the garage. Dad even got down a little folding lawn chair for Kaylee to sit in. She thought she was such a big girl sitting next to grandpa in her own big girl chair!

These are the days i am going to desperately miss while we are in Hawaii!

100 DAYS

I noticed today that I only have 100 days left until my due date. YIPEE!!! Even though it will probably be less than that, because we will be inducing early to ensure that Marcus will be home for the birth.

I am so excited to meet our new little monster. I know that the next couple of months will go by so fast and before I know it the 4 of us will be soaking up the sun (and sights) in Hawaii as a family.

Successful Weekend

Most of the time when I make lists for "weekend projects" we usually accomplish somewhere between 0-50% of what is on the list. This weekend we were rockin' and rollin'! My vision was to have the attic entirely cleared out so that it would be ready for the workers to start. Once I started working on the enormous amount of CRAP we have accumulated over the past 8 years, I began to realize that this was more than just a weekend project! Especially since we could only work on it when Kaylee was sleeping; unless only one of us worked while the other watched her. Neither one of us was comfortable with her upstairs playing with the mice poo and corpses that are on the floor, not to mention the insulation and other things she could get into up there. Even with those limitations I felt like we got a lot done. There are still a few boxes to move and some I need to go through, but overall we did a great job! Most of all I am glad that I can see the progress we made, and know that we dont have much farther to go (at least with this part).

We also had a chance to get some prices on some of the things that we will be needing to purchase for this project.

mental note: remember to take pictures to post

The process has begun

Like i said before we are working on trying to finish our upstairs and remodel the master bath before marcus leaves for hawaii. We have been busy contacting different subcontractors and figuring out all the specifics. Last night we had 3 different subs come out to look at vairous jobs. Kaylee is just amazed/ confused at all the extra "visitors" we have had the past couple of days. It is really funny to watch her as she studys them. She seems to be more comfortable with some than others. Next week, I will be busy picking out the different materials we will be needing, light fixtures, fans, bathroom vaniety, shower, tile, hardwood, etc. I guess that is the fun part of it all. I will keep you posted on things when they start happening, and even post some pictures of the ongoing project.

This weekends project is to clear out the upstairs. That space has been our "attic" for the past 8 years. And MAN have we accumulated some stuff over the years! We have to get it all out so that the rooms can be finished. Anyone who likes manual labor feel free to come on over! hahaha


i wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the Well Wishes and Encouragement you have sent! It has been really nice reading all the emails and things you have to say.

WE ARE MOVING!!!

Whenever something BIG happens in our life, Marcus feels like we need to make something that is already BIG even BIGGER!!!

for example:
When we got married almost 4 1/2 years ago Marcus took a new job which caused him to work crazy long hours and never see his new wife.
When we found out we were pregnant with Kaylee he took another new job.
A few days before the birth of our 1st child Marcus decides to buy a new truck.
Why should it be any different with the birth of our 2nd child?

As if having a new baby is not enough adventure for us we decided to add a little more "spice" to our lives. Marcus applied for and accepted another job with FedEx. Not only is it a new job, but in a new state, obviously a new job alone wouldn't be 'adventurous' enough for us. So you might be thinking now. Where? Where could they possibly be moving?
Well my last post is a little hint.......HAWAII!
Yes we are moving 4000+ miles away! Away from family and friends and everything we know. We will be living on the island of Maui, hopefully in (or near) Kahului. Marcus and I will be taking a trip to look for houses after Thanksgiving, so hopefully we can find something nice at a reasonable price. But then again that might be asking for too much. Then Marcus will be heading over to start his new job after Christmas. I will not join him with the kids until after the baby is born. We are now in the "get the house ready to sell" stage, which includes finishing our upstairs and remodeling the master bath. Hopefully all that can be finished before Marcus leaves so I don't have to worry about that by myself. Anyone know any good subcontractors?

With all that said, anyone that wants to come visit us.......COME ON! You might have to sleep in a closet but we would love to see some familiar faces every now and then.

State Trivia

This state is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.

More than one-third of the world’s commercial supply of pineapples comes from this state (about 320,000 tons per year).

This state is the widest state in the United States, when measured from east to west.

Only state whos land area is increasing.

The mountain range tops, in this state, are the biggest in the world.

This state has the highest life expectancy in the United States. Life expectancy for males is 75, for females 80 years.

It is the southernmost U.S. state

This state does not observe daylight savings time.

This state has the most isolated population center on earth. (It is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.)

Can you guess what state I am referring to?

(try not to use the internet to get your answer)