DAY FOUR

yes, i'm behind, BUT we've already started our holiday traveling! We are in Omaha, Nebraska! It's Clay 1st real trip! He fell asleep after only being in the car for 20 minutes and slept the whole way there! As soon as we pulled in Dennis' Dad's driveway, Clay was waking up, and was HUNGRY! I fed him and then he filled his pants :) so he's right at home :) ANYWHO back to the photo challenge!

It's suppose to be a picture of where I went on the LAST HOLIDAY, however Halloween was the last holiday, and we were just at home in KC chillin' with Clay in his pumpkin outfit. SO the picture I'm sharing is a picture of where I went on the last "family holiday." By that I mean a holiday that my family usually gets together for!

It was Vienna's Parade and the holiday was Labor Day (really it just happens that way, i dont think we'd get together if the fair and parade weren't going on then lol)! I was 33 weeks pregnant at the time :)

DAY THREE

Okay, this picture makes me HAPPY. I may seem conceited, but I'm not. Lots of pictures make me happy, but for some reason when I read the description for today's pic, I thought of this shirt and the situation I was in when I was wearing this shirt! It was Valentine's Day, and we had just got home from such a fun night and I was hyper! I didn't want to take off my vickies shirt and my hair was outta control so I had to put it up high. Dennis took it.... and it took me forever to search and find this picture on my computer fyi!

UGH, I'm already behind!

I'm already slacking in the ever-so easy photo challenge I chose to start... so here I go again!

DAY TWO

this is a picture of me a YEAR ago, almost to the date! It was one of Dennis' fraternity formals... i loved the sweater dress i wore. it was from Charlotte Russe, man I love that place. I will be shopping there soon, now that i'm back to normal!!! And I wore these black tall dressy boots.... aw memories. It was a lot of fun and I love when Dennis dresses up! :)

photo challenge!

so i was browsing a blog, and journeyed to another blog, and eventually ventured way beyond that and i happened to stumble upon a cool idea for my blog! a 30 day photo challenge! it's where you follow a list of what type of picture to post for the day and tell alittle something-something about the pic....

i thought it would break up the monotony of my novels i tend to type on here!

DAY ONE

this is my FACEBOOK profile picture. I actually just changed it today. anyWHO. this is me and my son.... I sure hope he loves my kisses as much as i like giving them to him :)

tomorrow he is 4 weeks old & it feels like he has forever been here!

(stay tuned for the next 29 days of pics & for a post about what i plan on taking on after i get cleared at my 6-week check-up)

blog? what blog?

i've definitely neglected my blog lately... but i have some excuses as to why!

My son finally made his big debut! October 20th was the day! He has a pretty cool birthday 10/20/2010 :)
Bringing a little boy into this world was quite the experience and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Our days are spent playing, sleeping, and eating of course. He's a great baby and is now sleeping 5-6 hours at a time and only getting up once during the night. we are BLESSED. even if he got up every hour, we'd still love every minute! He loves tummy time (even though sometimes he just lays his head down and dozes) and taking baths too. :) Dennis and I have adjusted very well! He is quite the diaper changer, and he specializes in poopy diapers (okay he's going to kill me when he reads this :)) I had some ups and downs with my own health once we came home, however I am back to feeling good and energized! i can't wait to go to my own check-up and be cleared to start working out again. You guys are going to be surprised about what im about to embark on besides going back to work, being a mama & a girlfriend!!


My next few posts will be little reflections on my pregnancy and being the mama to clay conwell...... so stay tuned!

it's the simple things...

Like I had mentioned earlier, this week was a little rough. I truly believe I had it TOO easy in the beginning, because to be honest I didn't feel pregnant until I was almost 7 months pregnant. Anywho, things are fine, I'm just not used to not being able to do all the things I want to do and could do. It's a little frustrating, but I have gotten used to it and I know it's for a reason. Dennis helps out alot and reminds me to sit down and rest. I've started listening more when he says that because I know he can tell when I'm getting tired or weak or frustrated! :)

One day this week.... was probably my worst day by far. Cramps, sciatic nerve, and nauseous could sum it all up! Dennis didn't want to go to work and leave, but I made him. I knew I was fine and that I was probably going to be a grump to be around so I told him to go on and that I be would fine. While he was at work, he sent the sweetest, and some of the funniest text messages I have every read, let alone ever recieved. Needless to say I was feeling better by the time he got home. He walked in with my favorite slush! Cherry slushes from Burger King are my new favorite thing... and before pregnancy i DID NOT like anything cherry. Anywho, he came in with two and he just sat there on the couch... sippin' on our slushes just laughin about how we get so excited about having slushes! (You just had to be there moment :))

Later that night.... I did my normal routine of showering, lotioning all up, taking vitamins, did stretches, and got into bed. He was finishing ironing his clothes for the next day and then came to bed. I was almost asleep, and he said.... You know I never thought you could get any more beautifuler. It was quiet for a minute... took me a minute to digest what he had just said. I saw aww thank you bay. And then he said wait, is beautifuler even a word?!?!? We went to sleep laughing that night.....

Late Update...

Happy Thursday everyone!!! Geeze this week has flown by!

I was feelin' rough for most of this week... nothin' in particular, just energy levels all outta wack!

Good thing we got the baby's room ready when we did!

This week we decided on the Pediatrician! So i checked that completely off my list and added all the contact info to my hospital folder :)

Lil' Man's bag is officially packed! We packed a few little outfits, some different size onesies, a hat, socks, and his Jordan booties! It was a really fun thing to actually do.... Dennis and I really liked folding his little things and putting them in his bag...... one of many moments I'll never forget :)

The diaper bag was a real ISSUE for.... we finally got one in time to pack!

Here's what we chose!!!

This past Tuesday I was 38 weeks!!!! I go for my appointment tomorrow! I really look forward to Fridays & Dennis does too! Every appointment is exciting... because we get to hear the heart beat, i get weighed (i'm used to it now :)), and the past 2 appointments I have begun to get checked to see how things are progressing, tomorrow and the next 2 (if i make it that long :)) will be the same as well :)