Weigh in - week 3

This post will probably jump around a bit just cause it's been so long since I posted and I have much to say but in little time! So lets get started .....

I put off posting my weigh in cause really there was no change, I actually gained 0.4lbs but I'm not counting that. So this Monday is week 4 weigh in and I'm hoping for better things cause I feel like I stayed on track for the most part and I did an extra lap around the mall last week. I know I really need to exercise more to see the numbers come off but it is so hard with Jacob and the cold weather!?? Hubby has been working lots of O.T. in the garage after supper so I can't even go after Jacob is asleep cause someone has to be in the house! Anyway hopefully this next weigh in is better and spring better come soon!

Lately as I said above hubby has been really busy in the garage and his "friends" have been coming over here to help and hang out on weekends instead of him going to their house. This is good news/ bad news ..... I like it cause he is home all weekend (even if he isn't really in the house I could still go check on him in the garage) BUT all his "friends" come in the house and I have to entertain. This is OK until Jacob starts getting cranky then I get annoyed cause Jacob doesn't want to miss anything and it is hard for him to go to sleep. Then when I finally get him in bed these "friends" keep coming in the house to use the bathroom and they aren't very quiet about it plus their vehicles are quite loud and usually when they leave at 1am they wake Jacob up!! And I don't want to stay up till 1am entertaining then have to get up early with Jacob - I do not function on less then 8 hours of sleep! But I like that hubby is home?! Gesh - you just can't please me can you! ? ;)

Jacob will be 8 months in a few days and I will post that on a separate post about all his milestones etc. But I must say that I am kinda freaking out about having to go back to work in 4 months! I think I am going to be a nervous wreck!! Part of me is excited to go back to work and have adult conversation all day but I really don't want to miss out on anything that Jacob does (hopefully he will have reached all the major milestones by the time I go back to work). Maybe I could get a "nanny cam"! he he

Last weekend we went to the monster trucks, my mom watched Jacob. They were OK but I don't think I will go again. We also went to WEM Waterpark and took Jacob with us there, it was fun but I think would have been better if we had someone to watch Jacob so we could go down the slides together and not alone!? Next time I think we will ask the Grandparents to come watch Jacob and we can all have fun!! Today is Valentine's Day, nothing special - the inlaws got us all a gift (which reminds me I forgot to call and thank my MIL -oops) and tomorrow is my Dads birthday (which also reminds me that I was meaning to call my brother and see if he had plans to take him out for supper). I finally got our passport photos taken so now I just need to get them signed and take all the paperwork in (hubby still needs to get his photo done but I'm tired of reminding him). I signed up for another swim class, the one we are in now ends next week and the new class starts the week after. This will be our last swim class though cause there are no more day classes after March and by then it should be nice enough out for us to do other things.

Have you noticed that I have putting the main subject in bold lettering? I thought it would be helpful for those of us that might be too busy to read the whole post and they can get the gist of things by reading the bold lettering. Cause I know sometimes I'm too busy to read my favorite blogs and when I do have a chance to read them I usually have no time to post comments (sorry). Well speaking of time - I gotta run, hopefully I will be able to post Mon with my weigh in!

5 months old!

5 months already! I can hardly believe it has gone by so fast, Jacob has changed a lot since the day we brought him home and yet some things are still the same. The way he stretches when he is waking up is still the same as the day we brought him home, he is still a snacker and only eats 4oz but every hour or two. He still has 2-3 naps a day but they are a little shorter then before (only lasting about 30min). He is becoming quite the little character, I love going into his room in the morning and seeing his excitement to see someone, he throws his hands in the air and kicks his feet - it's so cute and makes me feel like he loves me! He is sitting up much better now and we are still working on the rolling over. He arches his back when he is laying down so I think we are pretty close to making some movement!

We got him weighed on Friday and he is now 19lbs 13oz, 25 1/2" long ! I was hoping to clean out my car this weekend and get his new car seat in but I was too tired and I caught my hubbies cold. Jacob still hasn't caught it yet and I'm hoping he doesn't or if he does that it is after Wed cause that is picture day!

We have our last swim class on Tuesday, which I'm kinda sad about - once again just as I was getting to know the other moms the class is over! Wednesday is family picture day, Thursday I am going to go visit my Mom and today we have lunch with the moms from my mom group. Today is my niece's birthday, I bought a card for her but haven't mailed it yet so I will mail it today but she still probably won't get it till Wed?

Our pot luck party went well, some people stayed really late (3am) which made the next day really hard but hubby has been overly eager to do things for me - it's kinda freaking me out!? On Sunday after the party I went downstairs to try and clean up and he kicked me out saying he would clean up, he did the dishes and vacuumed! All night he was jumping every time I needed something, and this morning was kinda the same he woke up and emptied the dishwasher, washed the dishes and asked if he could do anything else?! I'm kinda thinking that he is only doing it cause he feels guilty and doesn't want the guilt talk and I do enjoy all the help but he doesn't seem very happy?

Anyway - I posted a pic of Jacob and his Grandpa, it was from this weekend and I thought it was super cute! You can almost see the love in his Grandpa's face!

So far so good!

I am almost 37 weeks and almost everyone I have run into says I "look bigger" then I did last week - like lots bigger! They all think that baby will be coming soon, I do have to agree with them, I feel bigger and I am having some ligament pain again so I'm thinking that baby is dropping. It is way harder now to bend and get up off the couch/ out of bed, my shoe lace came undone on the weekend and I could barely tie it back up and after I did I was huffin and puffin! ;) I would like to get one more belly pic done before baby is here so I'm thinking I should do that this week.

I feel like I am more emotional now then I have been all pregnancy, it sure doesn't take much to upset me or piss me off!! The arm drop thing went fairly well for the most part, it seemed really disorganized with quite a bit of "down time" where there were no cars to race but I think most people had a good time!!? You could tell that by Sat the staff were getting tired and snappy, the track manager who is usually kinda grumpy and snappy on a good day was more grumpy and snappy then usual - which really sucked! She yelled at me, which really wasn't anything new cause she tends to blow her gasket a lot and I know usually means nothing by it but this time I lost it. It really upset me, I was in tears and told hubby what had happened and he was so mad he was about to run upstairs and hand in his radio and walk out!! But we never, she eventually said sorry and we carried on with the show - I'm sure it was just my hormones that made me so upset. Then on Sun, hubby left early to get stuff ready at the track and I tried calling him to ask a question on his cell but he never answered. I tried three times, normally this wouldn't be a big deal I would just figure he was busy and couldn't hear his phone but it really pissed me off this time! What if I was having labor pains!!? What if there was something wrong!?! Of course there wasn't, I just had to ask a simple question but when I got to the track I told him that if he doesn't answer his phone out there then he can no longer work out there!! He seemed to think I was over reacting at first until I said something to him about how I would never let him live it down if he missed his only child's delivery!! Anything could happen now - there is only 3 weeks left!!

Other then racing we really didn't do too much on the weekend, tonight is our hospital tour - at the hospital I want to deliver at. And tomorrow is grocery day, I will probably go by myself cause I want hubby to paint. Then on Wed I would like to go shopping for hardwood and hopefully rip the rug out on Thursday, then install the wood next week - unless the races get rained out this weekend then we can do that on the weekend!! So maybe everyone should do a little rain dance for me? ? Just don't tell my hubby! he he

Weekend review

Wow - am I awfully grouchy today!! The day didn't quite start off good and has kinda been going to sh*t all day!! We were low on milk this morning and I guess hubby figured his hunger out weighed baby and mine so he finished off the milk, meaning I had no milk for my breakfast cereal!? grrrr So on the way to work I had to stop and pick up a small milk so I could eat my breakfast at work! Then at work my computer takes almost a half hour to boot up and of course the phone was ringing off the hook! Then my mouse wasn't working so we traded that for a different one and I decided to clean my desk to burn off some steam, so now I'm not as grumpy and I have a clean desk! But I feel like any minute now I could become grumpy again! :P

Anyway - my weekend was pretty good, Friday night we did end up racing - the first Street Legal race of the year! There were 118 cars that showed up, a good car count! Then Saturday and Sunday were the faster cars, I don't think there was as many cars as Friday but it was kinda nice that way cause then we got to take more breaks. Only one bad accident on Saturday, a roadster hit the wall and destroyed his car but he walked away OK. He probably won't be back for the rest of the year?! Friday night I had the worst leg cramp I have ever had in my life, it went from my butt cheek all the way to my ankle!! It was horrible and ever since my calves have been tender, especially in the evening, they seem to cramp up more then before which apparently is common in pregnancy and I kinda expected!? We have baby class again tonight, I'm not too sure what we are doing this class but we are suppose to bring two pillows ? Then tomorrow night is grocery shopping day and of course it seems like we are out of everything so it will probably be a big bill! That's about all that's new (I think?) -- it's pretty busy at work today so I have to keep it short!

1st Race of the year

Today is the first Street Legal race of the year, or at least they are going to try and get a race going!? It was suppose to be nice out, with a high of +15 but it is very cloudy right now and I can't imagine it getting that nice out unless the sun comes out?! So after I'm done at work I will head to the track and wait to see if the races are a go!? My only concern with going out there is meals, they also want to try and have racing on Saturday and Sunday as well so that means I need figure out what I'm doing for supper tonight and lunches Sat/Sun! ? It wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't on a restricted diet and could just grab a burger at the concession but I think if I was to do that it would send me straight back to the hospital with another gallbladder attack. And seeing's how there isn't really a lunch room with a microwave or even toaster oven I think I am stuck eating sandwiches? I can't think of anything else that is low fat and doesn't need to be warmed up, unless I just eat fruits and veggies but I think I'm going to want more then that, something warm would be nice considering it is still chilly after the sun goes down! I guess I'll figure it out but it's times like this that make me wish that Fridays and weekends were "cheat" days that I didn't have to think about diet and I could just stop at McDonalds!?

I'm kinda grumpy today, I think my emotions are starting to get the best of me, things that never really bothered me too much seem to be building up and I feel like I'm going to pop .... emotionally! Last night when I took the dog for a walk I was extremely frustrated with her, she is a little aggressive towards other dogs - I don't think she means to come across as a complete b*tch, I'm sure she just wants to play with them and she never used to be as bad as she is now or maybe I just notice it more cause I'm worried about walking her and the stroller at the same time!? So anyway ... last night we go for a walk down one of the trails close to home and of course there are other dogs that walk this trial so she sees one and starts growling (which I could handle) but then she starts pulling, which wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't a 90lb Rottweiler and I wasn't 8 months pregnant! So I sit her down, give her crap for being so aggressive and just as we get up to go again another dog comes around the corner and gets her going again! I have a pinch collar for her, which is like a choke chain but has little teeth like things on the inside that pinch her when she pulls but when she gets excited I swear her neck thickens and she doesn't even feel the pinch. I have to wait for her to settle down a bit before I pull the leash, then she makes a little yelp. I just don't think I will be able to handle her and the stroller when she acts up and I don't see things getting any better over the next 7 weeks!? I also don't see my hubby helping me out with her either, he never goes for walks with me even though they are usually only 20 -30min walks. I think I'm just frustrated, I feel like there is so much to do and we have so many things planned for this summer and then I have the worry of my pay getting chopped in half but I still want to fix things this summer.

I called AB health today to get a new card cause I can't seem to find mine since hubby took it to the hospital the first time I had a gallbladder attack and I think it might be something I need soon! So while I was on the phone with the lady I asked about adding a dependant when baby is born and how we do that?! It was super easy - they pretty much do it for you ... you just have to call and tell them what babies name is but I was so shocked at the price!? I'm not sure what I was expecting, I guess I thought that since they are a little person that the health coverage on them would be little too but no .... it costs the same for a dependant as it does for an adult so that means that for a family of 3 our health care bill is going to be almost $400 every 3 months!! :o I don't think we would qualify for subsidy cause I make more then the minimum never mind adding hubbies income! It sucks - I can't imagine what large families do!? Here is just another reason to not have any more kids .... it's just too expensive!

Spring has sprung

Well spring has sprung .... at least in my garden it has! My tulips are coming through the soil and sprouting!! How exciting, and they look like they are in better shape then last year!? There seems to be more bulbs then last year so hopefully they will do a little better!? I would like to do some transplanting this year, I never got a chance to do last year but this year I should have lots of time in the fall to do yard work! ;) I want to move my Peony to a more sunny location in hopes that it may bloom, the plant is in good shape where it's at but just doesn't bloom so I suspect that it's because it is hidden behind our hedge and doesn't get enough sun ? I would really like to redo my entire front garden bed, I didn't really know much about planting when I planted all my bulbs and I didn't do them properly, plus when we put the soil in the bed we never put plastic under the dirt so I'm constantly pulling weeds and grass out! ? This will be my fall project, by then baby will be about 3 months old so baby can hang out in the stroller outside getting some fresh air while I work away at the garden! :)

I feel much better today, got my regular 8 hours of sleep last night so I feel refreshed! Plus after supper and taking the dog for a walk I had a nice bath to relax, it worked! ;) Hubby made more beef jerky last night, it was really good last time he made some but I think the slices were a little too thin so they weren't that chewy. This time he cut the pieces a little thicker so they should be more jerky like! ;) I'm suppose to go for lunch today with one of our customers, it's kinda awkward cause he is pissed off at out sales rep right now, so I feel like this lunch could either convince him to come back or send him to the competition? This weekend we have a meeting with the race track staff, I'm not sure if I will be attending or not? I probably will ~ it will be the same as last year .... a bunch of talk but no actions!? We also have a birthday party to attend this weekend ~ should be fun! ;)

So grouchy!!

I am so unbelievably grouchy today it's not even funny! Don't know why but people better watch out today!? ;) Everything seems to be on my last nerve, my POS computer at work that is as slow as molasses, the phone ringing and me having to answer it is annoying me, even though it's my job and that's what I get paid to do?! Idiot customers that tell me their silly stories, my pregnant belly that seems to be growing making me feel like a fat mad cow! Everything just seems to bug me more then other days? It could be because we had friends over last night that stayed a little too long (11:45pm) or it could be because after they left and I tried to fall asleep baby had other plans on his mind! My hubby really got to feel baby move last night, I think baby was mad cause I didn't have my bedtime snack - cause company was over. I guess it will be early to bed tonight! ;)

Our computer at home is also being a little jerk! We have two computers a lap top and a regular PC, both are POS's !! There is something wrong with the charger for the laptop, it won't hold a charge!? And there is some kind of virus in the PC that keeps popping up. My plan for the weekend was to get our personal taxes done but with all the issues in the computer I didn't even bother installing the tax program!? Instead I baked some cookies that used cake mix as the batter, took the dog to the vet on Saturday (which went really good - apparently she is in good shape for a senior) and I cleaned the house. Hubby was busy in the basement with his FIL and they got all the drywall hung so hopefully by the weekend it will be ready for primer!?