BLOGGING SKILLS

OK so my sweet blogging skills have gotten a little better. I was really bored with the way my blog was set up. So I found some cool websites where I could tweak my page a bit. Now my pictures aren't Oh So Boring anymore. (One of the websites I "stole" from Leah Steelman, so I can't take credit for being the original finder of it.)

The top 3 pictures are off a website HERE
where you get to play around with lots of different backgrounds.

The last 3 pictures are from THIS website where you can make lots of different collages, animation, crop, add text, all kinds of fun stuff.

Now I just need to work on my Numchuk Skills, Bow Hunting Skills, Computer Hacking skills....

FROM A CAST TO A BOOT

Well, Mia got her cast off and has upgraded to a boot.... awweesssommmeee.

She's not thrilled with the idea but does seem to be a little happier without the cast. She did really well when they sawed it off. She just buried her head into her blankie while I held her. She also had to have more Xrays done. This time Christian couldn't be there since he had tons of meetings today, so she had to tough it out alone without me ( pregnancy + xray = no bueno). She did really well though. What a tough little girl she is.

Anyways, she only needs to wear the boot for the next week. She may not have needed it at all, but since she wouldn't walk for the Doctor he decided it was best to put her in the boot.

Ahhh... just one more week... hang in there Landen.... don't come too early.

I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

Since I wrote such a LONG post about how depressing my life is/was... I have seen the LIGHT...

Here are a few things that have got my spirits up!

1. Mia gets her cast off TOMORROW!... as soon as they open those doors at 9am she's gonna be in there getting that bad boy sawed off. ( if you don't know the story, it's not really worth telling, but just know that I'm 8 months pregnant lifting a 2 year old with a cast... NOT FUN... for 2 weeks)

2. I had a really good check up at the OB today. Yes they did the ultrasound. But everything was perfectly fine he may just be a small baby. Which I am happy about cause I'm pretty sure I couldn't push out a 9 pounder anyways. I have dilated... oh... 1/2 a cm. And have thinned out just a little bit. So are we having a repeat of another early labor? Possibly. I'm not anxious at all to have him come too early since all of the chaos with Mia's leg. It would actually nice to have a little break before he comes. So since I'm 36 weeks today... lets aim for 38 weeks. Sounds good to me! As a side note: they did a 3D ultrasound picture also and it looks like this little man might have Christian's nose. :)

3. It's almost the end of the month and if we stay in our budget for this month then I am going to go rent (yes rent, not buy) Guitar Hero Aerosmith. I am an absolute crazed fan with Guitar Hero but quite honestly, I'm bored with all 42 (plus the 30 bonus songs) that I've been playing. I need something fresh and new. I know I sound like a 12 year old boy who is getting his allowance... but.... well, actually that's exactly what it is. Christian wonders why I don't want to just buy it for my birthday (August 24th... in case you didn't know *wink wink*). My response? You have to test drive the car before you buy it.

4. Lisa, Meg, and I went to go and visit our friend Lindsay at Wake Med. today. She had her baby early in the morning and we wanted to go and visit. I took Kalea and Mia with me but didn't know that we couldn't take them back since they were under 12 years old. Kind of a crazy rule. So we had to take shifts to go back. I got to hold little Miss Olivia. Can I just say.... BEAUTIFUL. She is just absolutely the sweetest little thing... it makes me excited to have my own soon... which is a good sign. If I had gone running the other way terrified.... not a good sign.

5. I feel VERY organized. I have everything in it's perfect little place for Landen and am very proud of this fact. I wasn't sure if there would be room for everything, but there is with a little rearranging.

DEBBIE DOWNER

So I feel like I always have tons to say when I blog and the minute I sit down it all slips my mind. It all comes out way cheesier and not nearly as funny as, we all know, I am. Oh well, I'll give it a try and see if I can remember half the stuff I want to write about.

TOPIC #1

Let's start with Mia. Ahhh... sweet sweet accident prone Mia. Well, as many of you DON'T know Mia has been in another cast for almost 2 weeks now. The reason I haven't told anyone is because I'm not exactly proud of the fact that she has been in 2 casts within 8 months. It's actually quite embarrassing. Basically what she has is called a "toddlers fracture" on her Tibia. And apparently it's quite common, except for the fact that I've never seen a 2 year old in a cast up to their thigh before. The Radiologist wasn't even sure if it was a break but decided to put her in a cast so she'd stay off of her leg and not try and walk on it to further injure it. So needless to say that being over 35 weeks pregnant and trying to carry a 2 year old with a 15 pound cast has been exhausting, painful, and a shot on every single one of my nerves. If I hear the phrase "I want to hold you" one more time out of my sweet little girls mouth, I might cry.... oh wait I already did that.

TOPIC #2

Yes, I have had 2 (count 'em 2) nervous breakdowns just last week. I'm talking sobbing uncontrollably. I'm not a very emotional person, I don't really cry over much. But I think I have hit a breaking point. It can only go up from here right? I do have to mention that Christian has been UNBELIEVABLY sensitive to me during these times. He has really stepped up in the comforting area (which he isn't much of a fan of) to the point of me gawking at him in awe because I am so astounded at him being tender. He's been very helpful with Mia and I adore him for that. Anyways, Mia gets her cast off in 4 days, I get this baby out of me in hopefully less then 4 weeks, and life can go back to normal... oh wait, what is normal? I probably wouldn't recognize normal if it beat me in the face.

TOPIC #3

OUCH! This baby thinks there is a side exit on my body. Somebody needs to tell him otherwise. He is sooo active, which makes me happy cause it reminds me of him everyday, however I am in pain. Not always, just mostly. Also between the cramps, the kicks, and the never ending hip pain I have an OB/GYN (1 out of the 7 in the practice) who is constantly making stuff up to get me to do all these special treatments. I think he WANTS me to be high risk. He's the one that sent me to the hospital and now he wants me to get another ultrasound to make sure Landen's doing alright. Dr. Loser has decided since I am measuring on the small side that the world has stopped turning and I need special treatment. I don't like this. And it's mostly because I feel like he is MAKING STUFF UP. Of course this baby is measuring small.... I have the frame of a 13 year old girl who hasn't quite hit puberty yet. What does he expect? Ugh!

TOPIC #4

I swear I'm almost done. But if you know me AT ALL you know that I'm a huge So You Think You Can Dance fan. Well, if you don't watch that show then you can pretty much skip this topic. Here we go.... REALLY? REALLY? WILL? OUT OF EVERYBODY? WILL? My heart pretty much stopped last night when he was sent home last night. I am a DIE HARD Will fan. I thought he was going to take the whole thing. HE is AMAZING!! I'm very disturbed by the outcome of this. I'm starting to wonder if this show is rigged. First they bring back Comfort... yuck. And now Will is gone. Will is the man, and I am bitterly disappointed.

TOPIC #5

More about this pregnancy.... it's kind of funny to hear all the different comments that people like to give me. They range from, "Geez, are you ever going to have that baby" to "You look about ready to pop." My favorites are "You look great for being so far along." "Is this your first?" me: "nope it's my 3rd" and they just are shocked. That makes me feel pretty good too. Sometimes I just wish people would say nothing. But minus the staring... I get the ones who just kinda stare at me.... well, not so much me but my gigantic stomach and say nothing. Oh well, such is life.

Sorry about being Debbie Downer in the post. Maybe my next one will have some uplifting, enlightening, spiritual messages in them. maybe.

LANDEN'S BABY SHOWER

My good friends Lisa, Meg, and Lindsay threw me a really cute baby shower last weekend. It was really fun to have a baby shower where there wasn't any pink involved. I truly have some of the best girl friends that I could ever ask for. Landen got some really cute stuff and is going to have a great start when he finally gets here. One of the things that I'm most excited about is the swing that a bunch of the girls chipped in on. It'll be really nice and safe (since the one I currently have is close to 8 years old.) Here are some pictures of the shower.

NOT A FAN

It's no secret that I let my children watch cartoons.  They pretty much have free rein of the Disney channel and a little bit of Nickelodeon's selection.  But I have to vent for a minute (or 10) about Max and Ruby.  I know that they were book characters first and then made into a cartoon for children after.  This show makes me want to throw a baseball at the T.V.  For any of you have seen this, you may understand my irritation.  At first I could tolerate the show.  The voices were sweet enough, there is ZERO violence, their very polite little bunnies.  However RUBY is the bossiest sister I've ever heard in my life.  Poor Max can't catch a break.  How many times does Ruby have to stomp all over this "kids" self esteem.  The show contains 2 15 minute episodes, and it always takes until the end of that 15 minutes that Max's ideas are better then her own.  You'd think that after all that repetition that she'd start to catch on.  Not only does she criticize Max during the entire show, but she does NOT include him in anything.  What does she expect him to just sit in the corner, silent, to be seen and not heard?!   She makes me want to tie her up by her ears.  Another thing I've noticed... where are Child Protective Services?  These bunnies HAVE NO PARENTS and occasionally the Grandmother stops by to say hi and tell Max how awesome he is.  If you ask me, Max is going to need some serious therapy when he grows up.  He only speaks one word during the whole show while his annoying rodent of a sister tells him how much he sucks.  There, I'm done.....