Weekend/Monday Extravaganza!

I shall start with Friday. (This may be a long blog, sorry in advance, but hey, I'm not forcing you to read it!)

Friday:
On Friday I worked the usual 9 to 5 and let me tell you. The 9 to 5 seemed like a 6am to midnight shift. It took FOREVER! I didn't mind looking at the pretty snowfall until I had to leave work and drive in it. It really wasn't THAT bad, but the first drive out in the snow is just kind of scary. Especially now that I am pregnant I am extra paranoid about driving in the snow. Ask anyone, I drive worse than a grandma in the wintertime! Even when it isn't necessary what so ever! It gives me anxiety I can't help it! I went to my sisters to borrow some movies and also ate some Subway. MMMMM I loooove subway so much. I used to hate it. Well let me back track a tad. You see, I worked a subway for quite some time...and so after I stopped working there I couldn't bare to eat it since I had eaten it so often when I had worked there. I took about a 3 year break from Subway and just fell in love with it all over again like I was before I started working there. I have eaten it stinkin like 5 times in the last 2 weeks I bet. BMT Monetary Cheddar bread with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, mayo and vinegar. Wow my mouth is watering. Next subject please. Then I drove to Menomonie to meet Cody at his house after he got done with work. We started watching Night at the Roxbury, but I can not stay awake watching a movie for longer than an hour max. Therefore, Cody and I always have to split up our movies. Half and half. Bahaha, the joys of having me as a girlfriend I bet. We went to bed actually pretty early (earlier than usual that is) because we had to get up super early on Saturday morning to head to Milwaukee to get all of my stuff.
Saturday:
My Saturday morning was SUPPOSED to start at 4:45am. Cody pushed stinkin END instead of SNOOZE on his alarm so we didn't get up until 5:43. Waking up in a panic that freakin early was not ideal for me. Brian Moe (good family friend/Mom's boyfriendishthing) was leaving at exactly 5am with the truck and the trailer to head to Milwaukee. Cody and I drove separate because I just didn't feel like a pregnant lady sitting in the middle seat of a truck uncomfortable for that long would be something I was interested in. Anyways, we were 45 minutes behind when we were supposed to leave and I was so frightened he was going to get there before us! We got on the road and started our journey to Milwaukee. Now, in case you are wondering why we were going to Milwaukee to get my "stuff" let me elaborate. I was living in Milwaukee prior to me living in my home area now. I am on a lease for a house in Milwaukee currently, and it is not done until May. Sucks butt. But regardless, I wanted to move home to be close to family during this time and also for when baby Axton is born! My family is very important to me, therefore I wanted to have them very near through such an important time in my life. It isn't my favorite thing to do when I have to write a check out for rent on a place I don't even live at, but such as life. It is worth it to be able to be close to my fam. Anyhow, I still had basically everything I own at this house besides my clothes. (In fact I even still had MORE of that there still. I have A L O T of clothes) Since Cody and I are moving into an apartment relatively soon...in the next 15 daysish....I needed to go get all my stuff so our apartment wouldn't be empty. The road trip went dandy and we actually beat Brian to my place! Imagine that! I didn't even have to stop and take a pee once the whole trip can you believe it!? Anyways, when we got there I still had a lot of packing to do so I did that while Cody and Brian packed the truck and trailer nice and tight with all my precious belongings! They worked very well together! I am glad that Brian could help me out with all of this. He is always willing to help my family out whenever we need it! Its nice to have a male figure in my life I can always count on! (Well, besides Cody of course!) We got back to Menomonie at exactly 5:20! I know that we got back at exactly 5:20 because Cody and I had made a bet. I have made the drive from Milwaukee to home PLENTY of times and can pretty much guess the exact time I will be back...to the minute basically. Cody said we would be back at 5:30 and I said...nah...either 5:19 or 5:20. He thought I was ridiculous and I was just saying 5:19/5:20 to be a smartass but really it was my serious estimate time of arrival. We put a piece of tape over my clock in my car so we couldn't cheat (aka speed up the driving or slow down the driving) We pulled in the parking lot and took the tape off and it said 5:19 and one millisecond later turned 5:20.
GOSH
I
AM
GOOD.
Cody nearly pooped his pants but I told him very early on...I am mostly always right.
Sunday:
Sunday we met up with Brian to unload everything at my Mom's house for the time being. Slightly frustrating because we were SUPPOSED to move into our apartment on the 1st..so we were just going to keep everything packed so we wouldn't have to unpack and pack it twice. However, our plans didn't go through as we wanted and we cannot move in until the 15th. The lady thought she was be kind (after already being unkind by telling us she changed the date to the 15th) and say that we can move in Friday the 13th. For one..creepy. For two, good thing I'll be in Waukesha that weekend for my baby shower and I won't even be able to move in. COOOOOL! Regardless, after they unpacked the stuff while I sat and watched thinking how nice it is not to be allowed to lift really heavy things, we went over to my sisters house for Sunday Funday duh! <--- this has been a tradition since I have moved home. She takes my weekly pregnancy picture every Sunday as well. I am trying not to post ANY pictures of my belly this month so that when I am 7 months along and post the updated series picture, I will be very very much larger.
Monday:
I actually slept really good last night which is really surprising considering Cody's brother was very loudly listening to TECHNO music ALLLLLL night long. I'm talkin, techno music until like 4am. Really dude? Is that necessary for survival I think not. I was going to go give him a nice little..."I'm pregnant...really need my sleep..and REALLY don't like every wall shaking with the massively loud BUMP to every bass beat" However, I refrained. It is not my apartment, and it is not my place to complain. So I made Cody do it. bahaha. Anyhow, this morning I had my monthly doctors appointment. I just went to the doctor last Friday for my hearing issue I'm having. Let me catch you up my good luck that I have with EVERYTHING. For one, I have had ear problems my ENTIRE life...but as I have gotten older...it has gotten a lot better. However, from all my ear problems I have had in the past, I have lost quite a bit of hearing in my right ear. Anyways, I have been fighting this disgusting sinusitis for about a month and a half now and it just doesn't seem to be going away. Fine, I can deal with that. However, the last 2 weeks have been absolute HELL because I can not hear a single thing. When I say that, I am not joking. I am typing on the keyboard right now, and I cannot even hear the clicky keyboard sounds. I can BARELY hear the phone ring, and when people are talking to me...I really do not hear most of what they are saying. The word "what?!" has increased in my daily vocabulary by 200%. That is why I went to the doctor last Friday. Apparently my sinusitis has caused my Eustachian tubes to swell shut making it impossible for my ear fluid to drain how it is supposed to. Therefore, all this fluid is just hanging out having the time of its life behind my ear drums causing me to hear not a single thing. Awesome. I looooove things like this. He put me on some medicine...which I am not fond of taking medicine while I am pregnant..even if it is pregnancy safe stuff. Regardless, it hasn't done jack squat and the doc told me today that there isn't anything else they can really do. AWESOME. I couldn't eat breakfast this morning because today I got tested for gestational diabetes. I had to drink this orange beverage that was enough to make me vomit all over myself. It was basically like orange pop...without the carbonation..with out the sugar, and with a tinge taste of poop. I got to hear Axton's heartbeat which was 156! When he put the thing on my stomach with the cold gel Axton kicked there immediately, so then the doc lost his heartbeat. Then he put it somewhere else and Axton kicked it out of the way AGAIN. Basically, Axton must not like the cold gel...and found it amusing for Dr. Sorenson to play..find Axton's heartbeat. :) My little bugger is just going to LOOOOVE coming into the world in February in Wisconsin! I really want to do everything that I can to not get induced and also to not get a C-section. I am going for a natural birth with no medications and have requested for the doc to not even mention such things to me when I'll be wanting them the most. I found out that the test came back positive for gestational diabetes. Poop. Just my luck..AGAIN. I want to do everything I can to keep baby Axton safe so when I go back to the doctor in a couple days for more testing, hopefully we can figure out the best plan of action for me and Axton. No wonder this little guy is a chunker. He's takin alllll the good stuff from me since my body isn't producing enough insulin!
Okay fine I will stop writing now.

Puff

This is puff and I want him. I found him on an adoption site and fell instantly in love. He is the cutest little doggie I have ever seen!!!! However, Puff isn't a good match for me. I already looked into him and I guess....I guess...I'll have to get over Puff. He got saved from a puppy mill and he is very cautious with people. They do not know if he is good with kids or not, and I can't really chance that with baby Axton coming in February. Also, they said Puff needs to go to a household that has another dog that he can learn from. Also, he doesn't cuddle and its tricky to even get him to let you hold him. I need a cuddly doggie. Poor Puff. Even though you aren't a good match for me, I still want you to know that I wish you were.

Lying Widget

See the Widget over the on the right hand part of my screen that says "baby will mostly sleep this week" BS! I have never felt Axton so active in the entire 6 + months that I have been pregnant! I am not complaining, because I really do love feeling my little buddy gettin real good at his dance moves. I believe it is approximately 11 days until I get to move into my new apartment!
I
CAN
NOT
STINKING
WAIT.

Deedle Dee

I just have a couple random things I'd like to share.

Birthing Class:
On Wednesday I had my first childbirth preparation class that was held at the hospital I am going to deliver at. Since Axton's father chooses to not be involved in his life, my sister came with me for my support person. Cody and my sister will probably switch on and off as far as who comes with me to my classes to be my "support person." As Jessie and I arrived, there was a table with a bunch of stuff on it. We had to make name tags for ourselves and grab a package thing and help ourselves to some juice or water if we wanted. I was the person in the class with the furthest away due date. There was this one lady there that was due in a couple weeks!! There was only one other person that had a due date kind of close to mine and hers was January 25th. You think that we would be relatively matching when it comes to tummy size..but NO! She looked like she was about ready to go any day. I couldn't even believe it! When we all introduced ourselves to each other in front of the class, we had to state our name, our doctor, due date, and if we knew..boy or girl. The woman that had the due date of January 25th that looked ready to pop explained a lot when it was her turn. She was pregnant with twin boys!!! No wonder she looked sooooo much bigger than me!!! It was her first pregnancy, and boy was she in for an experience. Twins! I can't imagine. Anyways...we just did a couple activites, watched a little movie and learned about "warning signs" and things to watch out for. Cody lives about 1 minute from the hospital...so after the class I was going to go right there. Since my sister was on the phone the entire way to the hospital, she couldn't remember how to get back to the freeway. Don't worry...I had to drive my car in front of her to lead her aallllllll the way there. Its the least I could do for such a great sister who is so supportive! (Even though she said that people might think of us as lesbian lovers at this class).
Boyfriend:
I can't even begin to describe to you how thankful I am for Cody coming into my life. I have to give all props to my friend Mandy who set us up on our sort of blind date. I thought she was absolutely crazy. What guy is going to want to start dating a girl that is (at the time) 15 weeks pregnant? After we had hung out a couple times, we definitely liked each other more than just friends. I had to ask him the awkward questions about me being pregnant and if it bothers him...that sort of thing. I have had boyfriends that have been super nice to me, and I've had boyfriends that are just complete jerk wads. I realize that it is not everyday that you come across a guy like Cody. He accepts me for who I am..and accepts me..and my son. He will wake up earlier than I do for work, just to scrape my car for me and get it nice and toasty. He knows that I can't go out and drink, so on Friday nights he is perfectly content staying home with me and watching movies. Since I am growing a human, it seems to swipe out all my energy. I go to bed literally at like 9 or 9:30 every night. I can't stay up much longer than that. Since I go to bed at 9 or 9:30..that means Cody does too. I'm not sure if he just lays there forever while I fall asleep in one second, or if he is now able to actually go to sleep that early too. He rubs and kisses my belly and talks to Baby Axton everyday, and I love that so much. Its insane how supportive he is. Last night he had his head and hands on my belly, and Axton kicked him so hard in the jaw! Wherever Cody put his hand, Axton would kick there. I think babies can sense the heat or something, I guess I'm not sure. If there isn't a chair around, Cody also will put my shoes on for me since bending over is such a task. (of course he does snicker at me a bit when I attempt to get my shoes on myself with out a chair) I am so thankful that Cody wants to be a part of Axtons life, and I'm so thankful that he is as loving and supportive as he is. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend, honestly.

Today I am going to eat lunch with my Oma and Opa. I have not seen or talked to them since I have found out I am pregnant. I am kind of nervous, but hope everything will work out fine. I am sure I am going to get asked questions about the "father" and I'm just going to answer honestly. It may not be what they want to hear, but it is the honest truth. I don't have control over whether he wants to be a part of his son's life or not. Therefore, there isn't much I can really do about it. I think schooling will be a topic of importance in our conversations. I am sure they just want to know what my plans are with school and want to make sure my priorities are still in line as far as my career. Besides all of this mumbo jumbo, I am super excited to see them! It has been awhile and I love hearing about what is going on in their lives. Wish me luck!

Ouch!

Captain Crunch is delicious, without the berries. But, is it me or does it really stinkin hurt the roof of your mouth? Geeeeez. I had two bowls for breakfast and wow, my mouth hurts.

Some Things that I love..

I am not a fan of mint. Mint gum, mint mouthwash, mint anything. The problem with this is that most toothpastes are minty. Minus the citrus (gag me) or the cinnamon (its okay but doesn't leave my teeth feeling very clean). This toothpaste here is a lifesaver. It is not minty, but not not minty, just enough minty for me to handle and makes my teeth feel nice and clean. If I was stuck using really minty toothpaste, I would be brushing my teeth with tears in my eyes. Thanks Crest for making such a groovy kind of toothpaste, I love it!

This right here has saved me thus far from any stretch marks. Therefore, I love it. Hopefully it will keep my stomach/butt/thighs/boobs stretch mark free the whole way through!

Man do I love this stuff. My friend Mandy sells Mary Kay and I decided I would try this to see if it would help my pregnancy pepperoni face. Guess what, it definitely helps. To be honest, I didn't really notice a difference RIGHT AWAY, but I did after a week. I use it everyday now, and if I forget for even a day I notice a difference. Maybe its a love hate relationship I have with this product. Stinkin love it because it helps, but hate it because my face looks like poop when I don't use it now. I'm addicted.

Man do I love I-tunes. I really do. I used to use Windows Media Player and it just doesn't even come close to how awesome I tunes is. Call me silly, but it is one of the loves in my life.

Fireplaces. Man. I really do love fireplaces. They are so cozy and warm. I could just sit and do nothing in front of a fireplace for hours! Well, I actually would need to get up and get something to drink and eat, but besides that and bathroom breaks, I really would sit for hours in front of a fireplace. The sound, the smell, and the insane warmth of course! Love it!



I discovered these cookies at Wal-mart a couple days ago. Oh my lanta, I can not describe to you how delicious they are. For one, sugar cookies are really the only kind of cookie I like. I can eat other kinds, don't get me wrong, but only one at a time and not very often. Sugar cookies are a different story. These Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies are a whole different novel. These things are to DIE for. There was only two packs left..and when I had bought them I noticed it said "limited edition." I figured I would still only buy one pack because I didn't know if I would like them or not. I am kicking myself for this because Cody and I polished this pack of cookies off within minutes, not joking. When we made the trip back to Wal-mart...they were gone. No longer. Non-existent. Limited Time Edition no longer available. Shit!

Tom Hanks. Man do I love Tom Hanks. I sometimes forget how much I actually love him. Not that he's drop dead sexy by any means, but I love watching movies that he is in. I just watched Cast Away the other night and it was the first time in awhile that I watched one of his movies. I fell madly in love all over again. He is just so amazing at acting. He can do every emotion under the sun and amazingly. You've got Mail= great movie. Big=awesome movie. The terminal=killer flick. Cast away=stinkin amazing. You know, now that I think about it, I have never seen Saving Private Ryan. Man I better add that to my netflix list asap.

Tots

I think my tots get bigger by the day. I can honestly say that before being pregnant my chest area was extremely lacking...to say the least. Now?? Wow!!! Yeah, there are some negative side effects to being pregnant (Oh, I dunno...farting everytime you cough or blow your nose?) but these new assets of mine are definitely a positive! I better enjoy them while I can. Rumor has it they go away :( Pooey!!!!! I know, the picture wasn't necessary, but everyone needs a little visual once and awhile!