My new addiciton- 24 weeks

I am now a couple days into my 24th week and I'm having trouble with my diet. I just can't stop eating all the things I've been told not to, although I have cut out grits with cheese and butter altogether. My new addiction is Culver's Frozen Custard. It is soooooooooooooooo good and I always order it with strawberries and chocolate sauce, but I do limit myself to only one scoop.



On the health front I'm still battling the constant nausea, but the pills are keeping it at a bearable level. I've also been feeling a lot of dizziness and hope that it will pass soon.

For the past week DJ has been working on his final project for Kindergarten- an animal research project. This is right up his alley because he is turning out to be more obsessed with Animal Planet and National Geographic than I am with General Hospital. His options were to create a poster board, diorama, or another similarly boring display. Here's what DJ did.



We are also happy to announce that we have found a new preschool/daycare for Cameron and the baby when she's born. Cam will start in August so we have the entire summer to hang out as a family and save money!

Weight Issues- Week23

It's official...I'm a cow. I went to the doctor last week, got on the scale and was mortified! I have gained 22 pounds, 22 pounds! Who does that? I don't even eat that much. The doctor said it isn't how much I eat, but the things that I've been eating. He asked me to cut down on all the things I love: grits, bread, potatoes... I just hope that I don't continue gaining a pound a week, because at the end of 40 weeks I'll be humongous.

On Sunday, I assisted in throwing a shower for my friend, Baby's Family, and her little one. I had a great time seeing everyone again, and even comparing baby bumps.


Seeing how nicely her shower turned out, makes me that much more excited for my own.


As the weeks speed by I am becoming more and more excited to have a baby in the house again. Damon was going through his computer the other day and came across these pictures. Aren't they cute?


I'm thinking of doing the braids again for delivery. They looked really nice in pictures and were easy to maintain during that busy time.

Itchy and the name game- 22 weeks

I'm 22 weeks today and extremely itchy! My skin is stretching and my belly is getting bigger by the minute. Needless to say Palmer's Coco butter has become my very best friend. So far I don't have any new stretch marks to report, but that is only because my stomach already looked as if I'd been in an altercation with a bear.



Ever since we found out that we were going to be adding another little one to our family we have known what we would name our daughter. Now, while Damon has spilled the beans to his mother already, I have forbidden anyone else to mention our little girl's name! Why, you ask? Because I'm really not interested in opinions or facial expressions or suggestions. That's the great thing about having your own kid, you can name them whatever you want. So, if you see or talk to me in the near future, please don't ask me the baby's name and force me to lie to you, "Oh, we haven't even thought of names yet." When she's born, everyone will know who she is and not a second before.

Good News and Bad News- 21wks2days

I'll start with the good news.

Yesterday, Damon, DJ, Cameron and I visited Burlington Coat Factory to check out their Baby Depot selection. I was pretty impressed with the selection of Baby Items for such low prices, but we didn't find what we were looking for... a crib.

Next we visited Toys R' Us and there we hit pay dirt! Someone screwed up royally and incorrectly tagged a $269.00 5-in-1 crib as a clearance item for $134.00! The R' Us employees figured out their mistake, but by then, it was too late. They had to give us the sale price and the 20% off that accompanies all clearance items this week! So, needless to say, we walked away with this beautiful crib



FOR A MERE $114.00 INCLUDING TAX! Ha! I could not have been happier.

Now for the bad news.

During our trip to Toys R' Us, we got a phone call from Cam's daycare provider. She told us that she is closing in June. I cannot express to you how devastated I am with this news. I understand her reasons, and don't blame her one bit, but I feel as if there has been a death in the family. As I type this tears are running down my face. She has been such a wonderful teacher and second mother to both my children and I was looking forward to her sharing in the joy of my daughter's life. I know that many of you will not understand the sadness and sense of loss that both Damon and I feel at this news, but you also haven't had the pleasure and privilege of having your child taught, cared for, and loved by Mrs. Green, Ms. Thomas, Ms. Sonya and Our Place Child Care.

Top Five- 21weeks

Tomorrow marks the first day of my 21st week and I am happy to report that everything is still going well. We did have a little issue with some sharp pains that sent me to Labor and Delivery on Friday, but I've gotten some medicine and I'm now good to go.

This weekend my mother and grandmother came over to visit with the boys and ooohh and ahh over the newly painted baby's room. My mom brought some little barrettes she purchased for the baby and I just stared at them. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE I'M HAVING A GIRL! But as I think back there were signs that this little one wasn't a boy.

TOP FIVE REASONS I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS HAVING A GIRL:

#5- I'm not as sick as I was with DJ and Cam. I know it doesn't seem like it, but this pregnancy has really gone a lot more smoothly than my first two.

#4- I'm carrying higher. I need to post a belly pic, but my belly is way higher than it was with my boys. It's not even shaped the same.

#3- My belly feels like jelly! (I'm a poet and I didn't even know it! LOL!). Instead of being rock hard, it feels a tad squishy. Now it could be because I already had a layer of fat before I got pregnant, but I'd rather think it's because I'm having a girl.

#2-Ultrasound technician slip up. When I went in for my first trimester screening the technician told me that she couldn't see the baby's gender because the umbilical cord was in the way. But, after the ultrasound, she had me filling out some paper work and mentioned something about having my first girl. I looked at her and was like, "Is it a girl? I thought you couldn't see." And then she was said, "I mean your first baby." She didn't know I already had two at home. I always kept her little mis-speak in the back of my mind.

And #1-Mood Swings

With this pregnancy I have been having some major mood swings. I go from being nice one minute to a mega B@Tch the second. I can't control them, or myself! Remember the Graham Cracker incident? Anyway, this post is serving as a public apology for anyone I have upset, screamed at, or cussed out in the past few months. This is also a pre-apology for anyone who is unfortunate enough to feel my wrath in the future.