3D Pics

Well, I'm a little disappointed. I guess I thought that we would get some better pictures, but she is still cute and I will post the ones they gave us. I know it doesn't help that she is a VERY active baby. We could see her moving her legs and arms all around, grabbing her feet and yawning.

Holy Hormones

This weekend has actually been pretty good. Minus the crying spell I had in Walmart, talk about embarrassing. Apparently I just needed a good cry, because I feel much better since then, but did it have to be triggered in Walmart! LOL. Of course I'm sure it helped that we also picked up a lot of things for Nadia this weekend. After trips to Babies R Us and IKEA we got some pretty cute stuff. We weren't going to get a changing table but we saw one for a good price that would give us the extra storage we wanted so we went ahead and got it. We also picked out changing pad covers, a crib skirt, closet organizer, rug, hamper, diaper stacker, and storage bins. I'm sure I am leaving something out, but I am pretty excited to finally start getting the room together. I also must have done 4 loads of laundry to get everything all ready to be able to use. I did get the special baby detergent, but I forgot the fabric softener. So I guess you could say I have been pre-occupied with baby stuff all weekend. It is going to take FOREVER for her to get here!!!

Tomorrow I plan on signing up for school. I am going to try to start Tuesday, but if that doesn't work I will start next Monday. I also have a Dr's appointment tomorrow. They are going to do my glucose test, ultrasound and 3D ultrasound. I am SO excited! I hope that we get some good pictures of her because I am dying to see what she looks like. From the last ultrasound I thought she had mostly Jacobs features, so it will be interesting to see. Jacob is going to go with me for this one which I am excited about because he had to miss the last one. I'm not looking forward to the glucose test, but hopefully the drink I have to gulp down won't be too disgusting. They said that I don't have to fast, but that I should not eat a lot of sugar so that I will get proper results. I would hate to fail this one and have to go back for the three hour test. I am also going to ask how early they will induce, if they have any pediatricians they recommend and if I can get my breast pump through my insurance. I told Jacob to remember all of my questions since I most likely will not :)

Here are a few updated pictures of Nadia's room. The pack and play will go in our room of course so it looks a little crowded now. Jacob won't let me put it in our room yet LOL.

Cranky

Ever since we got back from Colorado I have just been exhausted!!!! My boss was too busy with all of his stuff to keep up with everything that I had been doing so lets just say that when I came back things were very stressful. I had a crazy day Tuesday and Wednesday I was so tired that I tried to do most of my work from bed but it was nearly impossible. This is when I DEARLY miss my laptop. I am going to have to get one soon I think. Thursday I had to go out to a property to get water, gas and utilities turned on. I waited about 2 hours until the guy finally showed up, mind you it was 110 outside and inside. I spent most of the time in the car. Then my boss wanted me to come up to Scottsdale. He wasn't ready when I was so I went in to the office to turn in paperwork then met up with him. We didn't get much accomplished, and I had to drive home in rush hour traffic, not so fun. I have tried not to be too crabby, but its just not working. What did help was coming home to find the present Marcia had sent us :) We opened it up right away and started putting it together. We LOVE the pack and play!!! Thank you!! I think it will work great in our bedroom when the baby comes.

Today I had to go up to Scottsdale again, but I did pick up my Dad at the salon my Mom was getting her hair done at. She goes up to Scottsdale every month to do her hair and it just happened to work out. I had to drop flyer's off at some of Jesse's properties and of course my Dad wanted to tag along to see these 6M dollar houses. He was pretty impressed and it took us a few hours so at least he didn't have to sit in the salon the whole time. I dropped him off and came back home to work. I have a few agents that are really becoming pains in the butt. We are working 20 deals, if you call and it goes to voicemail it means I'm on the other line, not forwarding your calls! Jesse told me yesterday not to let anyone talk down to me, so I did have to get a little snippy today with an agent, and honestly I think it helped. She hasn't nearly been so bad since. My pregnancy hormones are definitely flying these past few days. I can't wait to get a grip and calm down LOL!

Home sweet home

Who would've thought that after only a year of living here that we would actually feel like Arizona was our home. We really enjoyed our trip to Colorado, but it did make us realize how much we like it here too. Now if we could just get everyone to move out here, it would be perfect! I really wanted to get to Garden of the Gods, but we just didn't have enough time. We were so busy the whole time.

We left AZ Wednesday night at about 6:30. An hour out we realized that we had left all of our bathroom stuff. Toothbrushes, my glasses, makeup, everything. We did NOT want to turn around so we decided we would just buy all new stuff and I would have to survive with only my contacts. We got into Albuquerque at about 2 their time. We got a hotel room and crashed. We got up at about 9 and started out to the Springs. I wanted breakfast really bad and the only place we saw was an Arbys, we pulled in and ordered, it wasn't until we drove off that we realized they gave us lunch, not breakfast and about the only thing on the menu that I don't like. A hungry pregnant lady = grumpy! We stopped somewhere else and I got something to eat, but I did have a hard time trying to shake my mood. Traveling is pretty difficult, I couldn't get comfy, my feet were super swollen, but I tried to make the best of it. We got into the Springs at about 4 and met up with the Rocks for dinner at Zio's. It was so nice to see everyone and eat great food. We had to stop and pick some things up for the bbq on Friday on the way home and by that time it was almost 9. We were exhausted and headed to bed shortly after.

Friday morning we went to breakfast and then the boys dropped me off to get my hair done. It felt like forever since I had seen John and my hair needed his help badly! 3 hours later people were starting to show up at Steve's before we even got back. It was great to see that all these people were as excited to see us as we were them. I met Jacobs sisters and kids, lots of his friends from work. I knew a lot of people that showed up, but people came and went so often if I had to guess 50 people or more were there throughout the night. My friend Jamie came down from Denver and we got to catch up for a little bit. The night lasted until about 1 and I am surprised I was able to last that long. I did go to bed before the last of Jacobs family left, but I just couldn't stay up any longer.

Saturday morning Jacob and I met Jamie for breakfast before she headed back up to Denver. By the time we were done it was time to go home and pick up the rest of the bunch to go to Jacobs cousin's wedding reception. We got there at about 1 or so. I met a lot more if Jacobs family and got to enjoy the nice weather. I know a lot of people were pretty hot, but it felt great to Jacob and I. After leaving 113 degree weather, we can now appreciate summer days in Colorado :) Marcia, Brianna, Ashlyn, Katie and I left at about 7. The altitude did hit me a bit while we were there and I had a few dizzy spells Friday and Saturday. We went back to Brianna's house and Marcia brought us Chick-Fil-A since it had been a while since we had ate. I headed back to the house soon after and enjoyed some quiet time, that it until the boys were back home at about 11:30.

Sunday I think everyone was pretty exhausted. We met Brock for breakfast and I wanted to head to Garden of the Gods, but it was cloudy and looked it might rain. Jacob was also not in the best condition to be going. We had about an hour to kill before my baby shower so we went back to the house and laid down. Jacob came to the shower to see his family one last time and to meet the people there that he hadn't before. I had a great time at the shower and there was quite a turn out. It lasted about 3 hours and Nadia made out great in the gift department. She has LOTS of cute clothes to wear :) The girls did a great job on the shower and I am very thankful that they threw it for me. We got back to the house around 6 and were trying to decide if we should leave that night to break up the trip or wake up super early to leave. We were so exhausted that we went to sleep almost as soon as we were home and just couldn't get up to leave. We set our alarm and slept until about 3. We packed up our car and headed out.





It was such a quick trip and we left feeling like we didn't get to spend as time with everyone as we wanted. The drive home took us about 13 hours. We had to come home unload the car and go to my parents to pick up the pups. They were very excited to see us, but I do think they miss how much attention they were getting from their Grandpa. My Mom wanted us to stay and tell her all about our trip, but we were just too exhausted. We came home and laid down. My rib was KILLING after that long drive and it was so nice to lay in our comfy bed. I fell asleep pretty fast, but woke up in the middle of the night with a massive leg cramp. All I could say is "Oh sh*t, oh sh*t!!" I scared the crap out of Jacob, he sat straight up saying "what's wrong, what's wrong" I was trying to massage the cramp out, but I couldn't get to it over my big belly! It finally went away, but man and I sore today. Guess I need to drink a LOT of water today!

First road trip in a year

Over the past few days we have been getting ourselves all ready to head to Colorado. I did manage to sneak in having lunch with one of my friends and she was sweet enough to bring baby gifts, 2 cute little safari outfits and swaddlers diapers. I had to open the diaper package just to see how little they were. Both Jacob and I had forgotten how small and cute they were. Of course Jacob joked, you have changed a diaper right??? Of course!! Do you know how many nieces and nephews I have! LOL

We decided that we are going to leave when Jacob gets off work today and drive half way. He says "if we stop" LOL I say, the last time we tried to do that we were almost asleep by Albuquerque. I also seemed to have popped a rib out, so I am thinking that it might be nice to split the drive up some. The bad news is, this is a pain I am just going to have to get used to because it seems little Nadia wants it that way! I tried to take care of most of my work yesterday, I did laundry, got the dogs stuff together, packed what I could for us. Today I will take the dogs down to my parents and drop them off. I feel very sad about leaving them! I know they will have a great time at my parents though and Jacob insisted that we were NOT bring them with us :)

There is so much to do on our short time in Colorado, everyone is excited to see us and trying to make plans, but its so hard when there is really only one free day that we have. It helps that we will see a lot of the people at the wedding, my baby shower, and Steve is having a party for us. Most of my friends can't make the party, and some can't make the shower, but I will just see who I can. I asked the Dr about traveling to higher altitude and she said that I just need to be careful. Drink lots of water, not a lot of walking around. I will probably be more tired than usual, so mostly I need to relax. It is so weird to think that it could really take that much of a toll on me when it was my home for so long. I guess now I will see what it felt like for visitors! I am still afraid that going back is going to make me very sad, but with things looking up down here, hopefully it won't be as hard to leave as I first thought. We were driving the other day talking about how almost everywhere we go we are on a 6 lane highway, we are interested an how being back in the Springs will be. We never really thought of it as a small town since that's all we knew. I'm worried that its summer but I am still going to freeze! I heard it was only 55 there a few days ago, that's cooler than winter here LOL. I only have one pair on maternity pants, the rest are shorts, and dresses. I have really gotten pretty big in the last month or so, I can't get away with wearing my regular pants with the bella band and I hate that most maternity pants make my butt look bigger than it is! I don't need that help!! Anyway, enough rambling, I need to get my butt in gear, finish packing, finish working and buy us some snacks for the trip!

Antsy

This weekend went by so fast, but then every weekend seems to with Jacob only having one day off a week. I had taken both dogs to get groomed on Thursday. Dax is now shaved and VERY itchy, I feel bad for him but at the same time he is driving me insane! We took them with us on Saturday night to my parents house. We celebrated fathers day since we had so much to get together before leaving for Colorado. My Dad made some steaks and my mom made the rest. It was very good and my Dad requested that I make him his favorite cake so I did. I was disappointed that all the butterscotch chips had fallen to the bottom though. Sunday we got up and had to clean up the backyard. Since Jacob is working so much and 115 is too hot for me to be outside doing yard work we hired landscapers. They start on Tuesday, but we had to get out in the backyard and pull most of the weeds since it was so out of control. They wanted WAY too much money to do that part, so we hired them to come bi-monthly for maintenance. It will be such a relief for Jacob, and we won't have to worry about anything. After I had scooped half the poop, the scooper broke. I was fine with this because I was getting way too hot! I wanted to help as much as I could though. I came inside and took a cold shower, this is when we miss our pool. We just have to remind ourselves that saving $500 a month is a big deal. Soon after, Jacob was inside showering and we headed off to do some shopping. We had a wedding gift to pick up and a birthday gift, plus we ended up getting more things for Nadia's room and a few for us. Before we knew it the day was almost over.

I checked into Real Estate school today and I talked to my boss about it. We agreed that I should start as soon as I get back from Colorado and I am going to take the 10 day full time class to just knock it out. Most of our houses are under contract so he wants me to get my license now since I have almost everything set for at least a month. I am pretty excited about it and know that the potential to make some good money is just around the corner. I will sign a year contract with him, so at least I know when I'm ready to come back to work after the baby comes I will for sure have a job LOL, and he knows I will come back. I have a guaranteed salary that I will make a month, plus commission so I really feel like this is a great opportunity. We finally feel like after being out here a year we are getting settled and doing a lot better. I know it usually takes about that long when you move somewhere, but it was a hard year! When our lease is up next March I think that we should be in a good position to try to buy a house. With me having the heads up on these bank owned properties we just might be able to snag a good deal too. Of course, who knows if we will be ready to move with a 6 month old! I also signed us up for our childbirth prep class and baby your baby class. Both aren't until the beginning of August, but I'm sure that will sneak up pretty fast.

Bringing home baby

I am now addicted to a new t.v show, Bringing home baby. I have only seen it a few times, but I am enjoying watching it more and more. The only problem is, it is also giving me anxiety LOL. I thought planning a wedding, starting a new job, and moving to a new state were all stressful things. Ummm, not so much! Its funny to look back and see how anxious I was about these things and how ridiculous it was compared to what we are about to experience. I am so thankful that I have such a supportive husband! I can't even explain how great he is, and I know when the baby is here he is going to be such a great Dad. He is going to take a week off after the baby comes and my parents have also said that they would come and stay if I wanted. At first I was thinking that I really didn't want them to stay overnight, but after watching these shows and seeing that it truly is EXHAUSTING I may just change my mind :) I know nothing can prepare us for how hard it is going to be, and I think that's why I start to feel overwhelmed at times. Jacob keeps telling me that I am starting to freak out too soon LOL. I guess I am just so excited for Nadia to be here that I might be thinking about it too much, but what else does a soon to be mom think about!!

I was talking with my boss and he asked if I had thought about getting my real estate license down here. He feels that I have been handling everything great and if I got licensed then he wouldn't need to hire anyone else on since the other person left. I can't decide if this is a good thing or not. I have been SUPER busy and a little stressed trying to get everything in order. The guy that left dropped the ball on all of the deals he was working and I have tried to put it all together most times only days before closing. I know now that I am basically "in charge" things will not be so chaotic. So I looked into some real estate schools down here. I can get my license in about a month if I go part time. This would mean on top of my hourly pay I would be getting commissions. That would be really good money, but can my pregnant brain handle all of this? Seriously! Sometimes I can't remember my own phone number. Better do this now than after the baby though. I know my brain will be seriously fried then! My boss also asked if I still thought that I would want to come back to work after the baby and I told him I would probably want about a month off. My parents are so excited about babysitting, so at least I don't have to worry about that!

Here are a few pics of my belly at 25 weeks. I'm almost in my third trimester!

Nesting???

I'm thinking that this has to be what is going on LOL. I know its normal, I just didn't know it started this early, I thought it was more of a 8 or 9 month thing. I just can't help but wanting to get everything in order and I keep thinking I have to get it done, because what if the baby comes early! We are getting excited about our trip to Colorado, we can't wait to see everyone, but I started to freak out a little. We are driving and what if we are out in the boonies somewhere and something happens? There are certain spots along the trip that there isn't anything for quite a while. I know I'm being paranoid, but I just can't help it.

I called the hospital today and scheduled our tour of the Birthing Center. I have to say that when I was there almost a month ago for my little scare it is a really nice hospital. I think we are going to really like it! The tour isn't until July 19th because they are booked out so far. The problem is that it is on a Saturday, and so are almost all of the other classes. I think Jacob might have to ask his work if he can start working Sundays instead of Saturdays, or if he can at least get a few off a month. He really wants to take the Daddy Boot Camp class which of course is on a Saturday. So is the Baby your Baby class. The Childbirth prep class is a 4 week class at night from 6-8. Its so hard because he doesn't want to ask too much of the company since he is new there, but he also doesn't want to miss out on anything.

We have been talking about how much different it seems that we are than most of our friends. We are happy that we are starting a family together but it seems like sometimes other people forget that we really aren't in that "partying" stage anymore. It makes it hard because we don't want people thinking we don't want to hang around them, we would love to, but does it really always have to involve drinking? I know once the baby comes we will need a night out here and there LOL. I guess its just the stage we are at now. Even with Jacobs birthday weekend, he enjoyed having everyone out here, but it was also stressful. We are hoping that our trip out to CO won't be as bad. If it is, Marcia or Brianna, I'm coming to stay at your house! LOL

Our new car

Well its Saturday and Jacob is of course working :) We have both been very busy with work and haven't had time to do much else. Thursday he did get off early enough for us to go test drive a few more vehicles. We finally had narrowed down our top picks. We weren't even going to look at a few of them just because we had seen others on the road and didn't particularly like the way they looked, but I'm glad we did. We actually found a car that we both really like even though it was a model we thought we wouldn't. After test driving a few and getting extremely annoyed at the last dealership we were at, we went home to talk about what we liked the best. We really liked the sales person at the dealership too, so it was a great situation. We decided on a 08 Ford Escape. The V6 over the 4 cylinder, and while we thought we didn't want leather seats or a sunroof the one we found came pretty much fully loaded. The tan leather actually stays pretty cool, and I have found I can slide in and out a lot easier LOL. The whole interior is light in color, so that will definitely help keep it cool here in AZ. Even the small amount of black I had in my Land Rover just made it cook in there! It is a little more roomy than my Land Rover and Dax fits fine in the back, so we are all good to go. We can tow our whole family! It turns out to be a great deal all around, after both of our trades we ended up being able to put money down and end up with a smaller car payment than we had, insurance is less and we have a 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. It has the Sirius already built in so Jacob can use his for his work vehicle. We got everything we were looking for and more. So, while we will DEARLY miss Jacobs truck, it helps that we really came out on top. As he said, there is nothing else that he would have given his truck up for than the baby and I. Is that sweet?? LOL

Spreading ribs

Poor Jacob worked most of the day on Saturday. I ran around to Babies R Us, the bank and Walmart. We just relaxed that night, watching t.v. Sunday he slept in while I started taping up the baby's room. I decided that I wanted to add some very faint stripes to the bottom half. Once he woke up we ran to Home Depot to get the rest of the supplies I needed. He picked up a few tools that he needed and we headed back home. I made breakfast for him and then I started on the babies room. He relaxed most of the day, but did clean out the garage for me so I can park in there now. That took him about 3 hours! Poor guy, he isn't getting much down time, but he doesn't complain one bit. I have been very busy at work, which I love! Today I drove up to Scottsdale and picked up my paycheck. My bosses wife was being induced today, so their baby boy should be here by now! I was just telling Jacob that I can't wait to see our little one! I drove by a few of the properties that I had to check on and then I met up with my friend Lori for lunch. I haven't seen her since I left the salon, I've really missed her. I was nice to see her and catch up! I ran to the bank when we were done then came back to the house to submit a few offers we had. I have noticed that the more I sit the more I hurt. There is this pain I was explaining in an earlier post that just kills! Turns out, its my ribs spreading! No wonder!!! Every time I tried to describe the pain to someone it just didn't seem like they understood what I was saying, at least now I know what the heck is going on, its not a great feeling though! The baby moves quite a bit these days and you can see her kicking from the outside now. It is the most awesome thing! I'll attach a few new pics of the babies room, and my growing belly at 24 Weeks :)