Today: 36 weeks and 3 days

It's been quite awhile since I last posted. Work has begun to pickup for the lifeguard season and when I'm not at work, I'm either working on TJ's room, cleaning the house, or we're spending time with friends and family before the little guy gets here.

On the 27th of March, I had my baby shower. My best friends hosted it, it was beautiful and a lot of fun! There was about 30 people there! We got everything we need!! I still need to go out and get diapers, but we have plenty of clothes, towels, sheets, blankies, bottles, everything! :)

I'm starting to REALLY NOTICE being pregnant. It's hard to explain. I've always noticed my belly and TJ's little kicks, but now my belly is uncomfortably big... TJ streches and kicks hard, my feet swell off and on, my legs feel the extra weight, and the Braxton-Hicks contractions are really starting to get a little more serious and more frequent through out the week.

Travis is starting to get a little mad at me because I've been on my feet so much at work and then coming home and nesting like crazy. He thinks I need to rest more, which I wouldn't mind at all, BUT the stuff HAS to be done before our little man gets here :)

I thought that the countdown began at 30 weeks... but I think the countdown really begins at 35 weeks! It's all just a waiting game now. We have a Dr's appointment on the 19th and an ultrasound on the 22nd.

Here are a few pics of my belly from the baby shower which was now like 3 weeks ago! So you can only imgaine how much bigger it got! :)

34 weeks


Travis touched the belly with cold hands like he always tries to do!


Me & my mom put the crib together :)

25 weeks

23 weeks


I'm 25 weeks and like 4 days! Wow! I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but the time is flying!! This past Monday I started working on his room. I moved most of Trav's clothes out of Junior's closet and into our closet. By next Monday I hope to have the clothes transfer complete and Junior's closet cleaned out a little more. I didn't realize we used it so much for storage!

I've decided that my baby shower will be March 27th. Krissy will be hosting it. I don't want more than one. Trav's mom has said she wanted to throw me one and then Donna said she wanted to have one for the bible study group... Ladies, as much as I am flattered, I would appreciate it more if everyone came to my one big one. Yay!
We'll see what future drama unfolds!!

I took a quick trip to Ft. Myers to visit Kristin and I took Krissy. We had a lot of fun and I hope to see a few pics from that night soon.

Not much else is going on. Just starting to get ready for lifeguards at work!! I still think I'm going to opt out of the bathing suit this year. My legs are starting to get dimply. yuck.

I'll post more at another date, I'm way behind on my bible study homework, daily Walk with God, and Baby Registry!

25 weeks!

Resolution #1 Truly knowing God

So I thought I should post a quick little blog about how I'm trying to find a deeper relationship and fullfillment with God.

Since switching my schedule around for work, I've been able to attend church on Sunday and it's amazing. I cry at least 2 services a month maybe all of them sometimes! I really love going on Sundays and hearing a sermon and everyone singing.

I just started a new ladie's bible study group called, "Becoming More Than A Good Bible Study Girl" by Lysa Terkeurst. We had our first class last night and I really didn't get it too much because it was the introduction. But the ladies that are in it are amazing! It such a good group of church friends. And we welcomed a girl named Stephanie who had just signed a contract with our Pastor saying that she is a Child of God now. How amazing is that! Anyway, so I just did our first days homework for the bible study and WOW! It is a great ready and really hits home. It talks about wanting fullfillment and acceptance in other people, things, positions, etc.. You can only feel true fullfillment with God. Lysa relfects on the tradgedies in her life, father abandonment, sexual abuse from a grandfather figure, parental divorce, not feeling pretty enough, etc... It's REALLY GOOD and I'm excited about this 6 week session.

I also started to read the One Year Devotional -Daily Walk with God. I've fallen behind a few days but caught back up quickly and I want to make sure that I stay on track and finish the year!

I feel very spiritual right now and I like. It makes me feel good. It gives me confidence to talk to God when I read about Him and His Word.

I'm excited about my spiritual journey and growth and I'll keep the blog updated on how it's going.

Love this blog

I love this blog that I found through somebody who found the through somebody. It's a family of 7 that are living in an RV across America and homeschooling their kids. The first blog of theirs I read HERE and I'm instantly addicted.
Great sayings and thoughts like these:
Never explain: your friends don't require it, and your enemies won't believe you anyway.
Those who gossip to you gossip about you.

I'm definitely going to keep reading.

Blog anonymity

I wonder if sometimes I should tell people I know that I blog. That way they can read my blog and really keep tabs on me. Ya know, like family and close friends. But then I quickly remember that if I give out my blog address then they WILL read it and then I'll feel like I'll have to watch what I say, so then this blog isn't really the release that I want it to be. I wonder if other bloggers feel the same way or do they let their friends and family know their blog? I guess it all might depend on the purpose of an individuals blog, is it to inform family and friends of what's going on or can it be a place to write down things before they become public-emotional-outbursts!

Old friends on my mind

I feel like I don't have many CLOSE friends. And when I write 'CLOSE', I mean 'CLOSE'.. ya know? I'm on facebook and an old friend of mine found me on there. I high school there were 3 of us. "N", "S", and me... we came up to college together, lived together, and partied together. We had crazy times and even crazier times. Things went sour with N when we thought she was into drugs and anorexia. S really made it hard on her and was down right mean to N. I didn't say much about it all besides that fact that if she was on drugs and not eating that needed to stop. So need less to say we stopped talking to N and N moved out of the apt that her and S were living in.

After N was gone S and I became closer friends for the next 2 years. Both doing crazy things, but then I met a boy (my darling husband) and I sort of calmed down. She had a boy and they got engaged, but then she started cheating on him and then rotating the boys every other weekend. Now that's CRAZY. One night me and S had a awful falling out, a physical fighting one. It was bad and it all started with a shove and an attempted slap. Well S moved out of our condo right away and I never spoke to her again.

I like to blame all of this on just being young, stupid, and intoxicated most of the time.

Well N was the one that found me on facebook, I was excited to see that she was doing well. So I sent her a message and asked her how she was. I have yet to get a response to that message..........

It got me thinking that our lives have changed SO much and that we've grown up and how stupid it is that S and I refuse to talk to one another and it's been 3 years since the 'fight incident'. So I sent her a message on facebook even though we're not friends on it. And I still haven't heard back, it's been 2 days now....

It was so hard to let go of S and I's friendship. I missed it so much. We did so much together and experienced a lot together it was just weird not having her around. She was suppose to be my Maid of Honor at my wedding and I hers, but obviously she wasn't mine and I don't plan on being hers. I really had a hard time forgiving her and myself for that night. It wasn't until recently when I gave it all to God to heal and forgave her.

So for the past two days I have been thinking about whether or not they've written me back. It doesn't consume my day, but when I'm at work I check my email at least 4 times a day to see if I've gotten any 'happenings' on facebook.

My hubby said he's proud of me for writing the message to S. It actually made me feel a little better. At least I'll know for sure if she never wants to talk to me again. And as for N, she friended me and she can't respond to a message... wtf?

I guess only time will tell. Every thing happens for a reason, right God? He's got the game plan and we're all just the players.

The T Family update

A lot seems to be happening in these past few months. So much that I can't believe that we're almost into the 2nd week in December! I haven't even begun to Christmas shop yet :(

We've been spending a lot of time visiting friends, working, and doing church functions. I love it, but I miss the boring weekend!

We had such a great Thanksgiving. Sunday the 21st we went over to Dave's place for Friends Thanksgiving, we brought A&C C. (friends). It was a nice gathering, but Dave lives soo far away! It's an hour drive there and an hour drive back.
Thanksgiving Day we went to Trav's parent's house for the celebration. There was Aunt & Uncle, Uncle's Dad, Grandpa & Grandma, Brother, Sister, his Mom & Dad, and us. It was nice and the food was good ol' home cooking.
That Saturday night then we went with the A&C friends to Light Up Mount Dora and saw their Christmas light display. After that they came back to the house and we played a fun board game called Dirty Minds. Hilarious!

On to a not so much fun topic... work. Work for Trav & I has been 'ew' (for lack of a better word). We're both going beyond our range of work duties and getting little to no recognition. I can deal with mine a little more because of the joy of TJ is just all I think about. But poor Trav is working as hard as he can for that company and it seems as though they don't care. They usually give out a hefty Christmas bonus, well this year they said it wasn't going to be that much and they're right, it wasn't. But when the owner of the company allows family members on the pay roll that don't come to work and are overpaid and then supports their living style... well I wouldn't blame the small Christmas bonuses on the economy. Ugh, that business is a joke and I can only pray that Trav gets out before they crumble.

Okay now I have to close with something happy because that company drives me nuts!
We're starting to piece together ideas for TJ's room! It's going to be so crazy when there's a crib in our guest room!

Good times ahead because God is always good :)