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[22 Jul 2008|01:22pm] |
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Last week was probably the most miserable of the pregnancy thus far. I was throwing up, constantly nauseated, never hungry, beyond exhausted and had the worst acid indigestion/acid reflux that I have ever had in my life. I would wake up every night with horrible acid burps that would sometimes lead to throwing up. This week has been much better....for me that is. As soon as I start getting better Matt starts feeling sick which we both think is sympathy pains. He is having the loss of appetite and the acid indigestion with horrible burps that won't go away. We are pretty sure it is sympathy pains because yesterday he said he was fine all day and within minutes of seeing me he started being in horrible pain. I love that man so much. I just can't believe he is having pregnancy symptoms :)
We leave for Vegas for a couple of days and we just hope that both of us are healthy. Of course I will probably throw up on the plane like I did on the way to D.C. a couple of months ago.
My main concern for going away is my beloved pooch, Princess Peach. We have left her behind before but only with my parents or Lisa whom Princess just loves. We don't have any close friends in Orlando so doggie daycare it is. We visited 4 on Saturday and found one that we think is perfect for her. Depending on the day of the week she will either be playing 8 or 10 hours a day with a group of big dogs inside and out while be supervised the whole time. Then she has a private apartment area to sleep in by herself at night. She loves other dogs so deep down I know this will work. There is also staff at the daycare 24 hours a day which makes us feel better. I guess I am just nervous because I have never left my pooch at sleep-away camp before. Everyone there is nice and there are live webcams we can watch during the day online. I just think I am being a hormonal mother about leaving my precious special needs pooch behind. We call her special needs because she constantly needs love and reassurance and gets scared easily. She is my baby girl. I have bagged her meals already and in each one I put in a treat that I know she loves. http://www.dogdayafternoon.net/index.html
Other than that I am excited for our trip. We are going with my parents and meeting my brother there. I have been twice before so this is just a fun get away trip for the family to be together. We have some show tickets for one night but other than that it is all about the relaxing and enjoying the atmosphere.
August is right around the corner. Matt and I have our hospital tour at the hospital I will be delivering at, our baby shower, lamaze classes start and a couple of doctor appointments for me. Every day is feeling more and more real that this is happening.
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| 24weeks 2days |
[13 Jul 2008|08:41pm] |
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The only real news that pregnant me has is that I am getting fatter by the day. I have a 14 pound weight gain and I am the fattest I have ever been in my entire life. I am looking very pregnant and I have tons of weeks to go. I look very moo-ish and Matt reminds me all the time by putting random moos into our everyday conversation. I enjoy doctors appointments and I have begun to look forward to D-day at the hospital. Still no name has been finalized but LJers will be the first to know.
I have baby on the brain even more so now because my 21 year old cousin just gave birth to twin boys that were just adorable. Visiting her in the hospital and seeing her babies in the NICU made me a little bit emotional. I want my baby girl to finish baking so I can meet her.
Matt has begun a new job. He has a temporary job with the Department of Transportation. He will be doing law stuff and he gets an office with a window/blackberry/laptop/business cards...the whole works. The problem is that it is temporary but will last several months at least. Since it isn't full time we don't want to risk moving out and getting an apartment but in a couple of months we may change our minds. Matt also works for my dad's business so his nights and weekends are still busy doing my dad's paperwork. With 2 paychecks we are finally on the road to recovery. This month we have begun to start paying back his law school loans which are like a mortgage payment themselves. I will definately miss him in day to day business I do for my dad. It won't be the same without him.
Next month is my baby shower and I am just looking forward to seeing everyone. All I can think about is baby!
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| 19weeks 5days |
[11 Jun 2008|04:43pm] |
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It is official......IT'S A GIRL!!!!!! I had my big ultrasound at the OB's office today and everything looked good and the sonographer said she was certain it was a girl. In fact she said she would stake her career on the fact it was a girl. I was actually happiest to hear that everything looked good. I did gain 5 pounds in the last month with a total of 6 pound gain so I feel like a heffer. I am officially at the biggest weight I have ever been. Ugh. Friday I am officially half way and it seems like the time is flying by. As of now the only thing I have been craving is pizza of any kind...including bagel bites. I have had a few fits of hormones but otherwise I am just my regular annoying self. I think we have decided on a name. To be reveiled soon.
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| 16weeks 6days |
[22 May 2008|03:59pm] |
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So Matt and I could not wait any longer. This week we got an elective ultrasound at a spa and found out that we are having....
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| Water Weekend |
[12 May 2008|01:19pm] |
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I forgot to mention that my water weekend we hosted a week ago was a blast! One of the best ever! I took some awesome pictures with a point and shoot camera and much rockband ensued! I can't wait till the next one.
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| Mother's Day |
[12 May 2008|12:09pm] |
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I had a good first mother's day as a mom-to-be. Matt and I went and saw Baby Mama which was not that bad and then we went to a Nascar themed restuarant for appetizers. Very classy :) We also visited his mother in Tampa for a few hours and she took us shopping in Hyde Park where she bought us and poochie some things. Matt even surprised me in the morning with a card and a baby gift. I really feel so happy to be with Matt.
On a side note I am definately visably pregnant now. Only maternity clothes for me. 15weeks 3 days.
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| Update |
[30 Apr 2008|06:11pm] |
Baby stuff is fun. So far we have ducky outfits and some gator stuff. We will end up having so much gator stuff it will be ridiculous. We are just now getting into the "this is really happening to us" sort of thing.
So far I have one grade back...A...in collection development. I am still waiting on my other class. This semester was way harder than I thought it would be. I find with each semester I find myself less and less motivated. I need to get my butt in gear.
I am tired and I am just ready for the weekend. Some people are coming over for some boating and pool time so that will be fun.
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| 13weeks4days |
[29 Apr 2008|03:47pm] |
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So far in this pregnancy I have felt very lucky. The only time I throw up is when I have a migraine. The bad part is I have now had migraines 3 days in a row. I become a miserable mess where I have to sit in a dark room and I keep rushing to throw up in the bathroom. Not being able to take my meds for these migraines is horrible.
Yesterday we had another ultrasound. It was so awesome to see the baby on the 42inch plasma screen. The baby kept doing flipflops. We have one good picture of the baby mooning us. At the last moment we got one good picture of a profile view while the baby was upside down. It was so exciting to watch because on the last ultrasound it looked like a blob. Only 7 more weeks till the big 20 week ultrasound where we find out the gender. The sonographer mentioned that the baby has extremely long legs. Coming from a woman that does ultrasounds all day that must mean we will have one long baby.
As of yesterday I have also gained 0 pounds. Mainly because I have been eating half of what I use to before I was pregnant and absolutely no food looks appealing to me. I was fluffy to begin with so as long as I gain weight by my next appointment I should be fine. But I have gained 2 inches around my stomach so nothing fits :(
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| Matt is no longer a bum! |
[20 Apr 2008|06:18pm] |
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On Monday Matt got his bar results back and he passed the FL bar. He got his actual scores in the mail on Wednesday and he discovered that he passed the bar with flying colors! I am so proud of him. He studied more for the bar than anything else in his whole life. I actually felt like he did not study that much but I knew that Matt could read something once and remember it. This puts a huge weight of our shoulders. I mean he still does not have a job but at least he is technically a lawyer now. Now all he needs a job.
Tomorrow we fly out bright and early for Washington D.C. My brother bought us flight tickets for our birthday/graduation/Christmas gifts. Matt and I are going to do the whole tourist thing. I went in 8th grade but it will all be new to me since I do not remember much. We will be back on Thursday.
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| Our Big News |
[18 Apr 2008|02:03pm] |
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So it has happened. Matt and I are expecting our first baby. I am due October 31 and I am so excited. Today I am 12 weeks. We had another doctor appointment today and we got to hear the heartbeat, which was 160. It is exciting and scary all at the same time. We have just started telling everyone today except our parents and my brother which have known for a few weeks. It still feels like it is happening to someone else and not us. The downside is...no wakeboarding all summer! Now I will have to be the offcial photographer.
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| Limbo |
[07 Mar 2008|10:05am] |
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So Matt and I are just hanging out in Orlando until he gets his bar results in April. He had 2 job interviews last week but all the firms just tell him to contact them when he passes the bar. So we sit around with nothing to do. I have school but that is about it. We are fairly open to relocation except in northwest Florida which is way too far away.
A couple of weeks ago I was offered a library shelving job at the public library but the job required 32+ hours with no benefits and nights and every weekend. I had to turn it down because the weekends are all Matt will ever have and I would never see him. We are young and like to travel on the weekends so it was out of the question.
This weekend Matt is having an amazing time at a Bachelor party in the Keys with a group of his closest brothers. He is on a private island with a 9 bedroom mansion and a rooftop bar all for free! They have 2 boats to play with and Matt keeps sending me amazing pictures of the island sunsets and sunrises. I am so jealous!!!! I am sure he is having a great time.
Well back to my school project on children's books. This semester is flying by and I really need to step up and get some stuff done.
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| The Next Step? |
[03 Feb 2008|08:02pm] |
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Saturday morning I woke up to find out my car was broken into (near Conway and Hoffner for you Orlando people). So my weekend started out shitty. Thank goodness Matt had just cleaned out my car which is why it was at the shop to begin with, it was to be detailed (mainly to get out all the scratches it received during my years at UF and their tiny parking spots). The theives missed out on the $20 and gold bracelet that was in the center console and despite their efforts they couldn't figure out how to get out my Alpine stereo system out. So in all the shop put my stereo back together and I got a free detailing out of it and now it looks as good as it did when I bought it 7 years ago.
Last weekend was awesome. Matt and I hung out with a bunch of old college friends and it included gun shooting, 4-wheeling, buggy riding, rockband playing, beer drinking and somehow 4 of us including me ended up jumping off a 20 foot cliff into freezing cold water to wash the mud off. Good Times!
My 2 grad classes are going alright and are fairly interesting. I don't have a part-time job yet but to be honest I haven't been looking too hard. I really need to get on that. So yeah I am back in Orlando and I am as bored as ever.
A month ago I was just leaving Europe. I am already ready to go back.
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| Experience of a lifetime... |
[10 Jan 2008|10:30am] |
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So Matt and I are back from Europe. It was a 2 week whirlwind that never stopped. Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Brussels and back to Paris for New Years. I was ill for two-thirds of the trip (strep throat, seriously stopped up sinus, killer cough) but I didn't let it get me down. I was still up early and out till late...which is probally why I never got better on the trip. While at the Louvre one of my sorority sisters saw us, Skyler and her fiance. That is when we found out they were on the same overnight train to Rome as us. We met up with them and went to a Roma soccer game and on Christmas eve we met up and went to the Pantheon for midnight mass. The second time we were in Paris we were at the park in front of Napoleon's tomb and an old classmate friend, Gordon, from high school saw me which was fun. Overall we went to tons of museums, saw great sites, saw the Pope in person, ate weird things, stayed at a hostel, stayed in someone's house, tried absinthe (I thought it tasted great, Matt didn't), went on overnight trains, went on bullet trains and saw the eiffel tower light up for the new year....it was all just amazing! Matt and I lucked out, 6 flights and 5 train rides with no delays. It was an amazing trip that I will never ever forget. Even though I am glad to be home I want to plan our next trip.
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| If you just sit and listen to the wind it is if time stands still |
[06 Dec 2007|04:18pm] |
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I seriously can't believe how quick time flies by. We have begun packing for Europe and we leave on the 18th. We each have one large backpack and that is it. I am having a hard time limiting the stuff I want to bring...Matt has already talked me out of bringing my blow dryer because all but one place has one in the room...the one that doesn't says you can rent one. Flights, hotel/hostel rooms and rail passes are all booked. We will be taking two different overnight trains that are 12 hours long. I am so freaking excited!
Tomorrow is my last day at BrackenChase Builders. They are having a small luncheon for me tomorrow and my friend bought me flowers as a goodbye gift. There are some nice people here but I am ready to move back to Orlando...where I will also need a part-time job (anyone know someone who is hiring).
Sunday I turn 26. Just WOW. When I say it out loud it sounds incredibly old. Twenty-six and all I have really accomplished is getting married and getting a degree. Some would say that is a lot but to me it doesn't seem like enough. I guess I thought I would be knee deep into a career with 2 kids by now. It drives Matt crazy when I say I am old but age is really the only indicator that marks the passage of time throughout your life. I definately think about getting older way too much but birthdays have a way of doing that.
I think 2008 is going to be an amazing year and I can't wait.
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| What I actually do at work... |
[16 Nov 2007|04:21pm] |
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I have nothing less than a full blown obsession with free stuff. I decided to document the free stuff I have gotten in 2007.
$150 - doing surveys with Pinecone
$300 Blockbuster giftcards - mycokerewards (used to help purchase a PS3)
$75 Best Buy giftcards - mycokerewards (used to help purchase Guitar Hero 3 for PS3)
2 Ipod shuffles - IPodSweepstakes (which I earned within the last 3 weeks, I wish I had known about this site sooner!)
1 Year free Netflix - sweepstakes win
$50 Old Navy giftcard- Mypoints
Adidas tote & hat - mycokerewards
Pirates of the Carribean 2 for the Wii - mycokerewards
skillet/muffin tin/measuring spoons - registry
and countless smaller things I can't remember off the top of my head
Go ahead and laugh but I on the other hand have stuff I could not have afforded otherwise and it didn't cost me anything!
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I am seriously addicted to Guitar Hero 3! I have been playing all week and then last night the South Park episode made fun of guitar hero....it was hilarious!
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| Thank God For Good Registration Times |
[05 Nov 2007|09:27am] |
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I am now registered for my classes in the Spring at USF. This spring I start back full time so I can try and finish this thing sometime this decade! I am registered for 2 Library Science classes and 2 classes I need to fulfill my teacher certification so I can become a media specialist. Somewhere in all that I will be moving back to central Florida and trying to find a part time job in a library. Things are finally starting to progress again.
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| Halloween Tradition |
[31 Oct 2007|02:46pm] |
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| My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul |
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| starryphate goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Juror #5. | | airpear gives you 18 light green orange-flavoured gummy bats. | | aoibhinn gives you 2 orange cherry-flavoured wafers. | | lilbreadcrumb05 tricks you! You get a used tissue. | | magpiemart tricks you! You get a 3.5-inch floppy disc. | | o00meow00o tricks you! You lose 18 pieces of candy! | | oharagorn gives you 12 dark blue blueberry-flavoured nuggets. | | sigmacutie gives you 15 white lemon-flavoured gummy worms. | | sky_is_falling3 gives you 3 red-orange grape-flavoured jawbreakers. | | snaveytak gives you 7 light green banana-flavoured jawbreakers. | | tweeds14 tricks you! You get a rock. | | starryphate ends up with 39 pieces of candy, a used tissue, a 3.5-inch floppy disc, and a rock. | | Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern. |
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[04 Oct 2007|04:18pm] |
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On October 29th I will be doing my civil duty by fulfilling my jury summons. I kind of hope I get on a case that is interesting and lasts a couple of days. The last time I fulfilled my summons I sat on a huge drug trafficing criminal case that was on the top floor of the court house in Orlando and it lasted 3 days. It was exciting and extremely interesting. The only down side last time was that I was dating a hot guy and I had to miss work at a job I LOVED! I wonder what it will be like to serve at a much smaller courthouse. I could go for a couple of paid days off of work. Hopefully I won't be dismissed because my hubby is in law school.
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