My sweet husband has fallen prey to an epidemic sweeping the nation. Yes my dear blog readers, he is addicted to Facebook. He’s on it on his computer, he’s on it on his laptop, and he has even got an app for it on his iPhone. It is never far from his person at any time of the day.
I will admit I’ve been curious. I’ve even admired it from afar. It is intriguing. He has connected with numerous people that I have wondered, “hmmm…what happened to them”. I even heard two rather elderly ladies discussing their accounts at the OBGYN’s office. That blew my mind. It seems that everyone has hopped onto the Facebook bandwagon. Yet I still hesitate.
That sweet husband of mine showed me his account one evening. We browsed through all of his friends and even traveled though some of their photos. The next thing I knew it was 8:00 at night and I had not prepared supper for my family. My toddler was starving. So, in a nutshell, that is why I cannot allow myself to enter the Facebook world. My child would starve!! No, seriously, I already have too many things helping me procrastinate. I’m not saying that I won’t ever take the leap. I have already been tempted. I really don’t want to be “that mom” that my boys think is so technologically handicapped I can’t make it in the real world. I’m just not ready yet. I probably will continue to lurk around on the husband's account though. Sometimes I just can't help myself.
I came across this article on yahoo the other day. I got a kick out of it and thought that you all would enjoy it as well.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The BIG ultrasound
Well, today was the day. I tossed and turned all night. I could barely stand myself until my appointment time at 1:00. I drank a bottle of orange juice before I got there so the baby would be ready to perform. I met Steven, Silas, and Steven's parents at the Dr's office and we were all ready to meet baby Bridges. Well, all except for Silas that is, he never wants to meet this baby.
The tech took us back, and told B that no photography was allowed. She took all of her measurements. The baby is completely healthy. Sie did not like Momma on the table. I think he thought they were hurting me. Daddy held him tight and assured him everything was alright. We were just taking pictures of the Monkey. Well, it didn't take long for Sie to lose interest. He spent most of the time sitting playing his preschool games on the iPhone. My toddler loves technology!
She asked us if we wanted to know the gender and we told her of course. Then I heard the words.....It's a boy. *cue the crickets*
I looked at Pam and she mouthed at me that it would be okay. Steven still hadn't heard what she said. When he realised, I felt a small pat from his hand. I just took a deep breath and asked if he was healthy and he is. She tried to take some 3-4D images, but baby boy would not cooperate. He would put a hand in front of his face the instant she tried to get a good picture for us. Not even out yet, and already a stinker. Daddy's going to have fun taking pictures of this one!!
I was shocked. We all (even my OB) thought I was carrying a girl this go around because of all of my symptoms. I admit I was very disappointed. Tears were shed when B and I were alone. However, the crying is now over. It won't happen again for this reason. I'm having another healthy, beautiful baby boy and I couldn't ask for more.
Now the name game starts. I had settled on two girl names, but boy names were thrown to the side. Hopefully we'll have chosen one by July 11!!
The tech took us back, and told B that no photography was allowed. She took all of her measurements. The baby is completely healthy. Sie did not like Momma on the table. I think he thought they were hurting me. Daddy held him tight and assured him everything was alright. We were just taking pictures of the Monkey. Well, it didn't take long for Sie to lose interest. He spent most of the time sitting playing his preschool games on the iPhone. My toddler loves technology!
She asked us if we wanted to know the gender and we told her of course. Then I heard the words.....It's a boy. *cue the crickets*
I looked at Pam and she mouthed at me that it would be okay. Steven still hadn't heard what she said. When he realised, I felt a small pat from his hand. I just took a deep breath and asked if he was healthy and he is. She tried to take some 3-4D images, but baby boy would not cooperate. He would put a hand in front of his face the instant she tried to get a good picture for us. Not even out yet, and already a stinker. Daddy's going to have fun taking pictures of this one!!
I was shocked. We all (even my OB) thought I was carrying a girl this go around because of all of my symptoms. I admit I was very disappointed. Tears were shed when B and I were alone. However, the crying is now over. It won't happen again for this reason. I'm having another healthy, beautiful baby boy and I couldn't ask for more.
Now the name game starts. I had settled on two girl names, but boy names were thrown to the side. Hopefully we'll have chosen one by July 11!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
20 Weeks
I have reached the halfway mark in this pregnancy. As unreal as it seems the milestone has actually snuck up on me. I can honestly say if Silas’ pregnancy had been like this, he would be an only child! The morning sickness was awful. Even now that it has subsided, it still rears its ugly head often enough to remind me it’s still here. (Like every morning when I brush my teeth.) For a while, you could ask Sie “how does Momma go?” and he would proceed to gag while cracking up. Yes, the boy thought it was hilarious.
On the brighter side of things, I have felt the baby move here and there since 10 weeks. I really thought something was wrong at first because I had never felt true flutters before. Silas was strong enough to punch when I first felt him at 22 weeks. It’s really been an amazing experience being able to bond this early.
Silas is still having a pretty strong aversion to being a big brother. He’s even gone as far as telling me to “throw the stinky baby in the garbage”. Yep, I can feel the love!
Silas has gotten a big boy bed or a “boy big bed” as he calls it. He loves it. I’ll have to post about it when we get the room in order. B has moved the crib, dresser, and changing table into the baby’s room. It is so weird seeing the crib all put together with the mattress on the highest setting. Weird! Makes it all real in a sense.
This baby is already suffering from second child syndrome. We already had the nursery all but complete by this time when pregnant with Silas. I just can’t seem to get motivated this go around. It may have something to do with waiting to find out the gender (which we are doing this time). It probably has more to do with I’m just slap tired and chasing a toddler doesn’t change that fact one bit!
This is my first pregnancy photo taken this time around. Again, it has to be second child syndrome! 5 months down, 5 to go! I’ll try to get the family photographer to take one each month from here on out. We’ll see how that goes!
All in all, it’s been an amazing 20 weeks. I’m very thankful that the Baby and I are both healthy. Here’s to another happy and healthy 20 weeks!
Oh, by the way, the BIG ultrasound is February 25. Stay tuned…
On the brighter side of things, I have felt the baby move here and there since 10 weeks. I really thought something was wrong at first because I had never felt true flutters before. Silas was strong enough to punch when I first felt him at 22 weeks. It’s really been an amazing experience being able to bond this early.
Silas is still having a pretty strong aversion to being a big brother. He’s even gone as far as telling me to “throw the stinky baby in the garbage”. Yep, I can feel the love!
Silas has gotten a big boy bed or a “boy big bed” as he calls it. He loves it. I’ll have to post about it when we get the room in order. B has moved the crib, dresser, and changing table into the baby’s room. It is so weird seeing the crib all put together with the mattress on the highest setting. Weird! Makes it all real in a sense.
This baby is already suffering from second child syndrome. We already had the nursery all but complete by this time when pregnant with Silas. I just can’t seem to get motivated this go around. It may have something to do with waiting to find out the gender (which we are doing this time). It probably has more to do with I’m just slap tired and chasing a toddler doesn’t change that fact one bit!
This is my first pregnancy photo taken this time around. Again, it has to be second child syndrome! 5 months down, 5 to go! I’ll try to get the family photographer to take one each month from here on out. We’ll see how that goes!
All in all, it’s been an amazing 20 weeks. I’m very thankful that the Baby and I are both healthy. Here’s to another happy and healthy 20 weeks!
Oh, by the way, the BIG ultrasound is February 25. Stay tuned…
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Expectant Mother’s/ New Mother’s Parking
What is it about that phrase that is so hard to understand?
UGGGHHH!! I guess this is one of my pet peeves. I can't stand it when people park in the EMP or in Handicapped parking when they aren't entitled! Although it is very bad of me, I wish some very bad karma on the people that abuse these spaces.
A couple of weeks ago I was at Target and a man that was at least 350 pounds parked in the expectant mothers place. He left a woman in the car and trounced his way into the store. I glared at him while mouthing that he was in fact not pregnant. He could have cared less. I was in the store for at least 30-45 minutes and when I came out his car and his woman were still there.
Then the other night some blue hair parked there. I mean come on people. She was WAY past her reproductive window. I know it was just a sweet old lady, but she was in the wrong! It's just rude.
With my last pregnancy Steven wanted to park there as soon as I peed on the stick and I wouldn't do it until last trimester if then. This time I thought I'd take advantage of it since everyone else thinks its there for them. Every time I try some poser has already taken it.
While looking for a sign to place with this post, I realized that there are far more people against these parking spaces than for them. For all of you that think that—poop on you!
ARGH! It just ticks me off. So for those that are confused, Expectant Mothers/ New Mothers Parking is for women that are pregnant, expecting a baby, with a child!! Handicapped Parking is for people with disabilities. It is NOT for people that just don’t want to walk extra 10 steps.
I’m watching people…always watching!
Rant over- for now.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Christmas 2008
Well, we survived Christmas here on Rocky Top. Silas did not understand the concept of Santa on Christmas Eve. Every time we asked him if he was ready for Santa to visit, he would respond with a firm “NO!” Then he would tell us that Santa was at work. When he crawled in bed with us Christmas morning, we asked him if he wanted to go see what Santa brought him—he looked at us like we were crazy! We finally coaxed him into the living room and he saw his gifts. (There had been no packages under the tree when he went to bed. His pregnant momma has been a tad lazy this holiday season so she and Daddy were up past midnight wrapping.) Santa doesn’t wrap his gifts so he had a few treasures laid out on the floor. He went directly to a book that Santa left for him. This really surprised us because he blew past his football uniform to get to it. After he flipped through the book, he noticed the football helmet. He had to put on the entire uniform right then. The pads, jersey, pants, and helmet. It was really intended for a 4 year old, but it worked just fine. He LOVES it, and has worn it everyday since.
Steven was very thoughtful with his gifts for me. He chose several books that I have really been wanting. Silas picked out a necklace for me. Steven also picked out a few other things that I am really going to enjoy. Steven seemed to enjoy his gifts as well. You know, he never gets overly excited about anything. That’s how he rolls. ☺
The Bridges are coming to visit on Sunday or Monday. Silas has been dying to open Gran-pa and Nana’s gifts for them. I’m sure they will let him “help”. (They did! Now he thinks he is supposed to get presents every week)
Our theme for our tree this year was ABCs and snowflakes. Sie loved picking the “S” off of the tree and bringing it to us to tell us what it was. This was also our first year to have an artificial tree. Lowe’s was having a big sale so we started weighing our options. We love our real tree. It has been our tradition to go to the same lot every year and pick one out. However, there is just so much maintenance with real trees. Now that Silas is very, umm, active, and there is a new baby on the way, we decided that an artificial tree would make our life a bit simpler. So welcome to the family Christmas Tree…we will cherish you for years to come!
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and continues to have a safe and happy holiday!
Just Catching Up
Thanksgiving 2008
The Bridges of Knox County did not have their annual shrimp filled costal Thanksgiving this year. No, dear blog readers, we decided to pile up in the family SUV and head to Arkansas. Steven’s brother and family did the same so we had a fun filled family holiday. The trip started off better than any yet. We actually left Knoxville at our planned time—before the sun went down. We’ve never actually done that before! It was quite nice to roll in before 4 am!
Thanksgiving day was spent at B’s Me Maw’s. All of his cousins and their families were there. The weather was awesome. The guys spent most of the time outside tossing the football around. Sie, of course, thought that he was as big as the rest of them.
Steven has two preggo cousins that were there. Poor Stacy was about to pop; hopefully that sweet baby boy will have arrived by the time I actually post this. I know she’s ready. (of course they have both had their babies by now. I’m really bad with this whole posting an already written blog post….)
It was great visiting with everyone since it’d been forever since the last time we saw them. We headed back to the Bridges' house where we had a nice dinner and played a game of pictionary. This is how we told them about expecting #2. Steven had drawn quite a good picture of our ultrasound, but they just didn’t get it!
Silas adores Coby and was imitating his every move. Coleman was a little more interested in Sie this time. They even sat together at a little table for meals. They are really too cute together.
Friday morning, B got up before the crack of dawn to hunt with our dads. I stayed tucked warmly in the bed. Friday night we headed next door to the Nance abode for dinner. There was quite the spread of food there as well. Mom had made pecan pies. Yum. It had been too long. For some reason they just taste better at Thanksgiving. I wonder why that is. Hmmm. Anyway. We played a tantalizing game of “Fact or Crap” with Elizabeth, Ethan, and Yo. Silas watched Lilo intently on his DVD player, which was quite surprising because he’s never showed any interest in that movie before.
Saturday, My dad took Sie & B to the Crows so that Silas could ride the tractor. The kid LOVES farm equipment. B’s cousin Tina stopped by for a quick visit. Silas missed out though, because he had just taken a visit to crankyville and was laid down for a nap. We watched Phillip Fulmer’s last victory as the head coach of the Vols After supper, Steven & I were in the mood for a bit of nostalgia. So we took Silas to Berryhill Park to see the lights. There weren’t quite as many as I remembered from Christmases past, but he still had fun running amuck underneath the lit trees and such. I had forgotten that the park also serves as a hub for the local teens to hang out. I felt a bit old, but a lot more nostalgic.
Sunday morning we loaded back up in the family SUV and headed back to them there hills. Traffic was horrible! There were so many people on the road that couldn’t drive, and the weather wasn’t helping that matter at all. We stopped for a late lunch at a McDs. We were very thankful for the indoor play place.
It was Silas’s first adventure at a McDonalds playground. He barely ate anything in sweet anticipation. I learned from a friend’s blog to let the kids play then have a picnic in the car. I have taken that priceless information and tucked it away safely for here on out.
It ended up taking us a few hours longer than normal to get home. Boy, were we ready. Holiday traffic really makes one’s family grow ill of each other. Thank goodness for the DVD player!
All in all, we had an excellent trip.
The Bridges of Knox County did not have their annual shrimp filled costal Thanksgiving this year. No, dear blog readers, we decided to pile up in the family SUV and head to Arkansas. Steven’s brother and family did the same so we had a fun filled family holiday. The trip started off better than any yet. We actually left Knoxville at our planned time—before the sun went down. We’ve never actually done that before! It was quite nice to roll in before 4 am!
Thanksgiving day was spent at B’s Me Maw’s. All of his cousins and their families were there. The weather was awesome. The guys spent most of the time outside tossing the football around. Sie, of course, thought that he was as big as the rest of them.
Steven has two preggo cousins that were there. Poor Stacy was about to pop; hopefully that sweet baby boy will have arrived by the time I actually post this. I know she’s ready. (of course they have both had their babies by now. I’m really bad with this whole posting an already written blog post….)
It was great visiting with everyone since it’d been forever since the last time we saw them. We headed back to the Bridges' house where we had a nice dinner and played a game of pictionary. This is how we told them about expecting #2. Steven had drawn quite a good picture of our ultrasound, but they just didn’t get it!
Silas adores Coby and was imitating his every move. Coleman was a little more interested in Sie this time. They even sat together at a little table for meals. They are really too cute together.
Friday morning, B got up before the crack of dawn to hunt with our dads. I stayed tucked warmly in the bed. Friday night we headed next door to the Nance abode for dinner. There was quite the spread of food there as well. Mom had made pecan pies. Yum. It had been too long. For some reason they just taste better at Thanksgiving. I wonder why that is. Hmmm. Anyway. We played a tantalizing game of “Fact or Crap” with Elizabeth, Ethan, and Yo. Silas watched Lilo intently on his DVD player, which was quite surprising because he’s never showed any interest in that movie before.
Saturday, My dad took Sie & B to the Crows so that Silas could ride the tractor. The kid LOVES farm equipment. B’s cousin Tina stopped by for a quick visit. Silas missed out though, because he had just taken a visit to crankyville and was laid down for a nap. We watched Phillip Fulmer’s last victory as the head coach of the Vols After supper, Steven & I were in the mood for a bit of nostalgia. So we took Silas to Berryhill Park to see the lights. There weren’t quite as many as I remembered from Christmases past, but he still had fun running amuck underneath the lit trees and such. I had forgotten that the park also serves as a hub for the local teens to hang out. I felt a bit old, but a lot more nostalgic.
Sunday morning we loaded back up in the family SUV and headed back to them there hills. Traffic was horrible! There were so many people on the road that couldn’t drive, and the weather wasn’t helping that matter at all. We stopped for a late lunch at a McDs. We were very thankful for the indoor play place.
It was Silas’s first adventure at a McDonalds playground. He barely ate anything in sweet anticipation. I learned from a friend’s blog to let the kids play then have a picnic in the car. I have taken that priceless information and tucked it away safely for here on out.
It ended up taking us a few hours longer than normal to get home. Boy, were we ready. Holiday traffic really makes one’s family grow ill of each other. Thank goodness for the DVD player!
All in all, we had an excellent trip.
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