Happy Halloween!

I went on my very first ever Trick-or-Treating adventure.

Caleb did, too!

He was so adorable. We really did have fun. We went to about 10 houses in the neighborhood. I am ready to throw the candy away...not because I am being a freak about it...but because Caleb is wanting to eat it all...NOW. :)

Got my CRV today...FINALLY! It's only been about 3 weeks! I love it. I've only been in it for about 10 minutes...but, it IS love at first drive. I'll have to post pics, soon.

In the meantime, here's my pix

and a couple of Caleb

and one of both of my boys.

(Caleb is wearing Brant's glasses at Olive Garden - what a weirdo!)

Anywho - Happy Halloween!

Changes

So, being pregnant the second time seems different.

I am technically 8 weeks (even though the ticker says 7 wks, 2 days). Whatever. I feel a huge difference in the lower part of my already poochy tummy. It's firmer and filling out. I put on some pants today...and had to take them right off. I could zip them, but NO WAY could I have gone all day like that. So, I opted for a skirt that makes me look 300 pounds. But is roomy. So, dad went with Caleb and I to Target and I got 3 pairs of (eek!) maternity pants. $80 down the drain. But, I got denim, black, and khaki. so, all the bases are covered. I have the maternity pants from being preggers with Caleb...but they are full belly...and HOT. I am not ready for that yet. Besides, these others are very stylish...I think.

My breasts are so heavy! Seriously! I am already moving into my BIG bras. It's not much of a difference size-wize...but they feel heavy. And hurt! Man they are achy in the morning. Maybe I should start wearing a sleep-bra...eek!

My face is like a war zone. Very broken out and dry. What the heck?! I am a non-zitter. I did this same thing with Caleb...just - eww!

I dread getting on the scale. It lies.

3 more weeks until I see Dr. Adams. I can't wait to hear the bean's heartbeat! I don't remember when I get to feel the bean. Maybe around 12 weeks? Thoughts?

I think almost everyone at school (save the students) know, now. I can't keep a secret. BP still wants to wait until we go to the doctor before telling his work. I want to SCREAM it out to everyone that will listen.

Anywho...that's all for now. Growing body = growing bean. and that's all good. Loves!

Yesterday, I was...

30 in the morning. By 3:30, I turned 31.

So, what changed?

My boobs hit the floor.
My butt grew 2 inches.
I have heartburn really bad.

Oh, wait. Maybe that's just because I am preggers!

:)

It was a nice birthday. BP brought me lunch and a beautiful bouquet of flowers. (BTW - He doesn't believe in flowers...so this is very nice!) Several of my teacher friends made me feel special by purchasing a HUGE balloon bouquet. THANKS! Another teacher friend brought a cake that I still haven't eaten...look for that addition to my butt on Saturday. :) Another teacher friend got me a real bag of goodies. A calendar, gel pens (I am a sucker for school supplies), a journal pad, and some stamps. Thanks Kristy! Dad, Caleb, Brant and I went to Ichibans (purr) for dinner. Dad got me a gift card to CATO...I love CATO...it IS my shopping weakness. Did I mention that I also have a credit card to that place?! He also got me/Caleb some Veggie Tales DVDs...to be re gifted at Christmas. Hmmmm... We then went out for ice cream at Marble Slab. Sweet cream with caramel and cherries is my other weakness. When we got home, Brant pulled out my gift. He did very good. He got me some silicon bake ware. That is exactly what I wanted. I can't wait to try it out.

Anywho...Caleb did good, sleeping in his own bed the entire night. Today is just Friday. I am just 31. and preggers! Still trying to get used to that idea.

Good Night! - Yes!

We had a good night -strike that - a GREAT night. No fight to get to his room. No fight to sleep in his toddler bed! Not awake all night! YES! Thanks for that birthday present, Caleb. Mommy totally loves it.

On another note - I had been sleeping with a full body pillow...to get used to it. And not sleeping much, my self. Did not use it last night. I, too, slept very well. Still woke up too early. Maybe it's the birthday jitters?

That's silly. Anywho. Off to check my measly my space page, too.

THE fight

I am tired.

Caleb and I have been "fighting" for a while now.

Fighting?! yes...fighting. I need him to sleep in his room. He refuses to sleep on his awesome toddler bed - that was his baby bed...one of those convertible types. So, when he started sleeping on the couch, we decided to get him the chair futon thing that I used to use in my 3rd grade classroom. He loved it. This weekend I helped him clean his room. Organized and put away toys...it's a really livable room now (the only one in the house). I turned his futon bed thing sideways, next to his toddler bed. Since then, he's been back to my bed or the couch. NO! I won't have it! I'm not sleeping well enough as it is! So, this morning, we've been "Fighting." I won. I think. The futon bed thing is now put up - out of reach. Caleb is passed out on his toddler bed...and I've only been up since 5. sleepy = me.

and hungry, too...but that's another blog.

Car washed...now rain

It never fails. I knew it would be cold today. So, I thought I'd help make it rain. I washed the Jeep yesterday. Got it all vacuumed out and everything. Getting it ready for BP to take over. (By the way - still no CRV, yet!)

Last night, I fell asleep to the lovely sounds of the coming storm. The rain is not sticking around, though. I wish it would stay this cold and rainy for a long time. I love this weather. The kind that a jacket is all I need to stay warm.

Others need coats...but they don't have as much fat to keep them warm, as I. :)

Odds and Ends

My first OB appointment is not until November 19th. While that might seem like forever to you, it feels like an eternity to me! By the 19th, I will be 11 weeks! That means that I will be nearly finished with the first trimester before I see the doctor! Does that seem crazy to anyone else?!

I've been so worried since last Friday that maybe I wasn't really preggers (which is unrealistic, I know), that I bought another test yesterday and peed on a stick at school. Okay, it was AFTER school, but I did it, anywho. THIS time, it was VERY bright and quite obvious. YES!

On Wednesdays, I go to Cheddar's with a couple of friends from school. I usually pick up Caleb and take him, just so I can stay longer with my buddies. Yesterday, I did the usual. One of my friends asked Caleb what was in my tummy. Without prompting, he said, "A baby!" I could not believe he actually grasped that concept! Oh my goodness!

Needless to say, I think it might be hard to keep the secret from day care...I wanted to wait until after my mother in law came down...after Thanksgiving. I am making a shirt for Caleb to wear to the airport that has his name on the front, and I'm the big brother on the back. He gets so dirty at school that I wanted an opportunity for it to be very clean for my mother in law, first, and then day care second. I might just have to find another way to tell day care. They are my friends, too. Hmmm...

Money

Money makes me crazy! Just as soon as you think you are all caught up and ready to pay off some other bill...a bill pops out from under the cushions, and is now past due! GRRRRR!!! Just needed to vent!

New...

Since we ARE finally preggers (YEAH!!!), Brant wants to get a new vehicle. Not NEW new, but something to exchange for the truck. It's 5 years old...we were the first and only owners, and it's out of warranty. So, Saturday morning we went around test driving and looking at cross-over SUVs. They are like small SUVs. We had already looked at the idea of a Honda Odyssey or a Grand Caravan (ewww! Mini-van! - so not what I envisioned ME driving), and decided that they were too big and expensive. I test drove the Honda CRV. Loved it. That's just the way it usually is with me. If there is a BIG decision to make - and I LOVE something - it has a way of just happening. So, we decided to see what the local people would offer us. After looking online for several hours, we decided the prices were exactly the same here as in Dallas, San Antonio, etc. So, against all I've ever said...we shopped locally for a car! We traded in our beloved, tripped out, truck for 10,500 (about 2 less than we really wanted to get) for a yet-to-be-seen (hopefully light blue) NEW 2007 CRV. I am so pumped! In the mean time, we are driving a used 2007 Honda Civic. It's neat. A hybrid. Meaning it has an auto-stop for the engine, every time we come to a complete stop. The AC still works, as does the electrical stuff, but the gas is not applied to the engine. I'm getting like - 35 mpg!

Anywho. We spent Sunday morning cleaning out the garage. We had cleaned out our vehicles numerous times and just left the box of junk in the garage. We had - rather I had - brought home much teaching junk that I hadn't touched in 3 years. So, the trash area is full...the trailer is now backed into my side of the garage with lots of garage sale type items...think I'm going to have to find a place for that. I HATE doing garage sales - LOVE going to them. We've got about an hours more work, and we'll actually be able to park 2 cars in our 2 car garage! YIPPEE!!! What a concept.

I got to watch the Cowboy game last night. Caleb and I went over to Laray and Chatta's house. Caleb played with Caleb and CB so hard! He didn't nap. Which was odd. But he fell asleep at 7:30 last night, at PaPa's house. No dinner. Not cranky. He just plopped down on the couch and fell asleep. ALL NIGHT! He usually gets up at 4 and I send him back to his bed. Then, he'll get up at 6 to wake us up. Not today! He's still out! We wore that little boy out!

So, my MIL is coming at the end of November - after Thanksgiving. We're not going to tell her about our new arrival until then. I bought a t-shirt and iron on letters for Caleb. I'm going to iron on his name on the front, and The Big Brother on the back. When we pick up Jean and Greg at the airport, I think that's how we'll tell them. I'll try to video tape it...send it to my sister in law in Wisconsin...so she can see it, too. That'll be awesome! I love surprising people with news like that!

Okay, it's time to get ready for another Monday at school. Duty. Yuck! Have a great day!

J - see you tomorrow at your shower! I can't wait to see you both!

Test

So...I totally really cheated. I peed on an equate stick yesterday. There was a light pink plus.

Went to Wal-Mart...got EPT ones. Peed in a cup...placed stick in cup...There was a light blue plus.

Peed on a stick - equate - a few minutes ago...Nothing came up.

This scares the ever living poo out of me! Can I really NOT take a pregnancy test accurately? Are you serious?

But, I know you can't get a false positive...so...I've called a few very close girlfriends (yesterday) and told them. Called seester. She needed the good news. She didn't get the singing job she auditioned for in Vegas.

This is how I told BP:
I got a Halloween container thing - with a lid. I put in there: Tums (which I know I will eat like candy...already need one this morning), the 2 preg tests in a Ziploc bag, covered that with tissue paper, on top of that was his favorite beer (because Thursdays are hard for him at work - he didn't even get home until 7:40...was due home at 7ish), a package of chocolate (because he's a chocolate LOVER), and a package of toothpaste (because I actually remembered to purchase he sensitive toothpaste when I picked up the other items on the list last night *grin*). When he FINALLY got home, I told him I picked him up a present. He said he'd open it later, he was starving. I said, "No, you'll open it now." So, he did and was excited about the top 3 items...started to walk away (having NOT lifted the tissue paper - what a guy!), and I said, "I think there's more." He lifted the side with the TUMS...perfect! He said, "Tums? Why?" I said, "I think there's more!" He finally found the two preg tests and turned around and said, "Really? (*poo eating grin inserted here*) Awesome!" Proceeded to give me a big smacker of a kiss and looked at my Dad (who was eating dinner as usual with us). I told Dad he was hired for the next nine months or so to empty the cat box. :) Brant REFUSES to do that.

Needless to say, the cat box did NOT get emptied...which it desperately needs. I guess I'll just wear a mask and do it myself. It's one of those roll over and empty itself kinds.

I AM worried about the lightness of the tests, and the non-existence of the test this morning. Guess I should call the doctor and set up an appointment? Get a blood test and all that?

If everything is as it is - we are expecting our little addition on or about June 16th, 2008! OMG! I am beyond excited and scared to death! This is totally what I/We wanted...but ... WOW!

I think I'll go try to lay down for a tiny nap for about 45 minutes, until my alarm goes off...then maybe I'll have enough urine to pee on the EPT one, again. Or, maybe I'll wait until tomorrow.


NAH! I don't think so! I can't believe I am finally pregnant! YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!