Alan Jackson Concert

On Friday afternoon we both took a half a day off so we could head to Hobbs to see Alan Jackson and Aaron Watson in concert that evening.  Hobbs is only a little over an hour away, but we wanted to make sure we'd have time to go to dinner and stop at a few shops while we were in the area, without having to be in a rush. 

 

I hadn't been back to Hobbs in about 2 years, so we decided to stop by the Halliburton yard that I worked at while I lived there.  Holy crap, it seems like everything has changed.  I absolutely loved my job, but once Graham and I got serious I knew I'd have to move to Artesia if I wanted a shot at forever.  Of course I'm so glad I took that leap, but it was really hard leaving the people that had basically been my family for 3 years!  Back then, I worked all the time so every body I knew in that town were people I worked with.  The building that my office was in isn't even there anymore, and the employees have all transferred to other locations or were laid off.  Although it was difficult leaving at the time, I just know that it was all part of God's great plan for my life!  I was able to catch up with one of my fav people, Cecilia.  It was nice to reminisce and hear about here cute little family, as well as show off my cute baby bump!  =)

 

Along with visiting came this pregnant girl's favorite past time - eating!  We stopped by one of my old favorite diners, Holidaze to get our grub on.  I had the chicken friend chicken sandwich and man-oh-man was it good!!

 

After dinner we headed over to the event center to check out the concert.  We were actually more excited to see Aaron Watson, who was opening up for Alan.  Aaron has been making music for years, but is mostly only know around the Texas Country scene.  We'd seen him a few times before, but couldn't miss an opportunity to see him so close to home.  Alan Jackson put on a great show, which included mostly his 90's stuff... which has always been my fav.  It was so nice to get away for the evening with my sweet husband.  I know those nights will happen less often once Baby comes!

 

 



 

 

My sad swollen feet after the concert!  =(

 

On Saturday we went downtown to see the cars in the annual car show.  It was such a beautiful spring day to do so!  The rest of the weekend was spent watering and raking the lawn, doing household chores, and just spending some time together.  It was a very much needed, relaxing weekend.

 

One of the flowers that has randomly sprouted up in the middle of our back yard.

 

Workin' Cows

It's been months since I wrote a blog post that doesn't have anything to do with Baby Guy, so I thought I'd share a few pics from last weekend. 

We spent Saturday afternoon at the Guy farm helping Debbie work cows.  I should probably be more specific: Debbie and Graham did a fine job getting them all done, while Gracen, Annie, and I made good use of a Ranger that Graham brought home from work for us to play with.  It was such a gorgeous spring day, with hardly any wind - that's almost unheard of this time of year in southern NM!

  



What a little cutie!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was nice to finally get to spend some time outdoors.  I'm looking forward to it getting a little warmer so we can spend some quality time on the 4-wheeler before our little bundle of joy arrives!

22 Weeks!

 

 

Baby Guy

*The size of a spaghetti squash

*Roughly 11 inches long

*Almost 1 lb

126 days to go!

 

 

Today puts me at 22 weeks and holy-moly the weeks are starting to fly by!  Ahhhh, I'm getting so nervous.  I have the Baby Center app on my phone and ever so often there are videos of actual childbirth and so I just had to watch one last night, before I went to sleep.  Now don't get me wrong, I'm excited about starting our family and all that comes with that, but the actual labor part scares the shit out of me.  Anyone that knows me, knows that I don't handle pain well.  I think even with an epidural I'm going to have a hard time.  I'm so worried I'm going to go into shock and not be able to do it.  I'm really hoping that won't be the case, but for now I'm trying to just not think about it.  I'm just praying Graham will be able to keep me calm!

 

We have an ultrasound appointment today and I'm praying to sweet baby Jesus that we'll be able to find out what our little one will be.  I'm hoping the baby will get Graham's 'go with the flow' attitude instead of my contrary, hard-headed one.  Today may likely be our first indication of just that!

 

I'm still battling the ol' swelling in my feet and ankles, which as you can see below is quite fun!  Ha!  I do my best to stay active during the day and am making sure that I'm up walking around as much as possible.  Working in my office doesn't always make it easy to do.  My bladder is doing an excellent job reminding me it's time to take a walk, though...

 

 

 

I'm still getting up to pee numerous times during the night and I suspect that will only get worse.  And my dreams!  Man oh man, am I having some crazy ones!  I feel like there's not a moment in the night where I'm not in dream land on some crazy/stupid mission.  They are literally so random.  Graham said that I've also started to snore quite a bit, which doesn't bother me at all, but I'm sure it's annoying to him.  Not much I can do about it.  =)

 

Keep us in your prayers today as we head to our dr. appoinment.  Regardless of whether we can find out the sex, I'm just praying that Baby Guy is healthy as can be!!

 



21 Weeks!

 

Baby Guy

*Length of a carrot

*Roughly 10.5 inches

*Weighs 3/4 of a pound

133 days to go!!!

 

 

As of today I'm 21 weeks, which means we've got 19 weeks left - of course that's all left up to what Baby Guy decides!  =)  Our next appointment is a week from today and (fingers crossed) we'll get to find out what this little munchkin is so I can start working on the nursery! 

 

Not much has changed from last week as I continue to be a bundle of indecisiveness.  I'm pretty confident we will be having a gender reveal party, but I haven't got all of the details worked out yet.  I'm sad that my mom, sister and her family won't be able to be there, but I'm hoping the majority of my local family and Graham's family will be able to make it.  We have decided for sure that if it's possible, we will find out together at the ultrasound appointment, instead of being surprised with the rest of the family.  I just think it's a special time that I want to experience with my husband first.

 

Since it won't be a surprise to us, I'm planning on making the cupcakes myself.  Since it will be co-ed, I doubt we'll do many games or anything - just a dinner and enjoying some quality family/friend time at our house.  I do plan on having a space for people to offer ideas for baby names.  We're about 95% sure on a girl name, but literally have no ideas for a boy.  Since my Texas family won't be able to be there, I'll have to think of a cute way to share our exciting news with them. 

 

I continue to battle swelling in my feet and ankles, and I'm looking forward to getting a pedicure this weekend.  My big ol' belly is definitely making it harder to paint my own toes.  I'm craving sweets and carbs, which could be a problem... I'm just trying to keep everything in moderation. 

 

A normal night consists of me getting up 3-4 times to go potty.  So far it's been easy to go right back to sleep and I'm hoping my luck continues.  I'm also having a ridiculous amount of dreams.  It's like as soon as I fall asleep I can feel myself drifting off into one - often times I'm even telling myself it's just a dream as it continues!  For the most part they've been just random, what the hell is going on types of dreams, but some of them have been down right disturbing.  I've even had a few about the end of the world where I literally thought that my life was ending.  I told you they've been weird!

 

I'm also starting to feel little flutters, which always make me feel like I need to go pee.  I wouldn't really call them "kicks", because they don't hurt or anything, but from what I've read they will be happening before I know it... and there will be no doubt what is happenening when it comes!  For now I'm just enjoying watching youtube videos of different births.  What an amazing experience!!!

 

Please continue to keep my little family in your prayers as we go forward in our little journey.

 



20 Weeks!!

 

Baby Guy

*Size of a small cantaloupe

*Length of a banana (from head to toe)

*Roughly 6.5 inches (from head to rump)

*Weighs 10.5 ounces

140 days to go!!!

 

 

Today marks the halfway point of my pregnancy and I have been feeling really good!  It feels like it's flying by and I still have so much to do.  Scratch that - I still pretty much have everything to do!  To date, I've bought a case each of wipes and diapers, some shampoo, lotion, and desitin.  That's it y'all!  Anyone that knows me, knows that it isn't normal at all for my type A personality. 

 

I've been waiting to make any baby-related decisions until we are able to find out the sex, so that everything that's bought isn't all gender neutral items.  Hopefully that will happen in 2 weeks at our next ultrasound appointment.  I think Graham and I are pretty much set on the fact that we want to find out together at the ultrasound and surprise everyone else later.  

 

I'm still very torn on whether I want to or will be able to have a gender reveal party for our friends and family.  April will be such a busy month with the nieces and nephews being on spring break, Easter, my birthday, softball, baseball, t-ball, and The Color Run here in town.  I'm worried many of our loved ones will have a hard time making it to celebrate with us!  Ahhhhh, decisions... decisions!!!

 

I've gained about 6lbs in the last 4.5 months, which I'm told is great, but I feel huge.  I feel like I'm going to look like a watermelon before this is all over with.  I know that's just part of it, but I don't know how I'm going to keep that big ol' belly covered up all summer.  The maternity clothes I have now are fitting me pretty well, which means they probably won't in a few months - and I'm already in the largest sizes from the places that are easiest to get clothes from.  Prego problems, y'all!!!  It's no secret that I'm still hoping we'll find out there's actually twins in there at the next appointment.  What can I say... I'm just a glutton for punishment!  Haha!

 

On a super positive note - I finally got me a sno-cone last night while we were leaving our niece, Gracen's t-ball game.  My mouth looked like a smurf at the end, but I thouroughly enjoyed every last drop of that coconut flavor!  Yum freaking yum!!!  It's gonna be a good week, y'all!

 

 

19 Weeks!

 

Baby Guy

*Size of an heirloom tomato

*Roughly 6 inches

*Weighs 8.5 ounces

*147 days to go!

 

 

Today puts me at 19 weeks and it's so hard to believe that I'm almost to the half-way point!  This pregnancy seems like it's flying by, although I bet I won't feel that way during the heat in the summer.  The time changes this weekend and I Can Not Wait!  I'm so sick of it being dark at 5:30 every day and am ready to be able to work in the yard during the week in the evenings.

 

As for little baby Guy - everything seems to be going good.  I've been feeling great and have a lot more energy.  My hips/legs haven't really been hurting this week, but I'm sure it'll be coming back soon.  The only real "symptom" I've been fighting is swelling in my feet and ankles.  I'll look for a step stool this week to bring to work so I can prop my feet up for a bit each day.  I've been drinking lots of water and trying to limit my salt intake a bit, so hopefully that will help.

 

I've been craving sno-cones and margaritas like there's no tomorrow though.  Luckily, my sister owns a sno-cone stand in town and hopefully she'll be starting it back up in the next few weeks, as it continues to get warmer.  I plan on being a permanent fixture there this summer, for sure!  As for the margaritas... I guess I'll just have to refrain for a few more months.  It's rough - already making sacrifices for this little brat!  I kid!  Ok, maybe there's a little truth in that statement...

 

Please continue to pray for a healthy baby/Mama and that my sweet husband will make it out alive and still want to be married to me.  =)