Real Talk

34 weeks & pics of the nursery

2012-01-22T09:16:00.000-06:00

How far along: 34 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a boy *Brock*

Pregnancy Symptoms: stupid contractions!!!

Maternity Clothes: To be honest, Im mostly in my PJs all day!

Movement: I love watching my stomach move when he rolls around :)

Best Moment of the Week: The babyshower & getting the decor started in his room!

Food Cravings: ice... lots and lots of ice!

What I miss: Being comfortable

Weekly Wisdom: naps are crucial at this point in pregnancy!

Positives: no stretch marks yet, my belly button is still an innie (kinda lol) and I haven't been swelling!

it's not done but here is the nursery in progress!!!

worthless

2012-01-20T12:30:00.002-06:00

I am currently at the end of my 34th week of pregnancy and I am pretty much worthless at this point. My husband told me I should just move into the bathroom because I stay in the bathtub.. it's the only thing that makes my back feel any better. So I eat, sleep, take a bath, sleep, eat, sleep and so forth. I did recently clean my entire house from top to bottom but I literally had to force myself to do it after the 2nd nap of that day I thought it would be unacceptable for a third haha.

I had my babyshower last weekend and it went well. I am thankful that friends I haven't seen in a while came it was sweet. I have pretty much got everything I need for Brock.. well except newborn/ 0-3 months clothes. I don't know what I have been thinking this whole time I have stocked up on clothes galore but I didn't get any newborn so now I am quickly trying to add a few items here in there because I know he will grow out of them quickly. The nursery isn't finished but all of his stuff is in there, I just have to put it all together. I'm sure that is what I will tell my husband to do this weekend when he is off. I don't have the patience to put up wall vinyl anyway.

I haven't wrote much online here or really anywhere other than one or two lame facebook statuses. I don't have much to say because hell I haven't been doing anything. I don't know why I am extremely exhausted .. I definitely don't remember being this worthless when I was pregnant with Bailey haha. My husband thinks that Brock is coming early as well as everyone else.. I dont think so. I think he's going to be my stubborn baby just from how difficult this pregnancy has been on me.

I almost have our bags packed and the house is baby ready so now I just need my sweet baby boy in my arms.. and some energy but I can forget about that for the next six months i'm sure. Haha.

31 days to go!!!!!

Walgreens Prescription Savings Club

2012-01-15T18:01:00.001-06:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Fill in the blank Friday

2012-01-12T23:37:00.003-06:00

I got this from Heather at Life as we Know it. I don't know if there is a linky so sorry if there is!

1. The last thing I ate was Ice chips... exciting I know

2. The last song I listened to was my husband's ring back and it is seriously annoying! Rack City Chick by Tyga

3. Using letters in my name I can spell (Brittney)…bite, be, ten, yet, bine, bye, iti (lol), entry, tin, try, bet, rent...

4. If I had to dress in one color the rest of my life I would pick Black.. I mean black goes with everything

5. If you were to look in my bag right now you’d find 2 wallets (no money haha) a planner, pens, a pencil sharpener (no pencils), appointment cards, some change

6. When I finish filling in the blanks I’m going to finish making my babyshower favors.

7. My all time favorite song to dance to is Im not really sure. I cant even remember the last time I REALLY danced.. Bailey and I semi danced to the mickey mouse playhouse hot dog song... does that count?

I don't want to be nice!!!

2012-01-11T17:22:00.003-06:00

I deleted a bunch of posts on my blog because I didn't want to be evidence in a certain child support case if perhaps one of the parties read my blog. I mean if you google my name it is the first thing that pops up and though everything I wrote was true and exactly how I felt I don't want someone else using my words to gain anything.

I just am getting so frustrated that I feel like I have no where to turn with my feelings without fear of being judged, questioned, or whatever. At this point I don't care anymore. I wont say her name but I have to vent.

I am so sick and tired of her crap! She uses everyone around her, takes them for granted, and complains about having a free place to stay and disrespects the people taking care of her on a daily basis. She is not related to me by blood and the way she is treating my mom is about to push me over the edge. She makes bad choices and puts those choices before everyone in her life including the two that should mean the world to her. She nearly had a person that is very very close to me put in jail on Christmas because SHE was fucked up and had no idea what was going on. So when that person snapped on her ass she called the cops.. what the fuck? The other night my mom called me in tears because she feels like her home has been taken over and she isn't welcome in her own home. My mother is completely stressed out she doesn't sound like herself, she's losing weight, and she is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. However she is kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place because it is not only her home but my stepfather's as well and well he's not going to kick his child out on the streets.

Be that as it may, what I am getting so pissed off about is that she pulls these ridiculous stunts, treats everyone around her like dog shit, doesn't take care of her responsibilities and we are all supposed to "be nice". WHY? I don't want to be nice I want to tell her exactly how it is. Why should we have to sugar coat things for a person that is the most selfish inconsiderate ungrateful BITCH I have ever laid my eyes on. We have to be there and support her just because she MIGHT decide to change her life? I don't think so! If the events that took place in the last couple of months didn't open her eyes nothing will. She has completely taken over everyone's life with her bullshit and everyone is stressed out and struggling while she sits her fat happy ass at home all day everyday without a care in the world. Think shes out trying to get a job? NO! Think she is making sure my mom doesn't have any added stress? NO! Instead she is sleeping until 2 and 3 in the afternoon, staying up all night, getting fucked up, and letting the people that are around her pull her weight. ITS BULLSHIT!

My babyshower is Sunday and I did not invite her. However she just assumed she could come and told my mom she was coming. I don't want her there but mom said I have to be nice. WHY???? I am tired of being fake.. I don't like her, I don't respect her, and quite frankly I have had about enough of her mistreating my mother. Every time I talk to my mom I get a little more pissed off.. my mom sounds broken and just empty.. definitely not herself. I know it's her making my mom feel this way because she calls me to vent quite often. I have to sit back and keep my mouth shut and put on a smile when I am around her when really I want to slam her head into a wall. I know my mom is a grown woman and needs to take care of this but like I said before there are other people involved and my mom is trying her hardest to just keep the peace. I don't want to be nice anymore and if she shows up to my babyshower I don't think I can put on a fake smile anymore. This is my time..and I will not have her in there spewing out her pity parties and bullshit! I am not a fake person and it takes a lot for me to pretend to be nice to her for the sake of "keeping the peace" but I just dont give a damn anymore. She doesnt give a damn about anyone around her so why should we?

Well I thought venting would make me feel better, but it didn't. Obviously the only thing that is going to make me feel better is to put this bitch in her place!

What to pack?

2012-01-09T06:00:00.000-06:00

So I am getting ready to start packing our bags for the hospital. I will be 33 weeks this week and well Bailey came at 36 weeks so I want to be prepared just in case. Its been almost 5 years since I have had a newborn so I need some help. I have a list of things to pack...what else should I pack or have I covered everything?

Toiletries
Chapstick
brush
make up
chargers
socks
flip flops (hospital floors gross me out)
nursing essentials
batteries
camera
going home outfit for me and Brock
change for the vending machines (for the hubs)
onesies
receiving blanket
boppy
comfy clothes for the hospital stay

I didn't put diapers and wipes because the hospital will provide that stuff or at least they did when I had Bailey. So am I missing anything or is anything I listed not necessary?

32 weeks

2012-01-08T13:21:00.002-06:00

How far along: 32 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a boy *Brock*

Pregnancy Symptoms: back pain, no sleep, heart burn, BH contractions.

Maternity Clothes: To be honest, Im mostly in my PJs all day!

Movement: They are starting to slow down now that he's getting bigger

Best Moment of the Week: Finishing the nursery.. well the painting anyway, still have to decorate.

Food Cravings: tacos!

What I miss: Being comfortable

Weekly Wisdom: Don't stress over the things that need to be done.. they either get done or they don't .. its not worth the stress!

Positives: no stretch marks yet, my belly button is still an innie (kinda lol) and I haven't been swelling!

Coochy Rocks

2012-01-07T11:42:00.003-06:00

Now that my title has drawn you in, I am talking about Eden Fantasy's Coochy Shave Cream! I recently joined Eden Fantasy's blogger program and after my first post I recieved a 25$ gift card. I had no idea what to get since I am 8 months pregnant and well adult toys are the furthest thing from my mind at the moment.

I have heard about "Coochy" from another company and heard great things about it but the price was a bit much for me. I then saw that Eden Fantasys has the Coochy shave cream and decided this was my chance to try it out. I ordered two bottles one in pear berry and the other in green tea. I absolutely love this! It doesn't come out as a foam it's more like a conditioner type consistency which is great since it can also be used as a hair conditioner! This shave cream is supposed to be popular for rash free shaving so I put it to the ultimate test! I used the dullest razor in my bathroom and guess what? NO BUMPS!!!
It comes in a 4oz bottle and is priced at only $6.99 and the best part is that you don't have to use a whole bunch so it should last a while. Now I wasn't done testing out this shaving cream.. I made my husband shave with it. He has really sensitive skin and has to buy the most expensive razors and cream so he doesn't get bumps after shaving. Well today is the 2nd day after he used Coochy and his face is still smooth and he has NO BUMPS! Not to mention he is a guy and he gave me the giggles when he looked at me and said " Who would have thought all I needed was some of your coochy on my face" So not only do I think this product rocks for all your shaving needs it is also husband approved!

**I was compensated with a gift card for this post. All opinions are 100% mine. **

Deadbeat Dad!

2012-01-05T16:21:00.004-06:00

So my sister has two boys and has been a single mom for like 6 years or so when her ex husband decided to drop off the face of the earth. He hasn't seen his boys or had any contact with them in SIX YEARS!

My sister finally got the balls to track him down and have him served with child support papers DUH you can't make babies and then not be responsible for them right? Well now all of a sudden he is super dad and is sending sheriffs to the house to check on his boys. Umm like you cared before! He is also coming to Alabama for the weekend and wants to take his kids for the weekend. Oh now they are your kids? Thats not even fair to the boys they don't even know you anymore you asshat!

Apparently now he is trying to take my sister to court and get custody of the kids and he's making up all this crap about he's tried to get in touch with the kids and no one will talk to him. Thats a damn lie! My sister called him 2 years ago begging for help with one of the boys and he hung up in her face. Way to go daddy!

My sister definitely has her faults but this guy doesn't even deserve the title of daddy. Where was he when his kids needed him? Where was he on holidays when our family did all that we could to make sure the boys always have a good Christmas? Where was he when they were sick, on birthdays, to teach them boy stuff? No where to be found thats where!

Seriously any judge is going to see through this crap right? He can't just come in six years later and take the boys can he? They are 10 and 11 years old.. hes been gone since they were 4 & 5 years old maybe even before that. They don't even know him and now what he's just going to just come back in the picture like he's perfect dad?

This deadbeat seriously pisses me off. Its obvious that you only care about your kids now that you owe thousands of dollars in back child support and this is about to cost you some money. Maybe my sister shouldn't have tried to pursue childsupport but why should she have to do it all by herself? How can he just move to another state and start all over and make a new family and abandon his kids while they stay back and struggle? It isn't right and I don't blame her for serving his ass with papers. I just hope the boys are old enough to see through his crap when he tries to swoop in and play father of the year this weekend!!!

Matchbooks: Free College textbooks

2012-01-04T21:00:00.001-06:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of MatchBook for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

As most of you know I am currently a full time college student as well as a stay at home mom which means my funds are limited. Every semester my books seem to get more and more expensive, so much so that last semester I refused to even buy my books and ended up winging it throughout the semester. College textbooks are expensive and you rarely get your money back when you try to sell them. Last semester alone my books were going to cost me $1100.00. Seriously? Who has $1100.00 for books that you will only need for a little over 8 weeks?

I am excited to announce MatchBooks. Matchurbook.com is a project of Flat World Knowledge, the world's largest publisher of free and open college textbooks. MatchBooks

first free book would be for college students taking General/Intro to Psychology. The book assigned for this course is "Psychology" Myers 9th edition.. good news if you need that book. Matchbooks has remixed this textbook so students can get the same information in the same chapter order with the same content ABSOLUTELY FREE! This is a great resource for student's, now they don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for those textbooks. Matchless in value: written by a leading scholar, created using a rigorous editorial process, customized to match the table of contents, chapter order, chapters and sections cover the same topics and key terms ; peer reviewed by psych professors using Myers. This is the first of many free remixed textbooks to come.

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So what do you think about this? Leave me a comment and tell me why you would use MatchBooks or why would you reccommend MatchBooks to someone else. I am definitely going to look into using this amazing resource next semester.

goals for 2012

2012-01-02T00:00:00.000-06:00

I don't make resolutions because I don't stick with them. I have a few goals I would like to reach in 2012 and I will work towards them but I don't have a set time to complete them by and I won't feel defeated if I don't meet them. Just some things I'd like to get done!

Finish the nursery
Get Bailey a new bedroom suite
Completely redo the decor in my home
Be the best mother I can be
Forgive and Forget those that have wronged me
Get back in school as soon as possible
Organize and de-clutter my home
Lose the baby weight in a timely manner
save some money
spend lots of time with my boys
get outside more
plant flowers in my yard.. I have been here 2 years and there is nothing in my yard.
let go of my past and move on with my future!!!

So what are your goals and/or resolutions for 2012?

31 weeks

2012-01-01T09:33:00.003-06:00

How far along: 31 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a boy *Brock*

Pregnancy Symptoms: I'm extremely uncomfortable, and still having contractions!

Maternity Clothes: My stomach is huge!! so definitely.

Movement: Yeah its funny that my whole stomach moves when he kicks now.

Best Moment of the Week: The doctor telling me that I am no longer confined to the bed and that Brock was above average & was going to be a big baby

Food Cravings: orange juice!

What I miss: Being comfortable

Weekly Wisdom: I'm trying to remember to sleep while I can... in 8 weeks I doubt I will get much sleep!

Positives: no stretch marks yet, my belly button is still an innie (kinda lol) and I haven't been swelling!

Birthday wishes

2011-12-30T16:03:00.008-06:00

I will be 25 years old tomorrow.. yeah you whores party up on my bday while my fat pregnant ass sits at home watching tv Haha! So anyway since im preggers and broke I am making up my 25 birthday wishes :) Most are completely unrealistic but its my bday so shh and pretend with me.

1. This hair cut & color
2. Destined.. yes I am lame but I love the House of Night series and really want to read this one!3. A manicure
4. A pedicure
5. A maid for the day
6. A kick ass birthday cake

7. This bathroom8. A new phone
9. A new camera
10. A new wardrobe
11. a massage
12. A bigger house
13. A better way to organize Bailey's room!
14. A new laptop
15. A tahoe16. A new tattoo
17. a dishwasher... i hate hand washing my dishes
18. A real date with my husband
19. A stack of cash ;)
20. to watch the ball drop in NYC
21. No contractions for the day
22. A day at the beach
23. A new bedroom suit
24. to sleep in
25. a HAPPY birthday!!

Hope you all have a happy new year and be safe!!!

grass isn't always greener

2011-12-28T21:17:00.002-06:00

From now on I think I will keep my comments on facebook to myself. I apparently offended someone today and I didn't mean to. Her status said that she would happily pop out a few kids, have a clean house, and cook dinner every night just to not ever have to go back to work. Then I replied yeah you think that until your kids destroy that house in 5 minutes when its taken you hours to clean it, everyone complains about dinner, and you slowly go insane from staring at the same four walls day in and day out. I called myself being funny about my own life but she didn't take it that way. Oh well no big deal.

My point being is the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Yes I don't have to get up and go to work everyday but I still get up at the butt crack of dawn, I am constantly doing something, chasing Bailey, cleaning up after the cat, washing dishes, etc. At least when you are working you get a break, you get some adult conversation. We are down to one car again and I guess cabin fever is setting in lol and I am going insane.. I hate being cooped up in this house all day long. I am also on bedrest so Bailey doesn't get to go outside much which means he is just one big ball of energy driving me absolutely insane. I know for a fact that when I go back to work I will miss this chaos but it is not a walk in the park.

Sadly most people don't realize that being a housewife isn't like an episode of desperate housewives. We don't have housekeepers and a butt load of money to go shopping everyday. In fact having only one income kinda sucks but Zach and I made the decision that I would be at home with our children until they were old enough to go to school. It works for us and we chose to make those sacrifices... doesn't make it suck any less. I miss working ,I miss having my own money, and being independent but I love being able to be with my son all day everyday (even though he does drive me insane). All I am saying is just because I get to stay home everyday doesn't make it easy and it doesn't make it a permanent vacation. Maybe its Christmas break, maybe its bed rest, maybe i'm just losing my mind... but I would give anything to have about 7 hours to myself!!!!

Anyrandom...
We've finally started planning my babyshower. I honestly don't think Brock is going to wait until his due date. I have awful contractions at night time and a few weeks ago went to the hospital because of them which is when they told me I was dehydrated and put me on bedrest. I am looking forward to finishing his nursery and the rest of the house. I am so excited that it is getting closer and closer and I will finally be holding him in my arms. I am also a little nervous and anxious about everything. I never felt ANY contractions with Bailey so really this is all new to me so I don't know what to expect even though this is my second baby. Bailey is finally coming around to being a big brother but his behavior here lately has been outrageous. He is either incredibly clingy or incredibly bratty. I guess this is just going to be a great new adventure for all of us :)

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas.. we sure did!!! Oh yeah and my birthday is in 3 days.. WOW! I won't be doing anything this year and thats okay with me!!!

You choose!

2011-12-21T13:58:00.001-06:00

Okay so getting maternity pics done just isn't going to happen so I took some myself. I took 4 different ones and I am trying to decide which one I want to hang in the nursery so tell me which one you like :)

2nd Blogoversary!

2011-12-20T12:00:00.002-06:00

Today makes 2 years that I have been blogging although I have slowed way down this year. I wish I had something super awesome to giveaway but I don't. Between being pregnant and school I have just been preoccupied with a little something called life. I thought that now that the doc has put me on bedrest that I would write more.. but I just don't feel motivated to do so.

This used to be a place where I could write my true feelings or get things off my chest without being judged for it or questioned about it. Now I don't feel the same way since my family reads it now. I kind of feel invaded. I mean I never gave them the URL yet they read it anyway. Funny how we sometimes feel more comfortable sharing things with complete strangers than family and friends. Sometimes I'm not looking to talk about it though. I really just wanted to write it all out, get it off my chest. and move on but I don't feel like I can do that anymore. Of course I could completely start over and make a new blog but I just dont have the time or energy to pour into it anymore.

I don't intend to quit blogging but I probably wont be as much into it as I once was now that I don't feel like it's my place ya know what I mean? Its been a great 2 years and I have "met" a bunch of awesome people and got to work with some amazing companies. So thanks for reading and thanks for supporting me through a lot of things.

Happy holidays!!!

29 weeks Hello Bedrest!

2011-12-18T19:08:00.002-06:00

How far along: 29 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a boy *Brock*

Pregnancy Symptoms: heart burn, contractions, and the newest... bed rest. I guess thats not a symptom but after having contractions 15 mins apart for almost 24 hours thats what the doctor ordered... I was dehydrated and thats what brought them on... fabulous! Wth!

Maternity Clothes: My stomach is huge!! so definitely.

Movement: I think he is doing flips in there

Best Moment of the Week: Bailey laying his head on my belly and telling me his brother was going to look just like him... how sweet was that?

Food Cravings: strawberry cheesecake.. still haven't gotten any though!

What I miss: Being comfortable

Weekly Wisdom: Don't forget to take care of yourself!!!! Apparently I was too concerned with EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY around me that I neglected myself and well you see where that got me.

Eden Fantasys Loves Bloggers!!

2011-12-16T10:54:00.003-06:00

By now I am sure you all have heard about Eden Fantasys right? Well incase you don't EdenFantastys is an adult toy store, wink wink, fun right? Not only are they an adult toy store they have so much more. You can join their Eden community, read the Eden Cafe blog, check out reviews, visit forums and polls. This definitely isn't your average website! "EdenFantasys.com invites you to learn from others, share your experiences and re-discover sex. We offer online shopping you can trust, a welcoming community and a wealth of inspiring resources. "

When I was first contacted by them I wasn't too sure I was comfortable enough to review adult toy products. Thankfully Eden Fantasys has a sponsored posts program where bloggers can write about anything on their website such as their Eden Gives Back charities, current promotions, lingerie you like, articles, etc. In exchange Eden Fantasys offers gift cards ranging in value from 25-50$.

Of course if you wanted to write about sex toys and vibrators you can do that too! I just think this is an amazing program and EdenFantasys has so much to offer on their website. Eden loves bloggers! They have worked with mom blogs, sex blogs, tech blogs, etc. If you are a blogger, you can do this and you can write about whatever you want and are comfortable with up to two times a month. Ready to write for EdenFantasys? Head on over and Join Now!

****All opinions in this post are mine and mine alone. I wrote this post in exchange for a gift card but all views expressed belong to me*****

I'm starting to freak out!

2011-12-13T11:41:00.002-06:00

Everything was great this morning. Zach got up and got Bailey off to school and I slept in until about 10 this morning (yes Im lazy lol). When I got up I got on facebook (more proof of my laziness) and I saw the automoatic posting from Babygaga. I am 29 weeks pregnant today which means there are only 11 weeks left (actually 10 because my doctor is bringing Brock into this world a week early). Panic set in. I feel like I have so much to do and nothing has been started. I have the crib, clothes, etc but nothing is organized or put together. When I had Bailey it was pure chaos.. I had everything set up for him for months before he was due to be here because I had my babyshower when I was 5 months pregnant. So while I was organized at the home front he threw a curve ball at me and decided to come a month early, labor was crazy.. 38 hours later they gave me an emergency c section and breast feeding was a fail and it was seriously just pure chaos. This time around my csection is planned, but I still have that fear that he is going to come early and nothing is going to be ready. I haven't had my babyshower/baby sprinkle (whatever) yet and Brock's room is a mess with stuff just everywhere.

I am starting to freak out about my c-section too.. I am terrified that something is going to go wrong. I remember when I was in labor with Bailey and they told me that I had to have a c-section I had a complete melt down and full on anxiety attack. The closer my due date comes the more I am freaking out much in the same way. I know it's coming but I am terrified. Everything is pretty much planned out and should run smoothly and I should be happy about this, but I am so anxious. I can't wait to meet him and it's not having him thats freaking me out its the c-section thats scaring me. I'm sure most women would be happy to have it all planned out and do it the easier way but I'd rather go through all the pain than be semi put to sleep, cut open, and then have to wait almost 2 hours before I get to hold my baby.

So 10 weeks... 10 more weeks my sweet baby boy will be here and my life will change again. I am so excited about bringing him home and growing our family. Things just seem to be flying by and the closer it gets the more anxious I become. I swear it felt like I was pregnant for YEARS when I was pregnant with Bailey.. seems like I just announced this pregnancy and it's already almost over. I am ready.. but I am not ready.. I'm definitely starting to freak out!

I must be crazy.

2011-12-12T20:52:00.002-06:00

If you know me, you know that I am not a shopper. I don't like spending money.. even if it isn't my money. Half the time I feel like things are overpriced or I say to myself nah I will never really use that. Well my husband told me tonight to go online and spend 150$ on myself for Christmas and I COULDN'T DO IT. Yes you read that I apparently need my head examined. I bought myself a pair of shoes and after debating for over 45 minutes some new makeup.. I didn't even spend half of what he said I could. Now if he would have given me that money and told me to spend it on other people it would have been gone in a heart beat.

I don't work so its a rare occasion that I have my own money. I sold some stuff at a yardsale and I had about 60$, and I've been bitching to my husband that the only shoes I had were flip flops and people were starting to look at me weird for wearing flip flops in the winter. He told me I should use my yardsale money to buy me some shoes.. I came back with a trunk full of toys for my nephews and Bailey... no shoes. He practically made me buy the shoes tonight haha. I have a tendency to over think every single situation and that has a lot to do with my constant anxiety. I guess growing up with a family of 6 I kind of got used to cutting corners and sticking to a strict budget. Although it works for us, my husband loves to spend money and I'm usually the one pulling on the reigns.

I don't know what my point in posting this was. I know that I got really upset this afternoon and I told my husband that I don't feel like I have an outlet, never time for myself. I told him that I'd love to go out to dinner with girlfriends once a week or go and get my toes done. I seriously had a melt down and started crying (must be the hormones). He said that even if I had the opportunity to do those things I wouldn't do it... his point was proven when he had to force me to buy shoes. What do you do for yourself? What is your outlet away from the husband and the kids? I have to save my sanity somehow!!!

week 28 & Some Maternity Pics

2011-12-11T15:16:00.004-06:00

How far along: 28 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a BOY!!!! Johnathan Brock :)

Pregnancy Symptoms: Heart Burn, BH Contractions

Maternity Clothes: My stomach is huge!! so definitely.

Movement: Yeah he either kicks really low or my ribs haha

Best Moment of the Week: We're starting to get the nursery together :)

Food Cravings: None

What I miss: My back not putting me in agony

Weekly Wisdom: Don't let the discomforts get you down... The closer I get to my due date the more I realize I am going to miss this.

Here are some random pics that my mom took :) Bailey or Zach were not quite cooperating!

I did it.

2011-12-09T11:03:00.003-06:00

Well I did it. I made it through the whole semester without quitting, I made it through finals week without going insane, and now I am done with school until I'm ready to go back after Brock gets here. It's funny though I have only been done with school for 3 days and I am already bored.. Im going to have to find something to do while Bailey is at school besides sit on this couch, watch tv, and browse pinterest. I am doing really well with my weight with this pregnancy.. I don't want to mess that up right here at the end haha.

Not much has been going on .. nothing new to really report. My sister is still doing really well even though it bothers me a little bit that she is living with my mom now. Yes Im selfish and I don't want to share my mom with my step sister. However the important thing is she is clean and the boys are safe and healthy so I can't let it bother me to much.

Bailey has made it through about 6 colds, and 2 cases of strep throat without his Nephrotic Syndrome flaring up (Thank you God). Im hoping he will make it to February without it flaring up at all (I mean actually I'd like it to go away altogether) that way they won't have to biopsy his kidney.

We got a new kitty... his name is Toby! I love him :) Bailey does too he just don't understand that he is not a dog and he don't like to be picked up. Haha. Bailey has his very first Christmas program next week.. I am excited! Be looking for pics soon! My baby is getting so big :)

Hope you all have a Merry Christmas

Creations by Bonnie Review

2011-12-08T12:07:00.005-06:00

Creations by Bonnie is an online store from Etsy.com. Bonnie does amazing work with her hand painted ornaments, stethoscope covers, and glass sets. Her prices are amazing, I don't think I have seen anything over than 30$. I sent her an email and asked her if she would be interested in doing a review and she said yes. I was sent a hand painted Christmas ornament. I felt that these would make awesome grandparent's gifts so I had her put all the grandchildrens' names on the ornament. My mom has 6 grandbabies, all boys she is going to love this.
My camera doesn't do them justice! They are absolutely beautiful and I am beyond pleased with these ornaments. You can buy one of these ornaments for only $7.00 with up to six names. I chose the Frost color because I wasn't sure what color my mother was doing her tree in but you can get them in the following colors red, velvet blue, gold, frost purple. lime green and bubble gum pink.

Head on over to Creations by Bonnie and pick something up for yourself or a loved one you definitely won't regret it.

Robin Joy's Nest Review

2011-12-06T18:53:00.004-06:00

I am a sucker for anything Christmas-y and/or personalized. I was browsing Etsy, a website full of crafty people, that I am addicted to when I came across Robin Joy's Nest. Her Christmas ornaments are just adorable so I emailed her and asked her if she would be interested in allowing me to do a review. She said yes, isn't she sweet? This is the ornament I received.You can click the picture to make it bigger. I absolutely loved that Robin used the "About Me" post on my blog to make the characters on our Christmas tree. The detail is wonderful, the ornament is sturdy, and I absolutely love it.

Robin Joy's Nest has amazing personalized Christmas ornaments and they are affordable too. Great prices for the amazing detail and thought she puts into these ornaments. You can get an ornament like I received with up to 8 faces for only $10.00 or one with up to 12 faces for $12.50.

She has many different style ornaments to choose from head on over and check her out. You wont regret it. You still have time to order before Christmas so what are you waiting for?

27 weeks

2011-12-04T11:37:00.002-06:00

How far along: 27 weeks 4 days

Gender: Its a BOY!!!! Johnathan "Brock" :)

Pregnancy Symptoms: Braxton Hicks made their appearance this week

Maternity Clothes: Believe it or not I can still wear my pre-pregnancy jeans but I dont have any shirts that fit lol

Movement: Oh yeah ... hes gonna be Alabama's next kicker (Lord knows we need a new one haha)

Best Moment of the Week: We got the crib today :)

Food Cravings: None

What I miss: My back not putting me in agony

Weekly Wisdom: What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger :) So far all this school work & back pain hasn't killed me yet lol