School has started back and I can't find bedding for Kellan! UGH!

Now that school has started back, I am bac to getting stressed out. Although I am no where near as stressed as I was last semester and I'm almost in my third week already. I have my first test on Tuesday in Intro to Nursing. I am terrified of this class because of the type of questions that are asked. I now that once I get a hang of the questions, then I will be fine. But it's learning the critical thinking process and applying it to the nursing process which makes things hard because most of the answers to choose from are all correct. I love everything that I am learning though. I feel like I already know a lot of it just from the CNA class that I took last year. I am surprised that I actually remember most of it. I guess it's something you don't forget when you actually practice it. I am trying to manage time better this semester and I think I am doing it a little bit better but not as much as I would like to. I am actually reading the chapters this time instead of just glancing over the books. I just read an entire chapter and I did not do that once last semester for any class. I honestly don't now how I managed to pull off good grades with the study habits I chose. On top of that, I was sick every day it seemed like with nausea. I am so glad that I made it through!!
On a happier note than school, Kellan is getting big and moving so much these days. A friend of mine told me that if he is moving a lot, then his reflexes in his legs will be good and strong. He should come out running because he moves ALL of the time and hasn't stopped since week 15/16. He is a little ahead in weight, but we're not sure exactly how long he is, so hopefully he's ahead in length too. He was a week behind when we first got pregnant, and now he is right on the day.
Now, as far as his bedding goes..I am beyond frustrated at not being able to find something that I at least like a little bit. I am not doing his bed in cars, trucks, sports, safari, animals, etc. I want something simple that will fit into our room too since he will be in there with us for a while. I also don't want it to be girly, but I want it to be modern. It is hard trying to find a happy medium, and I am beginning to think that it doesn't exist. I wouldn't mind finding a cute animal pattern with one animal on it, not the classic animal, but a contemperary or modern animal. I found a woman online who makes them, and I really like tons of the patterns that she has, but I can't find one that fits perfect and I know I will, it just takes time. I'm not big into spending money on this kind of stuff because he will out grow it so fast, so I'm not being too picky, I just want something that is reasonable and not gaudy, bland, or too bold and outdated. That's not too much to ask! :)
Dinner time with my family...pray that school goes okay for me and that Kellan continues to grow and be healthy!

Putting Kellan's crib together

We put Kellan's crib together the other day, but I am just now uploading pics to my computer since before Christmas! So I figured I would add a few of the crib. We haven't even looked into bedding yet, because we don't like dogs, elephants, starts, nothing like that....We like simple stuff with little designs. Noah's room is baseball and allstart theme, but I think Kellan is too little to do soports just yet. I found this woman online who makes the bedding for you, but she is EXPENSIVE. All Kellan will do is sleep, throw up, pee and poop in the sheets haha, so we don't want to spend money  like that. But we still want something cute and not bland. But here's the crib. We got it from Babies R Us. I liked it the most before I even saw it was one of the more affordable ones, so we got it the next day. Now, if only we could find that perfect bedding for little guy...

Our ultrasound run around!

Soo we went to the doctor on Thursday, the 13th to find out what our little one is. It didn't go the way we had hoped. I wasn't happy from the very beginning of the ultrasound bc the tech kept the screen turned for 20 minutes while measuring, and I couldn't see ANYTHING. Then she finally tells us that she's been looking while measuring and can't determine a sex. So she finally turns the screen my way for no more than 2 minutes to let me look, and that was all I got to see. It was not okay with me. I almost started crying. Because us mothers all know how exciting it is to hear the heart beat and especially see the baby!! I left very unsatisfied.



Our creative way of telling friends and family via text what we were having :)



SO the next day I called this place I found online and called the doctor to see who they would recommend  here in Murfreesboro, but they gave me the number to the place I found online in Nashville. I called right away and he fit us in the next day, Saturday, at 2:30 pm. Colby stayed after work on friday so he could get off early on Saturday. Come saturday, I stopped by the gas station and got a Mountain Dew and Hershey's bar to make the baby hyper because that's what I was told to do. Then I met Colby at his work and off we went to the imaging center with Lanie in the back too :) By the time we got to the place, I was already hyper so I knew baby had to be too or either in a diabetic coma from all the sugar neither of us were used to. I struggled to eat the hershey's bar, I even gave half to Lanie and chugged the Mtn Dew because I hate cokes, and definitely hate Mtn Dew. But I did what I had to do because it WORKED!!

The SECOND that he stuck the sonogram instrument to my stomach, all you could see was his little weenis parts! hahah...I insteatly said "OMG is it a boy?!?" and the guy said, "yep, 100% boy..." Colby even made a joking comment that Kellan was ready to cooperate as long as I didn't drink anymore mountain dew. So we found out in literally in 1 second what the baby was. Colby felt like it was a girl for some reason, but I always knew deep down it was a boy. I thought I wanted a girl, but when the tech "guessed" that thursday that it was a girl, I realized how much I wanted it to be a boy instead. The whole experience at this place was AMAZING. It's not a doctor's office, so it was laid back. It is family owned by a man and his wife just to do ultrasounds for people who want to see their baby whenever they want. We paid for the 2d ultrasound, but we ended up staying in the 3d mode for the majority of the time because Kellan was cooperting so well. We got a DVD with the ultrasound on it, and 6 pictures. We will definitely be going back to this place around 33-34 weeks just to see Kellan again on 3d/4d. It was ONLY $75, and well worth every cent.

OMG my windown just closed out and I thought I lost every bit of thing I just said, whewww.. close one.

Anyways, we went shopping last night and got a few outfits for him, but we aren't going crazy just yet until we have the baby showers and will buy what we need after we get things. Here are some pictures from the ultrasound...

What a beautiful snow day!!

I knew we would get snow because of everyone freaking out on the news, but they didn't say it would be so pretty! Lanie and I haven;t even gone out to play in it. She doesn't want to get wet and cold, which is okay with me because I'd rather neither of us get sick. Lanie isn't excited about the kids behind our house using our backyard to build a snow wall and throw balls back and forth. She thinks they should play in their own yard, haha.
We went to Becky's today and she gave me about 15 shirts to try on to see if they fit; which I am super excited about. The smalls fit nearly perfect, except they might get too short. The mediums are a little bigger, but they are long enough. So I can make-do definitely with what I have for now but I will need more when I get bigger.
A few friends are coming over tonight to watch the Nation Championship game so Colby is cooking meatballs and little weinys, with rotel and a few other little things. I will not eat ANY of it. I am too scared to try new food. I will stick to my Special K and sandwiches. He offered to make something I would eat, but I really just love eating cereal and sandwiches. I might even throw some yogurt in there tonight because I don't know if I like it anymore. I am really tired today for some reason even thought I slept great. There is no school again tomorrow, so yay for sleeping in again..that is if Lanie lets me.
On another note, please pray that Oregon wins tonight, however; Cam Newton has the most beautiful smile EVER! but if Oregon loses, then Colby has to wear a freakin mustache because of a bet he made with a friends. I already warned him that I will not be going anywhere with him looking like Luigi or Mario.
Needless to say I need to get up so I don't fall asleep and finish washing clothes then play some games with Lanie; we are Uno and headbandz freaks :)

Happy New Year!! and what a great start to the new year...

I can't believe it is 2011 already!?!? This year has flown by. I am going to try and keep up with blogging, I say that a lot I think but I really like to have this for as long as this website lasts, which better be forever.
We were supposed to go to the doctor on Monday the 17th to find out what himmer is, but it has changed to a SOONER date. YAYYY! I am so excited to find out 4 days earlier. Lanie came in the room this morning while I was sleeping and all she said was, "Mommy, don't we find out what the baby is onthe 17th? Well, I don't have school that day so does that mean I go too or am I still going to Rilyn's??" Thank goodness I have Debbie to help me out. I owe her big time for all the times she has helped me with Lanie. It's nice to know I trust her and Lanie has a blast with Rilyn, her little BFF. I called the Dr. first thing to reschedule, because not only do we find out that day, but I have my first day back to class, AND a board meeting for our SNA members so I don't know when I will get out that day.
I don't know if any other pregnant girls get sick at certain smells, but my smell that I can absolutely NOT stand is cat litter...clean litter, dirty litter, any cat litter, I can't stand! We are going to put in a kitty door that leads to our garage and start keeping the litter box out there so I don't smell it anymore. Colby said he could bath in the new littler got because it smells so good, but I just don't see it. All I can picture is crap and pee clumps, haha.
I can't express how much I love being a Mom. It's like its all I was meant to be. I didn't expect it so young, but I can't imagine not having a little mini me walking around who is about to 7 years old in exactly a month! Lanie is growing up so fast and I don't particularly like it.
This baby is killing me on the inside!! It rolls/kicks/punches/flips...it does it all. Lanie never hurt me this bad, this early. I have lost 10+ pounds, but this baby is still strong and growing like it should I believe just because I feel it all the time and it HURTS. It wakes me up. I just really really really want to gain weight! I feel like I'm not doing my job when I keep losing weight when I should be gaining. I am hoping that baby is at least 10 inches long, and almost a pound when we go on Thursday.
We are going to start buying a crib here soon, and start our registry. I also want to buy one pack of diapers a pay check in all different sizes. It is all starting to sink in and hit me that I am actually pregnant now that I am on break from school and can feel himmer move. We are going to keep it in our room until it sleeps through the night or gets big enough to be by itself, because I don't want it getting used to sleeping near us.
Things are starting to fall together and I am so blessed and grateful, I can't say it enough.