Monday, November 24, 2008

Big Week

It's Thanksgiving and my b-day week. Hooray! A little early b-day present, even though we really didn't look at it that way:

Isn't he a cutie?!?! His name is Charlie. The idea was to get a new friend for Okie to play with, but so far Okie isn't so interested in the playing, as much as the hissing and the avoiding. Oh, well - it took him a few days to get used to Sampson, too, so we're hopeful. We found out there is an FIV vaccine, so we were able to adopt Charlie even though he's FIV negative. But, a kitten has to be 9 weeks to get the shot, and Charlie is only about six. So, in the mean time, we're keeping them separated whenever we're not around to monitor...

My sleep is still really crummy. I took a nap yesterday, which turned out to be a mistake, b/c I couldn't sleep at all last night. Sigh. Last doc visit was uneventful - blood pressure was good, weight gain is on track, baby's heart beat was strong. Next visit is the big sono where they look at all the anatomy. Still holding out for the gender surprise at birth, so that visit will likely be fairly uneventful as well - but, new sono pics!! :)

164 days to go.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Yay! Christmas!!

It was a very nice weekend. Mom and Dad came down to visit and we went and saw Ice! at the Gaylord Texan and then had dinner at Old Hickory Steakhouse. Ice was really neat - I've been wanting to go the last couple of years, so I'm glad we got to go see it. Dinner for me was just OK, but I think fancy dinners are kind of loss on me right now... I would like to go back after having the baby, when I can enjoy everything on the menu.

Mom and Dad went to Baby's R Us with me yesterday. It was pretty overwhelming just to walk in there, knowing I'd be shopping for myself and Baby T soon. I wasn't there to purchase, though, just to look around and try to find a nursery look I could live with. I found this Patchwork Pooh design and think we're going to go with it. We can paint the walls green to match, and I think that will look really nice.

We decorated for Christmas today - a little earlier than we normally would, but with Thanksgiving coming so late, I didn't want to wait until the weekend after, and I was afraid if we waited until next weekend, it just wouldn't get done. We bought new ornaments for the tree, since what we've used for the last couple of years were the ones I made myself when I was using a TCU theme. It's really pretty, and I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. Now, just to finish Christmas shopping and wrapping the presents... Really ready for that second tri burst of energy! (At least I have been able to stay up past nine lately...)

Next doc visit is on Monday. No sonogram this time, so it should be pretty non-eventful. 172 days to go!

Saturday, November 8, 2008

13 hours of (nearly) uninterrupted sleep

I'm sooooo happy to report my ability to sleep in hasn't completely disappeared. My sleep pattern during the first tri mainly consisted of laying down at 9 p.m., uneasy sleep, broken up by a couple of bathroom breaks, never really getting fully into deep sleep. Last night, though, I laid down around 11 p.m., tried to read for a few minutes and couldn't keep my eyes open, and was out in a blink. Woke up once in the middle of the night, then not again until 9 a.m. Hooray! Even better, I was able to fall back asleep and didn't get up 'til noon. Bliss!

Of course, it may be because all we have to do today is clean and run errands, and we're just avoiding it... Catching up on the Colbert Report right now, then taking the boat to get winterized at West Lake Marine, then over to The Dump to check on a new mattress, at some point running through the bank, and ending with a trip to the grocery store.

Hmmm... maybe the cleaning will have to wait until tomorrow. Can't procrastinate more than that, though, because we're getting the carpets cleaned on Wednesday. (Long overdue) Now that we've decided to stay in this house for a while, we really need to put some work in to keep it up...

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Back to Reality

Vegas was a blast. It completely wore me out, but was so much fun. My only regret was not putting more money down on the Frogs to cover the spread - it was only 14.5, no way they wouldn't have topped that. My $20 bet paid though, so yay!

We stayed at the Monte Carlo, which was pretty nice. I also stopped in at New York, New York, Caesar's Palace, the Bellagio, MGM Grand, Paris, the Tropicana, the Wynn, the Luxor and the Venetian. My favorite venue was the Bellagio, and my favorite part of the trip (besides the game, of course) was the fountains at the Bellagio. We also went down to Freemont Street on Sunday night, but I was pretty exhausted by that point so didn't enjoy it too much. The casinos down there are a lot smokier, too, which I wasn't keen on.

We ate at Olive's for lunch on Sunday and it was just perfect. We got to see the fountains timed to Celine Dion, the National Anthem, and my favorite, Time to Say Goodbye. We also had a couple of good dinners - Sensi at the Bellagio and Il Fornaio at New York, New York.

I wish I'd been in shape to go to the clubs, but the late night just wasn't happening for me this trip. Vicki and I decided we should go back every two years for the Frogs came, and said that next time I wouldn't be pregnant, then joked that, yeah, probably I would be. I don't know, though... that's pretty quick! Gotta get through this one first before I can wrap my head around that...

A couple weeks 'til my next doc. appt. I did find out today on my EOB that sonograms are billed as x-rays, which are 0% no deductible on my insurance plan, so that's awesome. I was worried we were going to hit my HCA max before the end of the year, but it looks like we might just squeak by. We're going to do the HCA again next year, but we're putting considerably more back on our flexible spending account. Inpatient surgery is 10% after the deductible, so I'm pretty sure we'll be owing a good deal of moolah for the delivery.

183 days to go!