Band Camp 2006

This actually occurred on November 17 but it's totally blog-worthy so I'm going to go back in time a little.
Months ago David was able to get tickets for this concert, I thought it would be fun since I haven't been to a concert in ages and I used to love them. Even though I am 6 months pregnant I figured that since it was in a fairground setting I would be okay.

It was a cool night, beautiful for a concert actually. Mom came over until Heather could get here and David and I went to dinner first. The traffic was insane! So we arrived in the middle of the Hoobastank set, they were okay I suppose.
Then Hinder came on, David immediately though about the "Lips of an Angel" song and completely did not expect much from them. Thought maybe they were a ballad band or something.
We were so wrong! They were absolutely awesome! Tons of energy and quite a few kickin' songs. We both really enjoyed them. After that came Candlebox, bleh. they're old and haven't had a hit in years so I wasn't too thrilled.
Buckcherry was another great band, we were REALLY enjoying them but had to leave in the middle of their set because Heather had to leave our house at 9:30 PM to go somewhere with Sean. We so did not want to leave since we were having so much fun. David really wanted to hear Buckcherry do the "Crazy Bitch" song. Unfortunately we did get to hear only the beginning...from the parking lot across the street as we walked to the car.
Originally David was going to stay and go home with Walt so that he could see Shinedown but David wasn't so excited about seeing them ( I wouldn't have minded though) Besides David didn't like the idea of me wandering to my car alone in the dark, especially since we were parked so far out. once we got home ,turns out that Heather wasn't going anywhere since my bro had left for Fort Myers without her. Bummer. But apparently the concert didn't end until around midnight anyway so that would have been too late for us.
I did pretty well considering my pregnancy, I asked for the day off of work to rest in the morning and did hardly anything all day saving my energy for the concert. I guess it worked because I felt really good all evening. There were so many young people there, I felt a little old. I did feel a little bad for all the scantily clad young girls when it got cooler and cooler. I guess they should have read the weather report...
In any case I hope some more concerts and some cool bands come to town because it was so much fun. There is just something about the energy of seeing a band perform live that makes it such an wonderful experience.
I had to buy a Hinder CD, it's pretty good. :)

I'm glad Thanksgiving only comes once a year..

For a week preceding Thanksgiving it seemed that my family hadn't the slightest clue where or when to have the meal. Mom was going to have it on Monday after then it was Saturday after then Friday ,ugh then she just decided to do it the day of Thanksgiving. My grandmother intiially was goijng to have her meal at 1 PM on Thanksgiving, then somewhere it was changed to 2 PM. I had to work anyway so I told her I wouldn't be coming. Besides David wanted to cook a meal here at home. Which was fine with me so i wouldn't have to travel around town after work since I knew I'd be tired and achy anyway.
But when i told Mamaw that she gave me a horrible guilt trip about it, my dad did as well. And to top things off they changed the time of the meal to 5 PM so i would be able to eat.
SOOO I went over after work and David met me there with Seth. Of course, i was miserable as I expected. My back was hurting and I was very tired. Everyone was good about helping out with Seth while I rested on the couch, actually it was mostly Sean ( Who spun Seth around until Seth was dizzy and fell down in the driveway causing a scraped nose and a big bump on his forehead)
Once the food came things changed, everyone was busy eating and when Seth was finished, I guess I was too.
My dad helped him out of his chair before I had washed his hands and face and then i had to chase him around the house, mind you I was cranky and starving since I didn't get to finish my food.
Meanwhile everyone suggested, "Sean can watch him". Which I didn't think was fair since Sean was eating and watching him alot before the meal. So I finally said, " I'm sorry about the food, I am still hungry but obviously won't get a chance to eat so we are going home"
Oooooh was I feeling bitchy. Everybody made me feel so guilty about not wanting to come but then no one is willing to help me out so a hungry pregnant woman can eat a little? WTH?
I don't expect everyone to take care of Seth but don't make me feel crappy when i tell you I can't come to your dinner because I am anticipating feeling achy and tired after I worked all day and don't feel like running after a 2 year old at your non-baby-proofed house. Don't try to tell me " he'll be fine while you eat" when the only image in my head is of my son trying to climb up on your glass topped breakfast table and falling, or worse having it fall on him.
Don't tell me to have my 20 year-old brother watch him while he eats while i finish my meal, that's not fair to my brother.
Next time I don't expect to get any guilt trips about not coming to your dinner.

I was glad to come home and relax.

Damn, I am bitchy today....

24 week appt.

Everything is good, BP, heart rate, weight, urine neg. etc. etc. My Dr. told me that it was definitely okay to take the fibercon and I could even take Colace with it because Colace is so safe. She told me my dizziness last week was probably benign postural vertigo and that it's rather common. (Thank goodness it hasn't happened again)
I received a script to have my 1 hr. Glucose tolerance test done in three weeks along with a couple other blood tests. I'm not looking forward to that!

I love him thiiiiiiiiiiis much.

My son that is. I swear every day he is a little cuter. Today he said "helcop-ter" yay! For the longest time it was only helicop. He also said " motorcycle" the other day.
These might be normal things for a 2 two year old but I am constantly impressed at how easily he picks things up and repeats them. I was listening to The Killers CD yesterday in the car and he starts repeating the words to the songs. Thank goodness they don't use foul language in their music ( not that I really noticed anyway) so I can still enjoy them in the car without him picking up some bad stuff.
I guess I'll have to save Korn for when he's not in the car though, ha ha.
He climbing everywhere and running all over the place. And to think I was worried that he might never walk at one time..HA! far from it. I wish he'd slow down!
He is going to bed quite easily, he really likes his fire engine bed that we got him, he sleeps all night until about 8-8:30AM , not bad. I've heard of kids that get up much earlier. He stays in bed once we put him there but he's is obviously exhausted as well by that time. Since he refuses to nap anymore....
He knows his colors pretty well, the basics at least. And he only likes to count 1,2,3 after that he just starts over again 1,2,3,1,2,3, I guess that isn't horrible for a 2 year old. :)
He enjoys dancing and singing...what can I say, he's a daddy's boy. Our appreciation for music must run in our veins.

As far as baby #2? Well, it seems to move around alot, not as much kicking ( which it does do plenty of) but just pressing outward. It's quite an uncomfortable feeling. All of the sudden i feel like the child is trying to get out of me like in the movie " Alien" . I have to rub, rub, rub my belly utnil it goes back to it's previous position. Maybe it's stretching? I frequently feel a heaviness in my lower abdomen which is odd beacause other times I feel like the kid is all the way up to my rib cage already. Maybe I just have a small abdomen, the babe is a little over a pound and according to things i read about 24 weekers it's about a foot long so i guess it is quite squished in there.
Part of me is getting more and more excited about meeting my new baby and the other part of me is dreading the sleepless night and crying jags ( Um, that's me AND the baby...) I really want to get those first couple months over with! I am hoping this baby isn't as difficult as Seth was. I think I had PPD on top of a cranky baby and together i was the most miserable person on the planet.
I'm hoping things go better this time.

So how am I feeling?

Thanks for asking... I am feeling pretty good most days. No more dizziness since last Monday. I get achiness in my back and hips occasionally throughout the day but for the most part I am my best in the morning. I certainly have poor endurance, toward the end of my work day i feel myself moving slower and slower. And it is just going to get worse before it gets better.
I feel alot of movement, sometimes it hurts and I have to rub my belly to get the baby to move to a postion that is more comfy for me. I like to feel the movement though.
In the last week people have actually been asking me if i am pregnant. I am certain that i have looked pregnant for awhile now but maybe it's so obvious now that people feel okay asking.
I certainly can't hide it any longer!
4 more months and there is so much to do. I need a crib and to clean out the garage so i can clear out the room for the baby. David just drags his feet with everything. I have to keep nagging. He always has an excuse, granted he has good excuses but I want to get the nursery set up now!

Seth is a happy guy...

Seth is always happy. He's unbelievable pleasant and pretty well adjusted. He loves people, especially other little kids. I worry since he doesn't have much opportunity to be around other little kids but when he is he's very comfortable. He can't hold actual conversations but he does try. He's kind and decent and never is rude or inappropriate.
Now i haven't ever been a social butterfly or a very saintly person and I don't think David is either so we aren't sure where he gets his extremely pleasant personality. I just keep reminding myself that kids learn from their parents how to behave so i really make an effort to be a more decent person for him. After all, little kids all start out as good people. It's others that influence them to be not so good.
I want Seth to know right and wrong and what is good and what is bad. Even when we play with his toys I always make the toys happy and friendly, they always say hi and give each other kisses as opposed to fighting with each other.
Maybe when he's a little older I'll stop sugar coating things. But for right now, where is the harm in taeching him to be good to all people. I wish he didn't have to learn one day that there are cruel and sick people in the world that he will have to be careful of.

I feel crappy.

Since last night I have been lightheaded with a pinch of dizziness thrown in. I called out sick but can't get the Dr. to return my calls. Yuck.
Last night around three AM I awoke to pee, en route to the bathroom i felt extremely dizzy, I could barely walk and then i wanted to puke while sitting on the pot. Actually i thought I might fall off the toilet since i was so dizzy. My nausea persisted for an hour afterwards. My BP is absolutely fine. I just wanna know what i can do to make it go away so I can feel normal again.
I'm so tired of this feeling. My mom and husband both seem to think it's how the baby is positioned that is causing this. Maybe it's on a nerve or a blood vessel or something. Driving me nuts whatever it is.