Baby Boy Ward's Blanky

This is the blanket that I made for Nikki's baby boy. It is the first blanket I have ever made and I plan on making one for my little bundle as well...I just wanted to show it off, and I am proud to say that Nikki washed it, and it didn't completely unravel!!! YAY!

Taking care of business!

We are getting it together...finally. I have put our family on a strict budget in order to get us back on track!!! YEA! This weekend is our annual Mother's Day at the Beach!!! I am so excited! We have an appraiser coming out to the house on Monday...we were hoping to get him here this week, but it didn't work out...I am just glad to finally be getting it done. As many of you know, JR and I are looking in to purchasing our home...SCARY! My biggest fear is that we will buy it and not be able to sell it when we get ready to move AHHHH!
As far as AI...I was actually a little disappointed....Alison was kicked off, and although she isn't my top two, I was hoping she would make it to the top three....mainly because I wanted to see DANNY GO! But oh well...I am glad that my voting for Kris paid off...it was the first time I voted in the past 4 seasons!
Baby Luck is kicking!!! Also a very exciting occurance...we have 24 more days until the anatomy scan in which we find out the sex of the baby. I am not as convinced as I was at the beginning that its a girl...but we'll see. I have been talking to JR about scheduling another ultrasound, maybe sometime in July or something...only because I am crazy, and I will go crazy unless they tell me with 100% certainty the sex of the baby. Even then I will be worried that they were wrong...AGAIN!
Anyway, I am sidetracked and have no idea where I was going with any of this!

AI

I forgot to post about idol...Last night was duets night....I somehow missed the first half of the show. I didn't get to see Adam or Alison...but I did see there duet...which was wonderful...it was also rock night, with Slash as the guest appearance. I thought Kris did well...I also think that Danny did AWEFUL...he was horrible...he screamed the song...lI hated it and want him gone..I also think that the judges are biased towards him. He did okay in the duet, but I thought Kris did well too. My two least favorite people are Danny and Alison. Alison did awesome in the duet, so I think that saved her for this week....I dont like them for the same reason....they are the same EVERY week. There is no change....at least Alison is honest...she is a rocker, and when she makes a record (which she will) I know exactly what it will be like....With Danny, I have a feeling he will end up singing gospel or christian music...and that he is putting on an act as to what type of artist he will be.
No predictions this week....I want Danny GONE! I even voted for the first time last night!

A long day!

Whoa! Today is still going, and it has been such a long day....its only 3:00! I got up at 8:00...which I am sure is late for most of you....BUT it's extremely early for me. I had to shower and get ready for my doctor appointment which went well. I finally talked to my dad...we had a long conversation...turns out my little sister got really sick and had to go to the ER...she had kidney stones! How crazy is that? I talked to her a little bit today, she said she was really sore..which she misspelled as "soar" Hahahaha. I love my little sister! I still haven't spoken to my mom, and I am trying to get an update on my grandfather, but haven't gotten in touch with them yet. Oh...How crazy...my grandmother just called...My grandfather is doing much better, they said he will probably be able to leave the rehab facility tomorrow. Hopefully, we will be able to go see him on Friday. I feel badly that I haven't been to see him, but I am a little wary of taking Logan...hospitals and rehab centers are full of germs...but that isn't even the real reason...I dont want to cause any extra stress and 2 years olds can be stressful! Anyway, thats about it...The doctor's visit was fine...I am back to my pre pregnancy weight...I gained 4 pounds this month...which is right on target...it is recommended that you gain 1 pound per week...YAY! My goal is to stay under 170! Which is doable...and will mean that I can only gain 23 lbs. I gained 24 with Logan so I know that its possible. I think my biggest problem will be month 7 and 8. As long as I dont gain more than 35 lbs I will be happy! As long as I have a healthy baby, I will be even happier!

Am I crazy???

My stomach gets bigger as the day goes on. I swear, I start off one size and by the evening I am a completely different size...tell me what you think....there is no manipulation techniques, I wasn't pushing out my belly or sucking in...So am I crazy? Do I look bigger in the second picture?

The one on the left was taken around 1:00 this afternoon, and the one on the right was taken at 6:30 this evening. Hmmm...I'm not crazy, am I?

I finally go to the doctor tomorrow...Yeah! I am so excited, I am really wanting to hear the baby's heart beat again.

Showers and Crawfish

Weekend Update:
So this weekend we went up to Chris and Alexa's home for Nikki's baby shower! She was so adorable. I had so much fun watching her open the gifts. I am a very wierd girl in the fact that I am not big on showers...I dont particularly like bridal or baby showers...This one was great!!!! There was so much going on, and everyone seemed to be having a really good time. Nikki was just way too cute. The way she would giggle at some of her gifts, and it would crack me up. I can't wait for the baby to get here...she is going to be such a great mom. JR and I got her a little piggy bank, some bibs, receiving blankets, a gift basket of baby bath stuff....with a Goodnight Moon book included, and I FINALLY finished her blanket. I made Lil Wodie a blanket..and forgot to take a picture of it...it is blue, yellow, and white. It was my first blanket to make, so hopefully it stays intact...but I was pretty impressed with it! The baby bath stuff, was full of my favorite product...Johnson & Johnson Bedtime Bath. The basket has the wash, shampoo, massage gel, some rags, and a towel....but I specifically picked it because of the book!
After the shower, we drove up to Spring for my sister-in-law's crawfish boil. I got to have my lovely corn! YAY! I sure hope this baby likes corn!!! Logan played with a little boy who was around his age. They found a couple of pool floats and decided they were toys...both boys got in one of the loungers and laid together for a few minutes...Logan just laughed and laughed. then they used them like trampolines and jumped all over them...it was hilarious...and it entertained them for about half an hour which was nice...I got to sit for a bit. It was also nice to hear people say that I looked great for 4 months, and that some people didn't even notice...although I did wear a flowy type shirt. It was nice to see Logan interacting with other kids. He really was interested in the pool and all the kids that were swimming. After a while the kiddie pool section finally cleared out so I stripped Logan down and I put him in there...I was wearing shorts so I stood in there with him...he wore this ducky floaty that goes around his waist and on each arm...he was having so much fun playing with a basketball. I wanted to see his what his reaction would be if he couldn't touch the bottom, so I pulled him into the middle and let go (dont forget he had a floatation device...I wasn't going to let him drown) His reaction was HILARIOUS....but the poor thing was TERRIFIED. JR and I cracked up, then I grabbed him so that he could put his feet back down...he was so scared that he wouldn't lower his feet and was hanging on to me for dear life. It is one of those "had to be there things" his face was seriously priceless.
Sunday- I went out to do some community service....I got home aroud 4:15...it was really neat to see how JR did all by himself. We have been doing pretty well with keeping the house clean. JR was supposed to work on getting the dogs outside...I do not want them in the house ANYMORE. The problem is that my house constantly stinks, and it is the dogs fault. I like my dogs, but I want them out of my house.
Next weekend we have Mother's Day at the beach and then I am going to do community service again on Sunday! Then, finally, the week after that we will have a weekend with nothing to do!!! Well I shouldn't jinx it!
I haven't heard any news on my grandfather...but should be talking to my grandmother this evening...thank you for everyones kind words!

Losing my mind

I have a lot on my mind these days. I am overwhelmed right now and because of that I cant think straight. I had a major craving for some taco bell today. I was in galveston running a few errands and I was thinking about grilled stuffed burritos. The problem is that I got completely turned around. I got lost..I lived in Galveston for almost 5 years...how is it possible that I got lost? The saddest part is I got lost TWICE! I was at Target buying some gifts for a baby shower tomorrow...and as I was checking out I forgot to have them scan the registry.....UGHH...then I headed up to taco bell...I ended up at Jack in the box. I turned around in an effort to get to taco bell and ended up on the other side of galveston at McDonald's all the way on the East end...ughhhh. I just can't seem to keep my mind focused on anything. I just finished eating...now I feel like I am going to vomit. I SERIOUSLY need some sleep!