Houston Heat

Grrrr....So I am convinced that something is wrong with me, or the AC, or the stupid house we live in, or maybe a combination, but it is HOT! Yes, everyone knows that it is hot down here, but it is freaking miserable, I NEVER put my A/C below 75 and yet, I have had it at 70 for the ast two days! I cant wait to get the electric bill! OH GOODY! The sad thing is that the temperature in the house is still at 82 degrees! Are you kidding me??? I will say that at night I move it back up because it is the only time that the temperature inside the house gets below 75, and after sweating all day, 75 is pretty much FREEZING! Ha! Yesterday, I bought a fan for the living room...Hopefully, it will help cool down the living room so that I dont have to put the A/C at 70 anymore...I understand that it is still using electricity, but its gotta be better than the A/C.

My friend Nikki went in this morning to be induced. She was officially 41 weeks pregnant as of yesterday. I was thinking about it yesterday, and it seemed as though she has been pregnant for forever, but all of a sudden today it seems like it is all happening so quickly...ha! I am so excited for her and nervous all at the same time. I sent her a text around 11:30 and she said she is doing well. Crampy, and has to pee a lot, but doing well. Her contractions are every two minutes apart, which is a good sign of progression, I guess. I will send her another text in an hour or two (its 12:30 now) I know she probably has other people texting and I would rather not get on the nerves of a laboring mother! Haha

Nikki fully cooked, me a little over half way cooked!

Nikki a couple days before she gives birth!

I have a doctor appointment tomorrow at 1:00. I am not really all that thrilled about it considering I have my own scale at home and I know how much weight I have gained. I read today that the baby will be gaining on average about 6 ounces per week...thats almost half a pound! Considering how large I am, I am thinking she is gaining about 10 ounces a week! Well, I am off, going to go see my grandmother and make sure she is doing okay!

Proof of my "growth spurt"

Me at 23 weeks

Go "Ballo"

We are going to watch the Astros tonight! Logan loves baseball and seems to be looking forward to it. The game starts at 6:00 but JR is going up there around noon to get a spot in line! They are giving out Bagwell busts to the first 10,000 fans. Hopefully he didn't sleep in too long, and can still make it there on time! Logan and I will join him around 4! Logan has learned who "El Caballo" (Carlos Lee) is, and every time he comes on he yells Go Ballo!!!! Ha its pretty funny. Anyway, it will be hot, so I am praying for a good day. I pray that Logan doesn't do too much running and playing - we will see.

Horseback riding!

Last night I worked the concession stand at the Galveston County Youth Rodeo --will be there for the next 3 Thursdays so come out and join!!! Anyway, JR and Logan came up to visit and Logan got to ride his first horse!!! He had just woken up and was in no way dressed for the rodeo but here are some pics!

Update

Really quick...My grandfather was FINALLY moved out of ICU this evening!!! YAY! Back on the road to recovery!!! He is still in the hospital and will hopefully be coming home next week!! I am so excited.

Last Night!

Last night was a great night. JR, Logan and I headed to Galveston - we went to JR's mom's house and ate pizza - and I had a GIANT piece of Chocolate cake ---not for me, for Little Lady Luck!---Then Carol watched Logan for us, while we went to see The Hangover. We have both been very exctied about seeing the movie. Once we got there I saw NACHOS - which seems to be a week spot for me. Its something about the cheese - although I was dissapointed in the extremely salty chips and the fact that there weren't any jalepenos. Anyway, so even though I ate so much at Carol's, I went on to eat EVEN MORE! Ha oh well! The movie was hilarious! Definitely one of the top 5 most funniest movies I have ever seen! Maybe even the top 3! I honestly dont remember the last time I have gone to the theater....it has been a while though! I am really excited that Logan is getting to a point that I think I might be able to take him to see a movie. Every night before bed, we tuck him in, and put on a movie. He has yet to watch one beginning to end...but I am thinking of trying it out one day. Actually, that isn't true - he has watched an entire baby einstein - but they are only 30 minutes long - so it doesn't really qualify! Anyway, I am going to buy him a few movies today...the only he has is Shrek 2 and 3 (but that is 3D) and 2 Baby Einsteins and Happy Feet...so my plan is to get him some Little Einsteins and a couple of Disney movies! My sisters kids could watch movies from the time they wake up until the time they go to sleep, but I have never wanted that for Logan. While it is nice to sit them in front of a TV so that you dont have to do anything with them, I dont see that as parenting! I enjoy reading with him, and watching his little imagination grow. I like playing with him and jumping over obstacles and making a "reading tent" or sitting in the "imagination chair" We do all kinds of fun things - and when I dont feel like being super active, I take him outside and get in the pool. That way I dont have to use my head to much and I can relax a little while he plays. I play with him in the pool, but he can get out and play cars in the yard or in the shade tent. However, I do want to try the whole movie thing - It might be nice to get him to watch a movie in his room while mommy cleans the kitchen. I dont know, its a thought! I go back and forth on this. He can play with certain things for hours on end - baseballs, cars....so I am going to get the movie Cars and try to find something with baseball. It would be nice if the disney movie weren't so long. Maybe I can find a movie that is only 45 min- an hour. Or I could split the movie in half....The first half during the day, the second at night time??? I dont know, I just hate the idea of my kids sitting in front of a television all day! Any thoughts???

Excitement

So my neighbor and good friend is 2 days past her due date and is scheduled to be induced next tuesday which is very exciting. I am so eager to meet her little boy. I think its funny how people get so invested in their friends pregnancies (or maybe that just me!) Everyday, I just wait for a phone call telling me that they are in labor, or that they have just had the baby. Anyway, I find it very exciting! The only other person I have ever sat around waiting to go into labor was myself and my sister!
Very soon I will be waiting for another close friend of mine to have her babies - Dezi Lu! She is in heat! So I imagine that some where between 8 and 11 weeks from now we will have a bunch of newborn puppies! I am very excited and at the same time very nervous. We have been waiting for her to go in heat, but now after looking into the delivery process of puppies, I am scared to death. I am probably more scared about her delivery than I am of my own! On the upside - selling the puppies will be excellent extra money and couldn't come at a better time, especially with a baby on the way and an impending move! On the downside - she may have her puppies right before we move - how in the hell are we going to move with all the puppies???
Logan continues to get cuter and cuter - sweeter and sweeter - and more independent! He insist on doing things all on his own. He doesn't want anyone to help him! Most of the time I am patient enough to let him try over and over although sometimes, I am in a hurry and dont have the time. But for the most part I like letting him try things on his own. He gets so incredibly frustrated when he cant do something - I hate watching him get so upset about stuff. Sometimes if he is haveing trouble with something I will step in a show him how to do it, then undo it and let him try again. Amazingly, this works 80% of the time, the other 20% well, he can't do everything - which I try to explain. He also wants to be our little helper. When it comes to throwing something away - he always wants to do it - he wants to bring us a new diaper - go find his shoes, or whatever it is that we are looking for. His memory is far better than I thought it would be at his age. Yesterday, I let him play with my keys - usually a big no-no! - I forgot that I had done that until just now, I asked him where they were, and he went over to where he put them yesterday and brought them to me! WOW! I thought 2 year olds had a very short memory - I wonder if he will remember anything from this age when he is older - I know I dont have any memories before the age of 4. Anyway, he is talking more now too! I can't believe all the things he can do and the level at which he can do them ----THIS INCLUDES TANTRUMS!
We are going to the Astros game on Saturday - we are all very excited! I dont know who is more excited, JR or Logan! The game starts at 6 but JR is going to go up there and stake a place in line at 11:30. They are giving out these Bagwell things to the first 10,000 fans and he really wants to get one. Later in the summer they will give out Biggio thingys as part of the series...we will be there too!
2 more days until I am at 23 weeks - when the apparent 4 week growth spurt is supposed to begin! God help me. I was just thinking how it doesn't seem like I have been pregnant for 6 months now - well technically I am IN my 6th month...but oddly enough weeks 19 until now seem to have lasted for forever! Hopefully the next few weeks will go by faster! We will see - I am already dreading weeks 34 - 40....Time seems to crawl during those weeks!