Zeus

This is my dog with Douglas on the day we brought him home.

His name is Zeus. He is an English Mastiff. He was such a cute puppy.

but puppies grow... 

and grow...

and keep growing.

this is Zeus now.

He is taller than some calves. His tail will hurt you and has the ability to knock everything off the coffee table. When I tell people he's still just a puppy they laugh and think I don't know what I'm talking about. He'll be a year old in June and I have the papers to prove it. yes he can get stuck in Douglas' fort.

and is always in the way when I'm making dinner or trying to put dishes away.

but he's almost as tall as Mathew

and is Douglas' buddy.

we love him.

FINALLY!!

I haven't written in a couple of days because (drum roll please!) I got some sleep! good sleep. Now I feel exhausted, kinda like I got too much sleep. HA HA guess its better than not getting enough. 


Also, Monday at around 11:50am I got a contraction that lasted about a minute. Then an hour later I got another one, then so on for 6 hours! every hour lasting about a minute. At 7 I felt one and it was a little stronger than the previous ones but only lasted about 20-30 seconds. Then the same thing at around 8, then 9, 10, and 11!!! I took a quick shower (no hair washing) to relax before i tried to sleep I figured one night of good sleep would probably be all i was allowed to enjoy. I went to bed a little after 12 & actually fell asleep. Mathew had just gotten home so he stayed up watching a little tv. He hates coming home, eating, showering and going to bed, just to do it again the next day. I would too. I woke up around 2 to pee but didn't feel any contractions. Then woke up around 4:30, the same. Then didn't wake up til 8!!! =) talk about bliss! then I just laid in bed for another hour or so. Guess what?! No contractions. if this is any indication of what having a girl will be like, which I've been terrified of anyway, I will be (hope I don't offend you)... pretty much screwed. So far, having a girl is a pain. i never thought I'd be this pregnant! some one please help me! Docs appointment is tomorrow at 10am so I'll keep you posted! have a good day!


Oh! me & D picked some flowers today! they smell wonderful!

The Price of Corn

it's one of my 2 least favorite times of the year. Corn planting time. (the other is harvest time)

pros: 

• getting fresh picked flowers
• maybe riding in a tractor or something with daddy
• having the bed to myself

cons:

• having the bed to myself
• Douglas not seeing his dad sometimes for days at a time
• Mathew working a minimum of 13-14 hours a day
• eating dinner without daddy, it just doesn't seem right
• expecting a baby in the middle of corn planting
• Douglas asking "where's daddy at" over & over while I'm making us dinner

Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for everything we have and the life we have. I AM SOOO BLESSED! this is just part of it but I'm looking forward to having a big family & doing all of it together. I know for our kids it's all worth it!

My Joy

What should my first post be about?! How much I'm tired of being pregnant? About how much I like my obgyn? Maybe about how tonight Douglas thought making bubbles with his farts in the bath tub was so funny until one of them was loaded and we had to get him out of the tub immediately without anyone (me) throwing up!?! How about the things that:

make me smile,
make me laugh,
make me see how lucky i am.

I can't decide; but for now, all I need is some GOOD sleep and for Isabella to quit being stubborn and come out already! Dr. Englund said everything looks great, she's just taking her time. GIRLS! what am I going to do with a girl?! I guess more on that later but for now. Goodnight (I hope).