Today feels like a Friday....

As much as I wish today was Friday and it has felt like a Friday, it is Thursday which means I have to work one more day this week. I love my job, don't get me wrong, but by the end of the week I am worn out and don't want to do much of anything. I did have an exciting morning today though. I booked Zoey an appointment with photographer Mark Kidd in Lexington to have her pictures taken with bunnies for Easter. I am SUPER excited since I have been a slacker mom and this will be her first professional picture. I am now a little nervous about how she will behave, but I am sure it will be fine. I am also very excited because Zoey's Easter dress has been ordered. It is absolutely adorable and I have to share a picture.


I just love it! Obviously hers is the little one : )

I also have to mention that I am SOOO sick of the snow. I cannot remember the last time that we had this much snow. Ridiculous. But luckily, Zoey and I are flying to my grandmothers in Florida March 18 and it couldn't come soon enough, we are so ready for some pretty weather. I wish Nathan could go with us but they have school and he can't leave when school is in session. Oh well, I'm sure we'll have a great time this summer in some fun trips : )

Just another manic Monday....

Well, today was fairly warm like yesterday...but it was rainy and yucky...no sunshine...depressing. But I guess I can't say a lot seeing as how there are no windows in my office. Yes, you heard me, no windows. I stare at the same 4 walls all day. But it's not so bad I guess. I did get a lot accomplished today which is always a struggle on a Monday. Of course these days a lot of my day consists of zoning out and wondering what Zoey is doing. I'll be working on something and think...it's time for a bottle or she's having cereal right now. However, there are those days when I am SOOOO ready to leave the house in the morning and just get away from it all, but those days are few and far between. The 5 day work week does make me really appreciate the time that I do get to spend with my two loves. Speaking of which, here is a photo of Nathan and Zoey tonight after dinner.



They put a smile on my face! Also, today is my mother-in-law's birthday so I wanted to give her a big shout out from us and Zoey in the form of another adorable photo of the Princess.



She found her feet a few weeks ago and does not seem to want to let go of them! Oh well, it keeps her entertained.

I'm walking on sunshine!!

What a beautiful day outside! We have had such a great day today. To start the morning off, Zoey decided to sleep until 11:00 a.m. Yes, 11:00! I was in awe. I woke up and went to the bathroom about 8 and she was still asleep. Nathan got up sometime after that and I thought he had gotten her and I hadn't heard her cry. I was shocked when I woke up at 11:00 and heard fussing. Nathan came down the hallway from the living room and I asked him how long she had been asleep. I assumed that she had taken a nap and was just waking up. When he told me that she hadn't been up, I didn't know how to respond. I was in shock. This has never happened. I think once she slept til 9:30 and I thought I was going to cry from joy! After Zoey and I got up, she had some cereal and a bottle and I picked up some. Nathan and I decided that it was a great day for a walk. Right as we were walking out the door I smelled something and realized Zoey needed a diaper. Little did I know that this was the diaper from you know where. It turned into one of those diapers where I ended up giving her a half bath with wipes because it was EVERYWHERE. Well after getting a clean diaper and clean clothes, we headed out! Here is Zoey ready for her first walk!



It's pretty sad that my child is 4 1/2 months old and is seeing the outside world for maybe the 3rd time! I hope the weather doesn't get nasty again as they are predicting. Oh well, we have loafed for most of the day with the exception of doing a few loads of laundry and cleaning out the refrigerator for me and Nathan did some work outside. Zoey can keep herself entertained for a pretty good amount of time before having a complete meltdown. We had a little photoshoot before the afternoon nap.





Note that this will probably be the only nap for today since she slept so late, so maybe it will be an early night tonight : ) She's been out for over an hour now so I'm sure she'll start wiggling before too long. I'm glad that this morning before the big walk I decided to put a roast in the crock pot so that now I don't have to cook tonight! Oh and by the way, Nathan and I rented Couples Retreat last night and it was pretty funny, watch it if you get a chance. Welp, that's all for now. I will leave you with one of the pictures of Zoey from her very first Valentine's Day. It was a wonderful day because I spent a wonderful day with my two loves. I am so lucky to have them. Nathan and I have been together on and off for 11 years (that makes me feel REALLY old) but I love him as much today as I did when I met him. He is a wonderful father and husband, and I couldn't ask for more (well maybe he could pick up his dirty socks now and then! haha)

New baby, new house....new lots of things!

Well, I have been totally neglectful of my blog. I haven't posted in nearly 5 months and I appoligize. There have been many changes is the last several months and I haven't had the time to keep the blog up to par, but now I'm back, and hopefully with a vengence. Where to begin....

I guess when I left off I was about 37 weeks pregnant. The week after my last post was a very busy time for us as we purchased our first home. All the stress was no fun, especially being SO pregnant. But there were some good things about the move, i.e., no carrying heavy boxes : ) Here is a picture of our house during one of the MANY snows we have had this winter.



The house is cozy and we love it, hopefully we can make some changes to the outside once it warms up, but we are very happy with our first major purchase! I guess next we move into the most exciting part of our new life, the babe, Zoey K. My due date was October 3, 2009. I went to the hospital on October 1, 2009, a Thursday, and thought I was in labor, boy was I wrong! They sent me home early the next morning and I reported to the OB on Monday morning. At this point I was 2 days past my due date and VERY ready to have this baby! I won't go into all the gory details but I ended up giving birth to the beautiful Zoey Katherine on October 7, 2009 (4 days after my due date) She was born at 8:08 a.m., weighed 7 lbs. and was 20 3/4 inches long. She was delivered via cesarean section after there were some issues with her heartrate. Once she was delivered it was discovered that the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck...talk about scary. Here is a picture of our new family moments after Zoey enetered the world.



It was a moment I will never forget, the moment I heard her cry, I began to cry. At this point, I can't remember what life was like without her. Ok, enough sappy stuff for now, I won't continue to ramble! Until next time!

37 weeks, 5 days...

I feel like we are at a stand still. I went to the doctor yesterday for my weekly check up and it was pretty uneventful. I had gained 2 pounds, ugh, but my urine and blood pressure were both good. Upon examination, Dr. Crum informed me that my cervix had thinned some but that I had not starting dilating. I am incredibly torn because I would love for baby Zoey to come on and make her appearance, but at the same time, I want to be moved before she comes. I am hoping that we will be moving by next week if we can get a closing date. I am very ready to move and so is Nathan. I think even Toby is getting excited...well as excited as a dog can get, but we keep telling him that he is going to have a yard at his new house and his tail wags, haha.

I decided a few days ago that I have reached the "miserable" stage of pregnancy that all women warn you about. I am so tired that I can't even remember how I slept last night. It varies from night to night as to whether I get up 8 times to pee or 2 times. Then I have a problem with falling back to sleep once I pee and make it back to bed. Then I have the problem of the old noodle wanting to run constantly. I am not one to over think things, but pregnancy changes a person I suppose. That's all I do is think about things, worry myself to death. I'm hoping that this is another one of those crazy hormonal things that will go away once Zoey arrives along with the incredible urge to cry if anyone even looks like they might be mad at me. I cry over everything. I am seriously a basket case right now. I do now see the light at the end of the tunnel since I am only a little over 2 weeks from my due date which is super exciting, I am ready to meet my baby girl! Nathan and I went to the hospital Monday to check out the labor and delivery rooms. My aunt is a nurse and still has friends there so we got a nice tour and had everything explained to us, which was really nice. We got to see a room that I will be laboring, the area where cesarean sections are performed, the nursery (with no babies at all in it), and the post-partum rooms where you stay after you have your little one. I also had a lot of questions answered about topics from breast feeding (which I plan on doing) and Nathan's number one question, "where do I need to bring her when she tells me it's time" haha, he's so cute.

Hopefully everyone had a happy hump day! Mine was loud and tiring...we are undergoing construction at my office and it was VERY loud today! Other than that, my day was pretty good. I am beginning to feel old though because it is now 7:35 p.m. and I am debating on taking a shower and going to bed. What's sad is that my parents are currently at the expo center watching Journey (in for a late night I'm sure) and I am at home debating on bed. Ohh well, I have Nathan and Toby here with me along with the random movements of Zoey to keep me company when I hit the hay in a few. I hope everyone has a great Thursday tomorrow!

Packing up all our worldly belongings....

Today has been dedicated to sleeping and packing. I slept until about 1 after getting up at least half a dozen or more times last night to relieve my bladder. After waking I decided that things needed to get packed. Mom and I have been working on it along with Nathan and the living room, Zoey's room and most of our room is pretty well packed up. Hopefully we can get a closing date a this coming week and be able to move ASAP because I am not liking living in a war zone...see below.

Yeah, this is what our apartment is looking like right now. As much as I really want to meet baby Zoey...I really hope she holds off until we can get moved in to the new house. I did get a bag packed for her in the process although I still haven't packed mine and Nathan's bag. Maybe tomorrow that will be accomplished. We are definitely at the end of the pregnancy and I mentioned to Nathan that this would be one of our last weekends alone before Zoey arrives. One of the last times that we would have to sleep in for a LONG time. Sounds ominous, but very exciting to me : )

A Day to Remember

I wanted to write a post dedicated to those who have and are serving our country. 8 years ago today our country was scared and confused about what the future held. Many things, good and bad have taken place since that time which have taken over the true meaning of what today should mean to people. We should use this day to remember those who have lived and died for this great country we live in and not dwell on past mistakes. I would love to think that my little girl will be growing up in a country where hate is not more prevalent than love, but as of right now this is not a reality. Whether you are democrat or republican, you should support your country and your president. Stand behind your president and even if you don't agree with everything he is doing. I won't go on any more about this, but I just wanted to say, thank a soldier or a veteran for your life, they are currently fighting or have fought to protect it.