People let Me Tell Ya Bout My Best Friend

RJ has been givin me crap lately because he's never on the blog.  If you ask Asher who is best friend is he says RJ every time.  He slept with me last week while Dustin was gone and he was mumbling RJ's name in his sleep.  And when I told him I loved him the other day he told me "I love RJ more." 

Lord Help Me.

My Brother is a pain in the butt but he sure does love my lil guy. 

And Asher wants to be just like him - flat billed hat and all. 

  I'm surprised Asher got back on his 4 wheeler after RJ had his wreck.  Asher was very concerned.

Kaylie

I'm glad I emailed Kaylie's Mom back after turning down doing her senior pictures.  Although by the end of the session I was out of breath and sweating to death I had a really good time!  Here is a little sneak peek of Kaylie's senior session from Sunday

32 Week Appointment

Weight Gain This Month: 5 lbs

Total so Far: 29 lbs

 

Belly Measurement:  We were too busy talking and she didn't say.

 

Brudder's Heart Rate:  120's - she said he must have been sleeping

What's Next:  I go back in another 2 weeks.  She gave me another prescription because I have my third UTI this pregnancy - FUN!  She said she is also pretty sure that he is sunny side up and gave me a couple of things to try and turn him around.  One of them is getting on my hands and knees for as long as I can stand it.  I guess I'll work on that the next couple of weeks and see if we can't get him to turn around.  We also talked birth control!  I asked her about Implanon (the one that goes in your arm) and she told me that she thought it would be a great option for me.  Dustin is ready to do something "permanent" but I'm just not ready yet.  I was actually surprised to hear that the Implanon is more effective than both a vasectomy and tubal ligation.  She said that the hormones may also be better for my headaches - that had me sold right there.  I'm starting to get excited and look forward to each appointment.  We're getting closer!

32 Weeks

32 Weeks with Asher



How far along?: 32 Weeks

How big is baby?: 3.75 lbs and 16.7 inches

Weight gain/loss?: 24 pounds at my last appointment - however, I go back to the Dr today and I'm thinkin we're sitting right around 30 pounds.

Stretch marks?: Not that I can see but with the way my belly is growing it wouldn't surprise me!

Maternity clothes?: Don't even talk to me about clothes.  I wish I could just buy a couple of mumu's and wear those to work everyday...

Sleep?: Not too bad.  I think I sleep better with the windows open this time of year.  Of course I still get up 3-4 times to go to the bathroom.

Food cravings?: Nothing that sticks out.  Obviously I'm eating enough to gain the weight!  I basically live to go to Mom and Dad's on Tuesday night and eat whatever Mom and Grandma Jane are cookin up.  Its a very good thing that I'll never have a weigh in appointment on a Wednesday :)

Gender?: Another Brudder!

Movement?: BIG Streeeeeeeeeetching movements.  And he finally had the hiccups for the first time last week.  Asher had the hiccups all.the.time.

Belly button?: Out. - and its looking a little indecent.

Tid Bits

• Dustin's cousin Jaime and her husband Craig had their lil girl on Tuesday - Londyn Marie Cook weighed in at 6 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches long.  Can't wait to meet this lil lady.
•  My cousin Kristen called me on Tuesday night and said that a friend of theirs had recently found out they were very sick and couldn't go to the Brantley/Eric Church concert in April that I missed buying tickets to.  Although I feel so bad about why they couldn't go I was SUPER EXCITED to have tickets!  The Sister and I are planning on going unless for some reason I'm just not feelin it at 37 weeks.  If I can't go Josh can always have my ticket.  That totally made my day - I can't let Brantley come that close without seeing him!
• I think I may have finally settled on a C-Section date for Brudder.  Don't get me wrong - I'm still hoping for a very successful VBAC :)  But Dr Austman said we need to set a date for a c-section just in case he decides he doesn't want to come out since I won't be induced.  Picking a date was hard - it just doesn't seem right?!?!  So I knew I wanted to wait until after his due date (but not too long) so as of right now I'm thinking May 22nd.  No one in my family has a birthday that day and that would make Brudder's birthday May 22, Asher - June 2 and Dustin June 12.  Is that stupid?  I also got on Wikipedia and checked other people with the birthdays of May 22 or 23 to see if there was someone that I wanted to hit or avoid.  I told you I've thought a lot about this.  So for now I think that may be it.  I'm still hoping he decides to come on his own!
• I have a senior session this weekend and I'm so excited!  Lets hope the weather holds out!

Baby Londyn! 

I voted on Tuesday!  I made sure I took a picture and sent it to my boss so she knew I got it done :) 

I made myself an Easter/Maternity pic dress and its really cute -> on the hanger.  I somehow forgot to allow for my belly so when I put it on its about 8 inches shorter in the front than the back.  Maybe I can wear it this summer?!?! 

Dustin had a class in St Louis both yesterday and today so he wasn't home last night.  This is what Asher and I did at bedtime :) 

Best BLT Ever!

Seriously, I don't know why I didn't think of this!

I got this idea from Pinterest.

DUH!  Cut bacon slices in half and weave together.  Bake at 350 for about 25-28 minutes.  I didn't think they were crispy enough for us so I popped them in the microwave for about 45 more seconds.  Yum!

Dustin thought I was sooooo smart.  Guess I didn't have to admit it was Pinterest :)



Is it really March?

Not that I'm complaining about the 80+ days we've been having the last couple of weeks but its just crazy!  This weekend we spent all of our time outside.  We went for golf cart rides and Asher rode his 4-wheeler.  On Sunday we were at Mom and Dad's and they pulled the cover back off of the pool to see what the water looked like - they were a little worried.  To our surprise the water looked great!

 March 18th - The last time we were in the pool it was October 8th.  The weather has been crazy this year!

 Asher was all about sticking his feet in the pool.

 Yes, this is what I get when I ask him to smile.

 He even asked if he could wear his trunks :)

 He finally got to go on a ride on Papa's "new" golf cart.



I don't know if the golf cart really is smaller or if Dad is just a big guy.  When they were coming at you Dad's knees stuck out the side of the cart :)

Workin With Papa

Last Tuesday night when Dad came home from work Asher saw him pull the mower out of the garage.  He immediately put his boots on and headed outside to help.  After he kept yelling at me to not take pictures and go inside he finally gave up.  I love this set - if you watch them Asher is always looking the same place as Dad.  Too Cute.

Tid Bits

• It is March in Central Illinois and the weather has been in the high 70's & low 80's this week - CrAzY but I'll take it.
• This means that I had to go through some more maternity clothes looking for tee shirts.  I have 4 and 3 out of the 4 are so ugly I don't think I can bring myself to wear them.  My arms have gotten HUGE and there is no way I'm wearing a little flutter sleeve top.  So when Mom came over for lunch on Wednesday she stopped at Wal-Mart and picked me up a couple of tee shirts for a whopping $4.50 a piece.  They are sooo soft and after I ruched the sides they fit great.  I had been looking at something similar here but for $24.99 - Thank God for Wal-Mart and a sewing machine.
• RJ wrecked on his 4-wheeler on Sunday pretty bad and Asher saw the whole thing.  As RJ was riding Asher kept saying "RJ not being careful" - next thing we knew RJ went over the front and the thing ran him over.  He was fine but has some road rash on his face and arms (yes, he was wearing a helmet) and now Asher doesn't wanna go near his 4-wheeler.  Dustin finally got him on it last night but I think he's scarred for life.
• Asher's Pre-School screening last week did not go well.  It took him forever to get off of my lap and didn't want to play with the other kids.  He also had no interest in showing them how smart he is - I was so disappointed.  Once Mrs Cindy came over and started talking about RJ and Papa and Meme he warmed up and would do his colors and count for her.  I was glad that she came over and knew just what to do to help him come out of his shell!  So during our review they did reccomend pre-school this fall (he'll only be 3!) but because of him not being social they thought it would be good for him to go.
• With all this nice weather I'm so anxious for May to get here so I can be home with the boys!  I have a feeling we'll have many walks and days spent by the pool at Meme & Papa's.  I'm still a little worried how I'm going to manage 2 but I'm sure I felt the same way when Asher arrived.  I feel so much more comfortable with this one coming because I know what to expect - I just hope that Asher is able to adjust :)
• Yes, I know my pictures are kind of messed up.  This is the first time I tried posting pictures directly from my phone to the blog - might take me a while to get the hang of it.

Aunt TeeTee made Asher a sticker chart because he's been peeing in his pull-up at night. Mommy wasn't having any luck so our resident teacher made Asher the chart and gave him the stickers. We had to send her a picture the next morning when he got to add his first sticker to the chart!

 

Don't eat the soap - it tastes bad.

Wednesday at lunch Asher wanted steak.  So we got him a ribeye sandwich and the child ate almost the whole steak - and a bottle of A1.

And at lunch the week before - we sent Daddy a picture of his new Monster Truck!  (Thank God we got a haircut!)

My other boys - Boo is such a cuddle bug!

Crock Pot Balsamic Chicken

I think this is by far my favorite recipe that I've made off of Pinterest - but then again that could be because Nana Jane was the one who threw it together!  I thought it was awesome - Dustin wasn't too thrilled because he isn't a big fan of chicken.

You can find the recipe here.

I served it over spaghetti with garlic bread and it was yummy!