My Visit

Today my field counselor, Sharon, came over to say hi, because she was in the neighborhood. We had a nice little visit. She gave me some cute little ducky slippers for my little one. They are very cute. We talked about future jobs. I told her I wasn’t sure about when I wanted to get a job, because I don’t know how the whole mommy thing is going to go. I know I am very excited though.

I also got my plane tickets in the mail today for Idaho. Thanks so much Deanna for the tickets it means so much to me. I will be in Idaho for two weeks, June 10-25. Poor Cullen will have the house all to himself. I am sure he will have lots of fun playing his computer games with out me nagging him to get off.

Also today I worked on Meghan’s (Cullen’s little sister) blanket. It is taking so long to crochet those little granny squares. I will get it done though. I want to make it a Christmas present. I need to get it done before the baby comes, because I have a feeling I won’t have much time to crochet after a little Cullen or Angela is in the house. Well, that is it for today I am going back downstairs to crochet, Wish me luck!

Cute little ducky slippers for my baby from Sharon my field counselor for the blind
 

Weekly Quote

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.
~Anna Jameson

You know, when other people can’t find a flaw in our work or accomplishments, we will always be able to pick out problems with it. We can always find fault in ourselves (well, unless you are a person who believes you are perfect. In that case let me inform you that you are not perfect.)

ABC's For My Little One

Yesterday I made an ABC picture out of foam shapes for my little one’s room. After I glued it all together I put it in a frame. It turned out well. It was lots of fun putting the letters on. I am trying to think of other cool things I can make for the baby’s room. I am very excited. Oh, I can tell even more now that I am pregnant. My belly keeps getting bigger. It is very cool how it is getting bigger. All my pants don’t fit except for my overalls. I have a couple of maternity pants so I have been wearing those. Everything is going well and life is good. I just wish the weather would make up its mind because every time it rains I end up with a headache. That is ok though, because then I have another reason for Cullen to baby me.

I made an ABC picture for my little one.  

Feeling OK

Today went pretty well. I got the kitchen cleaned up. When Cullen gets home from work we are going to make some stew for tomorrow’s lunch. It should be very good. I am happy tonight. I feel sort of peaceful. Feeling peaceful is wonderful compared to the way I have been feeling. Lately I have been having very bad dreams that wake me up in the middle of the night. I know they are just dreams, but they are disturbing. Dreams are crazy. It is amazing how real they feel sometimes. I know they are just dreams. It is nice though to have Cullen there to comfort me when I wake up from one of my bad dreams.
I hope tomorrow is nice because I want to go for a long walk or maybe even ride my tricycle around with Cullen. We have been going for walks around the neighborhood nearly every day. The walks are so great. I need the exercise too. It is hard to motivate myself for exercise, because when I do feel good I want to clean the house. Well, I don’t want to clean the house; I need to clean the house. Everything is so much harder with my lack of energy. Oh, and I already hate bending down to do things like tie my shoe. My belly is not that big yet, but it is bigger than it has ever been. So, it is taking some getting use to. Soon it will be even bigger, then what. Oh, and one more thing I lost my breakfast again this morning. I really hope my morning sickness doesn’t stay my whole pregnancy. Getting sick isn’t cute.

Weekly Quote

The measure of love is compassion; the measure of compassion is kindness.
~Anonymous

Isn’t it interesting how things are interconnected? One thing may seem independent, but it is related or connected to another thing. That is the way life is. Our actions affect others either for the good or bad. Also, to be understanding or loving of another we must also be kind and compassionate. So it is important to understand how things are connected.

Thump-Thump Thump-Thump

I went to the doctor today. It went so well. I heard the heartbeat again. This time I could pick it out easily. It was so much stronger than last time. My little HOG is growing. I am so happy. Life is amazing! Oh to have so much love for a little person that hasn’t even been alive that long. What a blessing.
Oh, and the heartbeat was 160 beats per minute.

Weekly Quote

Common sense… is very uncommon.
~Lord Chesterfield

Sometimes people do the stupidest things and they don’t even realize what they did was stupid. I know, because I have done those things before and realized it later.

Baby’s First Picture

Today I went to the creative club and we made pictures with the paint samples you can get from stores. You know the kind you can look at to decide what color to paint something. Well, I decided to make a picture using the ultrasound. So now my little one will have its first picture up on the wall. I think it turned out very well. It was fun too. Everyone did something a little different. Jenn made a design using her soon to be born baby’s name. They all looked very lovely.

Design I put together in a frame for my little one at the creative club 

Is It Time For Bed Yet?

I still have morning sickness. I thought by this time I would have been over it, but I am not. That is ok though, because it is for the baby. I also have been so tired lately. I can hardly make it through the day without a nap. Today I had a three hour nap. I know that is a long nap, but I had a migraine the night before, so I did not sleep well. I have been taking care of myself and my little HOG. I feel as if I don’t do anything during the day anymore. I haven’t even listened to a book on tape for at least three weeks. I don’t know why, but it seems like something exhausting to do.

Oh and I did not get the internship I applied for. It would have been perfect, because it would have been over before the baby’s due date. So, now I need to get going on the things I was working on. I just seem to come up with reasons to put everything off till tomorrow. Oh well, eventually I will get those things done.
Tomorrow is a creative club meeting. It is at Jenn’s house. So, that should be fun. I am going to try to make something for the baby’s room. We will see though. Well, I better get one thing done today, the dishes. So, I am off to do them, motivated or not.