The last year...

A year ago I stopped writing here and didn't know if I would ever again.

On August 4th of last year the last paragraph of the last post I wrote was:

"I love my dad and will miss him each and every day that I am alive. I will also be sure that my future children will know their "Poppy" through me and my memories of him."

When I was woken up the morning of August 5th. My dad was gone.

Today has been hard just reliving the memories of those days and I know tomorrow won't be much easier.

While I know my dad isn't here on earth with me I know that he has been watching me this past year. As I grow with my first child and his third grandchild I know that this son of mine will know through stories and photos about his Poppy Tom.

I think he also had a bit of a hand in the timing of this pregnancy. I think he knew the entire family would need something happy to look forward to during this past year and the days ahead.

On August 10th my father would have been 62. On this day my mother, sister (and family), brother and I will be on a boat at dads favorite spot on Lake Cumberland to scatter the first half of his ashes.

I will tell you about the second half of his ashes when the time comes.

Please keep my family in your thoughts and prayers as we travel this weekend to do part of what my father requested.

Bed Rest then sickly

Right after bed rest concluded both of us came down with sinus infections. While the man is well on his way to recovery I am still feeling my sinus infection. I hope to beat this thing in a day or two.

Bed rest has concluded

I am now off bed rest. I am very glad that is finished and hope that I will not have to do it again.

I now have a sinus infection and have not been sleeping well due to that.

And now since you know it all and all my erronds are done for the day, I am headed back to the couch!

Bed Rest

I have been on bed rest since Friday afternoon. It will end when I wake up on Tuesday morning... I am really restless but for now the story.

Last Tuesday I started having some pains in my belly. Since they weren't very bad and in no way consistant I just kind of let it go. I told the man about it on Wednesday and has some pains during the day and a few that night. Thursday came around and basically the same thing. But the man made me promise that if/when they came back I would call the Doctor. I did and they said we will see you tomorrow but if you have more pain go to labor and delivery. We I had just a few pains and not very strong so I waited it out.

On Friday morning I went into the doctor. She said "sometimes it is the ligaments that hold your uterus in place and sometimes it is nothing that they can find but you do have some Fibroid Tumors and it could also be that." So she wanted another ultrasound and the bad thing with this was that there tech was off so they had to find someplace else that would take me on such short notice. They did find someplace and we went to the appointment and when the tech put the ultrasound on she said "this is where you are feeling the pain, isn't it? This is one of your Fibroids."

So when this tech was done she went to her doctor to tell him the results he decided he wanted to see it live for himself so now I got Ultrasound number 2. He confirmed the same thing that the tech did, it was the tumor.

We then went home waited the hour and called my doctor. She said the report should be on my fax let me call you right back. Wow she did. She confirmed what the other doctor told us and that I also needed to reduce one of my medications and she wanted me to be on bed rest through Monday.

Just to be sure we don't cause any harm to the baby, who by the way is very active.

You dream of days you can just say in bed and not have to do anything, no dishes, no cleaning, no laundry...but when someone tells you you have to be in bed...it takes all the fun out of it.

I will be thrilled come Tuesday morning. And then even happier come Wednesday when we go to see the doctor again.

We are getting closer

baby july
Originally uploaded by acapellagirl3.

Last week just before the 4th of July holiday I had another ultrasound. This is just one of several pictures we got from this appointment. The baby appears to be doing well. He, yes he is still a he is about 3 pounds now which puts him in the 68th percentile. He is also in a breech position now which I am so ready for him to turn. My bladder can't take too much more. Neither can our water bill...

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th.

How old do I look???

Okay, it has taken me 5 days to calm down from this to look back and think, it could have been funny...if it had happened to someone else.

Last Thursday I went to one of the local nail salons here in town to get a pedicure. I walked in behind three other women who were in town for a wedding that weekend. So immediately I start thinking maybe I should try the other place in town or just put this off for another day. All the techs are busy and with three people in front of me it is going to take more than an hour to get to me. But no I sign in and take a seat and pull out my book and mind my own business.

Finally, they tell me they are ready for me. I take a seat in the chair and this tech is not one of the familiar ones to me but oh well. I take a seat and I can't get the massage part of the chair to work and notice that the wires are a bit loose so I figure it is no longer working since the tech didn't even try to turn it on for me.

The women who came in before me are chatting around me and when I am about 1/2 way done with my pedicure the tech pipes up and askes me if the 20 something sitting to my right getting her nails done is my daughter. So I look at her and look back at the tech and say, "No, I am not old enough to be this woman's mother, oh and by the way if you couldn't tell I am currently pregnant with my first child." This comment completely surprises all the techs in the place. The next thing you hear is the four Korean nail techs say at once, "You are pregnant?"

So I was at a loss for really what to say at this point...but if I could go back and relive the moment I would say in the style of the Soup Nazi, "No tip for you!" Oh and I think that next time I want my nails done I will try the other nail salon in town.

no news is good news

Well really I have been sleeping so much I haven't had much time for the computer lately..

I did not get the "shot" at my last appointment with the Doctor. That will come with my next appointment. I did however get the glucose test which has turned out fine.

The baby is moving around a lot these days. Today he tried to go in a direction that he no longer fits so that was a tad uncomfortable.

Since I can no longer reach my feet I hope to get to the nail salon to get a pedicure a little spoiled I know.

I must say take care to lots of friends who will be flying out of the ville on Wednesday headed to San Jose. Don't have too much fun.. And I hope the bosses don't keep you up to late each night this time around.

Need to shout out a happy birthday to the big sis. Saturday is the big day!