Sunday, July 19, 2009
Happy 4 years to us!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
4th of July fun & 24 weeks!
Hope everyone had a great and safe 4th of July week/weekend! Here's a few shots from this week's events: My nephew Samuel's 5th Birthday party- Cookout at Bobby's- First Town Days Festival.
The birthday boy Samuel ready to dig into his cake! Uncle B added golf balls to it ;)
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Bexleigh's First plane ride to Cali for Holly~


The next morning, we ate breakfast at the Snooty Fox-a cute little diner. They had amazing breakfast and it was the perfect way to end a perfect trip. After breakfast, it was off to the airport. We got everything checked in and headed for our gate. I went to get some tasty treats for on the plane and on my way back I was thinking in my head, "Wouldn't that be random if I see someone I know?!?" Well... I look up and there's Mary & Megan O'Farrel just getting off a plane! Holy smokes- I haven't seen Megan in YEARS and have to go all the way to Cali to run into these fellow Ohioans ;) Very funny and loved seeing them both. We said our goodbyes to Holly and boarded our plane for the super long trip back to Ohio.
The flight back was below average. I had a family sitting behind me that apparently had no courtesy for other people and I CLEARLY have a low tolerance right now ;) This small child that sat behind me not only whaled and wined the entire flight, but would get disgruntled every 3 minutes or so and decide to use my seat back as his kicking bag. Lovely, how many more hours til landing Cap'n? Wow, I had the luckiest seat in the plane. It was time to serve our "meal" and I was very starving and annoyed by this point. They mentioned they were serving turkey sandwiches, which was a plus for me since that is one of the meats I will actually eat...until I saw the meat. It was brown turkey...like roast beef-looking turkey. Barf. So I ate my box of lettuce that they called a salad and my mini twix bar. Our second flight was not so bad, but the end of it was a little bumpy due to some weather conditions. I was so glad when we finally landed and it would soon be time to see Brian and my kitties- I missed them so much!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Father's Day
I know this post is a little late but it's been a hectic week! Sunday we celebrated all the wonderful Father's in our lives. The day started out with Brian opening his first Father's Day card and his new snazzy, much needed cargo shorts. We then headed for church to meet Brian's Dad & brother and had an awesome time- they had the band "Worth Dying For" from California there to lead worship and they were soooo good! I got their CD--tres magnifique! After church, we headed to the club with the Bill & Bob family to have brunch. Mine was horrible. I had a burnt pancake followed by a half dollar size portion of what was supposed to be a scrambled egg, but in fact was really just a small pile of high cholesterol and clogged arteries. Didn't eat that either. So basically Bexleigh got to enjoy a glass of yummy Chocolate milk and 14 cups of popcorn from the grill room. yummm Brian, Billy & their Dad had lined up a game of golf afterwards, and I headed to Bobby's for a cookout. The food was so delicious there- burgers, hot dogs, chips & dip, cheesy potatoes, green beans, salad, and............ taco dip; my absolute favorite, apparently not so much Bexleigh's. After eating we all hung around the pool and had a nice time chatting. Brian had finally called to let me know he was done golfing so I got everything ready and headed for home with an all-of-a-sudden-not-so-good-feeling in my tummy. I pulled in the garage, raced in the house and face planted onto the couch. Literally. My stomach was now in excruciating pain and I felt so nauseous. What was going on!?! Brian was a little confused as well. Then all of a sudden...I ran to the bathroom and HOLY TACO DIP! I forgot how much I hated yacking. I sat there for a minute wondering what this was all about and then returned to the couch to lay down. It was so bizarre.
After laying down for a while and feeling somewhat better, we got changed to head to the park to visit with my Dad. Every Sunday my Dad runs free summer shows in the park and they bring a lot of people. It's great entertainment and very relaxing. We sat on a bench and listened to the band of the night and they were really fun! They played a lot of the same music my Dad used to play back in the days of his band. It was a great time hanging with my Dad there and watching him do what he absolutely loves and is really good at. The entire day was very awesome with our Dads!
Today I am 21wks 4days along and still feeling really good. I am officially done teaching Zumba and feeling pretty bittersweet about it. I love teaching soooooo much but it's just getting too hard to keep up the energy needed to lead a class. SO, I will now be a student and take the class at my own pace! Looking forward to that. I am feeling Bexleigh a lot more regularly now, but they are still pretty "light" jabs or kicks. She is just a lil peanut and from what I hear, they can remain "light" as long as she wishes!! I'm sure Kung Fu Baby will be here soon enough. I am really starting to enjoy my summer now and looking forward to leaving for California soon! It is going to be wedding planning central for my best friend Holly, and my mom and I get to share in that process and attend one of her bridal showers. I absolutely loved every second of my wedding planning and I am so excited to share some of hers with her and her mom! It will be one super fun girls weekend! I'll be sure to blog about it when I return! This is Bexleigh's first trip out of state! We hope Daddy has a good time while we're gone (and gets the bed moved out of the soon-to-be nursery so we can get started on it!! wink wink!)- we will miss him bunches!!
Well that's all for now....until next time,
Jenn
Saturday, June 13, 2009
HALF WAY THERE!!!
And this is what her Great Grandma Sandi bought her....
SOOOO fun! I can't wait to get more!!!
I feel like the bump is starting to be a little more pronounced this weekend. Bexleigh is about the size of a Banana and should be hanging out somewhere right behind my belly button. She's right around 10 1/2 ounces and measures at about 10 inches from head to heal. I am at a total weight gain of 13 lbs, and still have no signs of any swelling, stretch marks (Can I getta nutha AMEN!) or those spider veins thus far. Let's hope that continues! I've been using my Burt's Bees Belly Butter by the gallon. Feel free to send me some in the mail-love you lots if you do. That stuff is like gold to me! My appetite is still going strong and I don't think I have any new cravings. Although, I did see a commercial for doughnuts this week and HAD to have a cream stick immediately. Love you Mom! Other than that, it's still pretty much the same as last week; egg salad sandwiches from Dagwood's, corn on the cob, & popcorn. Oh, and my new favorite tasty treat: Kit Kat's. MMMMMM.
Well, it's time for this girl to head to bed so that I can get up 342 times to pee through the night. No, really, it's fun. You should try it sometime. I love going to church with HUGE bags under my eyes. Sweet dreams and here's a 20wk picture of my Lovely Lady Lump. Night!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Baby Bexleigh's Gender Announcement Party!!



My Mom and Dad both had the next answer correct, so we decided to give them both a shot at the box. The question was What was my first pet's name? Mom: Boots! (Boots was my family's dog they had before I was born.) Me: Yes, Mom, but what was MY first pet's name? Dad: Beatlebomb! You had 3 rabbits all named Beatlebomb! My Dad went first since he "technically" got the answer correct :) It was a trick question. My Dad tried his code,
and also had no luck. Now it was Mom's turn. She tried her code and voila! It opened!
She pulled the picture out and....."IT'S A GIRL!!!!!" Everyone was excited and it was fun to see who guessed right. Now that the news was out, I went in and grabbed dessert... Hot pink sprinkled cupcakes..mmmmm. Saturday, June 6, 2009
It's A......... GIRL
Happy Saturday everyone! I'm off to our Baby Announcement Party!!! After that, I shall post this blog entry :)
Jenn
