26 Weeks

Woo Hoo, Less than 100 days until due date!! :)

-For the first time, I felt ONE kick above my belly button. It was one kick, and that's it. The rest have been in my lower stomach.
-He is kicking and moving as I type this post.
-With all the garage sale items either sold or at the goodwill, we can now officially start on the nursery. We have decided how we are going to paint it! Look for those pictures either later this week or the next!
-I am starting to grow out of a couple pairs of my jeans. Some still fit, some don't. Bring on the maternity pants!
-Bryan noticed that a couple of my regular shirts don't make it over my stomach ... they just hang over my stomach, instead of fitting snugly under it.

Exhausting Saturday

Our saturday started at SIX AM ... yes, you read right! We had a garage sale at my sister's house with her roommate. In the paper, I said that it would be from 8-12 ... well we got our first customer at 7, and our last around 1PM.

It was exhausting, and i don't ever plan on having another one ....
BUT ... it served it's purpose!
We got rid of a lot of stuff, and made some extra cash!

Later that evening, we had a wedding to attend!

I've known Tommy since high school ... and I was sooo excited to see him wed a wonderful lady today!!

Newly Weds cutting their Beautiful Cake ...

picture of the not so newly weds.

Jaime, Clint, Darren and Bryan ...
looking studly, boys!!

Afterwards, we headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for the Texas Tech vs. Houston game. We made it to half time, then it was time to go home. I went straight to bed ... but Bryan claims to have watched the best game in awhile!!

Fun Friday

Today, we had fun doing what Bryan loves ... but hasn't had the time. Also, the summer heat doesn't help either.

Since he was out of practice, he decided that the driving range would be more fun.

all decked out in his golf stuff.

he was hitting really good ...


and me ...
Gotta have videos too...

Sorry, I don't know how to turn videos.

Oh, and a Happy Birthday 24th Birthday to Elizabeth Holik, and a FIRST Birthday to Kylee!!!

IC Bombfire

Yesterday, i treated myself to a prenatal massage! Oh, it was sooo nice.

Irion County's Homecoming is this week ... so Bryan took boys to the bombfire last night!

the fire was extremely hot ...
but at least it made the mosquitos go away.

25 Weeks

I can't believe I am already posting about 25 weeks ...

-that stupid, annoying "nesting" feeling began on saturday night around 11:30pm. I tried to start decorating the nursery, wanted to rearrange furniture. Bryan thought I was crazy. It has continued on today. I took all of our garage sale items out of the guest bedroom ... and put them in the living room. I should have taken pictures. We priced every single item that we are having in the sale. Bryan watched football, and i probably walked a mile in our house. Surprisingly enough, i got every organized and back in the guest room (out of our living room), then began cleaning the rest of the house like crazy. I still had a huge itch to move furniture, but Bryan would do that with me ... so i lost that battle. I can't wait for this feeling to end.
-at 25 weeks, i can still wear anything in my closet.
-sleeping is still rough. i find a position that feels comfortable ... sleep well for a few days, then that becomes uncomfortable. i have a total of 3 pillows around me, and don't know where i could add another one to help the situation.
-pills still helping tremendously with the acid crap.
-he is still very low. i have never felt him kick above my belly button.
-the wonderful "stretching" pains have continuted on. sometimes i get them in my lower back.

Jessie's Girly Party

check out this cake for the party ...
we did the "dress a bride in toilet paper" ...
and we won.

this was jessie's 2nd lingerie party ...
and she will have another family one on this friday.
she is set with stuff for the next month.

Charlotte, Kaela, Jessie and Preggo Me.

finally .... dove hunting!!

thursday morning, bryan finally took me dove hunting. and by dove hunting, i actually mean, bryan hunted while i watched, fetched and plucked the doves. hehehe i had a blast.

introducing bevo to being a "bird dog" ...
he was wonderful, even though he never actually retrieved any birds for us.
violet and i enjoyed the morning.

can't wait until we get to go back!

party for tommy and jessie.

we had a blast celebrating an upcoming wedding between two of our great friends.

bryan and i got them cookie cutters, and a gc to Home Depot.
going through her basket of goodies from us hostess girls!

"the serious picture"

"the fun one"

big day: september 26th

24 Weeks.

Woo-hoo, 24 weeks and counting.

-the medicine my dr. gave me a prescription for is helping. i take one in the morning, then my prenatal at lunch, then another acid crap pill before supper. i have felt so much better in the evenings.
-continuing "stretching" pains.
-i have had a couple charlie horses in the night. 2 in one night once. not cool.
-i've noticed that it is getting hard to bend over and pick stuff up ... and roll out of bed. heheh that is a sight to see already.
-i'm still not sleeping well. i have a pillow at my head, between my legs, and one behind me. i roll from side to side to side, all night long. any body have suggestions, or ways that helped you sleep better?
-he kicks quite a few times a day. some evening bryan will rub that cocoa butter stretching cream on my belly, and shortly after he is done ... he starts kicking a lot. i guess it really wakes him up.


Check this out ... a short 10 weeks ago (taken at 14 weeks)

date night.

We had plans to go to our friends' wedding this afternoon. But we looked on the invitation and the wedding was at 3PM, and Bryan didn't want to get off that early!

so we decided to have a little date night ... which was really just a meal. I have had a free dessert coupon for awhile, so we decided to go to Carino's and use it! We had our pasta fill.

for dessert, we had a tasty treat...
it was like apple pie w/ ice cream, but even better.

We then went home and enjoyed an evening of rain! loving these days!

i love my cat.

Sorry Mary! No, this is not our cat ... I forgot to put words in with the picture!!

The other day we came home, and our cat was sitting on our front porch, just meowing away! I guess she was saying look what i did.

This snake was basically dead ... only it's tail would move!

I said GOOD KITTY! We went inside and gave her milk for her treat!

I have been living at the ranch for almost 2 years, and this is the first one I have seen!

BTW, Bryan took the close up picture, NOT me!!

4th Dr. Appointment

Nothing exciting really!

they did my weight first ... I made a big jump! I have gained a total of 10 lbs. so far. let's hope it doesn't jump that much next time.

blood pressure- fine

listened for heartbeat - 144 bpm again

talked to nurse. she gave me a prescription for my "acid reflex", which is what she said it probably was. not fun. i hate taking pills ... but i think i hate the acid crap more.

Next Appointment: Oct. 12th
28 weeks
Another Sono
Yummy Diabetes Test (she said no sweet stuff for breakfast)

what would you do for a pancake?

fun tuesday w/ emery.

Ryan and Marissa took advantage of a free babysitter ...so Emery and i got to play.

still loving the bouncer.

we went for a walk, down to the gym to see Uncle Bryan.

showing off thir backwards hats ...
violet thinks they look silly.
wishing she could drive the van ...

after supper, we had chocolate pudding ...
can you guess if she liked it or not?

when mommy and daddy are away, and you don't have your normal bed ...
we have to find other things that work.

great day.

Today, Chick Fil A (only the best place ever) were giving away free chicken sandwiches if you wore your favorite sports team.

i took advantage of it for lunch ...

and for supper.

i look at this picture ... and i see tiredness.
we had a long weekend.

23 Weeks

it feels like we just found out that we were having a little boy ... and here it is, already 5 weeks later! 17 weeks and counting until we meet this little guy.

-indigestion is carrying on. i'm going to apologize in advance ... if I am around you, and the burping is a necessity!
-the belly is getting very tight. i know it has a lot more stretching to do ....
-there have been a couple of times where you can actually see him kick. when he is kicking a lot and hard ... we watch my belly, and both bryan and i watch him.
-he is still very very low. loves to kick my bladder.
-still able to wear all regular jeans, shorts, etc. i usually have them unbuttoned and i use the belly band. my favorite piece of maternity.

picture taken at ross.

Sunday Fun

we slept late this morning. missed out on church. actually woke up when church was starting. that is what a long night does to me.

we headed to my papa's for a fish fry.

most of the holik's were there because of dove season. even trey, heather and abi ... and elizabeth and chris came down.

Emery is four days older than Abi.

they decided to start off with a hug ...
that ended in a tackle shortly after this picture was taken.

Emery and Abigail

Uncle Bryan and Emery (and her classic face).

After lunch, we went to the mall. Dillards has a great selection of polo for the boys ... and mirrors for Emery.

How many Emmie's do you count?

her funny face.

Smilin' in the mirror at me.

fun day.

unite and conquer.

today we had Unite and Conquer in our backyard.

it was a long day, full of craziness, loud bands, etc.

After some really good food cooked by my Uncle Ronnie ...

the only picture i got of the concert setup.

I watched a little of Addison Road ... then went back for Skillet and Third Day. Somehow we ended up over 3 hours behind. so even though Third Day was supposed to come on at 9:30PM ... it was after midnight when we finally saw them.

Both Skillet and Third Day were both awesome!

Luckily, when it was over around 1:30am ... all we had to do was walk home (about 100 yards)!!

I think it was a great turnout ... and i wouldn't mind if they had it in our backyard next year.

company ...

Ryan, Marissa and Emery came to visit us for a few days!

After breakfast, Emmie got to "play" w/ our fish.
loving the face.

checking it out.

she liked the vibration on this chair.

her "cheesey" smile.

it is NOT my week ...

-On tuesday evening, I started to get a sore throat. I went for my yummy Halls Breezers (which I always have in my house) ... and I couldn't find them. Then, I remembered that last week Bryan had a sore throat, and he had finished them off.

-Yesterday, I got myself and the dogs ready about 7PM to go for a walk. I walked out the front door, shut the screen door behind me ... and then felt an awful sting on my shoulder! I had been stung by a wasp. Now, that's just not fair ... it takes enough motivation as it is to get out and exercise ... getting stung does not help.

-Well, after I got some medicine on it ... I decided to still go for that walk. The dogs were all hyper anyways, so I figured I could still go. We walked for an hour, 2 miles (don't do the math, I know it's slow). Of course, I felt good about myself. So, I kept on ... a couple house chores were on the list next! So, I am picking up things off of the floor so I can vacuum ... and then, I see a "water mark" in our room. As soon as I see it, I look up and Bevo is running away from me ... he is horrible about hiding stuff! Also, after we walk, he tends to drink way too much, which in return causes him to throw it up. I should have been paying attention ... but we will blame the pregnancy brain!! I walk in the living room, and there are two more marks. I just open the back door, and give him a little slap as he runs out. By now, I am crying ... bryan can't understand the words I am bawling to him over the phone ... and I have no plans on cleaning anything! Finally, he calmed me down, i did clean up his mess, and I did vacuum the house!

Let's move onto today.

-I had a horrible night. I can NOT get comfy when i sleep ... everything hurts, or should i say aches i guess!

-I just warmed up some left over chicken strips for lunch at work. I had my ketchup container (one from whataburger), warm chicken and few crackers. Somehow, I managed to knock my ketchup container on to my pants, then onto the floor! What a mess! I am wearing a white shirt, and managed to avoid it completely! Ketchup is NOT a fun mess to clean up. I hope it doesn't stain the carpet!

That's it for now! I hope I have nothing else to report on this subject ...

Happy Birthday ...

... to my crazy sweet sister in law!! :)

Have a wonderful day!!

bevo's new friends

There are MANY different types of animals on the ranch ...

These longhorns were across the street of our house ... so we decided to go say hi!
even cash came ...

bevo is warning her that she better get back on this side of the fence. as you can see, the cows are coming their way. shortly after this picture was taken, she was running towards our house.

playing with them.

I am holding violet during these pictures because she tends to go through the fence ... and i just wasn't too sure how these cows would react to little miss priss!!