I will never understand...

I went on Sunday to Mattoon to rescan the items I wanted to add to the registry. After waiting 5 minutes at the jewelry counter, I set off to work. But just my luck, I couldn't get the scanner to scan. So, I took it back to the jewelry counter but she wasn't very helpful and didn't seem to care. I was going to give it one more try in the morning on the way to my doctors appointment but it doesn't look like I'll need to. I just checked online and there is a list of things. Some things I recognize from the pictures but the other descriptions don't make too much sense. Maybe the broken scanner was a sign but I'm just glad it finally took.

Have a wonderful afternoon and enjoy this nice fall weather.

Registeries are not for me

Okay, you would think I learned my lesson from all the trouble we had with wedding registries. But no, I went ahead and made one since we're having a couple of showers. First, I made one at Target. It was very easy. The items I scanned showed up and it was viewable at the store and online. One strange thing though was that a slow cooker showed up when I printed it out. Not sure how that got there, I thought maybe J.C. had been adding things after work.(haha) Well I decided that since there isn't a Target too close to Kansas that I would make a registry at Walmart as well. So on Wednesday I had some free time and went to scan away. My first warning should have been that the lady couldn't remember how to get things set up. After I helped her figure it out she said I was ready to go. I met up with Mom and we began scanning items in the baby department. 45 minutes later I felt like I had a good variety of items, I took the scanner back to the jewelry department. The lady did her thing and said it would be available in about 10 minutes. Well I had to be at work by 1:00 and Mom and I had planned to go to the Pizza Hut buffet for lunch so we left because I knew I could check it later online. Later that afternoon I checked online, it was not there. I checked later that night, still not there. So I thought maybe it took 24 hours to show up online. At 11:30 Thursday morning the registry was still empty. So yesterday after work I went to check the Walmart kiosk to see if there was some glitch with the online service. I typed my name in and received a message that said no items had been added to the registry. AHHHHH!!! This was very frustrating. And of course there was no one in the jewelery department to ask what happened. So I guess this weekend I'll be going back and doing a second registry.

Baby M in Action

Okay I think I finally got this to work.

Baby M in Motion

Okay this was just a test. I've got a better video with more action. The only movement in this one is at the beginning, so if you blink you'll miss it. I'll keep trying.

Fruit/Vegetable Update

I have discovered many new fruits and vetetable from the BabyCenter weekly e-mails. I have been posting it in the side bar so you can keep up too. So just in case you're wondering a Jicama is a crispy, sweet, edible root that resembles a turnip in physical appearance, although the plants are not related. For more information check out this website. What is Jicama? Before today I have never heard of this vegetable.

Hiccups

Baby M has the hiccups. I kind of feel bad since there's not much I can do to help him/her out. They last anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes and can happen several times during the day. It's very easy to tell them apart from a kick or other movement. It just feels like a rhythmic beat coming from my stomach. Last night Baby M got them just as I was laying down to go to sleep. So that meant that I couldn't sleep until they stopped. But from the research I've read, fetal hiccups are perfectly normal and means the baby is healthy.

Baby sled

Baby sled
Originally uploaded by mmp52

Here is Nana's new sled. Now all she needs is some snow.

33 Weeks

Wow!! Does that ticker say 57 days to go???? Time sure has flown by. I went to the doctor this morning and everything is looking good. My stomach measured 33 centimeters which equals 33 weeks and Baby M had a steady heart rate of 148. My weight is up to 144 pounds. They were very busy in the office today. Tonight J.C. and I are going to a class to learn about epidurals. I know they're suppose to ease the pain but a needle that close to my spin scares me to death.

I've also starting purchasing the essentials for my overnight bag. The more I have ready the easier it will be on J.C. (I hope). I don't want to be in the hospital while he's running around Wal-Mart looking for supplies. He'll be nervous enough the way it is. :-)

One Week Boutique

On Saturday Mom and I went to Champaign for the One Week Boutique Pre-Sale.It's a big consignment sale. From the pictures you can see it was very busy. We must of stood in line for a half-hour just to check out. It reminded me of shopping the day after Thanksgiving. But it was worth the trip for Nana. She found a kiddie sled. So the now her slopes are open to children of all ages. I found some good deals as well. I think my favorite purchase was a pair of camouflage booties with deer heads on top, since it's arrival date is just in time for deer season. But it will be several years before he/she is wearing real camouflage and hunting with dad.

The Mom Song

I saw Anita Renfroe performed this song live at Women of Faith back in August. I guess I better get to practicing.



To be fair she also wrote a song for Dads.

August Belly

Okay, I'm a little behind on my belly shot photos. This is the one I took in August. Compared to last month's picture I don't think I look any bigger. I went to the doctor on Friday. Baby M's heartbeat was 150 and I passed the Glucose test with flying colors. No second test for me!! Two months from Thursday is Baby M's arrival date. Time has really flown by. Before you know it we'll be holding a sweet little bundle in our arms. Oh I can't wait.

Grandparents Day 8/7/2008

Happy Grandparents Day to our future grandparents, The Phelps' and the Marleys. I know there's not a little person yet to send you greetings, but he or she is sending lots of love kicks from the inside. Baby M can't wait to meet you.

Congrats to Janice and Justin!!

We found out over the weekend that Janice and Justin are getting married!!! Yea!!! J.C. and I are sooo happy for you!!.