There are still a few days left in 2013, but I might not update my blog again until January. It's been a somewhat quiet year for us, which is a good thing. The most exciting thing that happened for us is finding out we are expecting another baby. We have a name picked out, but I'm not ready to share it. I'd like to be able to keep the name a secret until the baby is born. It's more fun that way.
We had a really great Christmas at our house. Carleigh was so excited to see Santa had left presents for her. She got some new books, clothes, and of course, some toys. She loves her Jake the Pirate Ship and Optimus Prime toys. She also received gift cards and cash from other family members, so she will get to go shopping tomorrow while we are out. Heath & I got a bunch of gift cards, mostly for Target, so you know where we are going tomorrow. Heath bought me a Galaxy Tab 3 and some Prada sunglasses, which I love. Carleigh had pretty much taken over my Kindle Fire awhile back, so I am glad I have my own tablet again. I'll be searching for a cover for it at Target. I got Heath Gran Turismo 6 for the PS3, so he's been playing that in between GTA Online.
My next doctor appointment is Jan 2. Things have been going good. The only complaint I've had lately is the random pressure that I feel in the crotch area. It feels like the baby is trying to come out. Or, for a better explanation, it feels like someone kicked me in the crotch. It hurts like a mofo and I'll find out if it's normal at my appointment. Those pains aren't followed by cramping or bleeding, so I feel it's nothing to worry about. It's probably completely normal.
We still have a lot of shopping, or should I say, ALL of the shopping to do for the baby. Nothing has been done. It's been stressing me out because we had a bunch of Christmas shopping to do and now that Christmas is over, we now have to do baby shopping. It shouldn't take us too long. The registry I started at Target has about 30 items on it. So it's not that bad. Neither side of the family has bothered to ask if we needed anything for this baby. I'm not sure if they plan on buying anything or not, so instead of waiting for them, I'm going out and purchasing everything myself. I have a feeling my parent's and in-law's aren't that excited this time around because this baby is no longer their first. If that makes any sense. They sure seem excited to fly out here the second the baby is born to annoy the ever living shit out of me, though.
I'll be trying to update this blog more often in 2014. With a new baby in the house, we will see how that all goes. I'll have to chase two kid's around instead of one.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Freezing in Las Vegas
It's been so cold in Las Vegas the past few days. We had a winter weather advisory yesterday with the possibility of up to two inches of snow, but that never happened. My car decided to stop working all together in this chilly weather. It's currently sitting at the dealership to be looked at tomorrow morning. Last week, my car picked a couple of days to not start right away. It would take a few tries, but then everything would be in good working order. On Friday afternoon, when I was trying to leave work, my car refused to start. Heath had to come over to my work and try to get it to start, but it didn't even work for him. We left it there and went back Saturday to try to get it going, but it still wouldn't budge. We ended up calling a tow truck to take it over to the dealership. We are thinking it's either the fuel pumps or the crank sensor. We won't know until sometime tomorrow afternoon. I really hope it's the crank sensor since it's the cheaper item to fix. We are down to one car for now, so I'll drop Heath off at work and take his car to my office and then switch drivers when I pick him up in the afternoon. We are both off Tuesday since I have an appointment in the morning and we plan to get some Christmas shopping done while Carleigh is in school. I really hope to have my car back by Wednesday afternoon. Fingers crossed!
I'm not sure if I mentioned this in previous posts, but we are having another baby GIRL! My glucose test is at 8am on Tuesday morning. It's the test where I have to drink that really nasty orange drink in 10 minutes, then wait an hour for the blood test. Heath is coming with me so I don't have to be so bored while waiting. Smart phones are great, but they do get boring after about 10 minutes. I can only play so many rounds of Candy Crush and Words with Friends before I want to fall asleep.
Not a whole lot has been happening in our household. Heath & I have been playing too much Grand Theft Auto Online. I've met a lot of great new friends and enjoy laughing at all of our shenanigans in the evenings and on the weekends. Carleigh's had an off and on cold that keeps springing up whenever it wants. It's a little annoying for all of us. At least it's nothing serious. I started my Christmas shopping a little late this year, but everything will arrive well before the 25th. See... boring stuff. I need to find something more interesting to do.
I'm not sure if I mentioned this in previous posts, but we are having another baby GIRL! My glucose test is at 8am on Tuesday morning. It's the test where I have to drink that really nasty orange drink in 10 minutes, then wait an hour for the blood test. Heath is coming with me so I don't have to be so bored while waiting. Smart phones are great, but they do get boring after about 10 minutes. I can only play so many rounds of Candy Crush and Words with Friends before I want to fall asleep.
Not a whole lot has been happening in our household. Heath & I have been playing too much Grand Theft Auto Online. I've met a lot of great new friends and enjoy laughing at all of our shenanigans in the evenings and on the weekends. Carleigh's had an off and on cold that keeps springing up whenever it wants. It's a little annoying for all of us. At least it's nothing serious. I started my Christmas shopping a little late this year, but everything will arrive well before the 25th. See... boring stuff. I need to find something more interesting to do.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
You're Not My Interior Designer
Can I go on a rant for the next five minutes?
My father-in-law has said he doesn't like our couch. He thinks it's uncomfortable. Heath & I love it. We bought it a couple of years ago when we had to throw out our old leather couch due to damages. Our couch is a five piece sectional and it's microfiber. It's a great couch for a house with kid's and pets. The couch is comfortable for us. Carleigh always takes naps on it, so it can't be that horrible. And honestly, if you only come out to visit twice a year, stop complaining. If you hate our couch, sit your ass on the floor. Let me know how comfortable that is.
So anyway, my father-in-law kept calling Heath and leaving voicemails today. He even sent a text that was like, "Can you please call me back NOW!!" something like that. When Heath saw that, he was thinking it was some kind of emergency, so while we were shopping, Heath calls his dad back. I could overhear Heath talking about leather. So I turn around and just give him that "seriously, is that what was SO important?" look. His dad kept calling us over a COUCH he saw at Sam's Club. He told Heath that they found a "nice" leather couch and chair set at Sam's Club for $700 and wanted to buy it for us for Christmas because our couch isn't that great and because of our "situation". I don't really know what "situation" he's referring to. First of all, I don't want leather furniture in my house. Not because it sucks, but because we are going to have not one, but two young kids and pets. I'll pass on all leather furniture until we're old and retired. Second of all, you're not our interior decorator. Stop trying to buy furniture for our house. If he liked that set, he should've bought it for his own damn house. Just saying.
I cannot stand the meddling. I think he assumes that since we are going to have two kid's and plan to go one income or me working part-time only that we won't be able to afford anything ever again. He forgets that we are being responsible and not buying two brand new cars every six months. Good for him if he makes six figures, but that doesn't make you "rich" by any means. We have one car paid off and another to follow within the next five to six months. There will be some other random small debts paid off too. If I continued to work full-time and had two kid's in daycare, then we would have a "situation" on our hands because that would be about $1,500/mo for two kid's in daycare.
I just wish they would shut the hell up and worry about themselves. I'm tired of having them make decisions for our family as if we can't make them for ourselves. I'm tired of them assuming we have money troubles. I'm tired of them assuming we can't do anything for ourselves. They have their adult son (25) living with them still because I know they do the same shit to him too. He enjoys it, so he figures why should he ever move out.
All I'm saying is, please let us purchase our own furniture for our house and stop complaining about the furniture we bought. I really don't care if you think our couch is uncomfortable. That's not my problem. We bought our couch because it was comfortable for us. It makes us happy, so deal with it. Sit on some plastic $5 chair from Walmart if you hate our couch that much. No one is stopping you from bringing your own chair.
My father-in-law has said he doesn't like our couch. He thinks it's uncomfortable. Heath & I love it. We bought it a couple of years ago when we had to throw out our old leather couch due to damages. Our couch is a five piece sectional and it's microfiber. It's a great couch for a house with kid's and pets. The couch is comfortable for us. Carleigh always takes naps on it, so it can't be that horrible. And honestly, if you only come out to visit twice a year, stop complaining. If you hate our couch, sit your ass on the floor. Let me know how comfortable that is.
So anyway, my father-in-law kept calling Heath and leaving voicemails today. He even sent a text that was like, "Can you please call me back NOW!!" something like that. When Heath saw that, he was thinking it was some kind of emergency, so while we were shopping, Heath calls his dad back. I could overhear Heath talking about leather. So I turn around and just give him that "seriously, is that what was SO important?" look. His dad kept calling us over a COUCH he saw at Sam's Club. He told Heath that they found a "nice" leather couch and chair set at Sam's Club for $700 and wanted to buy it for us for Christmas because our couch isn't that great and because of our "situation". I don't really know what "situation" he's referring to. First of all, I don't want leather furniture in my house. Not because it sucks, but because we are going to have not one, but two young kids and pets. I'll pass on all leather furniture until we're old and retired. Second of all, you're not our interior decorator. Stop trying to buy furniture for our house. If he liked that set, he should've bought it for his own damn house. Just saying.
I cannot stand the meddling. I think he assumes that since we are going to have two kid's and plan to go one income or me working part-time only that we won't be able to afford anything ever again. He forgets that we are being responsible and not buying two brand new cars every six months. Good for him if he makes six figures, but that doesn't make you "rich" by any means. We have one car paid off and another to follow within the next five to six months. There will be some other random small debts paid off too. If I continued to work full-time and had two kid's in daycare, then we would have a "situation" on our hands because that would be about $1,500/mo for two kid's in daycare.
I just wish they would shut the hell up and worry about themselves. I'm tired of having them make decisions for our family as if we can't make them for ourselves. I'm tired of them assuming we have money troubles. I'm tired of them assuming we can't do anything for ourselves. They have their adult son (25) living with them still because I know they do the same shit to him too. He enjoys it, so he figures why should he ever move out.
All I'm saying is, please let us purchase our own furniture for our house and stop complaining about the furniture we bought. I really don't care if you think our couch is uncomfortable. That's not my problem. We bought our couch because it was comfortable for us. It makes us happy, so deal with it. Sit on some plastic $5 chair from Walmart if you hate our couch that much. No one is stopping you from bringing your own chair.
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Life As Usual
Carleigh had a blast during Halloween. She dressed up as Minnie Mouse. We went down our street and the street next to ours. That was enough to fill her plastic pumpkin to the brim. After that, we walked back home so we could hand out some candy. We didn't have as many kid's show up this year like we did last year. I think it's because it was a bit cooler than usual here. We have a decent amount of candy left over. At least it's the good stuff.
This afternoon, we drove to the Galleria Mall in Henderson. It's far from our house now and we rarely go there. We had lunch at Red Robin, another favorite that we don't get to go to often. Heath & I wanted to get our hair cut. I also wanted to buy a comforter for Carleigh's bed, but found a micro fleece sheet set instead. Since it's much cooler here this year than normal (or at least feels that way), I wanted to get her something that would be warmer. We figured a nice fleece sheet set would be best. We don't turn the heat on in our house until it's below 40 degrees at night. The sheet set was listed at $75, but we got it on sale for $34. Not a bad deal.
After the mall, we went over to Target to get a few things for the house. Carleigh ran over to the toy section to play with different things. I found a Red the Firetruck toy and tried to hide it in the cart and give it to her for Christmas, but she spotted it when I put a few other items in the cart. She was so excited to have a new toy. She fell asleep while playing with it in the car. I have other items on Amazon that will be given for Christmas that she won't see until she unwraps them. I loved shopping for Christmas items with Carleigh in the cart when she was too young to understand.
On Wednesday, we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. I'm really excited for that appointment because I just NEED to know what colors to purchase and we can pick out a name. We have a couple of boy names in mind, but still nothing for a girl. I have a few ideas for girl names, so I'll add those to my list tonight after I ask Heath if he likes them too.
This afternoon, we drove to the Galleria Mall in Henderson. It's far from our house now and we rarely go there. We had lunch at Red Robin, another favorite that we don't get to go to often. Heath & I wanted to get our hair cut. I also wanted to buy a comforter for Carleigh's bed, but found a micro fleece sheet set instead. Since it's much cooler here this year than normal (or at least feels that way), I wanted to get her something that would be warmer. We figured a nice fleece sheet set would be best. We don't turn the heat on in our house until it's below 40 degrees at night. The sheet set was listed at $75, but we got it on sale for $34. Not a bad deal.
After the mall, we went over to Target to get a few things for the house. Carleigh ran over to the toy section to play with different things. I found a Red the Firetruck toy and tried to hide it in the cart and give it to her for Christmas, but she spotted it when I put a few other items in the cart. She was so excited to have a new toy. She fell asleep while playing with it in the car. I have other items on Amazon that will be given for Christmas that she won't see until she unwraps them. I loved shopping for Christmas items with Carleigh in the cart when she was too young to understand.
On Wednesday, we find out if we're having a boy or a girl. I'm really excited for that appointment because I just NEED to know what colors to purchase and we can pick out a name. We have a couple of boy names in mind, but still nothing for a girl. I have a few ideas for girl names, so I'll add those to my list tonight after I ask Heath if he likes them too.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Mood Swings
Mood swings are the absolute worse thing about being pregnant. At least they are to me at this current moment. I'm not really sure what triggered the mood swings, but I have them and I want to scream. We went shopping at Target and got groceries after that. I was feeling moody at the grocery store and all day after that. It's just awful.
On Thursday, I left work for a couple of hours to see my doctor because I was having some cramp-like pains on my right side. I found out it was just a round ligament and it's totally normal to have. I don't remember having something like that when I was pregnant with Carleigh. It also caused some really awful backaches too. This pregnancy is definitely harder than my first. The doctor also told me I wasn't gaining enough weight. I'm 18 weeks and only up five pounds so far. Honestly, who cares? Every woman is different in her pregnancy. I can't force myself to eat more during the day to gain weight. If I overeat, it will make me nauseous and uncomfortable. The holidays are coming up and I'm sure I'll gain enough weight during then. With Carleigh's pregnancy, I gained too much weight. So I think my body is just taking it easy this time around. My 20 week scan is scheduled for November 6. Then my 3D ultrasound is November 9. It should be fun since Carleigh gets to go to the 3D appointment.
In other news, we paid off my Jaguar last week. I am so excited to no longer have a car payment. Heath's car isn't too far behind. We are getting closer and closer to becoming a one income family. If anything, I'll just have to work part-time to help pad things until we can fully reach that goal. We are trying to avoid having me go back to work full-time after the baby is born because paying for daycare for two is very expensive. Carleigh starts kindergarten next fall, but I'd still rather be home to drop her off and pick her up every day. Otherwise we would have to pay the daycare for morning and after school care. It's just an expense we don't need and would like to try to avoid at all costs. It's doable.
Carleigh is excited for Halloween. She's going to be Minnie Mouse this year. We are taking her to the pumpkin patch tomorrow. We are painting instead of carving this year. It will be less of a mess for me to clean up. That's always a win.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!
On Thursday, I left work for a couple of hours to see my doctor because I was having some cramp-like pains on my right side. I found out it was just a round ligament and it's totally normal to have. I don't remember having something like that when I was pregnant with Carleigh. It also caused some really awful backaches too. This pregnancy is definitely harder than my first. The doctor also told me I wasn't gaining enough weight. I'm 18 weeks and only up five pounds so far. Honestly, who cares? Every woman is different in her pregnancy. I can't force myself to eat more during the day to gain weight. If I overeat, it will make me nauseous and uncomfortable. The holidays are coming up and I'm sure I'll gain enough weight during then. With Carleigh's pregnancy, I gained too much weight. So I think my body is just taking it easy this time around. My 20 week scan is scheduled for November 6. Then my 3D ultrasound is November 9. It should be fun since Carleigh gets to go to the 3D appointment.
In other news, we paid off my Jaguar last week. I am so excited to no longer have a car payment. Heath's car isn't too far behind. We are getting closer and closer to becoming a one income family. If anything, I'll just have to work part-time to help pad things until we can fully reach that goal. We are trying to avoid having me go back to work full-time after the baby is born because paying for daycare for two is very expensive. Carleigh starts kindergarten next fall, but I'd still rather be home to drop her off and pick her up every day. Otherwise we would have to pay the daycare for morning and after school care. It's just an expense we don't need and would like to try to avoid at all costs. It's doable.
Carleigh is excited for Halloween. She's going to be Minnie Mouse this year. We are taking her to the pumpkin patch tomorrow. We are painting instead of carving this year. It will be less of a mess for me to clean up. That's always a win.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!
Sunday, October 13, 2013
A Beautiful Fall Weekend
This weekend has been so gorgeous. It's been in the low to mid-70's. Yesterday, we took Carleigh to Bonnie Springs Ranch. We haven't been out there in two years. Carleigh rode the train a few times, checked out the petting zoo, and walked around the Old West town. We had dinner out there and then came home. It was a fun day. Carleigh fell asleep in the car on our way home and continued to sleep for about another hour after we got home. Thankfully she still went to bed at her usual time instead of being wide awake and hyper all night.
We spent today being mostly lazy. We had lunch at Subway, shopped at Target, and got groceries at Albertsons. We had to get Carleigh her Halloween costume. She picked out a really cute Minnie Mouse costume. She's looking forward to Trick-or-Treating. What kid isn't?
My next appointment is on Tuesday. I'll be 17 weeks pregnant. I hope my doctor will do the gender ultrasound this week. We have a couple of boy names picked out, but no girl names as of yet. If my doctor doesn't do the gender ultrasound this week, I have a 3D ultrasound appointment for November 9th scheduled. I found a good deal on Groupon and purchased it. That appointment will be during my 20th week of pregnancy. So we shall see what happens. I really do hope we can find out on Tuesday.
Next Saturday, I am doing a volunteer event at the park near our house. It's for a Family, Friends & Fur event. We get a lot of e-mails through work pointing out volunteer events in the city. I finally found one that was near my house. I'll be there from 8am-12pm. It's a fun event for dog owners and people who want to adopt dogs too. I've never done a volunteer event outside of work, so this should be fun. I'll still be representing our company, but it won't be the whole team with me. It will be a nice change. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the dogs and the games they have planned.
We spent today being mostly lazy. We had lunch at Subway, shopped at Target, and got groceries at Albertsons. We had to get Carleigh her Halloween costume. She picked out a really cute Minnie Mouse costume. She's looking forward to Trick-or-Treating. What kid isn't?
My next appointment is on Tuesday. I'll be 17 weeks pregnant. I hope my doctor will do the gender ultrasound this week. We have a couple of boy names picked out, but no girl names as of yet. If my doctor doesn't do the gender ultrasound this week, I have a 3D ultrasound appointment for November 9th scheduled. I found a good deal on Groupon and purchased it. That appointment will be during my 20th week of pregnancy. So we shall see what happens. I really do hope we can find out on Tuesday.
Next Saturday, I am doing a volunteer event at the park near our house. It's for a Family, Friends & Fur event. We get a lot of e-mails through work pointing out volunteer events in the city. I finally found one that was near my house. I'll be there from 8am-12pm. It's a fun event for dog owners and people who want to adopt dogs too. I've never done a volunteer event outside of work, so this should be fun. I'll still be representing our company, but it won't be the whole team with me. It will be a nice change. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the dogs and the games they have planned.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Family Vacation
We just got back from our Disneyland vacation this afternoon. It was a very long weekend spent with the in-law's. For our drive out to California, my mother-in-law read every single billboard from Las Vegas to Anaheim. My father-in-law would pay attention to everything except the road. It was even more stressful once we got into the Anaheim area with the crazy California drivers. We checked into our hotel around 3pm and then headed out towards Newport Beach about an hour later. Carleigh had such a great time checking out the ocean and playing with her sand castle toys. We even found a few seashells and brought them home with us. We were at the beach until sunset (which was GORGEOUS!!) and then headed back to the hotel for the night.
We did Disneyland on Friday without fast passes. I felt that they weren't needed. The lines weren't that long. I've seen worse lines at Six Flags. I loved the Halloween decorations around the park. This is my favorite time of year, so seeing Disneyland for the first time in my life during this time of year was so great. Carleigh loved the Astro Orbiter ride and did that ride twice. In Toon Town, Carleigh had such a great time on the Roger Rabbit ride. She doesn't even know who Roger Rabbit is! She also did that ride twice. She did all of the rides in Toon Town including the roller coaster. Carleigh even met Mickey Mouse and Goofy while hanging out in Toon Town. Minnie Mouse was around, but by time we were getting ready to go in her line, she was on break. We did check out Minnie's house though. I think Carleigh got a bigger kick out of that then actually seeing Minnie in person.
On Saturday, we went over to California Adventure Park. That park was our favorite because of Cars Land. Carleigh got to meet Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Red the Firetruck. It was so cool. We headed back to Cars Land when the sunset set to see it all lit up. It was amazing! That was my favorite part of the whole park. Carleigh enjoyed the Bug's Life area too. The lines were really short and we did a few of those rides twice at Bug's Life. Carleigh loved the big Ferris wheel. She wanted to ride in one of the cars that rocked back and forth as the wheel spun around. It was crazy to go that fast while being so high up in the air, but she was laughing the whole time. She saw the big roller coaster behind the Ferris wheel but I told her she was way too small for that one. She is so brave. I can't handle any large roller coasters anymore. The kid ones are as far as I will go.
It was a great weekend, but I am glad it's over. I can't wait until we can go back to Disneyland without any other family. At times, my in-law's seemed annoyed because I had to take random breaks because I'm pregnant and all of that walking was getting to me much more than others. My favorite walking shoes no longer felt comfortable after our trip, so I think it's time to get a new pair. I've had them for a couple of years though. It's so nice to be back home now.
It's back to work for me tomorrow. Heath only has to work Tuesday & Wednesday this week. His parent's leave on Friday, I think. It will be nice to have my house back to normal after these two weeks. I'm used to quiet, chill, and relaxing at home. Not running all over the place. At least I have an excuse not to be out late... work and being pregnant! Haha. :)
We did Disneyland on Friday without fast passes. I felt that they weren't needed. The lines weren't that long. I've seen worse lines at Six Flags. I loved the Halloween decorations around the park. This is my favorite time of year, so seeing Disneyland for the first time in my life during this time of year was so great. Carleigh loved the Astro Orbiter ride and did that ride twice. In Toon Town, Carleigh had such a great time on the Roger Rabbit ride. She doesn't even know who Roger Rabbit is! She also did that ride twice. She did all of the rides in Toon Town including the roller coaster. Carleigh even met Mickey Mouse and Goofy while hanging out in Toon Town. Minnie Mouse was around, but by time we were getting ready to go in her line, she was on break. We did check out Minnie's house though. I think Carleigh got a bigger kick out of that then actually seeing Minnie in person.
On Saturday, we went over to California Adventure Park. That park was our favorite because of Cars Land. Carleigh got to meet Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, and Red the Firetruck. It was so cool. We headed back to Cars Land when the sunset set to see it all lit up. It was amazing! That was my favorite part of the whole park. Carleigh enjoyed the Bug's Life area too. The lines were really short and we did a few of those rides twice at Bug's Life. Carleigh loved the big Ferris wheel. She wanted to ride in one of the cars that rocked back and forth as the wheel spun around. It was crazy to go that fast while being so high up in the air, but she was laughing the whole time. She saw the big roller coaster behind the Ferris wheel but I told her she was way too small for that one. She is so brave. I can't handle any large roller coasters anymore. The kid ones are as far as I will go.
It was a great weekend, but I am glad it's over. I can't wait until we can go back to Disneyland without any other family. At times, my in-law's seemed annoyed because I had to take random breaks because I'm pregnant and all of that walking was getting to me much more than others. My favorite walking shoes no longer felt comfortable after our trip, so I think it's time to get a new pair. I've had them for a couple of years though. It's so nice to be back home now.
It's back to work for me tomorrow. Heath only has to work Tuesday & Wednesday this week. His parent's leave on Friday, I think. It will be nice to have my house back to normal after these two weeks. I'm used to quiet, chill, and relaxing at home. Not running all over the place. At least I have an excuse not to be out late... work and being pregnant! Haha. :)
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