We're Finally Home "Owers"

It's moving day and this boy is HAPPY!!! He's also proud of himself sitting in a real chair.

As our real estate attorney said at the closing, "Congratulations! You are now home owers." :)


With many thanks to all our helpers (Cindy, Lorri, Mom, Denise, Chris and my nephews), we are in a very live-able house! The remaining boxes are contained and basically in a few rooms (baby's room, bonus room and the empty dining room). So, that's not too bad.


The best way to describe how it feels to go from two years of apartment living to a beautiful house - like our wedding night. There was something so amazingly wonderful yet foreign to it. Like the first night we spent together on our wedding night, I was so excited to finally be at the moment I'd dreamed of for so long.


Jon David is adjusting well though I've been gone from him more this past week than ever before so that is not helping. He acts completely normal until bedtime and then it's like all the change cumulates and it's just too much for the little man. And he's been waking up in the night and gotten some extra loving from our family's chief nighttime comforter, aka Daddy.


I'm adjusting to my new appliances and also to those the previous owners left. Our fridge is "fancy" in my opinion and the washer/dryer required some serious reading on my part to make sure that I got it right. It's the front loader/high efficiency kind and a tad different that the ones I've had in our apartments.

And, some drama - while using the self-cleaning oven, it caught on fire! Yes - that's right, FIRE. The flames were about 3 - 4 inches high and I freaked out! I know, I'm a bad blogger since I should have taken a picture of it but I was busy looking for the fire extinguisher. We figured out how to quit the self-cleaning and I'll be contacting my friendly GE-dealer for some help. I have NO clue what would cause that. Any ideas???


I'll write more later as it's late and time for bed! I look forward to catching up on all your blogs, hopefully tomorrow!! I've missed you guys!

These fabulous women are not only bloggers extraordinaire but they are master unpackers, Cindy and Denise. My sister, Cindy, really went to town in the kitchen and that made a HUGE difference!!

"Fancy" fridge as I call it and my first load of laundry after receiving a degree in fancy washers.

Aunt Lorri came from Chicago on Friday and stayed until today to help unpack and watch Jon David. You can see the great time they had.

Jon David and Aunt Lorri's Moving Company, at your service!

Test Results Take 1 and MOVING DAY!

Warning: as my pregnancy progresses, there will be a lot more posting about exciting things like fetal fibronectin tests, effacing and the like. :)

My first fetal fibronectin test was a good one! The results were negative which is a good thing! I've learned that a positive test indicates it's pretty likely that baby boy may come within the next 2 weeks. So, GREAT news and a huge praise (Thank you, Lord!) that we look safe for the next 14 days! No word yet on the gestational diabetes one... I think I find out tomorrow maybe.

Speaking of tomorrow, it's MOVING DAY! I can't even believe it!!!!!! We have movers (another blessing) and I just pray the closing goes well. :) I may be a bit out of commission for a few days but I do plan to capture some of the fun with a camera. Lucky for me, there is little that I can do. The hard part will be not overdoing it. Either way, we're OVER THE MOON about the new house! Can't you tell from the picture of Jon David?

What a blessing!! Thank you, Lord!

Two by Two (no - it's not a Noah's arc post!)

Two by Two, about ME!


Two names you go by
1. Neese/Neesy.
2. Sweetie (from hubby) or Mama (not Hubby but the other guy with the same name).

Two things you are wearing right now
1. Lovely maternity shorts.
2. Oh so sexy pink maternity shirt.

Two things you want in a relationship (I'm assuming friendships here)
1. Ease (don't have to weigh every word).
2. Shared passions (the Lord, family, scrapbooking, etc.).

Two of your favorite things to do
1. Be with my guys.
2. Scrapbook.

Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. To be over this stinking sinus infection and to have fully functioning nostrils.
2. To be in my new house (which I will be as of Thursday!!!!)

Two pets you have or had
1. My sister, Cindy's, dog named Pepe (spelling??) who peed on my head when I was around 7 years old. Now that I look at it, Pepe also spells peed. Interesting.
2. Jake, a lab mix that I had in my 20s.

Two people who will fill this out first
1. Cindy, because she likes new material and wants to help a sister out.
2. I'd say Janice but she's got to plan for the party of the year this weekend. So, maybe the "other" Denise since this will be her first "tag."

Two things you did last night
1. Whined - my head hurt so badly and I felt (feel) cruddy.
2. Watched "On the Lot" which was actually pretty good.

Two chores you don't like doing
1. Putting away laundry.
2. Taking out the trash (which I thankfully hardly ever do).

Two things you ate today
1. Well, I drank a lovely orange sugar-rush concoction at the OBs for my gestational diabetes test.
2. Watery eggs/egg whites for breakfast in the hopes that it would help my test today!

Two people you talked to last
1. Kim.
2. Mom.

Two things you're doing tomorrow
1. Taking Jon David to Little Gym (if I feel up to it).
2. NAPPING! We're in a great 1 1/2 - 2 hour nap groove these days and I take FULL advantage of it.

Two favorite holidays
1. Christmas.
2. Thanksgiving.

Two favorite beverages
1. Coca-cola.
2. Smoothies.

Updates: I took a fetal fibronectin test today and am apparently going to do this ongoing now every two weeks to make sure we're not having this baby too early. I did find out that since I did not go into premature labor (my water broke and I was later induced), my chances of going full-term are better. So, that was positive! Still feeling cruddy and it's now an infection. I started a 10-day antibiotic treatment today. Jon David was a bit more challenging today though really well behaved in the doctor's office. He may be stir crazy since we've not done much for the past few days. He seemed to bounce from one "no" to the next. :( Off to bed. THANKS, Susie for the new material!

Another "not a great picture" but the PJs are just TOO cute! You bloggers are all these fantastic photographers. I feel like I gotta come clean and admit when the picture is just so-so. :)

News that is fit to print

Our new thing: putting our feet on the table. Yes, I am trying to curb it (but it really is kinda cute!)

Thanks for all the sweet comments. Oh, how I love comments!! :)

Still bumming with this dang cold. It's gotta leave soon, right??? And tomorrow is the dreaded glucose test for gestational diabetes at my OB appointment. I'm nervous about it. I did fine with Jon David but since I'm so, well, grande this time. I'm not so sure how it will all go.

But, I did go scrapbooking Saturday night and I probably should not have. But, I am weak and I wanted to have fun with my friends!!

Jon David had a strange limping thing going on last night. Out of the blue and with no signs of injury, he favored his left leg. Then, he started to crawl and not want to walk on it. Later, he would hobble on it but when he tried to run, he started to cry. So, we called the doctor who recommended Motrin and to keep an eye on him. This was right before bedtime for him so there was not much to do. Because he's had a cold, we had to watch for a high fever because there could be an infection that was impacting his hip. This is translated from the doctor to my husband to me so something is clearly lost in the translation but you get the drift. He's been much better today and I'm not even sure that he's limped. A couple times I thought he had a quick, slight favoring but then it seemed to go away. Made for one stressful evening for Mommy and Daddy.

Well, my head is pounding due to all this sinus pressure. I must go but wanted to say thanks and give a quick shout out to my peeps (that's you!).

Pix below: check out this wacky hairline! Can you say serious cowlick?? Before you feel too badly for him and a lifetime of bad hair, check out the next photo. The second picture shows these really pretty curls that seem to come out of nowhere on his little head. I think I may let his hair grow a bit to see what these pretty curls will do.

Summer Colds STINK

Both Jon David and I are struggling through summer colds. It ain't pretty and it sure ain't fun. I guess I should be glad this is happening this week so that I will be over it (hopefully) before we close and move next weekend. Still, I have/had scrapbooking plans with my friends and am not sure that I will be able to make it. Yes, I am BITTER! I love my scrapbooking time!!

On a happy note, Jon David's cousin, Aaron came over yesterday. The guys had fun. It's good to see Jon David burying the hatchet, as they say. You see, many months ago, Aaron told Jon David not to bite the blinds in Grandma's kitchen. Well, let's just say my son has taken a while to get over his hard feelings. Yes, he loves Aaron but sometimes it's hard to get past all the hurt! But, as the pictures reveal, these guys had a good time and are best of buds again!

PS - Thanks for all the support and not ditching me for being a boring blogger! You guys are the best blog friends a girl could ever want! :)

Bloggers Block

Guys, I apologize. I'm stumped. Ain't got nothing to write about. Maybe it's because we're scheduled to close on our house next Thursday, maybe it's because my belly and everything else is getting bigger by the millisecond. I don't know the cause but I'm distressed and terribly sorry for the lack of production. It's not for lack of desire, I assure you. Please don't ditch me as one of your blogs to read. I'll get witty again, I promise! Just for right now, I'm sorta dull. :(

How you ever experienced BD (blog dysfunction)? If so, what's the cure? Do something incredibly exciting worthy of 50 pictures?? Help!!

Wake Up Call

Do you ever wake up feeling like this?

Don't worry, I quickly put the camera down and loved on my boy but I could not resist snapping a quick picture. He's started to nuzzle so sweetly in my neck times like this when he really needs a hug from Mommy. Then, he will take his little fingers and play with my hair. Gosh - what a sweet baby boy!!

Here are two more photos from today. Yes, it's more "oh look, he's making a mess feeding himself" but I like it nonetheless.