Ahhh, the pain.

I am in so much pain. I feel like a complainer, but it hurts! My doctor says I'm too early for Alyvia to be dropping, but I dont know what else it could be... the morning and eveng are the worst parts of the day; poor Devon, he's the one who gets the best of my whining. If it doesn't get better by tomorrow, I'm supposed to go to Labor and Delivery...

Tonight the girls (Logann and Abbie) are staying and I thought it would be a good idea to have an early New Year's Eve party with them. Talea is making dinner and party hats with them, and I think I'm gonna talk them into "dressing up", making snacks, and some bubbly! Pretend bubbly of course...

2 more days of relaxation, then the rest of my week is soooo busy. I have to go through Alyvia's stuff to see what I do have and after my shower I'll know what I dont need. Did I mention how excited I am?!?!?!?!?!?!

Isn't it winter?

This morning around 7:30 I took Hershey out and walked outside without a coat thinking it'd be cold, but NO it was like 50 degrees! And ended up reaching almost 70. I thought it was kinda scary that we're approaching January and it feels like September.

Well anyways, Dev decided to let me sleep in today while he got up with the dog.. that was so nice of him :) I cleaned up the house a little, took a shower and we just got back from my brother's basketball game. Dev gets nervous cuz I "get in" to the game, which includes jumping and screaming, and he doesn't want me to end up going into labor... thoughful of him, yes, but I love the game, and well quite frankly have an opinion about everything. Lol.

Tomorrow he has to work 7am-7pm :( It was nice to have 3 days with each other though. Next week is busy, busy, busy! I got my stuff from Franklin to start my classes, but need to come up with the money to pay for the class...more student loans. Thursday is the McGinnis Christmas, Friday we have a tour at Riverside, Saturday is my (can you believe it) SHOWER!, and Sunday Hershey has an appointment and we'll prolly do some running around.

WHEW.

So much excitement, I can't wait.

Time flies.

Christmas went really well this year. Dev and I exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve; I got new uggs that I have been dying to have, Taylor Swift's new CD which I LOVE, and a zip up hoodie from Victoria Secret from my wonderful fiance. I bought him an equipment bag for his fire gear, a new OSU hoodie, PJ pants and Kanye West's new CD. His parents got us a few goodies too, including a VIDEO baby monitor. I was sooooo excited to open it; Dev has tried it out (he can't do anything without humor) and it worked great! We headed to my family's house where my mom gave me a beautiful bracelet with Alyvia's name on it... as well as a matching one for Alyvia herself!!

Later we visited Tash and Josh, and brought Hershey to get aquainted with Mannie... they wore each other out! We are exchanging gifts with them on New Year's Day.

Christmas Eve I had a doctor's appointment where I found out I was dialated already. I cried all the way home... I can't believe she'll be here so soon! I'm excited and can honestly say I've been blessed.

My shower is next Saturday!!!!! I can't wait to see all the goodies for Alyvia :)

2 days!

Im so excited. When it comes to Christmas, or any holiday, I act like a little kid. Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment and at night I think we're going to a church service with my mom. Christmas morning we are waking up to make donuts, exchanging our gifts (just me and dev, then with his family on New Years Day), heading to my mom's to watch my little brother get his dirtbike and give everyone our gifts, then headin to my grandma's to see the WHOLE fam. (I had to exaggerate the WHOLE because I have an ENORMOUS family. I love it.) And finally, we're still debating on going up to his grandma's... its a long story.

Anywho, Dev is now an official firefighter! He's hardly ever home, but he's doing what he has to do to support his family. I have to admit I am proud :) There's this song called 'That's a man' that reminds me of him everytime I hear it. Last night on our way home from an old friends house, it came on and he's like THAT'S ME! It was cute.

Dog update: She is STILL driving me nuts, but I'm trying. She is too cute and I can't help but love her. The hardest part is being in pain all the time. Alyvia is starting to drop already. 7 weeks!!!!!

If I dont get the chance to blog again before the holiday...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
xoxo.

Puppy Love.

I have a new baby. Me and Dev found a poor little black lab on the side of the road last Saturday, December 13th. She is soooo cute and a pain in my butt! I love love love her. On her 2nd night with her she was whining in her cage, so Dev decided to get her out and let her sleep in our bed! Now she's so spoiled... I cant help but cuddle up with her at night! Her name is Hershey :) For the most part, she's a really smart dog; she is starting to sit when we ask, and only had one accident in the house today. I'm not a fan of potty training, but she's getting the hang of it! She gets up every 2 or 3 hours, pees, and eats at 4:30 in the morning, but eventually goes back to sleep. There have been a few rough nights, but it'll get better.

So I'll basically be raising 3 children - Alyvia, Hershey, and Devon - tehe...

CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS!!!
I cant wait. There is just something about the time of the year that I cant get enough of :)
And soon it'll be Baby Shower time! I am 31 weeks and one day... and already starting to feel the pressure, literally. Alyvia's arrival is approaching fast... Whew!

Tomorrow Im spending the day with my family. Decorating the tree and going to a birthday party where there will be 15 million kids running and screaming...might as well get used to it, right?

NIGHT!

Tis the season!

My first time seeing the Rockettes was AWESOME! I loved it. The whole night was fun; Alyvia would not sit still, she loved the music and I CANT wait to take her next year! Thanks Tash and Talea for a great night!

I'm pretty much done Christmas shopping for Dev. Just a few more items for his stocking and then I'll be done! I couldnt do a lot this year, thanks to the d-bags (I cant believe I just said that) at my stupid job, but we're gonna try to make the most of it! I'm learning to be appreciative of the little things... like my wonderful Fiance and little girl in this big belly of mine! Speaking of that, I am 30 weeks and one day pregnant! It's the home stretch...! :)

Tonight is Dev's work Christmas party. I dont know anyone, and he isnt being very enthusiastic about it but I guess he can win stuff like cash or even a plasma TV! Plus we get to eat some good food.

And just 3 more weeks til my shower. YAY!

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!

Today was one of those "lazy" days. I loved it though... I got SO excited when I woke up this morning and saw snow covering our cars! Ok, I lied, I didnt wake up til NOON. Ehh it was a late, eventful night. After dinner we played Cranium and Catch Phrase at Tash and Josh's house. Talk about a night full of laughs! Pictures will surely be up soon.

Devon turns the big 2-0 tomorrow. Spending today with him was nice. I know I see him every day... but I'm a big, cuddly, lovey dovey kind of person. We caught up on some missed cuddling, he rode his 4wheeler outside for a while, ordered pizza and just watched some movies... Old School as we speak. "WE'RE GOING STREAKING!" I think we're gonna make some more holiday cookies together too :)

I figured out today theres only about 2 1/2 weeks til CHRISTMAS! Oooo I am so super excited. I think Christmas Eve we're going to a church service with my mom, and going to my family get together Christmas Day at my Grandma's. Such a fun day! And on New Year's Day we are celebrating Christmas with Dev's family cuz everyone has busy schedules. It was a good idea. And 2 days after that is my baby shower! Then before you know it, Alyvia will be here!!! I know I ramble about that all the time, but I cant help it.

Job search hopefully will come to an end when I find out if I got one of these 2 jobs. FINGERS CROSSED!

X's and O's.

Happy 20th Birthday My Love :)

Devon turns 20 Sunday. Wow, 20...and we've known each other for 12 of those years. It sounds almost impossible. Time goes by waaay too fast. I'm scared Alyvia will be a day old and before we know it walk out the door to go on her first date, move to college, or get married herself... it makes me sad. But I CANNOT wait until she is here. 10 MORE WEEKS!

I had a job interview Wednesday and am supposed to hear back from them sometime today about a 2nd interview or to let me know what my status is. I also got a call today about another interview at Huntington as a Process Specialist. My hours would be 8-5 Monday thru Friday for $10.50 an hour...its exactly what we need. My interview for that one is Tuesday at 10:30AM. Thoughts and Prayers please!

Last Sunday Dev and I went to see a Christmas Carol... I LOVE that kind of stuff. Thanks for the tickets Tash :) Now, you and that husband of yours need to get busy on a baby so we can go as a family next year!!

I cleaned this house inside and out yesterday and today... it smells sooo good. And I made sugar holiday cookies for Devon... I know, I'm a sweetheart!

Mongolian BBQ tonight, YUM! I'm excited.

Be the change you wish to see..

You might be wondering why I am home on a Monday afternoon. Well, my piece of crap of a job decided to lay me off 3 weeks before Christmas. And get this...my real boss wasn't even the one to tell me! She had someone who has no authority over me call and tell me Saturday, on my day off... how unprofessional is that? As you could prolly imagine, I'm so stressed and depressed about it... this couldnt have happend at a worse time. She gave me a lame excuse of needing budget cuts and since I was only part-time and blah blah.... I think me being prego had something to do with it. Ive had to take a day or two off because of doctor's appointments and them having to take blood (keep in mind I pass out most of the time). Im not gonna risk driving to work afterwards and getting in a wreck or something. I have 2 lives to worry about now! I dont know what I'm gonna do. Dev acts like he isnt too worried about it... he says he makes enough money to cover "our" bills and that I need to stay home and be a momma for a while.. problem is, Alyvia isnt here yet :( About 2 more months to go...

So Happy Holidays to me.