Whew!

Whoever it was that told us that it would be a good idea to build a custom home; I'd like to slap right now. We got up early(for my day off I consider it early) and started our hunt for tile. We needed to find tiles we liked for the kitchen, utility and bathrooms. FUN!

Up until this point, we have been able to go to the store, pick out what we like, call our builder and tell him. He calls the contractor doing the job and they get what it was we picked out and they go do the work. Easy. Not today! We were told the tile guy would like to start on Monday...possibly. So our mission was not only to pick out what we liked, but to actually purchase it. We had measurements, square feet to figure out, colors to match, blah, blah, blah... I personally like the other way we've been doing things. Much more fun. But, to make a long, and unfinished story short, we found what we liked, bought samples, carried them out to the house and checked them out. Pat us on the back...they worked!

So, tomorrow we have to get up early again (also usually a great day to sleep in) go to Wylie for Preston's basketball game, and immediately after we have to return to Lowe's to make our purchase. I'm hoping this goes well, but this is where those measurements and square footage requirements come in. For anyone that knows me very well, knows that math or anything related to it definitely isn't my area of expertise. I'm counting on my Love for this part...

I'll probably be yawning & holding up the buggy!!

Hope to have some pictures of our beautiful house posted soon.

Right now, in the words of my Papaw... I'm off to hit the hay!

The sweetest thing (so far) I've ever seen!!

Well, our appt. today was AMAZING..to say the least! We did another sonogram, and this time we could actually make out a baby. Not just a gray dot like we saw last time. It was incredible!! She pointed the little jawlines out to us, and we could actually see the arms & legs. The little thing must've known we were watching too, cause it was moving all over the place & bouncing around like crazy! It was absolutely the most precious thing my eyes have seen so far...no kidding! Then, the look and little smile my adorable husband had on his face just iced the cake...Seriously, what more could I ask for? Does it get better than this? I know it does, but right now I am truly wondering how. ??? I have a wonderful man that loves me and has made every dream I've had, so far, come true...I have a precious step-son that loves me, a handsome, sweet puppy, a large loving family, and some of the absolute BEST friends that any girl could ever make in a lifetime...and to top all that off, the Lord has seen fit to bless us with an Angel of our own. I have never been so humbled in my life...

I saw this quote once, and now that I'm expecting I just can't quit thinking about the truth in it and the power in it:

Pregnancy: A rare, precious opportunity for me to assist God in a miracle.

Wow! That's all I can say....Wow!

Dr. appt.

Well, we have another Dr. appt. today at 3 pm so I am only having to work half a day. I have to admit, this will be the longest half day I have ever worked. I am so excited about going today. We are going to do another sonogram, and I just cannot wait. When we had our first one they'd thought that we were about 2 1/2 weeks ahead of what we really were. When they did the sonogram, the tech said, "Honey, there is no way you are almost 11 weeks." She put us at 7w 4d and even though it was exciting to see the little "bean" and get a heartbeat confirmed, I am even more thrilled today to get to see more of a baby in there!! I have prayed my little heart out that everything with this pregnancy goes well. I have felt good for the most part and I just keep hoping and praying that I stay healthy and this baby grows like it should and that it's healthy too. The time in between these appointments has just seemed like forever... I have to keep reminding myself that there's a life forming inside me right now and there isn't a thing I want rushed. I just get so anxious to get updates from the doctor.

Part of my excitement and anxiousness I think, comes from seeing my usually very calm, composed husband in his excitement. He has even really surprised me. Normally, he has to be reminded of things, birthdays, events, stuff that we have to do or places we have to go, but I haven't had to remind him of one appt. Today he went down to start my car for me, followed me down, a few minutes later and said, "See you here in a little bit." I was a little shocked. I hadn't said anything to him, and he remembered!! I think the best part is, he normally would not want anyone to really know that he's excited, but he is and I just think he can't hide or disguise it now. Just makes my heart happy. I already know he is a wonderful father, and I cannot begin to explain how excited I am to see him with our baby. Another thing, I just can't wait for....

Wasn't I just talking myself into having patience? Yeah, gonna have to work on that one!!

It's been a few days...

Well, I had the best of intentions to post something over the weekend in my attempt to get this thing going; but it didn't happen. This was our weekend with Preston, and even though I had an extra day this weekend because of the MLK holiday, I didn't succeed in getting much "extra" done. Although, when we have P, it seems as if our lives are on fast forward. He's playing basketball right now, and he has games every Saturday...not to mention all the other things we try to come up with to keep him happy, fed and entertained while he's with us. We really do always try so hard to utilize and prioritize our time that we get to spend with him.
And, so to go back just a tad...speaking of his basketball... We had an "incident" during his game this saturday that turned into a BIG deal! First, let me say: Preston is a very big boy, especially for his age and so at most of the games it appears that he's arrived & is playing on the wrong team! It totally doesn't look like he's playing in the right age group. But, he is a gentle soul, he plays by the rules and doesn't play ugly, ever. Anyway, the team they played this weekend was super aggressive, and the boy that Preston was guarding was a great player, but he was a dirty player, and Preston very quickly got frustrated with him. In the first quarter, he'd gotten a little winded (he has asthma) and that paired with his frustration made him a little upset and he left the game in tears. Barry accompanied him to the bathroom, washed his face, let him puff on his inhaler and got him set to go back in. But, the second quarter didn't go any better. The other team, including the kid P was on seemed to have turned it up. They had led the whole game, and were still winning, but they weren't leaving any room for P's team to make a come back. Preston's frustration and anger just grew with this kid, and by this point I think the other kid was a tad peeved at P too. So, here's the "incident"... but remember the gentle soul part about Preston... As the last seconds of the 4th quarter ticked away, and each player made their way back to their bench, Preston and this kid brushed past each other and the kid called Preston a "fagot". Now, I know there are way worse words that could've been spouted off, and even though P admitted to us he didn't know what the word meant, just that he knew is wasn't good, he was still horribly upset. I'm talking red, splotchy, face in the hands, blowing snot, bawling! It was heartbreaking. He didn't even know what the word meant, but he was inconsolably crying. Come to find out, the ref heard the kid say it to Preston so after the teams shook hands, the ref pulled the kid aside and got onto him so he also left the gym crying, but still. We got P into the car, explained to him what the word meant and got him calmed down. We tried to tell him how some kids repeat things they've heard and that the other kid might not've known what he was saying, just as Preston hadn't known what it meant. He admitted that he thought a large part of his emotion came from the frustration of how the whole game played out, not necessarily the name calling. In this league, each team gets a shot at the "playoffs" so hopefully if they meet this team again; Preston will be a little better equipped to handle what's thrown at, said to or done to him.

On a happier note, my nephews first birthday party was this weekend. I still can't believe he is already a year old. When he was just a few weeks old, he got RSV and had to be in the hospital for about a week. Since my brother-in-law was in Iraq and my sister also had a 3 year old at the time, I tried as much as I could to help out at the hospital. I went every evening when I got off work to check on them, take my sister food, and get in any little squeezing & loving that I could. When my sister needed to leave to shower, get a change of clothes or check up on Julie; I would stay with Jr., just hold him and whisper to him. I never put him down. He was all hooked up to these machines with cords everywhere. He was coughing like a smoker that'd had 3 packs a day for the last 50 years...it was so sad and I just couldn't put him down. I remember my sister telling me a month of so after that, that she learned one way when he did get upset or wasn't feeling good...She would whisper to him like I did and he would calm down. So, I still to this day, pick him up and whisper in his ear...almost every time I see him. Anyway, he's a perfectly healthy, sweet little 1 year old now. Definitely one of the sweetest little boys I have ever laid my eyes on...if not the sweetest. He's a great baby. I always tell him if my baby is just half as sweet as he is; I will be tickled pink! Happy Birthday to MY Junior Baby!! (whispering this...) Aunt T loves you with all her heart!!

Ugh...

Ok, so although I am certain I will eventually get the hang of this, be able to add things & decorate a little to give it some personality; I am now struggling to do so! I must get some 'real' work done so I'm taking a break from this. My frustration is about to get the best of me...

Here goes...

So, after reading several friend and family members blogs, I have finally decided to start one of my own. Everyone, including my husband, is always telling me I should "blog" so now hopefully they'll read & enjoy my thoughts, ideas and well-known rants. Maybe their suggestions stem from their knowledge of me and knowing that I usually always have a comment to make or something to say about most things! I hope I can keep up with this like I've always wanted to. Anywho...Here's the the first of many, Enjoy!