Tuesday, July 13, 2010
19 wks and rambling
19wks.
Almost half way there.
Hard to believe.
I'm starting to show a little more.Feeling baby every once in a while.
13 days and we'll know what this little squirt is.
I'm still anxious to know BOY OR GIRL???
I got sick last night :(
It had been over a week since the last vomitting session.
I'm wanting to sew and maybe even bust out those crochet/knitting needles...
only one thing I need to know first BOY OR GIRL????Wondering if the saying is true- does scratching your stomach while pregnant really cause stretch marks?I don't want stretch marks.
If I get them I know I'll be ok.
19 wks.
18 wks (thought I'd throw it in as well)
Almost half way there.
Hard to believe.
I'm starting to show a little more.Feeling baby every once in a while.
13 days and we'll know what this little squirt is.
I'm still anxious to know BOY OR GIRL???
I got sick last night :(
It had been over a week since the last vomitting session.
I'm wanting to sew and maybe even bust out those crochet/knitting needles...
only one thing I need to know first BOY OR GIRL????Wondering if the saying is true- does scratching your stomach while pregnant really cause stretch marks?I don't want stretch marks.
If I get them I know I'll be ok.
19 wks.
18 wks (thought I'd throw it in as well)
Friday, July 9, 2010
Kirby goes to the Vet
***My knee looks huge in this picture***Kirby has been limping lately. It started about a month ago and we thought he'd probably just pulled a muscle and it'd get better. When it did get better we thought it might be hip displasia. I took him to a local animal clinic. This clinic is known for caring doctors and being inexpensive but also having LONG waiting times.
I took him after work yesterday and he wore me out! We waited in the waiting room because it was too hot outside. There were probably 30 other people in there waiting with their animals(dogs of all sizes, cats, rabbits, RATS). We waited for 20 minutes in line to put our name in and then over an hour to be called back. Once we got back into a room, we waited another 20-30 min. I've never heard Kirby bark and whine so much. He was so anxious and just wanted to play with every animal in there. He was jerking me all over the place.
The verdict:
-Kirby weighs 75 lbs (he's a big boy!)
-The dr said it's not his hip but probably his knee.
-He thinks he may have torn his ACL... either partially or fully (he wont know unless we do x-rays)
-The dr gave him a shot of anti-inflamatory something and gave me pills to give him orally for the next week.
-Kirby can't go on walks, or fetch a ball, or jump, or rough house for the next week. This is going to be hard on him.
-If Kirby is still limping after we give his knee a week to heal, they want to do x-rays. This means he'd have to be sedated...which makes the bill around $250.
-If x-rays show Kirby has torn his ACL completely, he'll need surgery... $650.
Bringing our grand total pretty close to $1000.
Kirby you better have just spranged your knee!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
It's the little things
It really is the little things that make me happy.
I've been trying hard to stick to a budget and get our spending to a min. This will hopefully help when our baby arrives and income gets cut.
One area I've been working on is our grocery bill. I've been trying to go every two weeks when we get paid and stretch it further if I can. I am trying to spend $200 a month and I only use Patrick's tip money for groceries. Last time I went I went a little over because I had to buy Kirby's food. I spent $115. That means this time I could spend $85. I counted Patrick's tips last night... $85. So when I made out the list I tried to not add anything we didn't really need. I also added up in my head how much I thought each item would cost. It was around $85. Great!
On my lunch break I went to Kroger and had 40 min or so to get all this done. I added and subtracted as I went along. As the lady was ringing up my items, I was watching the total. I thought the Kroger discount had already come off when the total came to $98 I was a little bummed but it was still under $100. Then she pushed a button and off came the discounts. I was so excited. My new total was $85.00 EVEN. I was so happy. I called Patrick and my mom and told them all about it. I told Patrick I knew I was a dork getting excited about a grocery bill total, but I guess that's what my life is coming to. :)
ah, the little things.
I've been trying hard to stick to a budget and get our spending to a min. This will hopefully help when our baby arrives and income gets cut.
One area I've been working on is our grocery bill. I've been trying to go every two weeks when we get paid and stretch it further if I can. I am trying to spend $200 a month and I only use Patrick's tip money for groceries. Last time I went I went a little over because I had to buy Kirby's food. I spent $115. That means this time I could spend $85. I counted Patrick's tips last night... $85. So when I made out the list I tried to not add anything we didn't really need. I also added up in my head how much I thought each item would cost. It was around $85. Great!
On my lunch break I went to Kroger and had 40 min or so to get all this done. I added and subtracted as I went along. As the lady was ringing up my items, I was watching the total. I thought the Kroger discount had already come off when the total came to $98 I was a little bummed but it was still under $100. Then she pushed a button and off came the discounts. I was so excited. My new total was $85.00 EVEN. I was so happy. I called Patrick and my mom and told them all about it. I told Patrick I knew I was a dork getting excited about a grocery bill total, but I guess that's what my life is coming to. :)
ah, the little things.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Burgess Family Photos
While in TN this weekend, I was able to do a shoot with my cousin and his family. These boys are adorable!!
17 1/2 wk pic
I'm actually in the 18th week now, but have a picture I haven't posted from 17 1/2 wks.
Fourth of July and a Missing Dog
Patrick and I took advantage of this long weekend and made it even longer. We both took off for Friday and had Monday off because of the 4th. It was like a mini vacation. Thursday night we headed down to my parents to stay the night and enjoy. It was great to be at home and get a visit without all the craziness that we usually have when we go home (craziness only because there are like 16 of us at home when all of us visit). My Dad has recently bought a jeep and with the nice summer weather we had Thursday and Friday he decided there was no better way to enjoy both of these than by taking his girls out on a drive. Mom and I bundled up and went out on a beautiful drive with Dad. I really wish I had taken my camera. There's something about a cool breeze while the sun is setting and your surrounded by corn and soy beans. mmm the smell of summer!
Friday Patrick and I headed on down to Nashville where we would spend the rest of our weekend. We first went to my sister's house. My parents later met us there and we all went out for some pizza and then coffee.
From there, we went to my aunt and uncle's house to stay the night. They had just gotten back from vacation but generously welcomed us in their home for the next 3 days anyway. The rest of the weekend was filled with soaking up sunshine by the pool. We played corn hole and mexican train. We were crafty and domestic and made corn hole bags and homemade pizza. Saw fireworks and took pictures. Played with cousins and nephews. It was a good time.
Monday I turned 22. When we were about to leave for dinner with my sister and bro in law, we got a call from Patrick's parents. They were keeping Kirby for the weekend and informed us that they were driving around the neighborhood looking for Kirby because he had been missing for almost an hour. Of course being the hormonal pregnant person I am, this news made me really sad. I got all stressed and cried. We were 3 hrs away and our dog was missing. We couldn't do anything to help look for him. Just pray and hope they'd find him.
My mind started going a million miles a sec. Kirby was wandering around, lost and lonely and didn't know his way home. Kirby was stuck inside of someone's home who didn't know his name (because we didn't put his name tag back on him..we are bad owners, we know) and would never know his name. Kirby would get called "Spot" or something awful like that for the rest of his life. Kirby was now being loved on by some kid who is not supposed to be Kirby's friend.... OUR kid is supposed to be Kirby's friend. Kirby was taken to the pound where we may never find him. Kirby was possibly hit by a car. You get the idea. Well we finally got a call back from Patrick's parents who told us they had found him!!! After driving and biking around their neighborhood for hours and putting up flyers and talking to neighbors and policmen, they got a call saying Kirby was alive and actually just across the street. It turns out, Kirby wandered off from them while they were all outside. He walked across the street and somehow made it into the neighbors backyard (mind you, this yard is fenced in by a 6ft tall fence). These neighbors weren't home at the time. But came home to find flyers and a strange dog in their back yard. We are so happy Kirby is okay and home with us now! I actually let him lick me as I rubbed his belly and he laid in my lap. Although he sheds like a banchee, I love him.
Friday Patrick and I headed on down to Nashville where we would spend the rest of our weekend. We first went to my sister's house. My parents later met us there and we all went out for some pizza and then coffee.
From there, we went to my aunt and uncle's house to stay the night. They had just gotten back from vacation but generously welcomed us in their home for the next 3 days anyway. The rest of the weekend was filled with soaking up sunshine by the pool. We played corn hole and mexican train. We were crafty and domestic and made corn hole bags and homemade pizza. Saw fireworks and took pictures. Played with cousins and nephews. It was a good time.
Monday I turned 22. When we were about to leave for dinner with my sister and bro in law, we got a call from Patrick's parents. They were keeping Kirby for the weekend and informed us that they were driving around the neighborhood looking for Kirby because he had been missing for almost an hour. Of course being the hormonal pregnant person I am, this news made me really sad. I got all stressed and cried. We were 3 hrs away and our dog was missing. We couldn't do anything to help look for him. Just pray and hope they'd find him.My mind started going a million miles a sec. Kirby was wandering around, lost and lonely and didn't know his way home. Kirby was stuck inside of someone's home who didn't know his name (because we didn't put his name tag back on him..we are bad owners, we know) and would never know his name. Kirby would get called "Spot" or something awful like that for the rest of his life. Kirby was now being loved on by some kid who is not supposed to be Kirby's friend.... OUR kid is supposed to be Kirby's friend. Kirby was taken to the pound where we may never find him. Kirby was possibly hit by a car. You get the idea. Well we finally got a call back from Patrick's parents who told us they had found him!!! After driving and biking around their neighborhood for hours and putting up flyers and talking to neighbors and policmen, they got a call saying Kirby was alive and actually just across the street. It turns out, Kirby wandered off from them while they were all outside. He walked across the street and somehow made it into the neighbors backyard (mind you, this yard is fenced in by a 6ft tall fence). These neighbors weren't home at the time. But came home to find flyers and a strange dog in their back yard. We are so happy Kirby is okay and home with us now! I actually let him lick me as I rubbed his belly and he laid in my lap. Although he sheds like a banchee, I love him.
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