We fly to Colorado tonight, but first we have to make the two hour drive down to Salt Lake. We're leaving right after work and our flight is at 8:55 p.m. I think we'll be fine--given we don't have any car problems or run into traffic--but Taylor is a little antsy about getting to the airport on time. He is picking me up from work and told me "I'll be there five minutes to five and as soon as you get in the car we're getting on the road!"
Speaking of car, we were able to take the Jeep into the dealership earlier this week, and the part that we needed to replace for the window came into today. As far as I know, it should be fixed by now, 400 dollars later...yuck. I hate car problems.
I'm a little hesitant to be flying to Colorado...I'm 34 weeks and will be 35 weeks when we fly back...and one of my friends--who was due the same day as me--was visiting home in Colorado for the past few weeks and went into labor earlier this week--six weeks early! Happy to say that both she and the baby are doing well, but it definitely has my nerves a little sensitive to the idea of going into labor early, perhaps there's something in the water in Colorado... :-) I guess I should also add that out of the four people due around the same time as me--all four of them have gone into labor early. I'm hoping I won't follow the trend. I called the doctor's office today to see if they could (or needed to) give me my pregnancy information since we are flying out of the state...just to be safe...and of course, the office was closed. So, wish us luck, or else this quick three-day trip will be longer than expected.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Does the itching ever end?
My stomach has been itching like crazy! Does it ever end?? I've had my days and/or moments when my stomach has gone on an itching spell, but seriously, it has been itching all day! I found myself walking and scratching my stomach, standing at the printer scratching my stomach, sitting and scratching--it won't end!! I hear that an itchy belly equals a stretching stomach, but that really doesn't paint the best visual in my mind, so I prefer not to think about it. And I am told to put lotion and coco butter on my stomach but that just makes me want to itch more! I guess that if Isaac is anything like his dad, he is tickling the inside of my stomach just so I'll keep scratching his back!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Summer is officially over
Ready or not...summer is over. Taylor started classes yesterday, which means summer fun and summer trips are officially over (well, not really, we have one last trip to Colorado planned for this weekend). That's alright though because the sooner school starts, the sooner he finishes! This semester Taylor is carrying a full 15 credit load and is working part-time. He worked out a pretty sweet school schedule and works everyday from 11-3...which means, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday he is completely done and home by 3:00. He has two night classes on Tuesday and Thursday, which has it's pros and cons.
Although, I don't know how much I like having a real-life job when the alarm goes off in the morning and I have to be at work by 8:00 and Taylor doesn't even have to be at class until 10:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday! In all truthfulness, I think it's just plain boring being the only one up and having to be quiet so not to wake him--it makes it harder to wake up and the morning seem darker. Wha, wha, I know. I guess I've just come to like how Taylor turns on the news in the morning and doesn't fully wake up until he has his breakfast and a nice long shower...it's not the same to have to say goodbye to him while he's half asleep and mumbling "bye, love you" as I leave. :-) But, I guess our mornings will completely change once little Isaac is here...because on the mornings that Taylor doesn't have class until 10:00, guess who is taking care of Isaac??? :-) heeheehee...
Speaking of Isaac...an update regarding my back pain: much much much better. Today it felt more sore than painful, so that was a relief, and as of right now it's like I never had a problem. So whether this means the antibiotics are working or whether the problem worked itself out...I don't really care because I'm not in pain! Six more weeks to go!
Although, I don't know how much I like having a real-life job when the alarm goes off in the morning and I have to be at work by 8:00 and Taylor doesn't even have to be at class until 10:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday! In all truthfulness, I think it's just plain boring being the only one up and having to be quiet so not to wake him--it makes it harder to wake up and the morning seem darker. Wha, wha, I know. I guess I've just come to like how Taylor turns on the news in the morning and doesn't fully wake up until he has his breakfast and a nice long shower...it's not the same to have to say goodbye to him while he's half asleep and mumbling "bye, love you" as I leave. :-) But, I guess our mornings will completely change once little Isaac is here...because on the mornings that Taylor doesn't have class until 10:00, guess who is taking care of Isaac??? :-) heeheehee...
Speaking of Isaac...an update regarding my back pain: much much much better. Today it felt more sore than painful, so that was a relief, and as of right now it's like I never had a problem. So whether this means the antibiotics are working or whether the problem worked itself out...I don't really care because I'm not in pain! Six more weeks to go!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Update from the Doctor
For all those concerned...I went to the doctor today regarding the back pain I have been experiencing over the weekend, and good news, I'm not going into early labor! A urine sample showed that I have some traces of white blood cells, which may indicate a bladder infection, but I do not have a bladder infection...at least not yet. So, just to be safe, the doctor prescribed some antibiotics for a bladder infection. He also checked to make sure I wasn't dilating, and I'm not, so all in all, everything is ok. My blood pressure and measurements are measuring as they should be as well. The only downside is that the pain has not subsided yet, so hopefully with the help of the antibiotics it will at least decrease to the point of being bearable. As for now, I am continuing to heat my back with a heating pad. :-)
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Drum roll please....presenting the NURSERY!
The nursery is about as complete as it is going to get before Isaac gets here!! Now all we need is him to be here!... And then we can take pictures of him and put them up as well. We're so excited!
Pregnancy Woes and Amazing Support
After you read the "One thing after another..." post, you will understand this post. Obviously, Taylor and I had a pretty eventful weekend...on Saturday, I went to the baby shower and was up and about for that, then I ran some quick errands and got the run around by three different mechanics, and then we were off to dinner with my mom and Nana and then it was a two hour car ride back to Idaho, only 24 hours after our two hour drive from Idaho to Utah--it was a short, packed, eventful trip! Well, around dinner I was noticing my back was starting to hurt. I have had back pain for several years due to an injury I sustained from dance, but have felt extremely blessed that my back has caused me little to no pain at all this entire pregnancy. Well as the night went on, my back got worse and worse. We stopped in Brigham City to fill up with gas and to give me a potty break, and I could hardly walk it hurt so bad. The car ride was just pure uncomfortable, and I kept trying to find some relief, but it was limited. I figured after a good night's rest I would be better, but I was wrong. I was the same, if not worse, this morning.
I knew that if I couldn't find relief lying down, that sitting in a pew at church would not be better. So I stayed home and Taylor went off to church. When he got home, I gave in and took some Tylenol. (I am NOT a big pill-taker and would rather let the pain go away then take medicine, I don't know why I'm like this, I just am....whereas Taylor is the complete opposite--he's all about taking the medicine to help). Taylor also gave me a blessing of comfort that I would be able to sustain this and get through it--it meant a lot to me.
So while my husband was and is great at taking care of me, we also have some awesome friends in our ward who have helped. They have one of those rice bags that you can stick in the microwave which they brought over, and they also brought over some Icy Hot gel. Now when you thought they have already helped as much as possible, they brought dinner over for us!! Now the crazy thing is...she just had a baby a week ago!!!!!!!! WE should be the ones taking dinner to them, not the other way around!! They are just amazing and so helpful and supportive!
I knew that if I couldn't find relief lying down, that sitting in a pew at church would not be better. So I stayed home and Taylor went off to church. When he got home, I gave in and took some Tylenol. (I am NOT a big pill-taker and would rather let the pain go away then take medicine, I don't know why I'm like this, I just am....whereas Taylor is the complete opposite--he's all about taking the medicine to help). Taylor also gave me a blessing of comfort that I would be able to sustain this and get through it--it meant a lot to me.
So while my husband was and is great at taking care of me, we also have some awesome friends in our ward who have helped. They have one of those rice bags that you can stick in the microwave which they brought over, and they also brought over some Icy Hot gel. Now when you thought they have already helped as much as possible, they brought dinner over for us!! Now the crazy thing is...she just had a baby a week ago!!!!!!!! WE should be the ones taking dinner to them, not the other way around!! They are just amazing and so helpful and supportive!
One thing after another....
So, I'm driving down I-15 in Utah--I'm making a quick run to Babies R' Us while Taylor is golfing with his brothers--and all of a sudden, I hear that a window is down. I look over and the front passenger window is down a few inches. This puzzles me, but I thought, "Well, maybe my knee hit the button...?!?" So I go to roll it up, and it doesn't budge. I play with the "lock" and "unlock" button and keep trying to roll it up--but nothing was happening. So I called Taylor to see if he knew what was going on or if he had any solutions for my situation. He said not to worry about it and he would look at it when he was done.
Well, after the conversation I noticed the window was lower than when I first noticed the problem...little by little the window kept getting lower and lower...and then, the rest of the window just dropped into the door. Now, this situation was bad enough that I was on the freeway, but to top it all off, it was 100 degrees outside and with the window completely down, the AC full blast did hardly nothing! So, I called Taylor again. Not like he was able to do anything, but for some reason it brought comfort knowing that he knew. So again, he said he'd look at it when he was done. I expressed a concern of going in Babies R Us with the window completely down and a backseat and trunk full of gifts from the baby shower (more details of that to come...). So he said to move all the gifts to the trunk and pull the cover over them. Now, the idea was definitely the best for our given situation, but the effort required to do this definitely outweighed the reality of doing it. It was 100 degrees outside--I couldn't even bear the heat to find two of the gifts we received as duplicates to return them, let alone stand there and move everything around....it was hot!
Needless to say, the trip to Babies R Us went well and uneventful--no one tried to steal anything. But I decided to take the jeep to where we bought it and ask the mechanic to look at the window, of course, no mechanic was in. So he sent me to the Jeep dealership, and really, the the service was TERRIBLE!!! You do NOT mess with an 8 1/2 month pregnant lady in 100 degree weather who is thristy and hot! He said he'd go get a tech to look at the window, but after a few minutes he came back saying the tech couldn't come look at it. I of course replied in an 'are you kidding' voice, "He can't even LOOK at it???" and then that guy got all testy with me and told me to go to Pep Boys. Given the situation, I think I handled myself pretty well. Of course at this point I was a hormonal pregnant lady on the road and if you got in my way I would squish you like a bug! So I went to Pep Boys and it was too late to get any parts ordered, but it was at least more helpful than the dealership. They told me that the regulator arms that hold the window up must have broken, and that it was not the motor...good, that means it would be that expensive. But again, we still had a window that wouldn't roll up and we had a two hour drive back to Idaho ahead of us. So off I went, in the heat, on the freeway with the window still down to meet up with Taylor.
Really...I don't know why I wasted my energy and strength on mechanics when the Housley boys are around. Taylor and his brother Theran took the door panel off and found some wood to prop the window up. It worked perfectly. We were able to drive all the way home with absolutely no problems. We will obviously need to get the Jeep in and have it fixed, but it was a great solution to our problem. Yea for the Housley boys!
Well, after the conversation I noticed the window was lower than when I first noticed the problem...little by little the window kept getting lower and lower...and then, the rest of the window just dropped into the door. Now, this situation was bad enough that I was on the freeway, but to top it all off, it was 100 degrees outside and with the window completely down, the AC full blast did hardly nothing! So, I called Taylor again. Not like he was able to do anything, but for some reason it brought comfort knowing that he knew. So again, he said he'd look at it when he was done. I expressed a concern of going in Babies R Us with the window completely down and a backseat and trunk full of gifts from the baby shower (more details of that to come...). So he said to move all the gifts to the trunk and pull the cover over them. Now, the idea was definitely the best for our given situation, but the effort required to do this definitely outweighed the reality of doing it. It was 100 degrees outside--I couldn't even bear the heat to find two of the gifts we received as duplicates to return them, let alone stand there and move everything around....it was hot!
Needless to say, the trip to Babies R Us went well and uneventful--no one tried to steal anything. But I decided to take the jeep to where we bought it and ask the mechanic to look at the window, of course, no mechanic was in. So he sent me to the Jeep dealership, and really, the the service was TERRIBLE!!! You do NOT mess with an 8 1/2 month pregnant lady in 100 degree weather who is thristy and hot! He said he'd go get a tech to look at the window, but after a few minutes he came back saying the tech couldn't come look at it. I of course replied in an 'are you kidding' voice, "He can't even LOOK at it???" and then that guy got all testy with me and told me to go to Pep Boys. Given the situation, I think I handled myself pretty well. Of course at this point I was a hormonal pregnant lady on the road and if you got in my way I would squish you like a bug! So I went to Pep Boys and it was too late to get any parts ordered, but it was at least more helpful than the dealership. They told me that the regulator arms that hold the window up must have broken, and that it was not the motor...good, that means it would be that expensive. But again, we still had a window that wouldn't roll up and we had a two hour drive back to Idaho ahead of us. So off I went, in the heat, on the freeway with the window still down to meet up with Taylor.
Really...I don't know why I wasted my energy and strength on mechanics when the Housley boys are around. Taylor and his brother Theran took the door panel off and found some wood to prop the window up. It worked perfectly. We were able to drive all the way home with absolutely no problems. We will obviously need to get the Jeep in and have it fixed, but it was a great solution to our problem. Yea for the Housley boys!
Thursday, August 23, 2007
The World of Blogging
Well, I've done it. I've entered the world of blogging. Never thought I would, but after reading some friends' posts, I really enjoyed being able to learn what everyone was up to. So, I thought, especailly with our baby boy on the way, that this would be a great opportunity to a) journal better and 2) keep in touch with more people. Besides, as I told my sister, this blogging thing is about as close to scrapbooking as I am going to get!
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