Bounce, bounce, bounce!

We got a yoga ball today, or I guess you could call it a birthing ball.  Whatever the name is, we have it and I love it.  It's supposed to help work the baby into the pelvic region and supposedly help put you into labor.  As you know, I am only 36 weeks and as much as I want to go ahead and get this baby out she really needs to wait a little while longer... BUT I must say that I do enjoy bouncing on that ball.  It feels so good on my back and butt for some reason and I feel like I am not just sitting on the couch being a lard and gaining more weight just from not doing anything.


Have you guys heard or experienced anything labor inducing when it comes to bouncing on these large balls?


Other than bouncing, the hubs and I have been pretty productive.  (He didn't even start playing Skyrim until about 6:30 pm.  Madness, I know.)  We went to Walmart and got some food and things for my hospital bag.  Then we came home and hubs made delicious sandwiches.  I swear everything is so much more tastier when he makes it!


THEN he went and fixed his truck and got the oil changed and all that good stuff while I sat on my ass at home.  :)


Last night I started to crochet a baby blanket for Kayden.  It's a really pretty colour.  I hope I can get it done before she gets here!  I will have to get a ridiculous amount of yarn to do so though.  The ball of yarn I had is already running out and I only have 6 rows done on a aprox. 2.5 - 3 foot wide blanket.  -__-


Boo.  I will post a picture of it when I am done.


<3 Tory

36 weeks;

One more week and baby Kayden will be considered "full term"!  Whee!

At the doctor today, she said that my belly was measuring right on.  So, when I thought I couldn't get any bigger- I still got four weeks of growing to do if baby Kayden lasts that long!  Still no stretch marks though *knock on wood*, so I am thankful for that!  I am so ready for our little girl to be here it's ridiculous.


I am washing a lot of baby items today so they will be ready for her when she gets here.  Such as her bed sheets and her swing.  Then I am going to wash her towels, washcloths, clothes.  Which probably will be able to all fit in one load.  I am only washing the stuff she will be able to fit into right away.  (Supposing that to be Newborn and 0-3 month)


I attempting to get an idea of what I want in my hospital bag too.  I want to have it packed early, just in case.  I am very forgetful so if I were to pack it last minute I would forget a lot of things.  I know it.


Other than that we haven't done much today.  We went to Target and spent way to much money.  Even with the very generous gift card his brother sent us for Christmas.  But we got a lot of stuff we needed... plus two new pairs of slipper shoes that are so comfy and adorable <3  Now Caleb is back to his usual routine of playing Skyrim.  He has almost 100 hours logged in and he just got this game last week. Hahah :)


<3 Tory

Merry (late) Christmas!

For the past couple of days, we have been in my hometown staying with one of our friends, Gio.  (The friend that Caleb and I met through.)  It was fun.  Caleb, Gio, and our friend Michael have been playing Skyrim pretty much 90% of the time.  Which is okay, I don't mind.  It was just nice spending time with them doing whatever and not having to worry about doing anything else.

We went back to ITL (my hometown) on Friday.  Then Saturday we just hung around, went dove hunting... or I tagged along while Gio and Michael went dove hunting and Caleb helped spot them because he didn't have a pellet gun.  The first dove was shot down from Gio's second floor in his backyard.  The 2nd in a neighbors backyard.  Ridiculous.  Later that night I got my FIRST BRAXTON AND HICKS CONTRACTION.  We were all just sitting around the fire and BOOM, a vicious pain errupted.  I thought I was going to faint it hurt so bad.  (I faint really easy I think when it comes to pains down there because in high school a lot of the times when I would start my period my cramps would be so bad that I would throw up and then faint.  It sucked.)  It lasted for at least 5 minutes, it seemed like more but after it eased off that was the only one that happened. 

Then Sunday was CHRISTMAS :D Caleb and I went to my Grandparents for Christmas lunch, and then we went back to Gio's for Christmas dinner.  Both were extremely delicious and filling.  :)

Uncle Dearl, me, and Caleb after opening presents!

Mom had gotten me this shirt for Christmas.
"Baby Bump's 1st Xmas"

Me and mommy pre-festivities!

Gio's mom took a lot of pictures on Christmas, but she hasn't put them up on Facebook so I don't have any :( Caleb and I both got a lot of good stuff for Christmas this year, and we both were able to get a lot of good gifts to give to our friends and family!  It was great all around.  Kayden made out like a fat rat too!  Lots of nice clothes and toys to await her arrival!  (Which I am hoping the minute she hits full term she will start thinking seriously about making her way grand debut!  Well maybe a couple days after she hits full term.  If she comes any earlier than January 6th then Caleb will have to go to JORTC in another state and he will be gone for a month.  Missing Kayden's first month of life and leaving me to tend to our sweet baby by myself.  Which I would be glad to do... but somebody to switch off with would be nice :)

Yesterday we (Caleb, Gio, Michael, and Michael's friend April) went to the EpiCenter in Charlotte and walked around and watched the new Mission Impossible movie.  The movie theatre there is awesome!  You get to pick your seat when you buy the movie ticket.  Then, you can bring food into the movie theatre and alcohol if you wanted!  And when I say food, I am not talking about popcorn and candy.  I am talking like you go to a resturant and order food type food.  The seats inside the theatre were huge and comfy.  Two seats at a time had the middle arm rest that lifted and it pretty much turned into a little two seater couch.  It was awesome.  I felt like a rich person.

But we had to head back home today because tomorrow I have my 36 weeks appointment! :D  Hooray!  And Caleb can actually come with me to this one! YAY!  He says he plans to stay up all night playing Skyrim and then just go with me to the doctors in the morning.  Hahah, whatever works :D

<3 Tory

Feelin' Crafty;

Update: I just wanted to point out (because I can't figure out how to make a link on my layout) that I have a formspring!  http://www.formspring.me/xxAHHH If you want to ask any questions :D 

So as Caleb goes on a Skyrim binge, I was trying to figure out activities for me to do.  Perferably ones that didn't involve me leaving the couch.  Good thing our house is already clean, so I can do this and not feel guilty.  :D  As I go through the ideas in my head, I come up with a couple.

- Cleaning pointless pictures off my old Toshiba.  (I've had it for over four years now, imagine the amount of pictures.  Terrifying.)  I've got that about 80% done.
- Making notecards to memorize alcholic beverages for when hubs opens his bar.
- Making a Rouges Gallery. (This I will explain in a later post when I actually get started on it.  My mom has one for me, so I want to make one for Kayden... but amp it up a little!)
- Copying down a few recipes to put in the recipe box Caleb got me for Christmas.  (I got two  of the most vital ones copied down:  Hashbrown Cassarole and Orange Slice Cookies)

Now, after cleaning off some of my computer I have been fixated on alcoholic drinks and creating some sort of something for them.  So after poking around on the internet and thinking I have decided to create a massive drink recipe book.

Imagine those homemade scrapbook looking recipe books, now instead of it being filled with food it's now filled with alcoholic beverages.

Except in order for it to make the book, it has to be tried.  Then it can be documented with the recipe and fun pages.  I'd like to take a picture of the finished piece (the drink or shot or whatever) and then a picture of Caleb and I enjoying such beverage.  Then write comments or whatever.  And add stickers.  And glitter.  And fun things!  This way, when we do become bartenders/owner we will be even more knowledgeable... Even though we would have been anyway because we both do enjoy alcohol.  Hah.  But it will be in a fun little book. (maybe litte is an understatment... I plan on this thing being HUGE.)  That way maybe when Kayden and her brother/sisters are 21 they can look in the book and try drinks and add pictures and comments or whatever they want to.

What do you think?  Any ideas you can add to make this creation better?  I'm still thinking on it as I need to not be pregnant anymore to start on this book.  I also need to get crafty supplies and think about how I want to put it together and organize it and all that jazz.

Time to drag the husband off Skyrim (which is an amazing game by the way.  If you don't mind watching your significant other play video games for hours on end, I would deffinitly recommend it.  Or if you like playing games yourself!) and check the mail!  :D 

<3 Tory

35 Weeks;

Hello!  Sorry about the disappearance.  I got caught up in life and just kept forgetting to actually sit down and update, even though it has frequently crossed my mind.  I am back today, and I am 35 weeks pregnant.  Only 5 more weeks, give or take!  :D

I have been feeling pretty good.  Minus the aches and pains... -__-  They are coming more frequently and they are suckier than they have ever been.  These aches and pains include the stabbing pain/numbness/ inner raw feeling that I have under my right boob/near ribcage area.  That whole line in the area under my boobs is numb on the outside, actually.  Even though that is annoying (werid because it's numb, right?  I shouldn't feel it?!), it's the stabbing pain that kills me.  It's been more frequent today than ever.  It sucks.  I hate it.  Whine, whine, whine, complain!  Also there is that pain in my lower back that attacks me every once and a while.  Lately, it likes to bite me when I sit down to pee and I almost twitch off the toilet.  Werid?  Yeah.  My hips hurt.  I have sharp little pains in my lower region, little period cramps earlier... WHINE, WHINE, WHINE, COMPLAIN.

Aside from that, my husband gave me my Christmas present early!  Which was another 3d/4d ultrasound!  :D!  Seeing our daughter was amazing!  She is a chunky monkey.  AND LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME -___-  Honestly, I was hopeing for a mini me.  But, Caleb's genes defeated mine in the epic battle that is baby making it seems.  However she looks though, she is the most beautiful baby in the world, already <3



The adorable fatty on the left is me, Caleb is in the middle and his mini me on the right, of course :)



This would be her long, skinny foot.  :D

During the ultrasound she flipped us off too.  It was great.  I know she didn't mean too, but it was funny nonetheless.  :)  And she kept sticking her tongue out.  The UT said that it was probably because the ambilical cord was close to her face so she was trying to figure out what it was via tonuge.  I loved this ultrasound and Caleb loved it too!  Which made me happy because he just wasn't satisfied with the last one we had.

Also since I last updated, I got to see Caleb jump for the first time out of a plane!  They did a foriegn jump.  Caleb jumped with Germany, and got his German wings!

It was nuts!  When they first jump out, they get whipped through the air like a rag doll!  It's scary to think about at first, knowing that is your husband that is getting tossed several hundred feet in the air just to fall.  Even with a parachute.  But he made it out alive!  He did get drug by his parachute when he got to the ground, but he managed to get himself free.  I am proud of him :)

Speaking of jobs, I am no longer a Red Robin employee either!  Yay!  I am now an official housewife for a little while.  Go me :)  Hopefully I don't go crazy from not having my own funds coming in every other week.   We will see!

That is all for now.

<3 Tory

33 weeks;

Only 7 more to go!  WOOOOO! Excuse the phone picture this week, I have some taken on my camera.  But they are on my laptop which has already angered me when I was trying to upload a picture onto Facebook... so WHATEVER.  :)

I'm excited.  Nothing else has really happened this past week with the pregnancy that is different.  All the symptoms I have had before, are still there.  My feet do feel like they are swelling a lot easier.  But, come next week I will have a lot of time to put those puppies up.  So close to being done with hostessing.  So close!


I am done with Fayetteville Tech today.  THANK YOU JESUS.  I am so glad to never go back there ever again.  :)  Now I have to really focus on getting finished with school come next summer.  Ugh.


Oh!  And here are the stats for this week:

That's right.  I am officially 8 months pregnant.  Whoop, whoop! :D


Time to get ready for work.  That I only have one more week of.  AHHH.


<3 Tory

Maternity Pictures!

Caleb and I got our maternity pictures done yesterday!  They turned out amazing.  Exactly what I had in mind and wanted for them.  I think they also double for pre baby family pictures, some of them.  Here are a couple of them, because I don't have them all.  But she is going to send me a CD and there will be a lot!

© Katherine McKeon

© Katherine McKeon
I am in LOVE with this picture.

© Katherine McKeon

© Katherine McKeon

Those are just a couple of them :)  But they are all that amazing.  Caleb actually didn't make any goofy faces and was cooperative through out the whole thing.  :D  Even if I was a vicious animal the morning and evening before.  (I swear my emotions are in FULL swing.  I snap at the drop of a hat.)

Next is Caleb's Christmas present to me, which is getting those 3D ultrasounds re-done so hopefully they turn out better and clearer!  I can't wait!

THEEEEN, it's maybe moving into a house over Christmas leave!  Hooray!  Maybe.  Depends on if he gets his orders to Afghanistan before leave.  Yes, he is supposed to leave in Feb, and still haven't gotten them.  Caleb doubts they will be even going.  Fine with me!  :D  I would love for Caleb to stay here!!!!!!

Time to clean before work!  I hope all is well in your worlds!

<3 Tory

Thought of the morning;

So, as I went about my morning catch up on Facebook time... I come across a status that made a comment about how this person didn't understand why people picked on gay people and that they were just like everybody else.  (This I agree with, and if you knew me, you would know I throughly support the LGBT population.)

Now...

The first comment on this guy's status was "So are black people but you don't like them." First of all... where the fuck...? And the girl who commented kept going on and on and on about how black people and "ghetto" people were equally discriminated against, and not all black people are ghetto.  Okay, this I understand.  BUT.  Why was race brought up in the first place?  The guy who posted the status (I know him from my high school days)  is not racist in the slightest, one of his best friends (or at least they were best friends, I think they have grown apart just by life's path) is black.  

Then after not liking the comment of ghetto people being associated with just blacks (which there ARE white ghetto people too, obviously, this we should all know.) she goes and lumps all southerners and rednecks with being white.  Isn't that the same as lumping black and ghetto people in the same category?  Granted.  You don't see a lot of your stereotypical "redneck" being black but...  they exist I am sure of it... just as your STEREOTYPICAL ghetto person is mostly thought of as black... but white ghetto people exist. 

Regardless of that, however-

I just don't understand why race has to be brought up at all, especially when the initial "status" had NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE. -___- 

I mean, am I wrong here?  Last I heard is that everybody is equal, and it's just nobody likes ignorant people no matter what colour they are or where they came from.

ANYWAY -

Caleb told me what I was getting for Christmas :D  AND I AM SO EXCITED.  However, I will keep it a surprise for you guys.  And if you haven't noticed... we are horrible... almost incapable... about keeping secrets from each other.  Even good secrets, such as Christmas presents.  Oops :)

And and and I only have 7-9 work days left.  WOOOOO.

AND AND AND only 54 more days until KAYDEN'S ARRIVAL!  <3  

ANNNNDDDDD I have the best husband in the world because he surprised me with Waffle House in bed this morning!

<3 Tory

32 weeks;

Only 8 more weeks to go!  Unless everybody else is right in saying I won't make it all the way to 40 weeks... but we will see!  :)  As long as she is fully developed, and healthy... I wouldn't be mad if she came out a liiiiiittle early.

Veiw the gloriousness of the bare belly!  How exciting.  It's getting harder and harder to keep on my feet all the time.  I worked a 3.5 hour shift last night, ONLY 3.5 hours, and I felt like I was going to fall apart.  Seriously.  My back into the 1st hour or so, hurt so bad.  My stomach started feeling a little nauseous.  I was out of breath and hot.  It was pretty sad.  -__-  My body isn't good at handling this extra 35ish pounds.  It's only though, like I said before... only 8 more weeks!

Still squash size!  Also! Tuesday, I had my 32 week appointment!  It went  pretty well.  I got put on iron because they are just now aknowledging that I am slightly anemic.  [shrugs]  I didn't think it was a big deal since I am not extremely anemic in the numbers.  I guess it translates in my mind as a another reason to think my hospital fails at life.  Oh well.  But, Kayden's heartbeat was 152 bpm so that is a good heartbeat :D

My maternity pictures are coming up this week too!  I am excited.  After posting a status up on facebook trying to find somebody; this girl I went to high school with, that I have actually done a photoshoot with before, offered to do them.  So, I said yesss!  She is really amazing, and since the last one, she has had an internship in New York and she just is extremely talented.  I am happy to have somebody that I have worked with before too, since I am ridiculously awkward.

I hope everybody has a good day! :)

<3 Tory

Thanksgiving :)

For Thanksgiving, Caleb and I made our way to my dad's house.  It was only an hour away, so unlike some people this Thanksgiving break, I didn't have to do a lot of traveling that day.  Which proved helpful when we made our way home because Caleb literally had to help me out of the car when we got home because I was so full I could not move hardly.  Along with it being incredibly uncomforatable to wear a seatbelt.

Our Thanksgiving day attire :)  In this attire, if you see the shirt that Caleb is wearing and see my make-up; we traded some Christmas presents early.  I got him a Party Rock shirt and he got me a large make-up kit.  YAY!  I was wanting some more make-up so I can work on my skills.  He's the bestest husband in the world!

Here is a better look at the shirt.  It fits him perfectly.  Now he has a proper shirt to practice is shuffling skills in.  (Which really aren't that bad, he is getting pretty good!) 

We got to my dad's around 1:30 in the afternoon and watched the first Firefly episode.  Have any of you seen the series?  It's pretty interesting.  Very difficult to catch on too, I was extremely confused the first half of the first episode.  But once I learned the characters, and their personalities it was easier.

The food my dad's girlfriend prepared was delicious.  They got turkey from the best place to get seasonal meat EVER.  Well, I just found out the turkey was good but I knew their ham was freaking AMAZING.  Honey baked ham, to be specific. But the turkey has the same glaze, or at least very similiar.  Delicious.  Freaking delicious.  I could eat it all the time.  Other than turkey there was, of course, other deliciousness.  Such as mashed potatoes (nom!), green beans from my grandmother (nom!), mac and cheese (nom!), stuffing (nom!), corn (nom!), gravy (nom!), rolls (nom!), and then after a break from eating and another episode of firefly we ate a pumpkin dessert.  It wasn't pie, but a better version.  I forgot what it was called.  I don't really like pumpkin things, but I really didn't mind that stuff at all.  I couldn't eat a lot of it though.  Oh!  And there was delicious, made from scratch, cookies!

But besides the food, it was amazing seeing my dad.  He is awesome :D  Of course, it was amazing seeing Allie too.  She is great!  I wish I would have thought to get some pictures of them and with them.  Dad has some on his camera, but has failed to put them on facebook where I can steal them.

I almost forgot on important detail -  My boots.  Caleb and I found some new slipper boots for me at K-Mart a week ago and Thanksgiving was their debute.  Veiw them!

I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving as well! :)

<3 Tory

Thanksgiving is this week!

I am freaking excited.  Caleb and I are going to my dad's for Thanksgiving and let me tell you,  I cannot wait to shove all the delicious food that my dad and his girlfriend are making down my throat. I. CAN'T. WAIT. Any food that I acquire in that household is delicious.


Foooooooooooood! Nom nom nom nom nom.


With Thanksgiving coming, it's time to think about what we are thankful for.  Mine are simple: Husband. Being able to become pregnant with our child, and have an easy (for the most part) pregnancy.  Family.  Friends.  And the great life that I have with Caleb.  I am so extremely thankful for all of these things.  <3  I would not change anything in my life right now.  Except maybe to see my friends and family a little more and for my husband and I to have more of the same work schedule so I can spend even more time with him.  (I swear I cannot get enough of that man <3  He is the most amazing person that I have ever met in my entire life.)


Caleb and I are having our own little miniature Thanksgiving for our friends that aren't taking leave for it.  I am pretty excited about that too.  I just wish I had a day off for this event, BUT because that probably isn't going to be possible it will have to be a lunch. Better than nothing, right?  I think so.


What are your plans for Thanksgiving?  If you are cooking, what are you most excited about making?!


<3 Tory

30 Weeks;

ONLY 10 MORE WEEKS LEFT!  :D  Getting closer and closer by the weeeeeeeeeek!  For this week, I decided to do a comparison picture.  I took the "30 weeks" picture last night.  So technically I was 29 weeks and 6 days... but... It's close enough.

I thought actually seeing the difference side by side was insane.  It's such a big difference to me.  I remember thinking I looked pregnant at 19 weeks.  Psh.  I look even more pregnant now!

I am still feeling normal.  No bad pregnancy symptoms or anything.  Minus back pain, of course.  I don't think I am more tired than I had been.  Not getting sick.  Sleeping pretty well.  I've had small spouts of feeling sightly nauseous.  But.  Nothing that was out of control.  :)

Here are the pictures of the newly organized nursery!  I should have taken a before picture, but just imagine it being backed full of boxes and bags.

From the door coming from our living room.

New glider and dresser!

Crib with the valences or whatever they are called.

Swing from Ashley!

Ah, now it is time to get ready for work.  Meh.  I hope you all are having a happy hump day :)

<3 Tory

Not much happening..

Since I last updated, literally nothing exciting has happened.  I wish I had something awesome to fill y'all in on!


This weekend I worked all weekend, as usual except Saturday I worked a double.  A double ending in two huge parties.  One was a party of 26 the other 21... at 10 pm... When we only had two servers, the bartender, and myself on the clock.  It was horrible.  Well, while I was there it wasn't as bad.  But when I got home and my body was able to relax... It was horrible.  I thought I was dying on the inside because my body just hurt so damn bad!  I don't know if I am being a baby or if this is normal, but I don't think I will be working another double again until I am no longer a human pod.


Oh, oh!  And Caleb and I organized the nursery!  And it looks very nice :D  Not long after I had wrote that blog about how it was overwhelming to organize things, Caleb was determined to get the nursery put together and nice looking.  And we did it!  :D  Some things that we aren't keeping in the nursery still need to be put away, but hey, the nursery itself is done!


Hm, but other than that.  Really nothing else has happened. 


I hope y'alls weekend was wonderful, and the start of your week was good too!


<3 Tory

Late once more, with no excuse :)

Yesterday was my 29 week mark.  I knew this, thought about writing a post and taking my weekly picture but you know what?  I really just didn't feel like it.  Maybe it was because I felt like I was getting sick or just pure laziness.  Today, I feel better and still didn't take the picture to document yesterday.  I'm just not feeling it. 

However!  I will give you whom like to keep up with my pregnancy shinangans the weekly thebump update!  Hooray!  It's probably not changed from last week much, but I don't remember exactly what was on last weeks so I will let you be the judge!

One more week and we will hit the big three zero! Crazy.  Every week I am in shock that I am already to that point, but especially when I hit the 10 week milestones.  Caleb and I are so excited!

Speaking of the husband, you know if you're newly... or within the first couple years.... married you don't expect to have to even think about funneral plans.  When Caleb came home for lunch, I guess they were putting together the things they want for if they get killed in Afganistan, and in the middle of just sitting there watching TV eating lunch he looks at me and asks: "Is there anything special you want to have at my funeral?"  I am in shock.  I honestly had no idea what he was talking about.  He ended up meaning like a song or something.  I still had no idea what to really say except that I hadn't put much thought into it.  I know in the back of my mind that it is a possibility, but I can't say that I sit there and make plans.  I don't want it to happen, I want to avoid it as much as possible.  I don't even want him to leave in the first place.  It's so hard to think about, I normally can't without getting upset so I just don't.  If it is brought up in conversation, I can talk about it for a little while but if it starts getting to real I have to change the subject or go get food or something. 

Some people when you talk about it for to long will say that I know what I got into when I married him.  And they are right, I did realize the possibility of all of this happening.  However, until you are in it, you don't experience the emotions.  That whole your heart ripping, and dieing from the inside isn't present when you originally think about it.  I was just like, I know that is a possibility, and I will handle it if it comes.  Handling it is hard.  Handling it when my emotions are in a constant rollercoster of uncontrollable maddness is even harder. 

I don't really have a point in bringing that whole conversation bit up, but.. it's just crazy to think that we haven't even been married a year, our child isn't born, and funeral plans are being made.  Just incase funeral plans, but funeral plans nonetheless. 

And it's not just my husband's funeral plans, it's also one of my best friend's funeral plans, and all of my new friends that are being deployed with Caleb.  Ugh.  I can't even think about it anymore.

I hope everybody makes sure they cherish every moment they have with their husband/wife/friends because you never know what could happen.

<3 Tory

It's Overwhelming to Organize!

I took my first attempt in getting all the baby clothes, gifts, and anything else that has to do with the nursery organized today.  In the two hours that I was inside of her nursery, I got some done, but I still feel like what I got done is not organized in the slightest.  I don't even know where to start when it comes to organizing everything, besides putting things that are alike in the same pile or box.


I say box because we have a little dresser thing that has those cloth boxes.  It has 9 square holes to put these boxes in.  The square hole in the middle, we left boxless to put a picture frame or some sort of decoration inside.


Does anybody have any sort of tips on how the hell I should organize all of this stuff?  Because I am clueless.  Should I separate the sets of onesie/bootie/mitten/hat matching things? Should I start putting bottles in the cabinets?  When should I wash everything, as I organize or a week before hand?  What about the stuff that is meant for travel?  What about the bath stuff?!  We really don't have room in our bathroom to put anything...  Maybe the guest bathroom?! I just don't know.  I feel like every other pregnant lady just easily puts things together and everything is so pretty.  I'm just not sure.


Any advice would be greatly helpful!  And our nursery is very small because we live in an apartment.  It's not the size of a second bedroom, just like a small room that is connected to the master bedroom.  Probably a bout half the size of your typical apartment bedroom with no closet.


<3 Tory

Baby Shower;

My baby shower finally happened yesterday!  After freaking out and worrying that everything wouldn't be put together and clean and all that, it ended up working perfectly and going really well!  Caleb and I got almost everything that we needed!  I have to get Thank You cards to send out.  (Which I am horrible at, but I WILL do it this time.)  A lot of people showed up, most about an hour late.  But it was okay.  I was just glad to have everybody be able to come and be with me.  The presents were just an added bonus :)

Gifts for baby!

And there is more than you can even see in the picture!  I am so excited with everything thing we got and so thankful that Caleb and I have such great friends and family that were willing to contribute!

My mom made all of the food pretty much and got massive chicken trays to feed everyone that showed up.  She even made a theme cake!  The theme was celebrating our little pun'kin, so she made a pumpkin cake!

I thought it was cute, and it was super delicious!  I wish I would have thought to take a picture of the whole food table.  It looked really nice.

Along with the present opening, we played a couple games thanks to Helen!  We played a guess how big I am game with the ribbon, and then a guess how many pumpkin marshmellows are in the bottle.  The prizes being small bottles filled with M&Ms.  :)  I enjoyed the games.  Especially because they were easy and didn't require a whole lot of trying to get everyone to focus on one thing at one time.  Because that might have been partically impossible.

Those are just a few pictures from the event :) But if you are friends with me on Facebook, you have full access to pretty much all of the pictures.  Hooray!

Caleb and I just have to get a couple more things, build the big things we got, and organize everything and we will be fully ready for Kayden to make her arrival!  I can't wait to get it all put together and show off everything!

It is time to go to sleep now however, husband is already sleeping on the couch because he was trying to wait for me to get done writing this blog.  He's cute <3

Goodnight everyone!

<3 Tory

Doctors Appointment;

I had my doctors appointment today!  And it went pretty well.  Kayden's heartbeat is now at 143 bpm, the doctor said that was a good heartbeat.  :)  Before leaving to go get my glucose levels tested (which really wasn't as bad as I have heard it to be), she ordered me a follow up ultrasound.  Apparently, when I had my 20 week ultrasound the ultrasound tech made a note about Kayden's kidneys.  The doctor said what the UT put was normal, I don't remember exactly what it was about... But she said that she thought she should schedule me a follow up ultrasound just in case.  Hopefully all is well!


The glucose test, like I said, wasn't to bad.  I chugged the little orange drink and then sat there for an hour.  Lucky, I brought some hat making crafts with me so I could keep myself occupied.  If I hadn't I probably would have gone crazy.  Then I went back, got my blood drawn, and picked up some more prenatals.  Easy squeezy.


Other than that, my day has been pretty uneventful.  I got pretty much nothing done, and I let one of my co-workers have my shift tonight.  (Which I ended up getting a negative response about from Caleb.  Wah!)  I did finish Caleb's hat, made Kayden a matching one, and started on another one.  Whoop!  And start organizing the "army closet".  Eh.  So many things in that stupid closet.  I swear Caleb has accumulated so many army things, I feel his collection to be abnormally big!  Ah!


My mom is coming over tomorrow to get everything prepared for the baby shower on SATURDAY! AHHHH!!! I am excited to see my mom.  She is getting here super early too.  My friend Ashley is also coming tomorrow evening to bring presents because she is unsure she will be able to stay for the actual baby shower D:


I hope everything for that shower falls into place!  I'm nervous!


<3 Tory

28 Weeks;

So, for the first time in what feels like forever I am here to give a proper weekly pregnancy post!  I have a picture and a thebump update and everything!  So, without further delay, here is my belly.  (It was pointed out at work the other day that I now have a baby BELLY and not a BUMP! Hahah)

Are you as shocked as I was when I saw this picture on the computer?  I didn't realize I had gotten that big!  I feel big, but not that big.  I guess my quick adjusting skills are coming in handy.

She is about 2 pounds!  That's crazy!  It seems like just last week she wasn't even a full pound.  This pregnancy is going by faster and faster.  She will only get bigger from here, and so will her pod!  Eek!  You can tell she is getting more squished too, because you remember how I mentioned you can see her little kicks?  Well, now you can see what looks like explosions.  My stomach will move up and down so fast with every little movement it seems like.  I swear I don't get tired of it either!  :D

My baby shower is coming up fast too!  This Saturday.  It's going to be crazy.  There are going to be probably over 30 people in my small apartment.  It went up so fast too, on Monday I was thinking about 20 people maybe a little under and now BOOM.  I didn't realize so many people would be able to make it.  I hope we all fit!  It will be fun regardless.  My mom is coming bright and early on Friday to help me take care of all the last minute things.  Thank goodness.  I hope everybody has fun!

On top of the excitment from that, I feel mostly caught up from everything that I got behind on housework wise.  The house is mostly clean, and the laundry is mostly done and the dishes are mostly done.  Granted all those mostlys don't seem like I got much done, but trust me.  I did.  And I am happy.  AND I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning at 820 in the morning.  A lonnnnng doctors appointment.  Because I have the regular check up, and then I have to do the test for gestational diabetes.  Which means I have to drink this sugar drink and it will be gross and then afterward wait in the waiting room that has NO signal and then get my blood drawn.  Ugh.

Wish me luck!

<3 Tory

Ps, I thought this was funny:

Now, if you don't know, Missy is my mom.  Facebook automatically tagged this.  So, apparently I have my moms facial features according to Facebook.  (You probaby won't think this is as funny as I do unless you are one of the readers that actually know me, and know my mom and its okay.)  :)

Halloween Fail;

HAPPY HALLOWEEN :D

My mom got me this cool shirt :D

So, if you know me you will know that Halloween is my favorite holiday.  If you don't know me, you know this vital piece of information now, YAY!  This Halloween, I have failed myself.  Before, Caleb and I had planned to dress up as red necks or something easy and fun.  That ended up not happening though.  We didn't do much for Halloween except go out to the bar with Helen, Joey and our friends.  (YES!  Helen and her boyfriend came down this weekend to see me! <3 It was fun and exciting and they are coming down AGAIN next weekend for my baby shower!  Yay, yay, YAY!)  We should have dressed up for the bar though, there was a lot of people that did.  I was jealous.  :(


Anyway, I wanted to at least get a little dressed up tonight since it was ACTUALLY and pass out candy to all the cute little children in our apartment complex.  I had thought trick-or-treating was over the weekend, but everybody in Fayetteville on Facebook seemed to think it was tonight.  Anyway!  So, my husband got off work around 2 and we were going to go get some candy after our 1 hour and 10 minute nap.  This small cat nap turned into a lion nap of 4 hours.  We woke up around 730ish, there had be no banging on our door or ridiculous ringing of the door bell to bring candy anyway.  How depressing.  It had rained today and was stupid cold so parents probably kept their candy hungry monsters inside.

In attempt to make up for this massive fail, when we went grocery shopping after we woke up, I found some cool hats I had for Caleb and I to wear.  I was then transformed into a cat-human and Caleb was a wolf-human.  Genius.

That is as excited he would get about having his picture taken.  I promise he enjoyed wearing the hat and I didn't force it on him :D!


Now, it is time for bed.  I've got a lot of cleaning to do tomorrow STILL because for some odd and unknown reason it is impossible to get this apartment clean and then keep it that way.  Why?  I have no bloody idea.  


<3 Tory

I am BAAAAAACK!

Yes, thats right.  I have returned.  Hopefully to have a nice new little blog entry for you to read every other day instead of every five! Yes yes, you are welcome.  I know you were having trouble going on with your lives without your update of my life.  Just kidding.  :D


Now..  I don't even know where to start with this update.  I guess I will start with the return home and the exciting news that my father in law is doing much better.  He had his bandages taken off and it wasn't nowhere near as painful and tragic as we all had thought.  Great success!


The plane rides from Arkansas to Charlotte to Fayetteville went better than the ones to Arkansas.  Maybe it's because I wasn't lumped into a weird sleeping position with Caleb and then waking up with the feeling of my ribs slowly cracking under the pressure.  I actually had something to do this time.  Would you like to know what that something is?  Hats.  I made hats.  Well, I finished one hat and started on another with this cool little cheat knitting set that my brother in laws girlfriend got for me.  :)  I have a new obsession with these cheat knitting implements of destruction and crocheting.  I will post pictures of my creations eventually, they are glorious!


Our arrival home was bittersweet.  I was super happy to see my fur babies and be in our own little hovel.  However, we were both sad about how we were taking our first steps back into reality.  It was saddening.  What was even worse that is that OUR APARTMENT WAS FUCKING DESTROYED.  The Thursday before we left the apartment was immaculate. Ashley had cleaned the crap out of it while I did homework, and it was awesome.  I loved it.  The next day, we found out about Caleb's dad and after making all the arraignments to leave we went out to our favorite bar with the boys and played pool.  Boys slept over.  Did they clean up after themselves?  No.  I was slightly irritated.  Because now I have to do it.


Also, my lovely mother and her friend picked up our car from the shop so the shop would stop having aneurisms everyday even thought I explained that we had a family emergency and there is no way I could come pick up my car.  I was really thankful that they could do that, however, ...THERE IS A MELTED CANDY BAR ALL OVER THE SEAT  IN THE BACK OF MY CAR.  BAKING on my LEATHER seats that has been sitting there for... I have no idea how long.  Whose candy bar is it?  Not mine.  Not Caleb's.  Not my mom or her friends.  The candy bar isn't in a wrapper melted either.  It is just straight up melted.  No wrapper in sight.  Some asshole opened a fucking candy bar and left it in my back seat.  What. an. ass.


Ugh, yesterday was just not that great all around.  Today is slightly better.  I am getting some things caught up on/ relaxing a little before work.  So, hopefully by the end of the weekend my house will be back in order.  Maybe.  Helen and her boyfriend are coming up to visit.  That should be fun.  :)


Then next weekend is my baby shower.  Holy shit did that sneak up on me.  I have been slightly panicking about it while I was in Arkansas, thank goodness for my mom who has taken a huge bit of the load off of me.  I didn't even get all the invintations made and sent out.  Which sucks.  But.. I couldn't help it.  With the ones I did get sent out though, we will definitely have a stupid amount of people stuffed into my little apartment.  It should be fun!


Well, it is time to get back to cleaning and laundry.  I need to wash my work clothes still 0.0  eek!


<3 Tory

Cool New Sweater;

The title has nothing to do with this post other than the post being about today and my step MIL gave me a cool new sweater.  It's dark green, and my stomach fits in it quite nicely.  :)  I dig it.

Other than that, last night me and Caleb went to Malvern Mall aka Walmart and we got a lot of neat things.  Like a little sweater scarf combo (that we have to take back today because my belly won't fit in it properly), some yarn for me to crochet (which we have to go back today and also get some more because I have already used the whole thing in less than 24 hours), and some pajama pants that fit AWESOME.  It was nice to get out and frolic about, during the night time hours.

I had a sudden urge to be creative yesterday and crochet, like I said, so I got the yarn with the intention on making a little beanie hat, which changed into a scarf, and is now changing into a remote holder for our couch.  The yarn matches the couch perfectly, and it has some black and darker brown specks in it so it looks really fancy.  I think I might make some matching coasters too.  Because I am crafty like that.  :p

Along with craftiness with yarn, Onchie was folding walmart/grocery backs into these little triangles to save space where she keeps the bags.  Genius?  Um,  yes.  I thought it was the coolest idea in a while to save some space.  It's time consuming to do, but.. I mean if you are board then why not do something useful?!  I am so going to do it to the millions of plastic bags we have at the apartment.  :D  I will post a picture up on a later entry so you can see exactly what I am talking about.  And also one of my crocheted creation.  Bwahah.

Fear me and my new found hobbies.

<3 Tory