a little scare

Well last Thursday was eventful!I woke up that morning and was sick to my stomach. Then at school I started having a lot of pain and pressure in my belly. Usually if this happens, sitting down and drinking some water will cure it. Well, that didn't work so I ended up having to leave work early and my mom took me to the doctor (thankfully she works with me!) The doctor said I was having contractions, but I was not in labor. Thankfully everything was okay. He told me if I start having more than 4 in an hour then I need to head to the hospital. I'm so glad everything was ok....little man needs to stay put and do some more cooking! It was definitely scary, but as always God takes care of us.

Babies Babies everywhere!

It seems like everytime I turn around I found out another person is pregnant! We have so many friends having babies right now...it's such an exciting time! I can't wait for this time next year when Ben has a ton of friends to play with! God is so good! :)

dreaming of you!

So I keep having this reoccuring dream and I wanted to write it down before I forgot.  I dream I'm standing in our kitchen cooking.  All of a sudden I hear this man voice say, "Hey mom!" and I turn around and there is grown up Ben with his cute little girlfriend. I tell him I'm so glad he's home and give him a hug! I look him up and down...he looks just like his daddy but a bigger/ taller version...and then the dream ends. I wonder if this will be real life or not, but either way its fun to see my baby all grown up!

babymoon

As our to-do list was growing, our hours at work getting longer, and stress piling up Glen and I decided that our last free weekend in September would be a great time for a little mini-vacation. All this summer we were lucky enough to get to travel all over, so we decided for this we would stay close to home. It's getting more difficult for me to stay comfortable in the car for more than 30 minutes, so the woodlands resort was the perfect spot! We ate, swam in the amazing pool, relaxed, slept ALOT, and even went out for a little dinner date! It was the perfect getaway and just what we needed. Now I feel like we are ready for little man and got in one last weekend away for just the 2 of us! Here are a few pics!

A few of my favorite things!

Well pregnancy brings on some weird things. Here are a few items I haven't been able to live without the past few months.

• gummy prenatal vitamins-they're like candy in vitamin form! Considering I normally take Flintstones these things are wonderful and were a God send when anything I put in my mouth made me sick!
• pickled jalapenos- all I can say is YUM! I had some on pizza last week and they are AMAZING!! (insert joke about weird pregnancy cravings here) 
• 5 million pillows- I sleep with 4 pillows nightly. My husband lovingly refers to these as the road block. All I can is they make sleep more comfortable and keep me from waking up quite as often!
• yoplait smoothies-these can be found in the frozen food section and are amazing! With all the fruit smoothies I was buying this is a much more economical choice and just as tasty! 
• tums- with the nightly(scratch that-hourly) heart burn these are a must! I prefer the fruity version...they taste like sherbert to me! 
• whataburger strawberry shakes and bluebell ice cream- nothing is better than ice cream when you are pregnant! Although I can't indulge on these all the time or else I'd be a big blimp... they are wonderful when I do!
• fruit roll ups- again all I can say is DELICIOUS! 

All I can say is this boy is making me hungry all the time! You would think with all these eating I'd be 500 pounds by now! haha! :) 

busy busy!

August brought us into the third trimester and also sent me back to work. I have been so busy getting things going at school it seems like that's all I have been doing the past few weeks! I'm excited for this school year  because that means Ben is getting closer to being here! Here is a picture of me at 7 months almost 2 weeks pregnant(can't believe I'm already that big!!). I've finally gained 17 pounds and am now back to my pre-pregnancy weight (woohoo)!  I also passed my glucose test which means I don't have Gestational Diabetes...also very exciting! I can't believe our countdown until Ben is double digits! We both get more excited everyday!

jumping belly

I've been trying to make video Ben kicking my belly. This video was the best I could get, you know he never kicks on demand! ;)  He wasn't kicking too hard this time but you can see the little jumps my belly makes because of my big boy (about half way through the video). Pardon the pasty belly...I think it needs a tan!  :)