2 blogs in one day?! See, I am trying to stay off my feet!
I went to Albertsons today, to save some serious money on groceries. Here is what I bought:
8 boxes kellogs mini wheat cereals
1 box keebler crackers and cheese
1 box special K crackers
4 bottles low cal gatorade
3 big cans progresso soup
One dozen large eggs
1 big pot roast (we just made on in the crockpot.....so good!)
Big bottle of Welchs grape juice
1 coppertone 50spf baby suntan lotion (will be good for next spring!)
1 coppertone 50spf sport suntan lotion ( Ryan needs this even in the winter!)
2 jars prego spaghetti sauce
1 box pantyliners
I had a fistful of coupons and some doublers...shopped for sales, and all this cost $26.57 and I saved $82.63!!! And I now have a gas rewards of 10 cents off/gallon. Shoot, you can barely get 8 boxes of cereal for $26 these days....so I was pretty proud of my savings.
I also hit up rite aid for free toothpaste, and electrasol dishwasher gelcaps for $1.25.
Last week I bought 3 jumbo bags of huggies pure and natural...for about $1.25 total. That's what I call a steal!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Busy Week
This past week has been very busy, very tiring! I woke up Tuesday very sick, with a throbbing headache and sore throat and general feeling of awfulness. I called my Dr, as i was told by him last week, any of those symptoms warrant a phone call. I was told if I spiked a fever to go to urgent care. Luckily, nothing over 99.5! I stayed home from work Tuesday and Wednesday, and went back Thursday feeling better. Chamisa headed home to Pullman after her 4 weeks in the tri-cities....hopefully I did not send her back with my germs. Friday I was not feeling so hot again, with another sore throat, sinus pain and cough. Melissa and BJ arrived late friday night, and i could not even get out of bed in my tylenol PM stupor. Saturday we headed to the Kennewick dog show, where we met up with Nicole. Despite not feeling so hot, McKenzie and I finished our rally advcanced title, with 4th place. Josh and Ryan earned their 2nd leg towards their rally advanced title, with a 1st place! Nicole and Tango finished their rally excellent title too! BJ and Melissa came to the show to visit, until they headed off to the wedding they were attending. Ryan and I ring stewarded in the afternoon, as our club, the Columbia Basin Dog Training Club was hosting the obedience show. Then we went to dinner to celebrate our wins, and crashed at home.
I woke up at 5am Sunday in really bad pain, that I thought was maybe round ligament pain, accompanied by awful lower back pain and extreme pressure in my lower abdomen. It did not get better with tylenol, and i told Ryan as we headed to day 2 of the show, that he may have to show McKenzie for me. McKenzie is not an easy dog to show in obedience, and Ryan hasn't worked with her as much, and she was in rally excellent for the first time! Neither the dogs, nor Ryan and I have practiced excellent....so I told Ryan to not worry and just have fun with her. They did awesome considering the circumstances, and managed to get McKenzie's first leg of her Rally Excellent title! Woohoo! To top it off, Ryan and Josh finished their Rally Advanced title and moved up to Excellent. Nicole and Tango took another 1st place in excellent!
When we got home, I laid down with more tylenol and a hot water bottle. The pain and pressure just seemed to intensify, and as we laid in bed watching the Seahawks, I started getting extremely sharp pains that lasted a few minutes, then backed off.....I thought they could be contractions and they HURT! I called the on-call Dr, but after an hour of no return call and more pain, we headed to the ER. I was immediately taken by wheelchair to labor and delivery, and hooked up to a bunch of machines to monitor Casey's heartbeat and contractions. After a bunch of uncomfortable tests and waiting, it was determined I was not in labor, Casey was NOT on his way yet (whew!) and the pains were not even contractions. It was round ligament pain like I thought, from completely overdoing it the day before, and from coughing and sneezing and stretching the muscles. The nurse mentioned on how active Casey was on the monitors, and said she had never seen a 29 week old THAT active. I laughed and said i was a little nervous about what that means when he is born, and she agreed I should be scared, LOL!! Everyone at L and D was so nice, and my Dr came to see me (he did not call me back because he was delivering 3 babies....good reason!) and all said it was a good thing to come in and get checked out. I had 5/6 of the symptoms of pre-term labor...
I am so glad my busy little boy is staying put. I am so lucky to have Ryan, he worked his rear end off this weekend to try and make things easy on me, and convinced me to go the ER, and held my hand the whole time. And how lucky am I that he likes this dog obedience stuff too?? He is amazing and I am so very lucky to have him. He will be a great Dad to Casey, he already is!!
I woke up at 5am Sunday in really bad pain, that I thought was maybe round ligament pain, accompanied by awful lower back pain and extreme pressure in my lower abdomen. It did not get better with tylenol, and i told Ryan as we headed to day 2 of the show, that he may have to show McKenzie for me. McKenzie is not an easy dog to show in obedience, and Ryan hasn't worked with her as much, and she was in rally excellent for the first time! Neither the dogs, nor Ryan and I have practiced excellent....so I told Ryan to not worry and just have fun with her. They did awesome considering the circumstances, and managed to get McKenzie's first leg of her Rally Excellent title! Woohoo! To top it off, Ryan and Josh finished their Rally Advanced title and moved up to Excellent. Nicole and Tango took another 1st place in excellent!
When we got home, I laid down with more tylenol and a hot water bottle. The pain and pressure just seemed to intensify, and as we laid in bed watching the Seahawks, I started getting extremely sharp pains that lasted a few minutes, then backed off.....I thought they could be contractions and they HURT! I called the on-call Dr, but after an hour of no return call and more pain, we headed to the ER. I was immediately taken by wheelchair to labor and delivery, and hooked up to a bunch of machines to monitor Casey's heartbeat and contractions. After a bunch of uncomfortable tests and waiting, it was determined I was not in labor, Casey was NOT on his way yet (whew!) and the pains were not even contractions. It was round ligament pain like I thought, from completely overdoing it the day before, and from coughing and sneezing and stretching the muscles. The nurse mentioned on how active Casey was on the monitors, and said she had never seen a 29 week old THAT active. I laughed and said i was a little nervous about what that means when he is born, and she agreed I should be scared, LOL!! Everyone at L and D was so nice, and my Dr came to see me (he did not call me back because he was delivering 3 babies....good reason!) and all said it was a good thing to come in and get checked out. I had 5/6 of the symptoms of pre-term labor...
I am so glad my busy little boy is staying put. I am so lucky to have Ryan, he worked his rear end off this weekend to try and make things easy on me, and convinced me to go the ER, and held my hand the whole time. And how lucky am I that he likes this dog obedience stuff too?? He is amazing and I am so very lucky to have him. He will be a great Dad to Casey, he already is!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
A Big Boy!
Ryan and I went to our 28 week check up and ultrasound on 9/16. It was so neat to see how big Casey has gotten, and boy is he big! He is topping the charts at 99% on stomach size, 97% on leg bone length and he weighs 3.5 pounds! The average is 2.5 pounds, and the Dr was laughing quite a bit at just how big he is. He said our ultrasound at 10 weeks puts the estimated due date as correct, otherwise he would have moved the due date up several weeks! I was quite terrified, as he said he is on track to be nearly 10 pounds at birth, but he did assure me they will monitor his growth by ultrasound, and his lung function, so its quite possible they will induce me several weeks early! His heartbeat was 144, and everything looked good. I failed my 1 hour glucose test for gestational diabetes, but passed the 3 hour test, so no diabetes for me!
This weekend I stayed at Shauna's house and got to visit with my all 3 of my cute nephews! I also got to see my Aunt Barb from Tennessee, who I haven't gotten to see in several years! We had a big family dinner at my parents Saturday night, definitely always fun. I brought my 3-D ultrasound pictures, my Mom thinks Casey's profile looks like me, lucky kid!
This weekend I stayed at Shauna's house and got to visit with my all 3 of my cute nephews! I also got to see my Aunt Barb from Tennessee, who I haven't gotten to see in several years! We had a big family dinner at my parents Saturday night, definitely always fun. I brought my 3-D ultrasound pictures, my Mom thinks Casey's profile looks like me, lucky kid!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Hiccups
So yesterday I felt baby Casey have hiccups for the first (and then second) time! What a neat feeling, it made me laugh! Too cute. Yesterday was also the start of week 27 and the third trimester...time is flying! And I am growing, wow. Ryan and I went to a demolition derby in walla walla, and Casey was kicking me rhythmically to the song "Another one bites the dust"...he likes music I guess!
Next week is my glucose test, and our 28 week ultrasound! I can't wait to see Casey again, and see what position he is in, it's hard to tell by his movement. Some days I think he must be head up, other days head down, and sometimes I think he is a pretzel.
My new hobby is saving money:) I have been introduced to thebargainjargon.com; afistfulofcoupons.com; and krazycouponlady.blogspot.com
These have saved me mucho money! I was able to get 5 jumbo packs of huggles diapers for $10, shipped to my house; and 11 boxes of huggies wipes for 75 cents each. Also, I have been stocking up on cereal for about 50 cents a box. I recently got $25 worth of groceries from Albertsons....this did not actually cost me any money, I made $7 on the whole deal. Yes, they paid me $7 to take $25 worth of food. Last week, one of my receipts said I spent $39, saved $45 and was given a $9 catalina (coupon to use on anything in my next purchase). I am just following the websites and their deals, and using coupons for things that go on sale. I get a lot of items for free, or for just pennies. I get lots of free things and coupons in the mail too, a nice change of pace from all bills!
Next week is my glucose test, and our 28 week ultrasound! I can't wait to see Casey again, and see what position he is in, it's hard to tell by his movement. Some days I think he must be head up, other days head down, and sometimes I think he is a pretzel.
My new hobby is saving money:) I have been introduced to thebargainjargon.com; afistfulofcoupons.com; and krazycouponlady.blogspot.com
These have saved me mucho money! I was able to get 5 jumbo packs of huggles diapers for $10, shipped to my house; and 11 boxes of huggies wipes for 75 cents each. Also, I have been stocking up on cereal for about 50 cents a box. I recently got $25 worth of groceries from Albertsons....this did not actually cost me any money, I made $7 on the whole deal. Yes, they paid me $7 to take $25 worth of food. Last week, one of my receipts said I spent $39, saved $45 and was given a $9 catalina (coupon to use on anything in my next purchase). I am just following the websites and their deals, and using coupons for things that go on sale. I get a lot of items for free, or for just pennies. I get lots of free things and coupons in the mail too, a nice change of pace from all bills!
Monday, August 31, 2009
25 weeks
We have hit 25 weeks! We went to the Dr last week, and everything is going well. We heard Casey's heartbeat, it is still 160. Such a beautiful sound! He kicked the whole time, so I could feel his kick and half second later, I could hear it on the doppler. He is so busy in there, and his strength is definitely improving! I feel pretty good, I am not happy about the return of the heartburn...seems like after going off the ulcer meds, the heartburn made an immediate return. My hip joints (sacro-iliac joints) continue to throb and make walking and sleeping quite painful. I tried a pregnancy band on, that my Dr. recommended, but its was awful and awkward and I did not buy it, especially after my insurance was iffy about covering it.
Because of the hip/joint pains and also an issue with the placenta, we are not going to be able to walk in the 60 mile breast cancer walk. We are really disappointed, but of course the safety of our child comes first. I am really happy to report we were able to raise over $1600 for breast cancer! Every penny of your donations went to the Susan G Komen for the cure fund.
This past weekend, Ryan and I went to Seaside to visit with Ryan's family and play on the beach. It was a little rainy, whcih was actually a nice change of pace from the hot tri-city sun. I don't like the actual rain, but the clouds and cool weather were nice. This made camping a little difficult, and we stayed in a hostel the first night, rather than tent in the rain, pregnant. Not to mention, I need the luxury of a close bathroom at night...the hostel was very interesting! It made for quite an adventure, and Ryan and I are always up for an adventure. We boarded the dogs for the weekend, but we wished we could have let Josh and McKenzie run on the beach. Next year we will go with the dogs and Casey.
Because of the hip/joint pains and also an issue with the placenta, we are not going to be able to walk in the 60 mile breast cancer walk. We are really disappointed, but of course the safety of our child comes first. I am really happy to report we were able to raise over $1600 for breast cancer! Every penny of your donations went to the Susan G Komen for the cure fund.
This past weekend, Ryan and I went to Seaside to visit with Ryan's family and play on the beach. It was a little rainy, whcih was actually a nice change of pace from the hot tri-city sun. I don't like the actual rain, but the clouds and cool weather were nice. This made camping a little difficult, and we stayed in a hostel the first night, rather than tent in the rain, pregnant. Not to mention, I need the luxury of a close bathroom at night...the hostel was very interesting! It made for quite an adventure, and Ryan and I are always up for an adventure. We boarded the dogs for the weekend, but we wished we could have let Josh and McKenzie run on the beach. Next year we will go with the dogs and Casey.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
6 months!
Wow, I can't believe I am already 6 months pregnant!! We go for our 24 week check up tomorrow, nothing too exciting, but in 4 more weeks we get to see Casey again on ultrasound!
Casey is very busy, and he must be growing like a weed, because his kicks are getting bigger and bigger. I think he is an acrobat. He already likes the glider, it rocks him to sleep. I like the glider too, it feels awesome on my sore lower back. Sleep is still a nightly challenge, and finding a good position. Poor Ryan, he is scrunched on the bed, as I pile on pillows and blankets to try and find a good spot. And Tobie gave up on my side and insists on sleeping tangled up in Ryan's legs. The other night I had 6 pillows, a full length body pillow and a fleece blanket spread around....not much room for Ryan! Sadly, this only led to a sore neck for me, it didn't even help.
Ryan and I went to my parents last weekend, to meet and celebrate our 2 new nephews!! Matt and Kelly gave birth to Caleb Joseph on August 3rd, and Shauna and Noah had Keegan Jameson on August 13th! They are both just precious! We drove our new Ford Expedition over there, we traded in the truck and Ryan's 66 galaxy. Casey is expensive, we already bought him a great big family car and he isn't even born yet! While we were over on the west side, we also registered at Babies R Us...there is so much stuff!
I will post some pictures soon....
Casey is very busy, and he must be growing like a weed, because his kicks are getting bigger and bigger. I think he is an acrobat. He already likes the glider, it rocks him to sleep. I like the glider too, it feels awesome on my sore lower back. Sleep is still a nightly challenge, and finding a good position. Poor Ryan, he is scrunched on the bed, as I pile on pillows and blankets to try and find a good spot. And Tobie gave up on my side and insists on sleeping tangled up in Ryan's legs. The other night I had 6 pillows, a full length body pillow and a fleece blanket spread around....not much room for Ryan! Sadly, this only led to a sore neck for me, it didn't even help.
Ryan and I went to my parents last weekend, to meet and celebrate our 2 new nephews!! Matt and Kelly gave birth to Caleb Joseph on August 3rd, and Shauna and Noah had Keegan Jameson on August 13th! They are both just precious! We drove our new Ford Expedition over there, we traded in the truck and Ryan's 66 galaxy. Casey is expensive, we already bought him a great big family car and he isn't even born yet! While we were over on the west side, we also registered at Babies R Us...there is so much stuff!
I will post some pictures soon....
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Pictures!
Here is the last picture of all three of us girls pregnant....with our hubbies. Left is Matt (my brother) and Kelly; Ryan and I; Shauna (my sister) and Noah. This was the weekend of Kelly's baby shower, and Ryan's graduation! We figured this would be the last chance to get a picture before Caleb or Keegan is born...
Here I am 21.5 weeks pregnant, with Josh and McKenzie, my sweet aussies.
We have been hard at work on Casey's room! We painted the lower half "Star Command blue", the upper half "Cinderella's ball" blue, and did white framing around the middle and bottom.
Here I am in the newly painted room. Ryan, the master builder, is very excited to start putting together the baby crib and changing table/dresser combo. We put the glider in the room, and I can't stay out of it. It's just so comfortable. This putting together a nursery is so much fun!Casey is a very busy boy, he squirms, moves and kicks most of the day. Ryan can now feel him kicking! Casey loves to kick hello to his Daddy, and I love to watch Ryan's reaction.....it is all so very exciting!
The heat in the tri-cities has been crazy, in the upper 100's for a week now. We are lucky to have AC, but playing outside is just not happening. We have been keeping the dogs inside as well, they are going a little stir crazy! It is supposed to cool off a little, but August is predicted to be an average of 94 degrees. I love hot weather normally, but not so much this year. Ryan and I are spending lots of time swimming!
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