Bed Rest Day 15 - no end in sight

Saw the doctor yesterday & had an ultrasound.
Our little peanut only weighs 2 1/2 pounds!! She's so wee!

Bed Rest Day 13 - don't be hatin'

Let me share with you my day:

Woke up.
Ate cookie crisp, checked email & message boards, watched craft shows on DIY.
Made a gift for my mother-in-law.
Watched TV.
Talked to my mom.
Showered.
Ate Corey's microwave pizza...whoops. :)
Watched TV.
Talked to my mother-in-law.
Blogged.

Exciting right?

Well, I've decided I'm going to make THESE as Christmas gifts. What do you think?

Bed Rest Day 12

I think I may lose my mind.
Corey's mom left today & now I'm all alone.
She was a Godsend.
Take everything bad you've every heard about mother-in-law's and throw it out the window when it comes to her. Even Kelly enjoyed hanging out with her.
But, alas, she had to go back to West Virginia - but not without leaving her pregnant daughter-in-law with a very nice supply of cheez doodles, potato chips, donuts & cheese. Ah yes...I'm fixin' on getting nice & fat here. LOL

I'm officially a Jersey girl!!

Go my NJ driver license today!!

Putting my feet up

Doctor's orders -I'm on bed rest for at least the next week.
Seems our little peanut was trying to make their appearance a little earlier than expected.
Premature labor put me in the hospital Thursday night through Saturday.
At least I'm home now. I can't do a blessid thing, but I'm home. Sounds cool, right?
Nope. It's driving me CRAZY and its only Tuesday.
I watch LOTS of Food Network, HGTV & TNT.
Unfortunately, I'm not the type of girl that can sit still for too long.

I was going to save this for Halloween, but its too effing cute - I had to share now. God knows I can't keep a secret. ;)



Don't let the cuteness fool you - Mimi was less than pleased with her lobster costume.

Nothing to say

Not a whole lot to share.
Nothing really going on.

Married life is still blissful. 'Celebrated' our one-month-aversary yesterday. LOL Can't believe its been a month. In some instances it feels like it was FOREVER ago and sometimes it seems like just yesterday. Either way, I couldn't be happier coming home every night to my hubby. :)

Almost completely moved in in Washington, NJ. Its in the middle of no where & I kind of miss being able to just run up to Kelly's in fifteen minutes, but it'll have to do for now. Besides, can I tell you how wonderful it is not living in Rockland for ONCE in my life?!?! But, alas, I do miss my friends.

Baby is growing fast. Seems like my belly gets bigger every day. I get kicked like crazy all the time, too. Its kind of wild to be able to feel it so strong, now. Corey can feel it, too. You can actually see my skin move sometimes, too.

Other than that, nothing else new to report. Bethany has requested profile pics to show off my baby bump so I'll have to try & get those up in the near future.

Guess I should do some work now.

What they don't tell you in sex ed...

is that pregnancy eff's with your body in ways you'd never expect.
I don't want to get into all the gory details, but just know that if & when you become pregnant every body system/part is privy to its rath and I mean it - EVERY BIT.
The strangest things have & are happening to me. Stuff I never imagined. Stuff no one ever told me about & when I tell them it's happened - they say "Oh yeah! That happened to me, too." Sigh....
All in all, aside from the tooth problems, the iron deficiency and the sciatica (I'll spare you the gross stuff like leakage from areas that shouldn't leak), I've had a pretty good pregnancy.

Just know that in a few months I may smile like this chick:











With a complexion like Marilyn:











and a gait similar to this guy:

I'M GETTING MARRIED TODAY!!

w00t!

No chilly tootsies here

Tomorrow this time I'll be preparing to become Mrs. Hall.
I'm sitting here at my Mom's, enjoying my last hour of calm before the wedding whirlwind begins.
Elena's coming over at 11 and then it starts...pick up cakes, pedicures, last minute errands...
Rehearsal's tonight. Can't wait to see all our family & friends.
Saturday morning its off to ?????? I still don't know where our honeymoon is - and if you know me, its been quite a great feat for Corey to keep this secret from me. He was smart - he didn't tell Kelly. Didn't tell Elena. Didn't tell my mom. Good man.
So now I end my last blog post as a single wild-cat. I've found my lobster and tomorrow I will promise to love him for the rest of my life.

its my birthday.

yup. the not-so-big 2-9.
great.
thanks.

Our peanut is growing!!

I can't believe how much has changed in the last 3 months.
I have serious baby bump thanks to little peanut - who, I might add, weighs all of 9 ounces.
Check out how he/she has grown.


Of course, Peanut had to give us a little tushy/extended legs shot, too:

The scan took forever because baby decided to flip upside down & bury his/her head into my pelvic bone preventing the tech from getting a better profile picture. After a can of apple juice, a few jumping jacks & several paces up & down the hallway, they finally gave up & sent me home.
I was quite satisfied with the pictures we did get, though. I still can't believe that those are pictures of what's inside me. Its surreal.
We also got our marriage license today. Makes everything so real. The wedding is next week - I can't believe it.
My birthday is Friday, but it seems to be fading into the background as we prepare for next week.
8 days...

Glad I've never received THIS e-mail

Just another way to make sex THAT much more impersonal.
Now you can send an e-card to tell a recent sex partner you've got the clap or other form of STD. There's even one for HIV.
Do me a favor, if you're brave enough to not use a condom, put on your big-girl panties & tell him in person...or at least on the phone. If you remember his name or even exchanged numbers, that is.
Hurrah for my monogamous relationship. So happy I don't have to deal with something like that.
Oh...and just in case you are into that sort of thing, there's always this place.

Showers of Happiness

My bridal shower was Sunday. It was great. I had a wonderful time & everyone did such a nice job decorating & what-not. I loved it.
What didn't I love? The silly bow-hat I had to wear:

Who am I kidding? I ate it up!!

Another great thing about my shower? Getting all these girls together for a photo:


Thanks to everyone for a great time!!

Third times a charm

Okay...so I took my wedding dress back for a second time & got a THIRD dress.
This time WASN'T my fault, though. It was little Baby Hall's.
Seems I've grown a bit more than I expected & my dress didn't fit around the belly anymore.
Back to David's Bridal we went, my mom & I, and found a most beautiful dress. I cannot elaborate on it, for obvious reasons.
Then it was off to Destination Maternity where I found ANOTHER dress that I love to wear for the rehearsal dinner & West Virginia reception.
The gods were with me tonight.
Good thing, too, as my day didn't start off that great.
Took my hubby-to-be to the airport this morning. He left for Alaska to go fishing. He'll be back next Sunday. No more about that. I'm hormonal, remember?
Well, my week will be packed with wedding preparations & my mom has promised to keep me busy. It'll be next Sunday before I know it.

In case you were wondering

what to get me for my birthday, here are some ideas. Hint, hint.

Vera Bradley Java Blue Handbag
This AWESOME Owl Ring
Buck Rogers is my hero

What a lucky girl I am

Have you ever had something, which may seem small & insignificant to some, make you realize just how lucky you are? Last night is a perfect example. Long story...I won't bore you with the mushy details. Just know that I love this man.
Then, while checking out my photos on my iPod, I came across this picture. Love it.

All this time I thought no one loved me...

But I actually had 47 unmoderated comments on my blog!!! I didn't know I had to approve them!! I feel like an idiot.
I'm off to change the settings...

Moo

heif·er ('he-f&r) noun Middle English hayfare, from Old English hEahfore: a young cow; especially one that has not had a calf; Maggie Sue;

Tuesday holidays suck

Off for two days - back for one - off for one - back for two - off for three.
A schedule like that's liable to drive a girl crazy. I feel like I'm back at Bad Sam.
Its not that busy, either which just makes the day drag on...
I could be/should be home taking care of my birthday boy.