:::HaPPy BiRtHdAY MaDiSoN!:::

Countdown is now at one week! We are so excited to have our BIG ultrasound! :) I think that every once in awhile I feel these little "tingles" as I call them. Are they movements?? IDK! but I definitely haven't felt an actual kick yet....still waiting for that!

Madison had her 7th birthday yesterday! We had a good day together. I took her to Kid Zone and my sister came along, then to get a pedicure, then to the movies to see Marmaduke (very very cute movie btw) and last night we were SUPPOSED to go to the fair in Rushville with daddy. However, for some reason Rushville advertises their fair to start on June 20th, but they don't have rides until the 22nd!! WTH?? And last nights other activities got canceled due to rain....So, Madison got to pick where we got to eat instead.....Mexican! And of course she got chicken nachos and was super embarrassed when they came out and sang to her and gave her the ice cream! We plan on having a birthday party for her after we move into the new house. Right now was just NOT a good time! :)

I think she enjoyed it! LOL

Getting her birthday pedicure....

They painted flowers on her toes......

Birthday girl with her daddy at El Meson....

Eating her birthday ice cream.... :)

Opening her birthday presents....

I think she was most excited about the silly bands I found for her.....LOL

Progress is being made TODAY at the new house:::: the guy we hired to do the drywall in the stairs is there today starting his job. Should only take him a couple of days. This weekend we are hoping to refinish the front and entry way door hardwood areas. :)

:::T-13 days:::

Well, I had my apt. yesterday! :) :) :) It was a great apt. ....I got to meet Dr. Bernardin finally! She was great, and I really liked her A LOT! ....I asked some questions I had and they all got answered...she found the heartbeat! and it was a strong 150!... and she felt around on my belly for my uterus... said it was already above my belly button....which means I have a big uterus! lol she said that could mean two things 1. I have a big baby in there! or 2. there is a lot of fluid in there..... I am hoping for #2! I DON'T want a big baby! But, I guess you get what you get! :) Still waiting on that baby to kick me!

And the countdown has begun for our anatomy ultrasound! I made the apt. for June 29th! Eric's birthday! I thought it would be a good birthday present for him! CANNOT wait! T - 13 days!

The house is coming along great. Almost all the painting is now done! The drywall guy is hopefully coming this week/weekend to work on that. So, progress is being made!! We are going to LOVE this house when we can actually move in and live there. After we get moved, Eric will start working on the nursery. And of course, by then, we will know what we are having!

....and on that note, I think I'll go get myself a pedicure! Have a great weekend!

HoT PoTaTo HoT PoTaTo!!!!

18 weeks!!!! and our little one is about the size of a SWEET POTATO!! :) how cute, huh?? Can't wait for the appointment on Wednesday!

p.s. My good friends Holly and Brandon (who was the MOH in my wedding) just found out today they are having a BOY! :) Congrats to them! (she is 20 weeks along)

VeRy ExCiTinG!!!

A friend from work brought me her doppler....and as soon as I got home this morning, I tried to find little baby Scott's heartbeat......it took me awhile, but, I found it!!!! yay! I was so happy to finally hear it!!!....later today Madison and I tried to find it, and it took forever! but I finally found it....It really made me realize, "wow, there's another heart beating inside me!" pretty crazy stuff! So, hopefully, I will be able to find it again when daddy gets home today!

KICK baby, KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

.......I keep saying that........

...So, I know he or she is actually in there. I am trying to be patient, but besides the big belly I seem to have, I don't really feel pregnant! We hit 17 weeks yesterday! woo hoo! but I just wish it was time for my appointment or the baby would kick or something, because I need some convincing "its" in there! :) My appointment is still a week away. And we will be scheduling my ultrasound at that appointment for around 20 weeks. Can't wait! :)

Much more progress is being made on the new home front! Brian (our awesome friend and painter) is doing a great job getting things painted! We should be completely done with the upstairs by tonight hopefully! :) (except the baby's room, of course) Then painting on the downstairs can begin. Eric has the drywall up where he had torn out the walls. We just need to get the stairs done and the guy to come do the drywall in the stairwell. Then carpet.

It's going well, but it's a slow process, as I am learning. I am doing my best to be patient. Its just hard because I am the type of person that wants to do things myself in order to get them done and get them done right. And there's really not much I can do over there besides paint. And since Brian is doing most of that now, all I can do is wait. The guys are doing a great job though. We are going to have a GREAT place to live. :) Thanks for doing all the hardwork honey, I love you! (you too Brian)

We have Madison with us all week this week. :) She really is a good kid. She lets me sleep in on the days I work, and wants to help me when I clean. What kid does that!? She will be spending the day with my Aunt Mary Kay tomorrow while I sleep. Thank God I have family around here to help us out with watching her. Of course, none of them mind at all....they all love spending time with her. :)

......LOVE this.........

have you seen this: http://www.potterybarn.com/products/exeter-pendant/?pkey=cpendants

OMG.....I totally love them. I want them. I wonder if Eric could make one for me? or if it would be easier to just buy it. it would be so darn awesome in my new kitchen.... (well, not the kitchen now, but the dream kitchen I hope to get to someday!) hmmmmmmmmmmm......

if only I could afford ALL the things from Pottery Barn that I LOVE............

....well, still frustrated...

So, I took down my last post. Not because every single bit of it wasn't true....but because I don't need drama in my life....I have enough and I don't want anymore of it. I took it down because apparently, it was offensive to some. I will restate that I love Madison very much, and I do treat her very well.....Being a step parent is the single most difficult thing I have ever done, but I think I am a good step mom. I do my BEST at it. But I also cannot wait to become a real mom to my own child. I don't think there is anything wrong with being excited about that. Have a good day.