Congested

Today has been so uneventful, but I wouldn't of really preferred it any other way. I slept horridly least night, partly from being huge and prego, but mainly because I've developed a nasty sinus cold. I woke up last night probably anywhere from around 8-12 times not able to breathe because of the sinus congestion I'm experiencing. I finally got to sleep solidly at around 02:40, but of course it seemed like only five minutes before it was time to wake up. I didn't want to at all and would had much rather of stayed in bed, but I had to take Ty to work. Before I moved here, we sold his car since it was so old, but now we only have one car. I usually wouldn't mind being stuck at home without any means of transportation, but since I'm sick I figured it would be a good idea to have it just in case. I was going to go to an express care clinic to make sure I'm not trying to develop strep, but when I called the office to ask how long the wait was, they said that there were A LOT of people waiting. By that time it was already almost 13:00, so I decided to just suck it up and run to Walmart for some Tylenol Sinus and Cold. I've gotten one dose down, and although my sinus headache is gone, I'm still congested as hell. Let's see.... I also sat down and strictly planned out our next two weeks of grocery shopping. I'm talking grocery list in order of which department we visit at the commissary first to the next, and according to which meals we plan on making. About a month ago we noticed that we were spending WAY too much on groceries (food in general really), so for this past month, we've been trying to stick to meal plans and strictly cut cost. Believe it or not, paying close attention to where you spend your food money really cuts cost. We went from spending $850.00 a month, about $425 every two weeks, to spending under $300.00 this past month; only about $130 every two weeks! Where all of that money went, I couldn't tell ya! We ate out a lot more than we allow ourselves to now, but dannnnnng, I seriously didn't think it was that much of an issue! Lesson learned, though, and thankfully so! I have no idea how I just made a pretty lengthy paragraph about such a boring day, but hey, I'll take it! Tomorrow is my 33 week appointment and then I'll probably go put that orderly grocery list to use! Hope everyone is having a great day, and a Happy and Safe Halloween!!

Oh Baby!!!

I'm extremely excited for our first little one that is due on December 15th! If any of ya'll remember, right before Ty left we were trying for our first child. I quickly became EXTREMELY discouraged because it didn't happen right away. I thought that there was a possibility that I couldn't conceive, but it turns out that I just wasn't patient enough. We tried up until he left and wasn't successful (or at least I didn't know we were!!!), so I just accepted it. Well, that time of the month strolled around back in April and I hadn't been blessed yet with good ol' aunt flow, so I decided to go to the dollar store, buy a stick, and run into Starbucks to go ahead an just confirm the "NO" that I was so highly expecting. I remember going into the restroom just knowing that it would be the last negative (and that would of been our last chance for a while), so when the negative wasn't so negative, you better believe I threw that puppy into my purse (or wallet, pocket, I don't really remember) and bolted outside. I'm sure there were people who looked at me like a freak since I was smiling ear to ear right after exiting the public restroom, but I didn't care. I got in my car, started driving to my mom's house to tell her, and on the way there, I called my mother-in-law to tell her the good news. I wanted to tell Tyler so bad, but the only way I got to talk to him was if he called me...and that didn't happen until the next day. Luckily, we facetimed and I got to show him the proof (that's all 6 sticks to be exact!) and he just couldn't believe it. He was very happy, but still very shocked. We both knew that it was meant to be. We finally conceived and it was right before he left. How could that NOT be meant to be?!?! Anyway...I went through all of that just to show ya'll some photos of mine and little man's journey to December 15th! Say hello to Channing! :) I'm in love with the theme for his nursery... too CUTE! Most recent at 33 weeks! Almost there!

To New or Not to New...

I seem to have a pattern...I blog for a while and then completely stop... and then I apologize for not blogging for ages and then the cycle starts again. Well, that was when I was employed and in the process of seeing my man off for the first time. I really don't have an excuse now (well not yet anyway...baby comes in DECEMBER!!!), so I am going to try to continue blogging without any interruptions. Afterall, I don't have a "job" other than stay at home wife and future mommy. I've thought about completely quitting this blog and just start up a totally new one...but I'm not sure if I will. I'm not really sure as to what the point of that would be, so I may just get a new background and update everything so that my information actualy reflects my life now; not 1,000 years ago. I promise, more to come!!! BTW: any of you lovely ladies live in NC? I'm new and still adjusting!