The newest addition to the family

Kalen Ray Conner was born on 8-18-09 at 11:43 AM. He weighted 8 lbs 4 ozs and was 20 inches long. I am really excited that him and Poindextress will be so close in age. Family gatherings are going to be fun! Especially with two screaming babies! :)



Kalen and Mommy

Kalen and Daddy

Kalen and Grandpa

Kalen with his Mom and Dad (Mariah and Preston)

Congrats Mariah and Preston!!!

I have Kankles

Yep. I have Kankles. I thought you all would want to know! :)

Randomness

Last week I went to the doctor. I know I have said it a million times, but my doctor is strange and I really am not a fan of her... too late to do anything about it now! oops! Anyway, She scared me a little bit because she was VERY concerned that I have been having (horrible) headaches and my hands and feet/ankles have been swelling pretty badly. She is concerned about pre-clamsia which is basically hypertension. One of the major signs of this is sudden weight gain, but I only gained 1 pound in two weeks. I am just suppose to keep an eye on my swelling. If it doesn't go down in 12 hours I have to call her. So far my feet unswell (is that a word?) after I lay down for a little while in the evening.


I have been having problems with my hands going numb... I thought this was odd. So I looked it up on the Internet and I think it might be carpal tunnel . I have all of the symptoms. My hands go numb and are tingly. I am have pain in my hands and wrists. They say this can happen with pregnancy because of the loosening of all of joints. I will ask my doctor next week when I go. I am not to worried about it.


Not much has been going on lately. I had a baby shower this last weekend and Ryan played golf. I think Ryan has played golf at least every other weekend this summer, if not every. I don't mind though, I get some alone time and I doubt he will be able to golf as much next summer so he better enjoy it now! :) My baby shower was good. It was great to see all my friends and eat cake. I love cake and thanks to Lauren everyone got to take home cupcakes.


I have been begging Ryan to help me hardcore clean our apartment for the last two weeks. I finally got him to do it on Sunday. All I wanted him to do was clean the bathroom because it is hard for me to bend over so cleaning the tub would have been a challenge. I also needed him to sweep and mop for me:). So, we spent a few hours cleaning and I put away all of Poindextresses clothes. I can't believe she has so many clothes already! I also did a little organizing of other gifts we had received. I don't think I am nesting... I think it just my personality I like organization and order! It makes me happy.


I haven't been feeling too good this week. I feel like I am getting step throat, again. I am trying to fight it off but I am not sure how that is working. Considering I can't sleep, but I am trying! So, I have just felt really blah this week. Ryan had to work late last night. he didn't get home until past midnight. He slept for an hour then had to go back to work at 2. Poor guy. I feel bad for him. Hopefully he gets home early today so he can take a nap. It makes me nervous with him working on an hour of sleep in 48 hours.


Since he was working late I went to Olathe last night to get his birthday gift. I got it all wrapped and ready to go. I am glad I can cross that of my list. It was bothering me!



Nothing really going on with Pointexress. She is growing and running out of room! I am not sure my stomach can stretch any more. I am measuring right on target. I look like I have a basketball under my shirt :). The other day Ryan said he thought I looked like I am carrying her lower than I was. I still have some pain in my ribs occasionally, but it has moved to the pelvic region. Which I suppose is a good sign. My pelvis is achy and I feel like I am waddling a little bit. 6 weeks to go! Hopefully only 4 :) I know, I know, wishful thinking.

Update

I had my first baby shower a couple of weeks ago with my lovely friends and old co-workers from the Copper Oven in Topeka. It was great to see everyone and catch up! The funniest event that took place was with Barb and myself. (Barb is an AMAZING lady. I beleive she is almost 80, but she is full of energy and spunk! I loved working at the oven and all my co-workers were great (for the most part :)) but it was so nice to work with Barb. She is like every one's Grandma.)
So, Holly Decided to have Barb and I drink from a baby bottle and see who could drink the most in a minute. Needless to say it was hysterical watching Barb. Also, in case any of you were wondering it takes 11 copper oven stickers to get around by belly. Micaela was right on, everyone else was WAY off. It was a great time. Thanks Holly and Micaela for planning and throwing me my first baby shower! :)
I have another Baby shower this weekend with my Friends. I am really looking forward to it for many reasons, but the main reason is because my baby shower will be held at the Budweiser plant in Osage! :) Katie's dad works there and they have nice conference rooms, but it is just funny telling people that.
My last baby shower will be the first weekend in September. That one is with Mine and Ryan's family. I am looking forward to getting to see all of my family together!

Nothing really has changed over the last couple of weeks. My hands are swollen, I am not able to wear my rings anymore. My ankles have also been swelling, but mainly when I am in the heat or if I have been standing a lot that day. I am still uncomfortable, but I don't think that is going to be changing anytime soon. She is very active all day every day, especially at night. Some nights she rolls from the right side to the left, from the left to the right, over and over again. Maybe she can't get comfortable either, who knows! :)
We have birthing class in a couple of weeks, pre-registration in less than two weeks, and parenting classes starting in September. It is getting close. I am soooo ready to be done being pregnant, but scared to death to have a child. I have to keep reminding myself to breathe :)

Funny

This is the story of my life these days! I just hope my child doesn't look like the one pictured above!! :) :) Hope you all are having a good week!

Pain is the name of the game... or so I am told.

This week has not been a good week for me! Ms. Poindextress is obviously running out of room. How do I know this you may ask. Well, I think her feet have taken home in my rib cage. It is very painful and uncomfortable. Due to this I am also having a hard time breathing. I walk up stairs at work and I feel like I just ran 5 miles! It is kind of embarrassing. To top it off I am having round ligament pain. I wasn't sure what was happening so I called the doctor. I got all checked out and it is round ligament pain. For you lucky folks who never experienced round ligament pain, it feels like I am being stabbed when I make any sudden movements. One last thing, I don't think I have slept more than 3 hours a night for the last two weeks. Oh the joy of being pregnant!! 8 weeks left. The count down has begun. :)

Baby Room

We have been working on the baby room for a little while now and it is almost complete! Here are some pictures!

There circles are above the dresser/changing table. I took embroidering circles and painted them black and put in fabric and hung them up. A very inexpensive wall decor!

There is a little bit of a glare on this one, but it says sweet dreams and has a mood, clounds and stars!





We looked forever for something to put above the crib. I didn't want anything heavy just incase it fell. I found these wall decals online for only $15.00. They are stickers that look like they are painted on and don't mess up the wall! Great buy.

This is our crib and the bedding.