January 11, 2011 - Week 6

Today I went to my first doctor’s appointment. It wasn’t too exciting but it helped to make this life changing event more real. I met with a nurse and we went through family history. I also had to go to the lab for some blood test (they took 6 tubes of blood)!!! It appears my due date is September 5, 2011!!! I have my first ultrasound scheduled for next week (Tuesday 1/18 at 10:30am). This is to determine a more accurate due date. I believe I should hear the heart beat too!! I also have my first appointment with Doctor Laurette Smith on Tuesday 1/25 at 1:45 pm.

I am feeling good for the most part. In the mornings, I feel a little nausea but once I get moving I am fine. I am still tired, but not too terribly bad. I have been going to sleep around 8:00-8:30 pm during the week (only a little earlier than normal). I also get hungry quickly and when I’m hungry I’ve got to eat something quick or I get a little grouchy!

Our baby is going to triple in size this week. Wow!! The baby is about the size of a small sweet pea.  How sweet!!

I am getting more and more excited and just praying for a healthy pregnancy and baby! That is the most important thing – health!! Also, thinking ahead, the whole delivery thing is scaring me just a bit, but who isn’t scared by the whole birthing experience?!?

Week 6 Photo

Week 6 stomach photo

Week 6 belly

January 4, 2011 - Week 5

I’m going to be a mom! I found out on January 3, 2011 when I was about 5 weeks along. What went through my mind? Excitement but I was also SCARED TO DEATH. Lots of changes are coming our way but I know they are for the best. I am still in shock but so happy for this next chapter of my life. I took two home pregnancy tests (just to be sure). …one in the evening on Monday, January 3, 2011, and another the morning of January 4th. They both said the same thing—“Congratulations, you are going to be a parent!” Afterwards, I don’t think it really hit me or sank in. I think it is going to take a little time for reality to really hit me.

How am I feeling? I got sick on Christmas Eve with the flu, I am almost certain. It took me a good week to feel half way back to normal. I was in bed for days!! I haven’t had any real symptoms-I feel normal really besides my cough still from being sick. My stomach has been hurting a little but nothing really extreme. I have had minor cramping that is a little uncomfortable. I have been tired too, but this is a normal thing for me. I went to bed at 6:30 pm on January 3rd because I was so tired! Okay, it isn’t quite normal for me to go to bed at 6:30 even though I do go to bed early (around 9 pm). Therefore, I guess the symptoms I have are cramping and exhaustion but nothing too painful.

The baby weighs less than .04 oz at five weeks old and is about the size of an orange seed. Our little person!
I have my first appointment with the doctor on Tuesday, January 11 at 10:30 am. Stay tuned….

(Before you look at the pictures below- WARNING: I am like 20 pounds overweight so BEWARE!!  I AM GOING TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT AFTER THE BABY FOR SURE (or at least I hope so)!!!

5 weeks belly shot

5 weeks

5 weeks

5 week belly shot

George is Seven!

I totally cannot believe my George went from this....

to this.... 

George is seriously the best dog anyone could ask for!  I am sad he is seven years old already!  He is my baby beagle boy that just needs to stop getting older!  He is one awesome dog!  What does George do at seven years old:
1) George is so loving.  He wants to be right by you and not miss a thing. 
2) He is no ordinary dog.  He is a human puppy.  He is so smart and we feel like he really, really understands what we say to him.  He's brilliant!
3) George actually likes to play with toys more now than he ever has.  He use to not really play with toys at all but now he always has a squirrel, raccoon, or some other toy in his mouth.
4) George is a touchy-feely dog.  He always wants to be right up against you or laying right beside you.
5) George loves to smell for rabbits.  He loves to roam our land trying to find our many rabbits.  Thankfully, he hasn't had any luck yet!  Momma (me) would cry!!  :)

George loves his sister!  Sometimes she annoys him though!

 George likes to just take it easy and relax!

 Isn't he precious!  I seriously think he is the cutest thing on this planet!

The baby boy napping! He is so, so sweet! 

 George is 7!  He wants 7 hamburgers to celebrate!  Our boy loves to eat people food!

Happy Birthday George!  We love our beagle tons!  We wish you many more birthday celebrations and years full of superb health and happiness!  You make me happy boy!

It's Been Almost a Month!

I know, I know, I need to blog. I haven’t abandoned the blog—I just have been busy, I guess. It doesn’t feel like I have been too busy but I guess that is my excuse. Working wears me out. By the end of the day I am just so tired and tend to have an energy level of zero. Why is this? I would love to get home from work and be full of energy so I could cook my husband dinner every night and exercise, exercise, exercise! I do manage to walk the hills during lunch most days but I still feel like I need to really get out and burn tons more calories. I am just fat-yuck, I know! Where are you energy? Please come back to me! :) I have, however, managed to go through my entire house and organize/get rid of some stuff. This includes the attic as well! It has been on my to-do list and let me tell you how good it feels to cross it off. The only thing left to do is the barn—but this involves my husband as well and we do not clean the same way. This will be a challenge-a big challenge.

George had a birthday. He is 7 years old now. This deserves its own blog post so stay tune. ..

We went to Dallas to the Texas Rangers game.  It was lots of fun!  We stayed with Rikki, Adriel, and Preston Friday night and spent the day with them on Saturday.  We got to play in Preston’s Toyland!  FYI- Toyland is his play room.  It has tons and tons of toys!  You can't even begin to imagine how many toys this boy has.  Preston is so darn cute and I just love him. 

My cousin, Melinda, had her baby boy!  He is such a cutie-pie!  Clint, Melinda, and baby Daxton are such a perfect family and I am so happy for them! 

This past weekend Rikki and Preston came down to visit.  YES, we saw each other two weekends in a row.  I don’t know about them, but I loved it!  I absolutely love spending time with my sister and nephew.  We just hung out and saw family.  Rikki and Preston got to meet our cousin Daxton for the first time.  Daxton is A-dorable! We also got to see Granny, Papa, Brenda, Kyle, Melinda, Clint, Becky, Melissa, Danny, Stacey and Drew—I would call this a success!

Bryan has been doing the country thing—cutting and baling hay. They got to cut another round of hay (round and square bales) so they were excited. I think this is round 4-which means it was a good year. It is a good hobby for him!  I love that he is such a hard worker, even if this means he isn't hanging out with me all the time.

I’m ready for the weekend already. I live for the weekends!! We don’t have much planned this weekend though. It will be nice to mess around the house and get a few odds and ends done. I am just loving the cooler weather—I am ready for our first freeze! I love winter and we don’t get much of that in Texas! Don’t get me wrong, I am loving the fall season too!

Oh, and by the way--I am not liking the picture upload system on blogger.  Hopefully, it gets better/easier because it gave me a headache messing with it this time.  Some pictures aren't the greatest quality.  I took them with my iPhone.  I haven't quite figured the camera out on the phone.  Sometimes I get great quality pictures and sometimes they are fuzzy.  I'm just slow; I'll learn eventually. 

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Matty's 5th Birthday!!

Today is Matty's 5th doggy birthday!  I can't believe she is 5 years old already and George is about to be 7!  I remember when we first went to get Matty.  She was the only girl so she learned quickly to be dominant and mean to all the boys.  She literally cried and cried all the way home!  We wondered about her.  :) Poor George wasn't very fond of Matty at first but after a week or so he really enjoyed her company while we were at work.  She's been such a good dog and is so sweet (when she wants to be)!

Did you know this about Matty?

1) Her favorite thing to do is eat!  She only lets George eat when I fuss at her or when she is snoozing!

2) She loves to smell--she goes crazy when she smells rabbits or any other scent.

3) She is scared to death of coyotes.  When she sees one when she is in the backyard she goes crazy to let her in the house.  Side note--our backyard fence is tall enough so a coyote should not be able to harm my babies!

4) The mornings are when Matty is the sweetest.  Every morning she will give you kisses and hugs (leans on you) but she expects a good rub!

5) Matty knows how to sit for a treat but otherwise she is pretty stubborn.  I haven't been able to teach her much else, such as shake, roll, etc.

6) Matty's fur is so soft.  I think it gets softer the older she gets.  She is beautiful!  Did you know she won the Miss Plus Size Beauty Pageant!?!



Here are some very recent pictures of our Matty-Girl!

I love this picture of Matty!

  

Look at that precious little face!

Day dreaming...

She says, "What do you want?  Can you PLEASE just leave me alone?"

She's ready to go!

Just relaxing at Nese's house!

So tired....

Nap time...

Who are Matty's two best pals?  Grace and George, of course!

Here is Grace taking a little rest after the three of them played this weekend.

Here is Matty's handsome brother, George!

I went through my photos and picked a few of my favorites of Matty.  These are all older pictures of Miss May--she is such a cutie pie!

She looks so young (and lean)!!  The older you get the plumper you get...it is true for dogs too!

Goofy girl!

Don't mind her--she has to be comfortable!

A country girl will survive...

This was the picture she was telling me to kiss her butt because she didn't want her picture taken!  Love it!

Happy Birthday Miss Matty!  Mommy, daddy, and George love you!
--I'm goofy I know but you've got to have some fun in life, right?!?--

Beagle Time

It's Beagle Time...
George and Matty decided it was time for them to have another post on this blog.  They like being blog superstars!!  :) 

George is my little guy!  He is so smart and really doesn't think he is a dog--he believes he is a human!

Matty is hilarious.  For her to have a wonderful day, it simply consist of yummy food, sleeping, and a little rabbit hunting.  Oh, and don't forget more food scraps!

George doesn't really like to sleep much because he is afraid he is going to miss some action.  He usually likes to have a least one eye open to make sure he knows what is going on.  He doesn't want to miss an opportunity to go outside and sniff or go for a ride somewhere!

See I told you Matty loves food.  She sits by the bowls to protect her food.  Poor George rarely gets to eat (only when Matty is sleeping)!  She is so freakin' adorable though!  I just love her!

I can't imagine my life without my Georgie-Boy!

They never want to be left!  They love to go for rides in the farm truck!

I am sure you are asking yourself: I guess this is what people with no children do---blog about their pups?  Yep, you got it!  I love every minute of it too!  :)