In Excess

It's ok to breath now, folks, Christmas is officially over. What a magical holiday, though, right? Let me just tell you that Kailyn got everything she could possibly ever have asked for plus more. Even baby Myer received presents! My goodness. Kailyn went to her dad's around 2pm on Christmas day and will come home tomorrow at 6pm, but she took her treasured Santa gift with her for the weekend, rest assure! Ole St Nic brought her the BEST present EVER. The only thing she asked the jolly man for was an American Girl Doll Kit or Julie. Now, she has a "Just Like You" American Girl, but has been dying for "Emma" to have a sister/friend/roommate. Below is a picture of the elated threesome:

I'm telling you, she LOVES those Girls!

Now it is almost Birthday/Baby time. Kailyn will be 6 on January 13th, we'll be celebrating on January 10th, and our induction date for meeting Myer is January 19th. As you all know, I am quite a planner, so after a well deserved nap on Friday, I arose and took down ALL of the Christmas decor and put all the new gifts away. Joe and I went to Wal-Mart today to take advantage of the 50% off Christmas items for next year and got a new 7 foot tree for $49!!!!! Anyway, once the New Year arrives, we will be on a downward slope. We'll be super busy up until baby arrival with wrestling/the Marshall Invitational and Birthday/Jonas Brother's Party! I also need to master my Big Top Cupcake before January 10th, as that is what Kailyn wants for her party.

Speaking of As Seen On TV items, I seem to really like them.....and apparently my baby girl does too! My brother, Stephen, got me a Perfect Brownie pan and my Mom and Stepdad got me an MU Snuggie and I'd have to say they are my favorite gifts (other than the new Super Mario Bros game that my Stepmom got me so I can play it on Kailyn's DS - yes, I have to ask her permission to use it!). And Kailyn got the Touch N Brush from my Mom and a pink Snuggie from my Aunt Brenda. We are obviously two peas in a pod!

Well, I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and has a very safe and Happy New Year!

Funny Story

In actuality, I have a couple funny stories.....Enjoy!
*The other night I was flipping through the channels and stopped at the intriguing show I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant. Being the good parents we are, Joe and I decided to watch it, coming to the conclusion that Kailyn would just think that this was a show where babies were born. NEVER underestimate the brain power of an almost 6 year old. The first lady had conceived when her recently born baby boy was 2 months old. The night she delivered, she said she just felt like she had to go to the bathroom really bad, however, when she sat on the toilet, she felt the urge to push and immediately knew what was happening. She stood up, pushed and delivered her baby girl. To this, Kailyn said, "Oh my gosh, Mom, after you have the baby, DO NOT poop." Joe and I chuckled behind her and tried to let the comment disappear on it's own. But do you think we turned the show off.....well, NO! The second lady had a one night stand and didn't know she was pregnant. The night she delivered, she also just thought she was constipated and spent lots of time on the toilet. She remembered not being able to get comfy. After being on the toilet for quite a while and doing a lot of pushing, she gave up and laid in her bed. The pain was so bad she called 911. At the same time she felt an odd sensation "in the wrong area" (if you know what I mean) and there came her baby! After this one, Kailyn said, "Mom, whatever you do, if you have to poop, DO NOT PUSH!" Now, you can't blame any of this on my sweet baby girl, just her horrible parents who let her watch the show, so at that point I simply said, "Thank You", and turned the channel. Please don't turn us in, I promise we'll be more careful with our tv show selection!
Kids are just so funny! It's amazing what they really pick up on. I was telling Joe's Mom the above stories, and she shared one of her own.
*When Joe was in the womb, his sister, Stephanie, was close to Kailyn's age now. Well, Stephanie had been with Fred on the farm for several years at this point and had witnessed many farm happenings (ex: birth, castration, etc). Anywho, as Joe's arrival was nearing, little Stephanie wanted to comfort her Mama. She said, "Mom, don't worry, if you have any trouble getting him out, I'll tie a rope around his feet and pull him out." While that is a wonderful method for cattle, Robin kept her eyes wide open for Steph to grab her jumprope!
TGIF!

NEWSFLASH

Yesterday was yet another morning at the dr's office. Our appointment was at 9:20am, and when we finally saw the dr at 10:20am, we only talked to him for about 5 minutes. He measured me and said everything is sizeably where it should be, my weight gain is perfect (thank you, mean people), my blood pressure is great and Myer is head down. All of this is definitely fantastic news, except he said that since everything looks so good, he won't be doing another sonogram :( I just wanted one more little sneak peak of our baby boy before he was born. You know, make sure all his organs are where they're supposed to be and functioning properly, make sure he's not HUGE and check on his boy parts (come on, readers, sonographers make mistakes). Oh well, I feel really super good about the fact that our dr is comfortable with our little man's health! At that point in the appointment, the doc asked if we had any questions or concerns, to which I responded, "This is kind of a bad question, but I was just wondering, well, how long you'll make me go?" That's right, I'm pretty forward. He then asked me what I had in mind, and I said, "Well, January 20th". *Explanation: January 20th is exactly one week after big sister, Kailyn's birthday, one week before Myer's due date and Joe and I's 3 year anniversary* And do you know what our dr said after some checking? "Ok, January 20th seems like a good day! What I'll do is have you guys come in on January 19th at 10pm to get started, let's go ahead and put it on the books so that no one takes your spot." Are you serious!?!? I have been on cloud9 ever since! If Myer doesn't make his appearance before, I have a date to plan on! Oh and I'm a super planner, so this rocks!!!!!

Did you know it's only 8 days until Christmas? I could jump out of my seat I'm so excited! We will celebrate this Saturday, the 19th, with my Dad, stepmom, brother and baby sister, on Christmas Eve with the Klinge's and on Christmas Day with Santa first; then my Mom, stepdad and brothers; then on to my Gma's with my immediate fam; then Kailyn will go to her Dad's :(; then to my Aunt's for dinner with my extended fam! Whew, this preggo is going to be TIRED by the end of the day, fo sho, but I LOVE every minute of it! I hope everyone is as stoked as I am to see all their fam(s) and eat lots of good food. I honestly CANNOT wait.....until I have to find Kailyn's presents a home, that could be tricky. I'd better get my rear in gear, people, I've got lots to do today. And soon after I get off work here, I will go to the high school and run the clock/scoreboard for the 1st Home Wrestling Meet of the season for the MHS Owls! I can't wait to watch my hubby's wrestlers in action, they have been working really hard this season!

I will leave you with a preggo cartoon that hopefully no one finds offensive. Believe me, if you've ever been pregnant, this will apply. Have a great week!

Creativity on the Loose

So my last post was on November 30th, seriously? Wow, I'm a crappy blogger. Well, you haven't missed much for sure. When you're the size of a small motor home, you can't get into many shenanigans (thank you, Juno), and therefore tend to lead a pretty boring life. These days I spend most of my time soaking up every single second of Kailyn, who will be an only child for about 5 - 6 more weeks. Please don't get me wrong, I CANNOT wait to meet Myer, but I could burst with how much I love my baby girl. She has turned into a 100% Mommy's girl since finding out about Myer and is having a few slight problems with the idea of sharing Mommy and Joe. I know once he is here, she will be the most amazing big sister on the face of the planet, but I want to make sure that they always both feel equally loved! On that note, Kailyn's school Christmas Tea was yesterday morning at Stonehedge and Mommy and Joe BOTH attended! All the kids got to dress up and they had donuts and juice. It was super cute!

Today, onto the OB's office to check on Baby Myer. I would have to guess he's weighing in at about 15 pounds by now, or at least that's the way it seems. I can't go anywhere without people saying, "When are you due again?" to which I respond, "The end of January," and after the person or people wipe the shocked look off their face(s) try to kindly coverup by saying, "Are you sure you'll last that long?" or "Did you get that big with Kailyn?". Listen people, don't you understand that pregnant people are EXTREMELY emotional/hormonal? People may think that since you have a big tummy and you're usually somewhat smaller that it's ok to make fat jokes or vulgur comments, but it's not so much. It hurts my feelings. I don't know how many times since the beginning of this pregnancy I have asked my Mom or Mandi if I look like I'm going to explode or look massively bigger than I should. They assure me that I don't, but they also love me very much, so they could possibly be lying. All in all, my weight gain is almost exactly the same as with Kailyn at this point, so I feel pretty good about that! I guess that's all that matters!

My biggest problem with my pregnancy (besides the fact that I feel like my son is going to break out of my skin on a daily basis), is the nesting. I worked 90 hours a week up until the Friday before Kailyn was born, so I never really had time to think about all the things that were happening to my body. Now, don't get me wrong, I keep my house very clean no matter what, my friends can vouge for how picky I am about cleanliness, but I started cleaning my house last Saturday in preparation for holiday guests, and it turned into a much bigger job. I caught myself, while vacuuming, taking the attachments off so that I could get on my hands and knees and vacuum under the dressers and such. Who the hell vacuums under their dressers? Well, apparently when you have maroon carpet you notice a lot more. If I'm not careful, that carpet will be the death of me.....and my back! Whomever came up with the idea of "Nesting" is stupid.

Fortunately, I've become somewhat creative in my current state. I don't know why, maybe it's the nesting, but I feel like things should be especially decorated while we wait for the arrivals of both Santa Claus and Myer Klinge. My biggest accomplish has been a work in progress for a while now. Here's the scoop: For our wedding, Joe and I got an awesome piece of framed artwork that says "KLINGE" in really cool different letters. Some of our friends gave it to us from http://www.letteryourlegacy.com/, and it was our favorite gift. We actually almost got 2! Anywho, when Joe's cousin got married, his sister actually made one of the "Name Frames" for him and his wife. It was fantastic, and so personal, I loved it! Well, the more I thought about it, I decided I could do this too. I got on http://www.letteryourlegacy.com/ and checked out all their letters and thought about different places in town. Then I came to a new page for kids. They used all sorts of different sports and play equipment. HELLO! Perfect for our little wrestler on the way, right? Oh yes. I took all the pictures of MYER's name and had it matted and framed at Square Corner in MHS colors. Check me out!

The "M" is from Daddy's coaches hat, the "Y" is from a brand new box of baseballs that Bubba let us borrow from the MHS baseball team, the "E" is from Daddy's wrestling shoes plus one more, and the "R" is big sister Kailyn's soccer ball and shin guards. You guys had no idea I had an ounce of creativity, did you? Me neither, but I wanted this to work so so bad, and it actually did! We are now working on KAILYN, whom, after she saw Myer's frame, wanted to do her name too! I am totally on it, stay tuned for the finished product!

My other sweet piece of creativity came to life last night. I get these fantastic ideas for family fun projects, but usually get ditched along the way and end up all alone. My most recent was a Gingerbread Tree! I actually got all the stuff out and my family didn't even last through making the icing. I made the whole stinking tree by myself! Oh well, it didn't turn out too bad, so I shall display it proudly, both at home and on my blog!

Well people, I have babbled quite enough. I can't promise any certain time span for another post, but I will be sure to keep everyone updated on Kailyn's Christmas splendor and Myer's growing achievement! If I don't post before, I definitely hope everyone has a most wonderful, safe and Happy Holiday!!!!!