Atlanta Womens Retreat 2010

Well Jan 9th at 3:45 am I jumped out of bed threw on my clothes and drug pat from bed and nursed Nelson one last time and hit the road to the airport! My flight was leaving at 5:50 am. In the approaching weeks I wasn't looking forward to flying.
But as the day approached God and I had a chat and I began to feel comfortable with the idea of flying and I knew I would feel a PEACE while flying and if I didn't then there was a good reason for it and I wouldn't get on that plane.
So I was starting to get excited for my little adventure! my solo adventure. I love being and doing things by myself so I knew at least my travel days would be fun!

 (heading to the airport. feeling pretty awake but looking pretty tired. didn't sleep very much. too excited to sleep)

Well I landed in Toronto and at 815 am I finally had to give up on getting my luggage and beg the customs lady to let me cut in the line because my flight was leaving in 10 min. She finally let me threw and they rushed me threw security, well as rushed as you can be stripping down and emptying all your things into a bin. I then reassembled myself and with my belly and a very full blatter and a heavy bag took off running to my gate which by the way was approx a 7 min walk and with the actual speed i was able to run i didn't get there much faster than 7 min. On my way to my gate a guy that worked there asked if I was the one the plane was waiting for and I replied yes and he says well you better hurry up! hahahahaha oh that was almost funny for a second but being on the verge of tears from pure frustration of having no luggage and having to pee and knowing i wouldn't be able to until I landed in Atlanta ( I don't leave my seat on the plane) and having lungs that felt like they were on fire , I responded with a very deflated trying not to be rude " well I am pregnant and havent had time to use the wash room so Iam getting there as fast as I can and then I shot him my best the death glare ( all the while hoping I didn't burst into to very angry hot crying mess)hahah no it wasn't a death glare maybe only half of one." He almost felt bad for saying what he did and quickly mumbled something into his walkie talkie as I (at this point) waddled by him . He then yelled after me "don't worry I told them you will be there soon"
Well shortly after I made it onto the plane and declared to the on lookers that it wasn't my fault , they lost my luggage . No one seemed to be to concerned with my late arrival which was nice but also annoying because all along the way everyone made it seems so dramatic and if I didn't flat out sprint to the plane they were leaving without me.
So I sank into my seat and dropped my 100 pound bag I was lugging around and reached up and blasted the air onto my exhausted sweaty chunky body and slowly began to relax. I was pleasantly surprised to find this plane had individual TVs and before watching a movie I listened to Nora Jones during the take off on xm radio and then switched to losing myself in a movie until i felt my ears popping which meant we were starting our descent!
Second PEACEFUL flight of the day. God is good to me because without our agreement I wouldn't have enjoyed my day at all!
I looked out the window and saw these mountains. so amazing to be flying over them. freaky for a split second until I get myself in check but amazing! WOW

So I arrive in Atlanta and Faith (my driver) meets me and we chat it up while waiting to file a report for my missing luggage. We then hit the mall and grab a bite because Iam starving from not eating anything all morning . I did that because I didn't want to feel sick because of having to go to the bathroom and not being able to on the plane so I chose to starve.

So I had a very expensive salad and panini press sandwich which was Delicious. We then carried on to find a Bare minerals store which is the make-up i use that i cant buy in Canada. So I get a new eye shadow/blush with the color name of sexy kitten .oh yea at least there will be something sexy on me for the next 4 months!

Iam jonesing for a coffee because not only had i not eaten i chose not to drink anything either all morning so I was so dry and my head was pounding in withdrawal from my regular morning coffee. So after checking a few maternity stores and deciding to not bother buying any clothes and just hoping my luggage showed up the next we hit target to get shampoo and a Starbucks coffee and i spotted a cheap grey maternity sweater and snatched that up too.

So within 15 min my head ache had subsided and we were heading to the apartments so I could settle in and grab a nap!

I opted to stay in the apartments that they provided instead of getting a hotel room. my decision was 2 fold, first was why not save 300 plus $'s and Iam here to learn and meet women and create relationships that will potentially be helpful and encouraging so I decided to step out of my comfort zone which is to prefer to be by myself and said lets do it.

I was the first of the 5 ladies in my apartment to arrive and i quickly picked my room ( the one with 2 not 3 beds) i was choosing to be social but not that social. I closed the door and jumped into bed and was out!

By supper time 2 other ladies Leslie from new Mexico and Anya (beautiful ) from Portland Oregon( who had been to the Rolloff Farm just a few months earlier for the first time haha)  had arrived and after quick hello's decided that we were defiantly going to join the rest of the women for supper and Jason's Deli (which had the best salad bar ever. it was 8$ and i got my moneys worth)

Anya and I sat with a girl from Hawaii and it turned out just a few months earlier Anya and her husband were actually at that girls church while on vacation there.

 Later after we were back from supper, Missy a nurse from Detroit (my roomie) and Sara from Fort Worth Texas showed up and we watched as Atlanta was launched into a state of emergency with a few inches of snow. haha
Our Monday was supposed to start at 8:00 am but when I woke up I found a note that said that we were not getting picked up until 9 am due to the driving conditions. I was starving and the only thing to eat was chips and oreo's so with a fist full of cookies the baby and i climbed back into bed in a very quiet apartment slipped my earphones on and watched a movie until Missy woke up. We then got a text saying our pick up was pushed to 11 am so we layed in our beds chatting it up. We enjoyed each others company and laughed it up until finally we decided it was time for the other girls to get up because we were hungry and the rest of my Starbucks was waiting in the fridge and I wanted it.
Well we found out shortly after that , that we were not going to be able to travel to Jeanne's beautiful house as planned for our retreat and so they were going to be setting things up in one of the apartments and we would be only going there at 1pm . So we raided the kitchen for food and then sat around and chatted laughed and watched in crazy amazement at the ridiculousness of the local people freaking out because of a few inches of snow.
For the next day and a half unfortunately because of the state of emergency due to the ice that had settled over the fallen snow and the lack of salt trucks in Atlanta we were stranded at the apartments and wouldn't be experiencing the luxury that was planned for us at Jeanne;s house and we wouldn't be going on any surprise field trips or experiencing Jeanne's house being transformed into a fancy restaurant where we were served a beautiful meal.
But we had now made friendships within our apartments as well as with the small groups we had be a few times broken up into that we just enjoyed being able to learn awesome things from Jeanne (who was hilarious and very amusing and defiantly easy to listen and absorb knowledge from,) that it almost didn't matter that we were missing out on all of that because we were having a good time anyway.
Although it was pretty tight having 50 plus women crammed into a small apartment it actually wasn't to to bad.

 Day two Jeanne had a ton of necklace/earring sets , all laid out in a near by apartment and sent us all over to pick something we liked.  It was hilarious to see 50 women scramble and try to be civil while trying to get their hands on the one they wanted before some else got it. I am picky with my jewelry and so I wasn't seeing to much that caught my eye so I wasn't going to take anything unless I really thought I would wear it,so i was ready to head back until Anya says hear take mine, which wasn't actually that bad and looked descent with what I was wearing and she grabbed another one she had her eye on. So the above picture is us roomies ( except Missy who I only realized after wasn't in the picture) sporting our new gifts.Leslie is in the back, Anya is beside me and Sara beside her.

 After 2 long enjoyable days of learning , laughing, chatting. EATING very tasty food, I was exhausted along with my roomies at about 11pm we had decided instead of sticking around to chat more and hang out with Jeanne that we would head back to our apartments to try to get some sleep since most of us had early flights.But before we left we had some time to chat and get some pictures with Jeanne.

We both decided that our camera person needed to get a above shot of us because it was more slimming. And it worked it was slimming.

It made m e laugh because any picture she was in after she kept saying take the picture from up higher. One picture she was getting taken with I think it was Sara , Jeanne says" look at her she's like foot wide and Iam like 17 feet wide so come on get a good high angle  for this picture"

She cant defiantly make a crowd laugh!

Awesome, kind hearted, hilarious, beautiful,l smart, knowledgeable, wise, amazing, MENTOR

Jeanne Mayo

Women's Cadre Retreat 2010

Oh and my luggage was waiting for me at the airport in Atlanta when I was checking in to fly home! a few days late but at least they found it. If it wasn't for the weather I would of got it monday night........

Jan 4th Ultrasound Day

Week 20

Jan 4th at 9:30 am we had our first peek at baby # 3

I was the best ultra sound out of all 3 we have had. For some reason it seemed so much more clear and real. Our tech lady said they had gotten new machines and so maybe that was why it seemed better!

Side Shot!

                              I took a picture of the pic so you can see the flash but you get the idea!

Good shot of the hand. it was neat because we kept seeing the baby yawning and putting its hand in its mouth! it was very cute.

Another side shot. the tech lady said the baby had a small head and was long and had a pot belly.

So small head and tall is from Pat and the pot belly I guess is from me ! hahahah

I was told that my placenta was at 1.8 cm and it should be at 2cm. so I will be going back for another ultrasound at 28 weeks to make sure it has move to where it is suposed to be. Ive only ever had one ultrasound per pregnancy, so should be neat to see the baby again in 6 weeks.

Apparently if the placenta is low it can obstruct the baby from being delivered naturally.

The lady said 9 times out of 10 the placenta will move to where it is suposed to be as the uterus grows so its nothing to be concerned about .

I think the lady if I can remeber correctly said the baby at the time wieghed 10 ounces approx!

The next day at my monthly prenatal doctors visit I weighed in gaining a whopping 8 pounds ! seems like alot but it was christmas time. I figure everyone gains around 5 pounds at christmas time so really i only gained 3 pounds. not bad.haha

Now if it 8 punds again next visit i wont have any excuse and then it will just be depressing haha. Ive been trying to cut back my carbs intake. which is annoying since when iam not preg I dont genreally have to watch what I eat on a regular bases. I can drink water when iam preg and gain weight! At least i know it comes off after the baby! takes 7-9 months post baby but it comes off!

Weston's funny comment

We are eating supper and he coughs in my direction without covering his mouth!
I say thnx Weston for coughing in my face!
"thats ok mommy i didnt know your face was right there! and then chuckles and carries on eating"!
Pat and I burst out laughing!
He is awsome!

Christmas 2010

What a sweet christmas GIFT!

                                                       

                                      The Boys loved having Uncle Lee there Christmas Morning

We all did , but I especially liked it because a few times I looked up felt like Jay was there. They are both  dark and sort of look alike at first glance!

 Weston pretty much thought every gift was for him and that they were all from Uncle Lee. It was cute but when it came to my gifts it wasnt cute. I was like back off dude ! get your own gifts these are mine! I may be the parent but Iam still a kid on Christmas morning !

 Oh this was my first gift I opened fr Pat and I was soooooooooo excited! I couldnt believe it! I may of been more excited for my belt than the new front load washer and dryer!

                      Nelson just hanging off Uncle Lee! so cute to see how much the boys love their uncles

                                    Come on Grampy lets get this gift put together already

 Westons new favorite shirt from none other than Uncle Lee! it was so cool , weston got a lego truck that had a little guy that had the exact shirt he got as a gift! He was pumped!

                                                       Nelson sportin his new shirt and ball

Craft Time at the camp with Uncle Lee and Aunt Mel

Hill Billy Weston

Cuddle Time! Is it bedtime Yet?

Christmas EVE Fun 2010

We started with Christmas Turkey Dinner !

                                         Tranditional Shortbread cookies freshly baked for dessert

                                                               Weston looking Festive

                                                  Another Christmas Craft ( Christmas Tree)

                      Stocking opening Time for the kiddies ( new potential tradition we were trying out )

     

Weston snacking it up! Taking advantage of mommy's leniency

                                                  Uncle Lee and Nelson chomping on cookies

                                                         Weston new very stylish glasses

                                Nelson's favorite gift! a new toothbrush. He carried it around for 3 days

                                                        Daddy handing out more cookies!

           Rinsing down the cookies, this was shortly before he decided to take his first steps.   We were  all shocked that just out of the blue we see him walking. it was so neat!

                              HAHA this must be the ready for action Christmas Eve  position

                                             Hemi in his Christmas gear ready to open presents!



Finding MONEY

Saturday, new years day, mid morning I find myself getting frustrated with Weston and sending him to his room. I hear him whining and crying and muttering annoying things to himself but I block it out as much as possible. I have a undecorating job to do and I need to stay focused or I will never get it done.

I do a good job at blocking it out until I hear Weston getting louder saying something about not feeling good and wanting to go to the doctors!

Annoyed I travel back to his room just to make sure there isn't something actually wrong before I go back to ignoring his noise.

He goes on to complain that he doesn't feel good and that he wants to go to the doctor. After a few questions I think he is telling me that he has swallowed a penny.

                                                        

 

He said he swallowed a brown money! grrrrrrr So now I don't know if he is just saying it for attention  or if he really swallowed one. i got a few diff stories , first was he swallowed it and then he said he coughed it up and it went under his bed. But after searching his room and coming up penny less I had to assume he swallowed it.

So apparently I was going to be on penny poop watch for the next few days.

I explained to him that he had to poop in a potty not the toilet so that mommy could look for the money in his poop. He thought that was funny and that I was joking.

Kid seriously mama ain't joking about having to dig thru your poop because you were silly enough to swallow a penny!

I wasn't convinced he actually swallowed it because in 3 years Ive never had a problem with him putting and swallowing things in his mouth . So I thought he was possibly just doing that for attention. Especially when after i grilled him for a half an hour to get the real story he says mommy text daddy and tell him I swallowed money, i want him to come home now! I was like AW HA kid I got you figured out, nice try!

But today at 3:14 pm while trying to nap I had to get up and search thru poop! And at last we found the missing PENNY. The crazy kid swallowed the penny after all!

We had prayed it would come out quickly and it wouldn't get stuck or cause any problems ! thank you GOD for protecting Weston on that one! PHEW

Weston had got bored after pooping watching me play in it that he went back into the living room. I found it and called him in to look at it. He laughed and said how did the money get in my poop.  We laughed and then very seriously went over how dangerous swallowing money is because it could get caught in his bum and make his tummy hurt really bad!

   

A few hours later he says "| Mommy iam sorry for swallowing brown money" And then he went on to tell daddy how mommy found the penny!

A day in the the life.................

On a break

I guess Ive been on a Blogging break. I have so many great pictures of christmas that it actually stresses me out by thinking of the time it will take me to upload them onto here . I guess Ive just been exhausted by the christmas busy ness. And I hope to this week back back in the groove of things.