Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Little Bit's first Halloween

Yes, even Little Bit got to dress up for Halloween today at school.



Me with Spiderman, Dracula, 2 princesses, and a baseball player.

We let the kids dress up as a "book character", although I'm not quite sure which book characters some of them were supposed to be. I dressed up as Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle, Chrysanthemum's music teacher (based on the book Chrysanthemum by my favorite children's author, Kevin Henkes). Mrs. Twinkle is having a baby and naming her Chrysnathemum, so I thought this was the obvious character for me since I'm having a baby, too. The cute kindergartners really thought that I had a baby mouse inside my tummy. For those of you that aren't familiar with my character...my dress has a face drawn on it to make it look like the baby is sticking out it's tongue.




Which one is the real Mrs. Twinkle? And check out the awesome Razorpumpkin that I painted!

Drew and I went to our neighbor's house for Halloween dinner. Ashley always has the best set up for Halloween. So, in case you were wondering, we did miss childbirth class; I "allowed" Drew to skip out only if he promised to dress up. So here's Drew (aka Matt Foley)...

"My name is Matt Foley. I live in a van, down by the river."

Saturday, October 27, 2007

The latest on being preggers

Apparently, I'm considered a slacker because I haven't blogged since the beginning of October. Sorry, Sam! So I thought I'd catch everyone up on what's been going on with my preggo self. I at least have pictures to go along with my few happenings.

First, I've been going to the Razorback games almost every weekend. Besides all of the walking around from the tailgates to the stadium, they've been very tiring since we haven't been playing so well. However, we went to Ole Miss last week and that was very fun since we won! It was hot, but it was
really fun to see the Rebels fans tailgate..they know how to do it right (chandeliers, flower arrangements, etc.)! Also, I got to see my brother, Brant, and his wife, Kari. So that was an added bonus.
Me and Brant at Ole Miss (1st picture above). My necklace left a really rockin' tan line. I wish that I wore my Razorback necklace to sport an even cooler tan line. Brant and Kari (2nd picture above) wondering why we haven't won any previous games. Oh, and we're excited because I think Little Bit's Aunt and Uncle are moving back to LR in a few weeks. YEAH!!!

Then, last Tuesday, my dad had a partial knee replacement. He's fine...he's just hobblin' around. So I'm not the only one that waddling, or hobbling. :) I had to share this picture of my cute dad because I wanted everyone to see how "pimpin'" he looked right when he was taken to his room.



My dad talking to my brother. Aren't you jealous of his hat?


The same day as my dad's surgery, Drew and I took a breastfeeding class at the hospital. Let's just say that, although helpful, neither of us really want to see boobs ever again. The video was a little too much for the both of us. On a more serious note, though, I pray that breastfeeding does work for me and Little Bit.

Also, since I knew that Drew had so much fun on Tuesday :D, I drug him to childbirth class the following night. This class, unfortunately, is four Wednesdays in a row. The first class wasn't too bad since they took us on a tour of the Labor and Delivery section of the hospital. It did make it a little more real for the both of us, but I think it was very helpful for me. Next week is "the" video and it's on Halloween. Drew doesn't think anyone should ever have to be that scared on Halloween night, so I'm not sure if we'll be attending that class or not. I'll keep you posted.

Tonight was one of the most exciting things we've done so far this month, though. Our friends, Leslie and Robbie, got engaged today so we went to their new house and celebrated.



Me, Leslie, and Ashley's baby, Davis. Check out her ring!



The celebratory toast. We're so excited for you two and we're glad that we've gotten to know Robbie this past year.


As for Little Bit...I am now 32 weeks pregnant, which translates to 8 months along, which translates to 8 weeks left, which translates to starting to feel a little bit of panic on top of the anxious feeling. So to help control my panic, I woke up this morning and started to wash all of Little Bit's things (clothes, towels, blankets, etc.) Little Bit is CONSTANTLY moving and I think he/she has got rhythm (obviously not a trait from his/her daddy). About 2 weeks ago, I felt Little Bit flip inside me. Although it was an amazing feeling and an awesome thing to see, I'm praying that this will be the last flip before delivery because the nurse said that the head was in the correct position at my last visit. Also, the doctor said that our baby is long. I wonder how long! I start going to the doctor bi-weekly this week, then I will soon be going for weekly checkups, so I will keep you posted on any other tidbits of information that Dr. Simmons gives me. Oh, and my bedding should be finished this week, so I hope to have my nursery finished soon so I can post new pictures of the room.

Sunday, October 7, 2007

I've got the best group of friends and family

Today was my baby shower and I was definitely showered! I am overwhelmed by all of the wonderful gifts that everyone brought. Thank you to my wonderful hosts for putting this all together! And thank you to those of you that traveled from out of town! I love each and everyone one of you!




Shower Invitation

Some of the gifts

My wonderful hostesses

Little Bit's mommy and grandmothers


Start 'em early!

Monday, October 1, 2007

The latest on me and Little Bit

With school back in full swing, I know that I've kind of fallen behind on my blogging. So here's an update on what's been going on in the Dees' world...I am now 29 weeks, which makes me officially in my 3rd trimester, so I am definitely showing and feeling Little Bit move ALL of the time.


28 Weeks
I went to the doctor a few weeks ago for my glucose test to make sure that I didn't have gestational diabetes. The glucose test made Little Bit shake and groove inside of me all day long, because I had to drink a high sugar drink for the test. Maybe I'll have a dancer, or a sugar-addict! Anyway, the test showed that my glucose/blood level was a little too high and that I am anemic (low iron level), so I had to go back for a 2nd test. The preparation sounded good at first because for three days, I had to eat a bunch of carbs and sugar (ice cream, cake, regular cokes, etc.); but, by the third night, I was ready to give all of that up! Fortunately, after I did the second test, I found out that my blood level is fine and that I don't have gestational diabetes!


Little Bit has already experienced his/her first Razorback football game and tailgate in Fayetteville. The picture that I had taken to prove it, unfortunatetly, shows nothing but our heads and the black sky. Instead I have a cute picture of my neighbor Will tailgating. I'm proud to say that it was a great trip and that Little Bit behaved. Hopefully, that will be the case next football season when we go to the games as a real family!

OH MY! The Hogs actually won?!?!?!