D-Files

Ok, so I really should update more!  I think about it a lot, and then it never gets done.  I figure I should do it now while I still have a computer to do it on. First and foremost... by the end of this week, I will be homeless.  A sad, sad, pregnant, most likely barefoot, homeless girl.  Awww :(  Ok, maybe technically not homeless.  I guess we can let the good news out, Rob got a job in Las Vegas and this Saturday we're moving all our stuff to our new place out there!  (technically I should be packing or resting so I can get up early and resume packing)  Yay!  We get to live in a two bedroom, and I get to be a stay-at-home mommy!  I really feel so blessed!  The homeless part comes in when we are legally out of our apartment (this Saturday) and I get to stay out here until middle of July to finish up work and a bit of the busy season while I can still work!  Then I get to join my hubby in the hot hot desert and finish out the...

Well, today I had an appointment at Kaiser.  Lots of newly pregnant moms there.  Lots of information; what to eat/not eat, expectations, possible symptoms... I think I was one of the more further along moms of the group, so some of the things were geared to early pregnancy and the first trimester, but still, lots of useful information.  We also had to fill out a form with SO many questions!  Then came time to do the one hour glucose test.  First couple sips weren't so bad.  Kinda like an Orange Crush.  But cause you have to drink it fast, the more you drank the nastier it got!  About halfway into it, it was burning the back of my throat so bad, I started coughing!  So gross!  Then an hour later came the blood work, which I usually detest, so I had to work myself up to it...I sat down, looked away, and then realized a minute later, she was already in!  I swear, I hardly felt it.  Chalk one up for Kaiser!  I usually left F...

Well, I've made the big reveal already.  Perhaps a few days earlier that would be "socially acceptable," but I couldn't help myself!  From the minute I found out I was pregnant, I wanted to scream it out to the world!  Today I am 11 weeks 5 days pregnant!  It feels almost like a miracle, there were times that I really thought it might never happen. It all started on Valentines Day.  I knew it would be a little early to test, but due to the special day, I thought I'd try anyway, just in case. I tried a cheapo test first, and when I thought I saw a second line, but couldn't quite tell, I almost went crazy.  I dug out my special test I was saving for when I really thought it might be possible, and tried it right away.  When that "pregnant" sign came up, I clapped my hand over my mouth and stood like that for about 10 full minutes.  I didn't know what to do, and my mind wasn't processing anything in that moment. I decided that it was the perf...

So, we got this bookcase as a gift from my uncle.  The same bookcase that I made our refurbished frame out of from one of the old glass panes that was on it.  I have just been thinking that it looked a little grandparent-ish hand-my-downy, so I wanted to give it a face-lift!  Here is our before: Once I took out all the books, I had no idea that I had a small bookstore on my hands!  And this doesnt include cooking, or old schoolbooks I've kept!  Or the books that I knew I'd never read again, so I gave them away! Then I bought some semi-gloss black paint from the hardware store and gave it 2 layers of black paint EVERYWHERE except the back wall.  I probably should have sanded/faux sanded, but I really had no interest in adding another step messy or not.  Just the painting alone killed my wrists (massage therapist, they're already abused, didnt need more), so I crossed my fingers and prayed it would be alright without that little step. I thought it...

A couple of weeks ago, we had to say goodbye to some of our close friends because they were moving to New Mexico. =(  We're very sad, and we will miss them, but hopefully we'll be able to see them occasionally!  So we had a little "last hoorah" at Dimples, the Kareoke bar.  On a Monday night.  Obviously, it was packed.  Ha.  But it was nice, cause all of us girls's microphone hungry husbands had (almost) total domain over the stage for a majority of the night!  It was a lot of fun!  I sang "leaving on a jet plane" (even though they drove), and the boys sang every off key hard rock song they could.  lol.  It was hilarious... aside from the brawl that we almost started... lol.  Seriously though.  Don't mess with us, or we will cut you.  lol.  "Seriously, are you still talking?!?"  Best night ever! I don't know what those boys are gonna do without each other!  lol.  But we'll keep in touch as they rai...

Ok, don't feel obligated to read this... this is just a short (short?  I read this through after I was done, and it is anything but short! sorry!) little update for those who are interested, or are just trying to figure out just how successful certain fertility treatments are.  Sorry in advance if I bore you =) So about 2 1/2 months ago, Rob and I got the go ahead that we could start trying again, and I got the prescription for Clomid  (or in my case, the generic Clomiphene).  I was told to take it on day 3-7 of my cycle (5 days) and then do my thing, and do a blood test on day 21 (or 22 if needed, but it is a very time sensitive test) to see if I ovulated correctly.  That test apparently is very important because if it turns out that I did NOT, then my dose needs to go up the next month.  If the dose is not increased, the whole next month is a waste, and that is no bueno considering you can only take this med for up to 6 months at a time, and there is a ...

So yesterday Rob and I were in the car heading to a wedding reception/open house celebration.  I leaned over while he was driving and told him to smell my face cause I wanted to see if it smelled sweet.  LOL  So many things he could have said in response to that, but instead all he did was take a big whiff and tell me I smelled like cinnamon and he liked it!  Yes!  Thats what I was hoping for!  I found this diy face mask that was supposed to be amazing, so I tried it! This mask is supposed to soothe swelling and redness in skin, along with helping to ease acne scars and prevent infection!  So easy to make and I had everything on hand too! 2 Tbsp honey 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon Mix it all together, apply to skin (I did it in little circular motions to exfoliate at the same time) and let it sit for 30 minutes.  That seems like a long time, but I just watched a show, tried not to scratch when it started itching a little bit, and then washed it al...