Crafty

I made two pillows! Hand stitched! Made with a mother's love. ha ha Did I mention that I have no idea how to sew?! lol Its one of those things on my list. I wanna be the cool mom who can hem pants, make curtains and stuff like that!! This time my creativity came from need. Keagan has a big boy bed that has a safety rail, but it doesn't even go half way down the bed. Since he sleeps like me, ALL over the place, he keeps falling out of bed. If it was a twin size bed buying a safety rail would be no problem. But his is a toddler bed and the one option I found was $50!! As much as the bed!! So...I made one. =) Its not perfect, but it seems to be working so far. Just gotta reinforce some of the stitching. The other pillow was made from the extra fabric I had left over. Like I said, I am not "Suzie Homemaker" so of course I bought way too much fabric, and a few other things to be returned. But the little pillow I made for Keagan turned out quite cute if I do say so, and its pretty cozy too! =) It was pretty fun to do...now to take some classes so I actually know what I'm doing!

Test Day For Nathan

So Nathan had his first test today and he passed!! Yay! That means he gets the first certification he needs to get his job!! Once he gets the job then he has to take another test to get anoter certification to keep the job. That will be in a month and a half or so. Then he will continue to get more certs to get raises. Things are looking up! This one was the big one though since he hasn't been studying very long and the job opening came up a week sooner and cut into his study time. So he was really nervous, but he did great!

And to add more fun to the day Keagan stuck a bubble wand in his mouth and made the greatest face!!! Lol Surprise and disgust all at once! A very scrunchy face indeed.

First Dr Appt in VA

So, we found a practice who is pro-VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) and saw the doctor on Wed. The office is new, small, and clean. The people at the front desk were friendly and helpful. I was little disappointed that they didn't have anything to entertain children in the lobby, or in the rooms. So, of course Keagan gravitated towards the bio-hazard waste bin...*sigh*
Did the usual when we went back to the room, I have actually lost about 4 pounds in the last month or so. Talked to the nurse, she was nice. Heard the baby's heartbeat!!!! 152 and going strong!! That was by far the most exciting part of the appointment!! Because until you can feel the baby moving there is no way to tell if they are doing okay in there or not. So it made me feel much better!
Met the doctor who was very nice and has a daughter a little older than Keagan. He gave me more info about the hospital we will deliver at, and the bigger hospital down the way they have privileges at that also has a level 3 NICU. Pretty cut and dry.
AND I made my appointment for our ultrasound - MAY 29th!!! So I shall keep you posted on that! Yay!

Really?!

What the heck! I mean, really?! Did I seriously just go to a major grocery store here and find that they do not carry, frozen or fresh, chicken breast??? Not only could I not find it, but was told by an employee that they do not carry it! WTH people!!! What did I find? About a thousand pounds of drumsticks, oh and don't forget the chicken FEET they carry. Chicken breast?! That's just crazy!

Of all the problems I thought I would have here (getting lost, meeting new people, finding a new church, adjusting to living with other people...) having so much trouble at the grocery store was NOT on the list!!! How ANNOYING!!!

Fun Times At The ER

We were out having fun on the 15th. We went to Maggie Moos (an ice cream place) and then to Borders. Keagan found all the books of the kid shows we've been watching recently and was holding tight to an Elmo book the entire time. Finally we were ready to leave and Daddy needed the Elmo book to pay for it. This made poor, little Keagan unhappy, and already being close to his bedtime or past it, he dropped to the floor in dismay. This is not something that unusual for Keagan, but the crying that immediately followed was a bit strange. We didn't notice that he wasn't using his left arm until we got him home. Hoping that it wasn't what I thought it was (nursemaids elbow) we put him down and prayed he'd wake up better in the morning. He did wake up, at midnight, and was still hurting and not using his arm. So we were off the the ER. Fun Fun Fun! It's the same place I will mostl likely deliver at in October, so the trip was at least a learning experience for where the hospital is. All he needed was his elbow to be gently popped back into place and a little Tylenol and he was good to go. We were home by about 2am. By the next morning it was as if nothing had ever happened. Hopefully that will be the last trip there for a long while!!

The BIG Move

This will be the longest one! Sorry!!
So, most people plan things out in advance. Weigh all the pros and cons and then step carefully through the maze of choices until the main objective is reached. Or maybe not. We fall into the NOT catagory for sure! Nathan and I decided about 2.5 weeks beforehand that we were moving across the country to Virginia!!
What had happened was...he tested for SPD and for some very strange and unknown reason was not accepted. The only thing we can figure is that this was God's plan, because being a part of SPD would have been such a good fit for Nathan. So on to plan B...crap, what is plan B??? Well, they say it's who ya know right? Well, who we know that could help with getting Nathan a job in this super awsome economy happens to live in VA. And that was that.
After deciding that Keagan and I would fly and Nathan and Adam (friend with job hookup in VA) would drive the car towing a trailer with all our stuff in it, we shipped all of our stuff instead via Fed Ex so that they guys wouldn't have to deal with the trailer and we wouldn't have to ghetto-ize our Nissan Maxima with a tow hitch!
I was slightly nervous to fly across the coutry with my 20 month old son who does not like to sit still for any length of time! Luckily the flight was at night and with the aid of Benedryl it could not have gone smoother! People were super helpful and the boy slept the whole way!! And when he woke up the next morning at the Dulles airport he was happy as could be! Such a blessing after stressing out about it for so long! (I went from Washington State to Washington DC, and from my layover at the Dallas airport to the Dulles airport!)
To make the rest of the last 2 weeks here a short story...Nathan and Adam arrived safely a few days later with the car intact and all the stuff we shoved into it! We are living and mooching off of our very generous friends until Nathan gets the certifications he needs and gets the j.o.b. Keagan has been adjusting beautifully to the new house, new people, his pseudo big sister Charlie and (drum roll please) his big boy bed!!! More about the shopping, bad produce, crazy traffic and other interesting tid bits about VA in following posts! Not to mention updates on the newest addition of our little family who currently resides in my belly!!! lol
Love and Blessings people!!! Miss you!!