Hagen's Photo!

Is he not the sweetest ever?! AND his hair isn't sticking up!

I went to the stupid doctor today and my stupid cervix is closed up and so that one centimeter I was at last week was just a stupid gimmie to shut by trap.

I whined and complained like the best of them, but to no avail. Not sure what I was expecting...I guess just hoping Hagen was right and she was coming today.

I really should not be complaining because everything is going well.

Blah...
Carrie

Just a few notes...

I swear I was in labor last night (not really) but she was going to come up out of my throat. I had acid reflux SO bad that I almost got sick!

Hazel is so like the Loch Ness Monster...you just see her poke out of my stomach and move...let's call her "ole Nessie" shall we?

For the record, Hagen started taking naps at school with his bear in his shirt right before we found out we were pregnant. He said it was his baby sister and that I have a baby girl in my belly...sure enough 2 days later I found out I was pregnant.

So, why am I telling you this? The other day I said, "Hagen, Hazo will be here in 9 days!"

Hagen immediately said, "Nope, she is going to be here in 4 days Mama!"...which is tomorrow (Friday).

I have to document this just in case he is right and then I can put him to work and make us some money being a psychic...how freaky would that be?!

Don't be jealous ladies...I let Hagen decorate a pumpkin with....(drumroll)...a Sharpie! Wow, I am busting with creativity. BUT now I have a sharpie mark on my stone table on the porch. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser let me down...I have NO clue how to get it out! It's not a big mark, but it is a light stone table so it is noticeable.

I went to look at the pictures Hagen had done at Janie and Jack and damn...he's one cute kiddo! He did SO well! I narrowed it down to a head shot. I'm trying to see if I can have her send it to me so I can post it here, but with copyright stuff she may not be able to...totally understand.

I'm off to have lunch with my Mom's friends today! These ladies have known me since I was about 2 so it is always nice to see them...I know that if anything happens to my parents they will be the first I call and will be there like my own...such a nice feeling.

Tata,
Carrie

P.S. I'm not sure what to do about this night time potty training. He is having little accidents that are pretty much dried by the morning time. I walk in and it smells like a pee factory. Should I put him back in a diaper at night? Or just keep on keeping on?

Girls night out and weekend recap!

SO, I had so much fun going out with the ladies! We went to Mi Cocina for dinner and stayed for about 2 1/2 hours. I didn't get home until 10...that's late ladies!

Below is the picture of the pregos...we are all Carrie/Kerry/Kari's. I'm 37 weeks, Kerry in the middle is 8 weeks (the one I'm giving shots to), and then Kari is due in January...with her 3rd...she has a 2 year old boy and a 1 year old boy and not finding out the 3rd!!

Here is my sista from another Mama...Mer. Love her...we go way back. I got to see her 3 times while she was in town. We met my Mom at La Madeline for Lunch on Thursday, Mi Cocina on Thursday night, and then on Friday night Mer and I went to the Plano Homecoming game with the rug rats...until the rain came and my pony tail was getting wet so we had to leave.

Her I am with Mer and Katie...high school lovlies. I feel so out of touch with my friends since I am the only one that works and the rest stay home, but it is so nice to know that we can all go out to dinner and I pick up where I left off. It's tough sometimes knowing that they are making new friends and getting together for play dates, etc. and I'm not, BUT, it's OK...I know I can call them and they can call me and it is all good...

This one is of the door guy at Sambuca. Ryan was like, "Why didn't you have him grab your belly!" I'm telling you, this guys hands were HUGE!! He is just a BIG dude! I think I could totally outrun him though...

I mean, check out his hand next to Mer's bean head! I can just picture him doing "talk to the hand" and knocking someone out!

On Saturday Ryan, Hagen, and I went to lunch with the family. We went to Kona Grill in Northpark...holy geez! It was unbelievable!! Then we walked around a bit and headed home. We took Noah with us for the big sleepover that was canceled last week because of sicky boy.

We rested a bit and went to Gattitown. My blood sugar was out of control because there was NO stopping me with BBQ chicken pizza and frozen coke. Poor Hazel...BUT it wasn't as high as I expected!

Yesterday I did a billion loads of laundry but laid around for the most part. I am really sore...she is really low...not sure I can make it the rest of the week. It's my last week of work and I may have to weenie out. I hate to whine because this has been an easy pregnancy, but I'm just worn out and sore. I went to sleep in the guest bed last night because I just toss and turn. Poor Ryan...

Update on Potty training at night: I was doing laundry yesterday and noticed that Hagen's basket smelled like pee pee. Well, I think we are having little accidents that dry before morning. We are still wearing undies to bed though. He is so excited when he wakes up dry (or dried). Ryan said he took him before he headed off to bed at 11:00 last night and Hagen went and then sat there on the potty an slumped over...poor baby fell asleep on the potty.

Fun week for Hagen! Bring Halloween book today, wear a Halloween shirt tomorrow, dissect a pumpkin on Wednesday, Alphabet bucket on Thursday and then Friday Halloween parade and party!

11 days...

Tata,

Carrie

36 weeks and 5 days

I went to the doctor and I am 1 centimeter dilated! Which means....a whole lotta nothing. I remember being like "Oh my gosh! He'll be here any day now!" when I was 1 with Hagen...that was about 4-5 weeks before he was born. But the doctor says things are going well, guessed that she is about 6 pounds, and we are all set to go on November 4th!

I went to pre-register at the hospital, looked into big brother classes for Hagen, and came home and worked the rest of the afternoon from the couch. It seems the only comfortable position for me lately is on my side. I get out of breath easily like she is back on an artery or something that takes my breath away. BUT, that is my only complaint...things are going great!

Hagen is doing OK with night training. LITTLE accidents that don't even get on the bath mat...so we are trudging forward.

He has a girlfriend...Hannah. She is in the class above him, she TOWERS over him, but is an absolute doll. Still holding out hope for Juliette...

I had a blast at girls night last night! I'll do a separate post on that one...

Later!
Carrie

Nighttime potty training

So we started doing the nighttime training. We are going to give it a week and if it isn't working then that's is OK and we'll try again later!

He puts his unnerware on and then PJ's and then after books and brushing teeth he goes potty. I have a bath mat that is a bit thick that I put under him in case of an accident in the night so that I don't have to change the sheets. Ryan and I got him out of bed at 10:00 before we went to bed to go again. Sweet baby was still asleep...but he went quite a bit!

So this morning it was like Christmas morning...what are we gonna get...

He had pottied a little bit in his sleep...not that much. We told him he did good. We said if he wakes up and has to go potty that he can get bacon (the pig night light) and put him on the step stool in his bathroom and go potty when he wants.

He went potty in his sleep so it may not be time. We are going to give it a few more days and then if it isn't working then fine.

I do have a little Hagen story for you:
Last night Hagen was just being a pest...talking back (got some vinegar in his mouth for that), just not listening, testing our patience for sure. Well Ryan took him up to get him in the bath and Hagen was just out of control. At one point Hagen calmly walked over to Ryan and Ryan thought he was going to give him a hug and say sorry. BUT Hagen just took Ryan's hand, led him to his bedroom door and out of his room, and then slammed the door shut! Ryan was calling for me over the banister asking what he should do while we were both laughing! So funny but SO WRONG! Now that I think about it, I don't know how Ryan handled it...hmm...

Merrilee is in town so a bunch of us from school are going to Mi Cocina tonight to eat...I can not wait to get some Mexican food...sounds fabulous!!!

Tata,
Carrie

Random Bits! AGAIN...sorry

Time is FLYING by! I have nothing really to talk about but wanted to highlight some things we have been up to!

• I have 8 more full days of work and then I'm off for maternity leave. I'm so excited it is during the holidays, but am having a difficult time on finding a stopping place in work...I need to start pulling away, but there is just no end really.

• Hagen had a 102.8 fever on Thursday night and it didn't go down from 102 until yesterday...Ryan stayed home with him so that I could go to work which was a nice change. He was fever free this morning, but now his cough sounds worse. Could it be allergies? I took him to the doctor on Friday and it wasn't strep, flu, or anything like that...she said it could be a cold.

• On Friday night we HAD to get out of the house, but we usually don't take a sick kiddo out in public that much. We ventured out to our niece's high school's football game. It happened to be homecoming so we got to see the mum's etc. Do you know that they now use a ribbon tied around their neck (not tight) to hang mums from?! I remember my "NON" boobs would not stay in my ITTY BITTY bra because the mum was pinned through my shirt onto my bra strap to keep it up...I was loved and had an ENORMOUS mum. Anyway, the weather was perfect, we spent a small fortune on food, and had a GREAT time! AND our sweet niece hung out with us during 1/2 time instead of her friends...that's love people.

• We were going to keep Noah on Saturday night for a slumber party and Gattitown! Hagen just now realized he has a bed UNDER his bed...whoa. I told him it was for when Noah spends the night. Since Hagen was icky sicky we couldn't keep Noah...may do a rain check this Saturday night!

• On Sunday it was my work's annual family picnic. Sadly I went by myself because he was still fevery (is that a word?). I love the people I work with...it is nice to get to know their families also. I was so bummed that Hagen and Ryan couldn't go. There was fishing, bounce house, mechanical bull (I refrained), horseshoes, crafts, pumpkin patch, you name it! Face painting..BBQ dinner. It was so fun! Wish my boys were there though :(

• Hagen doesn't get out of bed for the most part. BUT last night before getting comfy in bed to watch Dr. Phil I turned on his video monitor and he was not in bed. I told Ryan he escaped and Ryan went up the stairs and saw a tuft of hair peeking out his bedroom door and then disappear. Ryan went in and in his Dad voice said, "you do not get out of bed Hagen". Hagen got the quiver lip and said "But I just needed to tell you something..." When Ryan asked him what he needed to tell him Hagen responded, "I'm So sleepy daddy...I'm really sleepy" in his shaken wet bird voice. Scared the crap out of him! Hagen laid down and didn't move an inch...

• Ryan has moved up to the guest room...he did the same thing when I was pregnant with Hagen. I'm to the point of flipping back and forth all night long...my limbs and hips feel like they are falling asleep and I have restless leg syndrome. I'm sure I am pure joy to sleep next to!

• My friend that just got pregnant with IVF just texted me and she heard the heartbeat...hubby was out of town but she had him on the phone to hear...choking back tears...

• Hagen told me my "unnerware" is big...thanks

• My Dad is in Oil and Gas Exploration. Basically he researches where Oil and Gas could be, draws up all the fancy maps, sells his thoughts to big oil companies, is out there when they drill them, and makes a living. He does it all...self employed. Well he has been gone for 10 days on a shallow well and it HIT...and it is BIG! Dad rocks...it makes him being gone for so long so worth it! These life cycles for wells are years in the making so when they hit it is big! But when they don't it is a low blow for sure.

• I just got an ingrown eyebrow out that has been there for about a week...can I even tell you the relief I feel? I know it is nothing to most, but it has been bugging the crap out of me!

• Hagen wants to be a fireman for Halloween...that is what he was last year but he forgot! SCORE!!! Expensive outfit being used again and it fits!!

• Halloween outfit fits again this year because little bitty boy only weighs 26.4 pounds...he's 3 1/2 years old. BUT it is great this winter because he is in 2T pants that have the elastic pully thingie that I can tighten on his waist! Man, this is going to be way better than last year with highwater pants on!!

I think that is it. Sorry so boring.

Tata,

Carrie

Decisions...

Something to think about…

So Ryan has a project starting up in the middle of November (remember, Hazo as Hagen calls her, is coming November 4th…) that will last until next August. It is a different project in that it will require him to be out of town QUITE a bit.

I know some of you ladies are use to having your hubby's travel. Me? Not so much. The longest he is gone is a week here and there. THIS project will require him to be gone for 12 days and then home for 5…something like that. It is not set in stone…

He had a meeting about it yesterday and they told him to talk it over with me and see what he can do. Here are my thoughts in bullets:
· Should be fine…a bit crazy at times, but it’s OK.
· This COULD be something that is brought up later on how flexible he and his family are for future promotions?!?
· I do have a lot of help…not that I will ask for it, but it is there if I need some
· I have maternity leave during the holidays which is my FAVORITE time of year and will put me in a good mood!
· Once I start working I will have that time to myself (OK, so I will be working…but you know what I mean).

On a negative note:
· HOLY CRAP! My husband is going to leave me with a 3 ½ year old and a newborn FOREVER! He is going to see how life as a bachelor is and not want to come home! Especially to a wife that has boobs that now point DOWN, a kangaroo patch on her belly with no opening, and bigger boobs on her back than her front!
· Man, after the holidays is the most depressing time of year…you know, January, February, and March.
· There could be some long stretches of time where he is not home for the weekends!
· I will have to take over paying bills
· The lawn? Will I have to ride the damn riding mower with a baby on my hip and a 4 year old in a playpen?
· Dapper…love that dog, but do NOT love taking him to the vet or scooping piles of poop
· Dinner? Ya right…I will totally let myself go because why should I make a nice homemade meal for myself…Hagen eats little bites here and there.
BUT overall I think this is a good thing…I keep thinking that this could be a great move in his career…maybe not, but if they see how flexible his wife is then maybe that will be good?!? Probably not. Also, Ryan works his behind off…I don’t want to hold him back…

OK, thoughts ladies…I would like to hear some opinions…Mer, yours especially since Darin use to travel a lot.

Tata,
Carrie