It seems like forever since I have been able to post or even read most of your blogs. I certainly haven't had much time for commenting even if I have visited. Sorry 'bout that! So much has happened since I last posted, that I don't even know where to begin.
Halloween went well. We went out with our old neighbors on the golf carts thru a big subdivision behind our old house. The girls had lots of fun. Kylie was Snow White and Kennedy was a UofM cheerleader. They went from door to door saying "trick or treat" and saying thank you for the great treats. It sprinkled a little bit, but all in all it was fun. After that we went to my in-laws and got the kids goodie bags from them and showed off the costumes. It ended up being a late night for the girls and for us - I still had to pack for Jamaica.
Thursday we headed out for Jamaica. We had 3 flights so it ended up being a very long day. But when we got to Jamaica and got thru customs, we had a nice lounge to get a drink and wait for our shuttle to the resort. When we got to the resort, we met our friends that were getting married and the vacation began. They were kind enough to pay for our rooms to be upgraded which was really nice since the building that we would have been was right next to a new hotel/resort going in right next door and they work thru the night in Jamaica. We had a really nice room and a great time with our friends. The weather was alright. It was hot & humid starting as soon as the sun came up. Then it rained every day in the afternoon or evening. That was alright with me because it gave me an excuse to rest in our room - that's what vacation is all about for me. The wedding went off without a hitch and it was a beautiful sunshiny day. We left the island on Monday morning and it ended up being another VERY long day. The 3 flights we had coming back home were pretty much all bad (bad weather, I think). Our 2nd flight left late and we ended up having to RUN like mad to get to our next flight (not what I call stress free travel - especially being pregnant). And to add to the stress, we wanted to get home to see our girls because we had gotten word when we arrived back in the states that they had come down with hand-foot-mouth disease the day we left. It's not a serious virus or anything, but I felt bad that our family members had to take care of the girls when they felt miserable. They all survived and handled the situation probably as good or better than I would have. It was so good to get back home and sleep in our own bed.
The pregnancy is going well. We are just playing the waiting game to get our results back from the amnio. This baby girl is as active as Kylie was. Kennedy was not very active in utero - possibly a result of the antibody attacking her blood. Anyway, when this baby is active she is very active. I am trying not to get my hopes up about what the results are going to be, but it is hard because of different signs (too complicated to list here). I am prepared for the whole amnio ritual, but it would be a huge blessing to not have to do them. The other day I was thinking about this pregnancy and found myself feeling good and actually glad that the amnio phase is here. I can deal with the amnios, I just had a really hard time with feeling miserably sick. So, I am glad to be at a point where I don't feel like I have much to complain about. There's always room to complain, but right now things are good. We haven't really come up with any names yet for this little girl. I have one that is stuck in my mind, but Dan doesn't really care for it. I guess if we can't find one that we are both in love with then I will probably get to pick the name. But, for now we will keep our eyes, ears and minds open.
I'm looking forward to a fairly laid-back weekend. We've got the big U of M vs Ohio State game on Saturday that we are sure to be watching. This has been a great year for College football. Our U of M season didn't start out all that great, but it has turned out to be a fairly decent year. I can honestly say that no matter who wins the game tomorrow, it will be a great game. Of course, I am a Michigan fan thru and thru, so I hope that Michigan can pull off an incredible win and become the Big 10 Champions. If they win against Ohio State, they will definitely deserve the Championship and the trip to the Rose Bowl. And then there's the NASCAR race on Sunday. I am a HUGE Jeff Gordon fan so I hope that he can make a come back and win the Nextel Cup Championship. But, my number 2 driver is Jimmie Johnson so I would also be happy if he wins the championship. All in all, it's going to be a great sports weekend. I haven't always been a sports fan, but I think it's cool that my hubby has converted me to enjoying these two sports because we can watch them and talk about them with eachother. Anyway, I'm looking forward to this big sports weekend.
Well, I better finalize this because it is getting way too long. Most of you have probably already checked out. I hope to get some pics of the wedding up this weekend. I may even work on my November desktop. I know that November is already half done, but if I don't do it, I will get out of the habit of scrappin'.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
glad to see you back to posting! It's nice to get the updates! I haven't posted much either with all the excitment around closing this week. Hard to believe in 4 days the house will be ours!! Anyway, take care
love ya!
Posted by: Jenn | November 17, 2007 at 10:47 PM