Berry Pickin Time!

Seriously, no picture this month could make me more happier than this one! No, you can't see her face but looking at this picture reminds me of a fun filled day that made my baby happier than anything!! At the beginning of the month we went berry picking at this farm that is out in the middle of nowhere...a good 20miles past Milton. Its a small farm but they are good to their few animals (mainly rescues they are nursing back to the good life) and have a nice little crop to keep this going. And to top it off they do not use any pesticides or growth hormones so its safe to pick and eat as you go :)  Freyja didn't much care for the blueberries themselves but the act of picking was great to her! After about 30ish minutes of raiding the bushes she had had enough and started just running between us (mom vh was out there picking with us) and checking out our bushels of blueberry treasure. I've never seen her get soooooo hot and sweaty and still be so happy about it! We're going back in October when the grapes are ready, I can't wait to show her how to eat a scuppernong (a type of grape)!!

The rest of this month has passed rather uneventfully. We have spent SEVERAL evenings in the pool at mom and dad vh's, we've watched a ton of movies (in house), cleaned and put together all the baby stuff and Freyja has learned to play a few new computer games. Its been too hot to go out unless its EARLY in the morning or LATE in the evening (and you are doused in bug repellant), not to mention one of the cars is without a/c so thats really a "no go" for Freyja and I!! Not to mention this little guy that is trying to find the escape hatch or have an "Aliens" moment and pop out my belly at any time...he's a GREAT reason to be staying indoors resting!

Potty training STILL is not happening...I tried to set a 15min timer and take her to the potty everytime it went off but all that resulted in was a few loads of  wet or nasty panties, a frustrated child, an ill tempered daddy and a mama that just wants to run for the hills! Sooo...we'll try this again in another month...and then again...and again...and maybe one day it'll click! As a fellow mom once said, they don't go to Kindergarten in diapers so eventually SOMETHING will give! I was hoping to just have one in diapers starting in August but it won't kill me...just the budget!

Other news...Pensacola finally got hit by the oil spill as of this morning. All over the news is pictures of mass quantities of oil washing over our once sparkling white beaches. Everywhere I look on FaceBook someone has reposted pix of this disaster and its heartbreaking...I'm to the point where I just wish I could block anything that had to do with the spill and just not think about it. Telethons are nice...but until they put something more than just a bandaid on the spill nothing is going to help. All we can do is sit here helpless until its done, grieve our losses, clean up and try to start over. My children and probably my grandchildren will never see the beach for the beauty that its been the last 17yrs I've had the privilidge of seeing it as and it sucks! BP sucks! End of story dammit :(

Here's your laugh for the month! On Fathers Day I gave David possibly one of the worst gifts ever...a hair cut!! The right side looked GREAT!! The left side....well, thank God for mom vh and her talent of clearing up messes! Good news is even though I cut a ton of his hair off he still loves me and just chalked it up to a learning experience :) And then last night I took Freyja to mom and dad vh's for our nightly swim/exercise and as usual when we finish I wrap her swim diaper up in the daily newspaper sleeve and toss it in the trash as we leave. Well, somehow I got distracted and not only threw away the diaper but my keys as well!! Dad vh had to come out with his "grabber" and fish them out for me...luckily nothing was in there besides the sealed diaper bag! OH! and my VERY polite child actually THANKED me for changing her poopy diaper this morning! She said "thank you mama, that was poopy, thank you for cleaning me"....she can tell me she's dirty, she can get me a diaper/wipe but can she use the potty?? *sigh*...

News on the belly bulge! I went to Wal-Mart today and as Freyja and I were standing in line Jax started to kick so I was rubbing and kinda smoothing my shirt down when the lady in front of me said "oh, so you're expecting?" I said yes, due with a boy August 5th...to which she looked at my small "mole hill" and said, "really?? where are you hiding that little guy???" *sigh*...just because I'm not mammoth sized with this one, does not mean I do not have one baking in there! But its better than the twins comments I got when I was at this point with Freyja.

My midwife says the pregnancy is coming along perfectly. As of last week I had gained 9lb total! I now have a Doula that will be assisting in my birth :) For those of you unfamiliar with this term, this is woman trained in birthing procedures that is a "middle ground" person in the room with you at the time of your labor/delivery that gives support to the mother, keeps the room calm and helps ensure that the way you want this baby to come into the world is followed out as closely to your birth plan as it can be. Susan, my doula, went to my appt with me last week and met my midwife for the first time and they got along perfectly! I could see the relief in my midwifes eyes that there would be someone with me to help take some of this stress off of me for having the "perfect" birth. (when my midwife asked if there was any possibility I would be wanting an epidural I said yes please...but for the hubby, not me! Maybe that will keep David sitting still and quiet for a change!!) I want to do this as naturally as I can but I also know from Freyja's delivery that things can go to hell in a hand basket very quickly...I just want whats best for my son and for my body! We toured the hospital he'll be born at last Tuesday as well. We are very pleased with the facilities and with the staff that we met! I don't look forward to the labor but I look forward to my birthing experience there with their excellent care!

In other news...I have family coming in July 5th to see us for thier last day of vacationing on the Gulf Coast (my cousin Gerianne and her family) so we will be holding Freyja's birthday party and our annual cookout on the same day so that all of our family and friends can be together. I look forward to having everyone here!! Also coming up is Jaxon's babyshower! Mom is hosting it at my house on the 18th of July. Its more of a "baby sprinkle" since we have everything we need for him except diapers, new connector stuff for the breast pump and other "boyish" novelty things. Luckily we were smart with Freyja and stuck with a more neutral color (green/yellow) so that her infant stuff could carry forward for Jaxon :) If you have not received an invitation to one/both of these events and would like to attend please let me know and I can forward you the details! The more the merrier :)

I think thats it for this month...its 1230am, my "high" of strawberry & chocolate chip icecream and a waffle cone is finally starting to wear off so maybe now I can catch a little shut-eye. Our love to you all and I will blog again after my Buggs birthday bash next month!!

There and back again, a Buggs journey

So yes, its been another 6wks since I have last popped on the ol thinkin cap and satdown to spin my tale of intrigue about the life of the Bugg known as Freyja. I picked this picture because I love the look of love she has on her face, we may not always see eye to eye on things but looking at this picture I remember that she is my little best friend and the one that holds my heart even tighter than her daddy!

May...lets see...I worked pretty much the entire first half of the month. Winn Dixie on the weekends, college bookstore on the week days. Freyja spent the two weeks I worked at the bookstore staying with her favorite babysitter DJ, a day with a friend that took her roller skating and a day with her Gran and Grandaddy. Needless to say when the jobs were up I had a happy little camper on my hands to know that her mama was HERS again. The remainder of the month was spent traveling to OK and TX. My second cousin gave birth to baby boy, Ryder, May 20th in Oklahoma. My aunt wished not to travel alone so mom, Freyja and I went along for the company and a chance to get away from home. May 22nd we left for OK, got as far as Wichita Falls TX and had to stop for the night then finished the last 200miles of our trip the next morning. I left mom and Aunt Nita in Altus OK and headed on back to Amarillo TX to spend some time with my dad. I have to say that was probably one of the best visits we have had in years because it was just "us"! No spouces, no jobs...Freyja wasn't an "issue", it was just nice to be the two of us as "us" :) After three days with dad I sadly packed up my child and headed back to OK to retrieve mom and Aunt Faye then off BACK to TX we went to Lubbock to see moms twin, Aunt Faye and Uncle Hank.  Sunday the 30th we hit the road to come home and made it to Hattiesburg MS for the night then made the last 150miles of our 2200+mile trip the next morning. The drive overall was great, a few small sprinkles, surprisingly no wrong turns, a TON of potty breaks and only one accident to go around and that was in the last 5miles of our trip! It was awesome to see everyone!! TX and OK could still fall off the map and I wouldn't miss them as long as my family were safe. Freyja LOVED the "wee hills" and the fact that every few miles we alternated between livestock to check out and trains to watch. She learned her ABC song and the "1,2 buckle my shoe"rhyme over the course of the trip...not to mention how to wave at truckers and when she sees even the smallest of hills the arms go up and we go "weeeeeeee" down them!!

News on Jaxon! Incase you haven't seen them, 3d ultrasound pix are up in his album now!! He cooperated quite nicely for us during the ultrasound and even though we only saw half of his face, we are pretty sure he matches on the other side and is just as precious as Freyja was though personally I think he has chubbier cheeks than his sister did! I went in for my check up May 20th before our trip and took my glucose test. Upon returning from the trip I had another appt on June 1st where I learned I basically failed my first glucose test. Based on height/weigh/health you need to be in the spectrum of 130-140, well I was a low 134 leading the dr to suspect I am at risk for gestational diabetes this time. I spoke to my normal dr yesterday on the phone and she put my mind at rest that the test I have to take Tuesday (3hr glucose test) is more of a precaution than an immenent sign of doom. She says even though I am at the low end of the weight gaining pool this time (still only 6lb this entire time!!) that it is not a BAD thing but she would like to see me get to the 10-15lb mark by the end of this pregnancy.

In other news, my mother has always said if you put something "out there", in some way/shape/form you will have your prayer answered. I have been trying to figure out how to get pregnancy photos done before Jaxon gets here and just recently a friend/fellow mom has taken up the hobby of photography and is willing to give my nude belly a few minutes in her spotlight!! I've also been trying to find a neutral person to be in the birthing room with David and I as Jaxon enters this world in hopes of keeping my high strung hubby at bay and keep my worries and comforts in control, and once again HE has delivered! I have a meeting coming up soon with a doula who is needing some pregnant mommies for her recertification, saving me $500 on hiring someone (like we could!) and hopefully drastically reducing the chance of another csection!! As it always does, things are slowly moving into place for us :) David received the raise he's been promised since January and not a moment to soon! Now if only our prayers about getting better health insurance (we have a $2k deductible currently) in the next year could be answered my small list of "I needs"will be more than covered and greatly appreciated!! I shall just continue having patience because like everything else "this too shall work out"!

So, 63 more days from today and I will be a mother of two!! 37 more days and I will have a 3yr old!! And in two more days and hubby will be 29!! Busy times ahead :) I promise I'll be back in less than 6wks to blog some more! Good night :)