Roman's Room is Almost Finished

I worked on the walls yesterday in Roman's room and I am pretty excited about getting another wall done! We just have some shelves to put up and we should be about done with the wall decorating. It's getting close- can't wait!

30 WEEKS TODAY- WE WENT OUT TO PLAY!

I'm 30 weeks along now... down to the final 10 countdown! I can't believe I'm going to be a Mom soon and Jim is going to be a Dad! How exciting!

Jim and I went out last night and met up with Joash and his wife Elaine who are from Virginia Beach. They were in town for the holidays to see family and friends. We met at Rojo Mexican Bistro in Novi, MI and had a huge table with lots of people and just sat and talked and enjoyed ourselves. We had a really nice time and the food was wonderful. After we left there we decided to try our luck at the casino. I was tired, and knew that luck was not on my side for the night. My feet were hurting, I spilled pop on my new sweater, I accidentally got pen on my new purse, and the casino was really crowded... I will admit I wasn't much fun... but it's one of the last few times going out before I have to worry about someone else, so I tried my best to enjoy myself. Overall, we had a great night out- I hope to do a couple more before my due date! :)

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday full of love and holiday cheer! And I hope Santa brought everyone what they were hoping for. Jim and I traveled to our Mom's houses to exchange gifts and visit that day. It was very nice. I was lucky enough to recieve a spa day from Jim for Christmas! The weekend before the baby shower I get to go get a pedicure, manicure, hair cut and color, eyebrow wax, prenatal massage, and lunch at the spa! We had great weather here and it made traveling so much easier. Merry Christmas!

News About Mike...

Well, Jim's Dad has finally gotten settled in a place that can properly care for him. This past Tuesday, Mike was moved to the Sandusky Veterans Home in Sandusky Ohio. Jim arranged for a Cadillac metro car to transport Mike from the Veterans Hospital in Detroit to our home here in Walbridge. From here, Jim drove them to the Veterans Home where they were met by a very welcoming staff who were more then eager to get Mike settled in his new room. As of right now he is sharing a room with 3 other men. All of which seem to have their own little "mental" quirks. One talks to himself, the other sees things that in our world don't actually exist, and the other one seems loud and a little sickly. On January 2nd he will be moved into a semi-private room where he will have more space to himself, and he is on the list to be eventually moved into his own room. The facility in Sandusky is beautiful and the grounds are kept up very well. He has full access to everything there and they will even shuttle him to stores in the area. There are bird sanctuaries indoors along with an area with peacocks that roam around! The food is amazing, tomorrow for Christmas day the veterans are all having a prime rib dinner. Mike told Jim today that he couldn't complain about how he was being treated there, and when I spoke briefly with Mike on the phone he told me that Jim was treating him like a king and Jim was a prince for treating him so well. January 9th, Mike is going in for his eye surgery to repair the terrible cataract in his left eye, he'll be in Detroit a couple of times for follow up appointments after that. We're hoping the Mike gets the care that he deserves in Sandusky. I'll continue to keep everyone posted on his health and care as it continues to develops.

Happy Birthday Jim!

Yesterday was Jim's birthday... the big 5-1! We didn't get to celebrate much being on a Monday, but I brought home a little teeny cake to enjoy and he opened his gifts. We're hoping to make it up to the casino this weekend or next for dinner and hopefully some Christmas cheer $$$!

Roman's Room...

I worked a little in the baby's room Sunday. I got his letters put up above his crib for his name, and I am so pumped with how the embelishment looks above it all. I can't wait to get the last couple of things ready before he's due!

Baby News...

Well, last week I had to go get blood work done to test for gestational diabetes, which is a pretty normal test now-a-days to have done, especially at this point in any woman's pregnancy. I got a phone call yesterday afternoon that my test came back high! I guess that normal blood sugar levels are considered anything under 130, mine was at 137! So close- yet so far away. So now I have to go back in on December 29th for a 3 hour long test where I have to fast, and then drink this glucose mixture, sit for 3 hours and each hour the nurse comes and draws my blood. Eww. I was pretty disappointed to know that I could have gestational diabetes, but as long as it's caught and treated Roman and I will be fine. I guess from what the nurse over the phone told me is that I could come back normal my next test, but if not I will have to go on a special diet, and test my blood sugar levels after every meal. She also mentioned that if left untreated, it could cause me to have a really big baby! I'm happy with a healthy chunky baby... but no 10 pounders for me please! :) My plan now since I have until the 29th for my test, is to look up recipes and diets for diabetics and if I can eat that way from now until after Roman is born I am hoping to regulate my blood sugar myself so I won't be under the doctors care for it. I'll let you know what happens! Wish me luck!

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS...

I just wanted to let everyone know that I went to a home party at my neighbor Kym's house, and she introduced me to this company called Uppercase Living. I instantly fell in love with the product, and I decided to start selling it myself!

Uppercase Living is a great selection of embelishments and sayings that you can put on almost anything to express yourself. There are sayings for everything from bedrooms to pantry's, for music rooms and even holidays. You can even create your own sayings or create personalized names for you or the family! Check out the my catalog online at the link below:

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If you find something you'd like, have a question, or would like to have a home party of your own- please contact me!

BABY NEWS:

Just wanted to let everyone know that I went to the doctor yesterday morning. I got my flu shot- hoping to not get sick. And established a pediatrician for Roman once he's born. Everything looks great with the baby- his little heart was beating away and he's moving around like crazy. I am approaching the 28 week mark which pretty much seems to be when I have to keep track of everything, chart the baby's movements, report if I am traveling anyplace and carry copies of my records, blood testing for all kinds of things... and the look out for pre-term labor. My next appointment is January 9th, 2009 and then at that point I have to start going every two weeks until I hit 36 weeks and then it will be every week. At 36 weeks they are going to do another ultrasound to make sure everything is still looking good and to make sure they are on target with his due date since they could be off by a week even with todays technology. It's all very exciting! I bought a highchair yesterday for him from Babies R Us. It was normally $70 marked down to only $39.99 + FREE shipping- how could I resist?! Everything seems to be happening so quickly... before we know it Roman will be here. :)

JIM'S DAD- UPDATE:

I just wanted to leave an update about Jim's Dad. He went in for surgery which was successful to place a pace maker in his chest, however the next day it was found that one of the cables attached to the heart that regulated the beating had come dislodged in his chest and it would be necessary to perform another surgery to reattach the cable. This morning, the second sugery was a success, so Mike seems to be doing well.

He does have some swelling however in his legs that the doctors are concerned about so additional testing is being performed to see what could be causing it. I'll keep everyone updated as time goes on. Thanks!