Tutu for Marlee

So since I have plenty of time on my hands, I am trying to be more crafty. I saw a picture of a newborn and she was wearing one of these. I thought I need one for my little girl. So I did some searching online and found out how to make them. I bought the tulle off ebay for $2.00. And there you have it, a pink tutu for my little girl. Now all I need is the sewing machine my mom is going to let me borrow. Yippie!! I can't wait!

24 Weeks

So in honor of being 24 weeks, I decided it's finally time to post a picture of my belly. I think I'm getting huge but when people see me they think I'm still small. I had a doctors appt. a few weeks ago but there was nothing to report. ( It was one of those boring appts.) But we get to have another ultrasound on the 16th. I guess they will look at the development of the baby. I'm excited though, I can't wait to see my little girl again.

Bargain Shopper

Now that Roy and I are on one income we are trying to save money where we can. Like eating at home, Roy takes his lunch to work, etc. Well I went grocery shopping yesterday and for the first time ever I used coupons and shopped the sales at Fry's. As I was checking out the cashier was ringing up my groceries and I was looking at the total like, Oh my goodness I did not think I was spending this much. But at the very end, he scanned my Fry's card and then my coupons. My total was $88.02 and then it came down to $52.36. I was so super excited. I saved $35.66! Oh yeah bargain shopper! ha ha
Well the moral to this story is I want to be able to save money like that all the time if not save more. So I need your help. Do any of you have any good strategies, Internet sites, or ideas for coupons or just being a savvy shopper. Please comment or email me your ideas. It will be much appreciated.

All at Once

This week has been a very interesting one. It was finals week, which I couldn't wait for it to be over. But not only am I done with school now but I'm also done with work. Not by choice. The owner of my restaurant came in on Wednesday night to tell me they were letting me go. His reasoning: I was lazy, the staff had lost confidence in me and he felt I didn't want to be a manager anymore. If you know me and you have seen me work, I am not a lazy person. Yes at times I did sit but every manager does. And from what I am told, they sit more then I do. The owner was right on one thing and that is, I don't want to be a manager anymore. I was planning on quitting August 1st because I really disliked the place and the General Manager. But I guess I'll be done a little earlier than that. So I went from a extremely busy person with school and work to a completely open schedule. So call, email, or text me whenever because I'll be around. :)

20 Weeks

Today I am officially half way through my pregnancy. I can't believe how fast it has gone by. She is kicking a lot which is really exciting. It is the craziest feeling. I have felt her a couple times on the outside which I was really excited because I want Roy to be able to feel her. But it seems like whenever we are together she not kicking as much or as hard. So he can't feel it on the outside. But that's ok, soon enough I'm sure he'll be able to feel her. We are still thinking of names. We haven't agreed on any yet but that's ok, we still have enough time. If you have any ideas, throw them our way. I like really different names so don't be shy.

The wait is finally over!!!

So we have the news you have all been waiting for.....IT'S A GIRL!!! It was so cool to see her in the ultrasound. She kept her hands up by her face the whole time. Roy was also very cute, I think he asked the tech 3 times if she was sure it was a girl. She kept saying there is no hot dog just a hamburger. Here are a few pictures she put on a CD for us but she didn't get any on there proving its a girl. So I'll have to post some of those later.

16 weeks

So we just got back from our doctor's appointment this morning. This one was a little more exciting. We actually got to hear the heartbeat. Let me tell you this heartbeat was fast. It was 181. The doctor said that's good for how far along I am. She said if it was that high and I was in my third trimester then we would worry. Also I am shocked that up until this appointment I hadn't gained any weight and then this appointment I lost 3 pounds. Which I haven't been sick for like 3 weeks. So I find that to be strange.

And now for the really good news, We get to find out in 2 weeks what the baby is. I was so excited to hear that. I thought for sure the doctor was going to make us wait til out next appointment which would have been another month. But nope April 24 will be the big day. I will be putting up a poll to place your bets. Please vote! I'm very interested in what people think.