The Glamorous Life of a Housewife

When I talked to my Doctor's office on Tuesday morning and spoke with the nurse, I assumed everything was okay since I had no symptoms or signs of anything going wrong. So you can imagine my surprise when at my desk Wednesday morning at work, I received a phone call and was ordered by…

Yesterday was a day full of hospitals and doctors! My Dad had his surgery and they removed his gall bladder and his appendix. His gall bladder was completely diseased and they found a tumor the size of a lemon on his appendix (which seemed to be benign), and they took that out as well. …

Okay. So I am going to have this baby soon. There are many things that I need to accomplish before he does come. 1. Finish the nursery. It was so close to being picture ready and then I had two showers and now there are gifts strewn about all over the place. I have got to get in there…

On Saturday, there was a shower thrown for me in my hometown - where I grew up. I was surrounded by the most special people in my past, who have carried me to and remain with me in my present. Only my most precious friends were invited and I was truly humbled by the outpour of love show…

“You look tired, Whitney!” “I am.” “You look swollen, Whitney!” “I am.” “Your stomach is huge, Whitney!” “I know.” “You look pitiful, Whitney!” “Hmmm, thanks.” This pregnancy “glow” is rapidly fading, guys. In fact, I think we’ve hit a black out!!

***Edit! My Sis-In-Law saved the day! She took some pictures with her phone, so pardon the quality!*** Last night was my very first baby shower ever! I had been sick all day prior (stress induced vomitting from my crazy last week) and just kept praying that I would feel good enough to ge…

Laying in bed. Me groaning and wheezing as I try to roll over. Husby laughing. Me: I wish I had an empathy belly to strap on you. Husby: I don't. Me: I want to give you an empathy belly, an empathy back, empathy ankles, empathy feet and empathy legs. Husby: No thanks. That doesn't…

Last Thursday night Husby and I went to our very first childbirth class. It was located in my Doctor’s office, which I found to be pretty darn convenient. I got off of work at 5, Husby got out of class, we ran a few errands, shoved two tacos down each of our throats and went on our way.…

The other night, Husby and I were laying in bed making ridiculous jokes about something that seemed hilarious at the time. We slowly stopped our laughing, started to yawn and began to wind down. I scooted next to him and put my head on his shoulder. “I’m scared”, I admitted. He asked m…

My feet, ankles and calves have started playing tricks on me. I think they all got together while I was sleeping and said, “Hey, let’s get REALLY big and tight and make Whitney absolutely miserable!” They are absolutely gigantic and it is official. I am sportin' the cankles. Well, …

If you know me personally, you know how I tend to shorten or lengthen words to make them more fun. For instance, I am a chandelier freak and I affectionately call mine "chandy". The nursery, my new favorite room in the house, is now the "nursh". Unfortunately, Husby …

I had another Doctor’s appointment this week. We got to see little Levi’s precious face again and of course, it was not nearly as clear as the 4D. It was still as sweet as pure sugar, though. Oh that baby boy! The Doctor once again told me that I will be giving birth to a toddler. Lev…

I keep having these strange and somewhat terrifying dreams about motherhood. It is a recurring dream, so that kind of freaks me out. Here it is: I go about my day as usual and at 10pm, realize that I haven’t fed Levi all day long. Then I realize that he hasn’t even cried….so I think so…

(Sorry for the quality of the pictures - they were taken with my phone this morning when I realized I hadn't had a tummy pic in a month!) I only have 12 more weeks to go. Twelve more! Is that not the craziest thing you have ever heard in your life?! Okay, maybe not the craziest thi…

I had my 26 week Dr.'s appointment yesterday and you know what that means - GLUCOSE SCREENING. Let's all jump and cheer and do back flips. Um, or not. It was my least fun appointment. I downed the orange junk like there was no tomorrow and prayed that it wouldn't come back u…

Saturday, Mom and I went to the annual "Baby Fest" in my city. Let's face the facts, we are obsessed with all-things-baby at the moment and this event lured us in at it's mere name. Baby Fest. I was looking forward to the new and innovative products, browsing through vas…

1. When you're home from work for 2 days due to a nasty head cold, the only thing that helps is a half a pan of brownies for lunch and countless episodes of Full House. 2. Yes, I said a half a pan of brownies for lunch. 3. My stomach is round. Very round and big. It is becoming very h…

I can't believe I'm in my 6th month!! Please excuse the wrinkles in my shirt. It is a very wrinkly material and these were taken after a VERY long work day. My pregnancy is flying by. I mean, it’s going so fast that I can hardly even believe it. I was 8 weeks pregnant one day…

As I continue to grow, and my tummy continues to become rounder and firmer, there are two things that kind of freak me out. And by kind of, I mean really . First off, the weird black vertical line that some preggy women get. What IS that? And why do some people get it and some people not…

Wow. It is astounding at how much Levi has grown! He is moving constantly and his kicks have turned from little sweet twinges to full blown karate chops! Most people describe their first feelings of kicks as “flutters”, but I never understood that. I never felt a flutter. It was alwa…