28 Weeks

I had my 28 week appointment on Monday. What a lengthy one. Poor Pudge had to come with me and we were there for 2 1/2 hours. He was a total trooper and was rewarded with McD's Drive-thru for lunch. First I had my blood draw for my progesterone test. Then, up to see the Dr. were I was measuring right on and she did a cervical check as I've been having quite a bit of Intense Braxton Hicks, but I was completely closed. Yeah! Then, she sent me back to down to the lab, because, as I suspected, they forgot to do my glucose test and a urine test. So, poor Pudge had to sit with me for an hour down there. They drew blood and then, it was back up to my Dr.'s office. They put me on a monitor for 20 minutes to check the heart, which turned out to look great. I got a flu shot, two progesterone doses and my rhogam shot. In all I was stuck 6 times that day. The nurse made sure I got all sparkly bandages. Later, my doctor called and my progesterone has finally made it up to zone 3. So, she wants me to do shots for two more weeks. Then, test it again and if it is still in zone 3 we can stop doing them. That would be so lovely.

Outdoor Movies

We have been wanting to an outdoor movie all summer, but it just stays to light out too late. So, September was the perfect weather and opportunity. Brad brought his screen from work, but I think it would work on the garage, too. The boys of course, chose none other than Star Wars. A bunch of the neighborhood kids came over. Preston made Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, we popped popcorn and the Jacobson Family brought over cookies and bars. It was a ton of fun and Gammy even Skyped us while we were waiting for the show to begin!

September Happenings

I headed back to work on September 16th for my second year with Great American Fundraising. Here is picture of how I found my desk chair once when I got up to attend to something. Full of Star Wars Action figures. It is a challenge to be a work at home mom to say the least. The order forms I enter have a timer and if you don't get them entered in before the time runs out, the image goes away. So, multitasking with the laptop nearby has become the way of life around here. Now to the shameless plug. I work for the same company that Laken's Dance Academy uses for their fundraising efforts. So if anyone wants to help a little ballerina fund raise. Here is the process: www.gaschoolstore.com. Enter the code 723775 and Laken Meier and she'll receive credit and you'll be helping my employment as well!!!




Braeden had some exciting news last week. He got elected to student council for the first semester. He had to write a speech, which he waited to do until that morning. And, of course Brad had to be out of town that entire week, so I got the privilege of helping him brainstorm. He was having severe writer's block and wasn't liking any of the ideas I was tossing out. I love the Yoda voice he does, so I suggested he wear his Yoda shirt, do his Yoda voice and ask kids to vote for him. Then, the wheels started turning. Along with introducing himself, adding why he was a good candidate and doing his Yoda voting commercial, he added, "I'm Braeden Meier and I approve this message." The kids apparently loved it.

Finally, we've been blessed with an abundance of garden tomatoes this year. So, we've self taught ourselves how to make homemade tomato sauce. We've eaten it over spaghetti and in chili and like it in chili the best. We don't have any canning equipment, so we actually found a crock pot recipe. We make it in there and eat it as we go.