Exhausted

I feel like I've been non-stop with doctors lately.

Preslei has had this nagging cough/drainage since Sunday but she woke up yesterday morning with a fever. Obviously that means no school. I had my dr appointment in Tallahassee at 9:30 so thankfully my mom went with me so she could tend to Preslei. I was like 10 minutes late but I told the receptionist about Preslei being sick and her out in the car with my mom and she actually told me I could bring her in to their back room that has a TV. Score! Especially because I left her crying in the car because she wanted to come with me. She was thrilled when she found the books so happy Preslei means happy mommy (and Nonna too)! I saw Dr. Hall and I like him but man, there's just no comparison to Dr. Morales. He actually didn't go over the results from Dr. Willis so when I asked he just kinda passed it over. I guess that means it was OK. The only "concern" he had was the fact I have lost 5lbs in 2 weeks and I was glad but he said I didn't need to lose at this point, I needed to gain. I'm now up a total of 19lbs.

Next up was Preslei's appointment to see why she was running fever. Strep has been going around so I wanted to rule that out. She had a little blood in her urine that they are sending off so they are treating her for a UTI. That means Miss Preslei is going to start taking showers.

I started having cramps last night that wouldn't go away and I woke up with them this morning. The best way to describe them was it felt like I was about to start my period. They hurt when I got up but I took a shower and when I finished, I sat on the couch and had two painful contractions back to back. I never had any braxton Hicks with Preslei or any contractions before I got induced so I honesty didn't know what to do. If I wasn't a repeat csection or measuring at 39 weeks I think I would have been less freaked.

I waited until 9 to call Dana (Dr. M's nurse) because that's when they open and she said he wanted me to go to the hospital to get monitored. Ugh....not what I wanted to hear LOL. I totally procrastinated and got to the hospital and in L&D at noon. (It takes a solid hour to get there from my house). I got hooked up and she checked me and said I was a fingertip to 1cm dilated. Dr. M stopped by to review the sheet thing and thankfully everything was fine. I think we finally left around 2.

Needless to say, I'm one exhausted Momma!!! Hopefully there will be no more doctor's appointments until I see Dr. Willis on the 9th!!

Lesson learned

A lesson was learned today.....sometimes what I write offends people even though that was not my intention whatsoever.

After discussing at great length with my husband, this blog will strictly be about pregnancy updates and our life as a family. Our family is the most important thing in our lives and that is what needs to be documented instead of personal realizations.

If anything I post hurts someone's feelings or makes them mad, I apologize because it is not my intention and please bring it to my attention.

32 weeks pregnant

32 WEEKS

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of baby:  I had my bi-weekly appointment with Dr. Willis (specialist) and she's now weighing 6lbs 5oz and I'm measuring 38 weeks.  W.T.Heck....how can I measure SIX weeks ahead?!?! I'm SO scared/nervous about that. 

Gender/Name: It's a GIRL!!!! Annalise Claire Phillips :)

Maternity Clothes: They're a necessity these days and why, oh why, am I already getting to the point where they all look like CRAP on me?!?! No wonder b/c in measurement terms, I should be ready to pop!!!

Belly Button: Flattening on out.....

Movement: She is starting to move around all hours of the day now.

Sleep:  Well hello leg cramps.....sleep is NOT going well these days.  I'll wake up with a cramp, jump out of bed and because I've moved so fast, it hurts "down there" so I want to cry from the pain and then I realize I have to pee.  Oy vey!

Symptoms: Shortness of breath, I can barely bend over while sitting (SOOOOO annoying), my hips hurt, my sciatic nerve hurts, leg cramps, HOT FLASHES.....shall I continue? HA!

What I miss: HA!!! This one changes for the first time....I miss my pre-pregnancy self.  Seriously.  I'm SO ready to be able to start feeling normal again. 

What I'm looking forward to:  Seeing Dr. Hall on Tuesday to address all my questions/concerns.  Although he's not one to explain things in detail so we'll see. 

Questions/Concerns:  How in the h.e. double hockey sticks am I going to keep working and being super Mom the more pregnant I get if I'm already measuring 38 weeks.  Seriously.  I'm worried b/c my amniotic fluid is still high and Dr. Willis said it puts me at an increased risk of fetal distress and pre-term labor and I'm just scared and nervous.  Plus, I'm scared to go into labor on my own being that I'm having a c-section!!! I don't want to get rushed back and have to do an emergency c-section or anything.  I WANT to be able to work up until the last of March but I have a feeling it's not going to happen.  Ugh, I'm just NERVOUS.

Cravings: I'm getting to the point where nothing sounds good. 

Best moment this week:  Seeing Annalise on the high def ultrasound today!  Oh and the fact our AMAZING housekeeper came yesterday and I'm officially caught completely up on laundry.  As sad as it is to admit, I can't remember the last time every stitch of clothing in our has been washed, folded and/or hung up.  I cannot give her enough praises, seriously.  She has lifted this HUGE burden off me when it comes to cleaning the house.  I just wish I could afford for her to come once a week instead of every two weeks!

Funny of the week:  Gosh, I can't even remember anything funny because this week has just been stressful both at work and home.  Preslei has been going thru some MAJOR things lately and my nerves are shot.  I'm trying to be as patient as I can because I don't know if it is just a phase or her dealing with knowing Annalise is coming but it is just horrible.  I need my sweet little baby back!

Father/Daughter Dance 2012

For starters, for some reason I have been unable to post any blogs for TWO days.  For once, I actually have some things I need/want to post! Talk about frustrating. 

For the past few years, there is a Father/Daughter dance and I've been dying for Preslei to get old enough for Keith to take her.  He could have taken her in years before but let's be real, she wouldn't have really enjoyed it and remembered it.  I think the guys that take their babies/toddlers are just doing it to appease their wives, LOL.  Seriously. 

Anyways, Preslei has been on cloud nine since she realized she was going.  She would talk non-stop about her date with Daddy and what type of dress she wanted, etc.  It was SO cute.  I blogged about it before but this type of stuff is sooooooo not Keith's cup of tea but I'm so proud of him for wanting to take her because she wanted to go. 

They both started getting ready around 5:30 because it started at 7.  Well, anyone that knows my family in real life, knows we can't be on time for ANYTHING.  Bad bad characteristic.  No matter how hard we try, we just can't.  They got dressed and practiced their dancing at home and I snapped a few pictures.  My heart just MELTS!!!!

Gahhh.....I LOVE my little family SO SO much!!!

They left home around 7:15 and got home around 9:15 or so and thank goodness because the bottom fell out of the sky right after they got home and Keith had to get called into work because of the storm.  He worked from around 10pm that night until 9am the next morning.  I'm SO thankful the storm didn't get here until they got home because she would have been devastated if Keith had to work.  Thank you Lord!

Preslei said she had the "bestest time EVER".  She and her friend, Grace, danced and jumped around and had a good time.  Keith said Preslei was way too excited to really dance but he managed to get a couple of dances in with his little girl.   :)

Beach trip 2/10/12-2/12/12

I had been thinking of places to go for our last family of 3 vacation for quite some time.  Because of my pains/pressure, I knew I couldn't handle much walking.  I really wanted to take Preslei to the Atlanta Zoo (I could have scored free tickets for us by renting a particular movie from our local library) but I knew I couldn't walk that much.  Then someone suggested taking her to the Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain, GA but that is easily a day trip and I wanted to go away somewhere.  So, I thought to myself, "Where would Preslei LOVE to go?"....BINGO...the beach.  That kid LOVES the beach. 

I knew where I wanted to stay but I had to find a really good deal before going.  I've been wanting to stay at Splash Resort for about 2 years now and I literally spent HOURS online trying to find a nice 2 bedroom/2 bath condo at a reasonable price.  Keith and I decided that since we wanted the weekend to revolve around her and include things that Preslei loves, we decide to ask my parents if they wanted to come.  Of course, they wanted to and then my Mom mentioned inviting my nephew because Preslei and Caden would have an absolute BLAST together so he came too!  I booked our room with vrbo.com and the owner of our condo was the sweetest!!! It was only $139/nt with a $75 cleaning fee which I thought was VERY reasonable, especially since there were two families going!  Here is the link to where we stayed.

We left a little after lunch on Friday, the 10th, and got there around 3pm and got unpacked and rested and then decided we'd go eat at Golden Corral (yeah, definitely not a top pick but hey, you have a preggo, a 3 yr old and a 2 yr old) and it was good.  It was the one on 23rd Street and it was really clean but also really busy.  Caden CRACKED us up because I swear, he is like a bottomless pit.  He ate his entire plate plus his and Preslei's bowls of ice cream!!! He probably could have eaten another bowl!!

Saturday morning, my parents and Keith took the kids down to the beach to let them play in the sand and chase seagulls.  I wanted to go SO bad but I was hurting just from the ride down there and like I told Keith, it worried me that if I walked on that sand that it would hurt me and I wouldn't have been able to do much walking later that day.  I watched them from the balcony and couldn't help but get teary-eyed just watching my sweet girl run and play. 

After they got back to the condo, we got ready and headed out for our little Saturday adventure.  First stop, Schooners (or however you spell it).  That restaurant has the best view.  We sat on the back deck that overlooks the beach.  There are palm trees planted along the back side of the restaurant so it makes you feel like you are on a tropical island or something.  The food was good but kinda pricey.  They didn't offer a lunch menu so your only choices were huge (and expensive) dinner portions.  Keith ordered some beef wrapped seared tuna and I got a cheeseburger that fed both me and Keith and Preslei got a cheeseburger and our bill was $50!  After that we headed to Destin for a little shopping.  Of course, the men wanted to go to Bass Pro Shop (I swear, that store is the DEVIL.  I HATE it.  Ugh!) so we stopped there after I did some FAST shopping at the outlet mall.  I had one objective:  To find Preslei a dress for the Father/Daughter dance.  I told Keith to drive around to let me see what stores were there and I could "window shop" to see if I thought I could see anything and I saw the CUTEST dress in the window at The Children's Place so he let me, my Mom and the kids out and we went in, tried it on, bought it and left. 

(Preslei didn't want to go any where near that shark, LOL)
Oh, and let me just say, I give mad props to all you out there with 2 or more kids under the age of 4 who don't use a stroller.  I was worn out just after one store.  I couldn't help but laugh all weekend because the running joke of the weekend was the fact I'm sure people looked at me and saw Preslei and Caden and then me pregnant and them thinking Caden was mine.  LOL.....I started rethinking my desire of a large family that weekend. 

We left Destin and couldn't for the life of us decide what we wanted to eat for dinner so we headed back to Panama City and ate at Boondocks.  It was DELISH!!! My mom and I kept saying it felt like all we did was eat and eat and eat all weekend!

 These kids LOVE each other!!! It seriously melts my heart.

The next morning, we decided we didn't need an "agenda" for coming home.  We took our time and got up, ate breakfast and packed.  We stopped by Sam's on the way out and picked up some Krystal.  (Keith and I NEVER pass up Krystals.  Even if we had just eaten a huge lunch or something, we HAVE to get a Krystal burger.  It's kind of a little ritual since the closet one is an hour away.)  Keith led the way so he decided he wanted to drive the coast home.  Keith had been wanting raw oysters all weekend but every where we went, they didn't serve them.  Somewhere along the way, he thought of stopping in Appalachicola at a place called Boss Oyster Bar so we had a late lunch there.  Keith ate like, I swear, 2 1/2 dozen raw oysters!!! I ate a grouper sandwich and couldn't eat it all.  I was just tired of eating at that point.  We got home somewhere around 6 or so that evening.

I texted my Mom and told her what an awesome weekend it was and that "my cup runneth over" and it was.  I couldn't have asked for a more perfect weekend.  Preslei had an absolute blast just being at the beach and having Caden with us.  I feel like I bonded with my nephew on a whole new level that weekend and I needed that.  Even though he lives across the road from us, we don't see them that often.  I hate how busy our lives get that we forget to make time for others.  Caden is usually a rambunctious little boy and just watching him wears me out, but he was absolutely PERFECT that weekend.  I mean, kids will be kids, I know and they definitely acted wild at times, but Caden and Preslei both were just little angels. 

I am beyond blessed to have such an amazing family. 

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31 weeks pregnant

31 WEEKS

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 31 weeks

Size of baby:  Since I went to the doctor Monday (and blogged on Monday) she is measuring a little over 5lbs. 

Gender/Name: It's a GIRL!!!! Annalise Claire Phillips :)

Maternity Clothes: They're a necessity these days and why, oh why, am I already getting to the point where they all look like CRAP on me?!?! It is WAY too early to be feeling like this!

Belly Button: Still the same as last week.

Movement: She is starting to move around all hours of the day now.
Sleep: Definitely getting harder and harder to get comfy. Plus, my pelvis is popping again so that's annoying.

Symptoms: Shortness of breath, I can barely bend over while sitting (SOOOOO annoying), my hips hurt, my sciatic nerve hurts.....shall I continue? HA!

What I miss: Nothing at all! I am so thankful and blessed to be pregnant again.

What I'm looking forward to:  Hmm...well let's see.  1.  I'm SO ready to get her furniture back from the sweet lady that is refinishing it for us.  2.  Ready to get her bedding in the mail but it won't ship until the week of March 12th (blah) and 3.  I ordered her carseat cover and it shipped today! It was made using the same fabric as her bedding!!

Questions/Concerns:  Same as last week.
Cravings: Chick-Fil-A.....Mmmmm.......

Best moment this week:  Getting everything ready for Keith & Preslei's "date" on Saturday night! He's taking her to the Father/Daughter dance and I'm just so excited!  LOL, I have a very close guy friend that we've been friends since I was 17 and I was asking for his fashion advice on what matches with what.  I don't know if I'm just having pregnancy brain again or what but I was like, "dang, I don't know what color shirt/tie/pants goes with what" so I had a lightbulb moment and was like, "oh, XYZ will know since he dresses like that for work" so I the texting began.  Bless his heart, I was texting pictures of outfit choices.  But, I think Keith will be set.  I can't wait to take pics of him looking all dapper, lol.

Funny of the week:  See above.  :)

A peek into my view....

Disregard the crappy cell phone picture but, this is what I see every time I look down.  Apparently, Annalise will chillin' on my left side because my belly looks all lopsided. 

Thoughts for the day

There are moments in life that happen when you know it is just a "God thing".  Today, I can almost assure you I had one of those moments.  I can't share exactly what it is (even though I'd love to), isn't it just an amazing feeling knowing that He is always there? 

I have an unspoken prayer request that if it is in His will, it will be done. 

On another note, today is Valentine's day.  This is actually my least favorite day of the year.  Why you ask?  Personally, I don't believe in it.  This doesn't make me hate romance or anything but why should there be just one day designated for your significant other to shower you with love.  They should do that EVERY day.  Many years ago, Keith and I had a discussion that while flowers are nice, I would much rather him keep that money in our checking account because the price of flowers are inflated SO much on this day and then they charge you $15 just for a delivery fee! In Cairo, it takes a hop, skip and a jump to get to most businesses so I don't understand how they can justify $15 for delivery. 

Imagine all the love you have for your husband/wife/significant other and/or children.....did you know that the love God has for us cannot even come close to the amount of love you have?  I don't know about you but that just gives me chills because I know how much I love my family. 

If you are single on this day, just know that God LOVES each and every one of us so there's nothing to be sad about. 

30 weeks (and 4 days) pregnant

30 WEEKS

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 30 weeks

Size of baby:  As of today (had another check-up), Dr. Morales is measuring her to weigh...prepare yourselves.....a little over FIVE pounds.  Say it with me now people, HOLY SHISHKABOBS!!! 

Gender/Name: It's a GIRL!!!! Annalise Claire Phillips :)

Maternity Clothes: They're a necessity these days and why, oh why, am I already getting to the point where they all look like CRAP on me?!?! It is WAY too early to be feeling like this!

Belly Button:  Still the same as last week.

Movement: She is still most active between 9-9:30pm but she's also pretty rambunctious (no idea if I spelled that correctly or not...Robyn?? LOL I'm too lazy to spell check it) in the mornings now.

Sleep:  Definitely getting harder and harder to get comfy.  Plus, my pelvis is popping again so that's annoying. 

Symptoms:  Shortness of breath, I can barely bend over while sitting (SOOOOO annoying), my hips hurt, my sciatic nerve hurts.....shall I continue?  HA!

What I miss: Nothing at all! I am so thankful and blessed to be pregnant again.

What I'm looking forward to:  I am SO excited about Keith taking Preslei to the Father/Daughter dance this weekend! I cannot wait to see my two loves all dressed up.  I'm SO proud of Keith for taking her.  Lord knows this is NOT his cup of tea but he knows Preslei LOVES to "twirl around like a princess" so he actually wants to go.  Well, maybe not something he wants to do but he's putting on a good front, LOL.  I swear, Keith is SOOOOO meek and mild and doesn't like attention AT ALL (which is why he likes the fact I don't post a bazillion pictures of him or talk about him a lot on here....his request, not mine) so I can't imagine how awkward he's going to feel this weekend but he's sucking it up and doing what his baby girl wants to do.  :o)

Questions/Concerns:  Now that I know Annalise is over 5lbs, I'm wondering how in the world am I going to make it working full time until the end of March!!! Seriously.  Now, I'm kinda thinking maybe I'll work until the middle of March.  Like, getting up and down to grab stuff off the printer or see clients or to even pee for that matter takes an act of Congress.  Plus, I think I may be having some Braxton Hicks.  I never had them before with Preslei so it's all new to me.  It's mild cramping that comes and goes down low.  Nothing intense and it doesn't last too long and it's nothing consistent. 

Cravings:  Chick-Fil-A.....Mmmmm.......

Best moment this week:  Definitely spending the weekend at the beach with my family!  I'll blog about that next.  Just need to steal my Mom's camera to upload the pictures.
 
Funny of the week:  Oh gosh, my Mom and I were CRACKING up after we left Dr. Morales' office this morning.  Like, I was crying I was laughing so hard.  I'm pretty sure the motorists of Tallahassee thought I was having a seizure or something, lol.  We couldn't help but just laugh at the fact Annalise is SO big.  (I'm totally laughing now just thinking about it) but after Dr. M got her measurements and started panning around, he was like, "WOAH, and there's a big foot right there" but I swear, it was hilarious.  I started laughing and had to stop because the ultrasound was all shaky.  My Mom was like, "He tried to be so composed about it but you know he was like GOOD LORD".  My Mom kept cracking jokes like, "Dang, you can just send her and Preslei to play outside when you get home from the hospital she's going to be so big" or "You can just say, "here Annalise, change your diaper"".  It was HILARIOUS.  You all would just have to know my Mom...she's SOOOOOO dainty and reserved and composed ALL.THE.TIME (so unlike me) that it was just funny to hear her cracking jokes like that. 

I know last week, I nicknamed Annalise "BB" short for butterball but now, I keep calling her "tubbawubba".  :o)  Granted, I don't want to have a 13lbs kid but I honestly don't mind having big babies.

Recent pics of Preslei

Just a few recent pictures of my crazy kid. The other night, she was goofing off so I got the bright idea of having her imitate the many faces we see on Facebook.

Here's a sweet one of my girl (even though she looks snaggle tooth(ed)....she always pokes her little tongue thru her gap that her bink obsession has caused)



And lastly, me and my girl :o)

(Okay seriously, where does the time go?!?! I swear it was just yesterday when she was a tiny baby! :'(

RIP Mr. Nikon

When it comes to me having anything new, well, you can almost bet on me ruining it.  It's like I have the WORST luck ever.  And I mean ever.  You see, I think I'm cursed when it involves a digital camera.  Back many, many moons ago when digital cameras became the new trend (no, not the ones with the floppy drives built in....remember those?!?! HA!) but the next step up.  My wonderful parents bought me a Kodak camera with it's own docking station (man, I thought I was high tech) and sadly, I had it less than a month.  Since it was forever ago, I can't remember what happened to it but I had to hide the fact it was broken from my parents.  (Sorry Mom & Dad!!)

Fast forward a few years......I got a Canon.  I loved it.  I had that camera for a good many years until I upgraded to the newer version of the camera.  This version had a bigger screen on the back for my viewing pleasure. 

So, I'll be first to admit that I am not in any way, shape or form an organized person.  Like, NOT AT ALL.  And I'm impatient.  I mean, really, who has time to put their camera in a camera bag/box thingy?!?! Ugh, not this girl! BIG MISTAKE.  Oh, and I'm also known for just slinging and flopping my purse around/down wherever.  Now, imagine what happened to that camera.  Yep, I slammed my purse down and apparently, my camera was at the bottom and the screen shattered.  Grrrr......I had to go back using the outdated Canon but hey, it got the job done.

Fast forward a few years and that's when I started my Blackberry addiction.  It's a phone, "computer" and camera all in one! Ditch that camera? Oh yes I did.  I mean, dang, you can take a picture and automatically upload it online.  JACKPOT baby!

Then came my droid.  AAAAHHHHHH.......the chimes of Heaven just rang.  That phone takes the BEST pictures in my opinion.  But, I still wanted a new camera to be able to take better quality pictures.  I REALLY wanted a DSLR but with Miss Annalise on the way, I'm just not spending that kind of money on a want.  Keith surprised me at Christmas and bought me a Nikon CoolPix.  I really really like(d) it. 

So, my curse has came back to haunt me.  Earlier this week, I was running hella late to work and somehow or another, I spilled my tumbler full of water into my console where my new little cursed camera was.  I have no clue when I spilled the water either.  So, after letting it take a mini-vacation in a bag of rice for 3 days, it won't turn on. 

:(  I'm heartbroken.  Keith has now vowed to never buy me another digital camera, LOL. 

RIP Mr. Nikon, you lived a short life but you meant a lot to me......

29 weeks (10 more to go!!!)

29 WEEKS

 

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 29 weeks.....this is when I am like, "Come again?!!?" Only TEN weeks and I will FOR SURE have Annalise in my arms!  (c-section for all you new peeps)

Size of baby:  Before my appointment with Dr. Willis last week, I was using the measurements on babycenter.com but obviously, our girl is exceeding those so I'm just going to skip them.  Last Friday, she was weighing 3lbs 7oz. 

Gender/Name: It's a GIRL!!!! Annalise Claire Phillips :)

Maternity Clothes: They're a necessity these days.

Belly Button: It is SO weird now b/c the bottom half is like level to my stomach but the top part is still an innie!  I've determined that it's because "BB" a/k/a Butterball (you know, like the turkey.....it's her new nickname because after finding out how big she is, I told my Mom that I hope Dr. M won't make me wait until 39 weeks if she keeps on gaining like she is because I'll end up having a butterball turkey!) is SO low.

Movement:  She is still most active between 9-9:30pm.

Sleep:  This week we have gotten SO off our new schedule and it's just been a mess.  I've been like 10 minutes late to work every morning this week and I know the only reason my boss hasn't said something is because he doesn't want to "upset" me and get my blood pressure high, LOL.  (That just made me think of a new category every week...."Funny of the week")

Symptoms:  Those pains "down there" have returned again. :(  BUT, I'm SO glad I self diagnosed myself with SPD (see previous post) because it makes me feel good to know what actually is going on.  I can't wait to discuss it with Dr. Morales on the 13th.  I'm sure he will get a kick out of my consultation with Dr. Google ;o)

What I miss: Nothing at all! I am so thankful and blessed to be pregnant again.

What I'm looking forward to:  Our family vacation and my next doctor's appointment!!

Questions/Concerns: Curious to know if Dr. Morales will want to take Annalise earlier than 39 weeks since she is already a whopper!

Cravings: Nothing really stands out this week.

Best moment this week:  Hitting the 10 weeks left mark!

Funny of the week:  Yet another reason I love my boss.....As you all know, I had my appointment last Friday with Dr. Willis, the specialist, due to high blood pressure issues.  My appointment was at 9am and I get a call on my cell from the office around 9:30.  It was my boss.  There was an issue with a closing that I had handled that he wasn't aware of and bless his heart, when he's confronted about something and doesn't know what's going on, he is like a deer in headlights.  So I guess his gut reaction was to call me, completely oblivious to the fact where I was or what I was there for (even though he knew).  He calls and sounds irritated and had this tone in his voice and I immediately got pissed.  Thank God Keith and I had already left the hospital.  But, I told him what was going on and it was resolved.  But it still pissed me off.  When I hung up the phone, I looked at Keith and said, "and you wonder why I'm always so drained when I get home and don't have the patience when you start harping on me too".  In my defense, it wasn't a big deal AT ALL and it's something I handle ALL the time.  It was just the fact that he was asked about it and didn't know what was going on.  Nothing intentional.  So I texted Donna, my coworker, and told her I didn't appreciate him calling me like that while I was at an appointment for high blood pressure and that I was ticked.  I figure, you know what, I'm taking my sweet little time to get back to work and I made a beeline for Target.  You know, to relieve some stress. 

I get back to the office and my boss was gone for a bit so Donna and I discussed everything and she said she told him I texted her and told her I was mad.  Not too long after that, he came back in and I gave him the "squinty eyes" and he was like, "Well thank God I didn't put you in the hospital after my phone call" and we just laughed.  Of course I told him why it made me mad but we seriously just laughed it off.  Who can say they can be like that with their boss??

LOL and then the other day, he decided to donate one of our old computers to YoungLife and asked me to "hook it up and make sure it works and delete our old stuff on it" (apparently, I'm also the office techie).  Now, just imagine my big, fat, pregnant behind crawling UNDER my desk to hook up a friggin' computer.  I was NOT a happy camper.  I was saying some unmentionables under my breath and then he comes in my office after I finished everything and said something and I was like, "uh huh, well just know I was totally cussing you out while crawling on my fat butt under my desk". 

I just love the fact we are a professional firm but we also know we can laugh and cut up at the appropriate times.  I am honestly SO blessed to have 2 amazingly awesome people in my life, who I consider family, that I work with for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, and don't dread coming to work.