My family came to visit for a couple of days near the end of spring break. I spent the first part of the week cleaning and running errands so that everything would be ready when they got here. My dad had only been to my house once ever, my mom hadn't been in 2 years, and my sister had never been. My nephew, Kendall, was the one who had been the most!
They left Alabama late Wednesday afternoon and began their long drive to Texas. They spent the night somewhere in Louisiana and got up early Thursday morning to finish the trip. My dad is a truck driver, so it was easy for him to follow directions to get here. They made it here just after noon. My mom and I made some spaghetti and we had a nice lunch catching up.
After lunch we decided to take Kendall to Old MacDonald Farm since we were waiting on Matt to get home from work. Kendall has been to Old MacDonald everytime he's visited and he loves that place. My sister, Teresa, is also an animal lover so she had a great time too.
When Matt got home, we went out to dinner at Rico's. My family loves to eat Mexican when they come to Texas.
On Friday, the boys stayed with Matt and my mom, sister, and I went shopping. Our first stop was Babies R Us. My mom bought us a pack and play and I bought some other stuff with money my mom brought from the people she works with.
After that, we went shopping at nearly every store in Humble and Atascocita, or at least it felt that way! It was after five o'clock when we got home and I was exhausted.
Teresa wanted pasta for dinner so we went to Zio's. I love Zio's! I think everyone did.
Saturday everyone slept late because Friday had been such a long day. When everyone was finally up and ready to go, we went to breakfast at Denny's. When we got back home my mom and sister raided my freebie closet for goodies and everyone packed up to go home. They were on the way home by noon.
It was a short visit, but everyone had a great time. They'll be back in a few short weeks.
In non-related news, we have finally decided on a name for baby bean. His name is going to be......
Joseph Matthew Greenfield
....and we will call him Joey.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Birthday Fun
Friday was Matt's 31st birthday. It is also his parents wedding anniversary, so it makes for quite a weekend of celebrations. Unfortunately, Matt was sick all day on his actual birthday with food poisoning! He was feeling better by Saturday, just in time for the celebrations to start.
We drove to Coldspring on Saturday night to a surprise anniversary party for his parents. They had a live (country) band and lots of food. We stayed for a few hours and then headed back to our house. This was the same night that we were "springing forward," so it ended up being a pretty late night.
On Sunday, Matt's dad and grandma came over to take us out to lunch at Saltgrass after church. Then we went back to our house where the rest of his family was coming over for cake. We had a great time visiting with everyone.
By five o'clock when everyone left I was exhausted and so were the dogs! The three of us hit the couch immediately for a nap. Roxanne and Daisy love to take naps just as much as I do!
Its officially spring break now which is a lifesaver because I'm not sure I could do a full day of work after this weekend. I've got a million things to do this week before my mom, dad, sister, and nephew come into town on Thursday. I'm looking forward to that. I've lived in Houston for nearly 8 years and this will be the first time that my sister has been. Plus, my mom wants to do lots of baby shopping so I know that will be fun.
Matt and I ordered our crib and dresser this weekend as well. They should be arriving within 7 to 14 days. A huge thanks to Grandma Annie who is buying the crib for us and Rob who is buying the dresser! I'm excited to get it all set up.
And, speaking of cribs, Matt and his mom got into a little "discussion" on whether its better to have the baby sleep in the parents room or his own bedroom/crib when he comes home. I'm wondering whether you guys had (or plan to have) them sleep in your room or their own room and crib for the first 3 months..... Consider it a poll and please leave comments accordingly.
We drove to Coldspring on Saturday night to a surprise anniversary party for his parents. They had a live (country) band and lots of food. We stayed for a few hours and then headed back to our house. This was the same night that we were "springing forward," so it ended up being a pretty late night.
On Sunday, Matt's dad and grandma came over to take us out to lunch at Saltgrass after church. Then we went back to our house where the rest of his family was coming over for cake. We had a great time visiting with everyone.
By five o'clock when everyone left I was exhausted and so were the dogs! The three of us hit the couch immediately for a nap. Roxanne and Daisy love to take naps just as much as I do!
Its officially spring break now which is a lifesaver because I'm not sure I could do a full day of work after this weekend. I've got a million things to do this week before my mom, dad, sister, and nephew come into town on Thursday. I'm looking forward to that. I've lived in Houston for nearly 8 years and this will be the first time that my sister has been. Plus, my mom wants to do lots of baby shopping so I know that will be fun.
Matt and I ordered our crib and dresser this weekend as well. They should be arriving within 7 to 14 days. A huge thanks to Grandma Annie who is buying the crib for us and Rob who is buying the dresser! I'm excited to get it all set up.
And, speaking of cribs, Matt and his mom got into a little "discussion" on whether its better to have the baby sleep in the parents room or his own bedroom/crib when he comes home. I'm wondering whether you guys had (or plan to have) them sleep in your room or their own room and crib for the first 3 months..... Consider it a poll and please leave comments accordingly.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Latest Events
I have lots of random pieces of information to share, so here goes. :)
About two weeks ago I had a follow-up ultrasound my doctor ordered because the first ultrasound did not get a good look at all she wanted to see. I could tell during the second ultrasound that the technician was not satisfied with what she was seeing. The whole process took much longer than the first one did and she was asking me weird questions. She wanted to know who my doctor was and when I would be following up with her. I could tell when she asked them that she was trying to appear curious rather than concerned, but she was not good at it. Besides, she hadn't been so curious in the first ultrasound. So, then she told me I was finished and I could get ready to go. So, while I'm sitting there waiting on them to finish typing everything up, she says she has decided she wants to look at one more thing. She gets all her equipment out again and does some more looking. At this point, I was totally worried! So, I asked her what the deal was because I could tell something wasn't right. She said, "Well, he's just measuring a little small." I asked how small. She said he was about a week off on his growth but offered me no more information. And, it was two weeks before my next doctor's appointment. Needless to say, I went home a little confused.
So, google here I come. After doing a little reading online, my concerns were lifted. According to the all-knowing google, it really wasn't a big deal. So, I decided I wouldn't worry about it. After all, if it WAS a big deal, wouldn't my doctor be calling me to move my appointment sooner?
Fast forward to this past Monday which was my appointment, finally. I couldn't wait to ask her what her plans were to fix the small baby. :) Would she take me off the metformin? Would she tell me to eat more? So, she comes in, measures me, listens to the heartbeat, and says, "Great. See you in four weeks." She didn't even mention the ultrasound! So, I asked her about it. I explained that the technician made it seem like there was something wrong. She immediately mentioned him being a "week small." She didn't care at all. She said his growth between the two ultrasounds was consistent with what it should be so everything was fine. I guess he was small on the first one too. Besides, who wants a giant baby anyway!?
I am now scheduled to take ANOTHER one-hour glucose test. (completely un-related to the ultrasound. This is the time I would normally have been made to take it.) I sure hope I pass this one or else I'll be taking that stupid 3-hour one again! I'll be doing that this coming monday. It'll be a great start to my Spring Break.
In other baby news: We have the room completely painted. We've purchased the chair rail, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will be happening within the week. So far its looking pretty good. I did take some "before" pictures that I will post along with some "after" pictures when its completely done. Don't look for those anytime soon. :)
No, we don't have a name yet. Well, we have a partial name, but I'm not spilling the beans until there's a complete name. We've gone through about a million names so I'm sure we've narrowed it down quite a bit. At one point we had decided on one but wanted to give it a week or so to be sure before we made any announcements. We didn't make it through the week before we decided we weren't that fond of that name after all. So, we started over. We are sure what the first name will be though. Well, I say we're sure. I spent $6 buying the letters of his name to hang on his wall, so we're either sure or I'm out 6 bucks. LOL
:)
About two weeks ago I had a follow-up ultrasound my doctor ordered because the first ultrasound did not get a good look at all she wanted to see. I could tell during the second ultrasound that the technician was not satisfied with what she was seeing. The whole process took much longer than the first one did and she was asking me weird questions. She wanted to know who my doctor was and when I would be following up with her. I could tell when she asked them that she was trying to appear curious rather than concerned, but she was not good at it. Besides, she hadn't been so curious in the first ultrasound. So, then she told me I was finished and I could get ready to go. So, while I'm sitting there waiting on them to finish typing everything up, she says she has decided she wants to look at one more thing. She gets all her equipment out again and does some more looking. At this point, I was totally worried! So, I asked her what the deal was because I could tell something wasn't right. She said, "Well, he's just measuring a little small." I asked how small. She said he was about a week off on his growth but offered me no more information. And, it was two weeks before my next doctor's appointment. Needless to say, I went home a little confused.
So, google here I come. After doing a little reading online, my concerns were lifted. According to the all-knowing google, it really wasn't a big deal. So, I decided I wouldn't worry about it. After all, if it WAS a big deal, wouldn't my doctor be calling me to move my appointment sooner?
Fast forward to this past Monday which was my appointment, finally. I couldn't wait to ask her what her plans were to fix the small baby. :) Would she take me off the metformin? Would she tell me to eat more? So, she comes in, measures me, listens to the heartbeat, and says, "Great. See you in four weeks." She didn't even mention the ultrasound! So, I asked her about it. I explained that the technician made it seem like there was something wrong. She immediately mentioned him being a "week small." She didn't care at all. She said his growth between the two ultrasounds was consistent with what it should be so everything was fine. I guess he was small on the first one too. Besides, who wants a giant baby anyway!?
I am now scheduled to take ANOTHER one-hour glucose test. (completely un-related to the ultrasound. This is the time I would normally have been made to take it.) I sure hope I pass this one or else I'll be taking that stupid 3-hour one again! I'll be doing that this coming monday. It'll be a great start to my Spring Break.
In other baby news: We have the room completely painted. We've purchased the chair rail, but haven't installed it yet. Hopefully that will be happening within the week. So far its looking pretty good. I did take some "before" pictures that I will post along with some "after" pictures when its completely done. Don't look for those anytime soon. :)
No, we don't have a name yet. Well, we have a partial name, but I'm not spilling the beans until there's a complete name. We've gone through about a million names so I'm sure we've narrowed it down quite a bit. At one point we had decided on one but wanted to give it a week or so to be sure before we made any announcements. We didn't make it through the week before we decided we weren't that fond of that name after all. So, we started over. We are sure what the first name will be though. Well, I say we're sure. I spent $6 buying the letters of his name to hang on his wall, so we're either sure or I'm out 6 bucks. LOL
:)
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