Pics of Mackenzie's Birthday Party

I forgot to add these in the last post.

Getting ready to go.

Ainie and the Birthday Girl



Happy Birthday ME



Morgan & Carson


JB and Jayce


Ainie, Carson, & Lil Mac


Mamaw Mary and Lil Mac

My First Trac From Aunt B and Uncle Zeek

YUM....CAKE


SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

Daniel, Garrett, & JB enjoying some cake

All cleaned up

I want daddy

Now I don't

A car accident, 2 b-day parties, and a doctor appointment.....

This past 2 wks haven't been the best. Last week seemed to never end and the weekend was just so tiring, but I survived.



Last week was so draining. I just felt like I could not get anything done. We had seven new evals last week and once I got one done Brad would bring me another one. By Wed. afternoon I was looking forward to Thurs. afternoon to get some things done while I was here alone. Needless to say I didn't make it to work on Thur.
Thursday morning I wrecked my truck on the way to work. The rain made the road slick and I fish tailed and landed on a concrete culvert. I am fine but my truck isn't. There wasn't one thing underneath it that wasn't broke. I wasn't hurt (thank God) but to make myself feel better I went on up to the hospital and got checked out. They monitored me and the baby for an hour and sent us home. We got back into town and went by the shop to look at the truck. I didn't want to look at it but decided to anyway. I was so mad at myself. The longer I looked at it the madder I got. I just sit there and cried. Jason and Christon was laughing at me but I didn't care....that was MY truck. We met with the insurance woman Friday and she wrote us a check. So we are going truck shopping this Friday.

Saturday was Mackenzie's 1st birthday. Becca picked me up that morning and we went and got everything for the party. We got the community center decorated and went over to mom and dad's to get Mackenzie. They had a great turn out. She wouldn't open any of her gifts herself Becca had to do it all. She just wanted to play with them. Then we had cake. Mackenzie ate hers and had fun. After I was worn out. I had Becca take me and a load of stuff home. She went back and her, Karen, and Emily finished cleaning and I stayed at the house getting toys out of there boxes. There were all kinds, thank God she got a toy box from her Mamaw Mary. After they got home Becca gave Mackenzie a bath and we played with her toys. It wasn't long after she was ready for a nap. She was asleep in no time. After Bubby got home me, him, Becca, Emily, and Mackenzie went to town and ate at Garcia's. They took me home and I went to bed.

Sunday I slept in a lil. Christon's mom came over and finished painting the baby's room. I had another birthday party to go to. So I got ready and headed to Provo. Riah's 1st birthday party was at Mykel's parent's house. They had all kinds of food so we ate and played with the kids. Riah enjoyed her birthday cake. After cake we watched a slide show while gifts were open. Mykel had to open them all b/c Riah was to busy dancing, it was cute. After gifts we went to mom and dad's. Karen had papers to grade and Becca had a test to study for so me and Emily took Mackenzie down to the river to ride the combine with Bubby. I was only able to ride a lil while. I just couldn't get comfortable and Mackenzie was getting sleepy. So I got off and Emily road some with Bubby. We rode up with dad in the grain truck.
Mom cooked veggie soup and everyone came over. Mom and dad gave the girls there gifts. They got them both John Deere riding toys that opens up to a farm scene with animals. We got home about 9pm.

Jill and I made an adventure to Nashville yesterday for my prenatal check up. Everything went well. I was unable to do the 3 hour sugar test so now I have check my blood sugar 4 times a day. Once when I get up, and then 2 hours after I eat each meal. I have to keep record of it and turn it in at my next appointment. I did have an ultrasound and everything looked great. We even got to see that he has hair, he weighs about 4 lbs now and all the measurement came back great. We went and ate at Red Lobster and headed home. We got back in town about 3:30. Then mom picked me up at Jill's house and we headed to Bowling Green. I went with them to get Emily's outfit for homecoming. I thought we were never going to find anything. Finally we found what she wanted at Dillard's. We went and ate at Fazoli's and then went to Shoe Carnival. She had to get a pair of boots to go with her outfit. I was ready to go home but happy we were going to Shoe Carnival b/c I needed some black dress shoes. I found me a pair of Clark's. I wasn't to happy with the price but I really needed them. We made our last stop at Wal-Mart, a trip to BG is not complete with out a stop at Wal-Mart. I was very proud of myself. I went into Wal-Mart and came out with NOTHING....LOL. Christon and mom were impressed....LOL. I finally got home a lil before 10pm and crashed.

Well hope everyone has a great rest of the week. I have to get to work.

8 wks and counting....

Well we are into the single digits in the count down for the arrival of baby Howard. That also means that it isn't that far away from Christmas....LOL

I went last week for my 3 hour sugar test. I didn't go so well. I got there and they took my blood for the fasting test, then gave me my sugar drink. It was terrible. The one that I took before wasn't that bad, this one was so sweet and on top of that I had to drink it with in 5 min. Well after I drank that I had to wait 30 min and they would draw blood again. About this time Christon had left and went and got him something to eat. I told him he could eat in there with me b/c there was me and 3 other pregnant women having this same test done and we couldn't eat and that would just be mean. After my 30min stick I was checking my email and my stomach wasn't feeling that great, by this time heart burn had set in. Christon had just gotten back and we were sitting there talking and it hit. I barley made it to the bathroom before throwing everything up. I felt better but I knew this was going to mess up the test. So after cleaning myself up, I went and told them that I had lost everything. She told me ok we are done. I couldn't finish the test. So now I have to do it all over again. I'm not sure when I will be able to, I just have to have it done before I go back to Vandy.

I got up Saturday morning sick at my stomach and it has yet to go away. It just feels like I have morning sickness all over again. I have been told that it could come back during the 3rd trimester. I didn't have it that bad at the beginning, I just felt nauseous but now I am nauseous and throwing up. Who knows.

I think we have a name.....Kenton Riley Howard. The other night I told Christon that we were gonna have to come up with something and he said I guess its going to be Kenton Riley. I wasn't really expecting that to come out of his mouth. I thought we were going to have the same argument we have had for the last 2 months over Memphis, but it wasn't....LOL. Then last night he said he had changed his mind he was still fighting for Memphis, so who knows. I do know that it isn't going to Memphis.....LOL.

Christon started on taping the walls so they can be painted. When we were trying to decide what colors we wanted Christon suggested we paint it tan and have an accent wall in navy blue. I thought that would look really great. Then the other night we are watching tv and he said do you really want to paint that one wall blue? I was like yeah why not. He said it was going to be too much trouble. So now he has changed his mind on that now. Which I am NOT very happy about. I probably won't win this battle b/c they are painting it on Thursday while I am at work BUT I will not allow my child to be named Memphis.....LOLOLOL.

I have alot to get done today so I better get back at it. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week.

Two Doctors Appointments and 2 Test Later

Well it has been awhile since updating and I apologise once again. We have been to see the lung doc and OB again since I last updated.



At my last OB appointment I had gotten my sugar test results back that were 170 and they want them to be 135 or less. So we did another 1 hour test. I got those results back yesterday. NOT good....they were 176 so now I have to get the 3 hour test...YUCK. I have to fast after 12am tonight and be at the hospital by 8am to have blood drawn, then I drink a sugar drink and they draw more blood (like I have enough to go around...LOL) every hour for 3 hours. Did I mention I can't eat until the test is over. Other than that everything is going great. I got my Rh factor shot yesterday, which wasn't fun. I am scheduled for an ultrasound next visit (Oct 21st.). Christon has to work so I am hoping that mom will let Emily skip school and they go with me.

After we left the doctors office we did a little shopping around for strollers. I am wanting the travel system that has the stroller and baby carrier with it but we can seem to agree on one. I know us not agree on something.....LOL. We did find a few that we both liked but the price was to high at the many stores we went to, and I was able to find them cheaper online. The truth he may end up winning this battle b/c I'm still not going to let him name the baby.....LOL



We went to the lung doctor last week. Everything went fine. They wanted me to do a test called a bubble echo. They got us in for that day so after grabbing a bite to eat at McDonald's we went to the cardio diagnostics and waited forever to go back. Then when I finally got back there he told me why I had to wait so long. He wasn't comfortable doing the test on me being pregnant. (Bubble Echocardiogram: A bubble cardiogram is the same procedure as an echocardiogram, except with this test you will have an IV placed in your arm. During certain portions of the imaging, agitated saline is injected into the vein. This enables the cardiologist to see if there is a tiny hole between the upper chambers of the heart, known as a PFO or ASD.) So he was waiting on a cardiac doctor to get back with him. So we went ahead and done the echo but not the bubble part. The doctor finally got back with the tech and they decided not to do the test. So we were done. I go back to the the lung doctor in April next year.

Mom, Becca and Tiffany had me a baby shower this past Sunday. We had fun. I got alot of great stuff. Thanks to everyone who attended and the gifts.

Well I better get back to work. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week.