Did you know ....

Did you know that an elephants gestation period is 22 months? Ryder must have gotten confused because AGAIN at the doctor I was 0 cm.... :( I guess I'm having an elephant baby.....

Oh the JOYS of pregnancy!

So this started about a week ago but would usually only get bad after work and I would wake up to normal feet....well now they stay like this all the time...burning and I can barely move my toes because my feet are so "tight" feeling....and YES those are rolls around my ankles.....did I mention I'm ready to have Ryder?!? :)

(oh and I have no idea why some of my toenails are different colors in the picture, their all pink and white in real life haha)

This weeks blog hop was favorite pictures of your kids...I didn't have too many to choose from so here are my favs :)

and of course our first born ...

Show Us Where you Live

(If you dont know what this is about click on the house above)(Kelly from Kelly's Korner has a blog "link" every Friday for a different theme. This weeks was show us your wedding dress)


This is my wedding dress, I got it from Davids Bridal and like everyone says, when you put "the one" on you'll just know...It was the second one I tried on and I said thats it, my mom however wanted me to try on more I said nope, this is it. :)

Tic..Tock...Tic...Tock.....

Um SOOO this is the longest process OF MY ENTIRE LIFE! ...no one tells you pregnancy last FOREVER!! My doctors appointment today was a whole HEAP of fun!....thanks for warning me that when they check your cervix they stick there ENTIRE arm up you...um YEA ...one of the many things people don't tell you... I thought I was going to scoot off the table..and that was right before I literally almost did...my feet slipped out of those stirrups as soon as she made it about up to her elbow in their ( sorry if this is gross I am just trying to make a vivid picture in my mind so next time I think babies look so cute I can look back at this blog I'll remember exactly how it was) I was like sorry but this hurt alot more than I was expecting...and she said, "Yea its like I am going to grab your tonsils" and I said "yea, while your in their just go ahead and pull him out!!" Needless to say I am ZERO yes ZERO cm dilated and 50% effaced...NOT a fun day

Weekly Blog Hop

This is my first week doing "blog hop" but I thought it would be fun! This weeks theme is your favorite recipe and I have a bunch of favorites but my ALL time favorite recipe is as follows:

"Smashed Potatoes"

1 5Lb bag of Redskin Potatoes
1 block of cream cheese
1 8 oz container of sour cream
8 boullion cubes of "chicken"
2 tbs of minced onion

Directions:
chop potatoes in 1/4 pieces
boil potatoes until soft with boullion cubes and minced onion in pot
drain potatoes
blend cream cheese, potatoes, and sour cream into crock pot bowl/dish
put in crock pot for 1-2 hours depending on the time you have (if I am in a rush I dont even put it in the crock pot, their tasty already)

ENJOY!!

This has been the most requested theme, so I hope we have a record turnout. Please put up a post with your favorite recipe, or if you don't have the recipe, a photo of your favorite dish and a description. Here's a sample post I did for you: http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/2009/07/mcklinky-blog-hop-for-july-21-2009.html Also, be sure to submit your recipe here too: http://www.mcklinky.com/recipes.asp! I WILL CREATE A MckLinky RECIPE BOOK, AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL BLOG HOPPERS FOR FREE! ...STOP

HOW CUTE!

I found this little video from Bring the Rain's blog and thought it was too cute not to share! how funny is she!

It's Official...

So this past weekend Eric and I were eating dinner and my stomach started hurting and then when I stood up I felt like if I squatted Ryder was going to just come right on out! So after having alot of pressure initially and continuing have pressure this whole week I found out today at the doctors that Ryder has officially moved down into my pelvis and is ready to make his debut into the world! Well of course I have to go into labor and everything but things are definetly progressing! They start checking me at my next appointment to see how far dialated I am and until then its just waiting......

How Cute is this?

So I officially found Ryder's first zoo outfit! HOW CUTE RIGHT?!?! AND check out the price tag! I love consignment shops! :)

Belly Casting!

Ok So this was NOT FUN at all! It was quite humorous but if I had a gun I'm afraid I'd be without a husband right now.... you have to put lubricant all over you and I guess I didn't put enough, because as it was drying I slowly started feeling all of my hair on my stomach sticking into the mold which had me in tears and Eric yelling and it was a nightmare...BUT we survived...(barely)Anyways I saw this done along time ago before I was pregnant and while most people think this is extremly odd I love it. For those of you who are like what in the world...It's a way for you to remember what it was like being pregnant, and to show how different each pregnancy is. You can hang them or put them on a shelf or just stick them in a closet...depending on how ours turns out we'll see where we put it :) Eric and I still have not painted it but I put a few examples of what it "could" look like as the finished product...

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