Tasha's Journal (UPDATE: Our baby has arrived! Pics on last page!!)

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, everyone! Wow! I have had several visitors since I was last on here. Glad to see I haven't been forgotten, lol! Well, I just have to say this. I probably shouldn't, b/c it is nice that you all think I am such a patient person. But I have to tell you I am not patient at all really. I would NEVER have waited that long for a table at OG either if not for Scott. He's the patient one. I was getting cranky and quite frankly witchy. But he still insisted that we wait. I told him I won't do it again. I just can't stand waiting esp. while I am in my 3rd trimester and already uncomfortable. Just thought I would let you all know that so I won't be known as being patient and then disappoint all of you later when I seem impatient.

Well, the truck is still in the shop and won't be fixed until the end of the week. My other vehicle needs a new battery, but I still can't drive it until we get a new inspection sticker and tag. They are both expired and I don't want to risk getting a ticket for it right now. My mom is going to take me to the doctor tomorrow at 11 a.m. which is when I rescheduled my dr.'s appt. for. Then, that night we start our childbirth class, which we will have to use Scott's comp. truck to get there for. He isn't supposed to use it for personal use, but I already had one of my childbirth classes get cancelled last month. I am not going to miss another one or lose the registration money for it. Plus, it is the last one that is offered until right before my due date. Not sure how useful it will actually be but thought it was worth giving a try anyway.

Well, my dad and stepmom are coming over sometime in the next 15-45 min. I am not close to my dad and am not feeling well, so I am not really looking forward to the visit. But oh, well. At least he is bringing me a b-day present and something for the baby...which no doubt his wife bought, b/c my dad would never remember my b-day otherwise. I know that sounds terrible but until he got with wife #3 he wasn't a great dad at all! He still isn't, but she makes him make an effort about twice a year. So I am assuming this is effort#1 and effort #2 will probably be when Kylie is born. Hey, maybe I will get 3 efforts this year, b/c he usually counts Christmas as one of the efforts. Well, that is all that is new with me for now. Thanks for posting in my journal everyone! It means a lot. And sorry if I sound irritable today...I really need a nap.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Well, my dad and stepmom came over a few hours ago. The visit I had been dreading actually turned out to be nice. Of course it helped that they couldn't stay but about 30 min. b/c they were going to pick up my brother. They didn't know what to get me b/c they knew that I already had a lot of stuff for the baby. They brought a basket full of odds and ends. There was 3 little outfits, pacifiers, a 4 oz. bottle, a baby first aid kit, diapers, a bib, a stuffed animal, a little lamp, and a birthday card for me with $50 in it. I know that my stepmom had to have been responsible for all of it b/c my dad is just not that creative, but I thought it was really nice. I am sure we won't hear from my dad again until Kylie is born, but at least he is making an effort anyway.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Tasha,

I'm glad to hear that your visit with your dad and stepmother went better than expected.

You must be getting so excited about meeting your precious, little Kylie! Only a few more weeks now!

Have a great day Tasha! Take good care of you!

 

[DisneyEnthusiastic]

Hey Tasha! How did the doctor appointment and childbirth class go?

Glad to hear your visit went so well. Will this be dad's first grandchild? I know that my dad changed a lot after the birth of my kids. He's closer to them than he was with me growing up. We always make a joke of it because he has attended more functions at my kids school than he ever did w/ me. I don't think he made it to anything other than my graduation!! But he has more than made up for it! He's turned out to be a great dad and grandfather.

Take care!

Gail

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, everyone! Dr.'s appt. went well except my sugar is a little high. I am trying to eat less carbs b/c NP thinks that would help since I already try not to eat too much junk. I only gained 2.5 lbs this time. It is normal to gain a lb per week after 28 weeks. It had been 3 weeks so I could have gained 3 lbs. and only gained 2.5 so I am feeling pretty good about that. Everything else went well. We enjoyed the childbirth class although Scott and I were both pretty tired. He then surprised me and took me to OG again...for my b-day, b/c he felt bad that it wasn't the best exp. last time. We didn't have to wait at all since it was after 9 when we got there. It was a much better time than last time. I really enjoyed my b-day.

And Gail, as far as my dad, yes, it will be his first grandchild, but that won't matter. He still has 2 daughters that are under the age of 10 that he doesn't do anything for. I figure if he can't take care of his own children, then he won't be a great grandfather. Don't get me wrong...he is the "fun" dad. When you hang out with him you will enjoy yourself usually. But he is not reliable by any means. Plus there is a lot that I refuse to type on a public forum about him that would make any mother think twice about leaving their child with him. I will NEVER let him babysit, even though he and Suzie have mentioned it. I will let him see Kylie as long as either Scott or myself is present. That is all I will say about that. I also think I forgot to mention that he and his wife are talking about having a baby. He already has 3 kids with my mom (I am the oldest at 24. I also have a 21 year old bro. and a deaf 15 year old bro.) and rarely pays child support. Then he has 2 kids with his 2nd wife (they are 9 and 7) and rarely pays child support. And now he is talking about having another, even though he has 5 he never took care of and his first grandchild is on the way. I guess I just don't get it.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

just saying hi--glad the visit went okay---sounds like you got some cute stuff

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Hi, Jen!

Oh my gosh! Our truck is still not fixed! He (our mech.) didn't even look at it until a week after we brought it to him. Then, Scott went down there Thurs. night and he said he ordered the part but it hadn't come in yet. He told Scott to stop by today and see if it was ready. I am getting so impatient. I am also cranky and irritable as a result of my "preg. mood swings", so that isn't helping. But man, I can't stand feeling like I am stranded. We have taken Scott's comp. truck when we have had to, but it isn't the same as having your own vehicle. Keep your fingers crossed that he'll have it fixed today!

Well, on another note, I now have a little less than 2 months left until my due date. I'll be honest though, I just have this gut feeling that she will come sometime in April. I am figuring she will be 2-3 weeks early. Scott's b-day is April 16 and I will be about 38 weeks then so it would be neat if she was born then. Guess we'll see. And heck, I could be wrong. She may be a May baby afterall. That's another thing we'll just have to wait and see about. I just hope she doesn't come too early or too late. Well, hope everyone is enjoying their Sat.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

wow--sorry about your t ruck--doesnt it stink to have to wait!!
youre getting so close till my cyberniece is born i cant wait to see some pics!have a great weekend-good luck waiting on the challenge --GO RED hehe

 

[Tasha+Scott]

LOL, Jen! I thought your team did a good screenplay, but our team had one of the same dwarfs as you. Oh, well, hopefully our teams will do better next week. Btw, GO AQUAQUEST!! He he!

Well, hooray! Our truck was fixed when we went to check on it yesterday! I felt like I had been trapped inside forever and just had to go somewhere...anywhere! So we went to several stores...just to look. Those of you who have kids probably remember what "I am just looking" means when you are expecting your first child. I ended up buying Kylie 6 little outfits! Oh, well, Dh isn't much better. He went to Wal-mart a while ago to get something and when he came home he had a cute little Tigger outfit for her. His excuse was that we had too many pink outfits and he was trying to spruce up the colors. This tigger outfit is a peachish-orange and very cute. I love the fact that he surprises me with baby outfits and toys though. It just shows that he is as excited as me. As I said I had a pretty lousy father. So it makes my day to know that Kylie will have a decent daddy. Well, I guess that's it for now. I have my next childbirth class tomorrow, but other than that nothing new. Hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

your screen play was awesome--cant wait to see this weeks
glad your truck was ready!! i am no where near having a baby , but i LOVE LOVE LOVE buying baby clothes..every time i see you post, the more i love the name kylie--when is my niece due again
hope you are feeling good!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

LOL, Jen! Unfortunately, b/c my week was so hectic last week I did not do a single thing for last week's challenge. Actually, the screen play turned out really awesome considering that 2 of my teammates also had things happen that were beyond their control and weren't able to help. So last week's task was actually only done by 2 people on my team. And the one that didn't turn in the individual challenge was one of the one's that worked so hard on the screenplay. I guess maybe she was tired of feeling like she was doing almost all of the work...I don't know. I can actually say I have done a lot of this task this week. I rewrote the song and came up with some of the pictures, etc. But everyone on our team has actually done so much this week. It is the first week where all of us have worked together and we are having a pretty good time with it. I don't know about you, but I think this is a fun challenge. Did you see what the individual challenge is? It also looks fun...but I am still hoping our team wins and we won't have to do it! Oh, and Kylie is due on May 1...if she will hold out that long. If she's anything like me, she won't be patient enough to wait till then. I was a month early. I am hoping she won't come until I am at least full term which is only about 4 1/2 weeks from now! That would still be 3 weeks before my due date though, so who knows what will happen?!

 

[wilderness01]

Hope you are feeling well.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i cant believe you are so close to your due date!!! im excited lol
the challenge this week was a lot of fun, but if we dont win, i think i might pull out of the comp--i havent been able to get on to help my team as much as i should because of midterms and all that stuff--but well see how it goes
have a great weekened!!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Don't feel bad about not helping out as much this week, Jen! I didn't help my team at all last week and offered to bow out. But as it turns out 2 of my other teammates couldn't help last week either so we decided to do the individual projects instead of "sacrificing" one of us...even though one ended up skipping the individual project and eliminating herself anyway, which is sad, but oh, well. It worked out in the end though b/c we really did a lot of work as a team this time and it was fun. I wish the judges were faster with the results though. Even if we don't win this time, I think we did a good job and had fun doing it.

And yes, it seems my due date is creeping up on me. I keep thinking she will be early for some reason. I was a month early myself. And when I think about it, I will be full-term only 4 weeks from Sunday! It seems like I just found out I was preg. and I wasn't even a full 5 weeks when I found out! I will say, that I think I am about as ready as I am going to get at this point and so is Scott so we are ready to meet her. I just hope she will be good enough to wait until she is atleast at the full-term mark.

 

[DisneyEnthusiastic]

Hey Tasha! I have no clue what you and Jen are talking about!LOL!

I can't believe you only have 50 days left!!!! Kylie will be here so soon!!

Have a great weekend!!!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

haha tasha and i are both playing the game on the community board that is like survivor , american idol..blah blah..we get challenges each week..
MY team won this week ....jk tasha..all the indiv challenges are good! good luck!!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Ha, ha, Jen...you are so clever! J/K! Your team did a great job this week so you deserved to win! Hey, we came in 2nd though so not too bad, right?! Don't worry, Gail, half the time I don't even know what I am talking about...lol! I am at a point in my preg. where all I have left to do is minor things and WAIT! So this game has helped me to occupy some of my time, but I don't anticipate being around for it after a couple more weeks...if I don't get voted off tonight! It's not a big deal though b/c I am due before the game will probably even be over which means I will end up having to quit eventually anyway. I am just having fun killing time is all.

But anyway, I go to the dr. tomorrow and we have the childbirth class tomorrow night. Thurs. night I plan to take a breastfeeding class b/c I am still a bit undecided on whether I want to breastfeed or not and figure the class will help me decide...hopefully! I have noticed the past week or so that I am now starting to get anxious over things and if I will know what I am doing, but I guess that's normal. Well, that's all for now.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i love the name of your team--so cute!
i *think8 this may be my last week...im going crazy between school and work, and dont want to worry about not doing my share..so if we lose this week, im just going to bow out i think --

hope your dr appointment and classes go well!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I can't take any credit for the team's name, Jen...although it is cute, isn't it? I have been so busy this week with dr.'s appt., childbirth classes, and my brother coming over. By the time I even got to see what I should be doing to help the team they had already done everything! I felt like I didn't contribute at all and was only able to give them my opinion on what they had come up with. But what am I supposed to do? The baby and my family of course comes before a silly internet game! One of my team members is also taking the game way too seriously. She sent us a PM stating that she was tired of people bowing out and that none of us had better do that unless it is a medical emergency or something like that! I will admit that if we lose I had been planning to bow out but don't feel like getting chewed out over it so I am just going to do a half-baked job on the individual. I really don't feel like putting all that much effort into it at this point. If we win, which of course is always a possibility, then I plan to let them know that if we lose next week that I will be the one to bow out. That way they will know in advance and won't have to work on the individual. The way I figure it, I have no shot at winning anyway since I am due before the game will be over and I am getting really close to my due date and have other things to do. Okay, I probably sound bitter, but that PM kind of ticked me off a bit. That and my mood swings are probably making me irritable too...lol!

Anyway, ladies, I have experienced my first contractions today. Okay, that's what I am ASSUMING it was! Braxton Hicks contractions, not the real thing, so don't worry. But they were still a bit of a pain! I was worried it might be the real thing at first but I changed positions and they stopped for a while. They were also really irregular so I know it was a false alarm. I am very relieved that they weren't the real deal, b/c I won't be full-term for 3 more weeks and am hoping that she will wait until then at least. My NP said that she thinks it will be okay if I had her at 36 weeks but I would prefer at least 37 weeks (full-term) just to be on the safe side. I go to my breastfeeding class tomorrow night so that is really all that is new here. I promise I'll keep you updated if anything new or exciting happens.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Tasha~

May 1st is right around the corner! I bet you are so excited!!!! Just to let you know... both of my DDs were a month early. Emily weighed in at 8 pounds 5 ounces and Caley weighed in at 7 lb.s 11 ounces: a month early! They were both very healthy babies. If you have any questions, feel free to ask away, okay?

Have a great day Tasha!