Built FORD Tough

Here’s a link to see pics from the shower on Sunday at Mrs Shirley Fowler’s home. It was hosted by Mrs Fowler, Mrs Hendrix, Mrs Hudlow and Mrs Corley. SO NICE! Click on the link, go to baby shower’s, kelly ford’s shower and the password is Rhyan!

http://pricelesspics.smugmug.com/

We also had a shower at my home on Saturday hosted by Angela, Ashley, April, Lindsay and Tanaya and it was incredible. I’ll work on getting pics up for it.

And last but not least, my family shower is coming up this saturday. We have just been overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity! now, let the organizing begin… phew!

We had our first shower yesterday. It was hosted by my good friends Beverly, Susan and Christy but all the ladies from church helped, i’m sure. Beverly hosted it at her mansion

Over 60 ladies attended! Talk about humbling. Here are just 2 pics so far. I have TONS more but these uploaded the quickest.

Me talking.

And my friends Patty, Christy, myself and Carrie.

I was tagged by my friend Miriam. I have to tell 6 different facts about myself that most people do not know, then tag 6 other bloggers.

Here are the rules.
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules.
3. Tell 6 things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 other bloggers by linking to them.
5. Go to each person’s blog and leave them a comment to let them know they’ve been tagged.

Here are my 6 facts:
1. My daddy used to say that if we filled my belly button with water, our family could go through a famine and survive. Jeff used to take his thumb and press it against my belly button to get suction cause he thought it was funny. Now, my innie is flat as a flitter…it couldnt work as a resivoir of water anymore nor can you get suction on it!

2. When I eat, my left upper eyelid gently opens with every opening of my mouth. Something is mis-wired up there and i’m always embarassed about it. So on my first date with Jeff, i said i wasnt hungry because i didnt want him seeing my freakish eye. He was starving, so he ended up going through the drive through at mcdonalds. Fancy.

3. I want desperately to play the piano, but i dont want to take the time to learn. I’m certain that I could pick it up quickly if i’d take lessons, but then i’d have to buy a piano to have here for practice and that costs money. But i have the perfect spot picked out in the house for my dream piano. And i often dream that i get one. One day?

4. I do not like cats. I think they are wicked at heart and that most are out to get me. They look diabolical. Oh, and it doesnt help things that I actually got a cat when I was 5 or 6, suddenly couldnt breathe and found out from that experience that i not only was allergic, but that i have ASTHMA. The allergy prick test followed and for years i could not eat eggs (which i LOVE) or anything with eggs in it (ranch dressing which makes everything better) and I attribute it all to that cat!

5. My mom, uncle, aunt, 4 cousins and myself have all gone to and graduated from Dacula schools. Well, if they all would have graduated, it would have been from Dacula schools.

6. I was a twin and my mom lost my twin around 4 months in utero. I was born late and still was only 6lbs 13 oz… because I shared my food w/ some other baby for the first few months. Sad, but true. So see, i’m a survivor!

I’ll choose to link                                                                                            

Angela Leach, Lindsay Robertson, Christy Martin, Heather Teague, Mrs. McIver and Louellen Marlatt!

I’m hoping to get registered in the next few weeks and really need to know from you mom’s (and dads)… What things could you NOT live without for your baby? And is there a best name brand of this particular item that makes a big difference? HELP!

Tissues and chap stick, a tube of neosporin, tylenol and visine and my nettie pot to pour in all of my salt water for my throat and my nose, these are a few of my favorite things….

So i’ve been sick for almost a week. I called my obgyn just to confirm my appointment for my 16 week check up and they were concerned w/ how bad i sounded and graciously called me in an antibiotic. That, along w/ salt water in every orphice, has done some good and I’m hoping for a full recovery by thanksgiving at the latest. But thats not what i really wanted to write about.

As many of you know, i’ve had a hard time attaching myself to my "gummy" so far. Partially because of the past but mostly becuase it just doesnt seem real. I’ve not felt movements yet and its still incredible to think that we are really gonna have a baby. But yesterday, my patient/friend/hairstylist stopped by the office out of the blue to bring me a small gift. I think its one of my fav’s ever.

Its a "The Making of Me" Calendar and it gives something new each day that the baby is doing. This week included 2 of my favorites so far.

Week 16 Day 2: Clap for Joy! My arms are finally long enough to clasp my hands together!

Week 16 Day 3: Believe it or not, I can see in here! If you shine a bright light to your abdomen, i will slowly lift my hands to cover my eyes!

How stinking precious? I am so grateful for this little gift, as it has already helped me to realize just how incredible this GIFT is! My baby is precious…. and i’m slowly learning that he or she is already their own person with its own personality and traits.

What a small act of kindness, and what good it did for my heart!

And I swear, i’ll post an update on Baby Ford after my appointment on Friday along with (oh lord) a belly shot.

Mommie! She is 77 years young today! I cant tell you what this woman means to me…

And… I made corned beef and cabbage with corn bread for dinner. It doesnt get more cuntry than that. Yum.

And… the 2nd trimester is not lending to me lots of energy or a break from nausea. BOO! It is lending to me a poochy belly that is no longer suck-in-able. I’m posting belly pics this weekend.

And… i’m still really holding out hope for McCain. But its my guess that Obama will be victorious. Let the wealth redistribution begin.

I’m a bit of a complainer. I complain about nausea and fatness and lack of sleep constantly, it seems (to me). But please… dont misunderstand this for ungratefulness (not that anyone has… i just dont want to come across that way)!

I feel so unbelieveably blessed to be carrying a child. Knowing that he/she is a little of me (scary!) and hopefully alot of Jeff.. that is EXCITING. I love Jeff with all that I have and am so honored to be having his baby. Even more so, i’m honored and humbled that the Lord hand knit this baby into my womb.

The word in Genesis for "make" is different in the context of the Lord speaking or making the world into existence vs. the word used to describe His creation of us. It actually differentiates to let us know that he didnt just think of adam and eve or speak them into existence, but that he hand crafted them. Like an artist would do to a creation.

And that is just what the Lord has done in me. For me, he created me… he saved me and changed me (although i look less like my father than i wish) to be like Him…. and He took the time to knit this child, its every being, into me. That, my friend, is a miracle.

So while i complain because i’m weak and simply tend to be a bit of a debbie downer (thank you to my friends who laugh at that instead of being annoyed by it!), I am overwhelmed by my God.

Yall…

I’m getting a "bus driver" belly.

Youknow, the kind that sits on your lap with the children….

GROSS!!!!  

My friend Kristy tagged me. I’m supposed to list my top 5 quirks!

1. I hate when people cant spell definitely. I see it posted as definately all the time. Now, i know that i cant spell, either. But for some reason i just feel that word is not all that difficult. Going along w/ the grammar and spelling, i hate it when people use the word "good" instead of "well". Something can be good, but you do something well.  I think it makes people sound uneducated. Keep in mind, i have lots of grammar issues for myself, but this one i know and understand so it drives me crazy!

2. I cannot, will not miss the young and the restless every day. I watch it at work during lunch (keeps me out of the office gossip and makes me bring my lunch). However, if i do miss it while at work, have no fear! We record it at home (Jeff’s addicted as well). The only problem is if Jeff watches it and goes into auto pilot and erases it when i havent seen it yet… grrrrrr!

3. When the heater comes on in the house and jeff thinks its warm enough, he turns the entire unit off. Off! How ridiculous?! Why not turn it down. But no, he turns it off, forgets about it and we wake up seeing our breath the next morning. I hate being cold, so this irks my nerves. He knows it. And he thinks its funny.

4. I get SO annoyed when people come in to get their teeth cleaned and they have food in their hands. Seriously? Most people brush and floss before coming, but the rare crazy person comes in with lunch and scarfs it down as fast as they can before i get to them and I get to pick it all out. I think its the only time my job grosses me out. Here’s the kicker. I’m over it! So now, when a patient does that, I give them a toothbrush and toothpaste and tell them i’ll be with them as soon as they get done freshening up. Its just ridiculous to expect someone to pick chicken from your teeth!

5. Dum, dum, dum…. like Kristy and Donna, i will not go barefoot around the house. This is probably for a very different reason than you think. We have hardwoods (fabricated…shiny) throughout the house and when you walk around barefoot it leaves footprints. Now since we moved in, I have learned to mop w/ vinegar water and it doesnt leave so much of a film so it doesnt leave prints anymore, but by now i’m used to it and still bothered by even the idea of potential sweaty foot marks… so i avoid it at all costs! Socks or flip flops for me!

So… who can i tag? Katie, Morgan and Missy!

I was lying in bed this morning, thinking about how much I want a new mattress! We went looking at some last night and now i must have one. Interestingly enough, we just bought ours less than a year ago. A sealy postrupedic… but its too firm for us and we cant sleep. A year of that will totally make you not care that you just spent a massive amount on one mattress.

Anyhoo. Thats not why i’m writing. I was lying on my back and i pulled up my shirt to see my belly. It pokes out some when i’m standing up, but its always done that. I have the curse of gaining weight in my midsection. Somewhat easy to hide, but super ugly in a bathingsuit. Well, at any weight I have been able to lay on my back and my stomach is flat (all the fat goes around back i guess). But today, the lower part of my tummy poked on out there, all proud and everything. I was SHOCKED. Like i said, I’ve only gained 1lb! But the tummy is filling out. Now, i know that my jeans get uncomfortable after a bit and i’ve resorted to not buttoning them (thank goodness its fall and sweaters hide that part). Point being…

This has honestly not seemed real to me. I know that they say theres a baby growing. I see the ultrasounds. I heard the heartbeat. But it just doesnt seem real. Not in a "cool, this is surreal" kind of way, but in a this really just doesnt seem real way. I dont know if its because i’m hesitant to get used to the idea because of the past experiences or what…

There are times when i realize just how real it is and I get very excited. I’m getting all sappy lately, thinking of my childhood and wanting my kids to have great memories like I do.

Has anyone else ever felt like this? And when will it change? When i feel it kick? I just have so many questions as to when this will all be more real than I can imagine…