20 Months

wow i have slacked on the monthly and weekly updates on Makinley... so here goes a lil list of what she has been up to...

• She has  HUGE attitude.... 
• She is VERY independent
• She Still loves Daycare i am so grateful for LuAnn and Andrea for always caring for my lil girl and the fact that she LOVES it makes the world of difference
• she says Bye and Buh Bye and waves backwards
• she understands when i ask her things, but her words back to me are still a work in progress
• shes wearing some 18 months and some 24 month sizes 
• shes still in between sizes with diapers 3-4 
• she only gets a binky at bedtime and she knows to put it away when we get up in the morning
• she loves to babble on the phone to who ever and then show them her toys. (she thinks the other person can see) 
• she loves to Skype with Yia Yia however she quit saying "hi Yia yia" all the time :( 
• she says Hi
• she loves her sunglasses
• she still loves her Puppy, woobie and her fuzzy blanket
• she sleeps through the night and usually goes to bed easily (thank god) 
• she loves to be outside and play in the giant cat litter box  err i mean sand box. mom still has some anxiety about that but she loves it and she gets bath after playing in it 
• she LOVES baths
• she loves to swing and climb,  my hell shes part monkey i swear no fear either 
• she still says "moe mil" for more milk and goes to the fridge 
• i swear she has said the dreaded "shit" a few times oops that's my bad  and i think the other day when i was messing with one of her toys i said "its a piece of shit" and i swear she sad "pee of shh" oops bad mommy on that one too
• she LOVES her brothers sequels when they come over
• shes loves her books 
• shes a smart cookie even though she doesn't say alot of simple words (i think it was all the ear infections and not getting her tubes till she was 13 months killed that) she understands me when i ask her to do or get something.
• if she falls and cries or hurt her self she wants me to kiss it better then she kisses it better and then you ask her "are you ok" and shes replies "yeah" lol god i love her
• she says "dood dob" good job, "tank yoo" for thank you
• she gives kisses and says "ahh" i swear she says "come on" too 
• she has 11 1/2 teeth waiting for the last 4 molars.
• she brushes her teeth 
• she loves to sit in the sink and get her hair done as well.
• she loves to sit at the kitchen table or the counter i bought her a bar stool at the DI for $5 and painted it black it has a back.... and she still wants to sit on the bar stool with out the back....oh well 
• she still loves to get her toes painted 
• she wears her bracelets most days 
• shes still a studier... she studies every thing around her its pretty cute

• she loves to dance and rock out in the car her faves are nickleback, that new call me maybe song and lady gaga and a few country singers will get her moving its pretty cute..

so theres a short lol list of what shes up too 

17 Months... My Baby is 17 Months Old

Yup I suck i told myself i would update once a week and here we are 5 months later... good hell Danielle you wanted to do this blog to keep every one up to date on Makinley's progress.. so here goes...

17 Months... My baby is 17 months old it goes so fast

• she is a FIRECRACKER WITH A ATTITUDE ( i have no idea where she got the attitude) he he he
• she has 9 teeth
• she is ALL GIRL she loves her bracelets and shoes
• she is 22 pounds and still wears 12 month clothing some 18 months
• She LOVES doggies, well any Animal really
• she LOVES daycare i feel blessed to have found LuAnn she is a god-send!!!! Makinley loves her, and her daycare friends  and of course all the animals LuAnn owns
• she says a few words her clearest words are "Hi Yia Yia" any time she sees her on skype or has a phone or calculator to her ear.she says momma and dadda, ball, hi, shes more of a studier than a talker hopefully it stays that way cuz i always got in trouble for talking lol
• she says woof woof when she hears a dog bark or you say doggie
• she still loves her Doggie she got from Aunt Patti when she was born
• she is on whole milk and most the time eats like a champ shes not picky at all
• she takes a sippy cup and is still working on drinking from a straw
• she doesn't need her paci much (out of site out of mind) but she knows where we keep them she gets them for bedtime and if shes really tired she will stand at her dresser and cry as soon as i pick her up she lunges for her "bow" drawer and pulls one out. when she wakes up in the morning she gives it to me and i put it away...
• she LOVES carrots
• she LOVES bananas and will only eat them from the peel no cutting up here she wont touch em
• she likes her french toast and her gold fishies
• she loves to be outside and play in the big litter box err i mean sand box
• she loves the lil slide and will go down by her self
• she has CURLY hair its still very fine but we now have enough hair for two piggies :)
• she lets me paint her toes (we are still working on the fingernails)
• she jams to Lady Gaga in the car
• She understands us when we talk to her she doesn't say a whole lot but she understands. when we ask her if she wants "milk" she will go to the fridge and try to open it, when you ask her if she wants to take a bath or tubby she walks her lil butt to the bathroom and now does a head first plunge into the tub.. (we will be getting molded ear plugs sooner than we thought) she LOVES her baths. when you ask her if she wants to go buh bye she goes to the door. one day when i was getting ready to leave i told her that we where going buh bye i was brushing my teeth she went and got my tennis shoes matching pair and brought them to me it was so freaking cute. she always brings me my tennis shoes when we are going buh bye

and she LOVES her Yia Yia.


Here are few pics of my baby girl, my mom and I ... I LOVE Fotofly... but i hated our pictures here are a few that i actually liked. We have a re-shoot on Friday i pray we get better pictures

 

New Years!!

Here is my New Years Resolution:
1. Im gonna try real hard to work on updating my blog once a week now that i have a computer.
2. Update Makinley's baby book. (or the blog with all her stats)

i think these are easy ones and reachable so here's hoping i can do it!! ill be doing a lil back log in the next few weeks so i can get you all up to date. the last year has been crazy busy i mean my baby girl turned 1, we went to Alaska, and just life so i need to catch you all up.. and Bart thinks i need to continue my "WTF" pictures so ill start working on those.. Happy 2012 Everyone in blog land..

Fotofly Santa (Dec. 2011)

Makinley made a visit to Fotofly Santa at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.. it was so worth it!! i paid $20 and got all 5 images on a jump drive. so i would recommend EVERYONE do it next year!!! we also had to make a visit to the Mall Santa (Santa's elf's) and she did awesome there too i was hoping i would get the all fun terrified of the ol man pic but nope my lil one Smiled and thought nothing of it!! here are the Pictures from Fotofly (ill work on the mall one) ... i loved how the pictures turned out...

Pictures with Terra

ok so my pictures are a lil out of order Makinley was 2 weeks old in these pictures (dec 2010)

Birth Announcement
Mommy and MakinleyDaddy and Makinley
Grandma (Yia Yia) and her granddaughter Makinley3 GENERATIONS

too see more pictures check em out on Terra's site Magnifique Photography
-Makiney's {newborn}
shes the one who did our engagements, my bridals and our wedding

Makinley is 24 weeks old

So its so hard to believe that Makinley is already 24 weeks (5 1/2 months).. I'm gonna start posting about her and what shes up too once a month.. but I'm starting late this month :)

- she is sooo vocal.. shes into screaming and growling back when you growl at her its so cute.
-she hates being on her tummy she will Roll right over
-shes getting good with sitting up unsupported :) i sit on the floor with her in between my legs and give her a few toys and she will sit
-she LOVES to stand supported of course
-she started formula a week ago i lost my milk supply from getting Mastitis (it sucked BIG TIME) but im proud that i made it to 5 mo with just pumping exclusively (she never latched on :( )
-she loves eating i started feeding her rice cereal and oatmeal a couple times a day (she will sit there with her mouth open waiting for the spoon so you gotta pay attention)
-she is starting to belly giggle when you tickle her tummy she doesn't do it all the time but we are getting there
-she still doesn't know about the zerberts on her tummy (she gives you a look like WTF are you doing to me)
-she loves it when Charlie licks her especially when she opens her mouth she will giggle, squeal, smile and grab him and Charlie is getting better with her. hes right there in her space when she burps cuz he has to clean her up if its a wet one
-she is now in 6mo clothing
-she loves her excersaucer she goes to town trying to eat all the toys on it
-she cry's sometimes when you sneeze it scares her
-she Loves her daddy she lights up when she sees him and talks to him and grabs his goatee (he has since shaved it down)
-she loves Tillie's girls too
-she loves her brothers as well
-she loves to put EVERYTHING in her mouth
-she likes to put her toes in her mouth when you change her

well thats some of the things i can think of off the top of my head.. now ill go post pictures :)

Makinley's Hat

So my mom has a friend in Alaska that makes these AMAZING hats... her name is Michelle and you should join her fan page on facebook its called "Made by Mush" heres a link


she even makes adult sizes and all sorts.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this hat..


OHH and i love this little girl so much!!!!

Its Been a LONG TIME Agian

Ok so yeah i really suck at updating my blog so much has happened since my last post.. I had my sweet baby girl Makinley! I have waited my whole life for this little girl and SO glad i finally got her. so now where do i start?? I guess ill start where i left off so here goes (ill try to make it quick he he he) So i was on bed-rest after my uncle passed away my mom came into town on Nov 2nd for my Uncles wake and i was going in for Non stress test's twice a week with each one good!! my Uncles wake on Nov 6th was awesome alot of people showed up. He was Cremated cuz thats what he wanted he sat on my aunts fireplace with a lit candle atop his box it was peaceful and i knew he was with us, especially when a glass bowl just broke into pieces and no one was in the Kitchen... Towards the end of the night my Aunt handed me a note that had my name on it, inside was a letter from my uncle (that my aunt wrote for him) and a two pictures of my uncle back in the day how i remembered him and i lost it. this is what my note said Dear Danielle, Patti is helping me write this note to you. It is a quiet and clam evening and i am feeling fine but a little tired. I love you and hope that you feel my love. Your a good woman. Give my love to your daughter, who knows maybe i will get to see her. I wish you all the best in your life. I wish you happiness and good health. You will always be my "Pinky" All my Love, (then he signed) Your Uncle John K.

Those few words mean so much to me (even just reading them now brings tears to my eyes). i miss him every day and think of him all the time. and i feel selfish that i wish he would of hung on a few more weeks to meet his great Niece but i know he is in a far better place and met her in heaven before she made her debut with us. im sure he told her all sorts of story's too.. and that gives me peace!
My mom was supposed to be here a week then fly back a few weeks later to be here for the birth of Makinley, but her plans quickly changed a few days before she left my BP was high (my mom i think helped with that she would say things like "your car was hit in the parking lot ect to raise it ) so anyways Diane wanted to see about how big Baby girl was so i was scheduled for another ultra sound to get a guesstimate of how big she was..on the Wednesday she was supposed to fly back i had my ultra sound and the Dr. told us she was pushing 9lbs (8lbs 9oz) and i about died thinking to myself "no way in hell that baby is coming out of my who ha" after that appt i had another appt with Diane and was told to come back on Sunday night to be induced ( i would of been 37 weeks)!! My mom was EXCITED and i was everything excited to see my baby girl and scared as hell.. Now my mom had to change her flight cuz after my appt we where on our way to the airport to drop her off. she got her flight changed and i was no longer on bed rest i was allowed to go shopping and walking so i did. come Friday Nov 12th Diane called me with bad news "we have to wait to induce you" I guess the Dr. that originally said he would back her up for me to be induced early was no longer backing her up so we had to wait. at this point i had NST 3 times a week. so come Friday Nov 19th i had my NST and my BP was high and my mom wasnt even "helping out" after that appt i had an appt with Diane my BP was still high while i was over there so at 2pm Nov 19th i was told to go to LDS hosp at 8pm i was finally getting induced.. i wasn't miserable with this pregnancy it was for the most part a easy pregnancy other than the HORRIBLE heartburn from day 1 (she was not HAIRY at all so that wives tale is a MYTH) i was excited i was gonna see my baby girl! so we left i came home and packed my stuff we went to Arbys for dinner and then we where on our way to LDS Hosp. Here is my last belly pic Friday Nov 19th 37 weeks and 6 days..

Rest In Peace Uncle Johnny!!

JOHN KULKUS

John Nick Kulkus 1951 ~ 2010 On the beautiful morning of October 21, 2010, John passed on to his next existence. A man of strong will and determination, he chose to take the next step in his journey. He went with God and may he be in peace. May his reunion with love ones be sweet. Born to Greek immigrant parents Nick and Catherine Kulkus on February 27, 1951 in Midvale, UT. He grew up in a loving home and was proud of his Greek heritage. He came of age in the innocence and turbulence of the 50's and 60's. He was an Army vet of the Vietnam War. Graduate of Hillcrest High School and had an A.D. from the University of Maryland. He married Patti Godwin on November 5, 1977 at Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church. The marriage ended after 28 years but the friendship continued. John was the proud father of Robert and Thomas who blessed his life immeasurably. He wanted them to know of his love. John worked as a journeyman carpenter, always enjoying the hard work of building and creating. He loved the great outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting, trap and skeet shooting. John was strong, independent, generous, and had a wicked sense of humor that we will all miss. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving John are his sons Robert Kulkus and Thomas Kulkus, his former spouse Patti Kulkus, sister Vicki Kulkus (Bob Collins), brother Ernest Kulkus (Sandy), and former sister-in-law Kathy Hagen. He is also survived by his niece Danielle Lingwall, a.k.a. Pinky, nephews Rick Shane, Nico Koulurus, and Rich Hagen. The family would like to express appreciation to the many caregivers who were a part of his life for the past few years. We thank you for your compassion and care. Thanks also to the friends and neighbors who helped him along his way. John lived a simple life and wanted a simple transition. Cremation services entrusted to Premier Funeral Services. He wanted family and friends to get together to remember the good times. All friends and family are invited to celebrate his life on Saturday November 6, 2010 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Kulkus residence: 10876 Shady Dell Drive in Sandy. Online condolences at www.premierfuneral.com

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Ok so i dont know where to start this blog post off but as many of you know now my uncle who i was very close with lost his fight with cancer on Oct 21st 2010. He was the man i have always looked up to while growing up, he was the man for the longest time i told "i want you to give me away when i get married" i remember spending my weekends having sleep overs with my Uncle and Aunt in their lil apartment at Plum Tree, and always hearing how i ended up with my nickname Pinkey, cuz when i was born i was so tiny and from that point on i was his "pinky". i have so many memories of him being a Big part of my life he was the man i took to all the daddy daughter dances and i was so proud to take him and i will never forget the last daddy daughter dance we shared at my wedding last year. i know he is no longer in pain but its just so hard to think he is no longer with us. i know he accomplished one goal and that was to make to my wedding last year when the Doctors told him he wouldnt make it. he told me on Fathers day (2010) that he mooned his Dr. to prove him wrong that he was at my wedding. i honestly thought he was gonna hang on to meet his great Niece this December but i know now he has met her in Heaven and im sure he is telling her to give me a run for my money as she gets older, and that to me brings me comfort, he just needs to keep her put a lil longer. Rest in Peace Uncle Johnny your Pinky Loves YOU!!! there is so much i want to write about and im sure i might just add to this post as time goes by.
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since my uncle passed away my blood pressure started to hike up and i had a Dr appt and a NST that morning, needless to say i saw the DR after i heard the news and the Dr that i saw me that day was ready to put me on bed-rest right then and i told her "not today i need to be with my family", she agreed but wasnt happy and told me i had to come in monday and see my Dr, so come monday i started retaining water (gained 10 pounds in 4 days) and they found trace amounts of protein in my urine and the headaches where to much to handle and my BP was through the roof my Dr was worried about Toxciema, i was put on Bed rest cuz i coudldnt get my BP to go down, and my Dr. said baby girl could be here in a week the panic set in. i know most of it was the stress of losing my uncle and at first our goal was to keep her put till my mom got here On Nov 3rd, but as of now our goal is 37 weeks.. i go in twice a week for non stress tests and my BP has been perfect and my water weight has gone away too. so the bed rest must be working.
i had a Dr appt today and she checked me im not dilated or effaced, and the baby hasn't dropped all good signs that she might stay put till 37 weeks or longer. My Charlie puppy on the other hand has been by my side non stop.. so maybe he senses something they say they have that sense.. as long as my mom is here im ok with what happens.

One Crazy Emotional Day

So this week has been busy, crazy and emotional. my week started off good then Tuesday came. Makinley has been a very active lil baby in my belly i mean i feel her move all day 20-30times a day i never really counted or kept track she moves in the morning, while I'm at work and right before bed.. but Tuesday she wasn't as active, and at first i thought nothing off it.. but by Tuesday afternoon i hadn't felt her a whole lot and i just assumed she was a tired lil girl. i came home and rested talked to my mom and added some items to my baby registry since I'm having my work baby shower on Saturday, with the thought that she will start moving when i lay down.. at about midnight after watching a movie and going to bed she really hadn't moved much i mean i kn ow I'm 2 1/2 mo away from my due date and they move less when they get bigger but i know shes not that big she still has room to move. i crawled in to bed and cried and prayed (and if you know me i don't pray that much just when i feel like its needed) and i felt it was needed i needed to feel my baby girl move around a lil but no dice.. i got up and got showered for work on Wednesday and went to work on my way to work i stopped at Mickey D's and got a large OJ since that gets babies moving, i drank the whole thing and went to work. at this point i hadn't felt her move since the day before and i wasn't sure at what point to worry.. i poked and prodded at my belly just waiting for any movement but nothing... about a hour later i felt a lil i mean a lil bump nothing like what i normally feel but i counted it and thought the most horrible thought "what if this was a lil death jerk" i mean i know that's a horrible thought but when Makinley moves or kick she goes for it.. this was nothing compared to her normal movement i mean i know when my baby girl is active shes a ACTIVE baby and i was starting to worry but not showing a lot at work. at about noon i thought ok i need more sugar, i went and bought a Pepsi and two chocolate Donuts and i ate them and drank that Pepsi and still no hard movement.. i felt a total of 3 lil bumps i mean lil bumps that make you wonder "was that her or not" but i counted those 3. at about 2 i went to lunch knowing she will get active once i sit and eat.... Nothing... so i sat there trying not to freak out that i haven't felt my baby girl move in about 24 hours.. at this point do i freak out or not? i made a post on my facebook page saying "haven't felt the baby move in 24 hours at what point should i worry" and the response was call your Dr. i mean after the OJ, Pepsi and two chocolate donuts this baby girl didn't budge... Ive learned Sugar does nothing to her... so i get back to work and call my OB and the receptionist says can you get here now. at that point the stress and the freak out sets in.. i work with AMAZING PEOPLE they told me to go so i did. i called my hubby and i was being pretty calm and said "I'm on my way to see Diane" and he was like "is everything ok" at that point i lost it.. i told him i don't know i haven't felt her move since yesterday he told me he would meet me there.. I love this man with all my heart and at that point i loved this lil girl with all i had and the thought that she wasn't gonna make it broke my heart .. i called my mom on the way and shes already on guard when i call here during my work hours she answers the phone "is everything ok" and i started crying again and told her i hadn't felt Makinley move since yesterday.. she told me its gonna be ok and that she is resting her lil tush in my HUMM HUMM and doesn't want to be bothered.. as much and i hoped that was true your mind goes every which way.. i hung up with her and did what i could on my drive up to LDS hospital, i pushed on my belly and blared the radio hoping to scare her and make her jerk but she wasn't budging... i get to Diane's office and Bart was right behind me as i got out of the car and saw my man i lost it all over again. the reality started setting in "omg i could lose this lil girl and i have waited so long for her" we got into the office and I'm trying to keep it together with in a few min Janell the nurse calls us back she weighs me and i am up 1 pound from Friday which at this point i didn't care, we went into the room and she took my BP a whooping 155/71 oops I'm a lil High but the stress had done that.. she handed me some Kleenex and said its gonna be ok... i so hopped she was right.. with in a few minutes Diane came in with the Doppler and told me i did the right thing by calling her cuz i would know most when this girl is active (mind you i have felt her move now 7 times while typing this).. so she starts feeling around to find baby and puts the Doppler on my left side that's where we have been lucky and found her heart Friday and a few other appts too, but nothing my heart sank and i started to cry she moved all over the left side and couldn't find anything then she moved to the right side and Found her heart beat i started to cry more cuz indeed my baby girl was alive.. THANK YOU GOD!!!! she told me she thought she might be breech and that's why i cant feel her move as much but she wanted to make sure she wasn't under stress and that i would have to go over to Maternal fetal medicine and get monitored to make sure she was ok.. so she called them and on our way out she told me I'm glad you called when you did, if you would of waited till tomorrow i would of been mad at you... i gave her a hug and went on my way.. we got to Maternal Fetal and i called my mom while i was waiting and told her " we have a heart beat but they are gonna monitor her and ill call you when that's done" i go back and meet Kathy the nurse who is gonna be monitoring our baby.. i get up in the funky chair and she looks at me and says "why did you wait so long to call? Next time do not wait this long, you call that morning" i didn't know if i was overreacting or not, or when to call honestly.. She does a ultra sound to measure my amniotic fluid then hooks me up to the heart monitor and contraction monitor within a couple minutes SHE MOVED Finally my baby girl moved and it was a movement i was used to i told Kathy " lil shit shes testing me already" she laughed and said "i have two girls and i hope shes is a good one for you" i fell in love with Kathy the nurse she was so sweet and mothering which made it easy to clam down which when she took my BP at this point i was down to 133/7o, much better than 20 minutes ago.. as I'm hooked up to the heart monitor I'm telling Bart that when you hear the sound of static that's her moving and low and behold she moved about 4 more times. her heart rate was 144bpm and they look for increase heart beats that tells them she is getting enough oxygen and she had about 2-3 peaks where her heart rate jumped to 155-157 then back down. after about a hour on the monitor Kathy comes back and tells me shes doing well her heart peaked like its supposed to and dropping back down to her baseline which is perfect, and my amniotic fluid is perfect too. and she felt good sending me home. and home i came, i felt at ease that my baby girl was ok but emotionally drained but she was ok and that's all i needed. i knew tomorrow id be back a the maternal fetal dept at IMC for my 3rd 20 week ultra sound and hoped that they would be able to see her heart this time and i knew id be able to see my baby girl on the screen and i couldn't wait.

Saturday Sept 11th

I went to the Greek Festival with my Bestie Tillie.. Bart my sweet Hubby offered to take her 4 girls and the boys so we could go and have some adult girl time.. It was a good time we got there and the line for food wasn't to bad we waited for 44 minutes and i spent $15.50 just for my dinner i filled up my plate with pastitsio, souvlaki, dolmathes, yero, lemon rice & a tyropita and ate every last morsel.. and i so could of kept on eating... the salt lake Greek festival is the biggest festival west of the Mississippi and the biggest ethic festival in Utah.. gotta love my Greek Heritage!!! OPA.. or all the other Greek words that i have managed to remember.. the bad ones... lol Ska-to-lee (lil shit) Ska-ta (shit) Ski-le yeni-meni (son of a bitch) i can still remember a few others just here and there but wish i could remember it all .. when i was growing up i could understand greek when my Yia Yia talked to me in greek but after her second stroke and her having to relearn to talk her greek and english where all mumbled together so i lost what i had known..maybe one day ill see f i can find some tapes and get my greek back on track, ill learn greek before i learn spanish ANYDAY.. wish my Yia Yia was still around to cook up some greek grub i wish i could cook a lil better maybe after Baby Makinley gets here i can work on my greek cooking.
well i think thats a update of my weekend .. ill start updating my blog like i do my facebook.. so as of now im out im beat!!!

27 week Check up

Thursday Sept 9- The Glucose Test!!!!

so Thursday was a long day i had my Glucose test i woke up at 6:30am (which im so not a morning person) make a protein breakfast sausage and eggs, i mean i had to have my breakfast eaten by 7:10am so i ate and was done by 7:10 i wanted to go back to sleep but that didnt happen although while i was watching tv i could feel baby girl moving alot every couple seconds i looked down at my belly and every time shes moving my whole belly is jerking my Baby Girl has Hiccups.. it was so cute and so neat to watch my whole belly jerk with every one she had... to bad Bart wasnt home to see it... at 9:10 i had to Drink that yummy orange glucose drink within 5 minutes it wasnt that bad it was the after taste that got me ugh... i drove to my appt at LDS hosp and told the girl when i got there i drank my glucose at 9:10am within a few minutes i was in the back getting weighed.. a whopping 7 pounds in two weeks... WHAT??? thats the most i have gained since i have been pregnant up until my appt 2 weeks previous my total weight gain was 6 pounds and i was good with that.. so that was a lil damper on my mood and my blood pressure im sure.. so i go in and do the whole pee in the cup thing and while i go to get a paper towel a spider comes down in front of me so i scream a lil, and walk out and say there was a spider on the paper towel disp and Janell the nurse was like "oh do i need to go kill it" "i was like nope i did it" we go and sit in the room and she takes my BP and this time its 132/78 double WTH?? i mean i have been running low 117/68 .. really i mean my weight it up and my BP is up too great... so she pricks my finger and we start the glucose test.. within a few minutes my glucose is 163 triple WTH so not good but my iron had dropped which Diane says is good but bad its good cuz i guess im not at risk for toxemia now YAY but i still need that Iron, so she drew my blood to get a better glucose reading and told me should would know that afternoon, i haven't heard yet so im assuming no news is good news. We talked about delivery and classes i mean i start seeing my OB every two weeks from here on out now.. its getting close and this lil girl like to kick the crap outta me ..

on another note i have and HORRIBLE HEARTBURN every day NO MATTER WHAT I EAT.. again if that myth is true she better be a hairy monkey!!!


(ps dont mind my lack of capitols and proper grammar i just type so bear with me)

Belly Bump Pictures

19 weeks (the first pic we started taking)
20 weeks
21 weeks
22 weeks
23 weeks
23 weeks
24 weeks 25 weeks
26 weeks
26 weeks (Bart Loved this pic)
27 weeks
28 weeks
29 weeks
30 weeks
31 weeks 32 weeks
33 weeks (halloween costume) Speed Bump34 weeks 35 weeks 36 Weeks
37 Weeks and 6 days (the night i was induced)

finishing off my baby update blog

ok so im gonna attempt to remember my things in my head after June 2nd... but as of now i am drawing a complete BLANK... i really need to do this Blog thing either weekly or daily cuz i cant remember much..

Most of my appts have gone well my BP has been low and my weight has been low as well i usually gain any where from 2-3 pounds a month so the dr is VERY PLEASED since i was already a lil on the heavy side..

20 weeks
i went in for 20 week appt the measurement appt i was so excited to see how this baby girl was growing.. on my way i stopped by McDonald's and got a large caramel frappe which has been my weakness for a few months now but i was hoping it would get baby girl moving for the ultra sound.. Bart has been a great hubby he has been able to go to majority of my appts which has been nice.. so as we are sitting there watching our baby girl on the screen in front of us and it still amazes me how much she has grown and to see her inside of me.. they start the measurements and they are able to see her head, lips, brain, arms, legs and tummy and i got to hear her heart beat for the first time.. Diane has been trying to get it on the Doppler but since im a lil fluffy in the tummy the Doppler cant get a good heart beat i cried when i heard my baby girls heart beat for the first time but im sure all mommas are.. as they attempt to look at her heart her toes are in her mouth so all the tech can see is her thigh over her heart , and then she kept putting her lil hand on her forehead like "oh please are you done yet" so after 25 minuets the tech leaves tells me to get up and move her around hopping she will quit sucking her toes, a few min later Dr. Rose came in and said lets just have you come back in another month she will be a lil bigger and we should be able to see more.. so i agree and we schedule my 24 week appt with IMC again..

Week 24, i made a early appt with them this time i do the orange Juice trick so i stop at Micky D's again and get a Large OJ.. hoping this will get her going ...... ha ha ha we where in for it the tech starts the measurements and she was alot bigger this time they measure her head right on track legs, arms, stomach, bladder, all of it but the heart again.. this time she is laying on her side and so not in the mood to move... so the tech tells me to lay on my side so she will flip so i lay on my side for about ten minutes then a new Dr. comes in not sure of his name but he was nice as he places the ultrasound on my tummy she is in the same position she didnt even MOVE.. lil snot..the dr starts shacking my belly to get he to roll over or flip and nothing... and then i tell him i drank a large OJ hoping it would get her moving he was even shocked that she was not even budging. he told me she is right on track for a December 4th delivery date she is measuring right where she is supposed too , and then i ask him about her heart and he begins to tell me her heart is in the right position but i cant see it that well and im not signing off on it till im 100% sure but he said he felt pretty good that her heart was ok. but we go back in another month for a 28 week ultra sound.. Yay for all the ultra sounds..

Aug 22nd, 2010 (25 weeks along) Me and Bart are watching Transformers 2 and my laying on my side up to this point i hadn't really felt baby girl i mean i felt lil things and wondered if that was her so as im laying there i feel what i think it her and i look at my belly and i see a lil bump pop up i gasped and told Bart OMG i just saw her kick or something so i lift up my shirt and we are watching my tummy and i see it again and Bart was able to see it as well it was an amazing moment i watched her do this 3 times so either shes gonna love the transformers or hate them... lol but it was nice put the feeling with her actually moving so now i know its her moving and boy she loves to kick the crap outta me.. but its an unsettling feeling and amazing feeling all at the same time

ok from here on out im gonna just do some quick updates im gonna copy them from my facebook.. i know cheating huh..

Aug 24th---- ha ha ha so im watching "i didnt know i was pregnant" and at the commercials they have lil quizzes this one was " if you experience excessive heartburn during pregnancy, your baby will most likely be born with a full head of hair" True or False.....i have had heartburn so bad since day one now im to the point i have it all day no matter what i eat.. ill keep you all posted if shes a lil hairy monkey..lol

Aug 25th- i came home from work with a horrible backache that then turned in to mild cramping i called Diane my OB and she put me on Bed rest for the night.. as i sat there laying down crying all night so scared that something had to give since this pregnancy has gone so well not feeling her move she finally kicked me and it was a kick that actually scared me so i felt ok knowing my baby girl was gonna be ok, i texted Robin and told her about the backache and cramping and that Diane told me to rest as much as i could before my shift the next day to help stop the cramping, she told me not to worry about my shift to say down and rest .. I LOVE MY BOSS she is amazing... so i took Thursday off and was horizontal all day and all night, come Friday well that was a dif story about 2 hours into my shift the backaches started and the mild cramping so i called Diane and left a message i stayed seated most the day and then Diane called me and told me best rest for the weekend and come in Monday for a Enzyme test..
After i got off work i went and bought a heavy duty belly belt to keep baby girl up a lil and help elevate my backaches , and spent the weekend on bed rest.. well i tried my laptop crashed and it was so not the weekend to have your laptop die but thankfully i bought the extended warranty with Best Buy and by Sunday and two trips i had my laptop back with a new harddrive and im so glad i miss all my bookmarks but im glad i paid the xtra money for the warranty..

Aug 27th-OMG im down to the 99 days till my due date.. I just hope Lil Miss Makinley stays put till she s further along...

Aug 29th 11:45am-Baby Makinley is kicking the crap out of me... She's not digging this weekend bedrest and no movies to watch either but so cool to see the bumps in my belly pop up every time she kicks or punches....

Aug 29th 4:14pm-Got my Laptop back now i need to reinstall everything... oyyy vie!!!

Monday Aug 30th- i went and met with Diane i have gained 2 pounds since my last appt which is good and she did the enzyme test. It test for preterm labor if it comes back positive 90% chance she will come early .... It came back negative!!!! yay she just told me to take it easy and wear the belt.. it has helped alot, she said the cramping was probably round ligament pain... im just glad baby girl is staying PUT!!!!


according to facebook now i am up to date, im gonna try and make a goal that when i update facebook im gonna update my blog... well see how well that goes.. now ill post some belly pics that i have taken weekly enjoy!!

Cheesecake Factory

This is for my mom, she says i need to write this crap down cuz i cracked her up when i told her this story so here is another attempt to remember things..

Sept 5th 2o1o- Our 1 year anniversary

so the day started out pretty crummy my hubby was working and i was PISSED AS HELL about this.. but my plan that day was to get up get showered and take him lunch and surprise him.... however the day before my right foot had started swelling so when i woke up it was still pretty swollen so i came out to the couch and put it up and drank lots of water hoping the swelling would go down. about 12:30 i get a text from my hubby saying "happy anniversary and what are you doing.." i tell him "resting my foot cuz its still swollen then ask him what are you doing?" he tells me "im going to lunch.." the first thought in my head is Damn it and i tell him "ohh i was gonna surprise you and bring you lunch but i wont make it now".. "he told me thats ok you rest your foot its ok".. so im kinda bummed but about not being able to get there in time for his lunch and im glad i didnt leave cuz within 30 min here comes my man through the door roses in hand... i looked and him and asked are you on lunch and he said yes for the rest of the day.... how cute huh... i guess they where slow at work and one guy didnt have a way home so Bart asked if he could go and it was his anniversary well they let him... thanks Pep Boys you made this prego wife not so angry.. any ways i took a shower and we decide to hit up the Cheesecake Factory we got a gift card for our wedding and thought that was a good day to go.. we got there about 4ish and we had no wait they take us to a booth and at first i think this is ok.. yeah once i get in there my belly is right up to the table and im thinking should we ask for a table so i can push the chair out?? but ill tough it out... well you know how it is when your pregnant.. your belly is HUGE and you have to kinda sit with your chair out so you can actually get your face over your plate well i had no room so of course i spill cuz i cant get my close to my plate to eat, i mean i feel like im a man now a days when i sit at a table i feel like my legs are so far spread that i need my junk to breath but i dont have any junk just a prego belly that needs room.. things used to fall on my boobs i was always spilling on my boobs but now my belly has gone beyond my boobs and im not even that huge so im pissed i spilled but what can you do..

well getting out of the booth was a whole other experience i mean there is this lil lip well its not lil its about 4 inches so not only did i have to fight with the table to get out i had that nice lil decorative ledge to get through too and my sweet hubby just pulled me.. i felt like a beached whale, and really contemplating on telling the hostesses... "seriously dont put a fat prego woman in a booth we cant get close enough to our plates to eat or get out" but i didn't now i really wish i would have. i think skinny people like to put chunky people in booths to make you feel bad that your already to fat to eat any more... from now on im asking for a table so i spread my legs and let my belly breath and scoot my chair out so i can actually eat over my plate not over my belly...