Update from RI

So, as usual I can't sleep! I thought I'd take a minute to write a quick little update from the Ocean State:)

We have been very busy... making sure we get to see everyone, baby shower, easter dinners... and loving every minute of it! We are sooooo lucky to have such great friends & family who love us & the little thing inside the big belly:) Which is getting bigger & bigger by the day. When we get home I'll be putting some of the fantabulous belly pics that Jenny took - onto the blog.

We had great silly times w/ Jenny & Miss. Josie this weekend... I miss those girls when I'm away!! Luke had to share the fact that if I laugh hard enough I might just pee my pants... so of course the 1st thing they all tried to do was make me pee my pants... I held strong though")

Tomorrow we go through baby stuff.... write tons of thank yous which Jenny so smartly had me make when I was @ the Island. Then Luke & Dave are taking Liam & Nolan to Chuck E Cheese' .... I will make him bring the camera since I'm sure it will be he-larious") & Jen & I will be looking for froggy pics for inspiration in the nursery... we're going to have to get on that when we get back to WA... I can't even believe how much time we don't have left before this little buda pops out of the belly!

All in all... great trip home! Don't want to leave - EVER!!

pictures....

Here are some more pics. Oh, and you think melyssa got away without helping, nah, i made her carry the carpet out, while pregos....... haha, i crack myself up. We all know that didn't happen.

Hard Work, New dishwasher. YEAH!

Well, since melyssa's been gone, i have proceeded to finish my project(s) in our house. Oh, how quickly things get done when someone isn't looking over my shoulder. HA, love you hun. I have torn the carpets out, cleaned the sub floor, laid the underlayment, laid hardwood laminate, broke my back and knees and put a dishwasher in to replace our ancient one. Onto the bedrooms this weekend. I also put a picture of an elk possie that hangs around my work. Melyssa's hasn't seen an elk since we moved here, so here you go hun, 30 of them. Digitally captured for you. Well see you guys soon, miss all of you.

Luke (the blogger)

I MISS my Beautiful Pregnant WIFE!!

Well, it's only been 2 days and I miss my wife, can you send her home please! I can't even look forward to going home from work now, she wont be there. Well anyways, you have fun hun and I'll see you in a few LOOOOOONG weeks. (SAD FACE). Be safe, have fun, be careful driving, enjoy RI, be good to baby (Not too much RI food at once) spread the intake of good ol' RI yumminess. Miss you a bunch, and love you more than that. See you soon.

Guess What.....!

You know....!

I'm off...

Tomorrow I fly home!!!! I cannot wait. Jen is meeting me @ the airport -possibly with the kiddos & I can't wait to see them ... for that matter I can't wait to see all of you east coasters:)

So I know I have plans with many of you already & those of you who I haven't had a chance to make a plan with... I'm sure I will see you!

Then Luke comes in on the 18th of March..wooohooo!!

So no posts until April probably... but I'll catch up then:)

See most of you soon!!! YIPPPPPPPPEEEEEEE!

One Week...

from today I will be on a plane back to RI! I am so frickin' excited!!!

Not much new here... Doctor's apt. this afternoon. Hopefully all is well with baby Marland:) Lot's of kicks & moving about going on in the belly lately.

Well... I will see you all in a week!! Can't wait!!!!!

Hormones

So the crazy pregnancy hormones finally kicked in... honestly I have been nicer, happier & more peaceful w/ pregnancy than I am normally (which makes Luke VERY happy). But those pesky hormones finally showed up. Let's set the scene shall we....

So I got an invitation to my baby shower *by accident* on which my name was misspelled *by accident* So I kinda sorta freeked out & unfortunately I was on the phone w/ Luke so he got the brunt of it:)

As the story developed... come to find out not only did my mom proof read the invite but also my sister inlaw, mother inlaw & my good friend Jenny & nobody noticed the freekin' I:) I'm sorry but that cracks me up... so as w/ most things in my life... I have another humerous story:) I need to be writing these things down:)

So I want to take a moment to thank everyone who has worked on this shower... even though my name might not have been spelt correctly... I REALLY appreciate all the hard work and love that has gone into this special little celebration for baby Marland! I can't wait... good food, good friends & family:) good times! muwah xxxx

Writers Strike No More

The writers strike is finally over... oh joy!!! I am so excited for my shows to be back up & running!!!!

And for those of you who are aware of my upkeep w/ the news... you should be very proud of the fact that I am actually aware of the goings on in the world (however *un*important they may be)

Yes, We Can!

WOW!!! That about sums this one up. I'm sure many of you have seen this... check it out! Ive watched it about 10 times in the last hour:) Very inspiring!!
YES WE CAN!!

Sad Face

So I have a sad face on... why??? Because my brother is leaving RI 3 days before I arrive.... where is he going??? To the west coast of course:) I have managed to time my arrival in RI perfectly. Not only is my brother leaving for 3 days to San Diego... then 5 months in New Mexico for his training... he got a BIG BOY job... yeay Davin!!! But my parents are leaving the very day that I come in:) Boy am I good:) They'll only be gone a week but I'll be all alone in their big ol' house:( I know you feel sorry for me:)

The good thing is... I'll be in RI!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait!!!! Baby cannot wait!!!! & when Luke finally joins us on the East Coast he cannot wait either:)

So... we will try to post some belly pics. but you all will be seeing in up close & personal in all of 2 Weeks... WOOOHOOOO!

Locked Out

So I had a little excitement last night... Our friend Shelby came over for dinner & when she was ready to go I decided to take Angie out for a little potty break. Well Shelby was the last one out the door & unaware of the fact that we always keep the door knob locked she shut the door. OOPS. So I was in a state of shock for a bit seeing as Luke was not only gone for 1 whole week but he was 9 hours away:) So we checked a window... locked. We tried the ol' credit card in door jam trick -does NOT work in real life people! So I decide to go get our neighbors Buck & Cathy too see if they can help us out... well long story a little bit shorter - we found a window that wasn't locked, apparently Luke keeps it unlocked for exactly this type of situation (would have been nice to know in the beginning - since we were outside in the @ least 30 degree weather for a good 1/2 hour)! Fun times in WA... FUN TIMES!

So Luke calls me back AN HOUR after the whole debacle ... since he decided to forget his cellphone when he went out to dinner.... no Batman radar on that one (I guess I have finally found a flaw... he cannot predict when something is going to go wrong.)

I have never been happier to get inside that house & snuggle under the blankets... hopefully that's all the excitement for the next week:)

The "cupcake" Belly

Hmmmm.... as per all of you apparently I have no belly... so I took another look @ the pic we posted & I suppose you're right. BUT... that was a couple weeks ago & my belly is MUCH bigger now. So we will have to take more pics. when Luke gets home:)

Other belly news.... Luke felt his first kick:) On Sunday we were laying on the couch watching TV & Luke had his hand on my belly(as he does often these days) where baby usually makes the moves - only this time... Luke actually felt 2 kicks... He was VERY excited:) It was super cute... his eyes got really big & he had a huge smile on his face:)

In other news... we are getting a web cam. This should be interesting for the technologically challenged (that being me). But my dad is getting us a web cam... he says it's so he can see us when we chat on the phone but it is TOTALLY just to see this baby! other wise I think we might have had gotten it over a year ago... hugh dad????:) so anyone w/ a web cam we can chitter chatter & actually see each other:) exciting stuff!

Belly Pics and more...

Here are some pictures of the new and growing Melyssa, still a skinny minny but now a baby belly is present. Starting to feel the kicks, the lil boy is growing slowly but surely. I say boy because melyssa and I have a bet on what the make and model of the lil tyke will be. Argh Argh Argh, it's definately a boy. Well the other pics are of Hurricane Ridge with all the snow from when I went snowboarding a few weeks ago, some sweet powder riding. And the other pics are me doing what I do best, driving the Coast Guards boats. Hope you all enjoy. See you all soon in March.

Belly

So I really have been meaning to take pics of my belly... it's just by the time I get home all I want to do is get into sweatpants... the belly has taken over & jeans are just not so comfy. It actually seems to have grown over night... it's definitely looking like a pregnant baby belly:) Luke's home this weekend though so maybe, if I remember, I will have him take some pics & upload them onto the computer. Speaking of which... for those of you who wanted RI pics from June (ooopsss) I just got new CD's made so I should be able to make some CD's @ home for you guys... so I promise to get them to you by the next time we come home... in March:)

As for baby... I go to the DR. today but I got a call about my ultrasound... I guess as of right now my placenta is lying low... Luke looked it up & I guess this could change... it could pop up top where it's supposed to be... BUT... if it doesn't I think I'll probably be having a c-section. They will be doing another ultrasound (that makes #4... not that I'm complaining) towards the end of February ... so I'll keep you posted on that. Other than that... I'll be getting weighed today... SCARY:)

Shows

Thank GOODNESS my shows are back on. Who knows how long this will last (not long I'm assuming) but it's nice to have some new shows to watch on my good ol' DVR:)

I have promised pics of the belly to many a peeps so.... they are coming.... soon.... I PROMISE!

Oh my...

I am a SUPER bad blogger.... Happy New Year Every Body!!! I so did not realize it has been as long as it has been since I last posted:)

The Holiday's were not so holly jolly this year... I don't know if it's all the pregnancy hormones making me so emotional or just the fact that I am so so so so so sick of the West Coast that it's not even funny... Maybe a combination of the two .... but needless to say this Christmas just wasn't the best Christmas ever (& that says a lot because not just 2 years ago I was getting over my Honeymoon from Hell Stomach thingy... nuff said)

Any way... I don't do resolutions... not that I have anything against them... I just tend to resolute (if that's even a word) throughout the year whenever something needs resolving... so there's always the get healthy thing... which I could always improve upon .... but I am not about to start that in January when everyone & their mama decides it's time to get their fat behinds to the gym.... UMMMM YAAAA NO! I'll go in Feb. when everyone is over their resolutions & back to the couch:)

Aside from the New Year... we're just trying to get a little organized around here before our lives are utterly transformed into mass chaos!!! Those of you who know me all too well... know that I am a neat freak who is uber organized. However since this little life inside of me has completely taken over my body... I am already slipping... the house is a mess I no longer know where anything goes... I can't even put a dish in the dishwasher(they wait for my lovely superb fabulous husband to come home and take care of them) same goes for laundry, vacuuming and any other cleaning activity. It is hard to even get myself in the shower in the am ( my name from Jenny & Jos definitely true these days:)) What is going to become of me when this kid is actually out and about.... SCARY!!!!!

Merry Merry

I hope you all had a very Merry Holiday *Christmas* or whatever it is you might have celebrated! We did one night of Hanukkah this year (that was all Luke was home for) but @ least I got my oh so yummy latkes! Crispy fried potato pancakes.... they make me very happy:)

There hasn't been much baby talk... I apologize for that! I was SOOOOO sick for so long and then we didn't go to the DR. for ever so it didn't really even feel like I was preggers. So we went to the DR. yesterday. Heard the heart beat & everything is A OK! We go for our next ultrasound in 2 weeks... where we can find out the sex of the babe.... But I don't think I want to... sorry, you are all just going to have to wait 6 more months. My heart just skipped a beat... 6 more months thats 1/2 a year... and we will have a little Marland ~ HOLY SH*T!!!!! We're almost half way there. That is extremely scary!!!

So besides eating for 2, sleeping like crap, and peeing just about every 5 seconds... things are same ol' same here. We wish you all a happy, healthy & fulfilling 2008! We miss you all!!! xoxo

I've been tagged

But I'm not playing along.... sorry Jenny! But!!! I am posting a new little blurber:) yeay for me!

So lots... tons.... going on!

I am no longer working @ Doodlebugs... this just happened yesterday so I am slightly bitter but here's what's up.... They are going to be closing earlier in the winter so she doesn't have a lot of hours... blah blah blah... then I could come back in the summer... UMMMMMM excuse me but I am giving BIRTH this summer.... & yes I do believe the actual birth will be taking ALL SUMMER LONG! So no more Doodles. The plus side... NO MORE SDU!!! I do not believe I will EVER teach a 101 class again! As much as I enjoy taking them... I feel so bad for those teachers... teaching stupid people who have NO CLUE the same thing OVER & OVER & OVER & OVER again... yucko! So we will celebrate no more SDU!!!!

Another thing to celebrate... I'm not sick any more!!!! Yippy! It's been about 2 weeks now so I think it's safe to say that I have passed that lovely part of pregnancy... now it's just big belly time:)

I'm Thankful...

For my good friend Jenny who came all the way cross country to visit & was perfectly happy doing absolutely nothing! I really do hope you had fun Jenny... sorry this pregnant lady is not so much fun right now:(

Well... we had a good Turkey Day & we had a great visit with Jenny, a couple of good days in Seattle (I seriously wish that we lived there or at least a little bit closer) over all it was a good week but unfortunately not very eventful for little Miss Jenn.

Our 1st Baby

Ok... Since Luke posted our big news about the new member of our family (in the making) & since I am actually able to be up & slightly functioning, I thought I'd post some pics. of our 1st baby girl so here you go. She sure is cute... she's a pain in the rear but she's cute:)