New Look

I've changed my look on the blog. I wanted something purple since its my new favorite color. Do you like it?

Ode to My Pregnancy Hair

Oh Pregnancy Hair
You were so thick
You were so beautiful
You curled so well

And Now...
You are in my drain
You are on my shower wall
You are in my brush
You are on my bathroom floor
You are on my kitchen floor
You are on my bedroom floor
You are in Ainsley's bed
You are in Ainsley's diaper
You are on the burp cloths
You are in my underwear
You are in my bra
You are stuck to my legs
You are in my breakfast
You are in my lunch
You are in my dinner
You are in my butter
You are in my wine
You are in my car
You are on my pillow
You are on Ryan's pillow
You are in my mouth
You are in Ryan's mouth
You are in Ainsley's mouth
You are on my phone
You are on my keyboard
You are on my couch
You are on my chair
You are everywhere
But on my head

Until next time
I will miss you

Cleaning of My Bonus Room

In our house, we have a 600 square foot bonus room. Up until now, its been a collecting bin for all the stuff we don't know what to do with. Renewed Health (our home business of 10 years, www.renewedhealth.com) has taken over much of it. There are always boxes and shipping supplies everywhere. The computer desk is always full of papers of recent orders and bills. Frankly, it was a room of clutter. The room also has a bar in it which I always thought would be a great place to scrapbook. Right now my scrapbook stuff is all across my dining room table.

I always thought it would be a great play room for some future child. Now that child has a name and a face. She needs somewhere to play.

My goal for maternity leave (the last 2 weeks of it at least) has been to clean this room and make it safe for children and fun for me to scrapbook in. I have accomplished this goal with the exception of one cabinet in the bar (today's challenge). The crap is gone and it is now safe for Ainsley. For my birthday, I hope Ryan gets me some bar stools (hint hint) so that I can transfer my scrapbook stuff there to work on while Ainsley plays.

Here is the end result

And here is the bar where I will store all my scrapbook stuff

What do you think?

No More Gifts

When you get ready to have a baby or a wedding, people give you tons of gifts. You get married or have the baby...more gifts. While this seems like a great thing, I am done with it. I had 2 baby showers and since I have had Ainsley I have received way to many gifts. My mother in law told me of another gift that someone had for me. I cringed.

Don't get me wrong, I love presents. I love that people have been so kind to think of us. My problem is the thank you notes. I am up to my eyeballs in them. I have tried to avoid them but there they are staring at me. I hate them.

So here I am, blogging instead of writing them.

Oh How I Love TV

I have to admit, I am a complete TV junkie. I love all kinds of TV from comedies, to dramas, to reality shows, to daytime talk shows. I have tried very hard during my maternity leave to not spend every moment in front of the TV. It has indeed been a challenge. I have found reruns of some of my old favorites and have even found old sitcoms that I never watched before.

Being that I am the TV junkie, fall is one of my favorite times of year. I love the new TV season. After a summer of Big Brother (a guilty pleasure), I am always ready for new scripted television. Unfortunately, I don't see many new shows that I have to catch.

My TIVO and VCR (yes I have to use both because of scheduling conflicts) will be busy this season. I refuse to watch anything live so I can watch more tv in less time. So here is what I am watching this year.

Monday - Terminator - Sarah Connor Chronicles, How I Met Your Mother, Heroes, America's Toughest Jobs (a new reality show that has me hooked. Don't judge me)

Tuesday - Biggest Loser - Families

Wednesday - Private Practice

Thursday - Survivor: Gabon, Grey's Anatomy, The Office

Saturday - Knight Rider (I'm going to give it a try for Ryan)

What am I missing? What are your favorites?

Update

We went to the doctor today and Ainsley had her test. She was a trooper (as good as a 10 week old can be). They ended up having to catheterize her 3 times. She peed out the first one. The second one wasn't quite right. The third one was just right. She cried through most of the procedure. She was extremely tired to begin with since she didn't nap well this morning. We finished up there and headed to the doctor's office.

At the doctor, we met our uroligist. He informed us that she does have the reflux on the left side. On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst) she has a 2. She has an 80% chance of growing out of it by the time she turns 5. The treatment as of right now is low grade antibiotics everyday to prevent any infections. A single infection can cause 20% kidney damage so we want to avoid that.

So after feeling much guilt and pity, I am moving on. This is part of our lives now (as I always assumed it would be). We will test it yearly and continue to trust in the Great Physician for healing.

Tomorrow is a Big Day

My family has a history of urinary reflux. My 2 sisters and I all had it as kids. Out of 5 of my nieces and nephews that have been tested so far, 4 of them have it. As of right now, most of them have grown out of it. My sisters both had surgery for it when they were little. I finally outgrew mine when I was in 3rd grade.

Tomorrow, Ryan and I are taking Ainsley to be tested. I am quite nervous for this. First and foremost, I don't want her to have this genetic disorder. Secondly, I don't want to put my child through this horrible test. I have such feelings of guilt that I could have passed this disorder on to her. I know that there is nothing you can do to determine what genes are passed and what aren't but its still rough on the mommy in me. Its also going to be tough for me as it will bring back many memories I have of being tested yearly until the 3rd grade.

So pray for us tomorrow. Pray that she doesn't have it. Pray for Ainsley to do well in the physical part of the test. Pray for my emotions. Pray for us to make wise decisions if she does have it.

Thanks and I will keep you posted.