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CALE WITH DADDY AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH

CALE WITH MOMMY AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH

OUR FAMILY:)

Templates

I really want to change my template on my blog. Why is this so hard for me?! I tried for baout an hour and I can not figure it out. I even went to a super cute website and downloaded one but STILL can't quite get it...FRUSTRATING!!!

2 years has come and gone...

and I love you more every single day, Jeffrey Lane.

All Things New

our first family picture

A lot has changed here at the Lovett house. It has been such a whirlwind, but I am loving every minute of it. Jeff and I were blessed with a special bundle on July 26th and he could not be more perfect. I am amazed at what an incredible experience child birth and the bond that you form immediately after having your child. I am also amazed at how fast the time goes now. it seems like just yesterday we were coming home from the hospital and now he is a month old:( I AM looking forward to watching Cale grow and develop and reach all the fun milestones, I just wish he would slow down a little.
Another thing I am amazed at is how loud a new born cries in the middle of the night. Now I consider myself a hard sleeper, but there is no sleeping through a feeding:)
How about getting ready to leave the house...OH MY WORD! I never knew it would take so much planning to get the two of us out of the house even to run errands! Cale is def. a trooper. He has a mom who finds it hard to sit around and likes to go go go! This being said, Cale's outings include: wedding rehearsal at 4 days old, wedding and reception at 5 days old, first time to church at 6 days old, first airplane ride to San Antonio at 9 days old, daily outings running around town, Quail Springs Mall for 5 hours at 3 weeks old and his first trip to Tahlequah to see Gran and Poppy at almost 5 weeks old:) Let's just say we sleep well at night!

Mystery Itch...

So Thursday night, Jeff and I are laying in bed watching Seinfeld, our normal routine. All of the sudden, I started itching ALL OVER. At first I thought well maybe my skin is stretching from pregnancy or MAYBE I HAVE FLEAS!!!! I freaked out and hopped in the shower. All I could think about was when one of my students gave me head lice last year, SICK! After the shower, I put lotion all over and laid back down. The itching didnt stop. (Just so you know, I wash our bed sheets twice a week because I am a little anal about clean sheets) What could it be!? I literally felt like I had bugs crawling all over my body. Needless to say, it was a miserable nights sleep. Not only was I itchy but 37 weeks pregnant...BLAH!
I woke up the next morning and basically just dealt with it all day. Friday night I went to dinner and to see eclipse with my dear friend Jennifer and it's all I could do through the whole movie!
When I got home, I immediately got online and started researching what it could be. I knew it wasn't anything I ate because I hadn't eaten anything out of the norm. I then started reading about this condition called "cholestasis". Basically it only happens to women late in pregnancy and has something to do with the liver and bile production and is very harmful for baby. Anyway, the symptom: extreme itching all over...!! Keep in mind that Jeff is out of town for the weekend. I FREAK OUT! I called my mom and her friend Sonya who is an R.N. and ask them what I should do. They recommend that I call the 24 hr line for my doctor. I do so and the doctor on call was SO RUDE to me! AHH. She told me to take benadryl, end of story. I don't know if it's the hormones in me right now but all of the sudden I am a complete BASKET CASE!! I called my mom back crying hysterically and bless her heart, I know she was thinking "just take the benadryl!" I don't know why but I was so scared too. I have heard of mother's milk supply drying up and not being able to breastfeed and I couldn't think about anything else. Eventually, I calm myself down, take the benadryl and take a warm bath. After about 40 minutes, the itching started to ease up and I was able to fall asleep. I of course then woke up itching at 6 am when the medicine wore off. So I took another dose and kept up all day long. Needless to say, I was a walking ZOMBIE. I have a doctor appt Monday for my weekly checkup and I am going to take the benadryl until then and ask her what it could possibly be. Anyone ever heard of this or experienced it!? I feel like I have leprosy!

36.5 weeks...

Wow....could these last few weeks go any slower?! The answer is "no". I really have been trying to stay busy a.) to pass the time b.) to get this little guy movin'!
I suddenly HAVE to mow and Jeff HAS to trim the bushes. All the sudden the flowers that died in the pot on the porch need replaced!
A little side note: you may recall a few weeks ago on a Monday when it rained and rained...and rained. Well that day we realized that our roof was totaled and our chimney was leaking...no big deal. Also, the chimney was leaking into the guest bedroom closet, soaking the ceiling, walls and carpet. Still, it's fixable, right!? I called our insurance that day and the lady told me she would have someone call me and come look at the damage. About a week goes by and I don't hear from anyone, so I call back. The lady reassures me that the adjuster had contacted me and we had worked it out. Come to find out, the guy had called my mother in law, thinking it was me...WHAT!? Ok so long story short- here we are over 3 weeks later and NOTHING has been done. We now have mold growing in our guest closet, sheet rock needs torn out, along with carpet pad and carpet, our roof and chimney and tons of repairs to be made. This all needs to be taken care of before Mr. Cale decides to enter this world!!! I am having a hard time having patience with this ordeal!

Update on this pregnancy

These are pictures that Mandy Stansberry took. She did a wonderful job!! Thanks for everyones advice, I am SO glad I got maternity pictures taken.

I can not believe that I am already 34.5 weeks pregnant! Man has it flown by. It kind of makes me sad because I know that once my little man is here, it will go by even faster:( Why can't they be babies forever!?
The nursery is officially done and ready for Cale. He has diapers, wipes, clean clothes and towels.I even went and had the fire dept. install our carseat:) We were so blessed to have such a nice shower thrown by such wonderful people.
Now I need some advice. Here are some things I still have left to do before her comes:
1. pack the hospital bag. What do I even pack? I don't want to pack too much, just the essentials.
2. prepare for birthing this baby. Can you do that?
3. Buy the last few thinds on my registry. Would you recommend one of those excersaucers? I dont even know if that is what its called. The round thing you put them in and there are alot of probably over-stimulating objects to play with? What about a swing? We already have an infant seat.

You Are Invited!

I am unsure as to why my flyer got cut in half but ill fill you in on the rest! I would love for you to come help my team celebrate this incredible accomplishment! Guests are free and we will be raffling off over $700 in Arbonne product!

When: Saturday, June 19th Registration begins at 2:30 pm
Where: Memorial Road Church of Christ Edmond, OK

Shower and nursery update

Here it is, minus the bedding! It's all coming together and becoming so real! Our church family at memorial road threw us a beautiful shower and are blessed beyond measure! A special thanks to the hostesses! It could not have been more perfect!!

Can't decide

I can not decide whether or not to take maternity pictures. Jeff and I have had several conversations about it and of course he thinks they are completely unnecessary, which I can see his point. I just don't want to look back and wish I had done it. I don't think I could live with that kind of regret. If you are a mom, please give me some sort of direction. If you took them, were you happy with your choice, and if you didn't are you wishing you would have?

The Crib is HERE!!!

Cale's nursery is SLOWLY coming together! Here is one side of his nursery. It is very small so this is only going to take 2 shots to give you the whole picture.
And here is the other side. We now have all the furniture in
We are doing a vintage sports theme, I LOVE it! All that we lack now is his bedding, which my mom is working on, it is going to be fabulous!And a few more decorative things.

Explain

I know its been bothering you, probably since I started this blog, that my picture isn't centered on my blog page...or is that just me and my type A personality? Although it bothers me, I couldn't figure out how to center it to save my life. You are actually lucky that I was even able to create a blog. So...if you know how to fix it, I would LOVE for you to explain.

Wow...

As of midnight last night, I qualified for Regional Vice President with Arbonne. Everything is really still sinking in! I always believed that it would happen but now that it has, all I can do is sit back and thank God for opening such a wonderful opportunity to me. Without Arbonne, I would never be able to stay home everyday with this sweet baby. Without Arbonne, Jeff and I would never have had the time and financial freedom that we have and will continue to have as our family grows. Without Arbonne, I would not be the person that I am today. I love my job( if you can call it that). I love my team that has helped me through this journey. I love my husband who has supported me day in and day out. And most of all I love the life that God has given me and blessed me with. It's time to get to work! I have to finish this thing!!

I have the best hubby...

It's here!!! While I was in Vegas last week, our rocker came in! When I got home, Jeff had already set it up in the nursery. So I came home to that AND.......
he bought me THE diaper bag. I have had my eye on this thing since I first found out I was pregnant. He bought it for me while I was on my trip and it was waiting for me when I arrived home. What a sweetie!

What a Week!!!

Arbonne had their annual National Training Conference in Vegas this past week. What an incredible company! I am so proud to be a part of this!!
Me and my cousin Sara. So proud that she is on my team and that we are on this journey together.


After the product launch at the product store. We got to try out all the new products! Clinically proven results in 24 hours...YES!!!
This is me in the Mercedes I have picked out for when I go Region...I'll have it in a few short months!!!!
Some of my team at Arbonne's National Training Conference! Love them all!!!

Blah!

I am definitely an all or nothing person. When I am committed to doing something there is very little that can come in the way of it and I am having the hardest time staying motivated to workout during this pregnancy. I usually am pretty good about going to the gym daily and getting cardio and even some weight training in. When I first got pregnant, well actually the first trimester of this pregnancy, I was extremely sick and a day did not go by that I wasn't nauseous or throwing up. I felt like I had a pretty good excuse to not be active, as where the slightest movement made we want to lose the little bit of lunch I had been able to stomach. I do not have that excuse now!!! I feel GREAT! I have tons of energy and have NO problem eating, so what's my hang up? Back to the all or nothing side of me, when I do work out, I like to feel like I have worked out, I work out hard and I guess part of me is just scared of overdoing it...? I have read all the books/blogs websites about how working out is great during pregnancy but not to over do it. What if I over do it? Did any of you have a hard time staying motivated? If so, what did you do to re-motivate? I refuse to be that person that gains 90 pounds during their pregnancy... I do not want to have a hard time losing the weight afterward either, even if it is only 8 pounds. HELP!!! I need encouragement!

This week...

Sunday marked 19 weeks for my pregnancy. I can't believe it is already half way over! It really has gone by so fast! This stage of pregnancy is definitely smooth. I am not sick anymore, I have adjusted from sleeping on my tummy, to using a body pillow which is quite comfortable, my energy is back and I can actually clean house without feeling like I have run a marathon, I am learning to embrace the belly and love comfy maternity clothes. Life is good!
Emry always enjoys the weather. She particularly loves the snow and ice but rain is a close second. This is what I found 15 minutes after I let her out...

SPRING!!!

Ok so today will be a good day and I will tell you why:

1. I bought a cantaloupe( my repetitive summer love) at Crest and it is YUMM-O!!!

2. I got a lot of sleep last night

3. I went out to check the mail and let the dog do his business and the SUN IS OUT!!!

4. We get to eat Shiki tonight for dinner(our favorite)

Just so you know, this is probably my first post that isn't about baby. I promise I do try to think and talk about other things but it's crazy how a baby can completely consume your life before it is even born!!!

I hope everyone has a happy Tuesday! Get some sun!

Let the planning...continue:)

This is the nursery before.
Here is the nursery after I painted it( sorry for the bad lighting)
Here is the color pallete we are using for baby Cale's room. Mom, dad and Sonya came into town Saturday and we used that time for us ladies to figure out exactly what we are doing with all of it. We purchased all the fabric, so let the sewing begin!! My mom is making the bumper pad, blanket, bed skirt, and curtains...I MIGHT attempt to help with the pillows. I don't want to screw up her masterpiece. YAY! Baby Cale, I know you will not appreciate any of the work that goes into this HUGE project, but your mother will. Your mother has also tried to realize that you will probably spit up, pee on and slobber all over the crushed velvet and chenille...it's ok, I will still love you.

The crib and rocker are on their way. The rocker should be here in about 3 weeks and the crib will be another 4-6 weeks.

Worry?

This morning I had my monthly OB appointment. I was excited to talk to her about the ultrasound that we had done on Monday. Of course, when we first went in, it was the routine weight, pee in a cup, pulse,etc. Dr. Palmer asked if I had questions, asked how I was feeling and so forth. She asked if we found out boy/girl and let her know about the name we have picked out. She then told me that everything looked good with baby but the radiologist was concerned about my level of amniotic fluid. He thought it was too low and wants me to have another ultrasound in 4 weeks. Experienced mommies, did any of you have this problem? I am nervous about it but in a way excited, because I get to see baby again. I welcome your thoughts:)