The pictures I took of the horses are the last few. I ran out and got them developed today. There's also some awful pregnancy pictures in there. The one of my belly was taken a few weeks ago but the rest of the pictures of me and Shawn were taken today. Another reason why the horse photos didn't come out great, I had a horse trying to take the camera out of my hands the entire time. Silly Danni girl.
I just got the coolest pictures! I woke up and had to pee. I thought I should check on the horses so I glanced out the window. Belle, the goat was sleeping on the back of Rizzo, one of our horses. ON HER BACK. Now I got a nice fancy smancy camera for xmas from Shawn and thought, what better time than now to use it. I figured by the time I got out there, she would've jumped down or something. Nope! I was able to get seven pictures before they moved. I took half from the front pasture and the other half from the front gate. I just had to tell someone, Shawn's sleeping and I don't think he'd appreciate it if I woke him up right now. Although I'd love to wake him up and say TAKE ME TO WALMART. LOL I've never seen her lay on one of the horses before. I've seen OTHER goats do it but not Belle. I just had to tell someone! Now let's see if I can fall back to sleep.
Yesterday I was barely online. I felt horrible. The left side of my stomach kept getting sharp pains. After a couple of hours they stopped and I was able to go to sleep. I was told they were ligament pains. I was just glad when they were over. I can't believe that I'll be 29 weeks tomorrow. I could give birth in ten weeks and he wouldn't be considered a premie. TEN WEEKS! Up till now it was just a thing moving around in my stomach, he wasn't REAL. Now he's almost here so I'm getting a little nervous. I try to think about it as little as possible, otherwise I'm bound to freak out about it. Well, I'm a little sleepy so I'm going to go to bed. I've only been getting between 5 and 6 hours a night which is nothing when you're seven months pregnant.
First things first, my doctor's appointment went fine. I'm measuring normal and the baby's heartbeat was 156. I also found out that they try to avoid episiotomy's as little as possible. That made me happy because I know when it comes right down to it, it's the doctor's choice at the time and I would prefer to avoid it at all costs. We were once again cleared for our trip in the beginning of April. I have an appointment a few days before we leave so if we have any other concerns, we can voice them then.
This weekend will be a four day weekend for my mom and Shawn. We're going to do a little to the babies room and get some cleaning done. Shawn's going to take me to get some supplies for the bird crafts I want to do. I also decided after last night that I want to start making my own toys. All my birds love popsicle sticks so I'm going to start there. I have a lot of bird friends and they've given me some ideas about how to add color and flavor to the sticks. (regular jello) We're going to get different sized sticks and some that are shapes. That should keep me busy for a few days at least. Right now, when I'm bored I spend a lot of time coloring. I bought a cheap coloring book at walmart a few weeks ago (it was designed for little kids) and have been coloring in it and adding my own things to the pages. It's very relaxing.
I decided to start a little project today. I've been letting my senegal parrot out quite a bit lately but the only play stand she has is very small. It's made out of PVC piping so I started drawing up some diagrams of other stands that I could make. Everyone that I've come up with will be under ten dollars. There are some out there that are much bigger than the ones I'm thinking of making but I'd rather start out with a smaller one. The one that I have now (which is called a t-stand) was made for me by a friend who also owns parrots. One of the larger ones that I'd be interested in making eventually is between four and six feet tall. (I don't yet have the exact sizing of it) The most expensive part about making any of these PVC stands is the vetwrap. The PVC is very slippery and all parrots would easily fall off of them so I coat mine in vetwrap. Some people sand or scratch up the piping but that's just too much work for me. I don't use glue or cement with mine though. Some people take that chance with their parrots but I just feel more at ease having everything clean of chemicals. Plus, it makes the stands very easy to take apart and clean. (dishwasher compatible too!) Too bad they haven't been creative enough to make things like this for cats. LOL
I have the last of my one month doctor appointments today. After this one, I go to every two week appointments. I'm sure I'll get scolded today because I never went in for my glucose testing. With everything that was going on the last month or so, I lost track of time and missed the deadline before I even remembered the test. (I was given the paper for it MONTHS ago even though there were only certain weeks that I could have the testing done) I'm not worried about it, less than 2% of pregnant women get GD. I'll get to pee in a cup today, be measured, have my weight taken and listen to the baby's heartbeat. (basically the same appointment I've had for months)
Our "issue" with our friend has been resolved. He'll be taking a greyhound bus down to Louisville. In the end, it was better for everyone, especially him. If we had taken him, he would've only gotten to spend a few hours with his grandpa, this way he gets to spend a little more than a day with him. Plus, he's decided to take a bus next weekend as well as long as everything is still ok with his grandpa. I guess he seemed a little disappointed (probably just doesn't want to sit on the bus for over six hours by himself) but eventually he'll realize it was for the best.
We have a bird fair to go to on Saturday. I figure we'll pick up some toys for the senegal parrot, parakeets and Charlie the cockatiel. Bird toys are ALWAYS cheaper at bird fairs. Plus, they have raffles that benefit bird research and things of that nature. (research for different diseases and how to prevent them) Today, we'll be driving Paul to the bus station and probably getting started on the baby's room. Other than that, it'll be a pretty boring weekend for us.
I'm having kind of a moral debat with myself right now. One of our friend's (Shawn's best friend), Paul has a grandfather in Kentucky that is very sick. They don't think he has much longer to live and Paul would like to go down and see him before that happens. He doesn't have a license and has a warrant in Kentucky for tickets so he doesn't want to drive down there. In other words, he wants US to take him. This would be the third time that we will have taken him down to see his grandpa. I feel like it's not MY or Shawn's responsibility to take him down there once again. BUT at the same time, if his grandpa dies and he doesn't get to see him before then, I'll feel horrible. It wouldn't be such a big deal if we didn't have SOOOOO much going on right now and the fact that I'm seven months pregnant. (I don't have to tell you that I don't want to sit in a car for six plus hours) I would have to stay with strangers (ok so not that huge of an inconvience for me). We have a ton of stuff to get done before the baby is born. We have an entire room to BUILD yet. In order to build the room, we have to clean up another VERY messy room. Then once we actually get the walls up and everything, it has to be painted. The crib has to be put together, as does every other baby related item that needs assembly. We should really go visit my dad and Shawn's mom before the baby is born. I believe the car needs new brakes. My mom's car needs new brakes and rotars. AND we still have to measure the walls for the new room AND buy the materials for the room. Again, it wouldn't be nearly all that impossible since we have three months BUT with Shawn on third shift, it's impossible to get ANYTHING done during the week. There's just no time. He's awake for two hours before he has to go to work. (he's working ten hours a day) And then we have our trip in the beginning of April that we need to get ready for. The list just goes on and on. I just feel like a terrible person if I say no, you're going to have to find another way. Then of course, I've got Shawn guilt tripping me about how Paul would do it for us if the roles were reversed but Paul doesn't have a seven month pregnant fiance. If the baby was already born, this wouldn't even be an issue. It'd be a big fat no, we have a kid and responsibility. Also, we have our dogs to worry about while we're gone. With how much fighting has been going on, I can just see some getting seriously injured. If Shawn goes without me, I'll spend the weekend being pissed off and then I'll have a grudge of sorts against Paul for the next several months. I just don't know what to do. I want to kick and scream and say it's not fair but then again, it' s not fair that Paul's grandpa is sick and that he'll probably be going to his funeral very soon. I'm going to try and not think about it for the rest of the night/day. I just needed to bitch to someone I suppose.
