Tis the season

Well with one day left until Thanksgiving, Joanna and I did something last night we had never done before, yep we put up our Christmas tree.

We also successfully were able to get all of the outside decorations up as well. Yes we were the first in the neighbor to do so but since we only get to put it out once a year we thought why not start a little sooner. We still have some inside decorations to do but no need to be in too big of a rush.

Also for you viewing pleasure we though we would include another video of Blitz. He really is a lab at heart, he loves water. I found this out a few years ago, he loves to attach the water bottle, or at least catch the spray as it comes out. So for the fun of it this morning we caught him on camera.

Make sure you lock your door

So Friday after work Joanna decided to go out and do a little shopping. In case you do not have any stock in Kolh's here is a tip for you, get some. I think Joanna is one of their top shoppers. Of course they keep sending her these 15-30% off your entire coupon so she does some serious damage during these shopping sprees.

Well today while shopping she found a lot of things that she needed. As her tummy gets larger her clothes are getting tighter. So she grabs her clothes and heads into the dressing room. As she approaches she passes a lady of the Indian descent and can hear her talking to her daughter in the dressing room. Joanna can see that the little girl is in the last dressing room so she went in the second one. Now she did do the proper thing first she knocked on the door, and then asked "any in here", in which no one replied so she went in.

Once she opened the door the GRANDMOTHER, who was well into her 70's had her top and her bra off!! Joanna quickly closed the door and said she was sorry and bolted into another dressing room. Once inside the dressing room she tried her best to rub the image out of her eyes. She quickly informed me that "gravity" had fully taken over and it was not a pretty sight. She has told me that this image is burned in her mind and we are trying to figure a way to get it out.

Everybody misses daddy when he is gone

Ok so I am on week three of my 4 week road trip with work. The good news is, next week is my last trip for the rest of the year. This week I had a chance to travel the east coast and we ended up on our last day in Buffalo, NY. Once our meeting was done for the day we went to Niagara Falls  and took in one of the 7 wonders of the world. Below are some videos that I took with my phone.

However to top it all off was Blitz's performance. Joanna and I have found out that when someone Blitz knows call the house and leaves a voice message he goes into the most pitiful howl. It is quite funny to say the very least. Well this time Joanna was able to catch it with her phone and below is his cry since I am away, it really is quite touching.

Week 14, here we go

So it has been a few weeks but I have been traveling and while Joanna is starting to get a little more energy, not a lot but a little she is still in bed by like 8:15pm. I have been gone since last Sunday and will leave again this Monday for the week, therefore I have to make sure she has everything we need. Her appetite is still on a roller coaster, one minute something sounds good, then moments later not so much. You name it and I have tried or have fixed it for her over the past two weeks.

Also what you have missed over the last two weeks, Joanna's pants really are not fitting anymore at all. It is bad when I see her putting on my wind pants because they are "loose" around her belly. I officially got introduced to maternity pants and I have to say they look like they feel pretty good. As long as she feels good in them, more power to her. It was interesting when she was trying them on. She and I were talking about how they feel and I simply said to make sure they were not too tight because she had a ways to go and would be growing a lot more. Well I guess I was not supposed to say anything because the "other" ladies in the dressing room decided they needed to tell Joanna everything about when they were pregnant, granted they were pregnant when the model T was built, but they felt they needed to share anyway. At that point I decided to go and sit and wait for Joanna to come out of the dressing room. All in all not a lot going on. Joanna does have a doctors appointment on Tuesday but all in all it is life as normal, or normal as normal can be right now... 

Surviving week 12

So week 12 gave us a glimpse of what life could soon be like. On Saturday Joanna woke up and felt good. Never felt like she was going to be sick and food actually sounded good. Of course it turned out to be short lived. When Sunday came she was back to not feeling well, and the ever-so-lovely dry heaving. They say that this will end in a week or so, that is what we are waiting on. Well week 12 has also brought us some good news. We found out on Sunday that another couple in our small group will be having their first child as well. We are so excited for Justin and Allison, and as Joanna said, "I have someone to go through this with me". Of course Allison is not sick so she and Joanna cannot relate on that end but they are only two weeks apart so the other great experiences of being pregnant they will get to share.

No longer ski bunnies, but expecting mom's

It never seems to amaze me about God's timing. Joanna and I have been praying for Justin and Allison for a long time and when we found out they were not only pregnant but only 2 weeks behind us, we could not stop talking about it. It just goes to show you God is in control and his plan has been and will always be better then we can fathom.

Family bonding time

Who does not like Friday's? Well for starters Friday's mean that the next day is Saturday and there is nothing better than a fall Saturday. Cool weather, no bugs, and of course FOOTBALL. Ok so the doctor tells Joanna that she can still exercise and that walking is a great thing. Therefore all week long we have been taking walks around the neighborhood, much to the delight of Blitz. Well last night we went out to dinner and did a little shopping so when we came home no need for the walk. Well Blitz was not too thrilled about this so we did the next best thing, we played with the laser. This is one of the funniest things to watch, and after about 10 min of this I decided to get some video for you all to enjoy.

Oh and the best quote of the night came from Joanna. After she gets out of the shower she says "I tried to suck in my belly and make it flat, but I can't anymore!" I laughed, I thought it was funny! Week 12 here we come!!

All ready for Halloween

So even though you don't get the day off for Halloween, we still have a good time decorating the house.

Ok so I have no idea why the picture of the pirate is sideways, but it is so turn your head. This time next year Bryce will have a reason to yet, once again, go out and get candy. Mostly he stays at the house and "scares" the kids. Actually the dog does a good job of that by himself. When you ring the doorbell there is a streak of black and white that runs to the door barking and then, with his nose, moves the blinds to see who it is. Of course this year Bryce will be in LA for Halloween. I found out today that he and a co-worker are going to go to Universal Studios "Fright Night". Bryce went back when he worked at Disney World and to this day he still says it is the scariest Halloween event he has even been to. Why he wants to do this I do not know, but I have a feeling there will be pictures as well as plenty of stories.

Good-bye week 10 hello week 11

Saturday's are typically a day where Joanna has been so tired all she wants to do is sleep. Well today that changed and we are hoping that we are on a road to some kind of normalcy. Joanna was able to meet up with a high school friend for some pampering, see below.

Ready for Halloween

Then the girls went and had lunch to top off the afternoon. I fully expected for Joanna to come home and crash but she did not. I on the other hand started preparing dinner so we could eat and watch the MSU vs FL game. We also had my mom stop by and drop off some food from a family gathering. It is now safe to say we have enough food in our fridge to last a week. Oh and not to mention below is what we had for dinner.

Well of course dinner was wonderful if I do say so myself. Then something happened that had never happen before Joanna and I were born. Mississippi State beat Florida in the "swamp" I think the day had finally caught up with Joanna because she was no where near as nervous or anxious as I was. Well now she has gone to bed and we will see what week 11 holds for us. Hoping the worse days are behind us and the better ones are a lot closer.

Some B&B

Well Joanna now has an "official" baby bump. So now you are thinking AHHHH I get the title, well you would be wrong. The second "B" actually is for Bryce's bravery for giving blood today. Ok so I am sure several of you have given or give blood all the time, but today was my first time and I don't like needles nor the site of my own blood.

See as a small child I would see the site of my own blood and then a few seconds later I would have passed out. So I really don't care to see my own blood. I also don't like needles and the ones they use to draw blood could be used as a "shank" in prison!! With all that being said I did it anyway, but not for me, I did it for Joanna and the baby. (Insert here thought from Joanna - What is my husband going to be like during labor??!!)

If my company had enough people to sign up then all of those that did would receive blood for free for a year as well as their immediate family members. So since I knew the baby would be coming next year I figured I would make sure they were covered. The good news is I did make it through the process. During the process I found out that the nurse is related to Fred Smoot. For those of you who do not know the great Fred Smoot, I am attaching a quick link for your enjoyment. To this day Bulldog Fans still call him by only his last name and it is actually said SMMOOOOOOOOOTTTTT.

Ok I better get going I have to get the cornbread out of the oven before Joanna eats my arm!! See the photo of the baby bump bellow.

Fred Smoot talkin Smack!!