raider alley

Here's a picture of the students camping out for the Tech vs Texas game scheduled for Saturday at 7 pm. CRAZY KIDS! Jon is scheduled to be home at 6 pm on Saturday just in time for the game. If he is not on a plane in Dallas by 5 pm I am selling our tickets. They are up to $500-600 a pair. Mama needs a new pair of shoes...better yet, a glider!

while you were out

Jon is in Gainsville, FL this week attending a conference so here is what the girls have been up to...

This is The MAiZe. It's a big field of corn that gets cut into a different maze every year. I visited it our first year in Lubbock but was with a few little ones who really weren't into wandering around in corn that was 3x's as tall as they were. I vowed to return but haven't been able to convince Jon of it's potential coolness. So, I drug another victim, Shelbi, out there solely for my own entertainment. We picked to follow the clues about Music and Movies and completed the maze in 35 minutes after taking at least a dozen wrong turns. I bet it's fun for the guys who sit up in the towers to watch people act like mice hunting for a hunk of cheese.

Here are a few of my most recent Martha Stewart moments. The cheesecake has 4 blocks of cream cheese in it! I was given permission for 25 pounds not 65! I love carving pumpkins but was cut off last year by my less than enthused husband. I tackled a small one on my own and was slightly disappointed that my holes were a little big for my mice. Martha always does it better which is probably why this pumpkin was on the msn homepage this morning.

The remaining man of the house was very pleased to find peanut butter smeared inside of his new kong. Ahhh, the simple pleasures in life.

Dad & Mom aka Prince & Madonna

Halloween is my favorite holiday of all. The house is decorated, my office is decorated, I have carved and baked and am still waiting to find the batch of cat vomit laced with fake spiderwebs. We attended the annual Orthopedic Halloween Party on Saturday night and were dressed up as Prince and Madonna.




Jon will be out of town for all of the Halloween night festivities so Prince has made his one and only appearance and I am pretty sure I am going to have to make some revisions to my costume. 4 hours in a corset did not make Baby Wyatt very happy!

because putting it together twice is way more fun

We picked up the changing table on Saturday morning and carved out some time to put it together because surely it couldn't take that long, right?!? After working at an efficient pace double checking ourselves we found that close to 2 hours had gone by when we slid the last drawer in. No worries about the amount of time, better to take it slow and get it right than to have to redo it. Ha! If only we were so lucky. As the top drawer went in, we noticed 2 pieces of hardware that were on the front of the unit. I had noticed them along the way but figured the top drawer would conceal them and Jon was sure some sort of plugs or covers would take care of them. Alas, no. We had simply put the piece on backwards. And of course we have to pretty much disassemble the entire thing to get to the piece of backwards trim. Oh well, more quality time together assembling baby furniture!

an apple a day

On Sunday, we ventured out to Apple Country Orchards. Mom, Joyce and I had been there before when we first moved to Lubbock, but this was Jon's maiden voyage. We were slightly disappointed to find only 3 varieties left and most of those were rotting on the ground. We managed to pick about a half a bucketful and made sure to pick up a bag of pretty polished ones in the gift shop. I was on a mission to make homemade applesauce just in case I felt the urge to eventually make homemade baby food. It wasn't too hard although I wasn't the one in charge of peeling and cutting the apples. The finished product tastes much better than store bought varieties so maybe this is the start of something.

pieces of you

The first order of business once the mothers arrived was to assemble the crib. Both Jon and I wanted to make sure we were happy with our purchase before making a long term commitment. After about an hour, we were standing next to a great crib that earned the right to stay in the Wyatt house. One thing down, a million more to go.

why i don't like gambling

So I was totally WRONG.

My baby boy is actually a baby girl! I couldn't even process what the tech was saying because I was expecting her to say it was a boy. We are so excited. I made Jon rush me to babies r us so I could get my hands on something pink. Baby Wyatt has her first pink blanket and a mommy and daddy who already love her immeasurably.

She likes to put her fingers and hands in her mouth. Every time the tech would go to look at her face, she would slap an arm right in front of it. Drama Queen! Jon was quick to point out that she was already displaying her mother's stubbornness when she wouldn't roll over and let us see the lower half of her spine and bottom. No worries, we will go back in 4 weeks and take another look. Who am I to turn down another chance to see my baby girl?

Now the fun can begin. I spent about 45 minutes with a name book last night and am only in the D's!

here's my guess...

Since our ultrasound is this afternoon, I thought it would be fun to have an official guess as to what Baby Wyatt is...a boy, a girl, twins or triplets. Since we can go ahead and eliminate two of those options my guess is it's a BOY. I have had 3 dreams depicting baby W as a boy and here's a little myth test I found online...


It's a boy if:
You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy YES
Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute NO
You are carrying the extra weight out front YES
Your belly looks like a basketball YES
Your areolas have darkened considerably YES
You are carrying low YES
You are craving salty or sour foods YES
You are craving protein -- meats and cheese YES
Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy ?
The hair on your legs has grown faster during pregnancy NO
Your hands are very dry YES
Your pillow faces north when you sleep YES
Dad-to-be is gaining weight, right along with you I WISH
Pregnancy has you looking better than ever YES
Your urine is bright yellow in color YES
Your nose is spreading ?
You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves in circles ?
You are having headaches YES
You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an even number ? WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THIS DATE ?

the grandma's are coming

Only 3 more days until my mom and Jon's mom will be in Lubbock for a 4-day visit. YEAH! By the time they get here, we should know if Baby Wyatt is a he or a she so let the shopping begin. How much can 3 women get done to a nursery in 4 days? I am betting on a lot! Jon was even sweet enough to switch his call schedule around so he could join in on the fun and spend some time with his mom. Since I am in the betting mood, I am going to say that he probably won't have all that much fun non-stop shopping but I have learned how to provide him with the necessary distractions such as football and food. We'll get him fed well on Friday night and then Fox is carrying the Tech vs. A&M game so we're good to go!

grandma to the rescue

After all my complaining about the crib situation, mom was able to find the one I wanted on the shelf in North Little Rock. I knew that the crib I wanted shouldn't have been involved in the recall because it does not have a drop rail but I am sure most retailers were quick to pull any and all cribs with the Simplicity brand off the shelves drop rail or not. So, now I have my crib. She has it loaded up in the car and will make the delivery next weekend when she and Jon's mom are out for a visit. ZZZZZZ, now I - and Baby Wyatt - can sleep at night.

tick, tick, tick

No, I am not talking about the little critters you have to hunt for after a weekend in the woods or that ridiculous Brad Paisley song Jon loves. Rather, I am referring to the creeping of time before my ultrasound next Wednesday. It feels like it's never going to get here. You would think after waiting 19 weeks I could muster up a little patience but I am finding it very difficult to accept that I still have 7 days until we find out the illusive sex of Baby Wyatt. Oh how a mother yearns to be able to use the pronoun "he" and "she" instead of "it". Is this truly one of the few times a pregnant woman wishes for time to pass by quickly? I have obviously not experienced the 3rd trimester or child birth!

do babies really need cribs?

I have been trying desperately for weeks to force myself to make a decision about furniture for the baby. I am a little overwhelmed at all the choices and would prefer a world in which everyone just buys the same stuff. No so I suppose. Finally! I found a crib that I liked and didn't need a small loan to afford. Ahhh, not so fast. RECALL! Alas, the one and only decision I managed to make has been stripped from me by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...come on, what do they know?!? I must restrain my frustration and be grateful this event occurred before I incurred any expenses and long before I risked the life of Baby Wyatt with a faulty product. So it's back to the crib search for me...wish me better luck this time.

Baby Wyatt....meet Dr. Casanova

Yes, that's my doctor's name...Dr. Robert Casanova. I had my first appointment with him today and he is wonderful. We had a great Q & A session and he said that I looked great on paper and even better in person. He has obviously mastered the technique of flattering emotionally unstable women. Works for me! I heard the heartbeat - sigh - and was told that I was measuring a little big. Guess I shouldn't have had all those cheese fries at the fair!

2 more weeks and we'll hopefully know the sex of Baby Wyatt. Finally!