OH THE JOYS OF BEING PREGNANT

I am on the downward slope of my pregnancy now and I am more than excited. More than excited to not only meet my little girl but to also have the relief of not being pregnant. I am so miserable. I think I only sleep about 3 hours a night, which I guess my sister-in-law Amanda hit the nail on the head when she said this must be God's way of preparing us for the upcoming sleepless nights that lie ahead. Everyone says that I have started to drop which is cool but I can't tell. The only way I can tell is that I am having a ton of pelvic pressure which is excrutiating. Anyways, I am so ready to meet Jacilayne that I am so excited and can't wait! The time is almost here. I have said from the very beginning that I bet I have her on Thanksgiving and I am more convinced then ever that this is the case. The little terd is gonna decide to make her appearance while I am sitting at the dinner table eating my turkey, dressing and broccoli and cheese casserole, I just know it!!! Well, that is all for now...I'll return soon with anything new taht might be happening.

4 WEEKS TO GO!!!

Only 4 more weeks to go and boy let me tell you that I am counting down the days now....not just the weeks but the actual days...28 days.. oh hallelejuah!!!!! I am so ready.. being miserable is horrible..I am so tired.. I know that when Jacilayne gets here it will be many restless nights and every two hour feedings or diaper changes.. but heck, I will be grateful for a good 2 hours of sleep at a time... I don't think I sleep much more than 30 to 45 minutes at a time these days... oh so miserable.. Oh well, she'll be worth it! I am ready to see her!!!

GIFTS GALORE!!!!

So, this past weekend we had our baby shower!! WOW!!!! That is all I can say.. We are so extremely blessed to have so many friends and family and a community that loves and supports us! We got SSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO much stuff it was unbelievable!! I thought, my goodness, this little girl isn't even here yet and she is already spoiled rotten!! But all in all, we really did have a beautiful shower and we are so thankful to all!!! Now it is time to set up her room so she will have a nice place to come home too! I can't wait!!!!

WAY TOO MUCH

Well, there is just so much going on right now. I am currently 30 weeks pregnant and completely MISERABLE. I DO NOT sleep well at all which completely SUCKS because I love to sleep and I love MY sleep. We have officially bought our house now starts all the hard work trying to get it ready to be moved into within a couple weeks (which is our goal) because we have a BABY on the way and she will be coming in about 3 months, which seems like a long while but really isn't. With all the excitement from the new house, feeling the baby move all the time now, work, school, and every 2 WEEK visits to my doctor, I am just feeling a little overwhelmed, plus the baby shower is upcoming and if I am not moved by then I have no idea what I am going to do with all that stuff... OOOHHHH the stress is outrageous. Plus everyone getting on to me about what I can and can't do now. BLAH BLAH BLAH --- I know everyone means well but darn it, I can't stand not being able to do things that used to be so simple and now I can't even attempt them. I guess I really should enjoy the fact that things are getting done for me now instead of by me because once the baby comes I do feel things will revert back to normal. Anyways.. crazy stuff now..busy busy busy...

24 weeks 2 days

After the 4 weeks sick spell I had once finding out that I was pregnant, pregnancy is not such a bad experience...I am 24 weeks 2 days.... I am feeling GREAT, except being tired most of the time... I am so ready to get the crib set up and start looking for material to make the bedding for this little rascal!!! It is so exciting to think of... the only disappointing part thus far I would say is not yet feeling her move or kick, but I suppose I will in time... My mom seems to think I must have a big uterus!! hahaha.. TMI per Anita's long-time high school buddy David!! He laughed at this comment amist is TMI comment then preceded to say a big PLAYGROUND...This was a means for about 5 minutes of laughter between me and my mom!!! hahaha... What a way to put it I do suppose!! hehehe.. Anyhow, so much going on at the moment... work, school, new house, new baby, new niece or nephew!!! Such a busy end of the year start of a new year.. We NICHOLS really know how to finish out a year and ring in the new!!! I am so looking forward to my own child as well as having a new niece or nephew to call me JJ...
It is really quite amazing to me how much of a hold my niece and 2 nephews have on me at the moment. I was sitting at work this morning and went to check my cell which currently has a picture of my 1 year old nephew on it as the wallpaper... and I simply realized how incredibly special Tana, Jaron, and Lane are to me and how to hear them call me JJ and want my love and attention has to be one of the biggest gifts in my life!!!
Anyways... so 24 weeks 2 days and counting!!! She'll be here before we know it!!!

The Amazing Way of Children

As I was driving to go eat lunch this past Sunday with my husband, I started thinking of something that I thought was kind of a neat post for the blogging world to read!! Not really, probably just May-May and Big Josh to read!! haha... Anywho, as I was driving I began to think of all the ways that we change when a baby is in the picture. On my side of the family, we only have one niece/granddaughter for the time being... Montana. Before Montana arrived, everyone was referred to by the REAL name. It is amazing to me that once she was born and reached the age of really understanding what we were saying and repeating and calling us our "NICKNAMES" how we all-of-a-sudden changed with her....well not so much the men, but my mom, me and amanda anyways!! hehehe.. I no longer refer to anyone in my family by their REAL name, whether Tana is around or not and while I was driving I realized neither does my mom or Amanda. I am no longer Jessi or Jess, I am permanently JJ...Amanda is May-May...Mom is MawMaw... Jack is Papa.... Josh is Big Josh... Jeremy is Daddy (that is the strangest of them all cuz he isn't my daddy!!) ... and Jourdan is Ju-Ju----I find it rather amazing how a child can change us so much that whether they are around or not we (the women!!) continue to refer to each other by our NICKNAMES!!! It just simply amazes me that they have this power of our thinking much to their unknowing minds!! Anywho, on this note, I also wonder why it is only the women who seem to partake in this role and not the men... When Tana is around the men refer to everyone by their NICKNAMES, but when she isn't around, we are called by our REAL names??? This is completely baffling to me...Anyways... just thought I would put those thoughts out there....

18 weeks and counting

18 weeks pregnant and counting it down!!! Being pregnant is getting a little better I do suppose. I had a rough 4 weeks when i was only 8 weeks along. I wouldn't wish that discomfort on my worst enemy!! We will find out in 2 weeks what we are having, a boy or a girl?? It is getting a little more exciting now that all the sickness is gone; however, once the sickness is gone the depression sinks in because all your regular clothes are suddenly too small yet you don't have a pregnant belly to fill out maternity clothes. It's very FRUSTRATING!!! I will tell you one thing, the prenatal vitamins are horrible and they don't really help give you much energy. It is quite amazing how fast your body changes, inside and out, once you are pregnant. I have always liked to sleep but now I want to sleep all of the time. Getting up at 7 am and working all day, even though I am sitting on my behind all day, drains the life out of me, and I go home every evening and just crash. My poor husband, he is probably really lonely because I really do sleep a lot and don't just sit around and talk and hang out with him and watch tv. Anyways... I guess I'll put any further updates on later!!!

When Things Get Hairy

Ok Guys! This one might be a little to graphic for some people to read so readers beware!!!! On December 30 my good buddy Stephanie and I were going to get a pedicure. Now, I am 23 and this is going to be my first pedicure and it is my X-mas gift from Stephanie. I am totally excited about it and I know I am going to love it. I had a busy day that Saturday, my 1 year old nephew was in the hospital with RSV and I had kept is 2 year old brother the night before and cleaned up my sister-in-law's house so she wouldn't have to come home to a mess when the baby gets well, so I didn't make it to bed until about 4 am because I was doing laundry and stuff. Well, I get up the next morning and get the 2 year old ready and take him to the hospital to see his mom and dad. I get home and Stephanie is waiting on me so I am unloading the few groceries I have real quick and getting the house ready to go and we are going to be in a rush because we have karaoke that night and we want to shop for some clothes before we come home!!! Well, here is where things get hairy!!! Now, anyone who really knows me they know that during the winter time especially that I do not SHAVE MY LEGS that often. Well, in this instance I hadn't shaved in probably a week or more!!! HAHAHAHAHA... so I tell my good friend Stephanie that I am going to shave a my legs a little real quick. Now, I wasn't jumping in the shower I was doing a quick dry shave, which every female knows is the worst feeling in the world because of razor burn. Well, I shave up to the very bottom of my calf on both legs, thinking that will do because I am getting a PEDICURE, little did I know that the people actually massage your calves. Well, we get there and get our pedicure started and I have my pant legs pulled up just enough where my hairy legs don't show, but the man doing the pedicure decides to push them up to my knees and I am mortified. Stephanie is laughing because I am looking at her like how embarrassing is this and she is like Oh my gosh Jessi, I can see the hair from here (meaning from her chair which is right next to mine). Well, I am okay while he is doing my pedicure, and he starting to get to the end and out of nowhere he puts this steaming hot towel over my legs, and boy did I almost come out of my chair, because I had dry shaved my legs and that steaming hot towel was not exactly the best feeling in the world, in fact, it felt a little like when someone intentionally slaps your sunburn, but I am still okay especially after is sets in a few seconds. Then he removes the towel and to finish the pedicure he decides to squirt lotion from my knees to my toes. Okay, now I am mortified because he is fixing to rub lotion through my hairy legs and I looked at Stephanie like what in the world is he doing and she is just giggling away, and I look at that man and just ducked my head and said, I'm am SOOOOO sorry. He was just like, It's okay. Good thing they didn't start talking in their language where I couldn't understand them because that would have been bad because I know he would have been like this girl didn't shave her legs this is the nastiest thing ever. Then, as he is painting my toes, he kind of grabs his stomach and looks to be about to vomit. I was like I know it was gross but seriously was it so bad that you had to vomit. But I asked him if he was sick and he said no he was just hungry. Well, what can I say, WHEW, at least it wasn't because of my hairy legs!!!! So we finish our pedicure and leave and I have to thank my good buddy Stephanie who has had many pedicures in the past for not telling me that they massage your calves!!!!!! Thanks Steph!!! Then she is laughing because she thought I was shaving up to my knees not knowing I didn't know what all the pedicure entails. So, as to the title of this one, When things get hairy!!! I have been shaving my legs pretty regularly now because you never know when someone might have to massage your calves or for me with my bad ankles, what would happen if I twisted my ankle and needed to go to the doctor!!! Anyways, hope this doesn't gross anyone out to much!!! Just thought I would share this wonderful experience!!!!

REDNECK WORDS!!!!!

Okay, so being from small hicktown, you get to decide what way you want to say certain words and everyone goes with it!!! You go to a big city and these words and slang you might use will get snarls and funny faces.. Well last night I was at James and Kim's house with my husband. We made a quick trip down there to return a vehicle to them since they had not been home. Well, my 1 year old nephew comes running through the living room with a bottle of something or other.... Well my husband precedes to take it away from him and reads the bottle and it says 'Buttocks Cream'.... Now, I read this as one word with one syllable as (and bare with me as I change the spelling to reflect how I would say it) Buttucks... now my husband precedes to say this with two syllables like this.....ButTocks.... OOOOOOOOOOOO I died laughing... and them Kim repeats it the same way as my husband.. Now I am really laughing and we are really getting a kick out of this...Anyways.. just a funny story to lighten your day a little... I am sure the correct way to say this is how my husband said it but to put some truth behind the title of this is that we are allowed to make words sound the way we want and I believe that most of my family anyways would have said it how I would have said it... I don't know.. Maybe I am wrong.. It was just funny!!!! Kind of reminded me of Forest Gump and how he would say it...hehehehehehehehehehe...

BIG JESS

BIG JESS

Anyone who knows me knows that I USED to play basketball back in high school which was, well, 5 years ago. Okay, since then I have played a couple of times, I think like 2 years ago I went to a scrimmage during X-mas where some of our old team got together and we scrimmaged the HS girls. Okay, so that being said.. A few weeks back I was chatting with some old friends whom happened to play ball with me and we were talking about how we think it would be awesome to scrimmage our HS girls this year so we can kick some HS BUTT!!!! HA HA HA right.. you got it... well this scrimmage was Sunday Dec. 31, and although we had some players there that we have never played with before, I think we that altogether we hung pretty well with the HS girls. We ran the ball well and we shot pretty decent!! I will give it to the HS girls this year though, they remind me a lot of the team Chatty had when I was a senior (well, this is them playing against a bunch of out-of-shape has beens too though)... from what I could see all of them can run the length of the floor and have speed (like the 2002 STATE SEMIFINALISTS TEAM) and they have about 3 to 4 good shooters and a few good ones that can shoot outside as well as play inside, so yea, i will give it to them that they seemed better against us then they do when they play other teams and maybe that is because, like said before , we are all out of shape... But if these girls play the way they did against us that day and run run run like that, they are likely to make it to the state tournament but they need to learn to use that speed like we did!!! Anyways, back to the story, so we play this scrimmage right.... four 15 minute quarters.. .the first 2 quarters we had 3 subs to use, but the last 2 we only had one.... WHEW were we all tired... I did not realize how out of shape I was until that scrimmage... and what is even more sad is that I really thought I would be able to handle it and make it up and down the floor like I used too... WRONG!!!!!!!!! so I go home and literally just fall on the couch and can't move because my strength is gone... I later gain this strength back; however, monday is the day of dread.... I could barely move any part of my body... I was hurting from the top of my head to the very tip of my toes... my back ached, my arms hurt, my shin muscles were killing me.... and it only got worse as the day progressed and Tuesday was worse than MONDAY... it was sooo bad on Tuesday that I had to wear jeans and tennis shoes to work because there was no way possible that I could carry myself around in high heels (plus I was still half sick, which also added to the pain)... anyways.. my word to the wise... YOUR NOT YOUNG ANYMORE... YOU ARE OUT OF SHAPE.... hehehehe.. anyways.. it was really fun and all but I do know that if I plan on doing that again next year that I will have to get myself into shape really fast!!!