8/24/2004 - HI THERE! WELL ITS 5 AM AND HERE I AM SITTNG HERE. WOKE UP BY CONTRACTIONS AREN'T THEY WONDERFUL! I KNOW THEY ARE DEFINATLEY DOING WORK BUT I AM NOT IN TRUE LABOR AND THATS OK ARLEE IS JUST PREPARING FOR WHAT I HOPE IS A SMOOTH ENTRY TO THIS WONDERFUL WORLD. ANYHOW I HOPE YOU ARE ALL GREAT AND FEELING WELL I WILL UPDATE ON ANY NEWS BUT FOR NOW I JUST WAIT. LOVE YOU ALL THE WARDS
8/23/2004 - HAPPY MONDAY ALL! HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD WEEKEND. WE SURE DID SUNDAY WAS FUN WE HAD A GARAGE SALE NO LUCK THOUGH. WE HAVE BEEN CLEANING OUT EVERYTHING THAT WE SEEM TO KEEP THAT WE NEVER REALLY USE SO NEXT SAT WE WILL TRY AGAIN. ME AND RICK HAD A GOOD TIME. WE SAT OUTSIDE IN THE SUN AND LAUGHED THE WHOLE DAY AWAY. MY NEWEST NICK NAME FROM HIM IS NOW HUMPTY DUMPTY BECAUSE OF MY BELLY OF COURSE. HE IS LUCKY I DIDNT GET FAT OR CERTANILY GAIN A SINGLE POUND YET I AM STILL DOWN WITH START WEIGHT OF 172 I AM 168 NOT TOO BAD! SO HE SHOULD FEEL LUCKY HE HAS A PRETTY DARN FIT LOOKIN WIFE:) HEE HEE! ANYHOW IT WAS FUN. WHAT A GEORGEOUS WEEKEND TOO LOTS OF OUTSIDE TIME. I AM A WALKER NOW AND SO HAPPY NOW I AM 36 WEEKS DR SAID IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO WAIT TILL 36 WEEKS OR MORE BEFORE EVER PUSHING IT. SO ANYHOW HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL I WILL UPDATE WITH ANY NEW NEWS. LOVE TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS! THE WARDS
8/21/2004 - HI EVERYBODY NO REAL NEW NEWS, BUT WE THINK WE MAY GO AHEAD WITH DR AND INDUCTION. SEPTEMBER 3RD LIKE MENTIONED BEFORE WE WILL HAVE WHAT IS CALLED OUR MEMBRANES STRIPPED SOMETIMES IT WORKS OTHER TIME JUST GIVES A LITTLE PUSH TO HELP YOU DIALATE. ANYHOW WE DISCUSSED THE 9TH THAT WE COULD INDUCE BUT I WAS NOT QUITE SURE. SO I AM READY BUT NOT SURE ON THE 9TH WE WILL SEE. MY MOTHER IN LAW WILL BE VISITING FROM THE 8TH TO THE 15TH SO IN THAT TIME FRAM MY LITTLE GIRL WILL JOIN OUR FAMILY, AND IT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE FAMILY AROUND FOR THAT SPECIAL TIME. WHAT I AM REALLY HOPEING FOR IS TO GO INTO LABOR ON MY OWN.THE WHOLE REASON FOR THE INDUCTION IS BECAUSE SHE MAY BE VERY BIG AT THAT POINT AND A BIGGER BABY THAN MY LITTLE MAN WAS IS SCARY!!! ANYHOW I WILL UPDATE MORE LATER:) LOVE TO YOU ALL THE WARDS
8/20/2004 - HI ALL! WELL YESTERDAY WAS MY DR.S APPT AND IT WENT GREAT EVERYTHING IS GOING VERY WELL. I HAVE GAINED 2 POUNDS PUTIING ME AT A WHOPPING 168 WOW! THE DR SAYS ITS DEFINATELY ALL BABY:) FUNNY, SO ANYHOW HE HAS ME DOWN FOR A APPT ON SEPT 3RD WHICH IS WHERE HE WILL STRIP MY MEMBRANES HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO HELP ME ALONG! BABY MAY BE BIG SEEING AS I HAVE LOST ALL MY CHUBBY WEIGHT AND HAVE GAINED THIS BIG BELLY. ANYHOW HE SAID FOR MOST I CAN LABOR THAT DAY OR IT CAN BE A FEW DAYS. SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT EVEN WORK. SO I WILL NOT GET MY HOPES UP. AT THE SAME APPT WE ARE GONNA DISCUSS INDUCTION WHICH ME AND RICK ARE STILL DISCUSSING NOT SURE WEATHER WE WILL OR NOT AND IF AFTER THE NEXT APPT I HAVE HER WELL THEN GUESS WE WONT NEED TO. SO I MAY BE HAVING HER A LITTLE EARLY, NOW I AM NERVOUS!! BUT GETTING EXCITED TOO. SO AT THE LATEST THE DUE DATE WILL STILL BE THE 19TH BUT FOR THE SAKE OF NOT HAVING A LARGE BABY WE MAY HAVE HER THE 9TH WE WILL SEE. I DONT WANT TO RUSH HER:)HE SAID AS OF NOW I CAN START WALKING AND I HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT ON DELIVERY AFTER THIS WEEKEND WELL IF I GO ON MY OWN AT LEAST. WELL I AM OFF FOR NOW BUT LOVE TO YOU ALL. THE WARDS
8/19/2004 - DR APPOINTMENT TODAY :) I AM JUST ALMOST 36 WEEKS WOOO HOO ON SUNDAY IT MARKS OUT 9 MONTHS WOW!!! I AM SO EXCITED SO ANYTIME WELL AFTER 37 WEEKS I CAN HAVE OUR BABY GIRL. I CRETAINLY AM NOT COUNTING ON IT THOUGH. THATS HOW IT SEEMS TO WORK FOR ME:) I AM STILL ALRIGHT WITH BEING PREGO FOR ONLY ANOTHER 4 WEEKS I AM BEING A TROOPER I GUESS! WELL AM TRYING TO STAY VERY BUSY TO PASS THE TIME ANYHOW, I CANT STAND SITTING AROUND. ALEXIS STARTS SCHOOL AND I AM BUSY WITH ALL THAT TOO. SO ANYHOW I WILL POST LATER WITH NEW NEWS IF ANY FROM THE DR.S. MY LAST APPOINTMENT I WAS ONLY 1 CM AND BARELY SOFT STILL POSTIERIOR TOO SO WE WILL SEE IF THERE IS A CHANGE! TALK TO YA LATER THE WARDS
8/18/2004 - HI THERE, YESTERDAY WAS WONDERFUL AND FULL OF ALL OF US BEING OUR BUSY SELVES. I HAVE NOW BEEN AWARDED SUPER MOM BY THE GIRLS HA HA! THEY THINK ITS FUNNY HOW I ALWAYS SEEM TO GET EVERYTHING DONE, BAKE COOKIES FOR ALL TREATS FOR THE KIDS AND STILL HAVE TIME FOR MYSELF. WELL CANT HELP THAT JUST PART OF PARENTHOOD I GUESS. ALTHOUGH I HAVE LONG DAYS, BACK PAIN AND WONDERFUL BRAXTON HICKS WHICH I HAVE HAD SINCE OOH ABOUT 7 MONTHS I JUST WORK THROUGH THEM WHAT ELSE CAN I DO:) IM SURE NOT COPLAINING ITS ALL APART OF MY BODY PREPARING FOR OUR NEWEST LITTLE ONE. THE DAY IS FAST APPROACHING AND I CANT BELIVE IT!! WOW 31 DAYS LEFT WOW I AM CERTAINLY ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE:) ALEXIS IS HAVING A SLUMBER PARTY FOR HER LATE BIRTHDAY WHICH SHE CHOSE TO DO EIGHT GIRLS WILL BE SLEEPING OVER MAN I SURE HOPE I DONT GO INTO LABOR, CAN YOU IMAGINE HA HA. IT WILL BE ON SEPT 3RD AND SHOULD BE A GREAT TIME FOR HER AND THE GIRLS I CANT WAIT. ANYHOW LOVE TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS THE WARDS
8/17/2004 - HI THERE WELL LAST NIGHT THE KIDS CHOSE FOR FAMILY NIGHT TO MAKE THEIR SHIRTS FOR THE HOSPITAL IT WAS SO FUN !! I THINK I STILL HAVE GLITTER ALL OVER ME:) ANYHOW THEY TURNED OUT REALLY CUTE THEY DID A GOOD JOB! RICK MADE WONDERFUL BARBEQUE CHICKEN AND IT WAS AWESOME:) WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT. HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL AND FEELING AS GOOD AS I AM! MISS YOU ALL! THE WARDS
8/16/2004 - A NEW WEEK AGAIN WOW!! YESTERDAY WAS MY 35 WEEK MARK. I STILL CANT BELIEVE HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO OUR LITTLE ONE. I HOPE ALL OF YOU HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK AHEAD AND WILL KEEP YA ALL POSTED ON THE CURRENT EVENTS:) THE WARDS
8/15/2004 - HAPPY SUNDAY TO YOU ALL:) HOPE YOU HAD A GOOD ONE I KNOW WE DID. WE TOOK THE KIDS TO A WONDERFUL PARK CALLED LAMBS FARM IT WAS SUCH A GOOD TIME. DIDNT REALLY GET MANY GOOD PICS MY CAMERA WAS ON THE BLINK! BUT WE DID HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME ANYHOW! 35 WEEKS NOW WOW CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? MY NEXT DR'S APPT IS THURSDAY THE 19TH ILL LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW EVERYTHING IS:) FOR NOW I AM FEELING GOOD A LITTLE TIRED AND HAVE THE WONDERFUL PLEASURE OF HIP SORENESS AND PELVIC PAIN LOVELY BUT NOTHING I CANT HANDLE ITS ALL A PART OF BEING PREGO!! WALKING IS HELPING ALOT BUT I CERTAINLY AM NOT OVER DOING IT ARLEE CANT ARRIVE UNTIL AFTER THIS WEEK IS OVER :) OR HOPEFULLY AFTER MY 37 WEEK MARK!I LOVE YA ALL WILL CHAT LATER:) THE WARDS
8/14/2004 - HELLO EVERYONE HOPE YOU ALL ARE ENJOYING YOUR WONDERFUL WEEKEND. ITS BEAUTIFUL HERE AND WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE:) NICE BARBEQUE TODAY AND TOMARROW WE ARE GOING TO A REALLY FUN PLACE FOR THE KIDS! I'LL POST PICS IT SHOULD BE A GOOD TIME. JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK HELLO.................. SO HELLO!! THE WARDS!
8/13/2004 - IM BACK IM BACK IM BACK YEA!!! MY COMPUTER LINE WAS DOWN WHAT A BUMMER! BUT HELLO AGAIN! ALL IS GOOD I AM TAKING IT VERY EASY TRYING TO KEEP THIS BABY IN MY BELLY FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS. HOPEFULLY MID SEPTEMBER WE WILL MEET HER. IF NOT SEPT 19TH OR OK LATER WILL BE OK TOO. JUST GLAD WE ARE HAVING OUR BABY GIRL SOON! THE WARDS
8/11/2004 - HELLO ALL WELL I AM DOWN A COMPUTER, BUT WILL STILL LET YA ALL KNOW EVERYTHING IS GREAT !! ARLEE IS WONDERFUL AND I AM STILL PREGO AS EVER NOT MUCH LONGER. LOVE TO YOU ALL!! GOOD TO KNOW TOO MY DR APPT I WEIGHED ONLY 166 WOOO HOOO SO DR SAYS ALL THE WEIGHT I GAIN IS BABY AND SHE SHOULD BE ABOUT 5 POUNDS NOW! WEIGHT IS SLOWED NOW AT THIS POINT SO I AM GLAD FOR THAT TOO:) THE WARDS
8/10/2004 - HELLO THERE WELL YESTERDAY WAS MY 34 WEEK APPT AND ALL WENT WELL. NOTHING REALLY GOING ON BUT AFTER MY NEXT WEEK APPT WHICH IS N THE 19TH OF THIS MONTH DR SAYS ITS OK TO START WALKING :) HE WILL GIVE LABOR THE GO AHEAD AFTER THE 22ND HOW EXCITING WOO HOOO. BUT OF CORSE I DO NOT WANT TO GET MY HOPES UP ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE NICE TO GO EARLY FOR ONCE. WEEL I AM OFF BUSY DAY AHEAD OF ME SEE YA LATER GATORS! THE WARDS
8/9/2004 - MONDAY MONDAY!! A NEW WEEK, WOW TODAY I HAVE MY 34 WEEK APPT THE DAYS ARE CERTAINLY DRAWING NEAR, AND EVERYONE IS GETTING SO EXCITED. ESPECIALLY ME I CANT WAIT TO WEAR NORMAL CLOTHES DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE BEING PREGO BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH ONE CAN TAKE OF GOOD OL RIB KICKING!! LOVE TO YOU ALL AND WILL UPDATE YOU ON MY DR APPT :) THE WARDS
8/8/2004 - AHHHH SUNDAY BUMMER WHAT A FUN WEEKEND THOUGH. WELL ALL NEW WEEK AHEAD AND THAT MEANS ADD ANOTHER WEEK TO MY BELLY! I AM 34 WEEKS PREGO AND NOW GOING TO THE DR. EVERY WEEK. MY DR.S APPT IS TOMARROW AND FROM HERE OUT WELL AT MY 35 WEEK MARK HE WILL BE CHECKING ME FOR DIALATION . YA THE PART WE ALL JUST HATE! UUUGGHHHH, OOH WELL AT LEAST ILL KNOW IF MY ARLEE IS GOING TO BE STOBBOERN OR NOT:) HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD ONE AND WILL TALK TO YA LATER GATORS! THE WARDS
8/7/2004 - HOW ABOUT A LITTLE OF POOH BEAR? TOO CUTE! I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THEM TO STAY ON MY SITE, THEY KEPT DISAPEARING:) ANYHOW HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR WEEKEND WE LOVE YA ALL! THE WARDS
8/6/2004 - HAPPY FRIDAY YA'LL HOPE YOU HAVE GREAT WEEKENDS!! ITS FISHING FOR US AGAIN WE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH AND WE FOUND A NEW BEAUTIFUL SPOT ILL BE SURE TO TAKE SOME PICS:) I LOVE YOU AND MISS YA ALL. HAVE A SUPER DUPER GOOD ONE. THE WARDS
8/5/2004 - HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!! HI ALL HOW YA DOIN? GOOD HERE STILL PREGO AS EVER BUT GETTIN CLOSER. AT THE END OF THE MONTH I CAN GET THE GO AHEAD TO HAVE THE BABY WOOO HOOO I AM SO EXCITED. ILL LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT EVEY WEEK APPT AND WHATS GOING ON. EVERYONE IS CALLING ALREADY AND ASKING ??? DONT WORRY WE WONT LEAVE YOU OUT EVERYONE WILL BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS I AM OFF TO THE HOSPITAL. SO UNTIL THEN WE WILL JUST KEEP WAITING !! THE WARDS
8/4/2004 - AHHH I MISS MY DANCING NUMBER GUYS THEY WERE COOL BUT DONT WORRY THEY WILL BE BACK!! MY SISTER KACEY IS HOLDING THEM SHE IS BABYSITTING FOR A WHILE :)JUST NEED A CHANGE SOME TIME I GET BORED SO IN A COUPLE WEEKS THEY WILL BE UP AND DANCING AGIN! 45 DAYS I CANT BELIEVE IT! SO EXCITING I WONDER WHAT SHE WILL LOOK LIKE OR WHO SHE WILL LOOK LIKE MOST? WELL NOT MUCH LONGER AND WE WILL ALL KNOW. HOPE YOU ALL HAD WONDERFUL DAYS. ITS HUMP DAY BE HAPPY FRIDAY IS ALMOST HERE AGAIN! THE WARDS
8/3/2004 - HIDEE HO!!! HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL I STOPPED IN FOR A QUICK HELLO AND WE LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL. NEXT MONDAY IS MY 34 WEEK DR APPT THEN I GO WEEKLY FROM THERE WOW !! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. HE IS GONNA START CHECKING ME AT 35 WEEKS TO SEE IF ANYTHING IS GOING ON. AS FOR ME NOW I AM FINE AND JUST KEEPING BUSY GETTING READY TO SEE ARLEE. I AM HOWERVER TAKING IT EAY NOW BECAUSE OF LOTS OF CONTRATIONS BUT NOTHING TO SERIOUS OR AT LEAST I DONT THINK THEY ARE LONG ENOUGH TO DO ANY WORK:) WELL HAVE A GOOD ONE GUYS AND WILL CHECK IN LATER! THE WARDS