Things have been a little hectic around here. The diabetes has had me feeling pretty raunchy (I couldn't get a dr. appt. until March 10th, so I'll be sure to be back from my trip by then). I'm trying to watch what I eat - it's hard getting on a consistent eating schedule though. I think if I can do that, it'll make a world of difference.

Andrew left Sunday morning. We miss him terribly already. Last night he called from Kuwait and was heading north soon after I talked to him. We had an AWESOME two weeks together though, for which we are very thankful. Now the countdown to November begins. We did get webcams while he was home, so we'll be able to see and talk to each other when he's on the base. We tested them while he was at the Dallas airport on a layover... and they are awesome! I'm so glad we got them. (good idea, Andy!!!) :D

I had to go to the dentist today for a toothache. And just as I suspected, it was being caused by this stupid wisdom tooth that is halfway poking through. She recommended I have all four wisdom teeth cut out - which I also knew I needed. So I have an appt. with the oral surgeon in mid-March. That should be fun!

Mom and dad have been here since Friday. Darby was up all night Saturday throwing up (FUN!) so we didn't get to take Andrew to the airport (he drove himself and we later picked up the van), but she is feeling MUCH better now - it was just a 24-hour thing. Thank the Lord no one else has gotten it! Anyway, mom and dad came over Sunday morning (they were at a hotel the first two nights they were here), and mom was kind enough to let me get some sleep while she washed all the bedding, etc. that Darby had thrown up on.

Last night, the ladies from my Sunday School class had a baby shower for me at Logan's Roadhouse. It was so fun. Jacob and I went while mom and dad watched the other kids. They had the CUTEST cake, but of course, I forgot my camera (I'm still getting used to bringing all but the kitchen sink with me every time I go out with a new baby). I did take a photo of the half-eaten cake when I got home and will post that soon. I was sort of good and only ate three bites of the cake (it was good though). :)

I'll post some more photos later. I've already taken about 700 pics with my new camera. Hopefully I'll have a way to upload photos for you all to see while I'm on my trip. :)

We are going to have a little party for him this afternoon.

It's in the 30s here today - YUCK. It was in the 80s on Thursday and dropped 40 degrees overnight, then 10 more degrees today. BUT... it will be back to 80 by Wednesday. Thank goodness. Of course, we're getting ready to go to TN, so we may end up experiencing even more cold weather. I am NOT a cold weather type of girl!

Here are a couple of pictures of Jacob taken yesterday - this outfit is a 'preemie' size... he's a bit of a runt - the preemie clothes still fit (a little short in the arms though since his arms are long) and the newborn size clothes are too big. ;) He was five weeks old yesterday. I LOVE my camera - I can't wait until I figure out how to REALLY use it. :D

V-Day...

I hope everyone had a good day with their loved ones yesterday. Andrew and I had a wonderful time last night. A friend of ours had the kids over to spend the night (all but Jacob) while Andrew and I went to dinner and a movie. We were going to go to Austin and eat at some fabulously romantic restaurant (yes, with a newborn), but uh, silly me, in all my plan-making, I forgot to make reservations! (doh!!!) We figured by the time we got to Austin and to the restaurant, it would probably be 10:00 by the time we got a table without reservations, so we opted to stay in Killeen. We hit the Olive Garden (which was very good - after an hour and a half wait) - I DID order my favorite chocolate lasagna, in honor of Valentine's Day and also to treat myself for being SO good lately about not having any sugar. It was sooooo delicious - and I was actually pretty good. I just ate a few bites of it before my sugar craving was completely satisfied (and I was a bit bouncy after that - having not had sugar in a while - it got me a little bit hyper - haha), and told Andy he could have my leftovers today so I won't be tempted to eat them. :) I picked the kids up this morning about 8 and took them to IHOP for breakfast - not the best IHOP in the world (kinda trashy and the food was mediocre at best), but the kids loved it! :) And... I had pancakes with syrup along with my eggs and bacon - strike two for me in the last 24 hours. But I took a diabetic nap this afternoon and am starting to feel human again... no more sugar for me (at least until the cravings are out of control again and I feel I've been good enough to reward myself with a little bit). :)

Good news...

I got my camera yesterday!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!! I think I have snapped about 100 pictures so far, even though there has really been nothing to take photos of! I LOVE how fast you can snap photos with the SLR - my last digital camera (a point and shoot) had SUCH a delay that by the time the photo actually took, the moment was usually GONE! :) Later today I'm going to do a photo shoot of Andrew and Jacob (we're still working in 'auto' mode, because yeah, it's going to take a while to learn how to use the camera manually!!!). I'm so glad I decided to go ahead and get a nice camera. Definitely worth the money! :) *get ready to be bombarded with photos* ;)