trotted

i ran/walked my first 10K on thanksgiving morning and i'm officially hooked. texarkana half-marathon here i come on 3/1/2009.

trotted across the finish line in 1:32:55...14:58 pace...for those of you who don't know, that's fast...for a grandmother...i am not a grandmother

-JJ

Turkey Trot

Jeremy and Amber will be running the Turkey Trot in the morning. Prego here will not be running a 10K this year.

Tonight my cousin and I are putting our boys to bed & then we'll be trotting off to watch Twilight. I'm just hoping its as good as the book.

We are so excited to be home and we'll be packing in as much fun with family and friends as possible.

Come on!

Have you heard they may be getting closer to a movie.

If you aren't a fan give it a try. Please be patient its an acquired taste and the characters will grow on you. The show gets funnier as you get all the jokes and know the people. I guess that is why it was canceled...it was too funny.

All Aboard

Hey East Texas bloggers what do you know about the the The Polar Express Ride? Let me know your thoughts. Ollie LOVES this movie and my mom & I plan on taking him this year.

Entertainment

While my sister was reading the Twilight series she told me I had to read it. She said she couldn't put it down & she loved them...blah, blah, blah. She's always reading something and I didn't think much about it. But everywhere I turn I hear about this book. After a visit to our local library I found out there was a waiting list for the book and I'd be the 11th person on the list. More curious than ever we went straight to Target to purchase the book and I'm pleased to say I'm on the bandwagon. Have you read it? What are you reading?



Jeremy is reading The New Kings of Nonfiction. He loves This American Life and I mean loves it...maybe even obsessed.

Rock the Vote

I didn't rock the vote today. I've was very confident (okay just a little confident) we completed all the paper work needed to be registered voters of our new county, Bowie, and didn't think much about it during this long election. Well, last week I thought I should check into it just in case I wanted to vote early. Apparently we are still registered in Harris County. At this point, I know my sweet mother-in-law is sighing in disappointment...sorry. I just couldn't drive from Texarkana to Houston to vote today. Maybe subconsciously I let this all happen because I have still not accepted that we actually live in Texarkana ;)

I didn't rock today BUT Compassion rocks. Our friend Brian and his brother-in-law are leading a a team of bloggers in the Dominican Republic. I love hearing from the compassion bloggers and their unique experiences. Read about it here. My mom will be glad to know Malboro Man and some of his kids are on the trip.

Hey Y'all

Hey y'all, we're pregnant again and expecting boy #3 in February. I'm 23 weeks along and we'll likely schedule our c-section the second week of February.

We're super duper excited, as Ollie would say. Although, Ollie had his heart set on a little sister. After watching the movie Enchanted he said he said his sister was going to be his true love...honestly, melt your heart with sweetness. We had a very difficult day or two trying to explain to him that God wants us to have another brother. You see this sweet lil man has been praying for a sister since Otto was an infant. His heart has been set on this for quite some time. Our sonogram appointment was a very tearful day for him, we thought he was prepped enough and we weren't prepared for his reaction. Thankfully, he's come around to idea of having a brother and has decided we'll have a sister next! Jeremy & Ollie will have to talk that one out.

Pregnancy may have that glowing, wonderful affect on you ***cough Stacy*** but for me its pretty much miserable all nine months. Ollie's pregnancy was the most difficult, I had severe and persistent nausea and vomiting known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I was admitted to the hospital on four different occasions. After a week at Texas Women's and still vomiting, I was sent home on home health care with my own IV & nurse via phone so we could do iv therapy when needed. I also found relief by wearing the zofran pump which pumps the zofran 24/7. I have been very thankful that Otto's pregnancy and this pregnancy have not been HG. Although its still been miserable I've had more severe and persistent nausea and less vomiting.

I've figured out what works for me with each pregnancy and I have my own survival guide. Never start the vomit cycle(once it begins I can't end it) and stay hydrated. I can not drink water but Gatorade has been my friend. Something about a regular coke work wonders. Just a month or so ago, I know my only calories for three or four days was from coke alone. As soon as I eat something or if Jeremy is cooking for him and the kids and the smell is to much I jump in shower. I have no idea why this works but I can take half a dozen showers a day. Oh and phenegran. I can take half doses throughout the day and remain functional.

I know some of you know exactly what this is like. I remember talking to Jenn right after I had Ollie and feeling such relief that someone else understood.

Jeremy, my mom & b/f Melissa have been supportive as I've cried to them on many occasions over the last 23 weeks. I've told myself, Jeremy & my mom, "Please remind me how miserable and depressed I am right now. I will forget and as soon as this lil guy is here I will want to be pregnant again! Please don't let me do this again!" There is a wide range of emotions when you are nauseated everyday. Is it fitting that my Bible study memory verse this week is Phil 2:14 Do everything without complaining or arguing.

We were in Savannah this past weekend for Melissa & Ryan's wedding. Will post more later. Here's ring bearer Ollie: