Pics

Bronson and I at 29wks, Bronson's finished dresser and nightstand, Dreycin in his tree swing, cute little pic of Dreycin in his hat and diaper playing with a new favorite toy Fire truck, my mom and Dreycin opening presents the night she got here, and us at swim lessons this week! I love being in the water, not so much the heat but we love the water!

28wks

We are now 28wks, and on monday we had our high risk fetal echo ultrasound and everything looked good with his heart! Bronson is weighing in at 3lbs 11oz (Dreycin weighed 3lbs @ 28wks)......and there is now a rise of concern that he is too big. We go back in 4wks for another growth scan. We just did the gestational diabetes testing at the beginning of June and I was 89, in a range of 65-139 so relatively low on the scale. So they want to re-test me in 2 more weeks to see if that is why Baby Bronson is growing BIG. I should mention that I do have a genetic predisposition for diabetes, because my father, and his mother and....so on have had diabetes. I went ahead and got the information for the diabetes diet for 1800 calories, because I really dont want to gain too much more weight. im at 16lb weight gain right now, and thats with doing the elliptical /or exercise 3x a week. I also CANNOT stand the freaking heat here right now, I am vowing to stay in as much as I can. My doc thinks this is why I have been getting dizzy spells when we go out in the damned heat! It would be nice if I didnt have so many dr appointments......even though Derek has been off ive been so busy with appointments, sometimes two a day. Sucks moving getting established with new drs for 5million different reasons! Derek mentioned that on my last rant I failed to mention that we are allergic to Albany, no really we have not stopped sneezing or taking allergy meds since we got here. I think I have gone through 6 boxes of kleenex, and there just isnt a whole lot I can do while pregnant! oh joy!

My wonderful husband finished our project of painting the dresser and nightstand we got from a consignment store for Bronson(we already got a convertible crib to toddler bed on craiglist)! We went with a navy blue, that sort of turned out royally navy blue. They are so nice, and are going to go great with our theme which is sea animals with blues. We also ordered some really cool sea themed knobs and are waiting for them to come in!

We are so blessed to have my mom come visit us this week, she should be here anytime tonight but her flight keeps getting delayed due to some thunderstorms....and then next week when she is leaving on wednesday my BF from grad school Stef and her son Lance are coming for a 1wk visit! I cant believe anyone would wanna come visit us in this craphole of a place, Georgia! With the gnats...the heat, and the limited places to go....Derek says "I dont know why anyone would wanna live here."

Georgia....blah.

You know how JamieFoxx sings that song Georgia, and sounds all depressed singing it....well now I know why! Im going to run thru a series of events that have happened to us for us to not have a good impression of Georgia right now, and yes its considered bitching but hey I know its only family and close friends that read this!

1. Infestation of gnats in all of South Georgia so annoying everytime we go outside
2. Our house not being cleaned prior to us moving in (fail #1 of Anderson rental company)
3. Our house missing outlets, fixtures, broken cabinets, light bulbs, screens, house smelled like paint, air conditioner not working properly (1st wk fail #2 of Anderson)
4. Series of hoops to jump through to get doctors here in Albany for Dreycin and I.
5. Derek not getting time off from his unit to help de-shamble our home of boxes, and furniture. We are hoping that this will start tomorroow....

It seems like we are on the phone everyday with our rental company, yesterday it was for our oven getting too hot on outside, air conditioner leak on the pipe in the unit in the house (previous leak was on the outside unit), front glass door lock is stuck and we cant use front door. I honestly wonder how long it was that someone did not live in the house.

All these things that have continuely happened, has caused alot of stress on me and for that reason I have been in the OB's office weekly due to spotting. I never had any spotting late in my pregnancy with Dreycin, but did early on from implantation and (drumroll please) constipation....which no one tells you that can happen. From what the doctors can tell im not dilating, but my cervix is bleeding, and is irritated. no bedrest at this time, but im told to take it easy, keep feet up. Im still exercising, BP is really good usually about 110/70, keeping my weight at 187....but somedays I retain water and the scale will say 192 or 193 and I freak out! The other stressful factor is that we are waiting on Derek's command to tell us if he will have to start traveling here in the states to inspect vehicles as a mechanical engineer. If he ends up having to travel I am going to file paperwork to have the military move Dreycin and I back home, probably to San Antonio so that my mom can help me after or even before delivery. The military continues to keep us on our toes...

There are a few positives right now, Baby Bronson is healthy and we will have another ultrasound this coming week to see him! We also went consignement store shopping and found Bronson's dresser and nightstand.....we plan on painting them and putting new handles on them....pictures to come when the room is all done! Dreycin went PEE PEE in the potty this morning! We had bought the small toilet training potty a few weeks ago, and when Derek or I go to the bathroom Dreycin will sit on the potty too and usually just make the sound like he is going pee.....but this morning I went pee and he sat on his toilet played around sat down once then sat down again and I heard the potty singing and he was peeing!!!! I was so happy, it was a small unexpected joyful surprise! and he was so happy, smiling, and listening to the song....at the end it says to flush the toilet and dreycin did just that! It was so fun! So if Derek does have the next few weeks off, we will probably go ahead and tackle full on toilet training! This morning we also started summer swimming lessons, and it was so much fun! We actually didnt get attacked by the gnats while in the water.....no wonder EVERYONE in our neighborhood has pools its the only thing to do here! And I saved $45 on my first coupon/ad shopping experience yesterday!

New stuff

Well now that we are somewhat settled in, we have a little more space for Dreycin so we bought him a Little tikes kitchen, with grill its so cute and really keeps him entertained. He even makes the sound of water, or when he is pouring the "coffee." He absolutely loved the little kitchen my mom had bought him for her house, so we were confident it would get its use out of the money! We also splurged on a water table for Dreycin, only because I had two coupons plus they were on sale this weekend....but we are having second thoughts on the size. Due to the awful infestation of gnats in south georgia, we rarely go outside unless its early in the morning or late in the evening around 7, so if it were possible we would use it outside but water seems to make the gnats worse at times. anyways, we are debating taking it back and getting something smaller, that uses less than 5gallons of water. We got him the Anchors away pirate water table. This weekend was a very nice and relaxing long weekend, we grilled out every night and continued to deshamble our house full of stuff. We even went to Albany's first farmer's market of the season, and got some great seasonal veggies like okra, tomatoes, cucumbers.In regards to deshambling......All i can say is that we are going to have a huge garage sale before we leave Georgia. We have too much stuff... and with this move came lots of unexpected occurrences, I want to travel a little lighter when we move come May (yes in just 11months).
I have to mention that while im pregnant, im a klutz. I lose things, forget things, and ruin things. In the last month I lost 1 3g iphone (on a flight) and the other day due to carrying a dog, a baby, a diaper bag, and a bag with my 24hr urine sample spilled a drink on Derek's old iphone and ruined it. Maybe its not meant for me to have an iphone......so i decided against getting another one and got a kindle (it will be safe at home next to my bedside). Because I can read about 1 book a week, and is the key to going green never having to buy a book again. Some books should have warning labels for pregnant women, like the book I just finished last night by Nicholas SParks "At first sight" yea please dont read if you are pregnant I was in tears the last 3 chapters. Last night I told my parents I could live off of amazon, shutterfly, and target giftcards forever!
Dreycin and I start swim lessons next week on base, thank goodness they are in the mornings. And supposedly Derek will finally get his 10days off for the move, which means my house will get finished! And I can paint Bronson's letters for his room!

Traveling/Moving while pregnant

So since last week I had some swelling, spotting, water retention, high blood pressures so I had to go through the process of seeing a doctor on base, then being referred to an OB/GYN and high risk Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. Well all that took 1wk, and by this weekend my feet were swelling, and I knew I had been doing too much. Tuesday I had my first appointment, and since I had slowed down over the weekend my bp was back to normal as well as my weight. I had gained 7lbs thanks to water retention, so im back down to 185! I was really bummed about being 192 when we got to Albany two weeks ago. Since I was diagnosed with gestational hypertension in my last pregnancy, my new OB group decided that the way we would start since all the complications last week precipitated, was to do a 24hr urine @ home, Pregnancy induced hypertension bloodwork/labs, an ultrasound, and go ahead and do my gestational diabetes testing early(due to my dad having diabetes). The ultrasound showed a healthy 2lb baby, still a boy, and there was no reason shown on ultrasound I would have had spotting. Bronson is still measuring at 26wks, according to our "conception date" their dates are off by 1wk.......im pretty positive baby will be here by the 1st or 2nd of sept! Anyways, now that Derek has 4 days off things will get done around the house so that its not disorganized....and if yall saw my laundry pile yall wouldnt want to do it either. i almost dont want to because of folding and hanging :/ but we need undies!

The "Georgia" Move

Man this move has been quite the test of life for me. I have cried, been tired, and on top of that was sick the entire move. We left San Antonio on Wednesday to come home to Louisville to a house full of boxes, and things everywhere. No where near baby proofed.....and to say the least frustrating because I felt as if I needed to help Derek finish up the packing but Dreycin and I had tons of errands to run the last two days in Louisville. Doctors appointments, babies r us, whole foods, walmart.....i needed a 2nd me to take care of Dreycin who was still somewhat sick and help derek. While I was in Texas, I got a little taste of what it is like to be a single parent and I dont think I have ever been more tired. Traveling with a toddler to different cities, or even in a car for days at a time is really hard. Anyways, thursday night Derek said ok 1 day is enough you and Dreycin are going to a hotel so I can finish packing so off we went. Friday around noon Dreycin and I went by the house, and then got on the road for Georgia.....just the two of us. Now the reason I had to drive my car is because Derek had taken our car to Georgia a couple of weekends earlier, so that he could find a house and be able to drive the uhaul down with a trailer for his motorcycle. So on the road, Dreycin thankfully fell asleep for almost the first 3hrs which was a blessing. A little after 3pm we stopped ate some lunch, walked around (OB ordered for driving after 2hrs and I was only allowed to drive a max of 5hrs = which made the trip = 2 days 10hrs) and got gas. During this time Derek was finishing up cleaning after the movers had taken all the big stuff, because the owner of our rental was coming to inspect at 5pm. After Dreycin and I had stretched, we were back on the road again. The drive was beautiful through Tennessee, especially Chattanooga. We stopped for the night in Dalton, Ga which made my trip about 5.5hrs the first day. Derek got in a little after midnight and I had fallen asleep 3x waiting for him. Dreycin and I stayed in a hotel that had a chilli's about 1/2 mile up the hill.....and I put him in that stroller and trucked it up the hill to get some dinner. we both enjoyed the 60 degree weather and stroll. The next day Saturday we all head out together on the road around 11am, we made 3stops on a 4.5hr trip. Derek had pepper, and I had  to go pee a gillion times, and Dreycin needed diaper changes..snacks.....we finally arrived around 530pm to a house that was not ready. They had left the keys for us in the electric box, but when we went in there was paint and paint smell everywhere,  plus the place was not cleaned, and no water had been turned on. So Derek talked to the rental company and they had not informed the handyman that we would be moving in over the weekend, he thought it was monday. So off we go to try to find a hotel for at least the next two nights. The worst part of all this for me, is all this eating out until now I had only gained 10lbs in 24wks of pregnancy but now its 15lbs. And I havent been able to work out in FOREVER. So then we also find out that the movers arent going to be here until May 23rd, so now im thankful we brought a uhaul with our essentials. Derek also had to clean the entire house himself, and overall he felt discouraged about the house he picked because of all the hurdles we were facing. We also quickly found out that our AT & T cellphone service did not work in our house or the road we live on. And I was still sick. We finally got moved in on Monday afternoon, and that day I also started my hunt for Physicians only to be told that I would have to be seen on base. Im not saying that base medical staff are not good, but primarily they only do what is necessary. Tuesday we spent on base at the doctor, which im ok with but not happy with that Dreycin will not have a pediatrician just a family doctor that is the same one that sees Derek and I. We went to At&t got a "microcell booster" to get cell phone service at our house. And got cable/internet service that afternoon. Now that the house is coming together, Derek isnt being so hard on himself. Its actually a very spacious, beautiful home built early 1980's that sits on at least 1acre. Dreycin and Pepper love the backyard! I will defn be posting pics soon. After all since Derek and I have been married (almost 5yrs) we have never lived in a house, only townhomes, patio homes, and apartments.....this is defn a better fit for our growing family!
But anyways.... just thought I would update everyone on our adventure. We are going ahead and getting a land line installed tomorrow. Goodnight....back to unpacking tomorrow.

Texas trip

We have had a fabulous time in Texas, baby showers, parks, sea world, zoo, great FOOD, and wonderful family and friends.....but this last week we are ready to go home. I think 16days with a toddler may be too long of a vacation, im thinking a weekend next time, and right now I cant see myself going anywhere with a toddler and newborn, without Derek! I am so ready to see my hubby, who has packed cleaned and gotten us ready for our big move this Friday!! Its so cute, Dreycin has woken up the past few mornings saying Daddy, dad, dad, like calling him. So i know he is ready to see him too! And in the last week, my other son...(we finally picked a name) Bronson Bane DeLaVega, has been very active I am 23wks now. Never fails him and Dreycin wake up at the same time in the mornings, crazy! Bronson will start kicking then I know Dreycin will follow in just a few minutes by waking up! And Dreycin has been sleeping some nights with me here, because this last week he has gotten a little cold, plus some allergy stuff I think? We even made a trip to the ER because I thought he was having another ear infection, but his tubes are in place and his ears looked good. He has had cough with major congestion, runny nose, and fever. He is just now getting better, but the last week we have been here in San Antonio I have kept him in somewhat confinement!

So we finally picked a name, Bronson is Derek's middle name. Bane is something we found online, different but means long awaited child since not to long ago we were told that it would be next to impossible for us to have children because of my lupus. So now both Dreycin and Bronson have part of Derek's name!

Anyways, this will be the last post for a while dont know when we will be getting internet hooked up at our new house in Albany,ga. Derek found a 3bdrm, 2bath on 1acre and it is on a circle drive so we dont have many neighbors at all. Im very excited that we found something with a little land, plus it has 1 shed, and 1 work shed, plus fenced in backyard with covered patio.
So here we go on the road again.....