Baby making update

Went to see the specialist a few weeks ago and I can't say I got many answers but I hope we are on the right track. I spoke with the Dr for quite a while and he said we could try a different kind of med to see if that works. In the mean time he did an ultrasound to look at my girl parts and took blood to test for thyroid and hormone problems. My parts looked normal and he could even tell that I ovulated which was really a surpise since it was a lot earlier than normal for me. My thyroid and hormone level was normal so that is good news. I also had to go to a different lab the next week and do a blood glucose test to check for diabetes since I had in during pregnancy with Jensen and I have a strong family history. I went in and drank that awful orange sugar drink and I had to sit there for 2hrs then they drew blood. When I called for my results the nurse said I have "impaired glucose intolerance" but the Dr wants to talk to me about it at a consultation in Feb. So I googled it and this is what it said:


two-hour glucose levels of 140 to 199 mg per dL on the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. A patient is said to be under the condition of IGT when he/she has an intermediately raised glucose level after 2 hours, but less than would qualify for type 2 diabetes mellitus


and this is what to do about it:


Although some drugs can delay the onset of diabetes, lifestyle modifications play a greater role in the prevention of diabetes. Patients identified as having an IGT should exercise regularly and limit sugar intake.


So that is bad news but I can't say I'm shocked. I'm not pleased to hear my struggle to eat right will be even more difficult especially since I have a crazy sweet tooth. The Dr wants us to do some other tests but I told him we want to see if this new med works before moving on to any other treatment. That's the latest, we'll see what happens I guess. Sorry no pictures to share on this topic LOL!

Snow Days

The big news here in OK was the snow storm that visited us last week. It started sleeting at around 11am on Monday and made the roads very slick. We went to the library that morning for storytime but came straight home and stayed there the rest of the day and all day Tuesday. We had to get creative with things to do but it was kind of nice to take a break from running around. By Wednesday though we had to get out so we went to the mall for lunch and so Jensen could play. Edmond schools were out for 3 days and that included Jensen's school on Thursday. I was bummed because I had stuff planned but Jeff was home part of the day because he went in early so I at least went to the gym.

When we got home from the mall, it was pretty warm but there was still snow on the ground so we got out and played in it for a while before it melted. As you can imagine, Jensen's favorite thing about the snow was throwing snowballs. He got such a kick out of pelting me with snow and his laugh was too cute. I think he could have done that for hours but it started to get cold. I thought it was oddly gratifying to chunk stuff at him too even though a few times my aim was a little too good and I got him in the face oops. Little stinker snuck a piece of snow in the house and got me in the kitchen!

This kid has an arm!

Kimmy Visits

Our friend Kim who lives in AZ came for an unexpected visit last week. Her grandpa isn't doing well so she and miss Ellie came for a few days. Ellie has grown so much since we last saw her in Oct and really laughs and smiles a lot. We went to Jamie's house for a while then hung out at Kim's parents house most of the day.

Kim and Ellie Morris

Ellie with "aunt" Kristi

Ellie with "aunt" Jamie

Looking so big in her Bumbo seat
Jensen was interested in her for a few minutes of Peek-a-Boo

First Dentist Appt

Jensen had his first dentist appt yesterday and it went pretty well. He was very shy of course but he sat in the big chair all by himself and let them move it up and down. Adrienne showed him the instruments but he wouldn't let her look at his teeth. He sat on my lap when Dr. Kim came to talk to us and he opened his mouth a little bit for him to look but not much. They gave him a bouncy ball, toothbrush and toothpaste which he thought was neat plus the Dr. made a sword out of a balloon so he loved that. He warmed up and started talking to them right as we were leaving of course. Maybe next time he will let them clean his teeth but it was a good practice "happy visit"

This was his expression pretty much the whole time

Putting on the bib

Your not putting that thing in my mouth!

New Years Eve

For NYE this year Jensen went to stay at Mimi's house then I went to a friends house for dinner. After that, Jeff and I went to Erin and Clay's house for a party. Lot of my friends were there and I usually hang out with the girls alone and leave Jeff at home so everyone was shocked that he actually came with me. He ended up seeing a girl he went to elementary school with that he hadn't seen about 18yrs! He said he remembered her face and who she was right away. We didn't do much except talk and some people played Rock Band on the Wii. We went home shortly after midnight and enjoyed sleeping in the next morning.

Erin doin some serious drumming

Cheers Friends!

Lori, Junior and Kristi

Look I really do have a husband! With his tongue our as usual

Crazy Steph, Ronnie and Kristi

NYE Midnight Smooch-our 14th one woah!

Family Time

Jeff was off 4 days for Xmas and 4 days for New Years so we had lots of family time. We got a free coupon in the mail for a game of bowling so we took Jensen for his first real bowling. They put up the bumpers for us and they have a special ramp for little kids that makes the ball actually make it down the lane. It was fun and Jensen was learning about taking turns and counting the pins so it was semi-educational ha ha. Sadly, my score was only about 10 or 20 pins higher than Jensen's because I kept using the 6lb ball. Jeff enjoyed making fun of me for that.

Christmas 2008

We had a great Christmas and it was extra fun this year because Jensen finally knows what Santa is. Christmas Eve we made Gingerbread men and that was fun because Jensen has really enjoyed reading the story about him every night before bed. On one of them, he decided he needed a hiney so he turned him over and put a piece of candy on his rear. I thought that was funny. That night we met at Jeff's parents house to exchange gifts with them and his brother's family. We ate dinner then opened presents. Jensen opened one gift and just wanted to play so I opened most of them for him. This kids had fun playing with their new toys then we came home to put milk and cookies out for Santa. Of course Jensen insisted the one with the hiney was for Santa!

Christmas morning Jensen woke up at his normal 7am and I don't think he realized Santa had come. He went to the living room and saw that his bowling he wanted was under the tree so he was happy. I wanted to get his reaction on video but I was too slow. Just like the night before he just wanted to play with that and not open any more. Jeff made us a great breakfast with eggs, toast, bacon so that was a special treat since he cooks way better than I do. At around 9am my dad and Sharon came over to spend the rest of the morning with us. They got Jensen a toy rifle that make shooting sounds and he is crazy about it. It makes me a little nervous because I worry about gun safety but from everything I've heard its a natural thing for boys and you just have to teach them what's ok. He really loves the marble run Santa brought him too.

Tree with the Santa goodies under it

Playing with his bowling game Silly Pins

Jensen playing dead in a shoot out with Grandpa

Sharon, Jensen and my dad

Sharon picked out a bunch of cute outfits for Jensen complete with matching shoes. One was a nice outfit with a vest, tie and dress shoes. He wore it for Christmas that day and looked very sharp.

Jeff was a sweetie and got me a pair of shoes I wanted and a nice makeup case with makeup from Victoria's Secret. I got him a Wii golf game, an alarm clock that wakes you up slowly with light and the Weird Al show on DVD.

At around 1pm we went to my mom's house to have Christmas with her and Carrie. Momma made a fabulous meal with all the good stuff. She got me a huge mirror that I love. She said she didn't like it so chances are I would ha ha!

Jensen and Mimi

This is what he looked like after lunch. He didn't get too much on his new outfit though so that was good.


After spending some time with them we went out to Yukon to be with Jeff's dad's family. A few years back, we started drawing names to exchange gifts so that is fun. We had some great food there too. The kids always have a blast playing and looking at the huge salt water tank. They even got to see some turtle eggs and one had just hatched out.

Watching the fishies with Grandpa

Jensen has a weird smile because he did not want to be there but Grandma bribed him with candy so he was just humoring her