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Alright, so here's what's new with me! I've been put on bed rest so I've been home for a week and a half almost. It isn't the coolest or funnest thing I've ever done, but it is necessary, I guess. I sit around, watch tv, surf the web, do a little bit of work from home, make banana bread, pizza crust for Shane (which almost killed me!!!) and I try not to stress or do too much. I grab the vacuum and start having contractions, I try to clean the bathroom....yep, contractions, I try to do anything, and I start having contractions!!! It is so annoying! And my Dr just says to be patient, it probably will only be for another week. And Laura told me that I could have contractions until my due date. I can't stay home that long! In fact, I'm thinking of going into work a little while tomorrow. I was doing pretty good and then an hour ago started having contractions again. I just hope they go away before I try to go to bed!!!! It's the worst when I lay in bed for hours, until it gets light, trying to sleep and having no success, while my wonderful husband is snoring away, right beside me. I told him today that I feel like punching him sometimes while he is sleeping. Poor thing. He feels really bad for me but he has to work and go to school. So, oh well. Sometimes I'll get online and blog on one of those pregnancy websites and commiserate with other preggo mommies that are up all night. But most of the time I stay in bed thinking, or crying and feeling sorry for myself! Grrr!

We're having my baby shower this Saturday at Lyndsey's house. I'm excited and don't really know what to expect. I hope I know at least some of the people there. This is why it is bittersweet living so far from home. If we had had a baby shower in SC, I would have known EVERYONE!!! It would have been so much fun! I know this one will be too, but I'm gonna feel like a gomer opening these presents from people I don't know. (You know how Keke is anytime she has to open presents....) Does that make sense? I mean, not that I'm being ungrateful, b/c I really REALLY appreciate my family out here and friends that know me but I don't know them. That sounds bad, but there are so many really awesome people that I wish I knew better. When we go to church, tons of people ask me how I'm doing and all that, and I have no clue who they are! I'm so bad with names! I know the face but not the WHO...
I'm not gonna lie, as time is ticking away, I am missing my family more and more! I think about them all the time! I don't talk to them as much as I want b/c I feel like I annoy them. I would love to just hook up a webcam that can stream constant video straight to me so I could watch them and see what's going on all the time! It's gotta be more interesting than what I'm doing.

I haven't taken pictures yet. I'm sorry but the thought of me, with this HUGE belly (it has gotten a lot bigger, so says Shane...) forever preserved in a picture just kinda makes me cringe. Everyone tells me that I'll want to keep at least one picture of when I was pregnant, I say no thanks! I'll get plenty of this pretty little girl once she's here, but for now, I don't think I need to take pictures...

But...I will get one on here. I know some of you want to see it...(Caley....) And I need to take pictures of the baby room. I haven't painted or done anything b/c it would be a hassle to get permission and then later when we move to repaint. I would be willing but I can't paint right now anyways. And I don't want to ask someone to come and paint for me.

Ok, so this is how I've been. I've had 7 contractions while I've been doing this post. So, now that I'm finished, I'm going to go lay down....
By the way, the banana bread that I made is the best!!! It's a little lemony! That is a secret though. I also put a little secret ingredients in there as well. It's the perfect amount of moist and cakey. Not too heavy and not too dry! Juuuuuust Right!!! Haha!