Last Day of Work...

How bittersweet to know that my last day of work is 1 month away. It's not that I don't WANT to work, its that I have so much to do, and really feel like I need to be there for my son for that last month before his brother joins us. I do believe that Zachary will take on the big brother role well, as soon as the baby gets here. It will be good for Zach and I to be able to spend some good Mommy & Son time together, and to show him that just because there is a brother coming into our home, doesn't mean I am going to love him any less.

We still have to get busy on working on his room. Over the past couple weekends, things have been so crazy, that we haven't even had a chance to get things moved or cleaned up the way we have wanted to. I really need to buckle down. As I grow bigger, I have less energy. There is also less I can do as time goes on. We still need to get that room painted upstairs--- it might just be easier to get a painter in there to do it. Less hassle, time, etc. Then, we can do the decor the way we want to.

Surprise Surprise when I tell you that Josh still hasn't gotten around to installing the protective gate at the top of the stairs. Sometimes I wish I was a pro at using power tools, cause I would do it myself. Thank God, Zach has pretty much mastered the stairs using the handrail, going up and down by himself. Does that mean I trust him and would allow him in a big boy bed, to wander to find us in the middle of the night? UH NO. So, this needs to be CIRCLED on the Honey-Do-List as a must do!!

I had my 7th month check up the other day. The doctor and I chatted about what I want during delivery, etc. He is still urging me to try naturally to go into labor, and see if I progress. Josh is truely against the idea of VBAC, and says there are too many complications. I say the recovery time is less tramatic on the Mom, and that if I could do it, I wouldn't mind. But, he said he will NOT allow me to go over 8 hours in labor if I am not progressing. He said I should be completely dilated after 8 hours, and no more than 2 hours of pushing, or else its an automatic C-section. I heard from people that its not good to get the epidural during labor, and then have to have a C-section. Heard they dont give you the spinal, and that you can sorta feel everything thats going on during surgery. Dont get me wrong- during the spinal, I could feel the tugging, pulling, kicking, etc. I just couldn't feel pain. We talked about pain medicine, and that I would like to be on IV pain meds more than 1 day, instead of being put on pills right away. I am going to try to for go using pain medicine again and grin and bear it. Push myself to get up and get moving ASAP to start the healing process. I also told him I wanted Anti-Nausea medicine IMMEDIATELY after I get out of surgery. I do not want to have another episode of being so ill I can't see my son for hours after birth. He agreeded and said he would take care of that. He wants Josh at the next appt. so he can educate him. The 20th is my next appt. and then we move onto every 2 weeks for a month, and then on to weekly for the last month. Holy Cow... I am ALMOST DONE!!

Ethan is still middle name less. So keep us in your thoughts as we are in the 3rd and final trimester with a kid with no middle name. LOL--- least he has a 1st name... we are thankful for that. But, I think he wont be named until we meet him. Somehow I think it will come to us.
If I have my way--- it will still be Ethan Colby Jones.

Anyhow, updated preggo photos to come. My Belly is getting BIG!! I can't see my feet anymore.
Til Then...

So Hard To Believe-- 2 Already!!

WOW!! I can't believe my little man is 2 already, and soon we are going to be meeting our newest member of our family!! Zach had his 2nd birthday party on Sat. and it was such a fun time. I would certainly say it was a task to prepare for this party, and make sure everthing was up to my liking. But, being 7 months + pregnant it made it alittle difficult on me. My feet were swelling by Sat. night, but, I am so thankful I was able to do this for my guy!!

We are so thankful to Rachel & Bryce who have taken so much of their time to slave away at making all these "carnival animals" cupcakes for Zach's party. How lucky we are to have such amazing friends who are so willing to give of their time.


So, we had good food, a pinyata, a bouncey house/waterslide, and just good company and fun! I really couldn't do everything I wanted to do this time around. Shoot-- I wanted to use the waterslide. The kids looked like they had so much fun on it!! It was soooo hot that day it was hard staying outside for awhile. But, Zach found a way to stay cool!!



Thanks to my Sister In Law for the decorations. I certainly was in no shape or form to be doing anything over the top, but what was made surely added some spice to it. I didn't expect anything, but it was nice to have it. So, thanks again.


The cake was a hit for Zach. I was looking online for the candles that spelled his name, to find out the company which made them, and came across these number sparklers. Zach was AMAZED, and went crazy when his cake lit up. He couldn't believe he had fireworks at HIS B-day Party. He especially LOVED everyone singing to him. It was adorable...


He just loved all the fun for his b-day. He got lots of new toys, and educational things. 2 bikes, which 1 stays at grandma's and one came home! He absolutely loves them. He got a basketball hoop which Josh put together lastnight, and was exstatic when he threw the ball up and made a basket. LOL... What a natural! He got cars stuff, books, clothes, lots of sports stuff! Cars he can lay on the floor and play with, and lots more. Geesh, where am I gonna put all this stuff???

Thanks to all our friends/family who came to his party! It was fun! We hope you guys had a good time. On to the next b-day party next weekend!! Gosh, all these kids born in July/Aug. :)

Fun, Fun, Fun!!

We had Jason's 7th B-day party this weekend to go to. It was a good time. Zach is so cute. He just wants to be like the big kids now, and hang with the older boys, playing with the cars, etc. Jason got a WALL-E robot that is remote controlled, and a WALL-E Arm that moves, and Zach was so intrigued by this. He saw the big boys playing with it, and sat down right in the circle where they were. It was the cutest darn thing. I love that little boy!! He is growing up so darn fast.


When I stop working, I am going to look at getting him enrolled in some kind of programs where he can meet other boys his age, and older. Even if its in a "school" enviroment where they color, and make crafts, that would be a great time for him. I really think he is going to be an amazing big brother!!! He looks at Mommy's tummy now and pats it. He especially laughs at my belly button which is sticking out. Hahaha... he cracks me up.
Baby Ethan is getting bigger... and there are only 85 days to go! I am 27 weeks and 6 days today. WHOA... where has the time gone?? We are going to have a "sprinkle" for baby Ethan come I think they said the 1st weekend of Sept. I really don't have a say in anything that is going on, cause its being held at and hosted by Susan, and my Mom is helping a bit. It is going to be a girl's only shower, and it is only going to be for my very close girlfriends, and family members only. I am sure Josh is going to feel a tad bit left out-- but I have an idea for after Ethan is born to include him, and all of our other friends.
I want to throw what's called a "Sip-N-See" Party after Ethan is born. Then, all of our friends can come enjoy something to Sip on, while seeing our newest addition. Gosh, I already have some GOOOODDDDD ideas!! I think it all depends on how hot or cold the weather is a 3-4 weeks after he is born. OH HOW FUN!!!
Anyhow, I have lots of things which need to be accomplished. Honey-do-List is starting to grow as well.... so, I gotta get busy!

Til Next Time

Before & After's of the Progress we have made...

I thought I would start with the good news first. I love how this room turned out. These are the colors that I picked. Below is still the AFTER and then the BEFORE. Check out how good it is now!!! LOVE IT....




The darker just really gives the room some character...

this now starts the BEFORE pictures... So needing touch up, and to be redone...

Painter... before....

So, I am really super happy with how things turned out ofcourse. It just makes it so much more like a "home" than anything else. Now, for this weekend, we have a b-day party tomorrow afternoon to go to, and then I want to get some furniture moved around so we can start on Zach's new room. I will post progress as we make it on that project. Should be extremely fun!!

Til Next Time...

So... Its Official....

I officially gave my "notice" today for when I wont be working. Sept. 1st is my last day. I have a lot to look forward to. It was nice to have that chat with my boss, to prepare her in finding someone she feels is going to be a "good" fit. Someone she thinks she can get along with, someone who takes constructive criticsm and run with it and not be offended, someone who can take her language, and who has a sense of humor about it. ( She often has conversations with her "Ex-husband" which are colorful. :) Someone who can work with my other manager Michael, who "gets him." Who can take his smart a$$ attitude at times. Someone who is strong, and has a backbone.
I am in the process of getting everything together in "walking in my shoes for a day" here at work. I will have the last 2 weeks to be able to train someone to just slip right into my job role, as I quietly exit. I am hoping for a smooth transition!! Some on the floor which are good friends know my last day has been placed, so you can only imagine the rumble as some wonder who will be the "chosen" one. Laurie my boss seems to think a male would better suit her, so when she comes in, in the morning she can toss him the keys, and he can get her bags, etc. out of the car for her. I laugh hysterically and tell her to keep dreaming. Oh, ofcourse the other requirement is he must be good looking, but she doesn't know of anyone on the floor which meets this qualification. I absolutely think this is just my bosses personality!! So Funny!
I am going to miss working with these two. Gosh, I have come back for a few months and I feel like I am on a new level with them, and I was so happy when she told me she will be awaiting my arrival back. So, if I feel like I want to go back after Ethan, I always have choices. They are going to roll my payroll to keep me "on staff" here so if I pick up the phone and call-- I can start again right away. HOW NICE...

So, the countdown begins to Sept. 1st.

Doing some Catch up here on the good ole' blog! So...Starting from the weekend!!!
The weekend was really nice. We have been running around a lot lately, getting things ready for the baby, seeing family while I am still feeling up to it, and just enjoying our time spending it together as our small family unit.
We ended up going to the West Side on Fri. night for Jacob's family party. Luckily I got off a little early and was able to be home, get Zach ready, and go pick Daddy up from work so we could drive together.
So, we hung out with family, and just had a good time with Jacob for his 6th b-day! Seriously, I have to be getting old, cause I remember when I came into this family, he was a TINY baby, not even crawling yet. Man, does time fly by!!!
So, that was Fri night. Then, to wake up Sat. morning at 5 am, so I could be at the DD to pick up a box of munchkins for my boy ( Sat. ritual ) then get my butt to Home Depot to pick out and finalize the colors I wanted the master painted. Ok, I had 45 minutes to put this together in my head color wise. I didn’t have Josh there for an opinion, so it all sat on my shoulders. HOW STRESSFUL!!! So, I picked a Classic Taupe, and a Belgian Chocolate Color. WOWOWOW, am I good!!!
7am the painters show up and get to work. Let's just say it was an AMAZING job!!! I love it a lot!!
Sunday, we just hung out and did things around the house. The furniture is going to be moved down this week, and then Josh and I are going to get started on Zach's new room. So exciting, cause his Daddy has all these ideas he wants to do in his room.
Ever since Sat. I have been having " Braxton Hicks" more frequently. Like… All the time! I actually had to call the OB today, because the pain was so bad, I didn't know if I was having actual contractions or not. I am still hanging at work, even though he wanted me home to lay flat, drinking lots of water. I missed work yesterday, because when I got up, the pain was so unbearable that I couldn't drive. Heck, I had tears in my eyes... it hurt THAT BAD! So, the babysitter said- Maggie, you can't go to work! Call the Dr. and see what he says. So, I called and guess what!?? He was in a C-section. Surprise Surprise, since it was Tuesday morning. ( Just happens to be the day of the week Ethan will be born, if he isn't taken earlier.) So, I had to wait to get in to see him at 1:30pm. Did I tell you I have THE BEST babysitter for Zach?? She cooks, does minor dishes to make sure I don't have to, takes care of Zach like he is hers, and is really awesome! It will be sad to see her go when my time is up at work... cause I GOT LUCKY!! So, Gina took care of Zach, while I got to lay around, and pretty much relax. (In between feeling contractions) So, I get to the Dr. and the Dr. checks to make sure I am not dilating. Lucky for me, I wasn't-- but he said- Maggie your bladder is black and blue. I think the baby is kicking you over and over in the same area, which is causing you some of your pain. So, he was able to move him out of the region, and give me some relief. It hurt--- but that 5 minutes of pain allowed me to get some good rest last night, and also wake up and question whether I was still pregnant this morning. Hahaha... I felt really good! Now, I hope my bladder heals up quick, cause Dr. said there is no gauruntee he is not going to have to be moved again. Oh Joy!! :) So, no limitations yet as far as work goes, other than I have to sit with my feet up, can't push or pull anything, and really can't lift anything. Told me to stay out of the heat, and if I am outside, I need to swim, or be in water. He said that will also allow me to try to "float" Ethan out of the area I dont want him in. What was I thinking getting pregnant in the cooler months, and putting myself through this?? Next time, I will do it the other way around!! LOL...

So, I told work today that I would atleast give a 30 day notice. They are not sure who they are going to put in my place, however it will take sometime to train this person on the MANY things I do. I have not given notice yet... but who knows what will happen. UH-- I hate uncertainty. I love my managers, and it really is such an awesome fit.... I would only consider EVER returning to work for them. Just couldn't get any better....... LUCKY ME!!!

Anyhow,... this weekend is yet another B-day party-- more of Zach's party stuff I have ordered has shown up, and I am SUPER excited to throw my big boy a great bash! It makes me sad he is getting so big. :( My little peanut is growing up so quickly!!

Til Next Time...

Keeping Busy...

Times have been so busy for us lately in the Jones' House. We are swamped in parties for birthday's and showers!! It has been pretty non-stop, which I knew was going to happen. I went out to the store the other day and bought Zach's 1st b-day present. Mommy got him a Car's Racing Trik. It is pretty cool!!! The handle bars on it actually have like a dashboard which lights up, has a radio on it, the ignition turns and it plays "cars" theme stuff, etc. Yeah I saw it and immediately thought he would totally dig it. Not only that, he is a big boy now, and LOVES wheels and anything he can ride on, or push around. Josh however, had a different direction he wanted to move with his b-day gift. TOTAL BOY--- ofcourse which means, it is sports related. And what sport you might wonder… I'll give you two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Ofcourse, it is BASKETBALL!!! So, Daddy wants to get him this huge basketball hoop thing. He took me to the toy store the other night to show it to me, however, I wanted to get it then and there. Ofcourse Zach was with us, and looked at the box and pointed, so Josh said I had to come back and get it WITHOUT Zach. I said- he is 2 years old-- Do you honestly think he is going to remember the box 3 weeks from now?? Josh said that his 1 toy from Momma is a surprise, and his will be too! So, off to the Toy Store Mommy goes to pick up Daddy's present this weekend. Nanna Jones called me lastnight to "clear" his present with me to make sure no-one else was getting him one. Needless to say--- He is going to LOVE IT! Daddy doesn't even know what he is getting… :) Then, I talked to Polly, who had already picked up his gift. It was not a big surprise the gift is related to music. Zach LOVESSSSS music, dancing, clapping, etc. But, the awesome part is it not only has music, it has educational basis behind it. Mommy picked him up some books the other night while I was at Target which teach how to trace letters, numbers, etc. with the wipe clean markers. I want him to start getting into stuff like that, painting, drawing, and arts and crafts. LOL--- somehow the thought my son with markers THOROUGHLY scares me!!
Talking about this weekend,… it is going to be JAM PACKED. Friday night it is going to be JAM PACKED. We have Jacob's b-day party! It is the family party that everyone will come to. I haven't seen the rest of the Jones Clan in forever. I problably will get to hang with my SIL and BIL while we are there, which we have not seen in a bit. Then, ofcourse the rest of the family…. Which feels like we haven't seen in years. :) I think they saw me when we first announced we were pregnant, yet AGAIN, after the other 2 losses. So, it has been awhile!! My bump is growing on a daily basis, and Ethan is getting bigger and bigger. I am still only at 18lbs. which is FANTASTIC. I really hope I can lose it quickly. My goal with this little guy is going to be to work off these extra LBS. ASAP. The nice part about it is, I lose a lot of the weight about 2 weeks after I have the baby. WooHoo...
So, Fri. is the b-day party, then Sat. we have the painters coming to paint... Oh my gosh, then at some point we have DR Horton coming in to rip out the bathtub in the master bathroom. They are replacing it FINALLY with another tub. They better hope there is no mold in the wood in the walls when they pull the tub out. They are going to have a lot bigger job than a tub to worry about if that's the case. I am worried about living in the house for the 3 days, cause they are going to have to saw the tub into multiple pieces to tear it out. Probably not good for me or Zach to be breathing in. So preparations for that. This weekend after the painting is done, I am hopeful to get some furniture moved downstairs to start getting to work on Zach's room. That is going to be fun putting it together! So, busy weekend!! Then, we have Jason's b-day party next weekend. Then it's count down to Zach's b-day from there. I have lots to do in preperation. Let the games begin!! TIME IS FLYING BY!!


Til next time-- Stay tuned for more craziness updates, and photos.

Love to Vent...

Thank God for blogs. Baaahahaha,... I love having a place to be able to sit down and write what's on my mind. Now-a-days there is ALWAYS something going on.

First of all, life is great on my end. Everything is well, I love working til my time comes to an end again, and then I will be giving birth to another FANTASTIC individual, who will make his Mom and Dad proud. Now, to what pisses me off... hahaha ( you knew it was coming!!)

1. God sent the world into a tail-spin when he put jealous, stuck on themselves people into the world. Uh-- people like this really bug me. It's a miracle I haven't slapped anyone in the 6 months of raging hormones, cause people like this ANNOY me! People who complain CONSTANTLY, who are NEVER happy with what they have, and always have to have MORE, MORE, MORE. As my boss would say--- " REALLY!???" I do not have pity for these kind's of people, and I never will. I have always lived by the facts that you make your life what it is. If its so bad-- make changes. But, some people don't have the balls to make changes. They would rather live a miserable existance, and bring everyone else around them down. Eventually, that too will get old. Eventually, those people will be completely ALONE. (With no-one to blame but themselves)
2. Who-ever said it was even remotely acceptable to give opinions on children that you have no clue who they are, or who they are growing into, really pisses me off. People who honestly think their own kids don't have flaws, and less than desirable qualities as they get older, and go through the terrible 2's, etc. are CRAZY. I guess though that those that haven't walked in the shoes, have no idea what's to come. SURPRISE SURPRISE. Gotta love it even more if they think they are going to "stop" it from happening. Baaahahaha, ... its a stage/phase and kids just dont "stop" on your command, or even your discipline. Its how you raise them, teach them, and eventually they will learn. Good Luck with that though. For those that have this picture in their head that thier child is perfect, and can do no wrong. You are setting yourself up for some MAJOR disappointments as your kid gets older. Oh Oh Oh,... and I especially love people, (particually retarded people) who give opinions when they dont even HAVE kids, never raised them, etc. So, keep your mouth closed if you haven't walked in the shoes. God just might give you a dose of medicine you cant handle.
3. I can not stand people who think they are "better than others" and have that attitude like they can do no wrong, and people have to bow down to them. If you think I am gonna bow down to you,... you can keep walking. I have plenty of family/friends who don't think they are better than others. People who can admit when they screw up, and people who want to act normal. People who want to have family relationships, and who want to hold onto the important friendships as well.
4. Last but not least--- People who think that they are "know-it-alls" really bother me. Just cause you have a piece of paper, makes you the expert. How about you actually live the life, walk in the shoes, see the constant wierdness, and then make your "medical assessment." "Special people" sometimes are better at "snowing" people than normal people. They know how to work it. Pity party for 1 please... and I can't stand people like that. For example, who would opening invite a wack job into your life who threatens your kids life, your husband, and yours? How about one who threatens to steal your baby from the hospital? How about one who threatened to kill themselves on a weekly basis? I have NO TIME for people like this in my life. For those who think I should open my arms, and be more "accepting" ... You can keep dreaming! If you want to associate with crazy's and retarded people who are ticking time bombs-- BE MY GUEST. But, I do not have to, nor will I. Oh Oh... but you have the "piece of paper" to be able to deal and better associate with people like this. Good for you--- and have fun with that. Your day will be filled with NEVER-ENDING Craziness. Something I don't have time or room for in my life!

Oh boy--- today has been one of those days. But, this has been building for the past 24-48 hours or so. Maggie Jones never holds back an opinion,... and especially on my own blog--I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO!!

I feel this giant load lifted from my shoulder's now. Have a great, fantastic, and wonderful rest of your day!!

***T-Minus 3 Months ****

Ethan Jones is due to arrive in 3 months!!! Holy Cow.... time is flying by. It feels like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant with him, and all the long, hard days of fighting to hold onto him. Our dreams finally came true!! We are just so thankful....

So, today we were SUPER busy!! I am sitting down taking a break as today was a super workout for Ethan and myself. Probably a lot of stuff I shouldn't have done, but I feel bad not helping Josh out. He shouldn't have to do EVERYTHING!! We cleaned out Zach's Playroom downstairs, sorted toys while he was napping, and cleaned all the carpet. I have painter scheduled to come in on this coming Sat. to paint our room professionally. Oh thank goodness, cause the ceilings are HIGH!! I have to make my way to Home Depot probably tomorrow night and finalize the colors.
Since we are staying in this house for a bit, Josh and I are going to use the Master downstairs as a Master bedroom. We are turning the big room upstairs into Zach's Car's Room, and then we are going to strip down Zach's room now, and build it for Ethan. I sure do hope we have enough time to accomplish all this with the many parties/showers coming up every weekend for the next like month & 1/2.
So today we got the master done, carpet cleaned, and its ready for paint. I really want the security gate installed at the top of the stairs, ASAP. Then, hopefully this coming Sat. we can work on getting the bedroom we are in all set for paint for Zach's room. Oh how fun!! I really am starting to like decorating!!
Stay tuned for more updates, and photos to come!!

I love Fireworks!!!

I cant wait til tomorrow. I love going to see the fireworks, and eating lots of GOOD food!! MMMM.... what an awesome summer holiday!!

Well, no doubt about it-- ITS A BOY!!

The first moment I was in there, he wanted Momma and Dad to know he was a boy, once and for all! He flashed the tech, and she immediately yells-- Its a Boy!! So, I knew the equipt. wasn't going to fall off from one U/S to the next, so SORRY GIRLS!!

We had a wonderful U/S today which gave us confirmation that Mr. Ethan is 1000000% healthy. His heart, lungs, stomach, all the way down to the spine, and bone structure is healthy!!

He currently weighs in at 1 lbs. 10 oz. and he is 25 weeks exactly measuring on today. (Which is exactly what I am!! ) I am soooo thrilled, and getting even more excited to meet this little bugger that continuously kicks me!!

This is Ethan. A blurry photo, but the best I could get of him. He has matching features VERY close to his brother. Oh I am so happy that he is so happy and content. He lets me know each time he kicks me!!

Check out that LEG!!! He is SKKKIIIINNNNYYYY right now... My peanut is only 1 lbs. 10oz. And I can't wait til he gets alittle more plump, and is born a healthy little guy!!

Stay tuned for more!!