whoa

Whoa.  Had an ultrasound appointment today, and as you can see...

I am soon to be the mama of another baby boy!  (yes that's what you can see in the picture above). Two boys?  I know people do it all the time but seriously, that's a lot of boys in this house.  Hopefully Olaf isn't too disappointed to have to share his Lightning McQueen racecar "Lining McKEEEEEEEEN"  or his bike "my BIKE my BIKE my BIKE moMMY!"  Seriously, I am pretty excited to have two sons to share life with - dirt-biking, hiking, camping, swimming, skiing, playing in the dirt and building forts...  You know, the things that Steve and I do anyway :)  I am starting to get excited thinking about it!

I am still getting used to the idea though I admit.  I was convinced (along with 95% of people I talked to) that it was a girl, so I have to get those bedazzled jeans and faux-fur lined hoodies out of my head :)  I think I just liked the idea of a girl simply for the chance to dress her up.  But since I'll have all that extra money that would have been spent on clothes... guess I can spend it on ME.  Ha ha.  Or stain remover and ER visits, if the boys follow in daddy's footsteps.

Well that's my big news for today - and its pretty good too, eh?

PS.  Scored some sweet deals on maternity at Target today...   I know that technically I shouldn't need anything since I already have stuff... but seriously I had a $60 gift card burning a hole in my purse.  And I love Target.  And I really did need a preggo swimsuit since I'll be pregnant during the hottest part of summer here: July/August.  And that tank top.  And cardigan...

PPS.  No we don't have a name picked out yet, though we do have our favorite options.  We'll probably tell y'all the name if we can ever decide, but that may not be for awhile.  For now you can still call it babydos or Steve's favorite "Magnus".

on being home.

We'll I am finally home!  After one long day yesterday, I don't think I'll be needing to head back to Othello soon.  Well, except maybe next Monday.  But no more spending the night!  Woohoo! 

It feels really nice to be home.  Still have some mental stress going on with work and scheduling and budgeting and committing to work on the side which is turning out to be more work than I thought... but alas.  Hopefully it will all be slowing down soon.

Anyway, hoping to write a post soon on what I was doing on construction.  I know some of you would be interested in that :)  (well I think so anyway).

So here's to being home and starting the transition to an elastic wasteband!.... ahhh how I adore thee...

whiny whinerson

Yup, I'm still alive.
Yup, I'm still here.  In Othello/Moses Lake I mean.  Seriously.  Still here.
I am tired.  Mentally and emotionally.
I feel like such a whiner because I know that this is something that many many people have to do all the time to make a living.  [and i really don't know how they do it.]  But I'm not going to lie - being away from home for 19 days straight SUCKS.  I miss my baby boy and my husband.  And my home.  And my dogs.   
Anyway, throwing myself a little pity-party here in the motel room right now.  Venting helps me not to get too homesick or cry.
I am hoping that tomorrow we will actually complete the work required to be ready for paving on Monday morning by early afternoon, and I can go home and see Oly before his bedtime.  And not have to work all day Sunday.  That sounds nice to me.  So here's to hoping for a little mental and emotional break!

daily grind

I am still a-workin in Othello/ Moses Lake.  Tomorrow will be day 10 in a row... only 10 left until this stretch is over... PHEW.  Stevie and Oly-bug came to visit me last Friday and spent the night in the motel.  Boy does that kid LOVE the pool!  We had a nice time all together, and I was sad to see them go.  Now I am missing them bigtime... but hopefully we can see eachother for a bit this weekend, somehow. 

Feeling very pregnant on the jobsite.  Walking up and down the grade and jumping in and out of trenches and excavation... phew.  Haven't switched over to the elastic wasteband yet so I keep having to hitch up my trousers every few minutes.  But anyway we (me and babydos) are doing well. 

That's pretty much all my brain can think of to write right now. 

Loves from Moses Lake.