okay so i went to the doc today...everything was fine...baby's heartbeat was great....then of course i go and ask about her ultrasound from the other office at 20 weeks...after finding the medical records we see that they put that i need a followup ultrasound....they never got to see everything they wanted to....especially the heart....SOOOO i get to have an ultrasound on my next visit...WOOHOO i am sooo excited i get to see keana, and how big she has gotten...she has got to be pretty big now because her movements are sooo strong and i can feel her on both sides of me at the same time LOL...okay so in reality i was actually pretty freaked out at first because it actually said "abnormal heart" but it was later explained that abnormal doesnt really mean that...just mean that didnt get to see everything..but GOOD GRIEF they need to find another word to use for that!....but hey i am not worried anymore because i hear my babies heartbeat all the time and it sounds GREAT..strong and pumping hard! LOL....

well i better get some sleep i have to drive to nashville tomorrow to go recruit for my job at my old alma mater, Tennessee State University...and i get to see my mommy :)  i think we may do some baby shopping too YEAH hahaha....i really dont feel up for the drive right now, but they could be because i am soooooooooooooooooooo tired....i hope i get at least 6 hours of sleep.....uggghhh 

Horary...we have had the furniture forever...in boxes AND NOW i have finally committed to BEDDING WOOOHOO...i finally decided on colors, a style, and a quality i believe i will be happy with...okay so i am soooooo glad my line sister told me that Restoration Hardware started selling nursery and children things....when i felt all was lost, and that i would never find the simple set i was looking for i remembered to look on their website. well i finally found the set (pic included)....AND it is in pink, even though my hubby and i were trying to steer clear from doing pink, since its sooo cliché for a girl...i just couldnt resist...well at first i was going to go with this lovely silver sage set...BUT THEN i was on macy's site looking at bedding for the queen bed that will be in her room too and WHAM i saw a great pink and taupe set....

awwww its sooo feminine and sooooooo perfect...it actually was exactly what i was looking for her bedding set but since i could not find it, without paying what $500 for the bumper by itself..(and even then that set wasnt exactly what i wanted) I decided to bring in that touch with the queen set and then i could have her bedding coordinate..Well when i went on the RH site tonight, i found that they had a sale!!! WOOHOO and how perfect was it that it was in the color i needed...PINK AND TOAST WOOOHOO...so i got the bumper, sheet, and skirt, along with a boudoir pillow and cover with her name...the pillow will go on the queen bed...i will attach that pic in the photos...anyhoo i am sooooooooo excited because now her nursery can finally be set up!...it may actually feel more real to me know...not that it hasnt already, but seeing the nursery will let me know that she will be coming SOON! i have what 7 to 10 weeks to go WOOOHOOO!

Okay so now maybe i can go to sleep i am soooooooo tired....its like 1:30am and i need to go to bed since i have work tomorrow...but i just had to finalize my purchases ...all my great deal purchases because i got almost everything on SALE WOOOHOOO...i think the pillow and its cover was the only thing not on sale, and it was still reasonable....even the queen bedding i got wasnt too bad....I got everything for a little over $500!!!!!!!!! I SOOOOOOO GOT A STEAL especially since i was originally contemplating on buying a $500 set, not to mention added tax and shipping charges.... man i feel great now... if only i could get a pic of my wide grin right now.....i finally feel accomplished! LOL  no more indecisiveness...its done....Okay well lets just say i will be more satisfied and happier once i actually see everything in person...i did just rely on the quality of pics....lol...the only thing i need  to add to the nursery is that organic blanket i have on my registry.  I am hoping it will match nicely... so i guess next i can work on her bathroom...but its cool for now anyway...i can do that later..i am just glad the nursery is straight.... 

Oh and i think we decided not to paint in her room....i am thinking i may just add more color with curtains (maybe) or just put some cute decor on the walls..but thats no biggie...i think her walls will look great with the bedding sets i chose, only because i whitish color is in both sets...all the walls in the house is like i dont know an egg shell or something...its not quite white, since you can see a variance in the crown molding all over...or what ever the stuff on our walls is called, but its surely not tan or anything....but anyhoo, i think that painting the walls pale pink, may be too much, and painting them taupe or "toast" may look too drab and old...so i want to see how it goes with the walls "as is" for now....if they do need a splash of color that cant be satisfied with wall decor, well then we can paint then....but i want to see the bedding first...heck AND i am sooo ready to put the furniture together....i can finally give hubby the okay to do so....i am sure he will be pleased :)....ummm i wonder if i should have him wait until we get the carpet cleaned....umm....i will think about it tomorrow...my eyes hurt from being so tired....hahaha, but i can go to bed SOOOOOOOOO happy right now!!!!!!

LOL well i got my practice on today!!!..in cooking that is...not that i dont already cook my butt off, but i dont know...i wanted to change up some of my 'soul food" recipes....instead of using instant variations...like cream of what ever soup to aid in flavor, and prewashed and cut bags of collard greens or box mac and cheese i decided to cook everything from scratch....man...i cooked for 7 hours TODAY..can you believe that???????? I made, collard greens with smoked turkey wings, cornbread dressing, brined baked chicken, mac and cheese, candied yams, and sweet potato pies....

wooooo...i am sooo full and sooooooooo tired...lol  i dont know for some reason i got in the mood to get all of my recipes recorded and i decided to test them out today....go figure...so so much for being productive and clean today...i am just exhausted from all that cookng and EATING lol...oh and it was definitely a hit...hubby ate a big ole plate....and enjoyed all my new variations YIPPEE...lol....so if keana does decided to wait until december i suppose i will be cooking thanksgiving dinner once again....i enjoy it so much anyway....but i just wont wait to do everything in one day again.....its tiring....but hubby already said there wasnt anywhere he really wanted to go for thanksgiving dinner, so i suppose i need to figure out something for us....

hahaha he is such a picky eater....even when we did go over someone else's house last year, i still cooked first...LOL so he could have  MY cooking to look forward to when we got home from socializing...he is such a trip....But hey...at least he actually likes my cooking i know some men that hate their wives/girlfriends cooking....they've come to eat at our house instead...hahahahahaha....Now if i can just perfect my asian cooking i will be on point.....keane really does enjoy my korean and japanese dishes i have cooked for him..i suppose i need to cook more of that too...i will have to write-up those recipes too....i have so much to do :)....well i better work by butt off this week so all that soul food wont show up on the scale...no need to add anymore unnecessary weight.... we shall see what the scale says on tuesday ummmm lmao!

oh yea, and i have a photographer for my maturnity and keana's newborn shots...YEAH...i am so excited! 

Crud...I went to bed a little earlier than usual (for me)....around 10pm and now i am alll up at 5am....actually i got up for a bathroom break around 4ish and now cant go back to sleep....had fifty million things running through my mind...GO FIGURE.....then i started feeling baby kicking so i suppose i wasnt alone in this early morning hour LOL....i guess i should get use to these early mornings anyway since i am sure my baby will have me up feeding and changing her at ALL times....but man i am sooo sleepy...i just have so much on my brain to go back to sleep...i really have gotten into this cooking mode and so i want to look up some recipes so i can grocery shop later today to cook....i think i am going to make a big dinner...sunday/thanksgiving style LMAO...

my tastebuds have been everywhere...like yesterday i made keane take me to a hibachi grill so i can have some steak teriyaki with steamed rice AND some tempura Udon LMAO....it was sooooooooooooooo good...  now i am freaking feigning for chicken and dressing with greens and mac and cheese...what in the world...i suppose asian cuisine meets good ole' soul food is what i want....which doesnt really surprise me since thats been my cuisine all my life LMAO....its just funny how i can jump from taste buds to taste buds....anyhoo i need to find a cool dessert recipe that my husband can enjoy this time too....ummm....well guess i will sign off here so i can go look up some tasty recipes...

you know it will be just my luck that i will actually start getting tired around 8 or 9ish and then it will be time to go out to the tennis courts to go watch hubby play his match...yep thats what will happen and i will be all exhausted ALL DAY...blah blah blah...ooh i just thought i really want to go to the mall today and finish getting some stuff for the powder room....i finally found a trash can and soap dispenser that goes perfectly in there...but i still need towels...and heck i suppose soap for the dispenser LMAO.....  i am getting the house decor together slowly but surely....now if only i can get KEANA's room together LMAO......well...until later today...