man i am telling you i have had enough of these hot flashes :)  i am soooo hot right now LOL..and its cool outside...i really need to get up and at 'em because i need to wash and clean up the house BUT i am tired and my back was hurting from all those hours of cooking yesterday...it was hubbys bday and i grilled beef ribs, steaks, smoked sausages, italian sauages, and hamburgers as well as cooked homemade mac and cheese, green beans (i even snapped them myself), potato salad, deviled eggs, and peach cobbler...dang reading that makes me see how much my back SHOULD be hurting LMAO  but i think he had a good bday...Keana got daddy two pair of jeans, mom got him some crocs (yea he finally got his own), and i got him some golf spending cash LOL....needless to say it was pretty low key for us....usually i go all out...our first year i threw a surprise bday party, the next year we went to Aruba and went on a booze cruise on his actually bday, the next year we were in st thomas about to get married...but we had a bday dinner with all our wedding guests at Iggies...it was soooo much fun...karoke galore!! and then we went clubbing....so compared to the last 3 years..this was soooooooooo low key...but its all good..he wanted to chill since its baby cooking time LOL... see how much babies slow ya down :)....  anyhoo i can't wait until tomorrow... IT WILL BE OUR 1st YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WOOOHOOO :) 

okay let me go and be productive now...this week is going to be very busy...tomorrow nights festivities, then wednesday's doc appt and birthing class, i only have today, tues, and thurs to get the house together for next weekends festivities.....I CANT WAIT!

Well it went great...I was a little aprehensive about how hubby would take the 3 hour long class today, but it went by fast and it was fun and educational!....we will definitely survive a month of this!...I hope he will be as good with the breastfeeding one too LOL...there were a lot of great couples in the room and all first time moms too!...a lot of the hubbys were very supportive which was great to see...and of course mine had to be the one to crack the jokes LMAO..he is so silly....it was a great atmosphere and we actually had a good time...it wasnt just a bunch of breathing like he thought...he learned the begining techinques of how to get me through the labor pains with relaxation, coaching, breathing, etc..i also so that my freaking ovaries are like below my breasts...LMAO...i guess everything really is pushed up because of the uterus hahaha...

I also learned that you can reduce your labor time by 30% if you use upright positions when in labor versus just laying on your back...I even learned positions and excercises to help eliviate back pain and BACK LABOR! which i heard was a beast....  So okay i learned that the baby's head should be facing my spine which is called an anterior position...if she is facing outward then thats when you will have back labor..BUT i learned a yoga move that could help loosen the area by tilting the pelvis and uterus that would help give her some room in case she decides its cool to turn back around and come out! LOL...but i am soooo going to use that yoga move before i go to bed to help with the back pain..i forget what its called...cat-cow pose...something like that...anyway you get on all fours and arch your back...MAN does it work...anyhoo I am so glad we signed up for this birthing class...I feel like it will really equip me with the knowledge i need to make informed decisions about my labor and immediate postnatal care... I cant wait for next wednesday...ooh and that is a fun day because i get an ultrasound of the baby during my doctors visit AND get to go to class :)

well the breathing we did really did relax me and i am soooo sleepy/tired right now...i think i am going to be off to bed now....

awww so this morning when i woke up keana was all curled up high up in the womb with her butt or head or something sticking out of me...i was able to like literally grab her body with my hands...LOL it was sooooo cute...of course this was after the beautiful dream i had about her last night....i saw her with dark hair and brown skin so milky  awwwwwwwwww she was soooo precious in the dream...but it was kinda odd because she was talking as a baby LMAO...so that let me know it was a dream hahahahahaha....anyhoo after i got dressed i went into her room and just stared at her furniture and crib...awww...i visualized myself picking her up in the mornings.....she will just be waiting on mommy to come get her...I CANT WAIT  i cant wait to get her bedding all washed up so i can start putting stuff together...maybe i will work on it tonight...i really need to go up to stone mountain today though...or do some type of outdoor walking...i am tired of my eliptical day in and day out now..LOL... 

Her daddy did such a great job putting her furniture together... lol  i am just glad it wasnt me having to do it...i am sooo not good at the stuff what so ever....gosh i have sooo much i want to accomplish and its all going through my brain at the same time...when i will do it...or begin who knows..BUT i know i better get to moving seeing that the shower is coming up soon...i would like everything to be ready by then...anyhoo i am sooooooooooooo ready for the birthing class tomorrow..

i had the best food this week LOL...okay so the night i came in to nashville AND the next day for lunch i had to hit up Mary's BBQ and eat my all time favorite--PORK SHOULDER SANDWICH...extra hot with extra pickle..UMMMUMMMUMMM It was the best...my mom informed me that she too ate shoulder sandwiches almost every day when she was prego with me LMAO...how funny is that!...well she said that we must tell keana how its a family tradition to eat mary's bbq hahaha...its sooo good...too bad i cant get any shoulder sandwiches like that in nashville...i suppose it will be a while before i will be able to get some again....with the traveling along with the breastfeeding...it may be months and months before i get to taste that awesome shoulder again! LOL...ooooh and then today, i had to go to Prince's Chicken Shack...wooooo i had a medium white quarter and fries...boy my tummy is still burning...but no heartburn (yeah) it was soooooooooo good, just like i remembered..heck it had been i dont know like 3 years since i had one of those...ummmmmmmmmm that was great too...keana might be up in my belly burning up...poor baby i have yet to give her a break...from Wed-Friday she has just been getting hot hot hot food!....well maybe she will have mommy's taste buds for EXTRA HOT FOOD eventually!....between daddy---and his love for kimichi and hot stuff, my moms love for hot food and HER MOMMY....she has no choice i suppose!!! Eatum up Keana! LOL

umm and i cant forget my old fav drinks- jungle juice and purity homestyle lemonade in the cartons!!! LOL....my childhood favorites i have really been soaking this preggo thing up man...with all my favorite flavors of the past....i cant wait until dinner tonight :)...mom and i are suppose to be ordering dinner in and watching the presidential debates...WOOHOO!!!!