i have to add that i finally ordered my fury crocs... its too cold to still wear those open toe flip flop crocs now....i figure these will get me through my final weeks and hospital visit....then i can just be bare foot in the house! MY PRERENCE! well i better go upstairs and finish hanging Keana's clothes and tackling our room...somehow these past few weekends i have skipped it...and its getting a bit ridiculous now...i wouldnt even want to bring keana into all that mess in there! LOL  at least i get to watch SNL while i "work"!  man its been hilarious!.......and my pumpkin is up so she can keep me company!  we will try not to disturb daddy... he is "working"

you know i know this is tmi...but i just dont get the preggos saying they are you know "stopped up" because man i have to "go" like all the time..LMAO like too mUCH!...i say this...because at the present time the porcelan seat is calling LMAO...but its been calling all day...good grief...i hope i go like this after keana is on the outside!!!!!!!!!!! LOL  no more smooth move tea for me! HAHAHAHAHA sorry for that tmi moment!

I finally washed Keana's clothes woohoo! well actually just the newborn to 3 months outfits, socks, hats, and her head bands.... MAN it was a lot...I washed 3 loads ... good grief...i know on thing she doesnt need is clothes!...i cant wait to my next shower on Tuesday so i can see what else i need to go to the store to get for missy...because despite all the stuff we have now, there are a few things we still need to get....I am sure this shower will be more low-key than the private one I had since its going to be at the office BUT none the less...anything given in the honor of my little snookems I AM EXCITED AND CANT WAIT!!! LOL....

I don't know if I really have said this on the blog, but i know i have been repeating it outloud to anyone who listens....I FEEL SOOOO BLESSED!!! i have truly been shown it throughout my years of life BUT during my pregnancy, i have been overcome with joy to see how truly blessed we are as a family...People really do go over and beyond for us...or rather our little snookems! LOL...Heck even our local American Deli (fast food) restaurant have shown us love!...Ms. Kim, the owner always have been sweet to us but the other day when I went in she gave me an envelope with $50 in it...I was sooo overwhelmed with her generosity...especially during these hard economic times (especially for small businesses).... My mom said that is the korean way...giving money to honor a special even in your life...but still i was soooooooooo not expecting that!....

Now even though gifts are wonderful and I am appreciative, I am soooo much more appreciative of the nonfinancial/material things people have done for us... Like on Friday, after lunch I realized I really hadnt noticed Keana moving...and then I started thinking about the horrible back pain that awoke me early that morning...which i ended up just staying awake around 4am or so...anyway then later on that day, I had tremendous pressure in my groin...it felt like Keana was about to fall out, like I couldnt hold her any longer...BUT through it all, i couldnt remember her moving when i was reminicing on what had transpired that day...Well basically it started to make me freak out!....I called Keane, but of course he was his usual calm self...and told me it was fine, she was just sleeping...but still, my overreacting self wanted to be SURE SURE...so i called the doc..since no providers were in, they wanted me to go to labor and delivery..well i didnt want to do that...going to the hospital would make it a little too real for me...i dont know it made me feel like if i go to the hospital something really could be wrong...anyyhoo, i called K and he said to chill and try to wait on her movements...but in the mean time I called on the assistance of my coworkers!...LOL  I had V come bring me some ice..but her not knowing what my state of mind was when i asked, i just burst into tears when she made a joke...which in return made her go run out and get K (not hubby)... anyhoo they came into my office to console me and calm me down, letting me know everything was fine...and sure enough once i relaxed, she did start to move FINALLY!....

I was just so appreciative that at my time of need, when i was away from my hubby and even my mom, I have other people i could count on to console me..lol...i kinda felt silly affer the fact, but i did feel reassured that my babyh is doing fine, and everything is going to be okay...and on top of that, i have people that care.  Anyhoo, hubby and i spoke about it later on, and i think i unfortunately freaked him out too...he just didnt show it at first...he didnt want me to freak more than i already was...so he played the calm one, which actually upset me more to be honest..i had to explain that to him, but then he had to explain to me that both of us cant be a nervous wreck during something like that..plus he was worried about my pressure going up, since when i get excited my heart beats really fast and my BP has been known to go up during that time....and he knows that isnt good for the baby...anyhoo, we had a good talk and i felt sooo reassured that i have such an awesome hubby...just when i wanted to right him off for being mean and uncaring LOL...he goes and shows me how much he truly does care, and how much he thinks through a situation....Its so great to have someone with a cool head on their shoulders...because ME...man i am a straight freak-out-about-whatever-it-is person!...LOL...no matter how little or big, good or bad! LOL...i am working on that!....anyhoo we had this talk while i was walking around target, and i know it contributed to my 3 hour shopping trip there...and i swear i felt like i spent $100 for each hour i was there LMAO...BUT i did get needed stuff for me and keana....i basically got the things we need for the hospital...well minus my nursing bras...had to take those back...can you believe i am going to need a freaking double D!!!!!!!!!!! FUDGE...if i am in a double D without the milk, i am scared of what will happen after the fact....but hey if i get to hold on to part of them after i get my bod back i wont be mad! LOL....

WOW after what feels like a really really really long wait AND then a really really long weekend...its finally a new week! LOL...But i definitely have a smile on my face..This weekend was sooo much fun...The baby shower was great..so many of our friends came to support and celebrate our little Keana 's conception LOL...I wasn't sure how we were going to work out having it in the house, but the tables and chairs  fit perfectly...My friend Ragan and her mom decorated the space beautifully and the food was great!!... The games were a hit and too fun...I loved the "make your own diaper game...it was hilarious...man i swear the ladies tried to model their "diaper" off of a victoria secret catalog hahaha...one diaper looked like a thong, one looked like some boy shorts, the other looked like the "cheeky" panties, and the other looked like, well just shorts hahahaha....We had such a good time..it started at 2:30pm but it didnt really end until around 6 or 7 AND actually the finaly guests didn't leave until 4am! LOL...Yes we KICKED IT!....Even my mom went and hung out with some of my friends/coworkers that night!!! YES she left and then didnt return until a few hours later LOL....they were all giggly and discussing their little night when they got back ( oh and yes the party was still going on!)hahaha...It was too funny...now how about this, the youngsters actually stayed home and chilled--oh and of course the preggo lady!...

I can't believe how many people came that i hadnt seen in forever!...My line sister/friend Joye flew up from Houston with her fiance, my spec/friend Catrina flew in from Wisconsin, even my line sister Melanie came by with her beautiful son! Of course our girl Tai and boy J came with my little beautiful Lauryn! Now she was a big hit! LOL...Keana will be held to a very high standard!!!  Lauryn was just too precious and soooo good....She just chilled the whole time, very observant too! LOL....  On top of my out of town guests, Caride came by, all the way from Barrett Pkwy LMAO...(needless to say, the distance keeps us from seeing each other often...as a matter of fact i dont think I have seen her since the wedding...or no maybe we went to a concert or two since...) a lot of my tennis folks came by to support and coworkers too...Of course it wouldnt be complete with out the guys coming by!  LOL of course since it was Saturday, they went upstairs to watch the college football games! LOL....They did make it down every so often to get some special punch i made!...as a matter of fact, my special punch was such a big hit, i made 3 batches....and i had it in a HUGE bowl, that held 2 batches a piece...so techinically i guess i made 6 batches....LMAO...i guess thats why no one could leave right away, they had to clear their systems hahaha. I was sooo proud that no one broke the crystal dishes we used LOL...I know paper would have been easier, but i really wanted everything to be nice!...and it soooo was (thank you aunti jackie d. for all of the borrowed serving platters, bowls, utensils, and plates! lol)

Okay so the next day of course was the day i chose to return a few duplicates that came from babies r us...LOL keana received 2 diaper genies, 2 baby monitors, and  2 bouncers....so i decided to take them back and combine all the gift cards onto one card...that was great... i suppose i will get around to doing that at target too...but i had enough baby shopping for one weekend LOL...i went ahead and purchased a few more baby things with some of the gift card money (why oh why did we get cash too...i need to go put that up before mommy spends some LOL I guess it can go in her new little piggy bank being sent to us thanks auntie Jackie and Katrina...on top of EVERYTHING ELSE you have done), but i am going to wait to "top off" until after my work shower on the 28th.  I really need to decide on a diaper bag!...OH man I almost forgot to mention the best gift i got FOR ME...my coworker/auntie carrie got me the Sex in the City Movie DVD and CD combo!!!!!!!!!!! WOW sooooo wasnt expecting that and boy do i appreciate it!!!...I went to see it DAY ONE when it came out...so how about we watched that later that evening...after we checked out the wedding dvd, and some of the shows I had on DVR LMAO...of course we had to have our big discussion about the movie, later that night...which sparked another convo, which then led to us up until 4am! LMAO...man i was tired the next day....not to mention the party lingered over until the next day, since folks stopped by again to come "hang"...but i was out so they hung with K lol...by the time i got back i was soooo tired and couldnt even stay up to socialize (DANG IT)...

BUT never the less, mommie and i got up and went to brunch at Babette's (MY FAVORITE SPOT), went to lenox mall, and then babies r us...we were sooo pooped..okay so the purpose of babies r us was to get the car seat, but i couldnt make up my mind STILL...Peg vs Chicco...still hard...BUT then we went home researched a little more, and my mommy, the "only the best for my babies" mommy she is decided Peg was the best for her baby since it was not only designed in italy it was also made there LMAO!!!!  I think we read chicco was designed there but may have been made in hong kong...oh and she was NOT feeling that...as a matter of fact, she doesnt even want Keana wearing anything made in China....and/or not organic...LMAO....she is sooooo silly....only the best for her BABY!...as a matter of fact, Keane told her that Keana, was HER BABY and we have come to terms with that LMAO...she was like awww thanks, for recognizing! hahahahaha tooo funny!....I suppose Ms. Umi is going to spoil Keana rotten!....like mother like daughter i suppose...uhoh world!

well needless to say, this week will be spent recooperating and catching up on precious sleep i missed...but everything was great, i had a wonderful time, and keana got so much stuff, daddy will be spacing out some time to load everything up to her room.. lol we feel so loved and appreciative of EVERYONE!  we are sooo blessed to have so many friends that care for us so and of course our little one...Keana is going to enter this world with sooooo much love she wont even be able to comprehend it!  My little blessed baby!  she is soo precious and special to us, but it was so humbling to see how other people feel the same already too!