Field Day

Our office had a Field Day for all the sales reps and technicians one morning before work.

Here's all the guys awaiting their team assignments.

They had five games going on that the teams rotated between.  Here is Jordan playing in the water balloon toss.  One team had to hold perfectly still while the other team threw water balloons at them to score points.

They also played soccer, football, ultimate frisbee and capture the flag (that one was in a swamp, yuck!). Calin and I had to leave early because he kept stealing the soccer ball.  We brought a small ball for him to play with, but all he wanted the big orange one.

Here he is trying to sneak up and grab the ball in between games.

And here he is again, running away, ball in hand, wondering how far he can get before I catch him.

It was a fun morning, and next time I'll have to remember to bring a big boy ball for Calin to play with.

Little Rock Zoo

Last week we made a trip to the Little Rock Zoo.  Calin wasn't too interested, and neither was I (Jordan loved it and kept telling us to have more fun, hehe).  The animals hardly moved at all.  Most of the time it was just an "I Spy" game, trying to find where the animal was hiding out.  We made it about half way around the zoo before Calin fell asleep.  Others have gone in the morning and said it's much better and the animals are awake and much more alive so it must have just been the time of day we went.

Of course the only picture I got with an animal in it had to be a donkey - oh well.

He remained sleeping the whole way home.

And speaking of Calin sleeping, for the past two weeks or so he has been waking up at 5:45am on the dot every.single.morning.  It's like there is an alarm clock going off in his room or something.  It doesn't matter what time I put him down at night, he's still up at 5:45 in the morning.  Last night he went down after 8:00 (usually it's 7:00-7:30) then he woke up around 1:00 (Jordan thinks it was from the Thunder storm?) and didn't go back to sleep till almost 3:00.  I thought for sure he would sleep in, but sure enough 5:45 rolled around and he was up.  AHH!  I have no idea what is going on, he's always had such great sleeping habits, and I really want to get this fixed before the baby comes.  I just can't figure out why he is waking up at that time every morning.  5:45 is just too early for me!

8 Month Pic

 
Wow, I am pretty shocked at the poll results for girl names.  My favorite has always been Holly Capri.  Jordan and I both fell in love with that name while I was pregnant with Calin, but I didn't think it would be the front runner with all of you.  I have always agreed that going by a middle name is way too confusing and vowed I would never do that, but I just don't like it any other way, which is pretty much why we threw some other names into the mix.  We still haven't decided on anything, but I think Capri is number one on our list as of today.  Thanks for all your votes and input, I loved it!!  And just for fun, in case any of you are struggling with names as much as me, these have been my favorite baby name sites http://nameberry.com/  & http://www.babynamewizard.com/

And for all of you who relish in my hugeness here is a belly shot of me at 8 months (32 . 5 weeks)

I also got more aggressive with my phone calls to doctor offices after my horrible experience at the UAMS Residents Clinic, and found a dr that would take me.  My first appointment won't be for another two weeks, but he can't be worse than the place I was at.  At least I now have an actual Dr.  Before I would have just been shuffled around from med students and residents, and having a random resident deliver for me.  And I now have my choice between two hospitals to deliver at, so I'll have to see which one I like best since both are equal distance from our place.  Now if we could only figure out a way to get insurance we'll be set :)

And in case you have never heard this song, this is what made us fall in love with Capri



32 Weeks + Girl Names

I should post a belly shot, but I haven't taken one, so maybe another day.

Also, this post isn't very fun, so if you want to just skip the whole thing and read the names at the bottom for me and let me know which you like best, I'd be completely happy with that decision :)

So I went to the Dr today for the first time here in Arkansas.  It was horrible.  The clinic was filthy and crowded.  It took over 2 hours to see a nurse, almost 3 hours to see a Dr, and so many more things that just made my day pretty depressing.  But I'll try to stay positive, and not bring you all down with me . . . 

I gained another 5lbs over the past 5 weeks - total weight gain is up to 17lbs - I'm good with that #, no big deal.  Baby still has a good heartbeat, and I'm measuring on track.  That's about it.  Less than 8 weeks to go.  Yay!

I had such a horrible experience at the Dr today (plus I had Calin with me for all 4 hours, which made things that much more challenging) that I just wanted to go home, cry, and go to bed.  But just as I got home "craft night" was starting, so Calin and I headed over there instead of staying inside feeling miserable.  The girls out here always cheer me up and Calin always enjoys playing with the other kids.  One of the girls, Chelsea, even painted my toenails for me, and they look SO cute!  I kept thinking she couldn't make them cuter, and somehow she did!  So now that I'm home, and Calin's in bed, and I am feeling a bit lousy again, I can look at my pretty toes and I'm happy :)  So if any of you wives out here read my blog, thanks for cheering me up tonight and being my friend :)  Today especially!

Anyway, I know I never explained all the issues with finding a dr and insurance out here, but trust me there have been issues, and they've been frustrating and stressful.  I have spent hours and days trying to work everything out, and kept being told this (what I went through today) was my best/only option.  Well, after today, I'm willing to spend more hours, and more days if needed trying to find any other option.  Till then, I'm really really trying to just put my trust and faith in the Lord.

Ok, ok, finally onto the names.  I've been really stressing over a name.  Jordan and I hardly ever talk about names, and it's getting close to our little girl's arrival, so we finally sat down and picked a few for you all to review :)   But who knows, we might end up using one that isn't even on this list.  We're not at all set on anything right now, so anything could happen :)  And yes, I know 3 of the first names are so similar it's kind of ridiculous.

1)  Holly Capri Spence

- Holly after Jordan's mom, but we would call her by her middle name, Capri.

I've also considered spelling it Capree, not sure which I like more.

2)  Kinsley Jane Spence

- no significance with this one, except Jane is my grandma Parkinson's middle name

3)  Kinley Rochelle Spence

- Rochelle is Jordan's mom's maiden name

4)  Brinley Elizabeth Spence

- Elizabeth is my middle name, and Jordan's grandma Spence's first name

So what are your thoughts?  Any favorites?  It's ok if you don't like any of them.  My mom did this same thing when I was born (not with a blog obviously, but let family vote on a list of names), and everyone voted for Marissa.  Well, we all know that didn't happen, and she went with the name that no one voted for, and as it turns out, I'm quite glad.  Though, she could have picked an easier way to spell it  :)

*oh, and for those of you who don't like to leave comments, just vote in the poll to the right.  I have no idea who votes, so you're still anonymous ;)

Mother's Day 2011

I had a great Mother's day!  Jordan stayed up super super late Saturday night getting things all ready for "my day."  He cleaned the house, went shopping, and even made buttermilk pancake batter and buttermilk syrup that night so it was all ready when I woke up in the morning.  He got me a memory foam mattress topper for our bed out here (I was really missing our comfy bed), and ice cream and a movie to watch that night.  

He also got me flowers of course.  He picked all the flowers out and arranged them in a vase himself.  He even got some shells for the vase :)  I love that he spends so much time making things so special for me.  He knows I love fresh flowers, but hate the thought of him spending tons of $$ on them, so the thought he puts into them makes my flowers so much better every time!  And I think he's developed a new hobby :)

Our office had a BBQ sunday instead of dinner Saturday night, so it was fun visiting with everyone after church and not having to worry about dinner.  We had hamburgers and hotdogs, homemade ice cream, fresh fruit, and some other delicious desserts!  It's summer here and I'm loving it!

Oh, and here is our living room, taken from the kitchen.  My one complaint about these apartments was the lack of natural light.  There are hardly any windows, but after the tornado scares our first week here, I decided that was probably a good thing :)

 Tomorrow is my first Dr appointment out here in Arkansas.  There has been way too many complications with finding a dr out here and insurance, so hopefully everything goes well tomorrow!

Pool Pics

I finally broke out my camera!  I can't believe I've been so horrible at taking pictures since we've been here in Arkansas. 

So here are lots of Pool pics for you all to enjoy :)

Calin loves the pool.  I think he would stay in all day long, every day if he could.  

 I tried to get a picture of him with his friends, but this was the best I got - Payton and Jack in the background :)

Calin has such a big belly and he walks around sticking it out.  He must get that from me :)  Maybe he'll stop after I have the baby. 

 I've been loving my relaxing life right now.  And I'm trying to take full advantage before baby #2 comes.  So I haven't been blogging, or on the computer much at all.  Instead, I've been reading, playing lots with Calin, exploring this new place, lots of walks, and hours at the pool.  And Calin has been so much happier now that we can stay outside for so long and have a car to get around in.  And I've been feeling great, so I've actually been able to enjoy it.

Other things we've been up to the past couple weeks:  

Craft nights - Every Wednesday the wives get together to visit and do some sort of craft.  We made headbands one week, and recipe books another.

Friday night dinners - The office has a dinner goal each week, and usually will go to dinner Saturday night when they're done working, but us wives find cute local restaurants and get together on Friday's for our own dinner fun.  Our first week we went to a European Bistro called Ya Ya's, and last week we bumped it to Thursday for Cinco de Mayo and celebrated at Casa Manana.  Both were delicious and so fun!