When He Gets Close To Me....

.............I shiver. The most amazing man's birthday was on Sunday (my husband's). Sure, I may be biased, but for good reason.  He knows just how important the power of touch is.  He also is aware of how equally weighted verbal language can be if used in the right way. He's a man of integrity in love, in life, and in work. He has a vulnerable heart, in the best way possible. He'd sacrifice the very last thing in his possession if it meant making sure I had everything I needed to be happy. He's a family man. He doesn't...

Celebrating in the Spirit

After our OB/GYN appointment, I was starving and we had a Groupon that was expiring soon, so we hit up the shops for some sushi!!!!! Naan had some great "cooked" choices, and after we told them our circumstance, said they could actually make any roll of our choice cooked! We may have overindulged a bit, but it was soooooooo good! Afterwards, we took a short walk down the street to admire the gigantic Christmas tree. Patrick likes to be tough when he goes to work and never brings a coat, so we didn't stay long since he was freezing. Then...

The Sweet Sweet Sound: Week 16

The Friday before our appointment, I made a last ditch effort to call Dr. B's office and basically beg for an ultrasound. Going from having visuals of Cotton grow every 2 weeks to not even setting foot in the doctor's office for 4 whole weeks was already a big step for us. Unfortunately, insurance wont pay for any ultrasound that isn't medically necessary (we're going to look at that as a positive, since it means everything is going well), so unless we were willing to throw $100 on the table to see our baby in black in white for a couple of...

All Work and No Play

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy Kayla a boring writer. (source) All my work days are ridiculously clustered together right now, so I'm being withheld from adventure, unless you call being relief Charge Nurse adventure (it was)! But that's okay, because I know everyone is busy this week celebrating the holidays and could care less about what I have to say.  (source) Please be careful if you're traveling, don't eat so much food that you need to add to the swamp of an ER with an "upset body", and above all else, remember...

I Almost Got Caught!!

(2012 is my favorite kpLOVE Christmas CD to date and our first year of using Garage Band instead of the old school recorder with missing buttons and knobs!!!) A December day fill with beautiful weather, a beautiful latte from my favorite coffee shop, and a couple of beautiful girlfriends is about as much as a girl could ask for.  Ale brought her little man Gabriel to visit and I swear he's doubled in size since the last time I got to party with him!! He was totally outnumbered by girls talking about girl things, but I don't think...

Veggies, Tears, and Yoga....Oh My: Week 15

(As promised, here's our kpLOVE Christmas songs from 2011.) It's unbelievable how much better I'm feeling this week. I'm cooking. I'm checking things off my to-do list. I'm even eating vegetables and salads!!!! But my favorite part about this week is the new gym Patrick and I joined (Lifetime. We used to be members at another location but quit when we moved, and until recently, had no clue there was another one close to us. If you can afford an actual yoga studio that has prenatal yoga classes, then more power to you, but they are flipping...

Pass the Torch

I don't know why, or what it is about my face or my aura, but strangers always think I either look familiar or feel the compelling urge to spill their guts and tell me all about something. Maybe my nurturing nursing persona constantly radiates vibes to people. Maybe I have an angel sitting on my shoulder waving people over. Whatever it is, I don't mind it; it's actually warming.  I had an absence of judgment on Sunday and decided to pop my head into Walmart for a few things (that always turns out to be a basket of things) after yoga and boy was I in for a treat. The place was swarming....

It's That Time Again

As always, we waited until the ultimate last minute to start working on the annual kpLOVE Christmas CD and now it's crunch time! We work better under pressure.  Of course, we can't send out a CD filled with Christmas cover songs without a cheesy picture of the two of us on the cover. Don't worry, I wont use the one with my belly hanging out (see above)....THAT kept happening and it was a few weeks ago! You may be wondering who our photographer was........which would be none other than Me, Myself, the self timer, and this...

Hello Second Trimester, Goodbye Half Marathon: Week 14

I was so bummed the Metro PCS Half Marathon was canceled due to the terrible icy roads. I was ready to kiss my first trimester goodbye with a bang by breaking new records. I even had my list all planned out. First record: My slowest time yet to ever complete a half marathon race (since my OB/GYN strongly believes in not running during pregnancy). Second record: The longest I've walked at one time since I've been pregnant. Third record: The coldest half marathon I've ever participated in. Fourth Record: Making my mother the most nervous wreck...

I can't feel my toes!

It would be the coldest Baylor football game in history, with dangerous driving conditions for traveling to Waco, but you couldn't convince these boys to miss the game to save their lives. Oh no. This was the very last game to ever be played in the Floyd Casey Stadium, and it's history was to be celebrated under conditions we'll not soon forget.  If you've never had the pleasure of experiencing how cold Texas can actually be, you're missing out.  If it weren't for our ridiculously thick apparel and white breath, you might...