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Surprise Shower!!!!!

Today My Aunt Charlotte, and cousins Sandy, Pamela, Alexander and Allison came down from Melborne for a visit. No one here knew it, but they were bringing me a shower! They brought lunch and "little cakes" and TONS of presents. They brought gifts from everyone from the Strong side of the family. We cracked open a bottle of Champagne and a bottle of Sparkling Cider for me and the kids. We had a really nice day and stuffed ourselves silly. I now have SO MANY outfits for Lily. She is going to be the best dressed kid around! I had to include the picture of Brandi and I because she is just so excited that she is so much smaller than me. All of the time growing up, every time she teased me (remember she is the OLDER sister) I would just come back with "well, I'm skinnier than you" and even though I maybe weighed only 3 or 4 pounds less than her, she would get so upset. So now, she loves to call me fat and tell everyone how much skinner than me she is. It is ok, I'm taking it for now, but that is going to be my motivation to get the extra weight off quickly come August.

Kicking

Lily kicks and moves almost constantly now. I can tell she is going to be hyper like Ross because she moves all the time! At first the kicking was always in one general area just under my belly button, now she moves all over the place. Her favorite place to kick is right under my left rib. That one is kinda annoying.
I have been spending loads of time on the computer trying to get my websites to start earning some money, and all that time in a chair really allows me to notice just how much she kicks. Also, all this time in a chair has really made me a lard-butt! I have always had a job that kept me active, and between switching to a desk job and not lifting weights anymore, I have really packed on some extra pounds! I know I am supposed to gain weight, but I have really gone overboard. I have outgrown my maternity clothes even! I don't mind the huge belly, because that is understandable, it is the flabby arms and huge thighs and chunky butt that I have developed that is starting to bother me. I am really going to have my work cut out for me getting my figure back after Lily is born!

Heartburn taking over my life

I have acid reflux so I have dealt with heartburn for a long time, however, I have never had anything remotely close to this! I have been taking Zantac 150 twice a day for a month now and have STILL managed to polish off an industrial size bottle of extra strength Tums. I have to time my day around my Zantac and it still doesn't even always help. I feel like if I open my mouth fire will come out. Tonight I haven't eaten anything because my esophogus hurts so bad. I have already eaten 5 Tums and chugged Malox and I STILL have heartburn!!!! It doesn't matter what I eat either. Today's heartburn has been worse than ever and I haven't eaten anything bad that would usually be the culprit. THIS SUCKS!

Oh and to top it all off.....my beloved fan doesn't work! Does anyone know an electrician in my area that won't rip me off? I have to have someone come fix this stupid thing, I don't want to have to sleep in Lily's room for the next two months!

What a difference!

What I USED to look like, and what I look like now. Tonya hasn't changed a bit!