Shrinkin' Violets Part 3 Read HERE!

[Kat817 19]

Yay on the formula Laura, who woulda thought???

Glad Haydee and Michelle arrived safely and on time, hope they have a wonderful time! With Pamela for a hostess, it is a given!!!

Got dinner almost done, just waiting for Rick to show up. I sucked it up and stopped in Walmart to get some things, only going there because I needed some non food things too, one of which was make up. Got all my stuff together, stopped to grab the make up, and they are out! Grrrrrrr that means some other shopping excursion this weekend! I always spend money when that happens!!!

Gas here is $2.62 a gallon,for regular grade unleaded gas, and we are smack in the middle of oilfields and refineries too! There has been an ongoing investigation as to the why for a couple of years now......price gouging, plain and simple!

SIL still in the hospital, not looking any better. Band Dr. has now told her he will NOT treat her any longer, that if she wants his input on her health she has to come there, he will not confer and treat over the phone. So now he is the bad guy, and I am an idiot for still using him......gimme a break!!! They were never honest with him anyway, what the hell good was he doing???? But yeah, this is all HIS fault, uh huh.......(insert me rolling my eyes here....)

Better go toss some salad fixin's together----see y'all later. So glad this week is over!

[TracyK 3]

Judy is wearing pasties for Bobs b-day tomorrow? WOOT!! :wink::tt2:

[Teachlady 3]

Judy is wearing pasties for Bobs b-day tomorrow? WOOT!! :wink::tt2:

Who says I'M the one who will be wearing them??? :thumbup::tt2:

[janiebug 0]

Good evening!!

I hope CA is having fun!!

Did Macy stay well today Tracy?

I hope everybody has a great weekend! I also hope Carson sleeps well this weekend!!! And Laura!!

[kity 2]

Hey Girls~

We had a blast! I have 4 pix to put up on FB, but it seems the site is down. If I can't get them up soon, I'll email to you...but they are big (and I have not figured out how to resize Terry).

We had dinner and drinks (actually only one killer one called the Cadillac!). Their room is beautiful and has amazing views of our mountains!

I'll have more pix tomorrow...off to try to post on FB now.

[Daisalana 33]

So jealous, great pics!!!!

Carson is fussy, I read online it takes a week to know if formula change was a good thing. BLAH.

He has stopped eating so much, he was eating 4oz by 2 weeks old, doc said he won't overeat, so let him eat. Now he eats 2oz at a time.. losingjusme said her 4 month old just started eating 4oz!!!! Carson was eating 6oz before I swapped formulas.. Sheesh.. my lil piggy.

[Suziecat 379]

Good Saturday Morning.

I loved, loved, loved the pics from Cali. All of you are so beautiful.

I'm up and going to get my housework done so I can spend the rest of the day in the pool. Lucky me.

Last night I was watching Dateline and around 9:30 a guy I went to school with was on FB and he wanted to chat. We have talked alot since he registered. We had been chatting for about a few minutes when he said that he was having problems with chat and he wanted to know if he could call me. We had talked on the phone before. So he calls and we talked and talked and talked. Finally he said his phone battery was going out and we ended up saying good bye. We had been on the phone for over an hour and a half. We had such a good talk and wondered why we never talked like that in school. It was fun and I look forward to doing it again.

Hoping that all of you have a great weekend. Chat with you soon.

[TracyK 3]

Who says I'M the one who will be wearing them??? :smile::tt2:

Point taken! Either way, it sounds like one heck of a b-day!

Tell him the violets say Happy B-Day

Macy stayed well. At least well enough to go to her Aunts house for the weekend. I am just praying real hard that it is just allergies and that I do not get the dreaded call in the middle of the night that she is sick. That has only happened one when she was just probably right at 4 years old...if that. She was at my moms and it was about 1 AM when mom called. Macy wanted me...so here we go in the middle of the night in the pouring rain....and I do mean POURING. We get there and she was so hot and weak and limp and whimpering. Needlesss to say just being able to get to her to take her home made macy and I both feel so much better.

I looked at the first pic that pam e-mailed and was instantly jealous...lol. They look like they are having a blast!!

Have a great day everyone. Respect the pouch!

[TracyK 3]

OH, Suzie...thank you so much for my shirt. I love it! It was really a great surprise. I tried it on and it is snug but it wont be for long! I have a new goal shirt now....thank you so much. I feel special now

[Suziecat 379]

Wow, that was fast. I didn't even have time to tell you that I sent it. And by the way Laura, you should be getting a package soon also.

If I am missing anyone please let me know. I'm trying to get them all out before your trip so you can all take them. I want a group photo.

[janiebug 0]

This site looks weird!

Good morning!!

CA looks like fun and I hope today is an enjoyable day for all!!! Congratulations Pam, you worked (still working) so hard for this so enjoy!!

Well off to the showers and work!!

Have a GREAT one!!

[Kat817 19]

I'm off for a day of pampering with my DD. Rick is going to end up working a good part of the day. They ok'd his guys for some OT---and the only way they can get it is if one of the supervisors/foremen stays with them. Rick knows some of them really need the $$$ and remembers being there himself, so guess who is staying. His olive branch to me, since this is my day off, was to tell me to take Manda and Abbey and go get pedi's etc. Well Abbey of course, her DH (and that D is not for dear or darling!) has plans for them....guilted her into changing her mind. But Manda and I are going anyway. Something needs to shock Abbey into standing up for herself!

I agree, the CA pics were great, I am so glad they are having such fun!

Next weekend our little town has a celebration, called Fiesta Days. They have a carnival in town, and parades, and pet shows, and cook offs, all kinds of things going on all weekend long. So in order to have Kinsey around for that, she let her go to her Dads this weekend, so this will be some rare Mom/Daughter alone time for Manda and I. Personally I think we need it, she has been kinda snippy a time or 2 lately, and I want it STOPPED!!! LOL

When Rick does get off, we are going for a ride with Becky & Gary and going to dinner. Not sure where yet.

Got my car title in the mail today! It is mine, all mine!!! Rick keeps teasing me about me saying I refuse to buy again for years to come---by asking me if I want this new car or that new car, or when we see the big tent sales----I always respond with an adament NO--so tonight when I see him, I am going to tell him Manda and I went and test drove a new Camaro and I want one!! LOL

Wish my DD would get it in gear!!!!!!

Will check in with you girls tonight.

[HeatherO 7]

Wow I am so jealous of the pictures. Haydee, Pamela and Michelle look wonderful (and are drinking things that look mighty tasty I might add).

Laura, that was great news with the formula being covered by insurance. I never even would have thought to ask. If you can't take that case of other formula back, I think you might be able to sell it (although I remember Craig's list or whatever you were using gave you a lot of angst with weird people).

As far as donations for those in need, I think they are covered under programs that provide all formula for free if they use the program. My sisters husband got laid off and she now receives all of her formula for free. I think the people that need it the most are those that make a limited income and are living paycheck to paycheck.

I had a doctor's appointment last Thursday and expressed some concern in that I was not feeling as much movement. They did a biophysical profile on the baby and she scored a 10 out of 10. The weird thing is, I could see her kicking on the screen but I couldnt feel it. How weird is that??? The tech said she is kicking into the placenta so that might be part of the reason that movement has gone down so much. Also she is too big to move around or change positions anymore.

Anyways, one thing I did find out is that she is very small. She is estimated at 5 pounds 7 ounces which could vary in either direction when she is born. That puts her in the 3rd percentile (meaning out of 100 babies she would be the 3rd from the smallest). Because of this, they now want to do ultrasounds and fetal monitoring every visit and the doctor wanted to see me a few days later rather than the usual week between visits.

She said if anything looked funny at all when I go in on Monday, she will want to induce me at that point . . . so maybe a baby on Tuesday but I am not sure.

[Kat817 19]

Sounds like my DD Heather, her baby suffered from intrauterine growth restriction---she simply quit growing---she did NOT quit maturing tho! She was a 4 pounder, and did not grow for at least 2 weeks. Her lungs continued to develop etc, and she never needed a bit of oxygen or anything. She was perfect in every way, just a wee one!

She remains in the lower percentile in height, and has never even made the charts in weight. For her first 2 years the only chart she EVER made was for head size!!! We laugh, it may be in the low range, but hey she made the chart!!!

I would relax, enjoy the comfort of the extra care---she is a good weight---nothing extreme either way!! How exciting!

My DIL carried my grandson with the placenta in a forward position, and she felt very little movement, and now the one she is pregnant with, the placenta is attached in a different area, and we can see his movements clearly, and she feels them much stronger she said!! Who would have even thought it mattered!!!

So excited for you!!!

[Daisalana 33]

Well the ultrasound weight measurement is generally way off. Coworkers wife they said he was like 5lb and he was 8..and they said Carson was nearly 9lb and he was 7.5lb.

I did get the shirt suzie, remind me.. what is the significance of the school? Pretty colors though!!

Carson has been up and crying all morning..

Russ just left to get me waffle house. Carson hasn't pooped since we were at work yesterday, so I have him 2oz of Water. Still nothin yet. I am so tired.