1 Day Away.. OMG

Ello,

Its hard to believe that tomorrow is the day the birthing process will start. Things are happening quickly indeed! Yesterday was the last day of my seminars for this quarter at Kaplan. Right now my grades are still at a 4.0 average so I should be good if I keep up the work :) I'm going to try to get as much of it done today as possible because I don't know what the weekend will bring. I am in need of a flash drive though in case I need to work on my studies at the hospital, on the laptop. All my work is saved on my desktop computer, and I lost my other flashdrives I was using.

Well yesterday went by quickly for the most part. I stayed up and played the Sims 2, and am finished with Kate's daddy, so I'm working on my mom now. Went to bed around 8, and was in a sleep daze until 11. Kate made us fried egg sandwiches on bagels for breakfast and some coffee :). Skyler was dancing on the coffee table again and everytime I closed my eyes on the couch, he ran up with the feather duster and tickled my face lol. Kate and I spent most of the day in bed watching TV, which is rare because we don't do that lol. Skyler played in his room and in our room all day. I got comfy and me and Kate took a nap after Skyler fell Asleep. It was great! We slept in until 630 or so. I made us Ravioli before my class started at 7pm. It was fast and only lasted until 7:30, so we watched the X Factor for a bit. I decided to take a shower with Skyler to help him go to bed.. It relaxed him, but he was still wide awake!! We came upstairs and played until my 10pm class, and he still was awake running around and climbing out of his bed when we were trying to put him to sleep. Kate tried rocking him to sleep but he still didn't fall asleep. We finally decided to lay him down and let him fuss his way to sleep.. It eventually worked. I called my mom and talked to her until my phone died. We ate some chicken and noodles, and Kate took a shower. She came back up and I gave her a massage to help her sleep, then I laid down, she grabbed me and the next thing I know..we were asleep :) It was a easy day, and I feel restored. Today we are going to clean our haus some more to prepare for the unknown. Leah may be staying the weekend, depending  on how things go with me, so we are giving her our room to snooze in, since she is pregnant and its the best place to be :) Well I'm going to start simming again. Thanks for reading!

<3 Randi

I Slept My Day Away

Hello!

Man, today I was worn the **** out! I didn't really sleep because I was too uncomfortable, so by 10:00am, I had to do something, so I tried to fall asleep..and I did. Kate let me sleep in and took care of Skyler and made sure he didn't wake me up. She is so sweet to me. I woke up around 1pm for some Ramen noodles and PB&J Samich hehe, then I went back to sleep. I was completely exhausted, and I can see why. Sleeping for only 2-3 hours at a time for five days or so does take a toll on one's body. I woke up closer to 5pm finally after recovering with sleep. My body felt way better than it did, and I was ready for my day. Kate was at her sister's house and Skyler was just waking up from his nap too. As soon as I woke up, my woman came home to me :). I went downstairs and started cooking us dinner. She wanted some homemade pizza, so I started making the dough. We had pepperoni and cheese pizza..it was delicious! We ate, then decided to go on a walk to try and hurry this birthing process up, and to spend time together since I didn't get to see her most of the day. We both were curious what my blood pressure was, so we decided to take a walk to CVS and let me check it there. It was so nice outside, and the sky was hazy. I enjoy our walks because its just me, her and our baby boy. Gives us time to talk and focus on eachother. We made it there and my blood pressure was perfect! 123/73. Amazing for walking there, sitting down, and voila! We then walked home. Skyler didn't fall asleep, and enjoyed looking around, but it made him tired. When we got in the neighborhood a dog was barking and Kate was like "shut up" and Skyler was starting to say "shut up" too. lol it was cute. He is more talkative these days. He must know something is going to happen soon, because he is all over me, and wanting all of my attention, more than usual. Walking slow wears you out more than brisk walking I think. Kate and I were worn out when we got home. We made some strawberry koolaid, and downed it, but Skyler to bed, then relaxed for a bit. I made us some popcorn and Kate made us some cheesecake lol. We watched the news, then TMZ, I rubbed her back and she fell asleep. I've been playing the Sims 2 and skyler just woke up from a bad dream..so I must go. I love you Kate, Sky and Baby Hayden!

I like this cooking thing :)

I've decided that I enjoy cooking. If I had it my way I would cook every meal from virtually scratch. I used to loath it, but after I have been doing it and researching how to be better, it has became a hobby. This morning I cooked us biscuits and gravy and it was the bomb! I ate some chicken/broccoli alfredo that Brian made at work just because it sounded good. For supper, I made us hamburgers on toasted bread..and damn! It almost tasted like a frisco melt from Steak and Shake. Pretty badass I must say :)

Here is how my day went..

I stayed up for a while and played the Sims 2. I deleted everything and recreated Brian as my first sim (Brian is my father for those of you who do not know). I will create Kate's dad next then our mom's and so on and so on.. Here is a picture lol

Brian talking to the Genie the gypsy left at his door..

I stayed up until Skyler woke up around 8:00AM, I fed him some blueberry Pomegranate applesauce and some cheese poof things from Parents Choice, put "Despicable Me" in for him, then came back into our room. Kate was awake kinda and asked when I was coming back to bed, I couldn't resist, so I crawled back in bed and got all snuggly. We slept in until 11 or so, Skyler fell back asleep, and I woke up to Kate finding the letter I wrote her in the origami heart <3. She woke up in a great mood hehe. I laid there for a little longer, then got up because Hayden started kicking me, and I made us biscuits and gravy. I played the Sims a little more, while Kate watched Steve Wilkos, then we laid down again lol. She stayed up and did this and that. I woke up because the baby was in my ribs and it was hard to breathe. Kate got me hooked on playing "Song Pop" on Facebook, so we battled eachother for a while, then ate some Chicken/Broccoli Alfredo. I fell back asleep again, and she watched TV. Her sister ended up showing up with her boyfriend and a few friends, so Kate went down to say hey. They left, I cooked dinner, we cleaned, gave Skyler a bath, moved the bassinet upstairs by our bed..and they both fell asleep. Today was another lazy day, but I was so tired... I'm glad I have a few days left because I've been draggin'. Well I'm going to go back to playing my game, just thought I would record my daily events :) I love you Kate, Sky and Hayden <3 R

4 Days

Its hard to imagine that in four days, I will have my appointment with Dr. Copeland and most likely will be admitted into the hospital to deliver Hayden. This will be my last four days being able to feel him inside my body and have this pregnant feeling. It has been a long year of pregnancy, so think that I got pregnant on January 4th, 2012, found out I was actually pregnant on February 12th, and went through two seasons to get here. It feels like a long time, and Kate and I are so ready to meet the new addition to our family. I'm not looking forward to the recovery stage if I have to have a C-Section (which is the most likely outcome because I have a vertical cut incision, and will have more risk of a rupture during natural birth). My last appointment in June, my doctor said that this baby is big for its age and if he kept growing at that same weight I would have a 9 pound baby, and he recommended a C-Section. Its all going to be new in a way, considering I was knocked out when Skyler was born, and it felt like I went to sleep, woke up and there was a baby lol. I'm not a fan of Epidurals and I want to avoid getting one at all costs. Something about having a needle go into my spinal fluid isn't natural to me, and 90% of every woman I've talked to who has had one, has told me they now have back issues of some sort. Right now I am free of any back pain, but I don't know if its from my constant yoga practice which is supposed to make back pain go away for the most part. I don't know. The last time I had a back ache was when I was pregnant with Skyler. Only time will tell how this situation will unfold for me. I just hope all is well, and I have a happy, healthy baby, and I make it out great as well. I'm very fortunate to have people in my life who will be there to help out. Leah is going to stay the night Thursday and watch Sky when we go to the doctor, and is going to help out in taking care of him while Kate and I are in the hospital. If she needs a break, then we have Kate's family who are ready and wanting to keep him at their place as well. So we are covered. Its exciting how life will be changing soon :).

Anyway..

Today has been an easy going day. I slept in actually until 10am, and Skyler was at his gate yelling at one of us to wake up, so I got up and let Kate sleep in. We went downstairs, and I let him run around and be a toddler, while I cooked some French Toast from scratch. Its interesting how the more practice one gets at cooking, the faster and easier it becomes hehe. Skyler ate some pomegranates and made faces at himself in the mirror while I cooked. We then brought up the food and had Kate wake up to some hot and fresh breakfast. We ate, and decided to lay back down. We figured it was Sunday so why rush into the day. Well we had to be in Chesterfield around 2:30pm, but ended up sleeping in until 1:40..so woke up in a rush and got us all ready, then we left. The part that makes us both fall deeply asleep fast and regardless of the situation, is when I wrap my arms around Kate and we get all cozy...works every time. Its different these days because Hayden creates that big gap between my body and her body lol, and most of the time he is kicking her..but we manage to make it work. For the first time ever, Kyle and Leah beat us there! I brought Skyler's baby gate to block him from the stairs, and it actually was a great idea, we didn't have to keep chasing him around that corner. He was a good baby, but was harassing the plants this time. I got to catch up with Leah because we haven't seen or talked to eachother in a week. Her baby is growing, and I'm glad she is doing well, my brother seems to be treating her well lol. We had meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and a dinner roll. Also, some fresh grapes he grew from his garden, and Skyler loved them. I did dishes, and Kyle helped. Kate, Brian, my Uncle Keith, and Grandpa all sat around and watch the Colts lose, and of course NASCAR. I took Sky outside to let out some energy, and then we decided to head out after it was official that the Colts lost. haha. Kate got us some Ice cream cones from McDonalds on the way home, and Skyler some fries..then I wanted a Cappuchino..so I got spoiled and she got me one. lol, she spoils me these days and I never go without a craving. I came home, and she and Sky went to see her sister at her dad's house. I just relaxed, then laid down for a nap until she came home. I woke up to her kissing me :) I love my woman, she is great. I was still a bit tired, so she gave Skyler a bath and let me sleep in a little more, she wrote me a letter :).. We then decided it was time to make supper, so we went to Payless and got...

• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Beef
• Taco Seasoning
• Tortillas
• Sour Cream
• Milk for Sky
• Sausage (for breakfast)
• Biscuits (for breakfast- I'm going to make Biscuits and Gravy lol)

All for under $13.. amazing..

She cleaned up and I cooked dinner, we ate, she tried to put Skyler to bed, but he climbed out of his bed, and played a little more, until I put him back to bed. Kate took her a hot bath and I did the dishes. Skyler was whining, and I think just needed his mom-om (as he calls Kate) to tuck him in and give him that good night kiss, just like every night. The next thing I know, he is asleep, and I'm crawling into bed next to my lavender smelling fiance. We fell asleep very fast. I'm awake now because this baby doesn't let me sleep very long periods at a time. I probably sleep 3-4 hours at a time, but have the most vivid dreams... Well that's my review of my day. It's 2:18AM, and I think I'm going to play The Sims 2. Peace Out!

Randi

Randi's September 2012 Playlist (playlist)

Baked Stuffed Jalapenos

A few days ago I decided to use up the five jalapenos Kate and I had left in our refrigerator, so I made us some baked stuffed Jalapenos. My mom made them for me before a few years back, but she wrapped hers in bacon, and they were good. Here is a picture of my creation..

Baked  Stuffed Jalapenos

• 5 Jalapeno peppers (Large)
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened (I used Great Value)
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar shredded cheese
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

1. Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F (our oven doesn't work so I baked mine in a toaster oven)
2. Slice each Jalapeno in half long way into two separate pieces to resemble a boat. 
3. Scape out the seeds and ribs from each jalapeno. (I used a grapefruit spoon)
4. Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.
5. Start filling each pepper with the filling. Arrange the peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 20 Minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned, and the peppers are cooked.
6. Allow 5 minutes to cool before you serve.

**I used this website as inspiration, but tweaked it to my liking **

**I also had a little extra filling, and it actually was a good dip :)**

Its getting chilly outside

I absolutely love this picture of me and Kate. I am genuinely smiling, and so is she :). We look like parents too.

Today is my 8th week in my classes with Kaplan (second quarter I'm in) I am still maintaining my 4.0 goal. I don't know what it is but I'm motivated taking them online and doing my best. Online classes work  well for me, and I actually get excited about them. I woke up around 9am today to the neighbors dog barking non-stop, then decided to make coffee, shortly after Skyler woke up to a soaking wet diaper, so I got him some milk and let him play.Right now I'm eating white rice with fresh tomato's and soy sauce. Its yummy!

Time has been flying by since my last day of work. I feel Hayden lower and lower by the day. Yesterday I was soo drained, I rested most of my day away. I felt bad for Kate because I haven't been giving her much attention the past few days. Today I will do something nice for her to remind her how much she means to me :). I love you Kate. It got down to 30 something degrees last night, and you can feel it too

Out with the Negativity

Hello readers!

So this is what I posted to my Facebook earlier today. What happened was I went to my "friend" Luke's page to see pictures of him and his new son, but when I clicked on his folder, I found this of my brother. So I took this screen shot after commenting on it, and posted it on my Facebook, tagged my brother in it, and then the comments started with Kyle, and with Leah (my other "friend"). I thought it was fair to my brother to know that his name and picture was out there in a negative way so I showed him. Of course this didn't sit well with the other parties involved. I mean what do they expect from me? Me to be like, oh cool feel free to talk shit about my brother, and I'll just stay out of it. I admit I usually do, but this just really pissed me off. The whole situation of Kyle dating Leah for years, them breaking up, her deciding to have a baby with a guy just to have a baby because Kyle doesn't want kids right now and she does, then dating this guy who used to be a good friend of mine, getting pregnant, breaking up with him for my brother then finding out she was pregnant. She got herself in the hole, and I have to read all of it. The war between Luke being jealous of Kyle, Leah being upset about Luke and blah blah blah. I tried explaining my views about it, but they got offended. Leah was like, "why do you have to drag my name in the dirt and give me a bad name?" Well who else would possibly tell Luke that Kyle beats women? Hmm? After all we lived with both of you and I know he doesn't beat woman, if he did then I would beat his ass, and we weren't raised that way. I got tired of it, and deleted her and Luke. I don't need their negativity in my life, and I'm tired of reading all the drama between them. I don't even hang out with Luke anymore, and Leah doesn't come around either, so whatever. I choose to stick up for Kyle because he isn't a bad person and is my only sibling. I'm just trying to change my ways. I know I haven't been the best person out there, and now is the time to be better.

Well other than that today has been a good day. Kate took me to see Resident Evil Retribution :) I was waiting forever to see it and omg it was amazing!! Thank you baby for taking me, I love you forever. I recommend watching it in 3D because its the only way. Tina and John watched Skyler for us when we went to see it. I admit, I worry about him when he is with anyone else because if something were to happen, its not like he can tell us. I just don't trust people, I'm protective of my family, but it was nice to get out and do something. Kate and I won't be able to for a while after Hayden comes. We decided to name him Hayden Elijah Colton Alfrey. My mom likes the name Colton, so we decided to replace it from Hunter to Colton, just for her. 

Kate is celebrating her sisters birthday right now downstairs. They brought over some beer to drink in celebration. Alcohol doesn't sound appealing at all to me. Even after I am able to drink alcohol again, I don't think I want to. Looking back at the past, its always caused problems for me. I am not myself and I make stupid decisions when I get tipsy, and I hurt Kate by my actions sometimes. I'm not that person, and I don't want to drink again. Its not me, I've matured and have no reason to put poison in my body. I want to live my life and remember it free and clear :). Both of my parents drank and I didn't like it when I was little because they became people I didn't know, and fought and stuff. I don't want Skyler and Hayden to ever witness anything that will make them think different of me. I think really I'm just done dealing with things I don't have to deal with. It makes me happy how I can choose what to leave in my life and what not to. I'm going to try and do things because I want to, not because I have to or feel obligated to. I know I'm changing as a person, and outgrowing things, people, and habits. Its a nice thing. Being a second time mother makes me realize things, and how much responsibility I have in my life. All I want is to be happy and make my family happy, and healthy. If there is something or someone who disrupts that, then they will be gone out of our lives. Everyone gets their chance to be a part of my amazing life, and if they disrespect us, then its their loss. :) thanks for reading!

Randi Alfrey

Cleaning Out Clutter in my Computer

Hello,

Right now I am uploading all of the saved pictures on my computer to my Photo bucket account. I realize that I only have most pictures saved on my computer and if something were to happen to my computer (such as a crash) then all of my precious pictures would be lost!! It gives me ease of mind to do it, so I'm happy. I'll leave a link to it on here later for you. I am also trying to free up some memory because I have a lot of things on this desktop computer, and no extra funds to get an external hard drive.

Anyway, on to other news :). Today was my first day of maternity leave from United Faith Housing. I really enjoyed the free time to spend with my family. When I say my family I am referring to my beautiful fiance' Kate, and our baby boy Skyler. I don't get to spend time with any other family members, so this is my family. We are very excited for Hayden Hunter Elijah to be here. I'm due in three weeks (on September 30th). Oh my gosh I feel so weighed down. He is pushing my stomach out so much, in all directions. I will feel so empty and light when I have him lol. We have everything we need if he were to come early, so that's good. Today we both slept in, I read some of my P90X nutrition guide, drank some tea, cleaned house with Kate, ate lunch, took a great nap, spent time with Skyler in his room, and cleaned up some more. Kate bought me an auxiliary cable for the computer so we can have the desktop upstairs again without it being in our old room. Thanks baby, you are appreciated.

I am researching my after pregnancy life right now while I can. I want to become fit and healthy again, and not keep on any of this baby weight. Having to babies in a period of three years has to take a toll on my body and I want to have a healthy image and body weight as soon as I can. I've decided to try P90X, so I have the video's, and am researching it as much as I can. I am also going to create a workout blog to track my progress and give myself motivation. I simply want to be the best me I can be. I am 25 years old, work, go to college and I have mouths to feed and a family to support. I cannot afford to be any less than my personal best. I want to be healthy and live a long life so I can enjoy all the future memories to come. I love life to much to not give it a good shot.

Well I'm going to explore more of blogger and what I can do. Thanks for reading my thoughts :)

Randi Alfrey

Here is the link to my photo bucket account