August 24, 2009

WARNING: Disturbing picture ahead

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Seriously?  How gross is that?  I’ve had to move into flip flops all the time because none of my shoes fit.  Now I’m not one to complain about need to shoe shop, but come on…  having Frankenfeet is not the reason I wanted.

All is well on the Baby Floyd front.  We had to go in for some monitoring due to headaches and the above swelling, but Olive held her own.  Wednesday I get to do the super fun gestational diabetes test.  Wednesday also marks week 28 of this pregnancy.  It is hard to believe Olive will make her debut in 12 short weeks.  I’m going to miss her punches and kicks…

 

August 12, 2009

Sophie Marie

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We are very proud to announce the arrival of our niece Sophie Marie Loger!

Sophie was born Monday night by emergency c-section and is doing great.  Jess and Jeremy are both doing well and looking forward to going home.  We are beyond excited for our little girl to have a cousin so close in age.

Mom, Uncle Zach and Baby Sophie

Mom, Uncle Zach and Baby Sophie

I'm convinced she is wearing a wig...

I'm convinced she is wearing a wig...

Uncle Zach & Aunt Mel with Baby Sophie!

Uncle Zach & Aunt Mel with Baby Sophie!

 

August 9, 2009

Hmm…

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Well, I was wrong.  Baby Floyd is in fact going to be a little girl.  :)

Olive June is still on track for the original due date of November 18th.  so far everything has been really fun and dare I say easy.  I’m starting to experience some pretty bad swelling in my feet and legs, but nothing that isn’t solved by laying on the couch making Zach bring me snacks.

Zach is in the last few weeks of his summer break.  He’s using the time off to be the best little housewife a girl could ask for.  Dinner is made every night and he’s trying a lot of new recipes that have all been a success.  I even ate salmon the other night…  that’s saying a lot.  He is also training for his second race.  In October he will be running the 10 mile race of the Twin Cities Marathon.

We’re halfway through our Birthing & Parenting classes at the hospital.  I knew we would experience some “informational” videos, but I swear to god if I have to see one more stranger’s special lady parts I’m gonna scream.

That’s about all on our summer so far…

 

May 12, 2009

There’s a person in there

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For real.

We had an ultrasound this morning and got to spend 20 mins watching Baby Floyd (who I am convinced is a boy) do flips, kicks and swims.  He was going bananas in there.  It may have something to do with the cinnamon roll covered in sugar that I had this morning…

Everything is looking great and Baby Floyd is measuring exact to the day where he should be.  Here’s a few pictures.

Waving hello

Waving hello

Seeing it made it a little more real for the both of us.  It was a really great experience and Zach cried like a little girl.

 

May 2, 2009

Is this thing on?

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Umm, hey there. How are you? Us, oh fine…

Ok, I’m back on the blogging train. Mainly because I received a notice that they charged me for the domain register. Seems silly to let that money go to waste. :)

Things going on with us include the following:
1. I have a new (used) car for the first time in 10 years. I love my little Saab who I have named Gary.
2. We are working like crazy to get the condo ready for the market. Bathroom was gutted and getting completely redone. Not an easy feat given it is the only bathroom we have.
3. Harry and George continue to run the show. They are awesome pets and I strongly encourage you to visit the Humane Society for adoption.

I think that’s about it. Let me think… oh wait I forgot… WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!!

Zach and I are both very excited to announce we are currently expecting our first child due in November. I’m 12 weeks pregnant and feeling great so far. We were able to hear the baby’s heart beat last week at the doctor and are very much looking forward to seeing the little thing at an ultrasound on May 12th.

We are also very excited to become new aunt and uncle to Zach’s sister’s little one due in August. Should make for an interesting Christmas at the Floyd’s this year. :)

 

February 4, 2009

Movies

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I forgot…   movies we’ve seen recently and think everybody else should too.

The Visitor

Milk

Frost/Nixon

All 3 of them are freaking fantastic.  The Visitor would be in my top 5.

 

February 4, 2009

Motivation

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I need some.

So much stuff to get done around here.  We both feel like we’re starting to hate where we live.  There are a few minor things we need to finish before we can think about listing the condo.  (Don’t tell Zach one of my “minor” things is retiling the bathroom floor)  The market means even if we list, we definitely won’t sell for what we bought at if we sell at all.  I think it is leading us to put off finishing things up.  Frustrating position to be in…

I’m trying to do Weight Watchers to lose some of the weight I’ve gained over the last year and a half.  I’ll do great for a week and, then again, lose motivation and slide back over the next week.  Losing all momentum…  I hate the way I feel and have no excuse since we got our membership to the gym.    ::sigh::

The blog.  I feel boring and blah so nothing really fun to write about lately.

I’m thinking hoping it’s the winter doldrums.

One super awesome bright note to report is that we will be debt free in a couple of short months.  Zach has worked out a really kick ass budget over that has allowed us to completely pay off our wedding, honeymoon and all credit card debt in under 2 years.

That’s all from Minneblahta.

 

January 18, 2009

Breakfast

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We’re big fans of the weekend breakfast complete with coffee, bacon and Sunday papers. Lately we’re amazed at how difficult it is to find a cheap breakfast place.

This morning we hit Perkins and were amazed when the bill came and it was $30. Perkins?? $30??? Ridiculous. Especially since I never even got a refill on my Diet Coke… oh well, the old people entertainment was worth little extra I guess.

So my question for you is where is your favorite breakfast spot?

 

December 1, 2008

Procrastination

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I am the poster child.  Since Zach won’t write for the blog anymore it falls on me.  Unfortunately I’ve been really busy with work and just don’t feel like it at night.  It’s kind of like my laundry… I have the best of intentions but just never quite get it all done.

Soon I promise pictures from Thanksgiving with the Floyds and my hippy turkey.  Plus updates on the world’s naughtiest two kittens.

 

November 12, 2008

Then there were two

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Conversation upon sleeping beauty waking from his Saturday morning nap… 

Zach: What did you do?

Melissa: Hmm?

Zach: What is that noise in the bathroom?

Melissa: Hmm?

Zach: Meowing. Did you go and get another kitten?????

Well, yeah… yeah I did. I couldn’t help it.  George was acting kind of lonely and I thought he might really like to have a little brother or sister.  That fact was he was with his sister when we adopted him and it killed 346439me not to take her too.  I knew I would be pushing my luck if I tried for 2 right off the bat though.  So, when I saw this guy on the Humane Society website I knew he need to come live with us as soon as possible.

So I waited until ZJ decided to take a little snooze to recover from Halloween partying.  Then I made the drive to Woodbury to see if Felipe (don’t worry we changed his name) was still available.

20 minutes later my new 2lb buddy and I were cruising back home.  We kept him separated from George for a few days to let him get adjusted.  Unfortunately he was having some tummy troubles so we weren’t comfortable leaving him out alone.  For his first week and a half, I would go to work and take an early lunch at 11 so I could drive home to check on him and then Zach would come home a few hours later to make sure everybody was doing ok.

We finally figured out that some of his belly issues seemed to be nerves and all he really needed was to be able to hang out with us and George.  Of course I found this out by giving into his poor little baby kitten cries at 12:30am and sleeping on the bathroom floor with him.

Everybody is doing great and Harold Chester Floyd has come into his own this week.  Harry has taken a special liking to jumping at anything that moves and taking lots of kitty naps.  I think George is used to him too…

napping buddies

napping buddies

 

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