11/30/05

Well here it is...the count down until Christmas. I sit here checking my email and find one from a dear friend who sends out a weekly reflection to the girls she mentors. Today she reminds us to "Rejoice in the Lord." Isn't it funny how we get so tangled up in the world that we just forget something so simple as rejoicing in the Lord. I have been so caught up in the "why me's" lately that I haven't stopped and "Rejoiced in the Lord".
I will rejoice in the Lord while I'm pregnant for sure. I'm still suffering pain in my back but really enjoying the time first thing in the morning when I wake up and Little Pillstrom is very active. He's starting to move a lot in the day and it's great. Brady is all about being a big brother. This morning he woke up...gave me a hug and kiss...and said he had to give peanut one too! how cute is that?

11/29/05

Whoa! What a night. I just gained a whole new appreciation for one of my girlfriends. I babysat three boys tonight for one of my good friends. Ages...5...3...9months...and Brady! She is one of the most calm, sane people in he world. I don't know how she does it! Brady kept the big boys busy and I was in charge of the baby. After he got over being mad at me for trying to get him to sleep I spent the last hour holding a sweet...sleeping baby while my little one kicked and bounced around in my tummy! I love babies! So hats off to all of you moms with more than one child! You rock and have all of my respect.
Baby Pillstrom...the kid who still doesn't have a name...was mega chilled today! He didn't really get going until tonight while I was rocking baby Nate. My back...however...is killing me and so are my lower abs. I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks and I want to talk to her more about my back. I don't like relying on pain meds to get through this.
Please pray for Tony...he's going through a tough time with his family right now and he's really depressed about it!

11/28/05

It's back to the grind after two long weekends with the parents. Thanksgiving was fun and I need a day off to recuperate. Brady loved spending the weekend with his Paw Paw Jim, Gamma and Uncle PJ. He followed Paw Paw Jim all over the place wearing the boots he got him. He looked so cute in the cowboy boots and he acted like such a big guy in them. Yesterday mom and I took Brady to have his Christmas pictures taken. They were so cute. For the first time I actually got a christmas background. I usually get something neutral but I let him pick out the back grounds he wanted and he had so much fun doing it!
I think baby Pillstrom had a good thanksgiving too. He has been much more active the past couple of days and I love it. I can actually feel him if I put my hand on my tummy. Tony hasn't felt him yet but I'm not sure he knows what he's looking for. I'm suffering from really bad back pain. It's starting to go into my left leg and making it hard for me to walk. This happened last time but I think it's much worse now. Please pray for me that I will be able to continue to work during this next 20 weeks. Oh yeah...I'm 20 weeks now! Half way there! Wahoo.
I'm posting a pic of Brady and Uncle PJ from this weekend. Can you believe how much my brother has grown?

11/28/05

It's back to the grind after two long weekends with the parents. Thanksgiving was fun and I need a day off to recuperate. Brady loved spending the weekend with his Paw Paw Jim, Gamma and Uncle PJ. He followed Paw Paw Jim all over the place wearing the boots he got him. He looked so cute in the cowboy boots and he acted like such a big guy in them. Yesterday mom and I took Brady to have his Christmas pictures taken. They were so cute. For the first time I actually got a christmas background. I usually get something neutral but I let him pick out the back grounds he wanted and he had so much fun doing it!
I think baby Pillstrom had a good thanksgiving too. He has been much more active the past couple of days and I love it. I can actually feel him if I put my hand on my tummy. Tony hasn't felt him yet but I'm not sure he knows what he's looking for. I'm suffering from really bad back pain. It's starting to go into my left leg and making it hard for me to walk. This happened last time but I think it's much worse now. Please pray for me that I will be able to continue to work during this next 20 weeks. Oh yeah...I'm 20 weeks now! Half way there! Wahoo.
I'm posting a pic of Brady and Uncle PJ from this weekend. Can you believe how much my brother has grown?

11/25/05

Black Friday!
It's one of my most favorite days of the year. All the crazy people come out just to find some bargains...and mom and I are right in the middle!
Our day started at 4am when we woke up and got ready to shop til we dropped. 1st Kohl's then Target and I'm proud to say I got everything I wanted that was on sale.
Others were not so lucky. A lady behind us at Kohl's said her cousin was at WalMart where tv's were on sale for like $50. The girl was trying to get a tv and two people were fist fighting. A man punched her in the face while trying to punch another lady. How crazy are these people?
Needless to say we were done by 8am and home asleep by 8:30!
Amazing... the past few years I was able to go all day. Baby on board makes me more tired!
Tonight at Judi's house baby was bouncing around like he is in a moon bounce. Judi tried to feel him but of course...like all kids they stop performing when someone is looking! It's so weird...he pushes his head up against my belly button and you can actually feel his head if you touch my tummy!
Oh...just incase you were wondering...Brady is sleeping in his big boy bed and he got his Tigger toy today. Wahoooo!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

It's finally here! Thanksgiving and Brady P is excited. Gamma and Paw Paw Jim got into town last night and Brady showed off for about an hour before he passed out! This morning we're cooking dinner and waiting for the family to get here. Uncle PJ is coming from Texas and his flight was canceled this morning after he woke up at 4am to get here on time. So he's sitting at the airport waiting for the next flight. Dinner will be delayed a little bit because we want to wait on him but that's ok. I'm just excited that he's coming! Brady and Gamma are cracking pecans for the chocolate chip cookies that they are about to start making. Mom makes the best cookies and I can never make them as good as she does. I'm cooking the dressing and some other things. But right now I'm sitting here writing and watching my favorite movie...My Fair Lady. There's just something about this movie that gets me in the holiday mood. I guess because when I was in college I used to have to work the day before and after Christmas and I would always rent this movie because I would be home alone and it's a long movie. Oh the memories!
I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving and make sure you let those you're most thankful for know they are important to you!
God Bless you all!

11/22/05

What a wonderful day! Today Brady and his class celebrated Thanksgiving with a party at school! It was so cute watching the kids tell Ms. Kim what they were thankful for. Brady said he was thankful for Jesus. I'm thankful that Brady knows who Jesus is.
Today was Brady's Grandma's birthday. Though he wouldn't sing to her on the phone he did sing in the car. We sent her flowers and Brady was really excited about that.
Also today was a great day because I'm really starting to feel baby Pillstrom move a lot. I'm really excited about that. We still haven't decided on a name. We have some great ideas just nothing for sure.

I have a prayer request tonight. A friend of mine sent me an email about her friend today. The friend was pregnant with twins. This week she lost one of them and they had to do a c-section to save the other one. He's 26 weeks and survived but he needs a lot of prayer. Thank you for being so awesome to pray for my friends.

11/21/05

Just 3 days until Thanksgiving and I thought this week I could tell you what I'm thankful for. Besides God's love, I'm thankful for my family. Tony is the best husband in the world and Brady's an awesome kid! I'm so thankful that I have been blessed with them both. I'm also thankful that baby pillstrom is healthy inside my tummy.
We spent the weekend with my dad and Brady had a great time. We went to "Ala-gamma" or as most say it...Alabama! We went to the space museum. Brady loved seeing the rockets!
I can't wait until Thanksgiving!

11/18/05

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!
I just couldn't wait to tell you all! We went to the doctor this morning and had our ultrasound. Brady and Tony were in the room and Brady got to see his little brother on the tv. We are so excited. Still working on the name so I'll post as soon as I know!

11/17/05

It's almost here! The big day! Tomorrow at 10 am we will find out the identity of the baby. It's so funny that everyone is giving me their opinion if it's a boy or a girl! What do you think? I'm getting a lot of "it's a girl". It's weird but I'm thinking it's a boy. We'll see! I can't wait! Brady is really excited because he will get to see peanut on the tv for the first time. I think this will help him understand that there really is a baby in my tummy.
I'll make a post tomorrow and you'll all know!
t

11/15/05

I'm so excited that in just 3 more days we will have an identity for this baby! Today I was with my boss and he asked me if I had a feeling about the gender. And the crazy thing is I don't. With Brady I was for sure he was a girl because he had such an attitude. Even at such an early age he would push you away if you tried to feel him in my belly. This kid is quiet. I feel a stretch 3 or 4 times a day and that's it. I can already tell this one will have such a completely different personality! Does that mean it's a different gender? I have no idea. I'm just glad it's 1 and that Brady is so excited to have a brother or sister.
Please pray for my dad, he will be traveling to our house tomorrow from California.

11/14/05

I have been extremely blesses this week and I just couldn't wait to share it with all of you! First of all and simple prayer request has taken the pain out of my back for two days! Then after a visit with an old friend this weekend I got to talk to another old friend on Sunday. It was awesome!!!! She and I used to party together and I learned that she is going to church and even in the choir which is where she belongs! She's an awesome singer! I know that God has changed me in the past few years and I'm glad to see he's working in my friends lives too! Tonight I had a jewelry show and I was really tired and didn't want to go. He always puts us somewhere for a reason! The hostess and I got to spend some quality time and it was nice to talk to someone with out having to compare kids or talk about work. I just got to relax and hear how God is working in her life! That's why I feel he lead me to Premier.
I haven't heard much from baby Pillstrom today other than the occasional kick here and there. I was told that pregnant Tobie is now saying some shocking things. Like the truth. I can't be bogged down by stress from my job any more! I will put God first then my family and then my job. Some people don't understand that but He does and that's all that matters!
2 days until dad comes to town and 4 until we can name this kid something!
I'm thinking a pink and brown room if it's a girl. I have this ribbon with leopard print that is pink and brown and i love it! I think that might be the way I"ll go. Or just something blue!
Today's pic is from the collection of Brady the spider. Please don't be scared he's just making a face!

11/13/05

This morning in church we learned God's word about being a shelter during the storm. Isn't it so easy to get caught up in our own worries that we sometimes forget that others around us are struggling with a storm of their own?
I am currently just getting out of a storm and I'm very happy to be out of it. I am enjoying a 3 year old that has a mouth that never stops running. And a new baby that is kicking away in my tummy as we speak. I'm so excited a lot will be going on here the next couple of weeks. Dad comes to town Wednesday and on Friday we get to find out what the baby is. I'm really looking forward to giving this baby an identity. Plus I'm ready to start making stuff with my monogram machine! Next week is Thanksgiving and I think everyday I will post something I am thankful for.
*****I am thankful for Jesus who died on the cross for my sins. That he battled the worst of all storms so that I could live in his kingdom for ever. ***********
Please continue to pray for Lori.

11/12/05

WHOOOOOO! PIG SOOOIE!!!! I just had to express my excitement! Tony and I went to the Hog game in Oxford today with a couple of friends. It was awesome! Well what I actually saw of it. We were sitting in the visitors section which is, of course, in the sunlight most of the game. Hello it's November and we were sweating our butts off. Not to mention pregnant on bleachers is horrible. Lori, I don't know how you did it earlier this season!
Anyway...it was a great game. We actually had a defense guy intercept the ball and run for a touch down. I always go to a game expecting to see something spectacular and I got it 4 times. The game ended Hogs 28...Rebs 17! Well worth $40 and the soreness I'll experience tonight and tomorrow!
Oh..the coolest thing, my friend Jon from Fayetteville brought Brady P. and huge surprise...He got him a pig nose and a Hog hat! Brady was so excited and has been singing the fight song all day!
Baby Pillstrom is already a Hog fan. He/she got pretty excited a couple of times. Well that was probably just me jumping out of my seat and the baby responding to the sudden movement! I think one time I was actually standing on my seat screaming! What a great game. I'm so glad Tony and I got to go and spend a kidless day of fun!
GO HOGS GO!

11/10/05

TGIT! It's been one of those weeks where I have felt the weekend would never get here! I have holiday fever and can't seem to concentrate on anything else.
I think baby feels my excitement too. He/she has been busy the past three days and I love it. I was sitting in an appointment today and couldn't concentrate because baby was busy swimming around. It's so cool! The only uncool part is I'm so hungry! I think this baby is hitting a growing spurt because as soon as I eat...I'm hungry again. Speaking of hungry...Brady P. seems to be eating a lot more these days. He wants everything and then some. I know he needs to gain some weight but it seemd like he eats and it disappears. He's bones!
8 more days until we find out pink or blue. Everyone seems to want a girl. I'm neutral...I just want to know.
Please continue to pray for my friends Lori, Amy and Rachel. They are all dealing with health issues and I know they appreciate your prayer.
Oh yeah!!! GO HOGS GO!!! Two days and I'm hoping my team wins a stinking game because I'll be there and can't stand to lose!

11/9/05

It still amazes me the ups and downs of pregnangy. I wake up this morning feeling fine...this afternoon back hurts and headache. I'm not too sure about all of this. The good news is that apparently you forget how aweful you feel during pregnancy. If you didn't you'd never have more than one! Even though I feel bad today I'm still enjoying peanut moving a lot today. He/she seems like it's getting more active. I love that. The baby movement is my most favorite part of this whole process. I also like Brady's interest in a new baby. Last night Brady told me that he and peanut were going to share his big boy bed. I'm pretty sure that will all change when the baby actually gets here.
I'm counting down the days until we find out what we're having. I can't wait to go shopping. Mom and I always go shopping the day after Thanksgiving and I'm excited to buy some baby stuff on sale! Let's hope that Peanut wants us to know it's identity.
That's enough for today!

11/8/05

It's Tuesday...three more days until the weekend. This weekend Tony and I will be heading south to Oxford to watch the Razorbacks. Let's hope they pull out a miracle and actually win. I'm pretty excited because I've never been to Oxford for a game. Brady will be hanging out with his friend Hannah.
Looking for baby news? Not much to report. Baby didn't have much to say until this afternoon. Then all of a sudden it was like "Hello!" And it's been cheering since! I'm really excited that in 10 days we will find out if it's a boy or girl. Today Brady said he wanted 5 brothers and sisters. What kind of crazy person says something mean like that? I'm sure he'll change his mind after this one arrives. Right now he's King Braden. "Push Play!" "Fix me something to drink." Blah blah blah!
King Braden has requested that I continue to post pictures of his spider costume! Isn't he cute?

11/7/05

Brady and I are sitting here watching the Titanic. He said he would like to ride on that boat! He hasn't seen the end yet! :) I love having a 3 year old who talks like he does. Tonight we were riding in the car talking about everything God made. "Who made the sun...moon...grass..." And I asked him where God lives. He said Hernando. I said yes he does. But he also lives in our hearts. Brady said, "no silly that's peanut living in your belly." Where does he come up with this stiff. I can't make this up!
Speaking of peanut, he/she was not very busy today. A little kick here and there. Pretty quiet. Only 11 more days until we find out if we'll be buying pink or blue. I'm pretty excited. My dad will actually get to go to the appointment with us and so will Brady. Last time mom and Ouida were with us to find out Brady was a boy.
I have a few prayer requests: My back is hurting really bad and causing me not to be able to sleep. Please pray for my girlfriends: Lori, Amy and Rachel. They are all struggling with health issues and could use the prayer!
I hope you had a blessed day!
Tobie
Oh in case you're wondering, this is Brady and Kiera our neighbor. This picture was taken on Halloween.

11/6/05

Welcome to my new blog. I've been wanting to keep a baby journal for my out of town family and just found out how to do it! I hope you enjoy this second trip down parental lane. I will share news about the baby and of course keep you all up to date on the funny moments of Brady P, who is currently taking his Sunday nap which for some reason always takes more than 2 hours! Hurry up dude! I'm hungry!
Not much out of Peanut (baby Pillstrom) today. A couple of kicks here and there. Yesterday he/she (still don't know) was a cheerleader! Kick...2...3...4! You know how it goes! I'm looking forward to the next two weeks because we have a lot going on around here! A Razorback game, G-Daddy visit, find out what the baby is, Thanksgiving with Gamma, Paw Paw Jim and Uncle PJ, and a visit from grandma. Of course they are all separate weekends! Brady is so excited!
Oh, one last thing about my blog page. I believe you can post your own thoughts here too! So please feel free to send me messages too!