So its the week of the wedding. I can't believe it is actually this weekend. Not only because it came up so fast but also that means I only have 3 weeks till my due date!!! THREE WEEKS. This pregnancy has gone by so so fast. I think it has a lot to do with having a child already. I haven't really had time to just slow down and think about the pregnancy because Harper needs me to be there for her. Its very important to me to spend as much time with her before the new baby comes and her whole world is changed. I do worry about being able to divide my love and attention between the two kids but I know I can do it. It will all be here before we know it and is going to come if I am ready or not.
Back to wedding stuff. As strange as it seems they are still making changes this week. But that is their choice as it is their wedding, we are just supporters. I have the programs done. They may not be 100% right on the order of the ceremony but its what I had. They look pretty good if I do say so myself. At this point the only thing I am concerned about is the clothes. Not one of us has what we will be wearing for the wedding except our shoes! It just makes me nervous having all these other people in charge of our attire and I have no control over how they will fit, look or even when they will arrive!! The big thing everyone is stressing about is that they will not be able to decorate the reception site until 1pm Saturday afternoon. That is only 2 1/2 before they are suppose to be walking down the aisle. Lets hope everything gets done.
The biggest news from this weekend is we are having another wedding. Jamie (finally!!) proposed to Whitney and put a ring on it. I know Whitney has been very patiently waiting for this to happen…probably more patient then I would of been. The date is going to be Sept. 1, 2012. That is labor day weekend, which is the SD State Fair also and we are sad we might have to miss all of it. I'm not sure if I mentioned it before on here but there would be times when talking to Whitney it seemed like she had the wedding planned for the most part already but you asked her something specific like the month or date so would make a comment about needing the ring first. Well apparently that wasn't entirely true. They just got engaged this weekend but they already had the date picked, venue booked and wedding dress bought. She told Colby they already have a lot planned and have been planning things since September. This doesn't surprise me really. I started planning my wedding before Colby actually asked me. I had the month picked but not the date, colors, attendants, choices for food, etc. The one thing she already has planned/picked that I was surprised to hear was the wedding dress. She did this alone. I thought it was fun going dress shopping with my mom and friend. I think maybe Whitney's mother, sister, friends, people like that would have liked to go shopping with her. That is suppose to be a special moment for a mother and daughter but whatever. It will definitely be different watching the planning of their wedding unfold then it was watching the one this weekend. Not only does Whitney have more time but also seems to be more organized. But all of that is whatever since I am sure, just like the wedding this weekend, we will be pretty much left out of the loop. I guess its not a shock since we are on the grooms side and they usually don't have much input. Not only am I on the grooms side I am also just his sister-in-law. Not exactly the first person they will think of when planning things or talking to about what is going on.
So 2 years after Colby and I were married, two of his other brothers are following along. We are excited for everyone and it will definitely be a change. When we got married I was the only wife and none of the other boys even had girlfriends. Now 3 of the boys will have a wife within the next year and we will be in the majority now being a married couple with kids. Everyone is growing up, even though I think Colby's parents wish that wasn't the case. My hope for the future is all of us, brothers and their wives, can get along and become close, having a relationship where we are all a part of each others lives even though we won't be living right next to each other. Only time will tell and this blog, if I can keep it up!!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Heartburn and headaches
First off the heartburn. When I was pregnant the first time, I got heartburn pretty bad for most of my last trimester. So when I started my third trimester this time around I expected heartburn. However, I wasn't really getting any. Now that I am down to my last monthish the heartburn has set in and seems to be here to stay. I have been getting it pretty bad everyday, and in most cases, all day lately. This thursday I only have 4 weeks left so hopefully I can just tough it out and get through it, I mean this is nothing compared to labor right?
Now to the headaches part. Not a physical headache but more of just figurative one. This wedding is only 12 days away. I have not gotten any form of conformation on the program order and need to start printing them. If I don't hear anything in the next couple days I am just going to start printing them and say how I made them is how they are going to be. The other thing that we found out today that was kind of frustrating has to do with the groomsmens ties. Colby's brother, the groom, said it didn't matter what they wore as long as it was a purple tie. We disagreed with everyone having different ties so today while we were looking for a tie for Colby they had enough of the one he liked to get one for his other two brothers. Before we bought them though, I wanted to make sure they didn't already have a tie they were planning to wear. Colby ended up calling his brothers girlfriend, the maid of honor, since his brother was at work and she usually know about everything that is happening. She informed us that the bride was getting all the groomsmen matching ties so we didn't need to worry about it. This is the third different thing we have heard about these dumb ties. I really hope she does get the ties and we aren't out trying to find matching ties for all of them the night before the wedding.
We are so close to the day and it seems as though there are many questions unanswered still. I guess we are just not in the loop enough with everything since we live in a different state. Im just hoping they are not expecting us to do anything else with out asking or confirming that they want us to do it. There has been A LOT of assuming going on with the bride and groom and other people doing things. For example, I offered to look up readings and even read them during the ceremony if they wanted. I never heard anything either way so I was just gonna forget it. But alas we are doing the readings and we had to hear it from someone else.
The only thing I am concerned about that I have asked about more then once is how they are planning to get the little girls down the aisle. All they tell me is Colby's little sister will be escorting them. What is that suppose to mean? Will they be in something or is she carrying the our niece, who can't walk on her own or very well holding onto someone yet, and then Harper is suppose to walk next to them? Our niece is about 3 months younger then but weighs more then Harper. I don't know how Colby's sister, who is only 11, is going to carry one toddler down the aisle while still worrying about Harper who is walking. Also Harper can be kind of shy sometimes when a lot of people are watching her and when she is around people she doesn't really know, which will be everyone there besides Colby and I. Maybe with us at the end of the aisle she will want to walk to us but I can not guarantee she will or be happy about doing it. Guess we will just have to wait and see how everything goes or if anyone tells about whats going on.
Even though I am 99% sure this baby will not be coming until December, I have been having thoughts and dreams about the baby coming righting before the wedding or while we are down there. Its just pregnancy I'm sure but I have always had weird dreams so it doesn't worry me but still I do not, I mean really do NOT want to have this baby down in Kansas hopefully the baby feels the same way.
Now to the headaches part. Not a physical headache but more of just figurative one. This wedding is only 12 days away. I have not gotten any form of conformation on the program order and need to start printing them. If I don't hear anything in the next couple days I am just going to start printing them and say how I made them is how they are going to be. The other thing that we found out today that was kind of frustrating has to do with the groomsmens ties. Colby's brother, the groom, said it didn't matter what they wore as long as it was a purple tie. We disagreed with everyone having different ties so today while we were looking for a tie for Colby they had enough of the one he liked to get one for his other two brothers. Before we bought them though, I wanted to make sure they didn't already have a tie they were planning to wear. Colby ended up calling his brothers girlfriend, the maid of honor, since his brother was at work and she usually know about everything that is happening. She informed us that the bride was getting all the groomsmen matching ties so we didn't need to worry about it. This is the third different thing we have heard about these dumb ties. I really hope she does get the ties and we aren't out trying to find matching ties for all of them the night before the wedding.
We are so close to the day and it seems as though there are many questions unanswered still. I guess we are just not in the loop enough with everything since we live in a different state. Im just hoping they are not expecting us to do anything else with out asking or confirming that they want us to do it. There has been A LOT of assuming going on with the bride and groom and other people doing things. For example, I offered to look up readings and even read them during the ceremony if they wanted. I never heard anything either way so I was just gonna forget it. But alas we are doing the readings and we had to hear it from someone else.
The only thing I am concerned about that I have asked about more then once is how they are planning to get the little girls down the aisle. All they tell me is Colby's little sister will be escorting them. What is that suppose to mean? Will they be in something or is she carrying the our niece, who can't walk on her own or very well holding onto someone yet, and then Harper is suppose to walk next to them? Our niece is about 3 months younger then but weighs more then Harper. I don't know how Colby's sister, who is only 11, is going to carry one toddler down the aisle while still worrying about Harper who is walking. Also Harper can be kind of shy sometimes when a lot of people are watching her and when she is around people she doesn't really know, which will be everyone there besides Colby and I. Maybe with us at the end of the aisle she will want to walk to us but I can not guarantee she will or be happy about doing it. Guess we will just have to wait and see how everything goes or if anyone tells about whats going on.
Even though I am 99% sure this baby will not be coming until December, I have been having thoughts and dreams about the baby coming righting before the wedding or while we are down there. Its just pregnancy I'm sure but I have always had weird dreams so it doesn't worry me but still I do not, I mean really do NOT want to have this baby down in Kansas hopefully the baby feels the same way.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)