Tombstone, AZ

Back on Memorial Day weekend we took a day trip up to Tombstone. I really didn't know much about the history there. I've heard the name Wyatt Earp before, but didn't know much else. I actually thought it was more of a theme park, and not a real place with real history right here in AZ.

We started off at the Boothill Graveyard, which again, I thought was fake. Apparently it's completely real, buried with cowboys from the 1800's. Who knew? Not me.


You got a little pamplet telling you how each person died. It was really quite amusing how many people were just shot on the street or in the bar because they were drunk and got in an argument over a poker game.



The cowboys that were killed in the OK Corral shoot off.


And to show you the level of my maturity ::giggles::




Then we headed to the streets of Tombstone.


The Birdcage Theater. By far my favorite part of Tombstone, which is highly haunted by the way. I really wanted to go on the haunted tour, but we weren't planning on staying that late. Next time.





The Birdcages...
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Just a few of the gunshots in the ceiling.


These old burlesque photos were everywhere. I loved them


Brothel rooms where the ladies "entertained".


See the face in the mirror? It's supposed to be a ghost but I think it's totally fake. Because it shows up in the picture every time on everyone's camera.


Super rad old hearse.
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The OK Corral




And so much more. It was pretty awesome. We also went on the underground mine tour which was cool, but I don't have good photos of that. It was a good trip and something I'd like to do again someday.

I need to mark some stuff off my 101 list

I haven't really even glanced at my 101 list in a while, but looking at it, I can definitely mark some stuff as completed!


For the pups:
11. Walk dogs at least twice a week - completed. I should've notated on this that this is when weather is permitting. My dogs don't take the 115 degree weather kindly, so walks are out in the summer. We go swimming instead.

13. Get Gizmo into the vet to get his butt issues checked out - checking this off as completed. I had a feeling that these nasty oily rusted metal and poop smelling farts were due to fact that the groomers were not expressing his butt glands and I was right. The old groomer sold their business to a friend (they decided they wanted to do mobile grooming only), and the first time I took him in with the new owners I asked them to make sure to express his anal glands because I didn't think they were doing it previously. She confirmed that I was right. Apparently I wasn't the only one complaining about this. Ever since they took over, I haven't had any problems.

14. Learn to express anal glands (gross, but needs to be done) I guess this isn't really completed because I didn't actually learn how (tried, but I couldn't figure it out). But now that it's being done (see above) I don't need to know.

For Moi:
42. Get a brazillion and brow wax once a month I'm good at keeping up with this. It's the one thing I do for myself. Every 4 weeks I go to get tortured. And it really does hurt more when you're pregnant, by the way.

44. Cook 4 meals a week Definitely completed

47. Try 10 new restaurants (2/10) I'm sure there has been more, but I really just cannot think of where else I've been. I did go to Arcadia Tavern, a bar and grill. It was pretty good! I had a hummus appetizer and grilled buffalo chicken sandwich with sweet potato french fries. It was actually really good.

48. Go to First Fridays (2/5) I'm pretty sure I've been to at least two First Fridays since I've made this list.

58. Recycle cans, bottles, junk mail, etc. Completed. We bought a second trash can to put all of our recyclables in.

71. Have cyst removed Completed. I didn't have it removed, but it went away. Hopefully it doesn't come back.

75. Find a new OB Completed back in April. I am seeing the other doctor in my old doctor's office. Brave, I know. But I LOVE him! He rocks!

85. Change work schedule to days Completed! I'm so excited about this! I just got the okay from my boss!! Wooo hoo! I'll be working 9-6 now, instead of 1-10PM. So awesome.

99. Visit a city in AZ I've never been before Completed on Memorial Day! We went to Tombstone and it was sooo much fun. I loved it!

So there you have it. When will I update next? Who knows...

It's a GIRL!

Not that anyone besides people I know (and already know this news) reads this blog or anything...

But we're so extremely excited! Husband didn't care either way, but I was dying for a girl!

Everything looks great though. She took a bunch of measurements, but said it was too early to measure facial features(? she said something about measuring lips? I don't know I kinda stopped paying attention to what she was saying after she said the word "girl".) and the heart too, but all four chambers are there, which is obviously good. And SHE is measuring right on time for our 12/27 due date! I go back in two weeks to measure HER all up again, which is awesome cause going a whole 4 weeks without seeing or hearing my baby was excruciating. I even went and bought an at home doppler to give me a peace of mind.

We had a different ultrasound tech this time. We usually get this dude Don, who is awesome. He really gets great pics for us every time and zooms in good so you can really see. This lady did a good job, but i'm used to Don's thoroughness. And the pics suck. YOu can't really see HER very well and you can't really make out her little genitals. I'll get the pic up soon anyway though. :)

Weekly Update

How far along? 16wks tomorrow

Total Weight Gain? up three. So if you count the two I lost, does that mean I really only gained one? Yeah I think I'm going to look at it that way. :/

Maternity Clothes? I'm in maternity pants full time now, maternity shirts are still too big.

Stretch Marks? no new ones

Sleep? still the same. waking up about 3 times to pee. Other than that, it's fine.

Best Moment This Week? It's been really uneventful for the past couple weeks.

Movement? I thought I felt flutters around 14 weeks, but I'm sure it was just gas. I haven't felt it again, so... yeah.

Food Cravings? not anything in paticular.

Gender? T minue 9 days till we find out!

Labor signs? no effing thank you!

Belly Button? Innie

What I Miss? Beer

What I Am Looking Forward To? July 20th!! That's when we find out the sex. I literally cannot wait. I may die of anxiety by then. <--- this!

Weekly Wisdom? ......?

Milestones? Like I said, it's been very uneventful. I am at that stage where I don't really feel pregnant anymore cause I feel much better, have energy back, but am not far along enough to feel kicks or anything like that. It makes me paranoid.

I NEED one of these

I've actually have always wanted to Moby Wrap. They are way more comfortable than those other contraptions. I actually know this because I've used one of those other carriers when I have carried around my friend's baby (yes I have carried my friend's baby around Target a time or two). Let me tell you each time we've used it, it took us at least five minutes to even figure out how it's supposed to go, then which snap goes where. Sure it's gonna take some practice to learn the different ways to tie the wrap, but I will get the hang of it.


But anyway, I really want a Moby Wrap. I just love that there are many different ways to use it.


Uh... Hi. Can we say mom jeans? haha!




Any comments, reviews, or anything I should know about the Moby Wrap? Let me know!

Weekly Update

This week has been better. I think (for now at least) my migranes have gone away ::knock on wood:::. However, this week they were replaced with heartburn/acid reflux. I think a little of both. I've never had either in my life, so I didn't know what it was. I felt like I had to puke stomach acid and it was just stuck in the bottom of my throat. That's what it felt like. Started last Sunday. Actually, probably before that. Sunday I actually made myself throw up, cause I felt like I just wanted to get it over with and feel better. Well, it didn't make me feel any better, and then it continued pretty much non stop. It was Tuesday when a lightbulb went off and I said to Husband, "Maybe this is heartburn? It feels worse when I eat." I looked it up, and yep. It was heartburn. It was getting so bad that I couldn't sleep! So I got some Tums and those things kicked it in the ass and it's been gone ever since. If I feel it coming on I just pop a couple Tums and it goes away.

Since then I've been feeling human again, thank God. We'll see what week 14 has in store for me!

How far along? 13wks 6d

Total Weight Gain? Down two pounds

Maternity Clothes? I'm in maternity pants full time now, maternity shirts are still too big.

Stretch Marks? no new ones

Sleep? waking up 3 times a night to pee. Also, I've been waking up anywhere from 3 to 5AM and I'm just wide awake and cannot go back to sleep.

Best Moment This Week? hearing heartbeat at doctor!

Movement? Nothing I can feel, yet. But we heard the baby kick a couple times while listening to the heartbeat!

Food Cravings? hmmm... not really anything in paticular, just more hungry now.

Gender? don't know yet :(

Labor signs? no effing thank you!

Belly Button? Innie

What I Miss? nothing really

What I Am Looking Forward To? July 20th!! That's when we find out the sex. I literally cannot wait. I may die of anxiety by then.

Weekly Wisdom? Chewing gum for heartburn really does work! And Tums too.

Milestones? Other than the fact that I'm still pregnant and our baby is still thriving and growing, nothing really this week.

NT Scan

About a week and a half ago we went in for our scheduled NT Ultrasound Scan. It was pretty cool. I honestly wasn't even that worried. I think for the first time in a long time I actually wasn't worried about anything pregnancy related... weird. The baby was being a little stinker. She/he was so cozy and was sleeping. Didn't want to move so we could get see the spot behind the neck that we needed to see. So we poked at it (God I can't wait to stop calling it an "it") for about fourty minutes until it finally flipped and we got what we needed.

Anywho everything looked great. I got my bloodwork results back last week and they came out "negative" is what my nurse said. I was expecting a ratio, so I'm not sure. Whatever. I'll ask my doc tomorrow at my appointment.

I meant to update last week but I've been feeling like death. Migranes. In the Emergency room for dehydration. More migranes. I read that you might get headaches but shit! This is awful. I still feel awful. Last Sunday (meaning, not yesterday but a week ago) I got a mild headache. I just brushed it off thinking it'd go away. Well it didn't. It got progressively worse throughout the week and by Wednesday night I could feel a migrane coming on. Thursday I woke up feeling like I got ran over by a freakin semi! I had THE worst migrane ever, super dizzy and nauseous because of those two. I was puking. I felt so awful I called my nurse right away. She called me back and told me I should go into the ER cause it sounds like I could be dehydrated. I didn't want to so I waited it out maybe an hour to see if I started feeling any better after taking some Tylonol. I didn't, so I told Husband it's time to go to the hospital. Ugh. I went, got some IV and pain meds, they took a ton of blood and ran urine tests. Everything came back fine. Even got to hear the baby's heartbeat on their piece of crap doppler! It was good at 172. They sent me home with some pain meds and I went on my way. I'm still not feeling good but soooo much better than Thursday. Hell, even much better than Saturday. I was in so much pain again Saturday that I actually called Husband and my mom crying. This is honestly worse than ANY morning sickness I experienced.

Anyway, here are the Ultrasound pics. While waiting for the baby to flip the tech took some 3-D ones too! So awesome!