they accepted the water pic at the american baby photo contest! click here to vote!

also don’t miss out on the longest post in a while from last night!

PS please remember to pray for me tomorrow. root canal starts at noon (so that means one, in dentist’s time, right?). i’m really nervous.

what a day today has been. jeremiah and i are not used to going out a lot, at least just the two of us, as nate is usually here during what i call my ‘best hours’, and i don’t want to try to take him anywhere. well, today, i wanted to get out of the house at around two. jeremiah and i were all geared up to go ‘bye-bye’. we were just going to go to walmart. well, i couldn’t find my keys. i searched the whole house for them, and finally thought jerry must have accidentally thrown them away or something. i figured i’d left them in a take-out bag or something stupid and pregnant like that, and he had every excuse to throw them away.
at almost 4, i decided to dump my bag out to double check. i had searched just with my hands like 4-5 times before, but i wanted to be SURE. the keys were at the very bottom of the bag. go figure. so i was very excited, and said to jeremiah, ‘yay mama found the keys! NOW we can go bye-bye!!’ he was thrilled. i changed his diaper again, went potty again, and off we went.
this was one time i was going to walmart ‘just to look’. no groceries were needed, so i had time to just play. i looked for maternity clothes, looked at bedding, i looked for shelving units, i looked at scrapbooking supplies (still haven’t found a scrapbook for jeremiah to replace the one i’m going to use for josiah…ask me another time! lol), i glanced at shoes (toddler and baby) to see if there were any good deals, and i ended in the baby department. i knew i wanted some new bibs for jeremiah. i knew i wanted some wipes (their big box of wipes is the best deal i’ve found). i knew i was still looking for a harness. i looked at the diapers and saw they now have a walmart brand diaper, instead of the suzi’s zoo kind we used to buy. i will have to compare the prices of the new brand to the kroger brand we are now getting. i think jeremiah needs to move up to size 5, and it will affect the price a bit.
anyway, i digress (what’s new?!). i got a few bibs for a pretty good deal, a bunch of spoons and forks for a great deal, found more of the ‘bottle sippies’ for jeremiah’s nap and bedtime milks, and found a harness!!! it’s the godl bug 2-in-1 harness buddy. (note: i just looked online for it, but couldn’t find it to show you.) it is a harness AND a backpack! the choices there were a puppy and a monkey. jeremiah picked the puppy. there was also an elmo harness, with just a pic of elmo on it. he threw that one down right away, in comparison to the others. lol. i’m sure if it was an elmo backpack, he would have chosen that one tho.
after we went to walmart, we went to chuck e cheese’s to play. he had never been there before, so i wondered how he would do. he LOVED the blue screen. he danced in front of it and watched himself on tv. although he didn’t see much below his face, since he’s so short. lol. when chuck e and the gang came on, he went nuts. he was bawling and everything - scared out of his mind. so i took him to the play area and put his harness on him. he grumbled for a bit, but there was nothing he could do about it.
he really enjoyed himself. got into a lot of things. he wouldn’t have anything to do with the tube slides though. that will have to be a venture for papa to make with him. we were there a good 45 minutes and it was mostly a fun time. his favorite thing was the ping pong ball toss. he got about 12 or so in the 10 point hole!! i was so proud of him. he also got a giggle out of a spider game. he opened his mouth, sucked in his breath fast, and covered his mouth with flat hands, eyebrows raised - his classic adorable look lol. he got a little overwhelmed with the noises and all the people. when i knew he’d had enough, we headed out. oh, i got the little sketch done of us right before we left, so he wasn’t in the best of moods for it!! but this is it! cool, huh?

i am not looking forward to wednesday’s root canal. BUT wednesday ALSO brings my third trimester!!! i will be 28 weeks on wednesday folks!!! it’s so hard to believe i’m that far along. it’s nearly june. i will not be watching nate during july so that i have some time off before august. josiah will be born in august!!! i am soooo excited!! i’m going to have TWO BOYS (out, i mean)!!!! i can hardly wait to meet my second lil man!!!!!

sigh.

btw what do you think of the new layout/theme? not sure yet what i think!!! still tweaking.

have a great night!!! God bless!!

Everlasting Love Story

After Years of Waiting, Praying and
Dreaming…

The Characters:

Jennifer Ann Case: a college sophomore at Grace College, Winona Lake, IN. 21 years old, she had never had a boyfriend before. She guarded her heart carefully most of the time, but was the over-sensitive type. She thought she was “in love” all too often. However, she knew that when she found the “one”, she would know, and that he would be her forever love. She knew that there could be only one, because for her, a relationship wasn’t just some thing to play with. She was starting to ask God if He meant for her to be single, and she was just starting to accept that idea. She was actually reading Josh Harris’ book I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which is a good book, by the way.

Jerry Thomas Gigowski: a college sophomore at Grace College, Winona Lake, IN. 24 years old, he had been in many relationships before, most of them bad. He tended to end up with girls who were very needy and often abusive. He guarded his heart because of his past hurts. He was beginning to think that real love was only in fiction stories. He decided to focus his attention on the Lord, instead of worrying about women for once.

If you hadn’t guessed, Jenn and Jerry attended Grace
College together, although they didn’t meet right away. When Jerry and Jenn
first met at a musical production (Aside: The musical was Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado, which coincidentally was EXCELLENT, and in which Jenn and Jerry’s later best friend and BEST MAN Daniel had a small part in), Jenn thought he liked her room mate Kacy, so she didn’t think much about him. (Aside: She remembers how odd it seemed that he was standing at a musical production with a backpack slung over his shoulder.) Of course the attraction was there (Aside: How could it not be?!), but neither Jenn nor Jerry thought anything would come of it.

However, a few months later, after summer break, upon seeing eachother again, there was an instant attraction, and even more than that - it was indescribeable yet undeniable (Aside: Is the author attempting a country song here? I digress…). The two were fast friends, as if each had known the other forever. There was a closeness and feeling that neither could explain or describe.

Jenn knew she was falling in love with Jerry, and knew it was different than the other times, and Jerry knew the
same, but he was slower to admit it. Since he had been hurt before, he didn’t want to move too quickly.

They talked freely and comfortably on the phone for hours every night. They were a bit shy in person for a while, because it was all so new and different, especially for Jenn, who always had problems expressing herself in person around men she liked.

But despite her floundering and shyness, Jerry finally asked her out, to her extreme delight.

Their first official date was Homecoming at Grace College, October 17, 1997. He brought her 6 roses. (Aside: Later, he confided in her that he didn’t want to scare her with a dozen, but one wasn’t enough, so he chose half a dozen!)

She was beautiful, and he was handsome. The night was nice, but since the whole relationship was sort of up in the air, (Aside: Were they friends, or were they more? How was one to know?) there was more nervousness and insecurity than there was enjoyment.

After the ‘date’, they talked on the phone even more, getting more and more sure of the others’ feelings. There was an understood agreement that if the two would begin dating, it would be for a lifetime, because both wanted a real,
committed relationship with eachother, standing on the Lord.

On November first, Jerry made it ‘official’ by saying the most adorably romantic things to Jenn, (Aside: These things shall remain nameless, since they were so very sweet and special to the two.) and they knew they would be together
forever.

Things weren’t perfect for the two, but no relationship is. They still knew that they were in it forever, no matter what.

The Beautiful Wedding Was Exactly a Year After The First Date!

Click the picture to see our wedding story and pictures!!

just testing the move!!! is it WORKING??

MOVED!!!! click here please! and update your blogrolls, bloglines, etc!! :D :D

i’m going to try to squeeze a nap in while jeremiah takes his. i was nodding off all morning as he played! i forgot to mention the meds i am on - keflex (4 times a day - who can imagine?!?) and tylenol 3. i was freaking out in the middle of the night because jerry asked me if that was safe during pregnancy. i was like, well i’m sure it is, since the dentist was so worried about the antibiotics and the baby. but he had me concerned enough to get online and look it up. i didn’t take anymore last night because my findings were inconclusive. some places said it was fine, others said no way, and others said if it’s bad enough and you’re willing to risk it, go ahead. !!! anyway, today my nurse said it was fine, but to only take it at night, since it really knocks me out. she said regular tylenol in the day should be fine.
i also forgot to mention that the dentist said the tooth wiggles. isn’t that great, my tooth is loose. so who knows if he’ll be able to save it or not. i have the tooth on the other side from about 2002 or so that broke and i got a root canal on it but never filled or crowned because of finances. it will have to come out they said. :( i wish we’d been able to afford it, but back then there was no way. and then there’ my front teeth, which they didn’t even look at because it’s not a real emergency situation, but they have like no enamel and are worn way down. they hurt when i eat/drink cold or hot things. i will have to get veneers or something. i only hope that the insurance pays some of it, since it’s not just for cosmetic purposes, it’s because i’m in pain!!
ok last thing before i check my boards and such out. would you go absolutely mad if i changed my blog url again? i’m thinking of just changing it to gigowski.com instead of gigowski.com/gibberish. i was thinking that everything on the main page of gigowski.com is so outdated, and i never keep it up. i could just link to those specific pages within the blog anyway (like our love story, wedding stuff, etc) and then i might be encouraged to update things like that more, since i know people will actually be seeing them. what do you think? would you go bananas? i ask, only because i care what you guys think. i have been through so many blog urls you are probably about to give up on me and my add behavior!! LOL. please let me know via comments what you think.
ttyl!!! God bless!

ala american baby:
At 27 weeks of pregnancy, your uterus is almost 3 inches above your navel. Your doctor will probably check your weight, blood pressure, urine, the height of your uterus, swelling, and varicose veins, and the fetal size, position, and heartbeat. Baby can now be measured in total length, instead of from just head to buttocks. Your unborn baby’s new total length is just over 15 inches. He weighs a little more than 2 pounds now. About this time, baby’s eyes open and he will continue to open and close them.

ala babycenter:
Your baby’s growing steadily as he prepares for her grand entrance. This week he weighs almost 2 pounds and measures about 14.4 inches from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet. He’s acting more like a newborn now, opening and closing his eyes, sleeping and waking at regular intervals, and maybe sucking a finger. He may also be hiccupping, which you’ll notice as little rhythmic sensations in your belly. You may start to get leg cramps, especially when you’re lying in bed at night. Stretching your calf and flexing your foot should bring some relief.

why is it that there is weight and length discrepancy between the two sites?

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that was from yesterday.

guess what’s going on today? i went to the dentist for an emergency appointment. i have been having trouble with a cavity, but have put it off. well, i finally went in today, because the pain has been excruciating. i discovered the cavity had turned into a big hole in my tooth!

the dentist said there is definitely an infection, and wants me on antibiotics before i get the root canal and crown done. so he prescribed those and some tylenol 3. i am writing this before i head to bed because one or both of the meds are making me feel lightheaded as well as drowsy. thank the Lord jerry could call in today to watch jeremiah (and nate). mom is going to come next wednesday, the big day for the root canal. i am SO not looking forward to it…but it must be done. please pray for me. i do NOT like dentists, in general, but at this new place, everyone was really nice and kind.

just wanted to touch base and let everyone know. i also have new pics up at flickr - 27 week preggo pics and some really cute pics of jeremiah. too tired to link right to them, but my photos link is http://www.flickr.com/photos/gigowski. please remember you have to be listed as my ‘friend’ to view some of the pics (like bare belly pics). to do this, you need a flickr account, and then add me to your contacts, and then i’ll add you to my contacts, and make you a friend. sorry if i’ve not been clearer on that until now.

gotta go. i need to put on a few message boards that i am getting this tooth taken care of before i go lie down. God bless!!!

remember that old game, pizza party? and that little song that went with it? that’s what the title should sound like.

anyway, thanks to those who commented on my pitiful rant yesterday. i’m feeling a little better today. i have decided i will just pray for the friend i mentioned, and if she comes around, fine, if not, that’s HER loss. as for my IRL friend, i am really really worried. this is a girl who’s getting married in november, so i know she’s busy, but i know she has a second to call. why am i such a worrier?

this entry is cut short because jeremiah just woke up from nap. i will add more later, if time permits!

ok now jeremiah is down for bed!! i have been tagged by becki, so here goes!

1. Total number of films I own on DVD/video. oh my. probably about 75-100. we sold a lot we didn’t want in the house, so it may be less than that.

2. The last film I bought: i really don’t recall, but jerry bought me the phantom of the opera for mothers’ day!

3. The last film I watched. still haven’t watched the phantom all the way through, but that will probably be the one. we plan to see star wars on saturday too.

4. Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me (in no particular order). hmmm. honestly i can’t think of any. i guess…kate and leopold, while you were sleeping, sleepless in seattle, princess bride.

5. do i really have to tag five people? ok guys don’t kill me! manda, jen, sarah, julie and becca.

guess what?? my belly button popped! it’s not totally ‘out’, but it’s no longer an innie! i’m so excited and i don’t know why! LOL. i’m such a dork. throughout my pregnancy with jeremiah, i wondered when it would pop…it never did…and this time it popped before i hit the third trimester! lol.

you know the little votey thing that i had you guys do? for jeremiah’s pic? well, he didn’t win. i know the actual number of votes didn’t matter, because the judges picked the semi-finalists. but i was disappointed that he didn’t make it. oh well. i entered a new pic for the new contest - the water babies contest. if they accept it i’ll let you know the vote link for it! it is one from when he was almost 6 mos old. VERY cute. don’tcha think?

i am feeling such a relief today. i hadn’t realized how much something jerry had done - or hadn’t done rather - had been bothering me until he talked with me last night. i was very hurt at his lack of excitement and expectation of josiah’s impending birth. but i guess i had gotten used to it, and just pushed it aside. i chalked it up to the fact that josiah is a second son. i know it sounds horrible, but jerry really wanted a girl this time around. anyway, last night, he was acting all excited when i was having him feel my belly (which i don’t do much, since he doesn’t show much interest). he got all excited, and said how he was going to have another soccer player. he then started talking to josiah, at my belly. it was SO sweet i almost cried. i had needed it!!!!!! then he told me he was going to stop being so ho-hum about josiah, because he wanted josiah to know how much he loves him and he’s excited he’s coming. we talked about jeremiah and how things would be very different once josiah is here. i know the financial aspect and the aspect of hurting jeremiah (moms, you know how you feel there might not be enough love to go around to your second child sometimes? i bet the dads feel it 10x worse!) by loving josiah so much have been keeping him from getting to excited and attached-acting. i’m not saying the doesn’t love josiah, because he does. but he is one of those dads that has to have the child in his arms before the true falling-in-love begins. because believe me, he is the best dad in the world to jeremiah - and jeremiah ADORES his dad - and i am confident the same will be true with josiah.

oh goodness josiah has been moving SO much more, and SO much stronger all day. think he senses his dad’s love or something? lol.

jerry and i also talked about the toddler bed situation. i am just not ready for him to move to it yet. the way he flips and flops around all night in his crib just sends shivers up my spine. if he were to flip and flop the same way in the toddler bed, he would crack his skull open!!! so we are going to look for another white crib at yard sales this summer. we still want to get him out of the crib by the time josiah comes, but we also don’t want to rush him if he’s not ready. and we don’t feel he is.

my cousin called me today. she is expecting her third child this december! her little boy is a month younger than jeremiah. i’m very excited for her. i wish she lived closer (she lives in wa. st.!) so our kids could hang out! i also wish my brother and sil would get pregnant. i want some nieces and nephews!! lol.

i got a package in the mail from my aunt today. one i was expecting, but it’s still so neat to get something! jerry is a HUGE detroit tigers fan (he’s from michigan) and aunt sharon sent one of my cousin’s child’s old tigers’ jacket, a new tigers outfit and a new tigers hat! all i was expecting really was the tigers’ jacket, so i was really excited! i plan to surprise jerry by doing a tigers’ photo shoot and then making a collage photo, framing it, and giving it to him for fathers’ day. what do you think? think i can keep it a secret that long? lol. i hope so!!

sarah suggested i make an online registry. should be interesting! ok it’s done. please note that i only put some things so that people would have a clue of what we need. a few of the things are for fun, and i KNOW i won’t get them LOL. i almost put a dvdcam on there but i restrained myself! LOL! josiah’s registry. i have to say the things we really need are bibs and new monitors! almost all of the bibs we have now are trashed. i put a few bibs for jeremiah down as well. lol. the monitor we have now is getting really really staticy. i don’t know if it’s just from overuse or what.

dear josiah,
i just wanted to remind you how much your mama loves you. and your papa too! and big brother is getting all ready for you as well. you are such a precious little miracle, and we are so very thankful for you. we are looking forward to the day when we can see your precious face.
love you, precious jojobean!
love,
mama

ttyl all! God bless!

Cute bathtime boy, originally uploaded by gigowski.

since i am always giving the bath, and i don’t trust leaving the camera in the bathroom, i haven’t taken any bathtime pics in a while. jerry took a few for me last night.

just click the pic to see the other three photos at flickr. ETA: sorry, i made these pics friends-only because a bunch of strangers were looking at the bathtime pics of him. i know nothing is viewable, but the thought creeps me out. so if you want to see them, you’ll need to create an account. it’s free and easy.

do you ever wonder dumb things? i find myself wondering what i have done wrong to lose most of my friends. oh there are a few who i know are busy, and some i hear from every now and then. and a few (one in particular) who are very consistent and say hi even when i don’t always show her the same courtesy. but there are some that will not respond to anything i try to say. it really hurts me and it’s frustrating! don’t you wish there was something you could do to make things turn all right? i have a irl friend that i haven’t heard from in a while, and i’m not frustrated with her, i’m just very worried about her. bill collectors have been calling me because i am on her references, her home phone is temp. disconnected, and i can’t get ahold of her for anything. i’m really hoping she’s ok.

i am just so tired and worn out and sick of everything right now. i don’t know what will change that, but for now, it is what it is. i must be having a hormonal emotional pregnant day because it really really STINKS. this part of pregnancy is just NO FUN. what part of pregnancy IS fun????