Kicker

I've heard alot of times that babies in utero, feel calmed by their Dad's voice, and hold still listening. I've never had a specific moment where I thought that was true for us. And in fact, its possibly the exact opposite haha. Last night the baby was moving a little so I had Dusty put his hands on my belly. We waited, me holding my breath and BAM the baby head butted Dusty's hand so hard, Dusty jumped back scared and said "woah!". It was hilarious. Then laying in bed, Dusty put his face on my belly and was talking to the baby, and the baby repeatedly starting kicking him in the face the more he talked haha. Apparently, the baby thinks I'm boring, and Daddy is REALLY something to move for. Maybe he'll be calm for me when he's born and wild just for Daddy? That'll be ok with me! :)

Inspired

I absolutely L.O.V.E feeling inspired. Don't you? Sometimes i'm tired of the same ol same ol and need something NEW to INSPIRE me. You know what never lets me down in the inspiration department? This Regina Spektor video. I love everything about it. The song, The singer, her clothing, the decor, the color scheme, everything. Love it! :)

29 weeks. 1 day.

Have you ever seen...

..on the food network? Well BOY do I have something to go in the DESSERT category. I love dessert. But no dessert compares to THIS dessert. It is simply THE BEST DESSERT I EVER ATE.

Macaroni Grill's LEMON PASSION CAKE is heavenly. It's beyond heavenly, more like. No other dessert leaves me with an audible "MMMM!!" after every. single. bite. And an audible "OH NO" once its all gone. I will fight Dusty to the death for the last bite of this glorious cake. Its moist beyond BELIEF, and the lemony fresh creamy-ness of it is just simply to die for. If you like lemon flavored anything, you will love this. If you don't think you would like it, you will love this. It's honestly THAT GOOD. Now go get a slice, and don't be surprised when you find yourself literally licking the plate CLEAN!!!!

REALLY??

I'm SORRY but my soul needs to vent this story for the RECORD. I always thought before I got pregnant that i would LOVE the big bulging tummy and feel glorious and like a FERTILITY GODDESS growing a HUMAN for crying out loud. To some extent, i DO feel this way, but on my negative, low self-esteem part, i feel fat. Sometimes miserably overweight. SILLY. 'You're PREGNANT' my husband reassures me. Then i cry an ugly mess of hormonal emotions and get on with it. Being extremely concerned with my recent heavy weight gain, I go to the doctor today thinking maybe i've only gained a pound or two since my last visit 2 weeks ago. No. I've gained an unGodly amount of weight of ten. pounds. in. two. weeks. I had to bite my lip as she weighed me and swallow the knot in my throat. But i remember in my mind the last visit, feeling the same way, expressing my concerns to my doctor, she was very comforting and tells me it is totally fine. Every woman is different! There is no harm, and if I AM concerned, just try to walk a bit more. And that was that. I felt better. I go and wait in the room for a little while, then a nurse comes in and asks if its ok if a Nurse Practitioner comes to see me instead, but I can keep waiting for my doctor if I choose. I chose to just go ahead and see the NP since it was just an easy visit of measuring and discussing any concerns i have. So she comes in and is pretty nice. She measures my belly, telling me i'm measuring at 32 weeks instead of 28 and that she was a wee bit concerned. if it was the same way next visit they'd need to do an ultrasound. I felt kind of scared at her comment but didn't say much. Then she used the words "Yup, you are measuring a bit BIGGER than we'd like..." My heart sank and i could feel my face getting hot. I told her "Yes I was a little shocked at the scale today, I'm not sure how i've gained so much weight, I don't feel like i eat THAT crazily!" Thinking she'd reassure me its ok, she went on.. " Well, U should ONLY gain about 25 lbs. Sooo, U'll probably want to cut back on the SUGARS. The Breads, FRUIT, FRUIT JUICE, Mashed potatoes, Basically carbs is what I'm saying. You know, like a modified ATKINS" She was totally serious. "And make SURE you are getting 30 minutes at LEAST of exercise every single day. Next visit, I'll be HAPPY if u don't gain any weight, in fact maybe losing a pound or so is totally fine too" Thats when I couldn't hold the tears anymore. I bawled right in the ladies face, who had no positive feedback other than to tell me to diet and exercise and not gain ANY more weight even LOSE A POUND. I told her i drink alot of JUICE and she goes "Yeah, U'll want to maybe just put a tablespoon in a glass and fill the rest with water instead. And if u are at a restaurant and want maybe a Sprite, just ask for HALF a glass." A bit harsh you think?????? I think so. I cried all the way to my car, and all the way to Checkers to get a chicken sandwich for lunch lol. I think I'm not going to worry so much, from what i've heard, i'm pretty normal in the weight gaining dept and i'm tired of worrying about it so.. I'm just not going to anymore!

7 MONTHS PREGGO

Wow, 28 weeks down so far! It really is going by fast, Thank Goodness. I don't think my patience level can handle a really slow moving pregnancy. I'm such a complainer, no? :) At least i AM pregnant. Even if I feel super fat and depressed sometimes. At least i AM..
At 28 weeks I can feel strong movements from the baby. No longer are they the quick tapping, but more of a stern swipe across my belly, or poking coming from opposite sides of my gut..even a S T R E T C H here and there where I can feel the little foot sticking out by my belly button and I gasp and say out loud 'oh my goodness!'
The baby plays the SHY card when Dusty tries to feel his kicks. I'll proclaim that the baby is having a party in my tummy, put Dustys hand on it, and maybe a tiny shiver does the baby produce but thats it. And Dusty is left a wee bit disappointed. Actually I'm not sure if he is, but I would be! Early this morning I felt restless laying in bed, as usual. I could feel the baby doing what felt like somersaults and cheerleading in my tummy, so i quietly reached over and drug Dustys hand across my giant belly and left it there. I could feel Dustys hand tighten around my stomach as the baby violently punched the daylights out of his hand. Not just that, but where his arm was laying across it, i could feel the baby kicking on the other side of my belly on his arm too! We just lay there silently enjoying the kicking for quite a while until the baby stopped.. i got uncomfortable..and rolled over.. and we drifted back off to s l e e p...

Wreckless Driving

The other day on my way home from work, I couldn't help but be totally wreckless and take these pictures while driving down the highway. Did you see this sunset??

It was glorious. dusty is going to kill me when he sees these pictures haha. I promise i was careful! :)

2010 already?

Wow is this really my first post of the new year? Eleven days into it? yeesh. What a slacker. Sorry! We brought in the new year in our old familiar traditional way! Half our usual gang was either working or sicky so it was a smaller party but, still a party nonetheless!

Me and Jess kept in the kitchen most of the evening preparing yummy snacks and such..


And taking a classic picture for tradition's sake!

Heres the boys playing video games in the living room. And why, YES! We DID get a new couch for Christmas!! Lovely, no? And Dusty got me that totally divine rocker in the corner.

In other news.... I cleaned out my storage closet. Check it out before:

YIKES. I think i'll actually use it for food storage like i'd wanted to all along now. I forgot to take an AFTER picture but.. just imagine it without all the junk and thats what it looks like :)

In other OTHER news, I ate a really yummy lunch the other day. And it was so yummy looking i decided to share it with you. Why? I don't know. But you KNOW you are craving a BLT now..

And this past weekend, the Dogs were being lazy on my bed and i thought they were sweet.

Ellie even decided to whisper some sweet nothings into Gussy's ear, aww.

More like, she always licks his ear. it drives me insane. I HATE the sound it makes. Imagine the grosses slurping licking noise possible, thats what it sounds like. Yuck!