Hurry Home with the Candy!

High Point:

My new bloggy home. Thank you for all the emails and congratulations on moving my blog. Happy Halloween! I'm looking forward to seeing the little one dressed up as a cute leopard tonight. She will be the one to answer the door, greet the trick-or-treaters, and give out the candy. We'll see how well she shares. I have a feeling once she gets her grimey little hands on the candy, she's not going to want to let go of it.

Low Point:

Not having any candy in the house as of right now. My husband is picking up candy on his way home from work. I fear that the little candy seekers may have a nasty trick for me if I tell them I don't have any candy for them! I just hope my husband gets home at a fashionable hour.

Fall Reading

High Point:

Cooler weather finally settling in! That being said, hot coffee tastes that much better, fluffy socks feel softer, soft blankets to nestle up in are so welcoming, the house being chilly when you first bring your feet out of the toasty covers after a long, night's rest...I love it. And I've been doing a lot of interesting reading on the net. Learning new things and keeping the brain cells alive. Self growth is so important.

Low Point:

With all the reading I've been doing, I came across THIS. And what makes me geekier, I found it really interesting and contemplated printing it out, but I bookmarked it instead! Sad, little me, saaad.

Unconditional Love

Practicing Our Words

High Point:

Cheeseburgers before noon. Went driving to look at the land. It was a beautiful morning. On the drive home, the little one was practicing all the words she knows. My husband and I would say a word, and she'd repeat after us. It was so cute and she was doing an amazing job! Duck, Dog, Phone, Please (pweeeze), Four,
Five, Mom, Dad...simple words, you get the picture. And then we took a breather and she called "Mom? Mom?? Mooommmm???" and finally I turn around and reply, "Yes?" and she pauses and then says..."bitch. It hit us so completely unexpectedly. I'm certain she was trying to say a different word, as she's never heard the "B" word before. It's not a word that myself nor my husband use, and it's not exactly a word you hear on the Disney Channel or Food Network. But we laughed and laughed - that little stinker!

Low Point:

Having a hard time eating this Caramello Chocolate Bar all by myself and broke down and resorted to sharing. Shame on me!

Chocolate All For Me

High Point:

Went to the doctor today and everything is looking fantastic. The baby's heart rate was 152. My blood pressure was 90/62. I've gained a nice amount of weight this pregnancy so far, but for some reason only gained one pound in the last three weeks - which is a bit off but I was told not to worry about it, just make sure I'm eating three meals a day which I am!. And I'm measuring right on the mark of where I'm supposed to be belly size wise. I'm in much better physical condition now than my last pregnancy. With approximately just five weeks to go, I'm still 20 pounds off from where I was when I delivered my first child. I can't imagine gaining 20 pounds in the next month. I suppose it could happen - but I doubt it. So I bought a Caramello Chocolate Bar to enjoy - King Sized - and I don't plan on sharing it.

Low Point:

Having this incubated baby of mine think my womb is bigger than it really is. She loves to stretch. So much so that the nurse thought at first the baby was breech because my tummy was hard as a rock. But then with more feeling she felt the head of the baby right where it was supposed to be - head down. What she had originally thought was the skull, was just baby rump with legs pushing and stretching. It's amazing how different this baby acts in the womb from how my first munchkin did - albeit they are both busy bodies!

I Wonder

High Point:

The weather is still gorgeous even though its in the second half of October. I've been busy which keeps my mind off how large I feel. And even though my husband insists I'm a lot smaller this pregnancy than the last, I feel just as big. Little over a month to go!

Low Point:

Tired. Not sleeping well. Mind keeps thinking too much for me to sink into that deep sleep that I need, not to mention getting comfortable in bed is becoming a real challenge.

A few things I've been wondering about though:

Do you always start with the same foot to put socks on? and does the same go with shoes? I think I always start with my right foot.

Does anyone else besides me like pickles that still have the little stem on them over pickles that don't?

Where do you start your shopping in the grocery store? I always seem to feel most comfortable starting in the produce area.

If you only were offered half a bagel, but could choose top half or bottom half - which would you choose? For some reason, I really like the top half much beter. Same goes with a slice of bread.

When you're getting ready for the day, do you brush your teeth first or your hair first? I always brush my teeth first. It feels all wrong if I don't.

And lastly, when you clean the kitchen or the bathroom, do you wipe the sink dry? To me the kitchen sink especially, just doesn't seem clean unless I wipe the sink dry.

I'm just wondering...

Over Doing It

High Point:

Movie night last night! I made a nice dinner - chicken breasts that I flattened some and then sauteed in fresh garlic and butter (real low cal lemme tell ya), mashed potatoes from scratch, gravy, broccoli (to toss in healthy), and then baked a blackberry pie with french vanilla ice cream to go with. The movie was great as expected! And my husband got a beta invitation to a game we are both very excited about.

Low Point:

Forgetting just how far along I am with this pregnancy and still trying to do more than I should be. I had walked to the store yesterday to pick up some goodies for movie night and then did housework. The lady at the store said, "I can't believe you walked here and are lugging groceries around in the stroller! I mean, from looking at you, I would think it would be hard enough just to bend over!!" (Gee, thanks lady!) And as my husband says with a tone of irritation, "Why are you over doing it?? You need to be more responsible for the sake of teh baby at least. You know, it's OK to sit and relax and do nothing for awhile..." I know he's right, but sometimes my brain get into an argument with itself and the irresponsible side wins.

Thank You and Seconds Please!

High Point:

Even though my husband got home after 10 last night, he still stopped off at the store and bought Batman Begins. And even though he only slept an hour the night before and then worked nearly a 15 hour work day, he thanked me for making the house look nice and for cleaning up. And he helped put the little one to bed. Followed by letting us sleep in this morning and not complaining about having no lunch to take with him to work. I'm going to have to make up for this! AND TONIGHT IS MOVIE NIGHT! Yay!

Low Point:

Being far hungrier than I should be all.the.time. Not taking the time lately to get out and take new pictures. Missing my skinny-person clothes. Not being caught up on the laundry.

Doozy Dolor!

High Point:

Batman Begins came out on DVD today!! Totally stoked about having a movie date night!

Low Point:

Having my husband call and say he won't be home until after 10pm. Bleh. So no movie date night tonight. And I've got this headache the size of... size of... whatever the biggest thing you can imagine is! Hurry up Tylenol and kick in!

The Cooking Cabal Launched

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