Even more suprises today

David will be a daddy. Even more importantly, he will be a daddy at the end of September. So another person having their baby before me, lol.
I think David knew he was going to be an uncle before he knew he was going to be a daddy. :) I'm kind of jealous everyone's is coming before me, yet it's nice to have people a little ahead of me I can ask questions if I need to. And I'm glad the boys can support each other!
So I've been doing some looking around online, stuff like Babies R Us, trying to learn about different things. Cause I don't know a thing about babies. Strollers, diaper stuff, etc. I've learned a lot also by reading about stuff online. I think it'll be fun to register. I had a lot of fun doing it when we got married.
I've also been looking at babynames.com. just messing around with what names sound good. I think I have more exotic taste than Eric does. I refuse to do much thinking until the end of May, otherwise I may like one name a lot and it not be the right gender.
I also have a LOT to do between now and then, and still haven't started it. I swear, starting tomorrow. I'm hoping to have certain things done by the next ultrasound appointment. Then I can make Patrick be slave labor (sorry Pat, there hasn't been a thing to do yet. I'm that lazy. but in the next couple of months I will have a room ready and paint waiting, lol.)
I'm also starting on a secret project too. I hope it works out. I decided with more time would be more success.

Moving on

It's nice not to be on pelvic rest! We went bowling yesterday- I bowled 2 games, and ended up sleeping for three hours, lol.
For some reason, I never just wake up after an hour or so. So I didn't sleep well. I've been having random nightmares, some things in my life, some really not (nothing baby related)
I'm trying to thikn of questions for the doctor when we meet him in a couple of weeks (I've been seeing a nurse practitioner at my visits) I'm not sure what all would be to oearly to ask, but oh well.
We hadn't really discussed names. Eric offered one he liked- I'm not sure I'm excited about it, but since we hadn't really discussed it, I threw it on a liost on babynames.com and aded a couple that I thought were cool. I'm not going to worry about it unless I hear a really good one. I think I'll be thinking more funky names than Eric, but we have a lot of time to think about it after we hear boy or girl.
No Pat, not John, lol.

So tired but looking forward to babyness

Disneyland was fun yesterday. Too bad I am so tired I can hardly lift my fingers to type. We were there less than 10 hours, and I got to have lots of potty breaks, lol. I love Disneyland for all of the excellent locations for bathrooms.

Heart the hearbeat yesterday too- 140 bpm. The nurse found it quickly, and it was magical. 5 weeks till we find out, in theory, if it a boy or a girl.

Later on

Wow, I slept over three hours today. The guy is on the roof fixing the swamp cooler as we speak. I am so excited. I am also excited for this weekend because I get to see Stephanie and Cari this weekend, and Nicole kick butt at roller derby!

I am really happy to have a friend going through the same thigs I am. Since Steph and I are only six weeks apart, I enjoy knowing I have someone going through the same stuff as I am, and can ask questions and support.
Eric has that now too, and I am so glad. He had been getting supprt and being able to make fun of me at work, which I'm used to because I've hear the other guys tease about their wives, yet I know that they really care for them.
He and his pregnant buddy can go drink beers and gossip, and it's sweet since they are close and had talked a long time ago about having kids together.

Too hot to snuggle, and I feel the need to snuggle.

Seriously. 100 degrees at 5 pm. Thank goodness it will be cooling off tomorrow- I am concerned enough about having a meltdown tomorrow at Disneyland (I'm getting tired a lot still) and didn't want to worry about overheating. I can't go on Splash, so I can't use that as a way to cool off. Although I don't know if that is a way to cool off- I always feel humid afterward.
Pirates, on the other hand, is an excellent way to cool off.
So again, I will pack snacks and a water bottle I can refill, and should be fine.
Today was serious water day, cause the swamp cooler isn't turned on yet (yeah, not many are as hot as I was today at the house.) We're going to put in a window unit, and the cooler gets turned on Thursday. So that'll help.
I drank a big bottle of water (1.5 liter) and two glasses of Simply Lemonade (not sour enough, pout) and was thirsty the minute I came home from getting Eric, lol. But it's good to have drank so much before going to Disneyland, less chance of overheating.
Tomorrow, we get to hear the heartbeat, I believe. I'm excited!

as soon as I complain

That is my luck in life. I talk about how I'm not rating a lot... BAM! Huge appetite.
Which is fine. I's back to my pre-morning-sickness weight, which works for me. still huge on fruit.
I don't get the lemonade craving, seriously- I drink water with lemons in it, and get lemonade.
The mall in town's owner just declared bankrupcy, so I'm scared that my Hot Dog on a Stick will be disappearing. That will break my heart. The closest one would be in San Bernardino, allright for occasional craving, bt since Chik-Fil-A is closed on Sundays, where can I get my lemonade?!?(and yes, I can make it. I've definitely run out of lemons, hence the lemon in water. I need to see if Eric's mom still has some on her tree...)

On Diaper Bags

They seem either very cheap or very expensive.






I like this one












(PIc might be skewed, I made it smaller) but wish it came in a couple more material ideas.


Crafty girl that I am, I already own a diaper bag pattern, and have a plan for it. it also has patterns for the stuff that comes in it, which is the main reason why I got it.





I really like a dress...


http://www.bellydancematernity.com/nom-bright-cece-tier-dress-pr-3639.html






It's a little expensive though.

I turned the heat of a couple of days too early

Yeah, it was nice and warm, turned off the gas heat, and then it gets cold and windy.
J'refuse to tirn off the heat, so I'm a little cold. But it's a pain in the butt to turn on.
David came over for a couple f beers and some Wii... we ended up rocking to Rock Band for a bunch of songs. I was nice and nade been stroganogg although ground beef makes me feel yucky, course, I HAD to have a small bowl... didn't get real sick. it's when I have a big bowl I suffer, lol.
He also got super excited when he saw the pregnant girl cooking at the stove. He really wanted a 'barefoot and pregnant' photo, so I obliged. I'm sure he'll take some more of them, especially when I'm about 8 months or so, lol.
I have a Facebook now. I have a randon relative that had already requested me as a friend. I don't know them well, but it'll be interesting to see how their world is.
I finally found peaches, yeah, they're not very good. I'm so sad. I cooked one with a little sugar and it helped, so I don't know what I'm going to do with the other three. I'll be happy when the peach tree has peaches, but that's mid-summer.
It's nice to have a reason to blog, because know I actually am, lol.
It's nice to officially be in the second trimester. Although I have a lot of work ahead of me. I've got some big plans that, now that I have more energy, I need to start doing. Course, stuff like painting will go to Patrick (don't worry bro, not ready for you yet, lol.)
I even have looked around at maternity clothes patterns, since I know I eed to get my crafty on.
Yeah, tunics and stupid looking cropped pants. Darn. I may look into dress patterns that I could in theory alter, but I have a lot of other stuff on my plate first. I have been looking a lot at craftster.org, and they have a couple tutorials. I guess I'm supposed to get a lesson on my sewing machine before I do a lot of sewing, but I already tried it out and made a yellow apron with long straps out of a cute piece of material. Very plain, no pockets, but needed. I can't wait to ork on my master one, I guess after the class.
I'm also looking into prenatal yoga. Sone I'm technically on pelvic rest, I didn't want to start anything,m but I thin my mom is bugging me to exercise more (I always gain weight in my stomach first, of course my belly is big, lol.) After next Tuesday's appointment (discussion of prenatal test and listening for heat beat) I'm sure I'll have an OK for something like that. It probably would be a bonus, I've been having shoulder pain, as my posture changes, my back is acting up.
Still, if the biggest complaints I have is a little acne and back pain, I'm all good.
This is again a long one. I'll have to find different things to talk about- right now I just ramble for a few minutes, lol.

I still haven't

seen Juno.
But I borrowed it.

I have a stack of books to read, and a houes to clean.
I was so tired today, I crashed in the middle of the day. I feel like I'm not eating enough, but I eat when I'm hungry- otherwise, I really don't want to. It's like another session of early-pregnancy morning sickness, I got sick again last night and now I'm scared to drink OJ, yet I've been drinking it and eating citrus like crazy for the last few weeks. Ugh.

Oregon Trail

http://www.virtualapple.org/oregontraildisk.html

Holidays

So holidays are going to have to be re-organized some for us.
Eric's parents keep running off to Corona, which in theory is fine, but it's a hike and we're not always the hppiest about all of the company.
This year we waited to her their Easter plans or be invited somewhere, yeah, we were told Friday that they were going to Corona and why don't we come too?
We ended up chilling at Grandma's and then coming home, Eric's choice. He didn't feel up to the hike to Corona and I was tired.
He really wants to get our families together better, and I'm starting to agree. We need to do a Xmas eve- something. I have got a lot of time to figure out Thanksgiving, I don't feel up to cooking it all, but we never want to go out to Corona (no offense Steph! Corona is just fine, lol :) cause we're only so friendly with most of them.
I felt bad about yesterday, cause I wanted to see Christina, who's about a month father along then I am (it is seriously baby season for me.)
So, this holiday season will be interesting- we'll be hosting family stuff probably.
Steph, here's a cute blog for you- (ok, anyone who's interested.)
http://makeroomforstyle.blogspot.com/
I'm digging the bright floral stroller bag. I bet i could even put Daisy in it, lol.
Follow the link Steph- I can't wear the tanks, they'll be too small, but YOU can. :)

Guess who I saw this weekend? Karen.
Yeah, again, as she was leaving somewhere and I was going in (actually, months ago, it was the other way around. Whatever. in passing.)
Again, man didn't say a thing Good thing is., her and her family are better again, specially since she is married again. She wants me to get a Facebook. I know Pat has one, and Cari? I guess I need to get one, although I barely use my Myspace.
*sigh*
I refuse to Twitter, although it's fun to say and trendy.
Anyhoo... so again, after I get pissed and say never again, she comes back into my life. I don't get it. Is is for me to keep trying to keep a hold on her, or is it for me to make the decision to not take her up on the offer?

*sigh*

My brian hurts today. I was going to turn in my stuff so I can get paid for freelancing- I'll do it tomorrow.
*still eyeing a tank top- I wonder if I can pull it off anyway....*

Hoppy Easter!

Belly!

OK, so it's mostly bloat, but there is some belly...

On friends and the poor daddy to be

So my group of friends has grown smaller over the years. I kow it's not all me. I'm sure some of it is. But I never seem to really make more to replace the ones I lost. I now have no contact with anyone I was friends with through guard (and I mean friends, my my friends, not people like Strickland that I really met through Eric.)
No reason to go to HS reunions.
And I keep thinking about it, even though I don't want to , cause stuff gets brought up.
When I got pregnant? I thought about karen, who I was attached to at her baby shower, we were each other married friends.
The one who got divorced, happened to run into with her man, who is the afther of the twins, never was invited to the shower, and just found out she married him last weekend.
I was considering emailing her I was pregnant, we had always joked Alicia would babysit my kids.
Yeah.
Nevermind. She wrote me out of her life easier than I wrote her.
I really liked a couple wives of Eric's co-workers that I've met, and really hope eventually we'll establish friendships. One couple is moving really close to us. We got along great at Twila's baby shower, but that was it, we wen't invited to stuff they were, etc. But Eric's co-worker was at a party, and I aleways get along with him (he thinks beer is stupid too, YAY! Which is amusing to hear from an ex-Marine) And a couple couples already have small children or are thinking that way, so eventually we will have more in common with some.

Poor Eric, he was singing along with Kenny CHesney's "There goes my life" and I had to turn it off, it made me hysterical. Here are the lyrics that killed it for me.

All he could think about was I'm too young for this

Got my whole life ahead hell I'm just a kid myself how I'm gonna raise one

All he could see were his dreams going up in smoke

So much for ditching this town and hanging out on the coast

Oh well, those plans are long gone And he said

there goes my life there goes my future, my everything might as well kiss it all good-byethere goes my life.......

Ok, so it got better, as all country songs do, but to hear Eric sing along along with those words just freaked me out.

I'm glad he doesn't really feel that way, at least not much, he had to tell me that before I could stop crying. In the car. On the way to dinner with family.

it all goes back to the shocked look on his face and overwhelmedness at hearing he was going to be a daddy. Since it's so early, we don't really talk a lot about the baby, so I had to get assured he was excited. Poor Eric.

Ugh. Stupid country songs.

I'm sure somethig will be blamed on pregnancy hormones.

Let's shop for little Charlie Brown, shall we?

*Charlie Brown cause the baby looked like it in the ultrasound.*

We definitely need one of these...

http://craftastrophe.net/2009/04/peekaru/

Or how about a bulletproof STROLLER!

http://www.bulletproofbaby.net/product_page_stoller.html


Ok, in all honesty, Mom and I bought a couple of onesies, since Gottschalks is no more. I picked one out just for Eric, it's black and says, "hasta la vista, baby" with a target on it. He liked it.

Competely do not want to work

I had one story left to do- Well, I forgot to start it earlier in the week, and now the kid I was supposed to interview is unavailable. So I's going to have to do the interview after the stste geography bee cometition. Sad part is, I don't care. I don't want to do this at all. I just found out one of my stories didn't run (I wrote it, they forgot to run it, and someone got upset.) Well, that is why I quit. They will be replacing me, I got my gossip from my co-cubiclemate Joy yesterday, they just couldn't hire the guy I saw for some reason. Oh well.
Right now I wouldn't comsider going back. I usually see more negative stuff in hindsight anyway, but that's cause I'm positive and trusting. My ex-boss is working to make the paper the eway it used to be when it was omre successful, but as a compete manager, I think she said yes too many times and dealt out the jobs to a skeleton crew of overstressed people.
Anyway, baby stuff.
I watched a couple baby stories on TLC today- I've watched them from time to time. Today is triplet day, haha.
I've got a couple people wanting to throw me a shower, and Denise wants to get together today to organize one... in September. Fine, whatever. I'm so not there mentally, but it's important so I can make sure it's far enough away from Steph's due date that she and her little man (! :) ) can come too, they were originally thinking late August.
I have two rules for baby showers- non-alcoholic drink for me, and no gross diaper games or whatever. Seriously. Those games are gross and tacky. I have been mentally scarred since having to play one in 7th grade.
Other than Twila's baby shower, the last one I went to was, like, 6 years ago with Karen's first, Alicia. She wasn't good being the center of attention, so my job was to contantly be with her and help buffer the people touching her belly.
My bloat is not going away, lol... I look father along than I am, 12 weeks tomorrow. I am excited, Eric said he noticed my hips may be a little bigger. I think so too. I may actually have hips! Too bad by belly pushes my pants too much for the hips to help hold them up. I may have to go find a belly band thingy. I got my loose fitting clothes from Old Navy, so I don't really need maternity wear for a while, but the pants are not doing it. They're still baggy from before, and the extra little belly I have, well, yeah. They would fall striaght down.
Allright, have to get ready for my lunch- Macaroni Grill. Yum.haven't been there in forever, and figured somehting on he menu would appeal to me- I haven't been really hungry lately, so i'm trying real hard to eat stuff that I crave.