tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56108241377257519682024-03-13T21:56:17.178-07:00For the Love of all That is BABYAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-55750751846670720972013-02-14T10:43:00.000-08:002013-02-14T10:43:02.499-08:00Checking In (with TONS of pictures)Oh, hey there! Just popping in to say that all is well. We are settling into being a family of 5 and everyone is happy, though not necessarily healthy. We've had at least 2 people sick since Christmas. Asher and I are both on our 2nd round of sickness. We snuggle and sniffle together. <br />
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Dudes. Life as a working mom of 3 is buuuusy. I miss being home with my babies all day. Never before have I imagined myself as a SAHM, but I desperately want to make that happen soon. We're working on it. Having insurance is kind of a necessity though, so for now I work. <br />
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Asher is an angel. Seriously. He basically just smiles and talks and sleeps all the time. He's the kind of baby that convinces you that it would be a great idea to have another. Yes. I just said that. We want another. I've probably lost my mind. <br />
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And so, without further ado, meet Asher Grey.<br />
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Love at first sight!</div>
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All items from his nursery: black and white rug, turquoise blanket that I crocheted, and wooden toy that Vivienne picked out for him.</div>
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And here are my little lovelies today. I visit them every day on my lunch break to snuggle and nurse and watch Viv tap dance/play dress-up/jump on the couch. It's always the highlight of my day.</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> As of last week, I was up 24lbs. I go again this afternoon but I don't expect much change, if any. </div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> I made the mistake of trying to wear my pre-baby jeggings today and I'm miserable because the waist band is cutting into the underside of my belly. </div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> It's not happening. Let's move on.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement?</span> Asher gets really crazy active in the morning. He kicks and punches and stretches so hard that I swear he's trying to bust his way out - and may actually succeed! This goes on for about 2 hours and makes me feel like I'm going to throw up. Definitely not my favorite part of the day.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> ice cream (currently French Silk) and honeycrips apples<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> pretty much just fast food in general<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> Aaaaalll the way out but it pulls back in when I have contractions.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> We started Logan on ADHD meds over the weekend after a long battle with his behavior. It's been like night and day and I've sat here at my desk and cried over the positive emails and text messages I've received from his teachers and daycare lady. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Pretty much just not being pregnant. Not hurting when I move. Not wanting to cry or punch someone all the time. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> My chiropractor appointment tomorrow morning and then, of course, finally meeting Asher next week!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> Nothing major to speak of right now, just counting down to the big day!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> As of my appointment 2 weeks ago, I was down to 19 lbs, but I'm probably back up in the 20's this week. I go this afternoon, so I'll find out then.</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> Entirely. Even some of my maternity shirts are getting a little short. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> There is no such thing.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement?</span> It was cute at first but I'm so over it now. Asher gets the hiccups probably 5 times a day. PLUS, all the kicking and punching and everything else. He's actually made me feel sick on several occasions due to all of his movement. I have a TON of contractions. I like to tell myself that I'll go to the doctor today and he'll tell me that the contractions are actually doing something and we're making progress and need to move up our c-section, but I know that's just wishful thinking. Oh well. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> At this point, I'm pretty much just eating whatever I want. I have some ice cream most nights. This weekend I bought a big bag of apples because I couldn't walk through the produce aisle at walmart one more time and have to smell them without bringing some home. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> Nothing specific.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> There is no hiding it, but it sucks back in really far when I have a contraction. For the lighter ones, that's how I tell if I'm contracting or if he's just stretching.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> My parents kept the kids Saturday night so that Kyle and I could "relax" before the baby comes. We ended up staying pretty busy but we did go out to dinner and it was DELICIOUS! Oh, AND AND AND I bought a van last week. It has a sunroof and it's kind of awesome. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Not being pregnant.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to: </span>Not being pregnant. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> The nursery is in pretty good shape. We bought a van. Most of the house is picked up. I've wrapped up a majority of the things at work that require my attention. Now I just need to pack my hospital bag and actually CLEAN the house and we'll be ready to go. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> 21 lbs and still pretty tickled with myself! It's nearly all belly (and fat knees and ankles but I try to hide them whenever possible).<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> That's about all I fit into these days except for a non-maternity dress or two. Most of the non-maternity tops that I've been wearing are now too short to cover my whole belly.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> There is no such thing.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement?</span> Pretty sure my belly movements would measure high on the richter scale right now. This little guy is ACTIVE! What happened to that whole thing about the baby getting bigger and not having room to punch and kick? Isn't that supposed to have happened by now? <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> I find myself craving something fresh but I haven't found out exactly what that is yet. Maybe fruit? I don't know exactly. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> I'm not really into food in general right now, but I suppose I wouldn't consider that an aversion.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> Totally out. You can see it through my shirts now.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> I would say my anniversary on Friday and my birthday yesterday, but we haven't been able to celebrate or anything so it wasn't a big deal. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Mostly just being comfortable. Everything hurts and there is no comfortable position. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> My best friend's wedding next weekend!!! I kind of hate being a bridesmaid but I'm really looking forward to getting all glammed up for this wedding. I feel so frumpy most of the time, it will be nice to feel pretty again. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> I got the nursery painted this weekend. That was really weighing on me and it's such a relief to have it done. I still have to clean it up and redecorate a little, but a large bulk of the work is done now. <br />
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How Far Along? 28 Weeks 4 Days</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> As of last week, I was up 17lbs. Pretty thrilled about that, I'm not going to lie.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> I'm definitely moving more into maternity as my belly gets bigger. The shirt in this week's picture isn't, but it won't stretch much further. I'm looking forward to fall weather and being able to layer and mix and match so I don't look like I just wear the same 5 things all the time. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Benadryl has become my best friend. I take 2 a few hours before bed and I do a whole lot less tossing and turning.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement?</span> It's still constant. I swear, sometimes it feels like an earthquake in there. I have no clue what he's doing. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> Red meat and green beans. This is weird because I don't generally eat vegetables and when I was pregnant with Vivienne, I couldn't stand the smell of red meat. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> Nothing that I can think of. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> It's definitely out.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> We went for our 3d ultrasound last week. It was so amazing to see Asher in action. He looks EXACTLY like Vivienne. I'm not even exaggerating. I'm going to have to make sure I write their names on the backs of their ultrasounds because I won't be able to tell the difference otherwise. Obviously, he's beautiful. He shares his sister's pouty lips, chubby cheeks, and angry eyebrows. These two youngest children of mine, are the grumpiest looking babies I've ever seen. LOL.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> I'm going to stick with beer again this week. Kyle had a few during lunch after our ultrasound and they smelled soooo good!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Would it be cliche to say that I'm just really looking forward to meeting the little guy? Yes? Ok, how about getting the nursery done? I'm really anxious to get stuff checked off my list. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> I'm 30 weeks (and a few days now) so I guess we're sort of in the home stretch. <br />
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Hey! Remember when I actually talked about something other than being pregnant? Me either. But I do have two other kids and they're pretty stinking adorable - even if they are completely obnoxious - so here are a few recent pics of them from a local Fireman's Carnival:<br />
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And a few from Viv's birthday which was supposed to be a pool party but got rained out (though Kyle and I did get in the pool with all the kids for a few minutes in the rain anyway):</div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 28 Weeks 4 Days<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> I'm probably hovering around 20 lbs. I was up 13 at my last appointment and I go back on Tuesday. I'm not thrilled about the thought that I've probably gained about 7lbs this month, so I'm going to have to work to make sure this doesn't become a trend. Still, aside from my ridiculously fat knees (seriously, who ONLY gains weight around their knees?????), I'm all belly. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes? </span> Still pretty much the same: maternity pants and mixed maternity and non-maternity dresses and tops.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Not really happening these days. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement?</span> Non-stop. I call him Thumper. I hope this is not a sign of things to come. He gets the hiccups several times a day and he lays down so low that it feels like my crotch is pulsating. Weird.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> Pretty much anything I shouldn't be eating right now: baked goods, ice cream, chocolate, etc. I suppose that would explain my 7lb gain in the last month.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> Nothing that I can think of. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> It's definitely out.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> I finally went to a chiropractor about my sciatic pain. I was really nervous because I've never been to a chiropractor before and was afraid I'd fart when he pushed on me (for the record, I did not, not this time anyway). He told me the right side of my pelvis is tilted and that's causing it to rub on the sciatic nerve. Awesome. So, I'm crooked. I see him again next week, and then once every other week after that. Hopefully this will help. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Not being uncomfortable. Beer. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> First, I finally scheduled our 3d/4d ultrasound! As of next Thursday we'll know if we're having another mini Kyle or if I actually contributed something to this one. :) Also, Vivienne's birthday party is on Saturday! One of my best friends is coming to town for the party and is going to stay with us and help me work on the nursery. I THINK we have our paint picked out and I'm excited to get this ball rolling! We're also minivan shopping and I've found a very promising prospect. Unfortunately, it's about 2 hours away and our schedules are pretty booked for the next week or so. I hope it doesn't sell fast!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> Hopefully in two weeks I'll be able to say that the nursery is ready, but I don't really have anything to check off the list as of right now. <br />
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This is the basic design plan that I put together for the nursery. We LOVE color in our house so I went super saturated and fun. I think the bold colors and black and white patterns will be visually stimulating for the kids AND will make it a space that we all really enjoy being in. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 26 Weeks and 3 Days<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> 13 lbs. I'm pretty pleased with myself to tell you the truth. As round as my belly is now, I expected it to be a lot more. My legs are swelling a lot though, unfortunately. My knees and ankles look pretty fat and gross.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> Almost entirely, though I'm always pleasantly surprised when I find non-maternity shirts in my closet that fit and look great. Actually, most of my dresses are non-maternity too. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Depends on the night. Sometimes I sleep like a rock. Other times I toss and turn all night. I think it just depends on Asher's positioning. Last night I was able to fall asleep comfortably flat on my back - which is usually uncomfortable. I don't know where he was, but I wish he'd spend more time there at night!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Movement? </span><span style="color: black;">CONSTANT! I swear, he wakes me up in the morning with his thumping and it continues ALL.FREAKING.DAY. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> I ate a whole lot of rainbow sherbert over the weekend, but I'm blaming that on the strep-like virus I was battling. My throat reeeeeally hurt. And I'm still putting picante sauce on pretty much everything that makes sense (no weird combos). <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Aversions?</span> Nothing specific I can think of. Shrimp still really don't appeal to me. My father-in-law made crabcakes on Monday and they had huge pieces of shell and cartilage in them, so I'm thinking that may have killed seafood in general for me, for a while anyway. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button? </span><span style="color: black;">It's getting pretty flat and sticks out a little at the top.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> I spent a lot of time at home with Vivienne over the last week. She had strep so I took 4 days off to be with her. It sucked seeing her so, so sick - her temp got up to 104 at one point - but we had lots of snuggles and it was great bonding time. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Being able to sit at my desk comfortably without having to change position every 5 minutes. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Getting the nursery ready, Vivienne's 2nd birthday in a few weeks (We're having a NEON pool party!), and my bff's wedding in August (which is also basically a long weekend babymoon in a B&B on the bay).<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> I don't think there's anything major going on this week. Asher's coming home outfit came in last night. It's ADORABLE and so tiny and I can't wait to see him in it!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 24 Weeks & 3 Days<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> I'm trying not to pay attention. I've definitely put on a few lbs over the last month, but I don't have any clue what my total gain has been. I think probably aroudn 10 lbs.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> Nothing maternity in the above picture. I'm lucky to have a bunch of non-maternity dresses that just happen to accomodate the bowling ball that I'm smuggling.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Rough. Nothing is comfortable.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> homemade quesadillas with roasted garlic, gouda and cheddar dipped in sour cream and mild picante sauce<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> shrimp still<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> a little out at the top but still in at the bottom<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> It's DEFINITELY a boy!!!! We can't wait to meet Asher Grey!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> We took the kids camping for 4th of July. Even though I got overheated and started having contractions and basically didn't sleep for 2 days because air mattresses are the worst, it was still a good time!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Sleeping on my back comfortably.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Getting the nursery ready! We still haven't started.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> This week marks our "Viability Date" though the odds of Asher surviving outside the womb are still pretty slim. <br />
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<strong>How Far Along?</strong> 20 Weeks<br />
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<strong>Total Weight Gained/Loss?</strong> I'm honestly not sure. My guess is that I'm between 5 and 10 lbs (hopefully on the lower end), but I won't know for sure until my appointment on the 19th.<br />
<strong>Maternity Clothes?</strong> Mostly.<br />
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<strong>Sleep?</strong> Sleeping is actually going pretty well right now, though sleeping on my back is starting to get uncomfortable. <br />
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<strong>Food Cravings?</strong> Subway toasted 6" tuna sub with provolone. Roasted garlic.<br />
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<strong>Food aversions?</strong> Mexican<br />
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<strong>Belly Button?</strong> It's starting to change.<br />
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<strong>Gender?</strong> It's DEFINITELY a boy!!!! We can't wait to meet Asher Grey!<br />
<strong>Best Moment of the Week?</strong> This has nothing to do with the pregnancy, but apparently Viv can count to 10. Her daycare lady was as surprised as us! Obviously she's absorbing a lot more than she lets on. <br />
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<strong>What I miss:</strong> Running. I get out of breath too easily now just doing normal tasks so running is pretty much out of the question at this point. <br />
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<strong>What I'm looking forward to:</strong> Getting the nursery ready!<br />
<strong>Milestones?</strong> Nothing this week.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 19 Weeks<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> Not sure, so I'll stick with 2 lbs for now. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes? </span><span style="color: black;">Mostly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Kyle and I have started snuggling in our sleep a lot lately. We generally stick to our own sides, but often when I wake to pee or flop around, I find us holding hands or spooning. It's sweet. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> We watched a cooking show last night and the guy made steaks topped with a herb and roasted garlic spread and I'd really like to make that for Kyle's bday. It's all I've thought about all day!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> Again, I can't really think of anything.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> It's starting to look hooded, if that makes sense to anyone but me. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> It's DEFINITELY a boy!!!! We can't wait to meet Asher Grey!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> The 3 day holiday weekend meant a shorter-than-usual week for us AND we had our anatomy scan so I got to watch our little fella wiggle for about a half hour. Heavenly!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Drinking anything besides water. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to: </span><span style="color: black;">Kyle's birthday next weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> Nothing this week.<br />
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<img align="left" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/Marjory11/signature.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-66304301579520967182012-05-22T07:42:00.001-07:002012-05-22T07:50:45.362-07:00Baby Bump(less) @ 17 Weeks<span style="color: black;">I've sucked at taking weekly pictures this time around. Seems like the days that I look pretty pulled together, my battery is dead or I'm running late and don't have time. Every other day I just look tired as hell and don't exactly want that recorded, sooo.... I'll try to take some this weekend. Maybe. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 17 weeks<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> I'm up 2 lbs. I was at 5 lbs with Viv at 21 weeks, so I think I'm pretty on target.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> All maternity pants but still mostly non-maternity shirts. Most of my maternity tops require a far larger bump than I'm sporting right now. I did just get this dress from JCP and I wish it came in 10 different colors because I would buy them all and wear nothing else ever again. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Going pretty well these days.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> I just sliced up a banana, topped each bite-size piece with a dollop of nutella, and popped the whole shebang into the freezer. This is very likely the MOST stereotypically pregnant thing I've ever eaten.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> Nothing specific that I can think of, but occasionally my coworker heats up something that makes my stomach turn. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> normal<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> It's DEFINITELY a boy!!!! We can't wait to meet Asher Grey!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Morning sickness?</span> Finally over.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> My up-coming 3 day weekend and the birth of a good friend's baby. I can't wait to snuggle Lucy Marie this weekend (how stinking cute is that name)!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Breathing normally. I'm still pretty small, but I definitely get short of breath easily and sometimes Asher moves just right and I feel like someone is sitting on my chest. I know this is only going to get worse. I'm not looking forward to it. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Our anatomy scan next Tuesday. Any chance to see our baby is exciting and hopefully we'll get some nice pics that are worth sharing!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> I felt the first wiggles the day after Mother's Day - best gift ever!<br />
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This was me at 13 weeks at my friend Karen's shower. (No new pics since then.) </div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 15 weeks<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> I'll let you know after my appointment this afternoon. Probably up a few pounds now.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> I can still get away with most of me pre-preg shirts, which is good because I'm having trouble finding maternity shirts that are cute AND fit right. Waiting for a cute striped t-shirt dress that I ordered from JCP last week!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Comes and goes.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> Vegetable soup and my mother-in-law's chocolate cake.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> My husband said something about making shrimp bisque for dinner tonight . . . I think I might puke just thinking about that.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> normal<br />
<span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> Our 12 Week ultrasound looked very much like a boy (even the tech said so), but we'll find out for sure on Thursday!!!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Morning sickness?</span> Ongoing though not as bad as it was.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> Definitely the upcoming ultrasound, though the chocolate cake was a closer-than-I'd-like-to-admit second.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Energy. I distinctly remember getting that 2nd trimester burst in both previous pregnancies, but it hasn't happened yet. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Seeing my tiny prince (or princess) on Thursday.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> Nothing super exciting yet.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> 10 Weeks or so? Our first appointment is on Tuesday and I imagine we'll know for sure then. I'm hoping that we don't go backwards!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> 1 lb<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> I'm ordering some maternity tops this weekend, but I honestly don't know what size to get. I'll have to check my stuff from last time I guess. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> Yes, please! If I'm awake to see 9:00, I know I'm in trouble the next day.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> Stuffed shells and red velvet cupcakes<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> cake frosting (the really sweet sugary kind - BLECH!)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> normal<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> Thinking pink! Hopefully!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Morning sickness?</span> I thought it was ending, but nope!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> Today is my Friday and our weekend will be full of spring cleaning and Easter festivities!!! Also, hubs FINALLY brought over his parents' extra dryer because ours bit it two weeks ago.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> Staying up after 9 and sleeping past 5:30<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> Our first doc appointment on Tuesday!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> Nothing I can think of this week.<br />
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<img align="left" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/Marjory11/signature.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-5895486549578024532012-03-28T10:47:00.008-07:002012-03-28T10:52:50.211-07:00Tiny Bump @ 9 Weeks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW8Dadbh2CSOwSABUMPJcWW6hxJfEdjb1PiAZSHWWjyqHwaqvmpzYwIndCNEmTwwX8fNk6Nm18QsPwulnR-jdZnn-lwskcSfBCC30b0OepBwR-BoyTR9iqQhyphenhyphenO7ou0-p5vZuoSomQ1Olq/s1600/9+weeks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW8Dadbh2CSOwSABUMPJcWW6hxJfEdjb1PiAZSHWWjyqHwaqvmpzYwIndCNEmTwwX8fNk6Nm18QsPwulnR-jdZnn-lwskcSfBCC30b0OepBwR-BoyTR9iqQhyphenhyphenO7ou0-p5vZuoSomQ1Olq/s400/9+weeks.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;">What's baby doing?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">How Far Along?</span> <span style="color: black;">My best guess is 9 weeks. We don't have our first appointment for two more weeks, and hopefully we'll find out then. I may end up having to re-number these posts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Total Weight Gained/Loss?</span> <span style="color: black;">So far I'm holding steady.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Maternity Clothes?</span> <span style="color: black;">I'm definitely in maternity pants. Around 7 weeks I stopped being able to comfortably wear my regular jeans zipped. At 8 weeks I gave up on the whole hair-tie/belly band thing and just made the switch to maternity. It actually lessened my nausea and made me a whole lot more comfortable! </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Sleep?</span> <span style="color: black;">I've been trying to go to bed with the kids, sometimes even talking them into laying down in my bed with me a little early to watch a movie. I usually wake up a little before my alarm and lay there until it's time to get up. I haven't had to start napping on my lunch breaks yet, though I do get pretty tired towards the end of the day. </span><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food Cravings?</span> <span style="color: black;">apple juice, pizza, pasta</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Food aversions?</span> <span style="color: black;">bbq - my stomach turns and I get a nasty taste in my mouth just thinking about it</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Belly Button?</span> <span style="color: black;">A-ok</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: magenta;">Gender?</span> <span style="color: black;">For a while my gutt was telling me boy and I got pretty excited about the idea, but I'd still really love another girl. I think we'll be thrilled either way, but another girl would simplify things. </span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: magenta;">Morning sickness?</span> <span style="color: black;">Mine has been more concentrated in the evening, though it's starting to ease up.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: magenta;">Best Moment of the Week?</span> <span style="color: black;">Logan and I have been having some nice moments. He seems to understand that pretty soon the attention is going to be split 3 ways so he's been trying to soak up as much as possible while he can. I love it!</span><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: magenta;">What I miss:</span> <span style="color: black;">Pooping. There. I said it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">What I'm looking forward to:</span> <span style="color: black;">Pooping?</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Milestones?</span> <span style="color: black;">Apparently I'm growing a tiny set of genitals this week. Huzzah!</span> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfULJhvwjo/TwR8myfI0II/AAAAAAAABto/nMMtu2kK9nw/s1600/03.02.11+1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aIfULJhvwjo/TwR8myfI0II/AAAAAAAABto/nMMtu2kK9nw/s400/03.02.11+1200.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playing cards with my sexy husband on the drive south.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MdfB0Ory19k/TwR9SFdYxXI/AAAAAAAABuY/lVJaTWZLYp8/s1600/03.02.11+1211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MdfB0Ory19k/TwR9SFdYxXI/AAAAAAAABuY/lVJaTWZLYp8/s400/03.02.11+1211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creepiest East Bunny EVER</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y77tBn2N0Xg/TwR-ILG_qfI/AAAAAAAABvU/5FnOnbS37iQ/s1600/03.02.11+1243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y77tBn2N0Xg/TwR-ILG_qfI/AAAAAAAABvU/5FnOnbS37iQ/s400/03.02.11+1243.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did also manage to get a nice smiley pic, but I just love her Elvis face so much more!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zB7MPEtvTxU/TwR-YeQH4YI/AAAAAAAABvg/XLa1qWKEaiw/s1600/03.02.11+1250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zB7MPEtvTxU/TwR-YeQH4YI/AAAAAAAABvg/XLa1qWKEaiw/s400/03.02.11+1250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glamour Girl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TBy9ReLUSHc/TwR-pgMmIZI/AAAAAAAABv4/IHT7eFhSKuA/s1600/03.02.11+1258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TBy9ReLUSHc/TwR-pgMmIZI/AAAAAAAABv4/IHT7eFhSKuA/s400/03.02.11+1258.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had lunch at a dinosaur version of Rainforest Cafe. I can't for the life of me remember what it is called, as I did not particularly enjoy spending $15 on a burger, but the kids LOVED IT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I75092WR-N0/TwR_OoDkooI/AAAAAAAABwc/XFAbYINdKCc/s1600/03.02.11+1270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I75092WR-N0/TwR_OoDkooI/AAAAAAAABwc/XFAbYINdKCc/s400/03.02.11+1270.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Logan with his creation from Build-a-Dinosaur</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yZWoNeToMzQ/TwSBCb_m2kI/AAAAAAAABx8/As3qU3kS3SM/s1600/03.02.11+1273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yZWoNeToMzQ/TwSBCb_m2kI/AAAAAAAABx8/As3qU3kS3SM/s400/03.02.11+1273.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jRn2Tb1AucU/TwR_if0JOqI/AAAAAAAABwo/t39nE1waboo/s1600/03.02.11+1276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jRn2Tb1AucU/TwR_if0JOqI/AAAAAAAABwo/t39nE1waboo/s400/03.02.11+1276.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kyle and I before swimming with the manatees. Unfortunately, I haven't gotten the pictures from the actual swim developed yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teuTx6jgwRs/TwR_t90XRlI/AAAAAAAABw0/vmeU7x7L6pk/s1600/03.02.11+1277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-teuTx6jgwRs/TwR_t90XRlI/AAAAAAAABw0/vmeU7x7L6pk/s400/03.02.11+1277.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was SUCH and awesome experience! We spent about an hour with 3 adults and 2 babies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SPaoDAY1jNw/TwSA4yn36qI/AAAAAAAABxw/EJ0mb6m1kZk/s1600/03.02.11+1298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SPaoDAY1jNw/TwSA4yn36qI/AAAAAAAABxw/EJ0mb6m1kZk/s400/03.02.11+1298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><img align="left" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/Marjory11/signature.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-35245585405918534922012-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-05T06:00:01.771-08:002011 Catch Up - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u>Labor Day Camping in WV (aka my birthday) - September</u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We spent Labor Day Weekend (also known around here as BIG BIRTHDAY WEEKEND) camping in West Virginia with my parents, my bff Kati (whose birthday is 3 days before mine) and her guy, Joe. Kati and I spent a good portion of our youth at camp with my parents so we though it would be fun to celebrate our birthdays there again this year just like old times. The kids (and our guys) had a blast and we're hoping to make many more trips up there next summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34RN4ksIzu0/TwRynw50Z0I/AAAAAAAABp8/LaqeWVAW3-4/s1600/September+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-34RN4ksIzu0/TwRynw50Z0I/AAAAAAAABp8/LaqeWVAW3-4/s400/September+022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Swimming in the small lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66z_ELul-DE/TwRznIotyzI/AAAAAAAABqI/JLbxhUaUKbo/s1600/September+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-66z_ELul-DE/TwRznIotyzI/AAAAAAAABqI/JLbxhUaUKbo/s400/September+015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlbkunaVNHM/TwRzucAYeuI/AAAAAAAABqU/NY3Srx0NRNY/s1600/September+036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlbkunaVNHM/TwRzucAYeuI/AAAAAAAABqU/NY3Srx0NRNY/s400/September+036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kyle, Logan, and Joe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BGpWcdjEk6o/TwRz7DijBqI/AAAAAAAABqg/0D2rlwruVS0/s1600/September+050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BGpWcdjEk6o/TwRz7DijBqI/AAAAAAAABqg/0D2rlwruVS0/s400/September+050.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture always makes me laugh because Joe farted right before it was taken so he's smirking, Logan is making a yuck face, and Kyle is cracking up. This was right after they went for a little hike, hence the "walking sticks". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NSFiKPNTbRo/TwR20ohmOUI/AAAAAAAABsU/pOOgXIuH75Y/s1600/September+089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NSFiKPNTbRo/TwR20ohmOUI/AAAAAAAABsU/pOOgXIuH75Y/s400/September+089.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BIRTHDAY GIRLS!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xLGGqjUUsXU/TwR1mPsarII/AAAAAAAABrw/vtXuWCrE5Sk/s1600/September+051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xLGGqjUUsXU/TwR1mPsarII/AAAAAAAABrw/vtXuWCrE5Sk/s400/September+051.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Logan caught a frog. We also found a couple of tiny baby mice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCKCeRKlN1Y/TwR3LRoCQQI/AAAAAAAABsg/HC-NVi4mfjA/s1600/September+104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCKCeRKlN1Y/TwR3LRoCQQI/AAAAAAAABsg/HC-NVi4mfjA/s400/September+104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Group picture on our last day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u>Visit from my Brother and Sister - September</u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EL3lX48KxwU/TwR5iamh27I/AAAAAAAABtE/RWAunS3LVe0/s1600/September+141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EL3lX48KxwU/TwR5iamh27I/AAAAAAAABtE/RWAunS3LVe0/s400/September+141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u>Halloween</u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5SG62Pth7Ao/TwR5_oHvLTI/AAAAAAAABtQ/7i9mvD06G0I/s1600/September+019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5SG62Pth7Ao/TwR5_oHvLTI/AAAAAAAABtQ/7i9mvD06G0I/s400/September+019.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Logan decided to go as Batman this year so I dyed a onesie and some tights and made Viv this Poison Ivy costume. It took a TON of ivy leaves and several hours of cursing but I think it turned out pretty cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<img align="left" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/Marjory11/signature.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-79823974287719065742012-01-04T07:35:00.000-08:002012-01-04T07:35:53.895-08:002011 Catch Up<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Hi! Remember me? Well, it's a new year and I've realized that I have gotten so far behind on my blog, I should probably close out 2011 before I move on to a bigger and hopefully better year. I didn't make any actual resolutions, but staying up to date in these here parts sounds like a good one. A lot has been going down in the Lynch household over the last few months, so here's hoping 2011 took the drama with it and 2012 brings back the laughter and fun. But for now, let's just get caught up on the last year . . . starting with the summer - which is, I'm pretty sure, just about where I left off. I've skipped over a lot of stuff so it's probably going to take several posts to catch up. Just keep in mind that these next few posts are all likely to be EXTREMELY picture heavy.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><strong><u>Viv's 1st Baseball Game - May</u></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bgTqx9hyUSk/TwRt1dmUulI/AAAAAAAABpA/1Kwa4LUEqxM/s1600/03.02.11+1383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bgTqx9hyUSk/TwRt1dmUulI/AAAAAAAABpA/1Kwa4LUEqxM/s400/03.02.11+1383.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u>Air & Space Museum for Kyle's Birthday - June</u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kIRC3y0-glI/TwRuJMqYBQI/AAAAAAAABpM/PIV_XSHuKHc/s1600/03.02.11+1446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kIRC3y0-glI/TwRuJMqYBQI/AAAAAAAABpM/PIV_XSHuKHc/s400/03.02.11+1446.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv52tQuSPdg/TwRuY4bNTNI/AAAAAAAABpY/lJ6Y3CIA2ks/s1600/03.02.11+1431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv52tQuSPdg/TwRuY4bNTNI/AAAAAAAABpY/lJ6Y3CIA2ks/s400/03.02.11+1431.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My parents work for the company that made our spacesuits (and many other important military products), so Logan was pretty psyched to get his picture taken with this one. He was telling everyone who walked past that his Grandma helped make those gloves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lHVVCgNg_Q0/TwRvMDj1RyI/AAAAAAAABpw/YowCYM_lbFM/s1600/03.02.11+1429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lHVVCgNg_Q0/TwRvMDj1RyI/AAAAAAAABpw/YowCYM_lbFM/s400/03.02.11+1429.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For his birthday, I bought him a flight lesson, you know, to go along with the whole birthday theme. He was pretty surprised. Lol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Viv's Snow White 1st Birthday Party - August</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRsi8Ap0UIA/TwRrpk8W04I/AAAAAAAABoE/2pekW7hQXk4/s1600/Logan%2527s+1st+Day+of+School+009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BRsi8Ap0UIA/TwRrpk8W04I/AAAAAAAABoE/2pekW7hQXk4/s400/Logan%2527s+1st+Day+of+School+009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VwnpuG6hqDc/TwRsMO9g-8I/AAAAAAAABoQ/0RMs_Dfmgs0/s1600/Sharptown+Carnival+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VwnpuG6hqDc/TwRsMO9g-8I/AAAAAAAABoQ/0RMs_Dfmgs0/s400/Sharptown+Carnival+015.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">We celebrated Logan's 1st Day by taking the kids to a local carnival that evening.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, tell me, how has 2012 been treating you so far?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. Do you apply make-up before or after doing your hair?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I guess before, but I don't really do my hair. Seriously, I don't even brush it because that makes it poofy. I go to bed with it wet, run some product over it in the morning, and I'm done. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. How would you describe your personal style?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lazy/busy mom chic? Even though I work in a somewhat high up office in state government, we have a casual dress code. I'm always in jeans (or my new chorduroys) and flats. On top, it's usually a cardi or some sort of embellished tee and maybe some jewelry to fancy it up a bit. I love clothes, but I love comfort more. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. How long goes it take you to get ready each day?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I always shower at night because I get up at 6 (or 6:20) and need to be out the door by 6:45. In that time, I dress myself and Logan, put on my makeup, brush three sets of teeth, make sure Logan has his lunch and backpack, get everyone's coats on, and pile all my clowns into our little car. So, I don't know, maybe 10 minutes of that might be spent making myself up. I have it down to a science: concealer, eyeshadow, eyelash curler, mascara, eyebrow pencil, blush, and done. It sounds like a lot but I don't really do anything fancy for work, so I can get through it pretty fast. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5. What is your one pamper, just for you, beauty splurge?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I really don't splurge on beauty products. I never spend more than $8-10 on makeup (hello Covergirl and Maybelline) and rarely even that much because I just wait for sales. I use Pantene Brunette Expressions shampoo and conditioner - usually around $5 each. I've tried more expensive hair products but they always suck and then I'm mad about having wasted the money on them. I DO use Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Relaxing Balm - it was about $16 - but I guess it can't really be considered a splurge since it's lasted me over a year. I don't get manis or pedis. I dye my own hair with Revlon Colorsilk in Medium Auburn - around $3 on sale. Again, I've tried pretty much every brand but nothing else has made my hair as shiny, soft and vibrant as colorsilk. I read some survey in a beauty magazine that named it the #1 home coloring product, so apparently I'm not the only one who knows how awesome it is. Also, I get my hair cut at our local SuperCuts every 4-6 months or so. Right after Viv was born, I was in need of a cut and seriously low on cash, so I went there out of desperation. My stylist was amazing and the cut she gave me was at least equal to if not better than my previous cut from a fancy spa and salon that nearly bankrupted me. I think I only spent $30 at SuperCuts. Needless to say, I've never gone to anyone else since. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm probably making myself sound like a hot mess, which may sometimes be true, but I'm generally pretty pulled together. I bathe and shave regularly and never leave the house in pajamas (anymore). I might not be super stylish or trendy, and I certainly don't spend a lot of money on clothes or cosmetics, but I think I look pretty good and my husband has no complaints. In the end, as long as you feel confident - which I do most days - that's all that matters.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This week's questions were fun! Check out <a href="http://www.ourdandelionwishes.com/">Mamarazzi</a>, <a href="http://crazymamaof6.blogspot.com/">Crazymama</a>, and <a href="http://houseofcline.blogspot.com/">Alicia aka Queso</a> to link up your own answers!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. Do you shop til you drop, or are you in and out as soon as possible?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">It depends on whether or not the kids are with me. I LOVE to shop so I can go until my feet hurt if I don't have a cart full of whiners. </div><br><br><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><strong>2. Are you a price conscious shopper?</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Oh, yes! I have rules against paying full price for anything, and sometimes even the sale price isn't low enough to warrant a purchase (like the adorable Missoni for Target baby pea coat I passed on that was still $27 on clearance - we did, however pick up the adorable hat and mittens for $11). </div><br><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><strong>3. What store could you spend HOURS in?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Target, Once Upon a Child (our local kids' consignment store that has racks and racks and racks of stuff that take FOREVER to sort through), and - ok I'm being totally honest here - Goodwill. Our Goodwill is awesome and gets a TON of Target overstock, so I stop in at least once a week to see what they have. Today I'm wearing a beautiful kelly green blouse that looks very Banana Republic, but I paid $3.50 for it at Goodwill and it was still brand new with tags. Score!!!! No shame in my bargain shopping game! </div><br><br><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. What is the most frivolous purchase you've ever made?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't even know. I usually talk the husband into buying me frivolous things, like the two pairs of $40 chorduroys from Kohl's that I HAD TO HAVE in addition to the $40 cardigan. (Though, do clothes really count as frivolous purchases?) It went something like this when I got home from shopping "Babe, I got some stuff that you can give me for Christmas, ok?" "That's fine." And then he wrote me a check. My husband is the best! </div><br><br><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5. What was the last thing you bought for yourself?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Probably the pretty kelly green blouse that I'm wearing today. No, I take that back, I picked up a pretty top at JC Penney's this weekend for $25. It's more than I'd usually spend, but it was on sale and I really liked it. Besides, I really need more fall/winter clothing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://zoom.jcpenney.com/is/image/0900631b81d3ddc7M.tif?op_usm=1.5,.8,0,0&resmode=sharp&icc=A98&wid=260&hei=260" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="http://zoom.jcpenney.com/is/image/0900631b81d3ddc7M.tif?op_usm=1.5,.8,0,0&resmode=sharp&icc=A98&wid=260&hei=260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?GrpTyp=SIZ&ItemID=1ca69c1&cmAMS_T=XGN5&cmAMS_C=MODULAR&cmAMS_Z=XGN5ABOVEPAGINATION&deptid=70656&dep=WOMEN&catid=80480&pcat=WOMEN&cat=tops&NOffset=2&pcatid=70656&Ne=4294957900+23+8+3+596+1031+18&N=4294936238+4294967030&SO=0&cattyp=RLE&Nao=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=70656|80480">My new shirt</a> - the color is sooo much prettier in person.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>2. What 3 words best describe you?</strong><br />
Impulsive, passionate, and awkward.<br />
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<strong>3. What movie could you watch over and over again and never get tired of?</strong><br />
Empire Records - love all of the music and can pretty much quote the entire movie<br />
Across the Universe - I like to sing along and Evan Rachel Wood is breathtaking<br />
The Breakfast Club - again, I can quote pretty much the entire thing and Molly Ringwald is breathtaking<br />
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<strong>4. If you could do something dangerous, just once, with no risk, what would you do?</strong><br />
I honestly don't know . . . fly a plane? Does that count as dangerous? I feel like it should since I don't actually know how to fly. <br />
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<strong>5. Which is more important, intelligence or common sense?</strong><br />
Without a doubt, common sense. I know a lot of highly intelligent dummies. Book smarts might serve you well in school, but won't get you far in life. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm linking up with Vanessa at <a href="http://vanessascraftynest.blogspot.com/">The Crafty Nest</a> for <a href="http://vanessascraftynest.blogspot.com/search/label/Buff%20Mama%20Monday">Buff Mama Monday</a> since she's also doing Couch to 5k and we mamas have to stick together! I came across Vanessa's blog through The Bump Birth Month message boards while we were both pregnant with our August babies and I've been hooked ever since. She's mama to handsome little Logan (an amazing name choice) AND she's super crafty, so you should go check her out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vanessascraftynest.blogspot.com/search/label/Buff%20Mama%20Monday" target="_blank"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1. What is your MUST SEE show?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Glee! No question! I freaking love all those little gleeks! This season I'm especially excited to see the winners of The Glee Project. Ok, being totally honest, I'm really just excited to see Samuel Larsen. He's "all the way beautiful" as Jim Carrey would say. I wonder if he likes older women...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2. What shows are you most excited to watch this season?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Glee, Sons of Anarchy, Tosh.0, Awkward, Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, and New Girl. Mostly, we dvr everything and watch it on the weekends while the kids nap.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3. How many hours a week do you actually watch tv?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think it depends on the week. We watch all of those above shows plus random stuff whenever we have down time (which is rare). 10 maybe?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4. Do you think tv has gotten too "racy" (vulgar, pushing the limit, etc) ?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not opposed to racy shoes, provided they come on much later. Hello, I watch Sons of Anarchy.<strong> </strong>I don't like that there are so many adult cartoons that come on earlier in the evening. My husband loves American Dad and Family Guy but it's hard to explain to Logan why he can't watch cartoons with Daddy. Of course, hubs could always just dvr that stuff and watch it later, but I think he's way less concerned about monitoring Logan's tv viewing than I am. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5. How many tvs do you have in your house?</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm actually embarassed to say. We have 4. Two downstairs, one in our room, and one in Logan's. The 2 downstairs both have the digital cable so we can watch grown-up stuff and the kids can watch all the special kid channesl with Bubble Guppies and Blues Clues. Our room is hooked up to cable but just the basic 60-some channels, which are pretty much all I ever watch anyway. Logan has a tv in his room, but no cable because it's just for movie-watching. He's afraid of the dark so we usually put a movie on for him when he goes to bed and just set the timer for 15 minutes. It's enough light to keep him calm and he's usually passed out before it turns off. Bonus: We never battle at bedtime when he knows he can pick out a movie!<br />
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Finally, check Princess Vivienne out over at <a href="http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2011/09/customer-appreciation-pic-snow-white.html">Rae Gun Ramblings</a> today. I ordered a beautiful custom ruffled diaper cover from Marissa's for Viv's birthday outfit and now she's featuring our princess in her Customer Appreciation post. For the record, I LOVE the diaper cover and everyone at the part commented on how adorable it was. Marissa also makes matching onesies, costumes, and sets for boys too! Check out her Etsy Shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/raegun">Rae Gun</a> for all kinds of adorable stuff!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931085639891785351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610824137725751968.post-59586341328660399872011-09-15T08:55:00.000-07:002011-09-15T08:57:03.199-07:00IF<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I saw this post over at <a href="http://www.kristenlawlor.blogspot.com/">K. Law Inspired</a> and then read her inspiration post from <a href="http://www.lifeafteridew.com/">Life After I "Dew"</a> and felt like joining the party. I've stolen all of their prompts because my brain is barely functional this week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I were to get pregnant again, it would hopefully not be for at least another year, maybe two. We'd like Vivienne and the next baby to be closer in age than our first two but the fewer years we spend paying daycare for two, the better! We're really hoping for another little princess and have already decided on the name Gemma.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I had to eat one type of food every day for the rest of my life, it would be home-style, does that count as a type of food? If not, then I say Italian, but really I'd rather have pot roast and mashed potatoes or fried chicken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could have any job in the world I'd be a stay-at-home mom. Maybe. Or I might want to do something more creative. My problem is that I still really don't know what I want to do with my life which is why I haven't gone back to school yet. I'm really not sure if I'll ever figure that out. It's something that keeps me up at night.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I had a day to myself I'd go get a massage, see a movie (if Crazy, Stupid Love is still playing), and then do a little just-for-me shopping. That's actually what I had planned for last weekend but it all fell through. I'm still hoping to make it happen next weekend since this weekend is already booked.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could get married all over again I'd try to step back and take it all in a little more. Planning and hosting your own wedding is really stressful and it's too easy to get caught up in making sure everything is perfect. That's what happened to me and I feel like I missed out on a lot while I was busy organizing everything. I wouldn't change any of the details of our wedding, but I would probably ask people to help out more so I could just relax and enjoy the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could live anywhere in the US I'd probably chose somewhere around the Carolinas. Kyle and I talk about this all the time. We want to stay on the east coast, preferably in or near a beach town. Far enough south that it's at least warm-ish year round but not so far south that we fry in the summer. I told him I just want to go far enough south that we can have a palm (or 10) in our yard.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If Logan had been a girl, his name would have been Leila/Layla - I hadn't decided on which spelling. If Vivienne were a boy her name would have been Tristan if my husband had his way or Dominic if I'd had mine. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could have any talent in the world I would like to be able to dance, sing, or play the guitar. Or really I'd take any combination of the three.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If money were not an object I'd be one of those stay at home moms who has a housekeeper and maybe an occasional nanny so I could still do things by myself every now and then. Also, I would need a hairdresser because I suck at doing my hair. If it would be possible to find a housekeeper who loves kids and went to beauty school, that would be ideal.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could meet one celebrity I think I would want to meet Angelina Jolie. Don't hate me. I can't help it, I just love her. She's beautiful and elegant, but I love that she has a shady weirdo past. I just kind of think she's amazing in every way and I think our kids would get along great. As babies, Logan and Shiloh were practically twins and since she likes to dress up as a boy and he likes to dress up as a girl, they could just trade clothes and be besties. Oh, and we both have Viviennes so we obviously both have amazing taste.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could only shop at one store for the rest of my life it'd be Target. They have literally everything and I actually love all of their stuff. Besides, we already do practically all of our shopping there, so it wouldn't really be any different from what we do now.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If we got a dog I would love to have another pitbull, but no way would hubs allow that, so I'd take a pit/chihuahua mix. Don't laugh, it's a really thing! It's called a pithuahua and it's pretty much the cutest thing on 4 tiny legs. Also, they're so teensy that he wouldn't be able to argue that it might eat our children.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I could go on a trip, RIGHT NOW, I'd go anywhere tropical as long as there were no kids, no phones, and no scheuled and I could just lay in a hammock with a fruity drink. I want to just be able to do whatever I want to do when I feel like doing it, or just do nothing if that's my preference. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I had to chose between a house cleaner and a personal chef, I'd pick the house cleaner, hands down. I don't mind cooking but I sure as hell hate to clean!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">• If I had the option of plastic surgery I'd get a boob lift. I think mine are a great size but they've gotten saggy after two babies. I just want them lifted up. I tell Kyle all the time that it's like dumping the contents of a half-full freezer-size ziploc bag into a sandwich bag. Same stuff, smaller bag. Perfect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In writing this I was surprised by how often my answer was the same as Shannon's and/or Kristen's. Isn't it weird when you find that you have so many similarities to people you've never even met? That's what I love most about blogging. I might not have much in common with a lot of my IRL bffs (most of them are unmarried and childless) but there is a whole community of women at my fingertips if I need advice or a laugh or just a bitch-fest and I know that they'll get where I'm coming from. I took a really long hiatus from blogging after Viv was boern but it's honestly really nice to be back! I've missed you all! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<strong>1. What is your favorite holiday?</strong><br />
Thanksgiving and Christmas are a close tie, but I think Christmas wins by a nose. I love the snow, the music, the tree, and just the spirit of the season. It's lovely. Thanksgiving dinner is my favorite meal of the entire year which makes it a very close second. <br />
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<strong>2. Do you have any fun holiday traditions? What are they?</strong><br />
We always spend Christmas Eve with my parents. First we read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible, then we each get to open one present. I'm all for starting new traditions though! I've been trying to buy the kids a new ornament for the tree each year. So far none of my traditions are very exciting. <br />
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<strong>3. When do you start Christmas shopping?</strong><br />
January? There's no set time, we just buy stuff as we find it on sale and stuff it in the closet or attic. That way the kids get a bunch of cool stuff and we've spread the expense out over the course of the year.<br />
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<strong>4. What is your favorite holiday food?</strong><br />
Stuffing! I freaking love stuffing!<br />
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<strong>5. Share a favorite childhood holiday memory.</strong><strong><br />
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My mind is totally blanking on this, soooo last year was my favorite Christmas so far. Viv was just a few months old, but old enough to appreciate her presents. Logan had asked for 3 specific toys (from 3 different Santas) and he got SOOOO excited when he opened them. Kyle bought me the camera I wanted but then packaged it up like russian dolls complete with a brick tossed in to make it heavier and throw me off. It was just a great Christmas and I loved experiencing it with my little family. I'm sure this year will be even better!<br />
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No. I'm afraid.<br />
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