Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Funny things while being pregnant...
NAMES:
Since we are having such a hard time coming up with a name...I am annoyed when someone asks me what names we are thinking of and I tell them a few and they feel they should voice their disapproval of our name choices. I have changed the way I respond to this question now. It goes a little something like this:
PERSON: Oh...you're having a boy. How wonderful. Have you thought of any names?
ME: I sure have: Nebuchadnezzar, Ben Gay, Prince, Aladin. Facial expressions are priceless!!
STU'S (UT OH) COMMENT:
A couple weeks ago I was in the kitchen (favorite place for a pregnant woman) making a root beer float when Stu came in from work. Like every other day when Stu comes home from work he greets me with a hug and kiss and we talk about our day...except this day...I was greeted with a kiss and a hug, but as he hugged me the word vomit came out...he squeezed me tight and said (in a husky voice)..."that's my big girl". WHAT? Did those words actually just come out of his mouth? I think he was thinking the same thing when he saw my facial expression.
DREAMING:
Pregnancy dreams are weird and vivid. I honestly think free therapy for all mothers post baby just to deal with pregnancy dreams needs to be established. In my most recent dream I was the extra sibling on the Brady Bunch. It went Marsha, Jan, ME, and Cindy. Alice was rounding all of us up to go boating.
WHAT'S IN A NAME:
Back to the name picking for a brief minute...Stu and I when attempting to pick a name are trying to take into consideration the meaning of a name. We got curious and looked up the meaning of FLANNERY. Stu was sure his last name was full of Irish manly strength. Just for those of you who don't know....I about peed my pants when we typed in the name and the definition was...drum roll please....RED EYEBROWS!! I just burst out laughing...especially when I looked at Stu's face. We just sat and laughed.
BLOCKBUSTER:
(at counter checking out)
GUY: So when is the baby due?
ME: I'm sorry what did you say? (I thought he asked when the baby was due, but I wasn't sure)
GUY: (face turning bright red) Um....Um...(scared voiced) when is your baby due? You're pregnant right?
ME: Nah...it's a beer gut (pause................smile and laugh)
STU: She just had a big lunch (LAUGHER)
GUY: (relieved) I would have felt really bad if you weren't pregnant
ALL OF US: we continued to cut up for a couple minutes. It was priceless!
TORPEDO BELLY?
Last week we were sitting in the doctor's office waiting to be seen. I was sitting in a chair reading a baby magazine and Stu was...well I'm not sure what Stu was doing. I peaked up over the top of my magazine and I saw a girl walk out of the office and walk past us. She was obviously due very soon as her stomach looked like she shoved a pointy watermelon or three up her shirt. I immediatley turn to Stu to watch his expression. He just starred and his eyes grew bigger and bigger....I could see the wheels turning in his head....I knew exactly what was coming next:
STU: (looking at me) (pausing for a few seconds) Is that what you are going to look like?
ME: (elbow him in the ribs and tell him SHHHHH) Well lets pray to Jesus right now that I don't.
US: (lots of bursts of loud obnoxious laughter = mean stares from other people in the waiting room)
I just love my husband. Anyone who REALLY knows him knows his facial expressions tell everything that is running through his mind.
THE NEVER ENDING QUEST FOR PREGNANCY CLOTHES:
Trying to find pregnancy clothes in this city is impossible. They carry maternity clothes, just none my size. Stu's mother sent me a couple shirts, which I was so thankful for, and I found out she bought them at J.C. Penny...a place we had not looked yet. One day we were driving the car and Stu said "I'm taking you shopping" woo hoo!!! We pull into the mall and headed to J.C. Penny on a quest to find maternity clothes. Their selection was small and in complete disarray so we had to dig and hunt for clothes. Stu has great taste so I asked him to pick me out some stuff he liked. He delivers clothes to me in the dressing room and waits for me to model them for him...referring back to the big girl comment before...I begin to notice a pattern in the clothes Stu has picked out....hmmmm....they are all larges. Note: he asked me while we were picking out the clothes what size and I told him small...obviously in his mind I am not small. To humor him...I tried on all the "big girl" clothes and modeled them for him and we just laughed and laughed at how ridiculous I looked. We were obviously causing a scene because Stu got kicked out of the dressing room.
Since we are having such a hard time coming up with a name...I am annoyed when someone asks me what names we are thinking of and I tell them a few and they feel they should voice their disapproval of our name choices. I have changed the way I respond to this question now. It goes a little something like this:
PERSON: Oh...you're having a boy. How wonderful. Have you thought of any names?
ME: I sure have: Nebuchadnezzar, Ben Gay, Prince, Aladin. Facial expressions are priceless!!
STU'S (UT OH) COMMENT:
A couple weeks ago I was in the kitchen (favorite place for a pregnant woman) making a root beer float when Stu came in from work. Like every other day when Stu comes home from work he greets me with a hug and kiss and we talk about our day...except this day...I was greeted with a kiss and a hug, but as he hugged me the word vomit came out...he squeezed me tight and said (in a husky voice)..."that's my big girl". WHAT? Did those words actually just come out of his mouth? I think he was thinking the same thing when he saw my facial expression.
DREAMING:
Pregnancy dreams are weird and vivid. I honestly think free therapy for all mothers post baby just to deal with pregnancy dreams needs to be established. In my most recent dream I was the extra sibling on the Brady Bunch. It went Marsha, Jan, ME, and Cindy. Alice was rounding all of us up to go boating.
WHAT'S IN A NAME:
Back to the name picking for a brief minute...Stu and I when attempting to pick a name are trying to take into consideration the meaning of a name. We got curious and looked up the meaning of FLANNERY. Stu was sure his last name was full of Irish manly strength. Just for those of you who don't know....I about peed my pants when we typed in the name and the definition was...drum roll please....RED EYEBROWS!! I just burst out laughing...especially when I looked at Stu's face. We just sat and laughed.
BLOCKBUSTER:
(at counter checking out)
GUY: So when is the baby due?
ME: I'm sorry what did you say? (I thought he asked when the baby was due, but I wasn't sure)
GUY: (face turning bright red) Um....Um...(scared voiced) when is your baby due? You're pregnant right?
ME: Nah...it's a beer gut (pause................smile and laugh)
STU: She just had a big lunch (LAUGHER)
GUY: (relieved) I would have felt really bad if you weren't pregnant
ALL OF US: we continued to cut up for a couple minutes. It was priceless!
TORPEDO BELLY?
Last week we were sitting in the doctor's office waiting to be seen. I was sitting in a chair reading a baby magazine and Stu was...well I'm not sure what Stu was doing. I peaked up over the top of my magazine and I saw a girl walk out of the office and walk past us. She was obviously due very soon as her stomach looked like she shoved a pointy watermelon or three up her shirt. I immediatley turn to Stu to watch his expression. He just starred and his eyes grew bigger and bigger....I could see the wheels turning in his head....I knew exactly what was coming next:
STU: (looking at me) (pausing for a few seconds) Is that what you are going to look like?
ME: (elbow him in the ribs and tell him SHHHHH) Well lets pray to Jesus right now that I don't.
US: (lots of bursts of loud obnoxious laughter = mean stares from other people in the waiting room)
I just love my husband. Anyone who REALLY knows him knows his facial expressions tell everything that is running through his mind.
THE NEVER ENDING QUEST FOR PREGNANCY CLOTHES:
Trying to find pregnancy clothes in this city is impossible. They carry maternity clothes, just none my size. Stu's mother sent me a couple shirts, which I was so thankful for, and I found out she bought them at J.C. Penny...a place we had not looked yet. One day we were driving the car and Stu said "I'm taking you shopping" woo hoo!!! We pull into the mall and headed to J.C. Penny on a quest to find maternity clothes. Their selection was small and in complete disarray so we had to dig and hunt for clothes. Stu has great taste so I asked him to pick me out some stuff he liked. He delivers clothes to me in the dressing room and waits for me to model them for him...referring back to the big girl comment before...I begin to notice a pattern in the clothes Stu has picked out....hmmmm....they are all larges. Note: he asked me while we were picking out the clothes what size and I told him small...obviously in his mind I am not small. To humor him...I tried on all the "big girl" clothes and modeled them for him and we just laughed and laughed at how ridiculous I looked. We were obviously causing a scene because Stu got kicked out of the dressing room.
Currently We Are...
24 Weeks and 3 Days Pregnant -
Baby Flannery is kicking up a storm. WOW...this little guy is active. His favorite place to jump is my bladder. He practices jumping on it all day long. We can see my stomach jumping around now when Baby kicks. Baby Flannery is definetly giving me exercise since I am now waking up a good 5/6 times a night to pee. Stu is getting really good/fast at rolling me out of the bed.
Baby is about 12 inches long and weighs just a little over a pound.
Painting Baby Flannery's Nursery -
We decided to go with a Dr. Seuss theme for his little room. We found and registered for all the Dr. Seuss baby bedding and are working hard on cutting and painting giant colorful puzzle pieces to hang on his walls. We can't paint the nursery so to add color we had to get creative. Our wonderful friends Steven and Lauren hand painted a Dr. Seuss mirror for us to hang in Baby Flannery's room and my mom purchased and framed some Dr. Seuss artwork. We have an armoire we are in the process of sanding down and painting black to match the crib my sister gave us.
Registered for Prenatal Classes:
Whenever I think about Stu and I taking these classes I just laugh inside when I picture what Stu's facial expressions could potentially look like while listening to an instructor. I'm sure I'll have some stories to share. Anyway...this is what our upcoming calendar looks like:
Oct. 7 - Lamaze 6:30 -9PM Caldwell Room 2nd floor Brent House
Oct. 14 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Oct. 21 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Oct. 28 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Nov 2 - Breast Feeding Class 7PM Monroe Hall
Nov. 3 - Prenal Class Deliver 7:30-9:30PM Monroe Hall
Nov. 4 - Happy Baby Class 7PM Burns Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Nov 10 - Delivery Class 7:30-9:30 Monroe Hall
Nov 17 - Delivery Class 7:30 -9:30Monroe Hall
Nov 24 - Delivery Class 7:30-9:30 Monroe Hall
Trying to pick a name:
Picking out a name for your child has to be the hardest thing. I'm convinced our baby will remain nameless for years because we'll never decide on one. Any suggestions?
Baby Flannery is kicking up a storm. WOW...this little guy is active. His favorite place to jump is my bladder. He practices jumping on it all day long. We can see my stomach jumping around now when Baby kicks. Baby Flannery is definetly giving me exercise since I am now waking up a good 5/6 times a night to pee. Stu is getting really good/fast at rolling me out of the bed.
Baby is about 12 inches long and weighs just a little over a pound.
Painting Baby Flannery's Nursery -
We decided to go with a Dr. Seuss theme for his little room. We found and registered for all the Dr. Seuss baby bedding and are working hard on cutting and painting giant colorful puzzle pieces to hang on his walls. We can't paint the nursery so to add color we had to get creative. Our wonderful friends Steven and Lauren hand painted a Dr. Seuss mirror for us to hang in Baby Flannery's room and my mom purchased and framed some Dr. Seuss artwork. We have an armoire we are in the process of sanding down and painting black to match the crib my sister gave us.
Registered for Prenatal Classes:
Whenever I think about Stu and I taking these classes I just laugh inside when I picture what Stu's facial expressions could potentially look like while listening to an instructor. I'm sure I'll have some stories to share. Anyway...this is what our upcoming calendar looks like:
Oct. 7 - Lamaze 6:30 -9PM Caldwell Room 2nd floor Brent House
Oct. 14 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Oct. 21 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Oct. 28 - Lamaze 6:30-9PM Lejeune Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Nov 2 - Breast Feeding Class 7PM Monroe Hall
Nov. 3 - Prenal Class Deliver 7:30-9:30PM Monroe Hall
Nov. 4 - Happy Baby Class 7PM Burns Room 2nd Floor Brent House
Nov 10 - Delivery Class 7:30-9:30 Monroe Hall
Nov 17 - Delivery Class 7:30 -9:30Monroe Hall
Nov 24 - Delivery Class 7:30-9:30 Monroe Hall
Trying to pick a name:
Picking out a name for your child has to be the hardest thing. I'm convinced our baby will remain nameless for years because we'll never decide on one. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Rewinding - past 7 months...
I was going to create a new blog, but after frustration set in I decided to just update the one we already have.
So rewinding the last 7 months:
January/February
Celebrated Mardi Gras. WOW!! Mardi Gras is the most amazing event. Being my first year of clebration I had heard stories of what it would be like, and to my surprise it was very family friendly. We did however stay out of the French Quarter and watched the parade from the St. Charles Street, Uptown, parade route (probably why it was family friendly).
Stu's 30th Birthday:
We celebrated Stu's 30th Birthday with friends at Superior Grill, a Mexican Restaurant in Uptown and headed to Pensacola Beach for the weekend to relax in the sun. I wanted Stu to do something fun for his big birthday so I suggested a white water rafting trip with his buddies. I rented the guys a cabin and set them up for their rafting adventure. They left early for a 9 hour drive to Tennessee to raft the Ocoee River for the weekend. I surprised Stu with a gas grill when he got home, which I proudly assembled all by myself.
So rewinding the last 7 months:
January/February
Celebrated Mardi Gras. WOW!! Mardi Gras is the most amazing event. Being my first year of clebration I had heard stories of what it would be like, and to my surprise it was very family friendly. We did however stay out of the French Quarter and watched the parade from the St. Charles Street, Uptown, parade route (probably why it was family friendly).
(the aftermath)
We were hit with tons of beads/cups/toys/hats/
Thousands of people everywhere
Took a Cruise:
Stu and I took a 7 day cruise through the western caribbean. We visited Belize, Guatemala, Costa Maya, and Cozumel.
Are you aware they throw vegetables? Neither were we until we were hit by them. They throw cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and celery and people will fight you over these vegetables. We glady handed ours over.
We're having a baby!
We found out this month that we are going to have a baby in December.
April/May/June
Visited Friends and Family in Colorado: Our trip in was a nightmare...flight canceled...fight with Chinese rental car lady...interstate delays....but hey we eventually did arrive and got to drive a pretty cool H2 around the state. I met some of Stu's friends...who I just loved! I also got to meet his most talked about (in a great way) Uncle Jose....who is WONDERFUL and Stu's Aunt Anne who is equally incredible. I am so excited to visit them after Baby Flannery is born.
Jackie & Steve's wedding in Philly:
We flew into Philly for Jackie and Steve's wedding. It was the first time since we've been married that Stu has met the Italian side of my family. We had such a good time with everyone. Stu loved my Nanny & Pop.
Anniversary Trip to Pensacola Beach where we got married:
We left the weekend of our anniversary for florida and spent a few days relaxing on the beach.
July/August
Went to a ZZ Top Concert in Biloxi, MS.
We learned not to be so dependent upon our Tom Tom who got us lost out in the middle of Nowhere, Mississippi. Eventually we found our way back to the interstate with plenty of time make ZZ Top. This concert was AMAZING. The best part was the venue was small and everyone sat the entire concert....great for pregnant women!!
Moved into a house/Apt.
We need more room for baby and a place where we were not on the 5th floor. DOn't get me wrong...our loft was wonderful, but not wonderful enough for baby to live in. Concrete floors and babies just don't mix so we found a great place in Lakeview to live with Baby Flannery.
Stu's 30th Birthday:
We celebrated Stu's 30th Birthday with friends at Superior Grill, a Mexican Restaurant in Uptown and headed to Pensacola Beach for the weekend to relax in the sun. I wanted Stu to do something fun for his big birthday so I suggested a white water rafting trip with his buddies. I rented the guys a cabin and set them up for their rafting adventure. They left early for a 9 hour drive to Tennessee to raft the Ocoee River for the weekend. I surprised Stu with a gas grill when he got home, which I proudly assembled all by myself.
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