On a Happier Note

It is out of this world weird to see your belly growing (however insignificantly) in a way that is completely out of your control. My arms are thin, my legs are sticks, I can see my collarbone protruding out of my neck, I can't even wear my wedding ring because I've even lost weight in my fingers, but my belly is growing outwardly. It is so weird.

No one else seems to notice, though. I tell them, if there is a roundness at all, it's my baby belly. Some of them are nice and say, "Oooo, look at you!" and others just giggle and say sarcastically, "Oh yeah, there it is. So eensy weensy!"

Oh well. I am noticing it, and it is weird.

Today I thought about what our baby will look like and I just wish it was the end of July already!

Political Rant?

Why am I suddenly interested in politics? I never was before.

Because I have a lot more time on my hands and a Mormon might become president and that is interesting to a Mormon girl like me?

Because my dad is more interested in it because he is retired and has more time on his hands, too? We do talk about it a bit.

Because I'm growing a baby and want to choose a good leader for the future of our country?

Whatever the case, I'm going to delve into something that has totally bothered me tonight.

Why did Newt Gingrich win South Carolina??? Are you kidding me, SC? My father-in-law said he worked under the guy and that he was a lunatic. As speaker of the house, he was kicked out! Two days ago, a story was posted that he asked his ex-wife for an open marriage. And his name is a slimy lizard. Really, South Carolina? Really?? Okay, so he's a good debater. The end.

I read an article about his win and one man said, "Mitt Romney is a good man, but I think it's time we get someone who is mean." So they knew what they were doing when they voted against the upstanding businessman to vote for a creep. *Sigh*

I just hope he does not end up being our republican candidate. If so, I'm voting for Obama.

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Mary

Well, I thought I was feeling a lot better and on my way to my second trimester, but alas, it only lasted a short few days. Back to nausea. It's okay though, cuz it's been a real adventure. Yesterday, I was so hungry, I braved my way into Subway and got a 6 inch turkey breast on italian herbs and cheese with ranch and olives! It was delightful. Then today, Tim made me a super healthy smoothie to start the day. Unfortunately, I ended up seeing it again at the doctor's office.

The doctor felt so badly for me that she let me have an ultrasound right then and there! Our baby looked really healthy, nice spinal cord and all five fingers on the one hand we could see...the poor thing looked like it was uncomfortable, though, because it kept trying to move it's whole body up and down. If I had my head stuck in a crevice, I'd want it out of there, too! And it's hand was on it's forehead. The doc said it was saying, "Woe is me!"




After the doctor's office, I lost my breakfast again in public outside of the Giant grocery store. That's the first time I've thrown up in public since I was in elementary school. It was no fun. I felt like I needed a sign to post saying "Do not step here." Oh well...sorry world.

Today I sneezed and I thought my ovaries exploded. Turns out that's pretty normal since my stomach is stretching out right now with a baby and all the muscles are tightening up. Enter the sneeze and ouch! Over-stretched muscles.

Looking forward to more time passing so I can get out of this first trimester, dangit. 13 weeks tomorrow (maybe today, according to the ultrasound), and one more week to go.

Here's hoping I get over this soon or else.

USU vs. BYU: Fight!

My sister and I attended these rival schools in Utah, and I just have to say, I think the fight songs say a lot about the schools in general. Here is a link to each song.

USU:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o3vyRC3Q0I

As you can see, it's pretty easy to learn, and just in case you didn't pick it up the first time, they repeat it for you. It's as easy to get the song as it is to beat the team, or to be accepted into the school. Burn on myself.

BYU:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJpz_TYIO54

The cougar song, however, is a bit harder to learn, and the language seems a little over-inflated at parts. Kind of like how the school itself is over-inflated, and maybe some of the students. Burn on BYU buahahaha.

Now I love my Aggies, but the cougar fight song is just so darned catchy, once it's in my head, I can't get it out. For instance, last night I was awake for 2 hours from 2am to 4am. What was the lullaby I sang to myself to go back to sleep? Rise and shout, the cougars are out...I feel like I've betrayed my heritage a little bit. Oh well.

Which song do you like more?

Why is there no winter yet?

Not that I'm complaining, but it makes it really hard to be stuck inside all day when it's like spring outside.

So someone else I know just found out what their baby's gender is, and it makes me excited because I thought I had to wait til I was like 17 or 18 weeks at the earliest, but these people are finding out at week 15, and I'm only three weeks away from that!!

So now is the time to start guessing. Will we have one of these?
A Tanner?


An Elijah?


A Henry?


A Jake?


OOOOOOOOOorrrr...

An Abby?


A Brooklyn?


A Lizzie?


An Evie?

Gotta love the baby-got-into-mommy's-make-up look!

Whatever the baby will be, at least we know she (or he) will have plenty of cousins to hang out with! And we know it'll be a cutie pants baby because look at what kind of a good lookin family he (or she) is coming from.

What do you do?

...when your own toots make you gag, but you live in a blanket all day?

...when you're hubby wants to touch your growing baby belly and his hands hold a temperature equal to liquid nitrogen?

...when your pup wants to snuggle, but you just saw her with her head in her bum?

I guess I can laugh a little, because at least I'm not throwing up every day anymore. Life is funnier when you feel a little healthy. :)