What to Expect

When I'm Expecting.

Since becoming pregnant (yup! I'm 10 weeks along) I've compiled my own list of what to expect when you're expecting (I know lots of these things everyone has, but they've still amazed me).

1. I have major food aversion. To the saddest things. Like chicken, and red sauces, and sometimes hamburger, and Mexican food. BUT I love carbs.
1a. Food aversion is so much better than nausea, so I'm actually thankful that's all it is.
2. 100 calorie CheeseNips have been the best thing ever. I eat a pack a day.
3. I don't sleep through the night any more, and it's so sad.
4. I now love to drink milk, not just pour it over my cereal.
5. My dreams are more abnormal than usual, and I woke poor Todd up one night because I was convinced a fist-sized spider was hanging from my bedside lamp.
6. I am super emotional (I know . . . duh).
7. I am randomly tired.
8. I am a total pansy on the treadmill now. Add to that the fact carbs are the few things that don't anger my stomach, and we have a bad combination.
9. Pregnancy gives me reasons to shop, and that is bad.
10. I am constantly worried about my belly. I'm sure this is the same for every pregnant woman, but it blows my mind how protective I have become.
11. I try to eat balanced meals. I feel like such an adult. I hate veggies.
12. I read, and marked, a Consumer Reports book about baby items. And I loved it.
13. I get stroller envy.
14. I already have a belly (see #8) and it's embarrassing that most of it is fat, not baby. It's more like a gut.
15. I use Palmer's cocoa butter religiously. I don't know if it'll help, but thus far the placebo effect is fantastic.

And last but not least, we're so excited!

Britain's Got Talent

Most of you have probably seen this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY) by now, but I had to share just in case. The creepy hip thing she does is totally weird, but I was amazed she followed that with her voice. This video is great, and surprisingly touching. I especially love at the end how she honestly wasn't sure what the judges thought.

Presidential welcome

I just saw this video and had to share. I have much respect for members of the armed forces, people who put their lives on the line to ensure our freedom and a better life for others.

I believe troops know who will make a good commander in chief; the kind of person who will respect the deserving troops, and receives their respect in return. This video shows the difference between the strong commander in chief we had before and the placating commander in chief we have now.

Making dating fun . . .

My friend Janelle is doing a totally fun dating adventure. Her web site (http://funwith31.wordpress.com/) talks more about it, but basically she is going to go on 31 dates in 31 days and blog about it. I think it's such a great, fun, entertaining idea, and she rocks for putting herself out like this. I'm excited to see how it all progresses.

SO . . . she needs help finding guys willing to go on one of the dates and then be blogged about. If you know of any single guys in the Las Vegas area (or who will be in Las Vegas from April 27 to May 27) who would be willing to go on a non-traditional date that will then be blogged about, with pictures, please pass on her web site and ask him to contact her.

Janelle is a great woman, and I can vouch that any man you send her way will be in safe, and wonderfully fun, hands.

Thanks for your help!

Recommendation

I know many of you are always looking for a good book, and I have an excellent suggestion: the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. I just finished book 4 (there's only one more in the series) and it was great. It's fantasy, but I think even if you're not into that genre you'll enjoy it. The books are easy reads, too, which I always like. And the author is a fellow BYU alumni, so I do love supporting that. :)

Speaking of recommendations, I also highly recommend the show Lie to Me. It's enthralling.

And that's it. I'm boring lately, sorry. But I do have a cute new nephew!

VW makes more than confusing commercials

Sometimes at work I have a bit more spare time than I have actual work. At those times, I surf the Internet. A lot. And I find interesting and sometimes hilarious sites. And sometimes I even find things to occupy more than one minute of my time (as an aside, yes, I do realize I'm lucky to have a job, even a slow one).

One fun site I found is this Baby Maker program on Volkswagen. It's hilarious, and every time you upload the pictures you get a different baby. You can make it look more like the mom or more like the dad, which is totally fun. The only problem is the baby has creepy eyes that follow the mouse. But you should all try it out. And if you already have kids, I'd love to hear how Baby Maker compares with the real thing. Ü

Here's our hybrid.