19 Weeks!

Check out this belly!

I asked the husband if I look pregnant last night.  Poor guy.  I WAS kidding.  And, he did tell the truth.  Said, "Uh, yeah.....but you are!"

My doctor did warn me that with the second I would get bigger faster and that I would feel like I was much bigger.  Much bigger?  Try ENORMOUS.  This is only 19 weeks!!



Check out my facial expression.  Haha!  I did have one with a nice smile, but I also had such a double chin.  I just couldn't post it.  But, let me say that I am keeping things real here.  That is what I am wearing around the house.  Not attractive in the slightest, but I am going for comfort.

Speaking of maternity fashion, is it just me or do women in Utah treat their pregnancy like a fashion show or what?  Seriously, I saw a woman at the OB's yesterday that must have been at least 7 months pregnant wearing 4" heels!  What is that?  To me, that is nothing short of crazy.  I see that kind of craziness all of the time.  Now I may just be more tuned into it and admittedly jealous of the young 20-something women that look like skinny little rails with a basketball under their shirts.  But, the heels....come on.  No pregnant woman can possibly feel fantastic in stiletto heels!

Looking forward to doing the Mariah Carey plan after this one is born.  Going to lose all of the weight and be in a bikini 3 months later.  HAHAHAHA!  Maybe if I had a nanny to look after the kids, a personal chef, didn't have to work and had a personal trainer.  Wait....I do have a lottery ticket.  Gonna go check it now.  :)

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Shoebox Time

Operation Christmas Child's Collection Week is underway!
Check out the website HERE. 
There is still time to participate and I promise that you will be happy that you did.

Last year we started the tradition of doing a shoebox for a girl that is M's age.  I thought it would be a good way for her to relate and be interested in participating.

She's still a little young and I wasn't quite sure what she would think, but she really got into it.  This weekend I showed her some video and pictures on Samaritan's Purse's Website and catalogue.  I explained that there were children that were not as fortunate as us and asked if she would like to send a Christmas gift to one.  She was on board from the word "go".

We had a lot of fun shopping for goodies to fill the box.  It was super easy for me.  M picked everything out.  We sent a coloring book, play-doh, crayons, stickers, candy, a jump rope, a toothbrush, puzzle, toothpaste, a teddy bear and some other fun little things.  Then we went home, decorated the box and packed it up.

We dropped it off tonight.  M keeps asking, "Is it on a truck now?" and "Is it on a plane?"  One of the cool things about the way Samaritan's Purse organizes this, is that you can actually track where your shoebox went.  I'm excited to show M on a map.

Check it out!  It is SUPER EASY and very inexpensive.  Not to mention what it means to the child that receives it.  There are drop off locations everywhere.  Just jump on Samaritan's Purses Website to find one near you.

This is also the perfect way to start the Christmas season!

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Ramblings.....

Well my 11-11-11 ended up alright after all.  My computer was saved after an entire day of virus scans.  Thanks to my brother in law, he really saved my biscuit.  

I thought of Heathers post as I looked at the clock at 4:44 a.m. this morning.  What on earth was I doing awake this early?  Who knows, ask "B", she thought it was a perfect time to be wide awake ;).

Speaking of "B" just thought I would share Indiana's favorite way to pack around her sister. 

Pretty miserable right.....

I will end my "Ramblings" with: You know it's winter when........

You move your picnic's to the kitchen floor

Ready to Come Inside

Friday was 11-11-11.  A day filled with "lucky" weddings and funky parties....AND
Jody's computer crashed.  Last I heard she was still running a virus scan and everything on her desktop was gone.  Not a way to celebrate 11-11-11!

M got 3 vaccines on Friday.  Not a good way to celebrate 11-11-11 either.  Hmmmm.  Come to think of it, poor thing was prepping for shots at 11:11 on 11-11-11. 

I know better, too!  Did you know that I was married on 07-07-07?  Rumor has it that we were actually getting married at 7:00 p.m. on 07-07-07.  Good thing I'm not superstitious.  I would really be wondering about all of the good luck that should have been coming our way!  While we have certainly been blessed, the last 4 years have been extraordinarily tough, too.  BUT, we did have a great wedding!!

Oh, just in case you are wondering; we didn't get married on 07/07/07 because we thought it would be lucky.  It just happened to be the perfect day for us.  It was really funny to tell people that we were going for the "Lucky 7's!" 

I'm thinking that next year on 12/12/12 we should have a party at 12:00!  You have to plan these things.  Otherwise you end up worrying about crashed computers and shots, right?  Okay.  Next year, it is on my "to do" list - Party on 12/12/12!