BIG....like an elephant.

Last night I had a mani and pedi with a couple of girlfriends. While relaxing in the lovely massaging chair at the nail salon, my nail lady says to me;

 “Your legs are starting to swell!”

“Well, thank you so very much for noticing, Nail Lady! Why yes, my legs are starting to retain water rather nicely, aren’t they?” --- Okay, so I didn’t actually say that. But the thought did cross my mind. 

For dinner I decided to make things better by gorging myself on fried, sodium rich Chinese food. By the time I got home I was feeling rather plump from the shoulders down. I have two words to describe the rest of the evening….

Poor Matt. 

Yep, that’s right. I never thought I would be “that girl” but there I was!

“My thighs are so fat”

“Matt, look at this… I’m so gross!”

“There is no way I am going to squeeze myself into any type of bathing suit this summer!”

“Waaaahhh…. Waaaahhh…. Waaaahhhh”

I thank God every day for my husband. I don’t know what I would do without him.

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On another baby note, my cousin Anna mentioned to me that elephants carry their young for something like 22 months. That being said, I am decorating our little guys room in baby elephant décor. 

Kudos to you, Momma elephants!

For Derf

It was requested by a certain ‘bonus grandfather to be’ that I blog every day. However, since I can hardly remember to feed the cat on a daily basis, I decided to try for twice a week instead. (Note: I don’t actually feed my cat at all. I am so bad at it that my husband kindly took over that chore. And to think, I have an actual human being on the way that I will be responsible for feeding….oy.)

Today is Friday at the Edge! You know what that means…..Sundae Fun day! I devoured my ice cream a bit early today so it would have plenty of time to digest it before the greek fest this evening. 

Bring on the Gyros!

Ahhhh...  Food :)

On the baby front, it appears as though my son loves the sound of his daddy’s voice. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Matt has a pretty deep voice. In the evenings when we are both at home catching up on the day’s events, our little all-star begins his aerobic workout. He bounces on my bladder like it’s a trampoline, jumps rope with the umbilical cord and I think he’s attempting the parallel bars with my ribcage. This all happens while daddy is talking…. It’s actually quite precious.

I can no longer “roll out bed” as I have been accustomed to doing the past 30 years. I now have to sort of scoot out of bed. Of course my body hasn’t quite figured out how to communicate this to my half conscience brain first thing in the morning so I still attempt to roll when the alarm goes off! Old habits die hard.

Tomorrow we will be attending a pig roast at my cousin Annabananna’s house. It’s her hubby’s 30^th birthday.

Happy Birthday Justin!

Let’s see if we can make a liar out of Joe Coupo this weekend. 

Bring on the Sun!!!

Things about life I learned from my mother.

Last night I made #7 for the first time in a long time. Matt had never had it before and he thought it was funny that I called it "smash". I started thinking then about other things I learned from my Momma. Here are a few of those valuable life lessons now!

Enjoy!

1.       Chicken with the bone in is the best kind.

2.       Always wear cotton underwear.

3.       Dogs do not belong on the furniture. Furniture is for people… dogs are animals. >> Note: this rule no longer seems to apply in my mother’s house. <<

4.       How to make chocolate chip cookies.

5.       How to fold towels properly.

6.       Open face peanut butter sandwiches always taste better with a smiley face or heart drawn in the center of them.

7.       “Smash” is the same thing as shepard’s pie but with all the components separated….and it’s just as good if not better.

8.       Always say “please” and “thank you”.

9.       Pray

10.   If you plan on trying on shoes in the store you had better be wearing socks.

11.   Red is a good color to have in a kitchen.

12.   A carpet that has vacuum lines in it looks better than one without.

13.   Refrigerators and cars are a pain in the butt to keep clean.

14.   Pay your bills! 

15.   Gardening/planting is good for the soul.

16.   No matter how old you get, Mom’s house will always be home.

Sundae fun day!

Every Friday since my appetite has returned (maybe the last 10 weeks or so) my co-worker has kindly picked me up a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup sundae from Beal’s Ice Cream. This tends to be my favorite part of the day. 

I have decided that food is so important to pregnant women for the following reasons;

1.       We have a constant focus on our belly’s to begin with.

2.       Our senses are heightened which means some things are completely repulsive while others are simply divine.

3.       Simply because we said so. Problem?

By the time 5:00pm comes around I am so hungry I feel like I could eat an elephant. It’s strange really. My boss says there are three different sexes on this earth; men, women and pregnant women. I would have to completely agree.

On another note, I will be walking in the Relay for Life this evening. I will be walking in memory of Mr. Ian Julian. I will not be at the track the whole night like most will. I tend to get weak and wobbly rather quickly these days. I will walk until about 9pm or so.

Wish me luck!

Things I find annoying in my everyday life.

1.       -People who drive below the speed limit. 

2.    -  People who turn their vehicles very sllllooowwwwwllllyyyyy.

3.    -   Football games

4.    -   People who seem to think common courtesies and manners need not be used when dealing with retail associates and drive through attendants. 

5.     -  Dogs that think they are people and the humans that refuse to teach them otherwise. 

6.    -   People who spend their lives looking for handouts, bailouts and the easy way out. 

7.       -Pregnancy (Although I am very happy to be blessed with children!)

 

8.    -   Computers that run too slowly.

9.      - Numbers ( I have a life-long aversion to math)

10.  - Dropped cell service. 

11. -  Looking for the end of the toilet paper roll in the middle of the night.

12. -  The line my windshield wipers refuse to wipe that happens to be directly in the center of my line of sight. 

13.-   One of the co-hosts on the morning news. 

14.  - My kitchen floor.

15.  - My insomnia

16.   -This year’s Bachelorette

17.   -Things on my kitchen counter that don’t belong there. 

18. -  Air dryers in public restrooms in lieu of paper towels. 

19.   -CFL light bulbs.

20.   -These days…. My thighs.

This is what I like to call a “Rant List”. They are a good way to vent and I highly recommend it!