Half way there!

I have made it half way through my pregnancy! Another baby milestone reached! Here is what the baby looks like in my belly, since I am currently refusing to be photographed, this will have to do as an update as how I must look.


I have never been one to shy away from having my picture taken, but I just can't get into pregnancy pictures of myself. Maybe I will change my mind in a few weeks, but right now I am sticking to a strict no photograph policy for the next 20 to 40 weeks!

Consignment Sale

On Thursday night, I had a friend post on facebook that she was waiting in a crazy, long line at the Hilltop Methodist Church Children/Maternity sale. It caught my attention, because I am in need of items related to both maternity and children. I did a quick google search, and found that it was a bi-annual event. There is a pre-sale on Thursday night for volunteers, and then the regular sale on Friday and Saturday. It also cautioned against bringing strollers, because of the large crowds. I was interested, but hesitant. First of all, I had to work on Friday morning, so I would miss the official opening of the sale, and possibly all the good items. Secondly, I don't like fighting crowds and people for deals. It is just not my nature.

However, Dalan won tickets to the man expo, and was going on Friday night, so I called my mom and Ali, and we decided to check out the sale on Friday evening. We had so much fun and there was no crowd. Most of the big items were gone by then, however, I did get a little vibrating/singing bouncer for three dollars. We also found 17 adorable clothing items in fantastic condition. The grand total for my purchases was $19.00! I am so excited. The baby has some clothes! She might end up sleeping in a drawer, but at least, she'll do it in style. We then ran to three more stores while on our baby shopping high, however, they all seemed to expensive in comparison.

Another list

Things I am LOVING today:

1. Bagels. They are all I think about....yum! Dalan and I get one every Saturday for lunch together, but this week I could not wait. I went and got one for lunch today, and I may go again tomorrow. Seriously, I am starting to salivate just writing this.

2. The blogging universe of karma. Yesterday, I put out there that I NEEDED moderate temperatures, and boom! Today is clear, sunny, and not really warm-warm, but pleasant. Made me happy.

3. The Brady Bunch. It is on everyday on PBS at 5:30. I love it. Dalan is not a Brady fanatical, so I am schooling him in the ways of the Brady's. Also, the series started over today with the pilot wedding episode, so we are no longer having to endure the end of the series with stupid Cousin Oliver. I met Greg Brady. He signed his book for me. I love the Brady's!

4. Baby stuff. Cute, girly bedding and clothing...oh my! So many fun decisions to make! I have loved looking online for nursery ideas. I think we are getting close to having a plan....stay tuned.

5. Dalan and his special sauce. We had chicken nuggets for dinner tonight, and Dalan made me my special sauce (honey mustard) without me even asking. He is thoughtful. I like that a lot. He also let me sleep on a "slight angle" the other night, because although I was taking up most of the bed, I was sound asleep and he knows how poorly I have been sleeping. Thoughtful, I tell you.

A list

Here is a list of things I am NOT loving right now:

1. Sleeping on my side. Impossible! I cannot get a good night's sleep on my side, even with a body pillow. I hate it. I only have twenty weeks left to get sleep, and this sleeping on my side is screwing all of that up!

2. The snow and cold. It is April, and I am ready for moderate temperatures, and rainfall. I am not even asking for warm weather and clear skies, just no more snow and wind!

3. Recess Duty. It is the worse part of being a teacher, and I have bad days and times this year. Then add in the prolonged winter weather....not good.

4. The crappy article about Glee that was in Rolling Stone this month. I come home, and I am all excited to see the cast on the magazine, but the article was terrible. Uninformative, boring, and barely mentioned Mr. Schuester.

5. Spring break is over, and I will not have another day off of work until Memorial Day. I know this is probably normal for most people, but that is a long time for the kids (and me) to go without a break. Can anyone say Spring Fever? We get all these breaks in fall, and winter, and then, bam! Spring hits, and we get nothing.

Wedding blog memories

I spent some time going down memory lane tonight, and read through our wedding blog. I wish I would have used blogger instead of this site, but I was lured in by all the "wedding" features. Unfortunately, all the pictures are no longer showing up, and it is hard to access. It was still fun to read though. If anyone is bored, you should give it a little peak, the blog part is listed under diary. Enjoy!

Ultrasound pictures

Here are the pictures from the ultrasound.

Sugar and Spice

I had my mid-pregnancy ultrasound this morning, and Dalan and I are pleased to announce that the baby is growing and developing as SHE should be. We are also excited to announce that the baby is a GIRL.

During the ultrasound, she was a giving the ultrasound tech. "a run for her money" and later the doctor told us, it looked like, "we already had a behavioral problem on our hands." My midwife also told us something similar during the 11 week ultrasound. Her trouble making behaviors included, repeatedly putting her hands in her face so they could not get a good look at it, and refusing to turn into any sort of position, so they could look at her heart. It took the doctor at least a half an hour of jostling and poking my belly to get the shots of her heart that he needed. However, she had no problem showing us her lady parts right off the bat.

Neither of us had any sort of preference, but it has been nice to call the baby a "she" rather than an "it." My mom brought us over our first girl outfit this afternoon, and then Dalan and I went out and picked up a couple of things ourselves. However, we really need to focus on the nursery now, rather than cute little clothes. Dalan did buy an inflatable duck bath tub for the baby that quacks. He was very excited!

So, it looks like for now anyway, our house will be full of sugar and spice, and everything nice, rather than snips and snails, and puppy dog tails. I will scan in and post the ultrasound pictures at some point and time, but the scanner is upstairs, and I downstairs, and you know how it is. Also, we have a DVD of the ultrasound if anyone wants to come over for a riveting exploration of my uterus.