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Last night, I was not sleeping well. I could not get comfortable on either of my sides, and I tossed and turned until about 4:30 am. Why until 4:30, you ask? Let me tell you....

At 4:30 am, Piper threw up in our bed. She threw up all over the sheets, two pillows, a quilt, and me. It was disgusting, and I was exhausted. The good news is Dalan and I made a kick ass team in the wee hours of the morning getting everything cleaned up, and sleep ready. Poor Piper must of been so sick. She later escaped from the room, and I found another surprise in the hall this morning. She has been fine since then though.

After I went back to bed, I slept well until my alarm went off, although I had the craziest dream. I dreamed I had given birth, but then went into a "postpartum twilight" in which I remembered nothing about the birth of the baby or the first six weeks of the baby's life. My mom had basically been taking care of the baby, although in my altered state, I was still able to breast feed. Nobody seemed alarmed or concerned that I was a walking zombie for six weeks, and my mom kept assuring me it was a normal side effect of giving birth. The baby appeared to have a good nature and was thriving, so I guess it worked out. She was adorable, by the way. Oh, and my mom was able to tell that my labor only lasted 1 hour and 27 minutes, and I was able to do it naturally. An advantage of being in "twilight," I guess. I have no idea where Dalan was, but it was basically just me, the walking dead, and my mom taking care of the baby. Dreams are strange.

The other sleep talker

Dalan did some sleep talking the other night. He never talks in his sleep. Ha, ha, ha! I love the fact that for once it was not me babbling into the night.

Dalan: "One"

Me: "What?"

Dalan: "One"

Me: "One, what?"

Dalan (getting frustrated with me): "One greasy bag."

Me: "What greasy bag?"

Dalan: "The first bag they gave me for my fast food."

Me: "You got fast food tonight?"

Dalan sighs in frustration: "Never mind."

Rainy Days and Mondays

Piper HATES the rain. She refuses to go out in it. Tonight was no exception. I could not get her to go out. After several hours of no progress, Dalan suggested I put her in her rain jacket (it still fits!) and try that. It totally worked! Plus she looks adorable in pink and black.


However, here is what Piper looked like in her jacket when she first got it. The seizure meds have not been kind to her figure, but we are working on it!

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.