This is it- what you've all been waiting for...

Let the educating commence...

Okay, the day I've been waiting ever so eagerly for is finally here! Baby Hahn's cute little ears are developed enough that it can now hear what's going on outside of the womb. Therefore, I have begun Baby's early musical education. Those of you that have known me and Mike for a while know that music is pretty big for us. Not as big as it used to be, I hate to admit, because since we graduated we are slightly out of the loop... but I'd like to think that we are more tuned in then most. (no pun intended, by the way)

So I began yesterday with Ten Shekel Shirt and then continued on this morning with some old school Dave Matthews Band (Crash album) and then moved onto Brave Saint Saturn (aka Five Iron Frenzie's side project) for the to-work car ride. I explained to Baby that if they wanted, they could play the violin like Boyde Tinsley and I would be totally okay with that. Or any instrument, for that matter... I'm not into forcing creativity.

I am trying to be ecclectic, here... covering all genres. I think on the way home I will be introducing Josh Grobman's "Oceano"- not only is it more classical, but its in Italian, too... ooooh a bilingual baby! Nice.

Never too early to start...

So the question is... any suggestions?

Second Milestone, here...

While eating my fruit salad at lunch, I totally dribbled juicy watermelon down my front, and to my dismay, it caught up at my belly.

Yes, my belly is now large enough that it is catching food.

I sat there staring at the stain for a full 30 seconds in disbelief. So cliche, isn't it? But apparently this is my life, now. :)

So excited- Twilight official trailer has been released!

So the count down begins... only a little over a month until "Twlight" hits theaters and the hype is out of control. The final trailer hit youtube this morning at like 5 am and its already broken records. You can watch it on ew.com, or at this link (if it works)...



http://www.twilightthemovie.com/ecard_widget/



Not gonna lie, I probably watched it 4 times already this morning. I am trying to pace myself, but there is just something so exciting about seeing the characters in your head brought to "real" life. And they've done an admirable job casting this movie, too. Really, no complaints here- which, as you all know, is a rare and precious thing. :)

Oh no, here we go...

So today was a small milestone in my very first pregnancy. It was the first time I've almost peed my pants. For real.

One second, just putzing around on my computer, sloooowly easing myself into my work day, and another, I am doing the waddle-power walk to the bathroom as fast as my poor hunched body can take me. You know which one I am talking about, you've all witnessed this walk in some unsuspecting pregnant woman either in the mall or at church or wherever.

That was me. Its official: The baby has found my bladder. I can just imagine this little punk going "Hmmm... poke poke. Poke. What's this thing? Kick. Kick. Kick." I've felt the kicks on the outside before, but this was a complete bladder assault. And my thermos-full of orange juice that I drank this morning on my way to work almost didn't survive.

Goodness gracious. So anyways, we had a little heart to heart, me and the baby. We discussed that there was a time and a place for these little discoveries, and early morning in the office was not okay.

Mike and I are getting our first look at the little troublemaker at our ultrasound tomorrow, and I have to say at this point, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it favors it's father in looks... its sure seems to have inherited his hyperactive, sometimes overimaginative personality. Too bad its my bladder at stake, and not his.

In repsonse to my favorite overthinker, Cate...

"I do not get your Saved by the Bell reference. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but why on earth would you want the lying, scheming trickster to be the president. We have plenty of that already. Cause he's the gang's leader, the one with all the ideas? A pretty boy from a wealthy suburb of LA? Right, my kinda guy. Plus, Zach Morris was in high school for 5 years. :)"

Ah yes, Zach was a schemer, but his heart was always in the right place and he got the job done. Whenever Zach screwed up, he owned up to it- which I admire. Not to mention the "graduation speaker" episode, when we realized that it was Zach that actually outscored Jessi on the SATs. A secret genius.

However, that being said, it was just an analogy and yes, you read way too much into it. I would never vote for a high schooler as president of the United States, and you of all people should remember my distaste for pretty boys. :)

Still, if I had to choose, don't you think Zach would be way more appealing of a choice then Belding? Hands down. :)

Getting all political again...

Am I the only person who doesn't care for the "Joe six pack" title given to the "average" American in the debates?

First of all, my name is Erin, and just because I am middle class doesn't mean that I am unitelligent, so please stop dumbing down your speech to me. Golly gosh darn, if I'm taking the time to watch this debate, I am obviously someone who is attempting to legitimately grasp the politics and views behind the candidates in this election. (Unless you were one of those waiting for "The Office" to click on, and your viewing of the debates was accidental. It could happen.) And what is the whole 6-pack reference, any how? No one thinks this is politically incorrect? I hardley consider the image of a sloppy man drinking cheap beer in middle class bible belt suburbia as indicitive of the general populous. Nor, for that matter, does moose hunting in Alaska after a hockey match really resonate with me, but I'll let that one pass on principal. But "Joe six pack"? Really?

Second of all, to be perfectly frank, I don't want the "average American", no matter how cute they are, running the country. That's why they are the President. They are supposed to be elevated in every aspect of their being in order to run this country to the best of their ability-thus, bringing us up from the muck we've been submitted to the past 8 years. I'm not saying that I expect the elected official to be perfect. That's ignorant and completely unreasonable. I am just saying that I would hope that they would be the best of the best, the cream of the crop, if you will. The validictorian and prom king or queen all in one. You know what I mean?

Put simply, I want Zach Morris. Not Lisa Turtle, not Kelly Kopowski and for heavens sake, not AC Slater! Screech could be VP, I would trust him over Jessi "addicted to speed" Spano any day. But Zach's my man.

Yes, the candidate should be able to relate to the average American. Yes they should look out and sympathize for the average American. But they do not need to be the average American.

In my opinion.