I can no longer...

Things I can no longer do now that I am in my final 8 weeks of pregnancy:

1. Tie my shoes. I've been wearing slip ons for weeks, thank goodness for thick winter socks.

2. Get dressed after breakfast. I can, but it takes much longer and I need a nap afterwords. Seriously. Once there is baby AND food in belly, game over.

3. Eat without mint gum or Tums or a ginormous glass of milk nearby to kill the inevitable heartburn that shows up almost immediately after swallowing.

4. Get off my couch without assistance. If Mike isn't around, I actually have to do the scooch-scooch-scooch to the edge, then rock back and forth grunting like an elderly woman in order to get back on my feet. Wyatt, who is usually cuddling with me, is starting to look concerned. Yesterday, I actually attempted to get him to "fetch up" the couch pillow that fell on the floor after I laid down. He just stared at me.

5. Eat chili magic. So sad. So not worth the sleepless night, though.

6. Live without my constantly filled waterbottle.

7. Enter a store without hitting the bathroom first. And sometimes hitting it again before I leave for home.

8. See my feet.

9. Pick up anything on the floor with out grunting and huffing and steadying myself once I stand up again.

10. Wear a winter coat. Not because they don't fit, I mean, they don't, but because I get too darn hot. I am seriously shocked most mornings by the temperature gadge in my car, because I always feel balmy. Or sweaty. Whichever.


There's plenty more, I am sure, but I also can't remember anything anymore.

For Lindsay....

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/12/its-internation.html

Best news I've heard all day... today is officially "answer the phone like Buddy the Elf" day. So when you're sitting at your desk in a food coma after eating leftover office party chinese this afternoon (Like I will most certainly be...), liven things up a bit with a "Buddy Elf, what's your favorite color?" line and see what unfolds.

I mean, its the official day for it according to ew.com, so you can't actually get in trouble, right? I have caller ID, so we'll see if I get the chance to brighten the day of someone who has a friendly sounding name.

This one is for you, Linds.

:)

Hilarious. Merry Christmas!

No, this is not my house... but it could be. We actually don't have any lights up outside... but we did take them out, just they are sitting in our laundry room. In a box.

Okay, I know this is the epitome of pathetic, but...

How on earth will I make it until FRIDAY?!!! :)

Ugh. And the most pathetic thing is that I am going to see it with my little sister, and she works in a coffee shop, so I can't see it until she gets off work which means that I am going to the 11pm showing. Me, who hasn't been up past 10 (on purpose) since May buying advanced tickets for an 11pm show!

It must be love. For the movie and books, not my sister... though, that too. :)

amazing what a few short months can do to a girl...

Taken yesterday... a little blurry, but you get the idea. That flushed and sweaty (yes, my friends, THAT is what they call the "pregnancy glow"- what a crock!) pink mess is me.

Taken back in June at my good friend, Rachel's wedding- I was barely 5 weeks along at the time. In case you can't recognize me (don't worry, I have a hard time believing it myself), I am second in from the left with the cute pink flowers.

They tell me you get back to normal within a few months, and every little nudge from baby Hahn is confirmation that I am, of course, doing the right thing here... but it sure is hard to let your pride and vanity go. :)

Sheesh.

How about this for making you feel old?

The so-called Nirvana baby turned 17.

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/11/nivana-baby-now.html

Just attempting to plan our baby registry and...

Okay, so seriously, what is the difference between these two?! Okay, besides the fact that the one on the left is decidedly more hip looking... but its also $100 more! I am at a loss... this is how my entire "baby browsing" experience has been this afternoon. Everything looks the same and I have absolutely no idea what I am going to need for this little one. I mean, I want permanent infant car seats. And, since Mike and I both drive and may do some shifting around with pick ups and such, it is probably a good idea to get two, isn't it? Or do we just get two bases?

And what about a stroller? I want a jogging stroller so I can get back into my running after the baby is born, but can you use a jogging stroller as a regular stroller or vice versa? And if I can't, do I need a regular stroller, or can I just get a sling /carrier for the baby and use that when I am shopping or running errands? And THEN there is the issue with the baby bathtub thingie. Do you even realize how many different kinds of bath tub seats there are? I am thisclose to just hosing down my baby in the sink with the sprayer while Mike holds it up. Honestly, what's wrong with that?

And do I really need a rocking/gliding/vibrating/swaying-while playing music and giving a personal laser light show chair?! Isn't that just asking for my baby to be ADD? The odds are already stacked against me with my short-attention-spanned hyperactic husband passing along his genes, do I really want to contribute to that?

And finally, diaper bags. Do you even realize how much a hip little diaper bag costs? Like $50-$150! Now really, I don't even spend that much on my own purses, I'm certaintly not going to spend it on something that will likely end up covered in drool-mush cheerios and poop. Can't I just use a book bag or something?

I don't think that its the babies themselves that are all that expensive, really. I think its just the accessories! I am bound and determined to not get caught up in this... so anyone out there with practical experience, please speak up!

PS What was the website again, Kevin? That one with ideas about saving money with kids or something? Ugh.