As the Belly Grows...

Last night as my husband graciously caved into his pregnant wife's 9 pm craving for Chili's tortilla chips, he noted: "WOW! You're not going to fit in booths pretty soon!" It's true ladies and gents. If I'm a little over halfway and am already having issues...I will soon be unable to eat in places where the booths are immovable. What's a girl to do!?

Oh and why is it when you're pregnant everything fried, greasy, sugary, salty and starchy just sounds simply AMAZING!? I guess strawberries always sound good too. And blueberries. Oh and granola. I could eat granola right now. I think will. :)

Baby Sesame Is Not A Lima Bean!

So over the past 3-4 weeks Sesame has been moving more and more. Last Sunday I was lounging on the couch while husband played some video games. All of a sudden he yells "WHOA! Was that the baby?!" I looked up at him, "What??" "Your stomach...it just...jumped or something..." "Yeah, Sesame's really starting to get the hang of kicking, rolling and punching. Did you actually see it?!" I couldn't believe it. He leaped up and darted across the room to feel. Of course our little Chuck Norris wanna be stopped moving at that point!

We had our second Ultrasound yesterday. I'll spare you all the magic eye photos - you know that ones where you have to squint and turn it upside down to see that it's ACTUALLY a picture of a leg. :) This one is CLEARLY a profile of Baby Sesame.

I'm happy to report that there is only one baby -- complete with all limbs and vital organs. The Doctor did comment on the baby's "unusually long arms and large head." When I asked if it was something to be concerned about he replied, "Nope, just above average in length and width."

Oh great.

Our child will be the kid in kindegarten who falls out of their chair because they can't balance the weight of their head with their body. I can see it now. Of course the long arms will come in handy when Sesame tries to pull Sesame's self back into their chair. Oh Sesame we love you mutant baby! :)

Hilarious.

Oh I can't wait for these moments in the car! :) Enjoy!

Freepeats...Oh How I Love Thee!

new site found: freepeats. I repeat = FREEPEATS. This week is free membership so snag it while you can!!! The Indianapolis portion is still relatively small so help spread the word and grow the site!!! The website is much like freecycle but WAY more user friendly. It offers baby items from food - coupons - cribs - strollers for young ones all for the best price ever = FREE!!! :) So check it out and join while it's free! :)

Just You Wait Homer Higgins, Just You Wait...

Okay. So most of the blogs I read center around mother's, children and mothering. Yes, I know we do not yet have little Sesame out of the womb, but I figure it's never to early to start learning about mothering! :) Therefore, until we have a wee one running amuck to photograph and tell hilarious stories about, I will recount the tales of Homer Higgins to you.

Homer Higgins is our black lab retriever. And he's 8 months old. :)

Recently he's taken to knocking two of the couch cushions out, followed by collecting his toys and placing them in the newly de-cushioned area. Shortly after this I will come downstairs to find him huddled over his toys as if he's hiding in a little fort. When I first told Conrad "I think Homer's making a fort with the green couch." I'm pretty sure he considered committing his wife then and there. "That's ridiculous." He said. Oh Contrare.

I now have PROOF of the action:


Here he is in process. Note the little rope he's gathered into his fort. Too cute. I must say the little rascal brightens my days! :)

Six Word Memoir?!

Katie at Heart Gone Walking "tagged me for a six-word memoir meme. Started by Book Babie, it's based on the story that Hemingway once bet $10 that he could sum up his life in six words. His memoir: For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." Now does that mean he never had children? He was born a ginormous child and went straight into adult sized shoes? You decide. But for out intents and purposes here are the rules of the game:

1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration, if you’d like.
3. Link to the person who tagged you and to the original post so it can be tracked as it travels across the blogosphere.
4 .Tag five more blogs with links.
5. And don’t forget to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play!

Six words. That's right, I whipped out the italics for that one. I mean business! :) I know you all will not disappoint! :)

So without further ado, my six word memoir:

Verbose sinner meets patient Savior = grace.

Now, I will insert here that rules including punctuation were not included in the original post, thus I found the use of the = , ; , ; , &, and - to be very helpful in my endeavors! :)

My runners up:

• Idiosyncratic Rambler: loves words, mountains, laughter.
• Christ Saved Sinner. Scared of Snakes.
• Warning: prone to random laughing fits.
• Happiness abounds when Christ is present.
• How did the dog get that!?!

Okay, it's your turn! I tag Dawn at On Significance, Bridget at bridge in asia, Jen at lots of scotts and Krista at living inside hope.

Good For A Giggle...

I just read this post from Bring in the Rain. HILARIOUS! :) Just thought I'd share!