Yes, Please!

I need this diaper bag, I keep trying to bring myself down to reality and I can't. By reality I mean a diaper bag that costs less than $250. BUuuuuuuuuuuuuut just look at it! Right? RIGHT! Do you like how I have this rationalized but the damn glider that I want it putting pains through my stomach. Granted the glider is triple the price of the diaper bag, but you know what I mean!!!!!! Again, look at it! LOOK AT It. Beauty.

I would also like these shoes. Linen/Cork wedges! That wedge looks skinnnay though right? I need it to be plump for my new sense of balance. I mean i'll take the legs too, with a little tan-age.

Sooo guess what I did this wekeend! Are you guessing B's. Clean out my closet! Anyone who has had the wonderful pleasure of living with me knows that this was a huge accomplishment! I mean no boxes left people! Just two bins of "when I get skinny" clothes! 3 bags of trash, and 3 goodwill bags gone, now all I need to go through is the shoes. It's so very hard for me to throw out shoes. Oh it just hurts me inside, they always fit no matter if I gain 5 or 25 pds, I can't turn my back on them!!!!As I type I have three bins of them...who needs that! Maybe if I can get them down to one bin, I can go get the linen wedges! Yes! okay great!

Also this weekend we bought a new-to-us truck.  My sweet darlin baby boy now has a HUGE truck to drive, ha. He's like a school girl, he gets it today- I'm suprised he could sleep last night. I really wanted him to get a new car since he's never had one but he's all like "I want Maggie to have whatever she wants, and I want you to get what you want in 2 years, and all like I love you I love you, I don't care" So we got a 2008 Tundra and I know those payments are gonna feel real nice so I'm not fussing. Like the console has a place for hanging files, a lap top plug in/shelf thing, a cooler attachement, like he can't make it up. I'm so glad he listened (felt peer pressured) to me and get the big daddy, I mean I know in the end I'm going to be right about getting the space. Plus when you learn to drive on a suburban, it just feels better! What's the over/under on a call saying "I can't park this F-ing truck let's trade cars" 5 days? That's my guess...a busy grocery store parking lot and he can't swing into the space- ha. We'll do some dry runs :)

Also, sometimes Jen reads this when she can find the link :) But did ya'll see the freaking shower invites she pulled off for our baby shower/crawfish boil/throw down (as Jonathan calls it) like WHO IS SHE! She got someone on etsy to make them. RIIIIIIIIIIIIDIC. RIDIC. RIDIC. I'm so proud of her! (also if you didn't get one, don't feel like I don't love you- it's in Baton Rouge and I don't think I put the whole Houston she-bang on there, I mean of course you are welcome to come- June 4th and of course I can't remember who I invited!) Again, did you see them! DID YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I've already debated this with Nicole via email but I can't remember the outcome other than us telling each other- oh I love that, I love that, oh that's the best, oh yes I love that. My mom bought my the britax B-ready modular stroller, that you can click the infant seat in/out of, a bassinet in/out of- add a second seat to for that 2nd baby I'm going to have to have in like 1 year. Sooooooooooooo what else do I get? I know everyone has 10000000 opinons and I've basically heard them all. But right now I'm wish-ey washing on a umbrella stoller vs jogging stroller (not BOB, I don't need 2 $400 strollers- but I do need that $250 diaper bag- ha) Like I had in my head jogging stroller- leave it in the garage for walks, runs (since I'm so doing this again to fit into my 2 bins of skinny clothes) etc. And use the Britax for everything else? Shhhhhhhhheiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit I don't know. I don't know!

Pregnant in Heels

Is it because I'm pregnant? Or beacuse of Rosie Popes British accent? Or her amazing ability to wear baggy tops and shorts and heels and ponytails and look like 10 million bucks? Or is it the maternity clothes hanging in her store that I just want to buy all of? Or is it her fertility issues? Or when she yells at B's? I'm 1000% in love with this show and this woman. I think she's my new favorite. Like Reece is going to be so upset, but she has a new husband and all and she didn't invite me to the wedding. So Rosie Pope? Please tell me someone is with me?!!!!!!!!!! I LLLLLLLLLLUVVVVVVVVV HER.

Also my number #1 favorite radio station used to be in Austin- 105.3 maybe? Ya'll know it, its the best thing ever. Then came along the Gen X station in BR/NOLA and I mean I considered moving back to Louisianan to indulge in it daily and get out of radio station hell which is known as Houston. WEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my friends. My favorite work friend Kristie taught me about 106.9- now don't get too excited- it's not the ATX station or Gen X but its a itty bitty baby step in the right directon. All they need is to fuse themselves with a little bit of pop princess top 10 hits, 80's non-alt rock classics and a few old school NOLA rap songs and we'll be 100000% there. But for now, its delicious- plus they don't talk in the morning. NO idiots talking in annoying voices or playing annoying games with fake gay men prank calls, no more Roula's roses or Roula's ANYTHING. I'm just saying, the last three days on the way to work have been blissful!

Poor pipey has a horrible flea allergy. Like get one flea on her and she itches and scratches and bites at her skin until you bring her to the vet to get a steriod shot or something. I saw a flea on Sunday- and whatcha know...ya'll I've been feeding her benadryl every night so she sleeps through the night because we can't get to the vet until tomorrow. Then like at 4am I get up and give her another one- just bandaid-ing my sweet babies sickness with benadryl. I felt so bad last night doing it, she is so miserable, like get over my oh so important self and bring her to get the damn shot! One good thing is though, she isn't sleeping in the bed, I set her up a little palette on the couch in our bedroom and she's just been loving it...I'm hoping this is a good transition to- your not sleeping under the covers with us when the baby gets here! (also please note we over medicate our dog with flea medicine, every 3 weeks instead of 4 just like our vet told us too, and we fog the backyard/house with some special foggy thing, and we spray some really expensive chemical on the backyard and don't let her out there for 2 days while it sinks in, so don't think I'm neglectful of her allergic tendency or that my dog is dirty- just the cure part) OK OK OK

It's Thursday! YAHooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Corn

This is a total baby post! Sorry to my loyal readers on the edge of their seats that are waiting for more from my uber exciting life!

The babe is the size of an ear of corn! And as of yesterday she weighed 1pd 4oz! I don't know why the eclipse from just oz to a pd + oz number is so fun for me, but it is. Like 1 pd 4 oz! I get excited when i've lost that much daily on the scale- when I'm being a WW.

Yesterday I went back to Women's for another ultrasound to redo the heart/brain part and I was sooo cool as a cucumber, you can ask John. Like I didn't talk about it for days, I didn't go into it thinking worst case, I was so cool and confident and happy go lucky pregnant tell the ladies in the changing room what I'm having, not scared to say- I'm back to get better pics of the heart/brain. So the tech comes to get me- Jeanette- same lady- great. I'm still so cool, I tell her she didn't give me my pics and I want them and I'm keeping it still so cool and sweet and steady. So then she goes and gets John and we start and new pics and new baby shots and BIG BABY IN THERE shots and faces and hands and fingers and brains and then back to the heart. The heart on the baby that is laying on her side so what she is trying to get a picture of (4 distinct chambers I later learned) is behind the shadow my belly button casts on the ultrasound....so "let me go get the doctor" is all she says. I'm still cool and calm- I mean I'm no longer joking and laughing and asking ?'s but I'm not having a panic attack and getting the wand myself and doing the damn thing. Sooooooooooooo Dr. Shah comes in and says, "I'm going to use the 3D probe to get a better shot of the heart, I need to make sure I see 4 chambers in the pictures and they way she is laying is not clear to me" WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY can't Janette say this. Or something non-clinically like this. So in 1.1 seconds Dr. Shah was done and everything was perfection. LIKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE then he gives Janette a speech on using the 3d probe when there are shadows, etc. Like JJJJJJJJJJJANEEEEEEEEEEEETEEEEEEEEEE take a class called "Beside manner for dealing with First Time Mothers who read every single line of every single book and know what can be wrong and already are predispositioned to be neurotic in certain circumstances" OK.

Tracey Samuels told me she would have marched me back over there if Janette would have sent me back to her empty handed again. Also, Tracey Samuels cursed twice durning my appointment- like funny cursing. I was like WHooooooooooo are you? Did Mary Lou stop by this morning??? Or are you just happy because you ate bread last night since Passover was over??? (just for giggy, just showing I'm participating)

Also I thought I saw a penis on there for a second (like I have any idea what I'm seeing) and my heart sank just a little. Like I didn't want my little girl to be a little boy. Not just because of the already established wardrobe- but I didn't in my heart, in my gut! Who's proud of me!!!!!!

Anyways, remember all my talk about babe being feet down she's so not anymore- she's kicking, punching, swirling, twirling all over the place- I can't imgaine this not existing now....it's got to be weird when this is gone? Yes? Also when I eat green apples, that girl goes ape shit all over the place- maybe this means she will be a fruit lover in life! Maybe it means she got John's metabolic genetics! Maybe her weight battle won't be so painful and existant every single day since she turned 12! Ohhhhhhh I can only hope for her! I also tried to look at those feet, I'm so nervous they are John Schnure flat wide paddles. Oh sweet baby girl please get mama's feet which she got from her Daddy! PLLLLLLLEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeease so you can wear high heels until your hearts content! Okay okay okay those are my wishes this week!

Here's some pics, I mean creepy/freaky + really cute! Thin line people, thin line. I feel as though that chin is my chin? Yes? Or am I just making shit up?

April Showers???

1. When is it going to rain? We have to water the front and back every day w/out any rain and I'm getting sick of it. I mean I'm lazy, once I do a 20-30 min walk with Pipey all I want to do is lay on the couch and watch whatever is on Bravo. I don't want to stand out there with the hose- but when John gets home at like 8pm with no dinner, I just need to go do it.
2. Those cotton commercials? Tease times a million. I want to know where all those beautiful cotton clothes come from and then BOOM its some hollywood self-proclaimed fashionista walking out of her closet all like "I love cotton, It's the fabric of our lives" Boooooooooooooooo
3. Like the interstate signs- the ones that say- Wreck at 610 and 59, left lane closed. All week they've been on "YOU TALK YOU TEXT YOU WRECK" I mean I laughed. But today is back to: Missing elderly- silver buick LIC JKL 678- WHY are there so many missing elderly people that make it to these flashing signs- like 2 amber alerts per year and 69 missing elderly ppl? HUH?
4. Hannah Claire Harrison made her debut yesterday evening, and from the two pictures I saw on my phone I can tell she is the cutest bebe girl I've seen all year! Like Hannah Claire- that is just Jeanney Claire perfection right there. Even though I knew the name going in, I think I'm going to bestow upon her the most perfectly selected name of 2011 award. (so far because well I haven't gone yet) I need to get Hannah's stash of goodies in the mail to her ASAP, I'm sure she's going to need to wear everything I bought her immediately!!!! Congrats Harrison's! Not that you are reading this.
5. Smart Water is my new Heaven each day. Screw Fiji $5 bottles. J.Aniston knew where it was at!
6. I made white beans on Julie's urging for dinner on Tuesday- then I had them yesterday and brought them for lunch today- DEEEEEEEELIIIIIICOUS, why was I not on this train earlier? Julie used Ham which is in my no eat meat zone right now, so I used honeysuckle white hot turkey sausage and removed the casing and cooked it like ground meat and mixed the beans in- ala Don Peirce Red Beans but he uses Jimmy Dean. DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFFFFal;kdjf;alkdj f;alkjdf. So good.
7. Did you see BabyGap has a real deal today- all the teases for weeks and BOOM- 40% off a $100 purchase. This is just what a girl on a clothing budget needs! Now- do I go online or go to the Village at lunch? Or do I go to the Town & Country after work and if it's not hitting go online tomorrow? This is important.
8. Davey baby is in town! Burgers at mi madre's! How do I convince him to stay for good? He told my mom if he moves to Houston then he'll know the baby better. Like David said that? I knew he was me at the core. Me + David + Jack = Jonathan + Anne.
9. Alllllllllllllllllllso in continuing CANNNNNNNNCA news. Jack and Anne went together to MDA on Tuesday- it's that cute. Jack's scans were crystal clear. CRRRRRRRRRYYYYSTAAAAAAAAAL CLEAR! Remember when this was a last resort treatment?? Probably not because I don't say those thing. CRYSTAL CLEAR. Now let's figure out how to make Anne Peirce crystal clear so she doesn't have to worry every day about not knowing her grandchildren. Or let's just worry about this chemo leading us towards a good scan- these chemo rounds are like 8 weeks and we are in week 3, so just hold on your- CRYSTAL CLEAR wishes for another month or so!
10. I got a hydrangea present last night, I totally forgot to take a pic. If my damn Peonies would BLOOM I could do a whole fashion shoot. HURRY UP BITCHES
11. The bebe kicks me all morning and all afternoon right down in the sweet spot- aka my ginney (stacy don't get mad at my blatant non-use of the whole word vagina) All day long. ALLL DAY LONG same spot of kicks, I mean I like it.
12. Speaking of Ginney- some baby list email I signed up for emailed me today and was titled "Enjoying Sex: For Dad" ha. I forwarded it on and wrote PHYSC.  I didn't want John getting the corresponding Dad email and thinking the green light was on!!!!

The Salt Life

I don't even care that it's Monday- I feel so great inside right now, total after effects from the weekend- but if these can last me through Wednesday I'll be happy happy happy!

The beach was fantastic! Stacy's House, Reid, John, The Hump-for-free's just deeeeelightfully fantastic! My only complaint is I wish it were longer and Julie didn't have to take so many flights to get there. But whateeeeeeeever, delight is all I have in my mind!

The weekend was filled with Super shuttles, 30 sec airport trips, the original Hooters, Scientologists,  Reid the screeching wiggle worm, Virgin drinks, Old-Timey Pictures, Waitstaff from another world, trips to the bathroom, peckers, jet skii's we never rode, clueless husbands, Pepsi, after sun lotion Willis style, porches and balconies, THE SALT LIFE, food, sun, sand and the best girls I can only wish I knew from day 1. Like real good feel good say everything you want to say out loud because life and babies and families and love and parents and houses and money and decisions are not all perfect ever! Like I said DELIGHTFUL!  

I also came home to a fully landscaped lawn that looks so freaking good I can't stand it! And it's just like I like yards to be- MATCH-ey non hodge-podge classic crisp french lines. The opposite of what I like in most avenues of style- but it's just absolute perfection- it makes my house look even more homey than it already feels every time I step inside! ME LOVE IT!

Also, today starts our new family budget. $150 allowance for 2 weeks- I was doing GRRREAT until 9am when I get a tm from Jessica that says I'll pick you up for lunch at 11:30/12- ha- good thing I have $15 cash in my wallet from the weekend so I won't have to touch that allowance 4 hours in!

Thursday AGAIN

Julie can go to Florida! Julie can go to FLORIDA! JULLLLLLLLIE CAN GOOOOOOOOOO TO FLLLLLORRRRRRRRRRIDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't breathe. I just ate popeye's for lunch. I also just ordered my boss a cookie bouquet for her birthday tomorrow when I'm not here, I can't wait until she gets it and gets so excited!

Did I tell you that Julie gets to go to Florida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday ='s my Friday!

Don't you wish you were me, you should.

1. The bebe is moving and kicking all over the place! Kick kick kick kick kick all day long. Such a fun and exciting feeling, I'm so much more into this than the horse racing sounding heartbeat. I feel re-connected.

2. One of the chickens stuck her hand on my stomach while I was sitting down at work. INAPPPPROPRO. Like it's fat, it's fat that has been pushed up higher than it normally sits. What about our relationship says you can touch my stomach! Gross. I froze like cartoon tag. Just.sat.frozen.

3. My mother managed to find a discovery toys sale mid-chemo this week in MDA. Like? Who does this? I had to go over and meet her and tell her which baby toys I wanted and if O&L would like these water measuring/stacking cups. And then she had to leave to go get chemo. Like. Wrong. Plus she probably bought enough loot to hit the sweet-probably gay but wasn't allowed to be-so he got married man who is the discovery toy reps quota for the week. 

4. Our department's budget meeting was this morning, which means for the past 3 days I've been dealing with BIIIIIIIIIIITCHHHHHHHHHHHEY stressed out bosses who get too emotionally involved in things they can not control! I'm so glad it's over and now it just needs to be entered and balanced. My creative accounting skills can go on the shelf for another year! Please remind me to time my next child so that I am on leave for the months of March and April- it makes me feel icky about my job.

5. Have you ever had this betty crocker supreme dessert brownie/cookie bar thing. If not, I suggest you purchase it immediatly. Brownies with choc chip cookie dough dropped into them- it's fabulous!!!!! I mean I made it last night, it might be gone today.

6. Which leads me to the fact that my appetite has expoentitally grown by leaps and bounds this week. I am always hungry- no more mini lunches, cottage cheese snack in the afternoon- normal sized dinner. NOOOOOOOOO I need a big girl lunch and a snack. But I still feel like 50% of food items are gross, it's weird. I mean I can't eat subway and boneless wings for every meal! Especially when I go on my budget next week- eeeeekkkkkkkk.

I was trying to get to 10 but it's not happening today. I think I'm checked out and checked into Florida. Happy Weekend my people!