Priceless Humor!

Alright - so this happened a few days ago and it brings such a smile to my face every time I think about it I just have to post on it. We were all being a happy little family in the living room - I really don't know what we were doing, but I thought I smelled a poopy butt, so of course I ask Landen if Amelia pooped - Ha ha ha, he's my poop checker. I'm such a mean mother. He of course told us no and we kept asking Amelia if she was poopy because - well, someone was smelling the living room up and everyone else admitted it wasn't them. Amelia's new thing is to point to someone else if we ask her if she's poopy and say - "poop" and she does this whether she's gone or not. Time went on and Amelia left, going somewhere else in the house. I finally get up to look for her and what do I find - Amelia squatted down in front of the potty, lid open, and her Mary doll being held over the potty. When I asked her what she was doing - "Mary poopy." If only my eyes could take pictures. It was priceless!

Holy Baby DVD Collection Giveaway!

Most of you know I don't say a lot about giveaways on this blog anymore, but since a lot of you are Catholic and Modern Catholic Mom is just really getting going, it's fit to let you know about a great giveaway they are doing. They are giving away 5 sets of the Holy Baby DVD Collection. I have seen these before and they look great. You can purchase these at The Rosary Project online. Be sure to stop over at Modern Catholic Mom for great reads, learn about some great things and enter this contest. Ending February 7th, 2009. I think it's important to fill your home with Catholic material for your children and I've certainly been working hard at it. What a great way to add to your collection - win it!

Pro-Life Handbook!

I thought some of you might like to know and get this Free Pro-Life Handbook called Sharing the Pro-Life Message. It's about abortion, life in the womb and helpful for arguments. It looks like an excellent book. Remember to keep the unborn, the mothers considering abortion and the conversion of our Presidents heart in your prayers. God Bless!

Pregnancy Humor!

Your body does some strange, strange things while pregnant. Most of you ladies that are already mom's or going to become mom's can probably relate. I was laying in bed thinking of all the things that happen to you while your pregnant. Basically your body because something else and you have little control over it. I will glady take the changes with a smile or a half smile because I am able to be blessed with children. Intended for a good laugh. Wanna add something?

The pregnancy body - oooohhhh - the changes!

• Bloating
• nausea/throwing up/bile/dry heaving/unable to swallow your own spit
• smells irritate you - alcohol/raw hamburger/purex free & clear/perfume/coffee breath/ smoke
• one second a certain food looks amazing the next you want to throw it at someone
• cravings for things you don't have in your reach
• constipation/diarrhea - you never know which is coming
• headaches
• acne
• your hair turns to a limp noodle and won't do anything
• dry skin/oily skin - it's never normal
• stretch marks - purple and white, deep grooves
• deformed belly button
• muscle separation
• sideburns/mustache when you never had them before
• broken blood vessels in your face from puking
• rectocele
• you can never be comfortable because one day it's this way the next another
• swelling
• clothes never seem to be comfortable, even when you have the best maternity clothes
• boobs grow to crazy sizes and are never yours again/sensitivity/unable to find a good bra
• depression/irritation/crying at commercials and babies make you weepy
• finger nails become thinner than before (is that possible?)
• the stares - is she pregnant or gaining weight at a rapid rate
• lack of energy/unable to get anything done because of it
• dizzy/fainting smells
• feeling fat and ugly
• those crazy cute shoes are suddenly too small to wear
• not enough storage for the HUGE range of clothing sizes
• not being able to wear your wedding ring
• you know what dimples are and where they aren't supposed to be
• peeing is far to frequent and kegals are essential for not peeing your pants
• ligament pain
• yeast infections
• bleeding gums
• skin tags - thank goodness they go away
• restless leg syndrome
• not being able to drink caffeine - or as much as you want
• Linea nigera - it doesn't fade right away
• feeling stretched out for way to long
• hip pain - could it possibly be dislocating?
• dry/cracked lips
• sleep deprivation
• having the feeling of not really sure how to walk normal

That's my list of things so far - I'm going to keep adding as new things happen that haven't happened before or things that I don't remember since I'm not far enough along. Let me just say again - I was laughing while typing this out and believe me, having a baby in the end makes it worth it. Plus I completely forget until it's happening!

Blogging

Blogging has become very difficult for me. I have a moment when I think I want to blog and I can't bring myself to do it. I didn't start blogging for something I had to do - so I'm just waiting for this to pass and I'll be back. I've also been a serious downer and feeling depressed a lot more than I ever have before so it's just best for me to focus on other things than getting that out - when it's just hormones, being overly tired and pregnancy making me feel that way.

Check it out!

My friend Ellen finally did it - she made a Catholic Mom Blog! It's about time. =) Head on over and check it out - if it's anything like her other blog Thrifty & Chic Mom you are going to love it. She's a great woman and friend; who lives her life following the Church. Be sure to visit her often as she's going to have some amazing things planned! Modern Catholic Mom!

Big Girl Bed!

Kurt and I decided to get Amelia slowly moving into her little bed next to our bed. Actually, it's just like making our bed into a bigger bed by adding a little mattress. Amelia was adorable when we told her about it. She keeps talking about her "Big girl bed" and she lays down and pretends to go "nigh, nigh" with the snoring and all. Too cute! Last night we had a little bit of a hard time going to sleep and she was jumping all over being a mad person. Finally I just layed her down in between Kurt and I and I guess fell asleep. I woke up about 45 minutes later to find her laying in her own little bed with her head next to mine. It was adorable. I can't believe she's getting so big.

On other - Amelia is becoming a big girl news. She's been telling me a lot that she wants to go potty. Okay, back up there for a second. She said she has to "pee, pee" and goes and puts the seat all the say up and stands like a BOY. Obviously she watches Landen too much. Ha ha! So, she's been saying potty and when I put her on there and actually poops. 18 months and wanting to poopy on the potty, that's pretty good. She has no idea about peeing, but I'm not even thinking potty training; we're just going with it. What's really awesome is that Saturday we had some wedding things to do and I left Amelia and Landen at my parents house. Amelia told my mom she had to poop and went for her. Now that's pretty awesome to tell someone else!!!

So that's the exciting news hear. =)

Pray for a conversion of heart

My friend Ellen from Thrifty & Chic sent me this article to read and we both thought it would be great to let you all know about it. Pray for the conversion of our Presidents heart on Inauguration Day by offering a Mass. Click here.

Is it to early..

.. to say I'm having a good day? Last night was the first night in days I actually slept well. A new pillow is seriously on my list, my other one gives me a head ache with this pregnancy - it's so strange how such little things change when your pregnant. 7up has become my new friend - I kept one with me all last night and sipped on it - wow, wonders it makes! Did you see our baby widget? He/She is looking more and more like a baby. I hope tomorrow to see if mom can get heart tones. I've been able to feel how much baby has grown on my own, but it's nice to have someone that really knows what they're doing check me out. Hopefully tomorrow I'll feel good enough - my stomach feels like someone has been boxing on it, very sore feeling so excess pushing hurts bad.

Anyone do the spray tanning before that reads this? Sara's wedding is going to be here before I know it and I don't want to be ghostly white. I don't want to go to the tanning beds though - not sure what to do.

Well lots to do today - hopefully I continue to feel okay. Have a great day!

Back & Maybe Not

I know it's been days since I last posted, my review blog has been really suffering as well. The computer bothers me if I'm on here for very long and I've been feel so rotten that I haven't even wanted to be on here. Kurt's back to work this week; back into the full swing of things. That being said, it's time for us to get back into the swing of things. It's hard though - I feel sick and tired constantly, with maybe a burst of energy for 1/2 hour and then I'm ready to just lay on the couch again. This pregnancy has been really hard for me so far. =( Hopefully things start looking brighter soon. I thought maybe I'd be back to blogging regularly but it might just have to wait. I'd at least like to start reading others again, I haven't even been able to do that. Oh, just a little over a month and this first trimester will be OVER!

Holiday Updates

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Better late than never I suppose.

Christmas was nice. We went to my parents for Christmas Eve for Mass and dinner. We did a name exchange this year which helped cut down on buying so many Christmas gifts. It was nice for a change, I didn't feel over whelmed or like gifts were dragging on for hours. I wished we had a video recorder because Landen definitely had a $10,000 winning America's Funniest Home Video. I told my mom it would be nice for Landen and Amelia to have Mary and Jesus dolls. Landen opens his, hits is forehead with his hand and is like "Oh man" and just threw the doll down. As soon as he was told it was Jesus he wipes his forehead with a quick "phew". It was absolutely hilarious - he doesn't really care for the doll like Amelia does and was on to his other gifts, but it was a high light. Amelia got the Mary Doll I looked for and couldn't find (thank you mom) and literally carries it all over the house - she loves it!

Christmas Day we headed to Kurt's parents and then too his grandpa's house to see everyone else. It was a long day and with not feeling well and staying up too late and rushing the day before I wasn't doing all that well. We did get the beautiful towel cabinet his grandpa made that Kurt designed, I love it!

My mom turned 50 the 28th and since she's not much into big parties or anything all her kids and of course my dad decided to remodel her entire kitchen. The cabinets were completely redone, new counter top, etc. My sisters fiance Jake is amazing at that sort of stuff and with my brother, dad and Kurts skills they did some amazing things. Along with my sisters, who did so much I can't even believe it. I can't wait to see the finished project, unfortunately I couldn't do much because of the fumes and dust with being pregnant. My sis Savannah is supposed to be making a pretty good slide show of the process.

New Years was fun and doesn't seem as fun as it does when your younger. We stayed out too late and I literally suffered for two days after.

That's the high lights - that I can remember. Hope I didn't leave anything important out. If I ever download pictures I'll have to add them.