Oh Canada

My mom is in town for the first time after having moved to Canada 3 months ago. I've never lived more than 30 minutes away from her so it's been a BIG adjustment. So you might not see much from me here this week cause I'll be kickin con mami. She wasn't here for an hour before we went to Baby's R Us. YAY MOM!!!

I can't wait until his reign is OVER

This makes me sick to my stomach. I will never understand how anyone could think that the direction our president has been clearly steering us in since his first term is where we need to be. He practices and preaches intolerance, obstinacy, and hypocrisy all under the guise of "Christianity". What he practices is not my understanding of what that word should represent.

Stepping off the soap box.

Everything in it's right place: Part II

Oh my God our baby is huge! Well, huge considering I could only see a little dot on the sonogram last week and now she's the size of a peanut. Miraculously even though I went to MacDonalds 3 times last week and ate ice cream like every night, I've only gained 1/2 a pound. There is a very distinct heartbeat and I just about lost it when the Dr. told me that I have a very healthy baby. He said that if the baby continued to grow at the pace at which it's growing now for the entire 9 months it would actually be bigger than the earth. Crazy right? Then he proceeded to talk computers with Husband for like 15 minutes all while I'm naked from the waste down with nothing but a paper sheet thingy to cover my bits and pieces. I'm just sayin. He also gave us an estimated due date. January 14th 2006. Which just so happens to be my late Mother In Law's birthday. Methinks she's looking out for us, no? I miss her.

Husband was up until 4am last night fighting with the EVIL computer virus that has taken over our lives. All so that I could work from home today. (reason #841 that he's the best husband ever invented) Alas, the force is strong with that one and the dark side won out. This time.

Now go update your Macafee.

A Monday Morning Conversation with Myself In the Shower

"your legs are looking kinda hairy. you should really shave them if you're going to wear that skirt you were thinking about wearing today"

"yeah but if I take the time to shave I'll be even later than I'm going to be now"

"OK, then shave the pits and skip the legs. your skirt is pretty long anyway and if someone dares to look at a pregnant women's legs well, the THEY DESERVE TO SEE SOMETHING GROSS AND DISTURBING"

It's just so disfunctional on so many levels.

In other news:
We're officially halfway through the danger zone a.k.a. the 1st trimester. YEAH!!!

Gardenia Bush

Gardenia Bush
Originally uploaded by KATIEmagic.

I was sure I'd killed it, but it exploded this week. It looks like a bunch of popcorn, and smells absolutely divine.

Slobber Head

Slobber Head
Originally uploaded by KATIEmagic.

Bella gave Ross a big slob bery tongue kiss on the head. 10 minutes later: still wet and slobbery.

Vomit

BLLLLLLLEEEEEEEECCCHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know if it's worse to actually vomit or to just feel like any second you're going to explode with vomit. And you're the length of the building away from the bathroom. I have my trash can at my side, but I'm thinking, "What the hell am I going to do with a trash can full of puke at work?" 7 More Weeks

-----Update-------

Thank God for a 5 month old can of Chicken -n- Stars I found in my desk. I'm feeling almost normal.

Everything in it's right place

I got my first sonogram today yay! Did you know that there's such a thing as a vaginal sonogram? Yeah, it's exactly what you think it is. It even wears a condom. I also had to give 6 vial's of blood for prenatal work-up stuff. That's right 6.

The sonogram didn't tell us much except that I'm not as far along as a person with a 28 day cycle should be. This is either because the last cycle length wasn't 28 days (mine varies between 27 and 34) or because the baby isn't developing like it should. If the baby isn't developing like it should, I'll probably miscarry. But since the majority of my cycles are of the 34 day kind I'm not worried. Although I have to say it was a bit disconcerting to hear that word come out of the doctors mouth. I got the feeling that he seemed pretty confidant that I was probably just a 34 day cycle girl.

He also said that for 5 weeks along everything looks great and he doesn't see any problems. Yay! Also we saw a little flashing on the screen that he said was the heart beat. Our baby has a heart beat!! Anyway just to be sure everything is indeed going like gangbusters I go back next Wednesday for another vaginal sonogram. We should be able to see a lot more by then.

I feel like I'm forever going to be stuck in week 5. I can't wait for the first trimester to be over already. I'll feel a million times better that's for sure. 7 weeks to go!

You mean "booby trap". That's what I said "booby trap".

Normally a post called "boobs" might be about oh, say Tara Reid's nip slip. Or Britney Spears ever changing boob size. But that, my friends, was before I became host to another life form which took over my boobs for his/her own selfish purposes. I first suspected I was pregnant when my boobs started feeling sore. I had read in all those pregnancy books that, this tends to happen. Without getting into too much detail (ha ha ha, the whole post is too much detail, I know) I will tell you that when I pushed on them they felt like I had worked out my pecs too hard. And they didn't hurt at all unless I poked and prodded.

But, oh, that was last week.

Over the weekend I noticed that when I put on a t-shirt something strange was happening. The t-shirt no longer brushes my tummy. Oh no, the t-shirt now goes straight down from my boobs causing a good 1 inch gap in between the bottom of the shirt and my jeans. I feel like one of those girls in a bad hair band video. It might be OK if I could just ignore my boobs like I used to. The good 'ol days when I could just strap them in and be done with it. But they have begun to get more and more sore. It feels like Tyson punched me in the boobs. They're just two big bruises sitting on my chest. It hurts to walk. It hurts to lay on my stomach. And I'm not even prodding anymore, oh no, I learned my lesson. I have this horrid image of myself around 7 months from now with a big pregnant tummy and these out of control boobs that stick out even farther than my protruding navel and come up so high that my chin sits in my cleavage. Be afraid. Be very afraid. My boobs are no longer my own.

Damn you Rachel Ray

For teaching me that I can make my own ice cream sandwiches with my own ingredients:

2 Subway chocolate chip cookies + Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge browny frozen yogurt = HEAVEN

You know you're gonna try it.

"Lost" is the new "X-Files"

Did anyone else catch the New Kids on the Block shout out last night on "Lost"? Oh oh Ohohoh Oh Oh Ohoh the right stuff.

Lillypution

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Lovely Mothers day flowers from Husband.

Cruise on Holmes

Husband thinks Tom Cruise is straight. I think Husband might be on crack.

Furthur Proof that I have the Best Husband EVER

Almost imediately after I found out I was pregnant this weekend I felt the need to take a nap. I am so tired! So instead of sitting around watching me snore, Husband went for a bike ride. When he came home, I was awake (for once). He came in he back door because he forgot his keys (which really makes no sense when you think about it but I didn't at the time). Once he walked in he glanced out the front door and said to me "There's a package out there, did you see it?" I said "That's wierd, it's Sunday." He said "Maybe it's some make-up your ordered or something." I looked out the window and saw flowers, a grocery sack, and a card that said "mom" on the front. I of course immediately start crying and Kent says "It's not from me I'm serious, why don't you bring it in." The flowers were so pretty! Lilly's and everything! And of course I went straight for the card.

On the front it says "Mom, I'm so glad God blessed me with you" on the inside it says "God has given me many things that I'm really grateful for- but when I was blessed with you for my mom I couldn't have asked for more!" Then on the blank side in shaky little kid writing (by Husband) it says "I kan't wate to meet you mom! I love you so much already. By the way feed me more ice cream!

The ice cream was Chunky Monkey and something else that I can't remember because I'm now in love with Chunky Monkey. Is that not the sweetest thing he could have possibly done? I love him so much. Not only was he sweet enough to get me a card and flowers, but he's feeding me ice cream too!

This is gonna be a fun 9 months ;)

Wohwohwoh Sweet Child Of Mine

HOLY SHIT I'M PREGNANT!!!!!
We did it!!!!

Ha! Naturellement mes amis!

Your Inner European is French!

Smart and sophisticated. You have the best of everything - at least, *you* think so.

Who's Your Inner European?

Welcome to my hell, I mean my head

Was that a cramp? Probably just gas and anyway lots of women have mild cramping around the time they're expecting their period.

I'm gonna puke. Oh God I feel nausious. Probably just nerves or you're talking yourself into feeling symptoms when there aren't really any there.

Ouch, my boobs are sore. I'm sure it's because you're about to start, there's no way you should get your hopes up.

Oh God my boobs aren't as sore as they were an hour ago. You were probably pregnant until an hour ago and now you've lost the baby and you're body is BROKEN.

I'm so tired right now. Am I more tired than normal? I think so but it's probably just from mental exhaustion, and worry about weather or not you're pregnant. Not that you're actually pregnant.

I think I'll hang this in the baby's room. DON'T CALL IT THAT! You'll jinx it and start your period!

I'll go now and get a pregnancy test so I'll have it ready just in case. ARE YOU STUPID? You'll jinx it and kill your baby, except that you're not pregant so there's no way to kill anything anyway.

I'm late, I should just take the test. NO! What if you've timed it wrong and you're not late yet. What if you get a negative when you're actually pregnant. What if you get a negative and you're NOT pregnant then what huh? You can't handle that can you?

This is why I shouldn't be left alone all day.

3. MORE. DAYS.

--Update--
I'm feeling a little less neurotic today. Probably because I'm actually in the office and not stuck at home with nothing to distract me but TLC's A Baby Story and What to Expect When You're Expecting. I should really be cut off from those! Anyway so far so good.

2.5 More Days.

2.25 More Days.

What the happened to my template?

OK I've had to switch templates as the old one inexplicably re organized itself. I honestly did not touch the damn template and yet the format changed. Also, why is Google adsense still advertising for ant killer and biking trails? SO FRUSTRATED. grrrr

All I can think about for the next 4 days...

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Aries Horoscope for week of May 5, 2005
The planning for a typical wedding lasts from 7 to 12 months. Getting ready for the birth of a child usually requires every minute from the time people find out they're pregnant until the delivery day. I foresee you experiencing an event in early 2006 that will resemble both of these happy yet challenging events. It might be something like the birth or dramatic renewal of a relationship. Or it could be the launch of a partnership that will ask everything of you, and give just as much. I suggest you start your preparations.
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I never really understood the term emotional roller coaster until Husband and I started trying to have a baby. Every little change in my body I analyze. I try to remain rational really I do. But it's so fucking hard to not get your hopes up every month. So instead of not writing anything, I figured I'd write about the only thing I'm thinking about at the moment. My head (and husband) say "We have plenty of time, don't get too upset if you're not pregnant this month." But my heart. Just. Breaks. Literally breaks every time. All I can think about is what did I do wrong? Is something wrong with me? Did we get the timing wrong? Bla bla bla. I can't imagine what it must be like for people who have been trying for years. I don't think I could handle that.
If Aunt Flo hasn't arrived by Sunday I'll be taking a pregnancy test. Yes Sunday is Mothers day. Yes, I'm going to try my hardest to wait until then. If I am pregnant the baby will be due Jan 9 2006. That's my dad's birthday. Is it too perfect for the universe to handle? I'll let you know in 4 days.