Dinner is ready.....

....when the red part of a thermometer on the Thanksgiving Turkey POPS out, dinner is served, or am I completely misinformed? This analogy is a comparison to my belly button which looks exactly like that pop-out, meaning.... BABY IS READY! Can someone please tell my doctor this dinner analogy, or explain to my body that it's owner is about to burn. 16 day countdown.... maybe a christmas tradition needs to be added here with the festive comparisons... on the 16th day Pre-Taylor my true love gave to me.....or I accomplished.... or I gave.... TO BE continued...

The land of amazing women.....

My mother, leading the world one diploma at a time, earned her Master's Degree at a sophisticated age in May. She is an example to me of rigid perfection. As the day is hovering over me (literally can't see my knees) to become a mom, I aspire to be her. I have only positive memories of my childhood on how I was raised. Everything was set in goals with rewards at the end. My ability to self-motivate comes from those lovely charts of stars. I hope that my voice is sweet in Taylor's ears as hers is in mine.

My sister, Kapri, has been my saving grace through this new stage of life. Daily I receive links of what to buy, or "oh how cute" items I NEVER would know to look for. She helped me make 12 burp rags in about an hour, and spent a few hours helping me get ready for Taylor last week. My resource to cures, and my shoulder for venting, I love her to pieces. Mind you she does all these for me while being SUPER mom to the Kewpie and Princess Scarlett Bandit. I only HOPE I have the energy to play with my kids as she does.

My Jaimee, lives the life in the fast lane, yet catches every glimpse of a story. I will never know how she can experience minutes of an event and create a piece that seems as if she lived it. Talent. This year she was nominated for a Pulitzer and a Harvard scholarship. Both to which presented later opportunities for her I know she will obtain. She keeps me fashionable, informed, and satisfied as I live vicariously through her blog and stories. I await her perfect face to be in FAMOUS places. Love you Jaim!

Many others, who are not pictured; my niece Kaustin graduated from Jr. High. This was a big event she spent months planning for; nails, hair, speeches, dresses, and jewelry.... she was the picture of perfect. My favorite part of the ceremony was watching her dance with my brother in her sparkly silver dress---she is his PRINCESS. My sister-in-law Shayla conquers 6 kids everyday and is still chipper every time I call. I can only imagine her reward in heaven for the wars she halts. My Granna survived another hospital visit, hair and nails still perfect, she is the root of us all......

Excitement of the day.....

Sugar cookie flavor.... delicious!!! I think??? I am currently googling the closest Bahama Bucks to my office....

life is SWEET....

and by sweet I mean the items entering my mouth (more frequently than not) and my memory. For instance EASTER--- this girl is not a fan of sweets other than ice cream, but somehow, I managed to average 3 reese's peanut butter eggs for a few days in a row. No need to remind everyone how to calculate an average. Waffles and SYRUP never tasted so good, a food I used to gag at the mention of pre- TAYLOR. Hubby is thrilled, his SUGAR tooth is being satisfied as I change my cravings. Speaking of Hubby, here is my SWEETEST moment ever... I wake in the middle of the night to a discomfort on my stomache ( like that never happens, lol) to find Jason's hand on my JELLO bowl. As soon as my eyes open he says " Do you know Taylor moves while you are sleeping and you don't even wake up?" Apparently he had been holding my tummy and feeling Taylor move for quite a while. My heart melted to know that my BOYS were bonding during my sleep. SWEET love, life, and BABY BOY TAYLOR.

Life is especially SWEET because I only have 7 more WEEKS!

Perfect Birthday Wishes.....

.... after a not so perfect day at work on my birthday ( I think it should be a LAW that you have your birthday off for this very reason) I came home to my favorite dinner from Olive Garden to enjoy at home with HUBBY! That man sure knows the way to a prego's heart:) Then he brought out my black and white wrapped "stack" of gifts... he know's his ROSE girl's OCD wrapping fedish quite well! His card was the sweetest best part of my birthday, although my eyes LIT UP when I saw two packages of the brand new skittles I have been dieing to try for weeks! I then opened my gifts of this camera (very excited to be able to video the peanut) a case for the camera and a headband I walked around with on my head for 20 minutes at Forever 21. Who says hints can't be given to them for gift idea's is wrong. Thank you for the perfect birthday babe, you are so sweet!

Yoga Laughter!

Some friends and I attend "Prego Yoga" once a week... this is half an excuse to see one another and half to help keep in shape with this rapidly changing body of mine:) Anyways, yesterday our instructor precedes to tell us to get into HAPPY BABY POSE... Charde' and I looked at one another in confusion.... The instructor demonstrates.... silent laughter and scrunched faces appear immediately from Charde' and I! Oh how it hurt not to laugh out loud... anyways, here is the Happy Baby Pose, and an actual baby doing the pose. Oh the silliness of yoga!

Unwanted phone calls....

there are just some phone calls you don't want to get.... Yesterday hubby called me on my way home from work, told me how his day was, and very calmly said..... " and I need to go somewhere and get some stitches." There wasn't a hint of urgency in his voice... how can men be so calm about these things? I would be crying and probably say I needed an ambulance! He cut his hand on metal (badly) and we ended up in the urgent care. Jason was very calm through the whole process, meanwhile it was all I could do to even be in the same room as him! I can only imagine how he is going to feel when he has to watch me have the baby... this is one of the FEW times I didn't wish he had to be pregnant...