Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Lauren
This past weekend we had some family stuff to do in St. Louis. My oldest childhood friend, Lauren, also lives in St. Louis. I don't know if it's a pregnancy thing or what, but I had an overwhelming urge to see her. I absolutely was not leaving that side of the state without spending some time with her. I almost sent myself into a state of shock when I realized that we've been friends for 21 years! Yikes! We don't really talk that much anymore. We email from time to time. We used to always call on each others' birthdays, but even that has turned into a quick email. When we arrived at her apartment she was just...just Lauren. It was as if we were kids again. No tension. It was just us. She showed us around her apartment and when we saw her bedroom I saw the little stuffed cat sitting primly on her bed. I gasped and snatched it, hugging it to me. "Rosalie! It's Rosalie!" Lauren and I started laughing and Kevin was perplexed. She has had that little cat for as long as I can remember and slept with it every night. We were only able to stay for about an hour. I hugged my friend goodbye and we promised to try to get together soon for a longer visit. Kevin noticed me near tears as we were getting in our car. He was almost laughing when he asked me what was wrong. I just looked back at Lauren's door and then at Kevin. "I want to stay!" That's just how it is.
24
I've decided that this show probably isn't good for the baby. I notice that I don't breath. That can't be good. My sister says when she watches her contacts dry out because she forgets to blink. Yes, it's that good!
American Idol
It's my favorite time of year! I waited until now to bore you with it because it is just now the exciting part. America votes! I was torn last night. Sometimes I vote for the pretty people. How shallow, right? In that case, I would have voted for Becky. Kevin disagrees and thinks Kellie is pretty foxy. Puh-lease! Anyway, I voted for Lisa. Tonight the boys sing. I predict I will vote for Ace because he's so damn pretty! But can he sing?
This past weekend we had some family stuff to do in St. Louis. My oldest childhood friend, Lauren, also lives in St. Louis. I don't know if it's a pregnancy thing or what, but I had an overwhelming urge to see her. I absolutely was not leaving that side of the state without spending some time with her. I almost sent myself into a state of shock when I realized that we've been friends for 21 years! Yikes! We don't really talk that much anymore. We email from time to time. We used to always call on each others' birthdays, but even that has turned into a quick email. When we arrived at her apartment she was just...just Lauren. It was as if we were kids again. No tension. It was just us. She showed us around her apartment and when we saw her bedroom I saw the little stuffed cat sitting primly on her bed. I gasped and snatched it, hugging it to me. "Rosalie! It's Rosalie!" Lauren and I started laughing and Kevin was perplexed. She has had that little cat for as long as I can remember and slept with it every night. We were only able to stay for about an hour. I hugged my friend goodbye and we promised to try to get together soon for a longer visit. Kevin noticed me near tears as we were getting in our car. He was almost laughing when he asked me what was wrong. I just looked back at Lauren's door and then at Kevin. "I want to stay!" That's just how it is.
24
I've decided that this show probably isn't good for the baby. I notice that I don't breath. That can't be good. My sister says when she watches her contacts dry out because she forgets to blink. Yes, it's that good!
American Idol
It's my favorite time of year! I waited until now to bore you with it because it is just now the exciting part. America votes! I was torn last night. Sometimes I vote for the pretty people. How shallow, right? In that case, I would have voted for Becky. Kevin disagrees and thinks Kellie is pretty foxy. Puh-lease! Anyway, I voted for Lisa. Tonight the boys sing. I predict I will vote for Ace because he's so damn pretty! But can he sing?
Friday, February 10, 2006
Poor Bridget
I was curled up with the dog on the couch yesterday when Kevin got home from the gym. I was watching the Bold and the Beautiful and crying. Bridget just lost her baby. The people on the TV were crying loudly when Kevin walked in the door. Kevin ran into the family room where I was sitting. "Oh! I thought that was you crying!"
I looked up at him all teary eyed. "Well," I said, "I'm not crying as much as they are."
Kevin laughed and gave me a kiss. "What's wrong?"
"Bridget lost her baby and it's just more than I can take right now!" I said as I swiped the silly soap opera tears off of my face.
"Stop watching!"
"I can't! You know that!"
It's bad. It's so bad. They were all still crying today so, of course, so was I. It's just so horrible! Bridget is afraid that Nick will leave her since he's actually in love with her mother, Brooke, and only married Bridget because she was pregnant. Poor Bridget!
I was curled up with the dog on the couch yesterday when Kevin got home from the gym. I was watching the Bold and the Beautiful and crying. Bridget just lost her baby. The people on the TV were crying loudly when Kevin walked in the door. Kevin ran into the family room where I was sitting. "Oh! I thought that was you crying!"
I looked up at him all teary eyed. "Well," I said, "I'm not crying as much as they are."
Kevin laughed and gave me a kiss. "What's wrong?"
"Bridget lost her baby and it's just more than I can take right now!" I said as I swiped the silly soap opera tears off of my face.
"Stop watching!"
"I can't! You know that!"
It's bad. It's so bad. They were all still crying today so, of course, so was I. It's just so horrible! Bridget is afraid that Nick will leave her since he's actually in love with her mother, Brooke, and only married Bridget because she was pregnant. Poor Bridget!
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
It's a Boy!!
We had the ultrasound this morning and Oliver was not shy. It's definitely a boy. Yay!!
We had the ultrasound this morning and Oliver was not shy. It's definitely a boy. Yay!!
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Amazing
Late on Thursday night I felt the baby kick, I mean really kick, for the first time. I didn't wake Kevin because I had just waken him up a few minutes before (he was snoring) and he was a little mad about it. I told him about it the next morning and early that afternoon we were watching TV on the couch and he felt the baby kick for the first time. He was very impressed with our little one and I got a little teary eyed.
That evening at Target we were browsing through the baby section and Kevin spotted this adorable little fireman rubber ducky. How cute is that? It's just a few days later, and the baby's kicks are already becoming more persistent. It sometimes seems to hurl itself across my uterus in such a way that results in a painful head-butt. My mom said I did the same thing to her at this stage. Things are getting exciting here!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Shower for Two
Something...ok, probably the only thing...I miss about our old apartment is the great big shower. Kevin and I took a shower together almost every morning. Don't think dirty, now! (Our heights are all wrong for that, anyway!) Along with the great big shower came a teeny tiny water heater. If we didn't shower together, one of us had a cold shower. It was really nice, though. In the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes it feels like we never have a few moments to ourselves to just relax and talk. In the shower we would kid each other and talk about what we had to do that day, what we would have for dinner that night, etc... Besides that, it's nice to have someone to soap up your back! Although we love our home, our shower is pretty skimpy compared to the old one. Even when I'm in there all alone, I often knock my elbow on the walls. The old shower was so big we could ball room dance in it! But we didn't. We just showered. I miss it, though.
Something...ok, probably the only thing...I miss about our old apartment is the great big shower. Kevin and I took a shower together almost every morning. Don't think dirty, now! (Our heights are all wrong for that, anyway!) Along with the great big shower came a teeny tiny water heater. If we didn't shower together, one of us had a cold shower. It was really nice, though. In the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes it feels like we never have a few moments to ourselves to just relax and talk. In the shower we would kid each other and talk about what we had to do that day, what we would have for dinner that night, etc... Besides that, it's nice to have someone to soap up your back! Although we love our home, our shower is pretty skimpy compared to the old one. Even when I'm in there all alone, I often knock my elbow on the walls. The old shower was so big we could ball room dance in it! But we didn't. We just showered. I miss it, though.
