Dianthe’s Blog

i’m married to a 7 year old

and i’m positive that i’m not the only one – i guess it’s just a guy thing but Kelley does the most random stuff and every time i think to myself, “what is he, 7??”  so i made dinner last night – linguine pasta with shrimp and veggies in alfredo sauce – Kelley gets home from class and makes himself a plate and after 2 bites asks if he can make a suggestion for when i make this the next time – why sure honey, what is it?  “um, next time you should use linguine or spaghetti and use white pasta – so, white linguine or white pasta …” um. NO!!!  see, Kelley thinks he can taste the difference between white pasta and wheat pasta, but he can’t – and i know, because whenever i make italian bake, i use wheat pasta and he can’t tell the difference – so really, it’s psychological – he just thinks he can tell the difference – when i pointed this out to him, he stammered and then laughed and tried to play it off but i knew better – he’s like a little kid – “mom, i hate carrots”  “really, because  there were carrots in that salad i made yesterday that you loved so much” i’m in so much trouble when these kids get here – it’s just me and Kelley and i’m already outnumbered!

so yesterday i call the insurance company to check and see what things are covered and reimbursable when it comes to Baby Spike – first of all, anytime you have to deal with the automated system, it’s a beating – but when the automated voice sounds like hairlip guy with a mouth full of peanut butter, what exactly are you supposed to do?  i could not understand one word he was saying – and no matter how many times i pushed 0, he just kept repeating the same unintelligible phrase – finally i got fed up and just held down the 0 key and when i let it up, there was a normal recording saying i was being transferred to the operator – thank you Sweet Baby Jesus!
normally i’m not a “worry about things you can’t control” chic – but i am now 11 weeks out from Spike’s due date and the official panic is setting in – i’m having these freakout moments because i’m afraid everything isn’t going to get done in time – well, yesterday i called Home Depot to check to see when our flooring would arrive because the order form said it was due this weekend – imagine my surprise when she tells me that it’s now on backorder – really?  because would anyone have called to tell me that if i hadn’t followed up?  funny how the sales chic didn’t have a problem calling me multiple times a day to see if we were ready to place the order, but once they got our money we haven’t heard from them at all – add to that the fact that she can’t give me anything more specific other than the first week of December – are you kidding me – we were supposed to be done with everything no later than December 1st – i know it’s not her fault the stuff is on back order, but that didn’t make me any less upset – as soon as i got off the phone with her, i started to cry – i was so upset – here we are, 11 weeks out and this house is nowhere near ready – we don’t have floors – the new furniture can’t be delivered because we don’t have floors and our current living room furniture consists of a metal folding chair, the baby rocker and the exercise ball – really?  i have to live like this for 3 more weeks – yeah, i’m slowly losing it …

hee hee, it’s not me!!

but i had everyone going, huh?  even BFF Angie text messaged me and said it was me – i always knew i should’ve been an actress – i could be an Oscar winner!  but at least i didn’t have to keep the charade going for long – in the past we’ve kept the “Who’s leaving the show” bit going for at least a week – you guys got off easy this time with the 3 day thing – and tomorrow is going to be a madhouse – between announcing who really is leaving the show and the Jonas Brothers in studio – it’s going to be a wild show – it’ll be nice to be the only one in the studio on Friday – this year would have been the first year for me to go on the Kidd’s Kids Trip – but being pregnant left me to fat to fly and too tired to work – all of the office staff is going on the trip this year and it’s pretty much 24 hours of working the entire time – and being this far along, there’s no way i could have contributed!  but next year, i will definitely be in!! 

i’ve made dinner 4 nights in a row – Kelley said if he had known this was gonna happen, he would’ve bought me a new car a long time ago – very funny, dude!  very funny …

i’m supposed to be counting kicks but there is no possible way – Spike is almost always moving – i’m not complaining because i love to feel him move – but he’s such an active baby, i can’t imagine having to actually count – plus, he’s a night owl like his mom – he moves a lot less during the day but as soon as i get ready for bed, he starts moving and grooving like there’s a party going on in there!  that’s definitely my kid – party animal!!

my last wedding of the year is this weekend and while i’m a little sad, i’m looking forward to the break – i’m already starting to book weddings for next year, so that’s exciting and i can’t wait to see the new wedding trends for next year – this one is going to be really cool because they have a baseball theme!  it’s a fairly small wedding (less than 100 people)  and she’s got some really cool baseball decor, so i am pumped!

so i think the contractor is going to start tomorrow – her had initially said he would be done before Thanksgiving but i don’t see that happening – Kelley and i still need to agree on paint colors – we have to clear out the nursery so it can be painted – and we still can’t seem to get rid of that entertainment center – Kelley re-listed it on Craigslist but we keep getting crappy spam responses instead of legitimate ones – i know it’s going to kill him, but i think it’s time to just set it on the curb and see if anyone claims it … the only thing we’re keeping is the tv!

so i’m making progress on the nursery – at least in my head – i have all these things i want to decorate with but i can’t do anything until we start getting everything set up – i’m pretty sure i’m close to panic mode – i think i’m on the on set of nesting – except i’m going to hire a maid to come in and clean everything before I start cleaning everything – does that make me crazy?  probably – but there are things in the house that were scary before i lived there and i have no intention of cleaning them – until they’ve been attacked by a professional!  i’m brave, but not that brave

my stash of cloth diapers is getting bigger and bigger – i’m up to 10 now – i registered for a ton on Amazon and BumGenius is redesigning their current diaper, so everyone has their current ones on clearance –  by the end of the year, i hope to have everything i need!

my husband, the comedian

so yesterday was Veteran’s Day and Kelley was off because it was a bank holiday – so i’m thinking he’ll be at home and we can go finish up house stuff because we’ve finally found a contractor – so i get home and he’s not there – no big deal – that’ll give me time to do a couple of things around the house before he gets home – after about an hour, he’s still not home so i call looking for him … he’s on the golf course – WHAT???  funny how he neglected to mention that golf was on the agenda when i mentioned us going to Home Depot on Sunday night – he tried to throw in some lame excuse about me waiting til the last minute to tell him when i go hang out with the girls – but whateve – i can’t help it if he can’t remember when i tell him – nerd!  but that’s okay – because him on the golf course left me with the perfect opportunity to take a nice long nap!

i don’t know how long this writer’s strike is going to last but i think i’ll be okay because i am totally getting into reality television – the new season of Run’s House has started – the train wreck of the Real Housewives of Orange County and next Sunday, a new episode of Kimora Lee Simmons – i LOVE her!!  then of course there are the million reality wedding episodes that i haven’t had time to watch – but i am going to be distraught if the soaps go on hold – i don’t know how long they can last without new scripts but GH is getting GOOD!  i am ready for somebody to beat the crap out of Sam!

oh yeah – Kelley threw out another name for Spike last night – Trajen?  HUH??  how about NO – sounds like Trojan to me – and i REFUSE to name my child after a  brand of condoms – he said it doesn’t sound like Trojan at all – whatev – how far a leap is it from Trajen to Trojan?  not far at all – he says i’m the only one that would make that connection – um, i doubt it – all i could think of when he said “Trajen” was that commercial where the guy on the horse busts in on the couple and screams “TROJAN MAN!!” – yeah, absolutely not!

Dancing With The Stars

i know it’s getting close to the end and the dancers should be really good at this point, but do the judges have to be so snippy?  they were downright mean a couple of times this week!

Jennie Garth – ok, i am not a fan of Richard Simmons but even i teared up when he talked to Jennie – so sweet!  her Jive was good but it was a little on the sloppy side – but she had such a good time with it and it was so full of energy, i gave her a pass – Fox Trot – really good and much better than the Jive – good come back – but hat was with Carrie Ann’s comment about the chin?  it was like she just had to find something to pick on her about – i’m really starting to dislike her – though Kelley thinks Carrie Ann is pretty great 

Cameron Mathison – the Waltz was good and very pretty – but i thought overall it was a little on the boring side – the cha-cha – nothing there – unfortunately – Cameron is pretty to look at but he cannot move those hips – plus they were noticeably off several times

Marie –  ok, i hate to slam her after her dad just died and all but it is time for Marie to go home – she’s just not on the same level as the great dancers – she’s not even on the same level as Jennie and Cameron – her rumba?  where was the dancing – she’s got the hip moving down but that’s it – she just walked around the entire dance – and the same with the Jive – it was cutesie but the Jive part was missing – i didn’t even know what dance it was until the end

Helio – he was awesome last night!!  the pasa doble was fun and he had great showmanship but the Quick Step rocked the house – he looked all Cab Calloway in his yellow zoot suit – i loved it!!!

Scary – i didn’t really dig the Tango but it was still a good routine – and the Mambo was fun and energetic and showed off some really good footwork 

tonight it will be Marie and hopefully Cameron – though he might have racked up some extra votes after appearing at ABC’s Super Soap Weekend – if Marie makes it through on the sympathy vote, i’m going to be REALLY pissed – i hope Jennie gets a chance to hang out a few more weeks – in the end, i think it’ll come down to Helio and Scary and Helio will take it home 

i’ve decided on a name …

Tahiti – and i didn’t give Kelley the option to weigh in – i just announced the name and he has to love it – why? because it’s MY NEW CAR!!!! that’s right – i got a new ride – Kelley surprised me with it on Saturday and i LOVE it – it’s a blue Sequoia and it is awesome – it has gray leather seats and instead of that ugly wood grain, it has this cool metallic silver stuff – it has lots of buttons (which i love) and lots of extra features (that i have no idea how to use) and it’s so high up, i can see 5 cars in front of me! in my opinion, it’s already perfect but i’ve been told that it needs new “shoes” – apparently this is guy speak for new wheels – so Tahiti will be MIA for a couple of hours sometime this week while she gets new “shoes” – oh well – like mother, like daughter, right?

so here’s how the surprise went down – we had our first meeting with the doula (which i’ll get to later) and after she left, Kelley said he had to go run some errands – so i was checking email when he called and said he had forgotten his wallet and would i bring it out to him – so i decided to take the dog out and check the mail – and i was standing in the front yard going through the mail when he drove up in my new car!! i was so caught off guard, i can’t even remember what he said – but i think it was something to the effect of “so what do you think?” then he told me it was mine and to get in – so we went to pick up his car and he told me to go drive my new car and have fun! all of a sudden, i have a million places to go and i love driving!

oh yeah – i named her Tahiti because she’s the same color blue as the deep ocean water in Tahiti

i’ve been told that the reason is “no defense” but there has to be a better explanation – UNT (my alma mater) played Navy on Saturday and the score was 74-62 – we set a record for the highest scoring football game, score 62 points and complete 8 touchdown passes and we still managed to lose? at home, no less – how does this happen?

we had our first official meeting with our doula this weekend and i am pumped! i think Kelley still doesn’t have a firm grasp as to what her purpose is, but that’s okay – i think when i’m actually in labor and she’s there keeping things moving along, he’ll see the value – anyway, we went over our birth plan and i was shocked to realize how many choices we have as far as what we want for me and the baby – we’ve decided to keep Spike with us in the nursery and delay them taking him immediately for all the weighing/testing/etc. – everyone i’ve talked to said their baby was gone for 4-6 hours when they took them for their initial testing and all of that and i’d like to have Spike with us for some quality bonding time before they whisk him away – so i’m looking forward to that – i can feel him pretty much all day now, so now i’m really looking forward to meeting Spike – i guess i better get moving on that baby bedding!

i went to dinner with BFF Angie and our friend Heidi to celebrate Angie’s birthday – i was all excited because i had something cute to wear thanks to my maternity shopping trip last week – imagine my surprise when the strap on my cute (and expensive)  maternity top tore – yeah, not real happy – fortunately, i got it on clearance and the expensive top only cost me $10 – and it’s fixable, so it’s not a total lost 0 but this is just more proof of why i will not be spending big $$$ on cheaply made maternity clothes

ok – so 7 months into my pregnancy and my clumsicalness has returned in full force – yesterday i was just walking through the house and ran straight into the wall – don’t worry – Spike was fully protected since i ran into the wall head first – who does that??  i heard Kelley, call out “are you okay” – “sure honey, that was just me running into the wall” – he tried not to laugh, but how could you not?  seriously?  just walking through the house and i ran into a wall?  then last night, i had just started to fall asleep so i turned off the tv and was going to put the remote on the nightstand – but instead of setting it on the nightstand, i knocked over my full glass of water instead – as soon as it happened, i knew what it was (it was dark) and i must have scared the you-know-what out of Kelley because he immediately grabbed me and was ready to jump out of the bed until i said “calm down – i just knocked over my water – everything is fine” – i was so mad at myself – i have NEVER done that – even when i was working with a 12″x12″ stand – and to add to the problem – the water went everywhere – allover the bed, under the bed, along the carpet, all over the books and magazines under the bed … ugh!  and there was no one i could be mad at but myself – Kelley got up and tried to help but he knows how i am when i get like that and mostly stayed out of the way – smart man!  so after spending 10 minutes mopping up water, i was fully awake and climbed back in bed with the tv on – i looked over at Kelley and offered up a “thanks honey” for trying to help me – and what does he do?  bust out laughing!!  fortunately, my husband knows that the best way to diffuse any situation with me is humor – not only was he laughing a my clumsicalness but the fact that i would do such a thorough job of cleaning up the water at 12:45am – yeah, i’m nothing if not thorough … and clumsical!

some days just suck the life out of you …

after multiple phone calls from people complaining because a 17 year old won the Hannah MANtana concert instead of a 7 year old, i’ve come to a conclusion – life is not fair – i know, i know – it’s shocking – and who would have ever thought that everything in life would not go your way – but it’s true, life is not fair – i’m not officially a mom yet and i can’t begin to imagine what it feels like when your kid’s heart is breaking – but i promise i will not be one of those parents that cries “it’s not fair” when things don’t go the way of my child – i understand it sucks to explain disappointment but life is not fair – and if we could get out of this “everyone is a winner” mentality, i think our kids would be much better off 

and speaking of the Hannah MANtana contest – really?  people are really mad because a 17 year old won the contest?  i wasn’t aware that there was an age limit on how old you could be to like certain things – if that’s the case, i wish someone would let me know – because i’m sure there are a ton of things that i am much too old (agewise of course) to like – i guess i have to stop watching Hannah Montana on Saturday morning – and the Suite life of Zack and Cody – and i guess i better erase those songs i know from The Wiggles and Dora the Explorer – i should probably stop listening to rap music because that’s clearly for teens only – and that whole MTV thing – guess i’m more VH12 speed now – come on people – just because your 10 year old didn’t win doesn’t mean a 17 year old loves Hannah Montana any less than your kid – and yeah, it sucks that she didn’t completely flip out and yell and scream, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of people don’t and i mean a LOT!!  some people freeze when they’re nervous or in shock – some people get nervous when they realize they’re on the radio – and some people just aren’t demonstrative – it sucks because we’re on the radio but it doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to win

so today was my 28 week appointment and i have now gained more weight than i thought humanly possible – all the websites say the baby is weighing somewhere between 2 and 2.5 pounds – they lie – this kid has GOT to weigh at least 15 pounds by now – there is no other explanation – my OB swears she’s not concerned about my pregnancy – in fact, she referred to it as being “wonderful” – she did want to make sure that i’m drinking enough water and getting enough sleep – the water i can handle – but sleep, whenever i can

and speaking of sleep – so i’ve gotten to the point that i can doze off pretty much at any time- and since we’ve sold off nearly every piece of furniture in the house (except that damn monstrosity entertainment center),  we have no furniture – so we’re making do with the baby rocker and a folding chair until the new furniture arrives – anyway, so Tuesday i had taken up residence in the rocker and dozed off – no big deal, right – except that i had left the patio door open for the dog since it was such a pretty day – we have a fenced backyard, so no big deal, right?  yeah, except that there is a missing slat in the fence that used to be blocked by a huge bush – but i forgot that the bush is no longer there – and of course the dog managed to find her way through that one little slat – and when i woke up a few minutes later – she was MIA – i immediately jumped up and started calling for her but i couldn’t find her – so i ran (as fast as a BFP woman can) out the front door and started calling her name and there she was – sniffing a bush in the front yard and ignoring my screams of “Lexie!!!” – then when i finally walk over to her she looks at me like “what?’ Lord, give me strength – i am destined to have children just like my dog!

there are reasons PG women shouldn’t have guns

if i’d had a gun today, 2 people would have been seriously hurt – i’m thinking of putting a sign on my car that says “CAUTION – PG and CRAZY!!!” – i’m coming down the highway and the guy behind me is 1) on the phone 2) driving way too fast and 3) riding my bumper – the highway curves around and merges onto another highway and i see a traffic jam up ahead so i ease off the gas and then apply the brakes – this jerk has the nerve to flip me off!! are you kidding me? he was so close to my car that he couldn’t see past me to see the traffic jam – normally i would have laughed and waved – but instead, the crazy PG hormones kicked in and i rolled down my window and motioned to the 1/2 mile of stop and go traffic in front of him and then flipped him off – yeah, because i’m mature like that! then when i get to my exit (where people don’t know the meaning of yield), this woman tries to race me as i’m coming off the highway (she’s on the access road with the yield sign) – clearly she does not know the wrath of the deranged pregnant woman – in the absence of a gun to shoot out her tires, i just laid on the horn instead – i’m issuing fair warning – i am pregnant and taking no prisoners!!

i’m getting REALLY tired of maternity shopping – everything is either supa’ ugly or cute and supa’ expensive – when did $79.99 become a sale price? i could understand if i was at Neiman’s or Nordies and everything was made with some fancy silk blend – but this is a polycotton blend dress – are you serious? $80 on sale? not so much people! and it would be very nice if the few stores that do carry maternity clothing had more than 3 or 4 racks – there are a lot of pregnant women out there – we want to buy clothes – you just have to have them! anyway, i ended up with some more cute stuff but once again, the cutest stuff wasn’t from the maternity department – it was either an XL or XXL from the regular department – now if i could just find a few baby doll dress

Kelley is having Lasik surgery tonight – i was selfishly concerned about  the surgery interfering with my Thursday night must see tv schedule – but seeing as how i’m already 2 weeks behind on Grey’s and ER – i have so much Tivo to catch up on it’s ridiculous – i finally had to go through and delete some stuff – if i haven’t watched it by this point …right?  but i still have hours of entertainment – that will be the upside if the writer’s strike continues – at least i’ll have something to do besides watch basketball and football 

i never thought i’d get to this point …

but i am actually struggling to get dressed in the morning – everything from underwear to jeans to shoes – no one told me this – and if i drop something?  forget about it – if it’s on the floor, it’s staying there – look, you’ve found a new home!  i’m not really complaining – it’s just the weirdest thing to have lost total control of your body – it really is no longer my own – and can someone PLEASE explain how i can continue to gain inordinate amounts of weight when my food intake is half of what it was 6 weeks ago – if i eat too much now, i just feel like crap – plus i can’t breathe – there is nothing pleasant about that …

i think i figured out why my back was hurting so much yesterday – the chiro told me that the baby was in position but sunny side up – so i’m guessing that’s similar to what back labor pain would be?  it went away after about an hour and a half – i’m pretty sure Spike is cold-kicking it in my uterus – he’s just hanging out doing whatever – yeah, this kid is going to be hell on wheels from the moment he takes his first breath – and i can’t wait for every minute of it! 

so in more preparation of Spike coming – i went to one of those dinner preparation places with the girls last night – we went to Dinner Station and thanks to that, my husband might actually get to eat a real meal before Spike gets here – i have to admit that i haven’t been a very good wife lately – i’ve really been slacking on the cooking thing because i can’t eat like i did before – especially at night – and poor Kelley has been paying the price –  but we now have a freezer full of meals that i can just pop in the oven and feed my man – we had such a good time that i’ve already signed up for another session – one more task down!!

i think i’ve pretty much given up on myspace – it’s so far off my radar these days that i’ve missed like 3 or 4 of Tracey G’s blogs – i checked in for a few minutes today but i didn’t have time to go through everything – and what’s the deal with all that spam?  what a beating!!

is it mean that i think Marie is going to win DWTS because her dad died – it’s really sad and i feel badly for her – but i think she’s totally going to get the sympathy vote and win this thing – i missed the show because i was at Dinner Station but i can’t believe Jennie was in the bottom 2 – come on people – Marie Osmond – NOT good!

i have new pregnancy pictures but i’m not very happy with them – not because they’re not great pictures – i’m in them so of course they’re hot – duh. 😉  but i have lost ALL definition in my arms and they’re fat – i’ve always had really great arms so this is a huge problem!  is it possible to gain definition before i take my 29 week pics next week?  i should’ve rethought that sleeveless thing – YIKES!   anyway, check out the new ones at http://images.krausestudios.com/dianthe/

fyi – i love the registry advice and i am adding everything to my list – keep that stuff coming!!!

the PG hormones are officially O.C.

that would be O.C – as in out of control – every little thing is setting me off – more so than normal – and i have moved past punching people in the face and i am ready to rip heads off – and the crazy thing is that i know that i am overreacting to stupid things – but it doesn’t matter – they still seem like the biggest deal ever – like this morning – for the past 2 days i’ve smelled this really strong scent when i was in bed – it didn’t smell bad, but it was really strong and i couldn’t figure out what it was – well, this morning when i brought  my breakfast into the bedroom, there was a bag of candles where i normally put my breakfast – i swear it took everything i had not to wake Kelley up and totally go off on him – now granted, that bag of candles has been sitting on the counter in the kitchen for months – and sure, it probably needs to find a permanent home – but our house is in such disarray what with all of the furniture being gone and half the carpet missing – i hardly think that one little bag of candles is going to make a difference – i wanted to throw the candles in his face and tell him that if he wanted to put things away, he could start by clearing all the furniture out of the nursery – then he could put away all the baby crap that is sitting in the living room – but rationale overruled my PG craziness and i just put the candles back in the kitchen (which is their current “home”) and went to work – see, i’m slowly but surely losing it

am i ever going to feel well rested again?  EVER??  everyone keeps telling me to sleep now because i won’e get any once the baby xomes – and while i’m not expecting more sleep – it would be nice if my body would adjust back to it’s normal state of being able to function on 4-5 hours of sleep a night – what my body needs now is about 10-12 hours – but that’s not feasible – and on a good day, i can get about 5 at night and a 2-3 hour nap during the day – i’m not expecting a miracle baby who instantly sleeps through the night, but it would be great if my body would go back to functioning on 4 hours of sleep – okay, thanks!

so i’m finally making some headway on this baby registry thing – i registered at Babies R Us and amazon.com – i would love to register at Target but their return policy is terrible and the way they keep up with their registry is worse – i was unsure about the amazon thing, but they carry cloth diapers and they have the Graco pattern that i love for my car seat and Pack n Play – SCORE!!!  i’ve been asking my mommy friends for advice on what (and what not) to register for – i started off with the Baby Bargains book but wanted some real practical advice also – i was surprised to see how much stuff i already have!  of course a lot of that is due to the great Kellie Rasberry giving me a bunch of Emma Kelly’s things – she has truly hooked me up – a bassinet, jumperoo, and play mat!  and a few other things i’ve been able to acquire – glider and stool, stroller, Boppy – we’re making headway – now if i just had room to put everything – anyway, i’d love to hear what you moms think are “must have” items – and items that i’ll just be wasting my money on!

and then there were 6 – Kellie Rasberry said exactly what i was thinking this morning – with Mark Cuban gone and then last week’s debacle with Cheetah Girl, i’m starting to lose interest with Dancing With the Stars – i’m still watching because i don;t want to be a quitter – but i’m very close to being over it – the only 2 i still care about are Jennie Garth and Helio – but here’s my  take on last night’s show anyway … 

Dancing With the Stars

Helio – tango – i don’t the technical ins and outs of the tango but i thought it was a solid routine – and the samba – HOT!!!  it was very sexy and he and Julianne really click well on the latin dances 

Marie Osmond – her quick step was really good but there is still something about her that is a little off for me – i can’t put my finger on it, but it’s something – and i’m getting really tired of everyone running over to hug and kiss on the judges – that’s now played out!  the cha-cha – hmm … how about “eh” – i think she has too much walking in the routine – her showmanship is really strong and she’s been fortunate that it often surpasses her technique – i think that’s what has kept her around for so long – that and the state of Utah!

Scary Spice – i was a little disappointed with the fox trot – it was a good routine but BO-RING!!  and what were they wearing?  and then came the pasa doble – WOW!!  first of all, Scary in that sexy dominatrix outfit was freaking hot!  i hope i look that good post-baby – and the routine was great – all those kicks and turns – they deserved the 30 this time around!

Jane Seymour – i loved her quick step – her footwork was a little sloppy but i think it’s because she’s not definitive enough – i still thought it was a solid routine – and then the cha-cha – i love Jane but i don’t think she’s getting better – i think she peaked early and it’s time for her to move on – but before she goes, can she leave me her legs? 

Jennie Garth – the waltz was very pretty but pretty boring – i think the only reason Bruno gave her a 9 is because he has a little crush on her – and then came the rumba!!  i loved it – she’s gotten really good at those quick turns and beign an actress really helps her on the facial expressions – but Bruno was right about her confidence – she’s like the Kellie Rasberry of Dancing With the Stars – she’s the only one who doesn’t recognize just how great she really is

Cameron Mathison – um, we get it – you’re busy – and bi-coastal – have we covered it enough already?  can we just send him home so he can get the rest he so desperately needs – i’m tired of hearing him talk about it – i know it’s tough, but every week?  enough already!  anyway, the quick step was off and while everyone thought the jive was great – i thought he seemed a little awkward – and how many times can he jump over her head??

i think Cameron and Jane will be in the bottom 2 and that Jane will go home – and i’m just throwing it out there now – if Marie makes it to the finals – i’m calling it quite on this show – i understand that a large part of it is a popularity contest, but there is no way Marie deserves to win!

they said it would happen …

but i didn’t believe it until this weekend – pregnancy has made me crazy!!! (or crazier depending on who you ask …)

almost everything my husband does is irritating the crap out of me – i’m sure i’m overreacting because i’m pregnant and hormonal – but he is driving me nuts!  last week i was all sad because we weren’t going to get to see each other much this week – this week, i’m thankful – if this keeps up, one of us is going down and willing to bet everything i won that it won’t be the pregnant girl!  Saturday i was on my way to a baby shower for my friend Misti (which i’ll get into more later) and i had a total pregnant brain meltdown – the shower was in a city/suburb right next to mine and even though i had Yahoo mapped the directions, my pregnant brain put me on a completely different street – i thought i was on Hwy 26 but it wasn’t until i saw a street sign that said Davis did it occur to me that i was going the wrong way – ugh.  what is wrong with me???  so then i was all confused and couldn’t figure out how to get back where i needed to be – so i called my husband to give me directions – why would he choose this time to say “i thought your new fancy phone could tell you how to get there” – really? now is the time to have this conversation? now? obviously i haven’t managed to make that feature work which is why i called you!  and then after having a 5 minute conversation that was getting us nowhere, he still managed to give me the wrong directions – ugh!  and i won’t even get into the vitamins, making the bed or him waking me up last night – suffice it to say that i am looking forward to lots of ME time this week!!

so i was all proud of myself Friday because i was going to buy a shower gift ahead of time – normally i just buy it on the way to the shower – but no, i was going to plan ahead and headed straight to Babies R Us after the show on Friday – and in addition to that, i thought i would go ahead and start my own baby registry – it was a really good idea until i pulled into the parking space and hit a parked car – NICE!  did i mention that i started with a new insurance company on Thursday?  yep, i’m a winner – new insurance on Thursday, wreck on Friday – yay me!  there was no one in the car and we were both parked in Expectant Mother spots so i headed into the store to have the owner paged – except they were apparently headed out of the store as i was headed in and we just missed each other – fortunately, i was able to catch them before the owner called the police – i think she thought it was a hit and run, though technically it couldn’t have been because my car was right next to hers and it was obvious that i had hit her – and lucky me, my car (which just has liability coverage) is worse off than hers – i wonder how much it’ll cost to just have the whole car repainted – it could use it!  and the worst part of the wreck – i missed listener Lindsay with her triplets – clearly i was distracted – how did i miss TRIPLETS???  😦

so Saturday was the baby shower for my friend Misti – Misti and i worked together a hundred years ago and she is due exactly a month before me – and even though i just saw her at Archer’s wedding and knew that she is MUCH smaller than i am, i was still amazed at how much smaller she is!  now granted Misti dances several times a week – she also teaches dance class and is a former Dallas Desperado Dancer and Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader – but it is still quite annoying that she is a good 3-4 inches smaller around the waist than i am!!  you know that shower game where you cut the ribbon the length that is equal to how big you think the expecting mom is – well i thought for sure i’d be a shoe in since i have a belly close to the same size – not only did i not win but i determined that i am way bigger than Misti – at least 3 or 4 inches – she’s having a girl so she’ll probably have some tall, thin, dainty ballerina – me?  i’ll end up with a big stocky linebacker – YIKES!!  

even though my husband is driving me nuts, the furniture gods decided to smile on us this weekend – we went shopping and found something we both love – i cannot begin to tell you how many times we have headed out to the furniture store only to return home empty handed because we can’t agree on ANYTHING!!  this weekend … success!!  we found a living room suite, a dining room table and finally ordered the new flooring for the house!  we even decided to repaint the living room (even though i spent all that freaking time painting this time last year)  – so it looks like this house may be coming together after all!

i timed my trip to Canton perfectly because that sciatic pain starting flaring up after walking around for 4 hours and today i go back to the chiropractor – i wasn’t nearly as impressed with Canton as i expected to be – i found some cute stuff but nothing i couldn’t live without – though i did have the best funnel cake ever – it was so tall and fat and the guy gave me TONS of powdered sugar – i swear ir was the best $4 i’ve ever spent – i even brought home some kettle corn – i’m not really sure what possessed me to buy that – normally i’m a regular popcorn chick but i think i’ve been craving popcorn of all kinds since Kelley broke my popcorn popper – anyway, i did find the cutest freaking baby tutus ever – i thought it would be really great if i could find one for myself but no such luck – whenever i do have a girl, she will be forced to be the girliest girl on the planet – at least until she’s old enough to protest!!

and speaking of girls, i had ANOTHER girl dream – i still think that Spike is a boy but 2 girl dreams in a row?  i don’t know … 

random ramblings of a pregnant woman

you know you’re too young to have children when your 3 year old says “shut up mommy” and you reply with “YOU shut up” – seriously??  your kid tells you to shut up and you think saying it back is the appropriate response – they went back and forth about 3 or 4 times until i guess mom thought it wasn’t cute anymore – then she decided to tell her son “you don’t tell mommy to shut up” – um, too late honey – the damage is done – and thus began my shopping trip at Ross

i never thought i’d say this but i’m getting tired of shopping – me. the queen of shopping – the girl who would shop 24/7 if she could – honestly. tired. i’m having much better luck in the regular sized clothing than i am in the maternity section – i tried on 10 tops yesterday and none of them looked right – but i bought 2 pairs of black pants (that i didn’t try on) and they fit perfectly – maybe i should just stop trying stuff on – that seemed to work a little better

there are very few things that bring me true pleasure but watching Psycho Shanon dance is one of them – i just watched her, JC and Kinsey (the real Kinsey) do the Souljah Boy dance in the studio and it was greatness – Shanon gets so much joy out of dancing and she gets the funniest looks on her face – in case you haven’t heard, you can add her to the growing list of people who learned the Souljah Boy dance off You Tube – it’s greatness

i am seriously falling down on my social calendar – i have so much to do and not nearly enough time – don’t people know i’m trying to prepare to have a baby??  i have a baby shower to go to for my friend Misti this weekend – i’m excited about it but i totally forgot until yesterday – duh!  but at least i’ll have a reason to go to Babies R US and maybe i’ll start my registry – that way i can get the free stuff and then add the rest online!

my doula had to reschedule our appointment for Sunday because someone had a baby so that means i get to go to Canton with my friends – i haven’t been in about 10 years so i’m excited about it – hopefully i can find some cute Christmas decorations and maybe some cute gender neutral stuff for the nursery

next week is going to be extremely hectic for me and Kelley – we both have a lot going on and i don’t think we’re going to see each other very much – the upside is that i won’t have to cook – the downside is that i’ll miss my husband!  last night Kelley got home late but we sat on the bed and talked for about an hour before he headed off to the laptop to do some work – it was like the best time ever – it reminded me of my college days when BFF Angie and I would sit on her bed and talk for hours – it was just random talk about nothing important – but it was definitely what i would call “quality time” – good thing too because i have a feeling it’ll be about a week before i see my husband again!