The Halloween Post

Ryan and I had a pretty dull Halloween this year, pretty much just like last year. Ryan hates the 'holiday" for some reason which in turn makes it pretty lame for me. During the day though we went shopping, which was fabulous. We finally bought a crib, but it had to be ordered and could still take 2-6 weeks to get in. I ordered crib bedding last night we'll have that soon too. I'm starting to freak out a bit about getting things together. I really want our house organized, but I don't even know where to start. That's another story though. We went to Old Navy too and bought some adorable stuff, but again that's another post.

So we decided we'd buy two bags of candy for tonight's trick-or-treaters because we live in a neighborhood where there are TONS of kids. Guess how many we had.... Three... we had three kids come to our house for candy. And they were all over the age of 10. Best story though? The first trick-or-treaters that came by were two girls... in lame costumes that I couldn't really even tell what they were. So I give them a piece of candy each and the girl says...

"You should give us a handful..."

Really little girl... I should?? I was caught off guard , and I didn't want a ton of extra candy laying around my house for me to eat. So I did. Now I regret it... the little ungrateful brat.

The third kid? Was wearing a black sweatshirt and had two straws sticking out his nose... Really. At least he said thank you....

And now I'm watching "Witches" on TV.

Halloween?? I hope it gets better once we have our kid.

Baby Class

I actually convinced Ryan to go to a Third-Trimester class with me to learn more about labor and delivery. I had originally signed up for the Lamaze class, but they had to cancel it because I was apparently the only one interested. I like to pretend that I'm not going to get an epidural when I go into labor... not because I believe in all that "natural birth" crap, but because I hear the recovery time is easier if you don't get one. The truth is, I have absolutely no tolerance for pain. So really there is no chance that I will pass up the medication... Anyway, because no one signed up, they moved us to the regular birth class, and the first one was last night.

I've been really excited about it though, and even though I knew Ryan would complain I put a guilt trip on him that actually worked. So last night was the first class and I learned three important things....

1. You want the kid to come out facing down and then your uterus actually twists him out during the contractions for the shoulders and hips.

2. Practicing Kegel exercises can actually prevent you from tearing

3. Ryan and I have no ability to relax as I learned from the techniques the instructor was giving us. (this kid is doomed)

I really can't wait for the next weeks class, when we get to watch a video of a woman giving birth. Awesome.

Most Miserable Day of My Life -

When I woke up this morning I had no idea that my eye would have a freak out today. It started out fine, but after the first session of conference my eye started hurting real bad. At first I thought it was just something under my contacts, but even when I took it out it wouldn't stop hurting. And I thought large pupils made an eye sensitive to light, but as you can see... the red eye's pupil is ridiculously small but it waters up every time I look into the light. And now it even feels bruised at the top of the eyelid. WHAT IS HAPPENING??

So.... That's been my day.... And I want to die....

Drum Roll Please-

So after almost two years in this house.... I finally hung something on the wall! Yay! Now I'm just terrified that it will fall off the wall and shatter on the tile. Yeah, I have trust issues.

Conversations With Aquaintances:

I walk up to say Hi to someone I somewhat know...

While looking at my pregnant belly she asks, "When are you due?"

"Not for another three and half months," I respond.

"Woah, are you carrying twins??" She says in astonishment.

"Nope, I'm just big," I say casually.

"Well I'm glad I'm not you," she says....

-The End

Babymoon/Rycation....

Okay, first off: I was tired of looking like a pregnant hussy so I decided that I needed to buy a cheap 'wedding' ring that I could wear now that my hands are swollen and my real ring doesn't fit. So I bought this one... it's 100% real cubic zirconia. I'm totally inept when it comes to jewelry so I have no idea how fake it looks. So if it looks REALLY fake, it is... and I know it is. So don't feel sorry for me.

Now for the good stuff. Ryan and I just got back from St. George today for our little Babymoon. Well, really it was originally called Ryan's mecation because he was desperate for a break from work. But I renamed it for my own purposes. All we did was lounge around, and it was fantastic. We bought season 5 of House and watched three discs, we ate a lot, we shopped, and we played Arkham Asylum on xbox. But really Ryan played Arkham Asylum while I watched. Oh!!! And we golfed!!! I've been to the driving range a couple of times in my life, and honestly I'm not to shabby... and I've used the golf simulator quite a bit... and I am really bad... So I was really nervous to go on a real course because I thought my golf ball would just go everywhere.

But THIS was my first actual swing!!! ON the fairway!!! I couldn't believe it. We played a little 9 hole down in St. George and I honestly LOVED it. I predict Ryan and I will be doing this MUCH more often. My sister Brooke thought I was crazy doing this 5 months pregnant, but I survived. With no pulled muscles... And I actually made TWO pars!! The other 7 holes weren't pretty, but I only lost 2 balls... which was way less than I predicted.

The drive home was depressing, I wish we could have stayed. And now that we've actually golfed down there we have talked about another trip at the end of October. Lets hope it pans out.

Wanted:

This chair. Seriously, it's fantastic. I want to re-upholster it of course, but the style is fantastic. I just wish I had a place to put it.