long day ahoy, bits and pieces

I don't have a ton of time for writing... I have to get ready for a long work day (work event tonight that goes through dinner, and I'm staying until the end). But a few bits and pieces for you.

1. Finally, a trailer for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:


I'm really excited for this movie... have been since I first heard about it. It obviously suffered a delay with Heath's untimely death. But they found a work around! His unfilmed scenes (I believe the parts where he steps into other worlds) were done by Johnny Depp (swoon), Colin Farrell (bigger swoon), and Jude Law (eh). I can't wait to see this movie!

2. I just started reading dooce's book, It Sucks and Then I Cried, and I really really love it so far. All the wit of her regular blog... but obviously much more of a single cohesive story. I'll tell more when I finish.

3. My damn dog ate my shoes. My go to shoes. My perfect, lovely, comfortable green harringbone easy to slip on with the strap in just the right place shoes. I has the anger... and the sad. Now I have to find new go to shoes, because while I do have other shoes to wear in the meantime, none have that go with anything quality the other ones did. And none are so comfortable while still being work appropriate. Boo.
Suggestions for good cloth flats that are fun and cute while still being work appropriate?
I did find THESE, which are a definite maybe... though a bit more then I wanted to spend, with a bit less of the omph my old shoes had.

4. My brother, Ethan is definitely coming up to visit this weekend... coming in on Saturday morning and leaving Sunday around lunch. I already know I'm making big batches of pesto and mac & yeasty cheese, so I can feed the boy good. Trying to think of things that I can send home with him that are easy to reheat in a dorm room microwave.

5. One week until our big ultrasound! Hot damn am I excited!


That's about all I have for you today. I'm just chugging along. Work continues on the office, though nothing to really show there yet. Still getting all the paint and paper off the walls an hour or two at a time. We should be able to finish that by the end of this weekend I think (Ethan is going to bring his homework). Then it's on to patching. Okay... back to business.

half-way there

A Survey! In honor of Twenty Weeks (half-way... wowza)!
Sorry for the blurry picture! Self portrait with no flash!

About the Mommy!
Name: Meegs
Age: 27
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
First Child: Yes

About the Daddy!
Name: Trav
Age: 29
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
First Child: Yes

Finding Out!
What day did you find out?: June 16, 2009
How did you feel when you found out?: Excited beyond belief
Who was with you?: Trav was around, though not in the bathroom with me
Who was the first person you told?: Trav, then Ro & Babs
How did they react?: Thrilled! All of them!

Telling the Grandparents!
How did your parents react?: My mom screamed, my dad was a bit more reserved.
How did his parents react?: With hugs and congrats. Plus a bit of, we sort of thought you might be... ;-)
Are they helping with baby names?: Nope, we already had names in mind.
Have they bought anything for the baby yet?: Not yet, though my mom made us the curtains for the baby's room and brough up a sweater that my brother and I both wore when we were babes.
How often do they call to check on you?: About the same as before we were pregnant. Thankfully! :-)

About the Pregnancy!
When was your first appointment?: July 2nd
When is your due date?: February 23, 2010
How far along are you?: 20 weeks
Have you had any ultrasounds?: Yup, three (two official, one quicky).
Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes
What was the heartbeat?: 140 at 7 weeks, 162 at 12 weeks
Sex of the baby: Find out next week!!!

About the birth!
Do you know what you are taking with you?: No idea... probably some kind of comfort/focus item, clothes for me and the babe... not sure what else?
Who is going to be with you?: Trav
Are you going to videotape it?: No
Natural or Medicated?: Natural, hopefully!
Do you think you will need a c-section?: I certainly hope not.
Will you cry when you hold your baby for the first time?: Probably.
Do you think Daddy will cry?: No, but maybe he'll surprise me.
Do you know what you will say to the baby when you first hold him/her?: Probably something along the lines of "Hello Little One!"

Names!
Do you have a name picked out?: We have both a girl and boy name picked out... we'll see next week which we get to use.
Is your baby going to be named after someone?: If its a boy, both of Trav's grandfathers. If its a girl, not really... though both names are similar to those of people in my life.

Other Random Questions!
Have you felt the baby move?: Yes! Blips which have turned into bumps. I'm still waiting for some good solid KICKS.
What was your first symptom?: Peeing more, then horrible nausea
Will your baby have God-Parents?: We are leaning towards yes, but have to look into what that will actually involve.
What is the baby’s room theme?: Polka dots, I guess.
What was the first thing you bought for the baby?: A car seat... we found a good sale!
Will you cloth diaper?: No, I don't think I have the umph for that. Though I'm hoping to use more natural organic, clorine-free diapers like Seventh Generation, etc.
BFing or Formula?: BFing
What is your favorite pregnancy book?: Your Pregnancy Week by Week and I'll Never Have Sex with You Again: Tales from the Delivery Room (which is funny as heck)
What do you look forward to doing again once you are no longer pregnant?: Having a glass of wine and eating a ton of sushi!
What physical features do you hope baby will get from Daddy?: His beautiful blue eyes and his height
What physical features do you hope baby will get from you?: My eye shape and my nice calves.
Is he ready to be a Daddy?: Yeah, he's nervous but excited.
Are you ready to be a Mommy?: I can't wait.



Two more views of the belly:


From the front you can't even tell, but then I turn to the side...

ps. Our furry girl is 11 months today! I can't believe it!!
She celebrated by puking by my feet while I peed this morning. Fun!

autumn love

I know that you all know about my love for autumn already, but I couldn't help myself... I had to share this with you:

Fall is my most favorite season. I love those first gusts of cold air and the wind beginning to whip the leaves around like confetti across the roads. I love the colors--the fiery reds, the warm browns and the cheerful yellows. I love fires in the fireplace and pumpkin scented candles. I love hearty meals ... [like beef stew, baked macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes]. I love wrapping myself in cozy sweaters, knit scarves and pulling out the tall boots. ... I love going to the pumpkin patch and taking the hayride to choose our pumpkins out at [Linvilla Orchards]. I just love everything about it!

That was written by the lovely Bev of A Baby? Maybe... and it was just too perfect not to bring over here. That is what I love about fall.

And we had a really nice fall weekend/first weekend in October... though Saturday it got into the 80s and didn't really feel like fall! Friday night we went to dinner at Ro & Pats... which is always nice. We did lots of catching up, lots of playing with GG, and relaxed. The Garlic Festival (Saturday) was fun, lots of samples, food all around. We definitely walked away from there smelling to high heaven! :-) Saturday night and half of Sunday we spent in the office removing wallpaper and paint. We're about halfway done, which is great. Doesn't look so lovely, but its a step in the right direction:



This week should be pretty quiet. Only one work event, more working on the office, but not too much else. My brother might be coming up this weekend (yay!), but that's not set in stone yet. Otherwise... just enjoying the autumn!! :-)

friday, friday

So the blips are turning into bumps and rolls. I'm feeling them a bit more now too... mostly in the evenings and when I first lay down to bed, though also in the afternoons some too.
This week, I've been feeling really good too. ::knocks on wood, throws salt over shoulder, says three hail marys, spins in circles:: Its been a week since I've been sick and most mornings this week I didn't even have any bad nausea! I'm hoping this is for real... week 19 is plenty long enough for the morning sickness to have lasted!

Trav is home today on one of his furlough days... so he's working on the office some. Everything we are moving out of the room was moved out Wednesday night and last night, and Trav moved the rest (his dresser and the desk, which won't fit anywhere else right now) into the center of the room to be covered by drop clothes. This morning (he called to alert me) he started steaming off the wallpaper border. Well apparently the previous owners put approximately 200 layers of paint in this room, some over wallpaper, so not only did he steam off the border... but a few layers of paint as well! So it looks like we'll be steaming the whole walls to remove multiple layers, which adds time... but in the end will make our paint go on easier and nicer, without bringing down the walls in the process!

Tomorrow is the Garlic Festival in Easton... which Trav and I are excitedly attending. We're psyched, because we LOVE garlic. Basically everything we eat on a regular basis we add garlic to, and I plan to eat enough free samples of garlicy things tomorrow that our baby comes out smelling of it.

As for now, time for me to run and eat something... I'm starving!! Have a great weekend.