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Friday, 26 April 2013

  • Signs of Spring

    It seems that spring might finally be here.  Here are the signs I've seen:

    -My seat belt fit weird because I wasn't wearing a coat
    -The flower/plant tent is up in Cub's parking lot
    -A man was riding a (pastel pink) bicycle wearing shorts
    -There is a very bright orb in the sky....I feel like I've seen it before
    -May Day is next Wednesday 
    -Isaac was in his stroller and didn't need a blanket covering his face

    I think this spring is the first spring since I graduated college that I haven't felt like I'm back at Gustavus.  It's funny...most season changes remind me of Gustavus.  You'd think fall would, the whole Back-to-School thing, but not necessarily the others.  The first cold days of winter remind me of walking out of the Social Science Center and the wind blowing the breath out of me.  Spring makes me think of the year I gave up coats....or the fact that the girls at school were suddenly scantily clad.  I'm not sure what it is about summer....maybe the fact that I would be going back to school, just leaving school, who knows.  But for some reason, this spring, I'm just not feeling it.  I think it's because it doesn't smell right.  Spring came too late I guess.  Or maybe I'm getting so "old" that I've finally outgrown feeling like I'm back in college.  Whatever the explanation, it's weird.

    Have a happy day!  Don't forget to be optimistic and smile!

    Currently
    Mario Kart 7
    By Nintendo
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Friday, 05 April 2013

  • A couple years ago, I wanted to have kids.  I've always wanted kids, but that was when it really became real and I wanted kids sooner rather than later.  But even knowing that the "kid" starts out as a baby, I still always pictured a 3 or 4 year old instead of a baby.  Even after I got pregnant, started buying baby things like bottles and 3 month clothes, and diapers, I imagined a toddler and not an infant.  And when I did think of having a baby, knowing that you aren't able to do a whole lot with a baby who can't walk or talk or even crawl, I thought, well, when he gets bigger we'll do this and we'll do that and he'll play with these toys and run around outside in the summer.  I wasn't meaning to ignore the baby stage, but when you've never had a baby, when you don't know what to expect, it's easy to just want to skip it, or just think of the fun things that come next.

    But now, I have Isaac.  I do look forward to being able to play games and run around with him, but I can't imagine wanting to skip over what he is now.  Every day has been amazing.  It seems like he changes every day, learning new things and trying new "tricks."  It's so much fun to watch and while I can't wait to see the new things he'll learn (including the walking and the talking, but also everything in between), it's just as fun to watch the things he does now.  Plus, the new things are bittersweet.  New cute things means old cute things are replaced.  He doesn't sleep in my arms all day long, but he does smile and hold his arms out when he sees me.  He doesn't coo, but he babbles.   I want to get a video camera and record every moment because I'm going to miss this.  In a year, when he's running around outside, or playing with his cars on the kitchen floor, I'm going to wish I could see him in his jumperoo again or watch him as he learns how to reach for toys.  

    It's funny how plans or thoughts change.  Having "kids" now means being with my baby and watching him grow.  I look forward to the walking and talking, but I look forward to tonight and tomorrow just as much.  

    Have a wonderful day!  Don't forget to smile, smile, smile and be happy!  
    Currently
    The Praise Baby Collection: Praises and Smiles
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Monday, 01 October 2012

  • We've made it to October....4 days past the actual due date, 1 day past the due date we set with out own knowledge.  I could be a mom any time now.  

    It's weird to think that any day, any hour, any minute, my entire life could change.  It makes it hard to keep doing anything normal.  All I can think is, if I start watching this movie, will I make it through?  If I plan a meal for dinner, will I have time to make it, or will the ingredients spoil before I get back to them?  Crazy waiting.  I wanted to make it to October, but now I'm ready and don't want to wait.  Doctor's appointment this afternoon....we'll see how it's going....but no matter what, I'll have a baby very soon!  

    In the past few weeks, I've thought of a few things I could write to update this blog, but either forget to do so, or don't have time.  Now, since all my thoughts are consumed by baby, I have no clue what any of those things were.  

    Oh!  On August 4, 2011, I was driving on some backroads home from work.  I was stopped behind a car with a California license plate, passed a New Mexico driver and then saw a car from Wisconsin....Wisconsin's not so odd in Minnesota, but on the backroads of Corcoran, it's not nearly as common as in the middle of downtown Minneapolis.  I thought it'd be interesting to see how long it would take to see all 50 license plates.  It became a game Ben and I both played, every time we got in a car, and kept track of license plates constantly.  On our trip to Duluth last fall, I made an official list, and we started making tallies to see if there were certain states we saw far more often than others.  (Yes, I'm aware this is not just slightly nerdy behavior on our parts.)  When June started, we had just 4 states left....West Virginia, Connecticut, Deleware and Rhode Island....that darn east coast.  We saw the first 3 in a matter of weeks and then hit a stand still with Rhode Island.  But then, on September 17 (Ben's birthday), we were out to dinner and saw a license plate in Maple Grove.  I knew what the design was that we were looking for and thought it looked similar so we went out of our way to drive through the parking lot, and low and behold we capture Rhode Island.  So, in answer to my thought last August, it took 13 months to spot all 50 states.  I was hoping for just a year, but 13 months it is.  I don't really know what to do now.  I'm still tallying some states, but the game is pretty much over....it's a little sad.  

    In other news, Cinderella comes out on blu-ray tomorrow.  Another Disney animated film to add to our collection.  I'm still waiting for Aladdin and Little Mermaid...no news on either of those yet.  Come on Disney...those are way better than The Rescuers and Aristocats!  

    And now it's time for a visit to the doctor.  Next time you hear from me, there'll be a baby in my house! Have a wonderful afternoon and don't forget to smile, smile, smile and be happy!  
    Currently
    New Super Mario Bros. 2
    By Nintendo
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Monday, 30 July 2012

  • Pregnancy cravings.  I haven't really had any.  I mean, I've been eating pickle sandwiches, but that's normal.  I've wanted ice cream more often....but I think that's just because I can get away with it.    Other than that, no weird cravings....nothing I wouldn't have eaten before.  But, I'm wondering if the cravings can be of things other than food.  Today, for the first and only time in my entire life, I thought, I'd really like to go camping.  And I meant like crazy camping up in the mountains in a tent.  It's going away...for the most part....but strangely sounds a lot more appealing than it even has.  I probably shouldn't put this online, because now Ben will hold me to it forever.  Well, if all of a sudden we start camping every summer, we can blame pregnancy cravings.

    I saw a mini-van driving down the road the other day with those little family decals in the back window.  Usually, with a mini-van, there's 2 or 3 or more kids along with the parent decals.  This one had a man and a woman.  Umm.  It's interesting to me that people drive a mini-van when it's just the two of them.  Is that common?  I feel like that's when people buy SUVs.  Interesting.  I think there may have been a dog decal....but I'd still go with SUV for that family...the dog would probably like the back of the SUV more than one of the backseats of the van.  Backseats are more awkward for dogs.  

    Well, 31 weeks down, 9 to go.  Crazy!  I told someone I only had 8 weeks left earlier today, and then I looked at a calendar and realized that was off.  Oh well.  It was just a patient at work; she'll never know the difference.  

    The crib we ordered a week or two ago came in today so my mom is going to pick it up tomorrow and then we can get it set up!!!  We also got a dresser the other day, which we still have to pick up I think, that my mom found so we'll get that in the room and it'll be almost complete!!!  I'm so excited!

    I don't use iTunes very often.  I hate that whenever I do, it has to update, and that takes forever, so by the time it's done updating, I don't even care about listening to music anymore.  

    Have a wonderful Monday night everyone!  Don't forget to smile, smile, smile and be happy!!
    Currently
    Professor Layton and the Last Specter
    By Nintendo
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Tuesday, 17 July 2012

  • Last week one day, I went grocery shopping.  I bought food for like 4 or 5 dinners, and some other stuff to go with it.  It took me like 20 minutes inside Target.  Then, when I got home, Ben and I unloaded the groceries which took like two minutes.  I kept thinking, I remember this taking hours when I was younger.  I'd go grocery shopping with my mom and we'd be gone for at least an hour, and then spend like 15 minutes in the kitchen putting everything away.  I wondered if I just remembered it taking longer as time doesn't seem the same when you're little.  I suppose that could be part of it. 

    I went grocery shopping again yesterday, bought about the same amount of food, maybe a little more.  I was very unorganized and kept having to go backwards to get things, so it took a little longer and it was a lot busier in the store so I kept having to wait for people to be out of the way.  I thought, maybe that has some effect on the longer shopping trips I remember.  And then I realized the big thing....I was with.  If my mom had gone alone, I bet she could have made 20-30 minute shopping trips also, but children just cause delays.  I noticed yesterday that everyone had 2 or 3 kids with them and everything takes longer.  I'd go through an aisle, go to another aisle, then have to go back to the first and the family would still be there.  The mom would be trying to get things form the shelves while the baby in the cart was yelling and the child walking along was grabbing random cereals or cookies or snacks, asking if he could have these or what this was.  I'll have to remember that in the coming years.  Don't expect the short grocery shopping trips anymore. 

    This weekend, we finished painting Isaac's bedroom! It looks so wonderful!  Gray bead-board on the bottom, blue on the top, and green trim in the middle.  So fun!  We bought new outlets and wall-plates, and put in a ceiling fan.  He now has the best room in the house.  I'm excited to get the crib and other furniture in there! 

    Tonight we're going to a Saints game!  I've never been to one and heard they are very fun.  I'm not super excited about being outside for so long in the heat we've been having, but it'll be fun to just go and experience. 

    Just 10 weeks, 5 days to go! 

    Have a wonderful day and don't forget to smile and be happy!

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