Open Mouth... Insert Foot

So today I had the pleasure of meeting a man in the mall who decided that it just took too much out of him to think before he spoke.  Yes, that is right -- there are people out there who say things they shouldn't.  And yes -- these certain people think they are genius.  Or at least this guy did. 

I will be the first to admit that I am not the smallest pregnant woman in the world, but please, please -- someone tell me that I'm not the largest!  Although I know that I certainly do not look nearly as attractive as this cartoon above, I would like to think that my body does not resemble one carrying twins... this is at least according to the wonderfully blunt man I encountered today.   

I can honestly laugh at this because I have come to realize that what a pregnant woman might think is worthy of an all out brawl on the floor (I sure could have punched that guy), I realize that it's just not worth it.  He's still going to think what he does, and punching him in the face is certainly not going to change his opinion of me!  Lol... not to mention that with all of my other complaints, I really don't need a black and blue eye to go with my back pain... :)

All of this to say, please, before you make a random comment to a pregnant woman, think before you talk, or we may just stick that foot in your mouth for you! 

When I was pregnant with Emma, there used to be a patient that came in once a month and he would exclaim how much he loved pregnant women and how beautiful he thought they all are.  At the time, I'm not going to lie, as charming as he was, I kind of thought it was creepy.  But as I look back, I understand that he was reminding me how thankful I should be for this God given gift!

To all of you wonderful pregnant women - past or present - who have encountered someone who does not immediately say something wonderfully nice about you and all the work you do to bring another wonderful beautiful baby in the world - just remember this: They most likely are just jealous that they don't have a built in shelf like we do!  ;) 

Not Me Monday... on Wednesday

I have NOT completely become so caught up in my appearance that I have NOT started getting extremely cranky at random people who make comments about how big I am.  I definitely do NOT hold this against them, and I most likely will NOT hold a grudge against them until this little boy enters the world and I can wear normal clothes again.

It now takes me so long to get up and down because of my laziness tiredness and size, that I definitely do NOT send my 2-1/2 year old daughter to do all of my dirty work - letting the dog in, throwing trash away, and putting in her own movies in the dvd player.  This definitely has NOT spread to my husband who now has her standing on a stool drying dishes and putting dishes away from the dishwasher.  Did I mention she's 2-1/2?  I guess it's never too young to start having chores... ;-)

I have definitely NOT become such a big Grey's Anatomy junkie that I did NOT race to the mailbox everyday hoping and praying for the next installment in the series from Netflix.  I have NOT scheduled most everything this week based on the ample amount of time I plan on spending vegging out in front of the tv watching it. 

I have NOT craved a 675 calorie drink everyday from McDonald's and I would NOT ever get upset if my husband didn't get my ever-so-subtle hints that he was supposed to bring me home a Mocha Frappe everyday from work. 

I have NOT used my belly as a holding area for my cell phone, cereal bowl, or drink.  (And I definitely am NOT proud of this and accuse my husband that he was just jealous he didn't have one!)

I have NOT realized how much food and/or drink I spill down the front of me until I had something to catch it all on... ahem. 

Have you had a NOT ME moment?  Feel free to share!

A baby shower and a baseball game...

I was so fortunate this weekend to get to spend some good quality time with family and friends.  Thank you to my good friend, Lauren for the beautiful baby shower she threw for me!

A doughnut cake from Blue Collar Joes!

Playing a game... each person guessed how big around they thought my belly was.  Some were pretty close...

And some were not... lol!

Thank you to those who came to my shower... Lauren, Roxy, Jocelyn, Emily, Mandy, Marlene, and Liz.  You'll never know how much we appreciate your thoughtfulness and support!  :) 

You can also see a couple more pictures on Lauren's site! 

The next day, we headed to Baltimore for some good time with good friends!

And then in the 9th inning, sadly the Red Sox were losing.  So....

It was time for the "rally caps."

And as much as we thought they were going to bring it back as the Sox brought it back to a tie...

It ended up as a loss for the Boston Red Sox.  The Baltimore Orioles won 4-3 after 11 innings. 

And although the trip was long and the weather was not exactly as we had hoped, we came back with some wonderful memories and times together.  Hmmm... maybe we should make this an annual trip!  :)

I hope you all had as wonderful a weekend as we did!

A trip to the Greenbrier...

 

  

How to keep a husband out of trouble...

Step 1:  Have him powerwash the WHOLE house.

Oops... there is no step 2.  ;)  Just step 1.... Poor Jonathan!

For Granted.

There are just certain things in life that I know that I take for granted.  Honestly, the ones I realize that I just assume will always be there are the physical things in life... a roof over my head, food on the table, good cars to drive, etc.  I could go on forever.  I know that they are there but I often forget how lucky I am to have them until I hear of others not being nearly as fortunate as myself.  But these things are all just physical - they may be there today and be gone tomorrow and you know what?  Life will still go on.  If all of these were to just disappear, what I really want to be able to dwell on and remember are the wonderful moments in life that make my life so blessed by God.  God has blessed me with such a wonderful family - a very loving and faithful husband and a wonderfully beautiful energetic little girl (and in a couple of months a handsome little boy!)  May I never forget the things in life that are so much more important than physical comforts!

I love the feeling I get when I tell my daughter "I love you." and she in return says "I love you." back to me.  But what really melts my heart is when she runs up to me and out of no where says, "I love you, Mom!"  May I never forget the wonderfulness of a love from a daughter to a mother.  I am so blessed.

I don't ever want to forget the memory of my daughter getting out her fake nail polish and demanding I hold my feet just so, so that she can "paint" them and make them "pretty." 

I love it when my daughter attempts to help me fold clothes and makes sure she holds the article of clothing underneath her chin, just like Momma. 

I love seeing Emma helping her dad empty out the dishwasher... putting together the cups and plates, and being such a good little helper. 

I love hearing my daughter's exclamations of "I did it!  I did it!" when she is so proud of something she did.  May she always have such pride in her work and life!

I love still getting the butterfly feeling in my stomach when my husband comes home from being away, calling me, or texting me.  I sure do love that man!

I love when my husband and I act like kids and the looks we get from Emma.  I think she often thinks we're just so goofy!

I love looking at our family picture of Jonathan, Emma, and myself, and picturing a little boy in the picture in it a year from now and how thankful I am that God has blessed us with such a wonderful family. 

"From the fullness of His grace, we have all received one blessing after another."  -John 1:16

What I've Learned...

In my 27 years of being an adult/teenager/child/baby, I have learned more in my 3+ years of pregnancy and parenthood than I ever did in my 17 years of school and college.  As a woman going into the wonderful years of parenthood, I am a little embarrassed to say that I was one of those that always said, "Oh, I'll never do that..." or "I will never be that type of parent...", etc, etc.  But now that I'm an experienced semi-knowledgable err... slightly above reading "Parenting for Idiots" parent of a 2+ year old with another one on the way, I thought I would share my wonderful words of wisdom that just happen to inspire me to write this morning. 

I've learned...
That no matter how hard I try to hide those gosh darn rain boots, my daughter will somehow find them and put them on with EVERY outfit - pajama tops (yes, she takes off the bottoms and walks around in a pajama top, diaper, and boots), dresses, shorts, basically every outfit that does NOT go with rain boots.... lol.  I should just give up the fight.

I've learned...
That even if I try my darn hardest to make my daughter look nice for an outing, when I get out of the car to in turn get Emma out of her carseat, she no longer looks like the beautiful little girl I placed in her seat 1/2 an hour ago.  Most usually she has pulled off any socks or shoes she's had on, put the shoes back on the wrong feet, pulled the laces out of the sneakers, pulled any type of hair clip, bow, or tie out of her hair, and most likely spilled juice or some other type of snack down the front of her outfit.  I've decided that the best look is the natural look ;)

I've learned...
That my daughter can stay up until ALL hours of the night and will still wake up at the crack of dawn even after being served a dose of tylenol, blackened out all of her windows, all toys taken out, and the noisemaker on to blend out any other noises from the road or from the house.  How does she do it on so little sleep and still have a pretty good attitude throughout the day?  In my personal experience, if I don't receive at least 12 hours of sleep - yep, that's right - I'm a grouch. 

I've learned...
That as hard as you try to make sure your first child is not spoiled, a whiner, a crier, or any other type of bad malady, she most likely will be at least 5 of them... lol.  And as easy or hard as you thought it would be before parenthood to tell that beautiful child you created "no" and spank them, it is oftentimes way more harder to keep a straight face than to punish them!

Well, since I'm just so full of wisdom, and have therefore left my child free and roaming throughout the house for the last 30 minutes, I should save some for next week and go clean up the mess that my beautiful little girl has undoubtably left for her loving and ungrumpy mother at 9am in the morning. 

May you all have a wonderfully warm spring day!