Tweedles.

I feel like I'm starting to look like these guys -
surly faces, bags under the eyes, droopy jowls and all.

Not that I think pregnancy can't be beautiful.
I'm just a little tired of feeling like my thighs, stomach, butt and back are just one giant squishy ball (see image above). None of my clothes have really fit quite right for seven or so months. I haven't slept comfortably through the night in longer than that. Nothing really tastes the same as it did and, even when I get whatever thing I'm craving, somehow it isn't enough.

You know, most of the time it's great. I really think I've had it much, much easier than most.
I just need some tips on how to feel pretty when I feel like a saggy baggy elephant.

(Tips that don't just involve thinking about how great it will be when this is over.)

(found the image on this blog doing a google image search, just so you know.)

Invisibility Shirt.

Today I am wearing a shirt that somehow makes my baby bump invisible.

I mean, I can see it. I think it's visible. However, in my eight hours of work, not one person commented on my pregnant belly. Usually every other woman who walks into the store looks at me, does a double-take and then says "OOOOOO, you're pregnant!" Usually they're very excited to know all about the life of a complete stranger. Everyone wants to know about names, due dates, etc, etc. I don't really understand it, but it's a huge topic of conversation.

Today, not one person even looked at me twice. In fact, when I was ordering food for husband and myself at Subway, the lady joked with me, "You're not going to eat this all by yourself, are you?" and I rubbed my tummy and joked back "Oh, it isn't just me."

Then she said, "Oh! I didn't even notice!" and she was serious!

How can you not notice EIGHT MONTHS of baby on me?

That's when I decided the shirt must be something out of Harry Potter. What else could it be?



PS - I think that picture looks like a still from some 60s TV show.

2010

could possibly be the year of the funny t-shirt and sweatpants.

34 weeks.

This is what the baby countdown is looking like:



Tomorrow I'm 34 weeks. I went to the doctor today and everything is going as it should. I have two more weeks before I start going in every week for a checkup . . . so any time after the 28th this baby girl could be here, safe and sound. She could be here earlier, too, and probably be just as safe and sound. Pretty crazy.

We're getting as ready as you can get for a baby. We have some of my old teddy bears and lots and lots of other adorable things. We want to play already! Can't wait. Can't wait. Can't wait.

Husband, on his birthday yesterday:

Some things he's into right now:

corn tortillas
fitness
emergency preparedness
beef jerky
great motorcycle gear
guns
sprite zero
vacuuming
making goals
the new pearl jam album
old foo fighters albums
mma live on espn
comedy news
scrambled egg whites
almonds and raisins
baby!!


I'm in love with my birthday boy.

On this day, 2 years ago,

we looked like this:


Two years and a lot of craziness later, we're more in love than ever.



It's also his birthday - he picked the wedding date.

Happy birthday, handsome husband.
I'm so happy/lucky/blessed to have you.

2009 in blurbies.

i can't believe 2009 is over!
(oh what a year it has been!)

we celebrated our first year of marriage!
(a stormy day on the beach in savannah couldn't have been better.)

we got a new president!
(really, we had an excuse to make a cake!)

we survived the incredible storm!
(and started preparing for the next disaster.)

husband got a motorcycle!
(we are a two vehicle family again.)

we played in the park!
(and had some great adventures.)

we ate some fantastic breakfasts!
(they looked as good as they tasted.)

i got a job in a deli!
(and became drive-thru queen for a short time.)

we got the news about our teeny-tiny baby!
(and i quit my new job working with food . . .)

i fell off the map for a few weeks!
(but i regained composure during trimester 2.)

we went to tallulah gorge!
(and discovered a few other georgia marvels, including the outlet stores.)

it's a girl!
(our little girl!)

we hit the one year mark of life in georgia!
(and definitely missed utah a little.)

i (probably) had the h1n1!
(the swine flu was a real bummer.)

we had a fowler family fall festival!
(and started the season of eating wayyyy too much.)

i spent most of the year making cookies!
(and i'm still not out of that phase.)

we started doing some nesting!
(i'm seriously crazy for homemaking.)

i got gigantic!
(and husband worked out a lot and looks really fit.)

we had a wonderful christmas!
(time alone and lots of warm fuzzies.)

we also watched a lot of law and order, listened to monsters of folk and lots of other music, enjoyed public radio, ate thousands of m&ms, learned to cook some tasty meals . . . and so on.
(we also probably spent too much money at chick-fil-a and mcdonalds.)



now we're looking forward to 2010, which is sure to be a million times more action-packed than this year!
(more to come.)