Okay, so things have improved greatly since our last post.
First, the power went out at about 7:45. Yes, this sucked, especially when you don't know WHY the power went out. All of our neighbors had power, it was just us. So of course we argued about who didn't pay the electric bill, or if someone had run into the house and we didn't notice or WHATEVER! Eventually, we were able to get intouch with Dominion (the folks who do our power), and they said they would send someone out (therefore, probably not a bill thing.) We then got intouch with our property's maintenance folks, but the guy who called us back lives 45 minutes away.
By that point, we were beginning to worry about the evening, and how Jeremy was going to sleep without his CPAP, especially since he's got some pretty big meetings tomorrow. Luckily, we didn't need to call too many friends or check into a hotel. Dominion showed up, switched the MAIN circuit breaker (outside out house, in a little room in the community) and we were back in business! YAY DOMINION! That's the best part about something happening unexpectedly, such as losing power or the cable going out or something--once it's fixed, you usually forget how mad you were when it happened, and are just grateful to have it back (especially during "the big game"! So I guess if you ever want to be a hero, switch off someone's power (don't let them know it was you, obviously) and then be the one to discover "the problem" and fix it, especially during the Super Bowl, or season finale of Lost or American Idol... Guys, great way to impress the ladies... or something...) So let this be a lesson to ya--not a good idea to do laundry when you've got the AC running on a hot day.... "She cahn't take much mora dis, Cap'n!"
After that whole thing, we were able to eat dinner (around 9:15--luckily, we have a gas stove, so dinner wasn't delayed except by not being able to see what the heck was happening on the stove...) and remembered we had CANADIAN CANDY BARS in the car! Of course, they were a little melted, but a few minutes in the freezer took good care of them. I had half a Wunderbar, and Jeremy had a Mr. Big. Did you know that Cadbury makes more than just Cream Eggs???? Before meeting Jeremy, I had no idea. They actually have a full line of candy, like Hershey's or Nestle does here in the States. And personally, I like them much better than those two--chocolate doesn't taste so cheap (when was the last time you ate a Hershey's Chocolate Bar? On a s'more, probably, because by itself, it's kinda gross...) Mmmm.... Yummy.
So overall, the night turned out okay. The only thing that really stunk about having no power for 1.5 hours is that I'm behind on my laundry.... really wanted to get another load done tonight... Oh well. TOMORROW!
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Where's my motivation.....?
Right now, I'm trying to talk myself into making something for dinner... I haven't made chili in a long time, and I know Jeremy would like it, but it's a lot of work, and I tired.... All day, been very blah. BLAAAAAH! And I only worked for 5 hours... Well, technically, more than that because I had a conference call this morning, but out in the field only 5 hours. So I dunno... It was so hot today... They said it was 85, but it wasn't. My car registered at 107 at one point (I guess it takes the humidity into account, because it did rain a bit today...) and that didn't make me feel any better. Oh well.
I'd really REALLY like to start working on the baby's room. I'm anxious, but at the same time, I walk in there and just cry because there are so many boxes still just stacked up hiding... We took care of most of the boxes when all my wonderful friends came over to help unpack us, but there's still more junk (mostly Jeremy's... All of my junk is at my parent's house.) And way too much work junk. I mean, really, it's getting out of hand. They just send me four more boxes of these stupid game cubes (they're broken down in the box, but when put together are about 12"x12"x18" cubes) that I'll probably never get rid of because most stores don't want them in their stores, and I don't really have a lot of room for them in my car to cart around with me.... ARGHA-BARGHA, as James would say. :-P Maybe when we take our vacation in October, we can work on that before we head outta town (don't know where we're going yet, but I don't really want to go away for a long time... and no more freakin' planes... I'm so sick of flying, and I've only done it a few times since being pregnant... well, 4 times round trip, I guess... NO MORE!) I guess we'll see.
I haven't mentioned the stupid cat lately. He's still stupid and I still hate him. Jeremy bought him this little fancy water bowl fountain thingie... It's a good thing I buy stuff for OUR baby, because Jeremy's already got HIS--the dang cat. Maybe he'll follow me outside one day when I go to work, and get lost trying to find his way home... His collar's gone now, so someone would think he's a stray and maybe keep him???? okay, time to stop dreaming. The beast is only 4 or 5 years old... he ain't going anywhere for a long time. Double :-P :-P
August is almost over... My brothers are back in school, the stores a less busy, and it's business as usual in the Wilcox home. I guess we're getting ready to sell my car soon. It was nice while it lasted... kinda... I hate buying cars, and then having a somewhat negative experience about it, because then everytime I get in the car, I associate it with those negative feelings. And gosh darnit, I don't need anymore negative feelings invading my life! I've got enough stuff to bring me down already. All I hafta do is think about trying to work on the baby's room.....
I have yet to shed the rest of my "Vegas Weight". I came back from Vegas and my scale at home said I gained 17 lbs... I knew I couldn't have gained THAT much in one week, and luckily it's gone down (I'm assuming it was mostly water weight from travelling, though we all pigged out a little more than usual--I did try to fill up on salad and fruits, but there was always so much good stuff to eat! And we had soda available to us at all hours of the day. That didn't help...) but I'm still 5 or 6 lbs heavier than I was when I left. Still, that would put my total weight gain for this pregnancy thus far at only 10 lbs, according to my scale (I'm afraid the one at my Dr's will think differently...) So I guess I shouldn't beat myself up TOO much about. This is no time for dieting after all... it just kills me because I was doing so well. Add another "negative" to my repretoire of thoughts.
Stephin is taller than me. He's 13, has a "man's voice", and is now taller than me. Soon, he'll be taller than James (another inch or two...) The big question is, will he beat my Dad... Hmmm... At 6'4", that's a tall order (ha... ha.... ha....), but outta all the boys, I think Stephin's got the best chance. Jason stopped at 6 ft (although he claims "6 ft 1 inch!"), James is just shy under 6 ft, so who knows... I guess that's not a bad compromise, considering my Mom is only 5'2".
I bought this Dial Foaming Handsoap stuff, mostly because it was on sale (3 pack for $4.77). It's not as nice as the berry Softsoap that we had before. In fact, this stuff is junk compared to that stuff (and that stuff wasn't expensive...) I'm disappointed. Ohhhh welllll....
Jeremy bought Madden 07.... There goes our "quality time". It's football season, ladies and gentlemen. And he wants to get Directv so he can get "The Ticket!" Yay....
On a happy note...... ummm.... hold on, gotta find one....
Still looking......
There's gotta be something here somewhere.......
Umm.... okay, how 'bout this: nope, nope, that won't due....
Oh, okay, I got one. Well, small group is tomorrow night, and that's usually good times. And in a couple of weeks, we'll be having dinner with the Cote's, which sounds like good food and good fun. Yup, those are both happy things.
That's all I've got for tonight.
I'd really REALLY like to start working on the baby's room. I'm anxious, but at the same time, I walk in there and just cry because there are so many boxes still just stacked up hiding... We took care of most of the boxes when all my wonderful friends came over to help unpack us, but there's still more junk (mostly Jeremy's... All of my junk is at my parent's house.) And way too much work junk. I mean, really, it's getting out of hand. They just send me four more boxes of these stupid game cubes (they're broken down in the box, but when put together are about 12"x12"x18" cubes) that I'll probably never get rid of because most stores don't want them in their stores, and I don't really have a lot of room for them in my car to cart around with me.... ARGHA-BARGHA, as James would say. :-P Maybe when we take our vacation in October, we can work on that before we head outta town (don't know where we're going yet, but I don't really want to go away for a long time... and no more freakin' planes... I'm so sick of flying, and I've only done it a few times since being pregnant... well, 4 times round trip, I guess... NO MORE!) I guess we'll see.
I haven't mentioned the stupid cat lately. He's still stupid and I still hate him. Jeremy bought him this little fancy water bowl fountain thingie... It's a good thing I buy stuff for OUR baby, because Jeremy's already got HIS--the dang cat. Maybe he'll follow me outside one day when I go to work, and get lost trying to find his way home... His collar's gone now, so someone would think he's a stray and maybe keep him???? okay, time to stop dreaming. The beast is only 4 or 5 years old... he ain't going anywhere for a long time. Double :-P :-P
August is almost over... My brothers are back in school, the stores a less busy, and it's business as usual in the Wilcox home. I guess we're getting ready to sell my car soon. It was nice while it lasted... kinda... I hate buying cars, and then having a somewhat negative experience about it, because then everytime I get in the car, I associate it with those negative feelings. And gosh darnit, I don't need anymore negative feelings invading my life! I've got enough stuff to bring me down already. All I hafta do is think about trying to work on the baby's room.....
I have yet to shed the rest of my "Vegas Weight". I came back from Vegas and my scale at home said I gained 17 lbs... I knew I couldn't have gained THAT much in one week, and luckily it's gone down (I'm assuming it was mostly water weight from travelling, though we all pigged out a little more than usual--I did try to fill up on salad and fruits, but there was always so much good stuff to eat! And we had soda available to us at all hours of the day. That didn't help...) but I'm still 5 or 6 lbs heavier than I was when I left. Still, that would put my total weight gain for this pregnancy thus far at only 10 lbs, according to my scale (I'm afraid the one at my Dr's will think differently...) So I guess I shouldn't beat myself up TOO much about. This is no time for dieting after all... it just kills me because I was doing so well. Add another "negative" to my repretoire of thoughts.
Stephin is taller than me. He's 13, has a "man's voice", and is now taller than me. Soon, he'll be taller than James (another inch or two...) The big question is, will he beat my Dad... Hmmm... At 6'4", that's a tall order (ha... ha.... ha....), but outta all the boys, I think Stephin's got the best chance. Jason stopped at 6 ft (although he claims "6 ft 1 inch!"), James is just shy under 6 ft, so who knows... I guess that's not a bad compromise, considering my Mom is only 5'2".
I bought this Dial Foaming Handsoap stuff, mostly because it was on sale (3 pack for $4.77). It's not as nice as the berry Softsoap that we had before. In fact, this stuff is junk compared to that stuff (and that stuff wasn't expensive...) I'm disappointed. Ohhhh welllll....
Jeremy bought Madden 07.... There goes our "quality time". It's football season, ladies and gentlemen. And he wants to get Directv so he can get "The Ticket!" Yay....
On a happy note...... ummm.... hold on, gotta find one....
Still looking......
There's gotta be something here somewhere.......
Umm.... okay, how 'bout this: nope, nope, that won't due....
Oh, okay, I got one. Well, small group is tomorrow night, and that's usually good times. And in a couple of weeks, we'll be having dinner with the Cote's, which sounds like good food and good fun. Yup, those are both happy things.
That's all I've got for tonight.
Monday, August 28, 2006
The randomness that is James....
This is NOT my brother James....
....this is my brother Stephin (from a few years ago). But I couldn't FIND a picture of James, so you'll just hafta get a general idea of where I'm coming from based on this.
Now... I swear to you, my brother does not smoke crack, nor does he drink (unless you count Red Bull or BAWLS...) but the following story from his blog may make you think otherwise....
And I quote:
*clap*..............*clap*.....................*clap*................................
Now... I swear to you, my brother does not smoke crack, nor does he drink (unless you count Red Bull or BAWLS...) but the following story from his blog may make you think otherwise....
And I quote:
"Ok. Yesterday, i wnet to Walmart. I saw something on the ground on the way to the door. I'm like" I'll see what is on the way out." So finish shopping. I got new blades for my fancy shmanshy Norelco and a soda for those curious people. So I'm walking to back to my car(van)(oohh. Booms) And i'm like oh yeah. the thing on the ground. You'll never guess what i found. I let you ponder. What could it be. A hamster, a blue whale, my shoe, a "honey i shruck the kids" kids. If you guess any of those, your wrong. Its was a.......................................a.................a wheel weight. Some of you say " this guy is retarded" or "WTF" or "cool" or some of you don't care. I do. You don't see a wheel weight on the ground like that all the time. Think about it.its sitting on my desk. Now Think About IT.
nice I cracked my KNee"
For that, James, you get the rubber chicken:
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Elmo is an Evil Doer!
This article made me sad.... I, like many other americans born in the 70's and 80's, grew up with Sesame Street, and looked forward to it everyday (the power hour of Sesame Street, followed by Mister Rogers---and then unfortunately, followed by Little House on the Prairie... No offense to the fans, but gosh darnit, I hated that show! It meant morning kids shows were over.... :-( ) I loved Elmo growing up, but Big Bird was my favorite... Along with Burt and Ernie (it did make me mad, though, that Ernie would always pin everything on Burt....)
Anyways, it seems that Sesame Street has taken a turn for the worst... which is very sad, as we approach the birth of our first child. Check out this excerpt from the article:
"Elmo is just a baby-voiced, self-obsessed character who is only concerned with Elmo," says Lee. "He just passively observes things: 'Elmo is looking at a sandwich. Elmo is eating a sandwich. Elmo is crapping out the sandwich and writing his name on the wall with it.' " The last celebrity to so obsessively refer to himself in the third person was Richard Nixon.
"I desperately don't want the show to go away, so I know they can't afford to run the "Elmo accidentally drank bleach and died" episode. Instead, they need to simply take Elmo and his buddies and give them their own hourlong show for the idiot spawn. Then put Luis, Gordon and the cool Muppets on their own half-hour "Classic Sesame" for the kids who will one day actually contribute to our society."
I just wanted to share, because I absolutely LOVED Sesame Street, and will hate to have to show our child "alternate broadcasting" when they're four or five and watching those shows... Maybe they'll release a "Classic Sesame Street" DVD for us old school types... :-)
Anyways, it seems that Sesame Street has taken a turn for the worst... which is very sad, as we approach the birth of our first child. Check out this excerpt from the article:
"Elmo is just a baby-voiced, self-obsessed character who is only concerned with Elmo," says Lee. "He just passively observes things: 'Elmo is looking at a sandwich. Elmo is eating a sandwich. Elmo is crapping out the sandwich and writing his name on the wall with it.' " The last celebrity to so obsessively refer to himself in the third person was Richard Nixon.
"I desperately don't want the show to go away, so I know they can't afford to run the "Elmo accidentally drank bleach and died" episode. Instead, they need to simply take Elmo and his buddies and give them their own hourlong show for the idiot spawn. Then put Luis, Gordon and the cool Muppets on their own half-hour "Classic Sesame" for the kids who will one day actually contribute to our society."
I just wanted to share, because I absolutely LOVED Sesame Street, and will hate to have to show our child "alternate broadcasting" when they're four or five and watching those shows... Maybe they'll release a "Classic Sesame Street" DVD for us old school types... :-)
Monday, August 21, 2006
Blah.
I don't really feel like blogging today. Was gonna write some stuff, but it's either gonna be really boring, or depressing. So I'll just pass today. Hopefully, tomorrow fares better. :-[
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Cat Flushing
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WofFb_eOxxA
Sorry, this was too cute. Well, funny/cute. Actually, I'm not sure why I find this so interesting, but I do.... If only we could teach Big Fella to do that...
Sorry, this was too cute. Well, funny/cute. Actually, I'm not sure why I find this so interesting, but I do.... If only we could teach Big Fella to do that...
Still in Vegas
Hello everyone!
Blah. I'm still in Vegas. Don't get me wrong, it's been a good time, but I am READY to come home. Absolutely. I've had the pleasure of "walking the strip" and being brainwashed by all the Sony folks here (not a bad thing, but I certainly do feel 'brainwashed'.) We got our new laptops yesterday, though this is the first time I've actually had a chance to get online with it, since the hotel wants to charge $11 for wifi in the rooms... I waited until the PC clinic today, and set up shop outside the conference room. Don't know when I'll be kicked off, but hopefully this will post before I do.
The new laptops are pretty sweet--bigger, but not huge, lighter, brighter, and much FASTER! This thing is about twice as fast as our old, crappy Fujitsus (may it rest in peace...), with a gig of ram, and a 6-8 hour battery life (more than enough for a day in the field!) People are already complaining, though, because it doesn't have a touch screen (the old ones did, though I never used it) and doesn't "auto-sleep" when the cover is closed (I'm sure I can change that setting).
Whatever, though! I'm thrilled! I like it a lot! So I'm happy.
It's been an up-and-down week for me... I was doing alright, until I was in line for the bathroom Tuesday (for the up-tenth time) and there was another preggers gal in front of me (she's due 3 days after me), and all the other gals in front of me were like, "Oh, honey, you've got priority here, you go ahead!" and let her cut all 6 or 7 of them. I just stood there like, "Hello?!" I guess it's just not very obvious with me (I think I carry more like a long watermelon, growing up more than out whereas she's a tiny thing, so she's packin' a cantelope under her shirt) so no one paid me any heed.... :-( Oh well. My district knew already, so they've been treating me well (not that I want special treatment--I just don't want anyone else to have it!)
And I think I'll stop there... Don't want to press my luck. I'll be home Friday evening, so hopefully I'll have more to post then. Have a great rest of the week!
Blah. I'm still in Vegas. Don't get me wrong, it's been a good time, but I am READY to come home. Absolutely. I've had the pleasure of "walking the strip" and being brainwashed by all the Sony folks here (not a bad thing, but I certainly do feel 'brainwashed'.) We got our new laptops yesterday, though this is the first time I've actually had a chance to get online with it, since the hotel wants to charge $11 for wifi in the rooms... I waited until the PC clinic today, and set up shop outside the conference room. Don't know when I'll be kicked off, but hopefully this will post before I do.
The new laptops are pretty sweet--bigger, but not huge, lighter, brighter, and much FASTER! This thing is about twice as fast as our old, crappy Fujitsus (may it rest in peace...), with a gig of ram, and a 6-8 hour battery life (more than enough for a day in the field!) People are already complaining, though, because it doesn't have a touch screen (the old ones did, though I never used it) and doesn't "auto-sleep" when the cover is closed (I'm sure I can change that setting).
Whatever, though! I'm thrilled! I like it a lot! So I'm happy.
It's been an up-and-down week for me... I was doing alright, until I was in line for the bathroom Tuesday (for the up-tenth time) and there was another preggers gal in front of me (she's due 3 days after me), and all the other gals in front of me were like, "Oh, honey, you've got priority here, you go ahead!" and let her cut all 6 or 7 of them. I just stood there like, "Hello?!" I guess it's just not very obvious with me (I think I carry more like a long watermelon, growing up more than out whereas she's a tiny thing, so she's packin' a cantelope under her shirt) so no one paid me any heed.... :-( Oh well. My district knew already, so they've been treating me well (not that I want special treatment--I just don't want anyone else to have it!)
And I think I'll stop there... Don't want to press my luck. I'll be home Friday evening, so hopefully I'll have more to post then. Have a great rest of the week!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Doomed to stretch marks...
Well, so much for that! The Palmers Tummy Butter that I was so excited about is about as helpful to me as poison ivy. Yes, that's right, I broke out in an itchy, annoying rash all over my belly.... Guess that whole, "Your skin may be more sensitive during pregnancy, " bit is entirely true. :( What a way to end a 'great' week.
So it's back to regular old Aveeno. I guess I won't worry about the "stretch mark do's and don't's", which include, 'If your stomach is itchy, DON'T SCRATCH IT! This will only help stretch out the skin more, and make stretch marks more noticible. ' I've resounded myself to the fact that I will have stretch marks, and will probably always have stretch marks, as this is not going to be the only child we have (God willing, of course). So gosh darnit, if my belly is itchy, I'm gonna scratch it! Jeremy's married a walking roadmap! He says he still loves me anyways. (Awww....)
We have scheduled an ultrasound, though! That's good. And bad. The bad is that because I'm out of town next week (in Vegas for work), I have to wait until the following monday to have it done. So no baby news (genderly speaking) until after 2 pm on Monday, August 21st. :( It'll fly by (of course, I'll literally be 'flying' by, spending almost 10 hours in airports and on planes. Booooo.... And of the freaking times for a stupid terrorist attack to be spoiled--right before I fly! Guess there's no reason to pack lightly, now... Gonna hafta check it anyways! Bring out the big suitcase!)
Okay. Time for work (last day! Yay!)
So it's back to regular old Aveeno. I guess I won't worry about the "stretch mark do's and don't's", which include, 'If your stomach is itchy, DON'T SCRATCH IT! This will only help stretch out the skin more, and make stretch marks more noticible. ' I've resounded myself to the fact that I will have stretch marks, and will probably always have stretch marks, as this is not going to be the only child we have (God willing, of course). So gosh darnit, if my belly is itchy, I'm gonna scratch it! Jeremy's married a walking roadmap! He says he still loves me anyways. (Awww....)
We have scheduled an ultrasound, though! That's good. And bad. The bad is that because I'm out of town next week (in Vegas for work), I have to wait until the following monday to have it done. So no baby news (genderly speaking) until after 2 pm on Monday, August 21st. :( It'll fly by (of course, I'll literally be 'flying' by, spending almost 10 hours in airports and on planes. Booooo.... And of the freaking times for a stupid terrorist attack to be spoiled--right before I fly! Guess there's no reason to pack lightly, now... Gonna hafta check it anyways! Bring out the big suitcase!)
Okay. Time for work (last day! Yay!)
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
No news is good news...? :p
Just thought I'd let y'all know that we did NOT have a sonogram today, as we thought we would... :-( Turns out, they were supposed to refer me to a perinatologist or something for it, but my psycho doctor DIDN'T! So now we have to wait. I couldn't even call today to schedule the appt. because their system was down--gotta wait 'til the morning. :-p Jess is not happy. Jess is mighty pissed off, actually. I started crying in the car... Just frustrated. Of course, I'll cry about anything nowadays.
I've been kinda down the past few days... I wonder if there's such a thing as pre-partum (or would it be just "partum") depression... Seems like I'm carrying a burden (and I'm not talking about the baby--that's pure joy there) that I just can't shake. Felt like God was lifting that off of me today... Left for work early this morning, and it was absolutely GORGEOUS! I'm talking 'paradise' perfect! It was only mid-70's, sun was shining... Beautiful. Then I got to my first store (ironically, the same Target I ranted about in June... big surprise...) and everything was downhill from there. My 2nd and 4th stores were okay, but in general, it was a blah day.
I got to the Doc's around 2:15, Jeremy arrived around 2:45, we got in there around 3:15, and found out NO SONO TODAY! The last hope I had for the day, though very anxious about it, was crushed. That's all it took for me. I just want to go to sleep and wake up tomorrow, hoping it's better than today, because right now, I have little desire to finish the day out. :-p I say again.
Oh and the psycho doctor was walking around the office while I was waiting (I was the only one in the waiting room, and still had a 45 min wait... Go fig.) First, he called me "sweetie" (which I hate... I'm not his 'sweetie'...) and then asked me how I was doing. I said fine, he then said, "Well, you're pregnant--somebody did that to you." Like it's a bad thing? And he's an OB\GYN? Why??? The thought of having him deliver my child is kinda scary... I mean, if he's the doc on call that weekend, that's who I get. Yay. Good times.
The whole birthing center idea sounds more and more attractive. I guess we should go start looking into them...
:`( <~ That about sums the rest up.
I've been kinda down the past few days... I wonder if there's such a thing as pre-partum (or would it be just "partum") depression... Seems like I'm carrying a burden (and I'm not talking about the baby--that's pure joy there) that I just can't shake. Felt like God was lifting that off of me today... Left for work early this morning, and it was absolutely GORGEOUS! I'm talking 'paradise' perfect! It was only mid-70's, sun was shining... Beautiful. Then I got to my first store (ironically, the same Target I ranted about in June... big surprise...) and everything was downhill from there. My 2nd and 4th stores were okay, but in general, it was a blah day.
I got to the Doc's around 2:15, Jeremy arrived around 2:45, we got in there around 3:15, and found out NO SONO TODAY! The last hope I had for the day, though very anxious about it, was crushed. That's all it took for me. I just want to go to sleep and wake up tomorrow, hoping it's better than today, because right now, I have little desire to finish the day out. :-p I say again.
Oh and the psycho doctor was walking around the office while I was waiting (I was the only one in the waiting room, and still had a 45 min wait... Go fig.) First, he called me "sweetie" (which I hate... I'm not his 'sweetie'...) and then asked me how I was doing. I said fine, he then said, "Well, you're pregnant--somebody did that to you." Like it's a bad thing? And he's an OB\GYN? Why??? The thought of having him deliver my child is kinda scary... I mean, if he's the doc on call that weekend, that's who I get. Yay. Good times.
The whole birthing center idea sounds more and more attractive. I guess we should go start looking into them...
:`( <~ That about sums the rest up.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Oops.. I schtoooopid...
Okay, I admit it, I'm a retard... I'm sitting here, complaining that no one really reads my blog only to find out that people do, AND have been leaving comments---that I just found. Y'see, at one point I kept getting spamming comments, and only spamming comments. So I turned on "comment moderation", thinking I'd get an option to approve comments as they came through. Well, I DO have that option, I just didn't know where to find it. I found it now, and feel really stupid not noticing it sooner.
So to everyone who's posted comments to the blog (Ted, Paige, Jeremy, etc) THANK YOU FOR READING!! It's nice to be heard. I'll try not to be an idiot from now on. (I wuv you guys!)
Changing gears a bit, Jeremy Jr (or Jess Jr) has certainly been more active as of late. We're at that stage (almost 19 weeks) where not only can I fell 'em moving, but if you're patient enough (which Jeremy hasn't had a chance to be yet), you can fell 'em kicking with your hand... SO COOL! Usually, we'll be laying in bed, and I'll start pokin' my belly to motivate some action, and it's just so neat! Jeremy's always a little to late, or a little to tired to get to feel it, but I'm sure he will soon. :-) Only 3 more days 'til next appt! Hopefully we'll get to see if our little one is a he or a she. Will let ya know when we do!
So to everyone who's posted comments to the blog (Ted, Paige, Jeremy, etc) THANK YOU FOR READING!! It's nice to be heard. I'll try not to be an idiot from now on. (I wuv you guys!)
Changing gears a bit, Jeremy Jr (or Jess Jr) has certainly been more active as of late. We're at that stage (almost 19 weeks) where not only can I fell 'em moving, but if you're patient enough (which Jeremy hasn't had a chance to be yet), you can fell 'em kicking with your hand... SO COOL! Usually, we'll be laying in bed, and I'll start pokin' my belly to motivate some action, and it's just so neat! Jeremy's always a little to late, or a little to tired to get to feel it, but I'm sure he will soon. :-) Only 3 more days 'til next appt! Hopefully we'll get to see if our little one is a he or a she. Will let ya know when we do!
Friday, August 04, 2006
:-(
I get the distinct impression that no one reads our blog... Well, no one that I'd like to be reading it (except maybe Paige... I think she tries to read it often... Thanks, Paige!) I guess I'd rather have no one than a bunch of stupid strangers who would feel inclined to leave their "anonymous" comments, because they lack the courage to reveal themselves... I don't even think Jeremy reads this unless I tell him to.
On a more happy note, did you notice the new ticker at the top of the page here?? (Well, that would require "you" to actually exist, now wouldn't it?) I think it's cool. Now I can tell everyday what's going on with little Jeremy Jr (or Jess Jr.. we find out wednesday!) Very neat stuff.
I bought some Palmers Tummy Butter yesterday (and the cutest onesie!) to fight the stretch marks trying to fight their way onto my belly. It's REALLY thick... like... ummm... like shortening! That's actually the texture of it. It's harder than butter at room temp, and I would say it even goes on like shortening (if you were to rub shortening on your belly, that is...) If nothing else, it smells really yummy... Like cocoa butter. Mmmmm... cocoa butter.... Anywhoo, hopefully it helps... Not that I'm anxious to save my "bikini worthy" belly for next summer or anything... But stretch marks are like the annoying cousin who is at every family gathering--you really wish they wouldn't show up, but they inevitably do, and always get center stage. If I were the bikini wearing type, that'd be the first thing people would see... Oh well. Thankfully, I'm not that type, but still..... who wants red/white/silver scar like lines all over their stomach!
I love being pregnant. :-)
On a more happy note, did you notice the new ticker at the top of the page here?? (Well, that would require "you" to actually exist, now wouldn't it?) I think it's cool. Now I can tell everyday what's going on with little Jeremy Jr (or Jess Jr.. we find out wednesday!) Very neat stuff.
I bought some Palmers Tummy Butter yesterday (and the cutest onesie!) to fight the stretch marks trying to fight their way onto my belly. It's REALLY thick... like... ummm... like shortening! That's actually the texture of it. It's harder than butter at room temp, and I would say it even goes on like shortening (if you were to rub shortening on your belly, that is...) If nothing else, it smells really yummy... Like cocoa butter. Mmmmm... cocoa butter.... Anywhoo, hopefully it helps... Not that I'm anxious to save my "bikini worthy" belly for next summer or anything... But stretch marks are like the annoying cousin who is at every family gathering--you really wish they wouldn't show up, but they inevitably do, and always get center stage. If I were the bikini wearing type, that'd be the first thing people would see... Oh well. Thankfully, I'm not that type, but still..... who wants red/white/silver scar like lines all over their stomach!
I love being pregnant. :-)
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
After nearly 20 years, Joker lives...
It's been officially announced that one of our favorite gay cowboys will be playing the infamous oldest villain in comic book history, The Joker (behind Lex Luther, of course, but Lex was never as badass as the Joker... sorry, Lex...) Heath Ledger is taking the role of the psychotic madman in the newest installment of the Batman series, The Dark Knight.
Did I mention that I LOVE the Dark Knight series of Batman? Never really got into the Detective Comics (where we first meet Batman and his foes), but man... the Dark Knight series is just so harsh and edgy and... well... freaky! This Joker is not the Joker you came to know and love back when Old Jack took up the role in the late 80's... Nah, this one is much more... disturbed? Maniacal? Evil? Messed up?! All of the above? Well, you get the idea.
I'm a bit concerned for ole Heathy, though... He's gotta pull this off the right way, or people will be comparing him to Jack Nicholson, and you really don't wan that--cause "Jack" was the man back the day! However, I think Ledger is different enough to be able to put that wacko, neurotic twist on the Joker that will allow both versions of the character to exist peacefully. Heck, the movie will probably already be better simply because we'll be sans Vicky Vale and all her yellin'. Oh, and for a double whammy... little chance Tom Cruise will let his kitty Katie out to place for the sequel, too. I could be wrong, but as of right now, she's not signed on. That's a good thing. **keep them fingers crossed** [[I think we should make a new rule in Hollywood--neither Tom Cruise, nor Katie Holmes may be cast in another movie until Suri shows up. Until she does, I'm saying,"FAKED!"]]
Did I mention that I LOVE the Dark Knight series of Batman? Never really got into the Detective Comics (where we first meet Batman and his foes), but man... the Dark Knight series is just so harsh and edgy and... well... freaky! This Joker is not the Joker you came to know and love back when Old Jack took up the role in the late 80's... Nah, this one is much more... disturbed? Maniacal? Evil? Messed up?! All of the above? Well, you get the idea.
I'm a bit concerned for ole Heathy, though... He's gotta pull this off the right way, or people will be comparing him to Jack Nicholson, and you really don't wan that--cause "Jack" was the man back the day! However, I think Ledger is different enough to be able to put that wacko, neurotic twist on the Joker that will allow both versions of the character to exist peacefully. Heck, the movie will probably already be better simply because we'll be sans Vicky Vale and all her yellin'. Oh, and for a double whammy... little chance Tom Cruise will let his kitty Katie out to place for the sequel, too. I could be wrong, but as of right now, she's not signed on. That's a good thing. **keep them fingers crossed** [[I think we should make a new rule in Hollywood--neither Tom Cruise, nor Katie Holmes may be cast in another movie until Suri shows up. Until she does, I'm saying,"FAKED!"]]
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
"Stress Marks"
Today I woke to find a new series of stretch marks appearing around my abdomen... I'm confused by this, simply because the places they're showing up don't make much sense in my mind--at least not yet. So unless a bigger belly intends to "pop" out in the next few days, my skin is getting ready for nothing... I've been good, really I have! If you ask Mr Bathroom Scale, he'll tell ya I've only put on a few (as in single digits) pounds onto my pre-preg weight. And actually, depending on what day it is, I haven't always gained anything... it's just kinda shifted. I guess it's obvious now where that shifting is taking place...
Jeremy came home from a meeting this morning and found a lost cat in our neighborhood. Being the good samaritan that he is, he caught it, and hid it in our 2nd bathroom with food, water and a litter box. Big Fella was NOT happy. Thankfully, we only had to deal with the extra beast for the work day, as his "Mommy" (who lives about a half a mile down the road...) came and picked him up after work. Praise God! I thought for sure we were gonna end up with not just ONE spawn of Satan, but TWO! Maybe we could just find someone to come pick up Big Fella now, my week would be complete....
Did I mention I dislike these new stretch marks? Don't get me wrong, I definitely didn't have the smooth, sexy belly before, but come on! I don't need a road map to Canada... that's what Google Maps is for. OH well. Like all things, I blame them on the cat... Hence the "stress marks". See? It all comes full circle.
Jeremy came home from a meeting this morning and found a lost cat in our neighborhood. Being the good samaritan that he is, he caught it, and hid it in our 2nd bathroom with food, water and a litter box. Big Fella was NOT happy. Thankfully, we only had to deal with the extra beast for the work day, as his "Mommy" (who lives about a half a mile down the road...) came and picked him up after work. Praise God! I thought for sure we were gonna end up with not just ONE spawn of Satan, but TWO! Maybe we could just find someone to come pick up Big Fella now, my week would be complete....
Did I mention I dislike these new stretch marks? Don't get me wrong, I definitely didn't have the smooth, sexy belly before, but come on! I don't need a road map to Canada... that's what Google Maps is for. OH well. Like all things, I blame them on the cat... Hence the "stress marks". See? It all comes full circle.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Interesting Article...
Came across this article while perusing a friend's blogsite, friend's blog (friend of a friend). I won't say much about it, other than I find it very interesting how this has become the perception of non-Christians (and even Christians) of other Christians. I wonder if I fall into the group their discussing (I don't think so, but I know I could be better... couldn't we all, though?).
Anyways, I won't say more on it for now. Would like to hear what you all have to say. :-)
Anyways, I won't say more on it for now. Would like to hear what you all have to say. :-)
Baby Registry Information!
Hi everybody.
As most of you know by now (as dedicated readers of our blog, that is...) Jeremy and I are expecting a new addition to our family in Dec/Jan this year. Yay! It's very exciting (17 weeks down, 23 or so more to go!) So! We've had quite a few people ask us if we're registered anywhere, and what we need. I figured this would be the best place to include that info (especially since not too long ago, we had our wedding registry listed here, too) So here it be. Don't forget to drop us a line sometime, whether by phone or email! We haven't heard from many folks in a while.
You can search for us by typing in either of our names--I think we're the only Wilcox's on there, but just in case, we're in Oak Hill, VA!
Registry # 58666391 or search by our names (if using Jeremy's, click on "search by co-registrant" if nothing comes up)
Target Registry
We do not yet know if it's a boy or a girl (hopefully we will by Aug 9th!), but will dress a girl in some blues, if you find something that is just too cute in blue. Also, we've got plenty of clothes/onesies for 0-3 mos, and a few for 3-6, however, we still need an infant coat (we're delivering in winter, after all!) and clothes for the older months, so keep that in mind. :-)
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!! I guess I can share now that we're having a boy, so blue away! :-)
We do not yet know if it's a boy or a girl (hopefully we will by Aug 9th!), but will dress a girl in some blues, if you find something that is just too cute in blue. Also, we've got plenty of clothes/onesies for 0-3 mos, and a few for 3-6, however, we still need an infant coat (we're delivering in winter, after all!) and clothes for the older months, so keep that in mind. :-)
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!! I guess I can share now that we're having a boy, so blue away! :-)
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
UPDATE 12/28/2007:
Chances are if you're reading this, you're either very nostalgic, curious, or nosy. :-) Whatever it may be, congratulations! You've figured out our little secret! Yes, we are preggers again--Jemiah's gonna be a big brother! Our due date is Sept. 1st, 2008. We have updated our registry information to reflect that, and yes, they are current, as far as what we're figuring we'll need to get this time around. :) We're not asking, but if you're feeling so inclined, we will thank you profusely! So thank you ahead of time! And keep an eye out for a 'major announcement' on the blog, coming soon.
Chances are if you're reading this, you're either very nostalgic, curious, or nosy. :-) Whatever it may be, congratulations! You've figured out our little secret! Yes, we are preggers again--Jemiah's gonna be a big brother! Our due date is Sept. 1st, 2008. We have updated our registry information to reflect that, and yes, they are current, as far as what we're figuring we'll need to get this time around. :) We're not asking, but if you're feeling so inclined, we will thank you profusely! So thank you ahead of time! And keep an eye out for a 'major announcement' on the blog, coming soon.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Yikes!
Wow. What an interesting past couple of days!
My laptop for work is officially on its way back to Sony HQ, to be swapped out, so I can get back in business. Right now, doing manual calls kinda stinks... It's just more work, and less thorough work, even though it takes less time for most of it. That, and I'm not used to it, so I'm constantly forgetting to have folks sign my sheet, and have to go back in the store to get it!
I'm tired.
I'm still waiting for this whole "burst of energy" to show up in the second trimester. At 4 months preggers, all I want to do is N-A-P! I got home today at a little after 5, and just been chilling ever since... At some point, I need to get up and make dinner... But I too tired... Oi.. If only Jeremy could cook. And we're sick of take out. So... I'll give myself a few more minutes, and then I guess I will get up. Blaaaah.
I parked in the preggers spot today at Kinkos. It's a busy shopping center, and there were no good spots within a reasonable distance of the store, so I said, "Ah, the heck with it..." and parked there. I felt kinda guilty, even though I AM pregnant. I guess I just think that because I'm not further along (or showing a lot), I don't deserve it yet. But it was a nice break.
Okay. Just thought I'd throw that down for all two of you who read this. :-) maybe someday, someone else will read my blog besides my husband and one friend.
OH! And one more thing--this is where the yikes comes in... I just found out that a really good friend of mine IS ALSO PREGGERS!!! They just found out yesterday morning--I think we were the first people they told! I feel so special. :-) They're awesome people! I'm super happy for them (of course, she's kinda stealin' my thunder a bit... I mean, hello! I was pregnant first, wait ur turn! ;-) Just kidding. I'm excited to have someone to hang out with who's also preggers. She'll be about 6 months by the time we deliver Jeremy Jr, so maybe she can come and hang out and help, get used to the whole baby thing (I've seen her handle babies before... she needs a lesson or two. ;-) love her, but yeah, definitely could use some more exposure! And by the time she delivers in April, she'll be a pro! If she's nice, maybe I'll let her even change a really nasty dirty diaper. Hee hee)
Just wanted to share. yay!
My laptop for work is officially on its way back to Sony HQ, to be swapped out, so I can get back in business. Right now, doing manual calls kinda stinks... It's just more work, and less thorough work, even though it takes less time for most of it. That, and I'm not used to it, so I'm constantly forgetting to have folks sign my sheet, and have to go back in the store to get it!
I'm tired.
I'm still waiting for this whole "burst of energy" to show up in the second trimester. At 4 months preggers, all I want to do is N-A-P! I got home today at a little after 5, and just been chilling ever since... At some point, I need to get up and make dinner... But I too tired... Oi.. If only Jeremy could cook. And we're sick of take out. So... I'll give myself a few more minutes, and then I guess I will get up. Blaaaah.
I parked in the preggers spot today at Kinkos. It's a busy shopping center, and there were no good spots within a reasonable distance of the store, so I said, "Ah, the heck with it..." and parked there. I felt kinda guilty, even though I AM pregnant. I guess I just think that because I'm not further along (or showing a lot), I don't deserve it yet. But it was a nice break.
Okay. Just thought I'd throw that down for all two of you who read this. :-) maybe someday, someone else will read my blog besides my husband and one friend.
OH! And one more thing--this is where the yikes comes in... I just found out that a really good friend of mine IS ALSO PREGGERS!!! They just found out yesterday morning--I think we were the first people they told! I feel so special. :-) They're awesome people! I'm super happy for them (of course, she's kinda stealin' my thunder a bit... I mean, hello! I was pregnant first, wait ur turn! ;-) Just kidding. I'm excited to have someone to hang out with who's also preggers. She'll be about 6 months by the time we deliver Jeremy Jr, so maybe she can come and hang out and help, get used to the whole baby thing (I've seen her handle babies before... she needs a lesson or two. ;-) love her, but yeah, definitely could use some more exposure! And by the time she delivers in April, she'll be a pro! If she's nice, maybe I'll let her even change a really nasty dirty diaper. Hee hee)
Just wanted to share. yay!
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Getting better...
Hullo.
So, this week turned out much better than when it started! My wonderful friends, and their wonderful friends came to my rescue Thursday night, and the place has never looked so good! Of course, it didn't last that long... I mean, it still looks great, but things got moved around a bit since a couple of those wonderful friends gave us a very nice entertainment center to hide all of our video game junk! Ah, it's very nice indeed (and from what I heard from them, kinda pricey, too...) So we've been very blessed this week! God is so good! And to everyone that helped out--THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Right now, we're kinda just taking it easy. Jeremy's playing XBox games on his brand spanking new XB 360 (our other one died... but we were smart, and bought the warranty... When it comes to expensive electronics, always buy the warranty! $40 is much better than $400). We picked up a couple of used games, cheap, and that's all he's been doing since we got home at 8 pm last night. I don't even know when he came to bed, I was asleep by the time he showed up. Oh well. What're ya gonna do...
24 weeks to go, on the baby front. I'm anxious.... I have a hard time being patient. But I think I'm doing alright, considering... Even though I wouldn't mind being home right now, work does help the time go by so much better. So that's a good thing. I can't believe July is almost over already. That's crazy. It was just the 4th, like, yesterday! Well... not quite, but you know what I mean.
Next Dr's appt is Aug 9. I'm hoping it's sonogram time again. Even though I wouldn't mind waiting until the birthday to find out if we've got a Jeremy Jr or a Jess Jr on the way, I'm kinda excited about finding out. Place your votes now! I'm guessing girl... Jeremy's guessing boy... But we'll be happy either way (one of us is right, after all!)
Okie dokie, I think we need to go pick up Stephin now... He's bored and wants to come over. I think he felt bad about leaving during the week last week, and so now he says he wants to help me work (he pulls my bag around, which is very nice, 'cause that thing gets HEAVY!) At least the house looks a little better. Once we get all the dvds and games unloaded, we'll have so much more room, and so many fewer boxes lying around. Ah, that'll be nice.
Byeeeee!
So, this week turned out much better than when it started! My wonderful friends, and their wonderful friends came to my rescue Thursday night, and the place has never looked so good! Of course, it didn't last that long... I mean, it still looks great, but things got moved around a bit since a couple of those wonderful friends gave us a very nice entertainment center to hide all of our video game junk! Ah, it's very nice indeed (and from what I heard from them, kinda pricey, too...) So we've been very blessed this week! God is so good! And to everyone that helped out--THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Right now, we're kinda just taking it easy. Jeremy's playing XBox games on his brand spanking new XB 360 (our other one died... but we were smart, and bought the warranty... When it comes to expensive electronics, always buy the warranty! $40 is much better than $400). We picked up a couple of used games, cheap, and that's all he's been doing since we got home at 8 pm last night. I don't even know when he came to bed, I was asleep by the time he showed up. Oh well. What're ya gonna do...
24 weeks to go, on the baby front. I'm anxious.... I have a hard time being patient. But I think I'm doing alright, considering... Even though I wouldn't mind being home right now, work does help the time go by so much better. So that's a good thing. I can't believe July is almost over already. That's crazy. It was just the 4th, like, yesterday! Well... not quite, but you know what I mean.
Next Dr's appt is Aug 9. I'm hoping it's sonogram time again. Even though I wouldn't mind waiting until the birthday to find out if we've got a Jeremy Jr or a Jess Jr on the way, I'm kinda excited about finding out. Place your votes now! I'm guessing girl... Jeremy's guessing boy... But we'll be happy either way (one of us is right, after all!)
Okie dokie, I think we need to go pick up Stephin now... He's bored and wants to come over. I think he felt bad about leaving during the week last week, and so now he says he wants to help me work (he pulls my bag around, which is very nice, 'cause that thing gets HEAVY!) At least the house looks a little better. Once we get all the dvds and games unloaded, we'll have so much more room, and so many fewer boxes lying around. Ah, that'll be nice.
Byeeeee!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Chaaaaaa-oooooooossssss!
What a week--and it's only Tuesday!
It hasn't been a bad week, just busy, it seems, and non-stop. I normally thrive in non-stop, but the Jeremy Jr in me is forcing me to slooooow it dooooooowwwwwnnnnn.... Which makes coming home so discouraging. Normally, I'm happy to come home. But it's a disaster right now. And I just can't live like this anymore! But I have little energy to do much about it. Jeremy gets motivated to do stuff, but is easily distracted by "other" things, as in ANY other things that need to be done. So even though we had planned to have a productive weekend, we didn't. We got the couches set up, and the TV where it will stay, and, of course, Jeremy set up the computer (that was a bright, shiny #1 on his list! Well, at least he only has one #1-everything on my list is #1, so nothing gets started and nothing gets done...) Now, if we could just uncover my dining room table (or what we're using as such for now) without just moving stuff to another spot in the house, I'd be able to breathe easier!
Stephin-bunny came over Sunday and spent the night (another reason nothing gets done--Jeremy loves to hang out with "his buddy", so unless it was a video game, it was not conquered...) He then stayed home while Jeremy and I went to work, and played video games all.... day..... long..... If only everyone could have summer vacation....
Jeremy left for Boston today, and won't be back 'til Thursday night... :-( Makes things really quiet here... Just me and Big Fella... and a crockpot overflowing with chili (my first time making it in a crock pot... I made a chili base with the meat, spices and beer, cooked all that, and poured it over a huge mound of veggies and tomatoes... we'll see!) For the first time, I think my crock pot is too small. It's not tiny or anything, but I went in the kitchen and there was a puddle of chili juice on the floor... I was not happy, not because of the mess, but because all that good, yummy, chili flavor was going to waste. So I mopped it up with a towel, and squeezed it back into the crock pot..... ;-) Nah, I didn't do that. Now I've got the whole thing wrapped up, incase anything else should spill. I hope it doesn't do that all night.
Stephin went with me to work today. He lugged around my heavy bag, and did all the running back to the car for me. It was very nice--they should let us have full time assistants all the time! Maybe next week he can come back and do it again. I think he's pretty proud of his big sister--I know more about PS3 than most of the store associates I encounter! That makes me "pretty gangster", as Stephin would say.
We're 16 weeks today! Only 169 more days to go! I've definitely been feeling the baby move around this past week. It's very exciting. Every now and then, I'll feel a definitive kick, and all I can do is smile... I think I need to back off on the baby clothes buying, though. I only buy stuff on clearance, and gosh darnit, I've already got, I think 15 onesies, 6 gowns, and a couple of pairs of pants, all in Newborn size. And I'm starting to build up the 3-6 month collection now. Really, all I still want to buy for Newborn is a couple of nice little outfits, especially a coming home outfit. But, I may wait until we know if he's a he or a she. So if you're thinking about getting us anything for our little guy/gal to be, think 3 months and up! Unless it's not clothing related. Then go to town! :-)
Okay, gotta check on the chili. Have a splendid week!
It hasn't been a bad week, just busy, it seems, and non-stop. I normally thrive in non-stop, but the Jeremy Jr in me is forcing me to slooooow it dooooooowwwwwnnnnn.... Which makes coming home so discouraging. Normally, I'm happy to come home. But it's a disaster right now. And I just can't live like this anymore! But I have little energy to do much about it. Jeremy gets motivated to do stuff, but is easily distracted by "other" things, as in ANY other things that need to be done. So even though we had planned to have a productive weekend, we didn't. We got the couches set up, and the TV where it will stay, and, of course, Jeremy set up the computer (that was a bright, shiny #1 on his list! Well, at least he only has one #1-everything on my list is #1, so nothing gets started and nothing gets done...) Now, if we could just uncover my dining room table (or what we're using as such for now) without just moving stuff to another spot in the house, I'd be able to breathe easier!
Stephin-bunny came over Sunday and spent the night (another reason nothing gets done--Jeremy loves to hang out with "his buddy", so unless it was a video game, it was not conquered...) He then stayed home while Jeremy and I went to work, and played video games all.... day..... long..... If only everyone could have summer vacation....
Jeremy left for Boston today, and won't be back 'til Thursday night... :-( Makes things really quiet here... Just me and Big Fella... and a crockpot overflowing with chili (my first time making it in a crock pot... I made a chili base with the meat, spices and beer, cooked all that, and poured it over a huge mound of veggies and tomatoes... we'll see!) For the first time, I think my crock pot is too small. It's not tiny or anything, but I went in the kitchen and there was a puddle of chili juice on the floor... I was not happy, not because of the mess, but because all that good, yummy, chili flavor was going to waste. So I mopped it up with a towel, and squeezed it back into the crock pot..... ;-) Nah, I didn't do that. Now I've got the whole thing wrapped up, incase anything else should spill. I hope it doesn't do that all night.
Stephin went with me to work today. He lugged around my heavy bag, and did all the running back to the car for me. It was very nice--they should let us have full time assistants all the time! Maybe next week he can come back and do it again. I think he's pretty proud of his big sister--I know more about PS3 than most of the store associates I encounter! That makes me "pretty gangster", as Stephin would say.
We're 16 weeks today! Only 169 more days to go! I've definitely been feeling the baby move around this past week. It's very exciting. Every now and then, I'll feel a definitive kick, and all I can do is smile... I think I need to back off on the baby clothes buying, though. I only buy stuff on clearance, and gosh darnit, I've already got, I think 15 onesies, 6 gowns, and a couple of pairs of pants, all in Newborn size. And I'm starting to build up the 3-6 month collection now. Really, all I still want to buy for Newborn is a couple of nice little outfits, especially a coming home outfit. But, I may wait until we know if he's a he or a she. So if you're thinking about getting us anything for our little guy/gal to be, think 3 months and up! Unless it's not clothing related. Then go to town! :-)
Okay, gotta check on the chili. Have a splendid week!
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Can you hear me now? No? That means you're old!
I'm sure you've heard by now about this "Teen Buzz" or "Mosquito Ringtone" thing that's going around. If not, I will explain...
Basically, a while back, a British company called Compound Security developed a "sound" that could be played to dismantle groups of teenagers when they gathered where they didn't belong (i.e. anywhere!) Well, some smarty pants teen decided to put it to a teen's use, and recorded it as his ringtone. Many teens across the country have done the same, enabling them to receive text messages and calls while in classes, without the knowledge of their teacher.
I was curious, so I found a site online that has the tone available for download. Click here* for an MP3 version, which most folks can hear (lower quality audio makes for better listening). If you want to hear what you're NOT hearing, click here** for the .wav file. And for the record, I couldn't hear the .wav one... Guess I am old after all! Ha! Of course, the reports all seem to think that 20 is the cut off age for it. I plan on trying this out on my brothers the next time their over... I'll just keep playing it until they go nuts and beg me to SHUT IT OFF!!!!
What? I don't hear anything.... ;-)
*Thanks to the NY Times for providing this sample!
**Thanks to jetcityorange.com for providing this sample!
Basically, a while back, a British company called Compound Security developed a "sound" that could be played to dismantle groups of teenagers when they gathered where they didn't belong (i.e. anywhere!) Well, some smarty pants teen decided to put it to a teen's use, and recorded it as his ringtone. Many teens across the country have done the same, enabling them to receive text messages and calls while in classes, without the knowledge of their teacher.
I was curious, so I found a site online that has the tone available for download. Click here* for an MP3 version, which most folks can hear (lower quality audio makes for better listening). If you want to hear what you're NOT hearing, click here** for the .wav file. And for the record, I couldn't hear the .wav one... Guess I am old after all! Ha! Of course, the reports all seem to think that 20 is the cut off age for it. I plan on trying this out on my brothers the next time their over... I'll just keep playing it until they go nuts and beg me to SHUT IT OFF!!!!
What? I don't hear anything.... ;-)
*Thanks to the NY Times for providing this sample!
**Thanks to jetcityorange.com for providing this sample!
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