35/35

35 weeks/35 days to go... That's pretty cool.

He could be here in as little as two weeks! Omigosh, we still have so much to do....

On a related sad/kinda good note, my parents have cancelled their trip to Portugal over the holidays, due to silly people at the Portuguese Consulate's office who haven't processed my Mom's paper work for a new passport or green card or something... Whatever it is, she wouldn't be able to re-enter the country with what she has now, if she left. So they've decided to postpone the trip until next summer, maybe. It stinks for them, but it's not a terrible thing--now we don't have to hope Jeremy Jr comes too early, or has to wait too long after the new year! Not that he would listen to "Pawpa" and "Grandma?" anyways... He's gonna do what he wants to do when he wants to do it!

That's my boy...

Okay, there's more...

So I was looking around that church's website to see what else they had on there, and found some more amusing articles.

For your enjoyment:

Accpt Jesus as your Lord and Savior, get a free PS2! (Updated now for free PS3!)

What Would Jesus Do? Thongs

Kwanzaa: Ghetto slang for Murder!

So... I'm confused... Apparently this site is not meant for readers under the age of 18... This site is www.landoverbaptist.org... I dunno. Proceed at your own risk. Seems kinda... shady.

I'm not sure what it is, but it does make for some amusing reads (stay away from the lewd ones... there are plenty...)

Ah! I found something!

The Landover Baptist Church is a complete work of fiction. It is a satire/parody.

So there ya have it.

This is kinda scary....

I'm pretty sure it's a joke... But you never know with those crazy Baptists! :-)

Some exerpts:

A number of panicked Christian ladies across America are scheduled to give birth on June 6th, 2006. This date raises concern among church members since the numbers of that day also identify the son of Satan, the "Beast" from the book of Revelation. No decent, Christian family wants the little red bottom of the devil's spawn perched on a limb of their family tree, taking a dump on the branches below, much less sitting in a high-chair at the dinner table listening in on family prayers while quietly finalizing plans to sodomize mommy with the family vacuum. As such, Landover Baptist Creation Scientists have put together a checklist of recommended actions one should take if their baby is being born or was born on 06-06-06.

It then proceeds to explain what mothers-to-be should do, should their due date fall dangerously close to the dreaded 6-6-06 date.

Luckily, the most we'd have to worry about are two sixes, like 12-06-06, or 12-16-06 or 12-26-06, none of which are very scary... So, I think we're safe. :-)

I just thought I'd share. :-)

Ahead of schedule or just a big baby?

We had our 34 week appt yesterday with the midwives. It went just fine, though I'm still measuring big (your 'fundal height' should roughly correspond with the number of weeks you are--34 weeks should measure about 34 cm, etc.) I measured around 39 weeks, which means he's either big, ahead of schedule, sitting high, or our dates are off (like, maybe we're 36 or 37 weeks, instead of 34). I'm pretty sure my math is right, as far as when we got preggers, so I think he's just a big boy. Hopefully not too big... That won't make for good times when it comes time to push. But, eh, whatever.

What got me thinkin' a bit about this more than what I usually do was when another midwife asked when we were due. I told her Jan 7, and her eyes got pretty big... I guess I'm, as my Dad would say, 'Yuge!' :-) Hey, as long as he's happy and healthy in there... I guess I'll endure. I have a feelin', though, if I were to go into labor sometime around 36 weeks, they would let me go with it.

Should be an interesting next couple of weeks.... :-)

James is my hero.

After my last store call yesterday, I got back into my car only to discover that it wouldn't start....

.......

Why the heck it didn't start is beyond me, but it's been having some issues lately... Just doesn't want to turn over right away, sometimes. So I first called Jeremy, who called our insurance company (we have roadside assistance through them, though they make ya call a tow truck, and then reimburse you for the fees), and then I called James.

I think James leaps at any opportunity to "save the day", so he came on out all the way to Manassas, with his buddies Matt and Eric, and jumped my car. He then proudly proclaimed, "I saved your day." :-)

Thank you, James, for saving my day! (And saving Jeremy a trip all the way out to Manassas!) I give you two snaps. **snap snap**

Nintendo's first commercial

Wow... this is old school... I don't remember my system coming with all that. And do ya know how much it cost when the NES launched back in '85--for this bundle, $250. In 2005 dollars, that's $470! Or about the price of a 20 gig PS3... (or a premium 360 with an extra controller and platinum hit game)

Colbert and the Wii

Hee hee hee...

Seriously... this is getting out of control...

First the stupid cat is straddling my husband and now this...

I don't know what's worse... the fact that the stupid cat was licking my husband's head, or the fact that Jeremy let him do it!

Sick...

It's our Christmas tree!

Awww... so pretty.... Doncha luv it! :-)

Couldn't get a good shot with no flash on... Don't know what the camera was thinkin', but you get the idea.

Pregger's Pics

Okay! Here they are! I know they're a bit late, but hey, better late then never... And I must say, looking back, there are some, ahem, BIG differences in the pics.

So, without further ado....

The original pic I posted back in September, at about 20 weeks, in Las Vegas.

About a month later, 24-25 weeks.

At my 'surprise' shower! About 28 weeks.

At our shower, about 33 weeks.

And it just keeps on getting bigger! Personally, I've had enough, but Jeremy Jr seems to be content right where he is... Hopefully, that grows old for him, too, in a few weeks (only need 2.5 more to be in the clear! Crazy, huh?)

Is it just me, or does my belly make my butt look smaller?? Or is it that my butt makes my belly look bigger????? Hmm....

Pictures!

Okay, so we FINALLY downloaded all the pics from our camera... So this post is gonna be a mish-mash of sorts, but that's okay.

Mmmmm.... Jeremy's eating apple pie with caramel... Smells sooo good, but no room for me. Oh well. :-)



So, these were from this past summer.... The above pics have Jeremy's "Victory" over Cape Cod potato chips. The first week he was with his new job, he was training in Boston, and opened a bag of chips during his lunch, only to find a wet, moldy clump of chips waiting for him... Gross. So he wrote to Cape Cod chips, expressing his unhappiness, and embarrassment... They responded by asking what they could do to "make things right". Well, the above was the answer to that question. Needless to say, I'm a bit sick of Cape Cod chips now (we actually gave most of them away, or brought them with us to various parties and social events).


Aww... it's Todd and Paige! Check out that hunker of a beast Paige caught (the fish, that is....)! Thing was HUGE! And quite tasty, I might add. Mmmm.... I forget what it's called... I think it's in my post about our Independence Day trip down to FL. Will hafta look it up. But we had a great time! Oh what I wouldn't give to be back in that warm FL coast water, just bobbin' around, right now... Oh well.

Christmas time.... is here...

I love Christmas... It's my favorite time of year, followed only by Spring/Summer. :-) It's the only time of year I'm okay with cold and snow. If it snows on Christmas Eve, ohmigosh, PERFECTION!

I'm such a romantic when it comes to the holidays. Working retail for 5 years made it really tough to be as gung ho about it, knowing that my wonderful time of the year would be plagued by long hours, long lines, and scores of angry people demanding your one-on-one attention at all times. I remember running the Tyson's Corner EB Games two years ago (now the 3rd largest mall in America, at the time was the 9th) and just being utterly exhausted every single day. Basically, I'd come in to open, have 2 or 3 associates come in by 11 or 12, and I wouldn't stop "working the line" 'til I left at 6 or 7 pm (finding out what games people were getting, fetching them from the back or from the case so that by the time they got to the register, they'd be out in 30 seconds. I would always hope that the next person I helped would require me to go in the back room, just so I could get a few seconds of peace and a chance to breathe.... On the floor, I was upbeat, perky and boundless... In the back room, I was my real self, exhausted and dazed. Oh those were hellish times. Thankfully, this was before I married Jeremy, and he saw how tough it was, and didn't make me endure it again the following year. :-)

Anyways, I'm looking forward to this Christmas. With only 3-8 weeks to go 'til Jeremy Jr's arrival, work will be light, and I will be heavy! :-) Jeremy's parents will be in town, we're gonna have a nice big Christmas day dinner (we'll probably try to get most of the cooking done the week Jeremy's Mom gets in town, so that all we'll need to do is re-heat while the turkey roasts) and it will just be a peaceful, relaxing time (unless we're in labor...)

Jeremy Jr. really likes the Christmas music. I was listening to clips online last night, trying to find something new for this year (I try to get at least one or two new Christmas CD's a season... I love Christmas music... And not that Santy Claus crap ['Santa Baby' has got to be one of the WORST Christmas songs EVER!]. My favorite songs are 'What Child is This (Greensleeves)', 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', 'Oh Holy Night', so on and so forth...) and he was just moving around to no end while it was on! It was so cute! So we'll see if he makes it out in time to enjoy that. :-)

And that's all for now. We've got our Christmas tree, I'm going through decorations now, and after the Steelers game, we'll try to get some decorating done. I'll try to post pics when we're done.

Revenge on the Telemarketers!

Luckily, having Sunrocket, we rarely have to deal with telemarketers... It's just not a listed number like when you have a land line. I almost wish I did have telemarketers call, though, after hearing the clip below... I probably don't have the guts to do something like that (or the self control from laughing....) but I think it's pretty funny, nonetheless.

Enjoy!

Where exactly were you last night between 8 and 10?

If the Microsoft Paperclip could talk back...

Woo-hoo!

The work week is OVA!

I love holidays... more time off, good food, good times... Tomorrow, we will make the journey to Chantilly to have Thanksgiving Dinner at my Uncle's house. Should be quite tasty.

Did I mention it's a 4 day weekend?!?!?! Love it!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you have much to be thankful for--I know I do, and will have even more in 4-9 weeks. :-)

I'm famous!

I was on the news this morning. Not kidding, I really was.

It was awesome.

No, it wasn't, really. But it was kinda neat. Jeremy recorded it. I can't watch it myself... I'm bashful.

That's what I get for representing Sony on probably THE biggest launch day in video game history! XB360 was big, but I don't think it tops this, in terms of hype, and expectations (and ebay prices...)

Just so happens I chose to hang out at just the right Best Buy in Alexandria, VA. Who knew?

She tried to put me on the spot, though, on live TV.... I put her in her place though: "No Comment."

:)

And now it's time to sleep, as I've been up since 4:40 am (which is FREAKING EARLY for me! I usually get up at 8:30... And we went to bed at midnight... makes it even worse.)

Mental download....

I have heartburn... it's pretty bad tonight, and I just ordered pizza... :-( Please, God, only 5 more weeks!!!

It's quiet here at home.... I hear the fan running, and some slushy cars on the street outside... Jeremy's at church.... I all awone...

PS3 launches tomorrow and I'm indifferent. I just want my system... That's all. I just want to play Marvel Ultimate Alliance in full 1080p glory... Is that asking too much (apparently, not enough, as they are going for $3000 on ebay right now.... sick....)

Had a midwive's (Dr's) appt today... Gal was nice, but rough hands... She was really pressing and prodding looking for Jeremy Jr... But good news is it seems he's heading in the right direction. Makes my job just a bit easier (s'long as he stays that way.)

Our Baby Shower on Saturday should be fun. I was worried it was just going to be my Mom's friends, but it looks like we'll have about 7 of our own friends there (yay!) Even the enigmatic Juanaldo Valdez Barbados the Second will be there (or, John, as his birth certificate states).

I'm getting really tired of my house always looking like we're moving... Stupid boxes...

I really need to send out some PSP's for repair... I've got two stores with busted systems... Shoot, gotta do that soon. Grrr... I hate the fact I'm a procrastinator. Oh well.

Oh! Pizza just got here! And my phone's ringing.... Gotta go.

First post

First post.. Woot. ;)

-- Jeremy --

Free Breakfast!

For those of you who live/work near a Chick-Fil-A, click here to enter to win a free Breakfast entree. I got one for Jeremy and myself--their Chicken, Egg, & Cheese on a Sunflower Multigrain Bagel has 30-odd grams of Protein! And they have biscuits and gravy... mmmm...

They also send you a coupon for a free milkshake, with the purchase of a Dasani water and Chicken sandwich................. Not sure the cross promo on that one, but whatever! It's free (and I love milkshakes!)

Free breakfast is limited to first 1 million entries, so act fast! The Million Nugget Give-a-way is already over (so soon??) so this is your only chance at free food. :-)

Oh, and if you're not in the mood for breakfast, how 'bout buy one, get one free from Coldstone???

Just thought I'd share the wealth.

We're 32 weeks!

We're 32 weeks! Oh, I said that already.

Sorry, just a bit excited there. It's funny because throughout my pregnancy, I've always said stuff like, "Wow, it'll be really cool to be at XX weeks..." and then I'd get there and be like, "Wow, it'll be really cool to be at XX weeks..." and then I get there and realize, wow, it's almost over! Woot! Not that I hate being pregnant--I never want to be known as the 'miserable pregnant woman'. I don't wanna be remembered for how much I complained about the amount of weight I'm gaining, or the aches and pains (they're there in abundance... but it's "pain with a purpose!") and I never want to say, "SOMEONE JUST GET THIS CHILD OUT OF ME!!" I am anxious to meet this little blessing that God is giving us, but am trying to enjoy the time I have now to rest and prepare before our lives completely change forever!

In other (related) news, we finished our Bradley class today. It was kinda sad, but now we get to sleep in again on Sundays! Woot! :-) But it is kinda sad... It does signal the beginning of the end to our pregnancy, though! That's exciting! And our instructor was great, and very knowledgable, and we'll definitely let her know when we're in labor! If she wants to come for extra support, I certainly wouldn't tell her no! :-) Of course, we'll have lots of support of our own already, with Jeremy's parents probably being in town at that time (we're gonna cross our fingers that he's not late... EARLY! EARLY! EARLY!) and Katharine will probably be here (she's gonna be our pregnant camera woman!) and of course, Jeremy and when the time is right, a midwife and birth assistant, so it's gonna be a full house! But I'm looking forward to it! I know it sounds crazy, but I'm excited about labor. Yeah, I know I'll probably be singing a different tune when I'm actually in the moment, but I've got a great support person (my wonderful husband) and I'm confident in my God-given ability as a woman to give birth! After all, women have been doing it for thousands of years without the help of drugs. To think that we need them now to be successful is ridiculous! I'm not saying that women who get drugs are weak--I think they're just not properly prepared (Lamaze spends a good chunk of time telling you about all your pain killer choices, after all... they set women up for needing drugs before they ever make it to the delivery room! My Dr, before we switched to a midwife, asked me at our first appt, "So, are you going to get an epidural?" *shakes head*). And there are definitely times when a woman needs a break, and the only way she'll get it is with an epidural (like, really long labor, or longer labor that starts before bed, so Mom is tired, etc...) I just don't want to "give in" before I even have a chance to try.

That, and I hate the after effects of an epidural. I've had one before, and I was groggy for days afterwards, my teeth chattered, I shivered... yeah, it was bad. So I'm determined to let my child come into the world un-drugged! I wanna see if he has the "kicking/latching" reflex. Supposedly, non-medicated babies (babies born to non-medicated mothers) have this kicking reflex where, if place on Mom's abdomen immediately after birth, will, with no assistance, make his way up to Mom's breast, and latch on, within the hour! We saw videos of this in our class, and it was really neat! I wanna try it. And see, unlike hospital births, the midwives won't remove the baby to do their assessments and tests--ultimate bonding time for Mom and baby!

SOOO EXCITING! I can't wait! And afterwards, when I've had my baby without the aid of drugs, and at home in my own bed (don't worry, we've got special instructions on how to make it... we won't have to replace it afterwards!) I can tell the naysayers with confidence, "Yup, I did it, and I wouldn't do it any other way..." :-)

Okay, that's enough of that. We're comin' down to the wire! PS3 launches Friday, Thanksgiving is next week, and then 3 weeks later, we could be parents! If not, we'll have Jeremy's parents in town, Christmas, New Years, and then hopefully baby! woo hoo!

Anyways... that's all I've got for ya today. I'm planning on posting some preggers pics soon. Will try to get that up before my next post. Have a great week!