A Very Happy Thanksgiving to All!

If you know us, then you know that we just celebrated the most important holiday in our house. And we celebrate Thanksgiving 3 times! We celebrate Friends-giving, Reese-giving, and Thanksgiving.

So we celebrated our anniversary early with our friends. But can I tell you a quick story? Well, we know me, and it won't be quick! I know that I like to talk. Focus. Two weeks before Friends-giving, I called the grocery store and asked them to order a 25 pound turkey. It was now a week before,  and they had not called me to tell me that the turkey was going to happen. So I went in and asked. And they said they would call me on Monday... such a long weekend. Monday happened, and they couldn't get me a turkey that big. There wasn't a problem last year. And I wasn't pregnant and crying then either. So I tried another grocery store. Same results. They could get me two 14 pound turkeys, but nothing bigger. Because they were stock piling for Thanksgiving. And couldn't sell them to a customer. Crazy talk right?

In the end? I went for the two 14 pound turkeys because I didn't have a choice at all. And then I got to thinking? Two turkeys? One oven? Same cooking time? It is the same amount of turkey. But more surface area. But less thick. So I went for it and started cooking around the same time as if it was only the 1 huge monster. Turned out? Of course it did! It was me cooking turkey. DUH!

So the turkeys (remember I made two) were done about an hour and a half early. Thank goodness I checked them because had I left them alone, we would have been SCREWED! So the turkeys came out and got to rest. The best part? I was able to cook the gravy and dressing in peace. In the past, I have had a million friends in the kitchen once the turkey was out and I couldn't make the rest of the meal in peace. For the first time in 4 years, the gravy came out PERFECTLY! Sorry to all the people who have "helped" in the past. I officially don't want help at all.
Sorry. Don't hate me.

Because I had so much time and I was able to cook everything myself with minimal interference, I decided to repeat the double turkeys again for Reese Thanksgiving. It was wonderful again! I couldn't believe that my supposed misfortune turned into a wonderful surprise! I was so upset for nothing.

And this year, I only cooked two turkeys twice. For actual Thanksgiving, we traveled North to celebrate with my family. We have two weddings down here that my parents are coming for, so they were not going to make that journey 3 times in 3 weeks. So we went to them and enjoyed Thanksgiving with my parents, siblings, and grandparents.

We have been blessed this year, and we are thankful for so much.

• all the love we experience every day
• for the friendship we have in one another
• for the friends we have both near and far who are willing to help us
• for the friends who love our dogs enough to dog-sit when we are away for a weekend
• vacations
• the beach
• a strong margarita (clearly not now for me)
• a delicious Octoberfest beer
• the ability to donate time and money to those less fortunate 
• the ability to eat and keep our house warm
• fried food and chocolate milk
• jobs we love, or at least enjoy most of the time
• video chats with family and friends
• friends who visit
• family we love to spend time with, siblings, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles & cousins
• and for the little nugget on the way. We cannot wait to meet you in March!

Turkey Time!

Turkey Time! (Thanksgiving)

I made Thanksgiving Turkey for the first time in 2008. I have made it every year since at one time or another.  Thanksgiving is Matt's favorite holiday because it centers on family and EATING!  So in 2009, when we missed Thanksgiving because we were on our honeymoon, I made Thanksgiving when we got back for the two of us.



Normally we celebrate Thanksgiving 3 times in  November:

1. First Thanksgiving - to celebrate our anniversary (beginning of the month)
2. Reese Thanksgiving - all of my husband's extended family celebrates the Sunday before so that on the day of Thanksgiving, they can be with their in-laws without any problems
3. Day of Thanksgiving - duh on Thursday!

Here are some of the things I found useful and learned through this process.

Good Rules of Thumb

1. Don't stuff the turkey. When you do this, you run the risk of not cooking anything fully. The turkey will dry out before the stuffing is cooked. Instead, bake them separately and add the stuffing later.
   
2. SEASON EVERY INCH OF THE TURKEY!
   
   • inside the cavity (after you remove the bag of nastiness and pull the neck out - GROSS)
   • under the skin of the breasts
   • around the thighs and wings
   • outside of the skin
   Make your own seasoning. Include salt and pepper (duh) but also honey (or coke) for sweetness.
   
3. Make it compact (right like that's possible)
   
   • tie the legs together
   • cover wing tips with foil to avoid burning
   • build a breast plate out of foil to protect
4. Fill the roasting pan. Make it a hot tub of yummy smells to absorb into the meat. I used carrots, celery, onions, and chicken stock. I added the vegetables ahead of time and poured the liquid once it was in the oven so I wouldn't have to move the liquid and the bird at the same time.
   
5. Once your bird is cooked - let it rest. It worked very hard. Don't slice it for at least 20 minutes.

Cooking

Here's how I cooked it. I did consult all my friends' mothers before I decided on Karen's recipe in 2008.  I have had only compliments with this recipe. 

1. Put the bird in the oven at 500 for 30 minutes. This will brown it on top.
2. Then add a breast plate to protect the breast meat (you have to make this ahead of time or burn your hands badly by molding foil to fit the breasts snugly. And add a thermometer to the breast.
3. Reduce heat to 350 and cook until the breasts read a cool 161 degrees.
   Time will obviously vary by the size of the bird. And since I am no expert - you google it.

I am not a Thanksgiving fan or a turkey fan by any stretch of the imagination. But this was one of the best turkeys I ever ate.

SEASONING RECIPES

• 2010 - Honey, salt, pepper, parsley, oregano, basil, sage
• 2010 - Honey, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, celery seeds, sesame seeds
• 2011 - Honey, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, oregano, parsley, basil, CINNAMON  
• 2012 - Marvin - Honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, chili powder
• 2012 - Tony - Honey, parsley, oregano, basil, thyme, cumin

Congrats to Peter & Roxanne!

You know how every family has a group of family friends that you grew up with, who aren't actually family because you share no blood, but they are family? This is one of those families. So let's start from the beginning.

When I was 9, we moved from Texas to Connecticut. Let's avoid the traumatizing part. On the first day of 4th grade, we were asked to bring in something that represents ourselves. I brought in the pillowcase that my friends from Dallas had decorated (that I still have by the way, even though I only talk to one of those girls now). One of the boys in the class brought in an entire large brown bag of Legos. And that is my first memory of Dan.

And then things got weird. Did you know? Well of course you don't! I haven't told you yet. Duh. Dan's family lived in Dallas too. Right down the street from my elementary school. But they moved much earlier than we did. Dan & I were in 4th through 12th grades together. Classes together all through middle school and 9th & 10th grades. Then I think our classes changed, he went for science classes, and I went anywhere else.

And Dan had two younger brothers; Peter is a year older than my sister Sarah, and Matt is my brother Dan's age. So long story, somewhat shorter, the 6 of us spent a lot of time together growing up.

Fast forward....17 years? More of less. Peter is about to graduate from GW (where he went with Sarah) and he begins dating a lovely Roxanne. And fast forward again.

We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving celebrating their wedding!

It was a beautiful ceremony and wonderful party. 

One of my favorite parts? Dancing with my hubs! But you know what? Our little baby kept getting in between us! It was the first time we went out dancing and it was different. But she had a wonderful time. And so did we.

 Who doesn't love family like this?

The only problem? I was too busy eating to take a million pictures. Weird right?

Lots of love to Peter & Roxanne! We wish you years of happiness and love!

Week 21

Pregnancy: 21 weeks

Weight Gain: 13 pounds. At some point, this information will stop being shared.

Measurements: My pants are getting tight again. I have been in maternity pants for a few weeks now, because they are stretchy and comfortable. But they have been the pants with the low elastic band. That just happens to be where Baby Girl is currently residing. By the end of the day, it is no longer comfortable. She is growing. And taking up space in my pants. I don't want to buy more pants, again.
 
Sleep: If I stop drinking water with dinner, I can sleep through the night. But then I am thirsty. Win some, lose some. 

Cravings: For the last two weeks? It's really been Thanksgiving. But that's because we have been celebrating Thanksgiving for the last few weeks. So I want more mashed potatoes - that must be a little better than french fries.

Feeling: Apparently, my sense of humor has become very inappropriate. I laugh at things that are not funny at all. Like really upset babies.

Movement: I talked to the Dr. this week, well a nurse. And she said I probably wasn't feeling a baby in there. I was ready to get off the phone, so I went with it. But there is no way that is not a baby. And if it isn't, I want to know EXACTLY what it is.
 
What's going on inside the belly:  
Week 21: This felt like an overshare when I read it, but I have told you everything else. She is growing her vagina this week. She also has eyelids and eyebrows. She is the length of a carrot and almost a full pound.

Food & Wine

This past weekend we went to the 17th Annual Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Last year, Colleen and I went to visit Leela, a friend, in Orlando to see Sugarland. I know it was very far to see a concert, but I had been trying to see them for over a year. And it was just a happy coincidence to be able to go to the Food & Wine festival.

So when we started looking at the calendar for Fall 2012, we knew we had to find a time to make that work and get back to Orlando. So we found two weekends, and picked one. And we invited our boys this time. So Matt & John came with us and we made a long weekend out of a professional day (to finish 1st quarter grades and plan for 2nd quarter) and election day.

We left Friday night and got into our condo (Colleen's parents' timeshare) between Friday night and Saturday morning. And went straight to bed.

Saturday morning the ladies got up and went to the grocery store to get food for breakfast and snacks at the park. John is one picky eater (because he eats very healthy) so we wanted to make sure there would be food for him. Then Leela met us and we were off to Epcot!

This year I (we) ate:

• Argentina - beef empanada & Grilled Beef Skewer with Chimichurri Sauce and Boniato Purée
• Austrailia - Grilled Lamb Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies
• Caribbean Islands - Jerk Spiced Chicken Drumstick with Mango Chutney (I ate two - one was supposed to be for Matt, but I ate it)
• China - Mongolian Beef with Chinese Steamed Bun 
• Hops & Barley (New England) - Perfect Maine Lobster Roll
• Ireland - Lobster and Seafood Fisherman’s Pie & Warm Chocolate Lava Cake with Bailey’s Ganache
• Japan - California Roll
• Mexico - Crispy Shrimp Taco with Chipotle Lime Mayo and Cabbage Served on a Flour Tortilla & Taco de Filete with Cascabel Pepper Sauce and Scallions Served on a Flour Tortilla
• Poland - Kielbasa & Potato Pierogie with Caramelized Onions and Sour Cream & Zapiekanki-Toasted Mushroom, Caramelized Onion and Cheese Bread with House Made Ketchup

Now Matt & Colleen obviously drank their fair share, but I did not. So I have no idea what they drank. In fact, aside from what Matt ate (because I ordered it) I have no idea what Colleen & John ate either. But here are some foods I wish I ate:

• Belguim - Steamed Mussels in Hoegaarden Beer Broth and Baguette
• Canada - Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup & “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce
• France - Coq au Vin sur Gratin de Macaroni & Créme Brûlée au Chocolat au Lait
• Greece - Greek Salad with Pita Bread, Griddled Greek Cheese with Pistachios and Honey, Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki, &, Spanakopita
• Italy - Ravioli di Formaggio All’emiliana (Baked Cheese Ravioli, Creamy Beef Bolognese, Parmesan, Mozzarella)
• Japan - Sukiyaki Beef Pan (Marinated Thinly Sliced Rib Eye with Sauteed Onions and Teriyaki Sauce Served in a Bun)
• Morocco - Kefta Pocket (Ground Seasoned Beef in a Pita Pocket) - Matt ate that, but the smell bothered me
• South Africa - Seared Filet of Beef with Smashed Sweet Potatoes and Braai Sauce & Spinach and Paneer Cheese Pocket

Crazy right? There was so much food to choose from that I was overwhelmed! Best part is? That isn't even all of the food they offered, just what I wanted to eat!

Let's see here... we did more than just eat... we rode two rides (there aren't many at Epcot). The one about food production at Disney and the one where you feel like you are hang-gliding over California. They also rode Space Mountain, but alas, I cannot.

Sunday, we slept in and then spent an hour at the pool. Followed by an hour looking for the football games. Epic fail. Went to Chili's for lunch. Saw Leela's new house. Met Colleen's cousin for dinner. Then we went to Downtown Disney and walked around.

Monday, we got up early (8am) and went to Animal Kingdom.

And we went on the Safari again and saw lots of animals.

Monday night we had to come back home - because some cop had to work on Tuesday. BOOO! Until next year Epcot. And then we will bringing our little monkey! But she isn't so little anymore....

Half Baked

Please forgive me for not posting this one sooner. We are officially HALF BAKED! 20 weeks and so happy! And sorry. But there is no belly shot from me today. Just from the baby.

Pregnancy: 20 weeks

Weight Gain: 12 pounds. At some point, this information will stop being shared.

Measurements: The baby is measuring right on target. At our last ultrasound, the head was measuring normal (THANK GOODNESS!!!! ~ I still love my husband!). But the legs... they measured a full TWO WEEKS longer than we are. Crazy talk!
 
Sleep: It's still uncomfortable, but I'm getting used to it. Unfortunately, I learned this week that I sleep better alone. But then I miss my husband. You win some, you lose some. I think I will keep my husband (for now).

Cravings: I have nothing. I just like to eat. No surprise there.   


 
Feeling: This week has been mostly good. And then I cried over turkey. Nothing crazy... just crazy because it was turkey.

Movement: I think I am definitely feeling someone in there. I feel the same thing over and over again. And all in the same spot. Right under my belly button. There is a little push. There are not butterfly feelings in this belly. There is a solid push, especially after I eat.

What's going on inside the belly:  
Week 20: We start measuring from head to feet starting now and baby is the length of a banana. And baby is working on the digestive tract.




Big News:I know what you are actually here to read. You want to know what kind of baby we have deep in my belly. Right? Well.... our baby is a .....

 GIRL!!!!

And the best part? Matt was thrilled to find our our baby is a girl. In fact, he said he wanted a girl more than a boy. Happy News for us!

A happy engagement shower

Where does this story start? It starts a while back. It starts with two people who are very good for each other. And that is the most important part of this story.

In a few weeks I am getting another sister. Legally. My husband has a wonderful brother. His brother is marrying a terrific girl.

Well, a few weeks ago, her bridesmaids hosted a bridal shower. We played a game and got to spend time with family. It was a lovely afternoon. 

I don't want to be rude to all the already married couples out there, or even our friends in relationships, but Lauren & Phil complement each other in ways that astound me. They are amazing together. I am very happy for them. And very happy for the new sister I am getting as a by product.

Week 19

Pregnancy: 19 weeks

Weight Gain: 11 pounds. At some point, this information will stop being shared.

Measurements: At my last ultrasound, baby was measuring 4 days early. 8cm head to butt! This week it should be the size of a large heirloom tomato - about 6 inches head to bottom.

Sleep: It's very uncomfortable. I am now using TWO pillows. Imagine the airplane when it is parked in the terminal. You know how they put things under the wheels to keep them from moving? That's me. I'm the airplane. One pillow in front and one pillow behind.

Cravings:  Same as last week. French fries and chocolate milk. Not so much craving them, but wanting to eat them anytime. I started bringing money into work with me so I could buy chocolate milk. Matt is starting to worry that I am not eating enough. And definitely not enough protein. But I have no interest in cooking protein. I think I may have outsmarted myself by making shredded chicken yesterday. So now I can add it to my salads and pasta.
 
Feeling: I'm grumpy in the morning. I never liked waking up. And I really don't like waking up in the middle of the night to roll over.

Movement: A little bit. Not a lot. Not often at all. I have noticed ligament pain. Woo hoo. Apparently my uterus is getting bigger and harder for my body to manage. Shocker! Did you see the pictures from today? Where did that little baby come from?


I thought I would show you last week's photo... just so you could see what happened this week. It is crazy! I know this belly is really going to grow over the next few weeks (5 months) but the week to week change is crazy fun to watch. So enjoy!

Also - you should notice the AWESOME sweater I wore today! My wonderful and talented MOTHER knit that for me (for before I was pregnant)! It is crazy beautiful! I always get lots of compliments, and people who ask where I bought it. ~ Love you Mom!

What's going on inside the belly:  
Week 19: Sensory development all over the place! Smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch are all being located in the brain. Also, this little pumpkin can hear me. We already knew that if we shine a light on the belly, the baby will move to get away from it, but now it can hear me. And for that, I apologize for yelling at my 3rd period today - but they deserved it, every word of it.
Back to Optimus - ummm, it's growing a protective coating to "prevent pickling in the amniotic fluid." Overshare much? And weird - because I never thought about that.

Next Appointment: Oct 29 - SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!! That's next Tuesday! And we get to find out the gender! Let me tell you - I really don't care if my baby is a boy or a girl. I just want a healthy baby. But I am very excited at this point to find out. And I am sorry. I don't think I am going to post the gender here next week. We are going to call family before we post it here. Sorry. Don't take it personally.

Weeks 17 & 18

Apparently I can't write these posts every week. I thought about writing this all week. But sitting down and remembering things... that is hard work! So here goes.


For Week 17 - I kept asking Matt to take my picture late and it just wasn't working out. So we put up a mirror in the nursery. I took a bunch of photos... this was the only one that came out. I don't know how all those ladies take good pictures of themselves in mirrors. I took 20 photos... Most were awful. Thank goodness for my sweet husband!

Pregnancy: 18 weeks

Weight Gain: 10 pounds. At some point, this information will stop being shared.

Measurements: At my last ultrasound, baby was measuring 4 days early. 8cm head to butt!

Sleep: It's uncomfortable. But I solved it a few nights ago. It's a second pillow, right under my belly. I am was a belly sleeper. And now that's no longer an option. It took me forever to get comfy on my side. A few hours later I would wake up to pee and find myself asleep on my baby belly. So solution - pillow! I have a small squishy pillow that is perfect for putting under my belly. It keeps me from rolling onto my belly and I can kinda sleep leaning on my belly.

Cravings:  French fries and chocolate milk. Not so much craving them, but wanting to eat them anytime. I started bringing money into work with me so I could buy chocolate milk.

Feeling: This past week was great. I feel good. I am starting to walk funny, but not all the time. Just up and down the stairs. What else?

Movement: BIG NEWS!!!! I felt something last weekend. I did. A little flutter right below my belly button. I have felt it a few times. Not that often. But yea!

What's going on inside the belly:  
Week 17: Baby is changing from cartilage to bone. Eeww.
Week 18: Baby is about 5.5 inches and growing. About the size of a Red Solo Cup. CRAZY! And Baby is moving around all the time. I should be feeling Baby a lot soon.

Next Appointment: Oct 29 - SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!

Weeks 15 & 16

These last two weeks have gone by really fast. It was the High Holidays and we went up to visit my parents for Rosh Hashanah. Then we stayed here for Yom Kippur.

So I have a belly shot for you from Week 15, but that's it... So here is Week 16.

Pregnancy: 16 weeks

Weight Gain: 5 pounds

Measurements: At my last ultrasound, baby was measuring 4 days early. 8cm head to butt!

Sleep: It's getting uncomfortable. I am having a hard time falling asleep. But that's why I go to bed before Matt, so I can toss and turn and finally find a spot to hopefully stay. Also, I am not sleeping through the night anymore. I have to get up once in the middle of the night to pee.

Cravings:  Not so much really. But here is something weird I noticed this week. I eat all day long and snack almost continuously. No real meals here. But 7pm comes around and like clockwork - I am done eating. The hunger just passes that quickly.

Feeling: I have had headaches all week. They start between 7:30 and 8:30. My response? Go to bed.

Movement: I can't feel anything yet :( But I could start feeling something any day now. I am starting to really pay attention to what I think I am feeling.

What's going on inside the belly:  
Week 15: Baby is developing working lungs. Baby is able to respond to light - shine a flashlight on my belly, and Baby will squirm away. Also, Baby has taste buds.
Week 16: Baby is going to start growing like a Reese (and double in weight and size) over the next few weeks. Baby is also growing toenails (gross).

Next Appointment: Oct 29

We had an appointment last week. I have started to gain weight. My heartbeat is great for me and low for normal people (happens in my family). Baby's heartbeat is nice and strong, maintaining in the 150's. Still moving like there is no tomorrow, which my Dr. likes. It was a quick appointment.
Share with you next week!!!!

The first month

This post is a long time coming... like 3 months coming.

Want to know how Matt & I found out about the baby? It's in here!

Want to know how hard that first month was? Not telling people? Especially when we saw all of our friends! It's in here!

So enjoy this insight into our first months.

July 9, 2012

On Saturday (two long days ago), Matt had a race. He woke up nice and early and left me to fall back asleep. Which I did. Then Bones kicked me in the chin and I was awake. The three of us (Bones, Misty, & myself) were laying in bed and discussing whether to pee on a stick. Misty didn’t understand the concept, but Bones was all for it. He is great at peeing on sticks and thought I should try it out. I don’t think he had the same thing in mind that I did. In fact, for the next 5 minutes or so, Bones sat there watching me, trying to tell me how I was doing this wrong - all the great sticks are OUTSIDE!

Now let’s remember that I have been peeing on the same kind of sticks for the last year. And every month those sticks have said the same thing. Only one blue line. However, this time, and before the full amount of time was up, like maybe 30 seconds later, there were TWO blue lines. I sat back down on the toilet and watched the make sure the second line didn’t disappear. Then I burst into the happiest tears of my life. And danced around our bedroom butt-ass-naked (I was about to shower).

I took a picture of the stick – Bones still didn’t understand – and texted it to Matt, knowing that he wouldn’t see it for another two hours. Yup, covered in pee and surrounded by dog hair. Welcome to our life.

No lie, this was the hardest weekend ever. Because my mom was here to visit! We had a bridal shower on Sunday that she came down for and we spent the whole weekend together hanging out. And not once did I tell her I was pregnant. Not even a little slip. I wanted to so badly. But we aren’t telling anyone. Not until August 10. Our appointment is on August 1. And then my whole family is getting together for my sister’s birthday on the 11^th. So we are going to tell them all together. I feel badly about stealing my sister’s birthday thunder. But they have been hoping for this for awhile. I think I have a really great way of telling them too. I hope I can pull it off. And we are going to take Matt’s mom out to dinner before we go and tell her. How will I ever last a month with this secret?!?!?!?!?

Tuesday, July 17

My tummy hurts. It has a somewhat constant feeling of tightness? I am not so much nauseous, and not really hungry. I am just uncomfortable.

Sunday July 27

I don't know how Matt and I have not EXPLODED with giddiness. And the worst part? We have had all our friends over in the last two weeks. and neither of us cracked! Well, Matt did.

Last Friday we went to a wedding and two people figured me out - but I told you about that. Saturday night, we had 8 friends over for boys v. girls game night. And none of them even asked about pregnancy stuff. Which was weird. 

Monday, I went out to lunch with Matt's mom. She asked me how the baby stuff was going and I had to give her the answer about taking Clomid and explain how it works. She said she was praying for us. It is hard lying to everyone. 

I went to the pool with my BFF Colleen. When she came over to pick me up I was working on stuff for school. I am at the point in the curriculum that I will not be teaching in the spring. Already on maternity leave. She got there and I made a comment like "I don't know why I even care about this unit" in my head the rest of that sentence went like this "because I won't be at school I will be delivering a baby!!!" In real life I ended that sentence like this "because it is so far away."

She was really curious about how the whole thing worked and doesn't like all the info I have given her in this process. She asked all sorts of questions while we were at the beach. She knows when I ovulated and about taking my temp every morning. And we talked the 4 hours about everything and I had to do quick math and figure out when I would be testing if I wasn't pregnant RIGHT NOW. Seriously hard. And we work together and another woman who works in athletics with us at school is pregnant and due in December and we were talking about how we were going to replace her for the winter season. Little does she know we will be having the same conversation about the spring season and me. 

And then last night we saw the rest of our friends. Our neighbors have a pig roast every summer. It is a huge block party with kiddie pools and bouncy castles and more food than anyone could eat. So another 20 friends were here last night. 1 brought her new baby and another is due in November. So there was lots of baby talk and not once did I say anything about and us too in March!!!! SOOOOO HARD!!!!!!!!!! Matt almost said something a few times but bit his tongue. 

SOOOOO HARD! Matt did tell one friend last night while smoking a cigar. It seemed like an appropriate situation. And Matt swore him to secrecy. So much that he didn't say anything to me when he was the only one left at the house. So secret - he is not even telling me! 

Tomorrow, I am going in to work to get some materials and print some things out. I'm going in with 3 women from my department - 2 that I adore. This is soooooo hard!

I have a feeling that the next 3 days are going to be the hardest. And then we still have to wait. I don't want to be there and celebrate with them. Is that crazy? We will see his brother on Friday. But we won't see my family for another week. Maybe we will do a video chat with my whole family. Then we don't have to wait as long. Let me know what you think about this. 

I think this email is sufficiently long enough. Love you! 

All I am hoping for right now? A heart beat.

Week 14

14 weeks. We are officially in the 2nd trimester! So crazy! I have been reading a few different blogs for the last few months while they were pregs. They had weekly updates and I have picked my fave info from them that I want to share with you.

Pregnancy: 14 weeks

Weight Gain: 3 pounds

Measurements: At my last ultrasound, baby was measuring 4 days early. 8cm head to butt!

Sleep: no issues. I am still sleeping on my belly and enjoying every moment of it!

Cravings: any food I see on TV. I wanted steak fries and a milk shake from Red Robin for 6 weeks. Craving it? Not really. Fixated? Definitely!

Feeling: tired in the evenings, dopey in the evenings.  Excited all day long!

Movement: I can't feel anything yet :(

Next Appointment: Sept 26


Last Wednesday I had an ultrasound. It was a test for something, but nothing that would actually change this pregnancy for us. Really, all I wanted was another opportunity to see my baby. I went in for the ultrasound and my baby is gorgeous! I might be biased. Like a lot. Anyway, back to the story. So I was there to have my baby measured, but the little devil just wouldn't sit still. Every time the tech was about to take a photo, my baby kicked and pushed off the uterus walls like s/he was jumping on a trampoline. How crazy is that?!?! After 25 minutes, she was finally able to get pictures and measure.

So turns out that the problem I am having is that I am eating (hahaha) a bigger snack/meal within a few hours of the ultrasound.
Next week is just a regular monthly checkup. Unless I eat right before the appointment (insert evil laugh here), we should only get to hear the heartbeat and do a few measurements of me.

Share with you next week!!!!

It's Official!

How I told my family.

This is a really long post. But if you have the time, it is totally worth reading all the way to the end. It is a conversation between my brother, sister & I. I share some pretty awesome stuff right there near the beginning. But the conversation is great all the way to the end. And any questions you might have... they definitely asked. And the pics are at the bottom too. 


Daniel: sweet

 me: did that work?

 Sarah: ooh, a group chat

 me: oooooo

  its the best we get

 Sarah: how exciting!

 Daniel: we should do this more often

 Sarah: yes.

 me: for true

 Sarah: i like it even more with video though

 me: so whats the plan for friday/saturday?

 Daniel: I dunno

  depends on work

  duh

 me: boring

 Daniel: if I am here past 9

6:10 PM I;'ll get a car to take me Stamford

 Sarah: fancy

 me: ok

 Sarah: we're having lunch at darien social on saturday

 me: very fancy

 Sarah: i want a burger

 me: yum

  i want lobster mac n cheese

 Sarah: then some of us will shop

  i can make that happen monday

 me: and saturda

  y

 Sarah: oh, yes, you can have it twice!

6:11 PM me: twice twice twice!!!!

 Daniel: so what time is dinner

 me: on saturyda? 7pm

 Sarah: on friday? when i get there

  so probably around 8

 Daniel: word

  so I doubt I make friday dinner

  but saturday dinner

6:12 PM I can make

  ;)

 Sarah: hey, did you find a friend to bring?

 Daniel: so you're trying to shop from 2-7?

  thats so much shopping

 me: probably more 2-6

 Sarah: no, we'll go to the hotel and change clothes and get pretty and stuff

 me: and then hotel and change for dinner

 Sarah: maybe nap

 me: oh i love naps

  i have been napping so much this summer

 Daniel: eff you

 me: you dont mean that

 Sarah: yeah, seriously. gloating is not attractive

6:13 PM me: im not napping for olympic gold

 Sarah: lol

 me: its hard making a baby

  .....

 Daniel: does napping make a baby?

 Sarah: i don't know what to say to that

 Daniel: I think I've found the problem

 Sarah: or does that mean something?

 Daniel: thats not how you do it deb

 Sarah: lol

 me: nope, napping is the response to having a kidney bean living in my belly

6:14 PM Daniel: wAIT!?

 Sarah: i'm sorry

 Daniel: ?412?213?213

  '?21?421?421?41

  '?$@!?423?/511@#?%51

 me: by saturday it will be the size of a grape

 Daniel: ''/?%!2/

  ?%!@/1

  ';616985YU81315U15

  51851U6IOF

 me: YOU ARE GOING TO BE AN AUNT AND UNCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I was going to wait until I saw you but I couldnt keep it to myself

6:15 PM Sarah: this is the most exciting ever

  EVER

 me: thanks!

 Sarah: CAPS LOCK DOES NOT CONVEY MY EXCITEMENT

6:16 PM does mom know? when did you find out? due date? how do you feel?

 me: this is why i wanted to vdieo chat this week

 Sarah: yeah!

6:17 PM information please!

  do you think daniel fainted

  ?

 me: no he did the same thing you did

 Sarah: lolol

 me: only he had to run outside

  so you got through first

 Sarah: haha

6:18 PM me: so we found out the saturday right before peter and roxanne's bridal shower

 Sarah: thats a LONG time ago!

 Daniel: AHHH

 me: when mom was down to visit

  and i didn't tell her either

 Sarah: good. i don't like it when EVERYONE keeps secrets

 me: we didn't tell anyone until we went to the doctor

 Sarah: smart.

 Daniel: which was?

  ahhh

 me: we went to the doctor on Aug. 1

6:19 PM and we have a good sized baby

 Sarah: does it already have a reese head?

 me: right on track for being awesome!

 Daniel: when was their bridal shower?

 me: not yet

 Sarah: july 8

 me: july 8/9

 Daniel: ooo

  a march baby

 Sarah: yes, march?

6:20 PM me: so i will be at 9 weeks on saturday

 Daniel: HUGE!

 me: and baby reese is due right before passover

 Daniel: ahhh

 Sarah: so right around matts birthday?

 me: march 16

 Sarah: perfect!

 me: matt is april 18

 Sarah: just enough time between

 Daniel: yeah what a good time

6:21 PM Sarah: so who knows?

 me: well you two now

  :)

 Daniel: :)

 Sarah: :-D

 me: mom & dad found out last Thursday

 Daniel: phil mom dad linda?

 me: yup

 Daniel: and this is a secret?

 me: colleen & ken

  and yes this is a secret

 Daniel: oh man

 Sarah: can alex know on saturday? it'll be hard not to be excited!

 me: and no facebook

 Daniel: obv

 me: yes alex can know

 Daniel: can andy?

 Sarah: ok, thanks!

  is andy coming?

 Daniel: can we each get a friend?

 Sarah: lol

 Daniel: not unless we can get the maccabi games cancelled

  its either laura or jay or no one

6:23 PM Sarah: ok

  just curious

 me: yes you can each have a friend

  but i get to approve said friend

 Daniel: well whoever is coming this weekend if its laura or jay

 Sarah: call in a bomb threat, then the games would get cancelled

  lol

 me: i told mom she could tell pam

 Daniel: jay is great at keeping secrets

 me: hahaha

  thats fine

 Daniel: and knows no one close to the sitch

 Sarah: this is too exciting!

 Daniel: yeah

  well

 me: YAY!

 Daniel: there goes me concentrating on work fo rlike 2 hours

 Sarah: are you having any pregnancy funniest?

 Daniel: I've got so many things to do

6:24 PM Sarah: funny things?

 me: my farts are very loud

 Daniel: hahahahaa

 Sarah: i knew that

 Daniel: two fart

  s

  in one

 Sarah: hahahaha

 Daniel: not twins right?

 me: and wehn i see something i want to eat, i focus on it until i get it

  it took me 5 days but i got my milkshake

 Daniel: hahaha

 me: NOT TWINS

 Sarah: hahaha

 Daniel: phew

 me: only one heartbeat

 Sarah: don't they hide sometimes?

 me: you should have seen matt at the drs.

 Daniel: what are you guys planning on knowing?

 me: that was the first thing he asked

 Sarah: haha

6:25 PM me: everything?

 Sarah: one is enough

  we get to know boy or girl ahead of time?

  so i can shop?!?!?!?

 me: of course

  but not until novemberish

 Sarah: ok, fine

  i can buy baby reese chanukah presents!!!!!

 Daniel: if its a boy can it be named Flynn?

  get it!?

6:26 PM Sarah: that is not a jewish name

 Daniel: oh

  wait

  no

  I gotta do that

 me: i dont get it

 Daniel: don't name it flynn

  thats mine

 Sarah: he meant flynn stone

 me: hahaha okay...

 Sarah: dummy

 Daniel: fucking patriarchy

 me: hahahahahahaha

 Sarah: like flintstone

 me: thats funny

 Sarah: i'm sure you can find something good for reese dan

 Daniel: yeah I'ma work on it

 Sarah: good

6:27 PM Daniel: did you already rule out star trek names?

 me: UH YES

 Sarah: lol

 me: we arent even talking names yet

 Sarah: what are you talking about at this point?

 me: how bad my farts smell

 Sarah: that is important!

6:28 PM me: how much i am napping

 Daniel: so you can like tell

  that something is growing in your

  belly

  right now

 me: we arent telling people until rosh hashanah

 Daniel: that shit isn't sneaking up on you?

 me: no, i dont look pregs

  sometimes

6:29 PM Daniel: Pretend I know nothing about this

 Sarah: ok

 me: yup

  im having problems pooping

 Daniel: thats how you knew?

 me: no i knew when i peed on a stick

6:30 PM Daniel: ohh

  makes sense

 Sarah: what made you want to pee on the stick though?

 Daniel: a birch stick?

 me: i hadnt gotten my period yet

 Sarah: or are you just in the habit of peeing on sticks?

 me: it wasnt late yet

 Sarah: if it wans't late, why did you pee on the stick?

6:31 PM me: bones said it was fun

 Daniel: haha

 Sarah: total side note: did you think stanley tucci was gay?

 Daniel: and you always do what bones says

  total side note

  does anyone know who that is

 me: yup

 Daniel: don't get distracted

 me: who?

6:32 PM Sarah: yup you know who he is, or yup you thought he was gay

 me: oh yea

 Daniel: ughhh this is so hard

  I want to tell everyone

 Sarah: i know@

 Daniel: all the peoples

 me: was there ever any doubt that he was gay?

 Sarah: i have a staff meeting tomorrow morning, and i so want to be like "my positive is that i'm going to be an aunt!"

  he's not gay! he just married emily blunt's sister

  he's in-laws with john krasinski now!

 me: what would have been better? not telling you so you don't have to keep the secret, or telling you and making you keep it a secret

 Daniel: emily blunt!

  I know her

6:33 PM Sarah: TELLING

 Daniel: obv this way

  I was expecting to find out via the blog

  so I can stop reading that

  ;)

 Sarah: haha

  i like the blog!

 me: hahaha

 Daniel: I got a shout out this time though

 Sarah: if you had said it on the blog i would have maimed you

 Daniel: so you've assuaged my ego

 me: i have a long post about the past month and not telling people

  there is no way i wouldnt have told you myself

  you were going to hear it from me - end of story

6:34 PM Daniel: I knew Sarah was

 Sarah: cause i'm awesome and scary

 Daniel: I'm the irresponsible one

  no this is awesome

  thank you for telling us

  and congratulations

  and all the mazals

 me: thamks

 Daniel: and I'm so proud of you

  and happy for you

  and this is going to be fun on a bun

 me: oh yea

6:35 PM Daniel: I'll start saving

 me: so plan on passover happening here next year

 Daniel: for the paint ball gun

 Sarah: AHHHHH

 Daniel: and the bongs

  thats what you get kids right?

 me: because mom and dad already said that was going to happen

 Sarah: i keep thinking of all the cuteness!!!

 me: ASSHOLE

  and fat babies

 Daniel: no I'm going to be such a good uncle

  with big ole head

  s

 Sarah: oh no!

  i might be in THAILAND when this baby is born

  crappers

  i want to be near the BABY

6:36 PM Daniel: yeah I'm goign to be in DC right?

  thats where I am when this baby is born

 me: you can be wherever you want to be

 Sarah: if i'm in the country i want to come!

 me: and no worries sarah - babies don't remember crap

 Sarah: so? i want to MEET THE BABY

 me: if you are able to go to thailand - YOU HAVE TO GO

 Daniel: yeah

  that's also true

 Sarah: dude, i'm still going to thailand, i'm not nutes

  nuts

 me: I will save the baby for you, and keep it safe until you get home

6:37 PM Daniel: but I have a shit job

  I want to be with babytime

 Sarah: you better

  let's quit our jobs so we can stare at deb's belly until it pops

 me: :)

 Daniel: I would've done it for less

 Sarah: so are we calling it baby reese?

 Daniel: I'm calling it Optimus

 Sarah: or can we can it something cool?

  dan, come up with something cool

 Daniel: Project Stevadore

6:38 PM me: hahaha

 Sarah: let's call it the flux capacitor

 me: I like Optimus

 Daniel: I can come home this weekend with 60 things

  easily

 Sarah: we'll have a board meeting and vote

 Daniel: especially if we're looking for anagrams

 Sarah: matt can officially join the board

 me: yea!

  lucky for him

 Daniel: 3/5 compromise

 Sarah: we'll have to vote on a position for him

6:39 PM Daniel: he can have 3/5

  the extra fifth for the head

 Sarah: ?

 me: sorry guys - i am officially two votes now

 Daniel: that he contributed to optimus

 Sarah: no. the baby does not get a vote on the board.

 me: bullshit

 Daniel: matt's his proxy

 me: bullshit again

 Daniel: its?

 Sarah: that's ok - only if matt doesnt get a vote

 me: ok

 Daniel: haha

6:40 PM Sarah: i'm calling jewish law: actual lives only

  not potential ones

 Daniel: boom

 Sarah: jewish lawyered

 Daniel: and I'm goign to use the next 8 months to consolidate power

  or wife up

  or

 Sarah: how would you consolidate power?

 Daniel: I dunno

 me: optimus is saving a gross shit for you in 9 months

 Daniel: just

  maybe

 me: 7 months

 Daniel: sleep with 2 eyes open

  ...

 Sarah: :-)

 Daniel: B-)

6:41 PM thats the terminator

  in case you were wondering

 me: nice

 Sarah: good to know

 Daniel: so no drinking this weekend?

  when does that start?

 Sarah: she hasn't been drinking for a while

 Daniel: boring

  is matt being supportive?

 Sarah: she's fun anway, promise

 Daniel: by not drinking?

  I'm going full jewish on this weekend

 me: i havent had anything since july4th

6:42 PM Daniel: so many mazals

  ooo

 me: yea, matt lets me sleep all day

  and he made me mac n cheese for 2nd dinner

 Daniel: serious rule

  deb

  no hitting me

 me: true

 Daniel: because I will retaliate

  because I'm dumb

 me: no hitting my belly and were good

 Daniel: until you get big

 Sarah: yeah, hands off policy in place for a while

 Daniel: then

 me: hahaha

 Daniel: you can hit me

 Sarah: cause i poke

 Daniel: because you'll be fat

6:43 PM boom

 me: thanks

 Sarah: are you trying to make boom a thing?

  cause it isn't

 Daniel: its always been a thing

6:44 PM I learned it from Jon Stewart

  he's the best

  so

  its a thing

 Sarah: deb and i are not trying to be jon stewart

 me: nope

6:46 PM im pregs

 Daniel: but

 me: ?

 Daniel: do I have to do anything

  about that

  you being pregnant

 me: for the baby? or jon?

 Daniel: like a baby shower

 Sarah: i think you're off the hook

 Daniel: or do I just get like drunk at things

 Sarah: baby shower comes once she tells people

 Daniel: like the wedding

 me: no you have a penis - you have no responsibility

 Daniel: amazing

 Sarah: on the other hand, i'm gonna have to do stuff

  AGAIN

 Daniel: I will celebrate for Deb

 me: im sure there will be a baby shower up tehre

 Daniel: two drinks for me

6:47 PM me: someone needs to be drinking for me

 Sarah: someday i'm going to make you throw a big party for me in return

 me: all im drinking is caffeine free

 Daniel: Matt and I are on it

 me: done!

 Sarah: not for a while though

 me: ok

 Sarah: big parties are a lot of work for me

 Daniel: dude

 me: now you understand why i said i would drive to and from the hotel to the casino right?

 Daniel: being pregnant is like being mormon but also the farting

 me: hahaha

  im keeping that line

6:48 PM Daniel: no I don't get it/

  are pregnant people also not allowed to drive?

  I was wrong

  its like being Amish

 Sarah: he gets the line, he's trying to be jon stewart!

  also, mormon is more accurate than amish

  she can drive

 Daniel: oh you would

  not wouldn't

  ok

6:49 PM me: yes

 Sarah: a text i got today: friendship must be build on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness, and shenanigans

  

 me: nice tet

6:54 PM text

 Sarah: right?

  followed by: our friendship is awesome.

  i love my friends

 me: love

  

 Daniel: are we doing ties and shit for saturday?

  cigars?

 Sarah: no, jeans

  nice shirt

 Daniel: the whole nine yards?

 me: matt likes cigars

 Daniel: I'ma wear a tie

 Sarah: you can cigar if you want though

  have fun

 Daniel: and nice pants

  because I can't forget them at home again

 Sarah: i'm going to wear jeans

 me: i like jeans

7:01 PM Daniel: I've literally got 3 pairs of pants

  that I can wear to work

 Sarah: you should come shopping and buy pants

  that's not enough pants

 me: pants pants pants

 Sarah: though, as of this moment, i have two

  one capri length, one long

  the capri length one doesnt even fit either

  so i'll shut up

7:02 PM me: i have lots of clothing that will never fit again

 Sarah: i'm soryr?

  are your boobs bigger?!?

 me: not yet

  just tender

 Sarah: hahaha you'll have to wear a bra every day for forever just like me!

 me: jerk

7:03 PM Sarah: i have to take my kicks where i can get them dude

 me: true

 Sarah: its hard keeping up with you guys

  i'm hungry

  dinnnnenrrrrr

 me: i ate twice while typing with you

 Sarah: nice

7:04 PM i'm gonna heat up dinner

 me: cheerios and then mac n chese

  what are you having

 Sarah: leftover seafood fried rice

  it has lobster and shrimps

 me: yum

  i can eat that

  !

7:05 PM but i can't eat some fish

  its weird

 Sarah: what fish can you not eat?

 Daniel: which fish?

  no sushi?

7:06 PM me: no raw sushi

 Daniel: yeah thats why I want to go shopping

  work clothes

  but at the same time

  4 hours

  feels like a lot of shopping

 Sarah: bring a book and get a snack

  4 hours is wayyy too long

 me: talk to matt and see if he will stick around for a little while with you

 Daniel: can we knock me out of the way?

 me: its only like 20 min from mohegan - you could get a taxi

7:07 PM Daniel: we can do some sarah

  then some me\

  then me and matt leave?

 Sarah: yes

 Daniel: perhaps

 Sarah: but i get to go first

 Daniel: yeah especially cause deb's going to get a lot of attention at dinner

  sorry

 Sarah: yeah she is

  fair

 Daniel: what a bitch

7:08 PM me: i talked to mom for a long time about that

 Daniel: going and getting knocked up right before your party

  haha

 me: about how i didn't want to steal sarahs bday thunder

 Sarah: lol

 me: and how maybe i wouldnt tell you guys until sunday morning and breakfast

 Daniel: I would've stabbed you

 Sarah: i would have fucking killed you

 Daniel: but like ankle stab

 me: hahaha

  why?

 Daniel: baby lives

  optimus

 Sarah: true

 Daniel: I need it

 me: oh thank goodness

 Sarah: i would have maimed for optimus's sake

7:09 PM me: oh well then phew, im glad i spilled the beans

 Sarah: me too!!!!!!

  but wait, what can't you eat?

 Daniel: I'm sure it'll be old hat by entrees

  and then by deserts I'll be wasted

 me: i wont eat foods that have been sitting out

7:10 PM large fish

 Sarah: i'm glad you have a plan dan

 me: nice dan

 Daniel: DEB IS PREGNANT WE ALL NEED PLANS

  in 7 months I have to be responsible and cool

  thank god I don't have ovaries

 Sarah: i'm gonna say it: i want to be over informed about EVERYTHING about optimus

7:13 PM me: ok

 Sarah: i want to kkknnnooooooowwwwwww

 Daniel: I keep trying to work

 me: well right now Optimus has a heartbeat - it was 157 last week - nice and strong.

 Daniel: and its just not happening

 me: and Opti has webbed feet and hands like a duck

 Sarah: get over it dan

 me: and eyes

  and eyelids

 Sarah: fingernails? juno said babies have fingernails

 me: and this is the last week it will look like a tadpole

  not yet

 Sarah: DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE TO BRING

7:14 PM me: YES!

 Daniel: AHREFHSAKEHNTWA

 Sarah: ahhhhhh i'm going to lose my shit!!!!

 Daniel: yeah

  this is going to be nuts

 Sarah: I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS EXCITED EVER

 Daniel: yeah

  I'm pretty fucking amped

  I feel like I've worked so long and hard for this

  a decade of work

 me: and a little nose

 Daniel: trying to convince you to make me an uncle

7:15 PM Sarah: yeah, dan really put in the hours on this

 me: hahahaha so true!

 Sarah: it was selfish of you to make him wait so long deb

 me: i know i cant believe it

  i am such a bitch

 Sarah: i blame matt

  deb, you are absolved as the carrier of optimus

 me: Opti has an appendix and pancrease

  nice

 Sarah: you don't actually need an appendix you know

7:16 PM stop growing it

  waste of energy

  that's why you need all the naps

  you can skip the tonsils and gallbladder too

 me: so true

  hahaha

 Daniel: yeah

 Sarah: they're nothing but trouble

 me: next week Opti will decide to be a boy or girl

 Sarah: while you're at it, wisdom teeth ain't no thang

7:17 PM me: but we wont know until Thanksgiving

  true again

 Daniel: and pancreas's are the benedict arnold of organs

  fuck that shit

 Sarah: you don't need that one?

  i think you might

 Daniel: you don

  t

 me: really?

 Daniel: oh

  no

  thats gallbladders

7:18 PM Sarah: seriously?

 me: noce

 Daniel: which ever one was betraying sarah from within for 15 years

 me: nice

 Daniel: that one

  benedict organ

 Sarah: gallbladder

 me: i have a friend who just got rid of his recently

 Sarah: its a stupid organ

  nothing but trouble

  he's happier without it, isnt he?

7:19 PM me: yyup

  i dont think ive built that one yet

 Sarah: skip it!

 Daniel: yeah I don't trust it

 Sarah: send optimus a memo

 Daniel: make it prove its loyalty

 me: ooooo

 Daniel: tell it your pregnant

  and see if it tells anyone

 me: harsh for a little guy

7:20 PM Sarah: not a good test

  my gallbladder was great at keeping secret

  s

  for example, it kept the fact that it was the asshole fucking me up a secret for 15 years

 me: ouch

 Sarah: yeah, right?

7:21 PM me: bullshit

 Sarah: so what else do we get to know about babyland?

  there MUST be more!

 me: when i sleep at night, i dream the whole time

  i had a dream it was twins, last night i had a dream about being in a boat

7:22 PM Sarah: was it a nice boat?

 me: thats why i nap, its the only time i sleep alone

  nope - a row boat with mom and matt

  and 3 oars

  imagine how badly that was going to work out

 Sarah: at least you all got your own

 me: yea

7:23 PM Sarah: you're not much for sharing

 me: what?

  im sharing everyhtinng i know

 Daniel: sharing oars

 Sarah: no, like sharing stuff

 Daniel: I read that as a dream about being a boat

  much more exciting

 Sarah: lol

7:24 PM true

  step up the dreams deb

 me: lol

  the rest have been better

  but i cant remember all of them

 Daniel: wait when do you start getting maternity??

 Sarah: well if you dream all the time, that's a lot of dreams

7:25 PM me: maternity?

 Sarah: will you have to go back at the end of the year, or is march late enough that you're out through til september?

 me: ill go back for the last 4 weeks

 Daniel: no I mean when do you start with that?

  its not right when the baby comes is it?

 me: yea it is unless i get put on bedrest

 Daniel: thats bullshit

 me: yea

7:26 PM im due right before spring break

 Sarah: you're gonna be eighty years preggers and teaching

  that's harsh

 me: yea

  ill be teaching from a chair

7:27 PM Daniel: haha

 Sarah: for sure

 me: and so grumpy

  and so fat

 Sarah: you're gonna make kids cry

  right before spring break

7:28 PM they'll be so excited for break

 me: ph yea

  for sure

  and for me not coming back after break

 Daniel: haha I'm excited for it@!

 Sarah: lol

 Daniel: dude before law school I'm going to come and live with you

  and play with the baby

7:29 PM and see what babies do

  when they're babies

 me: ok

  you can sleep in the babies room on the twin bed and not sleep

 Sarah: who's in the guest room?

7:30 PM or is it just baby room and office now?

  will you do the stupid thing where you take a picture of your belly in the same outfit every week please?

 me: yup

  of course

  we are spending tomrorow switching the two spare rooms

7:31 PM the guest room will be the baby room with the twin bed

  and the little room with have the queen bed

 Sarah: ok

  and nothing else

 me: otherwise we have to get rid of the twin bed

 Sarah: fair enough

  oops, xena needs to go out

  i'll be back in 10-15 minu`

7:32 PM me: l

  k

7:35 PM dan dan dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  dan

  you still there

  san

  dan

  dan

  dano

 Daniel: yeah

  here

 me: hi

 Daniel: I started finishing up my work

7:36 PM it was incredible

 me: oh sorry

 Daniel: haha no worries

  I think I'm almost out of here

  and then we can hang out

  even get mom on maybe

 me: ooooooo

  she was so angry at me when i told her not tel tell you guys

7:37 PM Daniel: hahah

 me: and she was with sarah last weekend and didnt know how she was going to make it through

 Daniel: did she think you weren't going to tell

  haha

  how'd she do/

  ?

 me: she survived

  and didnt tell

7:38 PM Daniel: haha

  wow

  impressed

 me: yea

  very impressed

  ok get your work done

 Daniel: yeah I'll be home in like a half hour max

7:39 PM me: nice

7:40 PM Daniel: oh also

  no melanoma

 me: YAY!! oh good!!!!

7:41 PM Daniel: this is also

  amazing

  

 Daniel: :-D

  I'm so happy

7:43 PM you guys are going to be such good parents

 me: thanks!

 Daniel: I was actually talking about it with someone today

 me: really?

  who?

 Daniel: yeah

  a coworker

  she and I were talking

  and she asked about my family

  and I was describing you and matt

7:44 PM and how you guys are a great couple

 me: thats really sweet

 Daniel: and how you're going to be great paretns

  but you were taking your time

  though I couldn't give you shit for that anymore because you were trying

 me: well theres no backsies once you get knocked up

 Daniel: hahah

  

 Sarah: wow

  that was a lot to process

 Daniel: haha

 me: yea

  sorry

  my bad

7:46 PM i couldnt get you two togehtter without it being sarahs bday dinner

 Sarah: thats ok

7:47 PM Daniel: no this is good

  I gotta record my diaries

  and then I'ma go home

 me: yay!

 Sarah: hurrah!

 Daniel: and I'll call mom and tell her to get to her computer

7:48 PM and we can do this right

 me: i like it

  i think they went out for dinner

  maybe

 Daniel: whatever

  if I tell her we're gchatting

  dinner might end

  haha

 me: true

7:49 PM Sarah: this is excellent

  hopefully the video will be working again

 me: yay!

  seriosuly

7:50 PM Sarah: also, i need to shower

  and deal with my hair

  staff meeting tomorrow, i try to look like a person

 me: ok so lets break and regroup in a little bit

 Sarah: ok

 me: showered and home

  i will stay right here on the couch

 Sarah: i'll stay visible so we can do this up right

7:51 PM me: and you two can come back to me

  sounds good

 Sarah: ok, bye!

 Sarah has left

 Daniel: word

7:52 PM byee

 me: byee come back when you get home

7:53 PM Daniel: will do

 me: yay

So there you have it. Almost 2 full hours of talking about the baby. 

Currently I am 13w 4d. And I am starting to show a very little bit. More info and baby pictures tomorrow.