Last night Craig and I went to Fred Meyer for a few things - mainly to look at toys for Caleb and get some milk. Anyway - while I was picking out some oranges (which I am addicted to right now!), Craig spots a pummelo and decides he wants to try it.
Why? Probably because it was huge and green and weird. I don't know. So we bought it, and we're going to try it tonight. Anyone had one of these? I'm assuming it will taste like a grapefruit, which doesn't make either Craig or me excited, but we'll see!
Any suggestions on where I can find a cute African American baby doll? Target and Fred Meyer either had NONE (seriously??), or had this brand of baby doll called "Baby Alive" that I think is really ugly. Target has really cute ones online, but I need it for the Giving Tree at work, and I'm not sure it'll ship in time to get here by next Friday. I can try Toys R Us, but it'll have to be this weekend when I can get out to the mall...I'm trying to think of anywhere close here that would have one.
I know in the demographic in Beaverton, I'm sure it makes sense to have more Caucasian baby dolls, but it's sure frustrating to see all the cute baby dolls, but none of them what I need for what I've come to imagine is the most adorable little 1-year old I'm buying it for. :)
In baby news, I've been feeling him/her move now! In the last couple of days, I've become sure of the feeling...before that I felt "something" once or twice, but wasn't sure what it was. How fun!
Here's a random question: what happens to your eyes when you sleep? I know there's a stage called REM, where your eyes move a lot, but at some point - don't your eyes roll back in your head? Craig and I were discussing this last night. Oh the things we talk about when we should be sleeping!
Or, for that matter - the things we talk about when we ARE sleeping. :) The weird dreams still continue - a couple of days ago, I woke up and asked Craig why he ate a sample (I was referring to a food sample that was in my dream). And a few weeks ago, I dreamed we lived in a dugout.
We had a great Thanksgiving - as always. How can we not when we have such a wonderful God and Savior, which is more than enough for anyone to be thankful for! In addition to that, we have a wonderful family, church, and friends, and more material blessings than we could ever count. The food was good, too. ;-)
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It's so exciting to feel baby move!! I just love it. Then they kick you so often, especially in the evening (Anna does at least) and it's amazing. There's a baby in there!! :)
So I already knew your dugout dream, but I still read that as "dreamed we lived in a DOUGHNUT". I don't think my craving is gone... :)
Oh and I'm happy to be naming my little girl partially after you. I'm sure she'll love it too! :)
Can't say I've ever had a pummelo - wish I could see the picture, I don't even know what it looks like!
I was going to suggest Toys R Us as well, maybe Marshalls or Ross?
I'm so excited for you that you can feel the baby moving! I LOVED that part of pregnancy the most, especially whe it gets to the point of looking like a tidal wave across your tummy when they turn! :)
Super K-Mart on TV Highway and Murray? Isn't feeling the motion great!?! So fun. I think when you first fall asleep your eyes roll back. Sometimes Jonathan doesn't get his lids all the way closed before he does. It looks crazy.
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Enjoy the pummelo - I've never heard of it! I'm sad that I don't have the preggie pops - next time I see you I'll probably be over the yuckiness. Hopefully. It's awesome that you can feel the baby now! I can't wait!
You'll have to let us know how the Pummelo experiment goes. No ideas on the doll. Target and Toys R Us are the places I would normally look. I'm really surprised Target didn't have any in stock.
Hmm... I've never seen a pummelo. It looks tasty! When I eat a grapefruit, I always just cut it in half and scoop out the meat? with a spoon. It's a easy way to eat it with out eating the thick skin that surrounds each piece.
First of all, I'm going to have a niece!! Carrie's having a girl! Hurray!!
Last Wednesday (yes, I know I should have posted earlier), we had an ultrasound for our first-trimester screening.
At this screening, they measure the baby’s neck, as well as take some blood from me, to determine if the baby might have Down syndrome or Trisomy 18. I’m a little further along than is ideal for the test (about a half week further along), but they thought it would be fine.
Apparently, if the baby was a "normal" size, it would have been fine, but he/she is not – he/she is tall. :) The crown-to-rump measurement was a little too long to do the screening tests (he/she is measuring about 6 days ahead of his/her age). But they did say the neck size was normal!
Other than being a little tall, everything looked great - my doctor said I, and the baby, look to be in perfect health. I’m so thankful!
Here are some pictures: see how we might already have a thumb-sucker in that first picture? :)
The second one shows that baby has all 5 fingers, and seemed to be waving at us.
We have another ultrasound on December 17th, which will show (hopefully, if the baby isn’t stubborn) the gender and check a few other things!
LINDSAY'S WILDLIFE SAFARI - PART 2 The hummingbird came back at work to my fake silk flowers - I keep forgetting to fill up the feeder and take it in. And now it's pouring for at least a couple of days, so it doesn't seem worth it.
Meanwhile, I was looking out my window at work again, and I see a PHEASANT. I didn't remember the name of it at first, but googled, "bird, long, sharp tail, dark head, white ring around the neck" and found out. :) Who would have thought I'd see a pheasant?!?! It was just pecking around on the ground with the squirrels.
And THEN, some employees were walking by, and I saw them pick up a snake. Seriously? How much wildlife is really out my window? A few months ago, we saw a coyote out there.
WORK AND PLAY Work - my boss is okay with my Part Time proposal, which I'm really happy about. He also talked to my VP, who is okay with it as well. If everything works out, I should be reducing my hours slightly in January, then even more (and working from home) after the baby is born. At that time, I won't be able to be a Manager any longer, which I completely understand, but I'm so thankful for having bosses that are willing to work something out for me.
Play - Craig bought the new Guitar Hero game when it came out, and unfortunately, there is a massive problem with many of the drum sets, so we ended up taking it back. But not before I belted out a few tunes using the microphone. It's fun! :)
QUESTION: What do I do with a dead laptop battery? Do I have to take it somewhere special to dispose of it, or can I toss it in the garbage? I looked it up online, and got mixed responses.
Okay my posts are becoming entirely too long. Sorry!! :)
Such cute baby pictures! Most batteries are technically not supposed to go in the garbage. We recycle a lot of electronic items at Computer Drive Connection in Cornelius: http://www.computerdriveconnection.com/ They charge for some items, but not others. You can call them and find out. You could also try calling somewhere like Batteries Plus and see if they have a suggestion.
David said you can give the battery to him - he'll recycle it for you.
I love your long posts! The first thing David said about the u/s pictures when you sent them a while back was that he/she looked really comfortable in there with his/her legs up in that last photo! :) I bet the tech could have seen the gender of the baby if they looked on your last u/s!
I'm glad you get to work parttime - I bet that will be nice! Keep posting when you can - I love to read them!! See you in a week!
Hi baby!! I think it's a boy. It looks like a boy to me. :)
I like your long posts too. And I love that you'll be able to cut back your hours and then work from home! Remember, Aunt Carrie is very close, I'll watch that baby anytime!! :)
I need to look into that for an old computer we have in our garage. Good info!
We have a big pheasant up here who likes to play hide and seek--they are such beautiful birds! Snakes? We got tons! Coyotes? Almost hit one on the way home the other night- he was HUGE! Would have totaled my car. The pictures are so neat to see! Thanks for sharing them! AS far as batteries, most transfer stations should have recycling. Call whoever collects your garbage, they will be able to tell you.
Hey Linz! Happy Thanksgiving! Your baby is so cute! I love the waiving picture! What a cute little hand. Your wildlife section cracks me up! Congrats on your new schedule. That will be so nice! We will be in Alturus for Thanksgiving so if you wanna go on a road trip you could meet us and hang out in our warm camper! (: Ha! Love you!
Yesterday I felt like a horrible, horrible person. I was sitting in my office at work, and something caught my eye out the window. Side note: a while ago, the guy in the office next to mine put a gnome at the base of the tree outside my window, and I hate gnomes, so to get back at him, I put a big bunch of fake pink flowers out by the gnome, along with a Disney on Ice Princess Wand. I've felt bad about the flowers before, just because employees taking walks around the building stop to look at them and then realize they're fake.
So yesterday, something caught my eye by the flowers, and I look out and see two of the cutest little hummingbirds flying around and trying to get nectar out of the flowers. It was so sad to see them trying to get something and coming up empty-beaked each time. They didn't give up, either - they kept coming around! :(
I felt like yelling, "give it up, birds - it's a dirty trick!" Oddly enough, I felt worse tricking the birds than I did tricking the employees. :)
Is it senseless for me to bring a hummingbird feeder to hang on the tree during the winter? Does anyone know if they'll come around when it's cold and rainy? I feel like I should give them some food now.
Related to that: there is the cutest squirrel that keeps coming around by my window. The reason I like him is because somewhere in his life history, his poor little tail got chopped off. He must have been in a serious brawl, but I like to think he's being rejected by the rest of the squirrels for looking differnt (like the star-bellied sneeches...dr suess, you know?), so I take pity on him and he's my favorite.
I know squirrels are pests to a lot of people, but they sure provide me a lot of entertainment when I'm sitting on a boring conference call and staring out my window.
So I'll quit with the animal talk now. :)
This week was good - I think I'm coming out of the nausea stage of the pregnancy. I still get icky feeling in the evening, and every once and a while during the day, but the all-day-long car sickness feeling is gone, which I'm so thankful for!
I am a little disappointed, though, that I'm still not craving healthy foods. I'm making myself eat good things like carrots and green beans and fruit, but what I really crave is horribly unhealthy things like chili dogs (thank you, Sonic) and grilled cheese sandwiches.
The tiredness is still in full-force, and I doubt that will go away anytime soon. I have had a few basketball dreams lately - I think I realized the other day that I can't play basketball for the next 7 months, and that made me a little sad. So I keep having dreams that I'm playing, but am really slow and can't dribble.
This week I talked to my boss about going part-time at work beginning in January. He was agreeable to my proposal, and I'm hoping my VP will feel the same.
Tuesday Craig and I turned in our ballots and watched the election. I saw someone quote, "Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right?"
I thought the quote was good, but he said, "Tonight, America voted with its conscience." I thought that was very profound - it reminded me of what Gary Henry talked about when he was here for our gospel meeting a few weeks ago. If America's conscience has led the majority of them in that direction, it's a sign that some "mental maps" are out of whack. What an opportunity to try to help correct some mental maps out there. Does that make any sense to anyone else but me? :)
On Thursday, Craig and I got tickets to the Blazer game from his former boss. We had a great time! They played the Rockets, and it went into Overtime and the Blazers won by a last-second looong three-point shot. The whole place went crazy! And we had good seats in a suite, so no complaints. Well, except that I had the worst pizza ever there - word to the wise: if you go to the Rose Garden arena, don't eat the thin crust pizza served in the upper deck level. It tastes like fake cheese on a tortilla. blech.
Friday we spent the evening with Chris and Carrie and Caleb. Caleb cracks me up - he was sitting on the couch, and he said, "Hey Winzee, come on over here and have a seat - I want to tell you something." haha - "have a seat" He also later wanted to sit on my lap, and would say, "Winzee, let's talk about coughs." Or, "Let's talk about sore throats - where do they come from?" :)
Today we shopped a little - not only did one of the radio stations play Christmas music this weekend, but the department stores are all decorated. Very holiday-spirit-ish!
There is so much to pray for right now. Mostly on my mind is Mary, an elderly woman at church that has cancer. Mary has become a very important person to me, and it's so hard for me to know she is in pain and the possibilities that come with her diagnosis. I am not emotionally mature when it comes to dealing with mortality yet - I'm working on it, but I'm not to the point where I have come to terms with the possibilit of losing anyone close to me. Please pray for her.
This is probably the longest post I've ever made, and I'm about out of things to discuss. Thanks for reading this far!
Grilled cheese isn't THAT bad- at least they have calcium and protein! We have a squirrel that has a bobbed tail like a french poodle;it's fluffy, then a bald spot, then a big poof on the tip. He looks so embarrassed about it- like he went to the barber and got a BAD haircut! Ask Brian about hummingbird feeders in winter- not sure on that one, but the story was funny to me! Glad you are starting to feel better- I remember those days.
Glad you're starting to feel better. Hope your part-time request goes through - that would be excellent! Love the animal anecdotes. I enjoy watching the little critters around our place. Something about the playfulness of squirrels makes me feel like they are more closely related to rabbits than rats. I can pretend...
You're so cute - worrying more about tricking the animals than the co-workers, probably because they are innocent parties in it and didn't do anything wrong!?! I would feel exactly the same way! Squirrels are cute unless you have 12 of them in your backyard at any given moment and they steal all your walnuts before they even hit the ground! Grrr... Hope your work situation pans out for you! :)
Awww, that squirrel sounds cute. You should name him.
I turned the radio to the station playing Christmas music this morning and I had to turn it off. I can't take Christmas music this early! Especially when I look down the road and see the pretty fall leaves still on the trees. :)
Mary has been in my thoughts and prayers a lot lately too. Caleb and I sent her a card, Caleb drew her a picture and I wrote her a note. Caleb also prays for her every night. We're working on his method though. At first it was "Thank you, God for Mary being sick and help her not to fall." It's gotten better though. :) I'm emotionally immature about death too. I think it's because we've been so blessed in our lives to not have very many people very close to us pass away. We haven't had to deal with it head-on. ((Hugs))
This was a long post! I enjoyed reading it, even though I knew about almost everything in it. Haha!
I was watching that Rockets game at home for a while and had to go to bed. But I heard about that shot in the morning. We had a little different attitude about the ending.:)
I am sorry about Mary. That hurts to have someone so close to you being so sick. I know that she loves you and feels so special that you care so much for her.
Wow - that was a long post for you =). Glad you're starting to feel a little better. It won't be long now til you find out what you're having!!! You are going to find out, right??? I'll add Mary to our prayer list =(.
We have about 785 squirrels that run around outside where I work. Entertaining, yes. But they have attracted a number of snakes to their all-you-can-eat buffet.
David saw some hummingbirds outside looking for a feeder and ours was empty. So he filled it and hung it out there - I think it's still full though.
I'm glad you're feeling better. We went to the Mellors on Friday night and had broccoli salad. It was really good, but I thought of you and your aversion. Can you eat broccoli now? I crave cantelope...they had it at a birthday party we went to last night and I ate about 5 pieces.
I was really sad to hear about Mary. We'll be praying for her...I hope you're able to visit her soon.
I read David the part about Caleb - he's so funny. Well - love ya.
I like squirrels too, they taunt my fat kitty and make him move. :) When they said they weren't treating Mary's cancer, just her pain, I felt really sad. I don't know why resigning to death is so hard, but it is.
I love that little squirrel. He entertained me well the other day when we were on that conference call. I hope that John is able to convince them to let you go part time. It would be so nice to have a few extra days a week to rest and enjoy the pregnancy!
We didn't get to have the soup for lunch. :( It wasn't done. I think next time I want to do that, I'll soak the beans all day Saturday and then cook it overnight. Oh well. We scrounged up a different lunch and we'll have the soup for dinner. :)
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one into unhealthy food. I had no interest so far, and then about Thursday last week it hit really hard. I still enjoy fruit but it's definitely not number 1 anymore. Hopefully it passes cause it's not only unhealthy, it really doesn't do anything for my energy level. The Mary situation is terribly sad, I just can't believe how fast it all happened. She's so strong though, I'm sure if any fighting can be done, she'll do it. She is a beautiful person and a great addition to our congragation, hopefully we get her back at least once more. My father's mother went the same way when I was in high school so I don't have any real trouble with the mortality thing, it has just always been and always will be, but in the moment it is a terrible loss. I'm very lucky to still have one very healthy grandma, but at 88 I am always praying for her continued health. At least God gave us squirrels and hummingbirds to brighten our days!
Thanks Linz. Wish we could shop together too! I love shopping with you--I think I learned most from you how to find a good bargain--now I am hooked! Being a baseball widow is not fun but I know how much he loves coaching so I try to be supportive. (: I just hate to be apart. I am actually getting some things done today. It was a beautiful day so I walked Sophie and then I got some cleaning done and now I am writing a few papers that are due in the next couple of weeks. How is your day?
Thanks for coming to Trenton's game today! He was so happy to have a few rooting for him and the team. You guys are troopers for braving the rain, too! :)
I think I'm going to let this train pass on by - haha! I'm hoping to take a year off ;). I am so happy for all three of you girls. I bet your mom is about to bust!!!
I'm definitely calling on Monday then. We have pretty good insurance for maternity so I would guess they do, and I want that ultrasound! I'll survive if not, but at least I'll know. See you tomorrow!
I was so overjoyed to hear that Jamie is pregnant too! How fun for all three sisters to be pregnant at the same time and due almost consecutive months! I bet your parents are bursting with pride and joy! I am SO EXCITED for you all! I can just see the three of you sitting around, bellies in laps, sharing discomfort stories and leaning on each other! That is really unique! Glad things are going good for you all. I love and miss you guys!
I wish we could just hop up to see you too! I almost called you yesterday because I was just missing you but it was late! While I was painting my nutcracker I was thinking about all the good times we had on our double dates painting wooden things! We miss you and Craig tons!
No, not yet, but I am not feeling up to eating real heavy foods. I figure that even if I don't ever get sick this pregnancy, it would still be nice to have snack options for throughout the day since I seem to be constantly hungry.
Congrats Lindsay - I'm so happy for all you girls...and I read the post below on the ultrasound and I'm totally wiht you - I had an ultrasound done w/Hailey at 6 weeks and we could completely hear the heartbeat...I thought anyone even thinking of getting an abortion shoudl have to see and hear that before hand...to say that is not life is just crazy!! So happy for you all and glad he/she looks happy...Its gonna be so funny if you all had boys or girls...or maybe all twins?? ha!
You'll have to tell Craig thank you again for us for coming out in the rain today! Very cool to have them there. We wish we could talk to them more, but the game is just too loud/crazy/distracting! :)
This week has been busy with our gospel meeting, which has been really good so far. Work has taken a turn for the even-busier, and Craig's is the same way since he's in the middle of month-end closing.
I'm feeling slightly better this week - maybe another week or two and I'll be feeling good (we'll see)!
I went to the doctor on Friday, and my due date is May 14th. My dr. tried to hear the heartbeat with her little contraption, and heard it for a second, but he/she hid after that. :)
My first trimester screening ultrasound is Nov 12th, which isn't technically in the first trimester since I'll be 14 weeks then, but oh well. I'm wondering if we'll be able to tell gender by then or not...
I realized today why I love this time of year so much. There's a holiday in every month. Holidays = less work and more family.
Okay I've been sitting here for 10 minutes trying to think of something interesting to say, and I can't. Sorry! :)
You sound like me - I suffer from inferior post syndrome. Others have such a way to make even the most mundane day sound funny and interesting! Sorry work is so crazy!
Usually you can't tell the gender until the ultrasound at around 18-20 weeks.
Everytime we give Carson a haircut he looks older and taller! :)
I bet you won't have a problem fitting everyone into your house. If I can do it, you can! :) The groups are smaller this time around too.
I'm glad you're feeling better, and it will get better. Even though that's hard for you to probably believe right now. I still can't eat a hamburger so I'm sure you'll still be grossed out by broccoli and cucumbers. :)
I don't know....Liz found out that she was having a boy at 12 weeks! I'm sure they probably can't confirm anything at that point, but it'd be nice to have an idea huh? :) Only five days after that and I DO find out what I'm having! Neener, neener! ;) Love ya.
I think that if it's a boy, and you ask them, they'll tell you. They didn't tell us at 12 weeks, but we didn't know to ask. And you are so right about the time of year and holidays! I never put it all together, but that is exactly why I love this time of year too. Glad all is well with your pregnancy.
Yay for feeling better! Does the busier working days mean you guys can't get off early on Halloween when David and I are there? I don't know how to make a pouty face with characters on here otherwise I would!
Hi Lindsey! Congrats on the baby! I'm so excited for you. :)
Carrie's right, they could tell at 12 weeks that Isaiah was a boy. The tech actually told me to tear all the tags off my boy clothes, they wouldn't be going back. :)
All right, I'm jealous about the ultrasounds, so far they only have me scheduled for 20 wks. I need to look into our insurance and see what it costs to do the testing. As for genders, I'm counting on Carrie to have a girl and you a boy, that way I have good odds of a girl! It would probably be too wierd if it actually worked out that perfectly though. I'm glad you're feeling better :)
Yay for ultrasounds! Glad you are feeling better! I love fall family time too! Glad you are keeping busy. My work has slowed way down because people are just not buying. I am at my desk right now (shhhh) writing this....in a rediculous red braided wire-pigtail wig. Just thought you would like to picture that! HA! Love you!
