most random post ever.

this post is going to be full of really important and good information. there will be no theme and it will probably be the most exciting thing you've ever read. you are definitely going to want to pay attention.

not.

so here we go...let's just get the inevitable out of the way:

20 weeks

here i am at 20 weeks. i actually thought i was 19 weeks but when we went to the dr for our 20 week appointment they changed my due date. i'm now due april 18th. if you need help remembering that day just think of a day that is extremely far away and you'll probably be close.

we also found out the gender of this little human growing inside me...we are VERY excited about it! no seriously, i almost cried. it's a girl! everyone told us it was a boy...even strangers. which i think is particularly odd considering i would NEVER walk up to a woman and tell her she looked like she was pregnant...with a boy. creepiest thing ever. i then proceeded to tell her i wasn't pregnant. it was nice.

i am quite a bit larger now than i was in above photo and that was also confirmed when i stepped on the scale at my appointment. total weight gain so far: 20 pounds. to make me feel better about this, the ultrasound tech assured me that our little baby was growing well. our child is weighing in at a whopping 14 ounces. awesome. soooo what is the cause for the other 19 pounds 2 ounces i've gained? perhaps it has something to do with this:

apple pie

i've made apple pie a few times in the last couple of weeks. it's delicious. and it is especially tasty when paired with vanilla ice cream. for breakfast. for three days in a row. i'm a health nut...with all the fruit and dairy i consume for breakfast.

lastly, a few awkward things...and moments:

obama chia pet--i snapped this cutie picture off my tv...the commercial was THAT long

-being told you look like you're going to pop by the man making your sandwich at quiznos. he didn't speak much english.

-the two grown men chasing each other around target last night...with knee pads on.

-ugly cry face

i told you this was going to be a really special post....anything awkward happen to you lately?

xoxo

awkward? most definitely.

i have been so craptacular at blogging lately. i keep telling myself i will get better and then i never do. but maybe, just maybe i will really get better this time....but probably not. because i'd rather sit on my couch and eat cheesecake and watch food network. there seems to be a theme lately at our house...food. which is really strange because i cooked dinner for the first time in weeks tonight. there is just a lot of thinking...and eating. which might be why i have gained 15 pounds.

and on that note....here are a few more awesome (aka awkward) things that have happened lately:

1. sitting on the toilet to urinate at work and realizing you didn't lock the door...and you work with all males.

2. when you can smell the cologne of the teenage boys in the car next to you with the windows up...seriously, is there even still oxygen in there?

3. giving urine samples at the doctor's office through that little pass-through door.

4. when the nurse on the other side has left her side of the pass-through door open and you make eye contact for a good 10 seconds....hey lady...here is a cup of my pee.

5. being so sore from playing volleyball you literally cannot walk...10 minutes into playing.

6. gaining 15 pounds in 17 weeks. holla.

7. listening to your ipod on shuffle and knowing all the words to Aaron Carter's, "That's How I Beat Shaq." why is that song still in existence?!

8. arriving at a restaurant before your date and having the hostess stumble over asking you if you're alone...or if you'd like a table for 1...or if you're dining solo. ummm no, but if i was you would NOT be helping the situation.

9. taking photos of yourself...see end of post.

10. when someone comes into your office and talks your ear off for 15 minutes...then ends the conversation by saying, "i slept a lot this last week...my body is changing. i'm going through menopause." ummm. ok.

and that's all. and to add to the awkwardness i'm going to include a photo of me. 15 pounds heavier than normal. and if that's not embarrassing, i don't know what is. anything awkward happen to you this week? or ummm month?

i couldn't smile and take the picture...i tried. and it was lopsided and cut off my head more than it did in this photo. i don't really want to kill someone..that's just how my face looks.

xoxo

awkward....times a thousand.

because it's friday i thought i would squeeze two blog posts into one.. first, let's get the important post out of the way... i'm pretty sure it's no secret, but i am with child. (i've ALWAYS wanted to say that and be serious...because it's the weirdest way to say "i'm pregnant.")

we are SO excited! this little babe is due in April....and while that seems SO far away we know it will be here before we know it! i am just going to warn you...i am a complainer....sooooo April might not come as soon for you. sorry.

moving on....to something equally as important...awkward moments. now some of these have to do with the miniature semi-human looking organism that has taken up residence in my body and some have to do with just me and how awkward i am in normal life. oh and i've been told my numerous people that being pregnant magnifies and multiplies the number of awkward moments to ever happen to a person, and since i am about 9 times more prone to awkwardness than the average human i think we're in for a real enjoyable ride. here goesssssssss!

1. trying to explain to the flight attendant that the two older gentlemen you were flying with were your dad and uncle...not your significant others.

2. when the nurse at the doctor's office refers to your husband as "the father" because she doesn't think you're married.

3. throwing up in places other than the toilet...like mixing bowls....or target bags.

4. answering the door after devouring a whole bag of frozen blueberries...oh hi neighbor....yes i do know how to brush my teeth.

5. making small talk with someone because no one else in the group is responding to any of their statements...so you pretend to be interested.

6. when someone says, "if i didn't know you were pregnant i would just think you'd gotten fat." um thanks.

7. giada on the food network.

8. when the person sitting next to you on an airplane sees you have earplugs in, motions for you to take them out, then asks why you are wearing earplugs. it's so i don't have to talk to you, lady...

and there you have it! anything awkward happen to you lately??

xoxo

bye bye birdie.

this is a really boring, pictureless post...but a real nice story nonetheless.

we have had some pretty chilly weather here the last few days...and by chilly i mean freezing. i'm pretty sure one day we had a high of 42 degrees. oh, with rain. my favorite combination...not. i would get home from work and want to put layer upon layer of clothing on and do nothing. so that's exactly what i did. it was awesome.

i then remembered that turning the furnace on would probably raise the temperature of my house enough to where i'd be comfortable. (i think i was in denial that i was turning the furnace on so early in October.)

i wandered over to my thermostat, slid the lever to heat and waited for the every familiar smell of burning that radiates when a furnace has been off all summer. i waited....and waited...and waited. all i heard was an annoying humming noise. oh and there was no warm air coming from our vents. at this point our house was a balmy 61 degrees.

i put two and two together and realized there must be a problem. i called our home warranty company and filed a claim. they said the soonest someone could be out there was the next day.

that night i did all i could to make our bedroom a little warmer. i ran a space heater, put towels at the door cracks, put 3 extra blankets on our bed, and changed our pillowcases to flannel. i also slept in slipper socks, sweat pants, a long sleeved shirt, and hooded sweatshirt. i completed the ensemble with a fleece blanket wrapped around my head to keep in some body heat. i looked awesome to say the least. unfortunately, our room was still a wee bit cold....57 degrees to be exact. neither matt nor i slept very well.

i waited anxiously for the repairman to come to our house and solve all of our problems. he showed up and i could have cried i was so happy (am i the biggest wimp you have ever met? the answer is yes...i hate being cold.) he starts poking around and informs us that there just happened to be a dead bird in our fan. i freaked.

how does a bird get into our furnace? good question. i think they just fly right in from outside...or something. i wasn't paying very good attention when he was explaining it. i was too caught up on the idea that we've had a dead bird in our furnace for who knows how long. apparently a lot of birds have this fate. sad. the repairman told us he isn't allowed to remove any fowl from our unit so he turned that over me me and matt. matt tried first and was able to get a portion of the birdie out. he then made me do all the rest...it was traumatizing. i'll spare you the details. the repairman cleaned up the area, put the parts back together and turned the machine on.

it was basically like a fairy tale...with us living happily ever after and all. our house has heat and yesterday i took the best 5 hour nap of my life. it was delightful...and warm....and i loved every minute of it.

xoxo