the bambino was so wiggly.....

that the ultrasound tech was only about 80% sure that it's a GIRL!

So, since it's not 100%, we're still going to say "he or she." But here are some of the pics! :D


(sucking a thumb already!)










the little feet (on the left)....




and a beautiful profile.

alien

So Josh watched the numismatist clip I posted last night, and he just didn't think it was funny. Like, at all.

But then he found this on youtube and completely freaked himself out for the rest of the night. He just kept looking at me funny, saying, "I just can't believe you're going to be that big! And that that's going to happen!" Me neither, in fact, but at least it's a gradual adjustment, right?

are you a numismatist?

Better yet, have you seen this commercial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuEvOIovw4k

HA! It just blows my mind that a government agency came up with this ad!

no direct comparison intended...promise

Josh: "Well, in case there's an uprising tomorrow and I don't come home, I love you and I'll see you in heaven.

Me: "Good grief, what kind of day are you planning on having at work?"

Josh: "No, no, I'm doing prison visitation tomorrow."


HA! I seriously thought he meant while he was at church. :)

so sad, but no....

Isn't he so cute? We're not *really* thinking about getting a dog, but if we find the perfect one that fits our ultra-long list of requirements, we're getting more and more open to the idea.

Here's our list of "musts":

1. not yappy/prone to barking at nothing,
2. small & low-energy enough to be happy in a townhouse and small yard, but not so small as to be accidentally mistaken as a dust ball or large bug,
3. not prone to being stinky because of its oily coat (we definitely met one of those today),
4. not so high-bred as to cost hundreds upon hundreds in initial fees and maintenance,
5. and the biggest - must must must be ok with small kids


Now doesn't this little guy Jasper look like he would fit the bill? We thought so too until we met him today at the PetSmart adoption fair. Either he was fed some sort of downer before his online picture was taken or he was fed crack today before we met him. Holy toledo. Not only was he barking at everything moving and not moving within his range of vision, but he can leap almost as high as our heads. (Apparently he's a mix of daschund and Jack Russell...and the Jack Russell is trying to make an escape.)

A cat fits more of our requirements, but somehow neither of us is just dying to get a cat. They had some cuties there today too, but none that just made us want to take it home.

aaahh...it was so nice to get our cute animal fix though. :D

I'm back :)

Erin -- [adjective]: Like in nature to a banana peel 'How will you be defined in the dictionary?' at QuizGalaxy.com

So this random definition generator is psychic after all! Why? Because, two and a half weeks after my return from the beach, the front of my shins have just started peeling. Ha!

In case you're one of the few readers that reads my blog and not Josh's (I can't think of any), here's the two month 'life update' in one breath.

June - bought the paint and the rest of Home depot, ordered laminate, ordered carpet, painted the downstairs of the house. wrong color! wasted paint - freaked out. upstairs color wrong too. non-returnable. bought more paint by running outside to the car with Josh four times to check paint chips in 'natural light.' with the help of 20-odd people from church, painted the ENTIRE townhouse ceiling to baseboards. tore out the old carpet, and replaced the blinds, garbage disposal, a bathroom sink, baseboard diffusers, gutters and gutter guards, ridge vent, toilet seat, screen door, and moved a cable jack. I am queen of the caulk gun. found out we're EXPECTING!!!

July - continued the autism job that I started mid-June. vowed that after the summer I would never work spec.ed. in the public school system again. what a mess. literally - I worked with 15-18 yr. olds who were non-verbal and working on potty-training. went on the saltines & ginger ale diet as my body decided it didn't like food after all. slept.....and slept and slept and slept.

(and I already know you're all going to really try and read that in one breath.)

so now, after a lovely vacation at the beach, we're finally settling into our fall routine. I'm home now, with plenty still to do on the house. and no, I'm not *really* showing yet, although I'm decidely more chunky around the middle. we did hear the heartbeat last week though, which was amazing!

and my appetite is definitely coming back... as evidenced by the Lady and Son's Cheesy Mac leftovers in the fridge. :)