Monday

No work today. I love federal holidays when I can get paid to stay home.

Or in my case, go shopping.

Something is wrong with my hair. I had my stylist (and good buddy) thin it out and make it look nice on Friday. She used different products in it. Now, despite washing it multiple times, the roots at the crown of my head remain sticky/oily, and it's really upsetting me. I've even tried using dish soap to get it out (whatever it is) and nothing works. I don't know what to do. So, I backcombed it today (after washing and drying it again) and used a bunch of hair spray so that it doesn't look like a grease puddle. Now, I just look like someone from Jersey Shore. Sick.

I went to Target in hopes of finding something to fix it. I really didn't feel like going to the salon just yet. I found some Neutrogena anti-buildup shampoo. It's supposed to strip your hair of any product buildup. It's a bit harsh so you can only use it once a week at most. I'm hoping this does the trick. I'm just happy I found it. If this doesn't work, I'll go back to the salon and ask for help. Or, I'll see what kind of de-greaser my dad has in the garage. I did email Emily so hopefully she gets back to me with a solution.

On a side note, I drove myself to Target. Husband had to attend a funeral today for a family friend. I couldn't go. I just don't feel very good. The nausea came back this morning. No fun. I'm feeling a bit better. And, I'm proud that I drove the car today. I've been sort of terrified of driving lately.

So I went to Target...got some shampoo....and also picked up some comfy maternity clothes. I also found the water bottle I originally wanted to get. Now I can leave the manly jug at home and take the pretty purple bottle to work. Hooray!

I also went to The Coffee Grounds and got another white hot chocolate. Despite the fact that my friend thinks it tastes like puke in a cup, it really doesn't taste like that to me. I am convinced that they just made hers wrong.

I'm going to my boss's house this afternoon to bake cookies. I'm lucky to work with someone who I love so much. I don't know how this happened. Most people avoid their bosses both at work and outside of work. Not me.

Also, there is chili in the crockpot for supper. But I can't take credit for that. My husband cooks, too. :)

from frogger to beebee

Kermit caused a ruckus. Kermit would not let us hear his/her heartbeat today with the doppler at our appointment with the midwife. I was becoming upset, but I didn't show it. I prayed and prayed, "Please?" Still couldn't find it. The midwife said not to worry, that it happens a lot this early. I'm just over 12 weeks. Plus, I'm chubby. Don't hate. But it all worked out, because she snuck me in for a quick tummy ultrasound. The ultrasound lady was nice enough to quickly do a scan while on her lunch break. It was like a covert operation. I got a picture of my beebee, didn't have to pay for it, and got to hear the heartbeat. 158 beats per minute by the way. :)


Now, for those who don't know what they are looking at, this might help.

nothing really.

When people talk about a certain food, all of a sudden I want it.

How is it I can have a ton of money in the bank and then it's all gone after bills are paid??

I'm out of yogurt. And granola.

I am hungry.

All I do lately is talk about food. I hope this isn't going to be a trend.

I haven't taken pictures in a while. Of, well, anything. Because it's too cold to go outside. I can't believe I live here. These conditions aren't fit for humans. If you have to wear a fur hat to be warm, then really, you should have fur ON you as part of your body...which means you should be some sort of fur bearing animal to live here. I am not one of those creatures. I belong in the sun.

Tomorrow is Friday, thus a super half day. AND, I get to go and listen to my kid's heartbeat again. Yay!

My cat likes to lay on my stomach all the time. I think it's cute.

You should see Pineapple Plant. He is growing wonderfully by the base board heater.

I ate a corn muffin today. I also ate leftover quesadillas. With a plastic knife, because I was at work and forgot to bring a fork.

I have nothing interesting to say.

these things

I was thinking today.....there are a lot of things I want to eat or drink that I can't eat or drink right now. As soon as I'm able to, you better understand that nothing will come between me and a plate of sushi (among other things).

I'm upset that I can't have sushi. Seriously, it's just stupid. What do people in Japan do then? There are pregnant women in Japan and sushi is a huge diet staple over there. I am willing to bet you any amount of money that Japanese pregnant women eat sushi ALL THE TIME!!!!

The same goes for European women and unpasteurized cheese. I'm positive that French women eat things like Brie and goat cheese. I don't think that it's fair that I can't have it. That, along with bleu cheese. I can't have hot wings with bleu cheese dressing and that's fricken unfair.

And alcohol? It's not even beer or wine or vodka that I want. All I want is a mudslide with Bailey's and Kahlua. And I can't have it, and there are no substitutes. Sucks.

Same goes for raw cookie dough. HOMEMADE raw cookie dough. I can't fricken have that either. Or sunny-side-up or over-easy eggs. Breakfast is no fun anymore.

Summer sausage? Or how about a great deli meat sandwich? Forget it. Sadness prevails.

And don't even get me started on coffee. I know that a lot of pregnant women have caffeine, but I can't bring myself to do it. Which means I haven't had a good cup of coffee in three months now. For someone who used to work at Starbucks, this is a difficult thing. I know that many times decaf tastes the same, but it doesn't make me feel the same.

I can't take my Adderall either, so I can't think.

Cold chicken? Or any type of cold meat for that matter? Nope. Aside from deli meat, I can't have any type of cold salad with meat in it. It's not fair.

I find it hard to believe that babies will be born without limbs or ears or something in the event that I eat forbidden food. But I'm not willing to risk it. There are so many no-nos out there and it has been ingrained in my mind so I cannot possibly enjoy life if I were to eat these things while pregnant. It is hard to enjoy life sometimes without eating them too though.

My cravings are definitely pregnancy related. Why else would I be eating barbecue meat?? I can't wait until things get back to normal and I can go back to being a vegetarian. I'm like Phoebe, from friends.

And since Youtube is stupid and won't give me an embed code, I urge you to click on this link so you can understand what I am going through.

Phoebe craves meat, and so do I.

cast your votes for parent of the year.

I got this in an email. Terrible.

teehee.

search keywords

This has to be mentioned. I can't stop laughing.

I was looking at my blogger stats. It tells me all kinds of stuff...aside from how many people view my blog, how many times each post is looked at, where the traffic originated from (like, Facebook, etc.), what country my readers are from...and of course, "search keywords," as in, what people have typed in a search engine which led them to my page. Some of these things are hilarious, and I don't know how it was linked to my page. Then again, a lot of things don't make sense. Enjoy.

"lobster's closest relative"
"michael graves prep bowls"
"thigh high socks"
baby bunting knitting pattern
baby kitten bread
do cats hold grudges?
hi pumpkin
how do i know what tension is on my spinning bike?
if moss is on outside of pineapple
is it possible for amniotic sac to be intact at miscarriage <---(this one made me sad). :(
lemonade cupcakes with lemon cake mix
mostly organic blog
nick toon
roaring 20s eyeshadow

and my favorite....

suspect coworker pregnant, to ask or not

I think I'll check these periodically and post them for your (or my own) enjoyment.