I don't know what to say....

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It's definately me.....Or is it......

So I'm going to sum up my first doctor's appt as I am officially into my second trimester(according to me).

Me- I would like to have another ultrasound. I'm a little nervous that they missed a second baby because I appear to be as big as a house already. People think I am 6 or 7 months pregnant. I'm in maternity clothes already.

Dr. Know It All- Their is no need for that, your next ultrasound will be at 20 weeks because your insurance does not cover any genetic testing.

Me- Well I still want one.

Dr. Know It All- It's impossible to not see a second baby, your bigger this time around because it's your second pregnancy.

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We now move on to our next topic, my due date. Apparently Dr. Know it all can't count. According to her due date I 1) had my first positive pregnancy a 6 days past ovulation and 2) My husbands sperm must have lived inside of me waiting for that egg to drop for 10 days. He really must have super sperm or she really is a dumb doctor who can't count. I'm going to go with a dumb doctor because according to everything I have ever read sperm can live up to 5 days not 10. Now you must be saying, big deal your due date is off by 5 days. But 5 days is a lot for someone who will be having a scheduled repeat c-section around the time of the 4th of July Holiday.

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So my appt is almost over and I have still not heard the heartbeat.

Me- Can I hear the heartbeat?

Dr. Know It All- I think you are to early to hear the heartbeat.

Me- I am almost 12 weeks, if there is no heartbeat then something is wrong.

Dr. Know It All- I have you at 10 weeks.
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Me- I just want to hear the heart beat (Now if you remember back to her not being able to count. My due date only had a 5 day discrepancy, so if I should have been due July 9th and if she pushed it back to July 14th how does 5 days equal a week and a half difference?).

Dr. Know It All- Ok, we'll try, but I doubt you will hear anything.

Me- The baby is right here(pointing to my right lower side).

Dr. Know It All- I think that the baby is here(putting the Doppler in the middle of my lower stomach).

Me- The baby is over here, this is where I feel movement.

Dr. Know It All- I doubt you have felt movement, it's too early(still no where near where I pointed).

Me- Can you please put the Doppler here?(starting to get annoyed)

Dr. Know It ALL- Wow, lucky guess(because she picked up the heartbeat immediately).

Some things about Christmas....

I hate tinsel. Just the thought of it makes me cringe and I feel embarrassed for people who use it.

Holiday shopping is dangerous and exciting at the same time. When else can you give someone the finger and say Merry *&$^ing Christmas at the same time?

I never knew the we would not be able to put ornaments on the tree because of a few toddlers.

I really do believe in Santa!

I may pay someone to gift wrap next year.

It upsets me that my neighbor beat me in the Outdoor Decorations Department. I need to step it up a notch next year(I wonder how much a live nativity scene would cost). We lost a few good decoration due to in climate weather.

I will be at the hallmark store on Christmas Eve buying junk because I don't know what to buy them.

Really, what do you buy an 82 year old women who has it all? How many nightgowns can one person own?

Merry Christmas!!!!

You know your pregnant when....

• It's 9:45 and your already planning lunch with such research that you high school history teacher would have been ecstatic if only you put that much time into your WWI project.
• It's ok to walk around the house with shirts on that don't fit.
• You eat a cookie at 3am on your walk to the bathroom and think nothing of it.
• Bread is a veggie in your eyes for the next 8 or so months.
• Food really is all you have left because wine and beer are banned(and cigarettes are also a no no).
• You wonder how much longer you can go with out maternity pants and when people will be able to tell.
• A wiff of something can send you to the toilet for a face to face visit.
• Instead of cleaning during you toddler's nap you nap with them, and don't feel guilty.

Getting caught up....

A little list to catch up....

1- I just uploaded my pictures from Halloween(It's November 12th).
2- I feel sea sick.
3- I am cranky.
4- The boys are amazing, adorable, and bad all at the same time.
5- I have an interview at Boscov's on Saturday(for some x-mas money).
6- 97.5 is playing Christmas music!!!!!!
7- It's going to be a long 9 months(for everyone who knows me).
8- Think pink!!!
9- I am blessed beyond belief!
10. My first ultrasound is on the 18th(next week).
11. I made meatloaf for dinner, I added some wacky items that I was craving.
Fingers crossed that I don't poison anyone.
12. My humor is gone. Has anyone seen it?

I have gone to the bad place.....

I am 10 DPO(Days Past Ovulation). I was bad. I took 4 tests today. I had a positive result. It was past 10 minutes. I pulled it out of the trashcan. We know that that is a no no. I know it is not a true positive result. I need to find a pee on a stick addiction group. I am contemplating going out to buy more tests. It is raining, windy, and below 40 degrees. The Phillies are in a rain delay. I could run out to the store and be back before the game is back on. I am thinking up an excuse to go to the store. Damm, why did I buy milk earlier today! Maybe I should pour it all out and then proclaim I need to go to the store this very minute to buy milk. Why is this so hard? Why am I so crazy? Why do I love to pee on sticks?

bye bye bink.....

So we are on day 4 of he double hockey sticks, wait no I mean day 4 without a Bink. It's still agony, I'm not sure who's in more pain, my ears or AJ's throat. I can't take much more. I'm ready to give up and let him take it to collage. Chris is begging me to give it back. Zach keeps pointing to his mouth and covering his ears. The cats are nervously pacing back and forth. The dog will not come in the house. What I am wondering is why the f**king nurses at the hospitals recommend that you use them. Why did we go through 2 years of waking up in the middle of the night when the beloved Bink fell out of his mouth? Why do they tell you to use them and then to take it away at about a year? Well we are a year late. And I know it must be done.

I think that the blah blah association of pediatrics wants you to be in misery. Some of the things that they come up with makes me wonder if they are hitting up the b**g. Our next baby(whenever that may be), will not have a Bink. God help those hospital nurses if they try to give us one.

October Fun....

Make a Smilebox slideshow

What goes up.....

Must come down...

Bye Bye baby beds....Hello big boy beds!

Freeze....

Put your cilia in the air and drop the egg!

Let go of the egg!

You have thousands of eggs in your control, and I understand that you wish to keep them un-matured in your possession.

But you must understand that their are a few little swimmers who are making the journey of a life time. They are waiting! And so am I!

Drop the egg or I will be forced to shoot(or inject or in jest, what ever the protocol entails).

Wish you were here....

The Phillies just won the pennant. I can hear your voice. I can picture you sitting on the couch jumping up to clap as they caught the last out. I remember the last time the Phillies went to the World Series. We watched every game together. If only you were here to see them win, but I guess the seat you have to watch them is much better then anything we have here.

We would be on the phone right now just because I know how excited you would be. You would tell me "those bums finally made it".

You brought me to my first ever Phillies game. I was 10, I think. We had free coupons from the hot dog package. When we arrived some stranger gave us free tickets to the 3rd base line. Willie Hays was the 3rd baseman. You complained about the price of a hot dog and soda, but bought me one anyway. The last Phillies game we went to, I bought the tickets for Father's Day. We sat in the new stadium behind home plate in the Diamond Club, six rows back and a view of the dugouts. We saw Barry Bonds at bat 4 times, he didn't hit a home run. The Phillies lost but we had fun. You still complained about the price of a soda and a hot dog. But this time I bought you the soda and a hot dog and myself a beer to go along with it, because I was old enough to now drink.

I love you Pop. I miss you.

Farewell our fishy friend.....

*Note this is not an actual picture of our former fish, as I can not find one on my hard drive. This picture was taken from Yahoo Images as a substitute until I find a picture of our fish, who looks exactly like this one.*

Our first pet as a couple has passed. Lucifer was his name and spitting rocks was his game(he really did spit rocks from one end of his aquarium to the other). Lucifer Mulford-Briggs became a part of our household in March of 2000. He was about a year old and we saved him from being flushed down the toilet from a neighbor who couldn't deal with him eating all of his other fish(no shit, he's an aggressive fish, did you not see the label at the pet store). Lucifer survived 2 moves, 2 bouts of ick, 2 cats trying to swat at him at the top of the tank, 2 dogs licking his aquarium walls, and 2 kids who loved to bang on the glass. Frankly, we think that he just couldn't take much more. You will be missed by all.