So I'm not sleeping well these days, the belly's just too ginormous to get comfy. So my sweet Grandpa decided what I needed was a happy recliner. So here it is, it arrives this afternoon. I promise it doesn't look quite so 80's & Grandfather-y in person. But sitting in it is the best I've felt in weeks. So I don't care really what it looks like, I'm a happy girl.  

This is why people are asking me if I'm having twins. Me at only 26 weeks?! Just how big am I gonna get??? 

New Registry

Ok folks- get ready to giggle at the tree huggers again. My Mom asked for me to put together a registry for our cloth diapers & here it is. They're just too darn cute to me- I particularly love the bug print. :)

Take me out to the ballgame

I love baseball, but this fantasy league might actually be too much for me. My extent of baseball fun generally includes wearing my Cleve Tribe cap & begging for a hot dog or two at my yearly trek to a game. We'll be going to a Rangers game in a couple of weeks with the church (organized by moi). Not particularly thrilled that my summer game has to be a Rangers game, but I suppose it's better than watching the Yankees or the Braves play. Anywho- the fantasy league. There's just too many players to keep up with. Football could be adjusted once a week & that was that. This you have to keep up with every single stinking day. For those of you who are generally surprised that I have any remote idea as to anything relating to professional sports- all I can say is that it's my husband's bad influence on me. Who would have ever guessed, little Abby Stonebraker laboring over fantasy sports leagues... ah well. Go Tribe.

Normality?

You Are 45% Normal (Somewhat Normal)

While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself

How Normal Are You?

Personality Fun

Your #1 Match: INFP

The Idealist You are creative with a great imagination, living in your own inner world.Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close.But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop. You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.

Your #2 Match: ISFP

The Artist You are a gifted artist or musician (though your talents may be dormant right now).You enjoy spending your free time in nature, and you are good with animals and children.Simply put, you enjoy bueaty in all its forms and live for the simple pleasures in life.Gentle, sensitive, and compassionate - you are good at recognizing people's unspoken needs. You would make a good veterinarian, pediatrician, or composer.

Your #3 Match: ENFP

The Inspirer You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.You are also unconventional, irreverant, and unimpressed by authority and rules.Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're qutie the storyteller! You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

What's" Your Personality Type?

Just because it's beautiful, here's a couple shots of my beloved Ohio.

Cleveland Rocks

Let's just take a moment & reflect on the glories of Cleveland & Northeast Ohio. We will be traveling there for my sister's graduation in just a few weeks & is this little mid-westerner at heart ever excited! Granted we're incredibly excited for Lizzie's graduation, but going to Ohio is always cause for celebration. Particularly fun will be the night before Lizzie's grad when the fam goes to see Garrison Keillor & Prairie Home Companion. Guy & I are so excited we could just wiggle like puppies. Granted we'll be sitting in the lawn & at 7 months along I figure I'll resemble a beached whale that somehow made it 9 hours west of the coast, but still. Good times, folks, good times.

So anyway, the glories of northeast Ohio, ah the cooler weather (anything under 95 in June is great with me), the soft grasses (bye bye St. Augestine), and regular uses of the phrases You Betcha, so long, & refering to things as "these ones" or "those ones". I love Ohio. The only thing better is Ohio in September during Yankee Peddler. But alas & alak I may actually have to miss this year. Traveling with a 3-4 week old probably wouldn't be preferable by Dr. So & So Pediatrician. Someone go & eat some apple fritters for me... i love Ohio.

Just cause

A funny link my Dad emailed to me today. No your computer won't freeze, burn or blow up for clicking the link- it's not a virus or a disease. It's just funny.

Since it's mostly family who reads this anyway, I can confess this here... no we're not crazy, yes we're planning on using them. It's the newest version of cloth diapers & from what we hear they're fantastic! They're earth friendly & save thousands of dollars over the diaper-wearing life of the child. If you're looking for a baby gift- please consider this, we're getting ours from www.cottonbabies.com Hollar if you you have questions or just plain don't get it. :)

How old am I again?

So an 8 year old told me today I was too old to have a baby. Apparently since all of their parents had them as teenagers, 27 must look freaking ancient. Granted my day is peppered with hot flashes, which makes me wonder exactly which phase of life I'm in, I really thought those started with menopause. ??? Today it got so hot in the lunchroom I thought I was going to lose my cookies right there in front of God & everybody. I know God's seen it- it was everyone else I was concerned with. Again- more pregnancy stuff they don't exactly share with you in all of those books, esp. the ones that come free from the hospital. Although to be said, bawdy & full of bad words though it may be, Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy has got to be one of the all time funniest pregnancy books I have ever read. (& don't you know I've read alot!) I don't know how much bigger the belly is going to get. I feel like I look ready to pop any second. People must think I'm carrying triplets. Although I am eternally grateful that the weight hasn't gained past the belly, it is odd to have the Stonebraker non-butt trying to balance out the massive front belly. Talk about off balance. Look at the pictures, I'm freaking huge! And this is only 6 months, I'm not even in the 3rd trimester yet & that's when it all REALLY goes haywire. [sigh] ok, enough rambling. Quick nap before the nice church people bring me our new microwave. :) ah, I can't wait...

Belly Days

To those of you who apparently think I'm a drama queen- quit your whinning & get your own blog. It's my blog & I'll be as senselessly dramatic as I wanna be. And on that note...

The belly has become an entity in & of itself. More things they don't tell you in the "What to expect..." genre of books. There is me- & then there's the belly. At night I try to turn over & it stays put. It now requires its own pillow & sleep system. Special clothing created just for it, even special lotions to care for it. Ah, who knew... pregnancy.