Bubbles, Breathing, & Karate

You know that song,...duh nunt nuh nunt nuh nunt... baby i'm the lucky one!... duh nunt nuh nunt nuh nunt... Well, anyway... that song was written for me for this weekend. Talk about a MEMORIAL weekend! Yay! It was great. Saturday, a long awaited day for me, and a day hubby has been dreading, was our LAMAZ class! Yay! What fun! We were there like half of the day. But, it was awesome and went by fast. Aaron actually said in the end that he did half-way enjoy it, but he said he is def glad we went. We learned alot of helpful stuff. And, yes, we DID do the breathing! I've always heard about it or seen it on tv, but never imagined that I would be doing it one day! Hee Hee Whoooo... Hee Hee Whooo.... Then there's just... Whoo Whoo Whoo Whoo Whoo Whoo Whoo... (That's what i'm supposed to do if i feel a really heavy contraction, and it's supposed to really ease my pain during delivery.) We'll see!

Anyway, I had so much fun with hubby and meeting new peeps, but the most fun i had (besides lunch time) was when Aaron had to wear the "fake pregnancy belly!" YESSS! It was great! It weighed 35lbs... which is what the normal weight is supposed to be for prego's to gain, yet women usually gain more than that. Anyway, hubby put on the suit and I got to tell him to do anything I wanted him to do. So, I sat in my seat and threw a pen on the floor and said "pick it up!" He did it with ease... WHATEVER! So, I told him to sit down and try to tie his shoes! He did that pretty good too. Then I told him to lay down and try to get up. He layed down and practically jumped up! WHATEV!!! It's not fair b/c I ACTUALLY have a living being inside me, but all he had was a 35lb. bag of sand. NO COMPARISON!

They also gave us a "baby" to practice holding and changing and stuff. Aaron had fun with our baby. He made her do some karate moves and other twists. Poor kid.

Well, the best part of the day is when we got home, hubby gave me a WONDERFUL foot massage! He soaked my feet in a nice, warm foot bubbly vibrating bath-type-soaker thingy. It was so nice! Then, he dried my feet and "buffed" them, then he rubbed massaing oil on each one for a little while. It was so nice and relaxing! What a memoriable occasion. I will never forget it! Yay! Thanks hubby!

BS is for Baby Shower

Yay! Sister Jill threw me an AWESOME Baby Shower this past Sunday, May 21st! It was SO MUCH FUN! I got lots of cool stuff and got to see many of my great friends! Thanks everyone for an awesome partay! Here are some pics for you to enjoy! I'm having so much fun getting the nursery ready and everything that has to do with baby's arrival! Yay! I'm SOO excited! Only 3 more weeks!!! SHEESH!

Jill did an awesome "set-up." She had a wonderful, chocolate cake made that matches my baby's room decor! She had all of my favorite snacks in "mini-baby" size! Here's me checkin out all the food! You can see how big my belly is!


This is me... the "Mother!" Aaron did not attend this all girl occasion, but I honored him anyway!

Below is a pic of a REALLY COOL "Diaper Cake" that someone made for me! YAY!

And the pic above is the REALLY cool and AWESOME tasting punch that Jill made! The pic to the left is me and a SQUEEKY toy for my baby! I love it! I play with it sometimes.

Prediction

So. Tonight is the BIG night. And my prediction is probably what most of America is predicting... the winner of American Idol will be Taylor Hicks. Although I think Katharine has the better voice, I think what America is looking for, this time, is uniquness... something "new" and "different" than what we have seen and voted on in the past. Taylor has something about him that no other contestant has had in the past. He has such a unique stage presence and crazy character that just draws TV viewers in. People love him! (most people).

Anyway, though I still think it's wrong... COMPLETELY WRONG... that Chris Daughtry got voted off (there's GOT to be some kind of conspiracy with that whole thing), I do, however, like Taylor. BUT, I also like Katharine. I did NOT vote last night on purpose. If either one of the two wins, I will be completely satisfied. They are both just awesome performers and I know whether they win or not, both of them will go far. The same for Chris and Elliot. I loved BOTH of those guys and I know they'll both have no trouble with finding a career in the music field! I will SO buy their CD's!!!

So, anyway, we'll see tonight whether my prediction is true. Who know!? Kat fans may have stepped up a notch last night and voted more! We'll see!

P.S. - JTLYK - Taylor is THE ONLY one out of the whole entire competition who has not been in any of the "bottom" throughout the whole season. Even Chris was in the bottom three one time before the time he got voted off! Just a tid bit of info for ya!

P.S.S. - ELLIOT IS THE BOMB!!!

NO MORE 20's

YAAAYY!!! Happy 30th Birthday to Jilly Putty!!! :o) Yay! Whoohoo! I know Jill celebrated yesterday as her last day of being in her 20's... but TODAY is acctually THE big day! :o) Huurray!! :o) So, let's all give a HUGE shout-out to Jill-O!!!
P.S. - Jill, the ducklings are in your honor. :o) I knew you'd like them!

Baby Update

<--- That is what a baby looks like at 8 months pregnant. (it's not MY baby jtlyk) So, here's the latest: I'm 35 complete weeks pregnant. Due June 19th!!!

Time: You are 246 days into your pregnancy. You are beginning your 36th week, and only have 34 days to go!
Size: With one month to go, she weighs about six pounds and is fattening. Her full length from crown to feet is about 20 1/2 inches.
Fact: As women in the grocery store may have already told you, you look like you could go any minute. And they might be right-your due date just suggests a time when the baby's likely to be born. In reality, you could go into labor any time between now and six weeks from now!
You: Your belly button is becoming flattened or may even stick out like a wine cork. You may feel a lightening sensation on your ribs and organs as your baby descends into your pelvis. Breathing and eating will be easier, but you'll be running to the bathroom more often than ever, and the change in pressure may cause shooting pains in your groin and leg.

From the Mommie (me!):
I am extremely uncomfortable. There is no possible position that i've found that I can feel good in for more than 5 minutes. Sitting is horrible, walking is horrible, leaning, standing... they're all bad! I used to look forward to bedtime. Not anymore! That's the most uncomfortable time of them all! I wake up every 20-30 minutes it seems... which wakes poor hubby up. I have to run to the bathroom constantly. I moan, I groan, I toss, I turn! It's horrible! I'm so ready to have her here! I know when she's here, yeah... she'll cry at night... but i'd rather have my precious baby crying in my arms, then to have her beating on my belly when i'm trying to sleep!
If everyone could pray for a FAST and SAFE delivery for me, that would be great! Also, pray for complete HEALTH over my baby! Thanks so much!!!

P.S. - The orange and black picture is what my baby looks like inside me right now at 36 weeks (only the baby in the picture is a boy... i'm having a GIRL!!!) But, anyway, I just wanted you to see how cramped the poor thing is! We need to get this child to a chiropractor!

A Tribute

Lets talk about the worst day EVER. How about Wednesday, May 10th. Yeah. It was horrible. My 4 favorite finalists on American Idol were left. Although Katharine is completely AMAZING and has SUCH great talent, I thought she was going to be the one that got booted. I think so did every other one of the Ka-billions of American's watching. I would have liked to see any of those four go to the top, but REALLY... okay... my FAV was Chris Daughtry. HELLO! He's AMAZING! Boy, that was THE biggest shocker EVER! I seriously predicted that he was going to win the whole thing! I think most everyone thought he was too. I'm really not happy about this.

I went over to my sister's house that night to watch with her. Then, after we regained ourselves and our mouths finally shut from disbelief, I headed home. I opened the door in rage. Hubby came over and said "uh oh" with a smile. He said... "mad about Chris?" I was like... SHEAH! Hubby's favorite is Elliot. And I must agree that Elliot is amazing too. But I REAAALLY wanted Chris to win.


Well, ANYWAY, I thought that maybe a TRIBUTE to Chris would make me feel better. So, it does - a little. But what I really have to say is... "AMERICA - what the heck? Where were you Wendesday night? You should have called and voted for Chris!" I know he'll go far even though he didn't win Am Idol. He's got such great talent. Okay, that's all for now. AMERICA LOVES YOU CHRIS!!!

Beached Whale

Sunday was a day that I have not been looking forward to for a long time. My niece, who just had a baby in March, has been wanting to go to the beach ever since her baby's been born. Well, she is back to almost her normal size and looks amazing. This is her second child. So anyway, I hear "beach" and my ears perk up! Then, I look down and remember... oh yeah... this won't be as fun as it used to be. I'm a cow! Well, anyway, almost everyone our age on my hubby's side of the family thought the beach idea was a great one. Soooo, we went too. I didn't want to ruin the fun for hubby just b/c I feel like a bloated whale - hey, i'll fit right in, in the ocean. I just hope I don't scare some little innocent kids.

Anyway, a bunch of us went on Sunday. By a bunch of us, I mean the guys, three really cute thin girls, aaaand me. I actually saw quite a few prego's out there soakin up the sun. I was surprised. Only, these girls were NOT ashamed of their oversized basketballs. They let it all hang out in their tiny little bikini's. HA! Well, that's fine for them, but no sir... that's just not me. I had my little granny skirt / tank top bathing suit on. It's such a cute bathing suit! It's just what's underneath that's frightening. Anyway, I covered up as much as possible by still allowing myself to feel cool in the hot sun. Well, anyway, we all lathered on our suntan lotion. Hubby wanted me to put 45 on him. WOW, I thought. There's no way i'm putting that much block on me! I want to get a little sun! So, I put something with a less SPF on. Aaaand so did everyone else. Almost everyone got very red except for my smart little hubby. I believe I got the reddest though. The only parts of my body that are not red are half way up my thighs, my whole stomach, oh yeah... and a few splotchy parts on my hands where the SPF 45 didn't come off when I rubbed it on hubby! Aghh. It looked so funny. In between my fingers and other parts on my hands were white, while some parts were bright red.

So, anyway. I just thought i'd share my Sunday Burnt story. I'm still in pain by the way. I rub Aloe on myself at least 5 times a day. Ohhh I can't wait until it turns to tan! It's getting there, yay!

Chicken Little

So. I'm 34 full weeks pregnant! That means I have exactly 6 weeks left today until my baby is due! Yay! I'm constantly uncomfortable, having pains, and making frequent trips to pee, but I know it will all be worth it! So, anyway, here's the latest of what my Online Pregnancy Calendar says about my baby!...

Size: At more than five pounds and between sixteen and twenty inches, your baby is becoming more ready for birth with every passing hour. She's the size of a small roasting chicken.
Body Functions: Her nervous system and immune system are still maturing, and she's adding the fat that she'll need to regulate her body temperature. But everything else, from her toenails to the hair on her head, is fully formed. If she were born now, she'd have more than a 99 percent chance of surviving.
Baby Mama: You're just huge, and your size is probably making you really uncomfortable. You're carrying so much extra weight and fluid that simple things can be tiring. If your job requires sitting all day, it's probably getting hard to work.

So, cool, huh! All that is true too. I am feeling SO tired and little things exhaust me. I sit all day at work which kills my back and trying to lean over and type is uncomfy on my belly! My belly touches the edge of my desk, and when she kicks (VERY OFTEN) she kicks up against the desk and it hurts double time! So, I try to pull away from the edge of the desk. So, anyway, my little roasted chicken is almost here! I can't wait! I am getting extremely anxious. I still have a baby shower that needs to happen before she comes, so she better not be TOO early! Sister Jill is throwing me a shower on Sunday, May 21st! Yay! Can't WAIT!!! :o)

OH JOY!

Yay! That's right... I found my Jump Drive!!! Thanks to everyone who was a part in making this possible. I checked my computer, and it was not in there, I checked the refrigerator and it wasn't in there either (nor the freezer). So, I checked under my car seat. It wasn't there either, but that lead me to check my whole car - nope, not in there either. What the heck?

But, it did get me in the "re-tracing my steps-thinking mode." So, I thought... where do I always keep it on the go? My purse! Yeah! But I checked there already. Well, I forgot that I change purses with almost every outfit, and it didn't occur to me to check my OTHER purses. Hmmm... so the first one I looked in, sure enough! It was in there! It was sitting there in the side zipper pocket on the inside. YAAAAYYYY! I'm SO excited now! I have my Jump Drive back! Oh what a glorious day!

Thanks again to everyone who tried to help. If you give me your address I will send you a popsicle.

LOST

No, I'm not refering to the awesome TV show about a bunch of plane crash survivors stranded on an island. Though the show is COMPLETELY AMAZING, that's not what this is all about.

No, no. The discussion here today, is about my Jump Drive. Some may also call it a "Flash Drive." Whatever the case, it's lost. I love my jump drive. And now it's gone. I use that thing ALOT. It's great. One of my favorite toys EVER. Oh where, oh where could it be!?

The background behind my amazing toy is: a couple years ago, one cold morning in Florida, which doesn't happen anymore, I awoke in my bed to the sounds of voices. Yes! It was Christmas morning. My wonderful brother, Josh, was visiting from Alabama. Christmas was as usual in the Frantz family, but THEN, a GIFT! A wonderful gift for me from my wonderful brother! I opened it, and behold... a JUMP DRIVE! I didn't know what it was at the time, so he explained it to me. And since that day, I have carried that thing around with me everywhere. But, alas, it is gone now. I've checked my home and my work and my purse (which surprised me that it wasn't in there, b/c everything from "LOC wipes" to a flashlight is in my purse). But, no no. The J-drive is not.

So, if anyone knows where it could be, or could give me any good tips of where I might find it, PLEASE let me know. THERE WILL BE A HANDSOME REWARD!!! And no, i'm not talking about my hubby. I'm talking about... well, you'll just have to find out! The person that leads me to my drive will receive a reward. So, HELP!!! :o) (It looks just like the one in the picture, only mine is blue).

Thanks! - Prego

P.S. - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to sister Jill!!! She and her hubby have been married for ONE YEAR TODAY! :o) Yay!!! CONGRATS!