lilgallowsmama

But we want a GIRL! We'll find out officially on the 28th. I've gained 24lbs in 17 weeks. I started to balloon up there for awhile like I did with Mini-Me (I gained 84lbs with her), but all this walking I've been doing on campus every day has helped. Mini-Me tells everybody 'Oh, it's a boy. But I wanted a girl!' I dunno. Right out the door. She did! She has more WWE wrestling stuff than most boys, now, I think.

Well, it worked! When Toto started throwing apples back at the trees, SO said 'I so bet that wasn't scripted'.

Thanks! Yeah, she's huge. She swiped one of my shirts and wore it to school last week.

Mini-Me is dying to be on stage and her favorite musical is Wizard of Oz, so we took her as a birthday surprise last night. I was beyond pleasantly surprised at how incredibly talented these kids were! The props and costumes were very well done, and SO, Mini-Me and I were in complete giggle-fits for the majority of the show. There was a 'politically charged' bit where Dorothy and gang were trying to get into the gate to the Emerald City and the gatekeeper said something about there being regulations and 'a process for visitors and IMMIGRANTS' to enter Emerald City. Seriously, Dallas Theater? I

I'm 17 weeks and 3 days in that pic. Normally, I look huge. I had a 'pretty' belly day, with much help from the shirt. I also normally only look preggo from the side - not at all from the front or back. This was me three weeks ago:

I do this every year, so I figured I'd do it again. Mini-Me when I became a 'regular poster' and Mini-Me now. She's pretty much outgrown her HR phase and has moved on to full-fledged Diva. She pulled her first tooth on her birthday Thursday. ♥ She's definitely not our 'baby' anymore.

:rofl: I so love my NC.

I want it! slumberpartiesbyshai@yahoo.com ....I love you. My favorite 'mommy' site, by far, is babycenter.com. I joined there the same time I joined here (Mayish of '05), because I was preparing for a baby. They've sent me all sorts of articles, tips, tricks, and mommy groups that are age appropriate. I know it says 'baby' center, but they have big-kid stuff as well. I just printed a three page article today on tips/tricks/games for a beginning reader. ♥

I tapped out - she only had room for two. I figured I'd be more useful keeping her company later than waiting around for her today. ♥ Although, if I were with her I could update either - I don't have a smart phone. I've talked to her several times today - apparently nurses don't understand the necessity of wrists, she wanted drugs, and she's very alive but in pain. Ya know. Typical NC.

http://www.examiner.com/tv-in-national/19-kids-and-counting-the-duggars-announce-a-new-addition-but-not-their-own

It doesn't list a city for India, but it's on the top of my list. OH! And DH doesn't have to be a senior to study abroad. They even have basic freshman/General Education courses. I'd go now or next summer, but I'm pregnant and will have a newborn. Thanks for the link!

We've decided, after much prodding from multiple professors, that I will be studying abroad my senior year. The newest little one will be a toddler, and SO can handle it with his work schedule. As they (and the movie Mona Lisa Smile) put it - it's hard to be an art professional and teach/discuss art from places you've never been. Not to mention, I really would just love to visit somewhere completely different from the US. So, have any of you ever been to the following (which are my options), and which do you think I might get the most out of as an art major? London Paris Waterford,

How many tickets are left?

I can't imagine. Dxh was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped when he worked overnight at the 24 hour AutoZone on South Cobb Drive a few weeks ago. He was shaken up for weeks. I'm always scared of being robbed because I never carry anything on me of value, including cash or bank account access. I think I'm scared, more than anything, of the robber getting ticked and killing me anyway because I have nothing to offer but some Slumber Party brochures, my school bags, and the keys to my car.

~happy dance~ I was going to go, but instead I am sitting home, doing homework. /sigh/

Pft. I was 9 months preggo the last time I went to the fair. Got a chance to go again yesterday and didn't let being 3 months preggo keep me off the rides this time. Granted, I didn't ride them all and was super selective....but the Ferris Wheel and pirate ship are perfectly safe. . I rode another ride that's kinda like the wheelie at Six Flags - no jerking, no crazy top speed, no slinging around...just round and round in circles a few times. Doc said so long as there wasn't a bar across my stomach and I could sensibly look at the ride and deem it safe, then it probably would be.

I've called them twice this morning. I know they had one pavilion that is available on the date I need it, but I forgot to ask if they have a playground, the website didn't say anything about a playground, and the lady seemed kinda irritated. It did list a picnic area, grills, and several other amenities, but not a playground. Figured I'd just ask you guys.

I posted this, but it didn't show up. Does White Oak Park have a playground? Little one's birthday is in a few weeks and, apparently, the only pavilion that you can rent is at White Oak Park. I've never been.

Preggo will not be pussing out, provided I can (for certain) determine that the kiddo will not have some sort of fit mid-game and/or secure a sitter for her. I walk several miles at school every day and walked the whole darn fairground for 4 hours tonight. I'm good.

Awesome! Which beach?

The ones below me are quiet, unless their mama works night shift or they're out of school...then it's non-stop hip hop music until 2am, so loud that it vibrates my body. I don't mind at 2am- I can call the courtesy officer and have it taken care of. At 8pm when the kid is asleep and you can hear it two breezeways down is when I have a problem. ALL of the fitty-lebben chirren in my four-story breezeway are hoodlums. They yell, cuss, chase each other through my floor (even though none of them live up here), and leave trash everywhere. I could have filled my cabinets with the spoons and dishe

Oh, how I've missed you.

I concur.

Basically.

Whaaaat?! How DARE you suggest that parents should control their own children!