Coincidence?

I mentioned a couple of posts ago that O'Brother Where art Thou is my all time favorite Cohen Bros movies.

After posting about it I got all hyped up to watch it....imagine my disappointment to learn that we did not own it! I have the sound track, but not the movie. I have added it to my must buy list (we got a large gift card from BIL for Barnes and Nobles for xmas) but in the mean time I have been jones'n to watch it since that post.....


It is on TV today in 3 mins!! Yeah...gotta go watch it now

What will happen...

...to my baby ticker on the right hand side in 2 more days when I still haven't had this bundle of joy? I wonder if it will assume I have had it...or if it will go into "overtime".....

Hmmmmm.

I am at the point now where I want to wait to have this baby until next week, because my Dr., the Dr. I have had my whole pregnancy is on deliveries...she is scheduled for all deliveries 2/2/09-2/8/09, so I really hope that I fall into that window naturally and without having to wait till my Non Stress test on 2/5...
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To those of you watching the super bowl this weekend..enjoy, I hope which ever team you are rooting for wins (I have NO clue who is even playing). I'll be looking for a good movie to watch during that time or heck maybe T and I will go out for a nice dinner.

We don't do football in this house, we don't do sports period. Growing up as a child I learned to HATE organized/televised sports...they were not fun activities in my surrounding. My parents would spend all day Sunday and all night Monday night screaming at the TV and we kids could not speak (you both know it's true) because god forbid they missed the play (or what ever you would call it).

I am fortunate enough to be married to a man that was never into sports and never got into them, so I never have to have that stuff on my TV.

Still here...

...no updates really.

I have had NO contractions the past couple of days. I have been thinking a lot about it. I mean really if you were a baby would you want to be born? Think about it....

He/She is in my nice warm, wet, quiet, confined uterus. It is getting all the nutrition it needs. It gets rocked and soothed constantly. If he/she makes her way out it will be startled with the bright lights, cold air, dry skin, loud noises....I wouldn't come out either. Hell I LOVE my bath time, this kid is currently getting 24/7 bath time!

T and I are headed over to some friends for dinner tonight. Going to play with their kids for a couple of hours and eat some food that I don't have to cook or clean up after...

Mmm Mmm good....

I slept till 11am today...went to bed around 11pm last night...only peed 3 or so times through the night...now T is making me breakfast! Bacon, Eggs, and english muffins....I feel special.

Water works....

...I cry at everything right now.

• When we went to the doctor yesterday and she once again told me I was "closed", I cried.
• When she and the nurses where all hounding T and I to have sex, I cried.
• I walked into the living room on Sunday and T was watching the end of Castaway (you know that stupid ass movie where Tom Hanks get stuck on an island with a volley ball for 5 years), I cried (more like bawled my f'ing eyes out).
• Every time the god damn Start Healthy, Stay Healthy commercial comes on, I cry.
• When someone calls to ask me how I am feeling and if I had this baby yet, I cry.
• I cry myself to sleep.
• I cry when I wake up.
• I just can't stop crying........

Fort Knox...

...that is the new name for my cervix. Still totally closed, no dropping happening...My next appointment is not scheduled till Feb 5! 5 days post due date! At that time I will have a non stress test and then my weekly appointment....

I really hope I get to cancel that appointment...meaning that I go into labor before then.

No weight gain again this week, BP is still good, swelling is still low, other than that....not a lot to say other than I am disappointed.

let's try this......

I am attempting to add a link to my Flickr site so that I can capture all of my pregnancy pics in one place.....lets see if it works!

39 Weeks....

...and still very pregnant.

T hung the frog rug for me today...also hung the stuffed animal net for me this week. We clearly are both eager for this little one to join us cause we have run out of things that "need" to be done and are looking for anything at all to do to pass the time...

We have our 39W appt tomorrow morning. I guess at that point I need to make a couple of more cause tomorrow was the last one that I had pre scheduled. I am hopeful that there is some dilation at tomorrows appointment, but won't hold my breath. Besides, being dilated (unless you are like 6+ cm) doesn't really mean a damn thing~

If we get any "news" at our appointment I'll be sure to update.....until then I leave you with a few pics.

paper or bread?

I just spent the past 3 hours shredding paper....bills, credit card offers, etc...from almost 4 years!

While doing this all I thought about was fresh baked bread...the smell of freshly shredded paper sure does remind me of the smell of a loaf of whole wheat bread baking away....

My Super Duper Niece (she really is quite the little bitch actually) is on her way over here to help out her Auntie...she doesn't know what the end job is (cleaning the litter box) but I got her mother to guilt her into helping me.

I need to get into my laundry room to do some laundry and the litter box was not emptied by T today and so my cat, being the man that he is, made a bit of a mess on the floor. Mind you, he was trying to cover up his business and wound up kicking some of it out of the box. And being pregnant, if there is one rule I have stuck to this pregnancy it is the "no litter box" rule...so she is on her way over to clean it....and maybe I'll get her to lug the vacuum upstairs for me too...and maybe finish the dusting in the baby's room...ok ok I am pushing it now..

Movie reviews...

..I finally finished watching Burn After Reading...not a fan. Which is really sad for me cause I am a huge Cohen Brother's movie fan.

My all time favorite being O Brother, Where Art Thou. I could watch this movie over and over again...matter of fact maybe I'll watch it today! As a close runner up for first I enjoy Fargo. Then in order of appreciation The Big Labowski and No Country for Old Men . But in the end I am very disappointed with the latest (No Country and Burn)...

We watched another movie last night that starred Mena Suvari. It was called Stuck. It was really good. Great story, great filming, great make up! The movie is about a young woman, Brandi, played by Suvari, who accidentally hits a man on her way home from clubbing in Providence..Unfortunately this man is "Stuck" in her windshield and she needs to wrestle with helping him or letting him die... A warning to you all...this movie is NOT for children or the squeamish.

I generally am not a fan of "gore" but this one, not really being a Horror movie, but more of a thriller with some pretty nasty scenes was a winner for me!!

I'll be doing a lot of movie watching soon....please send recommendations my way..

Single Digits....

...under 10 days until our due date. I felt like this day would never come.

I celebrated when I had under 100 days, double digits, under 50, under 20...and now, it's like the countdown to New Years Eve.....9..8...7...6...however the reality is that I could have a baby at any minute...or it could be as many as 20 more days....meaning I could reach the "Happy New Year" moment and be flat for up to 11 more days.....

Nature is a cruel cruel beast.

Making use of my free time...

I "officially" began my maternity leave yesterday (Wed). Tuesday I worked from home in order to get paid for MLK day, but wound up logging off around 1:30 cause I had nothing more to do...

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I've noted on several occasions about my lack of sleep. Well it clearly has been related to work because I slept till 9:45am Wed and 10:00am on Thursday! And it's not even like I was up late the nights before. In both cases I was sound asleep by 11pm. I've taken no sleep aids (Ambien) however have been sticking to my 1 5mg Vicoden a day....I must say, the amount of pain I am in, I am considering upping my dose to 2 a day, but only have 8 left so I don't want to run out before the baby comes....don't get me wrong, I am not a junky on these things, I mean come on they are 5mgs! And my script says take one every 4 hours for pain...I am taking 1 every 24 hours...

I am taking FULL advantage of getting sleep now while I can. I know that the reality is that it will all come to a screeching halt once I have the baby.

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I hate to say this but I am finding maternity leave to be a bit boring...daytime TV sucks, I have nothing more to do in the baby's room, I am not wearing 2 sets of clothes now per day (work and lounge) so laundry has decreased, T is out ice fishing as much as possible (kind of like me sleeping), I am afraid to drive anywhere too far alone, it hurts to move so cruising the malls or going for walks is out....

Yesterday my big outing was to the dental hygienist! I know you are all jealous...Today we (T and I) went curtain shopping, out for lunch, and to exchange a couple items at Kohl's. We were planning on heading over to the Circuit City sales (they are closing you know) but I started having serious pains while in Kohl's so I suggested that we head home...were they contractions? I have no F'ing clue. I think maybe they were, I had them the whole drive home approx 12-14 mins apart, but as soon as I got home they ended...Bastards!

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I think I'll go attempt to finish watching "Burn after Reading"..I started it last night, but honestly 35 mins into it I lost interest and turned it off to watch Top Chef...we'll see if it get's any better...

4 in an hour....

...contractions that is. Last night I had 2.5 hours of 4 contractions an hour...painful, sweat inducing, contractions.....and then they went away.

Closed tight...

...that's what the Dr. said after reaching inside my girly parts...."You're closed tight"...such disappointing words, yet I do know the reality that that means a whole lot of nothing. I could easily be 8 cm by dinner time...it is all up to our little guy or gal...

I saw the "other" Dr. today. My practice has 2 Dr.'s, both female. I have only seen the "other one" once before, but the fact that she is the delivery doctor 2 out of the next 3 weeks I figured I'd better see her at least once more since the chances are higher that she'll deliver me than my Dr.

I told her that the baby had a bit of a spaz attack 2 nights ago. It was flipping all over the place, punching, kicking, just very spaz like...and not at all in character of this baby...so she was concerned that he or she flipped! Now if "my" Dr. had been there she would have just felt for the head down by my pelvis, but this Dr. turned on the U/S machine! It was exciting since T and I have not had a peek at our little one in nearly 20 weeks. So as not to spoil the surprise of gender she only focused on the area around my pelvis and right away saw our little one's head down there. We saw the eyes, ears, neck....it was cool since it had been such a long time.

Otherwise the appointment was completely uneventful. I gained no weight (actually went down 1/2lb), BP is steady around 120/80..the nurse suggested Sex...and lots of it. Too bad my insides hurt so bad ,I don't think I could even fake it enough to try to make it enjoyable for T...poor guy.

So I have a favor to ask you all....send my little one some progress vibes. Of course I don't want him or her coming out till they're good and ready...but momma is ready now so I am hopeful baby will be too.

38 Weeks...and the real count down begins!

14 days till my Due Date!!!!!

I thought that maybe I had started to drop....but based on my compares between pics...it doesn't look that way :(

I'll post an update tomorrow after my appointment. I moved my remaining appointments to the morning since I am not working, so I should have something out here by mid afternoon..

Until then, I decided to take an even week picture to share with you......

My belly button still hasn't popped out! I may just make it to the end with out that "pop" ever happening!!

Genuine....

...there are people that are kind, people that are rude, people that are good and people that are bad...there are very few people that are genuine....

T and I and our baby received the most wonderful, most precious, most genuine gift last night. It is from one of my readers, my friends, my co-workers. I won't go into much detail, as I think the details should remain private to honor the background of the gifts....

What I would like to say to her is that T and I sat down last night and looked through every single one together! We so sincerely feel honored that you would choose us to have something that was just so very special to you....they will always hold a very special place in our child's life and we will be sure to tell he or she as they get older the importance and significance of those gifts.

Thank you for your love~

Garage door...

....I have become a spoiled rotten princess.

I never had a garage in all the years I have owned a car until we bought our house. When we shopped for the house I made it very clear that we needed at least a 1 car garage...a "Karianne car garage" to be specific.

My car barely fits in my garage (it's not a huge car, it's an accord!). The fit is really tight...(maybe if T didn't have the walls and floors lined with fishing rods, tackle bags and boat batteries I would have more room).....I digress...

So our garage door acts up occasionally. The door is old and wood and with the moist weather it swells and when it goes up it gets "stuck" and needs a little help. So sometimes you have to help it along while it is going up..no big deal. But the past week or so it won't go down! It gets about half way down and errors out and goes back up! I have cleared the path so that nothing is in the line of sight to make it go back up, but it still won't work. I finally gave up a few days ago and pulled the release cord and let it become a manual door.

Now the door needs to be manually lifted and lowered, and since I can't get behind my car to open it from the inside of the garage I have to go outside to do it (PIA)...and the door is SUPER heavy. Now mind you I am no wussy, but I am very pregnant and it does kind of hurt to lift the door so I don;t do it. The last couple of days I have parked outside in the driveway forcing myself to go out early in the morning to warm up the car (sucks).

Knowing it was going to snow last night and that the temps were going to be frigid (we are expecting below zero temps the next couple nights) I was pretty adamant about parking in the garage last night. T opened the garage before I came home so I just pulled myself in and let him close up for the night...but then there was this morning, we did get a couple of inches of snow last night and it was pretty dang cold, so at 6:30am I approached my loving husband and kissed him gently on the cheek....."Honey, baby....I need you to get up" "Honey...can you please open the garage door for me?"

So there is T, at the crack of dawn, in his bathrobe and slippers, standing in the snow, opening the garage door for me.

I bet he can not wait for this baby to be born so that I can go back to being the independent chick that I always have been....

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Oh yeah...one more thing.....only 1 more day in the office!! Woo Hoo!!!!

Ice Ice Baby....

...crunch crunch crunch...that is what you hear as you walk by my office, my bed room, my living room, etc...me crunching away on ice.

In addition to my water addiction (as I have noted before I drink a ridiculous amount of water) I am now facing an addiction to crunching ice.

I am loving the feeling of the partially melted ice in my mouth...normally I loathe ice in my drinks, but man oh man I think I am eating pounds and pounds of ice daily for the past couple of weeks.

An update to my update.....

....I had my 37 Week appointment today....

Once again brought up the severe menstrual type cramping and pelvis pains (feels like there is a knife ripping at my insides up in the hoo hoo). She decided to check me internally even though she doesn't normally do that till next weeks appt.....after nearly getting her whole fist up in there she backed out and said that she can't even reach my cervix to check it, which means it is still really high up and I am no where near ready. Of course she said that I could, in theory, go into labor in an hour...you just never know. What i do know is that I have been walking funny ever since having her fist in my hoo hoo!!

She also said "her head" is in the perfect position head down, making it's way into the pelvis.....now mind you I do not want to know Him or Her until I have worked my Arse off to to find that out! She has told me in the past that my chart does not indicate whether it is a boy or girl (she does not do the U/S and the U/S tech said she did not know)...so do you think she just blew 9 months of us waiting to find out? Or do you think she just said "She" instead of "It"? I don't want to read too much into it...but now I am kind of P'oed..

I have only 4 more days of work (actually 5 but I am working from home on my last day) and then I am officially on maternity leave for 8-10 weeks. I can not wait to no longer have to put on my work clothes and cart my big fat bum over an hour drive to work for the rest of the winter....

I guess that's really it for my updates..I am uncomfortable, achy, swollen, moody and pee far too often...but am enjoying my last days of feeling this little one move around in my belly...

On another note..Nancy is home and doing well. She posted some great pics of her little man...I am so glad she is on her way to healing. Thanks to any of you that kept her in your thoughts over the past day or so...

Please send all the.....

....positive vibrations you can to Nancy. If you pray please pray for her, if you meditate please focus on her strength...

She had her dear baby boy Karl on Saturday and after the birth she required emergency surgery due to placenta retainment. This has lead to heart issues and blood loss she is undergoing a blood transfusion today.

37 Weeks....

...just some pics for you...not feeling much like posting an update today...feeling pretty miserable...clearly I did not have a full moon baby....but Nancy did!!!

I'll update tomorrow night after my Dr. appt...

The full moon ...

...may really make a difference for women expecting a baby...

Nancy is in labor as I type this. She had a breech boy, Karl, in her, Dr. was able to turn him (incredible!), her water broke a little while ago, she is providing us with a play by play via text updates and now she is on her way to a full moon baby...

LauraSNJ (no blog) from the PAL board went into the Hospital last night in labor 5 weeks early! Keeping my fingers crossed for her that she and her baby boy, Parker, are doing well this morning or are on their way to having a full moon birthday...

Morgan was scheduled to have her baby boy, Mason, sometime Thursday (ok I know it's not the full moon-but close enough) but we haven't heard from her yet...if she had him vaginally we should hear from her today or tomorrow..but if she wound up with a C section it most likely won't be till early next week...

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The Full Moon Theory

The theory is that the moon's gravitational pull effects the amniotic fluid in much the same way as it effects the water in the sea, rivers and even the water that's otherwise found in our bodies.

As a woman's body prepares for natural childbirth, the amniotic sac becomes distended so the point where it will easily burst if put under pressure. Under normal circumstances, the pressure of labor contractions bursts the sac. During a full moon, the pressure caused by the moon's effect on the water inside the sac can cause the same things to happen, but without the accompanying contractions

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Hmmm...could I potentially have a Full Moon Baby? I suppose there is a chance....a low one...but still a chance.

I am technically "full term" tomorrow (37W) per certain reading materials. My Dr. advised that as of this weekend I would not be sent to UCONN (high risk deliveries and pregnancies) if I were to go into labor, I would continue to Middlesex (Local).

There are 22 day until my EDD from this full moon and the next full moon is 9 days after my EDD (UGH) but the reality of the situation (if you read into and believe the hype) is that you will deliver close to or on the full moon date closest to your due date...that sucks. 9 days overdue would be pretty shitty.....but as I've said before I am not about to force this boy or girl out. They will come when he/she is ready or when the Dr. says we can wait no longer..

14 years and counting....

Today is mine and T's "real" anniversary. The anniversary of our very first date....

I posted the story of how we met back on our wedding anniversary in October. But this is the day that I count as our anniversary. It is the date I never forget. I fell in love with him months earlier really, but it became real on this night 14 years ago.....

Did I think I would be with him all these years later? Did I think I would marry him? Did I think we would be getting ready to have a child together? I guess I knew it......

Through out the years we have been through so much. But no matter what we went through we have always been there for each other. We are best friends, lovers, mates....

I love you my Sweet King~looking forward to the next 14 years and more...

9 hours...

T and I had planned to watch Pineapple Express (I think that's the title), the new Seth Rogan movie, after dinner last night. T agreed that we could watch it in bed instead of the living room since bed is much more comfortable for me.

After dinner, we cleaned up a bit and he jumped on the computer to finish up what ever he was doing prior to dinner and I headed upstairs to make myself comfy in bed and wait for him. This was around 8:15pm......

Next thing I know, it's after midnight and I am getting up for my 1st pee excursion of the night. Then again at 2:15, 4:30, and finally 5:30....I stayed up after the last one since I am working from home today, I jumped online and started my day.....

Needless to say...I didn't watch the movie with him. But almost 9 hours of sleep with out taking an Ambien (or 2) is impressive for me at this stage.

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I had a really bad day yesterday. I am just plain in a lot of pain, bottom line, no hiding it, pain..

Each time I woke up through out the night I was having contraxs. Nothing major, but definitely there and definitely painful. Of course because of this pain all my dreams were that I was in labor, water breaking, pushing, crying...

I feel like my insides are ripping apart. I have always had really bad cramps with my menstrual cycle, especially on day 1 and 2, so bad I would miss school/work. Well that's how I have felt for the past few days...super bad cramps, super sharp pinching in my pelvis region.

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I was standing in the aisle at work yesterday talking to two of my employees when I had a contrax that took my breath away. I stopped speaking mid sentence, held my stomach, stared out into the open, and waited for it to pass. They both turned white thinking I was about to have the baby. That happened about 5 times yesterday....

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Did you VOTE yet??

36 Week update

I began my weekly appointments today....T came with me as I needed to pre-register and sign all the consent forms. I wanted to be able to ask questions and get answers with him present. I figured in the event I require an emergency C section, or forceps, or what ever...there will be no time for questions and better that we both hear the same thing at the same time.

What I didn't expect was the Strep B test...and why did no one advise me that this test is anal and vaginal? TOTALLY caught me off guard!

With each question/concern I brought up the Doctor just shook her head in agreement and said, "yes that sounds right" "Oh that is good, very good" "All normal, no need to worry" . Well glad I don't sound like a whiny little bitch I guess.

I asked her at what point I should call her when I am in labor...she said if it's in the middle of the night call me once they are 5 minutes apart and ALWAYS painful. Otherwise wait till the morning. If your water breaks, at any time, call me immediately, if you lose your mucous plug...well I really don't care, feel free to tell me that at your next appt cause it doesn't mean a darn thing.

That made me chuckle a bit.

She confirmed that she will not induce me prior to 40 weeks unless medically needed, and will wait until 41.5 weeks before discussing induction due to late delivery.

Baby is head down and weighs approx 6lbs. I gained 1 more lb, making my WG total 25lbs thus far. No complaints from me.

Next appts are weekly, each monday at 4:45pm....next week, boring just weight, BP and baby position and HR. The following week begins the internals...fun!

9 more days of work!

Buoyancy....

......I discovered this weekend during one of my several baths, because the bath tub is the only place I am not in pain right now, that I can lay on my stomach with my head rested on my bath pillow and it feels SO GOOD!

I really miss laying on my stomach and now that I have discovered I can do this in the tub, since of course the water keeps me buoyant....I think about it all the time. I have taken 3 baths in 3 days..my oil tank is dwindling and I don't even care, because all I can think about is when will next bath be.

I did way too much today. Took down Christmas, cleaned the Sun room, dining room, kitchen and living room. Then took a short break to eat lunch (I had to remind myself-as I keep forgetting to eat lately) and then moved to the Den/office and laundry room. By the time I was done I had no energy for the bathrooms and bedrooms so I wrote them on T's to do list for this week...needless to say, my back now hurts something fierce.

I have been having major pains the past week or so, really getting much worse over the past 4-5 days. Cramping through my lower back and stomach, like menstrual cramping. Really sharp pinching, twinging, in my pelvis. MY stomach hurts to touch it from the outside, yet at the same time it is almost numb. My RLS is getting worse by the day and I don't want to rely on Vicodin for the next 25 (or so) days to get me through it. I am peeing literally every 15-30 mins. And I can't reduce my fluid intake because I am SO frigin thirsty. I feel constantly dehydrated.

Pregnancy would really be much more enjoyable if it were 7.5-8.0 months long instead of 9.5-10 months.....

I am 36 weeks today. Technically that means I have finished my 8th month of pregnancy and am entering my 9th (you are generally pregnant for a FULL 9 months-often leading into the 10th month). So if people ask me how far I am I can say....8 Months OR (the one I like better-only because it makes me feel closer to the end) I am in my 9th month.

I have a Dr. appt tomorrow afternoon and begin my weekly appts from now on. I feel like such a whiny baby when I go in there and complain about my aches and pains, I mean-I DID sign up for this.....but I need to ask her about my legs and this RLS. It is becoming unbearable, and well I only have 3 more vicodin, so naturally I am hording them for when I "really" need them....

It's now nearly midnight and I have to go to work tomorrow (10 more days!) but can not fall asleep to save my life (even with Ambien) and well....don't have much else to say....Hope the rest of you get some sleep tonight~~

Another frozen meal....

I think this will complete the prep of my "Frozen Meals" for when I come home with the baby.... I now have stuffed peppers, eggplant parmesan, turkey chili and.......

Today I made stuffed shells. I don't stuff them with Ricotta cheese (Eww I loathe Ricotta cheese). Instead I use ground turkey, spinach, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, garlic, basil and lots of fresh Parmesan cheese.

I am not much of a measurerrrrr, so here is how to make them "Karianne Style"

Boil a box of Jumbo shells for approx 5-8 mins (you want the shells to remain a bit aldente). When done put to the side (don't drain them until you are ready to stuff.

In a large skillet put in about 2 TBS of butter and some chopped up onion....saute for a few minutes.

Add a package of ground turkey meat (you could use pork or beef) and cook until meat is browned. When just about done throw in a big ole spoonful of minced garlic (yum...I love garlic).

Add 2 packages of frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed dry), 2 eggs, about 1/2 cup of milk, about 3/4 cups of bread crumbs, some dried basil, and a bunch of fresh grated parmesan cheese (I would say about 3/4-1 cup worth).

Mix it all together and remove from heat....

Lightly grease/oil the pan you are going to store in or cook in. Begin stuffing the shells with a small spoon or if you have it (I LOVE IT) a small pampered chef scooper.

This recipe makes approx 30 shells (today I managed to get 35).

To bake the shells, either thaw them in advance or if you plan to cook the shells right away you will want to pre-heat the oven to 350.

Mix a jar or homemade marinara sauce (if you are talented) with about a cup of water, stir, and pour it over the shells.

Cover with foil and bake for about 35 mins. Remove foil and top with grated Mozz cheese and bake for approx 15 more mins (until the cheese is browning).

And there you have it...stuffed shells. If you plan to freeze the shells like I am. You should break them into a couple of batches, and do not freeze them in the sauce. I usually serve these with a salad and garlic bread. Or a side of asparagus and garlic bread...

Baby Poll...

...I had been searching for something like this and Nancy posted hers today. Hoping she does not mind that I went ahead and created my own (after I voted on hers of course).....

I am thinking that at work we may do a 50/50 pool or something...but this tool will be awesome to use!!



Please feel free to log your guess on what we will be having, when he or she will arrive, and it's size!!!

And in the end....

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PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!

I have the WORST case of restless leg syndrome ever right now. I can not get comfortable. My legs are creeping and crawling. I just want to chop them off.

Please help me, what are your suggestions? Should I take a couple Ambien to put me out of my misery? What about a Vicodin? Maybe just a glass of wine? A combo coctail of all 3?

OMG it might drive me to jump off my house.........

Another BFP....or 2

**updated**

...congrats to To a T. In a round-a-bout way.....she makes you link to her man's blog....she has announced that she is expecting a baby in 2009!

Also a big fat congrats to Jewels. She has had a rough start, but all in all the sickness she is facing is a great sign!

Happy New Year! Bring on the morning sickness :)

Hard to believe...

...our baby will very likely be here in the next 30 days...Wow

For nearly 9 months I have made the following statement when people ask when I am due...."Late January to early February". And here I find myself in early January...

Based on my calendar, and when I think I got pregnant....I expect to have the baby this month. We'll see.

I still can't believe that my EDD is 31 days away...seems like yesterday it was over 200 days away.