Tiny Michael was a STAR!!

We have all heard of the popular reading program for children Hooked on Phonics, right?? BUT... were you aware how closely related YOU are to the program?? Click on the following link and scroll down to the 2 minute Hooked on Phonics video for a cute surprise.

HOOKED ON PHONICS

14 weeks and counting!

I swear my tummy is larger than it looks in this picture. I even had a girl at work tell me that I look like I've been eating a little too much Cafe Rio lately. Haha! Oh well, all you can do is stick out that gut and continue counting down until your next prenatal appointment! Only 22 days till we know gender (for sure at least - I'm sure it's a girl.)

Glee Season 3 Premieres Tonight!!

When I graduated from college in August of 2009 I think I had probably watched a total of 9 hours of TV in my whole life... 7 of those being Touched by An Angel (movies and General Conference not included). Then Fall TV 2009 started and I became a totally different monster! Glee was my first "show". Glee led to an HGTV addiction and then somehow Modern Family and The Bachelor worked their way into my life... and I'm so happy they did! I used to think that TV was a COMPLETE waste of my life but it's good to realize that (in moderation) it keeps you connected to what's going on in the world around you... in one way or another... and is really fun to watch. Can't wait to spend my evening on the treadmill entranced in high school song, dance, and drama.

What's in my Bag??

Christina Sanford tagged me in her "What's in my Bag" post so here it goes... And I did think long and hard about whether to clean up and look presentable before dumping the loot and decided against it. A messy purse has more of what you need on a daily basis.


What you may spy: prenatal vitamins for the mornings I forget to take them with breakfast, a bag of safety pins, extra change, my wallet, my card wallet with all of my extra but necessary cards, chapstick, Victoria's Secret lip gloss, extra scooter key, extra Mercedez key, headphones, ipod (don't know why that's in there - I never use it), two jump drives (again - why??), Loreal lip stain, point and shoot, two pens, cheque book, phone list, orange and purple nail polish, sweet pea lotion from Bath and Body, and the ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY spiral notebook that holds everything about everything (ok... mostly grocery lists and drawings done while sitting in church - very important).

So that was just in case you wanted to be just like me and start carrying around 400 things that fall in the misc. category at the grocery store! Michael appreciates it.

I tag: Savanna, Megan, and Merrick

The Bump is Rising!

Here is the latest on the baby bump!! I am holding the fruit equivalent to the baby's size every week to give you some perspective! So here we grow from a plum to a peach to a lemon!

The Baby and the Belly!

Thank you all so much for your sweet comments!!! I have had this amazing feeling of peace and joy since I found out that I was pregnant and since I've been telling people it has just been augmented with feelings of excitement and anticipation!! I am 13.5 weeks along and feeling great! Thanks so much for asking. The exhaustion was definitely there during weeks +/- 6 through 10 but I'LL TAKE IT!! I have had no morning sickness, cravings, food aversions, or anything else disabling and definitely recognize that I am one LUCKY girl. Weird things I have experienced have been sciatic nerve pain on my left side (the bundle of nerves that runs up the back of your legs and into your spine) and round ligament pain. I was really worried about this because, as of right now, I am still planning on power walking the Tinker Bell Half Marathon at the end of January. At 7.5 months pregnant I figure that I can wear twice the glitter and won't feel bad if they have to pick me up on the clean-up golf cart if I walk too slow :-). Anyway, in discussing the sciatic nerve pain with a physical therapist from work he said that the best way to protect the nerve is to strengthen the muscles around it with... MORE EXERCISE! Since I have been trying to work extra exercise into my days things have felt great and I am one happy camper! They say that the second trimester is the easiest. I am expecting Hurricane Jonas to hit with the third trimester because I #1 was great. I guess I did have a male friend in college tell me that I had ideal birthing hips... I will have to go back and let him know that I have an ideal pregnancy stomach as well.

Thanks again for all of your love and support. There have been lots of little miracles throughout this process that have helped me to understand how important we all are. I'll share along the way.

The Trip of a Lifetime

You'll definitely want to watch this! It's only a couple mins long...

A Day at Disneyland from Michael Murdock on Vimeo.