Sunny 9 for 2006 October 25

Pretty much everything that has been going on with me lately can be read about extensively here. I have been bad lately writing about things, but Jenni describes things in great long detail that I feel like I already wrote about it when I read her blog so I don't have to.

Tis true...the highlights are as follows. Last week we took Lily and Caden to get their pictures taken at Target in their Halloween costumes. When we first put them on they were so excited they dashed off down the way laughing and squealing for joy. I am sure the scene was timeless. Two 2yr olds running in mid-October in a store with full on Halloween costumes on and Lily even had a painted face. I tried not to make eye contact with anyone while retrieving them. After that, there were no more laughs left. The idea of getting a picture of the two cousins in a professional studio with cute props in a package for only $5 per parent was a good one however delusional. Once we got in the inferno (a/c was broken) there were hardly any smiles left. The kids actually did smile, just not at the same time. We ended up only getting one shot that was not blurry and it happened to be of Caden smiling but looking off to the right and Lily starring blankly into the camera with her finger in her mouth. Oh well, it was $5 and we each got a 5x7, 2- 4 1/2x5, and 4 wallets with an 8x10 to give to the Smith grandparents. I actually got a free 8x10 of just Lily as well because when Jenni went to go buy popcorn to bribe the kids with, the lady asked if I wanted to see if I could get some with just Lily. We tried but by then she was done and the 8x10 is of her with each hand on a pumpkin to her side and again starring blankly into the camera. Maybe she was getting into character seeing as she was a lion and lions are supposed to be scary?!

It was all good afterwards because Jenni and I treated ourselves to soup and salad lunch at Olive Garden. The kids did behave for that, thank goodness.

This past Sat, I went with Jenni and Erin to Austin where there was a Scrapbook convention going on. I told myself I couldn't buy anything since that week I already went on a binge spending spree at Hobby Lobby. (See I told you my life is just like Jenni's right now. I should just copy and paste her blog here.) I did end up getting a couple cute things. Unlike Jenni however I just may not get around to using the dang stuff. I am terrible at scrapbooking, but I enjoy buying the cute things for it. I won a door prize too right when I got there. Unfortunately, some company was cleaning out their closet and gave me things that were from 1995. That's ok though, Lily enjoyed putting all the stickers I got for free on the free paper.

Afterwards we went to Jamba Juice and Schlotzky's. I really wish I had one in San Antonio for this pregnancy. I crave a lot more healthy things with this one than with Lily. Like I crave salads and fresh fruit smoothies instead of hamburgers and fries. We made a quick pit stop at the outlet mall and I practiced self control and did not buy too much. Just a sweater at the Gap for $4.88, the cutest brown shoes for Lily for $3.76, and a 3 pack of socks for $2.88. Everything was on clearance.

When I got home I went to see Prestige with Aaron and some friends. It had many twists and was very well done and a good movie going experience. The movie itself was disturbing in some parts but what do you expect with a Christopher Nolan show? Plus I really like the two lead actors- Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman.

As for going to the Apple Creek Orchards yesterday, I am glad I did it. Lily really enjoyed herself, and while there were times when I asked myself what I had gotten myself into (Lily running yards and yards away from me closing in on a big pond and me being 8 months pregnant not really in the position to catch her) but she settled down towards the end. Lily loved seeing the animals and getting to pet them. She was scared to pet the llama and turkey and goat which she called baby cows. She liked petting the baby chicks and seeing the rabbits in their cages. That turkey was gnarly looking. I don't blame her for being scared.

We got a picture of us on the hayride. The nice thing about a digital camera is you get to see the picture right away. I am fully aware of how I feel everyday. Tired, large, achy, sore, stretched, bloated, and uncomfortable but it is entirely different when you see yourself looking large, bloated, stretched, and overall non-attractive. I do own a mirror but pictures are different for some reason. I am just ready for this to all be over so I can get back to walking regularly and for my poor feet to not throb every time I stand up on them. I've said it before and I am sure everyone is sick of me saying it, but pregnancy is so hard. It is physically one of the most challenging things (since it is so long term) from being sick to getting gigantic. You can't even bend over to tie your own shoes in the end. I think about my mom having 7 and others having 12 kids. I have no idea how they were talked into it that many times. I have 7 weeks left and I just hope I can hold out long enough to where I don't require a wheelchair.

This nice rain and fall weather we are getting is mitigating the circumstances though. Aaron has a football game tonight but I am not sure I want to take Lily to it since she runs away a lot and it is muddy. What am I saying though, I always go anyway. Hopefully one day she can appreciate what I go through for her so she can have these fun memories of playing in dirt with her friends.