All Star

Well, thanks to fan voting, Russell Martin beat Paul Lo Duca by almost 300, 000 votes to be the STARTING catcher for the National League in the All Star game July 10. I did my part in this voting, mind you. Here is an exerpt from dodgers.com:

"The 24-year-old Martin, the first Canadian All-Star catcher, entered Sunday's play batting a team-high .297 with nine home runs and a team-high 53 RBIs. He has 15 stolen bases, breaking a 45-year-old Dodgers record for a catcher, previously held by John Roseboro. He leads league catchers in hits, runs scored, RBIs, steals, walks, and slugging and on-base percentage, and leads the league in game-winning RBIs."

Boy, do I pick the winners!! :-)

Not only is Russ in the All Star game, but two other Dodgers will join him. Exciting! The game is nationally televised, just in case you want to set up your DVR!!

On another note, I am SO ready to be done with my master's. I have six weeks left, and it can't come soon enough. I am just done. Apparently, that doesn't really matter. I wrote a paper this last week, and I thought it was terrible - worst I had written in a long time. My professor told me it was "excellent" and "all parents should read it". HA I laughed out loud when I read that. I re-read it and it wasn't as bad as I originally thought, but writing a paper while suffering from morning sickness isn't too easy. he he That was actually my very last paper to write as a master degree student!! YIPEE!! Now, I have a few power point projects and to finish my thesis project (BLAH) and I am home free.

10 weeks

So, babycenter tells me that at 10 weeks the organs are formed and working, and in the next three weeks the baby will triple in size. Babycenter also tells me that my uterus is approximately the size of a grapefruit now, which explains why my clothes aren't fitting right. Or some of them at all. I haven't gained a pound, but my clothes don't fit. That is interesting. I am constantly eating, so it is strange that i haven't gained any weight.

Other than the Tidbit news, there is absolutely nothing exciting going on here right now. I am doing VBS at the church where I teach preschool, and I am EXHAUSTED and it has been a CRAZY and weird week. I will be glad Friday at 2:00 ish when I can come home and be finished with VBS.

Nothing Clever

Not too much is going on at our house. We are laying pretty low this weekend. Yesterday I felt really crummy with morning sickness pretty much all day long. It would start to go away, and then I got a headache and that made it worse. Ugh. I feel much better today. And, I can't complain too much because I generally feel great all the time.

We went to the doctor on Tuesday for our first "official" appointment. My due date was pushed back two days to January 23. We also had another ultrasound and saw the heartbeat again and the little legs! It is starting to look like a baby and not as much like a blob! I have had 6 ultrasounds already. Normally my first one would have been at my last appointment, but things started out a little interesting - hence the reason for 6. This kid is already craving attention!

The 4th of July Dodger game is coming up. This will be our third 4th of July game to attend. Those fireworks are always fun. What is everyone else doing for the 4th?

Posts have been changed to protect the innocent...Or not so innocent?

Well, I deleted a couple of posts on the chance that someone might google or something and find my blog. Anyway...the loyal readers know what I am talking about.

Today Travis and I celebrated "parent's day," as Travis dubbed it. I was pregnant on mother's day, but we didn't know it, and since then Travis has felt bad that he didn't do anything for me. So, instead of just doing father's day, we did mother's day too - hence "parent's day." It was fun. Travis made breakfast burritos this morning, then this afternoon we had steaks! Yum! I can't eat nearly as much in one sitting as I used to, and sometimes that bums me out. Tonight I had cereal for dinner. And it stuffed me. HA HA

I have been feeling good for the most part. We discovered that when I drink orange juice I get REALLY sick, so I am avoiding that like the plague. Pretty much that's the only time I get sick, when I have OJ, and I mean SICK. I slept 11 hours last night, which has to be a record for me. Even in high school I couldn't sleep that long. Anyway...I must have needed it. We went to a Dodger game yesterday and it was SO HOT I thought I was going to pass out. We ate afterward, and by the time we got home we had been gone for 7 1/2 hours. I was BEAT! When we got home I had a horrible headache. My doctor said that a little caffiene was ok and to wait until I got a bad headache to have some! So, last night I had some coke and it was YUMMY!!! And of course my headache was gone in seconds. Ahh....addictions.

Well, nothing exciting happening here. Travis is out in Santa Monica at the movies with a friend, so I am just hanging out trying to enjoy the quiet. In a few months I won't know the sound of quiet anymore. Not that I'm complaining!

Updates

So I went yesterday to an Imaging place for a better ultrasound of my cyst. The lady told me that it was not that big at all, and it was totally normal in pregnancy and will go away in a few weeks. So, that is good news. I wasn't really concerned, but, whatever.
After she looked at my cyst she showed us Tidbit again. It was really cool. It is HUGE compared to one week ago, and the heartbeat was very obvious instead of having to look for it. It was at a strong 171. We could see the head taking shape, and the body with little limb buds. It was really cool. Last week it was still pretty much a formless blob.

Houston...We Have a Heart Beat!

Well, it's officially official. There's a baby. We saw the heart beat this morning, and I got my official due date. January 21st. I am posting the ultrasound picture, even though it isn't great. Don't mind the black blob on the right, that's just a cyst. Apparently it will go away. So...here he/she is.

Tidbit

HILARIOUS!!!!

This is my favorite commercial EVER! I laugh so hard I cry EVERY time I watch this. So stinking funny.

nothing new

Well, there isn't really much to report. I just felt like the blog needed something new since it hasn't been update in like a week and a half.

Things are good here. I am home from work today with the world's worst cold. Generally, it wouldn't be so bad if I could take some DayQuil, but apparently it isn't good to drug out my unborn child, so I must pass. :-) Other than feeling yucky lately bacuase of a cold, I am feeling good. I am really tired, but good besides that. I haven't been sick (knocking on wood). And I do not want to be. At this point I am 7 weeks, so I guess there is still a chance I could get sick. But, I like to think that I would be sick by now if I was going to be sick at all.

There really isn't anything going on besides that. Things are pretty slow right now. So, we will keep you updated on the preggy news.

Oh...one of Travis' friends jokingly called our baby Tidbit. We actually thought that was funny and kind of like it. So, Tidbit it is (for now).

Ok, since the news is out...

There will be a new little person in our house in January. Yep! I'm preggers. We weren't going to spill the beans for a while, but EVERYONE in the free world knows already. We have gotten congratulations cards in the mail and e-mails, so, what the heck!!

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!

HILARIOUS!! Thanks Shea

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Ok...Make sure your volume is up, cuz the songs make this even funnier!! Do one at a time, so you can enjoy them to the fullest...simply click on the play button at the bottom of each of our characters (one at a time!!)

2 Years Down, 1 To Go...

Travis is finished!!! Hooray! One more year down!

It's a Beautiful Day....

Sunday afternoon I drove up the coast a couple miles to pick up a friend for a baby shower. It was the most beautiful day. I only had my camera phone, so the pictures do not do justice to how pretty it was.

There were no clouds in the sky, and I could see for miles across the ocean. I saw Catalina Island. So pretty. Days like that make me pinch myself just to be sure I really live here!

After picking up my friend, we drove to the location of the baby shower. It was on the beach in a little resteraunt. I wish I had thought to take pictures there. I did meet a couple people there, though.

Anyone ever listen to that group in the early 90's? Well, I met the Wilson portion (the 2 dark haired girls). Crazy. I used to listen to their songs every day...I even went so far as to record mysef singing their songs at those little cheesy places at Six Flags and such. So, I met them. And you know, they are normal people. As I have discovered where I work, celebrities are pretty normal, all things considered. (ok, the celebrities I have contact with anyway). I teach some of their kids, their kids are surprisingly normal, too.

So fun!!

I have to give a shout out to my high school friend Bradley and his band Sounds Under Radio!!!
LAst night after seeing Spiderman 3, I was looking over the soundtrack. I was scrolling down to view the bands, and came across SUR!! Hooray for Bradley and the band! Very cool getting on the soundtrack!! (if you click on the name of the band above you can hear their tunes)

Interesting Gifts

We are watching the American Idol Gives back show. Makes you sad, you know? We are blessed. More than we deserve to be. Looking on the website at what certain amounts of money donated will provide, for some reason it made me think of a gift I recieved. At Christmas I recieved lots of gifts from my kids at school. More than I needed, or deserved for sure. But at the time, I was excited to recieve them. Honestly, I was a little selfish about it. One gift was small. It was just a card. And when I opened it, I was a bit- to my disgust (at myself) as I look back on it - annoyed. It simply said, "Two sheep have been donated in your name..." I thought, "where is my starbucks card???" Man. How selfish. I can't believe that thought crossed my mind, and I am ashamed. Tonight, I think that gift is the coolest gift I have ever recieved. Because it was not a gift to me, but to someone else. I don't need anything. I have all I need, and much more. I have a great family(s), the best and most awesome husband in the world, and great friends. I am healthy. Yes, asthma aside, I am healthy. I have an education. I live in paradise. I have a car. I have food. I have a place to live. I have a super cool job. I can't complain. About anything. At all. But lots of people can complain, because they have PLENTY to complain about and be sad about. The amazing thing? They DON'T complain. They consider themselves blessed. And I consider myself humbled, and extremely blessed.

In other news...

Random thoughts:

• Sanjaya is OUT!!!!!!! WOOOOO! Maybe I'll get back into American Idol, but this season just hasn't been as great as others.
• So, Travis had his last day of 2nd year Law classes today! He has four finals to take, so let's all pray for those to go well! And also, let's all pray for him to get a PAYING law related job for the summer! Only one year of Law School left. Time has flown by!
• Today, a kid peed on my foot. Yeah. It was interesting. He wasn't even standing still, he was walking by me, and there you have it!! Pee. Eww.
• How I Met Your Mother is one of the GREATEST shows on Television. Robin Sparkles. That is all I have to say. Hilarious.

Dodgers are on. Gotta run.

Grand Slam

Russell Martin hit a Grand Slam Walk-Off Home Run tonight (first of his career) in the 10th inning against the Pirates. I think I picked the best player to be a fan of. And...I have a signed (by him) bat and a ball (soon to be signed - i hope). Too bad we sold our tickets for tonight's game. That's ok. It was fun to watch on TV. Awesome game. Awesome. Anyway...thought I would share my pride.

For Love of The Game...

Long time no post. If you are familiar with the title phrase, then you knwo what this post is all about. BASEBALL!!!

Let's start with Opening Day at Dodger Stadium - April 9. The game was fun, though the Dodgers did let the Rockies win that one. Aren't they nice? :-) The festivities before the game were really cool. There was a military fly over, some navy seals parachuted into the stadium - one holding an American flag, and some folks spread a ginormous American flag across the field. Oh, and they set free about a billion white doves. Here are a couple pics from that game.

Now, let's get to tonight's home game against the Pirates. Awesome. Not only did we win, 10 - 2, but we also had great seats on the field level. Before the game we were sitting right on the edge watching Randy Wolf and Russell Martin (my personal fave) throw the ball. Randy threw the ball back to Russ, it tipped his glove and came straight for my face. I ducked over and it hit my foot, though not really hard, so I think it must have knicked the chair on the way down. Guess what?? THAT BALL IS MINE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEET CANDY!! Here are some pics of tonight's game.

Russell Martin on the field

This pic of Russ is cool cuz Trav got him in the air.

My Ball!!!

For my sister...

Kay...according to the comments on my last post, Mom would like you to update your blog. In fact, I would like you to as well. You live far away, I like to look at my nephews. So, do it. Update your blog. Do it for Mom. :-)

A Pear a Day...

I have always just assumed that bananas or strawberries were my favorite fruit. Why? Who knows. They taste good, so, the whole of my decision was based on that. Then came the pear. I LOVE pears. I just ate one, and I am contemplating eating another. What is it about this yummy fruit? It is more like a treat, or dessert maybe.

The outside of a pear looks less than perfect, not too aesthetically pleasing. But, when you cut it open it is pretty much the picture of perfect.

The outside can have all sorts of marks and scars, but the inside is quite nice. So, the pear. My new favorite fruit. Or was it my favorite all along?

Anyone have a good pear recipe?

Take me out to the Ball Game...

(sing it with me)

...Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and crackers jacks, I don't care if I never get back. So it's root, root, root for the DODGERS. If they don't win it's a shame. Cuz it's ONE, TWO, THREE strikes your out at the OLD BALL GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dodger Stadium

Today is an AWESOME day!!!!!!! BASEBALL is upon us! Aren't you excited?!?

Man, it is like Christmas!! I have the next two weeks off of work for Easter Break, and it is definitely the BEST two weeks I could have off of work. Lots of baseball to be watched, and even three games to go to at Dodger Stadium!! (opening day on the 9th, the 11th, and the 14th). In fact, I am already watching baseball on TV (although ESPN is making it a little dramatic, since it is Opening Day...so I'm turning it to Dodgers Live on Fox Sports.). It is a good day, for sure!

I am PUMPED!! Is anyone else excited??