did you know..

when the dr. tells you to try and go to the bathroom at least every two hours she isn't just saying it for fun? yup, that's right, there is actually wisdom in those words. because emptying out a very full bladder all at once and feeling your uterus fit back down to fill the now empty space can be surprisingly painful. how's that for a "what they don't tell you about pregnancy"?

when the baby kicks you feel it everywhere, like literary every side of your inner body. now you may be thinking "well duh", but it had just never occurred to me before. and as a result the following conversation has actually taken place in our house:
"do you know what it feels like to be kicked in the butt...from the inside?"
"um... no.."
"well i do, it's weird"

so there you have it. two little pearls of wisdom, from my brain to yours.

you're welcome

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i beg to differ

i know everyone says that girls clothes are so much cuter than boys....

well i don't know about you, but i am about to fall over flat from cuteness overload right now. 

i already own the little button up onsie, and i may or may not snuggle it about once a week...

17 weeks and counting

i needed a change

a while ago i wrote about my absolute need for change in my life. well big surprise, those feelings had recently started creeping up on me again. but this time i didn't let it get the point of completely melting down in a corner not knowing what to do with myself.

no, this time i did something about it.

i cut my hair, all of it, right off.

it is something that i have talked about doing for a while, and i finally worked up the courage to just go do it.

i have never considered myself someone totally attached to my long thick hair, after all it grows back, and boy does mine ever grow fast. however, i will admit i was having a panic attack all saturday morning leading up to the appointment.  

but i was determined, and knew that if i didn't i'm sure at some point i will regret it. 

so i walked in the salon, put my trust in the lady with the scissors, and watched it all drop to the floor. 

goodbye hair, see you in about oh... 3-5 years? i have a feeling this is going to stick around for a while. 

bump thump, poke prod

the first time it happened was about 3 weeks ago, i was sitting at my desk doing something... could have been work, also could not have been, who really knows.

i had been experiencing muscle/ nerve spasms on the right side of my lower abdomen, and i remember thinking it was really weird, because i never get them there, it's usually around my eye lid, or lip, but nothing to call home about. i didn't pay much more attention to it, until all of a sudden it wasn't just on the right side anymore. there was a distinct sensation of something rolling from the right side of my belly right into the center. now that was different.

i told dennis i thought i was starting to feel him move, i even told my mom. but i really wasn't totally sure, and didn't want to start announcing it to the world, then turn around and be like "oh sorry guys, it was just gas".

everyone tries to tell you what those first movements will feel like, some say "it feels like little flutters in your stomach", or "it's kinda like hunger pains rolling across your belly". looking back, those are all understandable explanations, but you know what? it really just feels like there is a tiny littler person inside of you tumbling, and bumping around.

i have noticed he starts really bouncing around whenever i eat or drink anything fruity, most of all raspberries and cranberry juice. and just before we go to sleep at night he likes to put on a show for dennis, which he is now been able to feel!

i am feeling my little guy move around more and more everyday, and love the constant reminder that he is with me everywhere i go.

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tomorrow i hit my 22 week mark. can you believe that i am over halfway done, and only have roughly 18 more weeks until i get to hold this little person in my arms? yea, me either.

how to find new people to follow on pinterest

some may just stick to people they know

others like to branch out, and follow thousand upon thousands of people they don't even know.

me? just as in real life, i tend to be very particular with who i choose to dedicate any kind of attention to in my social media relationships.

when it comes to fbook, i strictly only friend people who i know, have met at some point in my life, and would actually have a conversation with if the opportunity ever presented itself. but as life carries on people change, grow apart, become involved in other things, and have different interests. so for these reasons i feel it is important to do a thorough clean up of my friends list every now and then, to make sure that i still feel comfortable sharing my personal information, pictures, comments, and these ever important blog posts with those people.

that being said, when it comes to those i choose to follow on pinterest, i actually like to branch out of my immediate circle of acquaintances. i have found that if i only stick with friends, and friends of friends, then i am constantly being barraged my doubles and triples of the same pin, and i just really don't need that. by widening my scope to include those that i don't know, i am able to see a bit of a broader range of what pinterest has to offer me (but being realistic, it's all the same crap anyway). because i am interested in a lot more then just seeing outfits that are totally unrealistic (oh my word don't even get me started), what your dream wedding day will look like, 100 different ways to braid your hair, and makeup tutorials that lets face it, will almost put you in the poor house trying to first purchase all the different products needed.

but how do you know who is worth your precious pinning time, when you really don't know any of these people? well i feel like i have finally come up with a system that will allow me to glimpse, if only for one short moment, into the inner thinking's of another person, and help me answer the determining question "if i were to meet this person, would we actually be able to have a conversation?"

and so i give you...

"how to find new people to follow on pinterest"

(with pictures and everything!)

first, go to the popular page

second, find a pin that you think is funny/interesting/intriguing/informative/etc.

third, scroll through comments, and find the retard that just had to say something dumb about it

fourth, continue to scroll through until you find the person who calls the retard out on the aforementioned dumb comment.

fifth, follow

now, i'm not saying that this system will work for everyone. but i have to say, i have yet to be disappointed.