Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Talk

No,  this isn't a post about the talk.

It's a post about the show The Talk. 

Not sure if anyone watches it, but it's on in the afternoon and it's similar to The View, but better because it's a lot less political {although The View is where I get most of my current event info from and yes, that is a bit of information that I should probably keep to myself} and they also don't talk over each other like crazy ladies. 

It probably became one of my new favorite shows. 

Please note the past tense. 

We have a huge problem. 

They let Leah Remini {my girl from King of Queens}, one of my favorite hosts on the show,  go.
They asked her not to come back. 
I couldn't believe it! 
I still can't believe it. 

And I don't know all the details, but Holly also left this season.
Two of the best people.

What the heck?!!? 

They left all the boring ones. 
Awesome. 

I googled "Leah Remini The Talk" to see if I could find any other information on it {besides what she told me on twitter...okay so she didn't really tell me, but I like to consider her my friend}and as I was typing that the auto google search suggested "annoying" - that was number one for her search! 

I get that she can be loud and obnoxious for some, but I personally liked her personality and thought she brought a lot to the show. She was just like her character on King of Queens.

The Talk has been new the past 2 days and it has been awful, awkward and boring.
I'm pretty bummed. 

Now trust me, I have more than enough other shows to waste my brain cells on. 
But still, this is not cool and I really wish they would have talked to me about this before making this decision.

Curious if anyone else watches?? Did you find Leah annoying??

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

27 Weeks

I had no energy to do the 27 week post and I didn't take a 28 week picture this weekend.
I have been so well documenting, I can't stop now! So I really need to get the ball rolling again.

I am just going to do a condensed version of an update {mostly because I don't even remember anything from last week}


Milestones for week 27:
:Made it to the THIRD trimester!!::
:: Completed the glucose test!! Still don't know if I passed, but hoping no news is good news! ::
:: Only got sick once at the very end of the week! ::
:: She's been very active, which I love! Even if it means being woken up extra early- good practice! ::
::Continue to get significantly larger every day. My sister thought I looked bigger from the ride to my parents to my house, ha!::
::Still no stretch marks on my belly....yet!::

Gender: GIRL!!! 

Total Weight Gained: I am borrowing my parents' scale- the whole suspense of not knowing how much I was gaining was killing me! So +9 for week 27. 

We made it through hurricane Irene. Thankfully, we weren't hit too badly and it was more like a super windy thunderstorm. 

Mr. B and I went outside for a quick 2 minute belly shoot. I thought it was important to document such events.
It was hilarious. 
I actually think I pulled a muscle in my back because the wind was taking the umbrella right out of my hands, I was holding on with everything in me! 


Friday, September 2, 2011

Accent Vlog {Recycled}

So I'm a little confused with all the rage about this accent vlog- I guess history really does repeat itself {lame phrase for this type of situation, I know}, but I totally made one of these back in January when everyone was doing it and now new people are finding it and doing it, I guess.

Apparently I wasn't cool enough to start the trend.

Which sounds about right.

No problem for me, I decided that I will just recycle my accent vlog.  I have some new followers who maybe never saw it. It gave me a freebie blogging day- which is always exciting. 
You know, since this is such hard work and all.

So here is my video from January-not pregnant, not summer and I can't believe how short my hair was.



Directions are as follows:
The instructions are to say these wordsAunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

And answer these questions:
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you use to change the TV channel? 


Do you think I have an accent? 
Do you have an accent? Did you make a vlog? Leave the link in the comments if you did! 

Thursday, September 1, 2011

New Friend

So today is supposed to be a pregnancy update, but change of plans because.... I just don't feel like it.
I'm feeling reallly big today. I swear, this girl is doubling in size every night!

So instead I will introduce to our newest friend- Gia the Giraffe.

We have been anxiously awaiting her arrival. 

We were so excited when the UPS guy delivered her yesterday. 
Seriously, this is no joke. Hugs all around!

This morning when Roxie got out of bed, she went right into the nursery to visit our new friend.
She isn't quite sure what to think of her.

I'm thankful we have a couple more months for them to get acquainted though, because I have a feeling that little miss Adalyn won't appreciate the loud and disruptive "conversation" that goes on.


And neither will mommy.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

A Miracle

I didn't get sick this morning or at the hospital!! 

This is a complete miracle! 

Not only did they tell me to fast for 12 hours....

I get to the hospital and sit in the waiting room for an additional 15 minutes,

get my blood taken,

find out I am having 2 hour glucose test (I thought it was 1 or 3?!),

need to wait until they receive the results from my fasting blood test before I can take the drink and then the official two hours begins,

an hour later {and many waves of nausea} I can finally take my drink,

I was hoping to take it somewhere secret like the bathroom in case I would throw up or gag and I had to take it in the room with the nurse watching me,

Awkwardddddd,

AND the only flavor they had was Lemon-lime! Yucky!

I discretely gagged my way through it, trying my best to keep it down because then the test would be canceled.  

wait an hour, 

thankful for the many trashy gossip magazines they had laying around, 

kept burping it up,

trying so hard not to have it come back up, 

made it to the last hour and I survived!!! 

I ate my granola bar as I was leaving the room.

I didn't get sick,  Adalyn seemed to love {or hate?} the drink, and now we pray that I passed!! 

Thanks for all your encouraging words!! I am so happy this is behind me!

I did enjoy seeing the couples come into the hospital with their bags, and watching all the dads leave with the gifts and bags to load up the car for their ride home with their new bundle of joy and thinking that will be us in just 3 short months!

I guess it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was still pretty bad! 

I hope to never have to go that long without feeding me and baby again :)

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Glucose Test- Advice??

Okay so tomorrow is the dreaded glucose test.

Seriously, I am DREADING it!! 

Probably since day 1 of being pregnant and now the time has come.

I'm not super nervous that I will fail it, I am more nervous about throwing up in the waiting room.

I can't eat for 12 hours- from 8 to 8. Which is fine, I think.

But then...I need to wake up, get ready and head to the hospital- all without eating!!

{do you think I can eat like one little piece of toast??}

I have never done this.

I don't think it's possible.

I need to eat asap. Like,  pretty much the second I open my eyes. 

So I am hoping that I will either a. miraculously not get sick at all or b. get sick before my appointment.

So after the no-eating-getting-sick-in-the-morning situation, I need to get blood drawn. 

THEN I need to chug that nasty drink {is it really that bad?? Be honest!} I can't even drink water fast without feeling nauseous. How am I going to do this?! 

Oh and yes, I am totally giving myself extra anxiety to help the situation. 

Or not. 

So please, if you have any advice or encouraging words please let me know!! 

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Hurricane Irene

So my 27 Week Belly shot is a little different this week. 

Just a taste of what the weather is like at the Smelly household.

Nothing too too crazy yet, but apparently the worst has yet to come. 

So far it's just a rainy day with really strong winds. 

 I imagined the umbrella lifting me up like Mary Poppins- kind of strong. 

It didn't happen though. 

Church was cancelled, we still have power but lights keep flickering, DirecTv is still working, I cooked a yummy pot roast through the night {is there anything better on a rainy day??}, I made some banana bread, we rented three movies, and I'm working on some projects for the nursery. 

Hope everyone in Irene's path is staying safe!!