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 words: Aunt, 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! 

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.

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 :)

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!! 

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!!  

Show Us Your Life: Baby Shower Ideas

Today over at Kelly's Korner is Baby Shower Ideas.

Some people get thrown a surprise shower, 

Some people get thrown a planned shower

and some people are a little controlling, enjoys decorating and party planning and has a little amount of friends. 

Oh, hi. That would be me. 

Currently my momma is my best friend, I know she could and she would throw me a surprise shower if she knew that's what I wanted but a. She knows I don't like surprises and b. It's more fun for us to plan it together. 

I originally wanted to have the shower in September so I wouldn't look back at pictures and feel like a complete whale. But the weekends were filling fast and we bumped it to October. 

We were thinking Pink Lemonade theme. I have been loving pink lemonade and I saw some cute stuff on Pinterest, but now that the shower is in October that seemed too summerish. 

So we have changed the theme to "Falling in love with Adalyn Faith" 

We are keeping it simple with just yummy snacks, desserts and breads. 

apple. crisp. mmmmm

Here are some ideas I found through Pinterest. 

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We still aren't sure on any games to play. 

We weren't planning on doing too many- probably just the measure the belly one and I saw a Price is Right one that looked like fun.

Any fun game ideas??

Any good fall recipes??

26 Weeks

So my last post was a pregnancy post so I know this is pretty lame. 

But I got a new charger. And even better...it was FREE!! 

So life can now go on :)

Milestones for week 26:

:: Reached the double digit countdown ::

:: Officially decided to give cloth diapering a try ::

:: Can find where she is in my belly::

::Quadrupled Doubled in size::

::Losing my back- it pretty much goes shoulder blades to butt::

::Didn't get sick until 5 days into this week-I was thinking this was going to be my first week in 20 weeks without getting sick. I told Mr. B that I didn't want to tell him because I didn't want to jinx it....but I told him anyways. Sure enough the next morning...there goes my breakfast. I did learn that fruit loops come up real easy though :) ::

Gender: GIRL!!! 

Total Weight Gained: I have no idea- let's say +10, feeling like I put on a couple more pounds in my thighs and arms.

Sleep: Most nights = insomnia. My best sleep is usually 6:30-9 in the morning {after Mr. B leaves, hmmm coincidence?}

Maternity Clothes: Still LOVE. Wear mostly non-maternity shirts and dresses, but love my shorts and capris. My non-maternity shirts look too tight/silly now, but I just need to make it through 1 more month of summer clothes and then bring on the fall sweaters and jeans! 

Best Moment of the Week: Finding a great deal on some cloth diapers!

Food Cravings: Appetite is definitely coming back- wohoo! Can't think of any real cravings yet. But now I need to pace myself because I can eat a lot.

Aversions: I think I can handle steak now, but still not ready for Wishbone Italian Dressing.  

Symptoms: Heartburn and still getting sick. Starting to get back pain.

Movement: Finally starting to feel a little more again, she scared me for a few days. But that doesn't take much. 

What I miss: Not feeling sick in the car, being able to slowly wake up/relax in bed until I am ready to get up, a good night sleep. But who cares- it's all SO worth it! 

What I'm looking forward to: Glucose test being over with!! I go on Wednesday- eek!! 

So this week started off looking smaller than I had in the past. This lasted for two days and then all of a sudden BAM- I'm really big. You'll see the growth in my 27 week pic!