Guess what! Just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean I’ve stopped doing hodge podge posts with bullet points. I can’t make goals to stop all of my bad habits, so I’m going to hang on to this one. Wink wink.
- The Book Beginnings and Bookends blog is back! Rachel and I announced our first book of 2011 this morning, so check it out and read with us in February!
- I started The Glass Castle last night and I’m already having to make myself put it down. And I cried in the first chapter! Seriously?
- I am 21 weeks pregnant! Can you believe it? I can’t believe I haven’t blogged more about this pregnancy, but honestly, I don’t know how to blog about pregnancy. I mean, I feel the baby move, he’s growing great, I’m eating more than usual, and I have a baby bump. It is getting more and more eventful as he gets bigger and Hudson starts to respond to the idea of having a baby around. All that said, the baby is doing great. We had our 20 week appointment last week and he looks perfect. He’s a wild little thing and we can’t wait to meet him. I can’t believe we’re halfway there. As progress is made, I’ll show more of what we’re doing around the house to get ready for our new little guy! I’ll try to get better about posting bump updates and sharing what’s going on with my appetite and sleep habits, which are the biggest things that have changed. The good news is I’m feeling great!
- We have some concrete plans for Hudson’s big boy room, but I have to move a lot of furniture before we can get started. I can’t wait to share the ideas with you!
- Hudson’s new word is “okay.” And he says it all the time when he’s asking if he can do something. He’ll say, “Outside? Outside? Outside? Okay.” I guess he does it because when I tell him he can do something I say, “okay.” Little monkey!
- Did y’all watch The Bachelor? I like Brad and I still love that he didn’t pick anyone on his season. Why should he pick someone he doesn’t love? And it’s a TV show. Maybe he’ll find love this time, but we know if he does it probably won’t last. But I sure do love the entertainment factor of The Bachelor!
- I had a dream last night that I was asked to be Dorothy in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz. This is kind of my dream role, but I was pregnant in my dream. All of a sudden it was the day of the performance and I had to have my costume ready and no one would help me. But there weren’t any maternity costumes and I ended up looking awful and completely dreading the performance. These pregnancy dreams are so strange!
- And then at some point, the dream shifted to being about breakfast burritos, so I woke up really wanting a breakfast burrito. I didn’t get one, but it does sound delicious!
i LOVE that hudson’s new word is okay…how adorable is that?!
How cute that Hudson’s new word is “okay”. My sister started on that when she was about his age–she said “m’kay”. She’s now 11 and says it the exact same way, it cracks me up!
I can’t wait to see what you’re doing with Hudson’s big boy room, I know it will look amazing.
And oh my gosh, I love Brad as The Bachelor–I loved him the first time around and while I was annoyed at first that he didn’t pick anyone, I totally applaud him for his honesty. I mean, isn’t it better that he was real rather than to string some girl along? Plus, I just think he’s easy on the eyes. HA!
I love how kids pick up new words and use them all the time- so cute! I definitely watched The Bachelor, it’s great entertainment! I too like that Brad didn’t pick someone, why pick someone you don’t even like!? Those girls from his season need to get over it.
we read the glass castle in our book club last year and it’s really good. very hard to believe it’s a true story. we also have the overnite socialite on our list for this spring. can’t wait to compare notes. congrats on the baby. we are due as well in july!
I can’t wait to see Hudson’s big boy room. I added The Glass Castle to my list for this year.
The Bachelor–oh my goodness, why do I still watch this show?! I hate it and love it all at the same time.
LOL, I love “Okay!”…… My pseudo-neice is 25 months old and says, “Here ya go!” all the time. It is so. stinking. cute.
I love Brad Womack. I just do. I really hope he finds love this time around. The girl he gave the 1st Impression Rose to is my current favorite.
That’s so cute that he says “okay” all the time. Little kids pick up the funniest things. For a while, my little 2 year old nephew started saying “no way” all the time instead of just saying no. I guess it’s kind of good that he didn’t hold onto that saying for too long!
I can’t wait to see Hudson’s new room. Unfortunately, I can’t tear myself away from The Bachelor! Every season I say it’s my last, but why quit now?! Such a mess, but so entertaining!
I can’t wait to see what you’re doing for Hudson’s big boy room!
I’m excited about the book club, too!
I’m so glad the book club is back! I was on my blogging sabattical the last time, so I was reading along, but not participating. I am hoping to keep up this time around!!
And I can’t wait to see Hudson’s big boy room. His nursery is adorable, so I know his new room will be, as well!
LOVE The Glass Castle. And The Bachelor is such an obnoxious guilty pleasure of mine…I hate myself for loving it, but I come back everytime. At least Brad is cute!
I loved The Glass Castle too – could not put it down and cried multiple times. I love that Hudson’s word right now is “okay.” That is adorable. I think Brad the Bachelor is cute, but I’m not sure if I will watch. In the first episode, it got tiring hearing over and over again about how he is a “changed man” and all that.
I love that he says OKAY!! That is super precious!
Brad is super cute and I also am happy he didn’t pick anyone….I didn’t get to watch the 2nd half….but am excited for next week! (Orange bowl took the rest of our night.)
congrats on being half-way there!
-K
LOL I’ll second that pregnancy dreams are NUTS!!! So random all the time!!! Makes me wonder where they come from!!!
Oh The Bachelor! I can’t stay away! I seriously cannot wait for next Monday’s show already…and the previews of this season? Shoo girl, it will be good! I love Emily, she’s my fav!
Loved The Glass Castle! One of my favorite books. Also, 21 weeks pregnant with a little boy. Hope you are feeling well!
Oh my goodness I LOVE The Glass Castle and have read it at least 3 times. It is SO good, so inspiring- don’t worry about crying in the first chapter, you will cry ten more times. There is one part (I won’t say which in case you haven’t gotten there) that just touched my heart so much that I had to put it down because I was crying so hard. Can you believe it is a true story? Google the author’s interviews after you finish- she is awesome. I work in child welfare and stories like that remind me that it is worth it.
I love that you think the same as me about his choice on the Bachelor. Not choosing is NOT A BAD THING ABC!!!
Although Us Weekly surely lost a ton of money not covering the break up scandal.
Le sigh..
That is SO WEIRD..I had the exact same dream when I was pregnant. Not kidding!!!! I was Dorothy also, and I couldn’t remember my lines, and everyone was freaking out and no one would help me. Very strange!!!!!! Maybe it was something we ate? 😉
I’m so excited for the book club to be back!!!!!!
I read the Glass Castle a bit over a year or so ago and it was really good. I love your list of books to read, because of it I picked up a few to check out. Right now I’m finishing “The Help” and it’s another great suggestion you made.
I also love Brad and that show! It’s so entertaining to watch, even though some of the girls are downright crazy! Haha!
I LOVED The Glass Castle! I couldn’t put it down, and I occasionally had to look at the front cover to remind myself that it was really indeed a memoir and not fiction! Such a crazy, but wonderful story!
P.S. Didn’t you just love the first line of the book? That’s what pulled me in!
I have yet to watch last weeks Bachelor! I’m so excited to see it. What season is he from?? I just started watching a couple of seasons ago.
I finished the Glass Castle in 2 days. It was so good that I could harldy put it down. It was so hard to realize that she and her brother and sisters went through what they did. Such a great book, you’ll like it and you’ll cry several more times!