And this one belongs to anyone but the Reds . . .

Umm yeah . . . they suck. We had gotten tickets in a raffle so we went. It was nice to spend the time with Jim, and I got to see the Pete Rose exhibit in the Hall of Fame, but we ended up leaving during the 5th inning so I could buy larger underwear. Yes, I left the Reds game to go buy larger underwear.




On the happy side (besides sitting here comfortably in my huge granny panties) it was something the 'stach night at the ballpark. I give you . . .
It's supposed to be the Mr. Redlegs' mustache, but personally I think we look like the guy on the Pringles cans.

Update - the GM was "let go" after Sunday's loss - I'm sure that will make everything better.

The Heart Beat

Jimmy couldn't make the doctor's appointment today, so I present to you all - a very bad recording of the heart beat. You'll hear one loud thump - that's a kick!

On to Plan B . . .

Hmmm, maybe I should have put a bow tie on him . . .

Yogi was rejected from Camp Bow Wow. It's a sad day in the Schmidt household. Apparently Daisy was an angel and got along well with everyone. Yogi got along with the other dogs but growled, snapped, and lunged at the people. They seem to think that's an issue. Whatever.

I drove home devastated, I felt like this was the best option for my furbabies and it didn't work. I, of course, called my entire family and I think I guilted my mom into saying she would stay at our house. Umm, thanks mom - but that means I'd have to clean, well. I'd have to clean the second floor! Yep, thanks, but no thanks.

So I called some friends and found out where they had taken their dog, got on the website and gave them a call. It's PetSuites in Sharonville. I booked the last remaining Penthouse for the dogs to share. It features two toddler beds, a tv tuned to animal planet, and a ceiling fan. They get two potty breaks a day and one special play session. We'll probably pay for one more potty break given Daisy's tendencies to not see the difference between the inside and outside.

I'll go out Monday and check the place out, but I liked the look of the website. There was a wonderful video clip from a CBS news feature about them. And the girl on the phone was really nice. I told her that Yogi had some people issues and was hesitant around new people. She said that was no problem and completely understood. That made me feel better, so thank you Lyndsey.

Disaster averted, the furbabies have a place to stay and (so far) I feel like they will be well taken care of. At the very least it will be like home, they'll lay around all day in bed and watch tv.

Mother's Day 2007

Is this what pre-school is like?

The dogs are quietly sleeping and here I sit chewing off my nails worried about tomorrow afternoon. Okay, so I'm really trying to finish my final school paper so I can start signing my name with M.B.A after it. But seriously the dogs do have a "big interview" in the afternoon.

Aunt Amy is on vacation the same week we are so the dogs also need to go on vacation. I searched through a number of websites and finally came across . . . ta da - Camp BowWow http://www.campbowwowusa.com/about.htm this is apparently the most expensive kennel outside of LA. But the reason I like it is that it's not a kennel. I know, I know - they're dogs. But they don't know they're dogs. The thought of locking the two of them into a cage makes me sick to my stomach. Yogi has never seen the inside of a kennel and he spent very little time in the cage we had. Daisy came from the SPCA and I'm scared putting her in a kennel would trigger flash backs. I know, I know - they're dogs. But they're my furbabies!

Camp BowWow is a day camp for dogs, but they also have overnight camp. The thought of them playing all day and then being plum tuckered out at night makes me feel much better. Plus they have a web cam so we can check in online and try to catch glimpses of them.

But, because it's a day camp they have to come in for an interview to make sure they will get along well with the other dogs. Most of the time they are great with other dogs, occasionally there are problems. They don't instigate, but Yogi will retaliate. I am hopeful it will go well, but I do have a back-up plan just in case.

The Family that Inks Together . . .

I don't have pics from last year's outing, but thought I'd add the update. Last year Dad, Mom, and I all got tattoos together. Mom's first, Dad's second, my third. When AJ was in town they went down and she got her first tattoo. Last week when she was in town we headed back down to Dana's so she could get her's touched up and Dad could get his third.

Here's AJ's face when they started her tattoo! Can you say Ribbit!

And here's Dad sporting his new tat. It's the logo from his boat, he says the T captures everything, his initials (TT), Truckee (skiing), Tahoe (his boat), and it's a perfect place to start off his sleeve of tats (up next is a smoking gun).

I still want another one, but I don't think they ink pregnant women. I have this charm I've been wearing, it's a little fat goddess, she may have to go on my butt some day.

Oh - name for the week . . . Vidalia (as in the onion). I run out of food comparisons in 2 weeks, then I may take suggestions.

Baby Purchase #1

Okay, so it's not really the first purchase, I've already bought some clothes and books, and mom bought some towels - but this is kind of the first big purchase - furniture. Because my family rocks Nan and Mom are going in together and getting us a glider and ottoman for the living room so we can rock the bambino to sleep (note to self - 17 weeks, need new food comparison for name).

Being that my husband is a GIANT we couldn't live with any old glider we had to get the one that fits GIANTS.

It looks something like this - dark cherry wood, beige/brown colored upholstery. It reclines, it has multiple position, it slices, it dices.

The cats will love it.

On a side note - we got a call from our time share this week. I started talking with the woman and somehow we began discussing being pregnant. She said she had just given birth to a 9 pound + baby four months ago. The child is now the size of an 8 month old. I cringed and said that seemed like something I could expect as my husband was 6'6". She laughed and said "Oh, my husband is 6'4" and 280 pounds - sounds similar"

How early can I get my epidural?

Allowances Suck

I know, that's what an 8 year old might say . . . that or a shopaholic who has been put on a budget. I voluntarily gave up control of our finances. I was spending all our money and had nothing but a bunch of unused craft supplies to show for it. It's working, bills are getting paid off, we actually have a savings - but this whole not shopping thing SUCKS! Jim's birthday is coming up, it's my parent's anniversary, I'm having a baby - I WANT TO SHOP. That's probably why my wish list is so long - half of that stuff I would have bought off ebay by now, but my allowance doesn't allow it. *sigh*

Like this - how cool is this?












http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MMK448?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwbakersedge-0&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=B000MMK448

It's a brownie pan that makes a whole batch of brownies with edges!

Has anyone ever seen a book turned into a lamp? I had the site and lost it - I need directions.

To the highest bidder . .

I haven't talked this with Jim yet, but I think I've had a brillant idea. As I was talking to AJ and she was whinning that she wants to know the sex of the baby it struck me - it shall go to the highest bidder. Why not? People are auctioning off evey other weird thing on ebay - why can't we auction this off and make a little cash?

AJ says that automatically means she's out of the running, but I told her she could always go in with someone. :-)

So I've found something else I want - but I want it different - I know, that makes no sense. I'm pregnant, I don't have to make sense. It's the street sign for a library - how cool is that?

I have also found an awesome site. A number of the items on my wishlist came from sites referenced here. http://kimbooktu.wordpress.com/

I also got a book out of the library that I think is pretty fun - "Everything I need to know about being a girl I learned from Judy Blume" I believe it is short stories by famous female authors about Judy Blume and her impact on their lives (duh, the title kind of says that). I'll let you know how it is.

Knocked up - on purpose!

It's official - I've been able to tell everyone at work now. So almost the whole world knows, I'm preganant! This is our first - EDD 12/1/07. Jim and I are very excited! We'll be having our next ultrasound on Jim's Birthday!

This is our 6 week ultrasound - when he/she was the size of a grain of rice.

Speaking of rice . . . we've been re-naming the baby almost every week, depending on what size it is that week.

So far we've had . . .

uncle ben (6)
jelly belly (7-8)
jelly bean (9)
snosberry (10)
fig newton (11)
professor plum (12)
gump (13)
lemonjello (14)
orangejello (15)
juicy fruit (16)

When my newsletters stop giving food comparisons I'm not sure what we'll do!

In the meantime - I'm updating my wish list to reflect items we need. I know my family laughs, but I figure one day someone might buy something off the list and then it will all be worth it.