The NEW song of The Count!!

What happens when you add a 'BLEEP' every time the Count says "COUNT"? Hilarity.

30 weeks and 1 day!!

Wow. I remember turning 30 and being anxious, depressed, annoyed, and OLD. Now I am 30 weeks pregnant and I feel anxious but have replaced depression and annoyance with feeling thrilled, overjoyed and excited. I cannot believe we will meet this baby in less than 70 days. I woke up with a major sore throat this morning but I feel this baby dancing inside of me and who cares? Life is good, sore throat and all.

Here is what is happening with Baby Benzin this week:

Baby Benzin is about 15.7 inches long now, and weighs almost 3 pounds (like a head of cabbage). A pint and a half of amniotic fluid surrounds him or her, but that volume will decrease as the baby gets bigger and takes up more room in my uterus. Eyesight continues to develop, though it's not very keen; even after the birth, Baby Benzin will keep those beautiful eyes closed for a good part of the day. When they do open, Baby Benzin will respond to changes in light but will have 20/400 vision — which means the baby can only make out objects a few inches from that cute little face.

**UPDATE**
I passed my Diabetes test with flying colors and Baby is doing great.

It is about that time kids...

Wondering where Santa Claus is right now? Track him HERE!

Wondering if you were a good boy or girl this year? Find out HERE!

A Christmas Miracle to tug on your heart strings:

29 weeks and 4 days...

73 days to go! As of last night the nursery is fully painted and ready for furniture. We are getting more and more excited as the days FLY by. Todd picked up a cute little PJ set we got for Baby Benzin from Mama Battaglia and we were both giggling and cooing over it. Soon the basinette, clothes and apartment will be filled with Baby Benzin and we are really looking forward to holding/kissing/hugging/singing to/reading to and loving our baby.

Here is what is happening with Baby Benzin this week:

Baby Benzin now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. Those strong muscles and lungs are continuing to mature, and his or her head is growing bigger to make room for that developing brain. To meet increasing nutritional demands, I will need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron. And because Baby Benzin's bones are soaking up lots of calcium, I have to start drinking milk (or find another good source of calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or enriched orange juice). This trimester, about 250 milligrams of calcium are deposited in Baby Benzin's hardening skeleton each day.

"Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body." - Elizabeth Stone

"Who throws a shoe? Honestly?" Austin Powers

I'd throw a pie!

You know you're pregnant when...

...you take that first sip of the strange thick orange liquid that is your Glucose Tolerance Test and think, damn this is pretty good! It tastes like Orange Crush minus the carbonation. It was ice cold and quite tasty and even though I was given 10 minutes to finish it I had it all gone in 6. We will find out by our next appointment if I have Gestational Diabetes (pronounced like Wilfred Brimley please) and my Doctor does not fool around. If my sugar is higher than 140 I have Diabetes and that is that. There will be no further testing just a modified diet for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am hoping they don't call me prior to cookies, cake, and all the bad naughty yummy things associated with Christmas and tell me to lay off. That would be crap.

I can't believe it but we are 7 months pregnant today. AND for the first time in 7 months I am measuring SPOT ON! Not too big, NEVER too small... just right.

Unfortunately I am suffering one of the MANY common symptoms of pregnancy which is a severely sore lower back which went bye bye somewhere between last night and tonight. My sciatica is being pinched pretty hard core so I am hitting up a Chiropractor tomorrow and a massage from the lovely Marie Costa on Monday. Hopefully I will stop my bending over/waddling by next week.

A picture is coming, I promise. Just imagine a barn with legs.

Here is what is going on with Baby Benzin this week:

By this week, Baby Benzin weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese Cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of the head to its heels. Baby Benzin can blink those eyes, which now sport lashes. With the eyesight developing, the baby may be able to see the light that filters in through my womb. Baby Benzin is also developing billions of neurons in that glorious brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world.

I held my breath during this entire commercial...

We cannot WAIT!!!

27 weeks and 4 days...

This is kind of silly to be posting this late as I will be putting up another post in a few short days, but anyhoo. We are in our last week of the 2nd trimester. As of Thursday we will be in our 3rd and final trimester and the baby will be here before we know it. Here is what has been happening with the baby this past week.

This week, Baby Benzin weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his/her legs extended. Baby is sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing its eyes, and perhaps even sucking its fingers. With more brain tissue developing, Baby Benzin's brain is very active now. While the lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if the baby were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on.

87 days to go!!

Hello my baby...

This is for my dear sweet friend Lou. Enjoy!

Funny videos for the day...

I went into Wilson Farms, to buy me some grub. I saw him across the way buying a turkey sub...

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Silent Night, I'll Be Home For Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. These are just some of my favorite classic Christmas Tunes that I could listen to all day and night (following Thanksgiving only of course). What happened? Why do people feel the need to write NEW Christmas songs? It all started with Dear Mister Jesus. DEAR GOD! How does a child being beaten to death by her parents get us into that holiday spirit? Then we got Christmas Shoes and that HORRIBLY depressing 'Twas Was The Night Before Christmas in Iraq song. The Christmas Spirit, as taught by Charlie Brown and the rest of those adorable Peanuts Gang is as follows:



This rant does have a point.

Todd and I were on our way home when a NEW Christmas song, or at least new to us, came on the radio. We thought it was a joke. It wasn't. This ridiculous awful song is called Same Auld Lang Syne. It has to be the WORST song I have ever heard in my life. I hate to bore you with ALL of the lyrics, but you really need to see these to believe it. Enjoy!

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling christmas eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didnt recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried.

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.

We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldnt find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car.

**Note - At this point Todd pointed out how strange it was that the GROCERY STORE and LIQUOR STORE was open, but not THE BAR???

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

She said shed married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didnt like to lie.

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasnt sure if I saw
Doubt or gratitude.

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another auld lang syne...

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away.

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain --

Did you just get the chills with the love and warmth of the Christmas Spirit? Yeah, I thought so.